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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-10-01
POULTRY. RAISING.
Poultry Notes


The amount of satisfaction in a hobby ia d;-
rectly proportional to the amount of thought
devoted to it
Fowls should be we'll sheltered and fed when
mounting or shedding their feathers: and the
male birds should be separated from the hens
especially when there is quite a number Of
young Growers around
One,half the care and labor required to earn
$5O tllling some crop will produce that amount
for the farmer if bestowed upon his flock of
fowls Ii you propose to him to persistentlv
neglect his best COW from one end of tho year
TO the other, he will set you down as candi-
GATE for lunatlc asylum; yet a common sized
Hook OF fowls, such as are kept at most farm
steatls,. will yield as much value yearly, if
properly treated, as first-rate cow
Under forcing system of treatment the best
mems IN the world will quickly play out You
may get larger number of eggs within a
given time, but the latter layings will not give
you average good chickens when you come to
hatch such product This result we have
proved, beyond peradventure, in our past ex-
perlence Therefore, never force to any con-
siderable extent your stock to lay an excessive
OF unnatural number of eggs, rs it is exaust-
ing, and will impair the vigor Of the progeny.
Gooi sash pulleys and weights are as useful
10 erect as these things are necessary in your
well-oraered dweliing-house. If you place
moyable sashes in your hennery at all, you
Will do we'll to remember the above hint, and
thus save yourselves q deal of fussing and
hard words because "the window will neither
open nor shut" when you wish it either one
way or the other. In winter time, such sashes
az either end OF the hen-housc are handy to
help. your ventilation. In summer they can
be taken out to advantage and the space
covered with wire screening.-Amcricae
Poultry TGrI
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-10-01
SHEEP-BREEDING.
The WOOL-G2.O,veT.

Heavy wool records would seem to be fol-
lowing in the footsteps of the great milk rec
ords. 1t may be very pretty reading to the
average man to con over accounts of heeces
one-quarter or more the weight of the sheep,
but it may simply show the power Of the sheep
as beast of burden. The public, however,
would not be averse to knowing not only the
weight OF the fleece but the number of days
since the last shearing, and also the length of
the wool left on the sleeps back at the pre-
vious shearing It would also be proper that
the wool be placed in the hands of o commit
tee. to be thoroughly and completely washed
dried, and reweighed, in order accurately to
get ut the amount of dirt, gum, oil, manure,
and also iron filings, etc, sometimes said to
be contained therein. If a fleece should hap
pen to lose 70 per cent, for instance, in this
operation, it might not prove 80 wonderful q
fleece after all. The American Merlno is I'M
doubtedly the best fine wooded sheep in the
world, but the value of flock is not in the
amount of dirty wool produced, but the
amount of clean wool suitable for lnanufact-
uring purposes.
In this connection it is not intended to advo-
cate the washing Of wool on the sleeps back.
On the contrary, it is probably better for the
SELLER as it certainly is for the sheep, that the
wool be not so washed But the feeling GER
tainly is growing one that these yearly in
creasing heavy ileeces may perhaps contain
besides the natural clean dirt. -
INicnao Zi.ihuue
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-10-01
HORTICULTURE.
Planting Everyreens.

A deciduous tree, the buds of which have
started, Is always q risky thing to handle.
With evergreens it is different They trans
plant better after vegetation has started, and
tie terminal buds begin to swell. This is one
reason why evergreens furnished by nursery
men with other stock early in the season often
early, exposed perhaps to chilling or drying
winds during the packing, and, though fresh
platter, make no start after sotting out and
gradually turn brown and die. It is much
be ter to order evergreens to be sent separate
ly from other trees, and later in the season,
say during May, or even June, if the season is
backward and new shoots have notmade much
growth. They should be fresh-dug, quick
packed, and soon received The tender point
about an evergreen is its root If once dried
it seldom RECEIVERS. It Is very important
therefore, that the roots should be carefully
protected from sun and wind If possible
take cloudy or showery day for handling
evergreens;, If the right conditions do not
exist keep the roots con ,tant'y wet and rolled
up in mating. If there are a great many to
be handled, as for hedging, keep them trenched
in moist soil, removing only a few at time
AUaeracun A0riculturiSt
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-10-01
THE NEW PUBLIC PRINTER.
Thomas E. Benedict Sworn In as thu
Successor of S. P. Rounds.
Washington special.

Public Printer Thomas E. Benedict has
been sworn in, giving bond for 500, 200,
the sureties of which are citizens Of Ulster
county, New York. The new Public
Printer said that until he got his
hands we'll on to the reins of the Office he
did not contemplate making any changes.
He also said that he would undoubtedly
make changes MS rapidly as be thought they
were advisable. He has, since the fact
OF his appointment became known,
been overwhelmed With applications
For positions under him, and with
letters asking that many of those already
in be kept in. As yet he has made no APP
pointment whatever. There ale number
OF men whom he has an eye upon with
view to their appointment to the more i'm
portant subordinate positions, but he has
as yet definitely decided upon very few.
He certainly could, if he desired, provide
places for many people. He will be at the
head of payroll Of 2,400, all of whom he
can remove or keep in place, just as he
sees fit, without any reference to the Civil
Service Commissioners. Many of the 2,4OC
places are very good ones, varying in thei,
salary attachments from 81, 200 to $1,000 q
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-10-01
TROUBLESOME APACHES.
They Are Prisoners of Wharf.-The Dis
position Of Geronimo.
Washington telegram. I

Gen. Drum, acting Secretary Of War,
speaking Of the statement made by Gen.
Miles that the Apaches now on their way
to Fort Marion, Fla, were never prisoners
of war, said that, although they may not
have been disarmed, the President alw avs
considered them as prisoners of
war, and as such they were turned
over to Gen. Crook. The best proof
Of their being prisoners of war,
Gen. Drum said, was the fact that
otherwise they could not have been held
under military control. The War Depart
ment could not have fed them otherwise,
and they would of necessity have been un-
der the charge of the Indian Department.
General Phil Sheridan says he does not
know whether any conditions attach to
Geronimo's surrender. He believes the
chief is entitled to no mercy, and says:
eff he can not be dealt with summarily he
will probably be removed east of the Mis-
sissippi-to Florida, perhaps-the very
place he doesn't want to 60. The Dry
Tortugas would be good reservation for
him."
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-10-01
Sheen Notes.


SEVERAL sheep farmers in Australia are re-
ported as owning $40, UO0 head of these wool
producers each.
LAMPBLACK mixed with strong vinegar is
said to make paint for marking sheep tina:
viii not njure the wool and will remain for d
year. lis worth trying. Tar and pAint are
both blotchlng and difficult to scour from
wool
WITHIN a few years sheep husbandry has
declined IN France, to the extent, as reported,
Of 11,OOO,COJ head. The French, however,
import about 1900 mutton sheep for con-
sumption weekly, and live mutton sheep sell
higher than live weight cattle. The mutton
supply comes chiefly from Germany, Eastern
Europe, and Algeria.
MER1No sheep are said to have been first in
troduced from Spain into France, in the Paris
district, in 1856 The result is that the French
merlno is fur inferior in the United States to
the American merino. The latter are the de-
scendants Of the best Spanish sheep intro
duced into the United States early in the pres
ent century, upon the breaking up of the eel
cbrated Spanish hocks, and carefully bred
here.
AN English journal, as remedy for the
lung worm in sheep and corresponding, par
as to in calves, advises to confine the animals
affec ed i'll close room and require them to
inhale the fumes of burning sulphur. 1t neg
lected to add: If the fumigation is not imme-
diately discontinued when the animals begin
to cough, suffocation will ensue. safe rule
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-10-01
CHARLESTON.
Patching Up the Shattered Houses
The Work of Relieving the
Sufferers.
[Charleston snecia1l

charleston specialj
Strenuous efforts ore being made to patch
up the houses in rude way to make them
water-tight, and allow residences to be &C.
cupied and business to be resumed.
Considerable excitement has been caused
by the refusal Of bricklayers to work for
less than So day. The objection, appar-
emily, Is not SO much to the amount asked
for as to the character of the work done,
many of those claiming the advanced rate
being inefficient.
Under instructions from the Treasury
Department Mr.. Earl Sloan has visited the
reported issure on the Savannah and
Charleston Railroad, and finds it due to
the contignity of mill-pond, aud not to
the earthquake. Mr.. Sloan will visit the
assures in and about Summerville and
traverse the whole line of the South Caro-
lima railway, examining the phenomena re-
ported and observing specially any changes
in levels of The earth
AT special meeting of the City Council
Mayor Courtenay reported that the amount
OF the relief fund to this time is about
100000. He said further that with the
large measure of relief necessary to reach
the many sufferers it was hardly necessary
to say to the Aldermen of Charleston, how
small this sum would be when divided
among the sufferers. "To Show" he said,
the grossest ignorance as to the amount
received and the needs of the city, it has
been deliberately suggested that no taxes be
levied next year, and the relief fund be
used instead" AS the taxes in 1886 in
Charleston reached nearly 100000, it is
easily seen how fallacious and misleading
are such suggestions.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-10-01
Does Fa,.,,.i,,n PaMe

AS far as making fortune is concerned
farming Is slow way to accumulate money.
But there are other paying qualities in the
farm that are taken into account far too little.
The greed for making money is fast unsetting
the human mind, and enormously solving the
problem of life Instead of being satisfied
contented and happy with a good comfortable
nome we are thinking of nothing else but
riches, and sacrifice what might be a comfort
able and happy life by scrambling one over
another in an eager and everlasting struggle
for the almighty dolar;" OF the dollar which,
l am sorry to say, is the Almighty. We do not
even measure the paying qualities of home
exceptby the dollar standard Does any farmer,
or any one else, ever realize what a fearful
condition of things this money making mania
is producing? Judging by the past what tho
future will bring, we can see how fast the dis
lance between wealth and poverty is increas-
years will bring in the form of few men of
wealth with their thousand millions con-
trolling nations. Now very large majority
OF the people are working for these very men,
for nothing but food and raiment, for the I'M
perfect laws of nature will admit of no equality
in the faculties of men, and there will always
be those whose "lish" will be right side up to
catch the porridge that other men will spill,
and do what you will the profit on the labor Of
the many will always go into the hands of the
object of life. Now this can bs remedied only
in one way, and that is to substitute the art Of
obtaining the most happiness out of life for
the art Of making money. This would in time
kill out the great curse of selishness, which
is the natural result Of money making, and
leave man social and happy being, prepared
to enjoy life in making others happy as we'll
Us himself The best fortune i'll existence is a
good productive farm, arranged and managed
to produce full amount OF comfort, hapri-
ness, and pleasure without excessive labor
And the family that owns it, with everything
on it needed and paid for and that can aban-
don the idea of getting rich, can get more pay
out of it in this life in the form of happiness
than can be obtained in any other way.-Nep
ENGLAND Farmer.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-10-01
MINE DISASTER.
Cavern In q Pennsylvania Colliery That
May Have Cost Several Lives.
Scranton (Pa.) dispatch.l

May Have Cost Several Lives.
[scranton pa dispatch.l
The Marvine Shaft Colliery of the Della
ware & Hudson Canal Company was the
scene of an extensive cave in this morning,
by'which it is feared number of men have
lost their lives, how many it is impossible
to say, the suppositions varying from six to
nine. There seems to be but little question
of the death of one of them, an elderly
man named John Shafer. A number Of
men were cut and bruised by falling rock
and coal in making their escape up the
slope. Following are the injured:
Henry Shafer, shoulder bruised and
three ribs broken; Thomas Healy, laborer,
slightly hurt; Joseph Ready, driver, toes
smashed George Mason, miner, hand
badly cut; Peter Kelly, timber boss, was
struck on the back of the head and on the
shoulder by falling rock. Kelly passed
John Shafer, an elderly man, at the foot Of
the slope.
So far as is known, the names of the
missing men, in addition to Shafer, are as
follows:
John Garden, laborer, 80 years Of age,
married; John Young. miner, SIS years,
married and has three children; Patrick
McNulty, miner, married, has seven chill
dren; Cormac Mcguire, miner, SIS years
old, married, has two children; Patrick
Kavanaugh, miner, aged as years, married,
has six children: Patrick Murphy, laborer,
25 years, single; Patrick Harrison, laborer,
IS years old, single.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-10-01
SWlNE.BREEDING.
Wimter Eood fo,.' .S,riue.

Now, while we wsuld not be understood as
saying that pumpkins, any more than mangel-
wurtzels or any tier root crops, are equal to
corn as winter food Tor hogs, yet what we do
sa Is co ennS When when fa to growing hogs along
all corn for the complete Development of the
animal. They are tie next best substitute for
grass-the best we can get in winter-and
should be more extensively raised Not that
when fed alone at any season of the year they
can be made to takt the place Of corn, for they
contain too little OF the fat and flesh forming
constituents to male a complete ration OF the
animal; but as winter food for growing hogs
they are grand adjlncts to grain feed Of any
KIND, as we'll as a most excellent corrective of
the bowels The stomach Of q pig under six
months old has not the digestive capacity to
| assimilate harmon ous development of form.
AS well might we expect yearling calves, vim
tered on straw, to- develop into proper form.
They may live On it and grow plenty of
paunch, and thatfs all; but there is not nutri-
ment enough in such food to keep up the ami
plete development of form Like pigs con-
fined to grass orvegetable diet there is bulk
enough and to spare in food, but it ia not COM
posed of such constituents as will meet the
demands of nature in the full development of
the carcass
On the other hand, pigs as we'll as calves fed
! on grass aloneIhave their digestive organs 80
disarranged by the Over-production of fat as
! to prevent the full development of the system
| We say such food is too heating, and so it is
when fed alone; but that is no reason why
we should jump at conclusions and denounce
it while running wild over pumpkins, mangel-
wurtzels, or anything else. They both have
their place in judicious feeding, and in the
winter time, when there is no grass to be had,
stock require along with their corn food some
thing more succulent and easy to digest 10
illustrate: ton Of corn in the eur contains but
228 pounds of water and 5GS pounds of nitro
genous, albuminous, and fatty matter, while
a tone of pumpkins contains as much as ,S90
pounds of the former and only 20 pounds of
the three latter. A ton of oats contains only
26o pounds of water and 6lO pounds OF nitro
geneous, albuminous, and fatty matter, while
q ton of mangel-wurtzels contains l, 10 pounds
of the former and only 32 pounds of the three
latter It is evident, then that we cannot prof.
itabiy feed pumpkins or mangel-wurtzels
alone but their chief value is as compile
ment to grain food. In other words, we can
not make fat and muscle as cheaply with
pumpkins and mangels as with corn aud oats.
But as corn is too heating and constpating q
food when fed by itself, and pumpkins and
mangels too washy, science and common sense
both tell us to feed enough of each if we
would have complete ration 1t is from such
course of feeding that the best results come,
whether for health or profitable growth.
Pumpkins may be planted in the corn-tield as
late as the first of June, and the yellow or COW
pumpkin is the best for hogs.-Baltinore
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-10-01
COOKING.
Some Choice Recipes.
CORN PUDDING.


Crate ears of green corn; add to quart
of it teaspoonful Of cream or milk, lump
of butter tho size of an egg, and teaspoonful
Of salt Mix all we'll together; put it in pan
and bake one hour. To be eaten as vegeta-
be
FRUIT PUDDING.
Place i'll the bottom Of q pudding dish
fresh fruit or berries of any kind, as
raspberrics. strawberries, sliced oranges,
peaches, etc, md sprinkle well with
sugar. Let them stand an hour or two, then
take one pint OF milk, put on the stove, and
when it bols stir in the following mixture:
Yelks of four eggs, little salt and sugar, one
teaspoonful of corn starch. Let it cook TIL
stiff, stirring all the time. When done,
turn over the prepared fruit and let it stand
till cold. just before sending to the table,
make meringue Of whites of two eggs and a
little powdered sugar, and place on the top of
the pudding.
Crate twelve ears of corn. Boil cobs in
one quart of water for one and half
hours; remove the cobs and put in the corn
and boil half an hour. Add one quart new
milk, one tablespoonful of butter. Salt and
pepper to taste. When ready to serve add
three well-beaten eggs Stir brisk.y and do
not return to the fire, but serve quickly.
WHEATEN OR FLANNEL CAKES.
Mix cup of flour with a teaspoonfnl
of baking powder and q cup of milk
to batter; beat in one egg, a pinch
of salt, and teaspoonfu of butter melted
Bake on u griddle. If the batter is too
thick, add more milk These should be
very thin and flexible and full of little holes.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-10-01

place, for when is it mis,nrono. g.
Woman .,n to look pretty and picturesoue9
a are anathemas being hurled
,t the girl with the big hat but
lev me whisper word of consolation 70
'ne theater-going populace: It has
ro'ae early; its reign will be short
long before the season is in full blast
rs glory will have departed. No cod
'ess SO tickle as fashion, and as quickly
as one altar is erected she builds another
snf'n IN and bids her votaries follow. and
oh 'hey go, madly and hotly, like cru
saaers OF old to the Holy Land. 1t is
faeher an anachronism that the hat
should have been called the Gainsbor-
ough; should have been named for the
artist, instead of the arch, smiling
beauty, the Duchess of Devonshire
whose fame and glory are coexistent
with two great artists, both REYNOLDS
and Gainsborough.
Twice the lady is reported to have
set the fashion in hats in her own time.
"hen as lady Georgiana Spencer she
married the Duke of Devonshire, the
best match in all England, she is de-
scrlbed as lovely young girl, natural
ana full OF grace. She discouraged the
wearing of the immense hoops which
were then in vogue, and appeared in
coquettish little aprons and demure
little caps, which were called the "Dev-
onshire, and court journals announced
the entrance Of new grace at court,
Smplicity." The arllor of the Duke
for his lovely young bride cooled in q
month"; and she commenced - career
for herself. From severe simplicity of
dress she plunged into the widest ex-
travagance and ostentation. Her first
eccentricity which reused a paper war
was her appearance in an ostrich feather
OF uncommon growth, an ell and three
inches in length, presented to her by
Lord Stormount on his return from an
embassy to Paris. This set the fashion
which so long shook defiance at both
satire and common sense, and, spanning
the lapse Of hundred years. does the
same thing to-day. Ladies in full
dress, when going to parties and recep-
tions, were compelled to sit on the
floors of their coaches instead of the
seats in order not to disarrange their
couture, and one lady, in envy and de-
spair, rival of the Duchess, sent to
the undertaken for plume, but re-
ceived the answer that the hearse was
out, but he would oblige her immc-
diately upon its return But the fame
of the Duchess is more lasting as the
Queen of the Wings" than as Queen
of Fashion. She it was who bought a
vote from butcher with IL kiss, and
inspired one collector with such a
frenzy of admiration that he exclaimed:
"Were I God Almighty I'd make you
Queen of Heaven!" Her success as an
abettor to politics has only been
equaled by the American girl of this
age, Lady Randolph Churchill.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-10-01
Fashion Notes.

STYLES IN DRESS GOODS, JEWELRY, HATS,
BoNNETs, WRAPS, GLOVES, ETC.
TOMATO red is the new shade.
SMALL fruits will cover fall bonnets.
BRIGHT red sashes are to he very gen
orally worn.
ALL costumes this fall must be simple
but elegant.
The old organdie muslins in dark
colors are in style again.
A HAPPY combination is watercress
green with heliotrope tones.
PEOPLE usually employ gray gloves
for afternoon and evening wear.
The newest gowns require from six
to ten yards for drapery alone.
WHITE silk gauze is one of the
hats.
HoMEspUN, serge, and cheviot are the
favorite materials for French travelling
dresses.
CHEvRoN BoURET, diagonal, and
basket-woven effects are seen in the
new woolens.
REMOVABLE hoods, fastened with silk
cord, are worn with tailor-made dresses
in the street.
RED CLOTH, cross-barred with fine
black boucle lines, is used for jackets
for wear in the early autumn.
EMBOSSED jersey cloth is one of the
seasons novelties. 1t is used in COM
bination with rich silk materials.
ULsTERs for the coming season are
made of Scotch tweed, with high collars
and one or three short capes. The
hat corresponds to the ulster. These
garments are considered more stylish
when they are made without velvet ac-
cessories.
YELLOW and amber evening gowns are
noticeable at Newport this summer.
They are made up with satin tulle,
passementerie and glistening beads, and
are very effective under strong gaslight
and equally becoming to blonde OF
brunei, providing she be very fair OF
very dark.
UNDnEssED kid gloves are now in
use for all occasions. They are in
light, dark, and medium tints in the
different shades of Suede and brown.
The dark color is most appropriate Tor
ordinary wear, while the medium tlnts
and the lighter shades are reversed for
evening use.
GARNET jewelry has come into favor
This summer, although the crimson
stone is not cool looking. Bracelets,
set thick with tiny garnets, and lace
nins are worn in profusion at all the re-
sorts, and garnet buttons tor evening
Gowns, garnet buckles for glrdles ana
slippers are worn by those who can al
ford them,