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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1886-12-16

LAND OvricE At HELENA, ". T.,
Nov. "a, lSs6. /
Notice il hereby given that the following named
settler bs, filed notice Of his intention to make
final prof in support II his claim. and that said
proof will lie made before the Register and Re-
scjver at Helena, Montana. January IL, ISL
viz:
n~mneae Pslee,
Of the estate Of William X. ROb.rts
who made presumption slrclaratory statemsent NJ"
37t3 for the M SEit. NJ SWt<. section !. town
shin II north, range u east.
lie names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon aud cultivation q.
said land, viz: David l.. sha6rr. Richard u.
canine, Francis NcGimn. 0eOrge W. Nesmith. Of
Cottonwood, MT
! W. LANGmoRxE. Register.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1886-12-16

LAND OvvIcE At HELENA. ~. T.,
November l9eh. lsS6. I
Nosjce IL herrby given that the following manned
scttIcr has 6Ied notice Of his intention to make
final proof in support VI his claim. and that said
proof will be mede before the Probate Judge of
Fergus County Montana, ut IewistOwn, N. T., ON
January 9TH. iss7. viz:
AnGos Mcmillan,
who made pre-euspsiUm declaratory statement NO.
573,. for the W. SEA. NEi% SWi-a, SEA NWH.
See ~, Tp. Is N. Range IL +.
lie names the fvllowins witnesses ~ prove his
continuOus residence upon. and cultivation Of.
said land, viz: Alonxo Mscumtrr. Richard u:
Canine, Samuel Hisen and Robert Keller, all Of
Cottonwood, Montana.
=. ". LAXamORHE. Register.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1886-12-16

lucky will sue the CouricrJournal and
Times oil Louisville for libel, claiming
$50, 900 damages, for making charges
affecting his private character.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1886-12-16

LAND OvvIcE At HELENA N. T.,
n.sceral,es Afll 12SG

LAND OVYIcE At HELENA ". T.,
December 4th. 1886. J
Notice Is hereby given that the follow wing
named settler has filed notice 1T his inten-
ton to make final proof In support OF his
claim, and that said proof will be made
before the Probate Judge Of Fergus county.
Montana, ut Lewis town, on January ~,
1887, viz:
Go1ao ~. Baker,
who made presumption dcclaratory state
nent No. 1910 for the - SEA Sec. !. NJ
NE4 Sec. IL, township II north. range IL
east.
He names the following witnesses tn
prove his continuous residence upon. and
cultivation 0f, said land. viz: William
Berkin and Thomas y. Pounds, u Cotton.
wood, Mont. William w. Dewitt aud
William HUrtOp. Of ecwissOwn. Montana.
Wv. LAN0HOnkx, Register.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1886-12-16

LAND OFFICE At HELENA, N. T.,
November 70. 1876.
Notice IL hereby given that the following named
settler has died notice u his intention 10 make
final proof In srpp0Tt Of his claim. and that said
proof will he made belore the Probate Judge Of
Fergus County, Montana. On January ID. 1887,
Wig:
Gamoel R0hley,
Who made pre-emptiom declar.tosy statement No
:, 7G9 for tie NE,z WV. SE cNWN. NWNssE,4.
NEII sWiz, section ., township ~ HOsth. range =
east. -
lie names the following witnes.e. 70 prove NJ.
continuous residence upon and cultivation o. satd
land, Wis: Edward PsSmlee. Benjamin Y. Noul-
ton Louis !. Dutell and John ScOtt, all Of Fiat
Willow. Fergus County. Montana.
i. W. LANGmORNE, Register.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-24
THE HoUsEKEEPER.
Domestic Hints,

A little borax put in the water in which
scarlet napkins and red-bordered towels ara
to be washed will prevent them fading,
6oned starch can be much improved bv the
addition OF little sperm or . little sait or
both, or little dissolved gum arabic
when the burners of lamps become clopeed
with char, put them in strong soap suds and
boil awhile to clean them.
ne elasticity of cane chair bottoms can ha
restored by washing the cane with soap and
water until it is We'll soaked, and then driving
thoroughly in" the Dir, after which they viii
become as tight and firm as new. if none If
the canes are broken.
ono tablespoonful of ground brown mustard
seed, mixed with two tnblespoonfuls of LIKE
warm water, will make very efficient plaster.
Lay THIS between well-worn muslin and fold
the edges, that the linen of the bed or person
may rot DC soled. A little molasses will pre-
vent blstering. f-07
Javelle water, often met with in works and
articles on cleaning and dyc;ng is made of
one gallon of water and four pounds of ordi
nary washing soda; boil for five or ten min
qtes, then add ono pound of chloride of lime.
Let cool, and keep corked in q stoneware lar
or air tight vessel
Inc best way to apply salt to paths to de-
stroy weeds is as follows: Dissolve tie salt
IN IN water, one pound to one gallon, aud apply
spreading nose. This will Keep weeds and
worms away for two or three years. Put one
pound to the square yard the first wear: after
ward weaker solution may be applied when
required.
Dry salt applied every day and brushed into
the roots will make the hair silky and cause it
to,Srow. Do not continue but a year, or two
at longest, as 1t IS strong tonic.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-24

OF Lantern, has been the motheref prize.
made available from year to wear ssvvica.
ao'e Drooaer is made of on empty packing case.
ad h9or p!1t in the nsAdiehalf- boards are
nest.an old tin-pan is tackled to the bottom of
the hoor, hole bored in the floor, the nan half
hlied with water, the hole plugged up. lamp
&c SET under tho pan, and the brooder ia finished
lhe floor may be covered with sand. LIGHT Of
glass set IN hole cut in the front and run
attached, the box covered with tarred fsdt and
IL VIII Keep chickens anywhere.
ms prmclplr may be enlarged to sny ex
tent, and all the money lavished on it which
may be desired commenced TO use snch a
brooder Ave years ago. and have not used any
other since 0'0' NY
We hear great deal about tor heat and
about bottom heat, and about both top and
potion heat; but the top heat alone is worse
IMAM useless, as we all know now. While both
top and bottom heat arc superfuous. when
there is bottom heat there must also he ton
neat Tor the heat rises. If necessary a cover
can be placed in the brooder, which will helm
retain the heat, only care must be used to avoid
too much heat S1N
Probably nothing will ever be devised which
WI WI give exactly the strengthening warmth Of
tne men; but we are getting so far beyond the
capacity of the hen that we must content our
selves with the best substitute We cannot be
satisfied with the capon or with the turkey.
both good foster mothers; we must have tie
brooder, and the one which will care for the
largest percentage Of chicks successfully
Cor: A"erican Poultry Yard
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-24
THE POULTERER.
Il House for Forty Fouls.

A comfortable house may be built say TWEEN
ty feet long and ten feet wide, and eight feet
front and five feet back, boarded upright a,''
battened, with shed roof, shingled, the
flooring to be made by filling it with mellow
loan to the top OF the underpinnins; this 3, we
consider better than a cement floor. This
bu ID ng had better be divided into two COM
partments, with partition and door; the south
frort should have two windows OF six lights,
eight by ten glass; the east ono window;
v utilators should be fixed at the highest
point on each end The roost should not be
over two fest high, and about eight inches
above platform twenty inches wide; under
meath this Platform the nest-boxes can be
placed. A dust bin must also be provided.
And now you have cont Portable place 1or
forty fowls, at cost of not over $25. Yards
can be buils on the south side corresponding
with the width Of the csops, and as long as
room can be spared to maze them. your
fowls must have access to q grass run each
day IAN hour or two toward evening will on,
sw,rI. or else grass or weeds must be cut an !,
thrown to them IL their yarls; Carboilc an ;
larse;y d. uted with water viii drive away the
lice in your iler-houHc; it may be applied wl;h
y wisp. which we should consider preterahle
to a small pump. It would hardly pay TO neat
the mouse in co Il weather; it would ne better
to make it as warm IS possible by either cell
,vc Il or lining with tarfad paper-CAecd9o
IaraM
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-24
DisHO,nt7aU Cattle.

We once tried to cut out the incipent horns
on the head of calf, but had not the heart to
do the work thoroughly, SO made a failure Of
the experiment We do believe, however, that
the removal of the horns from young calves
should be a common practice, and that anyone
with little experience and courage can take
taem out effectually, and with very little pain
glad to learn that so prominent breeder of
fine cattle as Mr. join Brooks of Princeton,
has decided to give the dishorning method .
thorough tr.al upon his calves the coming
season.
The horn of q COW is all appendage, not of the
skull, but Of the skin. In the calf the horn is
loose on the head, and may be removed with a
section of the skin The horn is fed ly the
skin, as is also the hair, and as the removal Of
tho skin on any portion Of the body leaves q
scar which will not hair over, SO the removal
of the skin with the rudimcntary horn leaves
q scar that cannot produce q new horn. 1t is
claimed that there 10 no better time to perform
the operation than when the calf is two weeks
old The horn at this age j. merely o section
OF sofs, hairless. skin called the matrix, or
mother of the future horn. In removing it it
is only necessary to make clean work of it,
taking a rim of the skin an eighth of an inch
wide Surrounding the matrix. 1t can be done
with one firm sweep Of the knife, tho calf be-
" to the ground under the knee of the operat-
or No ono who has observed tho feeling Of
security and tho good temper manifested by .
herd OF pel.ed cattle confined in shed or
small yard, could ever wish to- see the horns
restored upon such herd. Many valuable
lives are yearly sacrificed through thu "orng
of horns upon VIC GUS OF playful animals.
Our present civilization has no call for such
weapons. -4Ncw Englaaad Farmer.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-24
THE VETERINARIAN.
FOm,,dering Horses.

Horses are seldom foundered in cold weather
with water. 1t is when the horses blood is
hot that he can be foundered by standing in
cold water or by drinking large quantities Of
water, and then standing STILL The tempera-
ture of the stomach is reduced too suddenly
and is chilled, which is called founder. The
sudden reduction of the temperature stops the
circulation of the blood, which stiffens the
body and limbs, from which q horse never en-
tirrly RECEIVERS. When travelling on the road,
although the horse be very warm, he can with
considerable safety be allowed to drink liber-
ally, if he Immediately go forward at the same
gait, as that will keep, up, the circulation:
STILL not over u swallow or two should at first
be allowed him. Let him stand and cool be-
fore more is given. And the same is the case
with the human system. We have known
several cases where men have taken largo
drinks Of cold water when they were hot,
which either proved fatal to life or rendered
them invalids ever after. There is no danger
Of feeding horse when hot But be careful
of cold water.-Io,oa State Register
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-24
Planting stra,che,..ie.

AT the summer meeting of the Michigan
Horticultural Society, G. s. Iindeman told
now to plant strawberries rapidly, as follows:
First, thoroughly prepare your ground SO it
Is well pulverized, mark one way as for corn,
at least four feet apart East and west is my
choice; now take double shovel pillow and
drive west so the hind pow blade will leave
tue south side of the furrow just where the
mark was; carry your pillow back to the cast
end Have o pan large enough to hold plants
for row; place the pants in with the roots
down; fill with water go it will cover the
roots. Let one man take this to drop the
plants the distance you wish them planted,
thoroughly wet with the water. Another man
gets upon his knee, seizing the plants by the
top with his left hand, and with whlrlins
motion spreads roots on south side of q fur
row, little below the top, so it will be as low
as the surface when level With tho right
hand nearly open, take what moist earth he
csn from tho opposite side of the furrow
placing 1t on the wet roots, with what pres
sure he can, and tina, plant is set; three mo-
tons to plant If he is an active man, the
dropper has got to be lively to keep out of his
way, but he should not in any case get far
ahead, so the roots will get dry. When the
first row is done, mark your next row, and
drive back so as to throw the earth on the
roots of first row, and. repeat Two active
men can plant one acre per day, and have time
for game of ball at night, and when done,
your plants will be in the best possible shape
to grow in wet or dry time
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-24
Potash for Peach r,.e...

M dae most Ss successful peach growers in the
3;il statos arc those which use potash
nDerally as o fertilizer. In his late report an
peach orchards to the New Jersey experiment
s haa, on, Mr. J; M. White remarks that the
S Sea and longest-livod orchards in that
STATE are those which have beea fortified
WY, WIN potash and phospheric acid Among
other orchards, he describes that of j. s,
Sulnby, of Chester, who has 400 treea in
bearing. six to ten years old He applies 5OJ
pounds Of bone to the acre, and as much
ashes as he can secure. The fruit i, abund-
ant and OF good quality Ii disease appears.
every affected tree is removed aud des ttroyed
at once; and no instrument on a diseased iree
Is i, used on healthy one until Thoroughly
Cleaned. s. H. Wartma1 cultlvates his 1000
bearing trees twice in season. The past sea-
son SON he had 5000 baskets of peaches. Dr.. Fl.
race OF plttstoWn, gathered 5,lCO baskets Of
Quakertown, sold 5000 baskets from his 49,
Soo trees the past season, for SO, 045; he cu:ti-
Yates we'll, and applies barn manure and wood
ashes Peach growers in this State who have
applied wood ashes literally to their orchards
nave succeeded in raising good crops of fruit
when the orchards of their noighbors who
used no ashes were barren.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-24
Stock Notes,

MEG hEGuLATE the feed of your horses to CORE
m'nu with the amount of work they are re-
n n1lGlAN horse-breeders have formulated a
;sa 9ok. 1t comprises three classes-tlle
W. W. friesans, or purest Flemish; the Bel
p sus or heavy variety; ana tho Ardonnaise,
NJ, WELL KNOWN horseman, who believes
usly II ped.grees, says when compelled to
Vse between all pedigree and no horse, or
t rot re: and no pedigree, he takes the horse
osts are crushed or just coarsely ground,
,vo Isaey are gwen to horses, they wall
[s is" h ,, nourisling In Eagiand they are
, aa through rollers. but if a horses teeth
s'on it Will generally gii d its oats pretty
ssr. lhere Is great difference in horses
%s s''er, III this respect, just as there is ~
HI ls ONE bolt their food much more rapla y
ssr e cn'. m st.cate.l tlan others. But what
&smss tan you feed, do not lei the horse drink
E'1'stcty after. II you do, much OF the
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-24
Soft Checse from, Ski,,, Afilk.

writer in the London Times thinks that
soft cheese can be probably made from skim
milk. He says: at will be remembered how
in the model dairy at the Brighton show last
summer Mr.. Long gave explanatory demon-
stration of the simple methods OF making
three kinds Of soft cheese, employing such
elementary appliances as timed iron hoops,
beech boards, straw mats, milk vessels,
draning-shelves and thermometer. Any
body can learn the processes, and few ex-
pcriments will teach tho practices OF ripening
the cheeses in an apartment having regu-
lated temperature proper for the development
of the necessary white mold followed by blue
mold, producing the most admired flavor
From gallon Of whole,nlk costing pence,
he made Brle cheese (the most famous French
varietics) worth at ten days to three months
old from shilling to shilling pence; from
half gallon of milk, half of it SKINNED, valued
at2I pence, he made Coulommiers, a round
cheese worth at least S pence; and from skim
milk only, costing about penny, he made q
square variety, Of his own invention, named
Gruvely cheese, partaking of the qualities Of
Limburg of Germany and the livarot of
France Farmers must not mind q little
trouble if they can thereby convert skim milk
into product saiablc at treble or quatlruple
the value Of the milk Nearly six millions of
| the delicious Brie cheeses are made annually
in five ACCOMPLISHMENTS supplying Paris.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-24
Spiced Beef,

VIII, When you want t to prepare your spiced beet,
1 ounces of moist sugar, half an ounce Of
cloves, quarter Of an ouuce of allspice, a tea
spoonful of ground pepper, a teaspoonful of
mace, half nutmeg and pint of salt Take
about twelve pounds of round of beef, with
.ral days: take out the bone and rub the beef
All over we'll with the mixture. Put some of
the mixture at the bottom of a pan just large
enough to hold the beef; put in tho beef and
stew the remainder over. Rub we'll every day
fora fortnight; then wash the beef and tie
fat in the place of the bone Cover it well
over with lard or suet, put it into pan, pour
over it one pint of water, cover the pan with
thick paper and stew gently for six or seven
hours,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-24
Fixing Up Their Toboggan Suits.

The young women about New York are
spending good-deal Of t. me ana thought on
tobogganing suits, bat as yet the IL suits
obtained are not altogether satisfactory-at
least to the masculine observer they are
not. A round red Or blue cylinder appears
pointed at one end and adorned with a tas-
sci, and he is called upon to believe that
the object inside is female, though there
are no outward or visible signs OF the in
ward and heautiful woman except tie still.
small voice that lifts up to Shrek on the
downward flight The totoggan dress
proper is really nothing more slnpely than
two pieces of fright colored blanket fast
ened with enumerale little straps and
buckles and pointed hood attached. This
original Canadian desn is beng some
what modified through intercourse with tie
New York girl, but to still preserve its
wildwood h.yor she has not yet succeeded
in making it eminently graceful, and
t has sool many phases OF evolution be-
fore it vet.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-24
THE oRCHARD1sr
Orchard Pla,,tt,.0.

'e'sHE1 1fN5tt1WV.
II is we'll for those who niant ,.r,o
orch rdsto set the trees out by tha araes
s st'ef having made q wise and carefnI saloo'
the the ,r ul sorts and u thorough preparation Of
s sae ground It will prove most conyen,ent ~
o orc oard Alnd in row. extending across the
catherine " IN, N TWO or more rows SO that in
directly onward without furninp R Fo a hnn,a
stnPpy this systematic method Is less ess eme
s Ma,' OUT al newly set orchards. laroe ~
n na,n should be registered, 80 that When the
re ane are lost they may be easily restored by
cbard ' sSa,,, me record The small home or
few additions of new sorts, or If those wp ~
n nh been previously omitted, but the main
ouleel TO be kept IN view is to secure regular
t .a Of ripe fruit, without break or in
M nsaupion' the year through. Country Gen
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-24
Farm Notes aud Comments,

EXCLUSIVE wheat farming is as disastrous as
Elusive cotton or tobacco farming.
[HE proprietor of 400-acre raisin vineyard
California employed force of 120 men to
+ the grapes constituting the last crop.
Tis said that one acre of ground will sup
one individual and that five acres will
Ep family in the moro thickly settled
|;dons of Europe. Less than that does so in
land.
EuEAr succeeds better in clover than in a
fOthy sod-not because the timothy has re-
Ted moro from the soil in the grass that was
! but because it leaves smaller and less
Gent material residue.
ORDINARILY, almost anything capable Of
owing green leaf is thought good enough
SOW to grass, and there are too many cases
fero, after exhausting the soil by overcrop-
fg, it Is without more ado sown to grass.
Prof. HENRY, of the Wisconsin Agricultural
|..ege, gives as result of an experiment
n 4,lM pounds of ears of corn from an acre
FL make 1000 pounds of meal, allowing
(eaty per cont for shrinkago after husking
ID grinding, or net 8, 300 pounds OF corn-meal
pm III acre of average corn.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-24
THE DAIRYMAN.
Cause of Badly Ftavored Butter,

A prominent dairyman claims, in recent
taken from COWS well along with calf will
often cause a faint and early putrefaction of
butter and cheese manufactured from milk of
which 1t Is part The same fact appears to
have been noted by a number of dairymen iii
have often heard butter makers complain Of
an unaccountable bad flavor in their product
during the winter months, when their facilities
for keeping milk at proper temperature were
good 1t was doubtless due to the fact that a
majority of the>cows were sstrippers." In one
case recently reported the butter from dairy
became rancid a few days after making. An
investigation developed the fact that there
were two cows in this dairy that were seven
months with calf. On leaving their milk out
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-24
Heite,.s Not Profitable.

heifer is reckonel equal to half a COW, but
r. Is not worth for immediate use half as
fVoa as cow equally good proportionably
Ia July lnatured Their milk is not equal i'll
fsancss to that Of fully grown COW, us they
f. some portion of its nutrition i'll building
\ sae.r own growth Then the longer time
|laired to get the smaller quantity of milk
try give, is another serious item. While the
um s IRE short milking has to be done Win na
| NJ. likely to be stripped clean by careless
FaSers, espec ally If they arc restless and
tE'..,,y. Still, hefcr carefully managed is
4 Tho time CROWN, in value, while al least
fshS her way. She is more profitable to
yep Than an old COW.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-24
THE STOCKMAN.
salt FOR Past,l,i,,a Stock.

The ash Of plants is least when they are in
ueculent and immature condition. There
therefore, loss salt ami other mineral mat
In pasrured grass than in hay or full-grown
PASS For this reason liberal quantity Of
fl is indispensable for all farm ANIMALS in
[esummer, and this need becomes evident by
EEe,avidlty shown for salt by cows and sheep
Esed that seven ounces, given once week,
u DO the same as one ounce daily. A COW
light as woll have the whole weeks rations
iced given at one time, as the whole guam
y OF salt glyon in one dose. Agri-
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-24
COII Cats,.D.

Chop fine half q peck of tomatoes, two roots
of grated horseradish, one small cupful Of
salt, half cupful of black, and the same of
white mustard-sced, two tablespoonfuls Of
chopped fine, one tablespoonful of powdered
cloves, one of mace one of cinnamon, one of
celery seed, ono quart of nasturtiums, half o
cupful of sugar, and one of vinegar. Mix all
together, and put into jars. Cork tightly; it
excellent