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The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-03-27
THE NEBRASKA cow.
She Hna Helped Many Hitherto s,.r~-
Cling Farmers to Make Modest
Fortunes.

The Nebraska COW has joined the
winter wheat crop as q MORTGAGE
litter.
According to the report Of the
secretary of the State Dairymen's
association, just published, the pro-
duction of butter in Nebraska last
year was one-third greater than in
the previous year. Two things have
caused this great increase, the hand
separator and the culture of alfalfa.
Both of these are new in the west.
The hand separator is q mechani-
cal device that has permanently dis
placed the old and the new fashioned
churn alike and rendered butter
making a function purely of the
creamery, instead of the farmers
wife. 1t vas introduced into Ne
braska two years ago, and has COM
pletely revolutionized the dairy in
dustry, not only doubling it in
volume, but increasing its money,
making power.
Farmers no longer haul their MILL
to the Swimming stations of the big
~creameries, but do the separating al
home and carry only the cream il
their cans. This leaves the skim t.
be utilized at home. It is a poo1
COW that doesn't pay in ream alone
each year for her original cost.
Modest fortunes are being made il
the older settled parts of the stat'
by the maintenance of large herd
of dairy cows, whose milk is sold a
the skimming stations. A herd of s.
cows, with the natural increase il
calves and the sale of milk ant
cream, makes it possible for a farme
to obtain a yearly income from thi
source alone as large as that o
most country professional men.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-03-27
n.,f Raising Made Easy.

The rapid introduction OF .he
hand separator is the feature OF q
times in the dairy industry. It IS
largely solving the question OF ge.-
as wen as having other important
advantages. Warm, sweet sk1m-malk'
a@enarated within a few minutes after
ss ! drawn from the COW is in the
and by observing the points men
toned in this bulletin, and as prac-
ticed by the most successful dairy :.
men, little trouble will be ha aa;sa IN
raising as good calves as : at 'thase
in any way. The majority 9. .'n sa,a
nrodncing cream or butter for SAFE
insist on some means OF raising tne
aasf satisfactorily, and the hand sep
arator seems to fill the want better
than any other system.-Midland
Ea
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-03-27

A SteaHhy, Insdious, Weakening Enemy to Women-Many Thousand W0me
Suffer Needlessly From This Cause.

medicine I have ever taken. I usedit
faithfully for two weeks, and it COM
pletely cured me. Ihave not had any
pains since, anywhere, but feel like
new woman. lam truly thankful for
what Peruna has done for me."-Bar-
bara Alberty.
Mrs. Kate Mann, SOC Bathurst street.
Toronto, Ont. Cam, Vice President of
pleased to give praise to Peruna for the
suffered for years with backache and drag
lging dow pains and often had to go to
bed and stay there when l was so busy that
/ could lily be spared. It was Therefore a
brought to my notice. Every drop seemed
to give me new life. and every dose made
me feel much better, and promised myself
that IL / found that It cured me !! would ad-
lvocate 1t SO that other suffering women
should know Of 1t. I have been in perfect
health for one year. I enjoy work and
pleasure because in such fine health; and no
Trouble seems too heavy to bear when you
are in good health. Peruna has simply.
been a household blessing, and I never Will
he without It again."-Mrs. Kate Mann.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-03-27
ALL THE STARS ARE AGLow.
They Are Masses of Burn
ing Matter.

During the last GO years searchers
Of the heavens have made the discov-
cry that the celestial bodies known to
us as stars are similar in many respects
to the sun, some considerably larger,
others smaller, but on the average not
much different in size and nature from
the sun They are-at least the vis-
ible stars are-great glowing globes
of gaseous matter.
AS a rule these vast furnaces burn
steadily. Sometimes, however, the
fires seem to die down and then blaze
out again as Of yore. Three hundred
such stars are known to astronomers,
says Chambers Journal; they are
called variable stars because of the
waxing and waning of their light. Now
and again the seething fires prove too
strong for the bonds of attractive force
which hold the star together, and with
one mighty upheaval the vast globe is
shattered into fragments, blown into
atoms, veritably dissolved into thin
air."
Thousands of years after this explo-
eAon Iuc ACCOAu u Vic CdIdStAOpAS
reaches the earth, and solitary watch
er in the old barony of bennington,
in the year of grace 1901, sees a new
star suddenly blaze out in the mid
night sky, to fade away only as its
predecessors had done, leaving, per-
chance, not a trace in the sky to tell
the spot where once a world existed.
Among the millions of stars are to be
found bodies in all stages Of develop
ment. Some are glowing with an in.
tensity of heat and light far beyond
our utmost conception; others are
slowly cooling down-already they are
dull red in color; some are cold and
dark and dead.
No telescope will ever perceive these
latter bodies and no camera will de
tect them. We only know that they
are there by their influence owe til.
light and motion of bright stars. ON
of the most interesting sections Of thu
new astronomy deals with these dead
dark stars, and, although no eye ha'
seen them, or even will see them, still
! we are able to ascertain their size
weight and position just as if the.
. were in the zenith of their glory.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-03-27
one Of Allen,s stories.

Apropos Of modesty in politics, Al
len told a story n day Of az aspir-
ing citizen in Mississippi who used to
quote grandiloquently the familiar
saying: ''The Office should seek the
mar, not the man the Office" Afew
days later he wa observed election
eering for himself in the old-fash-
toned style, with whisky, cigars, etc
Being reminded Of his recent lofty
utterances, he answered: y still
maintain my position. The Office
should seek the man; but, by CAD!
sab, the man should be around wheI
the Office is looking for him.'-Fran
els E. Leupp, in Century.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-03-27
TYPICAL CHINESE PLow.

quently among the interior villages
and spend much of their time making
new plows and repairing old ones.
In this way farmers who have any
old iron get it shaped into Plow
points for a small sum.
Referring to this primitive plow'
Mr.. Henry B. Miller, United states
consul at Niuchwang, says that ne
considers China an excellent field 1or
American agricultural implements
Any American plow, however, Whlcn
Is introduced, he says, must oe
cheap. as cheap as it is possible e
make it and so cheap that 1T "oulo
not be used in the United States.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-03-27
WANTED TO GO TO FRISCO.
An Incident of Life In Aiaska When
the California Metropolis
Was q Wonder.

SIN the pioneer days of Alaska" said
Capt. J. S. Criter, al Alaskan pioneer,
"San Francisco was the first place the
natives ever heard of as associated with
untold wonders. The person who had
been to Frisco and back became the
greatest man alive in the Siwash esti-
nation. 1t was the ambitiono of every
Indian, particularly the young men, to
go to Frisco" says the New York Sun.
Zone time two missionaries got into
a quarrel at Nualato, and one killed
the other. At that time people had to
be taken to San Francisco for trial,
and this missionary was arrested
promptlyAnd sent downthere. Among
the witnesses who were taken along
was a young Siwash Indian.
"When he came back he was, of
course, the lion of all the Indians in
that district, and he made their un-
sophisticated eyes bulge, and aroused
envy in every native breast blythe tales
he told of what he had seen at Frisco.
| One young Indian became so enthu-
siastic that after thinking the matter
over, he decided to go to Frisco him
self.
"'Me go to Frisco he took to de-
claring on every occasion.
"Notlong afterward this Indian way
laid and killed a white man near Cen
trail City. He made no secret of it, and
a delegation Of miners took him into
custody.
".You kill white man?' he was asked
"'Oh, yes! Me kill white mani the
Indian replied, eagerly.
"'WhyY they asked him.
"'Oh, me kill white man: me go t.
,Frisco!' he replied.
THAT was all. The missionary hat
killed a man and they had taken hin
to Frisco, SO this Indian had simply
killed his man so they would take hin
to Frisco.
s"The miners concluded, though, tina.
to take the Indian to Frisco would es
tablish rather a dangerous preceden
in that country just then, SO they tool
him out in a boat one night and dis
posed of him otherwise. No Indial
ever killed man in,Alaska again wit
the object in view Of getting q tril
to Frisco"
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-03-27
Mr.ty Fodder Kills Calves.

A dispatch comes from erosion.
Ia, that Hazard Dunn living q sn TOT.
WAYS west of there, has recently ioss
"a head Of yearling calves from too
much feeding on dry and mnsty roo
der. All the calves but one that we're
taken sick died and reports come
from other parts Of that country
l .hsra have been many more cat
tie ta' dying there from the same same
canse. The wet weather has Deen
sueh that much Of the fodder this rs
sae z unfit for feeding except in
small quantities, and then the closest closes, .
,aatch must be kept on the cattle
VA M r now appears that the enor.
nous loss Of cattle reported from
4be east end Of that county some
weeks ago is attributed to this same
l no,,sn.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-03-27
TIMELY DAIRY I

Keep the heifer calves of the good
mixers.
Big pedigree often goes with small
performance.
The activity of milk secretion de-
Ponds largely upon the vigor of blood
circulation.
Don't breed your COWS downward.
especially if you intend to raise your
W heifers.
After being oiled separators should
De filled with water to see that every
thing is in order.
Damp floors should be avoided in
the dairy, as dampness always tends
70 the development and increase OF
organic germs.
One advantage with the separator
rs that all animal matter, dirt and
impurities are removed from the milk
and win be found sticking to the
outer wall Of the bowl.
The "world-record' COWS : use
rul sign boards on the dairy high.
ways. Theyfshow In which direction
the possibilities and the probabilities
ne, and they give the average dairy
man a mark at which to aim.
Chicago is paying seven cents
quart for milk. But the man VIII
supplies the land. COWS and build
'ngs, supplies the feed, cares for AMI
milks the cows and delivers the mill
70 the station gets less than hal
OF this. There is something yer.
badly out Of joint about this
Prairie Farmer.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-03-27
MILK PROBLEM.
the Can Here Described
He Has Solved
4 successfully.

hest difficulty the milk
contend with is temper
can handle milk well in
cannot get such good re-
Inner. In the first place,
Esume that every milkman
house, and that the milk
l ice as soon as MIXED, be
germs producing sour
rapidly at o tenn.
lbove 70 degrees, while al
er they are held in sus'
tier much annoyance and
it'll sour milk I devised 9
for controlling it
the cut. I had made {
t galvanized iron, same di
as the mouth Of the mill
through the can t.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-03-27
AN ICED MILK CAN.

about ~ or two inches of
ottom, and held in place by a
at top of, same shape as the
b of milk can. This would per-
# the lid or cap being placed
lie can, or cylinder, and prevent
Escape of either milk or water
ed from the ice As soon as the
was aerated it was placed in
can, the cylinder inserted, and
cylinder filed with ice; or If
erred the milk can be kept in
cool place until ready for de-
y and then put in can, the cylin-
inserted, which being filed with
soon cools oil the milk surround
I made o test, when the Their
meter was registering almost 100
rees Outside and found the milk
The can to be at 40. degrees. I
I'D deliver milk-requiring five
hrs in the delivery-and the last
hid be as good and sweet as the
Ft, and not a particle Of butter
Fmed by the rocking of the wagon.
|e cylinder filed with ice when the
bite was commenced would. last for
E five hours in midsummer.
We would milk at 4 a. m. and 3 p.
, using the morning milk to cream
r the next morning delivery and
e afternoon milk for the morning
Eeet milk. On Saturday we made
deliveries. In the morning we
the milk Of the previous day
lille in the evening we used the
ilk as gathered that day. The only
ficnlty we found was that we
'uld not obtain sufficient cream
he can to which I refer was III
ca of my own and worked to per
I never saw one used befor.
Or since. If anyone wishes to use i
ley can do SO, as no patent is at
'ched to it.-Rural New Yorker.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-03-27
I o S E IN CHINA.
II In a Primitive Implement and Has
Probably Been in Use Hum
dreds of Years.

China is decidedly behind the times
so far as agricultural implements
are concerned, as shown in the kind
of pillow which is generally used in
that country. The only iron in this
pillow is a point, which turns down
to enter the earth.
Blacksmiths with wheelbarrows
loaded with tools and iron go fire.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-03-27
q Mottled Butter.

Mottled butter IS soinetlllles
a.nsed by the salt not being wen
caaI into the butter. What are
woanr a. white specks may be due
kno sstt,np milk in shallow pans. the
70 ss.' Irving on the top and becom-
l nasam standing too long, curd being being
carmed in the milk, which becomes
OIL with the butter. This nap
ms mostly when the milk Z ! aeep
psn e and strsining is the best
methodo d preventing me alA'
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-03-27

Miss Louise Mahon, s Glen Baille
street, Toronto, Ont. CAM Secretary
Of the KING na e = and secrs7
oil women knew Of the benefits to be de-
rived from taking Peruna we would have
many happier n more healthful women.
am easily fatiguedan can not standmuch.
About a year ago I was so run down that
1 had to take to my bed, and became weaker
and weaker. A friend advised me to try
grateful for in two weeks / was out of bed
and in a month I was perfectly well, n I
now find that my health Is much. more
robust than formerly. SO that I take Pc,
Louise Mahon.
Peruna is such a perfect specific for
each case that when patients have once
used it they can never. be inducedtoquit
it until they are permanently cured. 1t
begins to relieve the d~isagreeable
symptoms at once. The backache
ceases, the trembling knees are
Strengthened, the appetite restored,
the digestion made perfect, the dull
headache is stopped and the weaken
ing drains are gradually cured. These
results certainly follow a course Of
treatment with Peruna.
Barbara lberty, corner Seventh and
Walnut streets, Appleton, Wis, writes
as follows in regard to Peruna:
"For yearsIhave suffered with back
ache and severe, pains in the side. I
doctored so much that I became dis
couraged. Aschool friend toldm e how
very much Peruna had benefited her
and I sent out for a bottle, which did
more to relieve me than all the other
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-03-27
: Il

Among the courses at al official din
ner at Berlin, in honor Of the kaiser's
birthday, we're ribs Of beef with Vic
toria sauce" sweets labeled .Under
Venezuelan Palms and sGerman-Eng-
lish Siesta at La Guayra.n and ices
called Caracas Bombs.n-Londou
News.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-03-27

There are a multitude of women, es-
pecially housewives, and all other wom-
en- obliged to be on their.feet constant
", who are wretched beyond descrip-
ton, simply because their strength and
vitality is Slapped away by catarrhal
discharges from the pelvic organs.
These wo1nen get up in the morning
tired, drag themselves through their
daily duties tired, only to go to bed at
night as tired as before.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-03-27

Mrs. Eva Bartho, 1913 East 18th
Street, N. Y. City, N. r., w~rltes:-"I SUI
fered for three years with what is generally
known as leucorrhea, in connection with
liberation Of the womb. The doctors advo-
Gated an operation which I dreaded very
much, and strongly objected to go underit.
Reading Of the value Of Peruna, 1 Thought
1t best to give this ~well-known remedy a
trial, so 1 bought three bottles Of 1t at once.
Now 1 am a changed woman. Peruna cured
me; it took nine bottles, but I felt so much
improved I kept taking It, as I dreaded an
operation so much. 1 am to-day in perfect
health. and have not felt so well for fifteen
years.'-Mrs. Eva Bartho.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-03-27

Mrs. Anna Martin, At Hoyt street.
N. ", writessE'Peruna did /,
so much for me that I feel 1t my duty to
recommend it to others who may be sim
.i haalsh a Mas Completely MaeHy broken 3 ken down. had aaa
backache, dizziness and irregulaTities; and
rHe seemed dark indeed. We had used Pc
runa in our home as a tonic, and for colds
trouble. In less than three months I be-
came regular, my pains had entirely dis
appeared, and I am now perfectly WE'LL
Mrs. Anna Martin.
Mrs. VIM. Hetrick, Kennard, WASH
ington county. Neb., writes:
81 am ffty-six years old n dhave not
feltswell since the Change of Lifesbe-
gan ten years ago. I was in misery
Somewhere most Of the time. My back
was very weak, and my flesh so tender
it hurt me to leamagainst the back of al
chair. I had pain under my shoulder
blades, in the small of my back and
hips. T sometimes wished myself out
of this world. Had hot and cold spells,
dizziness and trembling of the limbs,
and was losing flesh all the time. After
following your directions and taking
Peruna I now feel like a different per-
son."-Mrs. VIM. Hetrick.
Ifyoudonot derive prompt and satis-
factory results fromthe use of Peruna,
write at once to DIR. Hartman, giving a
full statement of your case, and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable adj
vice gratis.
Peruna can be purchased for ST per
bottle at all irstrclass drug stores.
Address DIR. Hartman, President of
l The Har+n,an SAINT rS,,m Co1,1rnhrS n
Smyrna times., 1903-01-14
what to Make of tbe nov.

There is an old Lancashire custom of
putting a number of articles before a
child and prOphesying by the article
which the child touches what he may
become.
The story goes of Lancashire man
who was at his wits end to decide
what to do with his offspring So he
placed on a table sword, Bible, an
apple and a box of pills If the child
touched the first he was to be a soldier
the second clergyman. the third
greengrocer and the last a doctor. 1t
was a somewhat heterogeneous mess
Of professions, true enough. but it Of
fered the advantage of a wide range of
choice. After the experiment was over
he met a boon friend.
'Well, Jimmy. how did it get On?"
asked the friend. did he take the
sword or
HE took tn lot, so I'm goin' to make
him a lawyer"
Smyrna times., 1903-01-14
Lost In Her Own Room.

Talking about being lost" says the
girl who has been visiting her grand
parents in the old family homestead
Il have been lost in the city and lost
in the country, but never was there
anything so horrible as being lost in
my own room. 1t was a very queer
room l had at grandmamma's any
way-One of those rooms from which
fight of stairs leads down; rooms such
as are only to be seen in old houses.
1t blew up cold the first night l was in
the house, and | got up to close the
window. The room, of course was
pitch dark. In getting back from the
window to the bed l lost myself.
had not the slightest idea in what
direction to turn, and | knew that if
l was not careful | should go down
those awful stairs. There was moth
ing to do but sit down on the floor and
howl for some one to come and find
me, and that was just what | did If
grandpa and grandmamma had not
been unusually normal individuals, /
should have frightened them to death
AS it was, they only thought l had a
nightmare, brought candles and locat-
cd me and showed me my way to bed
again."
Smyrna times., 1903-01-14
FRUITS AND FLOWERS.

Do not let rubbish of any kind lie un-
derneath the trees. 1t harbors vermin.
A yard or lawn always looks barren
without some ornamental trees and
shrubs.
As an apple or pear orchard will last
a lifetime, particular care must be TAX
en- in the selection Of varieties.
If currants and gooseberries are prun-
ed in tree form, they will bear larger
ard finer fruit Prune every year.
To have good garden the land must
be kept rich by liberal use of manure.
During the winter is the best time to
apply it.
Nearly all house plants will be bene-
flied by having the blossoms that ap-
pear Immediately after planting in pots
pruned off. Let the plant get we'll es-
tablished before Towering.
The rose is a hearty feeder and will
therefore bear annual manuring, but
only well rOtted and thoroughly fined
manure should be used. taking care to
work it well into the soil early in the
winter.
Smyrna times., 1903-01-14
The Black Bottle.

Sir Wilfrid Lawson, the great tenn
perance advocate, once met a laborer
walking along the road with the old
familiar black bottle protruding from
his pocket.
Empty that cursed stuff away"
said Sir Wilfrid yehemently, pointing
to the bottle. Drink something better
than that poison"
The man was so overcome that he
took out the receptacle and emptied the
liquor into the road.
Sir Wilfrid's face beamed with pleas
ure, and, handing the man a shilling,
he said: Take that, my good fellow.
1t will buy you something better"
The man, to the intense disgust Of
Sir Wilfrid, Immediately entered a pub
lie house and spent the shilling in beer.
On coming out Sir Wilfrid accOsted the
labOrer and asked why he had spent
the money for beer.
Faith, your honor, twas that
thought you wanted me to drink. for
the bottle of poison l was after throw
in away was cold tay"
Smyrna times., 1903-01-14
burglary In England.

Burglary cannot be committed in the
daytime. The English rule is that If
there is light enough to see the face Of
the intruder there is no burglary. This,
however does not include moonlight,
for housebreaker entering after night
fall, however brightly the moon may
be shining. is legally a burglar-that is,
If 1t is reasonably certain that he has
entered with the intent to commit fell
ony, for while a tramp breaking into a
house to sleep may be a housebreaker
he is not in the proper sense of the
word a burglar. Burglary, however,
may consist in breaking out as well as
breaking in, for one who hides in a
house before nightfall to steal and aft
er stealing breaks out to get away is
just as much burglar as he who to
effect his purpose breaks in.