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The historic times., 1891-10-17

The Great Wheat Crop Of the Northwest
Being Destroyed ny Rain and SNOW.

The Great wheat Crop Of the Northwest
Being Destroyed by Rain and snow.
ST. PAUL. Mimi, Oct IA - The
weather of the past few weeks has IN
done much of the good that was done
by the fine weather early in the season
in North Dakota, and the farmers OF
the northwest will suffer losses ag-
gregating in the millions The damage
can as yet only be estimated, but that
the loss will be very great there seems
no doubt
The railroads had made special ar
rangements to handle a great crop and
the farmers considered their own plans
amply sufficient But 50 great was the
wheat crop that 1t was almost impossi-
bic TO hire enough hands to secure the
crop, and very large part of 10 had to
be left standing In the shock Then IL
was found that the supply OF threshing
machines was insufficient and that
caused delay which left fully half the
crop still in the fields unthresncd when
the rains came.
Rain has been general and abundant,
and il is this which has caused the
greatest loss. There Is still great
shortage of th-eshing outfits. but the
weather has prevented work more than
half the time At Jamestown, In the
North Dakota Red river valley rain
and snow fell last light; 1t was snow
iug yesterday, and last week there was
but ono full days wheat thrcshing.
Reports are received of grain sprouting
| in several stacks
Lakota, y. D.. reports snow, thresh-
ing stopped entirely and fears that un-
less the weather clears soon much OF
the grain will be unfit 70 thrcsh. In
the northern part Of North Dakota
there will, however, be moro loss from
lack of laborers than from bad weather.
Northwestern Minnesota gives about
the same report as does Dakota
The historic times., 1891-10-17

Gov. Pattlxon Calls mn Extra Session of the
Pennsyivania senate to consIder Matters
Connected with the Bardaiey Dsfaiea-
tIon.
HARRIsnrEo. Pa, Oct I4.--Gov. Pat
tison, in his message 70 the extra ses-
sion of the senate, which met At noon
yesterday. said:
Gentlemen. BY virtue of the authority IN
me vested bg the constitution have con.
vencd you In extra session by proclamation
for the transaction ri executive business
H. my Judgment conditions e1tst IN tho com
mouwralth to warrant ard reqnsT~ fhe
exercise of this poser. The constitution
provides that aEl Ulcers sI~eted bf
the people other than some ~Ape~
ctatIv excepted shall be rcfnoYsd ~ fh*
governor for reasoB able cause aftTT aut
notIee and full hearing on the a4vlse ~ 80
thirds Of the senate Having eoHr@n@a yt'a
in order % give Ynu an opportunity 81 ta*e
appropriate action. n7ler yaaT eoasf II.
fIouaI powers. tth r lataop 10 b HAlrwea
misconduct az the hra1s of twn &ep 4Tffntm :
Of the state aavprnmsnf. ~ ~ III as nf nshFr
elective OH sers s4fe.n u Hn aa&F ~ De- NJ
review the course ~ eFeas# wl4b~a hE
To Ghe cal Tor tuis session ~ 'EAe ""naEe A'sss
TO Re fer vUn tg tu h s0ET 9M -
krow e for further Gmsnr snstion. TIE EFv
ernor thea reYaews tae arfss. sna re n
OF the PhlaAdvifsh eli and n1H sFrm
urwr John narfafFy. far fAe anfaw I'll 80
preparation of e4fy Ans4 stat faad afa1 -
thas "a a preliminary hearing h~fufH iwo
tudxes of fh. aoHrts nf FniA@4 sph4A
conducted by sae GfstEt~s alto 80
/ ot that county tho sali joha B#rl Il.
/ ley refused 20 trsfEfv - 80 bis Fr
/ lation. with ahe state officials Nhnse ln y n
/ vas 90 require from hErn an accounting 10
I and payment Of money collected bf ntaa f1F
/ tne eonaFuan wealth whrr~upoa II 80 a~aa
/ by the cours and the i sEret ~ ara*y shat
/ no warrant for ths arrest ofth~ siafr affseaaas
1 could nnIes TIE clrrumsfancw8 properly u
/ lssaN1
/ The governor refers 70 tie sT5ar1se ~
nmrsssIov had b@en permttsei 80 RITA r.
/ rnnn4x eoa4e I'D for the state for wh5rh -
lad arver bs~u cal e. gaaa 81 n 100 fbF
.gea.asy ~ sAs Fesaafrr 80 a8fiiQf u FFi
ag.TeA Ut 49,
The historic times., 1891-10-17

Scientists at Work OH the Problem and
May Solve 1t.

Scientists at Work OH the Problem and
May Solve 1t.
A Star reporter was informed that
the department of agriculture is inter"
ested in making bread out of sawdust
Absurd? By no means. Scientists
believe that there is no good reason
why the thing should not be entirely
practicable. Every body knows that
starch is substance extremely nutri-
tious; in fact, it is nearly all nutriment
Well, starch and sawdust are the same
thing. Sawdust which is ''cellulose,"
is of precisely the same chemical COM
position as starch. The two are ex-
pressed by the same chemical formula
--C6 H10 O5-that is six parts of carbon,
ten of hydrogen and five parts of oxy-
gen. These are the simple ingredients
of either starch O. sawdust Scientific
experimenters have been trying for
long time to find out way to trans
form the one into the other. If they
should succeed the discovery would be
away ahead of the philosophers stone
in point of value. An inexhaustible
source of food supply would at once be
rendered available in the forests, the
grass and even in straw and chaff.
Hitherto chemistry has occupied it.
self almost wholly with taking things
apart, in order to find out what
they are made of; but now the science
is directing its attention to putting ele-
ments together for the production
OF useful substances. Already it has
succeeded in the artificial preparation
of indigo, ali2arin, aric acid and many
other compounds The aniline colors,
obtained from coal tar and yet rivaling
the most brilliant tints of the rainbow.
are similarly produced So complex
are some Of them that their Names
which give full accounts of their COM
position, have to be regular seven
| league words, one beautiful dye being
| known Observation-Disclosures as
dotriphenylcarb rbinol.' From coal tar
in like manner are derived many valu-
able anti-fever medicines and sopori-
f1cs.
The prospects of this new science OF
putting elements togethe seem infinite,
and the era of bliss may yet dawn which
has been prophesied by the illustrious
naturalist Frederick Cohn, who says
that all struggles for existence among
men arising from want of food will be
done away with when chemistry shall
have learned to make starch from car
bolic acid and water. Plants grow by
doing just that, and it may, therefore,
be said that farmers have been engaged
since time immemorial in this very
chemical industry. 1t would scarcely
be so surprising, then, if the farms oi
the country should be replaced at some
time in the future by chemical labor
atories Washington Star.
The historic times., 1891-10-17

fscai year This large Volume OF exports or
merchandise and the excess OF the same
over the value of imports of merchandise Is
very gratifying.
The large increase in our exports Is almo7t
wholly confined to two classes, viz: TIE
products of agriculture and manufactures:
The tiue OF the exports of a~fcultural
products during the twelve months ended
August 81 1891, was :66 I'll. 1853, against 1oe-
s25,OI6 for the -1e period of the prior years,
an increase of IS, ,2s6.2l7. The exports OF
manufactured products amounted to Sl10,-
5t0.3l1 against $780, 77, oil for the prior PERIOD
an increase of s19,s S., ,.71. The combined in
crease in these two classes OF exports
amount.d d TO S57 ,?6) 4sI- During the month
OF AuguSt, 1891, there was an increase IN the
value of exports of the products or agrlcult-
ure as compared with August, 1892, OF Slo,995
60. and increase of manufactures OF
$500 $50 There was also an increase IN the
products OF fisheries ana OF mlSce4IdheouS
products.
The ciprocity clause of the new tarfn is
onening new markets and increasing the de-
mand for our products.
Much inquiry has been made i'll relation TO
prices OF leading articles and for intorma-
ton upon this subject tables OF prices OF
numerous articles obtained from the most
reliable sources are furnished as follows;
1890. 1891
Cotton cloth. per yard....... 9l2 e's
Printed cottons, Ter yard. 6|2
Iron nai;s. IS s. 80
steel alls....'....'....''''. 70
steel rails. Observation-Disclosures. 81 50 80 77ta
Binders twine, four graHes,
averaging. ing..................-., liza Ito
SUGAR
Cut loaf, &c in 1891, against :.l6c in 1917
Crushed, &c in 1871, against J. l6c in 1890.
Granuated. 1850 in 1891. against 6Ssc in 1897
Standard a (grocers), 4Ac in 1871, against
c3hr in Sg1
The historic times., 1891-10-17

In some parts Of the earth the people
eat the dirt which Is found to possess
nutritive qualities The substance is
known as mountain meal The Indians
on the banks Of the Amazon river use the
meal as food during times when other
food is scarce II Is made up into
dough and baked as bread Chemists
have analTzei the substance, and find
1t to be composed of the remains Of in
fusoria. and ii j. this animal matter yet
remaining that makes il available as
food. Foote's Health Monthly.
The historic times., 1891-10-17

SOMEWHAT BATTERED.

Return OF the Atlanta After Fighting the
Elements and Meeting With an Acct
dent.
New YORK, Oct is. With her port
hawser hole smashed, her main deck
sheathing cracked and six men severe
ly injured, two probably fatally, the
United States ship Atlanta came to
anchor off Bedloe's island last night
after the heaviest struggle with the
elements that any ship of the new navy
has experienced.
Monday night the ships decks We're
swept by terrific seas which smashed
the port hole, cracked the sheathing of
the main deck and flooded the berth
deck. An enormous wave breaking on
her quarter flooded the double com
partment between the hold and berth
deck. This deck is divided by par
tition, the forward being the collision
compartment and the aft the store
room.
In the collision compartment was
stored a quantity of Japan dryer, the
basis of which is naphtha The pump:
were rugged to relieve the vessel of the
Nater and light lowered when ths
naphtha gas exploded. Frank Craver
James, seaman apprentice, and Jane:
Monahan, blacksmith, were badly
burned about the hands, neck and
arms, and fatally injured by breathing
fhe ignited vapor. The others injured
ere Henry Helia, seaman, badly burned
and wounded in the head; Alec Nowas,
landsnan, just shipped. John Edward
Eh, marine, apd Joseph Merriam, see.
nan
The historic times., 1891-10-17
A Brave Bird.

When sitting upon its eggs the
mocking bird is an exceedingly cour-
ageous bird, attacking without dis
elimination any animal that may APP
nroach too near the nest But the
black snake is the special object of its
vengeance. The snake. the moment it
arrives in the vicinity of the nest
thinking to find there apleasant break
fast, is violently attacked by the en-
ragged mocking-bird, which, by repeated
blows on the head, generally destroys
its enemy, and then, mounting upon a
bush, pours forth q song of triumphant
victory. Detroit Free Press
The historic times., 1891-10-17
FED BY OUR FARMERS.



WASHINGTON, Oct Il Thirty-one
million dollars worth Of breadstuffs
shipped out of the United States in
month. More than 81, 600, 600 day for
thirty days in succession. These most
significant figures were ascertained by
the bureau of statistics. They are for
the month of September. In Sep
tember, 1890. the United States sold to
the rest of the world s., 100, S4S worth
of grain and -four. In September, 1891,
the exports reached the magnificent
and unprecedented total Of 81. 402,-
OIL. This was more than four times
the exports for the corresponding
month last year. The increase in
the exports OF breadstuffs in August
were very notable. The increase for
September is more surprising. Such
demand on the grain supply of this
country cannot but have the effect TO
increase the prices and bring in great
sums OF money. This marvellous sta
tistical story is not of single month.
1t is a serial For the three months
of July, August and September, 1891.
this country sold grain and -four to the
amount of S76, 694. sa2. For the cor
responding three months OF
1890 the exports of grain
and flour were Sas,65A 2a7, .
little over one-third as great There
are good times ahead The year 1891
is to be long remembered Nine months
of it have gone Down TO September
80 the exports of breadstuffs for 1901
reached the total of s145, 0a5, ia9. The
figures in detail arc as significant rs
the grand totals. she United States
sold over 5000. 600 bushels of rye last
month, against just 10 bushels in the
whole month of September, 1890. Bar
ley, oats, rye, wheat and wheat flour
show great increases Corn and corn
meal do not The explanation l. easy.
The movement of the corn crop has not
begun. When new corn Is added TO the
exports in proportionate quantity the
swell will be still greater
The historic times., 1891-10-17
HOW She Was Sold.

They practically sold me when they
entered into negotiations with an En-
gIlsh lord old enough 10 be my father. "
"Gut you didn't marry him, and arc
not golag top
That's where thay sala ns."~Eslfs.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-07-11

Between the manger and the feeding
alley the partition is low enough to ad-
init of readily feeding over Il and see
ing the cattle, and it does not reach
down 10 the floor BY foot The square
feeding boxes have each . handle, so
that they are easily pulled out into the
alley and cleaned and emptied. without
any lifting; the manager is swept out
into the alley, and the boxes retilled
with food 1t the proper time. and pushed
hack again.
I fine this . good arrangement. ii
could .nly do two things. One is, to
hoard up the partition in 'front.' and, ]
think. when get time to study it out q
little, I can invent something that will
b. weva6Ie, 10 Il can be easily removed
for feeding. or il friend comes in to
zee the cattle. The other necessity Is
to both widen and deepen the gutter
behind the cattle, although this Is not
as much needed. ~ the entire stables
are cleaned out twice . day, and 1T
present cutters are foot wide and 6
inches deep.
One impr rovemcnt have made that
was not in Col Russell's stable. or II
it was, did not observe IL; it Is neces-
sary II nail two upright clests on each
side partition of each cows stall to
slide the front piece or v down into.
Instead of two cleats on each side. we
have half . dozen, and We can thus suit
the length Of the stall TO the length OF
the animal, which is great conven-
ience, as il does not take minute TO
lift out the v, rs we call IL, and set 1t
further back, or forward. as the case
may be.
Next, found that the stall floors
were Just n short as it was possible to
have them. Next, that the gutter was
= very great deal wider and deeper
than our own. But now came the RI
diculous part Just above the gutter.
and running the whole length Of the
barn, was horizontal wire rope. Of
such . height that . mans head could
not strike it. On this were . number
of small rings, each of which had =
long cord hanging 10 it. and ut the end
of the eord was . common harness
snap. The whole thing looked
like Fig. = These snaps were about
two feet from touching the moor. As
each COW walked into her stanchion,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-07-11
FARM AND GARDEN.


A Wosnsn's Iasereseing CootfsoaeAoa -
Agricultural Literature.
Much of the trouble in keeping cows
clean could be obvisted BY boarding mp
che managers on the back, or side iarsn-
cat from the cow, SO she could not
step forward at all This detracts
greatly from the pleasure of looking At
The cattle (mine stand face to face,
with . six-foot alley between). and It Is
also impossible. then. to feed from the
alley. Ny present mode Of tying
learned in the harm Of Col. II. 5. Rus
cell, Milton. Mass. Each cow has
separate stall. and the partition runs
back to the gutter las there is still am
pie room for them 10 hack 0ut) and the
Hout of mxnger is formed Of stout
piece. with . big v cut out In center,
Zig. 1; a a are two iron rods about Is
thick as ones finger, which runs paral-
lel with the sloping sides Of the v. and
are secured At each end BY small boltA
On each of these rods runs en iron ring,
with about fifteen inches of chain At
tached ID b), and the other end Of these
chains meet in = ring, TO which is At
tached the broad leather strap (e). l
have seen nothing more comfortable
for the cows, and nothing which gives
a better view Of them, in easy and
natural positions
When the cows get mp, the rings run
up ON the rods and spread out SO that
the chain is stretched horizontally
across the big opening ut the top Of the
-
slide down. till they meet ut the lower
r,,int Of the v, and the cow then has
al the slack there is, and can turn her
Aead and reach away back in her stall,
and sleep with her head ON her side.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-07-11
"ONDeR THE H'ARTHsrANE.

0scther. you bear vour sorrow
WIN patience that passeth praise,
1e loss OF worldly possessions
sust n -FOUR latter days!
1ov 40 you bear it.'' the ncighbor prayed
Aecses love meath the h'arthstanc." the old
man said
Oa. love h good, grant you.
wnen seasoned enough with GOLD,
"u. iove II Cottages shook his head
II rnymsng that will M hold!
Love only can never lift your load
=" sosrow and labor on life's late road"
-Ay. ay!" the old man answered
MS white head sturdily raised:
wneo ye h'ae lived a my lifetamc.
Nen cry: The Lord be praised-
whether o. good or i'll shall IA
II love meath tho h'arthstane survivcth ar"
But you and your wife," urged the neigh bor-
Your children under the sod"
Nae under the sod" the old man cried,
Good neichbor-ganc to God:
An what h'ac We to do wi pain
when love still giories the auld h'arthstale!'
Your faith Is past my knowing-
The neignbor murmured low,
A spirit OF awe and wonder
On his face, as he rose TO go.
-Ah. friend" the Old man answer made.
Love meath tho h'arthstanc is naught
afraid-'
Jean K Ludlum. in n. Y. Ledger.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-07-11
A HOMEMADE FEED cUrrER.

four scantling. three feet long. Cross
them within one foot Of the ends and
place thereon two boards, securely
fastened, to serve as . trough for
holding the clover TO be cut. Next
take . stick about one and one-half By
two inches. and three feet long. and
fasten one end at or near the bottom OF
one of the legs with bolt and st tie
other end of the stick make . mortiso
one and one-half by two inches long, 70
admit the heel Of an old scythe which
has been bent hack and made Nat.
with q hslf-inch hole in IL 10 admit .
bolt. Have the point of the scythe
hammered down SO that . handle can
be nut ON II On the inside OF the
trough put two strips Of thin iron about
one inch wide and . long - the boards
are wide, 50 that the scythe will not cut
into the ends Of the boards The stick
in which the scythe b put should b
incased with board. % as 70 steady
the motion Of the scythe. One peck It
feed can be cut in two minutes"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-07-11
NOME HINTS AND HELPS.

plain Cream: To one pint OF cream
add the Juice of one lemon, half
pound of sugar, . little nutmeg. mi1
well and freeze.
Hot cakes, pies, etc, need not be re-
moved from the pans in which they arc
baked, IL precautiOn Is taken 70 set
them up on small supports, SO that the
air can circulate under them. This ef-
fectually prevents the moisture from
steam in the bottom of the pan.
Water Cakes: Take one pound OF
sifted -four and dessert spoonful OF
butter, rub the butter well into the
flour. mix it with cold water. add salt
spoonful of salt, . teaspoonful Of sugar.
roll the paste out very thin, cut into
cakes and bake them in q quick oven.
- Boston Herald.
A little listerine dropped in water
will be an extremely pleasant mouth
wash. Never use cold water for your
teeth; the shock is too great and is apt
to crack the enamel. Also be warned
in time against the wooden toOthpick.
Use for your teeth t.: A.t silk. anOwn
rs dentists silk. which may be gotten
at any store.
Corn Bread: One quart of corn
meal, one pint Of -four, one pint OF
thick sour milk. one egg. two table
spoonfuls of molasses, one teaspOonful
of soda: mix all together. adding the
white of the egg well beaten: last.
steam one hour in a two-quart pail, and
bake ten or fifteen minutes to brown
Indianapolis Sentinel.
Vanilla Cup-C -Custard: Pound va.
nilla bean in a mortar, and stir 1t into
three pints of milk, eight well-beaten'
eggs, and sugar to the taste. Fill your
cups, place them in . pan of water, set
them in the oven, and rs soon n . GUS
very nice If placed on the ice in warm
weather an hour or two before they are.
served.-Boston Budget
Soft Shell Crabs: Lift the shell and
extract the spongy substance on tho.
back and pull of the loose shell on the.
under side. which is called the apron.
If they are sandy, wipe them with q
damp cloth. but do not let them lie in
water Mt all. Dip them in beaten egg
and in cracker crumbs. and fry about.
ten minutes in hot lard. Serve with
Tartare saucc.-Ladies' Home Journal.
A nice way to serve mutton . Sec
ond time is to mince an onion and fry
it brown in butter, add tablespoonful
of -four. stir well, pour in enough stock
or broth to make the sauce, with dash
Of vinegar, pepper, salt and spices to
taste. Let the sauce boil mp, then
strain it and, when cold. put in the
meat in slices neatly trimmed Of any
outside parts, and plenty of cucumber Or
gherkin pickles cut in slices. Let the
whole warm slowly and serve when
hot, garnishcd with fried bread.-N. Y.
World.
Ice Pickles: Choose half-grown Gu
cumbers. wash and place in . jar.
sprinkle salt over them; cover with
boiling water and let stand over night.
Scald brine for four successive morn
ings, then wash them in cold water and
wipe dry, place in a jar and put on
them black and white mustard seed,
whole pepper, celery seed. sliced horse
radish and small lump Of alum. Cover
with strong vinegar that has just been
brought to the boiling point not al
lowed to boil Will keep without horse
radiSh
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-07-11

Why R04oet0 SWO0tO AOeR AeCo0o90 %
Their Business Aasira.
While looking about for the cause
of agricultural depression, we should
not fail 10 scrutinize those things that
come more directly under individual
control. It is true we have just cause
for criticising our public officials. but
at the same time, il we examine our
own management Of individual affairs
on the farm, we may sometimes ind
sources of loss that could easily bs
remedied.
Among other things, the farmer
should have some systematic method
for keeping his accounts He should
have this system 50 arranged as TO
enable him to ascertain which crop
yields the greatest profit. or which line
Of stock is more profitable for him TO
raise. II is . lamentable fact, how
ever, that . comparatively small nu'a.
Der of farmers keep any accounts what
ever. The general excuse is that they
have not the time. or that the varied
complexities Of their business render it
impossible to so systematize It as to
make bookkeeping practical As TO
the first excuse, IL will not hold
good, for many farmers waste enough
time TO keep several sets OF books
Besides, in many families there
are boys or girls TO whom the
task would be . great benefit The
second excuse has . better foundation.
yet farm transactions may be 50 10.
corded as to be of great value. We
could not think of contending against
the low prices of the present time did
we not produce those articles which
our books show TO be the most profita-
BILE. For farmers who have no knowl-
edge Of bookkeeping We would sug-
1est . large account book, ruled, let
tered and spaced for every department
of farm operations. Though we have
kept careful record Of all Transactions
for twenty years ON ordinary blank
books. we have lately secured one Of
these books, rs its small cost snO item.
and it will enable MS to make our
accounts more definite and require
less time.
We believe farmers should not only
keep their accounts systematically, but
all contracts, verbal or written, sbould
be properly recorded. that NO room may
be left for troublesome disputes Then.
again. where everything II thus 70
corded. the mans house Is always lin
ORDER" SO that when the summons
come his executor will have no din
Guilty in adjusting his affairs and max
ing final settlement of the estate
John L. Shawvcr, in Farm and Fire
side