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Charlevoix county herald., 1904-02-13
In Beef Making.

Writing Of beef making, Prof D. w.
May of the Kentucky station says:
The results Of practical experiments
have been variable. and owing to the
methods of conducting them, and es-
pecially to the factor of the individual
ity Of the animal as shown by the diff
ferences in results with the same
feeds, it has been difficult to draw
very definite conclusions. In feeding
cattle the usual practice is to take the
animal from grass at about eighteen
months of age and to feed heavily on
concentrated rations during several
months. During this period the frame
work of the animal is rounded out and
fat deposited among the organs and
tissues of the body. The tendency for
several years has been toward the
fattening Of younger animals. The
four-year-old steer is a thing of the
past, while the three-year-old steer
Is rare. In some sections, especially
where the feeding period is long by
reason Of the hard winters, some cat
tie are marketed as long yearlings
having been fed continuously and sold
as baby beef" The source of feed
ing cattle is with the general farmer
ard western ranchman. The western
cattle that were formerly marketed
from grass are being shipped more and
more into the corn belt for finishing
period. The ranchmen have by the
use Of good bulls made wonderful
change in the character of western
cattle. 1t is now possible to buy at
the principal cattle markets range cat
tie almost pure bred and of great uni
formity of type. The farmers of the
corn-growing sections must meet the
competition Of the ranches by growing
better class of steers, and to do this
they must breed with a definite object
in view.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-02-13
-nArIln Undetermined.

I've been dreaming" he said 10
himself. Il bought everything had
been made quite clear to me about"
Was he dreaming still or was there
some one in the room beside himself?
Some one sitting before the writing
table and bending forward as though
-. The figure had a pen in it's
hand, but it made no sound as it
Travelled over the paper! The next
moment it had raised its head so that
he saw the face. ut is the continual
tion Of my dream be said and rub
bed his eyes. He looked again. There
was nothing there.
How does that chair come to be
there, in its old place? | thought
had pushed it back against the wall,
and have no recollection Of moving
1t again. 1t is very strange"
He rested his hand upon the back
OF the chair. oh, it was real enough.
There was no mistake about it. But
he could have sworn he had never
mOved-Ah, what in heavens name
was that? A simple enough thing,
surely, to cause so much amazement
nd-what?-surely not fear-in the
heholder Only a pen lying upon the
blOtting pad. beside a sheet Of paper.
But the pen was wet, and there were
fresh words added to those he had
himself written before he fell asleep.
he sheet Of paper was the one
upon which he had written those
vague end disconnected phrases
which had caused him so much per.
rlevity and Improbable speculation.
They had been written irregularly.
i1st in the same order mat they had
occupied on the muti!ated sheet. with
Fls0k spaces between each broken
sentence Now each blank space had
heen filed in, and it was with per.
fectly irdescr,bable sensations that he
reNd the copy as it now stood
"If you have not forgotten the
friend Of twenty years ago, You will,
on receiving this letter, start at orce
fer Dover. which place l expect to
reach tomorrow morning. There is
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-02-13

sisted of only few lines, but those
few lines seemed to afford him con-
siderable satisfaction, judging by the
play OF his features Indeed, to the
two who were watching him. it seem
ed as though the expression which
overspread his face were almost one
Of triumph
Doctor" he said, will you excuse
me moment? l have TO send an
answer to this by the bearer"
He spoke rapidly, and still that
spirit of elation was perceptible in his
words and actions. He seemed quite
TO have cast off that air of abstraction
which had characterized his demean-
or previously. He quilted the room
leaving his sister and friend tetea-
tete.
Now" said the latter to himself,
GO it, jeremiah! Now's your chance.
Make yourself agreeable for once in
your life. But don't forget that you
were forty-four last birthday, and you
look it, every bit. Aheml suppose
you are very much attached TO your
brother, Miss Burritt?"
Attached to him." was the OK
clamation "Of course ami"
Exactly so-and I'm sure it's very
much to your credit. Your brother
seems hardly to be himself. | don't
remember that he was as nervous and
shaky. as he appears to be now when
| first met him-though he had a lot
to try him, and"
She put her finger upon her lips
end gave a nervous glance at the door
before she answered. sinking her
voice to a whisper
He has been like that ever since
tho funeral. He goes and shuts him
self up for hours. and know that he
is always thinking OF that man who
killed my father, and planning how
he can hunt him down and bring him
TO the gallows l don't mind telling
YOU, because I know can trust you;
but'-loaning across the table toward
hin-"I can't help feeling sorry some
times for-that other mani"
"My dear young lady! l agree with
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-02-13
Feeding Methods.

In the past the price or corn has
been so low that American stockmen
have been wasteful in their feeding
methods. One cause of the low price
OF corn was the low price of land,
which meant low cost of crops grown
upon it. The steady rise in the price
of land has made the cost of corn
production much greater than before,
and it is not at all likely that we will
ever see corn very low priced again.
Therefore the methods of feeding
stock must be changed. The common
feeds must be more fully utilized and
every new feed that promises anything
must be Investigated. Soiling will
doubtless have to be more largely
practiced. Principally we must cut
down the amount of corn fed daily to
each animal to the point where q
certain amount of grain will give the
greatest possible result. Experiments
have shown that this point is far be-
low the consuming capacity of the ami
NAL. In days of very cheap corn it
was the practice to shovel out to each
animal all the ear corn that could be
eaten. It was assumed that the
greater amount of corn eaten tho
greater would be the profit from its
consumption; that no matter how
much corn was given, the last pound
was as fully utilized as the first. This
VIC now know to be an error.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-02-13
MISTAKEN IN THE DIAGNOSIS
Doctors Error Affected the Size of
His Pocketh ook.

Albert lowering, the black-and-
white artist responsible for so many
comics" used to live in Chicago, but
recently transferred his allegiance to
New York. He took his hypochon.
driacal tendencies with him and they
are still In good working order. His
favorite pastime is to read of some
deadly disease, preferably a new one,
go to bed imagining he has 1t, lie
awake ell night, seek his doctor in the
morning and get assurance that he is
in perfect health, and then go back
cheerfully to work.
One morning not long ago he turned
up at the doctors just as the man
of medicine was getting into his car
riage.
'T'm in a hurry" called the doctor,
land can't stop to see you. but it's
all right-you haven't got it."
Haven't got what?' demanded the
astonished artist.
Whatever it is you think you've
got. Not a symptom of it. Good bye"
and he drove away.
We'll, now" said lowering, turning
to lamp-post as the only witness of
the scene, that's the time he's mis-.
taken. know have got item dol
lars in my pocket to pay his last bill ;
but II he's sure | haven't I'll try to
get in line with his diagnosis" and
he went around to the nearest junk
shop and invested the money In 8
pair Of brass candlesticks and a cop.
per kettle.-Philadelph Post.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-02-13
lac FIool: That Doesn't Pay.

Mr. A. w. Smith, a Canadian shep'
herd draws the following picture OF
the flock of the man who says there
is no money in sheep:
shall now draw a picture of how
he probably has been treating his
flock. In the beginning of winter, and
often a good while after winter had
begun, the sheep were to be seen in
the fields, either scraping the snow
away from the ground, looking for a
bite Of grass or a weed, or else hud-
died in corner of the field anxiously
looking for relief from the owner.
This relief came after a long while,
and the sheep were driven to the
barnyard, when they were turned in
among lot OF cattle and pigs and
colts perhaps, to be hooked or kicked
or chased, and kept in constant ter
ror-the sheep is timid animal
naturally-aEd all the time taking
their chance Of getting a bite to eat
from among all the rest. While for
shelter they perhaps had opening to
the yard a small pen, with cracks and
openings all the way up and down and
around the walls, built, one could i'm
agine, to let in the greatest number
OF drafts possible. The door just wide
enough for two ewes heavy with lamb
to wedge themselves solidly between
the jambs, and inside, the ceiling so
low that when you went into the pen
you were doubled up so you looked
enough unlike human being to scare
the sheep into a stampede for the
door, which is always conducive to
some dead lambs. After a while the
lambs begin TO come, a lot of weak
ones among them, consequently a lot
of dead ones, and for some reason
the ewes did not seem to have much
milk, and the wool on the older ones
seemed to set kind Of loose and a lot
OF it got rubbed off by the sheep try
ing to relieve themselves from the an
noyance of the innumerable ticks and
lice with which they were infested.
In fact, he had not very good luck SO
far with either the ewes or lambs.
Then he thought if the grass would
only come, that might 'freshen them
up q bit" and as soon as the snow
was gone they went to the fields
where the grass was hoped to be,
picked some stubs Of last seasons
grass and q few early weeds, and re-
fused the poor quality of straw at the
stack or pen. Some more lambs died,
and few of the weakest of the old
ewes dropped off. Then the farmer
was quite sure sheep did not pay and
turned them on the road.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-02-13

every word you have said, ard am
much fattered by the confidence you
have shown in me. But I'm afraid
it's no use talking to him. was
the same at his age" he continued.
but at forty-four one sees things diff.
ferently."
Are you forty-four, DR.. Cart
wright" she inquired, innocently.
Then you are not quite a quarter Of
century older than am. shall be
twenty next month"
81 wish hadn't been in such a devil
Of hurry to be born" thought the
doctor; 81 wish | had waited another
ten or fifteen years or so. wish she'd
got red hair and a squirt, or that I
was cut out after a different pattern
myself"
Later in the morning he paid a visit
to the lady of the house. She sat up
in bed to receive him, with her Indian
shawl over her shoulders, and allowed
him to feel her pulse in the friendliest
possible way. But when DR.. Cart
wright had left the room he shook his
head and remarked to himself, "Un-
less I'm very much mistaken. that
woman is dying Of just nothing at
ALL"
Doctor" said Ted Burritt, meeting
him at the foot of the stairs. 81 am
afraid | shall have to leave you for
an hour or two-a little matter OF
business, you know"
Don't hurry back on my account.
1 sha'n't miss you in the least! He's
off! I'll just go and No, he isn't.
Why, what's he coming back for? For
gotten something's"
"I've dropped letter-the one I re-
ceived this morning thought I put
1t in my pocket, but It isn't there.
suppose you haven't seen anything of
the kind lying about?"-he cast a
hasty glance round him, but. not see
ing it-"Never mind" he said. After
all, IL is not of much consequence, and
know the contents"
The door banged again and he was
gone. A few moments later his sister
crossed the hall.
Il wonder what the doctors doing?"
she said. ut is very rude of us to
leave him to himself in this way.
What's that?"
Her eye had been caught by some
thing white, lying on the mat at her
feet. She picked it up and saw that
It was letter, the contents Of which
merely consisted of a couple of lines,
as follows:
Dear Sir-The luggage has been
claimed Can you call upon NE at
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-02-13
DR.. FED HIMSELF.
Found the Food that Saved His Life.

A good old family physician with
lifetime experience in saving people
finally found himself sick unto death.
Medicines failed and - but let
him tell his own story. For the first
time in my life OF sixty-one
years am impelled to pub
licly testify to the value of a largely
advertised article and l certainly
would not pen these lines except that,
what seems to me direct act OF
Providence, saved my life and | am
impressed that 1t is a bounden duty
to make IL known.
"For years l kept failing with
stomach and liver disorders until
was reduced 20 lbs. from my nor
nal weight. When l got too low to
treat myself, 3 of my associate physi-
clans advised me to put my house in
order for would be quickly going the
way Of all mankind. Just about that
time l was put on a diet Of Grape
Nuts predigested food. Curiously
enough it quickly began to build me
up, appetite returned and in Is days
/ gained lbs. That started my re-
turn to health and really saved my
life.
"A physician is naturally prejudiced
against writing such a letter, but in
this case | am willing to declare IL
from the housetops that the multi
Piled thousands who are now suffering
as did can find relief and health as
easily and promptly by Grape-Nuts. II
they only knew what to do. Sincerely
and Fraternally yours Name of this
prominent physician furnished by Pos
tum Co, Battle Creek, Mich.
Look in each package for a copy Of
the famous little book, 'The Road to
MELVILLE"
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-02-13
A CALENDAR WATCH.
The first One Cost s2.600-Made for
Napoleon BOnaparte.


| Napoleon BOrapartc.
A watch that tells the second, min
ute, hour, day OF the week. day of the
month, and changes of moon is time
piece that until recently could be own
ed only by the nobility because OF tho
high cost The first one cost $4,000
and was made entirely by hand and
| consumed over two years time in con-
struction. About fifty years later a
Swiss concern placed some on the
market which could be sold In this
country for about 5000 each.
This watch that has hitherto been
sold at a price which only the we'll
TODD could afford, has just been put
on the market at low price and it Is
a watch which fills long-felt want.
If watch tells us the hour and ting
minute of the day, why should not the
same machine tell us the day OF tho
week. day of the month, and month
of the year? A prominent manufac-
turer has realized the usefulness. II
not the actual necessity of such u
timepiece. and by simplifying the me-
chanism and arranging to turn them
out In large quantities, has, after sew
eral years OF work and the eXpendi-
ture Of large amount of money, sue
ceeded in producing q watch thorough
ly reliable in every way. This watch
is a perpetual calendar as well as a
timepiece, and what is of more inter
est to the public is sold at price
hut a fraction above that OF an ordln-
airy watch of like grade.
Contrary to the suppression of the
uninitiated. it is not an Intricate as
sembly of complicated parts, but is as
simple as any regular timepiece. o.
the dial, in addition to the small seE
Ond dial, IL has three small dials or
like character, one showing the days
of the week, another the days OF the
month, while third shows the month
Of the year. By an ingenious attach
ment TO one of the wheels, when the
hour and minute hands show midnight,
the small hands indicating the days
OF the week and the days OF the month,
move forward automatically one day,
thus saving the Wearer the necessity
of changing the calendar attachment,
and in consequence the watch needs
no care or attention after being once
correctly set except to be wound regl-
larly. The manufacturers have been
quick to appreciate the certainty Of
large demand for this article in this
country ard have arranged to market
them through Dellhart Mnfrs. and
Traders, Ltd, prominent New YORK
house, who, as IN introductory meas
IRE. viii furnish them direct to the
public. An article that SO completely
fills want has seldom been seen,
and has hitherto been utterly disre,
garded by manufacturers. 1t can cQS
sistently be said that for usefulne6S
and reliability this is one Of The most
attractive articles in the watch line.
An advertisement setting forth the
merits of this watch appears else
where In these columns.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-02-13
WHERE BIRDS ARE TAME.
Inhabitants Of Pacific Islands Unused
to Humans

Naturalists commissioned by the
United States government have dis
covered on the distant island of Lay
san in the Pacific some new birds and
many novel facts in regard to known
species. The visiting scientists were
perhaps the first human beings whom
the myriads of birds that crowd this
tiny speck of land had ever seen. In
consequence, birds representing spe-
cies which in other lands wing hur-
rledly away at the sight OF man
came up to the naturalists, looked
curiously into their faces, perched on
their writing tables, wonderingly in
spected the tripods and other Access
series Of the cameras, and permitted
themselves to be stroked. The fact
that these birds are ordinarily regard
ed as the widest species made a pro-
found impression On the visiting scien-
fists.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-02-13
LASTING RELIEF.

my nightly rest was broken, owing
to. irregularities Of the kidneys.
suffered intensely from severe pains
in the small of my back and through
the kidneys and was annoyed by pain
full passages of abnormal secretions
Doctors failed to relieve me. began
taking Doan's Kidney Pills and ex-
perlenced quick and lasting relief.
Doan's Kidney Pills will prove bless
ing to all sufferers from kidney disor-
ders who will give them fair trial"
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y,
proprietors. For sale by all druggists,
price 90 cents per box
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-02-13

trat between us which I think will not
allow you to deny this favor which I
ask. have much to say to you, and
many questions to put which you
clone can answer to my satisfaction.
If you refuse l shall think, rightly or
wrongly, that you still regard me
more as the criminal than what l once
Mas, the friend of your youth.
q"
The young man read this through.
Who had written it? Whose hand
had completed the broken sentences,
and given them the meaning which
they had heretofore lacked? Could he
have done it himself, while in a state
of somnambulism? No; for the hand
writing was rot his! At glance. he
could distinguish the words which
lie had written himself. The
words over which he had labored
ard perplexed his soul. The words
which had seemed to cast a slur upon
the memory of his dead father-which
was now removed.
He turned the sheet over. There,
on the other side, were those words.
the last probably his father ever
wrote: my dear" together with
date, april 23rd."
He looked again at those mysteri-
Gus sentences. upon which the ink
still glistened. They were written in
The same hand!
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-02-13
Mot lJsed 70 IL.

Over in Camden there is a 5-year-old
youth with the unhappy faculty of let
ting the cat out of the bag at inoppor-
tune moments, says the Philadelphia
Press. The youngsters parents were
entertaining few friends at dinner
the other day, and as an especial indul'
gence he was allowed to be one Of the
party. He inspected the bountifully
spread board with critical eye, and
then unable to contain himself, piped
out:
my! This is feast"
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-02-13

Gives to Salzer's Oats its heartiest
endorsement. Salzer's New National
oats yielded in 1903 from $50 TO 800
blu. per acre in 80 different States, and
you, Mr.. Farmer, can beat this In 1904,
IL you will. Salzers seeds are pedigree
seeds. bred up through careful selec-
ton to big yields.
Per Acre.
Salzer's Beardlecs Barley
yielded .,............ 800. 121 bu.
Salzer's Home Builder Corn. 800 bu.
Speltz and Macaroni Wheat. 80 bu.
Salzer's Victoria Rape. 10000 lbs.
Salzer's Teoslnte, the quick
growing fodder wonder. 100 600 lbs.
Salzer's Billion Dollar Grass. $4,000 lbs.
SalZer's Pedigree Potatoes. 1000 bu.
Now such yields pay and you can
have them, Mr.. Farmer, in 1904
SEND 10c IN STAMPS
and this notice to the John A. Salzer
Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis, and you viii
get their big catalo@ and lots Of farm
seed samples free. CIV. N. u
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-02-13

Mother Gray's swoog Fowacra Tor Children.
Successfully used by Mother Gray. nurse
in the Children Home i'm New \ ork. cure
Constipation, FeveTiShness, Fad Stomach
Teething Disorders, move and regulate the
Bowels and Destroy Worms. Over so, 000tes-
timonials. At oil Druggists, 25c. Sample
FREE. Address 4. S. Olmsted. LeIioy N. z.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-02-13
Bic Fire In Brewery.

Paterson, N. j., dispatch: Fire par
TALLY destroyed the plant Of the Hinch.
life brewery Total damage is $780,
600. A beer famine in Paterson is
threatened.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-02-13
STATE OF OHIO, CRY OF TOLEDO, as.

LUcAs CovNrY Z.
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he Is senior
partner OF ,he firm of +. j CHENEY a. Co., doing
business in the City II Toledo, County and stare
aforesaid, aud thtt said firm Will pay the Of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
Of CATARKH that cannot be cured by the use OF
HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn TO before me and subscribed in my pres
ence, this 9Th day OF December, A. ID. 1856.
SEAL NOTARY prnrso.
-
Halls Cstsrrh Cure IL taken internally and acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces Of the
system. Send for testimonials. free.
J. CHENEY a CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by ell Druggists, Use.
Take Hairs Family Pills for constipation.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-02-13

There is love and there is justice.
Justice is for ones self, love is for
others.-R. L. Stevenson.
The most provoking enmity is that
which is unprovoked
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-02-13
Russian Doctors.

Russia Is very short of doctors. hav-
ing only eight for every 100000 inhab-
itants. Great Britain has $50 for the
same number
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-02-13

Piso's Cure cannot bc too highly spoken OF pc
n cough CURE. w. O'BRrIN 322 Third Ave.
N, Minneapolis. Mimi, Jaa D. 1901
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-02-13
A Fare Good Thinn.

~ ENuIO NlUCU VIIIJs
cam using ALIENS FOOT-EASE, and
can truly say would not have been without
it so long, had known tho relief IL would
give my aching foot. think il a rare good
thing for anyone having sore or tired feet
Mrs. Matilda Holtwert, Providence. r. l."
Sold by al Druggists, Csc. Ash to-day
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-02-13

To support dolusion is to court de-
feat.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-02-13
RED GROSS BALL nLUE

When the wise is angry, he is wise
no longer.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-02-13

Should be in every home Ask your grocer
Tor it. Largo 2 OF. package only 5 conts.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-02-13

The rcll-top desk covers a multitude
Of untidiness.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-02-13

An our glory Is o. Hls graoe.