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About Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 29, 1906)
A Bold Step. To overcome the well-grounded and jieasonablo objections of the moro Intel ligent to the use of secret , medicinal com pounds , Dr. E. V. Pierce , of Buffalo , N. Y. , some time ago , decided to make a bold departure from the usual course pursued by tke makers of put-up medicines for do- jiaestlc use , and , so has published , broad cast and opszfly to the whole world , a full and comptete list of all the Ingredients entering inWthe composition of his widely celebrated fcgdid'nes. Thus he has tak n his numerous outrons and patients .Into his full.jronftjience. Thus too he has re- moveMiIs/medicines ( from among secret nostr/mrof doubtful merits , and made tbemLflcmcdlcs of Known Composition. has shown . . . . - < ot only does the wrapnor of every bottle Dr. Pierce's Golden Mitdcal Discovery , the lamous medicine for weak stomach , torpid liver or biliousness and sill catarrhal diseases wherever located , have printed upon it. in plain JJnpffah , a full and complete list of all the Ingredients composing It , but a small DOOK has been compiled from numerous standard medical works , of all the different schools of practice , containing very numer ous extracts from the writings of leading practitioners of medicine , endorsing in the stronocst pnsxl > lc terms , earn and every inirrc- aient contained in Dr. Pierce's medicines. One of these little books will be mailed fico to any ono sending address on postal card or by letter , to Dr. K. V. Pierce. Buffalo. N. Y. . ana requesting the same. From this little book It will bo learned that Dr. Pierce's med icines contain no alcohol , narcotics , mineral acents or other poisonous or injurious agents and that they are made from native , medicinal - ' nal roots of great value : also that some of the most valuable Ingredients contained In Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for weak , nervous , over-worked , "run-down. " nervous and debilitated women , were employed , long years ago. by the Indians for similar ailments affecting their srjunws. In fact , one of the most valuable medicinal plants entering into the composition of Dr. Pierre's Favorite Pre scription w a known to the Indians as "Squaw-Weed. " Our knowledge of the uses of not a few of our most valuable native , me dicinal plants was pained from the Indians. As made up by Improved and exact pro cesses , the "Favorite Prescription " is a most efficient remedy for regulating ail the wom anly functions , correcting displacements , as prolapsus , anteversion and retorverslon. overcoming painful periods , toning up the nerves and bringing about a perfect state of health. Sold by all dealers In medicines. MAKES BEAU IY Among the ladles no other medi cine has ever had so strong a fol lowing , because , excepting pure air and exercise , it is the source of more beautiful complexions than any other agency , as iy the tonic-laxative. It puts pure blood in the veins , and no woman 4 can be homely when the rich , red < blood of health courses in her veins. Sold by all dealers at 250. and 500. < Canadian r II lit Over 200.000 American farmers who have settled in Canada during the past few years testify to the fact that Canaca is , beyond question , the greatest farming land in the world. Over Ninety Million Bushels of wheat from the harvest of 1906 , means good' money "to the farmers of Western Canada when the world has to be fed. Cattle raising. Dairying , Mixed harming arealso probable callings. Coal , wood , water in abundance ; churches and schools comvenient ; markets easy of access. Taxes low. For advice and information address the Superintendent of Immigration , Ottawa , Canada , or the authorized Canadian uovernment 'genr , \V. D. Scott , Superintendent of Immigration , Ottawa , Canada , or E. T. Holmes , 315 Jackson St. , St. Paul , Minn , and J. M. MacLachlan , Box 1x6 , Watertown , So. Dakota Authorized Govern ment .Agents. Please buy where you saw this udvertisecz t. "When you buy WET WEATHER CLOTKINGr you want complete protection and long service. These and many other good points are combined in TOWER'S FISH BRAND OILED CLOTHING Tfou can't afford tb buy any other AjTOWtl CO BOTTOM USA. TOWC1 CANADIAN CO L.TO TO OTO CAN CURE FOR Ely's Cream Balm is quickly Absorbed. Gives Relief at Once. It cleanses , soothes , heals and protects tbe diseased membrane. It cures Catarrh and drives away a Cold in the Head quickly. Bestores tbe Senses of Taste and SmelL Full size 50 cts. at Druggists or by mail ; Trial s-3 10 cts. by mail. Ely Brothers , 56 Warren Street , New York. You CANNOT all inflamed , ulcerated and catarrhal con ditions of the mucous membrane such as nasal catarrh , uterine catarrh caused by feminine ills , sore throat , sore mouth or inflamed eyes by simply dosing the stomach. But you surely can cure these stubborn affections b > l ° oa ] treatment with Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic which destroys the disease germs.checks discharges , stops pain , and heals the inflammation and soreness. Paxtine represents the most successful" local treatment for feminine ills ever produced. Thousands of women-testify to this fact. 50 cents at druggists. Send for Free Trial Box THE R. PAXTON CO' , Boston , Ma s. N THIS PATER wzrnx * r > Farm HogrKIHIngOutfit. . As all farmers who kill their own hogs know , the old way of butchering is very inconvenient and tiresome. The following arrangement , illustrated In the Queenslander , makes the labor com paratively easy. The top piece is 2x5 inches , and 12 feet long. The mortices for the supports to fit In are made five inches from the ends of piece , and are one-half inch deep , 2 inches wide at bottom , by 1 % inches at top , thus only one bolt is needed to hold them to gether at top. The upright supports are 2x2 , , and seven feet long ; crosspiece - piece , la4x2iand { at one end this should be bolted on upright pieces , down low enough so that bench will set over it The lever is 3x2 at staple , and shaved down to 1 % at end. Sta ples made of five-sixteenths inch rod iron , and long enough to clinch. Clevis DEVICE rOU HATfGUfG THE HOG. where chain is fastened is made of three-eighths inch iron. The end of the lever is iron , Gx2 % bent , as shown for gambrel stick to rest on. while lifting pig to the * pole hooks , which are made large enough to slip back and forth easily on upper piece. Rods one-half Inch , bent to hold gambrel stick. A hook not shown in cut made of one- half inch iron , attaches to B and pro vides a fulcrum for the lever A for dipping hog in the barrel and raising carcass to the gambrel hooks. Bench , 19x1 % inches , 20 inch.es high , 8 feet long. Barrel to be set In the ground one-quarter its length. Xo Profit in Farm Alcohol. The Department of Agriculture , through Dr. n. W. Wiley , chief of the bureau of chemistry , has undertaken to educate the farmers regarding the manufacture of denatured alcohol. Two bulletins on the subject have been is sued. From Dr. Wiley's discussion of the subject the conclusion is reached that the manufacture of alcohol on a very small scale Is not likely to prove prof itable , and because of revenue regula tions it is evident tbat the faivner must be content with producing the raw ma terials. The bulletin on the subject of sources and manufacture says : "The principal uses of industrial al cohol are illumination , heating , motive .power . and the manufacture of lacquers , varnishes , smokeless powder , medicinal and pharmaceutical preparations , vine gar and ether. When industrial alco hol is made at a price at which it can compete with petroleum and gasoline , it doubtless will be preferred for the purposes above mentioned , because of Its greater safety and more pleasant odor. Under the present conditions it is not probable that industrial alcohol can be offered upon the market at much less than 40 cents a gallon of 95 per cent strength. " Dr. Wiley expresses the belief , how ever , that by paying attention to un used sources of raw material and with improved methods of manufacturing and denaturing this price can be di minished. Millc Cows. The Hollanders evidently breed and feed for milk first of all. That they succeed is proved by the large milk yields of their cows. That large milk flow , seemingly regardless of butter-fat percentage , pays them is proved by their prosperity. The dairyman here thinks it necessary to pay small prices for dairy cows that annually yield from 3,000 to 4,000 pounds of milk. What the financial result to him is , the wretched records show only too plain ly. He is the worst-paid farmer in the land. What could he not do if , instead of breeding , buying , feeding and milk ing cheap cows , he were to breed , feed and milk cows of the 11,500 to 14,560 pound class ? The Frieslanders and other Hollanders , with their gigantic cows , make money on milk produced on soil that costs from $500 to $2,000 an acre or rents at from $50 to $200. GInsengr in Missouri. According to the Missouri experiment station bulletin , the cultivation of gin seng for the Chinese market has be come an important industry in that State , notwithstanding the fact that it takes five or six years to mature a crop. While the crop is exceptionally valu able , the cultivation of ginseng has been found to possess disadvantages the same as most other cultivated crops. It appears that several fungus diseases have broken out in the gin seng plantations , some of which are extremely serious and Infectious , large areas often being destroyed in a sin gle week. However , the particular or ganisms causing the damage have been recognized and methods for keeping the diseases under control have now been worked out. Cattle Lice. Lice on cattle indicate lack of atten tion and poor feed. Greass of any kind will destroy lice on fcaltle , but grease should not be uxeu it it cau ba avoided. First wash the animal with j kerosene emulsion , and follow with clear water. When the skin is dry dust every portion of the body with a mixture of a peck of carbonate of lime and a bushel of clean , dry dirt. If a single animal is infested with lice , the others will soon be in the same condi tion unless remedies are used as pre ventives. Onion Growing- . The period between killing frosts in Montana is placed at 100 to 120 days , while the time required for onions to mature from seeding is JL35 to 150 days , and it onions are not thoroughly ripe their keeping quality is injured , according to a report prepared by R. W. Fisher , of the Montana Station. , The experiments are recorded in detail , for each year , and yields given by both methods of culture. Generally speaking , the yields from transplanted onions were from 50 to 200 per cent larger than from seed sown in the field , where there was but little or no increase in cost of labor. The transplanting insures an even crop , the maturity of the crop and the keep ing quality of the onions. Prize Taker gave the largest average yield of the nineteen varieties grown , and was one of the best keepers , though not usually advertised as a winter onion. The seed ling bulbs of this variety however , kept poorly because the growing sea son was not long enough to properly mature them. The use of well-rotted manure increased the yield of both field-sown and transplanted onions. Suggestions are included for making hotbeds. The Onion "Maggot. The onion maggot and cabbage mag got can only be distinguished by an expert , as they are very nearly alike. The maggot is the larva of a small ily. There is no known "sure" remedy th.-it can be applied. Sprinkling powdered sulphur around the plants is a partial remedy , but it does not always bring relief. Making a small hole near each onion and pouring into each hole half : i teaspoonful of bisulphide of carbon , covering the holes with earth , is claim ed to be a remedy , but such method is expensive and laborious. Liquid ma nure applied to the plants is claimed to be a remedy. The best preventive is to grow the onions on land that has not before produced a crop , but of course such can not be done until next season. This change oC location of the onion patch is the only partial solution of the maggot problem. Fence Supports. For fence posts or supports that will not rot off or break off , for picket or nine-wire , take two boards 2x0 , cross at the top so as to leave a crotch for top wire. Fasten together with S-pen- ny nails. Put a crosspiece in the mid dle for middle wires to rest on and fasten with staple and a crosspiece at bottom for bottom wires to rest on and fasten with staple. Then anchor with a small stake on each side to prevent fit- TfTT SUPPORTS TOR FEXCE. wind from tipping over , and you have a good post for picket fence. Nail or wire post to the stake. This makes an excellent post for repairing an old picket fence. Farm Progress. Tlie EsrS-Entins : Hen. Some one wants to know how to keep hens from eating their eggs. Having had some experience along that line , I offer a few suggestions : A deep nest box , in which there is only room for the ben's body , so that she cannot get at the eggs when on the nest , and too deep for her to reach the eggs when standing on the edge of it , is a good thing. The best nest box I have used is 14 inches square and IS Inches deep , covered \vith a 8-inch door or opening at-the top of one side. Dust Bath Is Important. Do not forget the dust bath ; it is a cheap luxury , and will go far toward keeping the fowls free from lice and mites. Any ordinary box obtainable at the grocer's will answer the pur- , pose. It must be kept dry , filled with road dust or garden soil ( which must be secured in dry weather before freezing ) , to which should be added from time to time a liberal allowance of sulphur. Some use wood ashes in place of dust. Studying ; Evaporated Cream. Thu Massachusetts board of health has been conducting extended investi gations as to the composition of the so- called evaporated creams offered in the local markets , and has discovered that most of these are misnomers. Numer ous determinations show these prod ucts to be merely unsweetened con densed milk , which , while possessing the consistency and appearance of cream , have neither the taste nor phys ical characteristics. Points in Pruning ; . In pruning the trees all stems half an inch or more In diameter should be covered with some waterproof sub stance , like grafting wax or shellac of the consistency of cream. The bark and outer wood will thus be preserved , and the wound will in a season or so be covered with new bark. If this pre caution be not taken the end of the branch may decay from exposure to wind , rain , heat and cold. In an aggregate of bank exchanges this week , which makes a new high record , and official statements showing jains over a year ago in deposits , loans ind cash resources there'is testimony to the expansion which is characteris tic of commerce at this time. Opera tions indicate that trade generally is strongly sustained in its unprecedent- 2d volume , and in some respects move ments of commodities made a further advance. Colder weather stimulated an exceptional demand for seasonable needs in the leading retail lines , and lobbing branches remain fairly active in staples , with the buying of holiday ? oods comparing favorably with the best previous totals. Most of the heavy deliveries in textiles , footwear , furniture and hardware are over , but there is muck buying of food products. Except an advance in cost of steel plates the wave of rising prices for raw materials and finished products has made no further progress in the iron , woodworking and leather activi ties. The manufacturing returns dis close no abatement in production. Building operations now are pressed forward against the approach of win ter , but new plans exceed those of a year ago and indicate that necessary materials will be as much needed as before. Railroad and lake movements suffer ed but slight interruption from the storms , and freight offerings now show more bulk in heavy materials and ce reals. Failures reported in Chicago district numbered 27 , against 19 last week and 27 a year ago. Dun's Review of Trade. Further and serious NevYork. / . congestion of railway shipments , more advances in wages , satisfactory reorders , a large volume of spring trade , greater activi ty in retail lines in consonance with colder weather , a marked development of demand for holiday novelties , and persistent requests for domestic and foreign iron and steel , are among the significant features of an exceptionally busy week. Complaints of poor deliver ies are widespread , and while the rail ways are making every effort to rem edy the situation , little progress is be ing made in that direction. Because of these delays collections are not so good as they might be , though most of the improvement reported last week is maintained. Shipments of grain prob ably suffer most from the congestion , but deliveries of fuel to manufacturing plants and shipments from iron and steel mills are also hampered. Indus trial plants are being pushed to the ut most , foreign iron is coming in in vol ume , labor is scarce , and wages , espe- lially those of railway employes , have undergone further favorable changes. Bradstreet's Commercial Report. Chicago Cattle , common to prime , 54.00 to $7.40 ; hogs , prime heavy , $4.00 to $6.37 ; sheep , fair to choice , $3.00 to $3.50 ; wheat , No. 2 , 72c to 73c ; corn , No. 2 , 43c to 44c ; oats , standard , 33c to 3ue ; rye , No. 2 , G7c to GSo ; hay , timothy thy , $10.00 to $17.50 ; prairie , $0.00 to $14.00 ; butter , choice creamery , 20c to 27c ; eggs , fresh , 27e to 32c ; potatoes , SOc to 43c. Indianapolis Cattle , shipping , $3.00 to $6.50 ; hogs , choice heavy , $4.00 to $9.32 ; sheep , common to prime , $2.50 to $4.50 ; wheat , No. 2 , 72c to 74c ; corn , No. 2 white , 44c to 45c ; oats , No. 2 \rhite , 33c to 35c. St. Louis Cattle , $4.50 to $7.00 ; hogs , $4.00 to $ G.25 ; sheep , $3.50 to $5.25wheat ; , No. 2 , 74c to 75c ; corn , No. 2 , 41c to 43c ; oats , No. 2 , 32c to 34c ; rye , No. 2 , Glc to G3c. Cincinnati Cattle , $4.00 to $5.50 ; hogs , $4.00 to $ G.35 ; sheep , $3.00 to $4.50 ; wheat , No. 2 , 75c to 7Gc ; corn. No. 2 mixed , 47c to 48c ; oats , No. 2 mixed , 3oc to 3Gc ; rye , No. 2 , G6c to 6Sc. Detroit Cattle , $4.00 to $5.35 ; hogs , $4.00 to $6.05 ; sheep , $2.50 to $4.50 ; wheat , No. 2 , 7Gc to 7Sc ; corn , No. 3 yellow , 4Sc to SOc ; oats , Nc. 3 white , 3Gc to 3Sc ; rye , No. 2 , 69c to 70c. Milwaukee Wheat , No. 2 northern , 77c to Sic ; corn , No. 3 , 45c to 46c ; oats , standard , 33c to 35c ; rye , No. 1 , 3Sc to 69c ; barley , standard , 54c to 55c ; pork , mess , $14.50. Buffalo Cattle , choice shipping steers , P4.00 to $6.00 ; hogs , fair to choice , $4.00 o $6.50 ; sheep , common to good mixed , $4.00 to $5.75 ; lambs , fair to choice , ? 5.00 to $7.40. New York Cattle , $4.00 to $6.00 ; hogs , $4.00 to $6.50 ; sheep , $3.00 to ? 5.25 ; wheat , No. 2 red , 79c to SOc ; corn , No. 2 , 53c to 54c ; oats , natural white , SSc to 40c ; butter , creamery , 20c to 27c ; eggs , western , 27c to SOc. Toledo Wheat , No. 2 mixed. 74c to 76c ; corn , No. 2 mixed , J7c to 4Sc ; oats , No. 2 mixed , 34c to ? 6c ; rye , No ! 2 , 64c to G6c ; clover seed , prime , $8.12. Telegraphic Brerltieg , Spain's military contingent for 1907 las been fixed at 100,000 men. i The Avena Club of the Cleveland Y. M. CJ. A. decided that-a millionaire could lot be an honest man. Frank Dorsey , a Brooklyn clerk , fired our shots at Josephine Schmidt , who had lilted him , and then killed himself. the Ilenrt Stronsr. The kind of exercise one should take for his heart's sake is extremely im portant , says a writer in Outing. As I have already said , exercise to affect the heart sufficiently , must be vigorous , though not too vigorous. Ordinary talking , while healthful , falls short of this requirement. 9hat ! calisthenics and light exercises generally are also deficient in this respect Is proved by the fact that , while all humankind nat- tirally indulge in light exercises , yet heart ailments are prevalent among them. Every one that is not bedrid den walks more or less ; and I have read learned articles which try to prove that -walking Is the only exer cise man requires. But if a man nev er runs , he could not , if he would , run fairly fast even a half mile. So the argument is in effect that a man need not be able to run. I cannot agree with this conclusion ; for walking at a moderate pace affects heart action only slightly , Running , of all exercises for 1' " heart , is , I think , the best. Of < - - one who has a weak heart cannot im mediately run either fast or far ; nor Is It necessary for the average Individ ual to learn to run great distances at a high speed. But every one owes it to his health to be able to run , without distress , say a half-mile at a fair pace. Let him begin by jogging one-eighth or one-quarter of a mile , then a half- mile , which distance he may ultimate ly run reasonably fast. Deeded Him. "Is he bad hurt , doctor ? " asked the man with the flaming necktie. "Yes , " said the hospital surgeon. "His injuries are serious. " "Think you kin save him ? " "I hope so. " "Well , do the best you kin , doc. He's one of our fellies , and we carried the ward last time by a majority of only one. " A new horse disease has come to England - i land from India by way of South Africa. It is called epizootic lymphangitis , and is very contagious. Mr * . Wlnslow'n Sooranre OTSDT tt > r CMMrev ing ; toftani tha gnm * , r dnces Inflammation , afc pain , euros wind colic. 2i cenu a bottl . NOVEMBER AILMEffi THEIR PREVENTION AMD CURE November is the month of falliaj ! temperatures. Over all the temporal * ! regions the hot weather has pa'sscJ andj the first rigors o winter have appeared. * Aa the great bulk of civil ! : * * ! nations U * located in the Temperate Zones , th effect of chanj The Human System ing seasons la Must question of Adjust Itself highest i m p o r to Changing Tem tancc. When the" " peratures. weather begin * to change frosai warm to cold , when cool nights succeed hot nights , when clear , cold days follow hot , sultry days , t e human body must ! adjust itself to this changed conditioner or perish. The perspiration incident to wara > weather has been checked. This detain * within the system poisonous material * which have heretofore found escap * * through the perspiration. Most of the poisonous materials re-j tained in the system by the checked" " perspiration find their way out of tbV body , if at all , through the kidneysJ This throws upon the Kidneys estr labor. 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