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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-04-27
11,.een Ma,,,srina.

The practice Of following the land, says
The Press, of Philadelphia, is only re-
sorted to when land is cheap and the farm
is too large for the whole to be cultivated.
With the march of improvement fallow-
ing has partially disappeared in order
to yield to green mauuring. 1t is urged
against green manuring that it cannot pos
sibly add anything to the soil. This is
true SO far as the mineral elements are
that plants when in growing condition
possess the power of arresting and storing
the nitrogen that is brought down by the
rains from the atmosphere. But again it
is urged TINT the soil itself would receive
and hold the nitrogen from the atmosphere
(Which, however, is disputed) instead of
securing it entirely in the shape of am
monia and nitric acid from the soil, the
growing of green crops, if it will not en-
rich the soil by adding something to it, at
least performs mechanical work in the re-
duction Of the insoluble elements of the
soil itself; hence, if but light crop be
produced and turned under, the decay of
that crop will provide food for succeeding
crop. which, while appropriating the Gle.
ments rendered soluble by its predecessor.
in turn will convert more inert matter into
plant material, thereby giving up more
food to still another crop, and so con-
tinuously until large proportion of the
insoluble and inert elements shall have
been so changed in form as to render the
soil capable of yielding fair crop. In
this manner the lime, soda, potash, mag
nesia, silica, sulphur, and iron of the soil
are converted into combinations that fit
them for promoting growth. Practical ex-
perience has demonstrated, however, in
the face of all opposition, even if the fact
cannot be explained, that the growing and
blowing under of crops in the green con-
dition will enrich the soil, and the nitrogen
will be thereby increased. The mineral
elements have been added in the shape of
commercial fertilizers free from nitrogen
such as lime, salt and bone lash, yet the
green material turned under has
demonstrated that the soil may be largely
benefited by SO doing, and comparisons
have been made on different soils with the
view of testing the effect of blowing under
crops, and with land not so trented. We
have plants that enable us to provide green
manure without compelling the loss of
very large proportion of the growing
period, such as rye, which can be sown in
the fall and make sufficient growth in time
for turning under in early spring; but it
would be best to use the whole year in
green 1nanuring. sowing rye on the clover
sod, following the rye with oats and peas
mixed, then millet, and next rye again.
turning each under in green conditio on.
The next spring the land may be put in
corn. The green manuring will also destroy
all weeds.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-04-27
Never Heard Of EN-.

"Theres yer old robe!" exclaimed 4
farmer, as he entered q Michigan ave1
nue. harness store and flung down \
goatskin.
II haven't lost any robe, " replied the
dealer.
"No, I reckon not, but have! P7s|
been flim-dammed, bunkoed, threte1
keerd-monted out of So, and SOMEBODY
has got to make it right!" Il
"My friend, what is the natter
anxiously asked the dealer.
"Look at that robe! Fur all coming
out by the handful! I bought it here
year ago--only year." Il
""But the moths have been at wors
on it. TIT entirely ruined"
"Jist what I said. Seven big dollars
please"
"But you let the moths get in las'|
summer. ! am not responsible for tAS|
damage"
"Whut moths?"
"Why, the insect which destroys fur|
and clothing.
"Never heard of'em. Seven dollars
please"
Il shant pay it. You ought to hsvs|
known enough to pack it away sna
keep the moths out. :
what do know of insects or moths
l say" shouted the farmer. "Gimpss|
them 81 or there'll be cyclone here re-,
Two workmen then came in from t ~.
chop and helped put him out. and j.
went across the street. sat down on
box and flung the robe over his shoa
ders, and when any one stopped to So
what was wrong he replied: ~,
"Feller over there Sold me su ~,
ere. Took 81 outer me-. Moll'
got in it. Want my money Da s's
he won't pay. Waiting for him to cow os!
out II You see big cloud OF 'u Nv
lowering in the air around hero pun
soon don't get excited. It's men ~~
I'm On top" =
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-04-27
.Iixtl:c 1fov.r IIau

Alsiko is true clover. 1t shows by
analysis the large proportion of albumin
ODDS that makes clover hay richer food than
that from timothy or other grasses. 1t
generally grows much finer stalk than
either the medium or large red clover.
Hence it is less apt to be injured and dis
colored by heating while in process of
curling. Alsike hay mixed with timothy
is becoming favorite in most hay markets.
Alsike should always have timothy seed
sown with it, as the alsike dies out after
the first crop is gathered. Then the
timothy will cover the entire surface and
yield q heavy crop, its roots feeding on
those of the alsike dscaying in the soil.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-04-27
Ttthe or Bees.

The London Ne,ns republishes an a,,;o,. \
from an old paper of 1887, relating ,' ~
church tithes, which it thinks true becnonsa
it was headed "Genuine Aneclo,s Y
1t is, at least, good, and is related as f., !
lows:
"A penurious rector of good benesc.
somewhere in the north of England in
sisted, in contradiction to the long estah,
lished customs of the parish, on receivn,
his tithes in kind. This commupicataa
universal disgust. Amongst Others al
honest old farmer, who kept bees, was q,
ceedingly offended, and adopted the follow
ing mode of gratifying his resentment HI
wrapped up one of his hives, full OF baa.
in thick cloth, and took it under his arn|
to the rector's house. Desiring to snea1
with him, he was introduced into his stndr]
He then told his reverence that he had ten]
hives. He had, in obedience to bis AL
claration, brought him one of his 1.-THE n
kind. Without further parley, he threw +
into the middle of the room and hastl1
withdrew, pulling to the door and lockind
it after him. The bees, it seems, had bu1
little respect for the dignity of the profes1
sion, and almost stung the poor clergyl
man to death before he could possibly obl
tain assistance.I
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-04-27
Hints to HouseEeepers.


Gold black tea is said to be good for
keeping the hair in curl.
If you are troubled with cramps in the
feet, wear piece Of cotton wick around
the ankle constantly.
WAITS may be destroyed by being
rubbed with alum. Garry q lump in tho
pocket and rab on the wart FREQUENTLY
wetting it as you do so.
MorHs are very destructive to the cloth
and felt used in piano, and may be kept
out OF it BY placing a lump of camphor.
wrapped in soft paper, in the inside cor.
ner, care being taken to renew it from
time to time.
BE very particular about disinfectine
the kitchen sink. 2 Washing soda, two
tsblespeonfuls to i gallon Of boiling water.
makes anexcellent wash to pour hot into
the sink o: night after you have finished
using it. A0"
VERY excellent professional bata, :,
Louisville. KY, lines his cake pans. bot
tom and sides, with thin biscuit douch
smoothly rolled out. After the cake ia dona
this Is peeled Off. He claims that the oak a.
are OF uniform color, and are never burned
or scorched. o-A1oA
FoR corns put small qaantity Of stro,o
vinegar into teacup and crumble some
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-04-27
Dairy Notes.

One of the curious customs of Uruguay
is the manufacture of butter. The dairy
man pours the milk warm from the COW
into an inflated pig ar goat skin, bitches it
to his saddle by a long lasse, and gallops
five or six miles into town. When he
reaches the city the butter is made, and he
peddles it from door to door, dipping out
the quantity desired by each family with q
long wooden spoon.
CAREFUL trial has satisfied those who
practice soiling, that one acre OF land, we'll
titled, will support a COW as long as three
acres of pasture and one acre of meadow
A succession of crops must, of course, be
sowR: The first crop to cut in the spring
is winter rye, then follow medium clover
and orchard grass, timothy, and alsike or
pea vine clover, or both, oats, or peas and
oats, millet, corn, and sorghum, the latter
sown very thick to keep the stalks soft,
and if to this system Of selling was added
that of silage and;the latter used after tho
green crops were frozen up and with tho
silage variety of root crops saved and
used, much more stock could be kept
MIR. GEORGE BROWNING, instructor to
the Ontario Creamery Association, reports
that their are now forty-five creameries in
good working order in the Province, and
having working capacity much greater
than has been met by the quantities Of
milk and cream supplied to them hitherto.
The butter made by the creameries has
been sold at satisfactory prices, and the
Institutions are stated to 10 successful.
The past dry season, MI. Browning points
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-04-27
Ho,u to f, Gust Meat,

Net every young housekeeper knows how
to roast piece of meat, and indeed there
are some old ones who do not. When it
seems fully necessary to wash a roast of
beef, dry it carefully before placing in the
oven, as soaring almost instantly the cut
side of the meat prevents the escape of
juices. AS salt and water have tendency
to harden and tougher meat, basting is q
process not to be recommended. Mrs.
Emma P. Ewing Of the School of Domes-
tic Economy at the Iowa Agricultural Col.
lege, says: In roasting meats of all kinds
the method adopted should be tho one that
lp the most perfect manner preserves the
juises inside the meat. To roast beef in
the best manner place the clean-cut side
of the meat upon smoking hot pan, which
must be over quick fire. Press it close
to the pan until scared and slightly
Drowned. Reverse and let the opposite
side become similarly scared and brown.
Then put at once in the oven, the heat of
which should be firm and steady, but not
too intense, and leave it undisturbed until
cooked. The time that should be allowed
for cooking beef in this manner is twenty
minutes to the pound if it il to be rare,
less half an hour deducted from the ag-
gregate time on account of soaring. In
other words, five pound roast of beef
will require an hour and half, and SO on.
When the oven is at the proper ,empera-
ture and the cooking is going on all right,
the meat will keep up gentle sputtering
in the pan. II upon opening the oven
door this sputtering is not perceptibe,
mere heat is required. But if in addition
to the sputtering any smoke is discernible
in the oven. the heat is too intense and
should be lessened. Unless the heat Of
the oven is too great, the drippings in the
pan will not burn and smoke, and when
the meat is cooked there will be no thin
coating Of brown jelly in the pan where the
meat rested, which by the addition of
stock OF water make a delicious gravy
EXCHANGE
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-04-27

MISS JENNIE FLOOD personally man
ages her snug fortune of st, 900, 900.
She does it so successfully and enjoys
it SO well that she is not likely soon 10
accept partner in the responsibility.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-04-27
HOME, FARM, AND GARDEN.
Talks with the Farmer, Orchardist,
Stock. Breeder, Poulterer, and
Housekeeper.
Hints on House Decorations, Kitchen
Economy, and the Preserya.
ton OF Health.
THE FARM.
1he Hiche.t asn.,.re

One Of the points in favor of feeding
linseed menl is that it makes richer ma
nure than any of the grains. This and
cotton-se meal make excellent manure,
and thus repay the farmer large part of
expense of feeding. OF the other grains
wheat and oats make richer manure than
corn. Beans make excellent manure but
can be fed only TO sheep.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-04-27

bread into it; let it stand half an bo,.
put little on a strip of cloth and -
around the toe, with the poultice ovs. e "
corn; it can be taken out the 40, s la
morning, but il the corn il asf
obstinate one, it will REQUIRE y
or three applications to effect cure W
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-04-27

has shown the necessity of growing more
fodder fai t0 crops in Canada and thus depend
less upon pasture. The insecurity arising I'M:
from a failure of feed just when 1t Is mos'
wanted, he adds, is one of the esea,est az H.
tculties dairy farmers in Canada nave 10
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-04-27
THE APIARY.
d . Ee.der.

In relation to q bee feeder as,.
stated by Mrs. L. Harrison, excerptad 1. ~.
a contemporary by US, Mr.. Nj. NJ t,Ga
Partridge writes as follows: ae
think more convenient one N \.
common STANDARD" glass fruit lar, o ~
quart or half gallon, which is filled , M?s
the honey or syrup to be fed, and WY WIN
thin piece of cotton goods Chime, vi!
common sheeting], spread over the mo aas
of the jar and tied around With q sts stun
A honev board Is then placed over .'a .I
frames, with round hole in IL Of sn,, as
size that when the jar is inverted i i ~
cover the hole in the board and stana Hl
its rim. Tho cloth should be wet wha1 o.
is tied on. 80 it will lie smooth. The ha a
kind of strings to tie them on with G ~
strip Of goods about three -eighths or o ~
half inch wide. 1t is best also that 0a "
cloth be wet at the time the jar il inya,;oaas
10 prevent too much syrup running ont
first.
TO prevent robbing it is better tn mt a.
food on the hives in the evening. az ~
excitement over the newly djsco W. n
sweets subsidies by morning and MI;
quiet. have used the. above method
feeding bees for fourteen years and ha..
never seen any plan like as we'll. '
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-04-27

THERE are seventy-one Champions
OF England" in games and spots Of all
sorts. ..
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-04-27
THE DAIRY.
Co,upetitiou Yrtat for M;ln,

competition Irt0E for MtkE
We have heretofore referred to COMPETE
tive milk trials at the Industrial Exhibi.
ton of Canada, in which cow of Devon
blood was victorious over five competing
Jerseys. The results attained were from a
scale established rs follows: Eight points
for each pound of dry milk solids, thirty
points per pound of butter fat per day,
one point for each twenty days after calv-
ing, and one point for every twenty days
of CESSATION.
The detail of the record of Rose of Co.
burg is as follows: Milk per day, 81
pounds; solids, per cent, 1898; weight of
solids, 5.l54; fat, per cent, 1882: weight of
butter fat, 1,611 pounds; days calved, 1852;
days of CESSATION, 81.
The table indicates order of merit of the
six cows remaining in competition at the
close. with score of each, all the cows
being Jerseys except Rose of Coburg:
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-04-27

Wh1le THIS IS gratifying to The owners Of
Devon herds. the results, nevertheless,
were obtained from the excess of milk con-
tanning less solids and fat than the JERSEYS.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-04-27

the klndest purest, lovingest nature that
Heaven could delegate, and stopped not
until there was no power left in hammer
or bramble or javelin to hurt the dead Son
of God.
That passion of jealousy, livid, hungry,
nnbalked, RACES on, and it now pierces the
earth like fiery diameter, and encircles it
like fiery circumference. 1t wants both
henispheres. 1t wants the heavens. It
would, if it could, capture the palace of
God, and dethrone jehovah, and chain
the Almighty in eternal exile, and after the
demolition of the universe would cry:
Satisfied at last, here am! Alone! the
nndisputed and everlastingI, Me, Mine,
Myself!" That passion keeps all Europe
perturbed. Nations jealous of Germany,
Of England. of Russia, and these Jealous
of each other, and all of them Jealous of
America.
In our land this passion of iealously
keeps all the political world aboil. There
arc at least 500 people who are jealous of
Governor Hill and would like to be his
successor, about S, 900 who are jealous of
Grover Cleveland and would like to relieve
him of tho cares of office, and after the
nominations Of next summer have been
made whole pandemouium of defama-
tjOn, scurrility, hatred. revenge, falsehood,
profanity, and Misrepresentation will be
surned upon this land. The tariff, about
tho raising or lowering or reformation of
which many of them care nothing except
as to it's effect on votes. will be discussed
from thousand platforms. and the peo-
pie OF Louisiana will be told that the taxes
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-01-05
WHO rs TO BLAME
For the Awful Collision on the N.
Y.yP. g. o. RoadP
The Engineer Insisted That Train Mo. 6
Had Passed, When 1t Had Not, Thus
& Causing the Greatest Accident
..l. in the Roads History.

MEANWHILE, Pa, Jan. 2.-[Special, j
BY partial investigation SO far taken
by the officers of the New York, Penn
sylvania & Ohio railroad here, 1t has
been disclosed that the blame for the
awful catastrophe which overlook the
two trains on Saturday, four miles west
of here, was directly traceable to the
willfulness of Engineer George
who insisted to his conductor
and second enginees that passenger
train 8 had arrived and passed, when
in reality train eight was at that mo-
ment approaching and nearing this
CITY at the rate of fifty miles
an hour. So persistent was engineer
George that No. s had arrived, that he
finally persuaded Conductor Murray
and the Second Engineer, Mcfarland,
to pull out, following train 3 directly
out of the yard. The switching crews
in the yard did not at first notice that
No. 23 had pulled out, but as soon as
they discovered it, and knowing that
No, 8 had not arrived, they took yard
engine and went flying after the freight
as fast as steam could be crowded. They
barely got a glimpse of the freight as
it dashed out of sight around curve
and then the loud crash which followed
told them that No. % had met the rate
thew knew was inevitable. The collision
occurred on a curve and the supp0sltlon
is that neither engineer saw the other
owing to that fact and the prevalence
of a binding snow storm at the Tune
and a full head of steam was found on
both engines. Both trains were running
at a rapid rate and the momentum
with which they struck Is
described as simply awful and that the
casualties were not ten times as great
is the only mystery connected win me
terrible affair. The escape OF any
of those persons occupying the
smoking car was miracle,
as the floor of the baggage car crushed
completely throush the smoker, scrap
ing the floor Of the latter as 1t went
and scooping up the passengers l'kt
grain. This will account for 80 mahY
Injuries to the lower limbs OF those
whe were injured at all Philip taulk
was sitting in the third seat from the
front end OF the smoker when the
crash came, came out, strange TO say
with scarcely a scratch. brakeman
BrObst was stirring the fire in front end
Of smoker when the floor of the bag
gage car in front of him went sailing
over his head 1t struck him on the
back as he was leaning over, but he
yond bad bruise, he also
escaped. When the freight
train reached French Creek bridge,
Conductor Murray asked one of his
brakemen if he thought No. had
pas. ed them while at Meadville station
aud he replied that he was sure it had
not, and had said so before they left
Meadville. but Engineer George was so
positive of it he didn't think it was his
place to contradict him. At this Con
ductor Murray exclaimed, Il knew it, |
knew it" and started to spring from the
train while running at full speed, but
was restrained by his brakeman, who
could with difficulty hold him, so wild
did he become when he saw that col
liSion must take place.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-01-05
wife of the Heir Annnrent.

None Of the girls met with Germany's S
crown prince. He travelled with his wife
and sister through the Tyrol, stopping at
the ordinary inns, but riding in his own
car or carriage. The two women with
him startled our girls by the plainness of
their attire. Fancy the wife of the heir
apparent Of Prussia in chip Jockey hat.
with bit Of ribbon and guinea hen S
feather in front. and clad i'll a suit of
brown lady's cloth, with little braiding
on the basque and just the plainest Of
overskrts, without a half yard TO spare!
This is the way she dressed. Ii increased
the sternness of her appearance. They
were very private. They ate alone, and
if they wanted to go out on a balcony or
anywhere about the inn at which they
were stopping everybody was kept out Of
the way. The German Americans from
the west were simply crazy to speak to
him, but not one got chance. They
took their revenge by plying him more
loudly for henpecked husband than for
a dying man,-Tourist in Philadelphia
Times.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-01-05
..Yonthfnl Lerislators.n

Under this caption yesterdays Gin
cinnati Times-Star gives an interest
ing account of the younger members OF
the coming legislature, and thus speaks
of our toWnsman, Hon. John E. Mon
not: "The youngest member Of the
House will be John E. MOnnOt, OF
Stark county. He is a young lawyer OF
Canton. He was born in Louisville
Stark county, and has prospered in the
same county. His education was lin
tied. He learned the trade of carpen,
ter, worked at it, and attended the bus
mess college in the evenings. He was
in other business for some years as
mana5er and travelling agent for fur
niture firm. He read law with F. +.
Case. n Canton. and was admitted only
last winter. lie is Democrat, a very
lively worker, and was nominated while
away from home. His popularity is
best shown by his election, as his col
league from Stark is a Republican. Mr..
NIonnOt is a bachelor of French parent,
age. his father having come to America
when twelve years old. Mr.. Monnot is
not the youngest member ever elected.
Our own Judge Goebel was but twenty
one when first chosen, and there are a
few others, but he is undoubtedly the
Youngest in the next body"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-01-05
-.a ,l. .a- -.. ..
BRrAed Up The Wrong Tree.

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. 30.-[Special +
Ben Shepard, marshal of Midwife, re
ceived information that an escaped
negro convict was in that vicinity
Last night the marshal discovered the
whereabouts Of the convict, and, with
his brother-in-i went 10 his hovel
and on arrival instructed his brother
in.law TO stand at the door while he
W mt around to the front door, and
ordered the negro to come out AS
som as the|ront door opened the negro
nred a pistol at the marshal, and then
ran out with the intention OF escaping.
The marshall Iired three times, and the
convict fell mortally wounded, with
his leg ana arm broken.