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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-08-13
A Hardwood Floor Of any Color
You may Choose for $3.50

Floors which are in too
poor condition TO be inn
hvarnish alone
can be made to initiate a
genuine hardwood floor
with this new patented
Granting System.
This process does not
require the services of a
professional wood I'm
Usher.
The Graining Tool
takes the place of skill
and can be successfully
used by the inexperi-
enced man or woman,
thus making it possible
for any one at a very
slight expense to enjoy
the luxuryof a new hard
wood floor.
This Granting COM
pound when protected
BY one or two coats OF
Chi Namel produces a
surface that will out-wear
any ordinary vanished
floor, many times over.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-02-13
Dean Swift's Sally.

Once during journey on foot Dean
Swift stopped at roadside tavern
or alehouse, to obtain some refresh
ment. The landlady was SO busy chat
ting with and serving several wagon
ers, whom she evidently thought su-
perior persons to the dusty and road
stained dean, that she obliged him to
wait her pleasure to serve him. While
waiting Dean Swift walked about the
front of the house, and, observing that
it was called THE Three Crosses
owing to the fact that it was at the
three intersecting roads leading to
various cities-he took from his
pocket a diamond and cut on each
pane of glass in the best room in the
house the following:
ITO the landlord: There hang three
crosses at thy door. Hang up thy wife
and she'll make four."-Washington
Star.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-02-13
~. For The
E}se
On a Visit.

When ! go to my Gram'ma's an
She gets done kissn' me.
] wonder what's to happen mex :,n
Don't have to cite no Golden lex
At Gram ma 's-no, sir-eeD
Ny Gram'ma. she puts on her specs
That's SOS at she can see;
'More like his father ev'ry day..
Don't favor his mas folks, she II say
"A mite, it pears to me-.
Ny Gram pa, when We go outdoors
To give tn horse his feed, soo-
Stands me up 'gainst tn big barn w.
An marks it where Ike grow soiiie
more.
I'm GROWN like weed
NY Gram'ma knows it's dreffle hard
For busy folks like me
To nave to stop. an take nap
An after-we go see
If Mr.. Gingersnap is home
He has roun', tin house ;,
An l can help myself to some.
An mustn't drop a single crum,
Sos not to call TIL mouse.
NY airauispa says I'll help him lots
If m hnnt round an see ,.
witch pockets got his Wlntersi esh'
An peppermints-I know he means
His candy; Some's Tor me.
Wen I'm all crowd up tall an big
| don't know witch III be-
A Cram ma or a Grandpa cause
They're bot SO good to me.
Marie Louise Tompkins, In Harper
Weekly.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-02-13

Not bit of it." ile replied. you
see, the daddy-long-legs has to go
about among the long grass a good
deal. In fact, the egg he comes out OF
is usually laid way down near the
roots, so one of the first things a lit
tie daddy has to learn il how to go
right on if he gets tangled up, and
let his limb stay in the trap if it has
to. He is really tougher than he looks,
and though you can almost see
through him, the farmers in certain
places call him leather jacket.
Susan was holding the leg While
Henry was talking.
I'm glad | didn't hurt him." she
said, land l will keep this till we go
home, for he may come back to find
it,
But to their best knowledge he new
er did-W. L. s., in Youths Compan'
ion.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-02-13
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FARM AND GARDEN

has more attraction for the zinc tina,
for the hydrogen, and so let's go Of;
it to combine with the zinc. The ele-
ments behave a good deal like per.
sons. For instance, two persons to-
gether may meet a third person. and
one of the two likes the third person
better than the one he is with and SC
goes off with the third person and
leaves the one he was with alone.
While hydrogen is necessary to al.
animal and plant life. but little
attention need be paid to it, as it
is supplied in water and the plant can
use it best in that form; so that
when the plant or animal has plenty
of water it will have plenty of h..
drogen.-W. c. Palmer
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-02-13
They Walked the Plank.

Last Sunday afternoon friend and
took a walk along the railroad tracks
by the Hudson river. We saw a large
ship from the south which was tied
to a wharf. AS we wished to board 1t
we called to a sailor whom we saw on
deck. He then helped us over las the
distance was too great to jump alone)
and took us all over the ship. showing
us the kitchens, cabins and state
rooms. Everything was as neat as
wax
We met the captain, who was Jol-
" old gentleman. The sailors were all
dressed in white froM tip to toe. They
treated us to some delicious tropical
fruit, which assure you we both en-
iared. When we we're ready to leave
tidy put up board, and for the first
time we walked the plank. We then
went home, after having had most
delightful afternoon.-Rosalind Dun
kin, in the New York Tribune.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-02-13
My Lady's Clothes.

A color barred game for girls IS
9tMy Lady's Clothes or Dressing the
Lady" The players first decide on
what5 colors shall be forbidden; per-
haps blue, black and pink. the nrst
player then asks the next, How shail
my lady be dressed for the ball! ana
the answer Diust contain no menlloh
of these colors. This question goes
around the ring, no article being al
lowed to be mentioned twice. Any one
using the forbidden eolors must pay
any penalty suggested by the leader
of the game-Philadelph Recor2
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-02-13
COW AND CALF.

Some of the troubles of both COW
and calf are due to fastening the
cow so she can not reach her calf
whenever she desires. While no ma
teriaI harm will come from keeping
the COW fastened during most OF the
months of pregnancy, it is an excel
lent plan to give ner box stall dur
ing the month before she drops her
calf, and all through the period she
is nursing it. Be sure that the stall
is a roomy one: keep it clean and
well provided with bedding. If it
can be located where a fair amount OF
sun will shine on it, so much the bet
ter for COW and calf. 1t is just as
easy to care for a COW placed in a
box stall, and one will find the calf
much better cared for and much hap
pier when mother can reach 1t at
will, and the COW will be much bet
ter empered.-Epitomist
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-02-13
FARM NOTES

Lambs should be taught to 1t a
little hay as early as possible.
Salt should be kept convenient for
the sheep at all times.
Clover and alfalfa hay are ideal for
sheep. and they should have access
to one or the other.
Sheep require pure water and VIII
rarely drink that which is impure. In
this respect they are more delicate
than any other domestic animal
Lambs that are fat;ened early bring
the best places in the market.
If the lambkin has collie give him
one dram of powdered ginger and one
dram Of laudanum in tablespoonful
of water.
Your success will depend largely
upon the quality Of the animals you
select to start with.
Don't be stingy when it comes 20
buying a ram If you do not kno"
a good one when you see it get some
BODY who does to select one for yO1
and then pay the price without grumb-
ling
If you buy animals from another
flock confine them by themselves for
a week or so until you are quite
sure there is no disease among them.
1t pays to shelter the stock well,
for barns are cheaper than feed. The
same amount of feed given to we'll
housed stock produces far more f1esn
than it does fed to exposed animals.
When animals have to use up Their
bodies. there is just that much taken
from the fesh-From Notes Ah0ns
Sheep in the Indiana Farmer
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-02-13
The Daddy-Long-Legs.

The children were down in the big
meadow, having a picnic supper near
the brook beneath large elm tree.
"Oh, see what Zee got!" exclaimed Su-
san, who was very adventurous, and
not afraid of any insects or strange
animals that came near her. Just as
she spoke and the others turned to
see what she had, she cried, Hes
Sgone. but he's left his leg behind"
How cruel you are, Susan" said
Sammy, Ito pull of his leg! What
was he?"
Susan looked very sober indeed as
she regarded the delicate wiry insects
leg that remained in her hand. z
It was a daddy-long-legs, and he
walked over my sandwich and then
stopped, SO l took hold of him to see
what he was like. didn't mean to pull
this off.
Her big brother Henry said. Don't
be too sorry, Susan. He doesn't care,
you know"
Doesn't hep asked the girl why
not?"
why. you see, he is made with his
legs hitched on very lightly, so that
he can leave one or two behind IL he
has to-
..oh, Heury," cried the children.
.you must be joking"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-02-13
NUT WATERS.

These little cakes are very
~ favored and are very
preferred. they can be made
by pouring the batter into
designed pastry cutters Una
placed in the pan and rem
before the waters are pah
easiest way. however. is to
waters into a we'll buttere'
a ,i,tle distance from one
as they have to be taken .
pan very quickly. when no
knife and placed on a platls
The ingredients are a nan
butter, a na:f cup of milk, u
sugar. some chopped mus
and one-third cups cot fouf'
the sugar and butter tose,'
the milk drop by drop \
-four. Drop in the pan anu
wafer sprinkle some OF tn9
nuts. which should be peca]]
or almond. Bake in a mou'1
until a, light brown, tnen
from the pan Immediately
Tribune
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-02-13
TWO KINDS OF GRIT.

Two kinds of grit are necessary to
make the chicken industry a success
The hens need the grit of commerce
to enable the gizzard to digest tile
food, and we need the other kind OF
grit-determination, call it what you
will, that will enable us to stir aroun,
and do the right thing at the right
time to benefit our feathered friends
Farmers Home Journal.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-02-13
HOUSEWIVES HIN

If the linoleum is hrst u
with a cloth. or swept wiz !,
having a cloth tied over :
find the hopping VIII 70
easier task.
Dampened baking soda
bound upon the bites any
insects, will give relief :
monia. i
Try making the kltch]
double. across the front y
far as the hard wear CONF
to have the right side OF q
extra piece against the wi
the apron. When they
mend, the pieces VIII
ready to stitch to, and VIII
neater than if mended
goods; also it is a quick
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-02-13
BRAN .rVFFI%S

For the more substantial
the tea table a new biscuit
bran muffin which is a non-fa
and very delectable edible tn.
be eaten slowly and masticate
oughly. To make these muffl
two cups of fine bran, one
-four, one and one-half cups
milk, one quarter of a cup Of
three tablespoonful of molasl
one teaspoonful of soda. Mix
ingredients and then add the n
mixed with the sour milk. put
butter last creamed) and b
orously. Bake thoroughly in
tin rings in a slow oven. SCI
huttering them first before
them to the table.-New Yor
une.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-02-13
FINE CUT CLOVER HAY.

Clover hay cut fine. cooked and
stepped in boiling water, makes an
excellent change of food for brood
sows. or for cows that have receatly
calved. 1t is also excellent for young
stock of all kinds: if slightly season
ed with salt and a small quantity
of bran and ccrnmeal added to it,
will provide nearly complete food
Farmers Home Journal.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-02-13
RUSSIAN GINGERBRE

This deliciously crisp and
cake requires a rather hot
a somewhat unusual cooling
it is wound around a brooi
harden. The broomstick $
cut in eighteen in. lengths II
broom, and. of course, be
this especial purpose. The
ents are a half cup OF butte
cup of molasses, a half cup
one tablespoonful of brown s
two teaspoonfuls of ginger.
for ordinary gingerbread pc
thinly into a long pan and D
brown, then cut in narrow S
wind around the sticks to
harden. These are very G
have an attractive appearan
York Tribune.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-02-13
SAND TARTS

A little cookie that will keel
is we'll to have on hand. and
lowing recipe is for just $
article. It can be made cut
Gus shapes and is even more q
with a blanched almond at the
of each. Take one teacupfu
ter. one and one-half teacu1
sugar, two eggs. three teas
OF water. one-half teaspoonfu|
eratus and just enough flour
a stiff dough that will roll |
thin. Cream the sugar and
gether, add the eggs. which
we'll beaten. then the water.
ly the sifted flour, in which
eratus is put. Brush whit7
over the tops and sprinkle WI
mon and sugar.-oNew York
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-02-13
Reparee.

John Brassfield had been interrupt
ing the conversation for some time.
You are drunk" at last said Bill
Sincaller in disgust. II am not
drunk replied John Indignantly.
land il I was sober you would not
say thing to me-" IF you were So
ber,' said Bill, you would know you
were drunk. "-Vineland (Kan.) iVna
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-02-13
LIVE STOCK AND THE MANURE.

In answer to the inq:iries about
saving and applying all the stable and
barnyard manure on the farm, can
say that live stock growers cannot
be too careful in this. 1t is the way
to keep up the sell to higher pro-
duction. The manure should be
spread on the land fresh from the
stable to get all the value of It in
the soil. l use a Wagon Box Man.
ure Spreader for this purpose, and
l wish to say that find it success
in every way. ! have been working
it on a wagon which has been in use
for twelve years. and experience no
trouble whatever. For convenience and
adaptabilty | believe there are none
better-Chas. Heck, in the Indiana
Farmer.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-02-13
HOW TO MAKE HOGS PAY.

It is hard on growing pig to
Eean him suddenly without feeding
him something to tempt his appetite.
1t is after all more our mission to
keep our hogs healthy than to allow
them to keep themselves in that con-
iition.
We should keep the hogs close COM
PAW. study their habits and their re-
luirements, and then cater to them.
Add to this humane treatment and We
have solved the whole problem. Mud
is not a good thing to feed pigs in:
Dust is worse. Both should be avoid
ed as much as possible.
Do not allow the larger pigs to
crowd the smaller ones at feeding
time. A short nose is good, but a
long body is better. We believe that
one-half the men who feed hogs waste
1t least rs per cent. Of all the food
they use. Never let pig go over
SIX weeks without castration. Do not
make the mistake of experimenting
with too many breeds. Select a
standard for what you want to raise
then stick.
Pick out the gifts that are to be
used for breeding and give them ex-
tra feed and attention We do not
want bone in the pigs that go to
market. but fat. Feed for fat. then
But for breeding we must feed for
bone and general development. Shorts,
ground peas or beans. with a little
corn, together with skim milk when
possible, are the best feeds for
growth, and an exclusive corn diet
Is the poorest. Pigs will fatten rapid
ly when fed corn alone. but the fat
tening will be at the expense of health
and growth.-Drovers' Journal.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-02-13
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FLOATING ISLAND


Put a pint of sweet milk
scald. Beat we'll the yolks
eggs, add three tablespoons q
ar and one tablespoon of corn
molstened with a little cold
stir well together and add ca
to the hot milk. As soon
thickens pour it into the dish
ed for the table, and add a te
OF f1avoring. Beat the whites
eggs to a stiff froth, drop by
fuls for an instant into boiling
dip up with a skinner and
the dish Of float. A speck of
jelly on top Of each island m
pretty effect.-Boston Post.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-02-13
RECLAlMING A SMALL FARM.

Judge ]. Otis Humphrey OF the U.
s. district court at Springfield, ILL.,,
is a careful student of agriculture.
and thought that a 40-acre farm al
joining his land could be induced 10
quit its loafng and get down to Dusl-
ness, the soil itself being originally
good. 1t had grown nothing but
corn for many years and recently mao
produced no more than 20 or 20 bush-
els per acre, along with a perfect
stand of cookie burs.
The Judge bought the place at SD
per acre, and began with oats. Inc
yield was a little less than 80 busheI'
per acre, worth q cents per busnei.
An immense crop of burs was ploWed
under the middle of August, ana
wheat sown. Glover was soWn IN the
wheat the following spring. The har-
vest resulted in a yield of IL BUSH
els per acre The latent half of the
cookie bur seed, which had lain IN
the ground two years, came up along
with the clover, and the plants were
all clipped off in August. The third
year, 1907, two fine crops of clover
were produced, two tons per acre OF
hay and bushels per acre OF SS.50
seed. This one year the land return
ed threefourths Of its cost price.
Fine ground rock phosphate, 1,50O
pounds per acre, and heavy appl-
cation of barnyard manure, were ap-
piled to this clover ground. When
the land was broken for corn last
spring the clover had made growth
of twenty inches. and this supplied
valuable green manure. The corn
was planted early. we'll worked and
now indicates a yield of IS bushels
per acre of well matured corn, which
may nearly or quite equal the value
Of the last years clover crop. depend
ing upon the price of corn.
The four crops pay for the fam.
the fertilizer and manure, and al!
gin besides. The burs are gone. Much
Of the manure and phosphorus applied
remains in the soil to increase future
crops. Under this more intelligent
treatment, greater use will be made
Of the plant food that was in the
soil. This farm is now $3.50 land.
These actual results on Sangamon
county farm. speak louder than any
mere argument could for needing the
teachings of science and the methods
IF the most successful farmers, and
having the courage to put into act
1al practice the proven principles OF
observation-disclosures Farmers Insti-
tute.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-02-13
AGRICULTURAL, CHEMISTRY

Hydrogen Is the lightest Of the ele-
hents and does not exist in the FREE,
state. With oxygen it forms water,
which Is composed of two parts n.y.
drogen and o for oxygen, from which
we get H2O formula for water Muri-
attic acid is composed of one part hy-
drogen and one part chlorine. CT is
the symbol for chlorine: hence the
formula for muriatic acid is HCL;
1t is also called hydrochloric acid.
Hydrogen is one OF the constituents
Of AN acids
When muriatic acid Is poured over
zinc the boiling resulting is due to
the hydrogen being given off. which is
gas when in the free state. The
reason of the bubbing is that the hy-
drogen of the hydrochloric acid is
liberated. The chlorine or the acid
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-17
CITY ASKS COURT TO NAME
TEMPORARY RECEIVER FOR
WATER SUPPLY COMPANY

Complaint Filed Yesterday Charges Failure to Perform Con-
tract and to Live Up to Terms of the Franchise and Asks
the Court to Force Company to Garry Out Terms of Agree
ment With Receiver to Take Charge During Pendency of
the Suit
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-17
PRESIDENTS STATEMENT
CREATES SENSATION

Washington, July l6.-lfhe presi-
dents statement created a decided sen
sation tonight among senator's aud r.
representatives. senator Nldrtch ma1p
no direct comment upon il but said
the conferees had decided Il lct Mr
Tart deal with schedules upon which
they could not agree, it being up to
the president to secure the votes nee
essary to pass the measure in the form
in which it would be reported out al
conference as result of his media
tion between the house aad senate
conterees.
Speaker Cannon declared the sta-e-
ment contained nothing to which any
good republican could object
The president asserts for the tig-t
time his authority as the titular hcul
Of his party. As such he announc IS
his conviction that the party platfor. N
meant revision downward and chat
no other Interpretation can be placed
upon it,
In addition to the suggestion of a
vote which many political observers
read into the presidents statement, it
il is taken also to mean that Il con-
gress does not agree to what he re-
CARDS as proper revision downward,
there will be split between the
president and the legislative branch IT
the government as wide as was those
which marked the experience of Prsi-
dents Roosevelt and Cleveland.
Opinion diffred tonight as to the
effect of the statement upon the pos
..tlI 1.t ,F 4 h4ta
been much talk OF an agreement by
July "a This possibility seems to haze
been eliminated tonight and August
to are the dates now looked FOR
ward to. IF the confcrccs carry out
their determination to place the "o-
sponsiblity for some of the schedules
direct upon the president their acti III
may mean prolonged debate in the
house and senate when the conference
report comes up for consideration.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-17
WOMEN LEAD IN
CLASH WITH
POLICE
WILD SCENES ATTEND
PITTSBURG LABOR RIOTS
ConStabuIay Make House to
House Search Relieving For
eignerS of FirearnnSi Mounted
Officer InvadeS Home,


Pittsburg.. July 16.-While violence
has been abandoned to degree by tdl
striking employees Of the Pressed
Steel Car company the situation con
fronting the authorities at Mcl<e -
Rocks tonight was serious. \ teust
undercurrcnt of unrest was apparent
and with quantities OF liquors hidden
about the strikers HEADQUARTERS. troU-
Die Was apprehended before daybreaE,
Todays demonstration against Tn,
state authorities and constabulary is
an indication of the .eeling of the
striking men Everywhere the noun
ted state police were in evidence, a
mob assembling seemingly from no
where. Wives and women sympath-
izers of the striking men with babies
on one arm ana bricks ana Stag in
their free hand resisted attempts Of
the authorities to enter their homes in
search Of strike leaders.
A trooper of constabulary meeting
with this resistance in one instance
drove his horse through the front door
Of the home of d striker and without
dismounting. arrested the man he was
looking for and galloped him to the
box car being used as police sta
tion. The trooper it is reported, was
badly beaten by women sympathizers
while performing the arrest.
1t was reported that a woman was
shot in the rioting but this was de-
MED The company refused late today
to treat with the men.
There are now on the riot grounu
over 200 police including city. county
and state officials This is at .hc
ratio OF one policeman to ever II
strikers.
Tonight the constabular. las divid-
cu into squads of four and are neking
house to house -carch for fiji arms
McKce's Rocks is under martial law.
ic company Oft Gals stated that th,y
had no intention of attempting to OPP
crate the plant until quiet is restored
About 80 union electricians of the
Westinghouse Electric company. doing
work at the companys plant. walked
out today.