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The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-02-16
Cornfodder for Sheen.


Much has been said about the value
Of cornfedder in other departments of
the paper, but I want to add my testi-
mony to it's value for sheep. The OBJ
ject in praising is not to induce a
more extensive use Of it and SO in
crease its commercial value, but to
encourage better methods of handling
It
Cornfodder is worth far more, com
parati, ely, than. the majority of farm
ers seem to realize, Judging from their
methods of handling it. Not cut up
until the frost has blackened the
leaves, then allowed to stand in the
field until fed during the winter, it is
worth no more than it always has
been. L t early cut, we'll cured and
early secured cornfodder, I consider
worth almost as much per acre as
hay made from timothy and the
native grasses, and in fact, worth
about the same per ton, as the yields
will be approximately equal. We this
year have a twelve-acre field Of corn
yielding about So bushels of grain
per acre. We weighed several loads
Of fodder and found there was ap-
proximately n ton per acre. The
corn was drilled and the stalks were
rather small for the yield of corn. By
working with somewhat the same
haste as we do in making hay, we
this year got most Of U fodder into
tho barn before it was wet. It is g.
pleasure now to feed it. Feed in the
wall rack I described some time ago,
1t Is surprising how little the sheep
leave of it. I do not think they would
each much more of it if run through
a cutting box. The stalks that are
left are no objection about the barn.
They are always cleaned from the
racks before another feed is given. It
takes no more time than to remove
the refuse hay, and we need the stalks
to litter the yards. In fact, we could
scarcely get along without them. We
consider straw too valuable for such
use, and the hay the sheep refuse wa
make the horses eat.
/, We find sheep eat fodder much
closer than either horses or cattle.
1t may be a little divergence, but /
want to say that after three years
experience feeding long fodder in the
! barn. even to horses and cattle where
the stalks are thrown under them as
absorbents, I would never again hes
itate to put fodder in the barn from
fear Of annoyance from the long stalks
In the manure. We use a Miller ma
nure %spreader, and it handles them
perfectly. We never handle them
with a fork but once-when they are
thrown into the spreader.
To the sheep at the barn we are
now feeding fodder in the morning
and hay in the evening, with two
feeds a day Of grain, consisting Of
equal parts Of shelled corn~and bran.
The ewes, however, are fed shock
corn nee a day when the ground is
In condition. Two f1ocks running in
i the fields most Of the time are fed
! shock corn once a dag with an &C.
SEASONAL feed OF fodder. They are fed
In troughs when the ground is soft
Ohio Farmer, ~
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-02-16

Plans are about completed for the
erection OF . Swiss national monument
to the memory Of William Tell in Alt
orr, Switzerland. 1t will be finished
next year.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-02-16
FOR THE FARMER.
INFORMATION
FARM WORK.
USEFUL
ABOUT

No Time to Get DiscOura ged-Atm
for Quality-Advantnges of Grim
SON Clover-ManaEement of Barn-
yard Manure-Poulty Exclusively.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-02-16

| 1t is always best to make the best
Of a bad thing. Breeders of all kinds
of p%ure-bred live stock have, as a rule,
had a pretty hard row to hoe for the
past few years. Prices have not only
been low, but sales have been hard to
make. Stock has accumulated and
expenses piled up for those who have
tried to keep their stock in such con-
dition that it would attract attention
IN the market. With all these things
to consider it no wonder that many
have been discouraged and have felt
like abandoning the field.
Under existing circumstances it is
about as hard a matter to quit breed
ing as it is to continue To pull out
suddenly means a sacrifice that few
face the inevitable and put good stock
up at a forced sale regardless of what
it will bring. Those in quest of the
very kind of stock that is offered at a
ruinously low price are apt to take ad-
vantage of the situation and buy at
extremely low figures. The fact that
q breeder is willing to admit that he
has lost faith in an enterprise which
he has upheld heretofore discourages
others from embarking in the anne
line, and this reacts against values.
In other words, it is hard to enthuse
others IN a business when you are
trying to get out of it yourself, for
what you consider good business rea-
sons. All these things confront the
breeder, who feels that the future
shows but little promise for him, and
they are matters that bear some
weight in making a decision il the
matter.
In this connection the advice to take
courage and struggle on might be
needed to advantage. Good breeding
counts for as much at one time as
another, when the intrinsic value is
taken into consideration. When COM
pared with the values of common
stock the prices for pure-bred animals
of nearly all kinds are almost as high
In proportion as they ever were. Ten
years ago, when the quotations for
beef cattle ranged from S. to So per
100 weight, shorthorn bulls were
bringing from 500 to $3.50 pH. head.
At present, prices for beeves are not
much more than one-half what they
were then. and breeders are able to
sell their bulls at $50 to $75 per head.
The same thing IS true in regard to
other kinds of stock. If something
else offered great inducements for
profit thN'e might be better reasons
for abandoning breeding. Besides the
lower range in values gives breeders
a grand opportunity to build up their
herds and flocks. Animals that might
otherwise be considered entirely out
OF their reach may now be secured
without a very heavy outlay. 1t is
a good time to Gull closely and keep
nothing but the best individuals. By
the time q first-class herd is estab-
lished. prices max be entirely diff
ferent. If they are not there will be
lots Of satisfaction in knowing that
you have as good stock as any one
else who breeds the same kind. In
the meantime you are likely to make
a great deal more money than the
man who let's his stock run down or
handles nothing but scrubs.-Stock-
man and Farmer.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-02-16

James Mill began the instruction OF
his son. the future economist, in Greek
at 8 years, and conducted it SO relent-
Iessly that before he was 8 the young
John Stnart-who had meanwhile
found time to devour Hume. Robertson
and Gibbon-had already read the
whole Of Herodotus, Nenophon's SABA
basis, "Cyropaediar and "Memoria-
bilIas of Socrates, parts Of Lucian and
I~aocrates and six of the Dialogues of
pfato: that Is to say, vastly more than
II required for admission to any and
Ar more than Is taught IN most Of the
collaees of this Sountry.-Bahzho0d
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-02-16

Newfoundland is feeling the effect
of her isolation in the present crisis.
Her two chartered banks having been
forced to suspend, the notes they is
sue have lost their value as currency.
Money to pay workmen cannot be mad.
Advances are not to be obtained on
the large stocks OF fish In merchants
warehouses. Outside help might great
" mitigate II It did not cause the
crisis to quickly disappear. Outsiders
who could help. have, however, no
such direct interest In Newfoundland's
affairs a. TO lead them TO exert them
selyes II hi behalf, and It may be
81 time before the local dnanciers
en- make such arrangements as Will
snskie the Islands business TO resume
IN M nnes.
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Resigned.
Farewell

She chung to him sobbing.
Farewell, my husband she cried,
"my heart is breaking but there is no
other way to get out Of the house.
Co."
Tearfully she watched him through
q chink in the blinds while he eloped
with the cook.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-02-16
Advantages Of Crimson Glover.

Advantages OF Crimson Clover.
Crimson clover is attracting a good
deal of attention throughout the coun-
try, but especially in those sections
where the ordinary red clover does
not thrive we'll. In the South and far
Southwest it would appear that this
plant should be widely cultivated.
From one of Kentucky exchanges
we take the following account of the
plant in that state.
''To show some of the possibilities
in this crop, a statement is appended
Of the crop grown on the Experiment
Station farm in 1894. This is only
what any farmer may equal or exceed,
but it shows a profitable use of land
Tor the winter months. OF four acres
In clover, two and one-half were har-
vested in good order while one and
Sne-half acres were storm-beaten when
vipe. The yield Of seed in hulls on
the unhurt portion was 1887 pounds
per acre, valued at 3 cents per pound,
= total of $44.61 per acre. On the
storm beaten portion the yield was
but consider the soil permanently i'm
e11.43 per acre. The straw has been
fed just as though it was prime hay,
and teams have worked as usual under
it with usual grain food. Corn crop
on the land is now better because clo-
yer has been grown there. After the
clover was cut off, the land plowed
well, although elsewhere it was rather
too dry to plow. The soil was darker
colored than before and. narrowed.
easily to a fine seed bed. We could
b61 pounds per acre with . value Of
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-02-16

There are but few who devote their
whole time exclusively to poultry,
and the enormous product of poultry
and eggs is due to what may be just
ly called the "odds and ends Of labor.
Yet, small as is the attention giten to.
poultry, the value of such is very
great. We e nc reason, however,
why a fair income may not be derived
by devOting the whole time to poultry.
It is done profitably in France, and
there is a large establishment near
London, England, at which thousands
of hens are kept, and many thousands
Of dollars are invested. The difficulty
is that but few are educated to q
knowledge of the characteristics Of
the breeds, and the proper mode Of
management. As our country is large
there is great diversity of soil, and eli
mate, and the people of each section
must learn the proper conditions for
success. There are a few large pOul-
try farms in America, but there is
for thousands. That poultry ian
be made a business has been demon
at several points, but success
has generally attended those who did
not confine themselves to n object,
put sold poultry and eggs, as well as
aking advantage Of the highest prices
or early chicks.
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guise from you that / wished to avoid
scandal at all cost. That was why
ordered you to take no pistols with you.
That also is why my Mamelukes will re-
move all traces of the affair, and nothing
more will be heard about il.
81 thought of all possible plans, and
am convinced that selected the best one
Had sent more than one guard with de
Gondin into the woods, then the brothers
would not have appeared. They would
not change their plans or miss their
chance for the sake OF single man. IT
was Colonel Lasalle's accidental preser ce
at the moment when received the sum-
mons which led TO my choosing one Of
his hussars for the mission. ! selected
you, Monsieur Gerard, because | wanted
man who could handle sword, and
who would not pry more deeply into the
affair than desired. trust that in this
as you have done in your bravery and
skill. -
"Sire," / answered. "you may RELY
upon II.
"As long as live,, said he, "you will
never open your lips upon this subject" I"
81 dismiss II entirely from my mind,
sire. L will efface IL from my recollection
as IL ID had never been. / will promise
you to go out of your cabinet at this mo-
ment exactly as i was when i entered it
at 4 o'clock
"You cannot do that" said the En-
peror. smiling. "You were a lieutenant
at tina time. You will permit me, cap
tain, to wish you very good night"
(The End.)
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WANTEO-PLAYT THINGS!
Have you any bean bags to give awayP
Any ring toss games?

Have you any bean bags to give away2
Any ring toss games?
Any discarded blocks?
Any flags for decoration?
Any children's wheelbarrows and shov-
els?
Or any tennis racquets that are out OF
date or not in use? Or tennis sets?
The children's Fairgrounds can use any
OF these things and other things available
for out-of-door play.
III the playground ordinance goes
through the Common Council tomorrow
evening, as 1t is expected TO do, the play
grounds will be opened on Wednesday
next. There are six of them for little
children which will be in charge OF
twelve kindergartens, and three fields for
bigger boys that will be conducted by six
leaders. young men from the University.
The Union for Practical Progress com
mittee solicits play stuff particularly the
kinds OF things mentioned above. Not in
horns, please A big flag TO fly over every
ground, in addition to the small flags for
decoration, would be be very acceptable.
The women's Exchange at the foot OF
College Hill will receive any and all con-
tributions for this purpose.
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known them in my youth. We had be-
longed to the same society-Brothees OF
Ajaccio, as we called ourselves. IL was
founded In the old Paoli days, you un-
derstand, and we had some strict rules OF
our own which were not infringed with
impunity." A very grim look came over
his face as he spoke, and IL seemed to me
that all that was French had gone out OF
him, and that II was the pure Corsican,
the man of strong passions and of strange
revenges, who stood before me. His
memory had gone back 10 those early
days of his, and for five minutes, wrapped
in thought, he paced up and down the
room with his quick little tiger steps.
Then with an impatient wave OF his hands
he came back to his palace and TO me.
"The rules OF such a society,"" he con-
tinued, "are all very well for private
citizen. In the old days there was no
more loyal brother than i. But circum-
stances change, and 1t would be neither
for my welfare nor for that of France that
I should now submit myself to them.
They wanted to hold me TO it, and so
brought their fate upon their own heads.
"Tbese were the two chiefs OF the order
and they had come from Corsica TO sum-
mon me TO meet them at the spot which
they named. knew what such a sum-
mons meant. No man had ever returned
from obeying one. On the other hand, IL
did not go, was sure that disaster
would follow. / am brother myself,
you remember, and know their ways" "
Again there came that hardening of his
mouth and cold glitter OF his eyes.
"You perceive my dilemma, Monsieur
Gerard, " said he. Chow would you have
acted yourself under such circumstances?"
"Given the word to the Tenth Hussars,
sire, " / cried. "Patrols could have swept
the woods from end to end and brought
these two rascals to your feet"
He smiled, but he shook his head.
~ had very excellent reasons why /
did not wish them taken alive, " said he.
"You can understand that an assassin's
tongue might be as dangerous weapon
as an assassin's dagger. i will not dis
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The majority OF those who wear the
badges are between the ages of 16 and 80,
rosy-cheeked sparkling eyed young
women with their escorts and chaperons.
The minister, young, middle-aged and old,
is very much in evidence, and the clerical
garb makes noticeable background TO
the bright waists and hats OF the ladies.
The two large tents upon the Common
are commodious enough TO suggest the
presence of one of the great travelling
shows but In this instance canvass is
spread and seats erected for the convent
ence OF shouting host who will join the
grand chorus in singing "We Never Will
Say Goodbye" There is nothing in the
faces OF these happy people to denote that
the Christian Endeavorer is in any sense
irksome. They seem one and all TO be
proud OF the fact that they can be identi,
fled with the members of the great church
OF Christ, representing, as each one does,
hundreds, yes thousands, who await their
return home TO tell them OF the welcome
accorded them by the good people OF
Boston, and the manner in which they
enjoyed the program which had been
prepared for them to participate in.
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AN ERROR SOMEWHERE.
Eustis Says lie " as., Interviewed Re-
porter says He Was.

Eustts Says lie " as"t INTERVENE Sd-Ro-
porter says He Was.
MADRID, July 1l.--Unitcd States Min
ister Taylor called upon Duke Tetuan
Spanish minister of foreign affairs, yes
terday, and explicitly denied that United
States Ambassador Eustis had made the
statements alleged by the Paris Figaro,
in purported interview with Mr.. Eusts
on the conditions in Cuba. Mr.. Taylor
renewed the protestations of friendship
toward Spain Oh the part of the United
States.
PARIS, July 1.-THE Figaro reporter
who wrote the alleged interview with
United States Ambassador Eustis, which
has caused so much comment, has ad
dressed letter to The Temps, in which
journal Eustis denied the interview, stat
ing that he was introduced to Eustis by
Henry Vignaud, secretary Of the United
States embassy, on May 1o as an author.
He says that he conversed with Eustis for
three-quarters Of an hour, and wrote and
published the interview Immediately after.
The writer concludes. Probably Mr..
Eustis did not know that he was talking
TO journalist This Is the exact truth
do not wish to discuss the matter fur
ther, and am only dcslrous of closing this
rcgrettable incident"
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Now's Tbisi
We oHel

We offer Ono Hundred Dollars reward for
any case Of CatarIh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. J. CHENEY q CO., Toledo. o.
We. the undersigned. have known r. J.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transact
ions aud financially able 10 carry out any
obligations made by their frm.
WEST n TauAx. Wholesale Druggists, Toledo.
o., wALpISG. KINSAN & MARVIN, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo. o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood ana muc Jus
surfaces Of the system. Testimonials sent
free. Price '6c. per bottle. Sold by ali
Druggists.
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Copyrighted, 1895.
CHAPTER V.

The Emperor Mad committed himself to
my care. The Emperor was dead. Those
were the two though Is which changed in
my head until / had no room for any
he was dead. / had done what he had
ordered when living. ] had revenged
him when dead. But what OF all that?
The world would look upon me as re-
sponsible They might even look upon
me as the assassin. What could prove?
What witnesses had II Might i not have
been the accomplice of these wretches!
Yes, yes, was eternally dishonored-the
lowest, most despicable creature in all
France. This, then, was the end of my
fine military ambitions, OF the hopes OF
my mother. / laughed bitterly at the
thought. And what was L TO do now?
Was ! TO GO into Fontainebleau, to wake
mp the palace, and 10 inform them that
the great Emperor had been murdered
within pace OF me. / could not do it
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no, could not do It'll There was but one
course for an honorable gentlemen whom
Fate had placed in SO cruel a position. j
would fall upon my Gishonored sword and
so share, since l could not avert, the
Emperor's fate. j rose with my nerves
strung to this last piteous deed, and as /
did so my eyes fell upon something which
struck the breath from my lips. The
Emperor was standing before me.
He was not more than ten yards of,
with the-meeH shining straight upon
his cold, pale face. He wore his gray
overcoat, but the hood was turned back
and the front open, so that i could see
the green coat OF the Guides, and the
white breeches. His hands were casped
behind his back, and his chin sunk for
ward upon his breast in the way that was
usual with him.
''Well," said he, I'm his hardest and
most abrupt voice, "what account do you
give OF yourself?"
] believe il he had stood in silence for
another minute my brain would have
given way. But those sharp military
accents were exactly what / needed to
bring me to myself. Living or dead, here
was the Emperor standing before me, and
asking me questions. sprang to the sa-
lutte.
"You have killed one see, ~ said he,
jerking his head toward the beech.
1ts, sire.
Sand the other escaped?n
"No, sire; / killed him, also.'
"Whatp' he cried. "Do / understand
that you have killed them both?" He
approached me as he spoke, with a smile,
which set his eyes and teeth cleaning in
the moonlight
"One body lies there, SIRE" / an
swered; "the other is in the Toulouse at
the quarry"
"Then the brothers of Ajaccio are no
more" he cried and, after pause: "The
shadow has passed me forever" Then
he bent forward and laid his hand upon
my shoulder.
"You have done very well, my young
friend" said he. "You have lived up to
your reputation.
He was flesh and blood, then, this
Emperor. could feel the little plump
palm that rested upon me. And vet /
could not get over what / had had seen
with my own eyes, and so / stared at
him in such bewilderment that he broke
once more into one Of his smiles.
"No, no, Monsieur Gerard" said he.
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BOSTON. July 10. 1895.

Boston, July 10, 1895.
A glorious burst of sunshine ushered
in the first day OF the gathering of the
hosts of Christian Endeavorers, who
number at this writing upward of 1900,
and more than three times that figure are
anticipated before the convention ends
next Tuesday. The depot at Park square
colored bunting, and the official emblem
of the order, signified by the initials G.
T., is everywhere exhibited TO advantage.
Even the storekeepers have apparently
caught the fever of welcome and the
windows on either side give evidence of
the prevailing feeling of good cheer to-
ward the visitors.
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A noon hour meeting will be held at
the headquarters Of the Women's Christian
Temperance Union, 3i9 Butler Exchange,
every Friday. from II 20 o'clock. A
cordial invitation Is extended 10 all who
desire TO attend. Subject on Friday, 18th
inst, "The Origin OF the Noon tide
Prayer and Efficacy OF Concerted Action. -
Leader, Mrs. NJ. A. Babcock.
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DiyIded nctwcrn Enplnnd nnd ocrm,n,

PEKIN, July 1.-THE Chinese forclg
office has intimatcd that half of the sccon3
Chinese indemnity loan. which viii
amount to loo,0Oo,0O0 taels, will he r..
served for Great Britain and the other ha
may 90 to Germany.