THE CttfATTA DA IT A IUZTa WKDXED AY. PECITMBETi 20, 1000.
CHOUSING THE LESSER EVIL
Tort Ctztwss frca lis Point
of u Ann- Private.
Tit
FACTS VERSUS THEORY AND SENTIMENT
llip'rlrnrr of a Soldier with the
arrK(trrlr Thai I'nrmerly nr
roanilrd lnt IlrnrCI of
the Canteen.
It 1 an old styiap, and Is this caw a
Imp one "Of two evils choose the ler.
aayi private sold tar la Harper's Weekly.
The leadlnp spirit In the creation of a
post caatocn, te take tie place ot a peet
tradcra saloon, did. ta fart, cheaee the
lesser rrll. lleyoad ejuestioa ta amy rational-minded
mac, who has a ear tor the
welfare of hi fe;io mth. a drtakiap re-
sort of t-r class rr name Is an crtL xae
ouestlon catcrally ariecs. ' VThy do such I
rrtaeea dUt" "Simply because people wtat 1
them an that Is may the post etatwe has
as cxlstriace today.
It haa been a weU-reeopatiwd tact frota
General tVa5Mnptnn's ttrae down to the
present day that soldiers ore act all saints,
nor ever wilt be aad that a certain pc
centtpe of the tarn will have their whisky
or beer, orders to the contrary uotwlih-etaaiMnc-
The fonadrrs of the port can
teen did not establish it for the purpose
cf maklap soldiers drink or to drlvr nay
jiroSt tram It, a the oaly proat there
Is la it pees te the soldier, the preater
ahare to the one who never enters IU
doors, root traders' stores tad post
traders' saloons have for years been the
central fipure in all military poats, aad
ssasy a nma with the political pall to pes
the tradorshlp in a military port oa
lb troattor has amassed a fortaae by hi?
lU-fVttec pains from the soldier. 7h store
aad saloon wore under the Jurisdiction of
the pet comajaador, of coars. He It was
who fixed the prices oa pvod for sale is
the saloon and certain articlos la the
Mart that Us to ooldiers. bat the port
troder has a pe4tt)ri.l pull and the po com
mander caaaot overlook that fact, so the
prices raape rathr htph. The salooa, al
ways presided over fcy a cltiB of th low
est type, eoper to make money for htmsett.
w-oaU always plve liquor to jbs to whoa
orders had beea piven not to serve drinks,
the men paytnp extra for the risk the bar
tend
owa pocket. He would also take clotbtnp
of aU kind, as well as blankets. coee. j
rice, supir. flrar or bacon aad beans aad
sell them to rancher, or cowboys, maklnp ,
. , nrnfit. V.anr a soldier has parted 1
with nearly all his clothtnr In this manner,
and many a druaken cook and rascally first
serpcaat has disposed of the company's ra
tion la the same maaaer.
Pope ot the GroirR-erle.
The liquors were of the vilest kind, all
manufactured of drups. not a drop from
aay distillery, the rankest poison pine
top, the beys used to call It- They said
It w-as made of pine-needles and tobacco
Juice Commanfilap oScers la sheer- des
peration have closed the post saloon for
days to try aad straiphtcn the ara out.
but they continued the wheel just the
name. How? No other salooa oa the
reservation the reservation stx, flpht, tea
or more miles square the post la the cen
ter of the reservatioa ao passes prtated
to leave post strict orders for all mra to
rtay la the post day and nlpht extra or
ders to puards to be oa the lookout for
men polnp in -or out ao oae allowed to
take a horse or trule from the corral, with
out orders from the quartermaster, aad a
oeatry to see that they did not take try.
and the nearest town fifteen or tweaty
mile, ayy and check roll-ctll every
nlpht; that is, the captain of each com
pany each nlpht passed thrnuph the quar
ters with the first serpeaat, aad lopked
at each bunk to see if the soldier slept.
Oood old man, wasn't he? More thoupfct
ful of his boys thta maay a father. This
la hew: Just o5 the reserrxtloa at some
rultable potat are sltutted one or more
vile drns called la frnauer parltnce "Hop !
ranches," stoekec wita a vaie nseortmeai
of ll;unra. A scarry oa the corral would
ct to sleep at a plvcn sipaal. a poor un
fortunate horse or male would be take:
and ia a short space cf time a couple of
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racks full of bottles of whisky wonld be
poinp the rounds of the loys. or would
be cached away for the next day. the sentry
Ftandinp In na the drink free. If no male
or horse was to be stolen tway. thea It
r . .... n Tint haw thou? the
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M,t, c it,. .mt Misf If the first I
;:t 7ariS 'the boys, he accounted I
nerpeaat was is with the boys, he aceouated
for the maa as oa puard. la the putrd
house or hospital. The captala never
looked at the ccmpasy roster to verify the
report of the fterpeaat or a dummy served
the purpose toe of a stocklnc poked out
fro under the blaaket tad stnfied with '
raps, the elbow ofa shirt-sleeve, ditto, tad ,
a blanket or other articles uaderaeath ,
the bedilap to serve for the form of the
body, and a auskrat cap stufied tor the
head. There ytu are! Just laactne the ,
lead captain ptsiap wita aamira.toa at
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the supposed form r: oae fc sis coaptay
and at the same mom eat the real lara
TtapFtrlnp across the prtlrie under a
heavy sank of bottles Slle with whisky
tai a heavier "load inside. IMS the officers
X-aow this Ceruitaly AThy did they aot
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dlers wonli driat ?o if the evil aust
erlst. why not la a modified form la the
thtru. nf a Twist rtnteer. wherf the whole
maehlaery would be la the hands of the ,
post oamaaader. aad the soldier at pat
reap soar benefit from his tally
Orpin of the Camren.
The post canteen was started la ISCo. 1
think. . V, e were statioaed at Tort liramle
at the time. Each company commander pat
la ta equal taoaat tor his company tnd I
lrere some etae frna the post faad to
ftoek the oaacera. A seeosd lioatentnt
was detailed 1c chtrpe to purchese stock
tnd keep the books tnd funds tnd divide
the not profit tt the tad of each Quarter
tmonp the companies lor the company ,
ruaat. l wed ay the several camnanies
t aay tnytaiap tpey jaipat tee tor thai:
ar
onmtart caWectivoly with the eoaseat
T t Jk rVTVVI Wl"!"! f. Tl II . hMl Aa r V TrtE "
'7. "r771, . TUxT, 7 7,. T J "77
was boaoate ia a manner by his sx
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nr his eamrades tolly. All trtlcles tre
saM at a smell profit, ptvtap the acta pood
wane 4 beer It moderation, t clean plaje
to s4t ant amuse theasolves with ptitaea.
siaay haviap liilliard tnd pool Tables la
thea. sad rcauraat attarhed: tlsa all the
dally papers tnd periodicals ne whisky tl
loved, to be sold, ne fiphtiap or loud tad
lolsteroas oo&duct, a serpeaat, present all
the time to see that the rules povmlap
w ' . " "l
rouatawe so the ueMoaaat ia chtrpe lor
the pr-srrvtuon ss otsnpiiaa
In a rcpular military peat the
mast ripW
discipline is eatarced What is the raaae-
ouenecT Jt relieves atay a horse ar mul
of a loap nlpht ride or many a saldier's
leps frea a weary tramp, tad a preat deal
of hraia-wnrk ia stuiyiap scneme te pet
more whisky. It pu moacy in the com-
pany tuad to purchase luxuries tor the
KftlAirr't table acd ccmtorts tor his cutr
tere the sober eeldior w ho ncvr spends a '
cent la the cavteoc sbariap the prants.
Tvanle xaust underattnd that soldiers are
enlisted for repirlar or wlnateor service
from the papulation o: tnc umiet mj.im
the porwiaael of the tray is the same tr
the residents at larcc of any city, town
or counCT er thtt is where thev come
from. They are c4 maer nasieaattues aad
from all walks la lite from the hiphest to
the lowrst. The cattecc has no cormptitp
iifiacare. Oa the other atad. It tt the
erposte effrr". It tra.hr tbe Tren that f
the mutt use liq.-.-r. to '.earn to do so c
moderation.
Wlmt Can ton ISApcct.
In a rata or . rtwt(.
wat caa yea tflwet Ou-rter drtaV
lay art a pead -aeay an ta be f-rex by
uuarruete-ned to rack athriar A vol
aateer rata I aat ta place to Jade a
rant era or eavthirnc else lOf ara Osaee
roliiateeti. They ar jour tethers, broth
era. uacre aad court. Wort they raete
beta of lempcraare orpaatsatten whea
they enlietwS Were they teetotaler Wd
puttta e the anlforas of a -oldler tare
then lata druakartlt Did the poet ee-
Ihc deb. Br a all these aohrr vara la oae i
day? No. Yoa oaly eee caeeted la such a
catna. la aa eaterped term, what a taay
nor ta ywar ra town la xaiatatarc any
day yo wish to leek tor It. Vhy are sa
loon In row tewa leeuse people waat
tbcra. Why don't yo close the up Yoa
caa't-
Tbe oaly '.bmp I feel sorrry tor. Is this
world, are the rhrtralr kickers klcktttp
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-a"tR eoerpy that mlpht W uel to ft
v- larpoeo. b wbi. vr irir ,
nrm ta tae army aaa uf Mi rers in an ,
that pertaias to army life have only the ;
croatest praise for the post canteen, for (
toe simple reason iaat it is a necessary cvii
la the army, just as yrmr SAlooas are cores-
itry evils in your eltiets aad Mllaccs.
Tom iti:i:n no.n.TY.
Refused to Tnke n Check That
i nrrd nmelmt ot n Ilrlbe.
While his political adversaries have
scored ex-Speaker Thomas Reed unmerci
fully for many of his public acts, no one
has ever impeached bis personal honesty.
At a recent patberlap at the Cumberland
ilub ia Po.nlaad. Me., an old acquaintance
of Mr. Reed s told the tollowlap story n-
lustratlve of hi tacorruptlbility
Its all rlcht to exalt Maary Hav la
history tcr his ta metis declaration, Td
rather be npht thaa b prosideat." ' said
a dlrttnpulshed republican leader "Me de
sorved It But I d.a't think hi honesty
was ore stalwart thaa Tom" Ileeds. It
was a quality which rort Clay aad. la all
probability. Reed the loas of their darllap
dream of the white House
1 have kBowa Reed from the days wbea ,
e was a Hlfth school boy." be coattaBed. 1
"aad always recopnlted his Intense latop
but its full sireapth never dawned !
rity.
upoa me until the days of that tryinp ros
preesioaal campaipa whea General Ander
son proceed him so hard. Pactap a united
dteasloa caused by dlsappotated s.n-
bittoa tor omce and the dlscaanicemeat of
f0.c,p, forces interested ta Heed s doteat, '
the campalca went oa from bad to worse !
nBui i, rhed . -H- m. , .
re - electton seemed slender indeed I
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well as possible uatll the last week of the i
caapalpa, when funds rta shor. tad aoaey I
was aa laperauve aecely. Kaowtac
Reed as well ts I d10, I was deputed to ,
out ceremony I pitched into the subject o!
av call 'Mr Reed.' 1 said. '1 Uaow you r
aoi a wealthy man. but we must have
liW at once cr. la my humble opialca,
you w-es-: win out."
" Til see what J can do,' he replied, tad
w eat oa opeatap his mail ,
Presc atiy he opeaed a letter from which I
drop-.d somethlap that looked like a chock.
as if tc reply While he wrote a brief aote
I had opp&rtuaity of seeinc that the loos-e
paper v;as a check for jr.M p&r&Me to his
order. He fiaished the aote. re-enclosed the
check tnd vas about to seal the letter whea
I caupht his tra and said- Tardoa me, but j
what are you polnp to do with that cheek:' j
'I ta polnp to send it back.' he replied.
ieac tats Jetter. and he tossed me the i
aote which had accoaaaaied the check. 1:
-as .rem the head o. oae of the larpest
T 7 I 7 441 . ie aot Napif
stated that the writer uadersttadinp there
was a scarcity of funds ia his campaipa.
y,.
iacjOSe iar erect witn tae nope that h
ia securiap re-eiection. 1
r" "f-
cmslda t see aaythlap that would place Eeed
under deHalte oblipatloas tc the ptver tad
HiP T-AaaJ fVlSaa-e TtHll vnn C.Aa. !
M tbf a j " ta7 , ,
"-""t- lJl aril session, tac i Cta. FCP- .
port it.' he Stid I
ne tsts
a promises aad roc are in no way bocad. If j
you ooa t reptrc this matter se much tor ,
roEr.i .mv nf .-.i, K.
t
r i ti. i amim tdpt nmim iiur , M
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'" Ta sarrv.' he relninn 'h? 7 rrrt '
take
shall
he re milled the letter while 1 wtadered o
j. jv. .juv
la a fiiscourtped frame of
ioa. j fotsnd soe n hit riaw. rr.a
c-,. . a Tf tv..-, t,. Mh i
of tae M..fr vaf i rKval oa the spat. :
r3jwj:h 1(lr "Xte nocessleT 1
.a,T s. h!Tn lor ku --aai- i
there wasn't a mta of us who would
KVfiUlSH rint.ic .L..Rins,
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Curious nUcrcpanclr tn the Offlces t
In the Sllniktn.
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about the stitrie tttachinp to the offices
' in the Tnlnistr-r ttvi the IjmAnn Chranlrlr
la the aialstry. says the Loaaoa Chronicle,
Thus the most laportaat of all. the pre-
miership. carries no emolument tai. la-
a-
lt
,rd
deed, no precedence, tad the holder of
in vf.-ir.Klr f.lH bAmr othr Tncitnr. tji
Salisbury hts, except for a brief period
whea he w-as first lord of the treasury, tl-
ways attached io the chlefttlaetip the
Pom pa ofiiee Mr. Gladstone whea he wa
not firK lord of the treasury, was peaertlly
caaaroiter k trie r-xencfluer tae ta txs last
aialstry he added tc the faraer the sine-
e farmer the sine-
tof course without
cure af lard privy seal (of course without
rt remuaerttion;. which Uird Stlis-
7 is now to occupy Can tayoat expltla
,i while the secrettry of war pets
ertr
. bury
admiraltv cuW
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- ! um itj i rw wwa w.-.- w aaa c (mii aaw
1 is that at hard lieutenant nf Ireland. S6.
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Wc. but thee taere tre social duties at
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I .aicMlifr iv ubm wr wiit rgucat tii-
c ,..v a. rl..
The lord chanreilor peu half f
whirk i ns a ladre af th hie t
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k.raT-4a, aw or vmai. U a-jtrr
The lord chancellor af Ireland receive
less anc hit duties are whallv lnj-
' nal unless hr is it the cahiaeC as th nrt-
! eat oocupant of the post 1 Two thousand
i tnnas Merlin c is the anal saltrv iar n.rV
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. , ,w
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: apriculrurf ediwaUot and warta. while the
peetmaster peaertl. the direct or of the
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Kecrtkry la the various mlrt.
eat77 f4m w arQE
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tv-atesslont: nol.tuaan, hTJIIr
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;777 .".ZT7r J 77 77.A7.r7.. 7l
hie rarliameatary eareer frna
rh(.BI,. rBnki " l
the ea
Uhtt a Jf ytaTt he had turned
mere
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tp rf hH j u
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praBttlota.
y Vtrted. a prod att to dp rtavztsirr ia
.the country Good pay tor ripht 7-1 r., Ad-
dreat E i. Br.
oommuntcate to htm the situation. I found . ; . ' . mciaoas nere ouutaed la the produc
htm one moraiac la his Exchaace street nvtrltat successful business man , & j aon Mhesltatiacly plve
osce eapaped ia operslnp his mail. With- i. i 7... . i 7 . , ' . i P-Merence to the feeders raised by myself. '
r " ' , stock ane apam it is aot. iac ;r-J feminise populkUor is iacreasiac at a ter:a. uso is nricE. mat at tne nase tur.F
rlcoTre.'"0" ,Ctt 1 . J J?" - HI iL 1 I ed ia other PUres
. v. -- . . n iur; t- - fliri tntt this country win presenuy fe 'the com; ar.j ts oertain that the new ;h:rr-
FEEDING CATTLE FOR PROFIT
Damage to Ioca Crp liiiM it Km? tsiry to
DUpof t flt Oa tie Tim.
CRUDE VETHODS ARE NOT PROFITABLE
Present Jtarcln of Profit IlrtT.ern Put
Cnttlr nnd I'rr.lrr. Mill ot
Admit of Vnte In the
Prrd lot.
With the larcet acreape of com la the i
history of oar Mate, aad aa averag yield i
tot the cleHHf: ear of the preat cea- i
tary. the preatm that Iowa has ceer pro-
dated, the question of dtpMap of the im- j
trcate crop la the most profitable manner
. at thts tin, of vital lntr.-eft to the
faraors cf low. An abaadaat crop cf this. I
best of all fat-pmdvclBp cereals, icrarla-
.- .- vrn. .u. t
iar rattle. As much of the corn was ta- ,
juroa la me lan m rata ana wmo jooctnp ;
ta many piaces arxs jowenag the
quality, i
it is not scrprislnp that a larpe number
of farmers who heretofore have never '
usctrtaKea the tattenmp o: rattle are no
csbarkinp la the business.
With these conditions extstiap I may be
pardoned for referrinp briefly In this paper
te a tew of the salient polau la the tat
teciap of cattle tor slaupbtcr, whereby loss
Is often sustained by those laexperleaccd
In the business.
There was a time ta the history of Iowa
:hen proat could be made fatteatap cattle
ihout rrpard to business principles, the
! Urct sfpin In the price of feeders and
Wished cattle be lap ample to insure a
P"at even with the crude and antiquated
t 3 ft bods of feedlap them in vopoe- But a
PrfM n place, the larpe
'rP' nave disappeared the purchase and
fatteniap of rattle has become a science
auo v sue a Jew nave m&aare te hold
their own. a preater number have failed.
aad it is only a few wbo have made a
svecoof is the hnslaeos.
A preat many very alleadtac unifies
have appeared la print la retard to the ,
pr1 w"Br ,lB aad
"w b V?' ,
uru niuimr a taeir reports nave .ailed i
any laf-ttaces to plve the whole truth
aaa icaae a proat appear by met as of
ficures, when la fact there was ta actual
( loes.
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" Tc rcae la: w,ac11 - ru", ;
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f"Cil Ca realised so rnaay dollars and
J1 ; " the
IIT?"" " fc -
prieaced feeder the fallacy of the statement !
' 'f-,T,0'at- li Jarmer. without ex-
. .
.acre are otaer expenses bealdes the cost i
cMUp' "plFht tn "aaUMoa j
v T, MasJ,1?"t, 5oP who em- ,
,a. Alness purchases ta article for
, at tl tnd
suraace. repairs, clerk hire, etc . tad fixes
a price that will yield a ft:r profit, after
ptyiap the necessary expenses lacurred la
htndllap the poods- To do otherwise would
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without rxr.-ieace ia feediap is to succeed
'a Mtap" bP aus ,o! a;f a ,
11" ? f"1
aess,
omc Cannes of krfia in recdlnc.
One cause of loss la feedlap cattle is luck
of the necessary convcEltnces, for. while
bulldtaps, feed trouphs. hay racks, etc. may
! be of the plalaest tad cheapest construe- !
.joncttUe will aot pain la weipht without '
taoi!er la va weather, aad t dlrtv we:
bfS u no. C0Biuclvt. ,0 -he ltylap'oa of
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pu-cv, CPLr?tL. uj .hrod cattle for :
ltif Ipe4 ,M u .p. jartBr jhE. tianft
teT8ruMy Tttltiu lz or -v .Ulf
f-voi e boupht low eaouph to insure a ,
.v iM .
tv, Bli . trwiiKtna in rrJuisc
Farmers, as a rule, accustomed
lor Sai & c(wh5 des
l0. lfiU,f 1 ,at WtfT a,ottv,t.
deal of time
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tl- tre too ortes touac away rroa some
.w ,v,. .SnnM So M-inr 1nr ihtr rtnek
. .7-j AT7re- air tnorr.-
r mrVit no excrntioa lor sua-
A.f .ad Jecj bolidtys, doe aot haraoaiae
vnlt 1ornifC habits, aad the troa?:
hs tad
Tart are
rack are filled to everflowiac tl oae uae
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aad tliowec to remain emp-.y iar w.
Drl
order
.- i,r
- "f
huaper lollowiap surfeit ia re.-ultr
is coaveaieal to ate.
.
will pet onouph
is forpotter for some time tad eaouph 1
plvea to satisfy the crtriap. tnd. cf course,
soourinp resulu tnd loss It Inevitable.
, 77 ,-Vh-"-e so hard that
f IL tt L.
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t -ir t if i : ill:.-.. . k. . u.. . ...i
tft-it Tlvnrv feoder of CiPeri-
I ence knows the result tad It will take
! days tad jerhtpt weeks to reptia watt
. has been lost.
There Is often serious loss la ftttealap
a,1-r w . , .
Cttue oa nccouai tn - -
feeders tnc o: itie n u- io ' -
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ipc ai"'"""r " ' ' . " "
wcrti tae price csaou uhk uic uji-i .
wot
, a:as:
be paid :a purchaslap cattle lor the
ires to
wde tnd caa see la the future t steady
advance ia the value of fat cattle, aad ht
lot
reasons that teeae. s a. e sea. cr tnc v:
i the uae ms ciuf a-c .h.' ,u. -i.t-.
he THJ fisTe corner oa bee But there
coaet a day whea he stands in the stock
rtrif of oae of the prett pteklap centers
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rtrds tre crowded with tbntwtads, tad tt
T?&t tre crowded with thouatads, tad tt
may be teas of tehusaads of ftt cattle, tnd
may te teas - loauMiun u. wc
owners, like himself, are surprised
t: the sire of the roceipu aad for the first
, time ia his life he realties that oars is t bic
country tnd of cattle there is no end
i have hoard and read of bulls tad bears
r-ni I have witnessed the surpiap crowds
H rhiraari Tar4 if Trait . I btvr
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heard the btills bellow tnd the Itoars prow!
1 have seen the market pound ed tad hat
tared aa eSort te tore down prire. but
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fnr prfcieraatir hamaertac
Btuivtu mr Ml
eoacertod acUon ia lorclnp tad holdlnp
down TClce. the buyers tar the preat
r,.v- wm are Hatltled te firat alace.
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At xtaec the bulls ret the uppfe hand na
"4 Tra s lf ,toc yt-rit
th only bulls I ever atw were o, the lour-
lacped specie, and the tars arc aatrly
tlways ta uadismrW 7oaeeesion
la bujTBF came tor .ne je ioi iaw
,iditiass tre toe often lorewnen, tnd it it
rtily when the sale U:s been aada. tae
eaphiap done the stock yard ehtrpat. th
wjchinc done the stock yard ehtrpea.
caamianioa aae ireipat ptic tac a caeca
.r hiul viW... t vhftl M ! tt t
banded over lor what if left, that the
ireter reUiaes thht the ectUe coet him tec
rrack la the beplnaiap aad hit earr. and
1 sacrificed ia payment Jar
tr.Dwlaw otetmee.
As a ruse thf younp tad inexperienced
leeder buvi his cattle lor the leed lot after
the oort crop is aaeared, and perhaps titer
. j it is Fathered piacmp thetc tt enee et
teed, tad in his hat to pet them tatted
t ot- Iw! -
With
euch raditioz lot! is inevitable- Iar caia ,
ti weipht made ia th teed let it always
espeaaivc tad when uaaatunJ method iar
fercinp the latteaiap pmeest tre adafrted j
disappointment Is sure te loliow
The Other Mdr ! the Qornlou.
1 Htvlap thus brieCv rt',.eS f.eruoe tr a
j few cf the factcn thtt cotUiutt ta atlit t
new make a few tmccru: ion te re par
a Tew aappeiiMoB te reaara te
method that i! follewed to the letter. will
Juet a surely reealt la profit.
la the am place there rauet he maple
actrmmotfauoaa. a rood sited shelter
ta tlta of had weather, a rood dry Ved.
eattanttal Jer-d Irimch nad raelsi for tod-
j '"rar":
'above the ireeatar poiau Cora and fodder
fckoald he fed reralarlr aad Jvdirtooalj
Jtirt enoBrt aad aa morn, aervr saricitlnK
ad Here.- allevlar a tiapl aaltaal to ga
huTpry.
If rattle matt be pBrrfcanod. aerer br In
fertor Moek at aay price, bvl olet catUe
that are well bred, of tadtrtdaat tne.-lL
trntll boar. romparUr built, hort htgK
srucipht. wide back, of pood color, ctrold-
lap aay ladlcatloa of Jersey or HolMela
hloS, a&d be rare that the hide It soft
aad tatillow aad altocetaer too bic for the
aBlawl. Nrxr purchas-e for the feod lot
a steer that hat been raled la a seal- I
surfed coadltlaa for bo nmotsnt of fivd
win ever make aaieads for the ant of aa
.uuimarr oi auiniionr iooa in eariy me.
Secure your feeders at leas: a year before
you latead beplanlnp to fatten them, and
pet all the iarrease ia welpbt noeslble from
roucfc aad laexpeaslrc food. ro not extect
tc fatten rattle In W or 1 days, but plve
lastead of pettinp your cattle on full teed
In the least possible time hold back all
you can and brine them to full teed so
pradually that neither you nor the cattle
will be conscious oi the chance. As to
thi food, much will depend oa conditions,
but core. elUrr in the ear. shelled or
pround. with aa abundance of pood fodder,
will, when judiciously ted. plve pood re-
suits.
It is not the province of this paper to
discuss the relative value of dlCerent foods,
but the preat staples are corn aad hay. with
oora -fodder, sheaf oats, roots and articlfs
of like nature, produced on the farm, the:
caa be utilised to pive variety. Oil meal is
exrelleat ia small quantities, but too ex-
Peuslve for us.i .wt-,r- t-i,v
or an eeats per bushel it will be found
that the less these outside products are
leu the preater will be the profit.
be made bv fatteamr eatti l h.t. i.
dicatea. prodded they are well boucht, stUl
ta.s is an all-laportant factor aad if the
price said t im l,,i-h.-.n ....
afterwards can ever redeem the
1 am aa.-e that l, is dlScBlt to socur.
well bred f -r-s, EM .a
- - . . . . w c. u. 1T tlkut IfcJIW M.r
aR. at a price that insures profit oa
iae aalshed talmal. but if they caauot be
boupht. they can be ra.sed. and thea of
the profit there is no question. By uo.ap
cr-de cowt of any ot the leadiap beef
breeds, aad r.ure U-ed hull n; indirtdnxt
merit, cacclleat calves caa be secured. Aad
are fed liberally aad
their birth uatll they are
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o or S ranaii nu ),,r ,,-ni
market tad oomaand the hichest price. To
iae.e thost. MtUe tboul(,
,aat ,: ,f , wtheP hBaCTT. rUtrtr or ;
eold. from birth to sale- Harinp tried all
the
J-nre tVnr to Moke fi Profit.
It has often beta said that a faraer whe
has the eora can well afford to buy the cat
Ue to consume it. and also, that the faraer
who has the cattle, but no: the prttn should
secure the latter and market the cattle ta a
fiaished condiian. With pood Judpaeat and
business ability profit may be made at
times by lollowjap either of these methods
but the faraer who has both cattle tad
praln of his cwx mislap caaaot fall to make
profit la coabtaiap the two in a fialsbed
product. After ta cxperieace cxtcadicp
over ta tveree lifetime ia fttteaiac cat-
I tm fratk tooatcs that ay prrtteft
profit resulted wha I produ
tad cattle, holdtnc la ay c
oaly the hreediap. but als
uced both praia ,
own hands, not ,
so the feediap. i
r.n nresest rn.i'lnr.c cj-e rae. ih the wk.i
, . i ...v... v.....
liberally from birth, yields the prettcst
proat.
Prott la the fatfeaiap of rattle eta oaly
be secured by hreediap hiph class' talatls,
hT liber! ffoinr frorc hlr- hr 1ar.oc
' carr aad the annllcatioa of rood business
methods to til the details of the work
future of the ecttle industry is briprt
rhe ,
JO-
the earnest, eaerpetir propressive brfeder
tad feeder.
r. aad the Use of the profit Is
., v. .kl .v,),., .
aited by the ability of those en-
puped ia the preat wort of produeiap the
hipaest Quality of beef to be found upoa the
markeu o. the worid
i
jiox tuo .iii u.iu..
Anmericnl Kxcrt of tbr ot &k
' firrni tik vD iioi.f-d
i.rrnt n "'I'"'
be ppafnt recently coaplcted shows that
coatroatod by a problem that has worried
foreirx PUtisticiaas for soae tiat the
preponderance of women. It is adaitted
that the woaea here have the adv&attpe
over their foreipa sisters in that aary
fields of work tre opened to thea tad they
caa also bold tnd dispose of property to
aa extent unknown oa the other side. Sc
that the American woman is ts t preat
aetsure economically iadependent of man
tad thus doe she escape some of the
serious CBasecuence that tfSict the tor
eipn woman It seeas a pity that tayoae
, r.vt the stiherSuous woman avth
It Is
- . .
rueh tn old mory tnc one tatt has uaes
o-i!Simr -m-nhflr tirrvatj to be needlesslv
rrhlr . t ,. lh. ur .c -rT
women, die it ever otcur to the titra-
Jf.,f t) e.tc:ar. , arur. how many of these
fr;.lT.t7,t. overplus were widows who per.
did it ever otcur to the tltra-
rJf, lfi entlivlIir .(.j. husbtads ten tweaty
,hlrtT TWr& rpiarters of cn-
evTlti BCt.. statisUcs published about
yetrf tpB j,,,,. thLi la i,oadon.
I prt the wcatr population ir pretuy in
excess of the male betweea tac tpes or -i
tafi . ,bf. vere J0 trtwti 7b(. o.
tafi . ,bf. W(
. rr,Tw.r , w.
t Mf eppetrs te b mainly with the woata
w tai 0Ter, vae are much more per-
8tete::. about haVdiap oa to l;!e thta arc
wale:ap0.trH,t tmonp men "When
women ts t class are economically inde
pendent the araist articles altout the
(tuparSuou voaw-t will coase tor vac
would dare to apply ir a breadwinner 60 i
opprobrious t title as superfluous
A". ACOMC. MOMENT.
, S-u..rne t bile the Cowmlttee
. mirnndj Cr .rt.
In.
TteT - '-he j.Lt:c.ra Etooo
b ro" of '
rap carjei with the committee la- j
apectmp
h. and tbert aot tweaty leet
away Kooe t faraer wr.t nts wne tnc i
lour children, repwru. the Wtehiaptot j
Poet With her owa haads the wilt had j
cut. eewed. dyed tnd woven She had beea j
encotirapad ty bar hnebaad and friends Ve '
enter that carpet lor the prtxe aad the '
hour tor the fatal Aeeisioc had lout. The
fares of the rmrunittee were impassive and
unraadahle. There was blue tnd red and
I P" and purple ia that etrpeu but thow
j colors d! net aeett to apj'etl. Taer did
j aot took like met who mew what tt Ai.
! eanaar-rlveted rap carpet paod enaucfc
tor flatter Hapew s bel -lar hbaaat be
ooaposed rt.
"iHint you he skean. Mtrtady." K.W the
hnehand as he putted her oa the fcbauMer
as eacourtpuip way
I'm tryix' ta be nravt fche aenUed.
'hut ot.. Jeal yet: know bo hard 1 worked
j at that carpet. 11 I doat pit the nrtee 1
believe 1 ahall itU daad '
"isat it auRt pit th priae. mather." naid
the chtidres It rhonia 'Tf are ttuph.
thtt poofiaess it a'wsvi revxrdei tnd wti
i ftmde- -.nan yot"
The ccaa.t;ee peered Iht roll tai
a-. a M.-
turie5 , atr
Th comailttee opoaed the roll te look
for at where hoys MrM aece
taroxfh aad tfct rhlldra crev w'vak la Uk
The carrel aefceare. nlfced e.
kicked itatt. rolled ap aad atx jrMa
httrd the heattac of their boarU
I thlafc 111 die,'1 whtoperod the wife r.
he t dowa m a sail ker roverod wi'l
a craar milt.
'Not rlt" replied the fatttBad "Now
ther are coataltlas together. Now tiier
eeia to bat coaie to a doclsloa. Now
they are haadJa' the dlplMaa. Now tbey '
"Oh. Joel. 1 ctn"t suad If"
"Don't rtve ap Now one of 'em I wrttls'
Now taer her pot yoar aatae bow sow
ao yoa ve hit the fuet prlie plual
center aad are sevet foot taller thaa tsy
I other daraed voats In the coaaty "
I
i. tiii: noon (iLii i v
llnrl j llnrlr of the Ape V'n Too
Mnrh for llrr.
Ve have not yet pro creased suScentlr
tar for old ape to quietly accept the tnao
vat.eas of a prppreesive peaeratioa. rrprns
the Detroit Tree Ires This old lady flut
tered Into her home nfter a trip down
tow a. rocked excitedly and then spoke her
mind.
' M,W ,f 1 ere a BaS' tbc
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f6.";'0"1
!? 8r 01 MKC,ap thrt,uph
I pM i" . , , ,fc
j ",?L2LlT ,0 tb "P
I !?"?f ' lrlM?r'- M"PT.? bm-
u'l' " I. !T ,v , .nF
I 'L10,.'?.1 J f00? . "T
of ay frieads saw rae dowa near the city
hall I'll be ashamed to look them ia the
face, I never saw so many strpet cars la
my life, and it seemed as if there were a
mlillon or two of bicycles trylnp to run
over me. There I was. juror-lac. dodcinc
scrrataiBc aad woaderlap if I'd pet hem
alive. J suppose that lots o? people thoupkt
I was a feather-brained boardlsc school
pirl "
The dauphter-in-law concealed her mer
jSlaeat behiad her hand aad said that it
! was all the peaalty of propreosiot..
i 1 a fr,re a a, m rlPBt ae
?",i.t!,T! rta' ?! br far M
, " . Sf' rf" " 0yp
i i"r jus rr irjinc o
..r..,.. Tina! anicBi:ui. peacciui aoc
! "Zt'l" VnL . T li"r
onla v, Io-- rou were a block
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e PhehVve ,e iv , "!
e,'fi h,Tf ,p wlJk cr e rrupe
ChrUtma ninre at Knn Claire.
ST. JOSEPH Mich. Iec 25 a disas
trous tire :n Etu Cla're fifteea mile from
this city, today resulted ia redurlnc half
the business section late tshe. Tota.
loss tot.MHi partly insured.
TALLKT rHl.MXCl 1 AMERICA.
A Vrw Jrr.ry MnokrMacW Plrrftnir
thr Ciondk.
Jl ';H7 ct.ar.f y on this crtlatrt if
belnc ere.iwJ at OcnstaUe Ho..fc Bat.--"
of which tb ppie : Stater. ls;a'-'
it;.cw'fc',: y-''-n nxl aavjpaturs
harbor have hrer ecmplalntnc 1c- th js
live vears The stark is &
the Osford Cop;,-r i onipanv -ni,:,!
adjo.as that ,.f th Standard C;. comr ar
te carry en the sav.-fc and pa.e f r. s
furnaces which have ter. the chie' . ' --7
ox t-ompiamt It is a eostir undrtt:rc
Vl. 'companies., at CoMl H,K.k hav
protect apamst the nuisaWr i-ie-. r- '-
their fumces The supervu-or the r.r.
bor. Lieutenant Commander J.ihti i. Ire
raont complained to Washlnrtor a tw
months ape of the smoke clouds as da-rr--ous
c aaipators aad the newlr tr-ertec
conpressaiar, from Rlehmond. 'Nicholas
Muller. p.rdped himself is his campaipa t
try to pet coopws to tie smtreta'-.p tc
abate the annoyahee so tlx rh;:r.rw
1,10,1 ,f heaa az possible trouhi
1 . A a ta ,b"r-
rr oa tae mace land at Otnstahie K t
bat an erp-r; ch-rnney cs-netrj. tn - re
jiany which hs ten in busier r.- -t
' erected severiu taoJsa'nd laTVtarfcf
ther has undertthvc the jot. it :s t w.
"-t-" ' "'"-T" c
1 lr.'ihe midriu of . m-m n'f ?V '. i -
nutKr .a new rnimney at-
wus made unti. hi.-.
. struck fmn -t -tt.r
p-i. t
lew the Jeve. of tbt pround. Tbr
-T..S
eIClV,r' 5 area lorty-ftve
was filled w:th plies dr.ver. as n f t v
otjM.r tb v eoujd hr put and .t tie - r
.f them a s-t.lid mass of concrete wt ..1
W bV . hao. th:-:, f-
'square lor as eoua: beicav At.,- t tt
lKini the chimney is round- It is t. be
bs-.it cr te i tota. beipht of na. T'.c
, diameter at the top wll! i tti ft Tre
' wrtpfct of the ptack is to he Sb.l tons art
the (wt of erertmp n wil. W it. tht nt.pt-
borhood of The builders ha p- m-
to complete it by Fehruarj Thf a-
Uisar.ce
s.' far as :t pitr.t is i-onrermrc Tt.f st
that th paes passmp ur thro up r. the
chlmaj w:. stur be nftirhit tt the
Furlat tpair.
How about
those
a-awa v
Blatz
Malt
Vivine
s tops tnat
nervous feel
and heads off stomach
troubles, indigestion
and in-
sonrua. AJ druggists.
Prta. tn it Bits B-ewinf Ct. VitwiDke.
OMAHA BRANCH,
1412 Doagle6 St. Tel. lOSI.
DYSPEPSIA.
Geo S fv-a, of "5 Nassau St Vew Tort,
says Tor r--t . have teet t-c bird wr.t
rheumtaew at i tvspepsit and 1 came w
tbr eenriuBi.-t -t trj your pilit : imrae
ItirJ) iouue p-ea: t-:ie ?rt'a tbrt- use
! fee. llf.e t ne rnar K!n-f ! rrmraenced
turttr them t: w -'S r r"w tr wthi
ttr. w.- f trp -r .r.F " te
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