Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1883-09-15

trees, whether apple, peach, pear, plum
or cherry. The reason is simply this:
tall trees in the nursery rows for some
reason get the start, overtop and over
shadow those that started later; the sap of
the tree consequently pushes its growth
upward aud iuto foliage while the roots
are long, slender and few; consequently
it does not bear transplanting rs well or
do as well after being transplanted, as was
expected from its fine appearance in the
row. Stocky trees on the contrary, being
oyershadowed, make shorter growth,
with branches and foliage nearer the
grouud, with numerous short roots that
do not waste their substance III bleeding
or by absorption from the soil, that cause
the tree to start off in a rapid growth and
outstrip les slender rival, and also come
quicker into profitable bearing .-iracticat
Farmer.
DIRECTION OF Rows OF WHEAT.-An Old
wheat raiser, who is generally successful,
said in conversation the other day that III
his experience he found it best to drill his
wheat east and west instead of north and
south. His argument was that IN the
winter and early spring when We have
thawing weather during the day and
freezing at nights, wheat drilled east and
west would not heave out or winter Kill
as would that drilled north or south. He
asserts that the sun being in the south,
aud the wheat stalks being between the
ridges made by the drill hoes, the sides Of
the ridges would thaw out, while the
north sides, being shaded, would not thaw
out so much, and the wheat roots would
not be so liable TO be killed. Ii drilled
north and south the sun would shine alike
on both sides of the ridge, thawinS it out
and throwing the wheat up and letting
the roots he exposed to the freezing ut
night; hence he had always, if possible,
run his drill east and west.
Again, he said that in the early spring
and summer, when the wheat began grow
ing. it received more benefit from the
suns rays drilled in this way than If
drilled north and south, consequently the
Weld OH fields drilled east and west was
better than if drilled in any other direc-
ton. His argument impressed me so that
concluded to try the experiment. of SOW
ing two plats adjoining each other, the
quality of land being as nearly alike his
possible, sowing one and one-fOurth BUSH
els to the acre on corn land that had been
plowed well and kept reasonably clean of
weeds when the corn was growing, and
thoroughly narrowed before drilling.
have never before taken any notice Of
which way INTELLECTUALLY Gentleman.
Three prisoners escaped from the Nc
Dowell county IN. Co. Jail Sunday night,
injuring Mrs. Finley, the jailcr's wife,
slightly, by pushing her aside. They
were captured. Shortly after pistol shots
were heard, and the jailer, who was drunk,
was found shooting ut one of the prison
ers, who vas chained i'm a cage. Thepris-
oner received four wounds.
The ceremony Of driving the golden
spike, which completed the Northern Pa
cifc Railroad aud permanently joined the
Northern Pacific coast with the Atlantic
coast, was concluded at $3.50 o'clock Satur-
day afternoon in the presence of President
Willard and his distinguished guests and
a large crowd, and amidst the booming of
cannon.
At Danville, Ark, Saturday night six
teen masked men took John Coker and DIR.
Flood from Jail and hanged them. Coker
was charged with leading into ambush
the shcrif's party in search of outlaws
several weeks ago, when two men were
killed, and Flood was accused OF harbor-
ing the outlaws.
The town of Deep Creek, on the Dismal
Swamp Canal, below Norfolk, Va, was
destroyed by fire Saturday night, many of
the inhabitants barely escaping in their
night clothes from their dwellings. The
fire originated in gambling den occu-
pied by colOred men, and is believed to
be incendiary.
The fine barn and cattle sheds of Lewis
Jacobs, near Winchester, were destroyed
by fire few days ago, together with over
500 bushels Of wheat. 90 tons of hay, two
cows, q number Of hogs, &c. The barn
was built in 1876, at a cost of s., 900. The
loss will aggregate $500, which is half
covered by insurance.
At Cairo, H., Monday night, Kate Col
ton, colOred, became incensed at ALT Mil
Ter, who refused to marry her, and put
some poison ia the coffee at the house of
Miller's father-in-law, and the whole fam
lily were poisoned. One member has al
ready died and the rest are very low, q
At Gore. Ohio. Sunday night Charles
Shingler instantly killed Firman Lambert
by slipping up behind him while he was
walking from church with young lady
and striking him on the head with stone.
Shingler escaped. Jealousy was the cause
of the crime.
A big black snake near Norfolk, Va,
few nights ago, invaded hens nest and
swallowed china nest egg, which was
recovered when the reptile was killed.