Cement Talk No. 11
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, steps , ,
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In Sunday School.
"What can you say of Cain ? "
"He was the first boy scout. "
CHRISTMAS POST CARDS FREE1
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est Gold Embossed Christmas and Now Tear
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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