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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-03-18

serted that woman suffrage was a
complete failure in Australia.
"Good mothers send more boys to
Jail and into the evils of crime" he
said, ethan do bad mothers. The in
difference of a bad mother is better for
the child in its battles with life later
on than the pampering and loving Law
ished on him by an over fond parent.
DR.. Blumenthal would encourage
fighting among boys and said he would
even go so far as to give his boy a re-
ward for every black eye the lad gave
his opponent without receiving one in
return. He declared there we're too
many ladies and gentlemen and not
enough men and women in the pres
ent age.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-03-18

For forty three years DR.. Kings
New Discovery has been known
throughout the world as the most reli-
able cough remedy. Over three mil
lion bottles were used last year. lent
this proofY 1t will get rid of your
congh. or we will refund your money.
j. j. Owens. of Allendale, s. c.,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-03-18
STATE NEWS

heie with 16 charter members.
Alpena-At a special election to be
held here on Wednesday, April IL, the
proposition of issuing bonds of $40, 600
for the erection Of new public school
will be submitted. The bonds will be
payable in 10 years.
Observation-Disclosures of DeSmet are
discussing the proposition of adopting
the commission form of government,
and a special election has been called
for March %. to vote on the plan.
Pierre-The newly appointed game
warden, FL. f. Hedrick, of Chamber
lain, has arrived in Pierre and taken
charge of that department
Canova-The new electric light sys-
TEN has peer placed in operation. In
t-e near future day service will he
furnished for power purposes.
Salem-Salem will make an attempt
to e. dry at the spring election. The
town has always been wet, but the
temperance sentiment has been grow
ing Sc rapidly that the element feel en-
coursgfd that a dry campaign will
prove successful. The recent Brcnily
meC tings have added a new stimulus to
the temperance agitation.
Smit4 ick-The farmers institute
will be held here March 25 and &c.
Professor Stoner Gun that there
will be six prominent speakers on the
program. The business men of Smith
wick have furnished money for cash
prizes to be given for the best ex-
hibits in grain, fruit, vegetables and
| alfalfa.
Custer City-While Sanford Williams,
accompanied by his wife and infant,
we're riding down hill in an automo
| bile the machine threw a tire, cap
sized and turned completely over the
adult occupants, alighting with two
wheels in the air, and did no further
damage. When Mrs. Williams cav
the impending catastrophe, she threw
her infant child bodily from the car.
II struck upon the ground near the
road, uninjured. Except a few slight
bruises. the man and woman were I'M
hurt.
Southwick-Mark Rich, the "alfal.
ia wizard" who sold his ranch near
here a short time ago, will nov to
Rapid City soon to take up his dnties
as manager of the Rich Alfalfa Products
company, in which he is a large
stakeholder. Mr.. Rich has made a
great success of growing alfalfa, hav-
ing a large acreage on his ranch. He
has also gained a national reputation
on account of successful experiments
he has carried on in determining the
value Of alfalfa IS a human food.
Syrup. tea and bread are part of the
menu which a b. supplied from the
plant His experiments may help
solve the high cost of living problem.
Mitchell-A happy hearted hobo,
about % years old, arrived at the
city hall Saturday morning and asked
for shelter. He claimed TO have rid
den from Elk PoiLt to Mitchell on the
blind baggage, a distance of 115 miles,
with no overoost no covering for his
hands and only a light summer coat
with just one button on it. Conductor
Christy stated that he believed the
man had told the truth about the dis
lance, as he saw him crawl off the
blind baggage. The conductor declares
that the night was one of the bitterest
in his experience and expressed great
wonder that any one could ride the
blind baggage and live. After being
given a hot breakfast the hobo went on
his way as clipper as could be.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-03-18
MOTHERS LOVE
A Handicap to Boys Indiffer
emit Parents Have Best
Children.

Washington, March 1S.-That bad
mothers raise better and more vigorous
children than good mothers, was the
assertion made last night by DR. Gus
tave Blumenthal, a noted Psychologist
of Australia, before the Home and
School association.
DR.. Blumenthal also declared suffra-
gists we're ''spinsters who had missed
the matrimonial market" He as
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-03-18

writes the way hundreds of others have
done: "After twenty years, | find that
DIR. Kings New Discovery is the best
remedy for coughs and colds that /
have ever used" For coughs or colds
and all throat and lung troubles. it
has no equal. soc and 81 at all drug
gists.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-03-18

OF the civil service and retrenchment
committee, which did not meet often
enough to interfere with the activities
of the clerk, John Briar, as campaign
manager for the senator. Briar was
priva;e secretary to the senator during
his seven years as governor of Iowa.
The assignment of the senator to a
minority committee craftsmanship will
enable Briar to continue to draw 50, 500
per amman. Senator Cummins' mes
senger has been his sister, Anna B.
Cummins. and the committee had an
assistant clerk, John Connolly, jr.,
of Des Moines.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-03-18

Pneumonia Follows a Cold.
but never follows the use of Foley's
Honey aud Tar Compound. 1t stops
the cough, heals the sore and in6amed
air passages, and strengthens the lungs.
The genuine is in a yellow package
with beehive on carton. Refuse sub
stitutes. For sale by all druggists.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-03-18

This ia the season of listlessness,
headaches and Spring disorders. Hol-
listers Rocky Mountain Tea is a sure
preventative. Makes you strong and
vigorous. 80 cents, Tea or Tablets.
Ask your druggist.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-03-18

For Farm Loans on easy terms see
f. j. Mundt. Madison, s. d
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-09-25
SAVING TIME ON IRONING DAY
Housewife Of Today Has Many Con-
venIences That Were Quito Un-
known TO Her Mother.

The ease Of ironing depends greatly
on the height Of the ironing board.
80 that It Is great advantage to have
q board that can be raised or lowered
at will. A sleeve board is of course
necessity. Many, II not all. of the
soft pieces can be az well done by
the mangle a. by the iron. and with
a great saving Of time and strength.
There are several good designs of
Nat irons. The adjustable handle.
asbestos filled. does away with the
holder and heat under the hand. and
gas or electric attachment does
away with the IRE altogether. When
electricity and gas are both lacking
there still remains the iron with a
tiny tank Of denatured alcohol. This
iron is especially handy for doing
pressing in ones own room, either at
home or in boarding house or hotel
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-09-25

(By J. M. wEsTGATE)
Throughout the western half Of the
United States the soil appears to be
naturally supplied with the proper
bacteria for the formation of the root
tubercles. In the eastern part of the
country. however, where the soil con.
ditions are less favorable to the
growth Of these bacteria, it is nearly
always necessary to supply them at
the time OF seeding. This incubation
may be supplied either by scattering
soil from successful alfalfa field or
In the form Of artificial cultures.
Although possessed of some disad-
vantages, incubation by means of soil
from a successful alfalfa field will
nearly always produce the desired
results. 1t Is essential that care be
taken to avoid the Introduction of
seeds of noxious weeds or harmful
plant diseases. The bulkiness of the
300 to 800 pounds of soil necessary
for an acre makes 1t advisable to &C.
cure the soil from a field as near by
as possible.
1t has been found that soil from
around the roots Of the sweet clover
Is quite as effective as alfalfa soil. In
most sections of the country this plant
may be found growing wild in scat
tered clumps. In the south, where
burr clover occurs, soil from around It's
roots may be used with good results.
The soil may be mixed with the seed
and sown with it. 1t may also be
drilled or broadcasted separately. II
broadcasted. the soil should be scat
tered on a cloudy day or toward even
ing and Immediately narrowed in. a.
sunshine is harmful to the germs.
II the soil has to be freighted con-
siderable distances. 1t is usually advis-
able to use but 200 or 800 pounds of
soil per acre, but this should be mixed
with several times its weight Of ordi-
nary soil to facilitate even scattering.
II the soil IL difficult to secure, 1t may
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-09-25
REARING GOSLINGS NOT HARD
Long Breeding 10 Unnecessary and an
Ordinary Hen Coop Will Accom-
modate Three or Four.
(By w. ROBINSON,

tBy w. RoBINsoN.)
nave always used large, full feath-
cred hens for hatchings, only allowing
the geese to sit on the last eggs OF
the season. A good broody hen will
steadily sit the 30 days occupied in
the incubation of these eggs
II she be given no more than four
eggs and they are set in an earth nest
and turned once daily they should in
almost every case produce vigorous
goslings If the parent birds are healthy
and we'll matured.
Some people find difficulty during
the early days OF raising in the ten.
dency of the birds to fall upon their
backs and an inability to right them.
selves without assistant, necessitat.
ing combined watchfulness or loss.
This, however, is q nuisance that
may be avoided by the use of the eggs
Of mature, sound stock only, the
weakness being absent in the progeny
of old birds in good breeding condi.
ton.
The actual rearing presents no din.
culties to one qualified in poultry
raising. Long brooding is unnecessary
and an ordinary hen coop is sufficient
to accommodate three or four goslings
'and a hen as long as it is necessary
to leave the latter in charge, but dur
ing the first days the gosling's run,
which should be on short grass, should
be limited.
The best diet is a simple one and
for the first few days l have found
nothing better than stale bread we'll
soaked and squeezed moderately dry
and mixed with liberal allowance OF
dandelion leaves. we'll chopped and
free from stringy pieces. Biscuit meal
may be used instead of the stale bread
but It Is more expensive and the re-
suits are no better.
BY the middle Of the first week
ground oats should take the place of
the bread, mixed with a sufiicient
quantity Of grit to make the mixture
crumbly, the dandelions being COM
bined.
The green food may be gradually
reduced and finally abandoned when
the young birds are grazing freely.
They should commence grazing at
about q week old.
Upon a good grazing ground and
with a sufficient supply Of soft food
mixture. Of which ground oats should
be the staple ingredient, goslings will
progress rapidly.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-09-25
WAYS OF SERVING RADlSHES
Always Popular Dinner AecompanI.
ment May BE Utilized in combi-
nations or by Themselves.

There are two kinds of radishes
one is round and small and red. tn
other Is long and tapering and streak
ed with white. Both when eaten raw
should be chosen young. as their flavo
Is then the mildest. They should al
ways be served crisp and cold. Il
they are prepared about an hour be
fore they are to be eaten they can be
kept in ice water until they are served
and then served in a bed of cracked
Ice. The little red round ones can be
cut in rose fashion. To do this frs,
make two deep cuts at right angles
to each other across the radish, not
cutting quite through to the stem end
Then with sharp steel knife loosen
the skin on the four quarters. The ice
water will curl the little points of skin
back like rose leaves.
Individual radish dishes are nov.
city seen on the tables Of the up-to.
date hostess. These dishes consist
OF small saucer on one side of which
a little salt cellar is fastened They
are made of engraved glass with silver
mountings and are sold for So each.
Young radishes sliced with the skins
on are good addition to vegetable
soup. II they are used simply for
seasoning. they can be put in the soup
pot whole. but II they are to be left
In the soup they should be daintily
sliced or diced.
Radishes can be used in many ways
for salad. One way calls for three
punches Of sound, red radishes. Put
them in cold water on the ice for an
hour. Ten minutes before serving
time wipe them dry and cut them in
fine clices. Slice also two small onions
Put them in layers in salad bowl with
minced parsley and dress them with
oil and vinegar.
Another radish salad calls for bed
Of crisp. white lettuce leaves. On
this small. quartered radishes are ar.
ranged and the whole IL dressed with
French dressing and q little onion
Juice.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-09-25

made preferably when the basal
Shoots start and should be made or
4 inches high, as the plants will be
slow in recovering II cut too low. 1t
may be necessary to cut at some other
time than the ideal time indicated, as.
for instance. when the weeds threaten
to choke out the young plants. when
the blossoms appear. or when the
plants begin to turn yellow. Except
in the latter case the clippings are
usually left on the ground as amulch.
If the plants have turned yellow
owing to some disease, the clippings
should be raked up and removed. A
top dressing Of nitrate of soda will
sometimes invigorate the diseased
plants. The same statements govern
subsequent cuttings the first summer
except that the growth is usually too
heavy to be left on the field.
Ordinarily no treatment is required
during the second season. except to
cut the hay when the plants are about
one-tenth In bloom. or. better. when
the new crown or basal shoots are
starting. 1t is important to get the
hay off the field as soon as possible.
In order to allow the new growth to
commence uniformly over the field.
II the windows or cocks are allowed
to remain too long on the ground, the
alfalfa plants will be smothered out
and then bare spaces will form the
centers from which weeds will spread.
No pasturing should be allowed
during the first or second seasons, as
the crowns have not become sui
flciently we'll developed to withstand
the effect of trampling. About three
fourths of full crop may be expected
the next season after late summer
seeding In the humid regions. Nearly
full crop is usual the second season
after spring seeding II the weeds of
the first summer have not seriously
injured the stand.
As long as an alfalfa field shows .
perfect stand. with no tendency to run
to weeds. 1t is not customary to give
the neld any special treatment II
the weeds begin to prove troublesome.
1t Is advisable to disc the alfalfa after
cutting This process loosens up the
soil and aerates 1t. which is decidedly
to the alfalfa. The tap
roots of the alfalfa plants are not
usually injured by this practice II tho
discs are set nearly straight. while the
weeds are to great extent destroyed.
A spike-toothed harrow may follow
the disk to level the ground.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-09-25
Color.

Color 10 largely a matter Of breed.
The color character in eggs has no.
relation whatsoever to their food
value. An egg with q white shell does
not differ in composition from one
with with brown she'll. Eggs OF the
Mediterranean breeds are white, while
those Of the Asiatic breeds are brown.
In general the eggs Of the American
breeds are also brown. but are rarely
as uniform In color a. the other two
classes. Uniformity in color regard.
less Of whether eggs are white or
brown should be sought for by tha
poultryman. A good appearance to
. crate Of eggs 10 procured only when
uniformity In size, shape and color II
present.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-09-25

Protection for Clothes In Trunk.
To prevent your clothes from becom.
ing rumpled during Journey, put
brass screw hooks In both ends of your
trunk. midway from corners. the first
about three inches from the bottom.
and with that space between place as
many as the height Of the trunk will
allow. Place coats and skirts on
hangers. and put the hangers on the
hooks. Tack pieces of tape. two on
each side. to serve the same purpose
as straps in q suitcase.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-09-25
Attractive Carnjshes,

Little pink curls Of shrimps garnish
6sh attractively when laid in circles
or half circles with small punches OF
parsley between each. Tomato or
green pepper cups made by scooping
out these vegetables in cup form with
or without a handle across the top
transfigure plain lettuce salad that
Is secured within them. Game may
be decorated with red currant jelly
cut in wee cubes, or stars Of tart or.
ange with little punches Of parsley be-
tween. Green foliage makes the best
decoration for fresh fruit
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-09-25
Fruit 9oup,

Put four pints of cold water into q
saucepan. add half cupful of washed
prunes. half a cupful OF sliced apples
half a cupful Of seeded raisins. half a
cupful Of currants and a small piece OF
cinnamon stick. Boil gently until the
fruit is tended. replacing the water az
1t boils away. Rub 1t through a sieve
Add two tablespoonfuls Of vinegar.
sweeten to taste and thicken with 1t
two tablespoonfuls of sage or oat.
meal.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-09-25
SPRAY POTATOES
TO DESTROY BUGS
To Be Made EffectuaI Il Must Be
Done When Plants Are Eight
or Ten Inches High.
(By w. M. KEILEYN

(By w. M. Kelley
When the broods are first appearing
is the time to get after the potato
bugs. The best known remedy 10
paris green.
quarters Of pound Of paris green and
to this add about one gallon of strong
lime water. This will prevent the
burning Of the foliage by the paris
green being too strong and will also
make 1t adhere to the leaves better
Keep the contents Of the barrel we'll
stirred while the machine Is in mo-
ton.
One barrel Is sufficient for about
two acres of potatoes. My experience
with spraying as preventative Of
blight has convinced me that we
should begin early before the disease
has appeared. Some potato growers
who are the most ready to condemn
spraying wait until the disease gets
foothold and try to cure it with q
strong bordeaux mixture.
l believe that II spraying is to be
made effectual it must be commenced
when the plants are eight or ten In
ches high and be continued at fire.
quents intervals during the whole Of
the growing season. have every
faith In spraying as a preventative OF
the blight. but no faith in its applica-
ton ~ cure after the disease has
developed.
Bugs may be held In check by the
use Of the poison In the bordeaux mix.
ture. and when we consider this ad-
vantage It 10 plain to see that the cost
of the applied fungicide IL very much
lessened.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-09-25

First Crop Of Alfalfa, 1910. Farm
Of Mr.. Fred 9. Wlnsor, North Provi
denee, r. !.
No. I. Ground Magnetism Limo
stone. No. 2. Ground Limestone. All
FertIIIxed and lnocuiated Alike.
be best to seed a very small area the
first season. taking special precautions
to have 1t thoroughly inoculated. This
will then furnish an abundance Of soil
for inoculating . larger area the fol
lowing season.
1t cannot be urged too strongly tina!
incubation Is absolutely essential to
the successful production of alfalfa
There are very few soils outside the
alfalfa districts that do not require In
oculation. and 1t may be taken as Z
general rule that all other soils must
have the incubation supplied in order
to grow alfalfa successfully. A few
soils. however. especially those upon
which sweet clover grows naturally,
seem able to produce successful stands
without artificial incubation. These
however. are the exception rather than
the rule.
The advantages of artificial cultures
lie in the greater ease of Transports
ton and application as we'll as in the
absence Of the danger of introducing
plant diseases or harmful weeds. In.
oculation produced by the cultures, in
case 1t is successful, seems to be in
every way as efficient as when the soil
method is used. Fewer failures are
reported In the case Of the soil-trans-
fer method. however.
It has been found that successes are
more apt to follow incubation with
pure cultures II the seed Is sown i'm
mediately after the seed has been
dried after having been inoculated.
There is some evidence accommodating
to indicate that the germs in the pure
cultures when they do survive are
superior to those normally found in
the alfalfa soil. It 10 suggested there
fore, that both the soil-transfer
method and the ARTIFICIAL cultures be
used.
II seeded in the late summer or
early autumn. alfalfa will require no
treatment that autumn unless =
growth Of more than IL inches 10
made before cold weather. II this
occurs. the plants should be clipped
back 20 that they win 90 into the
winter with or 10 inches Of growth.
In this condition they will be best able
to Withstand the winter and will be in
excellent shape to renew their growth
the following spring. The first cut
ting OF hay should be secured in the
late spring.
II. on the other hand. the seed has
been sown in the late fall or in the
spring. but little more than a clipping
can be secured in the late spring or
summer. This clipping should be
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-09-25
BR00DER FOR SMALL CHICKS
Large Barrel Cut In Hall ~ Shown In
illustration viii 30 Found
Convenient.

A very simple brooder can be con-
structed by cutting a sugar barrel In
half and using one part in the manner
described. Line the inside of the half
barrel with paper and then cover this
with old flannel cloth. Make a cover
for the top and line it in the same
manner. At the bottom cut hole In
the edge. about four inches deep and.
four inches wide. and provide q COW
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-09-25
Water Essential.

Clean, fresh water is one of the
most essentials that we can think of
for the healthy fowls. As the greater
portion of the egg Is water, they
should be supplied with a liberal sup
ply at all times. It should be placed
In such a way that It will be within
easy access.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-09-25
6rooder for Chicks.

er or door. The inside Is kept warm
by filing a Jug with boiling water and
setting 1t within, changing the wa
ter both morning and night. When
the temperature outside is ten de-
grees the interior can be kept at 90
or 100 degrees. but the jug must be
refilled with boiling water at least
twice q day.-Popular Mechanics.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-09-25
Easy Dinner.

Place suet in kettle; when hot put in
pot roast. let brown. add salt and pep
per and one pint boiling water. Have
q flreless cooker made with a box
lined with newspapers. Place your
kettle In it. Have your vegetables and
potatoes started to boil: place In the
box. pack tight with newspapers.
Leave home and be gone all day and
your dinner 70 cooked in time.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-09-25
~ Out 1oarders.

Weed out the old hens and fatten
them for market as soon as they be-
gin to drop OF In egg production
They will sell for good price soon
and the pulle;s will be more profitable
for egg production.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-09-25
LInolsum for Kitchen Table.

All kitchen tables receive constant
and hard wear. Without a cover they
soon become badly stained. Inlaid
floor linoleum 10 ideal because 1t will
stand heat. stains Of all kinds and
hard knocks. 1t cleans easily and the
pattern stays fresh for years.