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About Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 26, 1907)
Truth und appeal to the Well-Informed in every walk of life and are essential to permanent PUCCCCS and creditable standing. Accor- ( ingly , it is not claimed that Syrup of Figs Jand Elixir of Senna , is the only remedy of * Ikuown value , but one of many rejuons ' why it is the best of personal and family laxatives is the fact that it cleanses , sweetens and relieves the internal organs on which it acts without any debilitating after effects and without having to increase the quantitj' from time to time. It acts pleasantly and naturally and truly as a laxative , and its component .parts are known to and approved by iphysicians , as it is free from all objection- 'nble ' substances. To get it- beneficial effects always purchase the genuine manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. , only , and for sale by all leading drug gists. THOUGHT CHILI ) WOULI > DIE. "Whole Hotly CoTered vrltli Cuban Itch Ciiticurn. HemcriieM Cured at C * t of Seventy-Fire Cents. "My little boy , when only an Infant of three months , caught the Cuban Itch. Sores broke out from his head to the bottom of his feet He would itch and claw himself and cry all the time. He could not sleep day or night , and a light dress is all he could wear. I called one of our best doctors to treat him , but he seemed to get worse. lie suffered so terribly that my hus band said he believed he would have to die. I had almost given up hop * when a lady friend told me to try the Cuticura Remedies. I used the Cuti- cura Soap and applied the Cuticura Ointment and he at once fell Into a sleep , and he slept with ease far th lirst time since two months. After three applications the sores began to dry up , and in just two weeks from the day 1 commenced to use the Cuti cura Remedies ray baby was entirely well. The treatment only cost m 75c , and I would have gladly paid $100 if I could not have got it cheaper , i feel xi fe in saying that the Cuticura Reme dies saved his life. He is now a boy of five years. Mrs. Zana Miller , Union City , R. F. D. No. 1 , Branch Co. , tfich. . May 17. 100G. " I'll Her a Different " 'Variety , ' " quoted the man with the bulging brow. " Ms the spice of life. ' " "Ye- ; , " : i sfnted the mau with the bulb ous no f1 ! "but that isn't , the name of it now. It's vaudeville. " Only One "BIIOMO QUININE" That is L , YXATIVE BKOMO QUININE. Lee for the signature of E.V. . GROVE. Used the World over to Cure a Cold In One day. ! ioc. A " 30-penny nail" means that 1,000 nails weigh ten pounds. The word "penny" in this sense is a corruption of pound. Hides , Pels and Wool. To get full value , ship to the old re liable N. W. Hide & Fur Co. , Minneap olis , Minn. An Open Policy. The death of Mr. Conger , former American minister at Peking , brought to mind the services rendered by that gentleman at the terrible time of the Boxer uprising. A word of praise and appreciation is spoken by an English man in his book entitled , "The Siege of the Peking Legations. " Shut up to gether as the various foreigners were , and living daily in the face of death , it was interesting to observe the differ ent policies adopted by the heads of ; he several legations. Says the Rev. Poland Allen : The American minister was always > ery ready to communicate news , and old his people everything which went on. In ibis his policy differed from jhat of the I'ritish authorities , who often suppressed news of public iiiter- ist , aud posted notices of letters re ceived several days after the event , and when its general tenor was widely Known by rumor. This caused great discontent , and kept the people in constant suspense. No doubt there was some reason for suspicion that news of affairs of state might leak out to Chinese ears , but there was no reason for delaying items which were intended to be published at all. Such a policy of secrecy irritated minds and kept up a condition of anx iety , a state of affairs successfully avoided by the American minister. I-Cnetv. "I don't take any stock in the profes sions of these politicians. " the visitor was remarking. "They've all got some selflsh sehenw to put through. You never can tell what a man has up his sloove. " "I can. Mr. .Tvme.s , " s.iid iittle Clar ence , biittiu ; : into the conversation. "You've ? ot a dirty cuff up yours. I can see it. " If you find it hard work to * handle ensilage , use an ensilage fork , made especially for the purpose. A well-fed pig is a contented one and will take only exercise sis required for health. Thrift not hunger should prompt for exorcise. Mr. W. P. Thurston , a successful hog grower and feeder , jsays that salt and wood ashes should be given to hogs frequently in order to keep them In good healthy condition. For the cabbage worms , sprinkle while dew is on the leaves , with air- slacked lime , salt or fine dust. All are gocd and , of course , no harmful results can follow. Many dislike using poipon on the cabbage. If the complaining farmer will com pare notes with the city fellow who gets $2,000 a year , but has to buy ev erything he needs , be may be surprise' ! to learn the amount of salary he is actually getting. When selecting corn for table use , leave an early ear on a stalk that pro duces two ears , for seed ; in this way one can bring tiw crop on earlier each succeeding your. I the corn isn't a good variety , don't save sei-d. Navy beans do fairly \vell In soil only moderately rich , while Limns re quire the best. Beets often give 400 to 500 bushels to the acre , parsnips the same and tomatoes nearly ; ; s much , though often less than 300 bushels. Ashes will do for the dust bath , but ilesm , mellow earth is preferable. An RSh bath may injure the color of the legs by being too alkali. The logs of fowls are kept the right color by keeping - ing thorn on grass runs with good food and pler > ty of exercise. In answer to the question which is better , to plow under green clover or out it and feed it to stock , and plow under the stubble ; by all means food the clover , provided the manure is properly cared for and hauled buck npon the land. That is a ease where you "eat your .cake . and have it too. " 1 One of the strongest points about the mule is the fact that It costs so little to keep him. It Is very seldom that ono finds eren a large mule that requires as heavy constant feeding jis n horse. They also require less care , keep cleaner and are more steady workers on an average than horses. ( The coal-tar dips are about the best * that can be used , as they will not stain or Injure the fleece ; In fact , will add a luster to it. One should never use a dip of poisonous nature , if the sheep have any skin disease or cuts on them , and it is on this ground that the nonpoisonous - poisonous coal tar dips are recom mended. ' As to onions , with deep moist , rich soil , which is the only kind that makes paying crops , anywhere from 200 to 400 bushels may be gathered , owing to the season , as they seldom bring less than 50 cents per bushel. They are usually a profitable crop , but they re quire a deal of labor , and much of It of the hard , back-breaking kind. f The men who advocate the plan of ventilating stables with muslin screens a have one mighty argument. It doesn't cost much to try It. All you have to do is to take out some of the glass and put frames covered with cloth in Its place. That is simple enoucb , and at a cost of a few cents you can try It. Add to this the fact that no one re ports failure , while all say the cloth ol screens keep the stable sweet and com fortable. Try it. .0 Scaly Itcx i f A farmer says his hens are badly troubled with scaly leg. and wonders what causes the disease and how to cure it The trouble is caused by n small parasite which burrows into the scales of the bird's legs and causes \v them to protrude. - The cure is not at all difficult Fill fi an empty fruit can with coal oil and in this keep the legs of the bird Immersed for a few minutes. Do this every day or two. This treatment alone will usually kill the parasites , hut It Is well C ( to supplement this by using lard or al fried meat grease as an ointment for (1 ( (1w the legs , nibbing it In well. When the w scales commence to peel off , grease the Jf legs with vaseline every day or two for Ii about a week. in ci Return * from Cottonwool ! Tree * . tl At a recent meeting of the South tlfc western Horticultural Society of Iowa , cc a gentleman of good reputation made ccB an Interesting statement with refer IK ence to the profits of timber culture on IKbi the Western prairies. Twenty years bi ago he planted a row of cottonwood tl. : slips four feet apart and half a mile le long along the highway fronting his tv : The trees gre tall and riirifij , 7 : and as they attained large size drew upon his farm field adjoining for a \\idth of thrcu rods , occupying thus about three acres of land. Last fall and winter all but one hundred of the trees wei\i cut and from thorn was made 22,000 feet of serriceablo lum ber , board measure , and 250 cords of wood.X The lumber sold for $15 per thousand and the wood was worth $2.25 per .cord , or a cash ralua for the lumber grown on thase throa acres of $1,042 , or $347.50 per acre , making an annual income of $17.37 per acre for each of the twenty years. It should be stated in this connection that these trees grew upon the loose soil of the Missouri slope , a soil where the cottonwood - wood tree finds its most perfect de velopment , and we do not believe the above record could be duplicated upon the average prairie soils of the West Poultry Experiment * . The Maine station house for hens Is fully described in a bulletin issued by the- experiment station at Orono , and the advantage of the house 20 foot v ide over the narrow ones are shown by experience to be : Economy in construction , ease of management and greater comfort of the birds. Following a description of the portable - j able brooder-bouses is a discussion of their use in winter , when they would otherwise have been unocopied. Two hand red and seventy pullets were put . into sixteen of fhose houses and kept there Irom November to March , inclu sive. They wore in good health during the winter , laid freely , but not as well ay their nates in the largo houses. The food they ate cost $17.j , and they laid 1,0. dozen eg s , which sold for $34S , leaving 17M lo pay for taking care of them , which was done in connection irh other work , and did not consume n great cloal of time. The desirability of locating the yards | on thi' north , rather than the south [ side of the open-front houses , and the Inadequacy of the growth of plants in ordinary yards as a source of green'j iimu r food , arc shown. The dangers from the too free use of su"culent food in winter , and the great value of srood clover hay as part of the dally fond throughout the year , are ; urjunl as matters of consequence. ! Experiences with four different ineth- j otls of feeding young chicks are given. \ and the station ration for laying hens i i.s described. ' Ai experiment , in which whole corn ' i.s compared with cracked corn in tha j ration for laying heiw , is reported. A ! thousand hens were employed in the ' test , which so far hns extended from XoverulxH- May , and the data shows conclusively that there are no advant ages to be gained by cracking the corn Apple S .b. An ever present and very generally | neglected pest of the orchard Is the fungous - . gous disease , apple scab , or "black . spot , " as it Ls sometimes called. The j disease , says a Maine bulletin , has been i so ! frequently described as to be perfectly - ' fectly . familiar. Spraying Is effective in ' securing a crop of fruit relatively free from thig disease , even in those seasons when the scab la most prevac lent. For several years the conditions have ' been such that the fruit has been relatively - < atively ' free from scab , and as a re sult many growers who took up the practice of . ' .spraying some years ago have gradually ceased to spray. It should be said , however , that this neglect - lect is wholly comparable to the neg lect which permits the lapse of a lire insurance policy. It might be unnecessary - ; essary to spray to secure a crop of fair fruit one year , or even two or three f years in succession ; but when the unfavorable - t favorable season does come , if sprayj j ing has been neglected , there Is frequently - ' quontly a needless loss of several hunb dred barrels of fruit in orchards of average size. | The fact has been clearly demonstrated - S ed that , In a bad season , there was a difference of 50 per cent in the amount of perfect fruit upon sprayed and unsprayed - sprayed trees , the best results being obtained from the use of Bordeaux mix ture. In other words , trees not spray ed gave on three successive years .1 , and 3S.2 per cent of the fruit free from scab , while the same years an equal number of trees sprayed with eau celeste ( copi > er sulphate , carbo nate of soda and ammonia ) gave 58.S , 30.1 and 72.8 per cent , respectively. The third year Bordeaux mixture was used and crave still better results 70.0 per cent of the fruit being free from scab. From these and similar results ob tained all over the country It Is ev5- ilent that spraying has censed to be an experiment as a means of controlling certain orchard diseases. The results nbove cited have been repeatedly con- tinned both at this station and else- ivhere. Reference Is made to the sub ject at this time only to emphasize the importance : of using precautionary measures. Even though there be no rep of fruit , the Increased vigor of "he trees as a result of clean , healthy "oliage , will far more than repay the est of spraying. This spraying with Bordeaux mixture should be clone first jefore the buds burst , and again Im- nedlately after the blossoms fall , If jut two treatments are to be given. If he season Is very wet , however , at east four treatments at Intervals of wo or three weeks are found to be ad- MISCHIEF FLIES DO. ThJx Insect Is the Veritable Ansrcl of Pestilence. One by on the plagues of Egypt are Jbeing abolished by science. The frogs were abolished long ago by the drain tile. The ileus are checked by insect .powder , and the darkness that could , be felt has melted away before the arc light. The sixth plague still remains in full glory. The ily is always with us. The great Dr. Radcliffe used to declare that the three worst annoy ances of life were smoke , flies and ir- rolerant questions. Humanity has hitherto accepted these with a patient chrug of the 'shoulders as among the ineritable. At last the worm has turned. It is proceeding slowly to put on smoke con sumers , and has declared a war of ex termination against the fly. The mo tives which whet hitherto easily blunted purpose are supplied by sci ence. They are , first , that flies carry disease ; second , that their very pres ence is a sign of dirt. That the fly is frequently the angel of the pestilence has long been suspect ed , says Collier's in an important ar ticle , but its most vivid and impres sive demonstration was furnished by the disgraceful death rate from ty phoid , one of the most scandalous of the many murders of official stupidity , in our camps in'the South during the Spanish-American war. It was clear ly proved by the eminent commission of experts , -wild investigated the situ ation postmortem , that the principal means of the spread of this dreaded disease was the flight of flies from the excreta of the earliest cases to the food exposed in the camp kitchens , carrying the typhoid germs on their legs and probosces. What a Jubilee Is. Some years ago , before Queen Vic toria's death and about the time that the queen's jubilee was to be celebrated , the following conversation between two old Scotchwomen was overheard one day on a street corner in London : "Can ye tell me , wumman , what Is it they call a jubilee ? " "Well , it's this , " said her neighbor , "when folk has been married twenty- five years , that's a silver wuddin' , and when they have been married fifty years that's a golden wuddin' , but if the mon's dead then it's a jubilee. " Harper's Weekly. $100 Reward , $100. The readers of this paper -will be pleased to i learn that there Is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure j la all its stages , and that Is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh i Cure is the only positive cure now j known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh beins : a constitutional disease , requires a constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure ( is taken Internally , acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the \ system , thereby destroying the foundation of the ' disaaw , and giving the patient strength ] by building up the constitution and assist ing nature in doing its work. The proprie tor * hare so much faith In Its curative pow ers that they offer One Hundred Dollan for any case that It falls to cure. Send f < > " l.st of testimonials. Addrasa F. J. CHENEY & CO. , T . e 1 . . O. Sold IT all Druggists , 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for cott i itlon. An effort is being made to encourage the diamond cutting industry at Cape Town. The work has been heretofora dons almost exclusively at Amsterdam , but \ at present a great deal of this work Ja being done in the United States. Mrs. Wjnslow's Roothlnj Syrup for Child ren teething , softeus the gums , ieduces In flammation , allays pain , cures wind colic. 25c a bottle. Not WortH V/ille. Austere Person I can't tip you , young man , unless you have change for a ten ner. ner.Walter Walter ( sizing him up ) Keep your dime * , sir ; I haven't a nickel about me. PILES CURED IX C TO 14 DATS. PAZO OINTMENT Is guaranteed to cur * any cnao of Itching. Blind , Bltedlnj or Protrud ing Piles In G to 14 dayi or money refunded. COc. Explanation. Edwin , aged 3 , who fondled his small cat overmuch and unwisely , appeared before his mother one day , his little face guiltily pained and a scatch upon bis hand. "What happened ? " she asked. "I bent the kitty a little , " he said ; briefly. Fl T G t1-Ttttu * EMC. * * ' * P BBC ? PerouacBtlT C r4 by Dr. XJU'i Or l K.rr. lUrtore. B nd f r Free 18 trUl WtU * oi trtUlw. DK. B. H. KLINE , W. . 131 Jjei ttrmi. PATRZCK Drove c.11 the snakes from 'IRELAND &u ift Drives all aches from the body , cures Rheumatism , Neuralgia and CONQUERS PAIN 25c. ALL DRUGGISTS 50c. "I NO MORE MUSTARD PLASTERS TO BLISTER THE SCIENTIFIC AND MODERN EXTERNAL COUNTER-IRRITANT Capsicum-Vaseline. EXTRACT OF THE CAYENNE PEPPER PLANT TAKEN DIRECTLY IN VASELINE DON'T "WAIT TILL THE PAEN COMES KEEP A TUBS HANDY A QUICK , SURE. SAFE AND Al WAYS READY C'JRE FOR P\.r - PRIZE ! CZly"I IN COLLAPSIBLE TUBES MADE O" PURE TIN-AT Al L DRUGGISTS AND DEALERS. OR BY MAIL ON RECEIPT OF I5c. IN POSTAGE. STAMPS. A substitute for and superior to mustard or any other plaster , end vul net blister the most delicate skin. The pair-allaying and curative qualities cf tl.e article are wonderful. It will stop the toothache at once , and relieve Head ache and Sciatica. We recommend it aj the best and safest ezternal counte'- irritant known , also as an external remedy for pains in the chest and sto na h and all Rheumatic , Neuralgic and Gouty complaints. A trial v/ill prove what we claim for it , and it will be found to be invaluable In the household and fcr children. Once used no family v/ill bs without it. Many people say "i' i > the best of all your preparations. " Accept no preparation of vaseline un ; the same carries our label , as otherwise it is not genuine. Send your address and vse will mail our Vaseline Booklet describing our preparations which will interest you. 17 Stale St. CHESEBROUGH MFG. CO. Now York CZly ' j' SHOES AT ALL PRICES , FOR EVERY MEMBER OFTHE FAMILY , MEN , BOYS , WOMEN , MISSES AND CHILDREN. W. L. Dau&Fas msStos nne ! sells more msan'o $2.&O , $3.QQ and $3.GO shoss than any other manufaclurer fn ho world , because they held tiar shape , fit better , wearlonjjcr , flllOf are of apoatcr value fhan any ot/icf 1 i-p'ets shoes in t/io world to-day. "tit /'f fn i fy W.L.DaunIas $4ant3 $5 GiSt EC/SO Shoes cannot SJD equalled at any pj Jcc. C2 " CAUTION. W. Ij. Douglas name a nl prire i ' tirnped on bottom Tulto "S Snlj- stitnto. Sold 1)7 the best shoo dealers everj-.vhurc. Shoos mailed from factory t > nnv p.irt of the world , illustrated catalog free. \V. L , . UOUGIiAS , Urockton , IVo Hurry. The American traveler who endeav ors to hasten the comfortably Baited Orient against its wish soon comes to .1 halt. That was the experience of "A Woman Alone in the Heart of Japan. " "Make the rikman hurry. I have : i date , and can't wait here all day. " she said to the "boss rikiiiaif' at the sta tion. He blazed like a fiery dragon. "Veil , you get so mad , you no can wait for dis , you go find 'uodder rik- Bha , " he said. She answered very meekly : "Dear friend , you do not know mo. I am not the least bit mad. This is only a gentle American hustle. If you want me to be real mad , I will shotf you the difference. " "Veil , you vas almos' mad , " he Insist ed. "You seem Jus' like mad when you say , 'No can wait ; mus' have ril- sha quick ; hurry up ! ' " Horrible dear , " snid Mrs. Strongniind. "I want yon to accompany me to the town hall to-morro\y evening. " "What for ? " queried the mevk and lowly other half of the combine. "I am to lecture on the 'Dark Side of Married Life' , " explained Mrs. S. . "and I want you to sit on the platform and pose as one of the illustrations. " Chicago cage News. Flurry. First Broker Any excitement on the street to-day ? Second Broker You bet ! Sudden drop isi copper. Trolley wire broke. Positively cured these Iiittle JPiJla. They also relieve Dis tress from. Dyspepsia , In digestion and Too Hearty Eatlsg ; A perfect rsra- ecy for Dizziness. Naosea Drowsiness , Bad Taste In the Houth. Ccaiefl Tongue. Pain In ! Jio Sttto , TORPID LIVEE. regulate tta Bowels. Pure ! ? "Vegetable. SSMLLPiLL SU&LBOSE , SMALL PRICE , Genuine Must Bear IITTLE Fa > Simis ! Signature 1VER PILLS. BEFUSE SUBSTITUTES * A Sircllcd HiruiJ. A typical Englishwoman , \h-'n some one spoke tha other day of a oertaiu man having a "iwelli'd ! u-iJ. " looked dazed. "Really ! You < lou't moau it ! " cried the Englishwoman. "I'm very sorry. " A day or so later the Englis-h- woman. happening to mcH't the wife of the man in question , observed that she was so sorry to hear that Mr. Blanic was ill. "But he Isn't ! " cried the wife. lie was never better in his life. " "Is that so ? " said the Eu lishwomaa. "Why , what could Mrs. Dash hare meant the other day whr n < he said was suffering from a swelled head ? ' " S. C. X. U. - - No. 52 1007. Are you happy ? Not if your liver and bowels don't work. Happiness depends on the bowels. Every time you eat , yoai put into your body not only good material fcr repairs and fuel , but a mass of useless stuff that has to be removed promptly or it will clog your machinery , poison your blood , throw your liver out of gear , and make you act mean to those you love. Your stomach is sour , your skin yellow , your breath offensive , and you hate yourself and all mankind. Winter or summer it's all the same , when you are unclean inside , you are unhappy and so is everybody near you. The cure is pleasant , quick , easy , cheap , never fails. Cascarets , the Y/orlcTs greatest bowel cleaner and liver tonic , Cascarets are guaranteed to cure constipation , lazy liver , bad blood , bad breath , sour stomach , biliousness , and all summer and winter bowel troubles. Don't be un happy buy a box today. All druggists , lOc , 25c , 50c. Write for health booklet and free sample. Address Sterling 6t Remedy Company , Chicago or New York.
