The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-10-07


A spell the river muffles.
The golden-rod fades in the sun;
The spiders gauzy veil IL spun
Athwart the dropping sedges;
The nuts drop softly from their burrs;
No bird-song the dim silence stirs-
A blight is on the hedges.
But filed with fair content is she,
As limo frost could ever be,
Te dim her br 1wn eyes luster; |
And much she knows Of fairy folk
That dance beneath the spreading oak
With twinkling mirth and buster.
She listens when the dueky eyes
Step softly on the fallen leaves,
As II for message cheering:
And it must be that she can hear,
Beyond November grim and drear,
The feet of Christmas nearing.
-tsusan Hartley. in st. Nicholas for OCTOBER.
PLEURO-PNEUMONIA.
The existence in . number of portions of the
country, In some parts Of Northwest, rem.
ders any suggestion regarding the cattle scourge,
pleuro-pneumonia one Of value, and the follow
ing from Chicago paper has An important bear
ing on the subject. There Is, says this writer,
one theory held by small class-that Of inocu-
lation to exterminate the disease-that should
lation fs undoubtedly dangerous as means OF
spreading the disease. Stamping it out is the
only correct way of dealing, whatever the cost.
In u country fully infected incubation may be
admissible, and for the simple reason that all
cattle have been possibly exposed. 1t might
| also be admissible in the case of cattle
put into possibly infected stable upon the first
appearance of the disease, il those animals were
certain only to reach the butcher when fat and
| the possible danger of infection from the offal
could be prevented. The reason why inocula-
lation should not be allowed, except possibly In
| the cases mentioned, is from the peculiar and
insiduoue nature of the disease, we'll known to
veterinarians and others who have carefully
| studied its pathology.
There are authenticated cases where inocula-
| ton has spread the disease, and there lie not
! conclusive evidence that an animal. once having
had the disease, may not 1T some future time
| again suffer therefrom. 1t may be taken . Sec
! ond time. Such an animal was found At the
Shufeldt distillery. 1t was what the veterinari-
ans call q recovered case-and yet, again down
| with the disease. In one lung was found cist
containing large amount of pus. This event
| ually must have broken, thus liberating the con-
tanned matter.
In England the heroic way hae proved the
only reasonably sure means. and in the end
| the cheapest-that is, the entire destruction Of
| all animals that have been exposed to inrec-
| ton and the destruction of the buildings as
well.
That the barns and sheds must be totally
destroyed is quite plain, since it would be
| Impossible to distinfect a building reeking
| with the excretions Of these diseased animals.
Perfect disinfection would be even difficult in
the case of barns built Of brick and stone, and
in no way possible in the case OF distillery sheds
as generally built, as any physician we'll read in
hygiene knows. A jet of superheated steam
| might be forced into cracks and crevices, and
would instantly killed every germ reached, but
it cannot be employed. Hence the destruction
by fire alone will give perfect safety in the
| future. Corrosive subimate is . sure disin-
fectant, but the means Of application are still
| more difficult. Yet feeding-buildings, attached
| to distilleries, may be erected, at no extreme
| cost, that would we'll pay in the end, in the
single matter of cleaning and that might BE- dis
| infected from the influence Of any cattle plague
known in America save possibly the contagious
form OF pleuro-pneumonia.
DRIVER ANTS.
There are certain ants that show wonderful
intelligence, and the 'driver ants not only
build boats but launch them too; only these
boats are formed OF their own bodies. They
are called ''drivers'' because of their ferocity.
Nothing can stand before the attacks of these
little creatures. Large pythons have been kill
ed by them in single night, while chickens,
lizards, and other animals in Western Africa
|
selves from the heat they erect arches under
which numerous armies Of them pass in safety
Sometimes the arch is made of grass and earth
| gummed together by some secretion, and again
| it is formed by the bodies Of the larger ants,
which hold themselves together by their strong
| nippers while the workers pass under them.
| At certain times of the year freshets overflow
the country Inhabited by the ''drivers,' and it
is then that these ants 60 to sea. The rain
| comes suddenly, and the walls Of their houses
| are broken in by the flood. but instead of coming
| to the surface in scattered hundreds and being
swept of to destruction, out of the ruins rise q
black bali that rides safely on the water and
| drifts away. At the first warning the little
FEATURES rush together aud form q solid ball Of
ants, the weaker in the centre; often this ball is
larger than a common baseball, and In this
| way they float about until they lodge against
some tree, upon the branches of which they are
coon safe and sound.-S. Nicholas.
WINDOW GARDENING.
The greenhouse should be ready to receive the
plants at any time. The more tender plants should
be taken in before actual FROST the cool nights
! check them. Plants for Forcing.-Take up and
pot Astilbc, Dicentra and other hardy plants
| that are to be forced; place them in the cellar
| as the weather becomes cooler. Pot supply
OF bulbs and keep in the cellar until the soil is
! we'll filed with roots. Examine each plant
| before taking it in to see that it is free from
| insects. Make the change from the open air to
the house as gradual Is possible by abundant
| airing. Sow seeds OF such ANNALS As are to
bloom in the house. Secure soil, moss, sand
! pots and all other supplies for the window gar
| den, and store in the cellar. II beds Of Coleus
and other ornamental beds be protected from
the early frosts, their beauty may be prolonged:
newspapers will answer for covering. Bulbs
| Hyacinths, tulips, and other Dutch bulbs may be
| n tod in W nod hoN ~, H>o
| covered with litter before cold weather. Pot
| those for blooming in the window, and set in a
dark cellar. Flower Roots - Gamma roots do
| not keep well if the tops are killed by frost.
Cut away the tops Of Dahliae as soon as touched
| by frost, and dig on sunny day, label, and
keep them as il they were potatoes. Hardy
Perennials. Clumps Of these may be taken up,
| divided and reset now as successfully as in
| spring.
| KITCHEN GARDENS.
Much may be done at this season in preparing
for spring. Plow or spade the land from which
a crop has been taken, turning under q liberal
| covering Of manure. Roots.-Beets, carrots and
most other roots, il there is no proper root cell
lar, may be placed in boxes or barrels with dry
earth among them. Leave q portion of the
parsnips and satisfy In the ground until spring.
Celery should be ''handled The stalks are
there by pressing some soil against them with
the hand. Sow spinach for next springs use,
and weed that already up. Sweet potatoes
should be dug as soon as frost touches the
leaves; handle carefully that they may not be
bruised or cut; when dry, place in barrels and
store in q warm place. After a few frosty
nights there is usually period OF warm wealth
| er. portion Of the tomato-vines, il protected
by sheets, or even paper, from the first frosts,
! will continue to yield for some time later
Lima Beans. Take up with the poles and place
under a shed until the beans are picked. Secure
good supply Of dry earth by drying it on a
platform Of old boards. Store under cover
sufficient rich, light earth to in hot-bcds and
WindOW.bOxee.
WORK FOR OCTOBER.
Grass.-Sow on winter grain and brush in
Timothy is almost universally eown. Try or
chard and rye grass, each by itself, sowing clov-
| er In the spring.
Nitrate OF Soda. applied in the autumn upon
| grass or grain, sheuld be very evenly distri-
buted and applied when the ground is wet-if
possible, during rain.