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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-06-10
National Mileage Does 1t

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road and steamship tickets absolutely with
out expense, work or effort.
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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-06-10
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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-06-10
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and over what railway or steamship line if
you have preference.
Your ticket will promptly be handed to
you, mailed to you or wired to your local
railroad station where you can call and get
it. 1t will be first class transportation and
1T WON'T COST you A PENNY.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-03-27
CONTRACTS.

If lawyer were asked what one
of law figured most often
in law suits he would unhesitatingly
answer, contracts. Day after day in
every court in the land, excepting
criminal courts, contests over con-
tracts are fought out If the total
amount of money lost in any single
year through faulty contracts was
computed the sum would appear Of
startling proportions.
A contract is bringing together. of
two minds to a common intent.
Broadly speaking, very nearly
everything in law outside of crimes
are contracts. The subject is so
broad and complex that hardly two
lawyers or two judges agree on the
exact limitations of contracts. More
books have been written on the sub
ject than any other in law.
Generally speaking, no one should
enter into an important contract with
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-03-27
front EZEL4ZICW
The connecticut" Trap Nest

have been subjected to sudden jars,
should rest at least twenty-four hours
before starting to incubate.
If you have no shade. in your runs,
plant trees. Shade is necessary for
poultry and fruit yields better, as
rule, where poultry have the benefit
of the trees in their runs.
Do not feed sloppy food to little
chicks; this alone IS the cause of as
much bowel trouble as any one thing.
Water becoming warm, and stale will
give you trouble.
Galvanized iron feed and water
troughs are better than wood and
more easily kept clean and in SAM
tary condition A good feed trough
is made of galvanized iron, something
of the plan of an cave trough, only
make them from two to three feet
long and have your timer solder on
the ends at an angle, then they will
nest.
Rolled oats, or steel cut oats, is one
of the most valuable feeds we can
feed to growing stock, as t s mus
Gle and bone builder. The writer has
fed it a number of times as an exper-
lment to whole matches, with no other
food. with the best of results. How
ever, this we would not advise doing,
but it should be on your bill of fare
and there can be no mistake made.
The incubator and brooder lamp
wicks should be trimmed once day;
morning is preferred for this work,
and again in the evening supply each
lamp with a fresh supply of oil and
just before retiring for the night
look at each lamp, then if running
smoothly it will generally continue
for the balance of the night. With
this system there will be but few
times and a mere chance if lamp
goes wrong during the night.
One of the ideal colony houses for
little chicks after feathered and
ready to leave the brooder house, ia
built like the letse~ A with window
at one end and a door at the other,
seven feet high to center and six f,et
wide, built on runners. This is a
cheaply constructed house and is a
good one. Many place the brooder in
the colony house and when the chicks
do not need the breeder it is removed
to another house for new batch Of
chicks.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-03-27
SELECTING THE STRAWBERRY
PLANTS.

The best kind Of strawberry plants
are those grown from parent plants
that have not fruited, but l think the
most important thing is to have the
plants Strong and vigorous and as
free from disease rs possible. -.
Some people who claim to be high
up in strawberry culture will tell you
to get Thoroughbred Pedigree plants.
and, Of course, this sounds nice, but
who ever saw a strawberry plant that
was not a thoroughbred? The straw
berry plant does not mix; as is the old
plant, so will be the young; the only
way to get new varieties is through
seed propagation.
So far as the Pedigree of straw
berry plant goes, don't think there
is much to it. You can take the So
called thoroughbred Pedigree plants
and they will be an absolute failure if
not cared for. On the other hand,
you can take plants out of an old run
out bed and set them on good soil and
with proper spraying and good care
they will produce a good crop of nice
berries, providing they are properly
mated.
A very common mistake is to go to
an old bed and take up plants. Not
knowing the varieties one is apt to
get only imperfect lowered kinds and
if so, your time and the use of your
ground for the two years it takes to
grow your first crop is gone for
naught.
A neighbor of mine did almost this
very thing, only he had previously
ordered his plants from a nursery to
set a small propagating bed, but the
perfect lowered kind either died or
did not do well, or perhaps he did
not order any in the first place; any
way, he set out about one-haf acre
and the consequence was he did not
get one quart of marketable berries
and was thoroughly disguised and dis
couraged in attempting to grow
strawberries.
The strawberry blossom has sex,
like animals, and varieties having a
combination of the two sexes must
be planted beside those varieties that
have but one sex to their blossoms
The strawberry plants produce two
kinds of blossoms; the perfect" and
the imperfect" The perfect bios
SONS have all the four parts of a
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-03-27

out insisting that the paper be drawn
by lawyer. The law is so arranged
that contract can be declared in
valid for the mere reason that it does
not clearly express itself.
Concisely, a contract must concur
in three general particulars to become
valid and binding. 1t must be entered
into by competent parties, have sub
ject matter and be entered into for a
valuable consideration. These three
things are absolutely essentials.
Contracts should always be in writ
ing. An oral contract, if proven by
witnesses is valid but trouble is avoid
ed by having a writing as evidence of
the agreement made. Witnesses
should sign the contract to further
avoid trouble. The promise in the
contract should be clearly expressed
in simple language.
The popular belief that contract
made on Sunday is not valid is with
out foundation.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-03-27

flower stamens, pistils, calyx and cor
rola: the varieties that have imperfect
blooms lack stamens. Stamens are
the male organs and pistils the female
organs Of the blooms NThus a berry
that has stamens is often called a
"staminate," or perfect Powered, and
one that lacks stamens but has pistils
is called a "pistillate," or imperfect
lowered variety. Perfect Powered va
rieties can be planted alone and will
bear good. crops of berries, but inn
perfect lowered varieties will not
bear good berries when planted alone.
They must have the companionship of
a perfect lowered variety in order to
produce perfect fruit.
1t is best to not have the two va
rieties too far apart; not over one rod
at farthest, and care should be taken
to have the two varieties bloom at the
same time; late variety would not
fertilize an early variety properly, or
vice versa.
My method is TO grow my own
plants, always sending to some reli-
able nurseryman for new stock or any
new variety l wish to try, getting
only one or two hundred plants and
fruiting them in small way two or
three seasons before setting very ex-
tensively of them.
This method could not always be
! followed; as matter of fact, l don't
think it would be practicable in
majority of cases. The nurseryman is
more apt to keep his stock free from
disease, for they are carefully cared
for and sprayed and must be passed
upon by the state Inspector before he
can offer them to the public. Not so
with your home patch; it is scarcely
ever sprayed and does not always re-
ceive the best of care.
1t is claimed that the pistillate, or
imperfect Powered kind, will yield
larger crops of berries if properly
mated; also, they are claimed to be
more immune to frost; with me, the
Senator Dunlap and Brandywine, both
perfect lowered varieties, have been
the best yielders.
think the perfect lowered va
rieties are more dependable; they may
be a little more tender in blossom,
during the frosts of spring, but they
fertilize much more readily from the
stamens of their own flowers and will
bear crops of fruit during a rainy
season that would cause the imper-
feet lowered varieties to fail.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-03-27

handy with tools may construct. This
nest is called the Connecticut" used
at the Connecticut Agricultural Col
lege.
The trap nest permits pedigree
breeding and to the one who has
never trap nested, he will find it a
great educator and a helper in obtain
ing knowledge of poultry raising.
The hens soon learn the trap nest
and the attention of caring for a pen
of trap-nested fowls does not require
much more time than does a pen not
trap nested. The attendant visits the
coops at 8, 10 a. m. and p. m. This
is about the right time and if you are
particular about the time each day
the hens will soon learn this and will
be ready to he liberated at those
hours.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-03-27
BREEDS OF DRAFT HORSES
By g. ARTHUR BELL
Senior Animal RgsbaDdnan, Animal Husbandry Division
WASHINGTON, y. {.

BY g. ARTHUR BELL

The Percheron Horse Society Of
France was organized in 1883, and in
addition to looking after the registra
ton Of Percherons it holds an annual
summer show in the Percheron dis
trict. The society also offers prizes at
other shows. The improvement of the
Percheron and other breeds in France
is due to both public and private eff
forts. The government has for num-
Der of years maintained studs in
which selected animals have been
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-03-27

Electrical manifestations and showers
will visit many other sections of the
United States during the next three
or four days. These conditions should
reach the Mississippi valley about
Tuesday, the 9th, and eastern states
on or about the 9th, A sudden change
to much colder, with frosts far to the
south, will follow closely after this
storm.
About Tuesday. the 9th, storm con-
ditions will gather in the west, now
ing into the Plain states on WednesS
day, Mississippi valley about Thurs
day. the 9th, reaching the Atlantic
coast at the end of the week. This
storm wave will bring foggy condi-
tions TO sections of the Great Lake
region and moderate the cold of the
eastern states about Friday, the 9Th.
Cooler weather and northwest winds
will bring up in the rear with a posi-
)ility of killing frosts as far south as
North Carolina, Tennessee and Arkan-
sas, and light frosts still farther south.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-03-27

they were imported in quite large
numbers, and these importations have
continued to date.
The head of the Percheron is clean
cut, of medium size, and more refine
ment is noticed about the head and
neck of the. Percheron than of any
other draft breed. The neck is rather
short and well crested. The chest is
deep and broad, the back is short, the
loins smooth and we'll muscled. The
Group is wide, and on the average is
somewhat more sloping than is con-
sidered desirable, but great improve
ment in this respect has been made IN
recent years. The legs, feet and bone
are on the average good. The legs
are free from the long hair or feather
characteristic of the Clydesdale and
Shire. In. action the Percheron is
good at both the trot and the walk,
and the trot is characterized by a
snap and boldness not ordinarily dis
played by the other draft breeds. This
breed may be regarded as one of the
best movers and is surpassed in style
of action only by the Clydesdale.
The Percheron is not so large a
horse as either the Belgian or the
Shire, but as class will probably out
weigh the Clydesdale slightly. Good,
mature stations in fair condition will
usually weigh from 1900 to 1000
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-03-27

dale or even the Shire.
The colors common to the Percheron
are black and gray, although bays,
browns, chestnuts, and roans are oc-
casionally seen. 1t may be safely
stated, however, that 80 per cent of
our Percherons are either black or
gray.
While occasionally difficulty may be
experienced in deciding whether an
animal is a Percheron or a Belgian,
the two types are quite distinct. The
Belgian is heavier bodied, more COM
pact, shorter legged, and his head is
more square in outline; the neck is
shorter, more heavily muscled, and
more heavily crested. Moreover, the
colors common to the Belgian--name-
ly, bay, chestnut and roan-are UNI
common to the Percheron, while the
gray and black colors common to the
latter are uncommon in the Belgian.
Some Percherons are criticized as
having groups too sloping or steep,
with tail set too low Others are crit
icized as being too fine-not suffici-
emily drafty-having a lack of depth
and fullness Of body. Other faults
which are sometimes seen are cannon
bones which are rather round, lacking
in breadth and flatness, lack of bone
for the size of the body, and pasterns
which are too short and straight
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-03-27

pounds, and there are many which
weigh considerably over 1000 pounds.
In height good. mature stations will
measure 16 to II hands, with gen
eral average Of about 1914 hands, but
Of course there are some under and a
few over these heights, although the
rangy, tall Percheron is not in demand
N this country. The popular Perch
sron is rather short-legged, compact,
and blocky in form, less so than the
Belgian, but more SO than the Clydes-
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-03-27

to west winds and possibly some
cloudiness in the forenoon with drier
and generally fair for the rest of the
day.
Ohio Valley-GeneralIy fair and
windy. Changeable in afternoon to
late evening.
Western States-Windy, cooler and
partly cloudy.
April 9TH to 10th.
While the weather is expected to
be generally fair, with westerly to
northerly winds over most of the
United States east OF the Rocky
Mountains as the week opens, the
western states will begin feeling the
effects of another storm. Much warm
er temperatures with southeast and
southerly winds increasing in force
over the western coast region during
the first of the week will bring fall
ing barometer and storms of heavy
rain to Tennessee, Alabama, Misss-
sippi, Louisiana and Eastern Texas.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-03-27

ophthalmia, or moonblindness, and
roaring (thick wind.)
The introduction of Percheron
horses into the United States dates
back many years. One of the early
stations brought to this country
which exerted considerable influence
on our draft stock was Louis Napo-
leon, imported in 1851 by an Ohio
firm. Other Percherons were imported
about this time and during succeeding
years During the early seventies
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-03-27
PERCHERON.

The Perchcron originated in France
and has been developed in a small
district in the northwestern part Of
that country known as Perche. This
district is about one-ffteenth the size
Of the State of Iowa, and only Perch
erons born within it's boundaries are
eligible to registry in the Percheron
Studbook of France. Percheron foals,
to be accepted for registry in the
French book must be registered dur
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-03-27
POULTRY POINTERS.

Quality of egrs is governed by the
food the hens eat.
1t is not so much the matter Of
breed as it is the strain.
To keep the yards clean and health
full there is nothing bette than fire.
quent stirring Of the soil.
To purchase eggs is the least ex-
pensive way to get start in good
poultry, but it will take longer.
Often we have said, Feed is as
important as BREED" and sometimes,
"The way it is fed is more important
than the feed.
Eggs shipped any distance, or that
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-03-27

Predicting local atmospheric changes
is, the most difficult part of weather
representation since so much depends
upon the topography of the section in
question. Even then, long period
should be devoted to a constant study
of the ever-varying wind currents and
other local phenomena peculiar to the
section. Also, there are certain mete-
ORIG laws not yet perfectly understood.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-03-27
SIGE EZELA ION
THE TRAP NEST.

The ingenuity Of man invented the
trap nest several years ago, that he
might trap the laying hen and by SO
doing Gull the Improbable hens from
his flock and determine the number
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-03-27

of eggs each individ-
ual hen would lay in
one year.
There are a number
of such nests upon
the market at the
present time, some
that are reliable, more
so than others.
We offer a nest, IL
Illustrated with dimen-
sions, so plain that a
person who is at all
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-03-27

All combine to make local predictions
by the method used in this depart
ment more or less uncertain.
However, Easter Sunday is always
questioned as to its weather proba-
bilities and a forecast is here given
that stands good chances of being
fairly correct.
Upper Lake Region-Fair to
clearing in morning, increasing south
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-05-20
INSOMNIA
Leads to Madness, II Not Rcmedied.

Experiments satisfied me. some 5
years ago writes n Topeka woman.
that coffee was the direct cause of the
insomnia from which | suffered ter.
ribly. as well as extreme nervousness
and acute dyspepsia.
had been coffee drinker since
childhood, and did not like to think
that the beverage was doing me all
this harm. But 1t was. and the time
came when had to face the fact, and
protect myself. l therefore gave UP
coffee abruptly and absolutely. and
adopted Postum for my hot drink ut
meals,
u began to. note Improvement In
my condition very soon after l took
on Postum. The change proceeded
gradually, but surely. and 1t was q
matter OF only q few weeks before /
found myself entirely relieved--the
nervousness passed away. my diges.
tive apparatus was restored to normal
eficiency.. and I began to sleep rest.
fully and peacefully.
these happy conditions have con.
tinued during all OF the years. and |
am safe In saying that owe them
entirely to Postum. for when I began
to drink 1t ceased to use medicines"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek. Mich. Read THE Road to
MELVILLE in pkgs.
Postum comes In two forms:
Postum cereai--the original form
must be well boiled. Ice and 25c pack.
ages.
instant rostum--a soluble powder
dissolves quickly In q cup Of hot wa.
ter. and. with cream and sugar, makes
= delicious beverage Instantly. SOC and
Soc tins.
Both kinds are equally delicious ane
cost about the same per cup.
There's Reason" for Postum.
sold by Grocers
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-05-20

A dispatch from Stockholm says
that King Gustaf Is i'll, apparently
with a recurrence of the stomach
trouble for which he underwent an op-
Grafton a year ago. 1t Is stated that
the Illness Is of a somewhat serious
character. King Gustaf was operated
on early last April for liberation OF
the stomach by Prof. John Wilhelm
Berg, the celebrated Swedish surgeon.
The operation lasted rs minutes.
. Applications are coming In fast from
people who wish to rent summer cot
tages at the watering places of Bastad
and Malen, Skane, and the prospects
for lively business are bright 1t Is
noticed, however, that those who ask
for cheap rooms are more numerous
than TN former years, which shows
that they have been affected by the
hard times.
The hoof-and-mouth disease ap-
peared at the Bellinga farm, near
A1toot oho CA6ilts hCdu VA SoItfC ahA
seventy hogs were killed. The cattle
were buried, but the meat of the hogs
was sailed down on account of the ma
tional government, which seems to
have some way of utilizing the meat
without any risk.
The Durham, a British steamer,
changed it's name to Hemland and dis
played the Swedish colors. There hap
pens to be a Swedish steamer by that
name, so the innoyators knew their
business. Another British steamer
changed its name to Bernard, but
kept the British colors.
Rev. Johan Victor Alfvegren who
served as an Episcopal minister in
America for nineteen years, has been
commissioned by the king to serve as
minister in the state church of Swe-
den. He was born in 1867 and is q
Swedish citizen
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-05-20

podd's Kidney Pills and they relieved
me again ! used three boxes. That
II now three years ago and my Back.
ache has not returned In it's severity,
and BY using another two boxes lit.
tic later on. the pain left altogether
and have had no trouble since. You
may use my statement. | recommend
nodd's Kidney Pills when aud wher.
aver can pedd's Kidney Pills. soc.
per box at your dealer or Dodd's Medi.
cine Co, Buffalo. N. Y.--Adv.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-05-20
A oulbhls.

John Fl stanchneld. the lawyer, was
discussing In an interview In New
York the case of his client. Harry
ThaW
hut objections like that" said Mr.
atanehfeld. ARE mere bubbles. They
have no real bearing on the case, Like
the farmers wife, they only confuse
md embroil matters.
A sickly farmer said to his husky
wife one spring morning.
1 see by the papers that woman
down Paint Rock way goes out every
morning and hoes with her husband.
Well, what OF it?' the wife an,
swered. She could do II easily enough
II he's as thin as you are. I've often
thought OF using you 10 peel potatoes
with. =