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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-11-28
WHEAT AS FOOD FOR STOCK.
Directions as to. How 1t May Be Profitabl.
Used.

Commenting on the unprecedentedly
low price at which wheat is selling in
England, the London Live Stock Jour-
mol, in q recent editorial, advises the
farmers of Great Britain to. use it as
feed for stock, instead of some Of
the grains ordinarily employed. A
large quantity of English wheat has
already reached the market, for aseries
of bad years has, rendered money scarce
among farmers. Those who are not in
immediate need of funds are holding
on, hoping for IN upward turn in
prices. But. says the Journal, # no
appreciate advance should. take place,
what is to be done with the stocks of
wheat? Is the grain, most of which is
Of exceptionally fine quality, to be sold
at the very low figure offered for,it, OF
can it be turned to better account in
any other way? Wherever circum-
stances favor. it should be:used in the
fattening Of stock. Wheat; now occu.
pies a very different position from what
it did formerly. Sir j. b. DAVIS, in his
well-known table relating to manurial
values of feeding stuffs, places the av-
erage price of wheat at Hyperion, that.
of barley at f8; oats, 97; Indian corn,
FL, and linseed cake. 910' 10s.,
per ton. So long as these
relative advantages We're nearly main
tanned, wheat could not be used. profit.
ably by the cattle feeder. But it. is,
now selling at barley prices-34s. per
quarter for good samples-hardly, los.
more than the average for oats! At this
very low market value wheat may. be
advantageously substituted for the
more costly foods which are purchased
by farmers, notably, cotton and linseed
it will be found, at the present relative
prices, by far the cheaper food of. the
two, and, therefore, farmers should
wheat as food for stock.
Wheat contains about - per cent. of;
f%esh-forming and about $3.50 per. cent.
of fat-forming matter. 1t exceeds, in
these elements, barley by 8 per cent.
oats by 4.50 per cent, rye by s. per
cent, Indian corn by 1.5O per- cent,
llnseed cake by $50 per cent. and cot~
ton cake by 7 per cent. Its manurial
value is about the same as that of bar
ley and oats.
It should, however, be ussd with eau
ton, and never under any circum-
stances, given to. stock without being,
bruised. Its full fattening value could
not be obtained il given wlole, and it's
influence might even be destructive.
Neither should,S it be substituted entire
ly for the feeding mixtures generally in
use, as it has. . heating and binding,
tendency. The allowance at the outset
should be very small and increased as
the animals, cake to ia.--Coantry GSn-
Meman.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-11-28

enough for M evening. Come in
doors, and I'll promise you tIat you
shan't have to complain of me any more
tonight
Mohave County miner., 1884-09-21
Trip to the Phenix Convention

Mn. EDTroR - Possibly few items
from other parts Of the Territory
would not be wasted on your numer
ous readers. On py way TO Phenix
il was necessary TO mske short stay
at the thriving town Of Kingman.
the shipping point for this portion
CT Mohaye county On the platform
of the A. d r. railroad were piled
tons OF rich ores from Chloride, Ger.
bat, Stockton and other smaller min.
ing camps ready for shipment to tbs
numerous reduction works inCalIfor,
mia, Colorado and Arizona. The
passengers on the train looked IN
wonder and amEzement ON some Of
the specimens gathered hastily from
these piles.
The heat of the Mojave desert, in
our ride from Kingman to Mojave
ststion was somewhat relieved by
several schooners OF ice cold beer,
,rd mining talk with several old
miners we met on the train. At
Fen ner we heard with regret Of the
severe illness Of our old-time friend
Harley Fay, having been prostrsted
BY severe hemorrbage from the
lungs.
Mojsve we fonnd in ashes, and
rather than spend the night in that
windy, dissgreeable place, without
supper or bed, we telegrapbed Snpt.
Hewett of tie =. P.and obtained per-
mission to go down TO Los Angeles
on the freight train, and thereby
gained a stay of eight instead Of one
hour in the beautiful city Of Los
Angeles To give you an idea OF the
advancement and extraordinary
bssuty OF this city would take more
space than you could spare. But
suffice 1T to say that in five or six
Mohave County miner., 1884-09-21
TELEsRApHIc SUMMARY.

+ London, sept, ia Hong Kong
dispatch says, The Chinese officers
explain that they iirst fred over the
British gBnboat Zephyr, apd~Srei
directly at her aftsS-ards because
she refused 10 stop at the first shot,
View York, September 49, Late
TO night FIRE broke out 10 the dry
ing room of A. s. a. W. d. Nichols Ii
Co.'S manuiactory, at l57 and 159
East One Hundred and Twenty
eighth street. The fire spread rap
idly and tbs building was entirely
consumed The firm are marble and
slate msntel manufacturers, an1 al
though they had but little stock OF,
hand the loss On building and ma
chinery will amount to 100000. The
adjoining building, 157 East .l28th
street, occupied by Mr. Calvert as a
sash and blind mandatory, was
also consumed. A falling wall
crushed the roof Of Mr.. Caldwells
stables and the roof Of the Mount
Morris Theater was fred, but the
theater employees extinguished the
fiarnes before much damage wa'
done.
Foo Chow, September le--Thei
Lieutenant Of the British war ship
Mohave County miner., 1884-09-21

The nomination OF e. c. Eean of
Prescott for delegate to Congress. by
the Republican Territorial Conyen.
tion is one of the stiongessthat could
have been made. His long residence
in the territory has made him hosts
Of friends in every part of it. while
he Is especially popular with the
miners. We have every reason 10
believe that e. &. Bean will be or
next delegate. a.
Mohave County miner., 1884-09-21
LETTER FROM KINGMAN.

The directors Of the A. Il p. II. X.
Go. are expected down this way IN a
day or two.
Mrs. Christie left ON Wednesday
train for New York.
The east bound freight train Jump
ed the track near blackberry one day
this week and caused delay Of sew
eral hours TO both passenger trains
Nobody hurt.
Kingmau delegates to the Repub,
lican county convention will go IT,
the Park on Saturday in body. Looh
out for them.
Gus Beecher returned from San
Mohave County miner., 1884-09-21

The products Of the Copper Queen
and the Old Dominion mines in Ari.
zons are being used in place Of lake
by some Of the largest rolling mills
and tube works in New England, and
the prejudice in favor Of lake copper
il over. .. =:
Mohave County miner., 1884-09-21
Francisco this week flying Blaine

Francisco this week flying Blaine
colors.
Our old friend Ben Spear dropped
in on MS very unexpectedly on Tues
day night. He left again Thursday
night for an extended trip east; eve
ry body was glad 10 see him.
Mr.. II. w. Forman has gone TO
California on business visit.
Messrs. Sample * Jamison shipped
carload OF ore 10 Pueblo this
week.
Judge Stephenson and Jno. X,
Mackenzie paid Kingman visit this
week
p. II. Tompkins came in from
Cedar on Monday and took out a
largetsupply Of groceries. etc.
Col. Hardy ~ just in from Stock
ton; reports everything booming at
that lively camp.
The ore from the Champion mine
is now being shipped 10 San Fran
cisco
Items are very scarce. not even a
free fight this week
Mohave County miner., 1884-09-21

Trouble is brewing betwesa Mssi>.
co and the United States, owiAg 10
new surveys of the dividing itte,
The Mexicaps are running the line
10 ss TO take in Nogales and other
thriving settle men.s 10 Arizcna, sad
claiming the ownership Of the land
q against American citizens. .
Mohave County miner., 1884-09-21

The nomination Of DIR. Ainsworth
Of Prescott for joint councilman on
the Republican ticket is equivalent
to an election. He cannot be beat
en-.
Mohave County miner., 1884-09-21
The FlaEstaff Champion bas enter

The Flagstaff Champion bias enter
cd upon its second year. and. bssrs
every evidence of prosperity. Bro.
Fay has made good papsr out of
the Champion, and we extend 10 him
our congratulations on hisaap,yersa
~ and our good wishes for his sasc
-cess IN the future. :; :,.:.>.'
Mohave County miner., 1884-09-21

We venture the assertion that Mo
have county is Shipping more ore per
month than any other county in the
Territory.
Mohave County miner., 1884-09-21

Since January 1st, sS,523, ,705 il
silver have been exported from New
York alone.
Mohave County miner., 1884-09-21

A Senatorial Committee is in it,
way to investigate the condition Of
the California Indians.
Mohave County miner., 1884-09-21

Logan is being enthusiastically re-
ceived in his journey through Michi
gan.
Mohave County miner., 1884-09-21

The official count OF the late Maine
election shows Republican gain Of
Dearly 10000 over the last election.
Mohave County miner., 1884-09-21
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
EDITORIAL NOTES.

A full Prohibition ticket will be
put in the field in MARYLAND.
Mohave County miner., 1884-09-21

There are about 1900 coal miners
in Colorado, and about one third OF
that number in New Mexico.
Mohave County miner., 1884-09-21

1t is asserted that President Ar
thur desires to succeed Lspham IN
tie United States Senate.
Mohave County miner., 1884-09-21
Is now equal to any in the Territory and
we are enabled to turn out the
best work at the most
reasonable rates.

Letter Heads Bill Eeads Ness Hoads Circulars Invitation
Progrsmmas, pusiasss Cards Show Cards, vIstug
Checks Legal Blanks, stock ceAcatec Labels Euveloss
Statements Bgiefs transcripts Catalogues, Ete Ete
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-25
Relation of Fairies to Religiol

The meaning given to the word ''fairy"
in the dictionaries is SO vague, and the use
made of it both by poets and prosewriters
so much wagner, that it is well at the out
set to explain what is really meant by it
here. The English fairy is derived imme-
diately from the French fee or faerie and
remotely from the Latin .fatatm, fate, des-
tiny. At first, it sometimes signifed illusion
enchantment; sometimes the land of fairies,
or the earthly paradise of the days of ro-
nance; but, as a rule, it was applied to the
Melusinas and Morganas, or medieval rep
rssentatives of the classic fates. Later, the
name was given to the little elves of the
Northern mythology, and finally it became
class designation tor the hobgoblins, dwarfs,
gnomes, kobolds, and all ''such other bugs, .
as Reginald Scott, in his scornful skepti-
cism, calls them, who, though born of
paganism, long remained rivals of the
Christian saints. In its largest and most
extended sense, it includes the whole race
no matter in what part of the world its diff
ferent branches may be found-of minor
supernatural beings, who have been ranked
as entirely different in nature, substance,
and attributes from the supreme spiritual
hierarchy, and yet have been placed much
higher in the scale of life than man; being
supposed to possess power vastly superior to
his, and able, in fact, to exercise large in
fuence in shaping his destiny. They stand
midway between humanity and divinity
Man must have defined his belief In one
supernatural world and i'll one species of
beings very clearly before he could conceive
of two such worlds and two such species.
Fairy mythology is really the products of q
somewhat advanced stage of religious
thought, when the ideal of deity is SO high
and scientific knowledge so small that the
lesser natural phenomena and accidents of
daily life cannot be accounted for without
the introduction to the unseen sphere of
action of second order of conscious agents.
While, then, there are fairy-like creatures in
all mythologies. there are genuine fairies
only in few. 1t is true that it is difficult
at first to distinguish Greek dryads from
medi@val Ellie maidens, or the sirens of
Hellenic waters from the Lorelei of Germ an
streams. But the latter are as distinct from
the former, from whom, however, they are
descended, as civilized man is from his cave
dwelling ogenitors.-Elizabeth Robins
Pennell in October Atlantic.
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-25

holder of one of these certificates, which
might be made attractive to the eye by pic
lures of custom houses and post offices,
would feel that he had perso nal interest in
the success of Cleveland, and would be slim
ulated TO fight as man never fought before.
We feel sure that Cleveland can never be
elected except by some such device as this.
Appeals to Democrats to rally to the saliva
ton of the country for the country's sake,
such as this address contains, have now been
tried Tor twenty years and always with un'
varying failure. There is not the slightest
chance of victory in following the old pro-
gramme. The only resource which holds
out any hope of success is to make a direct
appeal, such as would be made by these
stock certificates to Democrats to rally solely
for the sake of the custom houses and post
Offices. To be sure after election difficulty
may arise for the want of sufficient offices to
redeem all the certificates issued, but this
difficulty can be easily adjusted. The prom
Uses that cannot be redeemed in offices can
be taken care of with other promises, after
the plan for paying the National debt orig
mated some years ago by the Greenbackers
and endorsed by the Democrats.
If Mr.. Arthur German and his committee
really desire to elect Cleveland they will
abandon reliance on patriotism and appeal
directly to the cupidity Of the Democratic
voter. They will abandon the sentimental
role of honor and adopt the practical stock
certificate. There's millions in the latter
while it is doubtful if the former can be
made to yield red cent.
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-25
Raising the Wind.

The Democratic National Executive Com
mittee have felt it necessary to issue an ad-
dress to the American people. 1t starts off
with lot of fair sounding pledges of what
the Democratic party will do for the country
if the people will only commit the govern
ment to their care, worth about as much as
the paper they are printed upon, and winds
up with piteous appeal for contributions,
no matter how small, sin aid Of the great
cause in which they are engaged" One Of
the inducements, and apparently the chief
one, held out for the people to chip in five or
ten cents is the promise that the ma mes of
the contributors shall be inscribed on a roll
of honor. A better plan, one that would in
sure larger contributions, would be to issue
stock certificates emitting the holder to
share in Cleveland's administration. The
number of Democrats who will contribute
ten cents even simply for the sentimental
satisfaction of beholding their names on a
roll of honor, we fear is very small. On the
contrary we suspect there is very large
number who would chip in something
handsome in case it was made clear to them
that In the event of Cleveland's election they
would get liberal return for their money.
A certificate of stock in the new administra-
ton, redeemable ia offices or plumber of
some other kind, would furnish them the
guarantee they require before making the in
yestment the committee ask for.
Not only could an immense campaign
fund be raised this way, but immense enthu-
siasm could be aroused as well. Every
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-25
Harner's Ferry


Harper's Ferry is to be sold, with the ia
nous little engine house where John Brown
made his final struggle, almost the only
building standing upon the property. 1t is
said that Washington himself selected the
spot for national armory, and in 1894 the
government bought $40 acres there, added
80 acres to this, and leased 1896 acres
more. Shops were at once built, and the
making of muskets began in 1896. The
manufacture of arms was continued there
until the rebellion broke out, when the Con-
federates captured it without blow. It
was soon after taken by the Union forces,
but not until after the more valuable ma
chinery had been moved to Richmond.
Stonewall jackson re-captured it in 1862,
the federals came in possession again, and
the war ended with the village a total
wreck. The water power is thought by
some to be the finest in the world. An at
tempt was made to save the engine house
and small tract around it for the associa-
lions, but Congress would not agree to it,
and the whole properly will be sold October
81, a few days more than % years since
Brown made his raid.
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-25

The Albany Argus has begun general war
on all clergymen, because thirty clergymen
OF Buffalo declared Gov. Cleveland an unfit
man for the Presidency, and the Free Bap-
list ministers association of the same city
endorsed DR.. Ball. The Argus declares
that they ''haye noses for nastiness: ears for
forbidden language: the veneer of trade
which enables them to refer the meanest de-
vices to the modest motives; matriculation
In the school of little tattle; and an instant
capacity to extemporize day of judgment
and to play providence on men and motives,
with sickness of manner and an elevation
of the albumen of the eyes that cannot be
exceeded outside of that especial corner Of
hades, of which their peers, not lost, but
gone before, have an undisputed monopoly.
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-25

The loss of the English gunboat Wasp
with fifty lives, through an error in reckon
ing on the part of her officers, will add new
fuel to the discussion which is going on in
the English press over the condition of the
British navy. The Pail Mall Gazette recently
declared that England, instead of possessing
rope together, has no torpedo service and
only swenty-four vessels capable of making
over fourteen knots an hour, and her navy is
behind that of France in guns, only equal in
srmor and speed, and but little ahead in
ships. The Wasp disaster will undoubtedly
bemade the occasion for supplementing this
criticism OF British ships with a criticism of
British officers
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-25

The Democrats seem to have given up all
hope that the strength of the New York In.
dependents will be sufficient to enable them
to carry the Empire State, and are now look
ing longingly toward the Stalwarts. But
the prospect of getting aid and comfort
from that source is rather slim. Gen,
Sharpe, one of the most prominent and in.
fuential of the Stalwarts, is heartily fol-
Blaine, the letter of George Bliss shows con-
cluslvely that the late Secretary Folger cher
ished no bitterness against the Republican
ticket, while Gen. Grant has voluntarily
proffered to Mr.. Blaine his cordial support
The only crumb of comfort the Democrats
can get is the alleged refusal of Mr.. Conl-
ling to take the stump for Blaine. And
Mr.. Conkling's refusal is based upon the
ground that all his time is occupied with his
law business. Even he has expressed nc
hostility to Mr.. Blaine.
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-25

Senator Thurman doesn't seem to be very
saDguine of Democratic success in Ohio.
Perhaps his feelings won't allow him TO.
The Mclean gang which is just now on top
In that State, the "Old Roman" has no rea
son to be specially fond of. Its success
only means the deeper burial of his political
aspirations.
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-25

Senator Grady, whom the Democrats af-
feet to regard as OF no consequence, has
been burning and shining light in the
Democratic party of New York for many
years. Recently he was member of the
State Senate of New York and leader OF
the Democratic wing in that body. -Four
years ago he was on the stump for Hancock,
and we believe was warmly welcomed in
Portland by the Democratic mugwumps.
Mr.. Grady says Gov. Cleveland's veto of the
five cent fare bill was influenced by corrupt
motives. He says, moreover, that he can
prove it if he is given an opportunity.
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-25

Mr.. Alexander Sullivan says he is sur
prised at the magnitude of the Irish revolt
from the Democratic party. He pronounces
1t tremendous" growing" and national
In its scope" He finds in New York and
elsewhere 'smillionaires and day laborers
joining forces and lifting their voices in
unison to cheer for the plumed knight
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-25

The Albany Journal says ex-Judge
Samuel d. Morris of Kings county, New
York, who has always been Democrat, is
now for Blaine. He has just returned fIom
trip to Eorope and says his eyes were
opened by the talk especially in England of
the triumph of freetrade principles Illus
trated by Cleveland's nomination. Judge
Morris believes in protecting American
capital and American labor and he will not
vote for free trader like Cleveland.
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-25

A Democratic candidate for presidential
elector-atrlarge in Kentucky is reported as
saying in recent speech: eve ought to
win. If we don't win with the ballot, we
will some day with the bayonet"
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-25

Grover Cleveland ought to repeat his in
junction to his Democratic supporters to
tell the truth. Judging from the amount of
lying they are doing in regard to Mr.. Blaine's
Western trip they have entirely forgotten
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-25

Mr.. Henry Watterson declares at this late
day that he is not free trader. He's only
revenue reformer. Can it be possible that
the dashing Kentucky colonel has also got
frightened and gone to juggling with words?
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-25

The Philadelphia Press says the defeat Of
Cleveland will be the death of the Democrat
ic party. This is a mistake. The Demo
cratic party never dies; it always surren-
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-25

The New York Sun says it is safe to pre-
dict that in New York city Butler will have
more votes than Cleveland.
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-25
TH e p r E s s.

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
satons. The name and address of the writer ara in
all cases indispensable, not necessarily for publca
ton but as guarantee of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
nunicAtions that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-25
kXOURSEONs.
HARPSWELL STEAMBOAT co.

CTEAMER GORDON will leave Custom House
- Wharf for Harpswell 40 a. m, 3.45 p. m.
Orr's Island 3.45 p. m.
Return, leave 0rr's Island 6 a. M, HaTpswell $50
q. M, 1880 p: m. 40 O'Clock trips discontinued
in stormy weather.
for passage or freight apply on board to
sezzdT CAPT. s. B. OLIVER.
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-25
Special Rates for the Campaign
FIFTY CENTS A MONTH.
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paid for.
Subscriptions at these rates received for
for any term of months not extending be-
yOnd November Is, 1884.
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-25

PORTLAND PUBLISHING CO.,
Portland, Me.
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-25
WALDO STEAMBOAT 20.

nN and after MONDAY, Sept. 15, the steamer
" "Alice" will leave Burnhams Wharf daily
Chebeague Islands.
Leave Great Chebeague at 7.SO a. M, and Little
Chebeague at 500 a. m.
For freight or passage apply on board to
sep15dH CAPT. STEPHEN KICKER.
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-25

TRY THE PAPER ONE MONTH.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-11-07
A scathing Denunoiation.

John Randolph's denunciation of
Henry Clay, in secret session in
1925, was so scathing that the victim
could not answer, but sought revenge
through a cha lcnge. Randolph,
pointing his Ions finger at him, said ;
"This man (mankind, | crave your
pardon) this worm Qittlc animals,
forgive the insulD, was raised to Il
higher life than he was born to, for
he was raised 10 the society of blaci :
guards. Some fortune, kind TO him,
but cruel to us-has tossed him To tn,
Secretaryship of State. Contempt
mas the property of descending, bui
she stops far short of him. She
would die before she would reach
him-he dwclls before her fall. 1t i,
not what lie is, but where he is, that
puts my heart in action. That al.
phabet that writes the name of Their
sites, of blackgnard, of squalidity
refuses her letters for him. Tit
mind which thinks on what it canno
express can scarcely think on him
an hyperbolc for meanness would b.
an eclipse for Clay."-Den Perle.
|
Poore in Boston Budget.