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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-09-30
MIR. FERRIS IN ERROR.

newspapers as intlmatlng disuuSt
of Fred N. Warner and in particular
that Warner is opposed to the d.
rect method of nominating candl'
dates for office. He draws the in
ference from mention made OF the
Mississippi law on that subject, say
ing, "the Mississippi law applies to
cities only of a population of 10000
and over" After this statement he
argues that Warner favorS limita-
ton on the so called primary sys-
TEN.
The fact is that Mr. Warner &C
cepts the principles of primary
elections, but has offered no sug-
gestions as to the details of law
and is willing to leave that much of
the subject to the wisdom OF
the legislature. The legisla-
ture is the place to formulate
laws and discuss them in all their
hearings. Those who have given
most consideration to a primary
election law are by no means
agreed as to its form. In Michigan
at the last session of the legislature
Kent, Muskegon and Wayne coun-
ties We're given primary election
laws. There are great differences
i'm the way i'm which these laws are
formed. Each of the three counties
has a law different i'm methods from
those applying to the other coun-
ties. Kent county has tested prac-
tically her law ana has discovered
defects atWill need to be rectifled.
Muskegon and Wayne have not
yet operated under their laws hut
will 90 so in time for the election
i'm November 40 one can say
how the laws will work out i'm
practice until they are tried. 1t is
likely that both Muskegon and
Wayne viii ask the next legis-
latQre to amend their respective
inactments.
Fred NJ. Warner, desiring to en-
tighten himself ON the subject hy
inquirlng into the methods in vogue
in other states wrote for information
to the secretaries throughout the
union He requested information
from them about the laws on the
subjects of the direct nominations
and received answers 10 his in-
quiries together with copies of the
law from the different states having
the primary system.
Among the rest he received a
letter from Hon. J. L. Power, seCre-
tary of state Of Mississippi. He in
CURED: Ts the primary election
system for the nomination Of can
didates for public office in force in
your state /. g., are candidates
nominated by direct Vote
Secretary Power of Mississippi
reDlied. illuminated hV direct
vote of the people
"To what offices does the system
apply"
Secretary Power; "All Offices
from governor down"
as it optional or mandatory?"
Secretary Power "Mandatory."
1t will thus be seen that Mr.. Fer
ris is in error in describing the
Mississippi law. He is also in error
in ascribing to Mr.. Warner opposi-
ton to the principles of primary re-
form. He is also in error in assert
ing That Mr.. warner fdVOrS law
limited in its operations to cities as
he presumes to say-contrary to
facts, of courSe-iS the case in Miss
issippi.
Mr.. Ferris as a veracious man
should correct these misrepreSenta-
tons and now that he is authentic
ally informed as to the terms of the
Mississippi law, admit that tits quite
broad enough, and do no injustice
to Mr.. Warner, or palm off on his
audiences hear-say and differences
for facts.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-09-30

VOTERS will begin to learn in few
weeks, as soon as the Democratic orator.
cal expense fund feels the August rise
how badly off they have been during the
past four years.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-09-30

III the Republicans do as much as the
Democra Is have done this year they will
make Old Missouri Republican State.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-09-30

Is is always we'll to remember that one
calamity bowler can make more noise
than hundred people who are perfectly
satisfied
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-09-30

The clothing firm Of Pinele & Emmer
known as the Star Clothing PaIl3rs,
have dissolved, T. +. Pringle having
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-09-30
Settlers Fares to the South
and Southeast.

One way. seoond-olass tickets on sal
at all stations on first and third Tue.
day OF each month. Ask agents 70
particulars. l4-tf
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-09-30
FOR SALE. RENT EXCHANGE. ETC.

WANTED Your apples Ny ci'er mill is
w running every day Also beet aud potato
crates for sale. inquire, Herman Becker. St
Louis, west part of city. 8l-3pd
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-09-30

I OST: - Little black cocker spaniel Answers
IL 10 name OF Rex Finder viii be rewarded
10y returning il to Mrs. Van Dyne. ore block
south OF college. 82pd
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-09-30
NEW PROPRIETOR.

J. l.. rringlc j. the sole Manager of the
star Clothing Parlor~.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-09-30
EXCURSIONS
VIA THE
PERE MARQUETTE

Grand Rapids sunday October 2, Rate
S1.25.
Train will leave Alma at 5 40 n. m.
See posters, or ask agents for particulars
II. +. MoELLER.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-09-30

Dr. weaver's Syrup and cerate.
Successful treatment for blood and skin diseases.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-09-30

nor RENT:-Nine room house with all mod
II ern convenicnccs Good location Inquire
Of |. r Mills 32 33pd
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-09-30

\NANTED-A apprentice girl 10 learn mill
w lnery trade. apply MR. nj Heschke
Anna Michigan 81 II
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-09-30

MOUND English Fox Il und Inquire Of
II TruaN. 33-tf
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-09-30

nor SALE: sideboard dining table and
Il few other household pieces. Inquire Of DR..
6 co. f. Butler. 3l.31 pd
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-09-30

EOR SALE:-Two new water tanks size OF
II tank feet high and six feet in diameter
Inquire OF }. j. Booth mile south OF sugar
factory. b pd.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-09-30

WANTED apprentice cir 90 learn mill
W inery trade. Apply Mrs j. VI. Heschke.
Alma. Mich. 32tf
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-09-30

EOR SALE-A No. 3 Eastman Folding Kodak
Il In excellent condition. A bargain for some
one. Inquire az this office
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-09-30

I OSr--In Alma sunday evening. last n gold
IL medal. with owners name on back, VIII
finder kindly leave same al law office of james
G. kress, AZ opera house block.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-09-30

TO EXCHANGE-A good heavy work horse
L weighing about 800 Tor pair OF light
work horses. Address Alfred :. Lance Alma.
3l-3. pd.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-09-30
Churches and Societies

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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-09-30

NVANrED At once. nrst class woman COOK
W TO do second work. Inquire 40 Wright
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-01
PLAN FOR DAIRY BARN.

them and stand with the hind feet in
the manure, thus making it hard to
keep them clean. But il the trench
is not less than eight or ten inches deep
the COW will not step into it, except by
accident, will never stand in it and con-
sequently keep much cleaner. If the
trench is made only wide enough to fit
the scoop shovel used for cleaning, it
will be found better than if made wider.
Whatever the material of floor or
style of fastener or stall used plenty of
bedding should be used where it is OBJ
tainable; it adds greatly to the COM
fort of the COWS and helps to keep them
clean. The plan shown gives arrange
ment of stalls, feeding alley and box
stalls with driveway for cleaning out
manure. The doors of box stalls are
shown, the one opening into the other,
but If preferred the back one may have
the door inside. The water pipes are
shown by the dotted line with drinking
basins in each two stalls, and a supply
tank at A or B as convenient. This
supply tank is fed from a large tank
or from spring as desired. The silo is
shown outside the stable, but so placed
that the door opens into the feeding
alley and still leaves a window for
lighting. If the basement is ten feet
and the posts about 8 feet, the silo may
be made 30 feet deep by ~excavating a
little for the bottom, or by running the
roof upon the root of stable a few feet,
thus making it necessary to have silo but
ten feet square. If the walls of this
stable are made of stones, they need not
be over 18 inches thick and in this case
the driveway would be only nine instead
of ~ feet. The box stalls would be six
by nine feet, which would still give plen-
ty Of ROOM. S. Woodward, in Rural
New Yorker.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-01
BARN FOR THE DAIRY.
Description of n Structure That II
Supplied with the Most Modern
Sanitary Convenience.

The stable floor may be of plank, brick,
cement or mixed clay and gravel. II
good stiff clay can be had, and clean
gravel, a floor made of two parts clay
and one of gravel, thoroughly mixed
and well pounded, when of proper state
of dryness,i will make a floor which l
prefer to all others. There should be a
fall of one-half inch to a foot to the
standing floor towards the trench, and il
q clay and gravel floor be used a plank
OF good, durable, wood 2 by IL should
be set up on edge and securely bolted
to the back of three-by-three-inch pieces
firmly driven into the ground. The
trench may be made of durable planks,
but cement is better. Very few trenches
are made deep enough, for when shall
low the COWS will often step down into
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-01
USEFUL DAIRY HINTS.

The power to produce a large per
cent. of butter fat is inherited by a
COW.
Butter quality is a certain indication
of its actual worth for manufacturing
purposes.
1t is a dead loss to let milk sour be-
fore skimming, unless the cream can
be churned at once.
Churn promptly when the cream is
ready. Every moment it stands after
that is detrimental.
Milk keeps better, even in cold
weather, if cooled at once after being
drawn from the COW.
A cow will never milk SO well when
she is allowed to suffer from over
crowding of the udder.
A COW becomes restless if she is kept
at milking longer than is necessary,
consequently will not give down freely.
Absolute cleanliness is essential
about the dairy. and any departure
from this is detrimental to the product
Milk, while needing to be suddenly
cooled for getting all the cream,
should not be disturbed while the cool
ing is going on.
With a good creamery the work OF
handling the milk is greatly lessened
and butter OF a more uniform quality
can be made.-Cincinnati Commercial
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-01
Cows that make 800 lbs, of butter or less,

Prof. Wheaton sets a fairly high
standard for the COW that possesses no
value aside from her beef qualilca-
lions. A few years ago some of our
foremost Jersey breeders thought they
were setting themselves a very high
mark when they aspired to bring the
average Of their herds up to that point.
We fear a very large percentage Of
the Jerseys of the country would fail
to conn up to that standard, and their
beef value would be small recompense
for milking them two or three years at
a loss while determining what they
were going to do. We are afraid Prof.
Wheaton has overlooked one very i'm
portant point in determining the value
of a COW for strictly dairy purposes.
Gross returns are n thing, but net
return is sometimes quite a different
proposition, and the latter is what de-
termines finally the value of the ami
NAL. For example, in the recent report
of the production and cost of feed for
the Wisconsin dairy herd we find one
cow standing fourteenth as regards
value of total products, but thirtieth as
regards net returns or returns above
cost of feed consumed. Another COW
Of the same breed with $15.71 less total
product to her credit returned a larger
net profit by $3.50. The first mentioned
COW stood second in cost of food con-
sumed, the feed bill being 1887 more
than for the largest butter producer
in the herd, and six dollars more than
for the cow yielding the greatest value
of total products. In figuring above
total products the calf is not consid-
ered.-Prairie Farmer.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-01
A F~RENcHMAN's QUESTION.
Some of Them with Regards to the
RaceP Problem in America Diff
fcult to Answer.

Some very intelligent Frenchnen,
notably one of the editors of the FL
caro-, have been travelling lately in
America. The more this class@of peo-
pie see of America the more puzzled
they are over what is called the race
problem, and they ask some very inter-
esting questions, writes Booker T.
Washington, in the Independent. For
example, this editor of the Figaro
asked me why it was that in the Dis
trict of Columbia all races could ride
on the same seats in the street cars,
but in Alexandria, only six miles away
they a to occupy separate seats. He
also asked me why, i'll certain railroad
restaurants, the negro could stand at
the counter and eat, but would be put
out if he sat down to eat. For the
life Of me I could not make him UNI
derstand that to stand up and eat was
not regarded in some sections as a So
cial act, while to sit down was SO re-
garded. Then he asked me why China
men Or indians could ride ii a first
class car anywhere in America and me-
groes could not. He also asked me
why negroes could, as mechanics, build
houses at Atlanta, the home of Rob-
ert Toombs, and could not erect houses
in Boston, the home of Garrison. Then
he asked me why white men and black
men drank liquor in the same bar
room, but could not, in many parts Of
America, drink communion wine to-
gether in the same church. The aver
age Frenchman is mighty interesting.
Color prejudice is especially difficult
for him to understand in the face OF
the fact that mi of their greatest lit
erary characters, Alexander Dumas,
whose works can be found in nearly
every private and public library in the
world, was a colored man.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-01
oBEyED INSTRUCTIONS.
photographer Planted His Gamers
Where He Was Told To and
There Was Trouble.

The city editor summoned the photog.
rapher Of his staff, relates Youths Com.
Panion: Col. Welligan's house is burning
he said, and l want a picture of the fire
Get out there as quick as you can with
your camera and take a view of what's left
Of the building, from the inside Of the fence
corner"
But said the photographer, "if-"
That's the point | want it taken from
right in the corner."
But Isthink there's"
Il don't care whether there's a bette,
point OF not. You know what l want. Hurry
up! You are losing time"
The photographer took his Gamers and
departed. a few hours later he came in
with the proof. of a picture he had taken
from the desired point Of view.
"Wha is this?' asked the city editor.
That is a photograph of the ruins Of
Col. Welligan's house from the inside cor
ner of the fence, near the street"
II can't see anything Of the house"
~ can't, either" responded the photog
rapher. II tried to tell you there was a hi;
tree standing between that corner and the
house. but you wouldn't let me-"
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-01
HINTS FROM ENGLAND.
They Relate to h Precer and R.-
tionnI Method of Feeding Cows
for Milk Production.

On this subject an English dairyman
writes: 1t should never be forgotten,
if possible, to get a good supply of cab
bage from August to Christmas. Cows
like cabbage, and milk better on it
than on anything else known at that
season Of the year. This should be fol-
lowed on with mangels pulped and
mixed with corn chaff and cavins, with
> mixture of hay and oat straw cut up;
followed with q good proportion of
green hay or lucerne, not heated, but
green sweet hay. The owner may then
safely rely upon getting some good
milk, and plenty of 1t. When mangels
fail, or if given in liberal quantities, a
small supply of cotton-cake will an
many heifers are considered as failing
as mixers too early; this should not
be. It is often proved that heifers
not milking with their first calf milk
well when more matured in the second
years use. The lows should be kept
warm in the winter in well-sheltered
buildings, letting them out for a few
hours only, but not too long in frosty
weather Lucerne, If proved by using
1t green or made into nice hay, will
produce more milk than meadow hay.
But in the making 1t should be cut
early, when half in blossom, or much
nor is lost In value than in waiting
and getting a bulky crop. In paying
nor attention to the growing Of for
age crops we stand a much better
chance Of keeping the mill going. ]
am confident of this, that cows must
be fed well and literally on d regular
succession OF green foods if the owne,
wishes to show a good yield Of milk
and make a good return in its financial
result.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-01
Mr.. Case.


Frederika, Ia, Dec. 28.-Mr. A. S. Grover
is now "a years of age. For the last 80 years
he has suffered a great deal of sickness, and,
although he is a temperate man and never
used spirits of any kind, his kidneys had
troubled him very much. He said:-
Il was told l had Diabetes, and my symp.
toms correspondent exactly to those Of a
neighborhood. My feet and limbs were
bloated quite a little.
II heard of Dodd's Kidney Pills, and at
last determined to try them. l took in all
ten boxes before l was well, and now l can
truthfully say that | am all right. The
/ have gained iU eight t'p pounds lds in NV we iHd ie e9d
can sleep well at night, and every symptom
of my trouble is gone.
ut is some time now since I was cured
and I have not had the slightest return Of
any symptom of the old trouble"
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-01
MIX for Cheese Malsinr.

1t would seem from the experience Of
those who are in a position to know,
that when milk for cheese making has
been properly and thoroughly aired by
some OF the excellent devices on the
market for that purpose and then cooled
to a keeping temperature, 1t is not at all
necessary to resort to what is known
as the soaking process in cheese making
to ineure fancy quality. W. w. Hall,
Secretary New York Dairy Association.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-01
Dairy Cows and AppIes.

The discussion on apples making a
COW drunk seems to have brought out
different views. have seen cows down
that have eaten too many apples and
also corn, both green and dry. The
symptoms are SO similar in overfeed-
ing that | cannot distinguish between
green corn and apples. | think the
gases formed by these fermenting sub.
stances cause these symptoms. I do
know that giving the animal alcohol,
camphor or ether, especially alcohol,
helps to bring about an abatement Of
those drunken symptoms.-W. H. Ridge
Y. N. D.. in Rural New Yorker.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-01
A Matter Of Time,

Judge-So you snatched the cake from
the kitchen window where it was cool
ing, and ran away, did your
Hobo Charley-Yes, yeronner. Me
pal was waitin' fer me down on the bully
ward. an | was in a hurry.
Didn't have time to ask for some
thing to eat, eh?"
mo, yeronner."
Well, since it was only a matter of q
lack of time, We'll supply the lack. Thirty
days. American.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-01

be made. This is an ordinary chain
hanging swing 5tanchion, with blocks
on the floor and from the crosspiece
above On each side, to prevent the for
ward and back swing. This will allow
it to sideways. Rather than go
to this trouble, why not tie the cattle
by the neck?-Farm and Home.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-01
Getting Her Money. worth.

Milly-I was weighed this afternoon and
tipped the scales at 993 pounds.
Billy think that if the man that
had weighed you had been real generous,
he would have thrown in three-quarters of
q pound, and made it an even hundred.
$50 do L. But he was raunning one of
those You weigh for a cent affairs. The
next time I'm going to try a nickel-in-the
slot machine, and maybe I'll get more for
my money.''-Detroit Free Press.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-01

"That young man." said the visitor, "be
hayes as if he knew more than you do
.1 nssupaiIy re apsRed th the m visitor. Il 1w any
me ely his Observation-Disclosures Ledger.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-01

~Rheumatism's killing Pain
left in quick order after taking 10 doses
of DR.. Skirvin's Rheumatic Cure, in tab
let form: Is doses for 25c, postpaid
DIR. SKIRVIN CO., La Crosse, Wis. TX. L.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-01
vALJE OF DAIRY cows.
In Computing 1t the Net Results md
Not h Gross Income Is to Be
Considered.

In a recent exchange Prof. A. H.
Wheaton furnishes the following table
for determining the value of a dairy
cow:
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-01

Do not believe Piso's Cure for Consump.
ton has an equal for coughs and colds.-J.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-01

Whether a man is handsome, or wheth
er he only thinks he is, he acts just the
same.-N. Y. Times.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-01

/ pkg. Salzer's Queen of All Radish.. lOc.
and finest of their kind, have a retail
value Of Toe, but they are mailed to you
free, together with Salzer's big catalog,
well worth $4,000 to every w~ide-awake
gardener, all upon receipt of hut SOC in
postage and this notice. TX. IL
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-01

What women sigh for is long life without
old age.-Chicago Daily News.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-01

Fruit acids will not stain goods dyet
with Putnam Fadeless Dyes.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-01

Returns.-",What do you get in return for
your verses?" "Reverses."-Detroit Free
Press.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-01

Men often make up in wrath what the
want in reason.-Alger.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-01
Stops the Cough

and works off the cold. Laxative Bronze
Quinine Tablets. Price 25 cents
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-01
A SWING %STANCHION.
ance, Although 1t Seems Clumsy
and Complicated.

A stanchion which will swing side
ways and not forward and back has been
asked for by a subscriber. The accom-
panying illustration shows how it can
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-01
SPECIAL NOTICE

be has spent large sums of money in order to be
cured OF chronic headaches and indigestion and
famous doctors private prescription. This gentle-
mar, who refrains from using his will be
glad to send this doctors address to any one who Is
troubled us he was. Simply write, addressing Il. +.
=. Box lao. Scranton, Pa. and mention that you
are O reader of this paper.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-01
For soc and This Notice

the John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse,
Wis, will send free
l pkg. May LIST Carrot. .l0c.
l pkg. Earliest Green Eating Onion. .l0c.
/ pkg. Peep OF Day Tomato. ...... Zoe.
l pkg. Salzer's Flash Light Radish. .l0c.
l pkg. Salzer's Long Quick, Quick Rad.
l y 10o