Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1884-02-13
INDUSTRIAL BREVITIES.

ture Of rheea, or Spanish grass, into |
Ireland, where the plant is found to
succeed admirably.
The president of Pardue university
is making arrangements to place
weather signal flags on all the trains
running in the state of Indiana.
The Illinois fish commissioners ro
port that durlng the past year they
have distributed $4,000 young carp and
1,700, 900 young native fish, the latter
saved from Mississippi river overfows.
The Ohio state board of agriculture
has bought eight acres of land near
Columbus, which is to be fitted up for
permanent fairgrounds. Permanent
buildings will be erected and ornament
al trees set out.
The colored people in some portions
of TeIls are beginning to clamor for
legislation requiring the railroads to
provide irst.class accommodations for
their race. in accordance with the
views recently expressed by Gov. Ire
land.
1t now looks as though hop growing
in this country is at no distant day to
have its center in Washington terri
tory. Mr.. f. Meeker, of that territory,
is already the heaviest hop-grower in
the United States. The average yield
per acre in New York is $50 pounds;
in Wisconsin, 445 pounds; in California,
1924 pounds, and in Washington ter
ritory, 1917 pounds.
Wild tobacco plants flourish in many
parts of Arizona, and their leaves are
often picked, cured, and smoked bv the
native Indians. Wild potatoes are q so
found on the sides of some of the
mountains where there is considerable
moisture, as well as in tho valleys at
their feet. The tubers represent many
varieties and are generally quite small,
but are OF excellent flavor.
An eastern paper says that the moro
snow there is the more damage the
mice seem to effect. Banking up with
earth has proven eflicacious as pro-
tt tetion against them in ordinary win
ters; still, where valuable plants are to
be fully protected, length of stove
pipe ringed around the tree is the best
of all. Valuable vines should be en-
tirely covered with earth or other pro-
tectiHg material.
The statement is made in publica-
tion issued by the territory of Arizona
that the Mormons are the best farmers
and gardeners. They are not only very
industrious, but enterprising. BY theil
cooperative system of labor they have
been very succo sSful in constructing anC
operating irrigating bitches. There
are no idlers in their settlements, ant
the people have had no trouble with The
Indians.
Probably the oldest democratic vote,
IN the state of New York is Thoma
Van Valin, who recently celebrated
his 104th birthday at Syracuse. Mr.
Van Valin was born in Dutches
county, and is the son of Abel Var
Valin, who was accidentally killed n
the age of l05 years. His grandfathe
lived TO bo ll5, and brother of hi
grandfather liveI to the age 1l2 years
The latter left three sons, all of whom
were also centenarians. John Val
Valin lived TO be 109 years old, Isaa
10, and Joseph les. The mother o
Thomas Van Valin died at the age O
Ga years,
A Liepsic journal gives metho
which,. it asserts, will prevent lamp
chimneys from cracking. The treat
ment will not only render lamp. chin
neys, tumblers, and like articles NOR
durable, but may be applied with ad
vantage to crOckery, stoneware, porcC
lain, etc. The chimneys, tumbler;
etc, are put into a pot filled with col
water, TO which some common tabl
salt has been added; the water is we
boiled over the fire and then q
lowed to cool slowly. When the art
tcles are taken out and washed the
will be found to resist, afterWard, an