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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-01-19
EFFECTS OF DRAINAGE.
N Illinois Farmer Discusses the Relates
Of Tile Draining to Drought

A BLinots Farmer Discusses the Relates
! Of Tile Draining to Drought
Touching the subject of the relation
OF tile draining to drought I think i
an undenlable fact that the best corr
last year was upon land either somc
what imperfectly drained or no
dained at all. provided in the latter
case there was no flooding by water
from adjacent lands On dry lands
the depressions produced the best
found also excellent corn growing
over drains. owing partly. no doubt.
to the extra fertility of these spots
But there is All important factor in the
case which should not be overlooked.
and which explains, think. the great
diversity of opinion on this interesting
subject.
Tho preceding fall winter and
spring were exceptionally dry. The
spring. especially. was dry and open.
with frequent freezings and thawings.
The low. undrained lands. usually
soggy with water in spring. were made
friable. and plowed up as mellow as
any tile-drained land. The rains be-
ing light all through the plow season,
this condition was not changed.
These lands being '.new''-that is,
having never produced much-re-
sponded to the new and favorable
conditions the same as tilc-drained
land usually does. In fact, the
conditions were exactly the same.
and the results the same. with
balance this year in favor
Of the undrained land, since all
the rain falling upon it was retained.
this amount being none too much. But
since year like the last is not likely
to occur again in a decade, if in a GEN.
fury. it can furnish no argument
against drainage. On the contrary,
when all the facts are taken into con-
sideration, they furnish an argument
in lis favor as showing the peculiar
conditions of soil most favorable to
plant growth, which can only be OBJ
tanned. as rule, OIL wet lands by tile
drainage.
As to the cracking of the soil over
drains. / found. upon examination.
that it cracked also quite as much over
low spots undrained. but I imagine
that this. instead of being damage
to the crop. is really benefit. in al
lowing the rootlets to descend through
these cracks to moisture below.
/ had some corn. that to all appear
ance had otisufercd from drouth at
all. growing on Hand imperfectly
drained, under which a shallow tile
was laid. This land cracked as badly
as any ever saw. but the size of tho
corn. both in stalk and ear, was pro.
portionate to the size of the cracks.
from which l infer that drainage has
little to do with this phenomenon OF
cracking-that the cause must be
sought in the action of intense heat
upon soil of peculiar character and
condition. Country Gentleman.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-01-19
CHRONIC DYSPEPSIA.
Why Indigestion Docs Not Necesxaril
Have It's Scat In the Stomach.

Why Indigestion Docs Not Necesxaril,
Have Its Scat in the Stomach.
Acute dyspepsia-sometimes i'm
properly called ''bilious attack" o.
gastric fever"-is often distressing
disorder. but it is soon and readily re
lieved. Indigestion due to organi,
disease of the stomach does not strict
ly come under sthe head of dyspepsia
Chronic dyspepsia is a functional. no
an organic. disorder. If the eye could
look within the stomach. in the latte,
case, it would see no explain at ion o,
the trouble, as in the case of organic
disease.
At least five kinds of fluids cooper.
ate in the digestive process-saliva.
gastric juice. bile. pancreatic fluid and
intestinal secretions. Indigestion.
therefore. does not necessarily have
its seat in the stomach.
1.-Two forms of it are especially rec
ognized-gastric Chat of the stomach)
and intestinal. Each form has two
promin ent varieties: one in which the
food is really digested. while the per-
son h rs great sense of discomfort;
the other. in which the food is not
duly digested. while the person has
comparatively little suffering. In the
first variety there is an abnormal ex-
citability of the nerves of sensation.
This is known rs nervous dyspepsia.
The more common causes Of dys-
pepsia are excuses in eating. neg
lect Of physical exercise. protracted
anxiety. change from an active to \
sedentary life. insufficient sleep. lux
urious living.
No treatment can here be prescribed
suited to individual cases. The chief
thing is to find out and remove tho
cause. An ovcrworked stomach should
DO relieved by giving it only the work
which it can do easily. and BY furnish.
ing to it only that which is easily iii.
gested. Every thing should be done
to improve the general health. Change
of locality aud general surroundings
is often hclp
Dyspepsia is rare among the young.
There is with them = surplus Of Vi
tality. Moreover. their physical ac-
tivity. outdoor habits and absence Of
care are generally sufficient safe.
guard. Where - child Or young PEI.
SON is dyspeptic. the cause may be inn
proper eating-sOmc xre necessarily
At it-or insufficient sleep or undue
pressure at school, and an accompany
ing daily nervous anxiety about les
sons. Or the trouble may be due to
inherited weakness Of digestion. or q
weakness resulting from some early
disease. In every case the best medical
advice should be called YoHth's
Companion.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-01-19
FACTS ABOUT OYSTERS.

Pecullarlties and Characteristics OF the
Di6srent Families Of Blvalves.
The oyster is the earliest of all trav-
elers. probably, for his travels begin
before he is Matched. The egg or en-
bryo from which the young oyster is
developed is provided at first with
so-called ella or vibrating hairy pro-
lection. a number of which give the
infant oyster swift movement
through the waters. This lively jour-
ney continues until the little oyster
strikes bed of similar oysters already
formed. or else. if he is not fortunate
enough to find companions. rock OF
solid substance of some kind. There
the egg of the oyster clings. develop
ing. with the others it has found, OF
with those who come along afterward
and find it. until it is full-grown.
As every female oyster lays from
fifty to sixty thousand eggs in a sea-
son. it is not surprising that it seems
almost impossible to exhaust the
oyster.be.ls. The consumption Of
oysters is enormous Immense qlanti-
ties are shipped from certain beds
along the Atlantic coast throughout
eight months Of the year, and yet the
supply seems never to come to an end.
We do not distinguish many differ
ent kinds Of oysters when we eat them.
and yet there are between three hum
dred and fifty and four hundred varie-
ties of oysters in the world. Among
the smallest kind hlown is that which
the people of England. France and
Germany usually eat-the oysters dug
in the neighborhood of 'Ostend.
Belgium. The largest is the horse
shoe oyster. which grows in the Pa
cific Ocean and elsewhere. Ordinary
oysters. Of choice varieties trans
planted from the Atlantic coast TO the
Pacific have been found to develop into
great size, and to have lost their
favor. 50 that they were scarcely eat
able.
A singular characteristic Of the oys-
ters Of Florida il that they are COM
monty found growing on trees-not
indeed. upon the branches Of trees in
the air. but upon the trunks and roots
which extend into the water along the
creeks and inlets Of the Florida coast
When the tide falls the oysters. cling
ng to these trees. are left out Of their
proper element for hours at q timA. but
his does not interfere with their
health. or with their multiplying al
most beyond belief These florida
oysters are very small. and not very
rood to cat They form. in the beds
Vhere they grow. . mass almost -
old - masonry. The early settlers
4 Florida built forts Of these solid
masses Of oysters ~ . defense against
he Indians
The oysters ON tie coast Of Florida
vere formerly nseh larger. for fossil
lsls b. Indians Of m early
ace, are fosnA along the coast, which
~ made up Soe the most part Of very
arge oyster-shslls. Great shell-heaps
{ Tie same sort ara found on The coas1
{ Maine.-Xsskk's Cenpaaion.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-01-19
Couldn't Tell in the Dark.

Tot, aged four. asked her mother il
she might have an apple. and obtained
the privilege Of going to the barrel in
the storeroom and taking '.just one.
She came back with two large apples.
''Why. Tot!" exclaimed her mother.
'tdidn't mamma say you must take only
onef"
well, mamma" said the little limo.
cence. 1T was 90 berry dart in cara
how TODD me see 70 tate jes one?'-N
7. SHn.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-01-19
Fruit Cake: One cup of molas, q

Fruit Cake: One cup Of molassea.
one cup Of brown sugar. one cup Of
shortening. two eggs two teaspoonfuls
of soda. three cups Of Hour. two cups
Of dried apples before being soaked
Beat and stir In one egg and add
raisins and spices to suit Soak the
apples over night In the morning put
In molasses and sugar. boiling down
quite thick.-Boston BUDGET
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-01-19

-Buckwheat Cakes: Ono quart
Of buckwheat -four. three heapin:
teaspoons Of baking powder. . little
salt mix to . batter with water. OF
milk II you prefer. but water is best.
bake on griddle we'll creased A.
ths batter b thin moro baking powder
Il required than for dough-. -Deesojs
ltse Press
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-01-19

farmers are inclining 70 ssnd
their milk TO creamery. even II It b
. little moro trouble Tho manurial
value Of the skim milk Il . powerful
advocate On The creamery eide.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-01-19

-Salmson's bronze group for H. b
de Saussure shows that Of savan Fat
less. with uplifted eyes. . telescope in
his left hand. an alpenstock behind his
back. hamper. pick and mathematical
instrument on tho ground An Alpine
guide points upward whore dc Saus-
sure is gazing. The scene represents
the FIRST ascension Of Mont Blanc.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-01-19

Amelia b Edwards. the novelist
writes '.Ph. D." and Ill D." aftss
her mama
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-10-17

icos are only % inches vide and as
the tax is AZ cents on the square yard;
on the running yard it is only p cents,
On the other hand when you pay 6
cents per running yard for calico you
are really paying 0 cents per square
yard.
In this particular instance the
American manufacturer does not get
the full amount Of the tax added tc
his goods. but he gets the lions share
of it. After you leave the cheap
grades he gets it all. Indeed, the best
grades are not calicos at all. They
are satteens, bstistes. etc. They cost
in Europe, wholesale, ten to twelve
cents. The tax is added, making IL
to Is cents. Atretail we pay 90 tC
% cents.
AS to the Republican oratorial five
cent calico let me say that it contains
from so to 20 threads to the square
inch its meshes are well filled with
starch and is manufactured for the
"home market" The American work
man and his family have the. unenvi,
able distinction of being the only civ
ilized human being that wears such
stuff, and he don't unless he is pro
tected, you know.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-10-17
Worldly Events-l888.
SEPTEMBER.

SEPIEMBEk.
q. Hutchinson, of Chicago, get;
a big corner on wheat.
Fourteen people burned to death al
Cronstadt, Russia.
OCTOBER.
1. President Cleveland signs the
bill which forbids Chinese entering
this country.
Three hundred Africans killed in
an encounter with the British forces,
on the gold coast.
2. Five of the crew of the barge
st. Clair drowned by the usetting of 9
life boat at Sanilac.
3. Republican free trade bill in
troduced into the senate.
6. Seven persons burned to death
at Nebraska farm house fire.
Q. Session of the Patriarchs Mill
tant and |. O. o. F., at Grand Rap
ids.
10. Collision on Lehigh Vale,
railroad near Penn Haven, Penn, 81
persons killed and large numbe
wounded.
Five hundred people injured by TIT
collapse of an amphitheatre, at Quin
cy, Illinois.
Presbyterian synod meets at Flint
The ocean steamer Queen runs int
French fishing boat, off Newfound
land-21 men drowned.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-10-17
THE STAR, Bi
DRoATE ORDER.

State of Michigan county OF Alpena, IS.
At a session of the Probate Court for the county
OF Alpena, holden at the probate Office in the city
of Alpena, on Thursday the 18th day of October, In
the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty
eight.
Present, George ;. Lester, Judge of Probate
In the matter of the estate of Richard Poison.
On reading and filing the petition, duly verified
of Donald X. Poison
Thereupon IT is ordered. that Monday the 18th day
of November, 1928, at o'clock in the forenoon, be
assigned for the hearing of said petition, and that
the heirs at law of said deceased and all other per-
interested in SD estate are required TO appear
AT n session OF sluduD curt, then TO be holden nj
the probate office in the Court House, in said city
of Alpena, and show cause, IL any there be, why
the prayer of the petitioner should not be granted
And IL Is further ordered, that sad petitioner give
notice 70 the persons interested In said estate, OF
the pendency OF said petition, and the hearing
thereof by causing sopy of this order to be pub
lshed in the Alpena Arrus, newspaper printed
and circulated In said county of Alpena, three sue
cessiye weeks, previous TO said day OF hearing.
"a true copy) GEO :: LESTER,
sa7wi Judge Of Probate
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-10-17
Republican Free Trade Bill.

|
If the Republicans accept the free
trade bill introduced by Republican
legislators into the Senate, they will
make a complete change in their pol
itics and become what they call free
traders. In their national convention
held at Chicago, the Republican party
declared against any reduction of the
protective tariff but the Republican
Senators state in their bill that the
tariff must be revised and some duties
lowered. The Republican free trade
bill provides for placing 81 articles on
the free list, among which are bees
wax, bristles, coal slack or culm, coal
tar, eggs, feathers, MANILA, jute, Chin
csc floor mating, greece, human hair,
molasses testing not above 90 degrees,
olive oil. opium, rags, sponges, sand,
tar and turpentine. On these things
there is to be absolute free trade says
the Republican senator's
In order to ease the burdens of the
poor who buy imported Havana cigars,
made by the pauper labor of foreign
countries, the tax on imported cigars
is reduced from $3.50 to $3.50. The
tax on lumber is retained, so Alpena
will not be able to get logs from Can
ada, and the industries of this city are
thus doomed.
The protective tariff on sugar is TO
be reduced one-half. Some slight re-
auctions are made in earthenware
On many necessary articles the tax is
raised. In order to still further assist
the laboring men, alcohol used in arts
is to be free from tax. The tobacco
internal revenue tax is to be taken of.
The total tax reduction to be made by
the Republican free trade bill is ex-
pected to be 100000. of which
the free trade list furnishes $780,
900; alcohol, 81 100000; tobacco,
s24 $500, 900 sugar, 1927, $4,000, bal
ance on other articles.
Excepting sugar, the reduction of
taxes on the necessaries of life is but
small. Still any reduction of the pro-
tectivc tariff by the Republicans is
an abandonment of their protective
arguments, and is an admission that
the Democrats are right in declaring
for reduction of the tariff taxes. To
be consistent the Republicans can't re-
duce the tariff taxes, not even on SUI
gar, because the sugar is al American
industry. The Republicans propose
to help the laboring man by lessening
the tax on the high priced foreign CT
CARS he buys. They will ease his bur-
dens by giving him rags free of duty.
He can flourish on untaxed opium,
beeswax and acorns. He can adorn
his residence with untaxed Chinese
mating These Republican senators
are good to the laboring man.
In order that the laborer may not
get too rich with these free gifts, the
Republican Senate has retained the
high tax on woolens, cottons, glass,
leather. etc, and in many cases has
increased the taxes on said necessary
articles. Great is the love of the Re-
publicans for the laboring man and
farmer about election time.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-10-17
The Calico Chestnut.

The Republican orators do their
best to. show that the consumer does
not pay the tariff tax. A favorite
argument with them is to say to their
hearers that calico can be bought for
the price only Of the tariff tax. Mr.
Keator stated in the Opera House
that the tax OH calico was six cents
per yard, and calico was sold in Indi.
ana for six cents per yard, therefore
the consumer could not pay the tax
He tried to delude his hearers with
false assertions. He sought to make
them believe that the same grade OF
calico that was taxed six cents pei
yard, was sold here at the same price
On this subject correspondent to the
Free Press, gives a statement that
will tend to expose the assertion OF
Mr.. Keator, who, it appears, borrowed
the statement from Senator Platt's
speech. The communication is as fol.
lows:
On the Cd of last February, in the
u. s. Senate, Mr.. Plat attempted to
show that the consumer does not pay
the tariff tax. He stated that the tax
on calico was six cents a square yard
while we can buy the American arti
Gle for less than that here in Wash
ington.
Since Mr.. Platt's speech, rockies.
or ignorant Republican orators and
newspapers have rung all the changes
they could without telling the truth
The story is being recited in 100 schoo
houses every night in Michigan, and j,
printed in each Of the Republican
newspapers once or twice during tn,
campaign.
To begin with, it is lie.
To continue with, it is lie.
To end with, it is lie.
The present tariff is exactly this:
On cotton cloth not exceeding 100 thread
to the square inch, counting the warp an,
filling, printed, four and one-half cents pc
square yard.
On cotton cloth, printed, exceeding 10
and not exceeding 200 threads TO the squar
inch, counting the warp and filling, fiv
cents per square yard, IL the goods are val
ued at more than 10 cents per square var
an additional tax of 40 per cent. is added.
On cotton cloth, printed exceeding 20
threads TO the square inch, counting war
and filling, 8 cents per square yard. IL th
cloth is valued at 10 cents per yard or NOR
; an additional tax Of 40 per cent. Of the va
ne shall be collected.
The cheap calicos have less tina
100 threads TO the square inch.
; counted several Of them and they ru
from 20 10 90 threads to the squar
inch, counting both ways. These ca
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-10-17

During the war we used to have a
tax on manufacturers, which brought
us in 1866 s127,OOO,0O0 of revenue.
What was that A tax on wealth.
What has become of it? Abolished
by the Republican Congress. We
used to have a tax on incomes. That
tax made 100000 persons, who had
actual incomes of over 100000, 900
a year pay a revenue to the govern
ment of s72,0O0,OOO a year. They
said that was an odious tax. What
became of it? The Republican Con-
gress abolished it. We had tax on
the receipts of railroad companies, on
express companies; taxes on insur-
ance companies taxes on bank CAPT.
tai taxes on bank deposits taxes on
bank checks. What has become of
those taxes? Gone. Striker from
the statue books by Republican Con-
gressmen years and years ago, and
those taxes we're abolished at time
when debt of the government was over
two billions, and when we had to pay
STAG, 100000 year interest. If the
government needed big revenue il
needed then. If those taxes had been
kept up they would have wiped on,
the public debt entirely. Why should
the Republican party abolish tax Of
three per cent. OH railroad companie,
at u time when the government need
cd the money and object now to reduce
a tax of 81 on poor mans blanke
at time when the government doesn'
need the money at all If the ricl
man was entitled to have a three pc
cent. tax on incomes abolished whel
the government was hard up for mon
ey, why should not the poor man no,
have the tax Of 80 cents on woolel
shirt reduced at time when the gov
eminent treasury is bursting wit
wealth. Does it look as if these me
were straining at gnat, when the
had previously swallowed camel 7
The tariff of Russia averages |
per cent Italy has tariff of 3 pc
cent; Germany one of 8 per cent
Austria, 8 per cent France, pc
cent. What is ours? Forty-seve
per cent. Equal to that of Francs
Germany, Austria and Italy combin
ed, and we propose now to reduce
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-10-17

Our farmers, mechanics, laborers
and all our citizens closely scan the
slightest increase in the taxes assessed
upon their lands and other property
and demand good reasons for such in
crease.
An yet they seem to be expected
in some quarters, to regard the unnec-
essary volume of insidious and unnec-
essary taxation visited upon them by
our present rate of tariff duties with
indifference, if not with favor.-Pres-
ident Cleveland.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-10-17
What Protective Tariff Does.

A German citizen near Reading
bought q Mccormick binder this sea-
son, paying $40 therefor. In writ
ing to his friends in Germany he told
them of his new purchase, and what
it cost him. What was his surprise
to learn from them in reply that the
same machine could be bought there
for 800, That's the way the Ameri'
can farmer is protected This is an
actual occurrence Demo-
crat.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-10-17

from s47 on 100 to s42 on the hun
dred, and we are told that we shall
not do il, because it means free trade.
That instead Of that, we must take
the tax of whisky. We will let vot-
ers decide. / would like to know
whether the trusts and combines shall
make our tax laws, or whether the
people propose to make them Con
gresham Ford.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-10-17
Meteorological Report

The meteorological report of the
weather at Alpena city, is as follows
during the week ending Monday
October 10Th, 1888:
Highest temperature, So degrees, on the nth.
Lowest temperature, rs on the 9th.
Average temperature, ~ degrees.
Highest barometric pressure, 3o.t2 inches
Lowest barometric pressure, 1917 inches
Total rain fall 0.3i inches.
Prevailing wind, from the southeast. ~
Total movement of wind 1903 miles.
Greatest daily rainfall, ole inches, on i2th.
Highest velocity Of the wind, "a miles, from th,
northeast, on the i2thl
JAMES J. FITZGERALD,
SerQ't Signal Corps, ". \. A.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-10-17
Council Proceedings.

The Common Council of the city of Al
pena, met in regular session, at the Council
Room, Monday evening, Oct. 18th, 1888,
and was called to order at o'clock by
the Recorder.
PREsENT-Wm. A. Mcdonald, Recorder,
and Aldermen Gibson, Desjardins, and
Campbell.
No quorom appearing, on motion of Al
derman Gibson, the Council adjourned.
WIN. A. MCDONALD,
Recorder.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-10-17

have not used all OF one bottle yet.
suffered from catarrh for twelve years ex
pericncing the nauseating dropping in the
throat peculiar to that disease, and nose
bleed almost daily. ftried various RENE
dies without benefit until last April, when
I saw Ely's Cream Balm advertised In the
Boston Budget. procured bottle, and
since the first days use have had no more
bleeding-the soreness Is all gone. ID. g
Davidson, with the Boston Budget, form
erly with Boston Journal
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-10-17

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