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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-17

circles over the fact that good lawyers hold
that the bill appropriating SIS, 900 for the
establishment OF an agricultural college at
Fargo is law. Notwithstanding the veto of
the governor. The constitution gives the
governor three days in which to return his
veto during the session and fifteen days after
the adjournment. The governor mistook the
holiday recess for an adjournment and voted
the bill fourteen days after it's passage. As
the days of the holiday recess are days of the
session his vote is claimed to be void and the
Haggett bill is claimed to be low. This is
good news for the people of Fargo, and the
final decision is awaited with much interest.
There will be some effort to effect an ad-
journment of the legislature before the end
of the session on the ground of economy. but
it will hardly succeed. The question of the
hour continues to be the inevitable deficiency
and how to meet it. The constitution says:
The state may, to meet casual deficits or fail.
ure in the revenue or in the case of extraor-
binary emergencies, contract debts, but such
debts shall never in the aggregate, exceed the
sum of 100000. 1t also says-That such
debt shall be authorized by law for purposes
to be definitely mentioned and every such
law shall provide for levying an annual tax
sufficient to pay the interest annually and
the principal within thirty years
Oliver Dalrymple publishes letter address
ed to the legislature, asking that the school
land bill be ammended SO as to pay the tres
passers for their improvements. He is one
himself. He tells the farmer members that
the matter involves millions OF dollars and
thousands of their constituents, and hopes
in justice to our brother farmers they Will
endeavor to 80 amend the present bill as to
follow the presidents and law of Mimi esota
and pay farmers for their Improvements on
school lands by charging the enhanced value
to purchasers Mr.. Dalrymple will find the
constitution prohibits the very thing he asks
the legislature to do. The point he raises
was fought out in the constitutional conven-
ton and the school section m en- defeated at
every turn. 1t is claimed they have had all
the benefits they are entitled to.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-17

much corn. which is not probable.
Buff they do not get water they
begin to suffer as quickly as you would
If you ate full meal of dry crackers
without any kind of liquid, and ate
for wager at that The cattle suffer
after very few hours, and if they do
not get water very soon. serious
arrangement occurs to all and death to
the weakest or most ravenous. have
In my experience lost cattle that way.
l opened them and found the stomachs
as cry as powder, and took the mint
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-17

fine horse, valued at 5000, belonging to
the GAINESVILLE fire department, fell dead while
responding to an alarm of fire.
Robert Reardon, OF Racine, IA years ofage,
was adjudgsd insane. He is the youngest
person IN that county everpronounced crazy.
Napoleon Croker, the old man recently
sentenced for life for killing his son.in-law
near Mosinee, has been granted pension.
j. c. Blinker went to jail for three mo nths
at Whitewater for the larceny of number of
turkeys.
1t is believed that the disastrous fire at
Cashton. Monroe County, recently, was the
work of an incendiary.
Sheriff Page, of Clark county, has return
ed from Mercer county. Pa, with John
Hoobler, who was accused of arson.
Mary Peerenboom, II years old, was
knocked down at Appleton by team, re-
ceiving fracture of the shoulder. Godfrey,
the driver, was arrested.
Handler, who shot and killed Soloon-keeper
Sarvis and wounded two police officers at
Merrill, pleaded guilty and is now in state
prison Tor lie.
Senator Sawyer to a Chicago reporter:
The only thing am interested in" said he,
'is in having the tax removed from tobacco,
and that will doubtless be done inwhatever
tariff bill is passed."
Albert Spaulding, arrested at Ashland for
failing to pay a board bill, showed that he
had paid the bill in venison. He was there
upon arrested on his own evidence on a
charge of killing deer out of season.
Mrs. Jerry O'Neil, of Mt. Sterling, Grant
County, who was shot by her husband while
asleep in bed, has since died from the effects.
Her husband who afterwards attempted
suicide, seems in a fair way to recover.
Charles Morris, Chippewa Falls bar ten
der, was entenced to Waupun for one year
for stealing 500 check 1t was handed
him to get cashed at the bank, but on going
out he failed to return.
The annual meeting of the State Dairy
men g association will be held at Columbus,
February IL, 13 and next. Arrangements
are being made bv the Business Mems asso-
citation, of Columbus, for the entertainment
OF $50 leading dairymen from this and
other states. and it is expected that no less
than 500 farmers will be in attendance.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-17
Loves Solicitude.

May Ito her best young man),
''Now, Charlie, you must be careful
and not expose yourself to the wealth
er. Now, you were out in the rain last
night" Charley: ''No, WASH t little
one. What made you think SOP" May:
"Why, papa came home and said he
met you coming from the lodge. and
that you were thoroughly soaked"
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-17
THE FARM AND HOME,
dins and Suggestions to the Western
Agriculturist.
Give the Farm its Due Credit-How Grain
shrinks in the Winter-Corn STALKS Deadly,
and Why-Valuable Household PointerA

Smoke-House and Summer Kitchen.
The accompanying illustration shows
a very cheap and convenient farm
building. 1t is eighteen feet long by
sixteen wide, with posts fourteen feet
Clear height of lower story, nine feet.
A balloon frame may be used, or the
building may be boarded up and down,
where low cost is an object The one
shown herewith is sheeted and weather.
boarded. The doors are in the north
end, each three and one-half feet wide,
making the door way seven feet wide.
IN summer, when these are thrown
open, the room is airy, and there is
room for carrying out tubs. etc., and
often hogshead is wanted in the
room. There are two windows on the
east side, with inside shutters. Along
the west side is porch six feet wide.
This shades from the afternoon sun,
and Is just the place for the morning
work. The double window above the
doors Is fitted with a tight shutter on
the inside, swung on hinges; this may
be closed, and meat hung in the upper
story, the meat room, all summer. The
hooks for the meat are driven into
the rafters. The stairs from the lower
to the upper story are in the north
west corner. The chimney is in the
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-17
COMBINED sMoKE-HoUsE AND KITCHEN.

COMBINED SMOKE-HOUSE AND KITCHEN.
south end, with fireplace in the lower
room. In the upper room is an opening
with damper swung above it. When
the meat is to be smoked the damper is
raised, closing the chimney above and
opening the aperture. At other times
the damper is kept down closing the
aperture. A door opens upon the porch,
and there is also window on the west
side. A covered walk may lead to this
house from the dwelling.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-17
Downing a Lie

Editors Wife-''Pretty condition for
you to come home in staggering
through the streets in broad daylight"
Dilapidated Spouse. -"Could't help
it, m'dear; been accused of (hic)
bribery"
"Bribery?"
eyes, mi dear; people said I was
(hic) bribed to oppose prof. ton. Had
to show folks posed pro'bition M
own accord. New York Weekly.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-17
WISCONSIN,.

ucono-,owoc expended $3.50, 900 in new
buildings during last year.
Cha res Anderson was crushed to death
under rolling log at Rib Lake.
Herman Fredericks, who killed Bertha
Erdman, near Wausau, recently, will recover.
John Hoobler has been returned to Neills-
vile from Mercer County, Pa, to answer
to a charge of arson.
Wardner, Idaho, which h as been destroyed
by fire is named for James Wardner, Mil
waukee boy.
Racine County asylum and has not been re-
captured.
Josie Ellis, in Jail at Waukesha, took ad-
vantage of liberties allowed her, and escaped
She was recaptured.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-17
The Corn-Stalk Disease.

We have much learned nonsense
about the effects of corn-stalks on
cattle, bacteria and germs and so forth.
It is want of water. Turn cattle into
q stalk field and they will soon fill
themselves full on corn husks, with
some corn and some smut, more or
less, as they happen to find it. Now,
If they have ready access to water no
barn will result, unless they get too
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-17
Cause of Rust in Grain.

After a thorough investigation as to
the cause OF rust in wheat and other
grains, the Guelph (Ont.) Agricultural
College has arrived at the following
conclusions l. Seasons are the
chief cause of rust; sudden changes
of temperature and rain, accompanied
by close, still weather, are favorable
to its increase. 2. Low-lying, rich
soils are most subject to attack. 8.
An excessive use of manures rich in
nitrogen encourages the disease. 4.
Late-sown grain is most subject to at
tacks. 5. Thinly sown crops seem
most liable to injury. 6. Red wheats
are less affected than white varieties
z. Rust is more common in the vicini-
ty Of barbery hedges than it is at a
greater distance.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-17
NORTH DAKOTA,

During last year at Fargo there were
1928 transfers OF real estate and 1,7O1
mortgages plac ed on record.
Charles Kops a local musician of Grand
Forks, is composing a piece entitled the LA
Grippe march. Mr.. Hops promises it
will be principally composed ofminors.
John Larson, a laborer, fell thirty feet
over railroad embankment at Bismarck and
received injuries from which he may not re-
cover.
The Ed ucational association of North Da-
kota in session assembled resolved to send a
delegation to the meeting of the National
Educational association at st. Paul in July
next.
The magnificent new Hotel Gordon at
Grand Forks was opened with a grand ball
and banquet. Over 800 couples were pres
ent and the affair was the event of the sea-
son.
Large numbers of Minnesota people are
citing in the Cheyenne river country and
1t is thought that at the close of next year
there will not be an acre OF vacant land in
that section of the country.
The North Dakota state board of phar-
macy was in session at Grand Forks. Presi-
dent Houssemon, of Grafton, Secretary
Flrsbee, OF Bismarck, and c. Z. Maxley,
Fargo. being present. Thirty-one candi-
dates Tor registration were examined.
usury bill has been introduced in the
legislature OF North Dakota Which provides
tn at both interest and principal shall be
forfeited where greater rate of interest
than 10 per cent. is charged, no matter in
what form the overcharge may be
State Senator D. S. Dodds Of Nelson conn
ty. N. D., woke up and found in his New
Years stocking an appointment as supervis-
or of the census for the new state. The en-
tire congressional delegation from that
state Endorsed him. The position is worth
1000, and the work will require at least a
year.
There ia considerable excl tement in certain
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-17
How to Avoid Chaps.

Some old maids wear mittens year in and
year out,
No matter how warm it may be;
They don't want man, so in this way no
doubt
They Keep the chaps of, don't you see.
There's many wife in this world, it is
said,
Who wishes she'd followed their plans,
But instead of the mitten her love gave in.
stead,
And worthless chap has on her hands
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-17
Give the Farm Credit.

In casting up accounts to know if
he has made Or lost in the years oper-
ations the farmer should in all fairness
make proper credit for the living he
has had off Of the farm and which,
were he in any other business, he
would be compelled to pay cash for.
His garden has supported him with a.
large part of the summers living and
his cellar is now-or should be-well
stored with potatoes, turnips, beets,
carrots, parsnips, onions, ETC., for
winter consumption. His chickens
have provided much of the meat and
an abundant supply of eggs, while but
ter, cream and milk have been used
without stint and at rate that would
bankrupt an ordinary villager. This
should be credited to the farm just as
we'll and as honestly as should the
corn, wheat, oats, pigs or steers sold
from it, and if this is fairly done a
little idea of the relative advantages
of farming and other kinds of business
would prevail. A blacksmith or car
penter may get more ready money
during the year, but he must take
large part of his earnings to buy these
very things which the farmer has in
such abundance that he makes no &C
count of them. Credit them fairly to the
farm and see how the account stands.
shrinkage of Grain Through Winter.
In considering whether to sell grain
in the fall, Or TO hold it later for high
er price, the question on shrinkage is
an important item. Even when ap par
emily dry there is still good deal of
moisture until frost dries it out. This
is especially true of corn, which is put
into crib later than any other grain,
and depends upon freezing weather to
prevent it from moulding and spelling.
AS the moisture goes out of it
the grain shrinks in bulk and there
will not not be as many bushels by one
tenth as was put in the crib in the fall.
In wet, warm fail, such as the pres
ent one has been, in most localities
corn and other grains dry out slowly.
A cold winter may therefore not be so
great disadvantage as is often thought
for farmers having large quantities of
corn to dry out. The Western or Dent
corn, having large ears and deep
grains, holds much more moisture than
the Eastern Flint corn. It is easily
seen, therefore, how much depends on
drying by artificial means the corn
needed for seed. If allowed to freeze
dry the kernels are expanded, ard the
vitality of the germ or chit is injured.
Much loss occurs this way, and almo st
every year complaints are made from
the west that much of the seed has
been proven defective, making it need
full to replant.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-17
Removing Suckers From Fruit Trees.

Removing Suckers From Fruit Trees.
The evil of infrequent and excessive
pruning is an unusually large growth
of suckers. These should be cut out
at least once year, and if it has not
been done during the growing season
it should be attended to now. New
sprouts will start back of the cut next
spring even if no buds are left in sight,
but pulling these off with thumb and
finger when they get into full leaf will
usually end the trouble. A slight
check when the tree is in leaf will do
it no harm, while it might seriously in
jure it's vigor to let the entire neglect
ed growth get into leaf before cutting
it out.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-17
Farm Notes.

The hog can not thrive on an exclu-
sive grain diet. 1t req uires bulky
TO cd also.
The younger an animal the greater
its proportionate growth and gain in
weight.
Wood ashes, if not applied soon,
may be kept in barrels. but not ex-
posed to the rains or moisture of any
kind.
The color of milk does not indicate
its quality any more than the color of
the shell indicates the quality of the
egg. So says Prof. Alvord.
There is no reason why good COW
should not be kept in as clean condi-
ton as a good horse, even by the ap-
plication Of the currycomb and brush.
Inherent defects should be avoided.
The poultry fanciers have had crooked
breast hone or wry tail on a sire
transmitted to all the chicks. Aim to
avoid deformities or enfeebled consti-
tutions in birds or an imals.
$2.5OO,O00 worth of eggs annually, a
sum which should go into the pockets
of our farmers, and shows that more
eggs should be produced, as we can
not supply enough for home consump-
ton.
Six thousand ducks are annually
marketed from the farm of a promi-
nent yet unostentatious farmer in
Massa chusetts, who comprehends the
idea of handling his stock in a way to
yield him a return quick with little
expense for their keeping.
It is said of corn that it is one of
the best foods for fattening hogs, but
is starvation diet to pigs. The reason
is that while corn contains the ele-
ments that produce fat it is deficient
in mineral matter and other elements
essential to growth.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-03

John J. Splain was visiting in town to-day.
 P. J. Loughlin, who has been visiting John H. Curley, has returned to his home in Meriden.
 The road board made tour of inspec- tion of several streets this afternoon. They will also examine the stone crusher. This looks like business.
 Misses Maggie and Lizzie Brosnan, who have been visiting Mir and Mrs James H. MUrnan, left this afternoon for their home in Susquehanna, N. Y.
 Matthew Kennedy has opened an up- town coal office in the store of Possner Brothers, 92 South Main street, his old stand.
 Photographer Crane has completed a set of photographs of the members of the police force and the officers received them to-day.
 At a meeting of Go G last evening it was voted that the bill of J. c. Place, for catering at Camp Embler, should be brought hefore the company for action before the committee in charge should settle it. The majority of the members were not satisfied with the way in which they were treated and they propose to cut down the amount of the bill. A committee was appointed to make ar- | arrangements for some sort of an enter tainment for next month. The follow ing members comprise the committee | Captain A. J. Wolff, Lieutenants ID. k. Fitzpatrick and P. Halpin, Sergeants Keavney and Bolger, Corporal Wagner, Musician Nolan, Privates Carroll, Casey and J. Sullivan.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-03
ACCIDENT AND INCIDENT.

Peculiar Coincidence Connected With
 Recent Accidents in New Britain.
 There is a peculiar coincidence con- nected with the recent accidents to Edwin Weldon and Thomas Coleman of New Britain. Some time ago Weldon had two of his fingers cut off near the first joint. Three days later Coleman had two of his taken off also. About two weeks ago Weldon was severely bruised about the head while at work in the Stanley works. The following week Coleman had his head severely injured at the Ellis street bridge. Both of the injured men are recovering.
 Yesterday afternoon while Patrick Burke, ir, of Colebrook River, was cut ting brush near the schoolhouse, the axe aught in bush and was diverted from its course and spllt his foot open to the instep. The blade entered the foot be- tween the first and second toes.
 James Sturgess, an employe at the | freight yard of the Consolidated road at New Haven, was seriously and perhaps fatally injured about ? o'clock this morning. He jumped out of the way of freight car, but was caught between it and the platform of the Canal freight house. One arm was broken, his head was badly cut and he probably received severe internal injuries. He was taken to the hospital ln the police ambulance. l A. w. Olds, Black Point boy, found an apparently discharged bomb on the Mantle camp grounds few days ago and stuck match in it. His physicians hope to save his badly burned eyes, but many days will pass before the boy will recover from the burns on his face and head.
 | Wilbur Wooding, a Wallingford farmer, was badly gored by a Devon shire bull day or two ago. and is now confined to his bed. Roswell A. Rice, a neighbor, saw the attack, hastened to the lot and seized a rail and drove off the animal just in time to save Wood ing's life.
 Mrs Brill, wife of Dr Brill, the Grand avenue druggist of New Haven, was badly bitten in the leg, at II o'clock to. day, while trying to take her dog away from two others with which it was fighting, in the dry goods store of Nicely & Co.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-03
POLICE COURT.
Deputy Judge Cowell on the Bench
 This Morning.

IhlS MOrnlnks
 Patrick Calvin became intoxicated yesterday and stole tin pail from one of Grilley's teams, driven by Sam Sack. The theft was discovered and Calvin was arrested. This morning he received 30 days and costs for drunkenness and $1 and costs for theft.
 William Noonan, a youth 19 years Of age, was charged with carrying con- cealed weapons. Yesterday in company with other boys he was ordered away from the gate of the Matthews & Will lard shop. Noonan threatened to draw a revolver on Philip Toomey, who at- tempted to drive him away. Sam Sack saw the weapon with Noonan.. The latter denied having a revolver. None was found on his person when arrested, but Judge Cowel imposed a fine of S5 and costs.
 James A. Bailey was charged with breach of the peace. Monday he went to the house of Mrs Curtis on Spring street in an intoxicated condition, and assaulted her and her daughter, Josie Dean. He called the latter into a room, and, so the mother said, tried to choke her. Bailey in his own behalf swore that he was accustomed to visit the house and said that it was his inten' tion to leave this morning for Walling' ford to join his family. He swore that Josie Dean threatened to shoot him and said he should never join his family. He was fined $5 and costs.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-03
A VOICE FROM ABROAD.

F. F.. F. McMahon's Trip 10 the
 Island of Prince Edward.
 CHARLoTTETowN, P. E. l., Aug 2s, 90. Editor DEMOCRAT:
 We left Boston on Wednesday after noon, three hours late, in an old tub, propelled by steam, and were detained by fog, and on arriving at Pictou on Sunday morning had to remain till Mon day morning, because they would not allow us to coal up on Sunday. See how good we are down here. How much improved I shall be when I get back. Everything except vegetation is away behind the times here. Even the dogs and cattle look askance at me as being from another sphere.
 On our way here we had to pass through the gut of Canaso, in which is situated the place they intend to make a terminal city, between America and Europe. It is intended by this route to make the trip from land to land now in four days, and it is considered possible to make it in two days, for the Clyde builders say it is only question of power, or in other words dollars and cents. The ocean greyhounds now make the trip from Queenstown to Sandy Hook, as you know, in less than six days. A steamer of this class costs about a million dollars. The builders say. Give us two million and we will | reduce the time to four days. From the terminal city, the time would be still less. The newspapers are dead down here. I saw Prince George at the Halifax hotel. They were at dinner there. That Is the artillery officers gave him one at the hotel-he had probably got broke. They did not invite me, so l had to pay for my supper, while he dined in another room. Of course they did not tell him I was there, or it would have been otherwise.
 Expect to be home next week. | Yours,
 E. E. F. MCMAHON.