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ITS RELIABLE
The Imperishable Value of Farm
Lands—A Safe Investment For
A Person's Savings*
Kansas City Daily Star: Amid the
crash of stocks and the wreck of in
flated trusts, it Will be observed that
land and urban real estate are showing
no tokens of panic or shrinkage. Into
all of the states of the west the proces
sion of farmers continues to move in
an uninterrupted stream. None of the
reverses of speculation has precipitat
ed any lack of confidence in the soil. It
remains, as it will for all time, the
firm and unshaken basis of*ihe coun
try's wealth.
The man who is the possessor of a
piece of land has the game in his own
hands. There is no promoter or stock
gambler who can jeopardize his invest
ment? Where it is purchased with
judgment land is always worth the
money paid for it, and it is bound to
increase in value. It cannot be de
stroyed or carried away. It requires
only industry to make it profitable and
productive. It constitutes a source of
independence in any. condition of the
money market and amid all of the
mutations of speculative enterprises.
The country has witnessed, again
and again, and quite recently, the dis
astrous effects of, yielding to the temp
tation of taking the chances to obtain
large profits. Thousands of people
have lost their all by the collapse of
such schemes as the captains of finance
evolve to rob their victims. Had the
men and women who have been im
poverished by the "genius" of Mr.
Morgan placed their money in land or
urban real estate they would have
something to show for it today, and
would not be stricken with the fear of
dependence and poverty.
Land is the one thing in this world
whose value is absolutely intrinsic,
and its' worth and desirability ought
to be made. apparent as it has never
been made apparent before by the ruin
that has overtaken those unfortunate
persons who have been fleeced of their
all by licensed stock robbers.
THE NEW OMAHA SHORT LINE
Of the Chicago Great Western Railway
offers two finely equipped trains daily
between the Twin Cities and Omaha,
for Denver, Salt Lake City, San Fran
cisco and aii points west. The Day Ex
press is the best train for Austin, Mason
City. Fort Dodge and Omaha. For
further information apply to R. R.
Jones, traveling agent, Fargo, N, ©.
CRAZY MAN.
Minot Reporter: A strange individ
ual who arrived in the city Monday
noon, And who wandered into the
Combs restaurant on the corner of
Main Street and the Soo track, played
a little rough house in the establish
ment shortly after breakfast Tuesday
morning. He suddenly became seized
with a fit of insanity and getting up
from his c.hair upset the table with its
confeh'ts atill1 wbuld have' done other
damage had he not been held back by
other men in the place.
Chtef Kimball was called in and
the fellow told a woeful tale of his bad
behavior, claiming that he was subject"
to such attacks of violence and whilcj
in this state was utterly irresponsible?
for his actions. The chief has been'
keeping a close watch on the man since
and a repetition of fits may land him
either in the county jail or the insane
asylum at Jamestown. His name is
Nttssbaum and he owns a fine claim
southeast of Minot.
STATE CAPITOL
Office of the Capitol Commission,
JBIsmarck, North Dakota, Nte^.
vember 16th, 1903. I'
NOTICE TO BUILDERS.
Sealed proposals will be received by
the Capitol Commission at their office in
the capitol building at Bismarck, N.
D., until
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o'clock p. m., Tuesday Jaji.
I2th, 1904.
For the erection and completion of
the proposed North Wing to the State
vCapitol also making certain changes
and alterations in the old building.
Separate bids with certified checks
accompanying each, will be submitted as
follows:
First—For the general contract for the
new building check $5,000.00.
Second—For the general contract for
the old building included in above.
Third—For the plumbing, $500.00.
Fourth—For furnishing and installing
one passenger elevator, $500.00^
Fifth—For the electric wiring, $300.00.
All the above checks to be mad* pay
able to the order of Frank White, 'gov
ernor and chairman of the commission,
and will be given as a guarantee ol
good faith, that the contractor whose bid
shall be accepted, will enter into con
tract at the price named in his bid.
And also that he will within a rea
sonable time furnish a good and ap
proved surety bond, in a sum equal to
the amount of the contract price and in
strict accordance with chapter
133
of the
laws of 1901, of the state of North
Dakota, for the faithful execution of
the contract, otherwise the check to be
forfeited.
Contractors will have until Dec. 1st,
1904, in which to complete all con
tracts.
Plans and 9jecifications .are on file,
and may be seen at the office of the
capitol cofldinfckion at. Bismarck, N. D.
At the ofW of the Builders' Exchange,
at St. Pavf, Mnw.t and at tbfe oaic« oi
M. E. Ifeebe. architect. 618 First Ave
nue North, Farm, N, D.
The rtjght is btfrof reserved to reject
any and til By order of the capi
tol commission.
FRANK WHHP,
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Secretary:
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DAIRY AND CREAMERY TALKS
Attentiton Must Be Paid to the Proper Cart of
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N. "S.: French, Berlin, N.vp.i in The
Dakota F^pner: ^It seems almiost AUi
neccssary. to say
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this to a Dakota
dairyman, not to let the: milk, cows get
chilled, but as some are now milking
who" have' heretofore 'raiseid' cattle al
most entirely for beef, perhaps a wo^d
of caution may not come amiss.
The milk cow is a very sensitive ani
mal, but not always a very sensible
one. She will persistently hang around
her stimmer rajige and shiver'when-sH«
ought, to know enough.to come of her
own accord to a warm barn, suppos
ing of course that she has one to go to.
But she doesn't and very often the best
cow in the bunch is the biggest fool.
As soon as frosty nights come in the
fall, they are best off in the barn at
night, and whenever storms are pend
ing see fhat they do not get so far
from home that they cannot be soon
secured.
Hugh F. Mcintosh, in Nebraska
Farmer, lately mentioned a herd that
shrank one-fifth on their milk yield
simply by being out all day in 'a cold
drizzling tai" They w.ere milked at
the usual /time but' the, wet* g.nd chill
had done its work.: 't- I*
I have often kno.wn cows-to* shr':«k
one-half when they missed a .milking
by being caught" out in -a Dakota
storm.
No after-feeding can'ever bring this
shrinkage all back. Extra feed may
help it Tsome but a majpr part of the
loss is permanent. There is a reason
for this if we only study it oue as there
also is for nearly everything in, this
world of ours.
A large part of all the cow's feed
goes to produce and save the heat of
the body.' This is largely done by lay
ers of fat in different parte of the $ini
inal. Now the-inore cpkl the rtj&re fat
is needed'to/ keep out ahds counteract
its effects,- therefore^ nature at 'oncc
^oes-to work to prepare for the next
chill, and yotir extra feed goes into
these fatty secretions instead qfKinto
the pail. Then try to seic to it that
they do not get the $h»H and thus s^ve
this extra feed. We. fortunately, have
few cold rains in Dakota, b^t a^ny cold
is nearly a$ bad.
Now I am not here to advise a
steam-heated cow-barn with some pat*
ent system of ventilation, bttt simply
to advise all cow-keepers," in b#1$ng
their barns and in caring for \tilefr
cows, to what we Yahi
kees call ,'|l
Build all^pilt^tds,your location
and your available means would seein
to dictate and ddn't be afraid, to bank
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up Rood at all points where cold is
most liable to enter. Of course there
are barns that do not need banking,
but more that do.
There is such a thing as having a
barn too warm, so look out for this
as well as the other extreme.
If it freezes a little in your barn in
the very coldest weather, it will not be
likely to kill your cows, but of course
they will do better if kept somewhat
above the freezing point. I find a tem
perature of 40 degrees by a common
thermometer to be about right, and
where cows are turned out for exer
cise I prefer not to have it get much
above that. Some may think this is
not warm enough but we can't all
think alike.
The main thipg is to avoid a draft,
a sudden change or a Ipng exposure to
a cold wind, especially early in the fall
while the hair is short. If you don't
believe this just start out some cool
day in the linen-duster and straw hat
you wore last Fourth of July.
course, these things require thought
and very likely woi k and if you are
afraid of this, why the quicker your
cows go dry' the better, both for you
and them too.
Success with cows can only be at
tained by work, early, late and in fact
all the time and all the year round.
Not always hard work at all times, but
careful, constant watchfulness and
foresight, not only in the breeding but
in the daily care of your animals. For
instance, to breed a dairy cow and
bring her up to the. very highest point
of her production takes at least seven
or eight years and any mistake or neg
lect of any one detail, for even one day,
may result in loss and failure instead
of a. grand victory. But if the care
comes every day, so does the cash,
which is what we are all after anyhow.
Under the receiver the Minneapolis
Cold Storage Co. now promises to pay
once a week, instead of once in two
weeks as heretofore. And that is right
too and I venture to forecast enough
to say that in the future all cream
buyers outside of local co-operative
creameries, must do that or even bet
ter than that, to get cream.
Had every patron insisted on this in
the past the $22,000 now due north
western dairymen would have been
somewhat reduced, and individual los
ses have been that much lighter. It is
bad 'enough as it is but it is now very
evident that it might have been worse.
I blame no one, for it is very eyident
40 one who reads carefully, that this
failure was largely due to the Wall
Street ''slump" in the so-called indus
trial stocks. The. comp&ny's igents in
the northwest have evidently done the
best tbs y could for all concerned. And
the ^jjitirs who are ^ptiicfJ** are to be
*, of eotfr**, but if they get caught
:ond ipi on a similar proposition
will iidt deserve very mWh pity.
As the smoke clears away. I am in
clined to think that the whole busi-
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ne^s, failure and all, is one of the very
beit'things that ever happened to the
dairy industry of the Dakotas. The
company surely put out hundreds of
separators and scores of men milked
cows for them who never milked be
fore, and now that they are started o'n
the road they will not be easily switch
ed oflf. The loss of a few dollars will
not Stop their milking, but will simply
start them
looking for a safe place
to put their product, in most cases
will be the nearest local creamery. And
when other buyers come, as they sure
ly will, the average farmer will be apt
to "look a leedle out," that he does
not mire twice in the same mud-hole.
Some localities that have been ship
pers may now build a plant of their own
solely because they have the cows and
the separators and are now obliged to
have a place to put their cream.
As to the relative merits of one large
creamery, or many small ones, I have
only this to say, each plan appears to
have its merits and demerits and time
and experience can only answer as to
which is best for any given locality.
But there must be a line somewhere
beyond which cream cannpt be ship
ped at a profit. For instance, no one
ever expects to see cream shipped, as
creani from Dakota to New York.
"It takes two to make a bargain,"
says an old saw. and in like manner,
at least two factors are needed for a
successful farmers' institute meeting,
to-wit: listeners and (lecturers. I put
the listeners first as they are by far the
most important factor. Speakers can
be bought, but a farmer who will care
fully listen to what is said, and take it
home with him, and even try to follow
the advice given out, cannot be bought
and often he cannot be even hired to
attend an institute.
How to get the farmers out. seems
the most important question of all. I
know of no reason, and probably there
is none, but the fact is very evident
that the average farmer is very shy of
what is commonly called book-farm
ing and this in spite of tfye certain
fact that the bulletins of our experi
ment stations have added millions of'
uct of Uncle Sam's domain. Smut
treatment for seed-wheat, seed-corn
selection, and alfalfa may be mention
ed as just a few of the hundreds of so
called theories that are annually bring
ing in a great cash.value.
There are individual workers too,
who are worthy of all credit, for the
fruits and improved plants and stock
they have given us. Usually known as
"cranks" they toil on in the furrow
they have chosen, and perhaps are fin
ally laid in an unmarked grave, before
commerce picks up their work and
gives the whole world a Concord grape
or a Wealthy aj)ple. God rest their
souls, and let hunfcanity give them its
highest honors. Now to bring the
theorist, and the worker together
should ever be the aim of the farmers'
institute and the nearer it comes to
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Experimental Station for the Brewing Industry
announced by the following Associated Press cabu
Prague, Bohemia, Dec, 1. —'Thii
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Upon subjecting a sample of BUDWEISER Beer, brewed by the
Anheuser-Busch Brewing Ass'n, St. Louis, U. S. A. to a thorough
examination, we declare it to be a fully matured lager beer. Its whole
nature bears witness to the fact that only the very best materials were
used, and that the greatest cleanliness prevailed in its
The product is not only similar to the highest grade of Bohemian Pale
Beers in all its "properties, but surpasses our best beers in keeping
qualities, which is of the utmost importance.
jwrsonally known to
Experimental Station for the Brewing Industry of Bohemia, and
I certify that the foregoing authentication is under the official seal of J. U. Dr. Johann Slamenik,
Imperial and Royal Notary, and is entitled to full faith and credit. In testimony whereof I, Arnold
Weissberger, Vice and Deputy Consul of the United States of America, have hereunto subscribed
my name and caused the seal of this consulate to be affixed. Done in this city of Prague this
third day of November, 1903, arnold weissberqer, u. ». v. jt d. consul.
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Close business houses as far as pos
sible during the hours when the insti
fltute is in session, and if an evening
session is held, as there surely should
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J. U. Dr. JOHANN SLAMENIK, Imperial and Koyal Notary, Prague.
this day executed
this end, the greater the bciiefit to all
concerned.
The town where the nueeting is held
should use every effort to bring 01ft
the farmers, not only by advertising
long and well, but by special invita
tions to such working farmers as arc
known by any special line of work.
Give these workers, any or all of them,
an honored place on the programme,
and never draw a hard and fast line be
tween speakers and listeners, on!y to
see that all do not talk at oncc. Let
the hired speakers listen awhile: it will
do them good. Have plenty of music,
both instrumental and vocal, if pos
sible. Throw the town wide open by
making hall, hotel and barns free, or
as nearly so as possible. Let the busi
ness men and real estate men sec to
this they will more than get their
money back in the increased prosper
ity. Have a question box for written
questions, and always invite oral quer
ies from every one present.
On the first and third Tuesdays of each
month the Santa F« sells one-way and
round-trip tickets to many points in the
Great Southwest—rates very low.
v l'he object is to induce homeseekers and investors to go
4rid see for themselves the magnificent opportunities
#waiting them in this prosperous section. In Eastern
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be, shut up all stores and everybody
go. Nothing helps more than a full
house.
As for topics for discussion suit
these to the locality as much afc pos
sible so as to talk mostly of. those
things that will interest a majority of
those present.
One great reason why farmers do
not like institutes and farm papers gen
erally. is because they very largely dis
cuss things for which they know little
and care less. Get down to the farm
ers' level of understanding things but
never, even by insinuation, try to make
it appear that they are all wrong and
that you are all right. No man likes
to be called a fool.
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From St. Paul via Chicago Great West
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Colorado Kansas, Ixuisiana, Missouri,
New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas*,,
Tickets on sale Dec. 1 and 15, 1903, and
Jan. 5 and 19,1904. For further partio
ulars apply to R. R. jfohes, traveling
agent, Fargo, N. D.
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