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Free press., 1907-01-12
WANT A GOOD BROOD sow?
o. S WEST, Iowa

In making my selections for a young
gilt for brood sow look back to her an
cesters and observe closely the particular
traits OF the family. If any of the past
generations shy breeders and the gilt
is not an extraordinary individual, con-
denim her at once. On the other hand,
should she be of very prolific family and
not too shunky a type, she is given trial.
1 prefer gilt of good length without
coarseness. To sum the same up in a few
words, select those that have a motherly
look and of quiet disposition. Size with
not to be carried away with the pretty
little dumpling.
gifts that are of loose and rangy appear
ance. Without spring of rib and with
back that drops from the shoulders and
hips.
The back should be arched trife and
have good width and continue arched when
in farrow. A good mother carries with
In mating gifts of my ideal type 1 prefer
to use a boar with trine more COM
can be bundled up into his skin.
l ami opposed to severe crosses such
using a rough boar on small, fine brood
SOW 1t is best, on account of blood lines.
that young sows should be mated to old
boars, and the older sows should be mated
My experience and observation on these
lines have been this: That a rule
young male will not secure as large a lit
sows bred to young boars will have trouble
more frequently than when mated with an
older male. The litter from old hog
usually are larger. hence the pigs are
smaller when farrowed
Above all things breeders should avoid
all extremes in type to be mated, and if
the mating runs back to the same blood
lines three or four generations, so much
the better, providing there is violent de-
feet in the specimens crossed. Should this
be the it will intensity the defect.
To secure success in mating breeding ami
mails, make violent outcross of individ-
uals. This will give uniformity in the
general appearance that is so much desired
by all.
Free press., 1907-01-12
Notes on mortgage Lifters"

If pigs begin to show an out-of-condition
appearance don't think of medicine the
first thing. See if mistake in feeding
or care cannot be discovered, and if it is,
correct it.
Cause the pigs to fear you not. especially
those intended for brood sows they should
be assured that their keeper is a kind con-
sfderate friend. Even a hog appreciates
such friend.
=, The more feed the acre produces the lower
the cost of maturing the live stock and
without necessarily decreasing the market
price of the stock The prolific acre makes
its influence felt in many ways.
If pigs are getting succulent food, exer-
else, sleep in clean BEDS have fresh pure
air to breathe, there is but little complaint
about disease. The nearer these conditions
can be duplicated in winter the less disease
there will be to complain of:
The two -litters-a-year system hastens the
weaving of the litters, bringing that event
when the pigs are in the most critical stage
OF their development. 1t requires little
experience, skill and previous preparation
to prevent prematurely weaned pigs from
getting a back-set that it may take the
profit on the second litter to make good.
The spring pigs that were on red clover
or alfalfa pasture last summer are now
making pork at the minimum COST
Free press., 1907-01-12
Why Milk Regularly?

At a meeting of Illinois dairymen, Mr.
Charles Graves told why it was important
to milk with perfect regularity, the hours to
be equally spaced in every twenty-four He
found that although it would not pay the
farmers to milk three times day, the milk
should be drawn every twelve hours for best
results. The longer milk remains in the
udder, the less butter fat it will contain
when drawn, so when the milking time is let
run overtime few hours considerable is
lost In quality; and this is not made up at
the next milking, so that there is no way of
regaining it, The richest milk, of course,
IS obtained by milking three times a day,
but the increased per cent of fat does not
pay for the extra work.
Free press., 1907-01-12
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feed without any other ration to speak of
you may consider yourself lucky if your
hog pen does not contain lot of sick ones
Give the pigs clean water. Hot dish
water is pretty good but it is not very
much as a thirst quencher. The pig is a
dirty animal only when his owner forces
him to be one.
little alfalfa or clover is mighty good
for the pigs at this time of the year Need
not cut 1T for them. They will attend to
that and be glad of the chance.
The fall shoat will be the fat hog next
spring. 1t is time now to begin pushing
him along just enough to keep him gaining
till you are ready to lay the firm,
clean flesh.
Free press., 1907-01-12
Beware the Kerosene

Some people to think that kerosene
is good for everything from curing gals on
horses shoulders to protecting seed from
insects and disease. It is folly to soak corn
or other seed in kerosene, because it will in
most cases destroy the terminating power of
the seed. Prof. Holden. of Iowa, has made
some experiments to test this and found that
produce plants nearly as strong as those NOT
soaked, while seed soaked fifteen minutes did
not come up at all. Really the best use for
heat.
Free press., 1907-01-12
SOME MISTAKES OF FEEDERS
E. H. COLLINS, Indiana

Many years of experience-some of it
costly too-have proved to my satisfaction
that in a great many cases there is en-
tirely too much expense in feeding cattle
and even hogs. The fine large hogs with
heavy bone and vigorous vitality that our
fathers grew must have had a balanced
ration.
We now have them bred for earlier ma
turity, but the same ration if obtainable
will still do for our main dependence.
In case of nursing pigs or calves, little
Free press., 1907-01-12
Care of the Winter Pig

1t will take several bushels of corn to
put back the flesh a pig lost while
shivering all night in a damp, wind swept
corner of the feed lot.
II you have been stufhng your pigs with
corn from the day it was ripe enough to
Free press., 1907-01-12
GROWING PEDIGREE CORN
]. D. FUNK, Bloomington, Ill.

Breeding plots are situated in isolated
places. We plant fifty or sixty numbered
ears of a certain variety, each ear in
single row, which is also numbered. Rows
Free press., 1907-01-12

-,ot. r1 extravigant. And with unprece-
NO. o.-,a,;+v existing we should
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-12-20
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christmas ON
'qr'aG&''S r @}1lc[}0e.
. ECnETARY OF WAR TAFT is

~ ECRETARY OF WAR TAFT is
mn part owner Of one of the largest
~ ranches in Texas, the Coleman
Fulton ranch, SO called, a 175.0Oo
acre farm" eleven miles from Corpus
Christi on the San Antonio and Aran'
sas Pass railroad. One hundred men
are always and $50 men sometimes
employed on, it. II T.
~ II was so fortunate as to have the
pleasure Of seeing unique Christmas
tree on this RANCH" writes Mary Elise
Muncey in the st. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat. ''Christmas morning, though
warm, was foggy, and slow rain fell,
but by II o'clock the sun came out,
and the people at the ranch house be-
gan to make their preparations. Ever
since early morning the employees
from the different farms had been COM
ing in. All kinds Of vehicles were
pressed into service. Some came ON
horseback and some on foot. There
were many children.
t'I saw what I, had never seen be-
fore, a growing Christmas tree. Just
in front of the house was a large null
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-12-20
A Chummy, Fearless Bird.

So .unafraid are humming birds OF
man that they will readily enter open
windows Of houses If they see flowers
within. have even read Of their visit
ing the artificial flowers on a lady's
hat when she was walking out, and
other writer's speak of their taking
sugar from between persons lips.
In room they become confused and,
being so frail, are apt to injure them
selves by striking against objects.
More than once or members of my
family have caught the frightened lit
tie waits for their good and released
them in the open air. It Is of no use
to try to Keep them in captivity un-
less possibly it were in greenhouse
where there we're plenty of flowers, for
no artificial food has ever been found
which will nourish them. Yet even
there they would probably kill them
selves by flying against the glass.-H.
K. Job in Outing Magazine.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-12-20
49,. ~. - g.. E:a. X -.
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$s. = L.>@'xt1Azz1Xx
PROBATE NOTICE g. ,. :
Order for Hearing on Claims.

ate of Minnesota,-County of Nobles,-ss..
In Probate Court, Special Term, December
* 18th, 1907. s.
In the Matter of the Estate Of Sven Carlson,
n Deceased:
~ Letters Parliamentary on the estate of said
deceased being this day. granted unto InRa
M aria Carlson. of said County; :.
y 1t Is Ordered, That all claims and de.
presented to this Court, for ex amin alton and
lage Of Worthington, in said County, oh the
day of March, 1908. at one O'Clock o. m.
I. It Is Further Ordered, That three months
from the date hereof be allowed to creditors
to present their claims against said estate,
at the expiration Of which time all claims
not presented to said Court, or not proven
to it's satisfaction. shall be forever barred,
unless, for cause shown, further time be al
lowed. j.. IT,,
! Ordered Further. That notice of the time
and place of the hearing and examina alton
of such claims and dem ands shall be given by
publishing this order once in each week, for
three successive weeks prior to the day ap-
pointed for such ex animation, in the Worth
ington Advance, a weekly newspaper printed
andApublished at Worthington in said
Z Dated at Worthington, Minnesota, the 4th
day Of December. A. D. 1907.
= III, .. BY the Court.
(Seal.) G. M. CORY,
Dec. $40. Judge of Probate.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-12-20
"The Queens Christmas Card"

Queen Alexandra has not given up
her interest in behalf of the unemploy-
ed. Last Christmas she sanctioned
unique plan to raise more funds for
them. This was In the shape of the
issue Of Christmas book, consisting
of poems, stories, sketches, drawings
and music, which was entitled '"The
Queens Christmas Card" Algernon
Charles Swinburne, Alfred Austin, the
poet laureate; Thomas Hardy. Marie
Corelli Hall Game, George Meredith,
Arthur Wing Pinero, Sir Laurence
Alma-Tadema, Edwin A. Abbey. will
liam Holman Hunt, Sir Edward John
Poynter and Sir Edward Elgar are
among the host Of those who contrib
uted. The production of the book was
practically gratuttous. It sold for
half 4 CROWN, and the proceeds were
dsvvted 10 the qusens unemployed
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-12-20
Lost His Snit,

"Lend my dress suit? Not on your
life" replied the man. II might get it
in the neck the way Corrigan did" :
''What happened to Corrigan?
"Well, two years ago fellow whom
he knew slightly borrowed Corrigan's
dress suit to go to dance. Next thing
Corrigan heard was that the fellow
had dropped dead Of heart disease.
Corrigan went to the funeral to do the
right thing. When he peeked into the
casket he noticed the deceased had on
his dress suit. The undertaken had
picked it out because It was the only
dark suit in the fellows wardrobe.
Corrigan wept real tears when he saw
them lowering the coffin into the grave.
That was his first and last dress suit.
He vowed he'd never get another."-
San Francisco Chronicle.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-12-20
Summons for Relief, Complaint Filed.

Summons for Relief, Complaint Filed.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of No
bles,-ss.
District Court, Thirteenth Judicial District.
Iucian H. Alexander, Plaintiff,
against
H. 7. Meidell and ohm Roman, Defendants.
The State OF Minnesota, to the above named
Defendants:
You are hereby summoned and required to
answer the complaint of the Plaintiff IN the
above entitled action, which 10 filed in the
Thirteenth Judicial District In and tor the
County of Mobiles, and State of Minnesota,
and to serve copy of your answer to the
said complaint on the subscriber, at his
Office in the Village of Worthington, In SAID
County, within twenty days after the service
of this summons upon you, exclusive OF the
day of such service; and if you fail to. answer
the said complaint within the time aforesaid,
the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the
Court for the relief demanded in the COM
Dated November 2oth, 1907.
GEO. w. WILSON,
Attorney for Plaintiff:
Worthington, MINI.
TO said Defendants,s and each of them
You. and each of you are hereby notified
I'll no personal CT al m is m ade in said action
against either OF you.
Dated, November 25th, 1907.
Geo. w. Wilson,
Attorney for Plaintiff,
WorthingtOn, MINI.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-12-20
II SAW WHAT HAD NEVER SEEN BEFORE,
A GROWING CHRISTMAS TREE"


berry tree. The ladies of the house
came out about o'clock and deco
rated the tree, with the assistance of
some Of the men. Even the men re-
quired stepladders to reach the top
most boughs. First, the ladies gave
them some artificial icicles, which they
hung on the branches in great profit
sion. AS the sun was shining brightly
by this time, it gave the icicles very
glittering appearance, and the wind,
commencing to blow, shook them gen.
tly, making the Illusion more perfect
Then long bright ribbons Of many col
ors were suspended from the topmost
limbs and fruit and candies tied on
with ribbons of the same color-or
anges with orange ribbon, apples with
red ribbon, lines with green ribbon,
etc..sSmall toys were suspended from
the tree; large ones were at the base
It presented a very gorgeous spectacle,
and the sight Of the happy children.
that surrounded it made one wish to
be child again to enjoy it to the ut
termost. But the best was yet to come
"In the front yard were the presents
intended for the grown people, and
each man received one. One was fine
surrey. Five were each given fifty and
seventy-fve dollar saddles Several
married men got handsome metal bed
steads, with springs and mattresses.
Twenty or thirty fine hats, costing
81 apiece, were distributed and many
other articles, all the best of their
kind. I saw young man who re-
ceived an all leather suit case. This
last item may seem strange on a ranch.
but there are many polished, gentle
men among the employees WHO would
consider suit cases very necessary
should they have occasion to visit the
city. =t
'All this while music was to be
heard from band stationed on the
front porch, where many Of the visit
ors were seated: After the Santa Claus
Of the Christmas, tree had retired and
the presents to the grownups had been
distributed all repaired to the porch
and front yard to see again the glee-
full children and the tree, and surely it
was a thing Of beauty and, with its
fruits and flowers. looked as though it
had been ransplanted from fairyland.
1.-THE people that came from dis
lance departed before nightfall, but
those that lived near by remained for
an evening Of music and good cheer,
and thus ended a happy Christmas
day."
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-12-20
In Doubt.

A man who does not mind joke at
his own expense says he went into
chemists recently and asked for some
morphine. The shopman objected to
giving it without prescription. .
''D0 I look like a man who would
kill himself?" the customer asked.
II don't know, I'm sure" said the
shopman, "but if looked like you l
should be tempted" '-London Answers.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-04-12
Chinese Music.

Chinese music is incomprehensible
to the occidental ear, but opinions
vary as to why this is SO. Either the
Chinese have less ear for harmony
than more civilized peoples, or
else they are so far beyond us that
we cannot understand their COM
binations of tone. The Chinese were
the first people in the history of the
world to develop a system of octaves,
a scircle of ffths and a lot of other
harmonical technics, back in the days
when our ancestors, the European
savages, had not invented even the
simplest forms of melody. Whether
or not we shall finally arrive at I'M
derstanding and liking something
that approaches the harmonious dis
cords of the Chinese, close observers
claim to have discovered among the
musicians and lovers of music a
steadily increasing sensitiveness to
harmonies, the existence Of which
was formerly unknown. Subtle har-
monies Of to-day are understood,
which forty or fifty years ago even.
would have been regarded as incom-
prehensible. TIE musicians have
grown more and more fearless in do
ing the things that used to be forbid
den When Faust" was produced,
back in the fifties, 1t was regarded
by the critics as too technical ever to
be popularity accepted.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-04-12
On Trial for Sorcery.

A strange sight was seen in JUS
tice Joyces court recently. 1t was
that of a staid, lawyerlike, elderly
gentleman gravely declaring that he
had been under the influence of "sor-
eery," and controlled by telepathic
mesmeric influence which caused
him intense pain at night"
AS Mr.. Joseph William Thomas,
who is bringing an action with re-
gard to transactions which took
place when he was in an asylum,
made these accusations against his
brother, Sir Alfred Thomas, Mp, he
emphasized his points with pince-
neg, which he carried in his hand.
Are you still under the infiu-
ence?" asked Mr.. Isaacs, K.C.
ut has not ceased absolutely, and
probably never WILL" replied Mr..
Thomas, raising his pince-nez.
He added that distance made no
difference to the influence, which
was conveyed at night. The ''inf1u-
ence" might be exercised by his
brothers agents.
In adjourning the case the Judge
expressed an opinion that the matter
in dispute ought to be settled out of
court.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-04-12
Treated the Hosnitals.

The London Hospital has distribu-
ted automatic collecting boxes, with
a hand indicating the collection
made, and the statement that do
nation of one penny keeps the hos
pital for one second. In the bar Of
an East End public house, one Of
these London Hospital collecting
boxes attracted the attention of a
crowd of sailors who had just been
paid off. With great delight they
started putting pennies in the slot.
An elderly man, who looked like a
bo'sun, was one of the crowd, and he
watched the proceedings with drunk
en- solemnity. Having obtained five
shillings in eoppers, he approached
the collecting box. Boys" said he,
don't be too speedy. Take it easy.
Change yer money an crowd her up
to e10, Ii she'll hold it. See its like
this. There's $40 pennies in a quid.
At a penny a second that keeps the
show goin' for four minutes. Now,
mates continued the old man, "for-
ty minutes is time enough for a
square feed, an we'll make our for
ty minutes the dinner time for the
hospitals, tomorrow, so as to get
full vally. I've been in hospitals, an
knows the ways on 'em. Well treat
the horspita1 to to-morrows's din
ner." And they did.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-04-12
EGGS ARE cup1D's MESSENGERS.
Western Girls Write Names ON EN-
and Invite Correspondence.

Perhaps the queerest way OF ad-
Vertising for matrimonial purposes is
that of placing names and addresses
on eggs. During each year there are
upwards of 100000 cases of eggs re-
ceived in Denver from Kansas, Ne
braska, Oklamhoma, Texas and Col
orado points, and 1t is safe to say
that 1000 names and addresses of
women and men with matrimonial
Intentions are found in the cases.
Kansas holds the record for hav-
ing the most eligibles. Hardly a case
of eggs received from Kansas but
has from one to a dozen names of
young women DESTROYS of CORE
spending with men with matrimonial
Intentions
Those who are out for fun can
get all they want and many of the
commission men make considerable
sport of it. One fellow answered
young woman at Berthoud, Col. The
man who did the writing is abou' 6
feet 2 inches tall and weighs about
12J pounds. He is 40 years old,
but this is the way he described
himself: Il am % years old, weigh
las pounds, feet 10 inches in
height, dark brown hair, black eyes.
/ am single and never wore NOUS
tache. l have two suits of clothing
and a trunk large enough to hold a
dozen"
The answer came by return mail.
This is the way the girl described
herself: 81 am IT years old, weigh
165 pounds, feet tall. light hair
and blue eyes" She expressed her
self as glad to have made his ac-
quaintance.
Several letters passed between
them, when the commission man got
curious to know who it was that
wrote the address for her. He asked
her in one of his letters, and she
frankly told him that 1t was her
father.
Fearing entanglements or a breach
of promise suit. he closed the CORE
spondence.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-04-12
M. FaIlieres's Umbrella.

The new French President is deep
ly attached to his umbrella, which
accompanies him on every occasion,
and is likely from now or to become
q favorite subject for French politi-
cal caricaturists, much like the collar
of Gladstone, or the monocle of Mr..
Chamberlain. The only other chief
of State who mas ever been given to
umbrellas was King Louis Philippe,
who rarely was seen without one and
in whose hands it took the place of
both scepter and sword. Yet in spite
of this analogy of tastes, it was M.
Fallieres who, as Premier, was re-
sponsible for the expulsion from
France of King Louis Philippe
grandson, the late Comte de Paris,
and of the Due d'Orleans.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-04-12
A Catskiil Scene.

In a dreamy mood you finally
make your way back to the road and
idly wander on until you reach the
village post Office and general store.
You gaze curiously at its barn-like
appearance and at the queer charac-
tiers congregated there. 1t is the
noon hour, and they are waiting for
the one great event of the day, the
arrival of the rural mailman
whose white horse can be seen COM
ing leisurely up the road at a snaiPs
pace. A smile curves your lips as
you mark the contrast between this
raw-boned farmer, in his blue-jean
overalls, and the city postman, in
his spruce gray uniform. Neverthe-
less, in sunshine or storm, the rural
mailman is as faithful as his city
cousin. You ask this unique 'Un-
Gle Sam how he likes travelling the
mountain roads in stormy weather,
and mild look of surprise breaks
over his honest features as he strokes
his chin and drawls: ooh, l don't
like it SO very good. -Four Track
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