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The Dickinson press., 1892-08-20
A PIoUS PELICAN,
1t Always TASTED and Sat Still on
SUNDAY,

1t Always Tasted and Sat Still on
Sunday.
Houzean de la Hale tells of a fisher
mans pelican that always observed
the Sabbath. 1t would sit motionless
oil day on q tree near the house with
out once attempting to go TO the
beach for his daily allowance of refuse
fish trimmings. Nine. Boyer, in COM
menting onthis remarkable exhibition
OF reasoning faculties in a bird, says:
"1t is not necessaryto suppose that
the pelican had learned to count six
days, at the end Of which time its
masters would not go fishing; but
while it really estimated daily the
time whenit must make its excursion
to the beach, it was informed of the
return of Sunday by what was going
on at the house, Us, for instance, the
fishermen putting on their Sunday
clothes. In the same aya knows
when his master is ready to start on
a hunt by seeing him with gun and
game bag.
"ln such instances animals show
that they have the faculty of associ
atlng ideas and OF observing consecu
tive facts. Thus they show that they
ore capable Of establishing correlativt
connections between things, which
demonstrates not less intellieenc,
then actual acquaintance with tn,
six or ten signs which express tn,
first six or ten numbers, or the use O
a system OF enumeration to express
large numbers.-st. Louis Republic.
The Dickinson press., 1892-08-20

Totals ............ ..GS4, sG6 41a,GG1 157, 437
The counties marked with an ast .risk
rave not as yet teen reported to tie
state statisticlsn. The figures in the
table opposite these counties are those
reported for 1890. They represent about
the actual acreage for 1890. in all cases,
being less than for 1891. The actual
figures for this year slow a decrease OF
l24 per cent in wheat acreage in Cass
county as compared with 1891; 6 per
CEN in Grand Forks county and 8 per
cent in Pembina county, and it is be-
lieved that this percent 400 in acre age
will ho,d good in Trail, Walsh and
Richlurd COUNTS, yet to be hear
from. Bottineau, Burleigh, Eddy, Mo
Henry, Mcintosh, Mclean, Mercer,
Morton. Oliver, R,nsom, Rolette, Sar
gent, Ward and Wells counties all re
port an increate of wheat acreage for
1892, IS against 1891. Casa. Cavalier,
Dickey, Grand Forks, P. mbina, Stark,
Stutsman and Tower counties esti-
mate the wheat acreage for 1892 below
that of 1891. The crop report.
ers fer the Red River val
ley counties have made the esti
mate of decrease in wheat acreage less
than the reports of the county au litors.
These crop reporters have claimed that
the decrease would be % per cent in
acreage in Cass county. while the as.
SCISSORS returns show the decrease to be
but 1873 per cent. From the reports
now in it appears that the state will
have Gil, GAG AGREE of fax, ID $50 acres of
rye, 1902 acres of corn, is 292 acres of
potatoes and 50. 173 acres Of miIlet and
Hungarian.
Taking the auditors reports now in,
and basing the acreage in those counties
not heord from on tine acreage of 1890,
9, Gs4 866 acres in North Dakota were
sown to wheat in 1892, 4l2 66l acres to
oats and 157, 437 acres to barley The
same authority gave 2 GIG, 3l4 acres OF
wheat for 1890, and 2,sG5, SOP acres for
1891; oats 437, sG8 acres in 1890, and
42o 1874 acres for 1891; barley %, 1874
acres in 1899, and 143, 1868 acres in 1891
On this basis North Dakota will have
about 1870. 600 acres less wheat to har.
vest this year than last.
The Dickinson press., 1892-08-20

placed tor the defense OF q feeble town.
apd n great army were seen coming
Owe the hills with flying ensigns, then
| you would be able to get some idea of
the terror that will strike the hearts
OF the enemies of God when the church
at lact marches on like ian army with
| banners"
With Christ to lead us we need not
fear. l will not underrate the enemy.
They are IL tremendous host.
They come on with acutest strategy.
Their weapons by all the inhabitants
of darkness have been forged in fur
naces OF everlasting fire. We con-
tend not with flesh and blood, but
with municipalities anu powers ana
spiritual wickedness in high places;
but ii God be for us, who a be
against us? Come on, We troops Of
the Lord! Fall into line! Close up the
ranks! On, through burning sandsand
over frozen mountain tops. until the
whole earth surrenders to God. He
made it; He redeemed it; He shall
have it. They shall not be trampled
with hoofs, they shall not be cut with
sabers, they shall not be crushed witt.
wheels, they shall not be cloven with
battle axes, but the marching and the
onset and the victory will be none the
less decisive for that.
1t will be choir to choir, music to
music, hosanna to hosanna, hallelu-
iah to halellujah. Lift up your heads,
We everlasting gates, and let them
come in. Then will be spread the
banquet OF eternal victory, and the
unfallen ones OF. heaven will sit at it,
and all the ransomed OF earth will
come in and celebrate the jubilee with
uniading garlands on their brow tell
ing OF earthly conquests. All the walls
OF that celestial mansion will be ag!it-
ter With shields wonin victorious bat
tie, and adorned with the banners of
God that were carried in front OF the
host, harp, shall tellto harp the hero
ism in which the conquerers won their
rain. and the church that day will
sit queen ut the banquet. Her wand
crings over, her vict cries guided, Christ
shall rise up to introduce her to all
the nations OF heaven; and as shepulls
aside her vel and looks up into the
face of her Loud the King, Christ
shall exclaim, This is she that look
eth forth as the morning, fair as tho
moon, clear as the sun, and terrible
as an army with Banners"
The Dickinson press., 1892-08-20
Reading In Bed Hurts the Eyes.

Reading in bed is supposed to be in
furious to the eyes OH account of the
recumbent position. Who does not
propose "to take it-casy" in the tor
rid Notwithstanding himself to q
hammock, sreensward OF sofa with n
congenial book as the acme OF summer
comfort AID rest? In this case the
body isgeneralIy in quite as recumbent
a position as it is in bed; yet no one
suggests that it is bad for the eyes in
any way to read at ones ease. The
real difficulty in this reading is the
light. Beds are generally SO placed
that the eyes are shielded from the
glare OF the. window. and the single
candle by which night readers are
lighted is generally quite insufficient
to prevent u certain amount OF strain
to the eyes. 'trbis." said a physician
to a New York Tribune reporter, "is
undoubtedly the reason that reading
i'll bed is popularity supposed to be
parti> u!ariy hurt;ul to the organs of
sight, and il there is not enough of
good, clear light it certainly is. But
with q good reading lamp that throws
a distinct illumination OH the book
reading in bedfoAone with strongsight
is no more harmful than reading in az
armchair"
The Dickinson press., 1892-08-20
Farm Hints,

There is nothing better, it is said,
than common salt for packing eggs,
where only u few dozen are to be put
down.
On TAO acres OF land q Dakota
sheep breeder has raised 1000 sheep
and cut the hay and grazed through
the season.
In the aggregate better prices canbe
realized for the wool if it is carefully
sorted and graded before sending to
market.
Properly handled, a flock of sheep
can spare as many as it will cost to
keep them and yet leave as many as
were at first started with.
1t is often the case that one or two
dogs will wipe out in one night all of
the profits OF q flock Of sheep for the
season.
Cattle that are kept in the stall
during hot weather should have we'll
aired quarters, from which the light
should be partially excluded to check
the attacks OF flies.
The best way to grow a variety OF
corn that will matuIe. Ii it is struck
by frost after it has arrived at the
glazed stage it will keep as we'll in the
silo and make as good fodder as if it
had not Eeen frozen; that is our ex.
perience.-Prof. Robertson.
Small potatoes may be cooked and
fed to the early chicks with good re
suits. Turn.ps are also excellent. 1t
is perhaps well 10 say here that rot.
ten potatoes have been found to bt
iniu'i ous to bothfowls and chicks, and
should not be fed.
A poultry writer says he kept /.
strict account one year with a locl
OF leghorns to find out what it cost
to produce eggs. He learned that il
cost him a trifie over four cents {
dozen. Every one who keeps hen.
for profit should keep such an &C
count.
A Nebraska man has caught on t.
the idea of making poultry raisin,
more profitable by caponlzing hi
cocks and sending them to the New
York and Philadelphia markets. H,
Is familiar with the business, ant
will, no doubt, make o success o
it.
The Dickinson press., 1892-08-20
FARM, FIELD AND GARDEN.
VALUABLE INFORMATION CON-
CERNlNG THE FARM.
Good Bone In Horses--Fall Army
Worm--Euying Pure Breeds for
Improvement--Shipp:ng, or
Hauling BeeS--Salt-
ing Stock.
Fall Army Worm.

Very closely related to the cut
worms, and resembling them much in
general appearance and habits, is an
insect called grass worn or fall army
worm. This insect il frequently very
destructive. Although called the
grass worm, it is by no means contin-
ed to grasses rs its diet. Corn and
other crops are just as easily attack
ed and devoured by it. The moth is
OF brownish-gray color, with front
wings narrow and broadly rounded
at the apex. There is a b!ueish-white
patch near the end OF each wing which
contains n few black spots. The pos
terror wings are very thin and nearly
white. Head, thorax, and abdomen
are a uniform gray. The Larvae are
dark, almost black, with q yellow
band below the breathing openings
and u narrow yellow line along the
side. Ihe heads are jet black except
on the sides behind the eyes where
they are somewhat notified with
white. The whole under surface is
fine notified with yellow. There are
at least two yearly broods northward
and three southwark in the United
States. The first brood northward
often attacks the young corn, and by
cutting the leaves and burrowins in
the heart OF the plants killed them.
Later in the summe the leaves and
also the tender ears u c damaged.
These worms are usually held in
check by their natural parasitic en-
enlies. But when for some reason
these enemies fail to keep them sub
dued, great damage may be done.
The female moths, when searching
for a proper place to deposit G G are
attracted to the ground upon which
the Larvae do their damage, by the
presence OF an abundance Of green
food for the latter. This suggests
early blowing OF ground intended for
winter. wheat, rs preventive measure.
Doubtless, except for the alluremept
Of growing vegetation, the g e Of the
adult would be deposited elsewhere,
VI 81 Wiutiy sCttGlGieu us W elleCU IlO
apprcciab!e damage. If hordes OF the
Larvae appear in the wheat field, it
will be difficult to arrest their ravages.
1t may lie worth while to suggest
heavy ro!iin, as q means likely to be
practicabl. and efficient in some in
stances. This has occasionally been
found useful for the destruction OF
the true army worm. One farmer,
who noticed that the grass worms
were extending their ravages rapidly
from the central area in which he first
noticed them, believed that he had
destroyed the brood and prevented
furtherinjnry byplowingupderinfes
area and rolling it heavily Immediate
ly afterwards. Ifa dispositionto mi
grafton is apparent, they may be ar
rested by II iurrow plowed across the
line OF their march, when the worms
collecting therein may DO destroyed
by dragging u log along the furrow.
The Dickinson press., 1892-08-20
An Alarming Discovery.

Little Visitor-"You said Mrs.
Slimdia+'s dog had five dear litt!o
puppies, but l don't see but one.
"Where are the others?"
Little Hostess, who boards-"I'm
sure I don't know. They were MI
here yesterday. Dear me! We had
pot-pie for dinner"
The Dickinson press., 1892-08-20

A fire broke out during the night at
a hotel on the banks of the Thames
at Hampton. the lives of the landlady
and the family being placed in ieop-
ardy. The husband being from home,
the wife, unaided, lowered her four chill
dren, one by one, from the window
of her bedroom by means of a
rope, which was kept in the apart
ment in view OF such n contingency,
and made her own escape in the same
tmanner. The premises were complete.
lv DESTROYED.
The Dickinson press., 1892-08-20
Tumuituous Silence.

Two CT three thousand parrots were
be;ug shipped on boarda vessel named
'silence," at Rio de Janeiro. A waG.
w%atchin. tie ship as it was about to
set fail with q favorable wind, re-
MARKED
"This time "silence" will make abi.
noise both in the New and the Oh,
World.
The Dickinson press., 1892-08-20
Shipping or Hauling Bees.

One very important point in ship.
ping bees is to load the hives SO that
the combs will run the long way OF
the railroad car-parallel with the
rails-but crosswise OF the wagon,
when hauled. The reason for this is
that on the railroad the only severe
shocks come from the end. while on a
wagon the worst humping is from
side to side. The last is easily tested.
While in the wagon, hold an ordinary
pail by the bail. 1t can swing freely in
one direction only. Ii held SO chat it
can move only lengthwise of the wagon,
it will not swing nearly as much as
if free to move crosswise. On steep,
rough hills, or where it will often hap
pen that both front wheels strike an
obstruction at the same time, itmieht
be best to reverse this and have the
combs run the long way of the wag-
on. But ordinarily, the other way is
better. Springs under a wagon for
hauling bees are q very good invest
ment.-J. A. Green, in Bee Kcepers'
Review.
The Dickinson press., 1892-08-20

emit occurred which illustrates the
Frenchman's love Of what is dramaJ.
ic.
A French soldier sat on the summit
Of a hill overlooking Il garrison town;
his horse was picketed close by; the
man was smoking leisurely, and from
time to time he glanced from the
esplanade to a big official envelope he
held in his hand.
A comrade passed by and asked,
"What are you doing %iere?"
81 am bearing the P~reridcnt's par
don for our friend FIinchmnnn, who is
20 be shot this morning" replied the
smoker, calmly, without changing his
comfortable attitude.
"Well, then, youshould hurry along
with your pardon" admonisiied his
comrade.
"Ah, mol" exclaimed the other, in
some Indignation. "see, there is hard
ly u soul yet on the esplanade, and
the firing platoon has not even been
formed. You surely would dot have
me rob my appearance OF all dramatic
effect, my friend!"
The Dickinson press., 1892-08-20
THE MARKETS.,

NEW YORK. Aug. II.
MoNEY-on cal, easy. ranging from Il to q
pr cent; last loan ~ per cent; closed, offered
at ~ per cent.
PRIME MERCANTILE PAPER 4k@Gh pc.
cent.
T Ring KXt HANGK-Qulet and steady a,
A.84A for sky days bills and $4.Ss for do
nan0.
METALS.
Pig iron-Dull. weak; American. Sl3. 5O915 90.
Copper-Dull; Lake. $1l. 5O@11 leo.
~Lead-Steady; domestic, $L(O@4.5O.
Tin-Steady at the decline; Stralts, $50. :O@
2a.4O.
The Dickinson press., 1892-08-20
NORTH DAKOTA WHEAT
The Acreage and Probable Yield for

-
The Acreage and Probable Yield for
1899.
The average yield of wheat in North
Dakota this year, ACCORD log to the esti-
mate OF the Minneapolis Jonrnal's crop
expert. is not likely to exceed eleven
bushels. 1t may go twelve bushels. but
there is no gpud reason to expect that it
can he more than q bushel better than
in 1890. This would make the yield for
the state on the estimated acres 2 o.,
2 6S4. SEQ. 20 533 52G bushels, or ], 97S. OILS
bushels more than in 1899.
The North Dakota state board Of
equalization met at the capitol at Bis.
marok on Tuesday. Tho state audito,
and the state statistioan hare been
busy compiling their reportr. The re-
ports of the county auditor, as certified
to the state stntittican, give the acres gu
of wi eat, oata and barley in the various
Counties for 1892. as follows:
The Dickinson press., 1892-08-20
Took No

Aunt Mary-"I know n esignthat's
never failed yet. Ii you can sic, an
apple into without cuttings seed, you
will marry the one you WISH"
Sweet girl, ten minutes later-"1've
done it! I've done it,"
Aunt Mary-'Did you use q sharp
knife?".
Sweet Girl-"Of course not. fused
a paper-cutter."
The Dickinson press., 1892-08-20
Sailing Stock.

The sailing of stock is generally
practiced i%rregularly; done when the
farmer happens to think OF it, or ''feel
like it," Advanced stock-raiscrs urge
that salt be kept where the cattle can
obtain it at any time, instead of be-
ing doled out to them occasionally. In
the latter way they eat more thnn is
good for them. Too much salt given
to an animal that is unaccustomed to
it, is highly injurious. At the same
time it is difficult to hit upon Il meth
cd OF keeping salt at all times i'll reach
OF cattle. Some place it in large iron
kettles, set in pasture, ard allow the
animals free access to it.. In rainy
weather, the kettles, of course, are
liable to be filled with water, but the
salt water seems to satisfy the cattle
quite as we'll as dry salt, and it is sell
dom there is SO heavy q rain fall as
to waste the salt. Boxes or barrels
are so arranged that the water does
not penetrate them, and left in shell
tered places, are used by some farm
ers. They should be at least partly
covered Rock salt is not so much
used rs formerly, many believing that
the tongues OF the beasts are rendered
sore, in their efforts to scrape the salt
from the hard surface. Coarse salt,
bought by the barrel, probably costs
no more in the long run.
The Dickinson press., 1892-08-20

at 73hc september, opening. 1870; highest
7sXc; lowest, 72zsc; closing. s3Ac. D Gem.
Der opening, T6hc; highest, 76A@T6xc; low
est. 15Hc; closing. :6hc; On track No.
hard, SOisc; No..1 northern. sshc; No.
northern, 7c@7c.
The Dickinson press., 1892-08-20
WHEAT NO. 2.
CORN no. Z.
Flax saed-Sl.OaH.
CATTLE.

CHICAGO, Aug. 17.-Cattle Slow. steady to
15c lower; double extra steers, E.G0@5. 30; good
to choice. s4.15@i.95; others. $a.9)@4.25; Texans,
sa.45@3.5o; rangers. ss.40@ s.45; ows and year.
llngs, s2.4Oa3.75.
Sheep-A trifle lowers; lambs, 25c lower; ma
tiyes. s3.soaG co; Texans. A.1ata4.4o; west
erns, $i.s0a4.S5.
The Dickinson press., 1892-08-20
n Hou1-contessed Game.

Little Dot-"AIamma, Dick wants
you to so up to the playground with
your work basket"
Mamma-'.Dear me! .Why?"
Little Dot-''The Nevermuf nine
and Dicks Gettherc nine has been
playin'a game, and the Getheres won.
Dick wants you to mend his clothes,
30 he can come home"
The Dickinson press., 1892-08-20
DulQth.

DrLurn. Aug. TT.-Close: No. hard, cash.
slTc; August. s1xc; September. Sic; De
cember. slac; No. l northern. cash. &c
No. 8, 6ac; rejected, SIC; on track. No. ! hard.
size, No. noltheTn. s94c.
The Dickinson press., 1892-08-20
Lumber Mills Burned.

KAL1srELL, Mont, Special. Aug. 49,
The Kalispcll lumber c~ompany's mills
burned to-day. The cause is unknown. By
hard work the lumber yards we're saved.
The loss Is total with no insurance.
The Dickinson press., 1892-08-20
FARGO AARKETs.

FAaso. Aug. 1z.-Tne following vii b tn
opening quotations fc1 Thurs lay norniIg- Is
u1nished by the North m Pacific HevstoI
company: Go.1'aa &c; No. ! northern. 6c
The Dickinson press., 1892-08-20
Manure for Onions.

For 20 years an onion specialist in
Fairview, Pa, has raised his onions
upon an acre ofground adjoining his
The Dickinson press., 1892-08-20
RAILROAD STOCKS.
ChlraRO.

CHICAGO. Aug. 17.-The heavy movement Il
wheatand hogs to Chicago gave the markets for
grain and provisions a further decline today.
Weaker cables and more favorable crop news
adce ed to the heavlness and prices went lower
all around.
The Dickinson press., 1892-08-20
Hi DINING CAR LINE.

Dining cars are run between Chicago, st. Paul,
Minneapolis. Winnipeg. Helena. Butte. Tacoma.
aeattle and Portland.
The Dickinson press., 1892-08-20
Pure Breeds for improve.
ro1rto

h0iiS
Show-birds bred especially for per-
fiction OF comb, ear-lobes, wattles and
plumage, VI considered by fanciers
as very valuable, but the value Of
such birds is more for points OF ex.
cellence for the show room than for
quality. Solar asutility isconcerned
there are hundreds of birds far better
than the show-birds, being equally as
we'll bred and possessinggreater hardi.
ness and vigor than birds that are
more tenderly raised for exhibition
The requirements OF the showroom
are such that it is sometimes neces
sary to inbred in order to secur.
certain points, and with some breeds
such as partridge Cochins, two yard,
must be mated in order to secur,
show-birds, one yard of birds being 81
mated as to produce cockerels of
shade OF plumage, and another 10:
producing pullets OF the proper lacing
IVY ydfuS itIe required also 1Or Darl
Brahmas. Brown Leghorns and Wyan
dottes. So far as the farmer is con
cerned, while he should be very ire
full in selecting birdsthat are pure an,
we'll bred, yet it's not necessary 70
him to breed from two yards that Ii
may have the males and female
OF certain color. The bree,
used should he pure. and ns noor lin
standar requirements as possible, 70
the points OF excellency are, after all
theonly indications o fpurity ofblood
and but for them there would be N,
mode of designating the breeds; bu
the farmer should select tho vigo
in preference to perfection of cont
legs, wattles etc, and lie should bu
in the fall instead OF spring, amin
to improve his flock and make it bel
ter each Genson
The Dickinson press., 1892-08-20
Not to Be Missed.

When Marshal MacNIahon was presi
dent OF tie French Republic, an incid
ent occurred which illustrates tbs
Frenchman's love of what is dramaJ
The Dickinson press., 1892-08-20
Pullman Sleeping Car Route.

Pullman service daily between Chicago St.
Paul, Montana and the Pacific Northwest; and
bstween st. Paul, Minneapolis and Minnesota,
North Dakota and Manitoba points.
The Dickinson press., 1892-08-20

THROUGH X
Are sold at all coupon offices Of the Northel
Pacific Railroad to Points North, East. SOU,
and West. in the United States and Canada.
The Dickinson press., 1892-08-20
Good Bone in Horses.

John Morgan, says q writer in an
eastern weekly paper, q rar type OF q
most useful horse, and perhaps the
most valuable sire OF any we have
eyer had, was q small animal, but he
was known rs the strongest and most
robust horse in o local. y famed for
its useful work animals. No other
horse hitclied with him could pull the
weights he drew with ease, and none
made the good time upon the road as
he. He is said to have been a bundle
OF s:news and muscles upon a very
light frame OF the most solid bone,
and strangers were amazed to see the
little horse walk off with loads which
larger but not heavier horses could
not move. This is the real test OF
value in q horse-strena'h, lively act
ion and endurance all combined in
the lightest weight possible. 1t is pre-
cisely the same qualities rs those that
go to make up the best type of steam
engine, which is in fact, an
artificial horse with bones and
nerves, sinews aud muscles of the
toughest iron and strongest and most
elastic steel. Food makes the ami
NAL. Breed gives the capability of
changing TODD into the most valuable
force no doubt, but the best bred
horse will degenerate unless he is sup
piled with the best of food. We may
gu stlon as we like the deductions OF
science in this direction, but the hard
fact remains that bone is made up oil
phosphate OF lime, and without this
element OF bone tissue in the food we
cannot build up a. It ong and useful
horse. And SO on with the muscle and
the vital organs. Grass OF the best
kind is the basis OF the feeding OF a
horse, but we a have grass OF the
best kind only during three months
OF the year, and when we come to win.
ter feeding, we must provide some 9th.
er food equal, or superior if possible
to it.
The Dickinson press., 1892-08-20

Where time is not shown trains Will BOT stop.
Passengers with tickets Will be carried on rear
SecriOn OF regular freight trains.
For rates. MAPS. time tables or special infOr-
nation. apply 10 I. J. Greene, Agent Northern
Pacific Il. X, al DIcklnSon or
CHAS. s. FEE.
Gen1 Pass. and Ticket Agent,
st PAJjL MINI