davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Van Buren press., 1894-09-01
THERE AND THERE.


The Western Swineherd reports a
remarkable exemption from hog chol-
era throughout the great west for sew.
eral months past, and declares that for
many years hogs have not been so uni
formly healthy. tt5r sHnf
Scrub stock, whether horses, cattle
or hogs, are SO expensive compared
with the results Of their feed and care,
and are in such light demand and heavy
supply, that no farmer who knows
which side of his bread has oleo on it,
can ford to waste his time with such.
Farm stock should be kept for the
profit there is in it. The annual loss
from Improbable stock is immense-in
many cases sufficient alone to deter
mine the years work to be failure.
Under present conditions Of close com.
petition it will not pay to feed any ami.
NAL that will not pay its way. if
1t has long been Il mooted question
whether animals have souls. When we
see the treatment some farm animals
receive we are driven to the conclusion
that their owners have none-or. at
least, none worth saving.
If every crop of potatoes realized
the same profit as a little patch in De-
Kalb County, Ala, did the other dav.
potatoes. would be the only crop raised
in this country. J. r. Reauseau, a
farmer, while digging mess of pota-
toes, turned up $4,000 in gold and
silver.
Farmers who are satisfied with one
ton of hay per acre will never make
farming pay. On some farms four tons
psr acre have been secured DURING
favorable seasons. If a hay crop does
not give fair return during seasons
when all the conditions are favorable
the land should be put in some other
crop. sr e
-Guineas are one of the finest table
fowls, possessing a certain game flavor
not found in other fowls They have
full-meated breasts, and possess but n
small proportion of offal. If their real
value for the table were known tnev
would be in great demand. On the
farm they cost almost nothing. being
industrious foragers. and there never
was better insect exterminator.
To provide dust bath for the
fowls it is not necessary to keep dust
in a box. Spade up space in the cor
ner of the yard about four feet square
and foot deep, and sift the dirt SO as
to have it light and fine. Let it be
done on dry day, and should il be
come wet from rain, repeat the work
the next dry day. After the first time
it will require but few minutes
time, and the hens will enjoy it very
much.
The Van Buren press., 1894-09-01
THE BROOD SOW.
She Needs Special Conditions to Keep He


She Needs Special Conditions to Keep Her
Thrifty.
Ss far de the conditions on the farm
will admit. the sssts, after they are
bred should have place to themselves
where they can be fed and managed IN
the manner best calculated to secure
the best results. They ought not to
be kept with the stock hogs. and GER
tainly not with the fattening ones; and
the best plan of management is to give
pasture to themselves and feed them IN
a way that will keep them healthy and
thrifty While 1t Is of no advantage
to keep fat, vigorous, thrifty pigs can
hardly be secured unless such treat
ment is given the sow during gesta-
tion that viii keep her vigorous. One
advantage in allowing her to run OF
the pasture is that better oppor-
tunity is afforded of furnishing exer-
else, while at the same time she will
secure better variety of food more
readily than if she is closely confined.
Both of these are essential to her
best growth and development, as we'll
as that of her pigs. But no matter
how good the pasturage, some feed
ing is necessary if she is KEEP. in the
most desirable condition. A ration
that will secure good development OF
bone and muscle is what is needed for
the brood SOW. When sow is suck
ling litter of pigs, sloppy food is
nearly always best, as it enables her to
supply milk to a better advantage; but
oats and middlings with little milk,
makes good feed for the sow during
CESSATION. One of the very best feeds
that can be given, when it can be Sc
cured, is oats and barley in equal parts,
the quantity to be determined by the
conditions of the animals. When they
have the run of the orchard, where
there is plenty of pasturage, with more
or less fallen fruit, much less quanti-
ty will be needed than where there is
less that they can secure. Provide
plenty of water where they can help
themselves daily. See that they have
shade under which they can rest dur.
ing the day when they feel like it.
This should always be dry, and in
warm weather we'll ventilated. The
idea is to make comfortable as well as
to feed well, as in this way less feed
will be required to keep thrifty. y.-Farm
| and Ranch
The Van Buren press., 1894-09-01

should BE- our foremost. as 1t ever mas
been primarily the most Important IN.
dustry there can be no doubt. fns
science has not completed its work IN
aiding agriculture. Indeed, the results
so far obtained but go to show the pos.
sibilities which lie beyond. Other
equally important results IN scieha,Is -
agriculture may be looked for, ana II
the agriculturist wishes to be success.
full, he should put the latest results OF
scientific Investigations into immediate
practice. The greatest aid to the agri-
culturists in this country is the experi-
mcnt station-and it is through these
institutions that much of the future
aid to agriculture will be brought for
ard.-Howard E. Weed, in American
Agriculturist.
The Van Buren press., 1894-09-01

piece OF PINK from MS trOwserS pocket,
he laid the two together and struck
the blade of his jackknife sharply
across them till he had obtained the
needed sparks.
A moment more, and the leaves be-
gsu to burn.
Coon, aw-w, Coonw he called, soft
iy, peering around the jntting rock,
holding firmly by one brown hand
Coon was waiting patiently at the
mouth of the cave: he started forward
as Buds shaggy head appeared around
the corner.
"Air hit there?" he gasped. breath
lessly.
Not yit," Bud responded. ''Thet
war why called We. Hit come over
me, If hit warn't human. hit mought
come outen hole no bigger'n the
smudge hole. But l kin git a-holt Of
hit eff hit does, reckon" with grim
courage. He crept back TO his fire.
The smoke had penetrated the fur
thest recesses or the fissure, and was
now beginning to issue from the open
ing which Coon was guarding He
conghed now and then, but manfully
stood his ground, hoping every minute
for the appearance of the ghost. He
wanted the matter settled. His gun
was leveled at the center Of the fis-
sure
''Ss-ss-ss." scratch. scratch, and an
other such unearthly yowl, as bad
greeted them once before. 1t came
from the larger mouth of the hole.
Bud scrambled around the corner just
| in time to see Coon drop his gun and
desperately clutch at something which
looked like the grayish ghost they had
seen before. Then ha'nt and boy had
rolled over and over. locked in death,
The Van Buren press., 1894-09-01
HE WAS A BUSY MAN.
hut Some How or other He Didn't Pros
mar In Life.

hut Some How or Other He Didn't Pros
zSss per In Life.
''Yes. ! suppose you may call Eben a
successful man. He does = good busi-
ness, but IN my mind he isn't prosper
GUS" So said Mrs. Tracy toh her sister,
who had congratulated her on the pur-
chase by her husband ofsa mill which
he was thought to have bought at a
bargain,
WELL" returned her sister, "it
seems to me everything he touches
comes out just right. He's the busiest
man in town."
That's just it, retored Mrs Tracy.
He's busy and he succeeds in his do.
ings. but that isn't prospering-not as
l understand it. You see," she con.
tinued, when we were first married
he leased the little woollen mill down
on the stream, and we got along first
rate. He wasn't overbusy, and we
used to ride round together every after.
noon and have lots of company and
good times
"Bnt he began to make money and
buy more wool, and more mills to take
care Of II and more storehouses to put
ii ia, until it takes about all his time
to get from one mill to the other.
Sometimes l see him on Sunday, bu;
he is generally busy resting up to start
again. He's about as much slave as
if he was chained in galley"
Yes, but he does make money" said
one. Ia
We'll. perhaps SO, but It all goes to
buy more wool If anybody bankers
for lots of wool in this world, that's
one thing. Eben has any amount OF
wool, but when it comes to getting the
real solid goodness out Of life and en-
joying it, 'he's forgotten how to do it
Really, as look at it, Eber is the most
unprosperous man in towp."-Youth's
Companion
The Van Buren press., 1894-09-01
Green Rome Meal For Fowls.

The green bone meal, made of green
bone and meat ground into fine meal
is one of the best Of the new feeds
which the interests in fine fowls has
brought out. 1t will pay every poultry.
man to own green bone mill. With
it he can grind green bone and meat tc
the consistency of sausage, making a
superb strengthening food for chicks
and an unsurpassed egg feed. Hens
fed three times week with this meal
will have red combs and will ''shell
out" to perfection "-Ex.
The Van Buren press., 1894-09-01
THE LOST CHILD.

She had 70 take . journey once with all her
children-eight,
Her brother Tom. the mean old thing. said
s.eend en- on - freight"
DO take the vestibule.'' said Sis, 80 that
they can't drop through
For II you spill few Of them. whatever would
you dor
hut though they joked and though she laughed,
she had heap Of fears,
And sometimes grew SO nervous that she
sought relief In tears.
But when the morning dawned at length, end
ali the cisht we're dressed,
So apick and span. and prim and trim. all In
their Sunday best.
She made her mind up. then and there. to not
10 through their names
Say Alfred. Lillian. Bcnjie, Sue, Lucille, Jack,
N- Maud and James ,,Hsss|.sy-ssls- -
But simply count them as they stood when they
got on the train HFr
Tvouid save deal Of thinking and confusion
lse on they started ON their way, arriving there
I'm sure she never thought to reach the place
SO very soon;
Thc brakeman asd conductor both helped all
her little brood = s
10 disem bark. then she began TO count them
'- as they stood,
And One two. three. four, fve. six, seven. =
she said aloud. then stopped
The people ~ were laughing, 50 she thought
she would have dropped.
Eachwindow held grinning face-none looked
unless he smiled sstf
So mortified, she stopped before she counted
the eighth child. lX# s 8
Thc engine bell began TO ring, the train moved
slowly on
she turned in nervous haste to see II any child
were gone
Ghe tnav ahessi counted onlv aeven when the,
should number eisht. 9=zs-
So tries again. and gasping, sinks upon pile
Of freight. 80 81 - ~
1--WE lost child" she cries aloud, my child
Is ON that train,
Oh. stop it-telegraphl" A man Of calculating
brain
Says: "Pnrdon--what's the LOTT" Eight
eight" she shrieks again aloud.
Forgetting all things save her loss, nor needing
now the crowd. -. :.
And hare are seven.. the stranger says
pray quiet your alarms
The ofghth- well. how will this one do you re
holding In your armsr
She clasps her little Bcnjie boy and laughs
and cries by turns.
Tken, seeing all the smiling crowd, her poor
face burns and burnsl
I'd read about the Irish pig that ran about the
pen
So fast they couldn't count him, and--I thought
Of him just them
Eva Best, in Detroit Free Press.
The Van Buren press., 1894-09-01
A Result of Irrigation.

Nine years ago the lands about Crow
ley, La, were unproductive prairie and
were almost valueless. That year some
parties fitted up some of the lands for
irrigation, using centrifugal pump and
steam engine. The first heard of Crow
ley as rice-produeing point was the
season of 1ss7-ss, when 1000 barrels
were shipped. The next season 1900
barrels, season 1s90=9l, 10000, 1892,
172,466. In 1899 there were forty large
pumping outfits erected there. Rice
yields from fifteen to twenty sacks per
acre and is. worth now from S4 TO Si.5l
Dpr sack
The Van Buren press., 1894-09-01
BEAR AND UMBRELLA.
Bruin Is Not So Courageous a. He ]
Commonly Painted.


How much danger is there to the
pound in wild black bear when you
meet him in his haunts, accidentally
and at close quarters? Mrs. c. F. La
than, wife of mine host at Oak Lodge,
on the Indian river peninsula (Brevard
county, Florida), can tell you exactly.
There is cleared trail leading from
this same Observation-Disclosures to
the beach, half mile away. 1t runs
through dense and fearfully tangled
jungle of cabbage palmetto, live oak
and saw palmetto, which forms liv.
ing wall on each side of the trail
About twelve moths ago Mrs. Latham
was returning from the beach alone.
and armed only with an umbrella.
this very porch, she heard the rustling
of some animal coming toward her
through the saw palmettos Thinking
it must be racoon, she quickly picked
up chunk of palmetto wood, and held
it ready to whacl Mr.. Coon over the
head the instant he emerged. All at
once. with a mighty Iustling, out
stepped big black bear within six
feet of herl The surprise was mutual
and profound. Naturally Mrs. Latham
was scared, but not out of her wits,
and she decided that to run would be
to invite pursuit and possible attack.
She stood her ground and said moth
ing, and the bear rose on his hind legs
to get better look at her, making two
or three feints in her direction with
his paws Feeling that she must do
something, Mrs. Latham pointed her
umbrella at the bear and qnickly
opened and closed it two or three
times. "Woof!' said the bear. Turn
ing about he Dlunged into the palmet-
tos and went Crashing away, while the
lady ran homeward as fast as she
could go. So much for the Savage
and. aggressive" disposition of the
black bear-W. 7. Hornaday, in st.
N ,laol
The Van Buren press., 1894-09-01

like grip, over the ledge and down into
the rushing, roaring waters ef Loaf
creek.
The creek was almost a whirlpool
here, for not far away it swept in cir
cling flood down into its grave under
the mountain. 1t was . dangerous
place at any time. Coon was In the
Wildcats death-grip now, and could
not hare freed himself. even had he
dared to loose his hold on the crea-
ture's throat.
But Bud was no coward. Much as
he feared ha'nts he could be absolutely
fearless in ordinary circumstances;
and in that moment on the brink of the
ledge he had recognized the ghost
The instant the combatants rose TO
surface. Bud was kneeling on the
ledge, with his old gun aimed unerr-
ingly. In thatinstant he fred. Then,
dropping swiftly down hand over hand
by the bushes and the frees, he reached
the bank and plunged in to rescue the
almost exhaustedt Coon. When Bud
had finally drawn him to the shore,
Coon was still grasping the dead Wild
cat The boys face was covered with
blood, and both face and hands We're
badly scratched, but there was no se-
rious injury. Bud pulled the dripping
hero up on the bank silently. and
washed away the blood-stains. s5
Hit come mighty nigh KILN ye,
Coon,- he said at last, vainly striving
t.< 4. tt4., vn;o<~ ,,-ov,
The boys had been friends all their
lives and loved each other with love
as strong as was David's and Jona-
than's of old. But mountain boys say
oven less of what lies nearest their
hearts than boys elsewhere.
Although both hearts on the bank of
Lost creek that day were full of the
thought that they had faced death to-
gether but moment before, Coon
made no answer. In his heart, how
ever, he registered a silent VOW that
he would never forget how bud had
saved him at the risk ne his own life,
and Bud was proudly thinking how
brave his comrade always was, and
mentally determining always to stick
by him.
Lost creek rushed on. A buzzard
was circling far above the pine trees
on the opposite cliff. Coon shivered
slig ghtly; If he had gone down in those
waters. And that buzzard. He was
glad :. it could never pick his bones.
That lame little sister, Mary Ann,
down in the cove, would have watched
in vain for his coming, but for Bud.
He turned the dead wildcat over II
was an unusually large one. The
creatures had seldom been known to
come SO far down on. the mountain IN
these later years. ss
%"Ef ha'nt air a human dead
Already, gun couldn't make hit no
deader," Coon argued, retlectively.
"But smudgin an gun war all we.
uns he'd ter fight with. l low that the
only way ter do in this worlds jest ter
make use er what a body does know,
tell he runs up ag'in the thing what he
kin use. We-uns done the best thing,
l low" he concluded, philosophically,
fur we-uns. Jean Halifax, in N. Y.
independent.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-08-13
SUMMARY.

The above balance stands TO the
credit OF the various funds as per
Ireaeurer's Balance Sheet, dated
June 28th, 1894:
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-08-13
TREAsUREE's RALANCE SHEET.

Cash in Treasury to Tie credit If the
various funds, June 28th, 1894:
In State tund, y D., .,..S SIS 3 27
In general county fund 49,. l4.O . 81
In cash contingent fund. =. 7,7IO "A
IN INDECENT sick fund. 49,. 1882 "a
In county school fund ... l52 81
In officers salary fund. -. 2,l3l 43
Total. ................s .s25, $50 Sc
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1894-04-13

Sc comenta 81 cablegrama dirigido Sa
gasta por 81 Conde de la Mortera recordandole
sus compromises y actos en- favor de las retor-
mas de Cuba.
El ministro de Fomento sigue enfermo y
es facil que saga pronto del gabinete para el Tri
bunal Supreme: Sc dice que 10 reemplazara un
osibilista, aunque es dudoso que acepte.
Sc ha negado la ciudad de Cadiz la Pc
tici6n de derribar una parte de las murallas.
Reina ali gran descontento por este motive.
Sc ha decretado Ia ibertad baio fianza del
escribano complicado en- Ell testamento falso
Con toda solemnidad ha recibido en- Cam
bridge la investidura de doctor, honor6ca, el Sc
nor Ramon Caial; el dltimo extranjero que ha
tenido tai honor fu6 el insigne Pasteur.
En- Ell tren barato para Sevilla han salido
l,347 viajeros, los de seguhda pagan % pesetas
Is los de tercera.
Un matrimonio ha llegado Sevilla desds
Portugal hacienda el viaje en- bicicleta.
EN- la Coruf1a, un indiv1duo que Sc halla-
ba en- la Iglesia de San Nicolas, cogi6 un crucif-
10 di6 un IvivaI la religion la Rep1bliGa:
fuG preso produciGndose la alarma consiguiente
en- el p1blico
Los socialistas preparan reuniones en- di-
versas ciudades para celebrar Ell L. de Mayo, la
fiesta del trabajo, como ellos titulan.
Al juez preso senior Zapata lie ha sido ne
gada la excarcelaci6n bajo fanza.
Sc habla vagamente de planes del senior
Salvador, ministro de Hacienda, para hacer los
trabaios del Catastro por contrata mediante un
premio por descubrir ocultaciones.
-Es SECURE que aunque Sc presenter los
presupuestos 4 las Cortes no habrA tempo para
su discussion regiran los anteriores.
Sc habIa de la formation de una nueva
"Uni6n Liberal" por los amigos de los senores
Silvela Gamazo, pero es muy premature hablar
de este.
Sc ha limitado un ano ell plazo para so
licitar las mesadas de superviveucia, namadas
"pagas de toca."
La compaffa Ibarra va suspender TEN.
poralmente la escala de Santander para sus bu
ques.
Han sido derogados por Martinez Campos
los famosos bandos de Melilla. (Continuara)
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1894-04-13
DlPUTAClON PROVINCIAL
8sss6n del 8 dc A5ra ae 1891


Concurrentes: Soler, Caballero Villar, Gro
sas, Usera, Morey Pena Martinez Rubert,
Bosch, Alvarez Perez, Lopez Landr6n y Cuchl.
Sc enter6 la Corporation de la renuncia del
senior Soler del cargo de presidente de Ia Excma.
Diputaci6n provincial Y propuso en- terna para
dicho cargo don Vicente Caballero, don Joa-
qufn Pena don Francisco Blanes.
Sc nombr6 una Comisi6n de sefores diputa-
dos para hacerse cargo del edifcio que en- San
turce ocupaba la Junta del Centenario y resuelva
acerca de las obras que en- 81 deban ejecutarse.
Sc acord6 admitir dar las gracias Ia
Junta del Centeuario por el edifcio que habfa
construido para la Exposition de ganader1a y
que ha cedido gratuitamente 4 la Excelent1sima
Diputaci6n.
Sc acord6 pasar la Comisi6n de Fomento
la moci6n del senior Usera sobre nombramiento
de Cronista provincial.
Fu9 acuerdo conceder una subvenc1on de
2, 900 pesos al Ayuntamiento de Adjuntas para
atender la termination del camino vecinal de-
nominado "Empalme"; otra subvencion de 2
mil pesos al Ayuntamiento de Vega-alta, con
destino las obras del camino que de dicho pue-
bio conduce al puente de los Reyes Cat6lieos.
Sc acord6 otra subvenci6n para las obras de
los caminos vecinales que conducen de Coamo q
Barros Barranquitas
Paa6 la Comisi6n de Fomento la moci6n
del senior Martinez proponieudo las reglas que
en- 10 sucesivo debe ajustarse la concession de
subvenciones
Qued6 enterada la Corporation de que el Sc
nor diputado don Jose Ma Fernandez, Sc ausenta
para la Peninsula por motive de salud.
Pas6 informe de la Comisi6n de Fomento
ell expediente sobre iquidaci6n de las obras del
trozo tercero de la carretera ndmero 6.
Sc acord6 no establecer reclamation alguna
contra ell cupo de la contribution Territorial
tornado por la Intendencia para ell aho entrante
Sc enter6 Ia Cornoraci6n de la memOria re-
daetada por ell doctor don Francisco R. de Goe-
naga, m&dico del Asilo de Benefcencia Mani
comic, acordando dar las gracias a dicho sefor
por su trabajo que Sc publique aqu6lla para re-
partirse entire los sefores diputados y Ayunta-
mientos de la Provincia.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1894-04-13
POR 81 ACASO

Nuestro estirnado eolega El BoIettn Mercan-
t1 pubhca en- su edici6n de anoche, un suelto en-
comiastico para ell sefor Administrator -Inspec-
tor general de Comunlcaciones de esta Isla como
v6ndsccct6m injustifcados ataques de GLgunos pc,
ri6dacos de estG LsLG manifestando de paso que
debe saber el referido funcionario que " la in
mensa mayoria de la opinion serena 3 impartial
hsce justicia su reconocido cello, actividad in
teligencia al frente de difcil cargo, siendo un
hecho conocido de todo ell mundo las acertadas
mejoras que ha introducido en- los i'm. ortantes
servicios de correos tel6grafos desde que dirige
el Cuerpo de Comunicaciones, la reorganiza,
zaci6n s6ria, racional y plausible que ha dado a
esa Carrera tan desatendida y perturbada hasta
hace cinco amos"
Por 10 que nosotros pueda tocar la alusi6n,
convene manifestar que jamas hemos endere-
zado nuestros ataques q determinadas PERSONAL
dades del Cuerpo de Comunicaciones que esta-
mos en- 81 mas declarado desacuerdo en- las apre-
ciaciones del colega, references como Sc realzan
en- este pals aquellos importantes servicios. A
pesar de cuanto olga airme ell BoZettn, es tan
impossible tapar el cielo con las manos, como aca-
liar el general camoreo que de uno otro confn
Sc levanta esta Isla contra ell insoportable SER
vicio de Comunicaciones, que podra ser menos
malo que 10 que fu6 hace cinco amos, pero que hoy
tiene que califcarse de pesimo inaguantable,
y de cuyas deficiencies alguno ha de ser forzosa-
mente responsible. Aqu1 podemos aplcar aque-
Has frases conocidas de que hay {" "carinos que
matan".