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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-04-25

THE influx of Mormon proselytes from
across the Atlantic as shown by the DIS
patches does not indicate the decadence
of the Utah many wife and numerous
mother-in-law system of religion against
which the legislative and Judicial powers
Of the federal government have been in
appearance leveled for years, and which
has been denounced by every national
party platform and its determination
promised by every party for the last twen-
ty years. The missionaries of this revela.
ton to j. Smith, jr., which was reduced
to system of community harems by b.
Young, over which he re- gned like sui
tan, seem to have as much success in pro
portion to their number as those of apy
other sect or church organization. The
accessions to Mormonism from other than
its own prolific natural increase ls largely
from the less intelligent of the old coun-
tries, out 1t is still going on in this coun-
try to limited extent and with some sue.
cess, and taken altogether the institution
has fourished under the extermlnating
power Of the national government. A
few more years of such determination and
1t will include in its ecclesiastical domin
ion the territory of Idaho where 1t has
already gained strong foethold. The
strange thing about this religious fanati-
cism is that women, the very ones who
are most degraded by it, are The most
susceptible to the persuasive Influence Of
che recruiting elders and missionaries who
go aoout the country and abroad more
vide spread than the pestilence which is
confined to certain seasons aud ATTITUDES
The number Of Mormons in Utah now is
at one hundred th ousand, which
is rari.: increase from the little band
that thirty eigh, years ago settled at Salt
Lake after being driven from Nauvoo,
ILL.,, where their first prophet, Joseph
Smith, was shot by mob and Brigham
Young succeeded him and led his deluded
followers beyond the reach Of law or civ
ilizatlon at that time.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-04-25

THERE coula scarcely be anything more
ungenereus or more selfish than the OBJ
jection urged against Col. Lounsberry for
governor by some Of the South Dakota
papers on account of the capital contest.
The leading newspaper in that section of
the territory Is unquestionably the Press
and Dakotaian, and it Is unworthy the
standing and character of that journal to
lead in raising such sn cbjec,ion TO q
worthy pioneer citizen and such capa-
BILE and honest man aa Col. Lounsberry.
That question is now before The supreme
court and Col. Lounsberry with every
other good citizen is willing to blde the
time and acquiesce in that decision
whatever it may be. Even If he were SO
disposed he coult do no more as governor
than he could do as private citizen TO
evade the effect of that decision, and not
even as much, for as the executive it
would be his duty ia see that the decision
was obeyaa, and no one who knows Col
Lauasberry will tlount for moment that
lie would d., his full duty in the premises
As \ citizen he doubtless desi,es The capi-
tai to be located at Bismarck, 1t would be
strange if he should not, but as the gov
ernor We Con aden,ly believe he would
.'know 10 north, no south," nor any
Yankton or Bismarck.
Through his paper, The Bismarck Fri
bunr, Col. Lruusoerry, IL advance II the
decision OF Judge Eigerton in the quo
wsrEanto proceedings against Tie capital
comnissioHeEs, manifested confidence 10
the ability and impartisli,y OF tue Judge,
Yanki0o nan, and after the decision
which, was adverse to the Gains Of Bis
mArck conceded the honesty and fairness
Of the court. When Judge Palmer, also
Yankton man. was appointed to heva-
cancv occssioued by the death Of Judge
Kidder none endorsed and cc,nEeptied
The appointment IN more hearty terms
than did Col. LounsheHy edi,oriallv
through his paper. Eia idea Of the courts
was and il that itsy viii view questions
presented 70 them from the standpoint of
lav aud Justice, regardless of local inter-,
'erests and We believe that he rs gogeSaer
would execute the laws az, perform his
prerogat,ves from the same high, stand
point His past course certainly does not
justify iie ahtagonissn that Is being made
against him BY some Of the papers IN
southern DaAoia
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-04-25

A few journalists who have been delv-
ing into the archives of political Oblivion
are suggesting Grant and Lincoln as q
span Of dark horses for the Chicago con
vsntlon after the contending factions
have thawed each others necks until
they have reached the don't. .care-a DIN
stage and want to go home. It 10 only
in that stage Of the convention that
Grant can eyer be thought Of again rs a
candidate for president. He makes q
splendid ex-prcsident and should be re.
tained IN that position the remainder of
his natural life time. Eight years in the
ofllce Of president IS long enough for any
man to pay of all his friends and Grant
has never been accused of "standlng OFF,
any such claims. Since the president
hes come to be considered dispenser Of
sinecures for political aid and comfort n
the election campaign it Is the fair thing
to pass it around and give those who
have political "bills payable" hanging
over them chance. This Is the reason
the democrats arc so anxious to get in
and "turn the rascals OUT The polit
kesl bills Of their leaders have been run
a,ns on compound interest ever SINCE
"Jeems" Buchanan turned tho govern
ment over into the hands Of jeff. Davis
and his compatriots and they will 5000
have to pay up or 60 into bankruptcy.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-04-25

THERE was either good deal Of stu
piduy on the part of Logan's supporters
or sharp practice on the part of his op
posers at the Illinois state convention last
week. 1t may have come Of holding the
convent, IN in the great distlllery town OF
Peoria but those who are dissatisfied With
the result will hardly be paclfied with
such an explanation. Emory A. Storrs,
the great lawyer orator Of Chicago, moi
o3ly expected 10 he one of the delegates
at large to the national convention bu,
had spent many hours soaring among the
clouds for lofty flights of eloquence in
which to present the name of the soldier
statesman to the national convention.
But from some cause Storrs was omitted
from, the list and to say that he is hot
about 1t but family expresses the state OF
Ills feelings. He thinks Lo.sn made q
sacrifice of him and now he does not be.
lleve the swarthy senator is the proper
person tor the republican candidate for
president. Logan thinks somebody set up
job on him IN leaving out three of the
four delegates at large, among them
Storrs, that he wanted appointed, and he
Is about as mad as Storrs, but not IN
position where he can as safely express
his indignation. The republican camp
in Illinois Is not in situation that may
be called altogether lovely. Dick Oglesby,
who was nominated with whoop for
governor, and who has been laying for
Logan ever since the latter beat HIM for
United States Senator, is suspected of
having pulled cold deck on Logan in
this convention.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-04-25

A number Of county conventions in
this territory called to appoint delegates
to thp territorial convention at Huron
haye taken The occasion to endorse Col
q. A. Lounsberry for governor. While
this did not come within the Legitimate
sphere of those conventions, the people
at the primaries not having had the sub-
ject before them In any way when the
delegates to the county conventions were
appointed, there was nothing wrong
about it as a personal testimonial on the
part Of such delegates on the other hand,
and the fact that only few of the con-
yeptlons, apd none of the more import
Ant ones, gage such endorsement or any
expression at all upon the subject mqsst
not be taken as indifference in the matter
By those counties which thus failed to
give any indication of feeling in the
premises. Tho conventions were called
for the special and exclusive purpose Of
appointing delegates to the Huron con-
vention and no other questions could
properly be brought before them. 1t
wss doubtless upon this view that the
Sasol1,tier endorsing the course of Dele
gate Raymond e: Verge vas tabled, aud
that action on the part of the Cass ca;G
" convention IL not IN any sense re
pudiation OF or discourtesy to Mr.. Ray
mond any more than If the resolution
had been IN like manner disposed of by a
Guy caucus OF = railroad meeting.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-04-25
oonneetseus ssaes ooavsas,ea.

HARTFORD, Cen1., April q Rep0snssn
state Convention met to- lay witA lseDs.
a,se a6Ance. H,n. Samuel Nsee1dea.
vas chosen both temporary aad peuna>
nent chairman. In hts speech, hs eA-
pressed no personal preference - to pres-
ident,al aspirapss but briefly nsnef tboss
most proz,nently mentioned Arthur
received Z round, OF applause and there
Was prolonged chees,sg VIXEN General
Hawley was msAsioAeA.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-04-25

Conductor Jud Huntington 10 in tewn
from Csrr,ngton aud will linger . couple.
Of days with the boys.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1884-11-14

= Gum Na6foIger bes bisberigen
@eneralsouberneurs BON glIaB 2otb>
ringen, b. MSantelfffel, ift befanntli9
General b. &leiit ernannt tpor6en.
b. &leiit 1T peniger elm berborragenber
Militdr, als bielmebr eii1 beinabe pers
fn04erter Gureaumenf@, tpel9er bag
&ei6s> Strafsefebbu@ ausmenoig fennt,
un6, iuas au6 Nn6eres bon Berlin aug
bebauptet tpOrben 1T, gepiB ba3u be-
ftimmt 1T, Die Glemente in ben &ei6ss
lanben, mel9e ben &iidfall berielben
at 5ranfrei6 su bemerfiteuigen fu@en,
nit Sforpionen gu sii9tigen. 9as
fam iibrigens nur niiben, tpenn babut1
cine Nusman0erung Ser &rafebler mad
benz f6onen Sranfrei6 eraielt tpirb,
un6 follte bic beuti6e &egierung ben
@migrations=llmtrieben gegeniiber rus
big beibe 9lugen 5ubriiden, toenn ibr
aud babel ein paar &efruten perloren
geben mDgen-bieie f6nnten in Der Mr>
NEE oo6 nur i@aoen.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1884-11-14

State Stem Oorf beftraft man Ben
Selbftmorbberiu6 unb nit dbnlt9em
&e6te f6nnte man an Gnbe gegen
perlonen einf6reiten, bie ibr 2eben in
aa5u offenfunbiger unb nubloier WeiIe
gefdbroen. @s liegt uns nun aleroings
fern, ein fol6es gerfabren gu empfeblen,
bod pdre es enti9ieoen gut, tpenn ber=
artige nnternebmungen nur als Die,
tpenn au9 gefdbrli6en Narrenspo1Ien,
tuel9e iie in @irfli6feit linb, angeieben
unb ni6t 10 bdufig tpie 9elbentbaten
bebanbelt piirben. Sgnorirten &abel
unb Selegrapb Die Scean=Ganoefabrten
u. |. no., bann tpiirben bieIelben balo
bon ielbit fOrtfalIen. 9ie 2eute, tpel6e
5ur slusfiibrung fol6er prpjecte f9reiz
ten, finb stpar in ber &esel nid6t gan3
pbet SrDife," baben aber bod bas 3iel
Dor 9lugen, ibren Namen in tpeitefen
&reifen befannt tperben 5u ieben, unb
penn ibnen Die Grrei6ung bieies
Wunf6es bur6 uSpbtl9neisen" abgez
i6nitten tueroen follte, tpiirben fie fi6
balo auf niibli6ere 8ei6dftisungen berz
legen.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1884-11-14
Wntluie 8rabpmritiiffe.

Wieber min Semanb obne iebe meni6= |
lide Begleitung cine 6abrt iiber ben
Ocean MAIDEN. nNeptune", bas 20 SUB
lange Canoe bes uGapitain" Solution,
1T bon Galmoutb, ,mo eine &einigung oes
Giels porgeaDmmen tperben nluBte, in
penaance eingetroffen unb Solution
bereitet 1i6 5ur Mbreiie bor. 9erartige
gyperimente beiiben, felbit penn iie obne
ieben llnfal ablaufen, l1i6t ben minbe=
fen praftii9en Wertb. 9araus, baB
cine einselne perion ipdbrenb elmer 10
langen &eiie obne iebe frembe Dhlfe
bur6fommt unb feiner Der untertpegs
nl6gliden 8efabren erliegt, folgt nod
nibt, baB es in einem 3tpeiten uno britt
ten Sale ebenio iein tperbe, unb ielbit
tpenr bies folgte, tpiiroe bas Inter
nebmen felbit babur6 nidt nuBbrinz
genber tperbeu. Ser .llngliidli6e 0er=
lauf einiger Der lebtem arftif6en grpes
bitionen bat gu elmer fat aIgemeinen
@erbammung Der 8eriu6e gefiibrt, Der
gtatur ben S9leier ab3ureiBen, nit
tpel1em iie bic eisummauerten pole
umgeben bat. llnlers @ra9tens iit man
babel ftelenmeiie gu melt gegansen.
gs 1T be6auerli6 genug, baB elm She'll
Der vSeannette" >lleberlebenben, beren
S9iff ben faft nit Si9erbeit borauss
sufebenben 3ataifropbe gum Spfer ge-
| fallen mar, in ben Dbetl @efiloen 6es
ilorbDitli9en Sibirien benz Mangel unb
Der &dlte erlag, unb es 1T pie1ei9t nod
lebbafter 3u beflagen, baB elm She'll BON
GreelD' sgegleitern, bur9@ntbebrungen
3umgleuBerten gebra9t, felbit bor Dem
0er5ebren Der 2ei6en ibrer tpetliger
lebensfdbig getpeienen &ameraben ni9t
auriidf6redte, besbalb barf man aber
bod ni6t gang pergeiien, baB beibe @rs
petitioner, namentli6 bic @reelD f1e,
gu ui@tigen ipiffeni9aftli6en &efulta=
ten sefiibrt baben, pelde man nod
| f6Gben unb Dermertben tDirb, tpenn bic
babel gebra6ten Spfer ldngIt tergeiIen
1iub. Qlus bieIem @runbe tperben benn
aud neue unb INNER neue 9lnldufe in
berlelben &i9tung gema6t meroen,
ielbft menn ieber nod 10 unbebeutenbe
Sprti6ritt nit @elb unb Menf6enleben
f6uer aufgetpogen peroen muB. Was
aber fam bel Der @anoefabrt bes 6errn
Spbniton fur Die Nage ,neinbeit berausz
fommen? SITES bentbar, baB er audi
nur cine eill3ige 8eoba6tung ober grfab=
rung ma6t, wel6e in 3ufunft fur irgenb
Semanb BON Mertb iein fann2 Offenbar
ni6t. llnb bod feBt er iein 2eben ebenz
10 Direct unb piellei6t mod birecter auf
oas Spiel als es bic Sbeilnebmer elmer
Expedition tbun, pel6e ii@, nun iagen
tuir, bic unbebingte grrei6umg bes 88.
8reitengraoes porgenommen bet. Selblt
Captain @ebb's tollfiibner 8erIu9, Die
StromI1nellen unterbalb Der Niagara=
fdlle su bur6i6mimmen mar nidt gang
10 uniinnig, pie es bas Sobnitm'i6e
Torbaben 1T, benin tpdre berlelbe gelunz
gen, mas immerbin ni6t gans auBerbalb
oes 8ereibes ber M6gli6feit lag, bann
bdtte bas man6erlei interelante gidz
f@liiiie auf bic Natur Der BORT obmals
tenoen Str6mungsgerbdltniiIe geitattet.
Inter bieien umftdnben entitebt bic
Grage, oh berartige unternebmunaen
tberbaupt gebnloet tperben iollten. Sm
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1884-11-14

= Ser ioeben berDffentli6te Na6weis
iiber ben @rport bon Berlin mad oen
Der. Staten fiir bas brittle Quartal
biefes Sabres meloet cine unbebeutenbe
3unabme bes Iusfubrbanbels un $685.
SIG gegen bic glei6e periobe ber porigen
Sabres. Ser @eiammtumfab bonn 1.
Sult bis Gnbe September 1884 betrug
50, ,579, ,354 gegem 81, ,4S97SS i'm Sabre
1888 Sn erfer gieibe betbeiligt am
grport na6 @merifa 1T bic Sonfeftion
nit 81, 146,3 1863 gegen $S7O,O95 inn
borigen Sabre. IS folgei1 @o0paren,
pliif6e, 8elbets nit $685., ,461 gegen
$454, ,444 i'm Sabre 1883. Sen britten
PlaB nebmen Nlbums elm nit $278, ,435
gegen $3.50, 035 i'm Sabre 1888 &C. Sm
gan5en betrug Berlin's @rbort na9 Qmz
erifa in ben erifen rteun Monaten biefes
Sabres 4, 4,946,538 gegen $4,921, 1856 in
Der glei9en perio6e 6es borigen Sabres,
ergiebt alio ein plus BON 1924, ,682 in
bieieln Sabre.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1884-11-14

berifanb ibres ionit 10 fiigfamen @atten
geitoBen.
Wenn Glfe gtpas brau6t, erfldrte
er, 10 tpirb lift Mutter f6on, tpie bisz
Der, bic Sa9en belorgen, nebenbei,
mas foll iie nit 9einer abseleaten @ars
oerobe, fie 1T einen &opf gr6Ber als
9u?-S9 min iiberbaupt nid]t, baB 1ie
9eine alten &lei6er trdst, Triba! Wo=
5u tbr benn ben 5ten1pel Der 9(rmutb
bor allen 2euten aufbriiden?
ltno 10 fam bas f9lanfe blon6e
Mdb6en INNER in ibrem einfaGen
f6uarsen &lei66en; cine Sra6t, bie
ibren eigenartigen 2iebreia nur ooppelt
9erborbob.
Stun mar man f6on 10 peit, 6aB
stpeilnal an beittmntten Sagen Der
WoGe Die 2i6ter feitli6 auf Dem Sliigel
brannten unb BON bier nbr Na6mittags,
sumeilen big suOlf 1br yta9ts, Mulif
getrieben tpuroe.
Sd fam tpeiter ti9ts als auf Dem
&amm blaien, erfldrte Wforib zines
gfadnittags, als glle nit einem Motenz
bette bic Sreppe berunterfant unb i'm
I'M Slur traf, unb alenfalls sell Dir
I'M @iegerfran5' pfeifem; i'd fomme
gum @nen piinftli9 uno tpenn na6ber
elm paar 2ieoer geiungen tper6en, bore
i9 iebr gernsu. 8pn @uren @pmpbo=
MEN beri itebe i9 ni9ts. Moieu, glIe,
unb fpare Elm paar 9ieber fir mid auf.
llnb ba er gerabe 6rauben ni9ts su
tbun bate. ging er 5u feiner Muttter,
siin6ete fi6 cine @igarre an unb iebte
fi9 bebagli6 lit BEN 2e6nifubl ieines
feligen Saters. I'm elm @efprd6 tpa=
ren Mfutter unb Sobn ME berlegen;
Sic sroBe Wirtbf6aft ergab es BON
ielbf, fte pflegten nod INNER Maes nit
chamber su beipre6en. 9ie alte praf=
tii6e Same bate ftets einen guten &atb
BET Der Sanb, uno 10 maren fte benn
febr balb in einen lanbtpirtbi6aftli9en
Sisput bertpideli. 9ann fanen nod
einige StabtflatI6ereien basu, unb
f6lieBli6 er5dblte Morib, baB er in
Mtagoeburg bor einigen Sagen BEN
8enneuiber geipro6en babe unb baB
biefer ibm mitgetbeilt, fein Better lei
benno6 seri6tli6 gegen i'm DOrgegan=
gen.
(Gortiesuns foIst.)
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1884-11-14

@ Die feiniten 9iamanten, n6ren
unb Golbfa@en finbet man BET 8.
Ut ou pant gegeniiber bon &=
m1nn's ganfgebdube.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1884-11-14

Sebr biibi6 beri6tet ber 8eferent
Der DSremer gta6ri6ten" iiber bic Nuf=
flbrung Der Walfiire4 auf Dem 8remer
Stabttbeater..
pWenn aud ben metaaenen Mitarz
beiterm ab uno su Elm plbbli1 bereins
bre9enber Iniab ni6t gang glatt ablief,
banm perf6wanb unter Der Giille bes
WDblflanges, Der li@ in allen iritru>
mentalen 6ruppen enttpidelte, cine
&leinigfeit bieier Natur, tpie elm lei6tes
SommerpOlf6en am flarblauen 9ori=
aont."
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1884-11-14

Sn Serrentoiletteartifeln lieIern
mir biefen 9erbit etipas gan5 bor3iigz
litbes, mas @iite Der Waare, Multer
unb 9lusmabl betrifft.
Baneoaf & Sobn.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1884-11-14

: Npers's Gbertp peetoral giebt
Der Gtimme eine tpunberbare &raft unb
giegfamfeit, nn6 ma6t es Dffentli6en
&eonern m6gli6 flar unb obne Grrtiiz
oung gu ipre9en. Wenn 2eute, bie
an elmer grfdltltng leiben, NDer's @berz
rD=Pectoral einnebmen tpolten, ebe lie
5ur &ir6e o6er gu elmer ltnterbaltung
geben, 10 miir6en iie ba6ur6 bas 9uz
item bernneiben, unb Dem &ebner tpie
ben 3ubDrern einen groBen Gefallen
tbun.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1884-11-14

Dis
aD66tntlihe Trsis asssii
.srideint
icben Donncritus
uno fcifet
$3.50 bas Sabr ober $1.25 fur 6
Mpnate in gOrausteaabluns.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1884-11-14
Aaftt Anoertt uorolts .

9eine anbere bIutreinisenbe 9rsnei rpirb Jest
ooer Iuitr6e ie 3ubereitet bic 70 uoatdnbig ben es
oiiriniien ber @er5te unb bes PubIitan,s I'M ause.
steiiten entaesentomnt rpie
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1884-11-14
(8ortfetuns folst.)
Sin semeiner alter @emeral periast,

UtI geHIetHer uIter WeHer1I uerIagts
Ser alte u@eneral Debility" iit bon
9lrfanfas beriagt tporben nit freubisem
@rfolg. 8On 8rinflep, bon @ebb @itD
unb BON @alnut @robe f9reiben be-
fon6ers 9errn g. 3. glnberfnn, 6. 80.
Saplor unb s. g. piu6bed, baB iie
ale nit aIgemeiner S6md9e bebaftet
paren unb erbielten ben gr6Bten giuben
BON 8roipn's Sron 8itters. Sieies 1T
angenebm gu piilen, ni6t nur fir Die
9rfanfas 2eute, ionbern fir alle Sbeile
bes 2anoes, tpo General SebilitD feline
Spfer Bel ben Sauienbem 5dblt. neberal
au faufen.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-22
al Freak Of Frnits.

One of the most peculiar freaks Of ma
ture ever brought to our notice in the fruit
line comes to US from E. j. Davis or
chard, in Riverside. 1t is an orange picked
from budded tree on China lemon stock.
Inside the orange is a perfectly formed
China lemon, about an inch in diameter.
The stem of the China lemon is a contin-
uation of the stem of the orange. AL
though only partly grown, the China lemon
is distinct in character as far as taste is
concerned. Will some expert tell us how
that China lemon came to grow inside of
the orange on an orange tree? Was there
any connection between this China lemon
and the root of the tree, which was also
China lemon? Does the root of the tree
affect the bud on gratis? ? If the root of
the tree had been orange would this little
freak of nature have been an orange also?
Was this China lemon the result Of mix
ing the pollen of China lemon tree with
the blossoms on the orange tree, or was it
from the effect Of the China lemon root?
Here is chance for some expert work.
Press and H0rttculturist.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-22
one Thing That win PAY

The more / examine into the handling
Of small flock of sheep by each of the
small farmers of the cotton States, the
more l am convinced that there is no one
thing that will pay them so well and win
make them as fair profit at so little cost
of labor.
1t is true that to succeed well it is ne
cessary that the farmer should understand
the business. But if he will begin with
small flock and study the business he will
soon learn. When a sheep gets sick it
generally dies, and doubt much if giving
them medicine does much good; the main
thing is to keep them from getting sick.
To do this give them clean water to drink,
good dry shelter in rainy weather and
keep it clean; then as dry pastures as you
have, with good grass. Next feed off and
use for mutton all the old sheep; keep
none but young healthy ones.
AS to which is the best breed, much de-
ponds upon what use is to be made of the
flock. If they are worked for wool alone,
and in large fiocks, then the merino is the
sheep. But if for mutton or lambs, then
the SouthdOwn is the sheep, or a cross of
Southdown and COtswold. But for those
in the cotton States who are not well
posted in sheep raising, my advice is to
get the best you can of native ewes and
cross the first time with Cotswold bucks,
and then with Southdown. This gives a
fair wool and very good mutton sheep,
and the native stock gives good constitu-
ton. In crossing breeds, the shepherd
must strive to increase the size, improve
the shape, the length and closeness of the
ffeece,-SOUthefn Letter,