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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-12-18
HINTS AsOuT ALFALFA

Furnished by the Grass Expert Of the
Agricultural Department.
i From the department of agriculture
comes a valuable bulletin by the assist
ant agrostologist, or grass expert"
Mr.. Jared G. Smith, and from it we CON-
dense the following:
Alfalfa seed weighs 60 pounds to the
bushel.
For hay crop, sow "a to 80 pounds of
seed per acre.
For crop of seed, sow IA to Is pounds
per acre.
Sow clean seed.
North of the latitude of Washington,
d. c., sow alfalfa in the spring, as soon
as the ground is warm-from the mid
die of April to the middle of May. Sow
in drills or broadcast.
In the south and southwest and in
California sow alfalfa in spring or au-
tumn. Sow in drills. In the south
SOW in drills 16 to 20 inches apart, and
cultivate the first season.
Do not cover the seed too deep.
Alfalfa does not attain maturity un-
I'll the third or fourth year; therefore.
do not sow it expecting to get the best
results in less than that time.
Alfalfa grows best on deep, sandy
loan, underlaid by loose and per-
meable subsoil. 1t will not grow II
there is an excess of water in the soil.
The land must be well drained.
Alfalfa is a deep feeder. Plow the
land thoroughly; the deeper the better.
~ - 49,
ing lime, potash and magnesium. 1t
does not grow well in soils containing
an excess of iron, or where lime is Who'll
ly absent.
Cut for hay when the first flowers ap-
pear. IL cut in full bloom the hay will
be woody and less nutritious.
Cut for seed when the middle clusters
of seed pods are dark brown.
To make alfalfa hay, cut in the fore
noon and let it wilt; then rake into
| windrows. 1t should be cured in wind
rows and cocks, and stacked or put in
barns with as little handling as posi-
BILE. Great care is required in order to
get it in stack before the leaves become
too dry and brittle. The leaves are the
AlOS1 pdidtdOic anu uUlIItlOuS part VI
the hay.
Cover the stacks with caps. This will
prevent loss by molding when it rains.
In the arid regions, where irrigation
is practiced, put water on the field be-
fore sowing the seed and Immediately
after cutting each crop of hay.
1t is not safe to pasture either cattle
or sheep on alfalfa, as they are liable to
bloat when it is fed green. Feed them
the hay, or practice soiling.
There is no better or cheaper way of
growing hogs than to pasture them on
alfalfa. One acre will furnish pasturage
for from ten to twenty hogs per season.
Horses can be pastured on alfalfa.
There is no better hay for work animals,
or for young, growing stock.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-12-18
The Fence Problem Again.

Farm fences, aside from turning
stock, are an evil, as they harbor all
manner of vermin which spread on all
sides. The fence occupies valuable
land and prevents close blowing to the
edge of the field. Remove what fences
are not necessary. Set by by 30
inch stone at each corner boundary of
the farm. Then cultivate the field
often and drive all vegetable and ami
NAL vermin from the farm. If fencing
is necessary, none will surpass the
modern strand wire fence. For cat
TIE, use barbed wire; for horses, twist
ed; for poultry, netting. Netting is
made of nearly all widths and for all
purposes. A machine is now on the
market which weaves wires of to II
strands, and crosses wires to add
strength. Such fence is horse high,
bull strong and hog tight.-Farm and
Home
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-12-18

house has an earthen floor and tight
foundation of stone or brick. The walls
should be of matched boarding and the
roof shingled. The building is made
more attractive in appearance if the
latter is made slightly ''dishing." Corn
cobs make an excellent smoldering fire.
with an abundant evolution of smoke.
Chips from the woodpile, with some
earth and sawdust, if not too moist, also
make smoldering fire that answers
very well.-Webb Donnell, in American
Agriculturist.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-12-18
A SCRAP OF TESTIMONY
Which Explains How q Capitalist Engaged
in Iron Mining.

"hicn Explains How . Capitalist Engaged
in Iron Mining.
Some surprise has been manifested
that Mr.. j. d. Rockefeller, with his
great wealth and multitude of business
affairs, should have engaged in iron
mining in Minnesota, and an effort has
been made to create the impression
that he embarked in the enterprise for
the purpose of plucking the Merritts,
of Duluth. The testimony of A. d.
Thomson, of Duluth. given in the Mer-
rift suit, throws sc me light on the mat
ter. Here is one answer to question
which Mr.. Thomson gave on the wit
ness stand:
"Mr. Leonidas Merritt. at the Metro
pole hotel New York;, at the dinner
table one evening told me plain, clear,
decisive, that he and c. w. Wetmore
were trying to get John d. Rockefeller
in by degrees into this thing. S., 600
today, $4,000 tomorrow-as much as
they could get every day, and lead him
along by degrees until some day he
would wake up and find that he was in
SO deep that he would have to go in
and save the corporation and every
body connected with it. That is what
Mr.. Leonidas Merritt told me at the
Metropole hotel"
1t was fortunate for Minnesota that
the Merritts were able to secure the
capital necessary to develop the mines,
and there seems to be no occasion to
condemn the man who came to the res
cue at so critical period.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-12-18
Annual Half Rate Excursions to Canada
VIA Chicago d Grand Trunk Railway.


The Chicago & Grand Trunk Railway has
arranged for the usual Half Rate Holiday
Excursions to principal points in Canada
for season of 1895.
Thursday, December 18th,
Friday, December Doth,
Saturday, Decem Der 21st.
Tickets good to return up to and includ-
ing January 9th, 1896.
Avail yourself of this opportunity TO visit
Canada and spend the Holidays with the
Folks at Home
All through trains of the Chicago & Grand
Trunk Railway pass through the Great st.
Clair Tunnel, one Of the wonders of modern
engineering skill. and is the only line offer
ing the public advantages of through Pull
man car service to Canadian points. Tickets
may also be purchased reading via Detroit
if desired
Excursion tickets on sale at all stations.
For further particulars apply to Ticket
Agent, 103 So. Clark St
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-12-18

Is fraught with import doubly dire 70 the
unhappy man who beholds his dwelling or
his warehouse feeding the devouriag ele-
ment uninsured. Happily most people who
can, insure-everything but health. Nine
tenths of Us neglect the preservation of this
when it is in palpable jeopardy. Incipient
indigestion. liver complaint. Ia grippe, mac
ton of the kidneys and bladder and malaria
are all counteracted by Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-12-18

entrance door on one side, and small
window near the top that can be opened
from the outside to quickly free the in
side from smoke. At the bottom of one
side is small door, from which extends
q small track to the center of the room,
in which slides square piece of plank,
moved by an iron rod with a hook IN
one end. On this plank is placed an old
iron kettle, with four or five inches Of
earth in the bottom. On this the fire
is to be built, when the kettle can be
slid to the center of the room with the
iron rod. 1t can be drawn to the small
door at any time, to replenish the fire
without entering the smoky room, OF
allowing the smoke to come out. The
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-12-18

TEAcHER-ssWhat does the reign of King
Charles l. teach usE' Tommie-'.Please,
sir, not to lose our heads in moments of ex-
element, sir."-Truth.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-12-18

KASsAN-"Say, Bill, it says here that the
crew of the schooner were compelled to rig
a Jury mast What's jury mastE' Mis-
sourian-"Why, anybody could tell you
that. It's one of those big masts that it
takes twelve men to put np."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-12-18

THERE is a difference between cold and
the grip, but you will not realize it until you
receive the doctors bill-Truth.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-12-18

ALMOST all my tragedies were sketched i
my mind. either in the act Of hearing music
or few hours after.-Alferi
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-12-18

BKEcHAM's PILLS for constipation 10c and
and go by it. Annual sales 1900, 900 boxes
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-12-18

THE look on any married woman's face
| should convince the girls that the men are
not worth the exertion necessary to catch
one.-Atchison Globe.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-12-18

Honey of Horehound and Tar upon a COLI
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-12-18

a MAN is like a razor, because you cam
tell how sharp he can be until heis strapped
Texas Siftings.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-12-18

SKEpY Alphabetically you give me a
penny, sirln Corpulent Gentleman-'A
pennyl Why do you ask me for pennyF
Seedy Because | didn't think
you'd give it to me unless / asked for it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-12-18

A Cough SHOULD Nor BE NEGLECTED.
''Broicn's Bronchial Troches' are simple
remedy and give immediate and sure relief
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-12-18

FoR Whooping Cough, Piso's Cure Is
Ave-, Brooklyn, n. Y, Nov. IA, '94.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-12-18
IMPROVED SHEEP RACK.

1t Can Be Made in Sections and Extended
to Any Length.
The ordinary feeding arrangement
for sheep permits the lambs to have
access both to the feed and to the feed
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-12-18
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
FARM SMOkEHOUSE.

It Gives Direct Action on the Meat or Fish
Within 1t.
The illustration, Fig. 1, shows a
simple form of smokehouse, arranged
so as to give direct action OF smoke upon
the meat or fish within, and yet free
from the annoyance that COMES frou.
entering a smoke-filled room to replen-
ish the fire. The house is square and
of size dependent upon the amount of
material one may have yearly to cure by
smoke. Ten feet square will be amply
large for ordinary use. There is an
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-09-05
Observation-Disclosures CLARK, who

REPREsENTA1IVE-EL CLARK, who
has recently been paying a visit to Ore
gon, says in a Portland interview that he
did not favor appropriations for i'm
proving the Columbia river from As
toria up. Mr.. Clark expects to be on
the River and Harbor Committee, but he
may be disappointed, He is talking al
together too much. He is taking the
surest method Of securing opposition to
his appointment on this committee. He
has announced himself as favoring al
most every other improvement in Or
egon, while the one he opposes is proba-
bly, the most needed and the most de
served. Mr.. Clark does not show sufi
cient Judgment for the position he
seeks. But even should he secure the
appointment, it would not mean that he
would have control of the committee.
Mr. Hermann will, in all likelihood, be
made chrirman of this important COM
mittee and he can be depended upon to
exert himself III behalf of the Columbia
river, as we'll as any other deserving
project MI Hermann is peculiarly
fitted by experience and long service to
be of benefit to the state he represents
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-09-05

TaE Long Tom river could be made
navigable for river boats as far as Monroe
with the expenditure of very small
sum- This would mean considerable to
the people of southern Benton and
northern Lane counties. Monroe would
then become a shipping point, saving
the merchants and surrounding farmers
long and expensive hauls by wagon.
Besides being very rich grain district,
the prune industry is assuming exten-
sive proportions. Many orchards, con-
tanning hundreds of acres, are already
bearing, and trees are constantly being
planted. AS the general government
takes charge of all such Improvements,
the next congress will be asked to make
an appropriation for the purpose. In a
conversation, while at the coast, Senator
Mitchell expressed himself as strongly
favoring such an appropriation and said
he would urge the matter to the extent
of his influence and ability. By proper
action, the people in that neighborhood
can doubtless secure an appropriation
sufficient for the purpose.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-09-05
OREGON, SEPT. 5, 1895.
THE YEAR ONE.

With this issue the GAzErTE ends its
first year under its present management.
The paper is now in its sgd year, being
identified with the early history of the
state. The present management has not
begged for patronage, nor has it at
tempted to curry favor with the powers
that be- It has aimed to make the pa
per an absolute necessity to the wide
awake people of the county by telling
all the news, and by treating of all pub
tic questions impartiallY and without
fear We are satisfied that the paper
has been of great usefulness to the pub
lie In its frank criticisms of various
matters. This policy will be continued.
The experience of the GAZETTE dur
ing the past year proves that such pol
icy not only makes it a readable, useful
paper, but also makes it a successful
one. This last year has been very un-
fortunate one for business enterprises.
Hard times affect the newspaper business
as quickly as any other, yet the GAZETTE
has no complaints to make. Our sub
scription list has steadily grown, not
only helping the paper financially, but
giving the management fattering assur-
ancss that its efforts are appreciated,
The GAZETTE intends to further widen
its field by winning support through
making the. paper deserving of it. 1t
does not intend to beg nor demand pat
ronags. 1t intends to give value re-
ceived for subscription money and for
advertising money. For this the paper
will be under no obligations, and will be
In position to critieise independently
that which ought to be criticised and to
commend those matters worthy of com
mendation.
The GAZETTE is a republican paper
and is recognized as one of the leading
republican journals of the state. It has
q large circulation outside of its own
county. 1t exchanges with all the i'm
portant papers of the state and is able te
watch the drift of public sentiment and
ings of interest The editorial utterance:
of the GAzETTE are quoted very gener
ously by the state press, thus extending
its influence Beyond its immediate 10
caiity.
During the coming year the GAZETTE
management intends to add new feature!
to the paper. With this issue com
merces serial story by one of the bes
of modern novelists-Julian Haw
thorn. II is o story of social life,
written in polished, yet vigorous Ian
guase. 1t is intensely interesting ane
eIevating in character. We are arrang
ing for correspondents from every pre-
sinct in the county. Prominent mel
will contribute articles on various sub
jects during the year. Many other ad
ditional features are contemplated tina
will add to the interest of the paper.
We thank all our subscribers for thei
past favors and hope our present pleas
ant relations will continue.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-09-05

COPIES of this issue of this paper are
sent to every voter in the county. Those
who are not already Subscribers will
kindly consider this as an invitation to
become one of the papers constant
readers. The subscription price of the
paper is f. per year, and those who re-
nit s. in advance will receive the paper
until Nov. 18th, 1896, or after the presi-
dental election This means two and
one half months subscription to the
paper free You will want to watch the
course of the state and presidential cam
paigns that during the coming year will
absorb the attention of the voters of
Oregon Republicans, democrats and
members of the peoples party will all
be interested in reading what this pa
per says.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-09-05

LITTL.R BABY CLvEvELAND is to push
the button that will set in motion the
ponderous machinery at the opening
of the Atlanta exposition, SO the dis
patches say. Stoppage of machinery
and paralysis of business has been the
policy of the Cleveland administration,
and that Grover should permit his lit
tie one to make such a radical reversal
of this policy is indeed doubtful. He
has the matter under advisement and
will doubtless continue on the old lines.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-09-05

THE editor of the Plaindealer, who is
a gentleman of literary attainment,
writes long editorial on the Agricul-
tural College, from which the following
quotation is taken: 'The school is a
good one, as good as any in
the state and all who are
able to do so should take advantage of
the opportunity offered to get college
education at bedrock prices"
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-09-05

PREACHER READ, who was sent to
the insane asylum last April for holding
up the First National Bank of East Port
land, has been released as sane. 1t
seems that he is too crazy to be punished
for crimes and altogether to sane to be
confined. Mr.. Dolph, his attorney, ex-
erted himself tremendously in his behalf,
thus continuing to lend "his valuable
services to the state of Oregon
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-09-05

EX-GOVERNOR FORAKER, of Ohio,
probably comes pretty near the truth
when he says, "I believe that everybody
thinks that Cleveland would like to have
third term. I know that opinion pre-
walls among democrats and republicans
alike, and interpret Mr.. Whitney's in
terview to mean that an effort of that
kind is to be made"
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-09-05

WE have not had McKin1y tariff the
past year, but our export trade fell off
over $S4, ,ooo, 600.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-09-05

You should see those nice jackets and
capss, just received at j. H. Harris.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-09-05

Or. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Fair Highest Award.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-09-05
NOTICE OF ASSIGNEE'S SALE OF
REAL AND PERSONAL
PROPERTY.

In the Circuit Court of the state OF Oregon, fer
Benton county:
III the matter of the assignmentl
of
c. A Frartz doing business as Frantz Bros,
for the benefit of creditors.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN TO ALI. PER
lN SONS concerned that under and in pursuance of
order of sale made by the above named court.
in the above entitled matter, the 23rd day of
Januaay, 1895, and entered in the Journal of the
said court the same day, ordering and directing
me: w. E Yates, assignee of c. A. Frantz, do
ing business as Frantz Brothers. for the benefit
of creditors, to sell at public auction, to the
highest bidder, for cash i'll hand all of the prop
erty of every kind and nature, real personal and
mixed, which has come into my possession and
charge as such assignee of the said c. A. Frantz,
doing business as Frantz Brothers, for the pur-
pose of paying the expenses of the admnistra-
ton, and the claims against the said nsolvent
estate, and which order of sale directs that the
sale of the property hereinafter described as
"saw-mill" property, and also all of the other
real property, be sold, subject to the conf rna-
ton of such sale by the court and i'll accordance
Herewith and pursuant thereto, I, as such as
Signee, will, on
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-09-27


above cause at June Tenn. 1895, 1 wild
ON
SATURDAY Get. 10 1895.
proceed to sell at public auction at the
Court house door in Lawrenceburg the
following rfal estate lying in the Srd.
civil district of Lawrence County and
bounded as follows viz. Beginning at
white oak 10 poles from S. +.
boundary, West l40 poles q chestnut,
North to the road to the campbell
branch, thence with the road to the
branch and thence with the branch to
the beginning containing 100 acres more
or less Terms. The above will be sold
on a credit OF ~ mos. with 6 per cent
int. from day Of sale, subject to wid-
ow's homestead and dover and free from
the equity Of redemption Note with ap.
proved surctics repaired Of purchaser
and lien retained sa the land.
w. I. Nixon G. & NJ.
G.; ,,,,,e G, N, ;ll;on,s Gal,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-09-27
5000 Offered Freel
OFFICE FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
NASHVILLE, TENN, April 6, Il

OFFICE FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
NASHVILLE, TENN, April 6, 1895.
PROF. ]. r. DRAuGHoN, PREs.DRAuGHoN'sP RAc-
TIcaL BUSINESS COLLEGE, NASHVILLE, TENN.
DEAR SIR The time for which you deposited
$Ioo three months ago to-day as forfeit under
your proposition to give 500 to any charitable
institution in Nashville and $roo to any Business
College south Of the Ohio River, il you could not
show more written applications for Bookkeepers
and StenograrAcrs during the PAST FIVE
MONTHS than any other business College south
of the Ohio River could show in the PAST FIVE
YEARS, has this day expired, and, no demand
having been made, the same Is now held subject
to your check. Respectfully,
W. F. BANG, Cashier.
N.B-A certificate OF deposit for the above
was published in the daily papers of Nashville,
the (inciaaaii Enquirer, the -fslGnis ConstitK-
hon, and thirty thousand Circulars giving the
coiie~cs three months time TO ACCEPT Mash
Di7ie Daily .fmevioGn, dprTI7. 1895.
Write PROF. J. r. DRAucHoS, Nashville, Tenn.
Tor his free Catalogue.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-09-27

The crackers having failed to
check the improvements in indus
trail circles have transferred their
attention to government finances,
willing to Bring on another panic
with all its horrors if thereby the
administration can be discrcdited.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-09-27

The German Emperor ought to
know that suppressing papers and
furnishing editors is not q good
way to put down socialism in Ger
many. The average socialist is
perfectly happy when given an cl-
portunity to pose as a martyr.