The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-02-18
THE STARS I'M INDIA.
What the Natives Think OF Venus,
the sun and Others.

What the Natives Think OF Venus,
the sun and Others.
Mrs, King, an English lady in Ia.
iia, was talking with some OF tho
natives one evening about the stars.
' enus was just rising and they said
hat was Sukkar and that he would
lot let any more rain fail remind
sd them that he was looking over the
mountain lately, when that awful
.hreo-days' rain fell les, they said,
when first he comes there is heavy
'ain, but after that he puts a stop to
= Tho planet In the west is mis-
brother and one of them is always In
attendance on the sun, not always
.he same, but turn aud turn about
They say there are twelve suns
brothers who shine each for month.
asked how they knew the suns we're
aot the same "a they looked so much
alike
Tbcy said it was easy to know they
were not the same Some are the
older brothers and much stronger
Than tho others 80 strong that they
can kin men But t1is month we
have young sun-brptheg, aud next
month a still younger one and then
.he two youngest who are so weak
that they can hardly even melt tho
snow"
asked thom what became of the
sun-brothers who wero OF duty They
said they supposed they were at thoir
own home but did not know whore
Tint might be.
IS TO the fixed stars they did not
hate any great opinion OF them
hey sald their names were all writ
tea ia the Brahmins' books, and some
we've bigger, some smaller; Just like
the sahibs, who were generals some
Judges, others captains. and small
sahibs-and who could remember
their names2
AGRICULTURAL ITEMS.
European Russia has z23 beet sugar
factories.
American corn Il to b. admitted
free OF duty INTO Mexico
4 loan OF compost 10 impoverished
land brings compound interest
Symmetry OF form and beauty OF
color are lne points in poultry but
eggs are better.
Aore than SO per cent OF the cnor-
nous corn crop Of tins country raised
In 1850 was consumed at homo.
The valuation OF live stock received
at Chicago in 1890 was S23I.344. s7g.
or about $40, 00S, 600 more than In
1882
An excellent article OF soap Is man
ufactured from corn Experiments
show that bushel Of corn, with the
requisite amount OF alkali will make
200 pounds OF soap.
In dry seasons farmers should look
well to their water supply " ater from
wells nearly dry is generally foul.
Foul water 10 the source OF many ills
There Is more clear profit to DO
made from small flock OF sheep
say forty to eighty head-than from
any other stock OF equal cost But 1t
requires good sense TO get the profit
Fowls groedily devour kaaif corn
and so do the birds which fact Is the
greatest drawback TO Its cultivation.
1t is an excellent plant to raise In
the chicken runs, afIording both shade
and food.
The best time to cleaE the mud OF
the horses legs Is before IL gots dry:
wash OF with large sponge or cloth
aud then wipe dry. This will be far
better than allowing TO dry and then
using the curry comb and brush
Nearly all classes oil stock will re-
fuse 10 eat wet hay or wet fodder,
unless hungrier than IL Is profitable
10 allow the farm stock t. become,
and even then they win waste more or
less
Wean the calves at the start give
them warm. fresh milk from tho COW
until they are ten days OLE. aud .hen
commence feeding some skim milk
and gradually increase until they are
fea skim milk. lIuseed meal and bran
or wheat middlings.
EngljsA farmers have concluded
that it is impossible 10 compete with
wheat growers OF America. Russia.
and India. but they have some hope
OF profit in dairying, because there is
an increasing demand for good butter
In America. which la the chief cora-
petitor Ia that line. :
Barley Is an excellent Substitute for
corn as food for stock, and 1t ls a
moro certain crop than wheat or oats.
Ground with oats or by itself, IL is
good for any animal on the farm.
Western farmers would do well 10
raise more barley, In place of corn
and oats,