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Cement Talk No. 11 There are countless uses for Universal Portland Cement about the place. For the cellar , concrete is water-proof , rat- proof and everlast ing. Concrete is the best material for side walks foundations , steps , , well curbs 'troughs , posts , , water tanks , barn floors ard cisterns. It will pay you to build of concrete. It lasts forever. It is fireproof , sanitaty and cheap in the long run. Use UNIVERSAL Portland Cement it makes , the best concrete. UNIVERSAL PORTLAND CEMENT CO. CHICAGO-PITTSBORG ' Northwestern Office , Minneapolis ANNUAL OUTPUT 10,000.000 BARRELS Thompson's Eya Watir In Sunday School. "What can you say of Cain ? " "He was the first boy scout. " CHRISTMAS POST CARDS FREE1 Send 2c stamp for flvo samples of my Tory choic est Gold Embossed Christmas and Now Tear Post Ca ls : beautiful colors and loTellest designs. Art Post Card Club , 731 Jackson St. . Topeka , Kansas Plausible. Sunday School Teacher Why was the fiery furnace seven times heated ? Tommy I suppose it went out be tween times. Not for Him. Farmer Hayseed ( in the city ) 1 Want to find an eatin' house. Accosted Pedestrian Are you look ing' for any particular place ? Farmer H. Wall , not too durned p'tickler. Boston Transcript. Urgent Necessity. " A distinguished theologian was in vited to make an address before a Sunday school. The divine spoke forever over an hour , and his remarks were of . . too deep a character fpr the average juvenile mind to comprehend. At the conclusion , the superintendent , accord ingto custom , requested some one in the school to name an appropriate hymn to sing. "Sing 'Revive Us Again , ' " shouted a boy in the rear of the room. Easy to Understand. When Senator John E. Hessin and daughter of Manhattan were doing Europe and Asia last summer , says the Kansas City Journal , they took a mo tor boat ride on the Sea of Galilee. In the party was a New York minis ter. When the party had finished the ride the minister asked the boatman the amount of the bill. The boatman told him. It was exorbitant. "I can readily understand why Christ walked on the water here , " said the minister. RED. 'it's the Red Blood Corpuscles That Proper Food Makes. An Ohio woman says Grape-Nuts .food gave her good red blood and re stored the roses of youth to a com plexion that had been muddy and blotchy. She says : "For 10 years I had stomach trouble which produced a breaking out on my face. The doctors gave it a long Latin name , but their medicines failed to cure it. Along with this I had fre quent headaches , nervousness and us ually pain in my stomach after meals. t ' 1 got disgusted with the drugs , stopped them and coffee off short , and quit eating everything but fruit and Grape-Nuts , with Postum for my table "beverage. s"The headaches , stomach trouble , -and nervous weakness disappeared al most like magic , which showed that when the cause was removed and good food and drink used nature was ready to help. "My blood was purified and my com plexion became like a young girl's , while my weight was Increased from SO to 120 pounds in a few months good , solid firm flesh , where it used to be soft and flabby. "I recommended Grape-Nuts and Postum to one of my friends , who was afflicted as I had been. She followed my advice and in a short time was re stored to complete health and in about S months her weight increased from 100 to 148 pounds. "Our doctor , observing the effect of Grape-Nuts and Postum in our cases , declared , the other day , that he would hereafter prescribe these food prod ucts for gastritis. " Name given by Postum Co. , Battle Creek , Mich. Read the little book , "The Road to Wcllville , " in pkgs. "There's a reason. " .Ever read flic above letter ? A new ijiv appears ? rom time to time. They in ? , true , and full of human intercut. NOTES MMDOWBROOK Oats make an excellent ration for laying hens. Late in the fall is a good time to iiatch spring chicks in some sections. Shorts are more economical feed for sows and growing pigs than corn. The deepest mudhole and steepest lill measure the real distance to mar- iet Turkeys will soon become weak and subject to disease where inbreeding is" practiced. Where there is plenty of skimmed milk , beef scraps for hens need not be bought. When the hogs fail to gain at least i pound a day itMs time to say good- Dy to them. Get your cows started right for the Doming cold weather and they will do well all winter. Build a warm , dry and otherwise comfortable room for the calves for the cold weather. When selecting a cow for the dairy look and see if the" eye of the ani mal is large and full. This is the time of the year when dairy cattle require better care and more liberal feeding. To thoroughly clean milk utensils they first should be rinsed with cold water , to remove all particles of milk. The successful feeding of lambs de pends largely on their being offered great variety of food while in the yards. Peach trees can be planted any time between last and first'frost ; the earlier in the winter they are planted the better. Keep all the rotten fruit well cleaned up around the orchard , as these constitute the winter quarters of numerous orchard pests. If all of the garden space is to grow profitable1 crops , no large trees must stand closer than thirty to fifty feet from the garden fence. The calf that is expected to develop Into a strong and profitable cow should be given all the chance possi ble during , its early period of growth. The best results are usually obtain ed from the work that is systematized and most carefully planned. This is not always the hardest work on the farm. The best way -to stop a hog Irom eating chickens is to put It on the market as soon as possible , since it will soon lead other hogs into the bad habit The best milking pail is the one so constructed that it will reduce to a minimum the amount of dirt falling into the milk during the process of milking. An old horseman says that the chief cause of colic in horses , or the cause of the largest per cent , of these cases , is brought through long abstinence from water. Do not neglect to secure a good supply of fine dust for the fowls dur ing the coming winter , while the"1 ground is yet dry and there is dust in the road. There is much difference in the in dividuality of cows and their powers to produce milk as there is in men and their powers to perform certain kinds of work. The profit in a cow comes from the extra amount of milk she will yield over what she ordinarily gives on common pasture or the coarse feeds usually given her. The poultry raiser who notes his flock carefully , taking Into account what they are doing , and capable of doing , ought to know more how to feed and what to feed , than anyone advising at long range. It is very dangerous to pasture stock on second growth sorghum or Johnson grass , as this year has been dry in many sections and these crops have been grown under unfavorable conditions. Skim ' milk is a good food for poul try. The fat has been taken from it and leaves it proportionately rich in protein , which is a very desirable ele ment in poultry food. Use it to mix a mash for the chickens. You may also give them all the milk they will drink. Winter is coming , batten the cracks. \ - Sour milk is caused by dirt "and warmth. What water Is to a person a dust bath is to a hen. See that your fowls are absolutely free from vermin. If the feathers are to be sold , ducks must be dry picked. There is profit in breeding turkeys up to the fifth year. - - * The value of butter increases as the quality improves. r A good horseman never trots a draft horse , even when he has no load. Laying hens need from 15 to 25 per cent meat scraps added daily to their mash. Don't feed hay orother forage , which will raise a dust , before or dur ing milking. * Tainted , musty or mouldy f eds should never be served in the dairy .herd rations. The best market for skim milk on the farm is afforded by good dairy calves and quick growing pigs. If the cream in the churn foams up and runs over , the churn is too fuller or the cream is improperly ripened. Simply because a calf Is given her ration of milk each day , it does not signify that she does not need water also. Cholera and other diseases of swine attack herds which are In poor condi tion and consequently most suscep tible. If your horse is troubled with in digestion have the animal clipped and its teeth attended to by a veterin arian. Until recent years the poultry busi ness , especially on the farms , was of so little importance that not much at tention was paid to it Prune out old canes of raspberries and blackberries and burn them. Thin the hills to three or four shoots. Cul tivate , and add some manure to the soil. The red mites or lice do not stay on the fowls during the daytime , but hide in cracks during the day , sally ing forth after dark to seek their prey. Orchardists who have never used dynamite should be sure to get all possible information from the manu facturers of the explosive before at tempting to use it. If celery is to be brought into the cellar for winter storage cut the top root , lift it from the ground and then with a strong knife cut off the branch ing roots and most of the earth. Lousy fowls are necessarily weaker than fowls that are , free from lice , and strength and vitality are quite im portant factors while the fowls are producing , their new suit of clothes. If your fowls have the range of the fields and orchards and can pick up a number of insects and worms daily , you will not need to bother much abouf the meat supply in the ration ? ' The raising of poultry on the farmer or In conjunction with fruit growing , can be made very profitable with the same kind of management that is de voted to raising good stock or good grain. Everything should be kept as clean on the little chicks' feeding floors as if it is on the floor of the kitchen. If this is done the little birds will never have gapes or many of the chicken diseases. If you are feeding clover , remem ber to cut down the bulk. This is a hearty food and you can't use as much of it as you can of timothy without doing your horse harm. In filling a silo attention must bo given to the outer edges , for when , the silsge begins to settle there is al ways a draw away from the wall , leaving -ftn air space that makes the silage spoil. < There is no better germ slayer than an ounce of carbolic acid added to a pail of whitewash. Give the walls and ceiling of the hen house a good coat ing , working xit in rather thick in all cracks and crevices. There Is not a farm in the country where farming is seriously attempted at all where it is necessary to try to raise chickens without decent provis ion for the safety of the flock and for the convenience of the attendant With eggs bringing an average of over 20 cents a dozen and market poul try at 15 cents a pound and over , it is an easy matter to show paper profits that leave most other lines of farming clear round the corner. * The filling of the silo and thus pro viding a supply of palatable and suc culent feed for the stock for the en tire year is not only a sign of progress but is an indication that the farmer so doing is producing milk or b.eef more easily and economically than his neighbors who have no silo. ALL OVER A Crash on ( Union Pacific. Running at the rate of fifty miles an Jiour to make up lost time , No. 4 , the Atlantic eastbound express of the Union Pacific railroad ran into an open switch at Rock River , eignty miles west of Cheyenne and collided head-on with a westbound freight train which had taken the siding to permit the express to pass. Nearly every car in the express train left the rails. Three were killed outright and many were injured. The dead are : Hans C. Bangs , engineer , L ara- mie , Wyo. ; William Spencer fireman , Laramie , Wyo. ; Paol Deregola. Twp unknown Greeks , are missing and are believed to be' buried under the wreckage. The injured consist of broken legs and arms , sprained backs , ankles ana 'arms , scalds and burns , bruises ana cuts. Not more than six or seven are in danger. Part of the injured were left at Laramie1 and the balance at Cheyenne. Only three most seri ously hurt were taken to the hospitals the others being treated on the speci al train enroute to Cheyenne and tne others at local hotels. Fully twenty .were able to travel * next day. The freight train had backed in on the siding , but for some unknown reason Head Brakeman Robert E. Lee neg lected to close the switch , or if ne closed it , he again opened it and when he discovered his mistake it was too late. Hanged Himself with Suspenders. Knox County. Henry Kramer , a German' about 35 years ol" age , com mitted suicide about six weeks ago by hanging himself to the limb or a tree. His body was not discoverea until last week. He had fastened one end of IMS suspenders to the low limb of a tree and the other end about his neck. Leaning forward he had chokea himself to death. It is supposed that he had committed suicide about six weeks ago as he had not been seen since September 16. Trip Around the World. Richardson County. Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Cooper leave for a trip around the world. They will go to San Francisco and set sail on November 11 on the steamer Mongolia for Hone lulu. They.expect to spend about a month with Paymaster E. D. Stanley and wife at Manila before their re turn , Mrs. Stanley being a daughter of Mrs. Cooper. Dies on Load of Hay. Richardson County. Fred Kenter , a well known pioneer farmer or Speiser precinct , died of heart failure while driving in from the field with a load of hay. His little daughter saw him fall , but before she couia reach his side life was extinct. Jumped Onto Pitchfork. Jefferson County. George Hughes , rated as one of the most progressive and enterprising farmers of this county , is in a precarious condition at his home , near Steele City , as a result of jumping off a wagon onto a pitchfork , which penetrated his rec tum for eight inches. Little hope is held out for his recovery. " S West Point Ships Apples. Cuming County. John E. Wiesner of West Point shipped two carloaas of Cuming county apples to High- more , S. D. , where the same were dis posed of at remunerative prices. This is the first carload shipment of ap ples ' from the county. Wounded Mother and Baby. Nemaha County. A serious acci dent happened at the home of Frank Helms. The seventeen-year-old son while handling a 22 calibre rifle , dis charged it and the ball passed through the nose of a babe and into the mother's breast. It is believed both will live. Sheriff Painfully Injured. Clay County. Sheriff Sanderson met with a painful accident. While speeding in the counry on his motor cycle a dog ran out from a farm house and it is supposed was run over by the machine. He was founa unconscious in the road , where he had lain for half an hour or more. Nebraska Man Has Charge. Lancaster County Instead of going to Washington to assist W. L. Hauser and Medill McCormick in the manage ment of the national La Follette head quarters , F. H. Harrison will go to Chicago to take charge of western headquarters. It is proposed from henceforth to enhance La Follette's interests as much as possible. Want Lower Coal Rates. Gage County. The Commercial club at a recent meeting appointed a committee to go before the state rail way commissioners and make a strong appeal for lower coal rates to this city , which it is claimed by the dealers here are entirely too hlgn. \ Horse Stolen at Bancroft. Cuming County. A sorrel mare and saddle , the property of William Tighe , a farmer of Bancroft township , was stolen from his premises , and no trace has been found of the thief. School Bonds Registered. Lancaster County Bond Clerk Law rence of the state auditor's office reg istered $375,000 of Omaha school bonds. Half of the bonds had previ ously been registered. The issue is dated July 1 , 1911 , and bears 4 % per cent interest , payable in twenty years CALUMET BAKING POWDER The wonder of bak ing powders Calumet. Wonderful in its raising powers its uniformity , its never failing results , its purity. Wonderful in its economy. It costs less than the high-price trust brands , but it is worth as much. It costs a trifle more than the cheap- and big can kinds it is worth more. But proves its real economy in the baking. Use CALUMET the Modern Baking Powder. Received At all Grocers. Highest Award World's Pure Food Exposition POSSIBLE EXPLANATION. Miss Screecher He must be very tender-hearted. Why , every time I sing he cries. Collier Downe Maybe he doesa't like to see anything murdered. ERUPTION COVERED BODY "Three years ago this winter I had a breaking out that covere4 my whole body. It itched so it seemed as if I should go crazy. It first came out in little pimples xin my back and spread till it covered my whole body and limbs down to my knees , also my arms down to my elbows. Where I scratched it made sores , and the ter rible itching and burning kept me from sleeping. I tried several reme dies all to no purpose. Then I con cluded to try the Cuticura Remedies. I used the Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment , also the Resolvent , for about four months , and they com pletely cured me of eczema. I have had no return of the disease since. I never had a good night's rest after the skin eruption first broke out till I com menced using the Cuticura Soap and Ointment. I had only used them a few days before I could see they were beginning to heal , and the teflrible itching was gone. "Those that lived in the house at the time know how I suffered , and how the Cuticura Soap and Ointment cured me. I never take a bath with out using the Cuticura Soap , and I do not believe there are better rem edies for any skin disease than the Cuticura Soap and Ointment" ( Signed ) Miss SarahCalkins , Waukegan , 111. , Mar. 16 , 1911. Although Cuticura Soap and Ointment are sold by drug gists and dealers everywhere , a sam- 'ple of each , with 32-page book , will be mailed free on application to "Cuti cura , " Dept. 5 K , Boston. Test of Real Greatness. Columbus had made the egg stand on end. "But could you unscramble It ? " de manded the mortified courtiers. Which merely accentuates the great truth that nobody is springing any real puzzles nowadays. Important to Mothers Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA , a safe and sure remedy for infants and children , and see that it Bears the Signature of In Use For Over 30 Years. Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria A woman may not be able to make a fool of every man she meets , but she can make something just as good. Sometimes a man who flatters gets even with a girl who flirts. M Hl Stop ; Lameness Sloan's Liniment is a relia ble remedy for any kind of horse lameness. Will kill the growth of spavin , curb or splint , absorb enlargements , and is excellent for sweeny , fistula and thrush. thrush.Here's Here's Proof. " I used Sloan's Liniment on a mule for 'high lameness , ' and cured her. I am never without a bottle of your liniment ; have bought more of it than any other remedy for pains. " BAIIK.IRBY. . Cassady , Ky. "Sloan's Liniment Is the best made. I have removed very large shoe boils off a horse with it. I have killed a quarter- crack on a mare that was awfully bad. I have also healed raw , sore necks on three horses. I have healed grease heel on a mare that could hardly walk. " ANTHONY G. HIYBK , Oakland , Pa. , Route No. x. SLOANS LINIMENT is good for all farm stock. "My hogs had hog cholera three days % before we got your liniment , which I was advised to try. I have used it now for three days and my hogs are almost well. One hog died before I got the liniment , but I have not lost any since. " A. J. MCCARTHY , Idaville , Ind. Sold by all Dealers. PricQ 50cS1.00 Sloan's Book on Horses , Cattle , Hogs and Poultry sent free. Address Dr. Earl S. Sloan Boston , Mm * * . 44 Bu. io the Acre Is a heavy yield , but that's what John Kennedy of Bdmonton , Alberta , Western Canada , got from 40 acres of Spring Wheat in 1910 Reports from ether districts in that proT- " - - Ince showed other excel * lent results such as 4- 1000 bushels of wheat from 120 acres , or 831-S | bu. per acre. 2 * SO and 4U bushelylelds were nnm- i erous. As high as 133 I bushels of oats to the acre were threshed from 1 Alberta fields In IfllO. The Silver Cup at the recent Spokane Fair was awarded to the Alberta Governmentfor Its exhibit of grains , grasses and vegetables. Reports of excellent yields for 1910 come also from Saskatchewan and Manitoba In Western Canada. Free homestead * of 16O acres , and adjoining : pre emptions of 16O acres ( at 83 per acre ) are to be bad In tne choicest districts. Schools convenient , cli mate excellent , soli the very best , railways close at hand , building : lumber cheap , fuel easy to get and reasonable in price , -water easily procured , mixed farming a success. Write as to best place for set tlement , settlers' low railway rates , descriptive illustrated "Last Best West' ( sent free on application ) and other informa tion , to Snp't of Immigration , Ottawa , Can.orto the Canadian Government Agent. (56) ; LT. Hofoes. 315 Jofcea SI , SL Pnl. Minn. J. H. Ksdjcbfaa , Drmr m.Witatowa , S. 0. Please write to theagentneareat you LIVE STOCK AND MISCELLANEOUS ELECTROTYPES In great variety for sale at the lowest prices by WESTERS MEWSPAFEB csios , suw.idami St. , QUICK RELIEF SORE EYES WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOUR BABY ? The young mother and many an old one , too is often puzzled to know the cause of her child's ill nature. The loudness of its crying does. not neces sarily indicate the seriousness of its trouble. It may have nothing more the matter with it than a headache or a feelIng - Ing of general dullness. It cannot , of course ' , describe its feelings , but as a pre'liminary measure you are , safe in trying a mild laxative. / Nine times out of ten , you will find it is all the child needs , for its restlessness and peevishness are perhaps due to ob struction of the bowels , and once that has been remedied the headache , the sluggishness and the many other evi dences of constipation and indigestion will quickly disappear. Don't give the little one salts , cathar tic pills or nasty waters , for these will act as purgatives , and they 'are too strong for a child. In the families of Mrs. E. A. Thelin , Manvel , N. D. , and Mrs. Henry Jensen , Granton , "WIs. , the only laxative given is Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. It has been found to answer most perfectly all the pur poses of a , laxative and its very mildness and freedom from griping recdmmend it especially for the use of children , women , and old folks gener ally people who need a gentle bowel stimulant. Thousands of American families have been enthusiastic about It for more than a quarter of a century. Anyone wishing to n\ake a trial of this remedy before buying it in the regular way of a druggist at fifty cents or one dollar a large bottle ( family size ) can have a sample bottle sent to the home free of charge by simply addressing Dr. "W. B. Caldwell , 201 Washington St. . Monticello , 111. Tour name and address on a postal card will do. THORPE & CPMPANY Sioux City's Leading Jewellers , 511 Fourth Street
