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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-12
FARM AND HOME.
The Master of tha Fonsa.

He cannot walk, he cannot speak,
Notnlng he SHOWS of books and men,
he is the weakest OF the weak,
And has not strength to hold pen:
be has no pocket, and no purse,
Nor ever yet has owned penny,
But has more riches than his nurse,
Because he wants not any.
he rules his parents by cry,
And holds them captive by a smile,
despot strong through infancy,
A king, from lack of guile;
be hes upon his back and crows,
Or looks with grave eyes on his mother
What can he meant But suppose
They understand each other.
In doors or out, early or late,
There is no limit to his sway,
For wrapt in baby robes of state,
He governs night and day.
Kisses he takes as rightful due,
And, Turk like, has his slaves to dress him
His subjects bend before him, too,
Pm one of them. God bless himl
John Dennis
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-12
Alfalfa in Colorado.

Alfalfa was sown in Colorado, for
the first time, eight years ago, and al
ready there are thousands of acres I'M
der cultivation. Generally it produces
three crops year, averaging two tons
per cutting, and then furnishes excel
lent and late fall pasturage, as it is
not easily injured by the frost. Some
cut the fourth time, but three crops
keep the ranchmen on the Jump all
summer. One ranchman said, eff he
was going to put in alfalfa, he would
buy his coffin at the same time he did
his seed, for the harvesting of it would
be the death of him by the second
year." The natural rainfall will new
er develop wonders with this forage
plant, but irrigation, with our almost
continual sunshine and intense heat,
form combination which develops it.
self in alfalfa, which, in turn, yields
the best dairy products, beef, mutton,
pork, poultry, etc.
This region, the western edge OF the
Great American Desert, which lies I'M
der the evening shadows of the Rocky
Mountains, will yet produce the great
est "milk record, and "speed," of any
agricultural country. Why? Because
the feed is the best for developing the
highest quality and large quantity of
milk, and in addition, the light, stim-
ulating atmosphere causes an assimi-
lation of more of this rich feed than
is the case at lower attitudes. Then
the wash from the mountains, which
has been coming down upon these
plains ever since the hills were lifted
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-12

skywards, has formed soil of infn-
itesimal particles of disintegrated
rock, q soil of unsurpassed richness.
The light air increases the size of the
lungs, and with bones and lungs Pc
culiarly developed by this region, who
will deny that In the near future the
"Alfalfa of Colorado" will rival if not
excel the celebrated "Blue Grass of
Kentucky.'-Cor. in American Agri-
cuIturiSt.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-12

good, sir; he died directly afterwards,
knowing, as it appeared to me, sir,
that the boy having come back his
work was finished"
"Well,' said, "what about trans
migration of souls now?"
"Transmugrifcation ofsouls? Well,
sir" said he, half in tears, half in
laughter, "there's my boy, and there
amt no transmugrifcation about
him -
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-12
Fatten1Dg Cattle.

The best and cheapest method of
feeding to fatten cattle is g. double
question, the feeder ard the fed.
Indoor feeding.-Doubtless the best
way to make g. steer fat is to feed it
plenty Of corn, in q variety of forms,
with all the best hay it can eat at a
feed-no more, as digestion waits on
appetite. A dry, clean, warm bed,
pure water in plenty, above 450 Ito
prevent chilling should also be fur
nished. The bovine will then have a
good time, the feeder won't-too much
work when beef is low. One man need
ed to two cars of cattle. Stocker,
$50; grass, two acres, rent Sc; corn
80 bushels, 3Oc-$24; hay, one ton,
Sc; for winter feeding. Total cost,
$3.50. Fatty and fbrous product of the
best kind.
Outdoor feeding.-The cheapest way
is the most natural one. In the fall,
when grass-fat, go into the fresh
picked corn-feld and gather the nub-
bins left there to finish up with as long
as the corn lasts, then take the ami
mails to well-watered and shaded
woods, in a well-fenced condition, with
large tank of living water, three
fourths of it buried to keep the water
above freezing, 50 that they will not
shake, and feed them the cut corn
crop just as it grew, as every young,
sound beast has mill of it's own that
is good at grinding corn. AS before:
steer, $50; grass, So; corn. two acres,
80 bushels; rent, So; labor, $12;
straw, 81; total cost, $50. Difference
in methods, $11 per steer. In out
door lot, six cars of cattle are easier
to tend with fodder stacked than two
in barn. Hogs CLEAN the waste in
both cases.-Prairie Farmer.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-12
Extent of the Poultry Industry.

For the year 1888 the poultry prod
uct of this country was $780, 900.
Under an equal division each man,
woman and child in the country would
have paid over $11 to the poultry
farmers. But we paid more than that,
for we imported about half as much
as we produced. China alone sent us
100000 eggs. These are tremen-
dous figures. Our poultry interest, it
seems, is more than double the value
OF the dairy interest. 1t was worth
in 1883 $15O,OOO,OOO more than
the cotton product of that year. In
the past two years great advantage
has been made in this industry n the
Ohio Valley. The state fair last fall
and the poultry show the past winter
prove that. Small and large farmers,
and persons having but smalllots and
back-yards, have been penetrating the
mysteries and cultivating the different
breeds of Cochin, Brahmas, Hamburgs,
Black, Spanish, Wyandottes, Plym-
outh Rocks, Andalusians, ard all
the others for all they are worth. It
was but a few days ago that an Ohio
man refused $50 for a nine-months'
Old rooster, had demands for all the
eggs his fowls could produce at So per
Sitting" and had to rent several hens
at SIS each for two months in order to
keep up with the demand for eggs.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-12

VICTOR HUGO left ten volumes OF
poetry, plays, and romances for post
humous publication.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-12

IN Wheatland, CAL, the Chinese have
five guards on duty every night.
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-06-10
The Flocks Of the United States,

me fiocks q INC United states. y.
me Department q Agricultural .tit1l IN a
recent e''Ill report gives me average Yalua;
tlon Of sheep per mead IN several eastern
aua western states and territories ORE as sl
iol ll new Jersey ,l.t' $50; Rhode Is
ianu, $50; vermont $s.6s;; New IS YORK l.cl,l
S5'oe; maryland, Ss.OS; ONO, $500; Tex s-
as, Sl'7o; New Mexico, Sl:tO:
From Inc same tll report II appears that
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-06-10

4 - a !. > I
81 We have received several requests for
the publication Of the official list of the
calves branded on the roundup. We
find that this is impo possible, as each man
keeps q count on his own calves and no
general list is kept. There is also quite
ariyally among the cow-men as to who
shall brand the greatest number Of
calves; tile per cent. not being brought
forward as it should be. This fact adds
toSthed ifIicIllty Of getting a correct list,
asa man hates to say that lie only brands
ed two hundred calves Willie his neigh,
Dor has branded five hundred, although
the formers per cent. may be much high
or than the latter's. We can only shy in
reference to the general calf crop Of the
Bad Lands, that it seems to be the uni-
yersal opinion Of the boys on the round
up, that the spring and fail round-ups
will show considerably larger per cent.
Of calves than we have yet had. The
present roundup shows slight increase
over the average, while the prospects are
that The showing Of the fall roundup
sSslttl f,e ii decide Il finpro geile III.
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-06-10

A man afflicted with deafness took d
prescription to druggist, who filled it
with care and in the latest style. The
deaf man asked the price, when the fol.
lowing talk occurred: 5. s.
Druggist Cleaning on the counter and
smiling in won't-you-pay up sort of a
mannere" The. price is seventy-hye
cents" Is. i.s.:
Deaf Customer Five cents2 Here it
is" 81 ,..s 49,:
Druggist in louder voice. Seven
ty-fve cents, please" JILL &
Deaf Customer there's your
five CENTS" ts5.4 \ 3;
Druggist { in very loud voice and
very firm manner 81 said seventy-fye
cents."s g. ~ = III Ill. ~:
Deaf Customer tgetting angry-"Well,
what more do you want2 1 just gave you
five cents" ys &. s. Z.
Druggist soto voice )-"Well, go to.
thunder with your medicine; I made
three cents, anyway. [Drug Record.
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-06-10

The question is being earnestly dis
cussed as to whether it would not be bet
ter for the cattle-raisers of the west to
erect shainbles and do their own butcll-
ering, sending dressed beef to market
instead of live beef. 1t was once thought
necessary to send all beef on foot to the
point where it was to be consumed and
have it butchered there. This was before
the days of refrigerator store-houses.
Already the practice once thought nee
essary is partially superseded. Dressed
beef is shipped from Australia to Eng
land, and from this country to our Eng
lish cousins. Western beef is sent to the
eastern states for consumption, and just
now Chicago dressed beef is creating
considerable excitement in the great
cities Of the, east and southeast, where it
comes in competition with that slaugh-
tered by the local butchers. Those who
favor the adoption of this method make
the following claims: /, The saving of
an untold amount Of suffering; 2. 1t
gives healthier meat to consumers; 3.
It gives cheaper meat; 4. 1t gives tend
erer meat; 5. It gives better meat in
every respect; s. It gives better prices to
the producer; Both the producer and
the consumer have the right to the bene-
fits of the age; 8. Hence, no man,
or small set Of men, have any right to
intervene; 8. 1t is against public policy
for common carriers to be SO controlled
as to sacrifice the public good for the
feW.-[Nat. r. S. journal. s Nj.
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-06-10

Opinions as to whether the rain of
Monday will start the grass to growing
again, are divided. The majority think
that the feed will be materially increased,
but that it will make a person rustic
hard to find hay. Some go so far as to
say that there will be no further growth
OF grass while others think that it is
scarcely hurt at all. In Colorado, last
year, the ranges had all turned brown by
June 20, but rains started the grass again
in good shape. We hope to see more
rainy weather very soon and as the grass
is now manifestly getting a. fresh start,
all scarcity Of feed may be avoided.
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-06-10

. X s . +
sss We just want to riseSup long enough
toask whether, in spite Of senator Ed
munds and the vigilance Of the reporters,
president Cleveland has not committed
.bigamy. We have collection Of news
paper pictures Of Mrs. Cleveland, ranging
all the way from Bismarck with his
mustache cut off and old Mother Bender
to the Venus de Medici. One picture of
the collection resembles another about
as much as a maverick resembles hon
doc. We don'twant to cause any trou-
BILE, but either tile president has started
q harem in the White House or some
newspapers are lying about "their .,re-
inarkably faithful likeness oftthe Presi-
dents bride" .5; ~. go &
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-06-10
Additional Local.


Frank Foster and wife are expected
here next week. :g
The slaughter-louse will be opened
for the season, with a full complement
of men, about July 1. rE$1
Bids for the school-house site, will be
opened by the board, this evening. A
summer term will be probably held.
The teacher has not yet been selected.
Sam. Day, Nelson -Michne1son, Peter
Fraser and "Cook Nels.,n started for Rap
id City this morning They all expect
to return during the summer. .s &
In the:case of j. "a. Ferris vs.. Mrs. p.
Malloy, for possession Of property; in.
Justice Copeland $ court 1.-THE question Of
continuance is being argued as we go to
press. 81: ! 10 ;5.SS:
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-06-10
. in Judge seaton's court last SATURDAY.

4 In Judge Saaton's court last Saturday,
Mr.. A. l. Stiff was brought up under the.
Yagrant act. A jury of our Ilost reput-
able citizens was impanelled, after con-
siderable difficulty, juror Carver firmly
refusing to serve or render "a verdict
until his fees, amounting TO- two bits,
had finally compromised on q pipeful of
tobacco, donated by Judge seaton. Prose.
cutting attorney Gordon presented the,
case for the Territory and handled the
subject ably. He ransacked ancient and
modern history to furnish examples Of
the Worthlessness Of mankind and for
pure, unadulterated, cussed uselessness,
pronounced the prisoner at the bar "facile
princeps." eve tbn't know what that
means and disclaim any responsibility
for any hidden meaning or dynamite
lurking about it-Ed) Attorney Wads-
worth for the defence, acknowledged that
5amy clint may be a 3layerick. with no
regular grazing gorunds and no brand
on him except the stamp Of genius, hut,
gentlemen Of -the jury, examine him
carefully, look at the ear-marks of tal-.
emit that crop out oil over him, take a
look ut his eyes, unbleared BY anything
except bulge, notice the hidden mine Of
wealth he would be to our saloon-k keepers
If his pocket-book were not q personifi-
cation Of emptiness and turn him loose;
to pick q living from eastern tenderfeet.s
The attorneys eloqu fence was. here inter
rupted by juror Gin sE whose pipe had
gone out. After relighting this source
of inspiration, the jury retired and
agreed on d verdict Immediately. but
refused to bring 1t III unless q bottle Of
Lubricant was furnished. Pending q
discussion Of Ways and Means committee
| as to how this could be provided. q freight.
train came in and Mir, Al. !. Stiff went
lsailins out Of town on a break beam.
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-06-10

According to- recent kilograms, tile
average reporters enterprise is only ex-
ceedad by the aciousness of AGAR
platform. Weread in The Pioneer Press
that "the President thought he had out:
.Witted the reporters in leaving the White
House grounds by an almost unused gate
to talk special train for Deer Park, but
a Pioneer Press reporter was watching
every move the bridal couple made and
on his trusty bicycle followed the carri-
age to the train, which steamed out. at
1856 with a Pioneer Press reporter on
the hind platform" Here we thought,
is a reporter that will make his mark in
the world. Sure enough either he or
one did for the New York World
contained exactly tile same article, ex-
cept that in this case it was a World,
instead Of a Pioneer Press reporter.
Here then, are. the two rustlers for news
who will in time occupy the top notehes
of journalism Somcway we began to
doubt the reporters veracity when we
found that st Paul Globe represents
tive also had a reserved seat on the hind
platform. We had scarcely recovered
from our surprise when we found that
an Inter Ocean reporter was also on the
list and the hind platform. By this time
the platform must have been rather
crowded but Minneapolis Tribune re-
porter edged his way on, only to be ell
bowed by news friend from the Cincin-
natl Enquirer. This must have showed
some Of them up oil tie brake wheel
but they had to make room for represen-
tatives from tho Boston Herld, the New
York Times, tho. indianapolis Journal
and the Detroit Free Press. After read
ing these yerucious accounts of the news
gathers, we came to the conclusion that
either that back platform had a crowding
capacity equal -to.a Chicago street-carsor
that the reporters were lying. The lat
ter proved true for the special cores
pontlent of the BAD LANDS Cow Boy rode
on the front platform all the way from
Washington to Deer Park and has sent
us atidavits that he was the only occu-
pant of that airy perch and that not
even tramp decorated the back plat
form with his presence.
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-06-10

I Last week when tie roundup was at
Pierre Wibaux ranch on Beaver creek,
Bronson Rumsey offered five dollars to
the cowboy who roped and tied down
q a steer In the shortest time. ms sqnick
work was done, the prize being taken BY
Henry Williams who works for .Gregor
, Lang. Time 2:38. Link Gates was sec
'ond but had, bad luck, his rope breaking
OF he would have rustled Henry, who is
one Of the best ropers that ever came to
the country.
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-06-10
Bronchos Bill, from Pizen Spider.
BY WILL v1sscuER.

4 BY WILL v1sscHER. z:i5
! Well yes, I'm fun Wyoming .ey-, s7.7
Amt 'shameed to say SOL nuthor-
An I'D ruther be FUN that place
En- almos' any other. S. ..5 g., =
The mountains is the highest vs.,
nwe've got the broadest plains;
We irrigate the valleys-. s:s ~
Don't bother after rains, !: s59s
Thar's world of gold and silver, a
!, An soda toil an coal, ii{sfS r.,
An cattle on thousan' hills yii :. ga.:S
Ez fat ez they kin roll
The sun shines thar the brightest
An stays tho hull year round s.
An the climate is the healthiest, -.
That ever has bean found. z
The women vote at 'lec.ons,
Ar wise about it too, N a14H 49,. ~.
An they've got q better right to vote --1i =
En- any dude like you. =
I'm Stain that woman Z
z Ez is had a half er chance W. @S
Alters makes as good citizen y
!. Ez camps about the ranch. -. y.
An when make statement, y :, =,
AN know it to be squar',i
(. ''Tain't safe to 60 to doubtin' it, e
~ Out here er anywhar. ~
I We've got the broadcast set er men
Upon the bloomin' earth, < Ella. :.
IAN manhood's what we measure by, s
: AM not, Their bl6ud an, birth 3 H'5-s
Thar's room fur bout er million
Er some the rise er that -. Is
An, room enough to all git rich, 49,
An healthy, strong an fat.
But they'd orter be the best thar is,
Fur littleness don't pan i.&
In the gorjus territory q. ! &
That's adjacent to Shyann. ;
IN. W. L. 8. Journai-
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-06-10
. p - n . n -. - - :

If Nose. Ryder doesn't take care. he
will bring case against himself for
malicious manning. We heard him try
to get a man to ride his broncho on a bet
Of $50 that he couldn't ride him four
rods. As we publish no obituary notice
this week, the fact speaks for itself that
the bet was not taken. ,5s 4
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-06-10

The total drive from Texas this year
has been carefully computed by some of
our southern exchanges at 171OOO. OF
these. the Hashknife company is only
credited with 21,ooo, whereas, they now
have $4,000 on the trail, for their Little
Missouri and Box Elder ranges. Accord
ing to report, Driskill, Blocker & Davis
have $4,000 on. the trail; E. S. Newman
has 5000; Mabry 6 Pryor, 5000 and
Reynolds Bros, 10000.
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-06-10

The roundup was at the III camp
Tuesday night, making fast and salts
factory progress. The boys think they
will finish by the 18th. Both riders and
horses are better than those Of any pre-
yious roundup here, everything has SO
far worked to perfection and the general
verdict is that this is. as it should be, the
best roundup the Bad Lands have yet
lind Wv Z, = g.5a s. i sH
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-06-10

vs. Tie Daily Journey Of the Horse 4
According to Hon. John 3. Russell.
secretary Of the Massachusetts board OF
agriculture, the regular daily jonrneyof
the horse should not exceed twelve or
thirteen miles, This is as great q dis
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-30
Arnettsville.

ARNETTsvILLE, Jan. 26.-The colo
wave has passed and once more W.
are having nice winter weather.
Alonzo Thorn and family were Wis
iting at J. W. Teter's last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. NJ. Arnett, Of
Rivesville, were in town on Sunday
J. p. Arnett was over at Wheelin 9
last week on business.
Miss Irene Smith, of Rivesville
was visiting at her fathers last
week.
Dr. Jamison was at Fairmont Sat
urday.
Rev. Conwell filled the pulpit here
last Sunday. A protracted meeting
will commence in three weeks.
The debate in our literary society
last week caused no little excitement.
Questions was, Resolved: That
Adam was the first man, J. s. Tough
affirmed and f. NJ. Hess denied, de
cision in favor of affirmative, both
sides of the question was well hand
led
Mr.. Dick Prichard son of Thomas
on Pawpaw who has been in Califor-
MIA foE 26 years is stopping at A. NJ
Arnetts at this writing.
II. NJ. Clayton, one of our popular
merchants we understand will com
mence business in Rivesvile next
spring.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-30
The Morgn.town Mail.

As soon as train is put on the
f.. NJ. IL i. railroad we can have our
mail brought in that way, or we can
continue to have it hauled through
the mud at the rate of two and a
bali miles per hour.
1t is simply question of little
foresight and timely action. We
may as well have a mail on the first
regular train as to wait two or three
weeks, or as many months TO have
the change made.
We presume that an official letter
from our Postmaster to the Post
master General, notifying him that
railroad facilities will be established
between Fairmont and Morgantowu
within the next three or four weeks.
and requesting, on behalf of the citi-
zens Of Morgantown, that the mail
for said town be ordered sent by the
railroad when it is regularly opened,
would receive attention and the Or
der follow as a matter of course. 1t
would probably be the more proper
and effective course to have the re-
quest presented through the Con
gresham for this district.
BY an act of Congress all railroads
are declared to be post roads, and it
only needs the order of the Postmas-
ter General to have the mail trans
lerred at Fairmont to the railroad
instead of the stage-coach. The
matter ought to receive immediate
attention.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-30
The Season.

With the closing Of this week will
end the month of January. One
more month will end the winter sea.
son.
Predictions of mild, open winter
have been general from the begin.
ming of the season; and we cannot
yet say they have failed. We have
had but one week of excessively
cold weather, all told. We will not
be surprised if that is the only one
we have. 1t was mild up to that
time and has since continued very
pleasant winter weather. We have
fairprospects of a continuance of the
same order of things into the spring.
A mild winter is a great consider
alton in an economic sense. 1t
costs less for fuel, for food, for
clothing and for nearly all the nee
essaries of life. To the farmer it is
an immense saving. Many farmers
did not have to break in upon their
winter feed until after Christmas.
There was grass enough to keep
stock in fair condition up that time.
Thus the farmer will have a surplus
of feed to sell in the spring, and
there will be a larger profit on his
stock, beside.
With fair average crops next sum
mer, following the mild winter, there
ought to be an end of the hard times,
and period of very general pros
perity throughout West Virginia
and the entire country.