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, 1886-01-20

sumcieni umbcrinS, want OF escape
mcnt shafts, and other accidents .5h8
cidcnt TO mining under ground.
LIVE STOCK. -
II is assumed that the stock laws
viii require some revision, as every
two years produce necessarily new
conditions; and | beg to express
the hope that the same fostering care
that has marked past legislation shall
be exercised in the future regarding
this industry. Ii is hoped that no
prejudice against large owners, per.
sonaI incorporate, will be entertained
to their disadvantage, nor on the
other hand should the rights and
privileges of small owners be disre-
garded in any degree by legislation
favorable to the larger stock-growcrs.
Live stock raising was the first i'm
portant industry to attract the atten-
ton of the world 10 Wyoming. 1t
has aided in a great degree u terri
,%or;.i ovi, M .o, ,;,,,,a,i
. ;on r.a
open range system of stock raising
must OF necessity gradually reccde
from our more fertile districts as ag-
riculture receives deserved attention
and invites larger investments. Our
laws should be so framed as to reccoq-
nize and protect each in It's PROPER re-
Iatioi,-liyc stock on ranges in mas
ture and stables. or Joined with agri-
cultural pursuits. 'r' N $500
The law regulating the branding
of cattle giyes to The brand commit
Zee Of each county The mower to rec
ord any brand which does not con-
fict with the brands on record
within that county. Frequently par
ties in different counties adopt the
same brand, and in order to avoid
the difficulties arising from this
cause recommend that the matter
of passing upon the brands through
out the entire territory be Under The
direction Of A Single department as In
Montana. in1iA i'a" nli r7i
TEnnrTonrAL yrrrRfS,
a,ton,;on l. =, ,ho
port of the veterinarian, which gives
Tho nuuhar ~ ..,,,a s,t,,aa -
o,a.an,ina u,,t., au.;n. a..
n.s, s,noar- 49, ..so,s..I ~
horses s,ned on ~ disease
Aftbs ,,..s.,,t tim. ,,a,o o~;s,s -,
dis.,se amo,,g Tho ,a,,is aud horsos
of this tery,torv n4a4
n -iiii-4I -pp,,p,s p,rrs nl
rus.- ~ ssxIT.sI
aas,..fs y. Sa,,~I.sI
,S,s ey.IN,.Y"u,o,
, 1886-01-20

: Gentlemen Of The Council and House Of Repre-
senfafires.
In a~ddfessipg you ppersoni lhqys
the honor TO conform to an established
custom. Your attention is first di.
rccted to the annual reports of the
territorial officers to-. which l in
vite your careful attention, are sub
mifted in accordance with law, and
contain full information in regard TO
the affairs of the territory during the
past two years.
The reports OF the auditor and
treasurer show the financial condi-
ton of the territory 10 be highly sat
isfactory.
~TINANfEss
, 1886-01-20

mails killed under the direction or the
terriiorfai' vSctetinarian. The policy
of Wyoming has been 20 haveno out
standing obligations.
Tne wealth of the territory has
steadily 1ncreased, having about treb-
led he past tx years. In 1879 the
assessed valuation was $10,603, 203-y1
while in 1885 il had increased 70 80.
7l7,249.sl.- None of the anioupts
given as assessed valuation represent
more than one-third of the actasl
VALUATION OF the property. fi,e m
crcasedasscssment the last year was
about iour-and-one-half,n million The
population during the sane period
has-iacreased in equal rRtio. The
fedcralccnsus of iss0-gaye Wyoming
a population or 20,9s9 and az the
present Time il can be safely approxi-
mated at $1,000. There has been n
marked decrease in the rate of terri
torial taxation idnring recent years.
IN 1881, the rate was foar mills on
The dollar in 1882, twoml'ris in 1888
one mill; 1884, three-quarters of a
mill, aud in 1855, one mill.
The total Sggrekat Indebtedness of
the several coantes is x270,642.9 80,
divided as folloss: Albany, $52,I1e,-
, 1886-01-20

direction of Hon. Otto Gramm, fish
commissioner, and set forth in his re-
port, has been worry satisfactory.
During the past tive years lac has dis
tributcd within the territory more
nlan half a million of Young fish, the
product of the hatchery erected in
1884. Byathis means the commits
sioner has been enabled TO distrib-
ute the ish at a far less outlay than
previous years, This industry as II
is conducted, ia sure to prove high
ly successful and profitable. Similar
enterprises are fostercd by almost
every state in the union. ,,.s,
nsISsyRAscra Hf1ylrfmi
The report of the insurance com-
missioner furnishes a tabulated state
ment II the financial condition %
~forty-thrce fire insurance companies
doing business inlthe territory. The
~~u.s.,ss..a. -.a@a"s, Sanaau,s5
N..' H.
II. ia. d.
not require such Statements 10 be
made. The commissioner recon-
mends that the law be amended SO as
to compel all life insurance compa-
MES to report the same as fire COM
panics. fai iN ifuga1 lAlHnH 'Hi
i'la' BANKS.
Banks aud banking, institutions
are a necessity to the business in a
community, and it is important that
the laws provide ample protection to
the people Who transacts business
and deposit their savings with these
institutions National banks are ire
quired by the national banking laws
TO publish sworn statements at stated
intervals. that the public may be adj
yised OF their financial condition.
Private banks inl some states are also
directed to make like reports TO the
supervisor. No good reasons occur
to me why Wyoming should not
adopt similar laws governing private
banking institutions ni ai fla q.
RArL.RoAps.
,om,na ~.;,.naas
An aas.,;~. ,.L.,a...-T.a Ii
com, 90 ho;r bn;id;na uiuih.o Nm
eff 10 the to-rr;,or..
wos,or. s,a,.s q, "a. 1oIo,.do
K.ns.s Noh,.sla "a ~. o,n.,,,
s,@c;on, nroor i, M RITZ hi.ta.,.
IF n,e;r "a Fl endo.xo .,d
man,s and ,h. 800 ~, .,...daa
,,oau,l.r o,,.,,sh euoaco.,..au,,nu,
,hn.us, - a..,...aur4-a Ia
v;to you, sdan,;an
Railroad aud ,heir RELATION 10 \
o.b,;. sha,la ,a.a,. ...e., -.
| finn In M ws, "a, aur v,., :
~ources be deve,oncd ,ooro o,uL.
div tbau Nv The exten-
sion OF railroads ,hrougbout ,,s
t.~rvito.x WhiIe ,hos. ,.,,ro.ds
yho,ts lho s,h,...
~lation and H. sane r;c,ion
other tax pavers naI;cv sho,,Id
he uu,s,,ad ,h,, w;,, i,d,,e ,h...x.
pend,ture within ournbo,,ders Of n,;,l
l,ons of canital se.li,no invesstn,e,
as well ~ ,bous,nds 81
oo,s oar. -.
,i,or,, no., y. hor, :. -.
tbs, railroads. ARD ,.x,hls ma ! "a
n~roper,y seldon ,ruoyedo ma ~,
,hev o,rnish /. nroa,,o,;,o aud 49,,
stan, ~, rovanna
, 1886-01-20

wboro croo
artificial ;rr;,.,tan ~n1
sim all ;n,nr,;1 -
In tha Nnosiss;n,,; ~.
prleutifur ran ~ roin an1 ico
located In aimee
section Z oenoran,,
for , a,e rarm w.
lea wing out = verv Hm;,o1
or .a III.
acres wonId
five fuIj
mails Ioder tho tan5 III. 49,.
ulations of Tho dana 49, III;
zcus have been held 10 tho same mi
ings as the more fortunate so,,iors 4,
the western states and omnoitod -
a the same price for inf riar I,nds
Bills have been i-ntro5uc.d II
press which. If ma ssed viii ,,onoal n,o
desert land laws. deprivino ~ orthe
advantages conferred Nv Ms ac, All
also repeal the p-re-emntiop anil lin
Der culture act. If tbose wbo leois-
late upon this subject. and IN. denart-
ment having control Of no nnbuc
lands, could acquire by personal Oh
s~ervation a more thorough knovl-
edge of the character of the land :,
this and adjoining states and terri.
tories. It Is NV opinion that there
would be a more liberal policy In
dealing with the people OF this arid
region. I recommend that the whole
subject be fully deliberated upon ana
a strong memorial sent to CONGRESS.
INDIAN RrsrRy .r1oss. al
The honorable socre,ar,. 81 H.
terror. in his last animal rouo.,
congress. tavors tbc cu,t;no q,
Indian rcscryotions he o;vina l.ndl
in ~seyeralty to The indians 200 acres
each. selling The surnlus lands and in
yestin- the proceeds for the benefit If
the several tribes General Sher;d.,
also i'm his eport advocates Tho same
plan. and states that tho shoshono
Indians on the Wind River ,eso
ton, under This Arrangement Womb
have surplus land amounting n
100000 acres. If his was thrown
omen TO settlers the indians wonId
derive. at 4 per cent. an annual in
come of $4,000 on the proceeds of
the sale.
IRlueArIox.
Perhaps no Interest in our terri-
tory has deyeloped more ranidIy Of
late than the rcclaiming of desert
lands for agricultural nurposes Tho
surrounding states and territories
have ample laws for the protection
90 ;o5;r;1..i
, 1886-01-20

have been received from Wyoming
during the past year. The cost of
keeping and transporting convicts to
the p%cnitentiary for lSs4-lSs5, has
been N0,2O4G9. This docs not in
cludc the contingent expenses of the
commissioners, which We're xlJ0G,-
% AZ prisoners arg now scatP
the siafe pcniteAtiary II Boliet, AllH-
nois, and on delivery there r kept
free of expense to the territory, in
exchange for their labor. The terri
tory, however, is required 10 furnish
each prisoner So on his discharge
from the prison. Ten pardons were
granted convirts the past two years,
seven of which were issued by the
iste Governer VINO ualey and three
-dufiig det ofthc imeschtcxccu-
tive.
, 1886-01-20

~ - 30
Tho territorial library is a valua-
BILE acquisition as il is, but there
should be a sufficient appropriaipp
for the purchase of law books to
bring it up to a proper standard
Many of the most valuable state re-
ports are lacking, as well as common
text books. We are now laying the
foundation of the Jurisprudence of
FhistFritory, aTi ibis therefore i'm
portant that we have the very best
aids obtainablc. The sooner these
reports are sccared the better, for
they will be Us useful now as in the
uture .HII .-aIdn-- 50 TsI Fsfl
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC ISsrRuc-
-sli --arfox.f snntr
The report Of the superintendent OF
public Instruction shows a very sat
isfactory increase in the work OF our
public schools, The number of pu-
pills enrolled in 1885 was 4.405, amin
crease OF 1858 over 1884. The total
amount paid teachers in 1885 was
S55,935.67, or an average of 1896 per
, 1886-01-20

OF the Territory will soon necessitate
tho erection Of Az asylum, ard Oven
now, on the groundsof economy, lay
ing aside those of humanity, 1he
building of such an institution would
be money well expended. Ab1fld-
ing Of this character would be-anSor-
nament where situated, and q credit
10 the territory, through whUe9ib-
crafty it had been erected- Hwonld
not be necessary to complete the
building, but erect a wing or such
part Of the structure asweult Meet
our immediate wants. Where should
be extensive grounds, That the ex-
pense may be reduced 10y oiiltirafing
a tract of land, and furnish employ
ment to some Of the inmates. An of
The states aud many of the tertitories
now lrye Incorporation h~ospitals1for
the insane, but they r g%cneeaily
overcrowded 10 an cxtoDt that does
not admit of their receiving non-res-
lidents. p The Insane or Wyoming are
confined IN private asylums, without
such advantages az could be Afforded
In a home Institution.
, 1886-01-20

LEADING industry or stocl r-ais;ao
Conf has hlGe ,.,ffsnas.Lsg
M IA
r,,or,aI ornan,-.,,a. ~, -,
onmsn..eo,1.r -,nn~sI~.s., a
10 hayl GsZrrIIn IEL
less euo,gh has neon ,aaruad -
tablisb the fsrtth,, ~ bavo mona
~,.ins or ;ro, conner mia an1 90,
, 1886-01-20
The MESSAGE
,t9H ISIS Nl VI
or Governor 4. Il. Warren TO
the Ninth Legislative
Assembly,
UPON THE CONDITION AND
RBoEfRRAENTs Or Nl
WYOMING.
In addressipg YOU ippersop, dhays

: Gentlemen Of The Council and House Of Repre-
.n.Aull..a.
, 1886-01-20

An. efsbrt will probably ~ nss,< Nv
some or the counties ID lfYcure legis-
Iatiou FOR the erectsa leflsunty poor
houscs. The policy in the eastern
states In a majority Of counties, re-
spectEnE oNt5ioor relief, has been to
reduce II, In amount a. mach "a pos
sible and Il is generally observed,
where coun shave erected sditable
a~lmshouses, the cost ofcurD epunty
poor has Immediately And sehsibly
diminished. II Is, however, impos-
sible to require all who need tenn
porary aid to 90 TO the county poor
Arm" Such It rule would be both in
human and unwise, for temporary as
sistancc often saves a family from
, 1886-01-20

The affairs of the counties would
unquosiionably be better administers
cd II the tenure Of Office of the county
commissioners was changed. 10 a. to
admit of only one or two commission
ers retiring from office at the same
time, by this arrangement there
would always be &C least one COM
missioner whose experience aad
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-09-03
HEALTHY HOGS.
Filth and Impure Water the Cause of
Cholera and Other Diseases.

Filth and Impure Water the Cause of
Cholera and Other Diseases.
1t has been pretty definitely proved
that filth, impure water and general
want of care are largely conducive to
epidemics of so-called hog-cholera, a
number of diseases-lung, intestinal
and blood diseases-going under that
name when more than usually fatal
In view of the fact that water-courses
and ponds get especially low in seasons
of drought, those who have droves of
hogs should be especially careful that
swine do not get water from these
sources. Such water will be more
than likely to carry the germs of ma
lignant disease. The better plan
would be to use only the water of
wells, even at the expense of consid-
cradle extra labor. In addition to this
great care should be used that all the
surroundings be kept perfectly clean.
No less important is adversely of flood.
The man who places his dependence
on corn as diet for hogs, old and
young, is generally the first to suffer
when malignant diseases become cpl
demic. Swine are not only grcgarious
in their habits, but they are dependent
upon variety of food, and can not be
kept on one single article even as well
as other farm animals. The sagacious
man will easily understand the neces-
sity of changing Che grain food OF
swine. as well as supplying a daily
quantity of vegetable food. This may
consist of any plants the hogs will eat.
including clover. So far as roots are
concerned artichokes and potatoes will
be indicated. and if swine can be al
lowed to gather these Tor themselves
SO much the better. At the first symp-
toms of disease the feeder should look
10 the surroundings and remove all the
animals to clean pastures, separating
the sick from the well. When we find
dropping ears, low-hanging head. diar.
rhea, vomiting, rapid-breath and an
aversion to light, the hog is far on the
road to death. Chicago Tribune,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-09-03
An Indignant Enthusiast.

Mrs. Ormiston Chant, at a recent
meeting of the Woman's Temperance
Union. in London, slid: ''We can dc
even more than men can N ostracising
alcohol from our social customs. ]
know who has the catering for din
ner table. We had a great man com
ing to dinner, and we did not have
wine, and l should not have cared
about the other guests but for this
man. / said we must not spoil the
dinner. We must get the best wine :"
/ remember which of the sinners it
was that said the final word. The
male sinner grumbled, and said: 'It
Is selling your conscience-making
flesh of one and fowl Of the other. p"
But the hour of retribution came, and
I'm thankful to say it did When they
went into dinner the great man for
whom all this wine had been obtained,
and for which the highest price had
been paid, filed the water bottle and
poured it out. The host said "Won't
you have some champagne" "No,
thank you, | am total abstainer" "
[Cheers. These things make me cor
trite and humble to consider. What I
have gone through other women have
gone through. We never have the
thing in our house in any shape or
form. There | have to draw a little
line around the fact that when was
terribly i'll this time last year, curious
ly-minded friends, in the face of cur
being total abstainers, would persist
in sending various bottles of wine, etc.
1t seemed such a curious thing that
they should not respect our views on
the subject. They callit bigotry. ETC.,
but | think it had great deal to do
with my getting well. I think the in
dignation Of enthusiasm cured me.'
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-09-03
A PEACEFUL HAMLET.
Birds, Beasts and Flowers Protected b
the Good Priest of GUmfrestOn.


Birds, Beasts and Flowers Protected by
the Good Priest of GUmfreston.
Gumfreston is not a village in the
English sense, hardly a hamlet, for it
is made up Of a few scattered farm
houses and cottages, and has only a
population of about sixty. The church
is small, old lichen and ivy-clad, with
well-proportioned tower, built no
doubt for purposes of defence. A
few trees cluster around, affording a
grateful shade in summer, for wood is
scarce in the neighborhood. The in
terror, though admirably restored,
is bare of ornament except some
fading frescoes, on the deciphering OF
which wealth of learning has been
spent, though with small results, and
it's once. treasure is an ancient sanctus
bell. In the spring tide rocks and
jackdaws cav around the belfry and
in the marsh below wild ducks and
plovers utter their plaintive cries. The
rectory, since rebuilt and thereby los
ing many of its picturesque features,
is close by, and what would be vii
lage green is a contracted space where
cows are milked, geese gable and
pigs grunt In fact, owing to common
rights, pigs and geese enjoy freedom
rarely possible out of Wales. The pigs
are not shut up nor the geese housed,
except at night. You may see them
any day on Begelly common, two or three
miles from Gumfreston, homeward
bound, retiring precisely at the same
hour, the old gander giving the note
of march, when his 'quack, quack," is
taken up by his wives, and then re-
sponded to by the pigs granting in
chorus. These wise birds (who would
mind being called a goose after that?)
know to q moment when the good wife
is ready with their food, and woe to
her if not, for they will raise deafen-
ing din about her ears. The lanes are
narrow and the hedges high; the farm
ing is primitive and the meadows are
unbroken by the pillow. Hence Devon
shire itself is not fuller of primrose,
dafodils, violets, holly, roses, white
thorn may, honeysuckle, gorse and
ferns, to say nothing of the mallows
and irises which grow along the
marshes and pools. The good old
priest there was fond of nature in every
form. He was bee master and would
astonish his friends by walking about
with his hands covered with live bees,
and all of which he said knew him.
He knew the | 2bits of birds, and
beasts, and fishes, and reptiles. He
took an interest in every creature that
walks. or flies, or crawls. Woe to any
one overdriving a horse or an ass up
Gumfreston hill. Down he would come
on the delinquent with his severest re-
buke, ending, however, in his helping
the horse or horses along. Temple
Bar.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-09-03
SUBSOILING, OR NOT.
Why Farmers Should Aim to Make Their
Soils Deeper and Richer.

Soils Deeper and Richer.
Prof. Sanborn has been making a
series of experiments by subsoAing.
The result is that it all depends on the
circumstances, just like deep and shall
low blowing. Subsoiling, it must be
understood, is properly breaking up
and mellowing the sub-stratum of the
earth, and not turning it up to the
surface and turning the soil down I'M
der. There is rarely case where this
practice would be desirable. 1t is al
most always a great damage to land,
and it will take years for it torecover its
former fertility. The greatest advan-
tage in subsoiling is to increase the
amount of moisture and to make it
available for the plants. This condition
always tells most favorably in the time
of drought, but it is proportionately a
disadvantage in a wet season. 1t is
then always an injury, and these two
conditions are shown by the expert
ments Of Prof. Sanborn. Plants grow
near the surface, OF rather, mainly feed
near the surface. Their natural home
is in the soil, and this extends but a
few inches beneath the surface. 1t
is the vegetable matter humus, as
chemists call it, which fits the soil
for plant growth. 1t is more important
then that the farmer should increase
as much as possible the amount of or
ganic matter in the soil. This is the
foundation of growth rather than in a
deeply stirred or broken up amount of
the ground. If it could be known be-
forehand that the season would be dry,
then subsoiling would be the thing to
do, so that the surplus waters of the
spring might remain in the more open
ground, and be available when the
drought should come. A deep soil is
good absorbent, and it should be the
farmers aim to make the soil deeper
and richer. There is more real I'M
provement in this than in subsoiling
the undercrust. A rich soil is ALWAYS
just the thing, but SUBSIDIZED land may
bring more moisture than is required,
and this is always damage.
Where the sub-strata are open, or
the land is coarse and porous, subsoil-
ing is always an injury. The moisture
goes down, and takes with it the
strength of the upper strata. Such
lands should be compacted rather than
made more open and porous. A mel
low surface is always a good condition
for plant growth, although some crops
are benefited by making the land
firmer, and when such is the case, the
needful compacting should be done.
Air, light and heat are essentials for
growth, and these prerequisites must
not be lost sight of. D. Curtis, IN
Country Gentleman.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-09-03
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

-Quince tree roots are small and
near the surface, and therefore should
be protected from extreme heat and
cold by mulchings. = Chicago Journal.
"A writerin HoGTd's Dairgman cured
the worst case of caked bag he ever
saw in about four hours by thoroughly
soaking ard rubbing with the juice of
pie-plant
-Oyerladen fruit trees mature their
fruit while i6 is yet small. Pick off one
half before much growth is made, and
the remaining half may grow to as
many bushels as all would if left
Indianapolis Sentinel
Corn Cake: One egg, two table,
spoonfuls of sugar, one cup of Indian
meal, two cups of flour, two teaspoon
fuls of cream of tartar, one teaspoon
fnl OF soda, little salt. a piece of but
ter the size of walnut and one pint
OF sweet milk.-Ihe Household.
Tea Biscuit: Take two quarts of
flour, two tablespoons white sugar,
two of butter, half cup of yeast, one
pint of boiled milk. Make a hole in
the flour, pour in the ingredients.
When light, cut down once or twice,
make into biscuit and when light bake.
Thu Caterer.
Hard Cake: Two pounds sugar,
three-quarters of a pound butter, five
eggs, half nutmeg, grated, two tea
spoonfuls cinnamon, half teaspoonful
cloves, two teaspoonfuls essence of
lemon, two pounds and quarter of
flour, half teaspoonful salt. Roll out
thin. cut into shapes and bake in a
quick oven. - Caterer.
-Sulphide of potash, says Tick's
Magazine, has proved in our practice
all that has been claimed for il by the
English press as destroyer of mildew
on roses, chrysanthemums and some
other greenhouse plants. A quarter of
an ounce dissolved in a gallon of water
and thrown on the affected foliage with
a fine-rosed syringe will wholly destroy
the fungus and the leaves will not be
injured.
A writer in the ~ E. Homestead
says: "Will youlet me tell some poor
discouraged sister my cure for neural
giaP This scourge has lost its terrors
for me since tried this thrice-b blessed
poultice: The yelk of an egg, two
tablespoons of turpentine and one
tablespoon of flour; mix to paste;
spread on rag and apply. 1t will
burn but not blister. 1t IS good also
for sprains or rheumatism.
The French have way of making
a tough fowl tender in the roasting
which is worth following. 1t should be
seasoned and tied up securely in two
thicknesses of soft white or pale brown
paper and put into an oven half an
hour earlier than the time one would
choose to assure its being done. 1t will
steam slowly in this way, and if deli
cately dredged with flour when the
paper is taken off at the end of the half
hour in a hot oven, it will come out
brown and easily carved.