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The free press., 1894-09-13
phere, with the gain from the pur-
chased food added to it.--New York
Times.
CAUSE OF HOG CHOLERA.

The origin of hog cholera is sup
posed to be very nearly the same as
similar diseases among human beings;
that is, it original es in filth and where
animals are forced to use impure food
and water, and of course hogs that
are infested with lice and other exter-
nal parasites must necessarily sleep in
very filthy beds, else they would soon
rid themselves of these pests if afforded
an opportunity. But after a disease
of this kind once becomes established
in ever SO circumscribed locality the
germs may pass from the unhealthy to
the apparently healthy animal either
by infection or contagion, according
to its nature. Hog cholera, or, more
correctly speaking, ''swino fever" is
believed to be contagious, for it will
pass from farm to farm where there is
no communication, or contact of ami
mails, or other articles upon which the
germs could possibly be transported
from the disease-ladeny yard to those free
from such malady. AS for remedies,
there are none which can be depended
upon where the disease has assumed
anything like virulent form. The
best thing to do is to seek preventa-
tives in the way of cleanliness and va
riety of food. It is also we'll to turn
the hogs out to pasture, or at least
change their feeding grounds as soon
as the disease appears among them.-
New York Sun.
The free press., 1894-09-13
A Fantastic Bird.

One of the most fantastic of birds
is the laughing owl of Florida and
some other Southern parts. He sits
we'll up in tree late at night and
emits series of loud, strange ha-has
that sound like half human laughter.
The sound is sufficiently terrifying to
a nervous camper unacquainted with
the habit of the bird, though less grue-
some than the unearthly call OF the
Chesapeake loon, heard at all hours OF
the night along the shores OF that bay.
New York Sun.
The free press., 1894-09-13
RESTORATION OF A POOR FARM.

There is no better way of improving
alarm than to start a dairy on it and
make butter. All that goes into the
land in this case comes from the air,
that is, if the skinned milk is fed to
pigs and the manure is saved; and if
clover or pens are grown to as large an
extent as possible, the little nitrogen
thus lost in the growth of the pigs is
much more than returned to the land.
One acre of clover will bring to the
land 18O pounds of nitrogen every
year, while there are only five pounds
of nitrogen in 1000 pounds of the
skinned milk. And thus, if a COW
gives fifty pounds of milk day on an
average through the year, the soil
loses only twenty-five pounds of nit
rogen, which is only one-seventh part
of the contribution from the atmos-
phere on each acre of clover. But, as
it will pay a good profit to buy rich
food for the COWS to increase the
milk, and four -fifths of this will be
regained in the manure, it is easily
seen how rapidly the soil of butter
dairy farm, even only half well man
aged, must improve in fertility. All
this has been proved over and over
again by experience, and even if all
the milk is sold from the farm, the
improvement will be equivalent to
gain of six-sevenths of all that is ac-
quired by the clover from the atmos-
The free press., 1894-09-13
FOR FARM AND GARDEN.
THINNING EARLY APPLES.

The early harvest apple is very like
ly to overbear, but it is quite good for
pies when not fully grown, provided
enough sweetening is added to take off
the surplus acidity. 1t is best toshake
OIL some from all the trees at this
time, even though they be no market
for them, for those left to ripen will
be greatly improved in size and flavor,
besides making sure that the tree will
perfect fruit buds for bearing the next
season. Usually the early harvest
tree allowed to ripen all Its fruit in
years of abundance bears nothing the
following year. -Cultivator.
The free press., 1894-09-13
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

Bagging is sure preventive ofgrape
rot.
Too much green food will cause diar-
rhoea among chickens.
With all sheep the softest and finest
wool lies on the shoulders.
To keep butter from sticking to the
churn, the latter should be thoroughly
scalded.
After burning up the trimmings
and other rubbish, give the ashes to
| the trees.
Pumpkins are excellent food for
hogs and cattle, and sheep soon learD
| to eat them with relish.
Milk should be aerated as soon as
possible after it is drawn, and it should
be cooled at the same time.
No part of breeders time is more
profitably spent than that employed
in looking after young foals.
Many fail to secure a good meadow
for no other reason than that sufficient
seed is not sown at the start.
Wide tires, with axles of different
lengths, on heavy wagons, would be
a great help to bookkeeping.
Hog raising should go hand in hand
with dairying. Sweet whey, butter
milk and skim milk are profitable foods
for pigs.
The potato holds its own in the
downward rush of prices better than
any other farm crop. 1t is the univer-
sal diet of the race.
Peas are good for orchards. They
are the king of leguminous plants
which put nitrogen into available
form for plant food.
Canadian packers recommend far
mers to raise grade Yorkshires and
Tamworths as the beau ideal of bacon
pigs for home and export trade.
In summer there is less danger OF
i'll results following careless feeding
so far as the health of the COW is con-
cerned, but there will be the same
loss of feed and milk as in winter.
Horses are cheap now, and farm la
Dor is comparatively dear. There is
no use in hiring man to work with
horses and then give him team that
will need to rest at every bout with the
pillow or harrow.
1t is as important to keep the farm
tools in good order as to have sharp
axe, as the better the condition of the
tools and implements, the less effort is
required by the teams and the better
the work is performed.
Cease doing two things do lot
breed immature animals, and do not
continue feeding any of your stock
after it is ready for the shambles.
Both these bad practices interfere
wonderfully with the profits.
Seeding down crop as it should be
requires skill, or the use of perfect
implement for that purpose. Moth
ing is SO unsightly as field that is
bare in spots and well covered with
growth on the other portions.
The free press., 1894-09-13
Love Is Best.

vhere Love built bis humble nest,
rred and thankful did rest.
c,reeter rest there could not be,
1boueh the black night covered me!
And Love whispered: cart thou blestF'
AID answered Glove is best!'
Where Love built his nest l knew
Tborns beneath the rose-leaves grew.
sweeter ros s could not be,
Though keen thorns crept to me!
And Love whispered "Art thou blestF'
And 7 answered "Love is best"
So with Love abiding still,
lam Loves. to do his will;
So his lips on mine are laid
80 his hand my couch hath made!
still he whispers 'Art thou blest?"
Still | answer: Love is best"
FRANK L. STANTON in Atlanta Constitution
The free press., 1894-09-13
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.
The tail of comet is far more trans
parent than the earth's atmosphere.

The tail of a comet is far more trans
parent than the earth's atmosphere.
The last,map of the moon shows.the
existence of 1872, $50 projections that
look like mountains.
Another striding insect has been
discovered. This time it is an aquatic
bug Cigara minutissima).
Astronomers search all over the
world for spider webs. They are used
for cross lines in telescopes.
1t is proposed by the Argentine
government to make an extended sur
vey of the mineral resources of that
country.
At the end of each hair of cats
whisker is bulb of nervous substance
which converts the hair into extremely
delicate feelers.
DR.. w. S. Lrmpkin of Atlanta, Ga,
sued that city for $4,000 damages,
alleging that the injurious fumes from
an open sewer had ruined his health.
The jury found in his favor to the
amount of $400.
Professor Dewar has demonstrated
that metals augment their magnetic
onI iporaoca cfropnfh nv
diminution of temperature. Iron at
180 degrees can endure double its nor
NAL tensile strain.
The most formidable check to the
increase in tropical regions of SER
pents and venomous insects is the
abundance of the ants, which, attack
ing in thousands, will kill and devouy
animals often of considerable size.
Gagged lions and tigers, pumas and
iaguars take no notice of the men and
women passing in front of them, but
let dog be brought anywhere near
the cage and they show their savage
nature at once, and spring up, glaring
out savagely.
The floor of the engine and dynamo
room of new building being erected
in New York is of inch deck glass.
This arrangement, of course, insulates
the men working about the dynamos
and gives flooring that is easily kept
clean. 1t seems probable that this
scheme will be generally adopted in
future.
A Norwegian invention for the pro.
duction from skim milk of anew mate
rial, which has been called lactite or
mild ivory, has just taken practical
shape, and factory for its production
isabout to start operations in Iceland.
This new material bears close resem-
blance to real ivory, and, in addition,
can be made in black or any color de-
sired.
Miners working in the Empire mine
at Grass Valley, Cal, report that dur
ing the thunder storm the lightning
struck the pipe and descended in the
mine to depth of 1000 feet and
thence into the drifts, where the men
were working repairing the air pipes.
Two of them in lifting a piece of pipe
were struck by lightning and knocked
down. Men working in the Granite
Hill mine, it is said, were similarly
affected.
The free press., 1894-09-13
THE LAWYERS PLAN.

six months, with hard labor" said
tbe magistrate to the prisoner.
s.Tll be quits with you afore long, :"
said the prisoner to the solicitor for
the prosecution as he turned to de-
scend to the cells.
For Joe Renshaw felt hurt. That
narticular solicitor, Benjamin Tim
nany-Joe made O note of the name
and registered a resolution not to for
Get it-had conducted his case with a
zeal that seemed to border on animus,
otherwise Mr.. Renshaw's explanation
as to his presence on inclosed premi-
ses at midnight might have been ac-
cepted.
Mr.. Timpany heard the words. He
saw the glance that accompanied them.
II was not reassuring glance. If one
met it by the light of bulls eye at
nldnight-ughl Mr.. Timpany shud-
dered
"Cleverest cracksman going. Joel"
said the sergeant in tone almost of
sdmiration. Electric bells and all
that sort of thing don't bother him a
Bit He can get through an iron shut
Der as if it was brown paper.
Mr.. Tlmpany's state of mind became
ss complacent than ever. He had
bne his duty to his client in insuring
his desperado's conviction, but he be-
sn to wonder whether man could
10 his duty too well.
He began to think how exposed his
ouse was, how low the back garden
pail, how close the balconies to the
yrOund, how rusty the front door
|han, and how insecure the window
hstenings. There was, however, one
Onsolation-he had six months start
Mr.. Renshaw.
Mr. Timpany's politeness to the po-
\ ceman whose beat embraced his house
4 ld who had once been seen kissing
n housemaid, was surprising, having
M gard to the Indignation he had
M lnced when some time previously he
III ID been informed of the housemaid
IA cident.
Ih The six months of his incarceration
not speed quite SO quickly for Joe
A. fnshaw as for Mr.. Timpany.
|Vn 'oe was averse to labor of any kind
VNh re especially the hard variety. He
NJ however, ample time and oppor-
NY Tor meditation on what he con-
cred the vindictive wickedness of
llmpany and the means for its
uital.
Afust as he was in his own line, in
operation contemplated he meant
Keel himself. He would not hurry
ih' hewould bide his time. Every
v comes, he reflected, to the man
waits. He would Walton Tim
y
last came the hour when he
!" pea forth free man-anyway for
pe' de began to look about for
pa'on, not work. He had had
ionths at that, and if he had cared
q '0hest work outside prison walls,
'uia have been difficult to find.
pe' two, three months since the
a'lon OF Renshaw's sentence had
n 'a and Mr. Timpany began to
y 'ae That he had forgotten his
!. A use and to sleep soundly at night.
,hN ven ventured occasionally to
9H nome documents of title and Sc
10 IN his black bag and once
NrGi1 Oeiieve IN the truth of the adage
|H 'n Englishman's house is his
0ne night, while Mr.. Timpany
''pped In gentle sleep, and his
E. 49, thin streak of white light
~ ''iea Tor an instant along his
garden. Bendigo, who slept
A' eye open, fancied he caught
. pse OF something that ought not
Aefe' and emitted deep, warn
owl.
! 70 his surprise. as if by magic,
piece Of horseaesh, just sufi-
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-04-19
\ Word to the SIeepless.

DR.. J. +. Huxley Of Maidstone,
England, think, he has hit upon the
natural remedy for sleeplessncss. 1t
is, in brief, to curl under the clothes
like a kitten, or put the head under
the wing like a hen. He says: This
insomnia seems to be now a universal
affection. We live wrongly; sit up
late and OverwOrk the brain, and
then go to bed in an excited condi-
tion. No one seems to have hit upon
the natural remedy, l think ! have.
People take choral and the like at
their peril, and the fatal consequence
not seldom ensues. 1t is all wrong,
for you cannot control the dose re-
quired for the exact circumstances.
But try natures plan instead; lower
the supply of oxygen to the blood,
produce a little asphyxia. limit the
quantity Of air to the lungs, and the
heart and circulation becoming
quicker, the brain loses its stimulant,
and sleep follows. When you find
yourself sin" for a sleepless night
cover your head with the bed clothes
and breathe and rebreauhe only the
reSpired air. Thus you may reduce
the stimulating oxygen and fall
asleep. There is no Danger. When
asleep you are sure to disturb the
coverings and get as much fresh air
as you re luire, or. when once drowsi-
ness has been produced. it is easy to
go on sleeping, though the air be
fresh. What do the cat II dog
when they prepare to sleep? They
turn around, generally three times.
and lastly bury their noses in some
hollow in their hair. and Off they
go. They are in no danger, although
it might look as if they were from
the closeness with which they embed
their noses. Medical Press.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-04-19
Chinese Punishment.

In December, 1891, l was in Can
ton. One afternoon / visited the
principal law court Two prisoners
In chains were intrOduced--One an
old man, too intirm to walk, the other
a youth, colerably V gorous, but alb
ject and forlOrn in demeanor. The
presiding mandarin appeared, sat
down and slipped his tea, while an
official battered out a long grafton,
presumably an Indictment, for the
prisoners proceeded, as l understood,
to plead mot guilty." What fol-
lowed was this: The old man vas
held up-not held down--while two
stol!d Cinnamon logged him with
long, plant canes above the knees.
The youth was Invested of his chains,
which were then piled up in front Of
him. Upon these he was compelled
to kreel. while his feet, hands, and
pigtail were all attached by a cord to
a post behind him and tightly Sc
cured.
The cries of the victims and the
complete cOmposure of the spec
tatOrs were alike d sgusting. l
said as much to my guide, whom l
generally regarded as an amiable be-
ing. His reply a ..Th very in
teresting. [ never seen this BEFORE"
though l have no doubt he had. The
explanation of the dreadful scene
excuse there could be none--was that,
by the law of China, no man can be
executed until he has confessed his
guilt. These two individuals had
been convicted beyond doubt Of helm
u crimes, but they refused to on
fess. The alternative before them
was execution or death by torture,
and apparently they preferred the
latter The ceremony 1 witnessed
was to be repeated de die in diem
until either life Or resolution gave
way. How the end came, of course,
l never knew. The Spectator.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-04-19
Birthday Flowers.

A little girl, pOOrly-clad, aud with
a small coin tightly clenched in her
hand, hastily entered the store of a
fashionable florist.
Il want the best bouquet you can
give me for 10 cents" she said to a
clerk, who smiled audibly at her re-
quest.
'I'd advise you to wait till next
summer, Missy" he said, in a patron
izing way Flowers don't grow in
greenhouses for nothing"
The snub was lost on the child,
who said eagerly:
Next summer won't be sister Liz
zie's birthday, and tomorrow is. Be-
sides, | don't want them for nothing.
Il told you | had 10 cents"
She was as grand as though it had
been SO.
$50 where the wOodbine twineth,"
carOled the clerk, I'VE have no 10
cent bouquets here"
The child looked at him with in
credulous eyes. How could he speak
so lightly of what appeared to her
like actual wealth. Tears of cruel
disappointment rose in her eyes, and
she turned aWav.
A young girl who was tying up
flowers had overheard this dialogue
and was sorry for the child. She
whispered hurriedly to the clerk:
There are the waste flowers, MI.
Smith. They haven't been thrown
away yet, and some OF them look
pretty fresh"
The girl was SO much in earnest
that the clerk called un~graciOusly to
the child:
Come back, little one. Here are
some roses and pinks that aren't as
fresh as they might be. You can
have them for nothing if they'll SUI t."
and he tossed them to heE.
They not only suited, but they
seemed to the grieyed heart of the
ch.ld as fresh and beautiful as those
in the window. Her shining eyes
and thankful words caused a little
satisfied glow in the sallOw cheeks Of
the careless clerk. He had helped
another to do a kind deed, and the
reflection of it warmed his own
nature. Lizzie's birthday was an all
around benefit.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-04-19
On Keeping Bre al.

One hears a great deal OF talk
about moist bread. and a large NUM-
Der of hOusekeepcrs shut their bread
in alright boxes to keep it moist.
Such barbarouS treatment Of bread
may be- eticacious In keeping it moist,
but bread from which fresh air is en-
cluded always has a d~isagreeable,
clayey flavor. and is unpalatable tp
people of cultured tastes, who appre-
ciate the nutty sweetness that is IA
prominent characteristic of all good
bread.
The foolish notion of keeping
cry. Most of the stuff made by
bakers has to be eaten fresh and
moist, or not eaten at all. IL Is so
light and woOlly that, if exposed to
the air a few hours. it grows dry and
husky, and is almost as unsavory and
innutritiOus as chips. A large pro.
portion of home made bread is SINH
lar in character, and is affected in a
similar manner by exposure tt the
air. But prOperly-made bread-such
bread as ought to be in every intelli-
gent home and on every Christian
table three times a day-grows
sweeter by exposure to the air. and
is not at its best until two ior three
days Old. Bread should be kept 10 a
we. l-covered box OF Jar, but it should
not be wrapped in cloths, and the
box OF jar in which it is kept should
have small holes in the top or sides,
through which the fresh air can have
access AS 500 as lOaves of bread
are taken from the oven they should
be exposed freely TO pure air, and at
no time atterward should they be e =
clG1ed from it, Make good bread
put it in a differentiated box after
it is perfectly cool, and it will keep
sufficiently moist at least a week. -
Jenness- Miller Monthly.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-04-19
The Way to Get Old.

Take, again, bodily ailments. 10
the banale and eternal question,
How are you?" the wise old man
allows himself but one answer, ~
am very we'll" He knows perfectly
well that his innocent deception. if
deception it be, deceiIes no one. Per.
haps it is well that he does not re.
alize, for of self-consciOusnesS We
have enough and to spare, that the
remembrance of his fortitude, pigeon.
holcd and forgotten perhaps for long
years in the mind of the listener,
nay come forth one day to hearten
that same listener along the cruel
way when it shall he his turn to tread
it.
For SO are accounts carried forward,
and not always to the wrong side or
the page: and, if it is true that the
sins of the parents are visited on the
children, it is equally true that the
lustre of their virtues shines on long
after the darkness has covered them.
Is he of those who desire pity for
their failing power? The surest way
of getting 1t is to keep silence.
Almost as important and almost as
much neglected is the care for per-
sonal appearance. After sixty, van
ity Of the person should be carefully
cultivated. After sixty, coxcombry
in a man and cOquetry in a woman
become cardinal virtues. Can il be
said that the old as a rule so con
slider them:-1he Contemporary Re.
Jew
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-04-19
RICH FIELD FOR EXPLORERS.
The Ruins Of Two Great Prehistoric Cities
Found In Central Asia.

The Ruins Of Two Great Prehistoric Cities
Found in Central Asia.
In Central and Eastern Asia there
lies an unexplored region full of in
terest, and to the archaologist es-
'pecialiy. says the Pittsburgh Dis
patch. A great traveller and clever
writer, the Russian General Prize
valsky, speaking Of the oasis of
Tchertchen, situated in the great
table lands helnmed in bv the un-
broken wall Of the Himalayas. says
that close to it are the ruins of two
great cities, the oldest Of which, ac-
cording to local tradition. was de-
stroyed 5000 years ago, and the other
by the MOngOlians in the tenth CEN
tury Of our era. The e~mplacement
OF the two cities is now covered, Ow-
ing to the shifting sands and desert
winds, with strange and heterOgene-
Gus relics, broken china, kitchen
utensils. and human bones. The ma
tives often find copper and gold coins,
ingOts, diamonds, and turquoises,
and. what is most remarkable, broken
glass. Collins of some %undecaylng
wood or material are there also, with.
10 which beautifully preserved en-
balmed bodies are found. The male
mummies are all enormously tall,
powerfully built men. with long,
wavy hair. A vault was found with
twelve dead men sitting in it. An
other time in a separate coffin a young
girl was found by lis. Her eyes were
closed with golden disks and the Jaws
held firm by a golden circlet running
from under the chin across the top Of
the head. Clad in e narrow wooden
garment, her bosom was covered with
golden stars, her feet being left
naked. To this the lecturer adds
that all along the way on the River
Tchertchen they heard legends about
twenty-three towns buried ages ago
by the sands of the desert. The same
tradition exists on the Lob.nor and
in the oasis Of Kerya.
Nine. BlavatSky, who was i'm the
earlier part of her life a great and in.
defatigable traveller, covering more
ground in a given time than is
usually accomplished by even those
OF the sterner and more enduring sex,
bears witness also to those ancient
ruins, which she openly ayers are pre-
historic: the pages of her works also
make frequent reference to other
ruins of n ent character scattered
throughout the desert regions Of Cen
trial Asia. She hints, too, at buried
crypts and underground vaults in the
desert of Cobb. in particular, in which
are stored many Of the preserved rec
ords Of the ages. However this may
be. the ruins described are certainly
in place awaiting the organized eff
forts of science to recover for the
world a long forgotten page in the
history of the peoples of the globe.
Or, as in the base Of Troy, private
enterprise may step in and, contin-
uing the Investigations begun by the
RussiOn traveller, read this riddle of
a bygOne civilization Alright.