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Contains all the Official News of Mower County. Vol. XXX—No. 37. AUSTIN, MOWER COUNTY, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1897. MINNESOTA K/L SOCIETY. TERMS:—$1.50 Per Annum, in Advance. We challenge the World to match our prices. TAIT'S, THE BIG STORE, AUSTIN. Should any purchase fail to please the money is re- fundediwithout a question-! THE flERCHANDISE THAT WE OFFER suffers nothing by comparison. In fact a thorough knowledge of what others say and do tends to throw in stronger relief the extremely low prices of our goods. No house in Minnesota can match our prices. It's impossible to pay too much here; it's impossi- ble to pay less anywhere. We quote a few items that should interest all purchasers. Dress Goods and Sundries. Plaid and mixed Cheviot Dress Goods, per yard.. 5 cts 40 inch Cashmeres, worth 25c per yard, only .... 19 cts All wool Dress Goods in Henriettas, Serges and Flannels, per yard 25 Full Standard prints, per yard 4 Apron Check Ginghams, per yard 3 Outing Flannels, per yard 3 Heavy Outings,- per yard 4 Fleeced back printed Dress Goods, per yard.... 8$ cts Silkeline for Comforts, per yard 10 cts cts cts cts cts cts Batting, per roll 4 Cotton Blankets, per pair 33 Comforts, large and heavy, each 79 Ladies' fleece lined Hose, per pair 10 Ladies' Ribbed fleeced Vest or Pants 19 Men's heavy fleeced Sanitary Underwear, only.. 37 Men's heavy natural wool Underwear, only 39 2 spools Coats' Cotton 5 3 spools 50 yard Sewing Silk for 10 cts cts cts cts cts cts cts cts cts JACKETS. Ladies' heavy Boucle Jackets, the latest style, and worth $5.00, only Ladies' fine Beaver Jackets, a bargain, only $3.98 Children's Jackets, from and up. Ladies' wool Macintoshes, worth $5.00, for $2.00 $3.50 MILLINRRY. All Millinery Goods at cut prices. Trimmed Hats, worth $3.00 d* ¥ (fc¥ to $4.00, from ^l.^y It) «pi«yO Children's Leather trim med Caps .* 39 cents Ladies' Walking Hats, Sailors and Cow- boy styles, were $1.25 to $1.50, now... Children's Tam O'Shanter Caps, only 25 cents Black Ostrich tips 25 cents 89 cts Grocery Department. It is to your advantage to buy Groceries here; you can save from 10 to 25 cents on every dollar's worth. 8 lbs. of nice blended Coffee for.$l 00 8 lbs. of XXXX Coffee for 1 00 5 lbs. of extra fine Rio and San- tos blended Coffee for 1 00 Extra qualty Mocha and Java Coffee, per lb 29 cts Tea Siftings, per lb 12Jc Young Hyson Green Tea,per lb.19 cts Sun dried Japan Tea, per lb 25 cts Corn Starch, per lb 5 cts Bulk Gloss Starch, per lb 4 cts A. & H. Soda, per package 7 cts Prices' Baking Powder, lb. can.39 cts Bulk Baking Powder, per lb 9 cts Mrs. Miller's Baking Powder, lb. can 12 cts Large package of Parlor MatcheslO cts Rolled Oats, per lb. 3 cts Tapioca and Sago per lb 5 cts Best Soda Crackers, per lb 5 cts Ginger Snaps, per lb 5 cts California Prunes, per lb 5 cts New Crop Raisins, per lb 6 cts New Crop Apricots ". 10 cts 32 bars Santa Claus Soap for... $1 00 8 bars Satinet Soap for 25 cts 8 bars Como Soap for 25 cts Gold dust, package 20 cts Codfish, per lb 4 cts Boneless Codfish, per lb 7 cts 10 lbs. of Red Herring, for 55 cts Domestic Sardines, can. 4 cts Mustard Sardines, can 7 cts Columbia Salmon, can 10 cts Flat Can Salmon Steak .15 cts Corner Main and Water Streets. TAIT'S, Austin, Minn. BETTER LIVE STOCK. Prof. Shaw's Opinion of National Convention of Live Stock Men. Prof. Shaw, of the agricultural school, is enthusiastic over the great advantages that the northwest may reasonably expect from the nsyjional convention of live stock men. He says: "The American live stock breeders'and feeders' convention to be held in St. Paul the third week in January will be one of the most im- portant live stock meetings ever held in the United States. The good that will unquestionably flow therefrom will be very great, providing the pro- gramme is happily managed and car- ried out, as it no doubt will be. "The want of knowledge on ques- tions pertaining to live stock, even among the more intelligent farmers, is to be greatly regretted. No one is in a better position to judge of this want than those whose duty it is to teach these subjects from day to day. Think of the loss that comes to the country from the want of such knowl- edge. Many a time have I said that if the farmers of the United States would breed their cattle as they ought to, in three or four generations the live stock of the United States would be enhanced in value fully 50 per cent without adding one to the number at present kept. It would simply be an improvement in quality, and this result could be attained with the ad- dition of but little food. Many a time have I said that in the matter of early maturity alone the food of maintenance for a whole year could be saved on the average beef animal just from the farm. And the same ^principle is equally operative in grow- ing sheep and swine. In my judg- ment one-fourth of the food fed to cattle in finishing them is wasted from lack of discrimination in feeding. "Ninety-five per cent and more of all the oil-cake made in the North- west is shipped eastward and the major portion of it goes across the sea to be fed to live stock which enter into competition with ours. The amount of fertility sent out of the country every year in the shape of coarse grains and mill-feed is enough to make the heart sick. The average of the live stock which comes into our stock yards as finished is not half- finished. Much of it is a stigma on the growers thereof; and yet they Im- agine that it is a finished product. Everywhere is the live stock industry languishing in a comparative sense, and from want of knowledge on the part of the. people. "How timely, therefore, is such a meeting. If the people and the press, are true to duty a flood of light will be let in upon these great interests. The follies that are now practiced in growing live stock will be hung aloft that they may be shunned. The great truths that underlie the successful management of live stock will be scat- tered broadcast. Men who want to buy stockers and don't know how to set about it will be shown. The rela- tions between buyer and seller and transporter will be explained so that they can be better understood. In a word, this meeting should give a stim- ulus to live stock breeding in the northwest, the pulsations of which will go down through future years. "It is fitting that tbe name of the governor of the state should be asso- ciated with this meeting. It is fitting that managers of railroads and their assistants should put their shoulder to the wheel. It is meet that the foremost talent of the state should be enlisted in this work. It is a matter that should interest every legislator in the state, for the object of the meeting is to help on with the renova- tion of our agriculture. Every banker should help, for it means money to the merchants. And every citizen should help, for it means increased wealth to the state and to all in the northwest. "No stone should be left unturned to get the farmers to the meeting. It may mean more to them than they can well imagine. The railroads will doubtless do their part in this matter by giving low rates. The newspapers will come manfully to the rescue as they have in the past. Let everybody tell his neighbor about this meeting and let everybody who can put down the date in his diary, the third week in January, for the holding of the greatest live-stock meeting that the west has ever seen. And no engage- ment in reason should be allowed to hinder being present at this, our stock feast." Snide Hog Cholera Remedies The state board of health has pre- pared a circular warning farmers against the many specifics which are advertised for the cure of hog cholera. The state authorities have emphatic convictions as to the worthlessness of any remedy guaranteed to deal with this disease, and they hold that it is for the interest of the farmers to know fthis, and »thus save ithem- selves both expense and trouble. No remedy has thus far been found, the circular will say, that has any effect in either preventing hog cholera or lessening its effects where it has ap- peared in a herd. Removal of the sick animals and the transfer of the herd to another part of the farm, with a strict quarantine of the whole pre- mises in the interests of the com- munity, is the method the board holds to be the most effective and the only proper proceeding. Doctor- ing with patent "dopes" they believe to be of no avail and only a waste of time, trouble «and money. It is hint- ed that another circular, suggesting to the farmers in infected districts to go out of the business until tbe trouble is over, will be out soon. Alliance Hail and Cyclone Insur- . ance Company. From what we can learn, our Austin company is getting up a splendid rep- utation over the state for its prompt- ness in settlement of losses and for the ability with which the business is managed. We clip from the last Farmington Tribune this item: T. E. Devitt, of Rosemount, agent for the Alliance Hail and Cyclone Mutual Insurance Co., of Austin, Minn., was in town Friday to settle up the hail insurance on the crop of C. I. Haynes, placed by his company. The check given to Mr. Haynes amounted to $275 and this prompt set- tlement will go a great ways towards recommending this company to this section another season. It is stated that this is the first payment of hail loss in this section; it is certainly the first payment brought to the atten- tion of this paper. The last Worthington Advance has the following: Paid nearly one month before due— the Alliance Hail and Cyclone Mutual Insurance Company of Austin, has through their agent, S. Kindlund, paid its losses by hail in full—100 cents on the dollar. A. G. Lindgren, regis- ter of deeds, received a check for $770 for one policy assigned to him by W. B. Kruger, and various other parties received checks ranging from $400 to $37. This is a high recommend for the company and should be borne in mind by the farmers. The last Hayfield Herald says: "Geo. Baumann, Sr., representing the Alliance Hail & Cyclone Mutual Insurance Co., of Austin, on Friday paid to Will Kramer $300 for the loss sustained by hail last summer. While those insured, in ether companies are being assessed to keep the com- panies floating,this one pays its losses promptly and fully. Mr. Kramer is among the many policy holders losing crops who did not lose its value. These are but samples of the good reputation which this company has in all localities where it has transacted business. The True Remedy. W. M. Repine, editor Tiekilwa, 111., Chief, says: "We won't keep house without Dr. King's New Discovery for consumption, coughs and colds. Experimented with many others, but never got the true remedy until we used Dr. King's New Discovery. No other remedy can take its place in our home, as in it we have a sure cure for cough9, colds, whooping cough, etc." It is idle to experiment with other remedies, even if they are urged on you as just as good as Dr. King's New Discovery. They are not as good, be- cause this remedy has a record of cures and besides is guaranteed. It never fails to satisfy. Trial bottles free at K. O. Wold's drug store. B UY WHERE YOUR MONEY GOES THE FAR- THEST, AND OF MERCHANTS WHOM YOU KNOW TO BE RELIABLE For the Next 30 Days we shall offer some extraordinary values. We shall make a big effort and endeavor to make the month of November the largest sale month of our career. We shall offer values that are unequalled at any other store. flen's Good all Wool Suits, Excellent wearers, dark nice patterns, Suits that sell else- where from $8.50 to $10.00, during this sale.. $5.00 Men's Fine Suits, in Frocks, Sacks and Square Cuts, made from best Cassimere and im- ported Clay Worsteds, cut in the newest style, trimmings and workman- ship, equal to custom made, Suits that would cost at anv d* —- $10.00 other store #15.00, during this sale. Hen's Good Overcoats and Ulsters, in Black and Gray, well made, excellent wearers, regular $8.50 value, during this sale •___ f $5.00 Men's Fine Wool Overcoats, made of Kersey and Melton, cut in the newest of fashion, best of Italian and Serge Linings, well worth $15.00, during this sale &I0.00 Boys' Good Suits, ages 4 to 14, strong and durable, nice dark patterns $1.00 Boys' all Wool Double Breasted 2=piece Suits, ages 4 to 15 years, small sizes, made reefer style; larger sizes regular coat style, pants double seat and knee, made of heavy Cassimere, very hand- some patterns, Suits that are worth $5.00, during the next 30 days - Boys' Long Pants Suits, ages 12 to 19 years, nice Gray and Brown plaids, single and double breasted, good value at $8.50, during this sale Boys' Long Pants Suits, ages 12 to 19 years, very best of wool Cassimere, splendid patterns, and fine'Black Clay Worsteds, well worth $10.00, m during this sale Boys' Good Overcoats and Ulsters, $1.50 to $5.00 from Men's wool fleeced Underwear, . regular 75c value 37 cts Men's Camel's Hair Underwear, $1.50 value $1.00 Boys'fleeced Underwear, good quality 25 cts Boys' Sweaters, good quality. 25c,50c,75c,$1.00 Men's Sweaters 50c, 75c, $i.oo Men's Combination Suits, Fall and Winter Weights.. $1.75 tO $3.50 WE HAVE ONE OF THE BEST « flerchant Tailoring Departments in the state. We measure, cut and make all Custom Garments right here in our building. We don't take your measure and then send it to an eastern sweat shop for a "Ready-Made" and call it Custom made Fine silk Neckwear, regular 50c value 25C Men's good quality Cotton Socks, fast black and brown IOC Fur Coats, Duck Coats, Macki- naw Coats, all styles and qual- ities, for less than you can Men's Good Winter Caps— buy them for at any other 25c, 50c, 75c, $1.00 store. Boys'Good Winter Caps. 25c, 50c You can ?'7 a y s rely on what we say. We do as we advertise. The Meaning of a Yote. Government of the people, for the people, by the people, is called demo- cracy. A republic which trusts in this tries to educate all the people so that the conscience and intelligence of the average man may be equal to the direction of the affairs of the state. That is, the decision is given to the majority of the voters. It is not pretended by intelligent persons that this majority necessarily knows better than any one man, or any small company of men, what is the best policy. But it must be granted by all that the physical strength is with the largest numbers. A republic, there- fore, is almost certain that all the people will obey the laws which the majority of the voters have deter- mined on, and that they will obey the magistrates or officers whom the majority of the people have chosen. Under universal suffrage you may not have the wisest decision. But you do have, and everybody knows you have, the safest decision. It is safe, that is,, from the chances - of rebellion by the minority.—Harper's Round Table. Great Election Scheme. Last fall C. S. Laughlin and Miss Alice Thompson were nominated on rival tickets for the office of school superintendent of iBurt county, Ne- braska. Miss Thomason was mani- festly much in the lead. Her rival's supporters despaired of success. But Laughlin felt -not the slightest ner- vousness. Only he and Miss Thoma- son knew it—but several weeks before the convention he had asked the lady's hand and had been accepted. On the eve of election the latter with- drew. There was no time to fill the vacancy caused by her retirement, and Laughlin swept into office by a un- animous vote. The day after election tbe wedding announcements were sent out. The marriage occurred last Thursday afternoon. Thus both as- pirants for office are victorious. But the populists who nominated Miss Thomason are still unsatisfied. Tree Culture For Wood Pulp. By J. O. Barrett, secretary of the Minn. Forestry Association. Pulp men concede that no other substance, as yet discovered, is equal to spruce, as a basic fibre, for white paper. The pulp and paper mills consume fully 65 per cent of all the spruce trees in the United States. Standing spruce in Minnesota is officially reported at 1,050,000,000 feet. It is questionable whether our cut for pulp and other purposes is pro- portional to that of some states in the east, where the manufacture is more concentrated. To avert a pend- ing famine of the raw material, dif- ferent companies are buying up large tracts of cut over and abandoned lands to raise spruces from seeds and seedlings. The annual output for making wood pulp board is about 65,- 000 tons. From sulphite pulp, con- suming wood pulp, are manufactured manilla papers whose annual output is 300,000 tons. Pulp is also manu- factured into building materials, tubs, pails, mosaic blocks, carriage bodies, bullets for rifle use, protective armor for torpedoes, soles for boots and shoes, alcohol, food products, bedding, silk yarn for garments. In fact there is no end to the practical and beauti- ful utilities to which wood pulp is ap- propriated, and yet the instructive industry is but in its infancy. During the last ten years the increase of the business is estimated at|500 per cent. Spruce does not impart an offensive odor like pine and some other woods hence it is much sought to manu- facture water pail, butter tubs, etc., from sawed or pulp material. A cer- tain percentage of poplar is generally mixed with the spruce pulp to pro- duce the desired texture. Pulp men use both white and black spruces. The latter is more common. They can readily be raised on burnt or other open and properly drained areas in the woodlands. In the early spring loosen up the dark soil to fine- ness; mix proportional, five quarts of spruce seed with thirty quarts of oats, and sow broadcast; harrow them in; keep out all fires and rumaging stock. They will then take care of them- selves. This method is not so avail- able in the open country. For quick growth and quick profit from the prairie plantation, it is better to plant white and Norway spruces, be- ing hardier than the black, when the seedlings are about six inches high. Plant in the spring after the ground is deeply and well pulverized and sun- ned, placing them, say, four feet apart for easy culture, and in due time thin out as needed for the first test. Right- ly managed, the spruces and poplars can be profitably cut when 15 to 20 years old. Certain it is that no other crop will pay so well in the near future. Such groves are very health- ful, beautiful and protective to the home and farm. ® Strange indeed it is that so many of our citizens, and not a few farmers, will run wild over the ' Klondike gold discoveries, risking life in an arctic climate when here in our sunny region a surer fortune is attainable. Stop drugging yourself with quack nostrums or "cures." Get a well- known pharmaceutical remedy that will do the work. Catarrh and cold in the head will not cause suffering if Ely's Cream Balm is used. Druggist will supply 10c. trial size or 50c. full size. We mail it. ELY BROS., 56 Warren St., N. Y. City. Rev. John Reid, Jr., of Great Falls, Mont., recommended Ely's Cream Balm to me. I can emphasize his statement, "It is a positive cure for catarrh if used as directed." Rev. Francis W. Poole, Pastor Central Pres. Church, Helena, Mont. Desirable Land for Sale. Having platted 80 acres of land quarter of a mile west of Austin, Minn., I offer the same for sale in five or ten acre lots on reasonable terms to purchaser, w J, se £, 33-103-18. W. W. RANNEY, Agent for C. E. Dickerman. ^ » Trio Siloam Mineral Water. Will cure dyspepsia, indigestion, and all kidney, liver and stomach diseases. T. F. CUMMINGS, Austin, Minn. S

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Page 1: Mower County transcript. (Lansing, Minn.) 1897-11-17 [p ].€¦ · cts cts cts cts cts cts cts cts cts JACKETS. Ladies' heavy Boucle Jackets, the latest style, and worth $5.00, only

Contains all the Official News of Mower County.

Vol. XXX—No. 37. AUSTIN, MOWER COUNTY, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1897.

MINNESOTA

K/L SOCIETY.

TERMS:—$1.50 Per Annum, in Advance.

We challenge the World to match our prices. TAIT'S,

THE BIG STORE, AUSTIN.

Should any purchase fail to please the money is re-fundediwithout a question-!

THE flERCHANDISE THAT WE OFFER suffers nothing by comparison. In fact a thorough knowledge of what others say and do tends to throw in stronger relief the extremely low prices of our goods. No house in Minnesota can match our prices. It's impossible to pay too much here; it's impossi­ble to pay less anywhere. We quote a few items that should interest all purchasers.

Dress Goods and Sundries. Plaid and mixed Cheviot Dress Goods, per yard.. 5 cts 40 inch Cashmeres, worth 25c per yard, only .... 19 cts All wool Dress Goods in Henriettas, Serges and

Flannels, per yard 25 Full Standard prints, per yard 4 Apron Check Ginghams, per yard 3 Outing Flannels, per yard 3 Heavy Outings,- per yard 4 Fleeced back printed Dress Goods, per yard.... 8$ cts Silkeline for Comforts, per yard 10 cts

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Batting, per roll 4 Cotton Blankets, per pair 33 Comforts, large and heavy, each 79 Ladies' fleece lined Hose, per pair 10 Ladies' Ribbed fleeced Vest or Pants 19 Men's heavy fleeced Sanitary Underwear, only.. 37 Men's heavy natural wool Underwear, only 39 2 spools Coats' Cotton 5 3 spools 50 yard Sewing Silk for 10

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JACKETS. Ladies' heavy Boucle Jackets, the latest

style, and worth $5.00, only

Ladies' fine Beaver Jackets, a bargain, only $3.98

Children's Jackets, from

and up.

Ladies' wool Macintoshes, worth $5.00, for

$2.00 $3.50

MILLINRRY. All Millinery Goods at cut prices. Trimmed Hats, worth $3.00 d* ¥ (fc¥

to $4.00, from ^l.^y It) «pi«yO Children's Leather trim med Caps .* 39 cents

Ladies' Walking Hats, Sailors and Cow­boy styles, were $1.25 to $1.50, now...

Children's Tam O'Shanter Caps, only 25 cents Black Ostrich tips 25 cents

89 cts

Grocery Department. It is to your advantage to buy Groceries here; you can save from 10 to 25 cents on every dollar's worth.

8 lbs. of nice blended Coffee for.$l 00 8 lbs. of XXXX Coffee for 1 00 5 lbs. of extra fine Rio and San­

tos blended Coffee for 1 00 Extra qualty Mocha and Java

Coffee, per lb 29 cts Tea Siftings, per lb 12Jc Young Hyson Green Tea,per lb.19 cts Sun dried Japan Tea, per lb — 25 cts Corn Starch, per lb 5 cts Bulk Gloss Starch, per lb 4 cts A. & H. Soda, per package 7 cts

Prices' Baking Powder, lb. can.39 cts Bulk Baking Powder, per lb 9 cts Mrs. Miller's Baking Powder,

lb. can 12 cts Large package of Parlor MatcheslO cts Rolled Oats, per lb. 3 cts Tapioca and Sago per lb 5 cts Best Soda Crackers, per lb 5 cts Ginger Snaps, per lb 5 cts California Prunes, per lb 5 cts New Crop Raisins, per lb 6 cts New Crop Apricots ". 10 cts

32 bars Santa Claus Soap for... $1 00 8 bars Satinet Soap for 25 cts 8 bars Como Soap for 25 cts Gold dust, package 20 cts

Codfish, per lb 4 cts Boneless Codfish, per lb 7 cts 10 lbs. of Red Herring, for 55 cts Domestic Sardines, can. 4 cts Mustard Sardines, can 7 cts Columbia Salmon, can 10 cts Flat Can Salmon Steak .15 cts

Corner Main and Water Streets. TAIT'S, Austin, Minn.

BETTER LIVE STOCK. Prof. Shaw's Opinion of National

Convention of Live Stock Men.

Prof. Shaw, of the agricultural school, is enthusiastic over the great advantages that the northwest may reasonably expect from the nsyjional convention of live stock men. He says: "The American live stock breeders'and feeders' convention to be held in St. Paul the third week in January will be one of the most im­portant live stock meetings ever held in the United States. The good that will unquestionably flow therefrom will be very great, providing the pro­gramme is happily managed and car­ried out, as it no doubt will be.

"The want of knowledge on ques­tions pertaining to live stock, even among the more intelligent farmers, is to be greatly regretted. No one is in a better position to judge of this want than those whose duty it is to teach these subjects from day to day. Think of the loss that comes to the country from the want of such knowl­edge. Many a time have I said that if the farmers of the United States would breed their cattle as they ought to, in three or four generations the live stock of the United States would be enhanced in value fully 50 per cent without adding one to the number at present kept. It would simply be an improvement in quality, and this result could be attained with the ad­dition of but little food. Many a time have I said that in the matter of early maturity alone the food of maintenance for a whole year could be saved on the average beef animal just from the farm. And the same

^principle is equally operative in grow­ing sheep and swine. In my judg­ment one-fourth of the food fed to cattle in finishing them is wasted from lack of discrimination in feeding.

"Ninety-five per cent and more of all the oil-cake made in the North­west is shipped eastward and the major portion of it goes across the sea to be fed to live stock which enter into competition with ours. The amount of fertility sent out of the country every year in the shape of coarse grains and mill-feed is enough to make the heart sick. The average of the live stock which comes into our stock yards as finished is not half-finished. Much of it is a stigma on the growers thereof; and yet they Im­agine that it is a finished product. Everywhere is the live stock industry languishing in a comparative sense, and from want of knowledge on the part of the. people.

"How timely, therefore, is such a meeting. If the people and the press, are true to duty a flood of light will be let in upon these great interests. The follies that are now practiced in growing live stock will be hung aloft that they may be shunned. The great

truths that underlie the successful management of live stock will be scat­tered broadcast. Men who want to buy stockers and don't know how to set about it will be shown. The rela­tions between buyer and seller and transporter will be explained so that they can be better understood. In a word, this meeting should give a stim­ulus to live stock breeding in the northwest, the pulsations of which will go down through future years.

"It is fitting that tbe name of the governor of the state should be asso­ciated with this meeting. It is fitting that managers of railroads and their assistants should put their shoulder to the wheel. It is meet that the foremost talent of the state should be enlisted in this work. It is a matter that should interest every legislator in the state, for the object of the meeting is to help on with the renova­tion of our agriculture. Every banker should help, for it means money to the merchants. And every citizen should help, for it means increased wealth to the state and to all in the northwest.

"No stone should be left unturned to get the farmers to the meeting. It may mean more to them than they can well imagine. The railroads will doubtless do their part in this matter by giving low rates. The newspapers will come manfully to the rescue as they have in the past. Let everybody tell his neighbor about this meeting and let everybody who can put down the date in his diary, the third week in January, for the holding of the greatest live-stock meeting that the west has ever seen. And no engage­ment in reason should be allowed to hinder being present at this, our stock feast."

Snide Hog Cholera Remedies The state board of health has pre­

pared a circular warning farmers against the many specifics which are advertised for the cure of hog cholera. The state authorities have emphatic convictions as to the worthlessness of any remedy guaranteed to deal with this disease, and they hold that it is for the interest of the farmers to know fthis, and »thus save ithem-selves both expense and trouble. No remedy has thus far been found, the circular will say, that has any effect in either preventing hog cholera or lessening its effects where it has ap­peared in a herd. Removal of the sick animals and the transfer of the herd to another part of the farm, with a strict quarantine of the whole pre­mises in the interests of the com­munity, is the method the board holds to be the most effective and the only proper proceeding. Doctor­ing with patent "dopes" they believe to be of no avail and only a waste of time, trouble «and money. It is hint­ed that another circular, suggesting to the farmers in infected districts to go out of the business until tbe trouble is over, will be out soon.

Alliance Hail and Cyclone Insur-. ance Company.

From what we can learn, our Austin company is getting up a splendid rep­utation over the state for its prompt­ness in settlement of losses and for the ability with which the business is managed. We clip from the last Farmington Tribune this item:

T. E. Devitt, of Rosemount, agent for the Alliance Hail and Cyclone Mutual Insurance Co., of Austin, Minn., was in town Friday to settle up the hail insurance on the crop of C. I. Haynes, placed by his company. The check given to Mr. Haynes amounted to $275 and this prompt set­tlement will go a great ways towards recommending this company to this section another season. It is stated that this is the first payment of hail loss in this section; it is certainly the first payment brought to the atten­tion of this paper.

The last Worthington Advance has the following:

Paid nearly one month before due— the Alliance Hail and Cyclone Mutual Insurance Company of Austin, has through their agent, S. Kindlund, paid its losses by hail in full—100 cents on the dollar. A. G. Lindgren, regis­ter of deeds, received a check for $770 for one policy assigned to him by W. B. Kruger, and various other parties received checks ranging from $400 to $37. This is a high recommend for the company and should be borne in mind by the farmers.

The last Hayfield Herald says: "Geo. Baumann, Sr., representing the Alliance Hail & Cyclone Mutual Insurance Co., of Austin, on Friday paid to Will Kramer $300 for the loss sustained by hail last summer. While those insured, in ether companies are being assessed to keep the com­panies floating,this one pays its losses promptly and fully. Mr. Kramer is among the many policy holders losing crops who did not lose its value.

These are but samples of the good reputation which this company has in all localities where it has transacted business.

The True Remedy. W. M. Repine, editor Tiekilwa, 111.,

Chief, says: "We won't keep house without Dr. King's New Discovery for consumption, coughs and colds. Experimented with many others, but never got the true remedy until we used Dr. King's New Discovery. No other remedy can take its place in our home, as in it we have a sure cure for cough9, colds, whooping cough, etc." It is idle to experiment with other remedies, even if they are urged on you as just as good as Dr. King's New Discovery. They are not as good, be­cause this remedy has a record of cures and besides is guaranteed. It never fails to satisfy. Trial bottles free at K. O. Wold's drug store.

BUY WHERE YOUR MONEY GOES THE FAR­THEST, AND OF MERCHANTS WHOM YOU

KNOW TO BE RELIABLE For the Next 30 Days we shall offer some extraordinary

values. We shall make a big effort and endeavor to make the month of November the largest sale month of our career. We shall offer values that are unequalled at any other store.

flen's Good all Wool Suits, Excellent wearers, dark nice patterns, Suits that sell else­where from $8.50 to $10.00, during this sale.. $5.00

Men's Fine Suits, in Frocks, Sacks and Square Cuts, made from best Cassimere and im­ported Clay Worsteds, cut in the newest style, trimmings and workman­ship, equal to custom made, Suits that would cost at anv d*

—- $10.00 other store #15.00, during this sale.

Hen's Good Overcoats and Ulsters, in Black and Gray, well made, excellent wearers, regular $ 8 . 5 0 v a l u e , d u r i n g t h i s s a l e • _ _ _

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$5.00 Men's Fine Wool Overcoats,

made of Kersey and Melton, cut in the newest of fashion, best of Italian and Serge Linings, well worth $15.00, during this sale &I0.00

Boys' Good Suits, ages 4 to 14, strong and durable, nice dark patterns $1.00

Boys' all Wool Double Breasted 2=piece Suits, ages 4 to 15 years, small sizes, made reefer style; larger sizes regular coat style, pants double seat and knee, made of heavy Cassimere, very hand­some patterns, Suits that are worth $5.00, during the next 30 days -

Boys' Long Pants Suits, ages 12 to 19 years, nice Gray and Brown plaids, single and double breasted, good value at $8.50, during this sale

Boys' Long Pants Suits, ages 12 to 19 years, very best of wool Cassimere, splendid patterns, and fine'Black Clay Worsteds, well worth $10.00, m during this sale

Boys' Good Overcoats and Ulsters, $1.50 to $5.00 from

Men's wool fleeced Underwear, . regular 75c value 37 cts

Men's Camel's Hair Underwear, $1.50 value $1.00

Boys'fleeced Underwear, good quality 25 cts

Boys' Sweaters, good quality.25c,50c,75c,$1.00

Men's Sweaters 50c, 75c, $i.oo Men's Combination Suits, Fall and

Winter Weights.. $1.75 tO $3.50

WE HAVE ONE OF THE BEST «

flerchant Tailoring Departments

in the state. We measure, cut and make all Custom Garments right here in our building. We don't take your measure and then send it to an eastern sweat shop for a "Ready-Made" and call it Custom made

Fine silk Neckwear, regular 50c value 25C

Men's good quality Cotton Socks, fast black and brown IOC

Fur Coats, Duck Coats, Macki­naw Coats, all styles and qual­ities, for less than you can

Men's Good Winter Caps— buy them for at any other 25c, 50c, 75c, $1.00 store.

Boys'Good Winter Caps. 25c, 50c You can ?'7ays rely on what we say. We do as we advertise.

The Meaning of a Yote. Government of the people, for the

people, by the people, is called demo­cracy. A republic which trusts in this tries to educate all the people so that the conscience and intelligence of the average man may be equal to the direction of the affairs of the state. That is, the decision is given to the majority of the voters.

It is not pretended by intelligent persons that this majority necessarily knows better than any one man, or any small company of men, what is the best policy.

But it must be granted by all that the physical strength is with the largest numbers. A republic, there­fore, is almost certain that all the people will obey the laws which the majority of the voters have deter­mined on, and that they will obey the magistrates or officers whom the majority of the people have chosen.

Under universal suffrage you may not have the wisest decision. But you do have, and everybody knows you have, the safest decision. It is safe, that is,, from the chances-of rebellion by the minority.—Harper's Round Table.

Great Election Scheme. Last fall C. S. Laughlin and Miss

Alice Thompson were nominated on rival tickets for the office of school superintendent of iBurt county, Ne­braska. Miss Thomason was mani-festly much in the lead. Her rival's supporters despaired of success. But Laughlin felt -not the slightest ner­vousness. Only he and Miss Thoma­son knew it—but several weeks before the convention he had asked the lady's hand and had been accepted. On the eve of election the latter with­drew. There was no time to fill the vacancy caused by her retirement, and Laughlin swept into office by a un­animous vote. The day after election tbe wedding announcements were sent out. The marriage occurred last Thursday afternoon. Thus both as­pirants for office are victorious. But the populists who nominated Miss Thomason are still unsatisfied.

Tree Culture For Wood Pulp.

By J. O. Barrett, secretary of the Minn. Forestry Association.

Pulp men concede that no other substance, as yet discovered, is equal to spruce, as a basic fibre, for white paper. The pulp and paper mills consume fully 65 per cent of all the spruce trees in the United States. Standing spruce in Minnesota is officially reported at 1,050,000,000 feet. It is questionable whether our cut for pulp and other purposes is pro­portional to that of some states in the east, where the manufacture is more concentrated. To avert a pend­ing famine of the raw material, dif­ferent companies are buying up large tracts of cut over and abandoned lands to raise spruces from seeds and seedlings. The annual output for making wood pulp board is about 65,-000 tons. From sulphite pulp, con­suming wood pulp, are manufactured manilla papers whose annual output is 300,000 tons. Pulp is also manu­factured into building materials, tubs, pails, mosaic blocks, carriage bodies, bullets for rifle use, protective armor for torpedoes, soles for boots and shoes, alcohol, food products, bedding, silk yarn for garments. In fact there is no end to the practical and beauti­ful utilities to which wood pulp is ap­propriated, and yet the instructive industry is but in its infancy. During the last ten years the increase of the business is estimated at|500 per cent. Spruce does not impart an offensive odor like pine and some other woods hence it is much sought to manu­facture water pail, butter tubs, etc., from sawed or pulp material. A cer­tain percentage of poplar is generally mixed with the spruce pulp to pro­duce the desired texture.

Pulp men use both white and black spruces. The latter is more common. They can readily be raised on burnt or other open and properly drained areas in the woodlands. In the early spring loosen up the dark soil to fine­ness; mix proportional, five quarts of spruce seed with thirty quarts of oats, and sow broadcast; harrow them in; keep out all fires and rumaging stock. They will then take care of them­

selves. This method is not so avail­able in the open country. For quick growth and quick profit from the prairie plantation, it is better to plant white and Norway spruces, be­ing hardier than the black, when the seedlings are about six inches high. Plant in the spring after the ground is deeply and well pulverized and sun­ned, placing them, say, four feet apart for easy culture, and in due time thin out as needed for the first test. Right­ly managed, the spruces and poplars can be profitably cut when 15 to 20 years old. Certain it is that no other crop will pay so well in the near future. Such groves are very health­ful, beautiful and protective to the home and farm. ® Strange indeed it is that so many of our citizens, and not a few farmers, will run wild over the ' Klondike gold discoveries, risking life in an arctic climate when here in our sunny region a surer fortune is attainable.

Stop drugging yourself with quack nostrums or "cures." Get a well-known pharmaceutical remedy that will do the work. Catarrh and cold in the head will not cause suffering if Ely's Cream Balm is used. Druggist will supply 10c. trial size or 50c. full size. We mail it. ELY BROS., 56 Warren St., N. Y. City.

Rev. John Reid, Jr., of Great Falls, Mont., recommended Ely's Cream Balm to me. I can emphasize his statement, "It is a positive cure for catarrh if used as directed." — Rev. Francis W. Poole, Pastor Central Pres. Church, Helena, Mont.

Desirable Land for Sale. Having platted 80 acres of land

quarter of a mile west of Austin, Minn., I offer the same for sale in five or ten acre lots on reasonable terms to purchaser, w J, se £, 33-103-18.

W. W. RANNEY, Agent for C. E. Dickerman.

^ » Trio Siloam Mineral Water.

Will cure dyspepsia, indigestion, and all kidney, liver and stomach diseases. T. F. CUMMINGS,

Austin, Minn.

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