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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-17
.ogether in the swill-vats. The same

together in the swill-vats. The same
condition may follow the feeding of
much corn, with but little exercise in
the open air. When there is access to
green food and the soil, young pigs
may be fed corn more largely. Peo-
pie now wish more lean pork, and the
Skilled swine-growers should recognize
this desire and act accordingly. The
more high-priced pork they can sell,
The more profit they will realize. Fine
wheat middlings make the best ground
feed for young pigs.
The form Of the trough is important.
1t should be so constructed that the pigs
can not get into it with their dirty feet.
Nail Stats across the trough so that the
pigs cal not crowd each other. Feed
ing on the grou'd is shiftless and waste
full, especially corr or small grain. AL
ways place the dry food on a platform
in a high, dry spot. The platform
should be large enough to accommo-
date the pigs without crowding. The
grain may be kept on the platform by
a narrow siding. The platform should
be frequently swept clean. When not
in use, it may be turned up edgewise to
prevent decay. The bottom boards are
nailed to stout scantl;ngs, which rest
upon flat stones.-F. d. Curtis, IN tie
19oe,.icnn 4 ,gIcuItuyiSL.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-17
New and Stale Bread.

The difference between new and
stale bread is familiar enough, but the
nature of the difference is by no means
so commonly understood 1t is gener-
ally supposed 10 be a simple result of
mere driving. That this is not q true
explanation may be easily proved by
repeating the experiments Of Boussin-
gault: who placed u very stale loaf
(siN days oid) in an oven for an hour.
during which time it was, Of course,
being further dried; but, nevertheless,
it came out as q new loaf. He found
that, during the six days, while becom-
ing stale, it only lost one per cent.
of its weight by drying, and that
during the II hour in the oven it
lost three and onc-half per cent. in be-
coming new and. apparently more
moist. BY using an .air-tight ease in
stead OF an ordinary oven, he re-
peated the experiment several times in
succession Oh the same piece of bread,
making it. alternately stale and now
each tlme.---lm, ric0n Miller.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-17
Some Causes Of Bad Flour.

The general belief among the masses
of people to-day is that the millers are
to blame altogether for so much bad
-four. But those who have given the
subject their careful attention find that
nine farmers out of ten are the chief
cause themselves; and we frequently
hear the remark, that flour ain't as
good now as it was fifteen or twenty
years ago. /, too, agree with them to a
certain extent: but what is t lie cause OF
this inferior four First, let us take a
common sense view of the matter. DO
the farmers of to-day take. the pains
with their wheat that they did fifteen or
twenty years ago? l answer no. Some
may wish to know the difference; so l
will explain: Then the farmer let his
wheat get thoroughly ripe before
c%utting-put from ten to twelve sheaves
in Il shock, let it cure out, and then
stacked and let it go through a sweat
before threshing. Thus the grain was
natural State. But now we lind
farmers (and plenty Of them)
too green, and often just after "a rain,
DClOlc Inc WucttG HIS utlCu Ol-ulC III up
in this condition, and put from fifteen
to thirty bundles in q sho *, and as is
often the case, thrcsh before it is dry or
had time to go through its proper pro-
cess; then take it To the mill and expect
q choice grade of flour, and if they fail
to get it, swear the miller is of no ac-
count. or else cheated him out of his
wheat: and all the time the wheat
should have been left in the straw to
thoroughly mature. Now, this is u
common occurrence, and a growing
evil on the part OF most farmers. There
is no doubt but wheat will dry out more
in the straw in five days, than it will in
ten OF fifteen days in the bulk; and
moreover, such a grade OF wheat will
not command q good price, because it
is shrivcled, dark and musty: and all
the improved mill machinery and
gradual reduction systems in the world
cannot turn out a good grade OF -four
from such wheat. -Eincastle Oa.)
Herald.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-17
FOREIGN GOSSIP.
In China Foo Chow is known as
ssThe Happy Citv."

In China Foo Chow is known as
''The Happy City"
AT Garyes Rub, in Silesia. there is
an echo which nswer an exclamation
seventeen times before it dies away.
An Engl,shman lately died in Lon
don leaving an estate valued at ss2,0HO,-
900. He left no will, and his nearest
heir was a farmer seventy-siN years
old.
According to a recent authority q
japanese fish known as the fuku is SO
poisonous that death follows most in
simultaneously after eating only q small
piece of it.
In France the owners of turkeys
hire their locks to pick bugs and worms
in the vineyards. A flock of seventy
five birds returns a handsome income to
the owner.
The reason that China with it's sew
er-laden rivers and it's river population
is never afflicted with cholera is the
tea-drinking habits of the people. They
boil all their water, and take it hot be-
fore it has time to cool and receive any
fresh supplies of disease germs.
In one of the state apartments of
Windsor Palace are two small silken
flags. These are renewed every year
by the Duke of Marlborough and the
Duke of Wellington, and this curious
annual tribute is the sole condition on
which these noblemen hold their titles
and estates. a failure to pay it would
work a forfeiture.
In the great English campaign of
{lo Ssliffi,SSf a I1,t,,-, lS,, wv .,,o,
captured and brought before the Eng
lish commander after the assault on Ha
Zoo. With great dignity the Celestial
remarked (referring to the supposed
$50, 00O, 900 inhabitants of the Chinese
Empire): ">hould the Chinese rise and
spit they would drown the English"
The trouble is Cinnamon do not ''spit."
= BY the Koran every Musselman is
entitled to four haa0mE1s or wives
proper, and no more. Why this par
ocular number was fixed on by MolL,m-
med is not directly in evidence. hut
tradition has it that the prophets fourth
wife had Il mind of her own. and gave
MIN to understand hat she would
make him a very lively vision ii he
Nentured to dream of q fifth. The old
gentlem n discreetlv announced q
revelation i'll accordance with these
views. and no Mussnlman has ever had
more than four wives to this day.
AT the annual cattle fair held IN the
Eroatian VILLAGE of Pokuko u terrible
disaster took place under very extra
ordinary circumstances. a pie which
is described as having CONC mad sud-
denly commenced, in y savage fashion,
biting all the persons and cattle it APP
preached. Some of the oxen broke
loose from their fastcnings and began
rushing through tn crowd. A panic
ensucd. in the course of which many
persons were trodden under foot, and
no fewer than six men and one woman
1rampled to death, While numerous
other persons had broken limbs, OF
more OF less severe in uries. In the
rush of the animals twenty-nine oxen
were crushed to death. The pig which
was the cause OF the disaster was at
last caught and killed.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-17

pruned, the young shoots thst sprang
up would produce a much finer kind OF
cinnamon. This is the method en,-
ployed at the present time.
At last. however, in 1915, the Dutch
Were forced to yield the island of Cey-
Ion TO the English and. soon afterward,
the trade in cinnamon was thrown
open TO the world.
In the present day the cinnamon
gardens cover about twelve thousand
acres around Colombo, not quite SO
large a portion of the country as was
used in this way in the days of the old
Dutch traders. but still enough to pro-
duce great quantities of cinnamon. In
some places an acre of ground will
produce five hundred pounds of this
spice.
The tree has a greenish sort of flower
which gives forth an unpleasant odor.
The fruit of the cinnamon looks like an
acorn. 1t is of q brown color and from
it the people of Ceylon formerly made
candles for the exclusive use OF their
king. The fruit yields q kind of oil
that is used in the making of incense,
and gives out a very pleasant odor
when burning. The inner bark of the
cinnamon-tree, however, is the most
valuable portion. and this is prepared
by the ''peelers," us they are called, a
class of men who, through long prac-
ticc. have become very skillful in their
irade.
Twice q year, afterthe rains are over,
in May and November, these s~'peelers"
gather the cinnamon harvest. They
cut down those branches that have had
a growth OF from three to five years
and that are about three feet long, and
scrape away the white outer bark which
is almost tastelcss. The inner bark is
then split longhudinahy, and taken
sun where they curl up into quilts.
The smaller OF these are then put in
side the larger until bundles are formed
three or four feet in length.
Cinnamon is sorted by persons who
taste it for that purpose. These peo-
pie, however, are apt to suffer bad ef-
fects from this practice. the cinnamon
soon making their mouths very pain
full, The best cinnamon is very thin
almost like paper, and ct a light yello,
color. The leaves OF the cinnamon
tree taste like cloves and yield a kind of
oil that is prepared in Ceylon. 1t is
afterward sold under the name of
''clove OIL Two k nds of oil are also
made on the same island by grinding
coarse pieces OF bark and soaking them
in sea water. Upon distillation two
oils pass over. one heavier and one
lighter than water Almost the entire
product of the cinnamon harvest OF
Ceylon is sent from that island toGreat
Britain, there to be used by cooks and
coLfectloners.-N. Y. Cdscrur.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-17
Thus limited at, mamma ~,

Thus limited at, mamma did
prove, did not even shed ano lH net N.
be before ore the, the children al though som, t iss
ON oms .ne 1 But f,n ea tnn WI, when she LAID them ,s1I
She instructed those two da.,o 'ud Do.
ounces, before they were a dsr little
that every hair OF their heads %osaer,
to papa and mamma, and mnst nsed
be cut again under any conside",.nio net
unless m OF the authorities sai aI' ss
DIR. Clark bought a new cush; ,,,o 80.
it was not stuffed with those rnp out
curls. He explained that theys Yellow MsN
too precious for that. were
One day. when he grew richer. H..
came from the jewelers. two )o O1ele
watch chains, linked with gold, an n1e ay
the links were these words: ..For ' m.n on
ma, from her Darlings& .For Psa .l'
from his Darlings." apa'
And that is what became of the orr,
ed hair. -Fansy. 'u's
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-17
The Moons Influence on Vegetation

Although many believe that the idea
held by many others that the moon
governs and effects meat and vegeta-
ton, it would be hard to make a great
many believe who have experimental
upon the theories held. hat the moon
does not exercise u decided influence
upon vegetation. The old idea that
still prevails is that all things that
grow and bear above ground should be
planted on the increase and just on the
full of the moon. They generally
come up better, grow off quicker and
mature sooner, and things that grow
underground, such as turnips, potatoes.
etc, generally do the best planted after
full moon and on until new moon in
what is generally called dark nights.
There are many old farmers who are
always governed by the stage Of the
moon in planting and nothing will
shake their convictions " belief chat
such is the true plan. 1t is also be-
licved that if hogs are killed in the full
Of the moon the meat will not shrink in
cooking, to boil it will increase in size,
but will not let out much oil or grease.
10 kill ana cure on the decrease of the
moon the meat will shrivel. draw up
and lose in size in boiling it, but will
give considerable oil or grease in cook
ING to grease the vegetables that may
be boiled OF cooke with the meat. ANY
II can easily try this experiment as
we'll as experiment with the time Of
planting. Any Ii who has cooked
much pork knows that some meat in
creases in size while being boiled and
that some pork almost fries away to
lard. while some gives but little fat in
cooking.-San francisco Chronicle.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-17
WEAVING and Feeding Young Pigs.

Pigs should gradually be weaned, and
fed in q separate pen. If kept in a
field, make Il small inclosure for them,
When managed in this way, pigs will
continue growing when the SOW fails to
afford sufficient milk. Overlooking at
weaving time, Is Injurious. The pigs
gorge themselves and become i'll
shaped. They should be fed a little,
Six times a day. Pigs with disordcred
stomaclis q not thrive. Inilamma-
ton Of the bowels is y common d;sor-
der, and is caused hv over-eating. IN
wholesome food, and exposure To cold
Zoo much tcImented will induce in
tlammat,on Of the stomach and DO" els.
This is the IL OF much mortality
among hogs fed with Stops from hotels,
asN luns, etc, where there is y large
amount Of fermensea material mi ed
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-17
Cinnamon.

1t is safe to say that few people now
ada.vs when about to visit a King or
Queen would think of taking with
them as a present Il stick of cinnamon.
J ct, We thousand years ago q mon
arch would have felt very much
pleased with such a present, Tor
small q%uautit'e s of cinnamon were
then very expensive and even royal
school children did not ENJOY the
modern privilege Of carrying bits Of
the pungent bark in their pockets and
slyly nibbling them between lessons.
In those days cinnamon came mostly
from the Island of (eylon, but it had
to be carried by the Arabian mcr-
chants caravans of camels on a long
journey across the hot deserts before
coming to that civilized portion of the
world lying along the shore of the
Mediterranean Sea.
But, however high its price, it is
certain that cinnamon has been in the
worlds market Il great many years.
Herodotus mentions it in his writings,
and Moses III Exodus speaks of the
-'sweet cinnamon to be used in max
ing holy ointment.
AT the present time cinnamon comes
from the Malabar coast, from Java and
China and from the West Indies, but
still the most productive region, as of
old, is in the southwestern part of
Ceylon.
There the voyagcr approaching the
rocky coasts that guard the little har-
Dor OF the capital city, Colombo, sees
spread out before him a picturesque
scene. The mountains. from one Of
the highest OF which, Adams Peak, the
natives assert that 2uddha assembled to
heaven. are covered with tropical green,
and groves of palms overlook the one
story houses OF the town.
Here. in the perfectly white ''cinna-
MOI soil.' as it is called, surrounding
the city of Colombo, the tree tlourishes
better than IN any other portion OF the
known world. The native Cingalese
call the : ee ~"corundoo." They former
lv used to collect the cinnamon from
the trees growing wild in the forests,
and sold it in it's natural state; but
now su h cinnamon is regarded as of
the lowest grade, and much care is ex-
pended in the c lltiv. .tion of letter
trees.
Cinnamon first bogen to be properly
cultivated when the Dutch took posses
sion of Ceylon early in the seventeenth
century. They cut down the under
brush that the natives and the iortu-
guese had allowed to almost choke The
trees. and, having drained the south
part OF the island, prepared to make a
regular business Of the cultivation of
cinnamon.
To obtain thu bsst results it was
necessary that all other nations should
be prevented from partici Eating in this
trade, and so successful were the Dutch
in doing this that for more than one
hundred years the whole world had to
20 to the city o. Amsterdam for CHINA
mon. OF course, the amount sold
every year at Amsterdam was enor-
nous, averaging one hundred and sixty
tons every year.
The natives had allowed the CHINA
mon trees to grow in the forests t otheir
natural height, about twenty OF thirty
feet. but the bark from such trees
would be old and tough. Il was dis
I. ova"e that. by keeping the trees
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-17
Our Young Folks.
FABxER NcK,s sCARECRoW.

FARKER N1CK'S SCARECROW.
Out in the ccrntieh grouped togc1ner,
flock Of crows discussed the weather.
Observing them, thrifty farmer Nick
Declared thatcrows were gettiu LOU nio
IS / must have a scarecrow-that is true:
Now would not that old umbrella do!
So into the house the farmer went,
And away to the field the umbrella c
One rainy day the farmer e out
To view the corn fields lying about;
He ncared the umbrella; looked inside;,
And what he saw made him laugh till he
cried!
For in there, out of the rainy weather,
A dozen crows were huddlcd together!
So the farmer, laughing rs farmers should.
Said: 81 fear my scarccrow did little good"
-NOru Il Crosby, IN st. Nicholas.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-17

Bears, wildcats, coons and deer in
p%rofusion aye still seen in parts Of
Georgia.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-17

The following is a literal copy Of F..
sign exposed over an establishment in
the upper portion of King street:
Hotp
Fanu
Jsfru
ltancand
y
Solutions to this puzzle are in order.
-ChaTleS!on NeWS and Courier.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-07-28

LITERATURE OF THE FACE.
How TO Interpret Character in the
Various Features. n

From Forney's Progress.
Observe how, when the shire wd palm
list is reading the lines Of hand, he
scans the face with almost equal inter
est. These learned people know how
the soul dwells In the eye; and the abil-
ity to understand its language is Unborn
with most folks without having to study
1t, though extremely sensitive persons
have told me that more power of dis
elimination rested in their hands than
they could read from every feature Of
the face, the fingers being so full Of
vision that they could feel color with
out seeing IT.; 80 full Of nerves that an
impression was instantaneous and could
be relied upon; so full OF life that when
their possessor was in love they tingled
with an aflectionate intoxication.
1t is said that very quiet eyes that i'm
press and embarrass one with their re-
pose signify self-command, but also
much complacenoy and some coneeit.
Restless eyes that cannot look one stead
lily In the face denote deceitful. de-
signing mind. Eyes in which the white
has yellowish tinge and is streaked
with reddish veins, prove much OF
strong passions and hasty tempers.
very blue eyes bespeak mind inclined
TO coquetry; grey eyes signify dignity,
Intelligence and excellent reasoning
faculties; greenish eyes, falsehood and a
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-07-28

f.ndness for scandal. A malicious
mind Is often Indicated by greenish
ewes. Black eyes show passionate,
lively temperament, and oftentiDies a
most deceitful disposition; brown eyes
are generally tender and true, indicat-
ing kind and happy disposition.
or the nose. A Roman nose denotes
an enterprlsing, business-like character;
long nose is q sign Of good sense; n
perfectly straight nose Indicates pure
and noble soul, unless the eye contra
dlots II; q nez retrousse signifies a tpirit
of mischief, wit and dash; n large nose
generally indicates large mind and good
nature, but lack Of energy.
Thick lips generally mean either great
genius or great stupidity; very thin
lips, cruelty, avariclousness, and II
tile lips are habitually compressed,
falsehood. Dimples on the cheek are
known as the abodes of roguery, and
in the chin OF Cupid and his pranks.
A lean face speaks more OF intelli-
gence than fat face, generally speak
ing, apd they do say, beware Of n full,
round and greasy FACET means
treachery.
Irrasclbllity Is accompanied by nm
erect posture, open nostrils, moist tenn
Piles, displaying superficial veins which
stand ont and throb under the least ex-
element. large unequal, ill-rnnged eyes,
and equal use OF both hands.
A genius may be expected from me-
dium stature, blue-gray or brown eyes,
prominent and large forehead, with tenn
pies little hollow; under lip slightly
retiring. fixed, attentive look, and
habitual inclination OF the head either
backward or forward.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-07-28
FINEST BARGAIN IN SOUTHWEST TEXAS.

Two Farms for Sale In Guadalupe County.
One thousand two hundred and seven
ty-three acres of land in Guadalupe
Co., square shape, fronting on the Gaud-
alupe river; $50 acres in cultivation, min
creek runs through the property. 800
acres well timbered, birch, oak, pecan,
cottonwood. sycamore, and black wal
nut. Variety of soil, rich river bottom
land, and all fenced except q hundred
and thirty acres on an island-two wires
and one plank and mesquit post. Five
California houses and three log tene-
ment houses. The home house has four
rooms and shed room and Kitchen with
galleries. There are convenient stock
pens on the place. Three hundred acres
In cultivation, divided into three fields.
The property Is situated nine miles from
the rail road and county seat and on
main stage road. II lies on the north
side Of the Guadalupe river and on both
sides of Mill creek. The titles are per-
feet. having been In possession for thirty
four years.
There are about 800 acres of the rich
est alluvial land between the two and
three hundred acres In tlmbered land.
There is some rough land with sand
stone In great quantities, excellent for
building purposes.
In the second farm there are 200 acres
adjoining the above tract. 300 acres of
river bottom on the south side of the
river, 200 acres In cultivation. This
farm Is not extensively improved, but IL
fenced and being cultivated by negroes
In the employ OF the owner. Address,
j. w. BRADLEY.
Real Estate Agent, San Antonio, Tex:
G-2-tf
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-07-28

| will give $500 to anyone that will
surpass me In dress cutting, and 500 to
anyone that Is my equal. have opened
school Of dress cutting, also cut and
make TO order. give the best fit and
introduced In Texas. / have schools for
teaching the art Of dress cutting IN all
the principal cities. 1 teach a girl of ten
TO ladies OF seventy-flve, and make them
perfect dress makers. You can fit your
sell with my Perfect Tailor System-I
give perfect fit the first time; it also
cuts dolmans and all over-garments.
ohildren's clothing and nnder-g garments.
am obliged TO remain here on account
OF sickness In my family. Ladies that
have attended Chicago, 81. Louis and
Cincinnati exposltions will remember
me. Agents wanted. Territory for sale.
5-26-Gm NINE M. RuTIt.
3l4 Fifth Street, between Avenue d. and
Il. San Antonio, Tex,