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The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-01-03
THOUSANDS HAVE KIDNEY
TROUBLE AND DON'T KNOWN
To Prove What Swamp-ROot, the Great Kidney Remedy, Will
do for YOU, Every Reader of The Progressive Farmer May
Have a Sample Bottle Sent Free by Mail.

Weak and unhealthy kidneys are
responsible for more sickness and
suffering than any other disease,
therefore, when through neglect or
other causes, kidney trouble is per-
mitted to continue, fatal results are
sure to follow.
Your other organs may need atten-
tion-but your kidneys most, because
they do most and need attention
first.
If you are sick or "feel badly"
begin taking DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root, the great kidney, liver and
bladder remedy, because as soon as
your kidneys begin to get better they
will help all the other organs to
health. A trial will convince anyone.
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DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great
kidney and bladder remedy, is soon
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it's wonderful cures of the most dis
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SO Cottage St., Melrose, Mass,
January II, 1904.
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The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-01-03

OCuuy also the humdn teeth. Tx
anime your own mouth with a mir
ror, and also the teeth of your school
mates. How many are there alto
gether? How many kinds are there 2
How many teeth of each kind? What
is the use of each kind? Draw a
picture of the lower jaw and of the
upper jaw? How should the teeth
be cared FORE
Fifth Grade.-Study Agriculture.
Sixth Grade.-Study the stems of
towering plants. They can be
classed into two groups by means of
their stems. You may take the corn
stalk as an example of one class, and
the maple as the example of the
other. Cut the maple in cross Sec
tions. You will notice there is a
pith in the middle, surrounded by
wood of greater or less thickness,
and this is surrounded by bark.
Sketch some woody stems and show
this structure. Now examine the
corn stem. You will notice that
there is no bark that can be sepa-
rated from this stem as in the case
of the maple, etc. You will notice
little dots scattered throughout the
pith. Slice these lengthways and
you will see that they are veins.
These i'll reality contain the wood
of the corn. You see therefore that
the wood is here scattered through
out the pith. and note the arrange
ment of the circles around it as in
IA of the other plants examined.
All lilies and many other plants have
stems like the corn. Most trees and
many other iants have stems like
the maple. The former are called
monocotts, end the latter discotts.
Take trips into the woods and
fields and watch the birds eating.
How many of these are insect eating
birds2 What kinds of insects do
they eat? Do they eat the active in
sect, or the egg of the insect or it's
chrysalis or lava?
Seventh G~rade.-Mushrooms are
of interest to all. The question Of
ten arises how to distinguished a
mush room from a toad stool. There
is no general rule. 1t is necessary
for the person who desires to know
whether a given, form is edible or
poisonous for that person to know
hat particular kind and each par
ticular kind which he wishes to eat.
Mushrooms are of interest, however, |
aside from their edibility. Did you
ever stop to wonder whether they
produced seeds or whether they bios
somed, and if not, how they are pro-
pagated? There are two great
groups of toad stools, one having
the gills and the other the pores.
The gills are little thin plates hang
ing down from the main cap of the
toad stools. If, however, the fun
gus belongs to the pore class, the
lower side of the cap will be found
to be penetrated by numerous very
small pores and no gills will be pres
emit. You can readily classify the
toadstools and mushrooms of your
.eighborhood into these two classes.
Some of each group are edible and
are poisonous. 1t is on the
surface of these gills or on the
membrane lining these pores that
very numerous srores for the pur-
pose of reproducing the plant are
borne.
Skeletons of animals. Secure, if
possible, for your school skeletons
one or two animals. For exam
pie the dog. cat, or sheep. 1t is very
nossih1e TO nick I'D a nearly
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-01-03
Nature Study for Early January.E:

upOh u1bSASAAN LIZ VI AIAO Aol
plants have been completely killed by
frost9 What plants are uninjured
by it? What plants are killed in ex-
posed places, but remain alive in
sheltered places? How does frost eff
feet those plants which it Injuries but
does not kill?
Study the life of squirrels. How
do they move? Do they run, walk,
gallop, etc.? What kinds of food do
they eat? Do they use their paws
in eating their food? What use do
they make of their front teeth? Can
you ever see how they use their other
teeth? How many motions does the
jaw have? Is there anything pecu-
liar about the inside of the mouth?
Second Grade.-Oak Tree: Note
the general shape of different kinds
of oak rtees. Also the bark, both
near the ground and high up in the
tree. What color is the bark2 How
does it tear apart? Hiatt is, what
shape are the markings upon it?
What is the average height of the
different oak trees? When do the
oak leaves fall? How long does it
take an acorn to ripen?
For your animal study compare
the fur of the rabbit with that of
the squirrel as to its length of hairs,
stiffness of hairs. straightness, close
ness of them to the skin, and number
and kinds of hairs.
Third Grade.-Study the Moses:
Examine trees in the forest and see
where moss prevails most, on the
south, north, east or west sides. 1t
is really the presence of more mois-
ture on one side which accounts for
the presence of more moss ON that |
side.
Moss consists of leaves bearing
numerous small green leaves, and at
certain times of the year we may find
little brown hair-like stalks arising |
from the moss plant. On the tips
of these STALKS are little swollen, hol-
low receptacles, not much larger than
a pin head. These contain the spores !
correspond to the seeds of flow
ering plants, since they are capable
of reproducing the plant. Collect as
many kinds of MOSES as you can, be-
ing especially careful to get them in
the fruiting condition. Label them
neatly, telling where and when you
collected them, and put them on exhi-
bition in your school room.
What kinds of birds are present at
this time of the year? What is their
chief food? VIII they eat injurious
things or useful things? Are they
in this way friendly or unfriendly?
Can you observe any change in their
feeding habits when the ground is
covered with snow or crusted over
with ice?
Fourth Grade.-Locate as many
kinds of pine trees as you can and
then study them in reference to the
ripening of the cones. How many
wears docs If take for each kind of
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-01-03

If your water, when allowed to re-
main undisturbed in a glass or bottle
for twenty-four hours, forms a sedi-
ment or settling, or has a cloudy ap-
pearance, it is evidence that your kid
neys and bladder need immediate at
tention.
Swamp-Root is pleasant to take
and is for sale the world over at
druggists in bottles of two sizes and
two prices-ffty-cent and one-dol-
lar. Don't make any mistake, but
remember the name, Swamp-Root,
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the
address, Binghamton, N. Y, on every
bottle.
prove the wonderful merits of
, bottle and a book of valuable in
e by mail. The book contains many
testimonial letters received from
nd success of Swamp-Root are so
ed to send for a sample bottle. In
E & Co.. Binghamton, N. Y, be sure
in The Raleigh Progressive Farmer
ranteed.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-28
LEG AND NOSE BROKEN IN
STREET CAR ACCIDENT
PAsQUAL sTEFFERs STRUCK BY
SAN PEDRO FLYER
Secretary Of ST. Joseph's Society sus-
talns Painful Injuries by Standing
Too Near the Track In an Effort
TO Board an Interurban Coach

Pasqual steffers of 1921 West First
street was struck by a San Pedro In
terurban car at Fifty-seventh and
Manchester streets last evening and
sustained two fractures of the left leg
a broken nose and numerous cuts about
the head and face.
Steffers, who is secretary Of ST. Jo'
seph's society, had been at a society
picnic in the country and attempted tc
flag a San Pedro flyer on the Inter
urban line. He stepped too near the
track, and the car, travelling at full
speed, struck him in the face and
hurled him into the gutter.
Plus Kohler who was one OF the pic
mic party. went to his aid and the car
returned to the scene OF the accident.
Steffers. Kohler and other members of
the Steffers family were taken aboard
and carried TO Third street. where the
ambulance from the receiving hospital
was in waiting
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-28

enough to make the necessary calls If
to property owners lived on the
streets, but practically all of them live
in different parts of the city, and the
secretary has Travelled over Los Ange-
les many times in his efforts to find
the owners of the property fronting
on these streets.
Most of them were pleased that some
one had taken the lead in the enter
prise and readily signed for the i'm
provements. The task is almost COM
plete and 1t is believed that the petit
tions will be ready for presentation to
the council in the near future. The
league wants, before presenting them,
to secure such large majority of the
frontage that the council can immedi-
ately grant the petitions and order the
work done as soon as is legal.
One of the principal reasons for paw
ing these streets is to prevent storm
water from washing out the streets on
the steep hills and covering the paved
streets below with a deposit of mud
from a foot to two feet deep, as has
happened in the past With the streets
paved this trouble will end.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-28
COMPLETE PLANS FOR
EDUCATIONAL COURSES
N. M. C. A. Committee Announces Ar
rangements for Opening of VIM
ter Season of Study


Plans for the winter educational work
of the Y. M. c. A. have been perfected
by the educational committee, composed
of the following: Messrs. w. r. How
ard chairman; William Chambers, DR..
J. G.. Lund, Charles A. Baskerville, w.
S. Twogood and Prof. ]. M. MacFerron.
Following are the courses of study:
Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, book
keeping, penmanship, spelling, gram
mar, letter writing, architectural
drawing, free hand drawing, mechan-
ical drawing. electricity, business law,
stenography, English literature, ora
tory, Spanish, German, chemistry,
mining, United States history. guitar
and mandolin, orchestra, vocal music
and glee club, plan reading and esti-
mating, special school for employed
boys and automobile school,
This branch was established about
twelve years ago. The enrolment last
year was 500, with about thirty classes.
The present quarters on Hill street are
inadequate and new rooms will be se-
cured for the evening school, which
will be known as the association in
stitute.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-28
MEXICAN HOLIDAY PARTY
NEARLY ENDS IN TRAGEDY
Police Interfere as Table Knives and
Dagger Are Ready to
Clash

Gathered about a large table in the
front room of Jose Calelon's home,
2l44 East Eighth street. dining and
drinking beer yesterday afternoon, a
large party Of Mexican men and women
were celebrating a holiday when one
of the guests became angered at the
host and struck him on the nose.
Miss Louise Martinez. realizing that a
fight would follow, rushed to a neigh
boris telephone and notified Patrolman
Glenn. Within few minutes the off,
Ger arrived and was just In time to
prevent bloodshed. One of the Mexi-
cans, holding a dagger. was cornered
by three others, with table knives. The
party was sent to the police station to
explain. but as ali answered mo sabe"
to all questions. they were released.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-28
LIVE CITY AGENTS
WHO SELL THE HERALD
IN LOS ANGELES

HOTEL VAN NUYs BROADWAY news
stand, 410 south Broadway, city.
HOTEL NAT1CIk news stand, no West
HOTEL. HoIIENBEcK news stand,
Second md Spring streets, city.
y. II. GARDNER. aO5 south Spring
HoTEI, ANGELUs nows stand, corner
Fourth and spring streets, city.
eerSe eorper EomTth and Main Mai streets, city.
HOTEL ROssLYN, 437 south MAIN
n. A. RoHN. SIs south Spring street,
RAMONA hook COMPANY. 2O7 West
II. W. COLLINS. 6ss south Main street,
y. RxwAK, Hotel LanIkersbim news
stand corner Seventh and broadway
NEW ERA book COMPANY, Oo1 south
HOLMES hook COMPANY. AL south
HoTSI. NADEAT new. stand, corner
First md Spring streets. city.
OLIVER 4 HAIN11s. 1Os south Spring
HoTHSI. VAN NUYs news stand, Fourth
and Main streets, city.
II. s. sIoETNo, I,'' corner % seventh and Hill
FREEMAN LffscoMBE COMPANY, Six
MIR. HARMON. 1ol NORTH Daily street,
MIR. GANsERT, corner seventh nnd
AlvnradO st-eets, city.
MRS K0RBDE\, 1s0S East First street.
BANKS q GREEN. 1000 south Main
HOLMES hook COMPANY, 2S7 south
Main street. city.
NJ. A. REM, 61S East Fifth street, city.
N. LOENNECKER, 251 East Firth
G. wETHERILL. 244s South Main
u. AMOS, 5i4 West Seventh street, city.
~. JOPE $40 West Seventh street, city.
G. sAKELARES, 515 North Main street.
JACOB MoRTENsEN. a1a 40. Main st.
HENRY PORATH, 623 Central Ave.
A. 8. RALPH. III Commercial St.
w. u. SHOCKLEY. 1H1 NO. Main 81.
MAX ROTH CIGAR CO., 400 South MAIN
y. n. ALLEN, 1910 East First street.
LADD q STORY. 2133 East First street
@. TATE, $500 East Fourth street.
sU PHELPS, 1S2S East Seventh street
y. D1LERNIA,15O4 East Ninth street.
A. MFTZGER. 80 East Ninth street.
&fR. CUTBUSH, corner East First anu
Utah streets.
r. DEHMLOW. 2no2 West Pico street.
NORFOLK STOVE CO., 2683 West Pico
E. D. BURLINGAME, 2s1S West Pico
A. ELMsTEAD. 2O2o south Main street.
III. STRJCF<LJN, 2O53 Santa Fe avenue
II. @. ABLE. ga East Fifth street.
A.. M. DUFF, Twenty-first street nnd
y. X. DUKE, 2O2D Central avenue.
DAVIS q SATCHELL, 105 North Boyle
II. J. HOUSE. 2oO1 East Main street
y. VALDEZ, 1925 East Main street.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-28
NEWsBoYs' HOME INMATES
IN TEMPORARY QUARTERS

Officers OF the Newsboys' Home So
ciety announce that they have sold the
house formerly owned on San Pedro
street and are now boarding the boys
temporarily at the Alpine street house
until the new quarters are ready for
occupancy. The society extends thanks
to those who have aided by contribu-
tlons and pledges and made it possi-
BILE for the board to provide for the
boys Communications for the News
and Working Boys home should be ad-
dressed TO Mrs M. EI Threlkeld. 6sO5
Eaelerock avenue.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-28
COUNCIL EXPECTED TO ACT
TODAY
ALEXANDER WANTS INCREASE
Temporary Contract viii Probably Be
Authorized for Two Months, Pend
ing Completion of lnciner-
ating Plant

The council today will settle the
question of collecting garbage for the
city until the new crematory Is COM
nleted The contract with Alexander
expired Wednesday and he has been
doing the work since with the UNDER
standing that arrangements were to
be made for collection from week 10
week.
When Houghton and his committee
neglected to act in time to save the
city from being without garbage col
lection. the question was turned over
to the board of public works. Only
Alexander's Willingness to proceed
with the collection without contract
on the verbal promise of some OF the
oouncilmen that he would be paid for
his work. saved the city from serious
situation.
At the present time there is but one
member of the board of public works
in the city, Councilman of the Third
Ward Hitler. He has been at work
on the proposition since Wednesday
and has called his colleagues into con-
sultation at every step.
Wants Increased Price
Alexander declares he will not con-
tinue the collection of the garbage
at the present contract price. He says
that since taking the contract the
city has grown and more teams are
needed, but he will not put them on or
even keep all he now has at work for
the present price.
Alexander took the contract for $17SO
a month. Several months ago the coun-
Gil instructed him to begin collect
ing from institutions from which he
had not been required to collect, ac-
cording to the terms OF his contract
and $3.50 month was added, bringing
the total to $2230.
Alexander says he will put on four
or five more teams and do the collec-
ton for the two months or more OF
interval before the completion of the
new crematory for $4,000 month, but
viii not do 1t for cent less. He de-
clares that teams are scarce in the
city and that he can use those he
now has to better advantage elsewhere
and will be glad to be rid Of the con-
tract. It is probable that, II 1t is
legally possible, the council will make
terms with Alexander today.
The city has advertised for bids on
twenty-five new style steel automatic
dump garbage wagons with which TO
attend 10 the collection of the city's
refuse. These wagons have tarpaulin
covers and can be kept clean with
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-28
NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS
ATTENDED AT HOSPITAL
Slight Injuries Sustained by Seven
Men In Seven Different
Mannare

Manners
Numerous accidents kept the physi-
clans at the receiving hospital busy
yesterday.
P. j. Jackson, 31S1A South Spring
street, became involved in a fight at
First and San Pedro streets and sus-
tained bruised left eye
Guy Robinson of the Somerset
hotel was worsted in a three-round
bout on Main street at o'clock yes
terday morning and went to the re-
ceiving hospital to have a wound un-
der his left eye dressed.
While feeding sugar to pet horse
In the rear of his home, w. d. Dun
ham of S0S Temple street was kicked
and severity injured by the horse. He
was taken to the receiving hospital
and later removed to the Good samar-
itan hospital.
Joe Moskilsko of the st. Charles
hotel was stricken with a fit while
walking to work at $50 o'clock yes
terday morning and was removed to
the receivcing hospital.
Z. A. Slocum, 51S East Twelfth
street, was taken to the receiving hos
pital from the Hughes mills at 10
o'clock yesterday morning, suffering
with laceration of the scalp. Slocum
says he was passing the mills when
he was struck on the head by a
negro.
j. Bell, SS9 South Bunker Hill street,
was seized with convulsions yesterday
morning and was removed to the re-
ceiving hospital. He was poisoned by
eating cantaloupe.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-28
BARTENDER IS INJURED
IN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT
Harry Goetz, Bumped From Tonneau
Of Car, Falls on His
Head

Harry Goetz. bartender, of 542 Maple
avenue fell from an automobile near
Sixth and Spring streets last night and
was severely injured about the head
and face.
Officer Berchold saw Goetz climb
upon the rear of the automobile at
Main and Sixth streets. and the car,
which was running at the rate Of
twenty miles an hour at the corner of
Spring and Sixth streets, turned sud
denly to avoid carriage, causing
Goetz to lose his hold upon the ton
neau.
The car was driven by H. II. Poor of
the White garage and was occupied by
about a dozen chauffeurs of the Pa
cihc and White garages, who had been
spending the day at Santa Monica.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-28

G. M. Pierce, manager of the Balloon
Los Angeles Pacific, who recently COM
pleted a three days series of free ex-
cursions for the poor children of Los
Angeles, proposes to give another ex-
cursion at an early date for the benefit
of the children confined in the deten-
tion home.
Mr.. Pierce has hobby and 1t is one
that benefits humanity in truly hu-
manitarian sense. These free excur-
sions under his auspices have been
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-28

steam, and 1t is declared they carry
no offensive odor and as they are COW
cred the unsightly contents cannot be
seen and, therefore, are not nuisance
in use.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-28

given at his personal expense and his
recompense comes in the reward of the
enjoyment Of the children who are his
guests.
Rencently 1900 poor children were
taken to the beaches and through the
orange groves on all-day excursions.
On these trips the juvenile guests were
treated to the wonders of the camera
obscura at North Beach, rides on the
roller coaster, merry-go-'round ice
peanuts, popcorn and candy and other
good things dear to the children.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-28
PROPERTY OWNERS PLANNING
IMPROVEMENTS
PETITIONS ALMOST COMPLETE
Municipal League Promotes Scheme to
Beautify Grand Avenue and
Olive, Hope, Flower and
Figueroa Streets

To pave Olive street, Grand avenue,
Hope, Flower and Figueroa streets, be-
tween Temple and Pico streets, is the
proposition upon which the Municipal
league has been at work for sometime
and, according to the latest informa-
ton, it is considered probable that the
scheme will materialize in the near fu-
ture.
r. w. Reynolds, field secretary of
the Municipal league, has been at work
for several months on the proposition
and securing the consent of the prop
erty owners in the district.
His latest report indicates that Olive
street owners have practically all
signed for the improvement between
Temple and Pico streets; and 1t also
shows that a majority of the frontage
on Grand avenue is also signed for,
while Hope, Flower and Figueroa
streets are about half signed for.
Property on these streets. inside the
boundaries named. is very valuable and
the property owners, in almost every
case, according to the men who have
made the canvas. signed UP willingly.
League cIrouIates Petitions
For several years there has been
talk of paving one or another Of these
streets. as 1t was declared the property
values justified the Improvement but
there was no one to take the lead and
do the preliminary work necessary.
The Municipal league recognized this
state Of affairs. as it did the advisa-
bility of paving the streets in question.
and had the petitions circulated.
Field Secretary Reynolds was en-
trusted with the work and IT has proven
an arduous task. 1t would be easy
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-28
Fire In Empty House

Fire, originating from an unknown
source, in an empty one-story frame
dwelling near Fifth and Weidmer
streets at 8 o'clock yesterday morn
ing caused a damage of 5000.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-28
Visit, the Ted Room

The tea room provides most delicious and sub
stantial menu for women and men during noon
hours-from 1870 until 23O-at very reasonable
prices. Salads. ices, ETC.. during the afternoon
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-28
AROUND THE TOWN

The Herald will pay $40 in cash 10 any
enc furnishing evidence that will lead TO
che arrest and conviction Of any person
caught stealing copies OF The Herald from
the premises OF our patrons
Strangers are invited to visit tile exhibit
Of California products at the Chamber OF
Commerce building. on Broadway, between
First and Second streets, where free infor-
nation will be given on all subjects per-
tafninn TO this section.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-28
Miscellaneous Suitings

The choice is yours-to buy now
and save half or more, or to wait un-
til these lots are gone and pay full
price. All the wanted kinds in the
seasons best colors and patterns are
present somewhere in this miscel-
laneous collection of mohair, Grecian
voiles, voile melange and Bannock-
burn suitings-the very things for
suits, skirts or children's school
dresses. Former prices were not
less than 20c and up to 35c yard.
Now you may choose from light to
dark colorings at 10 cents. and you'll
be the loser if you don't buy literally.