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The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-05-26
OUR RURAL READERS.
SOMETHING HERE THAT WILL
INTEREST THEM.
Care and Attention should Re Given tn
the Corn Crop How to Make n Two
Wheeled Stone Boat Clover AS Manure
-D.horning Calves Notes.
Drllliug I'm Corn.

Ii seems 10 me that corn is being
raised with the least thought and
many times with the least care Of
any of our main farm crops. / have
had considerable experience in rails
ing IT, and think there are many
points in favor OF drilling IL in rather
than planting IL In the old way
With the aid OF boy or man l can
drill ten acres in one day. When the
corn is up two or three In. with a
smoothing barrow 90 over IL
lengthwise OF the rows This is dis
couraging work for a novice, hut In
two or three days you wi be sur
priscd at the rcsult-it will have
Strengthened up and grown SO much.
In week ] repeat this work 10y
dragging IL again, which loosenS M
good than can 10 accomplished with
cultiyator and In much less time.
Last year left about twenty feet
which did not drag and the diner
ence could be plainly seen during the
whole season in the summer grass In
the row.
The difference In cutting hlied or
drilled corn is greatly I'm favor OF corn
planted IN the hill. l pay 81 per
acre for cutting planted corn and
81. 80 for drilled corn. A reaper will
work very success fully cutting drilled
corn, as the knife never has TO cut
but one or two stalks at time. OF
course the reaper cannot he used
when pumpkins are raised; but the
main difference is when the crop is
harvested l can yet much larger
yield per acre OF grain and fodder. l
have often heard my neighbors say,
II should drill my corn this year II |
had my drill arranged just right, but
j cannot arrange IL so rs use IL salts.
factorily.'
The change is a simple one. In
the first place, put narrow strip on
the frame o. the drill I'm ( ont OF the
wheel. say one In. by two in, large
and long enough To reach 10y the
wheel far enough TO let the wheel
return In the track made by the
markerto to make the row wide enough.
We attach small chain To the end
OF this projecting piece with an irou
weight attached 10 the other end ,.
the chain sufficiently heavy 20 make
the mark TO follow. For instance
use tooth drill with the teeth seven
In. apart Row with the second one
from each wheel; that leaves the
rows iorty-two In. apart which Is
about thcs.right distance. lnow ilt d
board in the grain box. each side OF
the cup that sows the grain, or. II
you prefer, place the iron plates
over the cups. ex cpt the ones used
for sowing. l prefer TO remove al
the teeth not used. prefer TO use 9
little phosphate In the row, and one
tooth each side. This can bc ar
ran gCd the same as for sowing the
grain. O. Munson, in the Farm
and Hone.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-05-26

Mrs. RoRER's attack on the potato
just when the Colorado beetle had
let up on that tuber and consented
TO share it with man is unfortunate.
A few years ago, when we had a po-
tato famine and had to import seed
from Great Britain, 1t would have
been real boom to the American
people TO persuade them that the po-
tato was unwholesome or innutri.
tious or anything else that would
have furnished an excuse for doing
without it with a decent grace. Just
at this time it is not even kind
ness. There is no danger, however,
that the potato will be discredited as
an article OF food, even on so high an
authority as the lady referred TO un-
Questionably is She Will have a
somewhat similar experience to that
OF the scientist father who undertook
to dissuade his boy from eating
cheese by calling his attention to its
animated condition. "Eon't you see
them wiggle?" said the father, point
ing to the morsel which the s3n had
broken off and was about TO put in
his mouth. "Let 'em wiggle," was
the youngsters reply. 'lf they can
stand it, l can,"
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-05-26

apart and they drag q wagon load Of
straw at a time out on the 0eld
where IL is burned as soon as the ma
chine 10 gone There Is no eight
hour foolishness among the boys who
run with the machine. Each man
carries his blankets, like a soldier on
the march, and sleeps in the barn on
the hay at night lie is aroused by
the steam whistle at O'Clock in the
morning, and he is expected to have
eaten his breakfast and be ready for
work a soon as the sun is up He
has an hour at noon for dinner, and
then he works until the god OF day is
hid behind the western hills. He
put IN fiom twelve 10 fifteen hours
per day, and he eats like horse and
sleeps like Old Morpheus himself.
The wind and the sun have tanned
his cheeks until they are the color OF
good sole leather, but more robust
set OF men than these threShers /
never saw. Their plain food, out
door exercise and we'll ventilated
sleep ng apartments, free from all
carpets, curtains, and sewer gas,
would Kill or cure consumptive in
ninety days An Old engineer told
me that he never heard one of these
ragged fellows complain OF cold in
his life. And ii cleanliness is next
TO goodness fear that they are far
away from Heaven.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-05-26

IT should be remarked, that water
may be heated above 2l2 degrees
Fahrenheit without passing into
steam, and while it is under ordinary
atmospheric pressure, provided IL is
kept perfectly quiescent; but let the
slightest motion be communicated TO
it-even the tremor produced by a
footstep-and behold. the water
which was calm and quiet suddenly
flashes into steam. This is the mys-
terious cause of so many steam-hoiler
explosions, which take place when
the valves have been closed for some
time, and the boiler is QuiesC9nt
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-05-26
India's Beautiful Moncn.

1t is said that many OF the women
Of India are very tcauti ul, especially
in Cashmir, but that 10 is difiicult 10
get sight OF them, and almost i'm.
possible 10 obtain a picture OF them.
Either they or their husbands appear
to look with rooted distrust on the
phUtOgrd pher, aud even when their
photographs are taken they rarely
give permission for copies 10 be sold.
In typical llindoO beauty the skin
is Just dark enough 20 give rich,
soft appearance To the complexion.
The features are regular, the eyes
mild and l. ack and shaded by long
silken lashcs; the hands and feet are
small aud elegantly formed the de-
meanor is modest, the manners gen
tic aud the voice low aud sweet
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-05-26
A NEW YORK woman left an estat,

A NEW YORK woman left an estate
OF 81, 600, 600 and stipulated that all
Of it should be devoted 10 the build
ing Of a mauSoleum TO hold her dis
carded clay. Relatives are going to
make a contest, and for once, at
least, will have public sympathy. If
they can wrest the fortune from the
corpse they could do much for science
by having the corpse itself turned
over to inquisitive surgeons, who
might locate the bump Of egotism,
concerning which there has been
more or less dispute.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-05-26
IDOnnybroOk.

DonnybrOok is on the outskirts OF
the city OF Dublin, but Donny brook
Far Ground IS no longer the friendly
lighting ground OF former days Once
the tents made OF wattles, with
patchwork quilts or blankets or old
petticOats spread over them, held
rows OF tables made OF doors placed
on mounds Of clay. The benches,
too, rested on the same uncertain
foundation, and when the young
Irishmcn grew unsteady tn bench
sent them all down 10 the floor. out
on the green there were fighting and
sports and at night the hddle played
jigs for the jolly young people. IL
appears from the accounts given b.
the $ rangers who visited Denny.
brook almost "A hundred years ago
that there was good reason for the
worldwide meaning given TO the
mere expression OF "Donnybrook
} air." But its glor es have departed
and IL Is many long day since the
shillaleh was welded around DOnDy.
brook Castle.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-05-26

or less, making the entire cost OF
crop OF ten acres and marketing S5S,
which leaves net profit OF S02
against profit Of ~. 30 in the other
case. Roughly stated it costs 40
cents bushel TO raise the poor crop
and only - cents per bushel TO raise
the good one.
OF course there is considerable
gained by farmers who raise from .OO
TO 800 acres Of wheat compared with
those who cultivate only fifty TO 100
acres. The bonanza farmer plows
his ground with gang plows that
turn over five or six acres per day,
with one man and four horses, while
the little farmer follows two horses
with walking plOw, and finishes
but two acres per day. have seen a
man with four horses harrow forty
acres Ler day and do II well.
Everything in Dakota must be
done on the broadguage system in
order 10 be profitable, and the splen.
did soil, without stone, stump or
fence invites that sort OF farming.
The day will probably come. and it is
not far of let Us hoic, when these
broad and fertile Drairie' will be cul-
ti,ated by the use OF electricity as
the motive power ana when horses
and steam will be relegatcd to the
rear. Steam threshing machines
are used altogether in Dakota, and
there must be straw burners, too, or
they are no good, fuel other than
straw costing too much 10 admit Of
its general use. ThreShing is usually
done from the shock, stacking being
out Of the question, on account Of
the scare ty Of help Besides, ,the
weather in this northern climate is
usually dry in the fail. and grain well
shocked will stand long time with
out TAX n hurt, and there is no oss
from standing except that which is
done by wild geese and prairie
chickens.
1t is quite circu, TO see thresh-
ing done on one OF these big farms
tor the first time. In addition TO
men who run the machine il re uires
eight or ten wagons 10 draw the
grain 10 the separator, the whole
crew consisting OF about twenty-five
men and twenty horses average
days work, varying according TO the
condition and yield OF the grain, is
from 900 TO 500 bushels per day,
and the charge for the machine Is
cents per bushel for wneat, the
farmer furnishing the band-cutters.
pitchers, teamsters, and stackers IL
the straw is TO be stacked. Usually
the straw Is drawn of out of the
way by man who is called IA
bucker," who, with two horses
trained TO the business, drives them
astride the straw pile as IT falls from
the separator, having behind them
stiff pole on which the driver stands
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-05-26
We, the flnancier, bank and rail /.

I'VE, the financier bank and rail
road wrecker, accumulated wealth,
and though he subsequently lost
much OF IL when retribution over
took him, as it eventually must over
take all such adyenturers he man
aged to keep a large fortune, IL is
said, TO the day OF his death. Such
methods as those employed by Henry
). Ives could result in but one way
the final landing OF their
employer In the criminal courts
And Ives, after the assign.
ment OF his firm with liabili.
ties of 81, 0OO, 600, was ARE ted, and
in default of $3.50, 600 bail, was, with
his associates and tools, imprisoned
for several months in a New York
Jail. But no case was made against
him and he was released, only to be-
gin again in smaller way as a stock
Jobber and juggle with securities a
career characterized by all his old
time daring and picturesque audac-
ity. To 1t his death, at an age when
most men are only beginning to lay
the foundations OF business and a
competency, brought an abrupt close.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-05-26
clover ~ Manure.

A writer in Practical Farmer says:
'By undertaking our land, by
thorough tillagc and I'm numerous
other ways. we have been able TO
greatly better our condition on the
farm; but after all we could never
have attained anything Ike our pre- -
ent success without the aid OF clover.
1 used 10 draw manure from town
twenty years ago, and kept a large
number Uf animals 50 as 20 make all
] could. ] believed, from reading,
that this was the only way % bring
my farm up. lut il so happened
that one OF the first things j did on
the larm was 10 seed a field with
clover. And again, i was unable 70
buy or make manure enough TO 20
over more than a few acres a art
OF the clover field was mlnured d
part was not This gave a chance
70 notice the effect OF clover Well,
after a few years ! began TO get my
eyes open In regard 10 the true value
OF clover on the iarm. Treated
properly, IL is the important crop for
me. | would not buy manure in
town as a gift. / cannot longer af-
ford TO keep stock in competition
with the great West and make per-
feet slave OF myself taking care OF
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-05-26

NEARLY all the great naval powers
are beginning TO question not only
the efficiency, but the safety OF the
big modern type Of battle ship The
French Minister OF Marine declares
that the great structures recently
built at Toulon will turn upside
down in the first heavy sea The
English admiralty entertain similar
opinions. Our own Navy Department
is not so confident as IL was OF the
utility OF these big lighting machines
and the sinking OF Mello's flagship,
the Aqudaban, by torpedo sh ws
that the battleshipis vulnerable after
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-05-26

IN all the expressions Of sympathy
evoked by the burning Of Talmage S
Tabernacle no one seems to have
thought OF poor Uncle Russell Sage,
who had 1925, 600 invested in the
building and WHO will now be obliged
to forego his MONDAY lunch Of an
apple and a cheese sandwich and sat
isfy his hunger by looking in Del
monico's window.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-05-26

ST does not pay TO fight Satin
with SIM" says the Buffalo Express.
1t hardly pays 10 tight satin with
anything, especially if there is u
handsome, sharp witted woman en-
veloped in ii.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-05-26

A KENTUCK umpire, whose decis-
ion in a ball game preciptated row
between the rival players, went be.
hind the backstop and blew his brains
out with a revolver. He was wise
umpire and a consderate one. He
not only saved the crowd the sin and
trouble of trampling him TO death,
but saved himself the indignity and
discomfort
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-05-26

EXPERIENCE for many years in
taking man in at church ba aars and
like affairs will enable women easily
to comply with the suggestion made
at the Woman's Federation at Phil
adelphia to take him in as a mem Der
of a womans club.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-05-26

ANY Western bachelor who wonld
like a nice young widow for a wife
should communicate with Mrs.
Mende, Of Baltimore. Mrs. Mende's
tirst husband took poison, and her
second husband blew his brains out,
but Mrs. Mcnde is as sweet and win
ming as ever 1t takes lots OF trouble
10 break the spirits Of some women
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-05-26

ANARCHIST HENRI, in Paris, de-
velops into the most bloodthirsty of
his ik yet caught. The inevitable
loss OF his head will not constitute
much of a punishment Anybody
ought to be glad TO lose such head.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-05-26

II is reassuring and at the same
time somewhat disquieting in these
hard times TO learn that Henry Irving
has a higher opinion Of Amer. Ca than
ever before.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-05-26

THE Minister OF Defense, OF VIC
toria, Australia, is named Robert
Reid. Wonder IL he was the little
chap who said he would never use to-
baccO because 1t was filthy weed?
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-05-26

GREAT BRITAIN will have to ap-
propriate few more Kingdoms n
Africa TO make up for that Canada
soil that is tumblinc into the river.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-05-26

them tKeeping dairy as my neighbors
do. can do better, feed my clover,
what is not wanted by our tour horses
and one family COW, directly back to
the land to grow wheat and potatoes
There is no bill to pay for fertilizers
eithcr",
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-05-26

a YOUTH at Paterson, n. j.,
sneezed his shoulder out OF joint.
That boy will try TO blow his nose
some day and blow his brains cut
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-05-26
Something About our Size.

OF our hfty.one States and Ter
ritories, twenty.seven are each larger
than all OF England. while the en-
tire territory OF the Union would
conCain sEngland sixty.nine times.
Five OF our states and Territories
are each larger than the United
Kingdom Of Great Britain and Ire
land.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-05-26

IN Philadelphia a poker player fell
dead upon perceiving that there we're
four aces in his hand. and Jackpot
on the table. Su.h is the irony Of
faf
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-05-26

Hero tnc tOtaI cost OF RAISING TUO
bushels OF wheat of ten acres OF
ground is 5000, to which is TO be
added about So for drawing il To the
elevator, and If it Is sold for 30 cents
bushel the net profit is only 81. 80
on the product OF the ten acres. On
the other hand, il the yield is twenty
five bushels TO the acre, and IL is Of
ten much more than that, the table
will stand like this:
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-05-26

WHEN a woman's duty TO her hus.
band and relatives conflict, she gets
an exagge rated idea OF her duty to
her kin.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-05-26

The trst thing some people do
when they have made promise, is
TO look for some TO coax them TO
Lreak IL
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-05-26

THERE is as much ference be.
tween elocution and acting "a there
is between reclamation and elo-
quenCe.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-05-26

NINE men will note scar on a
mans face before the tenth man sees
a good feature.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-05-26
TOPICS OF THE TINES.
A CHOICE SELECTION OF INTER.
ESTiNG ITEMS.

Comments and Criticisms Based Upon the
Happenings Of the Historical and
News Notea
THERE is a noticeable absence from
Rudyard klplings' new hook OF ami
mai stories ot.An photographed
chapter on the hog.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-05-26
GOOD FARMING PAYS.
COST OF RAISING WHEAT IN THE
DAkOTAS.
Proht I'm Broad-Gauge Work.
New Rockford. n. D.. Corr

Ne" hoShioru, n. H., Sor'l
am often asked what IL costs a
buShel 10 raise wheat in North Da.
kota. The answer depends altogether
upon the yield per acre. Ii costs just
as much per acre 10 plow the ground
for crop OF ten bushels TO the acre
as il does for a weld OF thirty bush
els per acre; it takes just as much
seeo, Just As long time 10 plant it,
about as long TO cut bind, and shock
it, but OF course IL would take little
longer 10 thresh the larger crop
have seen crops range all the way be-
tween five and forty bushels 10 the
acre in North Dakota when the off
ference in cost OF raising IL per bushel
or per acre was very little and that
little Was in the additional labor OF
setting IL up, In the cost OF binding
twine and in threshing. A team OF
good horses attached 10 a harvesting
machine which cuts, binds and car
ries the bundles together, will walk
almost as fast cutting grain that pro-
duces twenty-five or even thirty bush
els TO the acre as they Will II they cut
but ten or twelve, and II you hire a
man TO cut by the acre with his own
team and binder ] never knew one
OF them to make any difference in his
price because the grain stood thin on
the ground.
The expert wheat grower who reads
this article between the lines, will
discover that while l am answering
the question about the cost OF ra s.
ing bushel OF wheat, l am at the
same time giving an object lesson be-
tween good and poor farming. This
is really the most important OF all
am saying, for If the cost OF raising
ten bushels To the acre is very nearly
as much as it is TO raise double that
much, IL is clear that 1t pays best to
raise good crops; for in addition To
the increase in the yield in seven
cases out OF ten the grade OF the good
crop is higher and brings more in the
ma kct
Perhaps the following tables viii
give the reader more definite idea
OF what | am trying TO say:
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-03-04
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.

Washington, March S,--In the house
bills were passed by unanimous consent
granting pensions to Fannie f. Norman
and to Andrew Franklin, veterans Of
the war of 1872
The house went into committee of the
whole on the pension BILL
The time of the house was principally
taken up by the debate on the pension
bill. Black, Of Illinois, made a long
speech defending Commissioner Loch-
rem, and making an eloquent defense
against the charge that Lochren was
nominated by Hoke Smith. He spoke
warmly of Lochren's courage at Gettys-
burg and other battlehelds.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-03-04
AFFAIRS IN GERMANY
Satisfaction Over the Resig-
nation Of Gladstone.
CAUSES OF THE uNPoPuLARITY
Several Clauses of the Russo-Ger-
man Treaty Adopted in
the Reichstag.
CAUSES OF THE uNPopuLARITY
Associated Press.

Berlin, March 3.-Although no diplo-
matte questions have arisen between
England and the government during the
last administration, the news of Glad
stones retirement caused satisfaction
here. The German people have never
gotten over the resentment occasioned
during the Franco -Prussian war by the
unfounded allegation that Gladstone en-
couraged the sale of arms and ammuni-
tion to the French. In addition, Glad
stone is regarded as an enemy of the
dreibund, as responsible for England's
isolation in European politics.
A committee of the reichstag today
adopted the first twelve clauses of the
Russo-G German commercial treaty, with
the exception of clause eight, dealing
with import duties the discussion of
which was deferred. The first Is clauses
of the final protocol were also adopted.
The debates of the silver commission
will be chiefly concerned in four ques-
tions;
First-Is it probable that the gold
production of the future will suffice to
cover the demand for coinage?
Second-Have the lack Of gold and
general depression resulting from its
enhanced value been noticeable in coun-
tries with a gold currency?
Third-What influence have silver
Quotations exercised on the monetary
and economic situation ofyGermany?
Fourth-How could the evils or dan
gers caused in Germany by the present
currency be removed or lessened?
Great interest is taken in the silver
commission, and financiers are awaiting
the result of the deliberations with
great anxiety.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-03-04
THE PEDERSON CASE.
Interesting Statement From
the Asylum Authorities.
WAS RELEASED coNDlTIoNALLy
Discharged as "Much Improved but
Is Not Considered As Altogether
Restored.
Associated Press.

Salem. Ore, March S.-It is learned
upon inquiry at the State sane asy-
lum that G. II. Peterson, of Astoria,
was discharged as much improved,
but not as "cured When first placed
in the asylum about four months ago
the asylum authorities state his mind
was badly shattered, ami he was quite
insane. He constantly mumbled to him
self, and at tines became boisterous.
He appeared to be deluded by the idea
that L. W. Case, the Astoria banker
was trying to get him out of the way
in order to get his property. The at
tendants explain that 1t was a mere
hallucination, and that after time he
seemed to grow more rational. He was
released last week at the request Of
the Columbia River Fishermen's Pro-
tective Union, of which he is mem
Der, but on condition that they provide
some one to look after him and see that
he has proper care.