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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-05-04

The serrated spines of the rayfish are
used by the Indians of the Amazon to
arm their arrows. Sharks teeth are
used in arming weapons, while the
teeth of this and other species are used
as trinkets by many peoples. The jaws
of the sleeper shark are used for head
dresses by certain of our Indian tribes
The vertebrate of the sharks are also
prepared as canes. In Japan the bones
of sharks and skates are used In max.
ing imitation tortoise shell. In Europe
and this country shark and ray skins
are employed to smooth and polish sub
stances, while the skin of the thOrnback
is employed by cabinet makers in lieu
of sandpaper than which it is very
much more durable. WOodworkcrs also
use the rough skin of the blue dogflsh
like emery paper for smoothing their
work and preparing it for polishing.
In India the iawbone of the boalee fish
Is employed by the natives about Dac-
ca. The teeth, being small, recurved
and closely set, act as a fine comb for
carding cotton in removing the loose
and coarse tibers and all extraneous
matters from the cotton wool.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-05-04
The Shepherd
And His Flock

After breeding the American Merlin
| for more than half Il century | have
fallen from grace and plead guilty to
| apOstasy, writes Davis CosSitt In Amer
lean Sheep Breeder. In the fall of
1893 l bred thirty aged thoroughbred
MerinO ewes to pure Rambouillet
ram that l procured from Mr.. Ii. G.
Cook. He has good size Is hardy as
q goat and carries q good delane
fleece. When his lambs come into the
world they are quick on their legs and
show a disposition to rustic for live
lihOOd. Like the newly narrowed pigs.
they Immediately go hunting their din
ner. | have now about thirty Frances
running with my lamb flock without
any especial care. All are in fine con
dition at ten months old and estimated
by butchers to weigh seventy to eighty
pounds each. One ram lamb weighed
this morning 1870 pounds
Syracuse, a nearby growing manufaC-
turing town, wants spring lambs
Now, there can be no more delicate
eve and the Down ram. These Fran
co ewes are growthy, have lots OF vi
tally, will make good breeders and
mixers and good shearers and if bred
to the right ram will, | believe, pro-
duce the ideal baby mutton. | shall
experiment in that direction and hope
by another year to give you the result
Don't imagine that l am discardng
the American Merino. | have sixty
ewes in lamb by Merino rams, many
of them by Neighbor Bells st. Louis
prize winners. South Africa and New
Mexico in order to patch up their
sparsely wooded flocks must have the
American with his ruft1es and grease
and his abundant fleece. Sometimes.
however, | think we are getting too
much fleece. A hundred pounds Of
sheep freighted with thirty pounds Of
fleece is a little overloaded. The ex-
cessively fieeced sheep must be kept
at concert Pitch every minute or he
soon goes to pieces.
Sheep Enrich the Land.
A British exchange remarks, I'VE
have yet to see the same beneficial re-
suits follow the application of arti-
fcia! manure that follow the feeding
Of sheep upon root crop, aceompa-
MED by cake or corn"
Sheep and Hogs.
A successful old sheep man down east
says sheep and hogs are the best mon
ey makers for the farmer, as the sheep
consume the rough feed and the hogs
the grain.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-05-04
GOOD ROADS

One OF the paramount subjects under
discussion in two of our sister states.
Iowa and Missouri, is that of good roads
or reform in dirt roads, and [ know OF
no subject that ought to be nearer the
hearts of the farmers, the business
men, and mail carriers than that OF
making our roads better in dry we ather
and passabe in wet weather. IF we
follow the method of dragging roads
as Is done in many parts of Iowa and
Missouri, our roads will be so improv-
ed that road traffic will not be stopped
Orlnterfered with every time there is a
hard shower. But some will say,
nothing can be done with our gumbo
roads, no method OF dragging or scrap
Ing can keep them in good condition.
Read what Mr.. Wallace saws in Wal
Iaces' Farmer: I'VE spent five DAYS
OF last week on the dirt roads train in
augurated at our suggestion by the
Northwestern railroad for the purpose
of enabling Mr.. D. Ward King, of
Maitland. Missouri to meet with Iowa
farmers and explain to them in detail
the methods which he has been prac-
tlclng for nine years for the improve.
ment of the common dirt roads of the
country. 1t might be well to state
that Mr.. King is native of Ohio, who
moved to Missouri twenty years
ago, to Maitland, a town on the west
ern slope in rolling country, where
the hills are clayey and the valleys
the peculiar, black, tenacious soil
which we know in Iowa as gumbo."
The roads were so horribly bad that
he adopted the method of using drag
made of split log, for the double
purpose of smoothing them down
where roughened after a rain, and
gradually browning them with a thin
layer of puddled clay, each succeeding
dragging rounding up the road still
more and adding another layer of this
mud paste or puddled clay, which un-
der the pressure of passing wagons
soon becomes almost as hard as artifi-
clal stone and quite as smooth.
I'VE wish to have it distinctly up-
derstood that we believe the King
drag will be most valuable contribu-
tlon to the science of road making not
only in Iowa but in all adjoining states;
ana we hope our readers VINO are
trou bled with poor dirt roads will
make themselves drags and go to
work to put their roads in as good con-
dltlon as they can be put with the
present system of drainage. We don't
regard this method as perfection. or
as meeting all the conditions that ex-
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-05-04

How to rid hogs Of lice was thor
oughly discussed at the recent meeting
of the Ohio Swine Breeders institute.
Crude or coal oil mixed with linseed
or lard oil was recommended. Ere
quently the lice are very abundant in
side the ears. To apply the louise kill
er to the inside of the ear use paint
brush. The best remedy in cold wealth
err for lice is gasoline. 1t kills instant
ly and rapidly evaporates.
Several members gave their expert
ence of dipping for lice With small
shotes 1t works successfully. Older
hogs are not so easily driven into the
dipping tank, especially if they had d
previous dipping. If the preparation
we use to kill the lice does not destroy
the vitality of the eggs or nits we
must continue the decentralization
al Stockman.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-05-04

1st In every place, but we believe the
method will be essential to the per-
lection Of dirt roads under any and all
conditions.
For the benefit of those who have
not seen a cut OF the KING drag, or
have not read a description Of it, we
shall describe it briefly. Split a log
10 or IL inches thick and s or 10 feet
long. Place the halves on edge, 80
inches apart the flat faces in front,
fasten the halves together by three or
four strong ash, oak, or elm bars, the
ends of which are wedged in two inch
augur holes bored through the logs.
The lowest edge Of the front log should
be faced with an old wagon tire or
piece of steel if the road to be worked
is gumbo road Two good planks
will make quite as good a drag, but
but considerable weight will have to
be placed on plank drag. Fasten the
ends of chain II or Is inches from the
ends of the drag, and hitch the double
tree to the chain in such a way that
the drag is in an ObliQue position when
being used. This will move the dirt
towards the center of the road The
strongest point in Mr.. Kin G argument
ls the time to drag road. He says
the road should never be dragged
when dry, but after "a rain, when the
earth is still moist but not moist
enough to stick to the drag Where
this method of road making has been
used successfully for years, each farm
er drags the road along his own farm,
or from his front gate to his neigh
boris front gate" The cost of drag
ging a mile of road per year, is from
one to three dollars, depending largely
on the season, the soil, and the manner
in which the road is kept If this
method of road making is successful in
localities both hilly and fiat, we can
see no reason why 1t will not help the
roads of Union county. This county is
noted far and near for its fine crops,
well bred stock, excellent schools, and
enterprising citizens; and we hope it
will soon be noted for its excellent
roads. We have written to Mr.. King,
the inventor of the King drag, to see
If he will give few lectures on road
making and demonstrate to the farmers
of Union county what his famous drag
will do. We may have more to say on
this subject after we hear from Mr.. |
King.
We give below simple picture OF !
this simple road drag.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-05-04
TUNIs RAM GLADSTONE NO. 7.

Breeder. Let no one suspect that they
are new and recent creation. They
belong to the African Fat Tail species,
whose origin antedates most Of the
English mutton breeds, and have given
a good account Of themselves in many
portions of the world. There are few
sheep of higher antiquity and none of
stronger or more tenacious blood than
the Tunis, which is destined to make
his mark as a cross breeder in the
United States. The highly bred Tunis
ram Gladstone No. 7 is owned and was
bred by Charles Rountree of Craw-
louisville, Ind.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-05-04

The safest time to castrate a lamb is
when it nicely gets to the point of be-
Ing good lively lamb. If this is when
about a week old I would say that Is
the proper time. If weak and puny,
then wait But, as a general rule, when
the lamb has milk In plenty and is
thrifty, from one to two weeks of age
Is the Unconditional Stockman.
Sheep Scab.
Separate diseased animals from
healthy ones at once, says Farm Jour
nal. Infected stalls, pens, stables or
scratching posts may be disinfected
with ordinary kerosene The sheep
themselves should be dipped into some
safe mixture which will kill the mites.
Care of Brood Mares.
Brood mares that are worked mod
erately or logged on the road regularly
up to the time Of foaling usually pro-
duce the straightest, strongest and
most active foals.-Horse Breeder.
Stunted Colt.
Ii had colt stunted In growth
would give him skim milk, If | had 1t,
and put some oilmeal and bran into
his feed. l would feed him some roots
IL could, but would not advise buying
the patent stock foods.-George McKer-
row In American Culfivator.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-05-04
PardonabIe Curiosity.

The train was rushing over the
prairies of western Kansas.
us that another jack rabbit, uncle?"
asked the fair passenger who was look
ing out through the car window.
Yes" replied the elderly man at
her side.
"That's what You have said about
all Of them we have seen. Are there
no--ah-JiIl rabbits, uncleT'-Chicago
Tribune
The Austrian eucalyptus tree is be-
ing grown on large scale in southern
Europe, because Ofsits tendency to
drain swamps.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-05-04
Nader Than a Halter.

Bro. Bruce of the Elk Point COURIER
burned some old papers on the lot in
Dack OF his store, and fellow named
Halter dug up an old town ordinance
~ years old and had him arrested, but
the jury found him innocent and Hat
Ter had to pay the costs, which made
MIN madder than his name-Hudsonite
Unfortunately and unfairly Halter
didn't have to pay the costs. The citv
pays the costs. Under our antiouated
special city charter any man with a
grudge against another can swear out
a complaint under any city ordinance
and compel the city to go to the trou-
Ole and expense of prosecuting and the
defendant to the trouble and expense
OF defending. 1t is a good dea. like
the city offering standing reward for
citizens to hunt around for trouble.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-05-04
Color of PercberonR.

Henry Dahlman, a veteran horse
dealer Of New York city, gives it as his
opinion that the present demand for
black Percheron stations is a mistake,
as his experience has demonstrated
that eastern consumers will not buy
black commercial draft animals If they
can fill their orders with any other
color. He states that the principal OBJ
lection to black drafters is their ina
bility to endure heat with animals of
other colors. He is of the opinion that
gray will be the ultra fashionable color
In PercherOn draft animals.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-05-04

Jas. Mahan was seen DRIVING hops
across the prairie one day last week.
Maurice Walsh sold fine horse to
Fat Gallagher of Vermillion last week.
Miss Elsie O'Connor has gone to
Pierre, where she will act as instructor
In the Catholic choir of that place.
Maurice Lee and Walter O'Connor
of Brule will attend the lGarryowen
nigh school during the remainder of
the term.
The first ball game OF the season was
played here Sunday between Sphinx
ard Garryowen. Sphinx winning by
score OF two to one.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-05-04
BUYING A HORSE.



Points to BE Remembered When Sc
lecting an Animal.
Many horses are purchased in the
spring, so we briefly summarize the di-
rectiOns for detecting uusoundness.
says f. NJ. Kitchener, V. NJ. d., in
Farm Journal. Avoid buying a horse
that will not back" properly or stop
short at the word whoa. Observe his
gait when he's being backed and when
he's being trOtted directly toward and
past you. See that his nostriIs are rosy
in color and free from traces of I'M
natural discharges.
Examine teeth, tongue and gums
MOlar teeth should be fiat and regular:
breath sweet. Beware Of Il horse with
poor or diseased eyes. Listen to his
breathing. Try his wind in every
possible way.
Examine witherS for tistula or scars
OF operations, the muscles over shout
der blade for sweeny, the point of ell
bow for shoe boil, the knees for STUN
bling scars or knee hitting, the fetlock
Joints for marks of interfering, the
pastern for ringbOne, etc; the hoofs
for quarter and toe crack, cOrns,
thrush, etc; the region between knee
and fetlock for spllnts, enlarged ten
don, etc. Beware of any slight" lame
ness, in front particularly.
See the animal harnessed and unhar-
messed anu watch his dcmeanor to-
ward his attendant. Examine horse
for traces Of rupture, scratches, greasy
heel, side bone, SPAWN, curbs, capped
hooks, springhalt, swclled legs, etc.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-05-04
Disinfect the Sheep Pens.

DIR. Dyson, chief of the bureau Of an
imal industry at Chicago, hits the nail
on the head by saying that the reason
that many farmers with small focks
do not succeed in eradicating scab or
lice is that they pay no attention to dis
injecting the place where the sheep are
sheltered.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-05-04

this opportunity OF saying that in the
feeding trials made during the past
season the hulls were Of practically no
value and In some instances injurious.
Rice bran, however, fed in sweet con-
d1tion is what feeder would call
safe" food.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-05-04

The pure rice bran is undoubtedly
very safe food to feed, says John A.
Craig, Texas experiment station, I'm
Breeders Gazette. A writer In the Ga
zette some time ago criticised state
ment made regarding the injurious
effects of feeding rice hulIs. and take
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-05-04

He-As a matter of fact, 1 don't be-
neVe you have a very high opinion of
me. She-I don't understand why you
should say that. have never said
Ehat l thought Of you.-Boston Tran
script.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-05-04

Tunis sheep, which are coming into
favor in many parts Of the country for
their fine mutton flavor, inclination to
breed any month in the year and early
maturing qualities, were popular in the
days of Washington, who bred them at
Mount Vernon, says American Sheep
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-05-04

Instead Of trying to keep the brood
SOW from becoming too large We.
should secure all the growth possible
and then keep her as long az she does
her work faithfully and honestly
Farm Home.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-05-04
GARRYOWEN.

Miss Tile O'Connor of Vermillion
spent Sunday with her sister Kate.
Mrs. Catherine Martin and daughter
Of Westfeld visited relatives here Sat-
urday and Sunday.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-05-04

20 Live GrandHy,

To live we'll in ones place in the
world, adjoining ones calling, however
l0wly, doing ones most prosaic work
diligently and honestly and dwelling
in love and unselfshness with all men,
Is to live grandly.-J. r. Miller.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-05-04
Ticks or lice on Stock.


There are various remedies for this
trouble, but n very simple, safe one Is
easily prepared and used as follows:
Make strong decocti0n OF tobacco
leaves and coarse salt; wash the hide
with this once every three days for sew
eral weeks. This Is good, too, for horses
similarly troubled. Farm Journal.
Blackleg In Cattle.
Don't wait for blackleg to come
again into your herd this spring and
cause the loss of youngsters, as last
fall. Treat the calves with vaccine
when the grass starts. This will save
money to every stockman who has
any reason to expect an outbreak this
spring, and Ranch.
Heel Cut In Horse.
Take 10 per cent solution of nitrate
silver and paint sore with it once daily
for two or three times. Repeat this in
week or ten days If necessary.
AbOrting Ewes.
Bad hay, spoiled hay, moldy hay
these are the most common causes of
abortion among ewes ut this time of
the year. Immediate change to sound
food will stop the trouble Too much
salt Is also likely to prove injurious In
the same way.-Breeder's Gazette.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-05-04
Sheep and Hogs.

A successful old sheep man down east
says sheep and hogs are the best mon
ey makers for the farmer as the sheep
consume the rough feed and the hogs
the grain.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-05-04
Sheep Enrich the Land.

A British exchange remarks, I'VE
have yet to see the same beneficial re-
suits follow the application of arti-
f1cia! manure that follow the feeding
Of sheep upon root crop, aceompa-
MED by cake or corn"
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-08-07
Desde Washington
~ de Julio.

IL de Julio.
En- mi carta anterior exponfa la i'm
portancia de este hecho, Inglaterra a
pesar del actual estado. de debilidad-
10 que en- Londres llaman la "par ali
sis"-de Russia, va a aumentar su ejer-
cito de la India, y, probablemente, au-
mentara tamb bien su contingente euro
pee.
La victoria del Japon sobre Russia,
NJ trae. como vaticinaban les ingleses
un periodic de paz profunda y de ar
mamentos moder ados; va, para CO.
menzar, dos potencias, van reforzar.
Sc: la Gran Bretafia por terra; e Italia
por mar.
A estos refuerzos mo responderan,
en- corto plazo los de otras naciones2
A los Estados Unidos ique situaci6n
les creara Ia paz7
El lena no es interesante solo para
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-08-07
CAMARa De LOS C0MUNES
(Traducido del italiano.)
De Gel CarlinO" de Bolonia.

Londres 80, noche. Durante las dis.
cusioneS en- Ia Camara de los comunes
acerca de la marina britannica, sir
Charles Dixie expreso que los france =
|ses son maestros en- Ell arte de los
submarines, y que han descartado la
idea inglesa de servirse de elloS en-
doble fin: Defense de puertos y domi
nio de los mares,
El diputado Colornb dice que no es
ell momento de hablar del armamento
de Inglaterra La alianza snglo-japo-
mesa, dice, no sera eterna y en- cuanto
4 los Estados Unidos podemos encon- =
trar en- ellos un buen amigo.
Ell diputado Kearley hace notar que
la question de saberse quien sera Ell
duef1o del oceano Pac1ico no proper
ciona gran emocion al pueblo ingles'
Gibron Bowles dice sque la Inglate-
IRA no es bisofia en- submarines que
el ignora en- cual epoca ella sera la
mada combatir por la .defensa de
una potencia aliada.
La Camara aprobo ell credito para
las construcciones navales.
A las II y S. de la noche Sc declare.
LA Camars ha aprobado ell credito
para las nuevas construcciones nava-
les"
LOS DIARIOS FRANCHISES
LIE Croix del War;. de Toulon
dice-El aln,irante Fournier ha ter
minado la inspection de las defensas.
Los resultados han sido satisfactorios
expresando e1 inspector general la
opinion de que ell litoral sera efcaz-
mente protegido.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-08-07
De Ca rO1ina

En- el ndmero s,3o4 del peri6dico
ala Correspondence, perteneciente
al jueves ) del actual, Sc habla de "un
horrendo crimen en- la Carolina; y
como quiera que, 81 bien conocio esta
Corte Municipal de su esclarecimiento,
fue perpetrado en- ell siti- denominado
"El Zarzal" jurisdiction del pueblo
Rio Grande. Bueno que Sc sirva ha-
cerlo constar as1
Corresponsal.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-08-07
Las ObraS del TeatrO

Muy pronte van a dar comienzo las
obras de restauraci6n de nuestro
Teatro.
Segdn los tiltimos informes que he
mos recibido los trabajos van 4 en-
pear en- la proxima semana.
La actividad que piensa desplegar
nuestro Alcalde es esencialmente ne
cesarja y conveniente yer 81 cuanto
antes queda el Teatro de Ia Capital
en- condolences de que Sc celebren es-
pect aculoS artfsticos. f9
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-08-07

Chicago 23.-La huelga de los ca
rreros que tan profundamente tenia
afectada Ia industrja. ha terminado.
5000 huelguistas Sc han sometido
volviendo sus posiciones. Sc cree
que un 90 por ciento de los huelguis-
tas seran rechazados por los patronos.
Los carreros sometidos esperan opor-
tunidad para volver de nuevo a Ia
huelga.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-08-07
LA GUERRA FUTURA

EXTENSAS DISCUSIONES
TERRA Y FRANCIA.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-08-07
La huelga de Chicago

LOS cARRERos Sc soMET1ERoN AL FIN
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-08-18
Epworth League and c. f.
Program.

Topic, We may resemble Jesus
in love for the brethren and for
the world.-Temperance.
Song.
Lesson, Psalm 10, by Leader,
Mrs. Dean.
Prayer. Song.
Roll call Each member of each
society responding with temper
ance quotation from the Scripture.
Song,
Love forbids our putting tempta-
ton in the way Of our fellow-man
Paper, Miss Ida Myers.
The essence Of the law, Matt. %;
37-4o, Miss Earline Garrison.
Abstinence for loves sake, Rom.
ID; 1921, J. S. Harrison.
The working Of the law, Rom.
10; $40, Miss May O'Keete.
Special song
How is woman responsible for
in the present state
Of society? Paper, Miss Leonard.
Is there anything that we can do