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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-29

D1mTTNT Ina country noted for beauty
QEVHE and health, Course, OF study,
DHlllulJlO lmnChcs Medical ana Law h
III A Courses preparatory TO the
r'niycrity NJ Virginia. II students ut University
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Washington School Of ElOCutiOn
AND oRAToRY.

Vol "N' ST., y. w., wAEREGToS, D. c,
sixth Annual Session begins "Wednesday, Sep
lembrrsN. r,,,,t.,,
CuuFc OF instruction embraces EloCntion,
Practical English aud English Classics, i4atIh
vsIhrmtiir, WOGrTn Languages, Vocal and IN
Etrumenll Music and Physical Culture.
The Principal is assisted by an efficient CORP
Of teachers In each department.
GmleI Glasses tOE boys and girls daily
Adult Glasses aud private instruction given III
the evening.
Dpl0rias awarded. A limited number Of pu
pilsarummOdglcd In the family.
FO! circulars and references apply to lETELL
GENCEg office. hu1l
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nlIEELING
EOEN PARK SCHOOL,

I',,,.. oi study includes all branches necessary
"a, gpi,hsi English Education. Special classes
~ plIinv md Fencing. Early application 20;
i H. H.'| an er ouut Of the Htniteh number o.
, .ss"lsr. For terms or full advice address
uIpAVE PREplN, Norris St. Walnut iiils'
Ioriuunii o. uu-b.
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tCoatiallad from Fira Pagel
Mr.. Horner, Of Harrison, moved to ad
journ sine die.
The chair ruled this out OF order.
Mr.. HornerI insist on my motion.
The Chair-WeIl, insist. It's settled
Mr.. Horner-I appeal from the deci
sion Of the chair. Derisive laughter
The Chair-Well, so ahead with your
appeal. OUT.
rise t } q point OF order. We want to set
down on thes st. Louis platform. Laugh
ter and confusion.l
A voice-Mr. Chairman, ! move we
take the tariff Off castor oil. Wells OF
Another delegate-We've got to do
something to even up on the Chicago
platform. l move We take the tax of
gin. Yells, and vigorous rapping by
the Chairman.
OHIO COUNTY RErIREs.
Ohio county had been growing more
and more turbulent while this racket was
in progress, and by this time she was
drowning the confusion prevailing out.
side OF her delegation with the noise OF
a wrangle among the friends OF Pendle-
ton, Woods and johnson. The indigna-
ton OF other delegations was rising, and
storm OF wrath was about to
break when Mr.. Jones asked permission
for the Ohio county contingent to so out
and settle their difficulties among them
selves. This privilege was granted, and
the delegation went into q side room:
There q ietter-carrier in uniform lone OF
four in the hall, another of whom even
had his mail bag was stationed ut the
door us guard. He refused to allow
John 0. Pendlcton to enter, and when u
little later an INTELLIdENCER reporter
tried to force his way through the door,
the uniformed U. S. mail carrier inter
fered and vouchsafed the information
that the proceedings within were strictly
private.
The reporter told the Civil Service
Reformer that he only desired to know
what he was there for, and then
made his way into the room by a rear
entrance in time to hear Chairman
Gentlemen, the question is, shall
Ohio county cast her vote solid first for
Pendleton, then for Woods, then for
johnson.
This was adopted, although there
were some votes in the negative.
Ohio county then filed back into the
hall but when Mr.. Jones undertook to
cast the vote for Pendleton there was u
loud protest, and he changed it after
consultation with the delegation to I0i
for Pendleton and 81 for johnson.
The totals on the fifth ballot were:
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Oh, JOHNNY 0.
Mr.. Homer, Of Harrison, moved TO ad

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coLuamA, 8. c., July T.. Isss-ThO Swift
Specific Co., Atlanta, 0a.--0CntleIneni was
Agtrat sufferer from muscular rheumatism
for two years. could set no permanent FO-
lief frOin any mrdclnO prescribed by my
physician. took over n dozen bottles OF
your Il. .. s.. md now l nm as well as ] ever
was in my life. nm gurN your medicine
cured me. and would recommend It to any
OnN auiI1FIug from any blood disease. Yours
truly, %; Y. HudnEa;
Waco, TrxAs, Nay 0, iGSs-Gcntlcmcn Tho
VITO 81 one " my customers wns terribly
afflicted With u lnRthsOmV skin disease. thRt
covered her whole body. She Wa confined
to her bed Tor several years by lhlS nGtllCtIOn,
and could not help herself Mt Rll sho could
not sleep from violent itching and singing
OF the skin. The disease baf1iel tho skill of
tho physicians who treated II. Her husband
hogan finally giving his wife Swlft'S SPECIFIC,
and she cunficnCOd TO improve almost TIM
mcllaicly, and III n few weeks she was Ap-
parrnIly well. She Ia now hearty nn0-
looking lady, with no trace of the Rffilrtton
left, Yours very truly. J.E. SEARS,
whOlcgale Druggist, Austin Avenue.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed
free. TME SWIFT srEcIFic Co.. Drawer 8
Atlanta, Ca; Now York, Ij6 Broadway.
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ELY'S

cleansos the
NosalPassages,
AlIays Pain and
Inflammation,
Heals tI,esoreo,
stores the
Senses OF Taste
and Smell.
gs.W. - asVoH
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-01-06

Meeting It SlriDetoWn broke New
Years day. Average attendance light
No. added 10 the church-biank.
One OF our brothers went to Jasper
Monday and plead guilty 20 . charge Of
intoxication; reports ssy BE took : big
drunk before leaving Jasper, yet l am
persusded better things Of him.
HilIham ID quiet again. Most Of our
folks are IN Jasper this week not al -
defendants, but few ere Witnesses for
Others.
A little unpleasantness took place in
our city mill last Friday, between the
miller Ard man from Orange county.
The miller threw weight Ct the man
the man from OrAnge struck at the mil
Ter with . knife; friends intsrfere6
peace Was restored and the two combat
ants marched over 70 Squire Bridges' Of
ice, donated two dollars each to school
funds, and each paid the Squire dollar
for bic trouble.
Quite : number Of young, clever fel-
lows, from Ellsworth came over 10
Squire Bridges and paid two dollsrl
each for their Christmas drunk. The
Squire went to Jasper Monday and paid
|tbirty-seven dollars 70 the county treas
urer.
Haven't learned what The whisky cost
the worthy gentlemen.
One Of our lsWyer's went . JaspeI
| Monday the other one went to Squire
! Bridges and squared bic business before
The '6qnirs's court.
| Its reported that Frank Wss In Keller.
Wills drunk and cursing the saloon keep
o. and the Baptist church. Frank DE-
mics The charge, but it, been the cause o
considerabls gossip. and hss caused on
10 The worthy brothers 70 turn . cold
shoulder 70 Frank
/ The excitement over silver, and Unel'
4 Henry's mineral ball b slowly dyinl
out Since Freeman placed lot .
coined silver under : hat, and turnet
two ether hats down II The room, 90
\ Uncle Henry could not ind The money
the faith IN mineral balls have great!
ZrrY Coox.
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The County Commissioners have
changed their original order IN regard
to the Mill creek bridge, since having
the abutmeuts and piers carefully ex-
amined By Mr.. Michael Durlauf. IN e.
pert stone-maso.. He reports enc
abutment. and part Of the piers Of the
old bridge 10 good condition, and thar
it would b : useless waste 70 tear them
down % first proposed, and be has e.
ecuted fine plan and plat for the stone
work OF the new bridge. which Il on file
g adopted ~ the County Commission
err, and By which there will BE- one
abusment % build. and tops Of two piers
10 slightly repair, and By which the earth
fliI will. also, Be- greatly reduced, which
will effect . considerable saving to the
county, although the bridge will b
heightened over 50 feet
A. now adopted. instead Of the one
hundred foot span, there will b three
spans.-one 50 feet and six inches in
length. one IS feet, and one 50 feet long.
making The entire bridge l55 feet and s
inches 10 length- Il b intended the e.
perpfructure shall b Of the bet iron.
With . roadway twelve feet Wide, and >
number Of the best bridge companies in
the United States have Indicated an In
sention 10 compete for the contract The
time Of letting has been fixed for Feb.
Let, for both the stone and iron work,
and - Dubois county pays cash on
demand, favorable Mates are expected.
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Have Secures ehe Con trol - the
Frnnch l~rr. PrnllDeG, Eec-s - che
New Alhasy = vincenoos 1Eail-
road.
vincennss Commersisl: AZ Iase ~
secre< q osrs. and the recent visit o. SAM
mel X Bullock % this city Il explained.
FOR reasona bese known 10 ehonoelveA
shs local oflicials % the vlncesnes end
New Albany railroad have been e.
sremeIy ciose-m0oshed - % che section
taken on that occsslon- The visit. how.
ever. and the anxiety 20 perfect the or
dinance granting the right o. way 20 The
company Il now made clear Mr. Bull
lock's interest IN the road has been
transferred 70 very wealthy English
syndicase. Who have secured. By pur-
chase. tl,e probes, fFnnchiscR and I'll
things heretofore Owned By the old cor
porasion.
From sources thet are uestionabiy
reliable. Ne have Il that work Of con-
strucfion will begin q the earliest pos
sible date that the weather will permit
This company hes just completed :
large contract in Oregon. and their a.
torney vac here during the week just
passed and completed the work Of trans
ferring. Though day Or TWO late, the
Commercial u happy IN being able to
present this New Years gin In the way
Of pleading news. which 10 certain 70 Be-
appreciated.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-01-06

The ComnIssee Of the Hendricks CIut
havinz II charge certain preliminary ~.
r.n<esnsnss for fhe Democratic Con-
Ser~nc< ss1 Conv>alicu 70 - held N
IniiarnpnIis % she dsy and night 81
January n. desires % announce:
That there will b conferences q Ne
snnic Hail. southeast corner Of Tennes-
80 and Washinxron streets. beginning
a 10 o'clock IN The forenoon and con-
einuinx through N afternoon session
u the evening" there uiIi b mas.
meet7nx - T0DIinson Hall. addressed
~ lissioguished Democrats fFoD Thu
oDd other Slatos-
To the conlbgonce meeting : delegate
oysfem has been adopted for the sols
uurpose Of insnring : prompt and full
Representatives from svery county u th<
State
Bet ~ counisfss especially desIrsl
% ssass and e1phssics .has Al Demo
crate are cordially invited % b presen'
and parsicipeas il the proceedings Of ths
eosSsreuce during he day, - veil - =
- nighf3moe<ing-
should tickets 81 admission Be required
1br she day conference Il 4asoufc Fall
Ghsy nay readily y procured y poreool
dcsiFing the0 e he rooms Of the Hen.
bricks Cub. o. the corner Of Illinois
and washingion Streets
Xumerous counties have already ~.
persed the orEnnizstios Of Hendricks
Clubs Who viii attsnd in body. Indi'
csrioas point % n Immense gAthering.
Arrnnge0enss for reduced railroad
Yaies VIII b anneaneed = soon = per.
fecfed-
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40 srres * miles east 81 H1nfirgblrg - acres IN
timber balance IN cultivation. 70 IN meadow.
Ia< heuss and barn. good orchard Focd farm fr'es
80 per acre easy ferns
Is srrs<. mile south ~ hrnrnxblre. ~ scres ~
cui,isstcn- balance N timber gccf rsm< house and
barn. good orehart plenty e wafer. Fr,ce - per
se-s. All a'-ns o.'snes ~ - tes-
House and too lots ~ Hunfingbrrg. too rooms and
cellar. good icss on Jackson street Price $50; hall
tosn; easy terms Tor bsl2nse.
farm ofll3 scres. one nile south q Ireland and
four miles vest Of Jasper. sbcus - scres IN euItiva-
tisn wst land. some good timber. land very rich
good frame house and IoE stable a very God hrn.
Price - per sore. terms essy.
balance in reo1 timber; poplar. white snd black csk
wsn Just little rolling enough good timber q
pzyfcr Il. plenty ofvsfers Y mile Of = r.; Ios
house and log stable o11 per half toun. bal
10 .~r,. miles ftom v~,psn. PIKE county. nile,
south west iron Ireland 100 cleared balance
timber. pisnfy 2. sHier isnd rolling q scres N go
yer. xe.d rsms nosss 49, q roon,' $50 sso,s
N,.sse1 ~ So p1ene 800. 49, @ecc- 49, e.nren
~ y. 800: - - '.'''es IN 80 esy
. - 1892
80 aere.. ~ niles norih. q Ire'snd. nn.
49, .--Fs- go ~ Y. ,.s.; - ~. go 49, 80
80 Y. 49, So $3.50 ~. 80. .s -
10Y -e1s l~.--- -. - q. p,<v - -
tsr. sp<n1'a - mo 800 nasnoofnooo' - ~
scfs-
1zzs .rrss sboct - acres n cultivation toe ~
houses Orchard. plenty o god sstsr. lana ren1g.
:sss. s ..., :: .sg ~ ''' '<'' go s'' -
- -, ..-r-- 49, 49, ~l--~s - 800 49,
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soy Ooak 49,
Taken up IN August 1857, By The nm
deEsiened. living On The jasper and
Hsysville road, one roam steer calf, about
one yoar old nov % marks Or brand1
visible The ewner y rsquested = ceme
|and pay charges and taks it away.
FERDIxAxD FUHs.
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Total principal and Interest," vS.5sS o.
There have been several allowances
made for looking up joint congressional
funds In the past; also, for collecting
from other counties- The above named
collections were made and entered upon
the books without any charge against
the county. The joint congregational
school fund now stands square with the
several counties-for the nrst time since
its origin
JoHS GRANELePAcHER,
Auditor Dubois County.
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1DIpeheria, - 500 Kind d Z
threat, 6Isease y proving quite fatal
Iamoog ne snail chIIdro0 ID Holland
six sDall cbIldrou have died thoro q
thie maIady during The Iast Two weeks.
Mir Carrie Kuoblor hae booo Informed
~ ~ trustoo That tiI1 fnnhog nolico the
l Holland schools will - cloood.
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~-
Secfe1-
Al Denceni'c pepcn ~ Ino'sns sre
equesaeo % copy tn,s snnooneenen.,
ane = cs.sn = Pess'o's ostvn nov
and she llth
COMMITTEE HESDHIcxs cLrs.
CIHcuIT CoCRr. Judge 0. ~ Welboru
presiding. ard Prosecutor Bretx present
inx the pIsns Or the Stais, began ifs jan
usrv TEN. q 3 o'clock Monday- The
gvand Jury ~ empsneled. charged.
49, = D n 49, tsus-:.. 49,
1os. q -. ~ - y, ksS.se
- o.P&s. =. ~
dsy niSnk'
STATE rHosscof'oss.
Geo yelson: int0xication fined =.
Geo Fsiiz i.soziesfion Gnsd ..
Geo ~ Ks.terses; Z =; 1.sd -.
Al Hnbbafd iaioxfeation ; not guilty.
Bernard Code, selling On Sunday,
fned SO IN each q twe eases-
Peter Chasseen iDtoxicaxioo hned e.
Wn- = HAYS; insoxication fined -.
VIM 0nIonan ~ fined g.
Andrew Sanden; assault; Gned =.
noIIiei.
Grant BAXTER { -: fined IS.
John Pss-fIe: -: lned g.
James Wilson selling without License ;
Hssry Fritseh: 80 ased 8.
Chas NoIlett: insoxicsfion no.Iied.
yicholss HOLMAN; carrying o6 mel
ons fnod IS.
Wesley Weaver: 4 -: fned IS.
Jos Lschser; selling without license
- billiard iusoxiession: fne1 -.
Thos Oven 4 - !: ffned IS
Cb,s NoIIsst ; { ~; fssd IS.
Henry Bon; selling On IS sunday
en-; Barrier: i..ozis..ie. fined s..
suiisy released during GOOD behavior !
3 account q &c.
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Il VIII b gratifying 70 the taxpayers
Of The county. 20 know that % Effort u
being made BY the County Auditor.
without expense a. The county. 20 ges
the school fnnds % the county u : coed
ehapo. Eight years ego the county lax-
payers were required 70 pay consider
sb;s snm % make good losses 20 The
school fonds By bad Management. Four
years ego similar loss had % - made
up. q the order Of the State Attorney
General. A year ago ex-Auditor
Schuhmocher made . contract With The
Board % Commiasi0ners % collect she
Congressional School Funds due this
county from other counties fog per-
|cenlnge. and collected . part 81 u. u
viii b seen below that Auditor Grame:-
spachor he succeeded IN collecting
nearly e4Coo. without expenss 20 the
county:
List Of amounts Of Congressional
School Funds. principal and interest.
received from other counties, since Nov.
Lei, 1887:
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k90tI0U 20 compete IOf x0e C0UOocI ne
time Of letting has been fixed for Feb.
LET, for both the stone and iron work,
and - Dubois county pays cash on
demand, faveFsbIe rates srs expected.
1000 Ibs. silver Bnllions
The Buck Shoals Smelling CO. got
their new pump rigged Saturday morn.
ing, and went 10 work again. The
owners are more than pleased with the
output and the oficsrs say they will make
Z frss shipment next week Of ton Of
bullion to the T. s. mint Ct Philadelphia
for assay and coinage, % that they may
put Dubois county oliver dollars in cir
culation among our people a ton Of
bullion smeltod In . few days, makes
certainly : pleasing outlook for the
lucky INVESTOR! Bat John Seiix de-
serves al the good luck for his persist
ence il sticking to il under difficulties,
until the value Of The ore was recog
|nized- The farmers for miles around ere
nov al developing silver ore, in some
leases with leads four feet thick, and ap-
'parently very rich. Another year will
zee numbers Of mines il operation along
: line 20 miles IN extent through Dubois
county. Those hills were not thrown
edge up for nothing, after sll-
We over heard young lady 10 town
'say Christmas morning that she got {
bushel Of candy in her stocking. What
|s--big lot Of csndy.-Paoll
Republican.
A young man It orr elbow wonders II
il was the foot. or above il, which took I
stocking that would hold bushel. II i
sid climbing The hills around Psolf, and
wsding the branch in The center, haI
given the girls there large under
'stAndings-
UWhile orr Republican friends an
racking their brains for victims for tht
/. Presidency, W would suggest for theiI
reconsideration this ticket: Sherman end
Harrison Platform: An iceberg from
| the Spitxbergen, and fricasseed polal
bsar. The great advantage il theso ~
candidates i, they could easily keel
cool undsr The sweltsring Tres q certain
o1Citixens o. this county Who know
49,. q. = 1900 !. "A. ssssey.s.
:. ,-.-,S J. ~ srcof.s.s-t ~ o.
-s..;e-s- ~ ~. Gs~ersI T.~nd O6es
\ He will maize . frstrclase oGlcor. and 81
sppointnsxs viii - especially gsatifyinI
70 he people q this port % The 6taiG
800 - NO.
1917. N. 49,, 1aaa 49, IN 4
lee~-sh.e> a..S~~s ~nies a crdirsr
- - -. 49, ~. -. ~ ~
| |eeeur Il - Srss Az ~ ~ ~ fsils !
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0YIn he year 1855 there will b
|6fly-threo Sundays, which ~ ordinary
|years, en- occsr only when New Yea
falls O Sunday. but 81 IoaD-year, viii
occur II the 6rss day u he year falls q
Saturday Or Sunday. Next yeeF, Christ
nc win eene % Tuesday, and tbo "a
LOO July % Wednesday, leap-year a
I vancfne them two davG n he week.
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BANK STATEMENT

Report Of the condition OF the Dubois
County State Bank. II Jasper. In the
State OF Indiana. a. the close Of lie busi-
ness, January ;. 1888
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts. SIS. 1850
Overirafts. 636 80
Due from hanks aud bankers, ll.l55 50
Furniture and fixtures, $4,000
Current expenses, 693 81
Currency, 1857 -
Total, 4s0,Ue6. 20
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in, $4,000 90
Surplus fund. 1858 20
Discount exchange and int, 9.408.63
Individual deposits on demand, -. 266 o.
Certificates Of Dep, 27,O3l. 80
Total. sso.oss 20
STATE OF INDIANA,
DUBors CoUxTY.
l. Frank Joseph. Cashier Of the Dubois
County State Bank. do solemnly swear
that the above statement IL true
FRANK JOSEPH. Cashier.
Subscribed and sWern 70 before me,
this 5fh day Of January. 1888.
H. 81 WINFIELD g. HUNTER,
Notary Public.
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Clncurr CoCRr. Judge O. n Welborn
presiding. ard Prosecusor Bretx present
inx the pIsns Or the Stass, began ifs Jan
nary tern. II 3 o'clock Monday- The
grand jury was emps1eIed, charged,
WIN l. Britain made foreman. and got
down % work The following shows
she disposition Of causes up % Wednes-
dsy night:
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We over heard young lady 10 tow
say Christmas morning that she got
bushel Of candy in her stocking. WIS
Inf of - udv Phil
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A young man It orr elbow wonders IL
il wss the foot. or above il, which took .
stocking that would hold bushel- II i
sid climbing the hills around Paoli, and
wsding the branch in The center, has
given the girls there large under
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A ca Is I'D.

DIR. J. :. IiENSlIAW,
Oilers his Professional
Services to the citizens Of McchancstoWn
and vicinity III Che practice ofmcdlrine and
surgery. liayin" an experience OF - years.
Residence one door west OF Clarion Office.
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Timothy 1as! Red Glover.

MS ti"N VI I't AZ CO.. u'o'ie'' ~ :" 'Ni
cuulal IN character, and when we'll e5-
tabhshed lasts scvera! years without ne
ccssity Of pIowjng up and rcseedmg. -
Timothy, however, is not good pasture
grass, from the fact that it will not bear
close croprusos we'll as many others.
It's chiet excellence consists in its pro-
l,uotion Of hay Of the finest qualities for
general purposes, and especially horses,
IN which it has no rival. Wherever
timothy hourishes it is universally pre-
gtrrcd for hay and sells for the highest
price.
Timothy is best adapted to a partial
y mois' p'Hty or clay soil, and doesn't
thrive SO we'll on light, sandy lands
When sown alone half 4 bushel of seed
TO The acre is tie rule, it may be sown
in either spring or fall, but autumn is
the most common time OF sowing, 1t
is advised not to SOW seed not more
than one year old.
A good way to test seed IS to sprlhk
some on hot fire shovIe, when, i 1t
mostly burns up without lively popping
it should DO rejected. Another good
way TO test not only timothy seed, but
the Scoiof other grasses, is to SOW 1T
tie in a box Of fine earth and keep 1t
warh1 and damp few days until their
character is determined. Growing the
crop for its seed is quite common III the
western states, and Chicago is the lead
ing primary market.
Although clover is not, strictly speak
ing, a grass, no true grass is entitled to
q higher rank unless it be timothy and
indeed, if we We're restricted to the use
Of only one Of the two, it would be
difficult matter to say which the coUn-
try could best spare. The great value
Of clover as ii manuriul plant and reno
vutor Of worn ont soils illly makes up
:or any deficiency it may have rs hay
Or horses. For cattle, especially COWS
n miIk, where its dusty character i not
especially Objectionable, it is usually
referred to timothy,
Bo'anjsts cIai@ that there are more
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nr,o It. 'atcof 0r'"o Wash.ncton, D. g.