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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-23
A Narrowing Incident.

When something like a third of a
century ago, the first wire suspension
bridge was thrown across the mighty
gorge Of the Niagara river, about a
mile and a half below the falls. the
structure was SO seemingly frail and
so sensitive to- the feet of animals,
that neither man nor beast felt over
comfortable while crossing it., The
flooring, in anything like a stiff
breeze was as billowy as the ocean;
but it was under the weight OF line
Of carriages or a seething drove of cat
tie that it's commotion became abso-
lutely appalling.
Ihad a very timid friend staying
with me, quite convenient to the gate
on the Canada side, whom, after re-
peated solicitations, at last induced
to creep out one fine morning before
the hackmen began to move, to take
q view of the falls from the center of
the aerial highway, at the edge OF
which there hung beneath strong
iron cradle that ran on pulleys from
shore to shore, and was used for
tightening nuts and for other pur-
poses under the flooring. l was I'M
able to accompany him, SO he sat
alone, and soon, as l supposed, he
picked his steps with fear and trem-
bling to a point had indicated.
He had not been gone more than
my attention was attracted by loud
hallooing near the gate. glanced in
the direction, and perceived that
drove OF cattle had just passed in be-
tween the towers close by, and were
jostling each other in wild confusion
as they rushed forward toward the
American side of the river. This so
alarmed me for the safety ofmy friend
that l instantly started for the gate,
but before reached it, what was my
dismay and CONSERVATION to behold,
through some mistake Of the gatekeep-
er another drove OF cattle rushing at
the same moment from the opposite
end of the bridge, while my poor friend
who seemed crazed with fear, was
making the best of his way over the
WHC CtbUICS, Will et Vl0W VI ClIIlSlilS w
them outside, so that he should not
be trampled Or gored to death when
both drOves met.
He succeeded in gaining the outer
marrow ledge of the flooring, and was
hanging over an awful gulf of upward
OF 800 feet in depth, when the crash
came between the animals that now
appeared to have become Infatuated
from some unknown cause. The col
lision was terrific, and to render it
more appalling it was accompanied
with dreadful bellowings. 1t took
place just at the point where he was
all but dangling over the blind chasm,
through which one of the most savage
floods in the world rolled in thunder.
From moment the struggling among
the animals was indescribably ter
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-23
Journal of Official Publication.

rible, while the bridge swayed to and
fro in the most frightful manner He
might have withstood the shock, how
ever, had not some of the cattle that
had been dashed against the wires
shaken him from his hold, when he
fell with a long, loud cry;
| closed my eyes in horror, and sank,
almost fainting, on one of the wood
en- seats hard by, where l buried my
face in my hands in an agony Of an
guish and despair.
How long l had remained in this
position l was unable to say when my
name was called, and hand at the
same time placed tremblingly on my
shoulder.
I looked up, but refused to believe
my senses, for my friend, pale and
CHASTITY, stood before me.
started to my feet. 1t was no illu-
sion. He had dropped into the iron
cradle, which had broken from it's
slight moorings, and through the i'm
petus given it by the shock had run in
along the wire rope and landed him at
my feet!
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-23
Keeping Breeding Stock.

Breeding hogs, especially, should
not be allowed to get fat. A good de-
velopment of bone and muscle is far
more important than an accumulation
of at.
The kind of food that is supplied
makes a considerable difference in
this, and then in ad dition good pas
ture should be supplied where they
can have good range. This affords
them good opportunity 20 take exer-
else. Some animals seem more in elm
ed to lay on fat than others, and while
this is no fault with fattening hogs,
care must be taken to keep from get
ting too fat. With breeding hogs,
both with the sire and dam, a good
thrifty condition is all that is neces-
sary and the nearer they can be kept
to this the better.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-23
Breaking q Colt.

A writer who claims to know what
he is talking about, gives the follow
ing directions for leading colt along
side of cart: ''Put halter on the
colt and halter-break it. Harness q
gentle horse in cart. Procure a
slender stick like broom handle (the
sprout of willow, locust or elm is as
good) about four and a-half feet long;
use it as a jockey stick. Fasten one
end with thong of buckskin to the
colts halter at the chin. Make the
other end fast to the center of the
breast plate Of the harness. Then
fasten long strap or cord to the hall
ter at the chin, and then tie the end
so that it will hold the colt back about
abreast OF the horse. The jockey stick
will hold the colt of from the horse
about four feet The strap will b old
him from going in front Start the
horse of in q walk. II the colt fails
to come up to place touch him up with
q whip. In five minutes the colt will
trot alongside of the horse. more or
less agreeable to you as he is we'll or
otherwise broken to halter or as he
likes the company of the horse. You
can turn either way without danger.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-23
Farm and Stock Notes>

An animal raised on the farm will
not introduce disease.
On the farm something is always
growing while you are sleeping.
Generally, early planting should be
shallow and late planting deep.
If hauled to the fields as fast as
made. manure needs but little care.
1t is poor economy to purchase good
implements and allow them to lay out.
A good horse blanket saves feed:
prevents disease and is credit to the
owner.
Even il stock are allowed to run out.
it will be better to feed a little hay or
fodder.
Beauty in horse, If combined with
a good animal. increases its value very
materially.
II a bell is kept on any of the sheep,
select one of the ewes that is most
.docile to wear it.
The amount of stable manure can
oe greatly increased by supplying
plenty OF bedding.
The men who breed and raise good
draft horses for market rarely COM
plain OF hard times.
The kind and quality of the hay.
supplied. will. make a considerable
difference In the amount Of grain it
will be necessary to feed.
With all classes of stock, If the
quality Is kept up, 1t will be necessary
to keep wedding out occasionally al
ways selecting out the best to keen
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-23

The origin of the National Marine
band at Washington is most curious;
Nearly 100 years ago a Yankee cap
tain kidnapped a strolling troop OF
musicians on the shores of the bay of
Naples and brought them to this
country. From this handful OF Ital-
ians the band was developed. The
descendants of these stolen Italians
are now among the wealthiest people
of Washington. Some OF them are
prominent lawyers, and others have
their names connected with the best
known hotels and the largest real
estate offices in the Capital city.-New
York World.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-23
Wanted.

The farmers of Rice County, Mimi,
want an Editor to publish an AL
lance paper-a man who is fully
abreast with the political revolution
that is sweeping over this country. A
man who issheartily in sympathy with
our movement for justice and reform,
and he will be well supported. Alllet-
tiers of inquiry should be directed to
w. S. WEATHERsTON, Vice President of
Rice County Farmers, Alliance, Far
ibault, MINI.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-23
THE FARM AND HOME.
A HALF-HCUR WITH AGRICUL-
TURAL EXCHANGES.
Something About the Silk. Worm Mulberry
Breaking . C0lt-Nulching In Winter
Raising Onions-Farm and
Stock Notes.
Tho silk-worm Mulberry.

Tho Silk-Worm Mulberry.
Since the formation of the Women's
Silk Culture association, now several
years ago. q great deal of interest has
been excited in the silk worm indus
try. Plants are sent free to those who
give proper guarantee that they will
cultivate them for the purpose speci-
fed. The association. started right at
first by deciding on the use of the
Morus alba, the white mulberry, a. the
proper one for the purpose. and they
have adhered to the sending out of
this one alone. despite the we'll
meant but mistaken advice of some
persons to use the multicaulis. or
some other one differing from the
alba. It is said that the silk from
worms fed on the leaves of the multi
caulis is finer than that from those fed
on the alba While this may be so, it is
we'll known to those familiar with the
subject that multicaulis-fed worms do
not long continue healthy. This was
why the industry came to an end
many years ago, when the craze
known to Philadelphians as the ''mul-
tioaulis fever" ragged. Though there
were many who went into the business
from excitement alone, believing that
it offered large field for great profits,
there was nothing then to prevent its
paying fair profit, excepting that the
wrong kind of mulberry was used.
There. was something in the multicau-
lis which did not agree with the
worms. They sickened and died. and
this it was which brought the business
to an end. The explanation given for
the lack of fitness of the plant was,
that as it was but variety and not a
true species, it could not be raised
from seeds, but had to be increased by
cuttings and layers. The excessive
propagation the demand called for so
weakened the plants that they became
sickly, and thus caused lack of health
in the worms; and no doubt this was
the cause of failure. The mulberry
now used is raised from seeds, which
insures healthy tree to start with.
The stripping of the leaves to feed the
worms, of course Injuries the trees to
some extent. The wisest way is to
set out enough trees, that one set can
be left entirely alone every other year.
Even then the trees in use should only
he partially stripped, as, if wholly
defoliated, it is almost death to them.
Usage orange leaves can be fed to the
silk worm, but are not to be recon-
NEEDED, as they produce coarse silk.
As said above, the common white
mulberry, Morus alba, has been found
the best of all trees that have been
tried.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-23
Onions.

Take one year with another the
onion crop is about as profitable a
crop as the small farmer or the
market gardener can grow. The
market gardener, however, would not
grow them in the same way nor sell
them in the some condition that the
small farmer would. He would raise
small onion sets and these he would
pull and dry and early the next spring
he would set them out in rows. He
would commence pulling these for
market and sell them in lunches just
as soon as they began to form small
bulbs and would probably have them
all sold before they were ripe. Onions
grown and sold in this form have
been known to bring from 5000 to
81, 600 for the product of an acre. But
then there is large charge for labor
to balance against this income.
Small farmers, even at consider
able distance from market, can grow
ripe onions, with profit if all the con-
ditions and the management aye cor
rect One of the fundamental condi-
tons is, q good rich soil. If it be rich
it does not make a great deal of differ
ence what its classification is. We
have seen splendid crops, yielding 400
to 500 bushels to the acre produced on
q quite light sandy loan. and we have
seen them equally large grown on a
deep swamp muck. The two indis-
pensable requisites are fertility and
fineness. It is not requisite that it
should be mellow to a great depth,
but the upper three inches should be
of very fine filth.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-23

should be prohibited and we mann t the ore
os reduced oss
t t e sas Rss higher Tss
Increasing
the free coinage OF silver and condemn the
~ sss sss s @ g :ss
way popular and also the
ans @ sgt e 'f s%
ts s% ap1 any & sss
asS*ss capital
legislature establish the Austss9 'n system Of vo
children IN
4: ss ss % sd @
all strikes by arbitration and
equal of also favor lien law that will
opposed giving valuable franchises by
Thirteenth Indebtedness should be de-
the tax realty 5 such dg no h
% be
public officers state and county
should correspond with the the
reasonable demand the
the question OF constitutional prohibition to
soldiers whose valor saved the
ton Of our @ era @ ana we dfcare na
pensions that the spirit should be
wine @ tst the Of the
honestly cheap binding the farmers
manifest the
the hwart that just desire
of machinery and
removal the penitentary from
location.
M ss sas @ the @ sis
trolth aduterated food products
gambling boards OF trade should be abo
hed congress pass all
a criminal ohense
We dnounce the force bill pending in
will the reard the happy
the of the Aaneis the
restoration OF aenal feeling and concord to the people of the
public. IL
methods of dealing with the
Indians illogical mbece and expensive The entire all
promptly
bold saved from of life and property to which
should be M longer exposed.
demand that the oeose it's lien
take the
the che the United States and do not the
the Alliance deems unwe and njudciou to
will
port espouse defend it's principles
Alliance
tanning separate Identity with conedatg
them into grand union.
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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-23

abolition banks the substitution
legal notes lieu OF national bank notes issued sui
fent the business of the country cash system
capita basis
of and that all issued by the
shall legal tender all debts both public and
We emandthbt shall shall ectuay
the dealing futures all mechanical productions
system OF procedure trials shall the
imposing such penalties shall the
the law We demand the and unlimited coin
silver Wedmand the of laws prohibiting the alien
land
by and syndicates,
held and other corporations but such actually
used needed them be reclaimed held for
settlers ......a
TIE doctrine Of Equal rights to all and privilege to
that national build
cssAt the expense other We believe
the country should possible the hands
the hence demand that national State
limited necessary the
nomcaly ndihDnesly administered
sdemah sufficient amount of fractional
exchange through the medium the United
mail3s oodt 10
The railroad plank
amended for the complete and State
ef % a which 5 6sn the
platform declares absolute ownership
all mean of transIbdaton. - -.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-23
Mulchinr in Winter.


Mulching in winter.
Mulching of trees is usually not
thought of until It is found that
drought is injuring them. BY this
time. Of course. the soil has become
thoroughly dried, and as the mulch
itself will absorb light rains, 1t may
absolutely do little good during the
remainder OF the growing season.
The very best time to apply mulch is
in the winter while the soil is frozen.
The ground is then full Of moisture
and the mulch prevents its evapora-
ration. In winter it has also several
other good effects, especially around
bearing fruit trees. The mulch, by
preventing the soil from thawing
out quickly, keeps back fruit
buds that might in some places put
out and be destroyed by late frosts. It
also helps to prevent too deep freez--
ing of the soil, which in dry land
sometimes kills otherwise hardy trees.
There are fewer objections to a mulch
in winter than in summer. During
the growing season continuous mulch
ing keeps the soil near the surface SO
moist that it encourages the tree roots
to form near the surface. So, If mulch
ing is done in summer, it must be
kept up during the win ter, in order
that these surface roots be not frozen
dry and killed.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-23
for a National Conference.

Whereas unity there strength therefore is desirable that
should union variousy organizations
greundsu xul
assembly the knights Labor
composed OF
delegates from the following organizations, namely:
The Independent Party
The Peoples Party, by it's representatives
1.-The Union Labor Parity by it's representatives;
The Farners Alliance
Benefit Association;
The Citizens Alliance
The knights of Labor
The COOred Farmers Alliance;
organizations that support principles
December, 1850 Each
district and from Che at
each district send
county than be according
the custom OF each during month January
gate that has adypcahe principles of agreement
supported the candidates nominated thereon in
Delegates the city Of Cincinnati Ohio Monday
23r at FebnaEY 1921 at O'Clock the
n.:,s aulda pa kE, aAA NATIONAL UNION PARTY,
fundamental
land transaction of other legitimate herance
work already begun by these organizations
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-23

country and home political conflict pending
decide this citizen the dol
lar"
All friendly this will please publish this CALL
Journal of Official Publication
In accordance with the Of the Constitution of the State
Farmers Alliance the Executive Committee has appointed
"GREAT VEST
for the publication of official proceedings documents reports
The following the resolutions by the Executive Committee
RESOLVED That the St. Paul hereby designated
the which publish according the constitution all official
the Alliance including the weekly Of the secretary
State Alliance.
RESOLVED That the Secretary prohibited furnishing such
other alliance throughout the that willing
publish provided supporting alliance principles and will
not garbe the given them
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-23
Ignorance in Dairying.

National Stockman: In no business
perhaps does ignorance have to be
paid for more promptly tn an in dairy
ing. When we CHI urn, if we don't
know the right degree of temperature
for the cream we may either waste
many hours at the crank or else have
the butter come too soon, with flavor
and texture ruined. If we don't know
how to feed our COWS we may be vast
ing feed every day; we may be dairy
ing with the wrong breed, and so on
through the whole business. If we DO
not have the knowledge we are always
in the way OF making heavy losses.
In the present state of dairy science it
is inexcusable for anyone to go blindly
about his work when he, by little
reading and study, can be as fully in
formed on every dairy subject as the
most exnert
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-23
Irregularity in Feeding.

Jersey Bulletin: Irregularity in
feeding is much more hurtful to cows
than most men are aware. Cows are
much more completely creatures Of
habit than men, yet all men know
when meal time comes, how the ap-
petite wakes up and what feeling of
discomfort it is to be disappointed.
Cows have nothing to do but digest
their food and elaborate milk. They
have nothing else to think about.
Hence all the more are they disap-
pointed and disturbed if, when feeding
times comes, the food is not ready.
AS irregularity in meals will soon be-
get indigestion in men, 80 it will in
COWS. Loss of appetite in a COW means
disturbed digestion, interrupted milk
flow and lowered powers Of milk Sc
erection. Irregularity in feeding, either
as to time or quantity. is sure to inn
pair the appetite and bring all the at
tendant ills of INDIGESTION.
, 1891-05-15

A colorado Man G2arined by the Gold
Hill Outlook.

NJ V. johnson OF Boulder, Col, ar
uved in town yesterday from Saratoga.
He had gone in by way of Fort Steele and
is very well satisfied with all the arrange
ments made for the comfort of the pas
sengers.
Things IN the Gold Hill region are get
ting quite lively, and it is confidently ex-
pected that soon after the first of June
several thousand people will be in the
camp. On his way back Mr.. Johnson
met a p~rospector named Ernest Merkel,
who used to live near Colorado Springs.
Mr.. Merkel had just sold a small interest
in one of his claims and was bound for
RawlIns TO lay In a quantity OF such sup
plies as he needed. Merkel had spent
sixteen years il Colorado and said that
the future of Gold Hill would be as great
as any camp that had yet been discovered
in Colorado.
Mr.. johnson himself is quite enthusi-
astic over the outlook and has written up
the camp for his son, who publishes a
paper at Boulder.
, 1891-05-15
PERSONAL POINTS.

Osgood johnson of IVA is at the Inter
Ocean.
r. NJ. Allen and wife of Iron Mountain
were in town yesterday.
f. J. Fisher, of Ogden, Union Pacific
claim agent, was IN the city yesterday.
W. L. Parks, assistant superintendent
of Nebraska division, was in the city yes
terday.
Mrs. Lannon and William Lannon of
Cheyenne Pass are registered at the Met
ropohtan.
Miss Mary Dixon, an elocutIonist OF
Denver, is in the city and will give an en-
tertainmeut soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. c. Rhodes, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. A. Sitter and JIG. A~rgesheimer
were among the Cheyenne tourists who
returned from Denver Yesterday.
W. H. Bancroft. general superinten-
dent of the Mountain division, came in on
special car Ola from Salt Lake City yes
terday morning and spent the day in
Cheyenne, returning home last night.
His family accompanied him.
, 1891-05-15

Mr.. Geo. c. Staley, in A Royal Pass,
although new to us, is widely and favor
ably known in other localities. and needs
only to be seen to at once establish him
self as a f%avorite. The press everywhere
has showered enconlums upon Mr., Staley
for his individual performance, the high
order of merit maintained in his play and
the excellence of his company. In add
ton to a handsome person and great
dramatic ability, Mr.. Staley is the pos
SCISSOR of a sweet singing voice which he
uses with good effect during the play, bv
appropriately introducing a number of
beautiful songs, the greatest favorites
being entitled, My Hearts Delight"
and Little Rogue's Asleep" Here
Saturday night.
, 1891-05-15
THE DENVER RACES.
Some yOming Running Horses En-
tered--A Weeks Programme
of Races.

The programme for the spring meeting
of the Overland Park Club Association
at Denver has been issued. The first
days racing OF the meeting will be held
on Friday, May %, and races will be run
daily except Sunday until the 30th. The
added money to the set stakes amounts to
over a, 900 and the large number OF en-
tries indicates a number OF big events.
The Wyoming horses and the races in
which they are entered are as follows: In
the Colorado Derby, a sweepstakes for s.
year olds, The Rake from the Oxford
Horse company stables, Laramie. The
Hotel stakes,a sweepstakes for 2-ycar-olds
which has 800 added by the hotels of
Denver. has twenty-five entries, among
them being Rose D., owned by j. J..
Fisher, Laramie; Chiquita, by Thomas
W. Brooks, Cheyenne; Governor, by n.
r. Davis and Chickweed by the Oxford
Horse company stables. In the Real Es-
tate stakes, a sweekstakes for 3-year-olds,
with 800 added by the real estate deal
ers OF Denver are nineteen entries, the
Wyoming horses being Gamin by I. W.
Brooks and The Rake by the Oxford
Horse company. Rose D, ChIquita and
Chickweed are entered in the sweep
stakes for the Brewers stakes. Wyo-
ming has 40 trotting horses entered for
any of the races.
, 1891-05-15
A Chance for whoIesamng.

Through the exertions OF the local
agent of the Union Pacific rates have been
secured for shipments of California fruits
and vegetables to Cheyenne equally as low
as to Denver. This gives Cheyenne
merchants a chance to do a wholesale
trade in these lines, an opportunity that
has been taken advantage of by at least
n big grocery house here which is
getting fruit aud vegetables in by car load
lots and wholesaling them to surrounding
towns.
With equal advantage in rates with
Denver there is no reason why Cheyenne
houses should not control the wholesale
trade heretofore held by Denver firms.