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Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-06
PIGS FOR PROFIT.


The man who raises pigs looks to
their product as a return for the labor
and money expended, his whole object
being to get at the least cost the great
est returns from a certain quantity of
food
One must first select the animals
best suited for breeding purposes.
Those that grow quickly, mature early
and fatten easily are most desirable.
There are several breeds to select
from. 1 prefer the Duroc-Jersey.
always keep a thoroughbred male hog
and do not allow him with my sows
during the months of August, Septem-
Der and October, as this time would
bring pigs in the cold winter months.
l keep the boar in good order, almost
fat. all the time. as he will produce
more vigorous pigs. The SOW should
be treated in like manner until she is
about nine months old before she is
bred. They should then have careful
attention, especially at narrowing time.
She should be kindly treated, provid-
ed with good warm shelter in winter
and a nice, cool, shady place in sum-
mer. and fed literally on nourishing
food, for she must sustain her own life
and that of her pigs by the food she
eats. feed my sows oats. bran, slop
and not much corn at narrowing time.
Corn is too heating. I give them a
good dry nest. always on the ground.
After they farrow 1 look to my pigs
for my profit. 1 feed but little the
first few days and never disturb the
nest. Give plenty of pure cool water
and keep up the same foods for sey-
eral days.
count the pigs just as so many dol
lars, and teach the little fellows to
drink Stop and eat so they will do to
wean at six or eight weeks old. l
wean the most thrifty ones first, leav-
ing the puny ones with the SOW few
weeks, but never let pigs suck the
SOW over three months. 1t is injurious
to both.
If the pigs are properly taught to
eat, IL is pest to take the SOW away
from them. Proper care and feeding
are next in Importance to selecting
good healthy stock. One-half in the
breed and the other in the feed and
care. The pig is naturally a clean
animal and will never sleep on dirty.
wet straw if it can. obtain clean. The
pig is sometimes seen to wallow in
dirty pools,<but this is to cool the
skin, and it is not the pigs fault if
the only water it can find is a muddy
pool. Hogs kept warm and sheltered
in winter will fatten on less food
than wheR exposed. The slop trough
should be cleaned often.-Joseph
Studebaker, in Indiana Farmer.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-06
WEEDS.

Nothing responds so quickly to fall
rains as the weeds. Meadows are COW
cred, clover fields become green, the
wheat or oat stubble are soon hidden
with the rapid growth of weeds.
Weeds are expensive enemies in cul-
tivated lands. They get near the
growing corn and can only be routed
with the hoe, requiring a great amount
of hand labor.
Weed destruction can be made much
cheaper where the moving machine is
made the tool for eradication. If the
mower is used in the fall, clipping the
fields before the seed natures, it is a
wholesale method of destroying not
only the present crop, but the field
in the future is made more nearly
clear of weeds. II clover has been
sown in the stubble, clipping the weed
forms a winter protection for the
cover. and does not take plant food
and moisture, SO much needed by
young clover when getting ready for
winter. Clipping the weeds now does
double purpose. Since it is more
cheaply done now than at any time of
year, it should be one of the regular
plans on every farm to destroy weeds
before they mature seed.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-06
IIfDCOln's Poetry.

It Is a sentimental habit OF speech
to regret the songs never sung" Yet
the dispassionate critic knows there is
quite enough poetry. unless it is of the
very best; be has no tears for mute,
irgloriOus Millions" But there is no
true American who would not pay
price for a certain batch Of poems
probably long ago destroyed.
Gibson William Harris, who was 4
law student in Lincoln & HerndOn's
Office from 1916 to 1S47, has written
for the Woman's Home Companion
some Of his recollections Of Abraham
Lincoln. In putting the Office in order
one morning, he came upon two or
three quires Of letter paper, stitched to-
gether, inside desk. He turned the
leaves, and found that they were Gov
cred with stanzas in Mr.. Linccln's
neat, running hand.
When Mr.. Lincoln came in the young
man took the manuscript out Of the
desk again, and held it up with the
unnecessary and impertinent inquiry
whether the poems were his.
Where did you find it"' asked Mr..
Lincoln.
He took the manuscript, rolled it up
and stuffed it into his pocket. 1t was
never seen again. The theory Of the
writer who tells this story is that it
was taken home and put into the fire.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-06
GRASS AND CLOVER PAYING
CROPS.

CHOHS.
Pasture grass is not often consider.
ed a cash crop, and hay does not, per-
haps, bring to the pocketbook, when
sold, quite as large revenue as titled
crops. So farmers have preferred to
manure the cultivated crops and to
trust that enough fragments would
be left over to satisfy the less insis-
tent demands of the grass.
Of late, however, more careful study
OF the situation has led progressive
farmers to believe that the advantage
lies in reversal of this process. To
give the grass and clover the best of
care and to feed them literally, allow
ing the neglect in feeding, if there be
any, to fall upon the TILED crops, is
far better than it is to starve the
grass and put all the added fertility on
the "cash" crop. Why? Because the
very root development and soil shad-
ing which have enabled the grass to
utilize so we'll the natural food in the
soil, also fit them together most COM
pletely, and to use most efficiently the
scattered fertility which man distrib-
utes upon the fields.
With the added growth the grasses
make upon the extra supply of food,
there comes an increase in the num-
Der of roots to fill the soil with veget-
able matter and an increase in the
amount Of scattered leaves, broken
stems and refuse matter on the sur.
facial Of which is of inestimable
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-06
Compulsory Silence.

The reproach Of a long tongue can
not be brought with truth against the
Korean wives They are almost abso-
lutely silent. A bride dare not utter
word or make even a sign, however
much her husband may tease or taunt
her; for to break silence would mean
total loss of caste. Among the higher
classes it may be weeks or months be-
fore a husband hears his wife's voice
for the first time, while the wife does
not speak or even look at her father
in-law for years after her marriage.
Lovely place Of abode, that Hermit
Kingdom!
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-06

Philip Hichborn, Rear Admiral United
States Navy. writes from Washington,
D. c., as follows:
"Affer the use of Peruna for 3 short
period, I can now CheerfuHy recon-.
mend your valuable remedy foRny ono
who Is I'm need of an inYigOrafin4
tonic "--PhiLp Hichborn.
No remedy ever yet devised has re-
ceived such unstinted eulogy from so
many renowned statesmen and military
men as Peruna.
Our army and navy are the natural
protection of our country. Pcruna IS
the natural protection of the army and
navy in the vicissitudes Of climate and
exposure.
If you do not derive prompt and satis-
factory results from the use Of Peruna,
write ut once to DR.. Hartman, giving Q
full statement Of your case, and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable adj
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President Of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-06
cAuDY YOUTH PUT TO ROUT.
The woman's Meaning Cough Didn't
Eeazo Him.

Feazo Him.
The young man who occupied seat
Oh the bench in the corner drug store
seemed we'll satisfied with himself. He
had pulled his trouser legs we'll up to
preserve their careful crease and was
displaying a generous section OF gaudy
stockings above his low-cut patent
leather shoes. His hat was pushed to
the back of his head to give full eff
feet to a parted bang that looped on
each side over his forehead. His turn
over collar pressed well against his
chin and was decorated in the center
by a diminutive plaid bow. His cuffs
were large and glossy and he seemed
conscious Of every one Of these de-
tails and TO approve of them perfect
ly.
He had just lighted a cigar at the
swinging gas jet over the counter and
It's smoke seemed to annoy the woman
who was also seated on the bench,
waiting for her car. Perhaps it was
the smoke and perhaps it was the gen
eral effect Of the young man.
A puff Of smoke floated over to the
woman and she coughed coughed
loudly and pointedly - but the serene
complacence Of the young man was in
no wise disturbed. He turned around
a little-stiftiy, because of the collar
and the indignant look that he receiv-
ed ought to have been enough for him.
It was not, however, and the woman
rose and walked to the other side Of
the store.
At that moment the door opened and
a stout, elderly woman with several
bundles and three children entered and
made for the bench. The young man
did not move at first, but one of the
children kicked against him with her
swinging feet and he shifted a little,
readjusting his trousers. The action
drew the child's attention to the stock
ings and she pointed at them. See,
mammal she cried
Yes" said the matron in loud,
cheerful tones. They're pretty, amt
they? Look at them little red flowers
in 'em. Aain't they sweet? Like Sis
ter Maggie's fancy bag, amt they"
The other children slid off their seats
to obtain a better view of the gor-
geous hose. The young man turned q
little red, but continued to smoke. The
woman who had left the bench SEEM
ed Dleased and Interested
And see the pretty, shiny shoes"
continued the stout woman.
The children drew a little closer to
the shoes and gazed at them in open
mouthed admiration
1t was too much. The young man
rose and evading the eye Of the grin
ming drug clerk, left the store. AS
for the woman who had left the bench,
she bought half-pound box of choco-
lates and gave them to the children
Chicago News.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-06
FARM NOTES.

Farming is poor business when the
farming is poor.
Much labor and expense may be
saved by planning ahead of time.
Care and fertilizers make the farm;
care and feed make the stock
Any animal when fed heavily should
have a change of food, especially
sheep.
Free exercise for hogs develops
muscle and frame and adds to the
value of the pork.
By using the drill for sowing the
depth of covering is uniform and there
is no loss of seed.
Never let the farm work or stock
stand still Or retrograde, but keep
both progressing steadily.
The productiveness or unproductive-
ness of farm depends chiefly on the
farmer and his methods.
The value of wood ashes in the or
chard and of coal ashes on heavy wet
clay can hardly be overestimated.
Always keep stock so well that it is
ready for sale at any time, SO that if
a. rise in market occurs advantage
may be taken of it.
Quality is placed last in the essen
tial points of fruit for market Hardi-
ness is given first, next, productive
ness, size, beauty, ability to stand
transportation, season of ripening.
One advantage with the public dairy
will be found in the increased rich
ness Of the farm, caused by the extra
quality and quantity of the manure
made ON account of keeping more
COWS and giving them better feed.
Variety in feeding belongs to profit
able stock growing, whether swine or
other animals, but in connection with
variety there must be judgment used
in changing and in the combinations.
Too marked change can only be fol-
lowed with disastrous results.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-06
First Safety Razor,

Safety raZorS were manufacturer
in England sixty years ago. One
style, known as the guarded razor"
had a loose frame or guard of brass
added to the blade, it's purpose being
to prevent the edge from penetrating
to any serious depth when the in
strument was used by in1rm or nerv-
GUS persons. To-day We have a dozen
or more different kinds of safeties,
and even boys are using them for the
youthful encouragement of whiskers.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-06
$50. 800 in Gold Coin

Will be paid in prizes to those COM
ing nearest at estimating the paid at
tendance at the st. Louis Worlds
Fair.
The above amount is deposited with
the Missouri Trust Company, as per
the official receipt Of the treasurer Of
that financial institution and publish
ed in the schedule Of prizes announced
elsewhere in this paper. The Worlds
Fair Contest Company, Delmar and
Adelaide avenues, st. Louis, Mo-, are
Offering these prizes and there is no
doubt Of the cash being in bank to pay
the lucky winners. The contest closes
October 18th.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-06

There is more Catarrh In this section Of the
country than all other diseases put together. and
until the last few years was supposed to be in
durable. For a great many years doctors pro-
nounced 1t a local disease. and prescribed local
remedies. and by constantly falling to cure with
local treatment. pronounced it incurable. Science
has proven catarrh to be a constitutional dis
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure. manufactured by +.
j. Cheney & Co.. Toledo, Ohio. is the Only coz
stitutonal cure on the market. II is taken III
ternally in doses from 10 drops to q teaSpoonful.
1t acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. They offer one hundred
dollars for any case IL fails to cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials. Address.
+. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo O..
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-06
PROFIT IN HAND SEPARATOR.

Hand separators average about Sl0o
each, but this cost can be saved in
year in any dairy where tee or more
COWS are kept; this has been demon
strated time and again. so there is no
doubt about it. Manufacturers of sep
arators claim that the saving is about
ten dollars COW per year and is based
on the fact that the cream is taken
from the milk while it is sweet, hence
there is no danger Of it becoming sour,
and because of this almost perfect con-
dition the cream ripens more evenly
and, therefore, makes a better quality
of butter. Again, as the separating is
done soon after milking the value Of
the skim milk for feeding purposes is
greater, as it is usually given to young
stock while it still retains the animal
warmth There is everything in favor
of the hand separator and nothing
against it, so that any man with a
dairy of proper size, who does not
have a separator. is cheating himself
out of just so much good profit.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-06
Sterillzlne a Roll of Bills.

Mr.. Bid you take any money
out Of my pockets last week, dear?
I've missed a roll of bills.
Mrs. B.-Yes, Charlie, l did. You
know they say that old bills are SO
full Of bacteria it isn't safe to carry
them at all, and they were all awfully
old ones.
Mr.. B.-And did you steriliZe them
thoroughly?
Mrs. B.-I think l did.
Mr. BLOW?
Mrs. B.-Why, I exchanged them
at the tailor's for new spring suit
Detroit Free Press.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-06

advantage to subsequent crops. The
soil Is thus made fine and porous; the
decay OF green vegetable matter forms
acids, which set free additional plant
food from the particles of earth; and
the accumulated humus makes the
ground like sponge to hold moisture
for the next crop.-William S. Myers
in the American Cultivator.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-06

A huge sunfish, the largest ever seen,
was recently captured near Santa Cata-
lima Island, off the coast OF California.
1t weighed about 1900 pounds.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-06
WHAT ROME THINKS
TIE P0PE'S PHYSICIAN ENDORSES
AN AMERICAN nEMEDY.
DIR. Lapponi Uses DIR. Williams Pink Pills
In His Practice Because Results
Meet His Expectations.

DIR. Lapponi Uses DIR. wiIliams' Pink Pills
In His Practice Because Results
Meet His Expectations.
DIR. Lapponi, the famous physician to
the Vatican, whose name has recently
come SO greatly to the front on account
OF his unremitting attention to His
Holiness, the late Pope Leo XIII, and
the high esteem and confidence with
which he is regarded by the present
Pope, His Holiness Plus x, is man OF
commanding genius. He is more than
a mere man Of science; he is man of
original and independent mind. I'm
trammeled by the "etiquette" of the
medical profession and having used DIR.
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People in
bis practice with good results, he freely
avows the facts and endorses the value
of this remedy with an authority which
no one will venture to question.
Or. Lapponi's Letter.
81 certify that I have used DR..
Williams Pink Pills in four cases
of the simple anRmia of develop
ment. After few weeks of treat
ment, the result came fully up tony
expectations. For that reason I
shall not fail in the future to extend
the use of this laudable preparation
not only in the treatment of other
forms Of the category of ansemia or
chlorosis, but also in cases of neuras-
thenia and the like"
(SignedD GIUSEPPE LAPPoNI,
Via del Gracchi 1872, Rome.
The simple an@mia of Development
referred to by DR.. Lapponi, is of course,
that tired, languid condition of young
girls, whose development to womanhood
is tardy and whose health, at that neriod,
is so often imperiled. His opinion of
the value Of DR.. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People at that time is of the
highest scientific authority, and it con-
firms the many published cases in which
an8mia and other diseases of the blood,
as we'll as nervous diseases such as ner-
vous prostration, neuralgia, St. Vitus'
dance, paralysis and locomotor ataxia
hare been cured by these pills. They
are commended to the public for their
efficiency in making new blood and
strengthening weak nerves. After
such an endorsement they will be ac-
copied by the medical AID scientific
world at their full value.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-06
Another Lon1-Felt Want.

Tough-Have yer got pull enough in
Washington to git a patent fer me!
Patent Lawyer-What is your inven-
ton?
Tough-It's pneumatic tire fer per-
lice clubs.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-06

Young men often lose their heads in
winning the hearts Of women.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-06

Mrs. WInsloW's eoornIyo 511Ur for Children
testhing; softens the gums reduces Inflammation. q
iays pain cures wind collie. d cents bottle
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-06

The anarchist confers a great favor by
not practicing what he breaches.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-06

SUGGESTIONS TO SHEPHERDS.
Sheep require a variety of food to
form flesh and fat.
With sheep, rather more than with
any other class of stock, care must De
taken not to overfeed.
Overstocking is usually injurious to
the sheep and ruinous to the farmer.
Dryness is one of the requirements
in the production of the finest grades
of wool.
No sheep should be allowed to die
of old age, but all should be fattened
and sent to market before their vital
ity has been impaired.
Sheep are naturally gregarious.
When one is seen by itself something
Is evidently wrong.
In commencing to fatten sheep, the
feeding should not be crowded at first.
but gradually increase the amount of
the ration.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-06
HELPING MoULTING HENS.

We told few weeks ago OF the ne"
method of assisting hens to moult Dy
keeping them in houses on smal
allowance Of food and then turning
them on to a grass run, and while TINS
plan works we'll care must be taken
that the rations are not too greatly
reduced. Hens treated IN thls inan
ner must be in good laying condltlon
at the time of moulting or they Will
not be able to stand the half-starVa-
ton plan. They must have plenty OF
water and grit and about one-half the
grain allowance, and as soon as the
feathers begin to drop should be gwen
the benefit of the range, whether II oe
in ten days or two weeks or longer
after the first confinement. some
hens will get in shape for the range
in a week and others in two weeks
hence, must be treated accordingly.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-10-18
!lIGHT RAISE GIGANTIC
SUGAR CANE IN HAWAII
The New Soil Vaccination Is Producing Great
Crops Of Other Thinss--.Bacteria Which
Invisorates Seeds Without Fertilization.


Honolulu. Hawaii, oct. 18th, 1905.
Editor Advertiser: | wish to can at
tention through the columns OF your
raper to an article in the October cen
fury entitled "lnoculating the Ground
The discovery made by Drs. Noble ana
Moore seems OF so much Importance
that every one Interested In sugar
should read the article at once and II
would seem advisable that no time
should be lost in testing the value OF
their process on such of our sugar es-
tates as have more or less worn out
lands.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-10-18
CHAMBERLAIN'S COUGH REMEDY
CURES COLDS.

This remedy acts on natures plan,
allays the cough, relieves the lungs
aids eNpectoration, opens the seoretions,
and aids nature In restoring the sys-
TEN 10 a healthy condition. II II ia
nous Tor It's cures over a large part of
the civilized world. For sale by all
dealers and druggists. Benson, smith
a co., Ltd, agents for Hawaii,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-10-18
General Insurance Co. tor Sea.
River and Land Transport
of Dresden.

Having established an agency at Ho-
nolulu and the Hawaiian Islands, the
undersigned general agents are author
lied to take risks against the dangers
of the sea at the most reasonable rates
and on the most favorable terms.
F. A. SCHAEFER & &C.,
Agents for the Hawaiian islands.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-10-18
AQnbuTg-BIe1eA Fire Insurance CO

The undersigned having been ap-
pointed agents of the above company
are prepared to insure risks against
Ore on Stone and Brick Buildings and
IN Merchandise stored therein on the
nost favorable terms. For particulars
.pply at the office of
F. A. SCHAEFER & CO., Agts.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-10-18
NORTH. German Marine Insur'ce Co.
OF BERLIN.
Fortuna General Insurance Go.
OF BERLIN,

The above Insurance Companies have
established general agency here, and
the undersigned. general agents, are
authorized to take risks against the
dangers OF the sea at the most reason
able rates and on the most favorable
terms.
F. A. SCHAEFER & CO.,
General Agents.