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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-08-04

The New DOMINION and Wheeling
weekly Register'$2.75 a year.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-08-04

SUIc1DE-MRs. LYDIA RAMSEY, OF
MoRRIs X ROADS HANGS HERsELF.-
The Springhill correspondent of the
Uniontown STANDARD writing from
Morris x Roads under date Of July
oath, says:
Our community was thrown into a
state of excitement at the announce
ment of the death Of Mrs. Lydia
Ramsey, wife of James G. Ramsey,
and sister of L. B. Cans and Mrs.
w. z. Griffin. MI. Ramsey, who is
resident of Springhill township, was
absent from home On Monday morn
ing, July 23rd, and on his return
home about 10 o'clock he went to the
room of his sick wife as was his Gus
tom after being way from home. On
entering the room he was surprised
that Mrs. Ramsey was not there.
He Immediately began to search for
her, and not finding her in any Of the
rooms on the second floor he passing
into the hall which led to the first
floor when he noticed the door that
led to the garnet was ajar. On open
ing it heShere beheld the lifeless form
of his wife hanging suspended to a
rafter,
The deceased for some time past
has been mentally deranged. Her
husband and friends have spared nei-
ther time nor money to employ skill
full medical aid to restore her mind.
In March last she was tsken to Dix
lnont in hopes ofhaving her condition
bcttered. About month ago she re-
turned home not greatly improved.
She brooded over her condition until
finally she ended her sad life in the
manner here described.
Deceased was IS years Of age, a
good kindhearted christian woman, a
member of the Disciples church. Her
remains will be buried to-day, Tues
day, in the Mount Moriah cemetry.
The husband and friends of the de-
ceased have the sympathy Of the en-
tire community in this their sad
trouble.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-08-04

MoRGANTowN GIRLs-THE INCEST,
NEArEsr, SPRrGHTLrEsf AND HAND
SOONEST OF THE: WHOLE Lor.-We al
ways were proud of our Morgsntown
girls and were always gratified to
note the impressions they make upon
strangers, and we have no doubt the
following compliment paid by a Lewis
county correspondent Of the Registe,
is true. The correspondent should
be commended for his frankness.
Here is what he says:
Twas over at Buckhannon the other
day, looker-on upon the proceed
ings Of the Teachers Institute. Now
Tin an old man-have babies Of my
own as big as l am myself-and |
I don't like to Ego back" in any way,
upon the girls of my own county, SO
that what l may say will be said
without 'smalice aforethought." But
have to remark, and my language
is plain, that the incest, neatest,
sprightliest and handsomest set of
girls in the whole lot came from "the
extreme edge of the State at place
called Morgantown." They were in
telligent, lady-likc, modest--and yet
they were not ciphers, and they let
the association know it. Both phys
ically and mentally, the palm should
be awarded to the Morgantown ladies
present; and the dear little "daisies,' y
how l wish / was young again, /
would certainly join the Institute.
There is no use talking, that big
brick building there, and all the
many advantages for higher educa-
ton which Morgantown possesses,
has put her away ahead in all mat
tiers Of education. l can't say 60
much for the dense fields of red oak
brouse few miles from town, but
"West Virginia's Athens" is ahead.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-08-04

DEMAND it, and take no other iron
preparation except Browns Iron Bit
tiers. 1t is the best.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-08-04

"Lon" Keck and j. M. Carlow left
for the West last week. They have
the best wishes of the many friends
who remain behind.
The following personal items we
clip from last weeks Grafton Senti-
mel: Miss Dora Dorsey, an accom-
plished young lady of Morgantown,
is visiting at F. M. Durbin's, corner
st. John and Washington streets.
We were favored last Friday with
a visit from Mr.. Joseph Powell, form
erly prominent typo, and well known
throughout the State as such, but at
present one Of Monongalia county's
most successful farmers.
Meigs J. Drabelle, for the past
three years U. S. storekeeper at the
Hannis Distillery in Martinsburg,
W. Va, is visiting his brother-in-l law,
DR., w. F. Vankirk, in this city.
Mr.. Frank B. Richardson, Of Mis-
siouri, on old Monongalian, is visit
ing friends in Clinton district. When
Mr.. Richardson comes to town he
will find our latchstring out.
Charles E. Brown, Esq, formerly
of this place but late of Cincinnati,
Ohio, arrived here on Wednesday for
short stay among his relatives and
friends.-Arg,ss.
VIM. Rich, who was one Of the law
graduates Of the University last year,
left for Kansas last week, where he
intends practicing law with his
brother
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-09-27
FALL FLOWING.
graph.

We have frequently urged upon farmers
the importance of summer plowing. turn
ing under the clover, stubble and grass, as
a means of benefitting the crops OF wheat
to be sown in October; and we also urge
fall plowing AS beneficial to the land for the
next spring crop, turning up and exposing
to winter influence soil which is only thus
made productive, and whose increased yield
is almost double what it is with spring
breaking. Farm stock is in better plight to
dc good and effective blowing now than il,
spring, weather more pleasant, and every
thing more inviting. Do all the good, deep
plowing you can this fall, and let the new
turned-up soil become pulverized and fer
tilized, and then, with moderate work next
seasons crop will surpass.any previous one.
Good fall plowing is about half the work
OF next year's'crop.-Er. @
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-09-27
only a scant ration of corn once a day.
Other grains may be fed more freely, and
with good results.-C Country Gentleman,
THE AYLEsBuRY DUCK.
+. No. 46

Aylesbury ducks have long been consider
ed bylmost breeders OF this class OF fowls
as standing at the head, all things being
takeninto account, as the best variety of
ducks known. Their distinctive Character
istics consist of plumage of unspotted
white pale feshacolored bill, dark.
prominent eye, orange legs, stately car
riage, prolificness and excellent quality as
market birds. The weight OF the grown
fowls averages, II properly fed, from ten to
twelve pounds pair (duck and drake). The
ducks often weigh eight and ten pounds
each, The ducks. are prolific layers, In
stances have been known where three hun
dred eggs have been obtained from two
ducks in one year, besides which one az
them sat twice and the other once during
the time. the three nests giving thirty young
ducks. 1t is also claimed for Ayiesbury
ducks that their consumption OF food is
less than othersorts, besides obtaining ma :
turityI at an earlysage compared with COM
monducks, and being far more marketable
trom their superior appearance when pluck
Cd. The females are good sitters and ex-
celent mothers.--Rnral World.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-09-27
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DIVERSIFIED AGRICULTURE,

h The amazing success of American agri-
culture in the last quarter OF century is
very generally attributed TO the use of im-
proved macliinery a applied to the cutiva-
tion of few leading crops. but our own i'm
preston is firm and strong that no small
share of this work of success has been ca US
ed by the enlargement of mere diversified
crops, especially in the Northern and West
ern States In New York State the intro
duction into the rural districts of establish
ments on an extensive scale for thu manu-
facture Of butter and cheese. has produced
results Of SO much Importance that similar
are now found in New Jersey,
Pennsy lvania and most OF the Northwest
ern States. On the other hand. the i'm
mense grain-growing interests OF the North
west have developed on a pfodigious scale
a system of local grain elevators established
by the railroad companies tor the storage,
purchase and sale OF grain clops, wich prin-
cipe will no doubt ultimately become uni
versal in all the great grain. producing dis
tricts of the Republic. Germaatoaon Tsle-
0rdDh.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-09-27

cess. No country that has not facilities for
irrigating can compete with one which has.
Where irrigation is used, there is no droath
nor excessive wet seasrnes to ruin the crop.
but every year brings good harvest. And.
as. TO Montana soil. he will never live to see
it worn out, as a years rest or few months
fisoding with water will do more to restore
its fertility than three dollars per acre ex-
pended in artificial fertilizers will do for the
lands in other countries. Despite such
croakings. our farmers are the most pros
porous people. and when thousand years
shall have rolled away, could but these
dreams awake trom their sleep, they would
find the same state of affairs had been per-
petuated.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-09-27

ter from which is also Of exceptional ex.
celence. Many practical farmers, in, the
neighborhood have also made trial OF the
same food, and are unanimous in their ta-
vorable verdict. Their milk cows all took
greedily to the cake from the first day it
was ted to them, and in all cases an i'm
provement in the quality OF the milk was
quickly noted. For draft oxen and fatten-
ing bnllocks also 1t is equally suitable, espe-
cially Tor the latter whose meat presents an
uneaualled richness Of flayor when thus fed,
and i may be given in small quantities to
horses, with much advantage, mixed into a
thick mash with chaff. In comparison with
other feeding stuffs this cake9is very cheap.
and II can be given in larger quantities than
most other cakes, withoutiany i'll effect.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-09-27
VALUE OF THE sUNFL0wRR.


4 Prot Bergstrandsof the Royal Agricul-
tural Academy of Sweden, publishes a
most laudatory report on the virtues OF sun
aower seed cake as food for cattle. He
states that it presents remarkable con-
stancy OF composition, rarely, it ever met
with in other cakes as. met with in COM
merce. 1t contains from Is to 16 per cent.
of fat, and 30 to SO per cent. of protein sub
stances. and has, therefore a nutritive value
far above that of most ordinary feeding
stnffs, besides which it has most agreeable
taste. and is altogether free from bitter or
any Injurious matters. Some careful expe-
riments on its effects upon milk cows have
been made at the Ultima agricultural Insti-
tute by Baron Akerhjelm, which tend to
show that it both improves the quality and
increases the quantity OF their milk, the but
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-09-27

FROM the information received at this Of
flee, the damage by frosts last month TO the
wheat crop is much greater than we had
supposed. But few fields had been harvest
ed, and it is believed that all grain standing
on the low lands was touched. The quality
OF wheat this season is now put at 3ully l5
per cent. lower than last years crop. The
barley fields were upon bench lands and not
damaged. Oats were considerably damaged
and the crop will therefore fall short of the
expectations of many well posted farmers.
1t appears, however, that the yield of most
of the crops will equal that of last year.
The crop of winter wheat is represented to
be A No. i and the quality good 1t was
not injured by the frosts.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-09-27
FEEDING FOR EGGS, NOT FAT.

The feeding OF whole corn and nothing
else through the winter makes weak fowls
in the spring. Fowls will not lay so well
when thus fed. Corn makes too much fat,
and after certain amount has been made,
disease is probable. This condition comes
on when the hens should be prepared for
laying the spring eggs. As the warm sea-
son approaches, the torpid state produced
blythe cold weather begins to wear of, and
the birds begin to look about them with
more activity. If the fowls have been kept
high on whole corn. the fact will now ap-
pear Excess OF fat produces excess of heat
and the unnatural heat weakens the inter.
nal organs to such an extent that they are
unable to perform their required offices.
From this cause oftentimes fowls are
found dead on the nest or beneath the roost
The fowls may have appeared all right the
day before, for only close observer would
discover anything amiss. The laying Or
gans have been weakened, and in many in
stances destroyed by the heat and fat, be-
ing crowded and cramped by it. Frequent
ly the eggs escape lnts the body and are not
laid in the nest. This does not cause death
so suddenly as the other phase where lhe
eggs remain in the oviduct In this case
the fowl is active, goes on and off the nest
with the usual CHEEKY cacke, but leaves no
egg. The hen appears hearty and we'll but
may be found dead twenty-four hours later,
to all appearances sound, fat fowl. The
fowl was too fat, that is the diff Guilty.
This latter case is more freq uently met
with in pullets when first coming into lay
ing. When the weather is warm, and the
fowls are running at large, the treub lie may
be removed by a reduction or change OF
food. During the cold months their food
should be varied. and egg production stim-
ulated and kept up as much as possible. 1t
is the business of hen after full grown to
produce eggs, and she will do it when run
ming abroad in mild weather. For this rea-
son poultry keepers should give in winter
both animal aud vegetable food, allowing
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-09-27
CHE 1oilsehnld.

sS,noksng Boiled Meat.-- There is smoking
and smoking smoking that produces q de-
testable favor, and smoking that does no
mischief at all beyond appearances. The
flame OF an ordinary coal fire is due to the
distillatioa and combustion OF tarry yapors.
II such a flame strikes a comparatively cool
surface, like that of the meat, it will con-
dense ana deposit thereon film of crude
coal tar ond coal naptha, most nauseous and
mischievous; but il the fame be that which
Is caused by the combustion of its own fat,
the deposit on q mutton chop will be a little
mutton-oil, on a beefsteak little beef.oil.
more or less, blaekened by mutton carbon
or beef carbon. But these oils and earbons.
says the popular science H. ,rthly, have no
other flavor than that of cooked mutton and
cooked beef; therefore they are perfectly
innocent, in spite of their guilty black ap-
pearance.
Ripe Tomatoes and Cold eat.-Take large.
ripe tomatoes, cut them in halves, and with
spoon scoop out the center. Chop any
kind Of cold meat very fine, and mix with
1t a teaspoonf1l of chopped onions, some
crumbs Of bread, and little salt and pep
per and we'll beaten egg. Fill up each
half tomato with, this mixture scatter
bread crumbs over the top OF it; put
small piece of butter In the center, and bake
in slow oven for forty minutes. Put the
tomatoes into buttered baking tin. Serve
On hot platter, garnish with sprigs of
parsley or water crosses. This makes de-
licious breakfast dish or side dish.
Indian Fritters.---Put three tablespoon
fuls of flour into basin, and pour into it
sufficient boiling water to make it into
aliff paste, taking care to SUR and beat ii
well to prevent Its getting lumpy. Leave it
little time to cool, and then break into it
the yelks Of four eggs and the whites OF
two, and stir and beat as well together.
Have ready some boiling lard clarified drip
pings. Drop a dessertspoonful OF batter in
at time, and Try the tritters OF a light
brown. They ought to rise SO much as to
be almost like balls. Serve them on a hot
dish, with spoonful of jam or marmalade
dropped in between each fritter.
Wheat and Corn Eu6fns. take five ounces
of wheat flour ounces of Indian meal. and
wet it to batter with half pint Q sour
or buttermilk; add one tablespoonful of
melted butter (f milk is used), one table
spoonful of sugar and one well-beaten egg.
Beat thoroughly together and bake in muf-
fin rings on hot griddle-iron well creased.
Turn the rings over and brown on both
sides.
The man who falls te provide things con-
yenient about his culinary department ne
elects one of the most important duties of
life
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-09-27
Ghe Aauhv Nard.

j. b. EVEN, of Hastings, England, lis cred
tied with this receipt tor preserving eggs
for winter use: Provides n b"x tull of nice,
sweet bran, commence In September to take
the eggs every day warm from the nest, and
with piece OF soft flannel smear slightly
wittifresh butter, ruo them carefully over.
and place then, small end downwards. in
layers into the box, covering them with
bran until the box is full, put on the lid Sc
curely and turn it over occasionally. A
nicer way than either salt or lime.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-09-27

Transient advertisements pavapie in advance.
Regular advertisements payable quarterly.
Twenty-Five per cent. added for SPECIAL advertise
nents. s9y adds .,tt r'
Remittances by registered letter, post-ofdce
rider draft at risk; but not at our expense.
Any one failing to receive his paper regularly
should notify us promptly by postal card.
A Subscriber desiring to change the post-ofice
direction of his paper must communicate to us the
name of the post-ofice to which it has previously
been sent, otherwise we may be unable to comply
with his request
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-09-27

A FEW days since we heard an eminent
lawyer, who, by the way, is a pilgrim in
Montana, arguing that the agricultural re-
sources of Montana amounted to nothing ;
that we could grow nothing without irriga-
tion, and that this alone would render the
ayocation Improbable. Alas, for his ignor-
ance He did not know that the very rea-
SON he was assigning for our failure in this
industry was the very best reason for sue
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-09-27
f9zr-T@--saM

HE difference between the yield Of eggs
ia the most prolific cases, as compared with
poor layers, is4 as three or tour to one. ln-
sdiivid ial hens have been known TO produce
200 eggs year. Yet 200 has been reached
so seldom as to be called remarkable yield.
The greatest average yield that we have
ever bad ourselves, in a flock OF twelve hens
was l47 eggs, while the greatest average in
twelve focks, numbering in all 200 layers,
OF various breeds, was 1O2 eggs. In the lat
ter case there were eight different breeds,
and some were old hens and others were
pulets, and many of the number were en-
ployed q part Of the time in Matching and
rearing chickens.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-09-27
THE POTATO ROT.

F IA b -r k
,tllAt the time of writing, August 23d, the
daily papers contain telegraphic accounts OF
the great destruction OF the potato crop in
various sections of the country. This dis
ease, jpdgiug from the descrip ito MS, is doubt
less the one known as the potato rot This
is not a new trouble, and most OF the older
inhabitants can remember the rayages OF
this pc 1912 and again i n ls45, when it
spreaa 4 Great Britain, Ireland and the
United ae, causing much distress to those
who make the potato The leading article of
food.
The retting of the potatoes is caused by
microscopic fungus, Peronospora istestans,
which infests the potato plant.
By fungus is under tr'd plant of very
low order, the more !inr members of
which are the toad mushrooms, mil
dcws and moulds : - tie tungi live
only on decaying or. g n'ter. and are
comparatively harni,> III tact, are often
helpful in Fastening hecay and preparing
substances for future Usefulness. Other epe-
ces ot fungi are parasitic, growing upon
living things. The brrad mould is a famil-
lar illustration OF u small fungus which
leeds on dead matter, while the potato rot
fungus is an equally striking example of
one thriving upon living plant. The mil
dew Of the grape, which has caused great
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-09-27

The ROCKY MOUNTAIN HusBANDMAN designed
to be, 40 the name indicates husbandman in every
sense Of the term, embracing in Its columns every
department of Agriculture, stock-raisil.g, Horti-
culture. Social and Domestic Economy
ADVERTISING RATES.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-09-27

MICE and rabbits are very destructive II
small fruits during: the winter months.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-09-27

lT would be we'll if every acre of land that
i to be sown in grain next season should
be tplowed this fall Is t
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-09-27

A COLD wave is liable to snap up vegeta
ton and freeze potatoes and other root crop'
now at any time.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-09-27

THE value of farms, Including sencss and
buildings, in the United States In 1880, was
SIC, 49,, ,OO0,0 La 1860 it was Sc, ,645, 900,
900, an increase not quite equal to the in
crease in population. ~, s.gt.iI
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-09-27

SOME seasons roots may remain In the
ground till the middle of October and not
be injured in the leastby the frost, butfit is
very risky. and we could not advise our
readers to take such chances.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-09-27

The farmer behelds his fields and ricks OF
grain with satisfaction which tells In un-
mistakeable terms that he is happy and re-
CARDS simself as success in life.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-09-27

THE tonnage of agricultural produce this
season is simply immense.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-09-27
Agrie!''a;lu;r..al

MULcHING is to be applied after the first
freeze.
@fa3 oh --.-- Ss-0-za '+------
IT is time farmers were getting perishable
crops out of the way of the frost.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-29
NO SATISFACTION GAINED

LoUnyLLE, KY, March 2S.-The libel
suit of George B. Hite and wife against
the C0urier-JOatg.nal for the publication OF
statements relating TO an allied Jed liason
between Mrs. Hite and the late Jesse
James, which has been on trial for ten
days past, came to a conclusion this even
ing, the jury finding for the defendant.
The amount sued for was $25, 900. A
series of questions which were submitted to
the jury, were answered in substance as
follows: Mrs. Hite had been in love with
and had liason with Jesse James. She
had deserted her husband She CORES
pended clandestinely with young man
in the neighborhood. That Jesse
James iason had caused disaffection
IN the Hite, family, that Mrs. Hite
swore out a warrant against Wood Hite
her step-son, charging him with killing
the negro Turner because Hite had caught
him carrying notes from Mrs. Hite to the
young man; that the publication in the
Courier journal was substantially true;
that it was not made with malicious in
tent to SANDER and wrong. and toat there
were rumors in the neighborhood affect
ing Mrs Hite's character for chastity and
virtue. That the defendant had reason
to believe them true. The court room
was daily crowded.
The plaintiff made terrific fight through
his able attorney; but old Hite's admission
of his wife's infidelity made by him to
Governor Crittenden clinched the proof
The verdict created no surprise. Two
more cases of $40, 900 each brought by
the same parties against the Courier
Journal will probably never be heard
from again.