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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-04-26


Twenty-eight business buildings
in Brownsville were completely
wrecked. The section house. which
was about one hundred yards from
the depot, was blown across the track
and riddled to atoms. Mrs. John
Alpin and six children were occu-
pants Of the structure at the time
and they were carried with it and
suffered injury more or less. A num-
ber of farm houses in the vicinity of
Brownsville are reported to have
been blown down. The total num-
Der of persons wounded and injured
foots up one hundred and fifty. The
City Hotel block is a complete wreck,
nothing being left but pile of bricks,
mortar and debris. The body of a
farmer named Matt Williams was
taken from the ruins. His body was
mashed to pulp.
Specials from Jefferson City say
people from Saline county Just in
say the destruction at Brownsville
will sum up overs150,000. The de-
struction of country property is not
great, but is extensive.
At Montrose, Henrie county, Tues
day night, the storm entirely demol-
ished the Baptist and Christian
churches and did more or less dam
age to twenty other buildings. The
Farmers Institute, a school build
ing was struck by the cyclone.
There were about thirty-five children
in the building and the wind car
RED the structure entirely away,
'trewing the debris over the prairie
for miles. The children in some in.
stances we're carried u long distance
md a number ofthem seriously hurt.
The damage will be nearly s20,0C0.
At Calhoun, Henrie county, the pot
cry building was blown in and a
arge amount of fstock damaged.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1882-02-24
&c. & apiteI.
@err Sin6.

Die 3eitung eLtfisI Srdutein Iffrp's
6dnoeu i6r ,uar's als Oh i3r bas Ser;
fill ftebe unb bas 3immer fl5 I'M itc
b~erumbrsbe. @nbIi6 : eubIi3! Sic
muBte bic 9toti3 nod einnnaI ibsrIslsn.
9tein, lire Ansen batten ni9t estro9eu :
D2an In6te lie man fu3te Bail Sic
iab mad Der ubr; IS mar ebsn 5Usi.
Damn elite lie gun S6,dnts, mari eineu
S6aml UNI uno leste BEN 6ut auf, So9
elm paar baumwonene 9anoiG ube iber
ibre sitternoen 9dnSe, uno ohne Rercy
Elm @ort gu ia9en, ia Obue aud MIR an
! 6iefs gu bentsn, Itirate ite aus benz 9auie
unb benz @urt5ofe binaus.
@ie tie has 6aus In Der 0euoni5irez
StraBe errei9te, bag wuBte lie iel6ff
ni6t, beun ebs fe lids ueriab, itanO fe
i'm Bureau bes bruii9en @~oniulats.
Gs woren msbrere Eerioneu duueieno,
bic bort @eldifte beiorgteH o6er wGrtes
ten, Bis bic 6eibe an lie tam. Iiemano
55ien ibr Gintreten On bsmerteu. sic
IieB ibre 8Iide i'm Simmer uu1beri3weis
fen nuo I1ritt baun gernbe duf einen
tIeinen srauf6pfsen 9srn 81, Der NIT
benz &aden gesen bas Seniter iaB unb in
elmer 3eitu1s EuB. ais fe an i'm Beran,
trGt, blidte er auf.
Sd winide benz IOn6Oner abuOtatea
su ipre9eu, Der bic Gnfrase mad benz
Sobne Arbudls's bat eiuridsH IdlIsu,
fprad bic aIte Grau nit 3itternber Sttms
me,-iif er bier2
Oas graue MdnuIein ftGnb anf.
@er ffnb sic! froste er.
= Die 8eibeu batteu chamber Dot
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1882-02-24
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4lIe.
Grftes Bib.
So6n: @n6, Batter, wis Der Die
rau4tl gu 8brdneu tbut's ann rasre.
Batter: go Dol u sIei en 1ebHr
Der, ben uau'u met lido usTi3miere!
3usites Bib.
SOGn: Sud. Batter, ME Der SfGurr
rau6t! S6uft Ou'S benn nit usTipdTs2
8ir BAN ned 2ebm senus I'M pans.
ben mou'H nler i9O Usri9misre!
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1882-02-24
9tus Der 9 6uIprifuns g.

Qebrsr aus Der preuBiideH 9si4i4is
sraminirenol |: RGnnit bu mir iaseH,
,Die bsr 6risbsn pom GiLft iir YreuBtH
MARI
S6aIer: Stbr unsiuitis; Prrrs
ZEN uerlor oue feline Sefsausen ItntS
Ser Gl6e, burfte binfO;t II $4,000
O1anu Weilttdr boIten, uH6 ruste 10
Riuiouen G5GIcr Contribution SaRicn.
Der R6nis battle feline 9ofnnns alsbtl
Qebrer: @i5tis! Als Der k6nig
u oar feline 0oiTnuu9 ulebr bate :
BET J0leeube = wOrauf sriinbets n PEP
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1882-02-24
@ o nj & atbebsr.

Sa Ser 0ril,a 5erri@t srOBe geerdnse
BEL SdluB Der Stunoe. De- 6erT PrOs
feilor erbrbt fia un6 ipri5t:
BIeibe Seber Gif isinem PIate, bis
Ru bas @ebrdnse ~perloHfeu batl
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1882-02-24

ResIe msntswibriss SsHsH
uung.
8ouernpeib [eiHem enteiIeroeH Vas
terIaubspertbei0iger na@rufeu6l: as9e.
SuIbatel Sbr Gabt Gisrn WsttHiac
uerssfenl"
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1882-02-24

&utfer8Iautern. Der Stabtz
ratb bat befdIofen, elm NnIeben pom
600, 900 sd. auf5unebmen, auf nsI6em
eine Reibe nuberorbentli9er &usgaben
beitritten per6en fou, 70 bos @uffeeen
zines britten Stods auf bas ~9tatbbaus,
9anaIiiatiou, 9faiterur6eiteu, S9la6ts
bausbau, 3ui3uB fir bic 2autertbaIs
bGbn &c. &c.
4ubptssbafem @egsn fabrs
IaIiiaer E6btung lift Der 9ireftor Ser
Ne9anii9en Baunmoufpinuerei uu6
0eberei 2uopissbafen' 6eru,anu Diet
aus Rirnbers, ans4brei Gaseu @sfdngs
mfg pernrtbeiIt uorben. Dem 4ngetIa9s
ten war 3ur 2ait 9eIest, baB er fir ges
nannte Sirma cine &emiie fdr SObIen
ni9t nit Der uDtbt9eH SorsfoIt bate
auffibreu Iaien, 10 6aB elm Grbeiter, ats
bsriei5e EOblen aus Der Remiie boIte,
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-03-18
A Good Movement In the Right
DirQcfiOn

The Oranges in many counties in
in Missouri are organizing District
Associations for the purpose of sc
Letting a Lecturer in each District
and keeping him in the field during
the entire year at an adequate sala-
~. We think this is tho best plan
that could be adopted and if it works
we'll in Missouri,a it doubtless will,
the State Oranges of other States
will probably recommend its gene-
raj adoption. The District Lectu-
rers would not only relieve the State
Masters and Lecturers of much la~
Dor, but they would by cooperating
with them greatly strengthen their
efforts when in the field. The Dis
trict Lecturers would of course cost
money, but the. increased revenue
derived from the accessions to our
ranks made through their efforts
would more than meet the additional
expense, to say nothing of the moral
effect resulting from the general re
vival Of the Order. We commend
this plan to the consideration OF
Granges everywhere.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-03-18

OK turn aside to Craze on their
sweets.
1t is then evident that flowers
were endowed with such enchant>
ing graces especially for the pleas
ure of man. They thrive under
cultivating hand and an observ-
ing eye, but will soon pine away
and die if neglected.
What an elevating and refresh
ing influence they have. Mark that
neat little cottage home with its
vine-covered porch and its neat,
we'll kept beds of beautiful bloom
ing flowers. IF ycu enter that neat
little cottage house you will find all
the same perfect order within, and
it's inmates intelligent and refined
And whose hands is it that so de-
votedly tends these flowers and
keeps everything in such perfect
order? Is it,not generally the wife?
But does that husband, when he
returns weary and discouraged from
hard days toll, come carelessly in
and turn his horse in theyard? No,
indeed; he, as we'll as his wife, has
place for every thing, and every
thing in its place See his face
light up with "a joyous smile as the
delightful odor OF the sweet flowers
is waited to him on the brecze-for
to him home is the dearest spot on
earth.
This earth is assigned to US for
a dwelling place. The skies are
spread above US like a magnificent
canopy. The grass IS spread be-
meath as like a spacfous carpet,
wove with silsen threads of green
and damasked with flowers of every
hue. By industry and cultivation
we can make this earth an image
OF Eden. Here we have all that
can entertain the eye or regale the
smell. Bat without cultivation this
sweet garden would soon become u
vast wilderness, overgrown with
Ioathsomc weeds and thistles. But
alas, these, like everything else that
is beautiful and good, will not last
always for
"Soon will the SHOWS descend and robe
the fields.
In winters bright array;
Touched by the sun, the luster fades
And weeps itself away.
When spring appears, when violets blow
And shed a rich perfume.
How soon the fragrance breathes its last
How short-liv the boomi
Fresh in the morn, the summer rose
Hangs whitening ere It's noon;
We scarce enjoy the balmy gift,
But mourn the pleasure gone.
Such are the charms that flush the cheek
And sparkle in the eye;
So from the lovely finished form
The transient graces fY."
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-03-18
Bad News from Southern Mer-
chants.

We learn from such reliable
sources as BrddStreet'S and the Bos-
ton Post that business at the South
is seriously depressed in conse-
qlence of the short cotton crop,
and the latter paper reports that
Southern merchants are specuia>
ting quite heavily in cotton options.
This is bad news indeed Fortune
falling to smile through legitimate
channels of trade, is sought at the
gaming table. There is no need to
preach a sermon upon such facts as
these. The breake ers are ahead-in
plain sight The good ship South.
.ern Business" is in danger. We
can only hope that some fortunate
turn of the tide will take her out
of harms way But if this sort OF
thing keeps on, we may as we'll
prepare to see her on the beach.
There will be bad wreck when
she strikes. We point retrospec
tive finger at 1873, and beg the
foolish merchants to drop the tools
of chance which they know so little
about handling Ahl it makes us
sick at heart to think of the posi-
bility of another panic win its train
of misery and suffering.
There is no use of talking, the
South can not succeed so long as
its farmers persist in making an
idol of cotton. Cotton Will fail at
times with the best of cultivation,
and when it fails, dire suffering will
follow, unless the farmers have cul-
tivated enough food crops to carry
them through to the next season.
Even when cotton is successful, it
pays better to raise diversity of
crops than to have all cotton and
be obliged to pay enormous prices
for the rest. This has been proven
over ard over. When will planters
get it through their thick heads?
! We don't like to be uncomplimen-
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-03-18
CrOD REPORTS.

Last fall, Mr.. S. Newton Berry
hill, a prominent writer of this
State, made suggestion that the
Oranges of the Cotton States pre-
pare regular reports of the condi-
ton and prospects of the different
crops, etc, and send them for pub
lication in The PATRON. The sug-
gestion ought to have been acted
upon. A correspondent calls atten-
ton to it, and supplies brief but
interesting report of crops, &c, in
his locality. Let the members of
Order work to increase the circula-
ton of THE PATRON so as to enable
us to enlarge its size and we would
cheerfully devote several columns
to these reports. We need large
circulation, and every friend of the
paper should work to secure it. We
will republish the mississippi
Scene in a large special edition,
which we will issue in few weeks,
as requested by our correspondent
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-03-18
A Restorative System of Farm.
ing.

Ny first counsel would be, prac-
tice restorative instead of an ex
haustive system of agriculture. A
system that involves abandonment
of lands and removal to new scenes
is unworthy of the age and re.
proach to modern civilization.
No man is worthy to be farmer
who does not annually leave his
land in better tilth and strength
than he found it. The intellect must
share more largely with muscle the
toll OF agriculture; machinery di-
rected by skilled labor, and pro-
PEELED by brute force and also by
the mighty power of steam, must
take the place of expensive and in
efficient human strength. This
change 'involves the necessity for
better culture, liberal use of manure,
rotation in crops and larger work
ing capital in proportion to perma-
nent investment" You are already
spending millions annually on the
| old lands of the Atlantic States for
commercial fertilizers. While |
would commend judicious expen-
diture in this direction, [ would
make this basis of a practical rota
lion with course of grasses and other
| restorative agencies of scientific
agriculture.
The business of agriculture should
be an industry and not specuIa-
tion. The insane pursuit Of special
ties has long been a curse to Ameri-
can agriculture. A whole cemmu-
nifty runs wild upon hops, when SELL
ing at 80 cents per pound, and in
two years thev are scarcely worth
the price Of picking, and extrava>
gance begotten of high expectations
is forthwith followed by bankrupt
cy Wheat brings 50 per bushel.
and whole States become wheat
fields, while every other interest
languishes, until the bread crop be-
comes so abundant as to be fed to
swine in preference to shipment for
human food. The sheep with wool
at 81 per pound, holds high place in
| pOpuldT cbLocIU, Uut is kICkOu fFOIu
the pasture by every Randolph OF
the farm at the first indication of a
heavy decline in the value of it's
fleece
In your section cotton, a great
boon to your agriculture, as con-
stituent in your aggregate of pro-
duction, may become an unmitiga-
ted evil if left to usurp the place OF
all other crops. The crop of last
year was Immensely larger than it
was ten years ago. Three million
bales may command profit of $40
per bale, while six million may not
bring dollar above their cost. But
present profit is not the main con-
sideration The increase in value
and enlargement of the productive
capacity of the soil by a judicious
rotation, including the restorative
fiuences of green-cropping and cat
tie feeding, is an increase of capital,
a source of larger annual income,
and an addition to the inheritance
of ones children address of II.
! Cdpron an Southern CultiUdt0r.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-03-18

Thanks to Worthy Secretary
James E. Hall for pamphlet copy
OF the proceedings of the last an
nual session of the West Virginia
otate Grange; also, to Past Master
Thing for a copy of the proceedings
OF the annual session of the Maine
o'ate Grange. The annual ad
dresses, reports of com mittees, ETC.,
IN these publications are very in
terestlng, and all show that the
order in these States is in excellent
working condition.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-03-18

A decision was recently given in
a I. S. Circuit Court in New York
by Judge Wallace in a case where
a Grange was defendant against
Green's driven well patent in favor
of the defendant. The Oranges of
Michigan, Ohio and other Northern
States have been organizing for
some time to fight this patent, and
1t seems that they are going to win
as usual. Let the Oranges unite and
take a decided position against any
unjust and oppressive law and they
will win every time.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-03-18

There are some good and true
men in Congress who are working
honestly and fearlessly to promote
the interests of the farmers and
other industrial classes of the coun-
try. Among these are Senator J.
L. George and Representatives O.
R. Singleton and H. L. Muldrow
of this State. The Oranges should
show their appreciation of the ser.
vices of such patriotic Congress
men by promptly adopting resolu-
tons of thanks and approval.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-03-18
FROM MISSISSIPPI.
IaFayeffe County,

Editor Patron: [ always read the
the writings of S. Newton Berry
hill with a great deal of interest,
and l sometimes think you ought
to republish his mississippi
Scenes" 1t would be as applicable
now as it was in 1875. He wrote
an article in THE PATRON last Oc-
tober, under the heading of "a
Suggestion 1t was in regard to
the publication of Monthly Agri~
cultural Report by members of
each Grange and to be made Off
cial in the Grange. [ am surprised
that not a single Grange in all this
broad land has acted on the sug-
gestion. I called the attention OF
nv Grange to the article but moth
was done. And now, with your
permission, | will volunteer re-
port from Grange No. 207:
REPORT.
Acreage in wheat 25 per cent. IN
excess Of last year, and the same
looks very promising at present
writing. The acreage in oats ex
ceeds that of 1881 36 per cent. La
bor plentiful, average paid farm
hands per month So. Rental OF
land ope-third of the grain and
one-fourth of the cotton. Where
they work on shares the laborer
oets one-half of the crop. No com
mercial fertilizers used. A few
members use improved Agricul-
tural implements. Nlne-tenths 0,
the memb bers report stock in good
order, food plenty for 1892 Fen
ces either good or repairing golng
on No immigration and but little
emigration. The winter has beer
mild, only one snow, but the rains
have, been unprecedented. W.
have had no March winds yet; J Too ).
early to report on fruit. Health 0
man and beast good.
March Is. oul 0ENEhls,
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-03-18

Manufacture of Cotton.

Until the close of the eighteenth
century the finest muslins in use
were imported from India. The
earliest mention of cotton among
the classic nations of antiquity is
by Herodotus, who speaks of it by
the name of tree wool, which name
it still bears in German and several
other continental langu ages. Cot
ton was not known in Egypt unit!
about 500 years before Christ.
Then it appears probable that it
was imported, for all the cloth
found enveloping the mummies of
earlier ages have proved on exami
nation to be linen. Cotton clothes
are mentioned as having been i'm
ported into London in 1896, the
knowledge of both the culture and
manufacture having probably been
conveyed there by the Moors and
other Mohammedan nations. The
former were the means of 6rst
bringing this manufacture into
Europe.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-03-18

The spirit of the working mem
bers of the Grange throughout the
country is simply admirable. There
was never before more activity and
zeal in our ranks. The year 1882
will witness mighty upheaval OF
the farming and other industrial
classes in Mississippi, and the pow
er and influence of the Grange will
be overw helming.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-03-18

We tender to Senator j. q George,
OF this State, our thanks for copies
OF speeches recently delivered in the
$. Senate. We printed in our
last an extract from his very able
speech on the Chinese i'm migration
bill.
We are also indebted to Repre-
sentative 0. r. Singleton for copy
OF his able speech On the Inter State
Commerce bill. I'VE will publish ex>
tracts from this excellent speech.
Col. Singleton is one of the ablest
and noblest men that ever repre~
seLted Mississippi in Congress.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-03-18

Quite a nun Der of jealous Pa
irons in this State, Alabama and
West Tennessee have informed US
Inat they are getting up petions to
congress in behalf of the Ship
halfway. The farmers of the
country should move in body in
support of this great enterprise
the most certain and practical
enterprise of the age to cheaper
transportation and open new and
most valuable markets for the pro-
oucts of American farmers. Let
tnem pour their petitions upon
congress that the schemes of the
railway monopolies to defeat the
onip> Railway bill may be foiled,
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-03-18
COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI MARCH 18, 1882.

tary; but when we see a man bow
ing down and worshiping a darned
weed like cotton, it makes us mad,
that's all. As for this option busi-
ness. it is too bad for comment. A
ticket in a well-known swindle like
Ben Woods Georgia Lottery"
could hardly be a more disastrous
investment,
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-03-18
Farmers hold different opir

aI fIOIS NOiU uIuoi GUT UPiHiUue
about the propriety of placing salt
within reach Of cattle at all times,
but so many of our best class of far
mers have practiced and approve
of the plan, that it must be consid-
cred safe. Cattle must gradually
become used to it, by having little
given to them every day for a month
or SO, and then placing it in a ligtle
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-03-18

County and Subordinate Oranges
can do much towards securing the
passage of the Ship Railway bill
now before Congress by adopting
resolutions requesting the Senators
aud Representatives from their re-
spective States to support and vote
for ii.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-03-18

To the generous mind the heavi-
est debt is that of gratitude, when it
is not in our power to repay it.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-03-18

tion, and wnen presenting ms news 10
the public, either with voice or pen, he
does SO with great clearness and force.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-03-18

wears various plans to accomplish this
have been tried. In 1872 commission
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-03-18

1en a channel % feet deep and 200 feet
vdc was secured, another half million
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-03-18
Number IS.

box attached to the mangeT in the
stable, where they can reach it at
any time, or in trough in the pas
ture. If the animal has it always
within reach it will eat no more than
is good for it. The gastric juice is
supposed to get it's chloride from
common salt, and it therefore plays
an important part in digestion.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-03-18

ed az inches too long for the space be-
tween the abutments, to allow further in
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-03-18

aAg tEsNtttF . tAAOs1
ablest of our public men who have
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-03-18

own press. onpn Slloy uo suir,
.hoxv aan navar kaep mn with the
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-03-18

ue rea,,y successful,
chief objects of the I
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-02-03

Mr.. J. @. Powell's dog Ned is about as
good a retriever as anybody's dog. He is
a thoroughbred setter and we'll trained to
field hunting; but he has q nose for some
things besides. that are not usually classed
under the head Of game. For some time
Mr.. Powell has been in the habit of open
ing the door for Ned in the morning early
and sending him out for the paper. The
canine il up to the trick and always returns
with a moist copy Of the SENTINEL in his
mouth. Yesterday morning Mr.. p. sent
Ned out a. usual, but after some delay he
went out himself and found the paper
nearly covered up with snow. He went
back into the house, when, q few minutes
later. in bounced Ned with another SESTI-
SEL in his mouth. Later In the day when
Mr.. Powell came down town he talked with
n Of his neighbors about his dog as a
paper retriever and he found out that Ned,
after giving up the search for q paper at
home, had struck ont across the canyon
and gone at least 800 yards, over to Mr..
H. II. Conklin's residence, and stolen that
g~entleman's morning paper for his master.