St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 21, Number 28, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 1 February 1896 — Page 1

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VOLUME XXI.

On the Winter Protection of Live Stock. A common winter sight, is a herd of cattle exposed to severest kind of weather, browsing in corn fields or standing humped up in chilling winds. Food is fuel to the animal body. It requires more fuel to keep up steam in a boiler, when the weather is intensely cold, than it does when it is mild. In the same manner, other things being equal, it requires more food to sustain an animal freely’ exposed to the chilling blasts of winter, than it does for one given protection. In experiments conducted at the In diana Agricultural Experiment Station, milch cows exposed to all sorts of weath er in winter but provided with night shelter, made a very unfavorable show ing as compared with those given the shelter of the stable, excepting for a brief airing when the weather was suitable. The exposed cows ate the most food, lost slightly in weight and also in milk yield. The sheltered ones gained in weight, and otherwise made a better showing than the exposed lot. At the Kansas Experiment Station, hogs kept in conditions of winter exposure did not produce pork so economically as those given reasonable shelter, although the same kind of food was fed to each lot. In reporting the feeding experiments with steers at the same sta tion, Prof. Georgeson says that steers to give the best returns when being fed for beef should be provided with shelter. Warm, low, open sheds in the feed lot give comfortable shelter to steers. While live stock should be protected from the inclemency of the weather, it is important that the stable should be well ventilated and not too warm. Disease propagates easily where the air is stagnant and impure, hence special es forts should be made to keep the stable air pure. Without doubt, tuberculosis is more prevalent among cattle closely confined in stables where the ventilation is bad, than it is where the air is good. Live stock should certainly be allowed outdoor exercise when the weather is mild and comfortable, but if it snows or

rains and the air is chilling, the animals should be given stable protection. It is also important that the stable should not be too warm in winter. A temperature of 40 degrees is a very sat isfactory one. When it is as high as 60 degrees in the barn, stock turned from this into a freezing atmosphere to water, are very apt to be severely chilled and take cold. When the stable is at 40 degrees animals are not so easily chilled when turned from the stable. Every stable should have a thermometer to guide one in keeping the temperature of the room as uniform as possible.- Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station, Newspaper Bulletin Net 18. Picked Up. Wild oats thrive in all climates. A cloud with a silver lining is still a cloud. No man is a hero to his Hance's small brother. Art is long, and a good deal of method art is also thin. Conceit is a fault confined exclusively to other people. A woman alwaysjthinks it takes at ; least two to keep a secret. Overwarm friendships, like hot pota toes, are quickly dropped. It is not the noisiest dog that trees the greatest number of coons. The “melancholy days" come when the poets begin to write about them. To some“men the best wife is the one that will put up with the most ill treatment. It is pleasant to reflect that the new woman will always be in an insignificant minority. Want and wealth equally harden the human heart, as frost and fire are both 1 alien to the human flesh. All the science* in the world can t ' make a bad man feel at home in the company of the righteous. Obstinacy and contradiction are like a paper kite- they are only kept up so long as you pull against them. The girl who sits in the parlor and sings “Who Will Care for Mother Now?” while the old lady is doing the family washing will prove a great disappointment to a poor man. G. Conover, of Madison, Ind., tells how two crops of potatoes in one season can be obtained. He says: “Plant your potatoes early, cover shallow, the top tubers coming on will soon grow out of the ground and shoot sprouts; when those are half an inch long transplant tubers with sprouts on in such prepared soil; leave tops out of ground and press the dirt tight around the tuber; they will grow right along and beat all others for seed; cultivate shallow. Any one by fol lowing these directions can grow them in the farthest North and shortest season. Washington is now the “City of Churches,” having over 200 places of worship within its city limits. Os the number 52 belong to the Methodists, 45 to the Baptists, and 21 to the Presbyterians.

WALKERTON. ST. JOSEPH COUNTY. JMkNaT~SATIIRI>aV. FEB. 1. 1896.

Cultivate Concentrative Energy. More failures of effort, come from a lack of concentrative energy than from a want of ability to accomplish the things undertaken. A firm, strong determination of will to the task that is to be performed is the first step toward making the performance a positive pleasure. The next step, requiring greater selfcontrol, is t<> withdraw all voluntary thought from things not strictly related on the matter with which you are seek ing to deal. This withdrawal of the con scious mind from the distractions of more alluring thoughts is certajnly not attainable without a training which we must assist in making as thorough as possible. It is gradually acquired, just as the pliability of the body is acquired and maintained, by regular and syste matie exercise. But banish the idea that the training is difficult and tiresome. It is refreshing and invigorating. Prove it. You know how it is. When you come to any work you have to do in a perturbed, desperate, repellent attitude of mind, you run the risk of partial, if not of entire, defeat in its execution. A calm assurance that what you undertake to do can be ad equately done puts you in right condi tions to work out a satisfactory accomplishment of your task. There should be no will struggle. No violent effort is needed to attain high mental results. The trained habit of expelling all thought, like the drawing of a few deep breaths, leaving the mind a vacuum which may be filled the more completely by the subject it is about to investigate. Like a single shining star in the firma merit the theme rises suddenly to view, and with your mental eye fixed stead fastly upon it the sight grows more and more luminous and clear. Your problems are not so difficult to solve. It is your own mind that has to be cleared of the obstructions that hinder its sight, and, lo! the secret that vexes you begins to unfold to your understand ing and you feel that you knew it all the time. From ‘ What Insures Success?” in Demorest's Magazine for February.

New York World. The t a r J.**,,, York World has been t^nverted Tnfo tne‘ Thrice a week. It furnishes .3 papers of 6 pages apiece, or eighteen pages every week, at the old price of one dollar a year. This gives 156 papers a year for one dollar and every paper has 6 pages eight columns wide or 48 columns in all. The Thrice-a-week World is not only much larger than any weekly or semi weekly newspaper, but it furnishes the news with much greater frequency and promptness. In fact it combines all the crisp, fresh qualities of a daily with the attractive special features of a weekly. The Thrice a week World and the Inde pendent one year for 82. Local Briefs. Try our new baker’s bread. Biggest and best loaf in town. Leslie Bros. Paul Seifert, house, sign and buggy painter, is prepared to do all kinds of painting and graining in first class style. Prices to suit the times. Satisfaction guaranteed. Shop over Groshans' black smith shop. On January 28 the Baltimore A Ohio Raih >ad will sell Excursion Tickets to points in Virginia on the Harper’s Ferry A Valley Branch, south of and including Winchester, at rate of one fare for the round trip, plus 82. Tickets will be gcx»d for return 30 days from date of sale. Some one has found out how far a farmer must walk to put in and attend forty acres of corn. To plow the ground with a sixteen inch plow he walks 300 miles, to harrow it thoroughly before planting, he walks 50 miles, and to cultivate it afterwards he will have tn travel 350 miles making a total of <OO miles besides gathering it. It is stated that the K. of P. conclave may not go to Minneapolis, as has been the intention, by reason of the failure of the railroads to give suitable rates. The agreement to go to Minneapolis was made on the promise that a fare of 1 cent per mile would be secured. This the railroads have refused. The high officers of the order are now discussing the situation. Superstition, says the Elkhart Truth, is generally prevalent among railroad men and they believe wrecks never come singly but three at a time. A railroad man said yesterday: “I am not superstitious, but the fact of wrecks always coming together, three within a short time of each other, has been verified many times. It may seem like a foolish superstition, but nine out of every ten railroad men believe fully in three casualities coming at one time. I remember several incidents myself, and it is certainly a strange coincidence.” That fame Hack can l>e cwre« witp Or. Miles' NERVE PLASTER. Only 25c.

Farmers Falling. No little interest has been aroused in the cause of the failures of rich farmers reported from several counties in the ( state. Several men whose names haxe been known in agriculture for more than a generation have failed. “I rarely hoar of farmers making assignments until lately," said a representative of financial interests, to the Indianapolis News. The ] reason for failure is doubtless in the lack ] of crops. We are agricultural. Pros* perity must wait on the products of the soil. The wheat crop in Indiana was snjplHast y^ear. Then, you know, the grass crop 6’9 vd entirely a thing that never happened before in your memory f or mine. The oats crop was not large t enough to afford relief. The corn crop was large, but by the time it is marketed it does not represent the equivalent in , value of the usual crop. Many farmers , have thus been left without marketable commodities, and those who have had pressing obligations have had trouble to 1 meet them.” J. B. Connor, of the Indi- ' ana Farmer, says that while there has ' been some failures among farmers the general farm conditions as reported at j his office have improved, and the out 1 look is not discouraging. < Wonders of Kaffir Corn. Kaffir corn is the new cereal which ; farmers in many parts of the United States have taken to raising during the few dry seasons of the past. It is a native of South Africa and grows something like millet, with a large and luxurious head filled with a round, hard seed, that has the taste and virtue of the American corn. The advantage of this Kaffir corn is that it grows on all kinds of soil and in all kinds of seasons. |>articularly in a dry one when all other kinds failIt was introduced into this country less than ten years ago, and is now tw- ! coming a well known and very popular product with farmers, especially in th<| south. It has been demonstrated, how£ ever, that the corn can be raised to excellent advantage in the colder climates and many acres will be elautei

in the north this summer*^ . [ There is a s<m|ucl to the W<lfsb fb boom, which, if indications he true. hw gone by the l»>ard. The chief l«K>m^ Shadrack H. ('an y, is to appear in court,* With Clerk Sallwasser Saturday jvas filed a half dozen or more rani'S agaitj^v the above individual, who is an Onio man. It appears, our information com ing from the contents of the cases on tile, that the boomer. Carey, did not plank down the cash for the lumber and other material furnished for the erection ot» the building on the new town site in the southern part of this county. What is more he has made no effort to liquidate and. accordingly, six separate actions have been brougnt against him within the courts will be asked to give judgments. Weir A Weir have the suits in hand. LaPorte Herald. Foster’s Coming W eather. The next disturbance will reach the Pacific coast about Jan. 30, cross the west of Rockies country by the close of the 31st, great central valley Feb. Ist to .3rd and e; s*ern states the 4th. The storm will develop more than usual force, particularly in the Missouri and Mississippi valleys and dangerous storms may result about the great lakes. The warm wave will cross the west of Rockies country by Jan. 30th. the great central valleys Feb. Ist. eastern states 3rd. Cool wave will cross he west of Rockies country by Feb. 2nd, great central valleys 4th and eastern states 6th. The coldest part of this month will fol low this, beginning immediately as ter it has passed, and with it it will be gin the rain or snow period of the month. He Got the Pin. A man who believes in the old saying “see a pin and pick it up; and all day long you’ll have good luck,” saw a pin in front of the postoffice this morning. Bending down to get it his hat tumbled off and rolled into the ditch; his eyeglasses fell and broke on the pavement, his suspenders gave way behind; he burst the button hole on the back of his shirt collar, and he all but lost his new false teeth. He got the pin.—Ex. Too Often True. He went to bed at 9 p. m., Got up again ot 5, And worked from dewy morn till eve, Quite more dead than alive. And so he piled the dollars up, And left them to his son; The boy then blew in every red, And had no end of fun. —Ex. Notice. I want to trade my saloon, meat shop, dwelling, barn and ice house for a farm or a stock of merchandise. Call on or write A. D. Johnson, Tyner, Ind.

Local Briefs. _ Mrg. William Jarrell has been quite for Bevera l days past. WAvill give you the biggest and best loatgft 1 bread in town for the money at tkeammestie bakery. iJEfe your laundry at A. E. Cripe’s barl^^hop. He is agent for the Star Laoi^y, of South Bend. M^^ffyour shin's and boots need repair^^jhtke them to John Nell. He wj|P&you a neat and first-class job. ✓ wtmfnson. of North Liberty, is assis Stoekbarger this week in the revival meetings at the M. E. church. The Reflector says that Argos will Pliably be lighted by electricity in the near future. Some of the best people of the town are behind the project. Walter Snyder, of Bourbon, has gone t > work at the Novelty works and will be one of the prominent musicians in our new band. Plymouth Independent. Erwin Dun, a young machinist of Elk hart, suddenly lost his speech, about a week ago, without sickness. No reason can be assigned for the sudden affliction. We shall appreciate your patronage and give you the biggest and best !<>af of bread in town for the money. We deliver bread if the customer so desires. Domestic Bakery. George F. Steel, house painter, grainer and paper hanger. Kalsomining, etc., done to order. Work guaranteed to give «itisfaetion. Address box 27. Walker ton. Ind. Residence near the Pleasant Grove chapel. DR. KI L M E R’S S^P . KIDNEY - * —~— Dissolves Ciravel, Ktone, brick <lu«t in urine, pain In urethra. gtmiuiDK utter urination, pain in the tmek and hq*. sudden stoppage of water with pressure. Bright’s Disease, Tube casts in urine, scanty urine. Swamp-Itool cures urinary troubles and kidney difficulties. Liver Complaint, Toij>id or enlarged liver, foul breath, blliouan««, bilious headache, poor digestion, gout. Catarrh of the Bladder, Inflammation, irritation, ulceration, dribbling, frequent calls, puss blood, mucus or pus. Cssrastee Cw contents ot One Bottle, it not benefited, 3VUBKM» will refund to you the price pnhl. At Druggists, 50c. size, SI.OO Size. •IotsUJV Quids to Health" free- Consultation fres. Dh. Kilmkr A Co.. UINUHAMTON. N. Y. Farmers! Look here. Remember we are still nt the old stand ready to receive yonr grain ami seed and pay yon the highest maiket price; we also have on hand all kinds of seed for sow ing or planting. Have just received a large supply of grain bags, which we will sell at cost. When yon have anything to offer in car lots or less on any track call in and let ns make yon a price. Y’onrs truly, MERCER & NEAL. ~—■—————— Sweepers 81.50 and up,' at Vincent's. We have also just received a line of Curtain Stretchers- something new for doing up lace curtains. flfib wliensfie yccs llii^ ^issdl ^rpetS^^ l ’

1000 75 Cases of fro^tup.l NEW GOODS g£* er ARRIVING DAILY. we are now receiving out Fall ami Winter Stock of pLOTHINO, HATS, CAPS, r • BOOTsJ^PLOES. TR'CnNTTCS* * Valisesand Genets’ Furnishing Goods, J t * , and are offering them nt lower piices than the same quality of goods were ever before offered in Northern Indiana. LOOK AT SOME OF OUR PRICES; Men’s all wool worsted suits $lO 00 Men’s half wool suits ns low as , . 4 00 Men’s heavy cotion suits 3.00 Over 75 cases of best quality of Rubber Goods at prices others sell sec< ends nt. we warrant every pair of onr rubbers. Latest Styles or Flats and. Ca/ps ett Great Reductions. Full stock of Furnishing Goods in latest stiles and at popular prices. OVER 1,000 OVERCOATS at Jroi)i Jne (Dollar zip. Ccrae and see us before you buy } and ip you have the C^iSH you can bzty goods cheaper thanyozt ever saw them. Boys’ all wool suits (idug panlsy. $ 400 “ h “ ,f " “ “ 250 ‘‘ " “ “ (knee pants) 200 “ -. 75 .Men’s odd coats, all wool (small 00 odd coats, half wool, small siz* 1 GO Boys' odd coals, all wool 1.00 “ “ “ half wool 50 vests from 10 to 50 cents ^LEATHER GOODS’*^Have gone up } bid we put them Iciver than ever before. Look at some of our prices: Men’s best calfskin boots $ 3 00 “ oil grain 250 “ kip boots, $1 50 to 250 Boys' “ ’* 75 cts. to 150 Boys’ All | t । uni rr |Men’sA!l Wool I 1 • J- nVLILi JWOOI Suits Suits $4. j |slQ.

SEE OUR ELEGANT LINE OF WOOD AND COAL HEATERS. Garland, Radiant Home and Radiant Stewart, for hard coal; Marion and Cheerful Oak, for soft coal or wood, Garland wood heateis; Monitor Parlor, Bruno and Ra* diant Parlor, base-heating stoves for wood. ALSO A FINE LINE OF RUGS & STOVE BOARDS Paintsand Oils in large variety. We handle the celebrated Home Sewing Machine. ROSS, JARRELL & CO.

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