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Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-08
The Business ofHop CROWN


The high prices paid for hops during
the last three years, and the extremely
high price which has been paid the last
season, have led some farmers to sup
pose that by raising hops they could
soon become rich. This is certainly not
good impression, and if carried out
there must be crash in hop growing.
There has not been year since hops
have been grown, prior to 1882, but that
many of the old hop yards have been
poughed up. But last season it would
have been almost impossible to find a
man who had ploughed up a hop yard.
At the same time the number being
planted is very great. By this appear
ance of things it is evident that the num-
Der Of acres of hops under cultivation in
1854 will be and must be nearly double
what it has ever Seen heretofore. With
such an increase in the acreage, certain
ly more hops will be produced than is
required to supply the demand of the
market, and the price must necessarily
fall. Every one is aware of the uncer-
tainty Of the hop market, that the price
one year is likely to be high, and the
next year low. To make correct pre-
diction on the future hop market is al
most as impossible as Oh the weather.
But experience teaches us that when an
occupation becomes extremely profitable
every one will follow that occupation
When hops are high, all will raise hops,
and by SO doing the market will become
80 overrun that it is Very difficult to dis
pose. of hops, the price being almost
nominal. Then comes a crash, farmers
will plough up their hops and abandon
the folly, This changes the whole svs-
tem. Hop yards will be ploughed up,
but not planted. The acreage will grad
ually decrease. The large surplus which
has been accumulated becomes exhaust
ed. and the price must rise again.
There are also other things which
cause the market to tluctuate. A light
crop generally commands high price.
and heavy crop low price A heavy
crop is generally followed by light one,
so that the market must have its ups
farmers of hop-growing districts are put
ing, while other crops are being slight
ed. That all cannot raise hops and do it
profltab]y is certain; so look out for low
prices and loss! Let farmers be prepar-
ed to fall back on some resource other
than hop growing. When the price of
hops fell in 1877, many farmers were left
in a very bad way, having nothing but
hops with which to meet their liabilities.
If farmers would not crowd the market,
they would do better. AS long as the
price is high they ali plant. When it is
low, they all plough up, If some of
them would realize that it would be bet
ter to reverse this, they would have
less hops when the price is low, and
more when it is high. F., in Country
Gentleman.
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-08

the defendants appealed to the jury to
find for them, because the plaintiff was
a southerner, and contended that to give
him verdict would be sending the
northern capital TO the south. Judge
Aldrich, in closing his charge to the
Jury said:
II make single observation, gentle
men. upon this case. am glad to know
that here in Massachusetts justice is not
determined 10y degrees of longitude or
latitude. You are entire strangers to
me, but know you are Massachusetts
and Boston jury, and from the time
when Boston jury acquitted British
soldiers for shooting Boston citizens, be-
cause they were not held personally re-
sponsible. down to the present day,
think that Boston juries have continued
to render verdicts according to the law
and the evidence, without regard to the
location of the plaintiff or the defendant
Massachusetts, never repudiates. She
pays the last dollar in gold if gold be
worth 800 to one. Gentlemen, in this
case am sure you will render a YER
dict as if the controversy was between
A and B. without regard to place of hab-
itation, according to the law and the
evidence given you, and upon no other
consideration"
The jury returned verdict for plain
tiff Of 81, $3.50, the full sum claimed.
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-08
Bran For Mich Cows.

1t is we'll known that phosphorus is an
essential ingredient in the formation of
bone, and, indeed, that bones are the
principal source OF our supply of phos-
phorus. Wheat bran is rich in phos-
phoric acid. Wheat contains in the
whole grain, 80 per cent of phosphoric
acid, and corn only 5 l-2 per cent; cut
nearly the whole of the phesphoric acid
OF the grain exists in the husks or bran.
Thus, wheat bran contains nearly % per
cent. of this valuable substance. What
percentage is in the bran of corn we have
no means of ascertaining, but it is GER
tainly less rich in phosphoric acid than
wheat bran. Rye bran is richer still
than wheat bran, containing over 81 per
cent. of phosphoric acid, which is u
larger proportion than is contained in
any other article of food for stock.
Syheat bran is also far richer in lime
than corn, and is therefore better food
for poultry than the latter. If wheat
bran is preserved free from damp or
mold it will not deteriorate in quality
by keeping for any moderate length of
time-a year, for instance. Our dairy
farmers and stock raisers will see by til is
the value of brans for feeding purposes.
Prairie Farmer
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-08
Most Tragic of Tragedies.
From the Montevi&eo Razon.


A horrible affair took place recently at
Rio Grande del Sur, near to the Urugua-
yam frontier. A young farmer was BIT
ten by a mad dog, and remedies was i'm
mediately applied to the wound. Cau-
terization was resorted to, and the re was
every reason to believe that the virus
had not entered the victims system.
When the accident occurred the young
man was about to marry, but II conse-
quence of the untoward occurrence the
ceremony was postoned for three
months, when the medical men who
were consulted on the case gave it as
their unanimous opinion that there was
not the slightest ground for apprehend-
ing any danger from the bite. The mar
riage took place on the farm and was
celebrated with the customary festivities.
After the nuptial supper was over the
bridegroom appeared to be seized with
a fit of melancholy. One of loves cap.
rices, said somebody. After supper
came the ball. and when this was at its
height the newly-wedded couple with
drew from the festive scene and retired
to their apartment.
About an hour afterwards the house
resounded with ferocious cries in.er-
mingled with shrieks and groans. AS
soon as the guests had recovered from
stupetaction, they started in the direct
ion of the cries. They proceeded from
the nuptial chamber. The door was
burst open and horrible spectacle pre-
sented itself. On the floor lay the young
bride in pool of blood. She still
breathed, but her body was torn and Bit
ten as if she had been seized by tiger.
In corner of the room was the BRIDE
groom, covered with blood and foaming
at the mouth, scratching, biting and tear
With a sudden bound he sprang like a
tiger upon the invaders of his lair. and
he would have made one or more VIC
TINS had not brother of the dying
bride sent bullet crashing through the
mad mans BRAIN.
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-08
To Prepare Pie Plant.

Cut it in small pieces as for pie; put in
porcelain kettle with a little water in
the bottom and until tender. Add sugar
till it is sweet enough and simmer until
only liquid enough remains to nicely
cover the pie plant, then put boiling hot
into glass jars and seal like any fruit
70. (2) Pare and cut into small pieces
two pounds Of rhubarb, add one and
one-half pound of white sugar and the
rind of lemon cut fine. Mix these in
gradients in dish and let them stand
till the next day, then strain off the juice
and boil three-quarters of an hour; add
the rhubarb and boil together one quar-
ter of an hour;-[E. s. 80 Fill glass
can with raw pie plant cut in small
pieces as for pies. Pour on cold water
to fill the can and seal it up. This will
keep the year round and make Tas nice
pies as when freshly picked. Tryit.
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-08
HOUSE AND FARM,
For and About Women

10 cultivate and to commune in hear
and soil with flowers elevate to n holie,
sympathy with all mankind. and lirts ,he
affections to higher level.
Paris ladies wear masses of flowers
from their highest chronological bum,
10 the ends of their skirts.
A correspondent writes to the Lon.
don Spectator-"We have heard a good
deal, lately, about rational dress.' and
we are promised one, if not two, exhib.
ltlons OF 1T this year; but as everybody
does not go TO exhibitions, and as, more.
over an exhibition is rather calculated
10 convey to ignorant minds the idea o1
something not intended for every.
fiay use, am anxious to suggest g
method of propagating the new doctrines
Lady bank officers are getting to be
quite numerous. We have already not.
ed the fact that a national bank at
Marion, Iowa, and another at Raleigh
N. C., have lady Presidents, and now we
learn that Mrs. NJ. H. Galloway is Pre-
sldent OF the Savings Bank at Fond du
Lac, Wis. Sarah F. Dick, the Cashier OF
The First National, at Huntington, Ind;
A>ii @s&olilCN VI t)uuh al
White Cloud, Kan. Jennie Combs,
Cashier of a bank at Middleville, Mich,
and Miss M. w. Bond, Treasurer of the
savings bank at Florence, Mass.
Says lady correspondent of the Lon
don Spectator: 'There must be no half
measures, no compromising with vicious
fashions. We are told that all shoes
should have fat soles and broad toes;
that all waists should be as guiltless OF
r,estalnt as that Of the Mediclan Venus;
that. sleeves should be roomy, skirts
straight, and bonnete fit to protect the
head eiiectually from sun and wind, and
great many other things which l, for
one, should like to see exemplifed, not
only on the persons of young and pretty
girls, who look we'll in anything, but on
the more mature ladies', who have
hitherto done the talking and writing,
and who are, naturally, the persons to
show the world the excellence of the
new way"
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-08
Wire Screens.

Wire screens in the windows snd
doors before the season has progressed
very far save trouble. If flies once get
into the house it is diff cult to get rid OF
them. Then too, the screens keep out a
good deal of dust. Before they are put
in they slould be carefully examined,
busted, and if necessary, painted. This
may be easily done by almost any one.
A can Of green paint, costi.lg perhaps
shilings, with a small brush, and a little
turpentine to thin the paint if it slA uld
be too thick, is about all that is needed.
First clean off the dust thoroughly with
duster and brush, a regular paint dus-
ter is the best, it is fine bristle brush
about the size and shape of a large
round paint brush, used by painters to
dnst with before applying paint or var
uish; then lay the screen with the wood
work resting on couple Of barrels, if
you have nothing else, and paint the
wire carefully. The paint must be thin
or it will fill up the meshes. lfany is
spattered on the frames it can be cleaned
off with apiece of cloth wet with turpen-
tine. Do this work in doors, if possible,
as dust flying will settle into the paint
while it is wet,
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-08
saved the day. His regiment was only
less brave than himself,

SAAS u1y' AiAS ACSluCAt W6o only
less brave than himself.
1t does not appear from the story that
came to me the other day
that the representative to whom,Colonel
Bissell gave the lie cared to
take it up. But Senator Jefferson Davis
Immediately sent Colonel Bissell polite
note inviting him to retreat or fight.
The colonel replied that he preferred to
fight, and, after the blood-thirsty man
ner of those days, named muskets, slugs
and five PAGES as the terms. He ex-
pressy requested that the place and the
hour be SO arranged that the police
could not possibly interfere. Senator
Davis agreed with his antagonist as to
the conditions, and the seconds were in
structed accordingly. Colonel Bissell
returned to the city and went to his
rooms. There he found the presidents
private secretary with an invitation to
come at once to the white house. Of
course he went, and, as he had expect
ed, found his challenger in the library
with President Taylor. The latter said
to Colonel Bissell that thinking it q pity
that two such men should make war up
on one another he had himself arrested
Senator Davis, and had sent his private
secretary to arrest Colonel Bissell. Now
that he had them he proposed to keep
them at least until after lunch, and as
they were his guests they must also be
friends. So they shook hands with more
or less cordially, and declared the duel
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-08
The Corn Crop Of I'm sas.

In Kansas the prospects of the next
coming scorn crop are promising. The
deep freezing the severe winter placed
the soil insJhe best possible condition
for plowinfpand planting. In some To-
calities the lack of rain has been retarding
the planting, but in most sections timely
showers have left nothing to be desired.
Nine-tenths cfthe acreage is now planted
and in the southern portion of the state
the plants are coming up nicely. The
large acreage of last year has been
added to ery.nearly II per cent. max
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-08
Yree-PlanJing.

An appreciation Of the civilizing pow
er Of trees is smanifesting itself with more
or less strength all over the country.
The man or the woman who plants a
shade tree, or shrubs or vines, merely
for ornament, is unconsciously refining
not only his or her own nature, but that
of every neighbor. The tree or the
plant in the ground, interest in its growth
is at once awakened, and from that
springs regard for other matters,
which are not at first sight practical,
about the house. A man who has few
trees and shrubs to look after finds less
time to spend in loungIng about the vii
lage tavern or the country store which
answers for an exchange and club.
The woman who has learned some of
the secrets of nature by tending little
flower patch, will find greater pleasure
among her roses and tulips than In the
company of idle gossips. Recognizing
the humanizing influence of arboricul-
ture, educational authorities at the west
have lately initiated a system for awak-
ening an interest in the subject among
the children OF the public schools. In
West Virginia tracts have been distrib-
uted, and it has been!recommended that
an acre for eacl school house be set
aside, and that each child be allowed to
plant tree or shrub watch he may
call his own. In Michigan the college
in Olivet has fine ca mpus shaded with
native trees, which has already had q
wholesome effec upon the town. Rural
improvement associations have been
formed in many of the smaller towns at
The west, and the result has been that
lawns, shaded by thick-leaved elms, ap-
pear on what were once parched and
glaring roadways. Boston Transcript.
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-08
Singing Rebuke of sectfona1ism

Boston Special: Judge Aldrich, who
presided in the first session of the su-
perior court to-day, promptly discoun-
tenanced an appeal of counsel that the
jury return verdict for his clients be-
cause they were northern men. The
case was that of John L. Byrne, of New
Orleans, who sought to recover damages
of the Massaoit Packing company Of
Massachusetts,, for the alleged breach of
All agreement in not delivering to the
plaintiff 5000 barrels of mackerel. In
fhe course Of the argument counsl' for
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-08

ing the state area this year about s, ,229,
O90 acres. rwenty-four per cent. of the
crop of last year, it is estimated, is still
in the hands of farmers, or 81, ,43n, ,476
bushels-a larger amount than was ever
raised in the state in any one year prior
to 1873. Not nearly so large proportion
OF the corn crop is sold in former years.
Farmers are ltinding use for it at home.
But little of the amount n>w on hand
will be disposed of OH the market; the
greater. portion of it will be fed where it
was rAisad
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-08

Robert P. Porter writes to the Tribune
from Coventry, Eng, that the story of
the ride Of Lady Godiya, which is gen.
orally believed by the people of tie
place, was invented by Matthews of
Westminster 250 years after the occur
renee is supposed to have taken place.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-12-14

1t is believed that the present session
of Congress will be brief There is
nothing of Importance that requires a
protracted session. Some of the time
will be occupied in correcting some of
the incongruities aud inequalities of
the tariff bill, passed at last session, in
which all parties will agree. The Har-
risburg Patriot says:
There is, however, plenty of work
to do in one direction, and that is In
the matter of inquiring into abuses and
Irregularities in the public service. 1t
is intimated that the manner of Stan
ley Matthews appointment to the su-
preme court bench will be made the
subject of inquiry. The manner in
which brewster, attorney general"
has been conducting the affairs of his
department likewise invites search
ing inquiry, while the allegation that
George Bliss has been indulging in
crooked practices while special at
torney of the United States is also put
down for investigation. 1t is not only
proper but important that these sever
al Investigations should be made, but
it does not follow that the session
should be protracted on account of
them.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-12-14

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE num-
ber of bills introduced in the house to
day exceeded by 200 the number pre-
sented yesterday. Bills Off private
character predominated and of these
two-thirds were pension bills. OF the
more important public measures fully
one-half were old, and one of the pen
sion bills has been introduced in every
congress since 1852. A very consi-
derable number of bills were introduced
which, while they varied somewhat in
form, were identical in purpose, and
several representatives from different
states introduced precisely the same
bill, as measure which had originally
been presented to the Forty-seventh
congress. There were to-day five bills
to provide uniform system of bank
ruptcy, three or four to prevent the
spread of contagious diseases among
cattle, two or three for the abolition of
the internal revenue bureau, and num-
ber for the reduction of postage and
the withdrawal from circulation of the
trade dollar. There were also mum
Der of tariff bills, some increasing and
some lowering the duties on articles
specified
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-12-14
The Tramps Must GO.

The Legislature recently passed q Law
for the suppression of that perambulatine
nuisance, the professional tramp. We ex
tract the following provisions from the
act:
Section provides that any person going
from place to place begging and acquiring
money and a living, and having no fixed
place Of residence In the county or city in
which he shall be arrested, shall be deemed
tramp, and on conviction shall be sen.
fenced TO prison for period not exceed.
ing twelve months.
Section Q provides that any tramp en-
tering dwelling house without the per-
mission OF the occupant, or shall kindle
any fire in the highway, or on the land Of
another without the owners consent, or
shall be found to be carrying dangerous
weapons and firearms, and shall on being
tried by a jury be found guilty OF unlawful
practices as aforesaid, shall be sentenced
to prison at hard labor for period not ex-
ceeding three years.
Section provides that any act of beg
ging or vagrancy rs described shall be
evidence that the person committing the
same is a tramp.
Section provides that any person may
apprehend tramp and take him before a
justice of the peace or alderman, whose
duty it shall be after hearing the evidence,
to discharge or commit the prisoner for
trial, as in other cases of misdcmeanors.
Section provides that the act shall not
apply to any female or minor under six
teen years OF age, nor to any blind, deaf or
du nb person, nor to any crippled person
unable to perform manual labor.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-12-14
FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL YEAR, 1884.
Weekly Press, sl.oo Year.
Daily Press, 5000 Year.

TIC coming year Will be notable. Congress
divided between Republican Senate and q
Democratic House, will lie busy President,
Ea"Ing. The great battle oI Protection aga. nst
Eito Trade Will agitate the Capitol and the
country. The Presidential campaign will lc t. c
hardest fnu3at and most exciting political
struggle fora quarter of a century. Europo in
the opinion OF tho best informed, trembcs on the
cyo OF great war.
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The Trade Dollar.

President Arthur in his message
says:
The trade dollar was coined for the
purpose of traffic in countries where
silver passed at its value as ascertained
by its weight and finances. 1t never
had legal tender quality. Large
numbers of these coins entered, how
ever, into the volume of our currency.
BY common consent their circulation
in domestic trade has now ceased, and
they have thus become a disturbing
element They should not be longer
permitted to embarass our currency
system. l recommend that provision
be made for their reception by the
treasury and mints, Gas bullion) at a
small percentage above the current
market price of silver OF like 6neness.