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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-07-05
Checking Cllinch Bugs.

Prof. Forbes, Illinois State Entomolo-
gist. finds that in general, where chinch
bugs are only moderately numerous, the
total damage done by them in any region
varies regularly with the amount of
wheat grown, but that, as they become
seriously destructive, their injuries are
greatest where the acreage is largest in
wheat and oats combined; and that
finally, where favering conditions bring
them out in the largest numbers possi-
BILE, they become practically independ-
emit OF any special kind of distribution
of the cereal crops, and do the greatest
damage where the area is greatest in all
these crops combined.
The rules of practice to be drawn from
these conclusions are as follows: l..
Whatever may be done by cropping
against the chinch bug must be done
early or not at all. Ii action be delayed
year after year until these insects be-
come excessively numerous, the aban-
donment of wheat and other special
crops will do no good, and taken alone,
may do great harm. In short. this is q
preventive rather than remedial meas
ure. 2. In the beginning of an out
break, the acreage in wheat, barley, and
rye should be promptly reduced or
wholly abandoned. 3. If the chinch
bug continues to increase, the oats area
should be rapidly diminished, corn and
grass remaining the principal depend
ence, and clover being substituted for
the latter wherever practicable. AS these
last are the stock-feeding crops, the
saying that stock country is much less
liable to damage by the chinch bug than
one in which the small grains are the
Rta n1a crOna
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-07-05
For Gatherin. Apples.

An implement for gathering apples
has been in use in Western New YORK
for one or two seasons, and 1t IS hlgnY
spoken of by the fruit growers VINO nave
tested it. It is large, open canvas re-
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-07-05
ceptacle. into which the apples are

ceptacle, into which the apples are
shaken from the tree, it being arran sed
30 mat the apples are collected in
padded basket. into which they are
gently delivered without bruis,ng each
otne;. The frame is carried around the
tree by two men, while two others shake
the tree, and fifth man is kept busy
removing the apples. 1t is said that the
ha nary, Of an apple crop Gun be done
with it for half the expense of hand
picking. But cheapness is not the only
nor the Chief Recommendation of the
implement. Apple picking is a long
operation in large orchard and some of
the fruit must be picked before it is
ripe, If it is all gathered. This green
fruit does not sell us we'll nor keep as
we'll, and, besides this, the growth,
which is always considerable towards
the time of ripening, is lost. Many
large apple growers assert that the ma
chine pays for itself in a single season,
and that it is as indispensable to them
as a mower or reaper to an ordinary
farmer.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-07-05

QUEER about flowers, isn't it? They
shoot before they have pistils.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-07-05
THE FARM.
The Best Use, Of Glover.


No matter what is done with it, the
growing of clover can hardly fail to be
beneficial to the farm. Those who SOW
clover-seed literally can hardly fail to
md it profitable. Even when the field
Is to be plowed next spring. what growth
the plant will make in single season
VIII pay the cost of the seed and put
ting it on. We have more than once
seen clover in blossom before frost cut
1t. from an early spring seeding, and
with foliage enough to make q ton of
hay per acre, and that of the best quality
for cows or sheep. This from seed that
cost say Sl.5O per acre is pretty good
return for crop that only costs the
such crop are the cheapest manure
that the farmer can get.
But there is no further expense ex-
cept the use of the land, if the clover is
allowed to grow the second season. In
this time two crops may be cut, the first
for hay and the second for seed. It is
during this second growth of clover
that most remarkable increase in
available nitrogen occurs to the soil
But for the fact that the ground ia very
hard and dry after taking off the seed
clover crop, it would be a good plan to
pillow Immediately and SOW wheat, with
uresslnS VI superphOSpate TO supply
the mineral fertility. 1t may seem like
hard cropping to take off two clover
crops and then sow wheat, but the land
is doubtless in as good if not better con-
dition than it would be if plowed in the
spring, and bearing one grain crop dur
ing the summer. There is besides a
large amount of valuable hay saved, and
this is worth more than any other hay,
both for nutrition and for the resultant
manure heap.
Almost any kind of crop succeeds we'll
on clover lay. 1t has fewer weeds
than any other sod, and it's own roots
do not sprout and grow upward, as a
June grass sod will persist in doing.
Not only does it decay rapidly, but as it
penetrates the subsoil it leads the roots
of corn and potatoes downward, SO that
they are not SO likely to be injured by
the drought. Where clover has grown
the soil is more porous. It absorbs
moisture from the air, as the latter is
cooled by touching it. To pillow under
for green manure, the large or pea-vine
clover is preferable. But little is now
used in this way. and for making hay
the medium red is the best, and is, in
fact good enough for any other purpose.
Boston CaLtlyUtOr.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-07-05
NOT REAL LIVE FROGS.

A good story is told concerning the
proprietor of the Hotel Bellevue and
one of the well-known wits of the Glover
Club by the Philadelphia Times. 1t
appears that some time ago private
dinner was ordered in the hotel, at
which frogs legs 10 poulet was to form
an important course. On the day of
the dinner, by some piece of i'll luck, it
was found that the supply of frogs had
failed, and the question of where to OBJ
tain any more became an important one.
In this emergency, as the proprietor OF
the hotel was bewailing his hard fate,
our Glover Club friend approached and
asked what was the matter. He was
told the sad state Of affairs. ooh"
said he, sweetly, "if you want frogs,
that's all right. I have two dozen large
ones in the fountain on my place in
Germantown. You can have them il
you like. Send your man out now and
I'll give him note to my gardener.
The offer was accepted with ELUSIVE
thanks. The man was duly called,
given the note and dispatched for the
frogs, and both proprietor and guest
wished him godspeed.
In about two hours he returned and
his face wore sort of puzzled ex-
preston. "Have you got the frogs?"
said his master. "No, sor, said the
faithful servant.
weren't there any there?" inquired
the Glover Club man, meekly. "Shure
they was, sor, said the other, but, sor,
they were iron frogs" How very
stupid of me not to have mentioned the
fact BEFORE" remarked the wicked joker
as he departed from the hotel.
MADE HIM FEEL COMFORTABLE.
"Do you know what is the difference
between you and MYSELF"
This conundrum was hurled at a
Pittsburg broker by his better half, who
had been sitting up for him, when ne
arrived at home about o'clock in the
morning.
"Can't say, my DEAR" he replied
"What is it?"
sYou speculate all day, and 1 spec
YOU late at night. "--Pittsb4rg chro'''
Gle.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-07-05
DOMESTIC ECONOMY.
RoUsEHoLD AND AGRICULTURAL
TOPICS DISCUSSED.

A Budget Of Useful Information Relating
to tho Farm, Orchard, stable, Parlor, and
Kitchen
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-07-05

Then this is your final answer
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-27
10 the Editor of The alexandria Gazette:

To the Editor Of The Alerandric Gazette:
An article in your local column OF Satur-
day is apt to be construed by the reader into
q statement that members of the Hydraulion
S. F. z. Co. interfered to prevent the sus-
pension of the engineer for drunkenness.
Such was not the case, the objection being
simply to the time chosen for the execution
OF the order and the manner in which it was
done. Not to speak of the consideration
which might be considered due to man
who for quarter of a century has been q
faithful and efficient public servant, but who
has unfortunately become victim in his old
age to an evil habit, surely body of young
mon who give their timo, their labor and, to some
extent, their money for tho protection OF the
property of others, and whose services it would
cost our heavily-burdened community a consider
sbe sum to dispense with, did not deserve to be
treated with indignity on a great public occasion,
before crowd Of strangers, and to have the or
ders of their officers coUntermsnded and the de.
claration made by au official mot the Mayor that
he hsd nothing to do with the company aud was
not bound to notify its officers of change in the
persons in charge of the apparatus &c, commit
tod to its care by the City Council. Respectful y,
RICHARD L. CAINE, President.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-27
Lynched.

Port HURON, Mich, May 27.-At two
o'clock this morning about twenty masked
men forced the Jail open and took the mulat-
to, Martin, out and hung him from the Sew
enth street bridge, where his body still
hangs They dragged him down the street,
not al officer being in sight. Martin is the
tramp that entered the house of John ellis,
four miles west of this city, about two weeks
ago and brutally assaulted and outraged his
wife. She has been in a precarious coud.
ton ever since. She is not expected to live.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-27
Marine Disaster.

VINEYARD HAVEN, Mast, May 27.-The
schooner Joseph w. Fish of St. George, Me-,
from Rappahannock river for Bath, Me-, with
a cargo of ship timber, encountered heavy
gales on the voyage, during which the
cargo shifted, and the vessel was split open
In the waterways and filed with water
Captain Hart and crew of six men and pas
aengers James Gardner, wife and three small
children, were rescued by the schooner
Josiah R. Baker, Captain Case, from Balti.
more for Boston, and landed here. They
saved nothing from the schooner.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-27
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Libby prison building has disappeared
from sight at Richmond to appear in Chi
cago.
The Roanoke water works and the gas
light plant and franchises have been pur-
chased by Philadelphia syndicate.
Mr.. R. R. Farr, recently appointed Uni
fled in Norfolk On Saturday before Judge
Hughes.
Colonel Eustice F. Golsan and Captain
C. II. Moore were thrown from their drag
in runaway on the street at Orange on
Saturday and seriously injured.
Saturday night bids were opened for &c.,
600 worth of Norfolk city per cent. coupon
bonds. The highest bids were from Balti-
more banking institution, who purchased at
from 104 to 1917!
The keel of the battleship Texas was laid
last week at the Norfolk yard, and large
force will be put to work on the first of the
month and continued steadily, as the ap
preparation cannot be diverted as with other
work.
Moses Alternately (colored) employed as
ianitor of the custom house in Petersburg
was arrested en- Saturday, charged with rob-
bling the mails. A number of registered
letters and postal notes we're found in bis
room. Alternately was allowed ball Ia The
penalty of $4,000.
Mrs. Ann Augusta Maupin, wife of the
late DR.. George W. o. Maupin, of Norfolk,
died Saturday night. Ever since the death
of her son, John G. Maupin, she bad lain &c
one dead. Within verv short space Of
time three of the family-Mies Ida Maupin,
DR.. Maupin, and Mrs; Maupin-have passed
away.
A collision occurred OF the Richmond and
Petersburg railroad Saturday night at Tenn
Plies crossing between northbouud pas.
senger train and freight train. Engineer
Clayton, of the passenger train, express
manager Stainbaek, the baggage master,
and one CT tho passengers we're all more or
less injured.
The Confederate memorial services we're
held at Wsrreuton or Saturday evening, and
opened with l.rayer By Rev. F. r Boston, of
the Baptiet Church. Hon. James V. Brooke
read poem by Miss Fanny Mari, entitled
Memorial Flowers The War, enton band
furnished music. The Bethel Cadets led
the procession.
The democrats gained decided victory
in Stafford county on Thursday by electing
two supervisors. thus tying the board. This
is the first time for g number of years that
tho democrats have had q member of the
board. Now es the board stands upon any
question that an equal division may arise,
the Judge of the County Court has the de.
cidipg vote. Iu King George county the
republicans, IS usual, elected their entire
ticket.
The negro Paul Keys who recently as.
saulted o little girl in Fredericksburg was
secretly taken TO that city on Saturday
night from Tappahannook, where he had
been captured. He was placed in jail, and
the next morning when his arrest became
known quite crowd gathered at the jail
No violence has been offered, and
the authorities have taken ell necessary
steps to prevent such. He denies verifying,
but his statements were very contradictory,
and his answers to questions seem to have
been studied and prepared. The proof
against him is convincing. He will be TAX
en- before the Mayor to day for preliminary
hearing
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-27

non as the host of the British Minister, to
have been made to day on the U. S. steam
er Dispatch was postponed OF account OF the
rain.
Secretary of War Noble was called home
suddenly this morning by telegram an
nouncing the serious illness Of his son. His
absence will it is supposed, delay certain
expected changes in the War Department.
The new rule of the civil service commits
zion requiring the publication of the names
of those who have passed satisfactory exam
nations and have been sent up to the de.
partments as eligibles for appointment, is
said here by democrats to be trick by
which every democrat among them may be
excluded, ss such publication will start in
vestigations into the pass history of every
one of them, and any indiscretion of which
thew may have ever been guilty will be made
sufficient reason for turning them down.
Mr.. Thompson, the one so-called democratic
member of she commission, comes In for no
little adverse criticism for agreeing to the
rule referred to.
Mr.. Blair Morris, accompanied by ex-
Congressman Bowen and MIR. 7. McCaull,
went to the Postofice Department last Sat
urday and flied his application for the Rich
mond postoffce.
The Mahoueites here laugh at what they call
| the gable that has recently appeared in some OF
their State papers to the effect that Gen. Malone
now shows disposition to compromise with the
''kickers." They say the General is not COM
promising man, and, besides, that he does not
consider the kickers as factor In Tho success or
defeat OF the republican party in his State In
his opinion the kickers number about one hun
dred and fifty men who are mad with him because
he has dsrcgsrdcd their appeals for Office and
that they influence no votes except their own,
have no backing, and are political impotents,
| Can't Asa Rogers, one of the Generals chief lien.
tenants here when tod this morning that some OF
the gabble referred to was to the effect that tho re-
ported compromise involved the Genoral's relin.
| ouishment of the right TO appoint the city and
county superintendent of his party, said those
| who credited such rumors must take tho General
| for a id fool which no body st all acquain ted
with him had ever accused him of being
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-27
A Terrible Wind Storm.

QUINCY, Ills, May IA terrible wind
storm passed over this vicinity yesterday
afternoon. The storm was cyclonio in its
nature and considerable damage was done
The black, funnel.shaped cloud swept at q
furious rate from northwest to southeast de-
scending to the earth at irregular intervals
Several houses and barns were unroofed
and trees were pulled up by roots. The
full forces of the storm struck cemetery In
the southern part of the city and nearly
every monument in the grounds was demol
ished. So far no loss of life or serious in
iurv has been reported.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-27
ALEX AND-RIA..
MONDAY EVENING, MAY 81.

DISPATCHES FROM from Berlin state that
the settlement of the Samoan question has
been almost completed, that the terms upon
which it was to be settled were, SO lar as
the American commissioners were concern
ed. prepared at the State Department De-
fore those commissioners left Washington,
and tbst nothipg was done by the Ameri-
can commissioners without previous CONSUL
tation with the State Department by Gable
All this, it would seem to most reasonable
men, proves, not only that the expense oil
the commission could have been saved by
sutrustng the work thereof 10 the Ameri'
can minister at Berlin, but that even tne
EATERS services could have been dispensed
with and the cost thereof saved BY d.
rect cable communications between Count
Bismarck and Secretary Blaine.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-27
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
destructive Fires.

RENO, New, May ga fire started yes.
terday afternoon in the old theatre building
lust opposite the Depot hotel, and before 1t
was gotten under control s25O,OO0 worth OF
property was destroyed.
MACON, Ca, May PA special to the
Telegraph from Dublin says: dublin was
visited by the most destructive fire in its
history yesterday. The fire originated near
the postof1ice in the heart of the business
portion of the town, and ragged until eleven
business houses were consumed. Only one
of the firms carried any insurance. The to.
tel loss will reach $4,000"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-27
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

NEW YORK, May 27.-The stock market ons,
ed with large volume of business this n.orpin,
and first prices, IS compared with those of sstgr
days closing were generally from i, to L, nor =,
higher. The impetus given the market ls..
during the early trading, and in few shares NJ.
terial advances were made over the opening f.
ures. reaction occurred toward the end Of ~,
hour, and most of the list was carried down ,
small fractions below the opening figures. At11
o'clock the market was still active but hos,r
weak at small fractions under opening figure. =.
most of the list. Money easy at ..
BALTIMORE, May 27.-yirginias consoi5.,ot
:; past-due coupons =; do 10.4Os 81 b3 D
6Sa6Sh.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-27
Not IN Visit Strasburg.

PARIS May 27.-The report that King
Humbert hsd intended to visit Strasburg in
company with Emperor William before his
return to Rome Is denied by Count Mena'
brea, Italian Ambassador to France. 1t ia
rumored here, however, that the King had
prepared to accompany Emperor William
and renounced bis purpose only in Difference
to an appealing telegram from his wife,
Queen Marguerite.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-27

CIVIL SERVICE Commissioner Roosevelt
SAWS ne doesn't believe he could pass the
civil service examination if compelled to do
30 in order to hold his Office. Mr.. Roose.
yelt's frankness is commendable, and induces
the hope that he may try to have the rules
adopted by the commission under the last
administration, which are even more ohjec-
tionable than the civil service law, SO
amended SIS to make them more conforma-
BILE to common sense and to the spirit of free
institutions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-27
Civil Service Reform

To the Editor of the Alexandria Gazette:
Many thanks for your courteous compli-
ance with my request for the exact language
in which our first President expressed him.
self In regard to the appointments which for
him to make be deemed political suicide"
The question is, by the extract you give
from Washington's letter to Pickering, mar
rowed down to the meaning ss he used It,,
of "any Office of consequence" There are
now many "ofices of consequence" and
there were then not few-like post offices
and customs house5-in which the political
tenets of the incumbent really make no more
difference to 1.-THE measures which the gen.
eral government is pursuing" than the color
of his eyes and hair, go 1t Is impossible these
could have been meant. The head OF the
greatest postofice or customs house OF the
country, or of the least, has nothing whatever
to do with the policy OF the government, nor
is provided he attends solely and strictly
to his duty-of any consequence to the ex-
ecutive or to the people at large to what
party he belongs. His duty Ia accurate de
fined by law, which is the same no matter
who is President, and it Is only when be
goes beyond this and criminslly makes his
Office party machine that his political faith
becomes q factor. Such perversions were
unknown in Washington's day, and virtual
" continued 30 until the bsleful reign of
Andrew Jackson, go infer, as I have right
to do, that the "offices of consequence" to
which reference is made in the extract
quoted are those only which are the proper
opponents of governmental policy. These,
even the most advanced reformer admits
should be in political sympathy with the
executive. L. N. B.
Nav 81. 1889.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-27

IAll federal offices are "offices of conse
quence," and all who fill them. If the right
sort OF men, do what they can to prolong
the operation of the principles and policies
of the administration by which they were
appointed. To prevent the President from
removing or appointing any or all of them,
is to relieve him of the obligations of his
oath to execute faithfully the laws and Con.
stituion of his country, because it deprives
him of his authority over those upon whom
he must rely for the execution of bis orders.
ED. GAZETTE
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-27

TT SEEMS that there are at least TWO
other people in Virginia besides the editor
of the Richmond Dispatch who think
that city and county judges should re-
fuse liquor licenses to such persons as of1er
IN nav for them with coupons. AS both
State and national laws provide that Vir'
GINA coupons are legal payment for Vir'
pinia duos, any judge who may act 10 &C
cordance with the three distinguished au
thoritles referred to should be impeached
aud removed at once.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-27

SECRETARY BLAINE says that in all his
experience he has never been betrayed by q
newspaper man. There are bad newspaper,
as we'll as bad every other sort of men. but
wise men are never deceived by them but
once and very wise men, never. 1t Is only
foolish politicians and Statement who say
they are betrayed by newspaper men, and ID
most cases they only do so to avoid the
consequences of their foolishness.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-27

ITIs authorsatively stated at the White
House that the President intends to chow
his appreciation of the services of his Indi-
sna political friends, and to demonstrate
his gratitude to them, but that In order to
do so he must have time. This semi OIL
cial announcement doesn't look very much
as if President Harrison agrees with the
profession of his immediate predecessor that
public Office is public trust.