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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-02
THE DAIRYMAN.
Gctkbc Best.


When the aattleman is looking for 1eea-
ers be tries to get the best; when the
farmer is looking for a team he takes time
to look around for a good one, but when
he wants n COW, why, anything will do that
has four legs, one Mt each corner, ana q
s'bag." This is all wrong; the COW should
be selected with more care than any other
animal on the farm, for good one pays
profit right along, whereas poor one VIII
in the course OF a few years bring her
owner heavily in debt. 1t will not be
debt that he can measure exactly IN dollars
and cents, in fact he may not know that he
is in debt, takes it for granted the COW is
paying her way, and never seriously con-
siders as to whether or not he ough: to
have little cash to the cows credit at the
end of year. The difference between a
poor COW and good one is greater than
between the good and bad of almost any
other animal Oh the farm.
With good COW on the farm there ought
: to be enough milk aud butter for family use
and some 10 sell. But to get this result a
few things are essential. Good food and
plenty of il I; don't try 70 get something for
nothing when dealing with the COW; with
the horse you may make up with the whip
for scant feed, for time, but with the COW
it must be good feed and care all the time.
Give her a warm stable and if possible a
box stall in it we'll bedded, SO that she can
keep herself clean. Feed and milk at regu-
lar hours-you will soon find the COW can
tell the time-make friends with her, and
you will see that she is paving animal,
you will be sure of it.
After you find out the capabilities of a
good COW. get another: and keep on getting
s'another" until you have as many as the
farm will support; then you will be dairy
man, and by the time you get too old to
work you will have saved enough profits
until the time comes when you, instead of
the cow. will kick the bucket"
If you have neighbor who is rather
quick tempered with his animals, and he
should happen to have a COW that is $50
blamed "skeery" that you can't do nylhing
with her, if she looks all right otherwise,
buy her. Take her home, treat her like q
lady, be very polite TO her, and the chances
are YOU will have very good butter COW.
A good butter COW is one that is nervous
and easily make ''skeery," but if treated
right will be one of the gentlest animals in
the world, and will expend her nervousness
in making butter. When you become the
owner of good COW, breed her 10 thor
oughbred Jersey or Guernsey bull and raise
her heifer calves; you can always raise a
better COW than you can buy--unless the
price is no consideration-and the COWS
you raise yourself will be free from faults
ssfaults" mean of disposition; these you
! and not be at all "skeery." When say
can control, and if you don't you may take
1t for granted you were not cut out for a
dairyman.
Try the plan of getting the best COW, and
giving her the best care.-A. l.. Crosby, az
Farm, Field, and StOckmna.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-02
POULTRY RAISING.
Chicks il, I,,.ool.rs

The greatest mistake, says correspond
ent of Farmers AIagasine, by those who
attempt to raise chicks in the brooder is
sufficient heat. Heat is more essential
than food. When the chicks come into
the world the temperature from whence
it developed is no less than lob degrees.
To suddenly subject it to change of 80
degrees or 40 degrees lower is quite diff
ference for little thing SO young and
tender. Young birds of oil kinds require
careful brooding and nursing, as is we'll
known. When a brood of chicks is COM
ing out under hen she sits very close to
the nest, and endeavors to keep them
warm and comfortable. Not the slightest
current of Dir is allowed to reach them.
And when she leads them off the nest she
carefully keeps them near her, in order
that they may easily run in and out to-
warm themselves. It is a very easy matter
to regulate o brooder by observing the
actions of hen when she is carrying her
chicks in incubators should place them III
brooder SO constructed as to prevent
them from wandering too far from the
brooder for the first few days. The first
week with the young chicks is the most
important. BY keeping the brooder at 100
degrees or not less than 30 degrees, and
not allowing the chicks more than a foot
or two around the brooder, as yard, there
will be no danger Of chilling, for the rea-
son they will easily reach the source of
heat. If not given a small yard at first
they are liable to become chilled before
they reach the broeder, should they stray
OFT too far, and become benumbed before
they can return, and perish. Hence, no
matter how the chicks may be fed, the
most important mntter is to never allow
the brooder to become too COOL Not less
than 80 degrees is required for them, and
it is better to have the brooder too hot than
too cool. as the chicks can remove to cool
place when too warm, but if the brooder ia
too cool they will crowd and crush each
| other.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-02

fore put in print. After the defeat of
the Confederate army at kenesaw
Mountain and their retreat toward At
lanta, the regiment to which l belonged
was assigned to post duty at Marietta,
Ga, for short time, until we could
get our cracker brigade" into proper
working order to supply the advancing
army, and as partial relief from the
monotony of camp life I engaged day
board with Mrs. Reeves, in the vii
lage of Marietta. Soon after being
domiciled there I inquired where her
husband was. She said he had gone
with the Southern army; then she
went on to relate that he had success
fully resisted all appeals to join the
army. Even Governor Brown had
coaxed him in person, all in vain; SO
they took him along by force. Very
naturally L concluded he was person
of great importance in that vicinity,
and inquired what business or occupa-
ton Mr.. Reeves was engaged in before
his enforced absence.
Gle KEEP bear"
"Your husband was in the show bus
iness?" I queried by way of feeler to
get at the facts.
She answered me with evident sur
prise at my ignorance, and a rising in
Election OF the voice:
"No, sab! He kep' a bear. sab.
eyes, 1 understand; but really,
madam, 1 can not understand why he
kept bear if he was not in the show
business.
HE KEEP bear, sab; bear where he
sold liquor, sah."
ooh, yes; see; Your husband was
would say. Oh, yes; excuse me; I
didn't exactly understand your state
ment."
Her pronunciation of the word bar
had entirely misled me as to her
meaning.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-02


lings, of very smooth bark, and gener-
ally twenty to thirty feet to the first
branches. The first thing we knew
we were in large nest of wild hogs.
Our next strike was to save ourselves,
and each one of US tried our gymnas-
tics on tree. Potter made the best
use OF time, and, as he supposed, had
reached a short bend in his tree,
where he stopped to rest from such
hard climbing:
Boys" he said, "I've struck an easy
place."
"You are not as high as I am" re-
piled.
could tell by the sound of his voice
that he was lower than I was.
He answered: "Don't go any higher !;
I can assure you you are out of the
hogs reach"
After while the moon rose, and
Potter discovered himself sitting fiat
on the ground, where he had been
hugging the tree all that time for dear
life. We were not interrupted any
more that night. ]. L. STowNE.
LEooMPToS. Douglas County. Kan,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-02

winners over years old the best record is
2.35 pounds. gained by the shor.hor IN
which carried off for MIR. IL: wright, " ~
Norton Heath, the champion pliHe h. a ae
the He' beast being 2, 225 pounds at the age OF
ga ei days. The Queens Hereford, which
came very near winning the principal prize
Of ali, and which did gain the champion
3 good record, weighing 1,946 pounds ga; at
the age of 951 days, andso showing daily
gain of 2.O5 pounds. Mr.. Stephensonss
champion Aberdeen COW, being over =, o.
wears old, of course does not come into the
daily gain comparison, having, been KEPT
for breeding purposes till few months
hack
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-02

bars of equal width, the middle
one white, the others red,
with a clue union containing nine
white stars arranged in circle. The
resemblance of this to the "stars and
stripes" led to confusion and mistakes
in the field; and in September, 1861,
a battle-aag was adopted red field
charged with blue satire, with mar
row border of white, on which were
displayed thirteen white stars. In
1868 the "stars and bars" was sup
planted by q flag with white field,
having the pattle-fag for union. The
flag of 1863 was found deficient in SER
vice, it being liable to be mistaken for
a flag OF truce; and on February 4,
1865, the outer half of the field be-
You'd the union was covered with ver-
tical red bar. This was the last flag
of the Confederacy.
The first secession flag was actually
raised in 1860, before the passage of
the ordinance of secession by the State
of South Carolina. Capt. Edward
Mills, OF the bark "Joees," belonging to
cts, raised this flag at his masthead in
New York harbor, and his vessel was
nobbed; but they could not compel
him to strike his colors. On his re-
turn q gold-headed palmetto cane was
presented to him by some of the Pal
metto Guard, and in return he trans
ferred to them the custody of the flag.
The secession of the State was quickly
followed by aggressive military move
ments, and the flag accompanied the
Palmetto Guard in their various en-
campments. At the siege OF Sumter
it marked their parade ground, and
was used in the truce boat that met the
United States barges. The Palmetto
Guards occupied the fort Immediately
after the surrender of Anderson; and
this flag was the first raised on it's
walls after the salute, and before F. j.
Moses had arrived at the fort. The
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-02

done upon an apple tree when the SAM.
in the top the better, except to wash ~
same and to look after insect enemies. us
The borer is liable to gain lodgman.
from which it will be hard to remove ~
Its presence may be detected by the dn IT,
on the surface of the ground near w.
roots of the tree. Take small wire ~, nus
probe until the borer is reached, then l ;n
It. Next fill the cavity with wax. By wa a
of prevention piece of tarred pana.
around the tree is quite help against III
borer in the summer and mice in winter
b. ID. richards, an American Cultirato.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-02

vi IoAV 0uAUcE III
1s6l--only two days, if our memory be
correct-a sailing vessel entered the
harbor under full sail and majestically
passed the fort under spanking
breeze. On reaching the city she was
found to have on board Whitworth
rifed steel gun, carrying q projectile
weighing twelve pounds. Samples of
these shells to the number of dozen
or more were part of the invoice.
The latter were sent as models or pat
terms from which imitless supply
might have been cast. but the immi-
nence of the attack on Sumter was such
that there was no time for the work.
Accordingly, the gun, on low
rosewood carriage, was by the readiest
means conveyed to Cummings Point
at night, and was erected to the right
of the celebrated iron battery of three
inch columbiads, and to the left
of the three ten-inch mortars, which
were concealed by redan breastwork.
A deep-cut embrasure in this latter re-
vealed the d;minutive steel piece at
daybreak on the historical morning,
peering out upon the angle of the grim
fort in the bay where Captain Double
day was in command. From this gun
the venerable Edmund Ruffin Of Nir-
ginia fired the first shot at OF neir 30
a. M, which, after shrieking and fe-
rocious transit, struck Sumter on the
southeasterly angle.
"This little Whitworth was present
from MIR. Prioleau to the State of
South Carolina, and this primitive dis
charge on the eventful morning signal
r rife artillery in war in the history Of
the world
cit might be added that the limited
ammunition was divided at long dis
tances during the progress of the bonn
bardment, and that every shot struck
Fort Sumter. The gun was afterward
placed on boat named the Lady Da-
Wis, and did effective work in harbor
defense and feet annoyance.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-02
G7.p0fcSf II0ilH cain.

The greatest daily gain in lie weight
ners at the recent Birmingham cattle show
was 2.54 pounds, to be credited to Mr..
Pixies cross bred steer, which gained the
second prize in the yearling class, the gross
weight being 1858 pounds at the go Of GA
days. Sir j. Swinburne's first prize beast
in the same class comes out with daily
gain of 2.34 pounds. The latter record
was just beaten by Hereford exhibited by
Mr. a. p. Turner, of Pembridge, which
was second in the yearling class for that
breed weshng i tSs5 pounds at the age Of
gain of 2.3s pounds. Among the prize.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-02
Chcnn Ca.nn,.. Pic

One cup of sugar, three coffee -cu'
milk and one teaspoonful of salt,
these get boiling hot. While they are
ing. stir free from Jumps. Is cups OF
into one coffee cup of cold milk. then
it into the boiling milk, stirring const
till it boils again, then add one teaSE
full of extract of lemon, and set it avn
cool. This will make three pies.
Six crusts, and fill them with the lnlA
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-02
uuSBANDRY AND HOuSEWIFERY.
Matters of Interest Relating
to Farm and Household
Management.
Information for the Plowman, Stock.
man, Poultcrer, Nurseryman,
and Housewife.
THE FARMER.
C,orer aud 7f,,,oihy.

Henry Stewart, New York farmer. ar
CUES that one ton of clover hay contains
$ or 10 per cent. of albuminoids, while a
ton of timothy hay has only 5l per cent. of
these valuable nutrients. Glover hay
is always cheaper than timothy, and
oftentimes 30 to so per cent. cheaper.
Hence farmers should grow timothy for
sale and clover for feeding ont to their
stock. Again, Mr.. Stewart claims that if
a ton of straw containing 2 or q per
cent. of albuminoids is mixed with ton of
clover hay, the mixture contains the same
nutritious substances as two tons of tim
othy hay, certainly another argument in
favor of feeding the clover.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-02
Old Sssdiers Of Both Armies Fighting
Their Battles Over
Again.
Anecdotes Of the b. ttle.f field, the Weary
kiarch, and the Cheerful
Campfire.
a Georgia Volunteer.

I'ha iramblc wrastlel with the weed
ulon the lowly mound;
1.lls simple heGdbourd, rudely writ,
Had roited to the ground.
Ireist,i it with " reveront hand,
From d st its words to clear.
Eut time had biottel ali but these:
IL Georgia Volunteer.
I heard the Shenandoah roll
Along the vlle below,
saw the !Aliegheliies rise
Reward The realms OF snow;
Taa valley chmpuign rose to MIND,
It's leaders name. md, thcn
7 X, CIV the sleeper htd been one
OF S,toneWull Jach6oh's mon.
Hs slcens what need TO question now
Ii no were wrong or right?
IIe kuows ere this whose cause is just
IL God. the Fathers sight
He Yields no warlike weapons now.
Returns 10 IL oman S thrust;
Who but Il coward would revilo
An hopored soldiers dustS
Roll. Shenandoah, proudly roll
&doWn the ROCKY glen;
Above tAee lies the grave of one
Oh Stnnewall JaCksOn's men.
Beneath the cedar and the Pine
IN solitude sustere.
CnGnown, unnamed forgotten, lios
a Georgia volunteer
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-02

Take two teacups of sugat, 's
cups of -four, two heapin. teasp.o
baking powder; into this break slE
sized eggs: beat all we'll toee;her, ~
square Jelly tins, aud bake III QUE
to light brown. When done, tura
moulding board, and spread lnlsH
jelly; roll carefully out, and wrap ~
in clean napkin and serve. The 9;
not beaten separately, and the quiz
cake is put together the better II W.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-02
Ikc ISnxI Yiu-Rcn,

A pig -sty, writes f. d. Curtis in the
Country Gentleman, can scarcely be too
warm, if it is we'll ventilated and dry.
hot, damp, and reeking sty Or pen is very
unhealthy for hogs. They should never
come from the nest steaming, or they will
surely get colds and perhaps die. Sleep
ing under straw stacks is an unhealthy
place, or piled up on top OF each other; for
when this is the case, those underneath get
too hot and are liable 10 get smothered.
The ground is the best floor provided it is
dry. The sly should have no floor, but be
constructed SO that the manure can be
easily taken out. Dryness can be insured
by putting ditch around the sty and rails
ing the bottom Of the bed foot or more
above the level Of the ground around. A
pig-pen should always be long, with the
feeding place in one end and the bed in
another. This arrangement will help keep
both ends clean. Hogs are generally more
neglected than any other animals, whereas
they require to be carefully handled. Hogs
are more susceptible to colds and in1amma-
tory diseases than many suspect. They
cannot relieve themselves of the surplus
heat by evaporation or sweating, like some
animals, and when made hot in their nests
the surface cools too rapidly in winter and
the blood being driven in will cause internal
inflammation. The extremes should be
avoided.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-02
!. nee t0j:e.

One and one-half cups of sugar.
thirds Of cup of butter, one cup Of see
raisins, two-thirds of cup of sweet N
three cups of flour, two eggs, one heal
teaspconful of cream of tartar, one-
even teaspoontul of soda, cinnamon,
meg, cloves to taste.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-02
FricuSsc.1I Chicken.

Choose dry-picked young fowl;
into joints, strip Off the skin. II
warm water, dip in cold water, drali
dredge with flour. Put the pieces
warm saucepan and cover VITA hot
Add bit of lemon peel, salt, and I
and sprig of parsley; simmer two
and remove the chicken. Beat up u
OF one egg with a gill Of cream,
warm sauce and whip thoroughly
the chicken On dish, ponr sauce o.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-02
Uhi,c E2.utt Cake,

Two cups of white sugar beaten
cream with one cup of butter, one Gu
milk, two and one half cups Of flour, vi
of seven eggs. two teaspoons of ba
powder. When all has been thorol
mixed, add one pound each Of S.
citron, raisins, blanched almonds,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-02
Hints TO llo,.seh.ccpers.

A PIECE of charcoal laid upon bu
will ease it almost Immediately, and
kept there about an hour, it is said, Il
wound will be entirely healed.
Fox those suffering from weak lungs
n hacking cough, few drops of tar TAX,
on lump of sugar will give relief; five
six drops should be sufficient for grow
person.
LIME water may be made cheaply
taking fresh piece of lime as large rs
egg, pouring two quarts of soft water
it and allowing it to stand two or thr
hours, shaking it occasionally. Bottle al
keep for use.
To PRESERVE goods from moths, do n
use camphor in any form. Pieces of t
paper laid in fur boxes and in closets are
better protection. Five cents will b
enough to equip all the packing boxes az
closets of q large house for year.
To CURE fellon saturate piece
grated wild turnip the size of bean wi
spirits of turpentine and apply to Il
affected part. 1t relieves the pain at on
and in twelve hours or less there will bd
hole to the bone. Dress with sticking sail
and the finger is we'll.
NEVER place fresh eggs near lard, frul
cheese, fish, or other articles from wifi
any odor arises. The eggs are extremely 4
tive in absorbing power, and in a very shd
time they ore contaminated by the particI
Of objects i4 their neighborhood by Will
the peculie md exquisite taste of ne1
laid egg is destroyed.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-02
THE COOK.
Rice Es.iffe7s,

Boil the rice till perfectly done, in wa
then put in one-half pint of sweet m
and salt to flavor, beat flour in milk
stiff enough to drop from spoon; have
hot and drop this in, spoonful at ii
frying till we'll Drowned.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-02
THE STOCK-BREEDER.
BRUSHING 1,r,,.y Caives.

Every one knows the piteous bleating
that young calf makes when separated
from its dam: It is not alone the frequent
more the tender fondling and loving at
tentions which she gives it. Tied up
where it cannot reach her, the calf soon
begins to feel uncomfortable. Watch how
the old COW fondles it, and we may easily
guess why. Every little while, with her
rough, moist tongue, she will lick its back,
neck, and sides, while the calf, though
only day, or even less, old, stands in evil
dent enjoyment of the operation. When
ever calf is pitifully bleating take soft
brush and initiate the cows action as
closely as possible. The bleating will
cease, and if the grooming is given two or
three times a day this most mournful of
all noises will be effectually stopped.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-02

flag remained with the company until
they were mustered for the war, and
was then taken in charge by Mr.. John
S. Bird, who has since recommitted it
to the care of the Palmetto Guard.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-02
Il Mysterious Disappearance.
BY JAMES X. magic, 18TH ILL.

z was in June, 1869,
that our brigade
moved forward from
|AIurfreesboro a Il d
occupied s h G b y
vile, Tenn. l was at
that time Brigade
POSTMASTER, with a
sort of rowing COM
mission to go and
come as T Dleased.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-02
A Haugiesy Rebel.

n the last winter of
the war, by reason of
sickness, I became
separated from my
regiment, but upon
recovery L got a full
share OF soldering at
Nashville, under old
Pap Thomas, when
we sent Hood flying
southwark. [ had
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-02

IHE Union soldiers of
the extreme North
ern and Mic d l e
: tates were often
amused and some
times puzzled at the
Southern dale ct.
One such case hap
pened to myself,
which 1 have often
related but never be-
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-02
The Confederate Flag.

URING our civil
war, the several Sc
coded States used
at first distinctive
S t a tie fl ags. In
March, 1861, the
Confederate Con-
gress adopted the
so-called stars and
bars" composed of
three h oriZontal
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-02
The First Gun of the War.

,HE Augusta (Ga,)
Gazette publ 8 h 9 8
the following in re-
ference to the Whit
! worth gun presented
|by the late C. X.
(Prioleau to the State
of South Carolina:
ga few days before
the bombardment
Of Fort Snmtor in
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-02
Out of the Hogs Reach.

7HILE we were
N stationed in the
v hills of Arkan-
sas, Billy Potter, Joe
Potter, and I were
detailed on picket.
The place selected
for us to watch be-
ing in a level tract
Of tall timber-land,