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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-07
ANIMAL STATEsIENTs
For the year ending December rs SA. ID.
9OS, of tie condition and Affair Of the
Pennsylvania FIRE ms uniANcEs
CnMpAN Nv rs !.

e 1903. of tie condition and AffaiIs Of the
PENNSYLVANIA FIRE iNsunANc e q
COMPANY s3
or Philadelphia Organized under the
laws of the State of Pennsylvania, made
to the Commissioner of Insurance OF
the statesaf Sas.. Dakota in p.sssaasace Y;
of the Ia Ws OF slid State. Attorneys for y
service OF process I'M the State Of South
missioner Of lnsarance). Organized or
Incorporated March, 1925 Commenced 81
business April aA 1sTI;
Capital stock actually paid ,..5
PRoFERrYi OR Assigns OF r ffsS' COM
Cash value OF real estaie... $40, 10000
Css. In office $50 40
Cash on deposit 213, $50. Us
Loans on mortgages. being
htst lien on real estate
worth at least double
amount loaned thereon. TAG, 500 30 \.
Loans on stocks aud bonds, AZ
held as collateral security 6S5. loo. OO y
stocks and bonds owned by
the sempany . ss.5. rs " s.s5s.s14.ls
interest due and accrued. ~. g. ASH. Al ~
Total assets s5.26l, sls,5l
Capital stock actually paid
Losses yet unpaid .... Dog 400 II Il
Losses resisted ..,...,.,. is 400. 2S "A
Amount of uneafneei pre-
NUNS on all outstanding &
risks ...................... 3,116.7 89.75
Total liabilities S3,T42171.oO
INCOME OF THE COMPANY DURING
THE YEAR
Total premiums for the year. $3.50, 2s4. 30
interest receipts .,s.....s.... .llsssi,slST. 10 s
Receipts from rents ..... 13oT378 &c
Receipts not Included IN
above ............. 4,31I.5s
Total receipts ............. s3.779, 437.18
fA ti.Nlo z RES OF THE COMPANY 4
DURING THE YEAR.
Losses paid 1902 1874
Commissions and brokerage
J. paid to agents 1870: go. oss,e9
!, employes .l..=.l....s.... 17I.ooO.oo
Return premiums and cam
~, cellations 1879. ........ 9l6,a41s10
tate expenses .....i...,.... Ii, 1921 4
1nner taxes .....5.. ~, 1S8.72
Iiin'ns- ana advertlsing.... 154,GO6. GO
other expenditures .......,. 15.63l.03
Total expenditures ss.259, 71lsI
Risks outstanding al the
date OF preceding state
nsht S4322, d., $40. 90
Risks written since preced- .'s
ing statement ,,.......... &. :2,s4 ,428, 5000
u
), ,ros risks -; sic. as9 1900
during the Year. $2Ga. 906, 235
Risks reipsured
during the year 50. 4159o4
--------- .,pa A1o 20 m IL
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-07
Net amount of risks ii

force " So :. ~ ! ON, - -, =,
coMpANYs s,rATFMENTis OF s'o R1s ~
NE NESS TR p IN THE S1ATE
YEAR. SO. 2 eia - -
premium on risks written. Sl3.ti34 Al
1A l1n. o n,sks written 733, To7 90
year e; 1890. ...,... .275. A
iAossesf paia curing the year ,331. SO
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151.13o,997.oo'

S15s. 767,913.Oo
OF BUSI-
THE STATE
'URLNG THE
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-07

1otal expenditures .......
RISKS.
Risks outstanding at the
Date OF preceding state
ment ...e..
RISKS written since prcced-
ing statement -.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-02-11
CENTENARIAN WOULD MARRY
Aged New Jersey Resident Seeks
Third Bride-Wants Friends to
Provide n Home.

Although George Udell, of Passaic, N, j.,
will celebrate his one hundred and four
teenth birthday soon, he wants to marry
for the third time, and will accomplish
his wish II his friends will pay for the
ceremony and provide home for him
self and the bride.
Udell has several children and many
grandchildren and great-grandchildren,
but he was never blessed with son,
and he says that is the reason that he
wants to enter again the state Of matri-
mony.
Rebecca Wodiski, good-looking Jew
ish girl, 22 years old, Is the ideal in the
old mans mind, and she shows no aver
sion to him on account of age.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-02-11

In central New Yorp there is q H.
year-old orchard that has always been
managed on an exceedingly sensible
and profitable plan. The branches are
trained to the spreading habit
which opens the tree to the air and
sun. For about eight years the or
chard was plowed and planted tc
crops, which require thorough cult,
walton like corn. beans and potatoes
Then 1t was seeded down with alfalfs
and inoculated. This developed very
thick sod. which u cut three times I
year for hay. This hay is fed to stock
and thea the manure 10 all hauled bacl
again and spread around the trees
Under this system the orchard has nads
very remarkable growth.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-02-11

Corn Forty Years Old.

An Indiana farmer will exhibit at the
St. Louis work's fair corn which has
been in his possession for 40 years The
cereal. In spite Of its age, is in a splendid
state OF preservation. and all this time
has s'been kept in an ordinary corn crib.
II corn improved with age. as wine does,
this collection would be very valuable
; by this time. II Is not often that farm
ers keep corn very long nowadays. The
demand for feeding purposes and the
temptation to convert It into cash at
market are too much; besides. there
would be no advantage In storing away
corn indefinitely unless for the purpose
Of ascertaining bow long It would keep
Chicago Daily Sun.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-02-11

Number of farm seeds in pound va
ries greatly with even the leading farm
crops Red top 60S,000, reed canary
grass 100000, smooth-stalked meadow
grass 100000, rough-stalked meadow
grass 100000. Sleeps fescue 6S0,00O,
various-leaved fescue 100000. creeping
fescue 600, awnless bronze grass 137 900,
perennial rye grass 336,sO0, Italian rye
grass 100000. Sleeps fescue, $4,000.
meadow fescue 3lS,200, meadow oat
grass $4,000. yellow oat grass 2,045, 900,
velvet grass 1904 900. timothy Ito 500.
meadow foxtail 100000, vernal grass
1924, 900, crested dogs tail 1927, 900; al
sike clover 100000, sainfoin 22,5OO. red
clover 279, 900. white clover 100000, COM
mon kidney vetch $4,000, alfalfa or lu-
cern $500, trefoil 32S,000, birds foot
trefoil 375. 900, official goats rue $1,000.
Orange Judd Farmer.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-02-11
BUT ONE PROPER TINE.
Voted Massschusetts Horticalt~rist
says That All PraDing shou1d
Ne Done In June.

After three score years Of experience
In orchard culture, allow me to say
something on the proper time for
pruning. There is but one proper time,
the month of June, when the new bark
forms on the wood.
More orchards are ruined by being
pruned at improper times than from all
other causes. IL pruned In autumn or
winter, the bark will dry around the
stump and heal there, but never over
the end; this exposed stump will rot
out In few years, leaving q ragged
hole where water can enter, and the
decay of the center of the whole tree
begins, shortening It's life many years.
II pruned in the spring, the wound
bleeds. the sap often running down
and killing the bark below, making a
black. unsightly wound, which never
heals over. and the whole tree is sub
ject to decay.
II pruned In June, when the new bark
and wood Is forming, the wound begins
to heal at once. and no matter what ths
size Of the branch cut may be. the
wound will heal before decay begins II
the tree 10 vigorous and in good condi.
tion.
Care should be taken to cut close Il
the trunk or larger branch, 30 that thu
wound may heal over the end, for Il
cut two or three inches from the trun1
or main branch, nature forgets to carr,
the necessary material to heal over tn,
wound. and again the water enters AM
decay occurs.
When from accident, the effect OF SNOW
or Ice, large branch Ia broken, cuttsm
porarily. leaving . foot or more to b.
cut again close to the trunk In th,
month Of June.
The reason farmers generally prun,
In early spring is that they then hav
time and little else to do and are anx
ious to be at work. and thus have SOM
excuse; but II they could realize tn
damage they are doing to their owl
property. they might perhaps refrail
and put their labor to better account q
the proper season.-W. &. Ripley, Il
Country Gentleman.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-02-11
willows for Windbreaks.

In telling how to expeditiously plant
willows for windbreaks, a writer says;
"Take poles of the willow of any length
that may be desired. Bury these In the
ground some six inches below the sur
face This can be done by laying them
in the bottom of furrow plowed out
TO the depth desired. Before laying
them thus. cut notch in the pole
wherever tree is wanted Let the
poles lap a little at the ends, When put
in place the earth should be put back
In place again. and II firmed somewhat,
SO much the better. In a short time
the shoots will appear above the surface
Of the ground. Cultivation should be
given along the sides of these for a
couple of years, thus forming dust
blanket, which will help to keep in the
moisture, and which will also keep
down the weeds "--Shaw's Farmer.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-02-11

After some experience chicks can
be selected before they are two
monthsp old. Leghorn pullets soon
show their sex ON the wings. Barred
Plymouth Rock cockerels are lighter
than the pullets, and there Is differ
ence in the shape. Pullets seem to I'LL
out the wings sooner and take form
early. C6ckerels are straight up
(their heads curl over their feet),
have longer legs and necks and are
bare about the shoulders. The pullets
have rather more of the Dorking or
duck shape. not standing up SO
straight. Observation and experience
are the best guides. 1t is claimed that
II the little combs are examined with
magnifying glass those of the cock
erels will be straight. while those Of
the pullets will be inclined to lean
over.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-02-11
SUPPOSED COWBOY A GIRL.
Alice Pitchers Masquerade In Mon
tann Causes a sensation In
the Mountains.

The discovery that Percy" Pitcher,
cowboy, miner and hail fellow with the
young men of a dozen camps and
ranches, was not Percy" Pitcher at all
but Miss Alice Pitcher, 20 years old,
daughter Of wealthy organ manufac-
turer of Louisville, KY, has created no
end Of a sensation in Helena, Mont, and
the surrounding region. For three years
"Percy" had lived the life Of miner
and rancher and had made scores OF
friends among the young men and wom-
en- of half a dozen towns. The disguise
was assumed by the young woman to en-
able her to lead rough, outdoor life
which, her physician had told her, was
the only way In which she could ward
of consumption, with which she was
threatened.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-02-11

LEVEL FOR GRADING DrTcHEs
By three-inch stun nailed on risht-hand
stvaight edge and the level fastened on
the right-hand side Of the uprights, 20
a. to be out Of the way Of the stan or
handle, which can be Of any length TO
suit the operator. The bowel is fastened
on the uprights with one common screw
at the further end Of the level. The 9TH
er end opposite 10 fastened onto the
upright by cutting . narrow slot hole in
the upright, through which put small
bolt that will Just nll the slot hole side
ways, also coming through the level pro-
vided with. q thumb nut and washer as
shown on the drawing. There must be
great accuracy In putting the level upon
the uprights to have the bottom Of the
level and the bottom Of the straight edge
exactly parallel. When you are getting
the grade or fall Of ditch to the rod by
raising or lowering the rear end Of the
level by taking the difference ,on q
straight line with the bottom of the level
measured down at each extreme end OF
the straight edge, you can tell just what
incline your ditch win have per rod null
tiplying the variation by four For in
stance, II the difference in length of the
straight edge and the line OF the bottom
of the level was three-eights Of an inch.
the fall in the ditch per rod would be
twelve-eights. equal to " inches. as the
straight edge is one-fourth of 1914 feet.
Always drive the tile tight at the top
of the joint to keep out all the loose dirt.
My experience teaches me that the water
always enters the tile at the bottom. AL
ways use scoop to fit the size OF the
tile, then. when you fill in, the dirt will
not crowd the tile out of line. In setting
the level for work, have the incline SO
as to have the bubble always occupy the
center OF the opening Of the level. In SO
doing you seldom require the services
OF surveyor.-Prairie Farmer.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-02-11
HINTS ABOUT MILKING.

Milk as rapidly as possible without
irritating or worrying the cows.
Always milk q COW in the same
manner, at about the same time and
speed. Any change will irritate and
tend to excite her.
There should always be a friendly
feeling between the COW and the milk
er, and mixers should not be changed
II 1t can be avoided.
A COW will not give down" her milk
to millker she hates or is afraid Of,
and what she does give will be de-
flcient in butter fat.
After little manipulation of the
teats and udder, the milk is ready to
come down" Then is the time to
take IL, and do not delay.
The last milk drawn from COW Is
much richer than the first. The last
quart usually contains more than three
times as much butter as the first.
No definite rule can be given as tc
how the teats should be handled In
milking, as cows differ and hands diff.
fer SO much; but be sure of one thing
please the COW IL possible
Have the stable clean and have the
| cow clean. or you cannot get cleay
milk Lime and whitewash for walls
and posts is a good thing. Land
plaster is a good absorbent In the
stable.
When it comes a cows turn to bt
milked she knows It and expects 1t ant
wants to be MIXED. If you disappoin
her and milk half an hour later, tn,
chances are that you will get less anC
even poorer milk than if you milket
at the proper time.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-02-11
MARYLAND LEADS OFF.
Oranges of Thnt state support Ma
tional Demand for Federal Aid
In ROad building.

The state grange Of Maryland is the
first Of the state oranges TO follow the
National grange in demanding that the
government aid in improving the higk
ways. Al fully attended meeting In
Baltimore recently strong resolution
on this subject was adopted, and Master
]. b. Ager in his annual address said:
There seem to be great interest at this
time all over the state in regard to good
roads. 1t is said that the government
has expended $500 900 900 in improving
the rivers and harbors and proposes to
spend 5000 900 900 In building the 18TH
mian canal. Therefore we believe some
thing should be appropriated to assist
the farmers In building permanent high
ways.
According to Secretary Wilson's re-
port the farmers have aided the govern
'ment very materially. Discussing the
balance of trade. the secretary says that
the favorable balance of trade to the
credit Of this country is due entirely
TO the farmers. The balance Of trade in
the farm products during the last IA
years, no year excepted, aggregated a.
SO6,OOO,0OO In products. Other than the
farm products during the same period
the balance Of trade was adverse to this
country to the extent of $685., 5000 900
Our farmers not only Cancelled this i'm
mense obligation, but placed $3,940, ,000.-
600 to the credit OF the nation, when the
books OF the international exchanges
were balanced. He concludes that It Il
the farmers that have paid the foreign
bondholders, Now, why should not the
government aid the farmers In the con
struction OF roads? 1t is shown by care.
ful estimates that 1t cost $500, 900 900 te
haul the products of the farm to railway
stations, rivers and canals, which Il
vastly more than II costs to MAINTAIN
200 900 miles Of railway, and by careful
estimates the cost could be reduced one
half. I have no doubt that on some roadi
It could be.reduced much more"
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EFFECT OF BAD ROADS.
u II Felt Not Only ~ Farmers, Bst
BY Merchants and Railroad
COmpanies ~ Well.

Many people look upon the road Ques-
ion as one which affects mainly, II not
wholly, the people of the rural dis
tricts. This is a mistaken idea. Road
conditions seriously affect the people
OF all towns depending on trade with the
rural population. Bad roads hinder and
depress local trade by making 1t almost
impossible for the farmers to get to
town sometimes for weeks at stretch.
This depression in turn affects the
Wholesale trade. Local dealers reduce
their orders, are slow In making remit
tances and have to ask for extensions OF
credit.
The business Of the railways Is also
seriously affected. The farmers must
haul their produce to the shipping points
at times when the roads are in fairly
good condition. This causes congestion
Of traffic at times, and partial suspension
at other times. AS result Of this, the
railway companies must have great
many more cars and engines than would
be needed II the traffic were regular and
uninterrupted by impossible roads.
The road question has an important
influence on our national finances In
much the same way as 1t Affects railroad
interests. It is well known that q large
amount Of ready money Is needed In the
fall Of the year for "the movement OF the
crops" This always causes more or less
stringency In the money market. Good
roads would make It possible for the
farmers to market their crops more at
leisure, would greatly extend the time
during which their surplus would be car
ried to market, and would relieve these
periodic strains on the money market
which really have a depressing effect on
the business Of the whole country.
II can thus be seen that the effect Of
bad roads is far-reaching, affecting d.
rectly or Indirectly the people Of the
| towns and cities as well as those OF thu
rural districts. The road question Is
therefore, q national as well as loca
question. AS such 1t Is proper subjec
l'for consideration IN the halls OF con
gress, and It is at last receiving the Sc
rious consideration 1t deserves. Jus
what action will be taken cannot. o
course, be forecasted with certainty. bu
all indications point to the enactment o
national aid law-the Brownlow Dill
or some similar measure. Much, o
course, depends on the popular demand
IL the people who are most vitally In
terested in road improvement remaii
silent. congress will be slow to act. O
the other hand, II the farmers, busines
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-02-11
USEFUL WHEEL HOE

the blacksmith punch the holes for bolts
and turn the corners. A wooden wheel
will do. The large wheel Of an old sew
ing machine is best. The average farm
boy will have 1t built and out in the
snow with 1t to see II it hangs right
before you know It, On good garden
soil. free from stones, he will do az
much with 1t in ten minutes as you can
with a hoe in one hour.-John Jack
son, in Epitomist.
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M!..,rdSlllIJl1S
DITcH-oRADrNG LEVEL.
Farmers who Learn How TO Use 4
Will seldom Require the serv-
Ices Of Surveyor.

here give q rude sketch Of q
straight edge and level for grading tile
ditch, which I will try to explain.
First. the straight edge is Ave inches
wide by seven-eighths inches thick and
four feet one and half inches long,
making one-fourth of rod of 1S1s feet.
The straight edge is leveled on the bot
tom, SO that no lump of dirt or gravel
stone can get underneath to hold It on
from the bottom Of the ditch. The two
uprights. marked q, can be any length
to suit the operator, made Of one-hali
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-02-11
smear Points.

Gods love is not intensified by our
limitation of it.
You cannot hide poverty of thought
with polysyllables.
The best in this world never find their
best in this world.
1t is not necessary to be irreverent in
order TO be reasonable.
Some men are praying God for big
harvest, but they don't think It worth
while to enlarge the barn.
1t is no use calling a man brother
at the church door II you are not going ia
look on him as brother at your own
doo,.-Rams Horn.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-02-11
The Death Penalty.

A little thing sometimes results in
death. Thus mere scratch, insight
fcant cuts or puny boils have paid the
death penalty. 1t is wise to have
Bucklen's Arnica Salve ever handy.
It's the best Salve on earth and will
prevent fatility, when Burns, Sores,
Ulcers and Piles threaten. Only 25c
at The w. r. Smith Co.'s drug store,
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-02-11

Mrs. Smuge-Some kind person
should tell Senator Depew how old
his Jokes really ale.
Senator Smuge-He already knows
1t unless there is something wrong
with his press clipping bureau.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-02-11
keeping Vegetable. for winter.

: 10 enjoy wholesome and palatable
vegetables during the winter months
proper care is essential in gathering and
storing, A good plan of storing is great
ly needed. Sink barrel, box or caslS
two-thirds Its depth into the ground,
heap the earth around the projecting
part with a slope on all sides, place the
vegetables in. cover the top water
tight, and when winter comes throw an
arm load Of straw over them. II the
bottom is out of the barrel SO much the
better. Vegetables will keep In this
way Is fresh ~ when taken from the
ground. Celery should stand nearly
perpendicular. celery and earth alternat-
Ing. Freedom from frost, ease of access
and especially freedom from rot, and
freshness. are the advantages Of this
plsn.--D. L. Morris. In Epitomist.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-02-11

Abe Spluthers is visiting here. He
was resident of this place twenty
years ago, and at that time had the
honor of taking out the first spadeful
of earth for the first grave in the
cemetery.-BeSn Hill, Ind, Bacon.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-02-11
There is one milk COW to every four
inhabitants in the United States.
It is supposed tbat the avera @

1t is supposed that the average
depth of sand in the desert of Africa
is from forty to eighty feet.
81 see the Kentucky Legislature is
in session." said the editor.in-cbief to
the managing editor. "Better wire
the war correspondent to hurry to
Frankfort"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-02-11

The county board Of supervisors, Of
Elmirs. N. X, appropriated S254, 900 for
the construction Of goCd roads through
the county. The roads will be- laid out
in accordance with the plans Of the state
engineer and In harmony with the sug-
sastions Of the New York and Chicago
0ood Roads association. The roads an
lulended 70 form part OF > aighway
yg1ning den New York e 0hissGo.
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GREAT CONVENIENCE.
which Can BE Put Together by
Any bright Boy.

A great convenience is a combined
wood box and wood carrier. such as is
shown in the cut. Any ingenious boy
can make one from green sticks with the
bark left on. by boring holes for the in
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-02-11
Caw Had the Habit.

The Chicago Daily News remarks
that the Minnesota COW whose stomach
was found to be full Of pins probably
had the feminine habit Of putting pins
in her mouth.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-02-11

Japan Is .diverting her educational
fund to war purposes, says the Wash
ington Post. The original design OF
the fund was to teach the young Jap
anese idea how to shoot.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-02-11

1t Is reported that about 600 of the
immigrants landed In New York
during the last six months have be.
come public charges.
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WOOD BOX AND CARRIER.

sertion of ends whsre practicable, and
elsewhere using round-headed screws.
Such a carrier can be filled with wood at
the pile, carried to the stove, and al
lowed to set beside 1t until the wood is
used-Farm Journal.