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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-03
News and Notes.

Experiments made at the New York
and Connecticut stations with fungi
cides on seed potatoes for the prevention
of scab show that soaking the seed for
~ hours in solution of zinc sulphate
(white vitriol), an ounce to gallon OF
water, gave apparently the greatest free
dom from scab, over copper sulphate
(blue vitrioD, copperas (iron sulphate)
or corrosive sublimate.
An increasing number Of farmers Sc
lect seed corn with great care, not only
as to its vitality, but as to the suitability
of tho variety for their soil and climate.
AS rule, we do not advise spring
sowing of the Crimson. Late summer
or early fall is the proper time for it.
A new use of wool has been found by
the fruitgrowers Of western New York.
They use it to put under the bands
around the apple trees in early spring,
so as to keep the canker worm from as
cending.
While sacaline may have special
value for land too wet or too dry for
other forage plants in other localities 1t
is advised to experiment with it only in
a small way, as it is very difficult to
eradicate when once established.
Sow oats as early as the ground will
permit
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-03
A Word About Pastures.

Remember that close grazing is ruin
Gus to any pasture. There is no economy
in 1t, for what tho close grazing does
not destroy the hot sun will finish.
Don't destroy these valuable portions Of
your farm by being penny wise and
pound foolish. If you haven't sufficient
pasture for all your stock, sell some Of
the stock or feed grain. 1t has been dem
onstrated at the experiment stations that
by feeding grain to COWS while they are
being pastured we not only save the
pasture land, but in the end save money.
"A little grain fed to the dairy COWS
every day during pasturing makes the
cream richer and the butter much supe-
rior than if given nothing but grass.
But before the grass is destroyed and
close cropping begins the grain feeding
should begin. Feed a little grain morn
ing and night and restrict the animals
in their grazing, so that no one part Of the
field can be cropped too close
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-03
Poisoned by Water.
Olvmpia Ohlcers Deny.

SAN DIEGO, CAL, April 29.-Oficers
of the cruiser Olympia say the reports
of the sailors that there was an insult
ficiency of food on the ship, are unwar-
ranted and that they personally inspect
the food given to the mon. The of.
ficers, as we'll as the men regretted that
the ship could not enter the harbor.
They explained that Captain Reed was
under orders from tho secretary Of the
navy to anchor off Coranado and that
the commander had no discretion in the
matter.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-03
A Good Grating Wax.

The Farm Journal says: For grating
wax we think this is about right: To
parts resin and 2 Of beeswax add l of
tallow. Put in an iron pot, heat slowly
and mix we'll. Pour out into cold water
and pull by hand until it assumes a
light color; work into sticks and put
into cool place till wanted. In using,
oil the hands, work the wax until soft
and press it tightly around the graft
and over the cracks. If the day be warm,
it is sometimes better to occasionally
moisten the hands with cold water.
We do not think it necessary to enter
into the minutiB of the operation of
grating, but simply to impress upon all
the Importance of having the inner bark
of the stock and scions to fit tightly to-
gether. If this be attended to, success is
almost certain.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-03
MACHINE CUT POTATO SEED.
:Chapacteristic Features u tho Cuttor Ar
Rspidity and UniIorna Slse a Seed.

:Chnpacteristic Features o3 tho Cuteor Are
Rapidly and Uni1orm SIZE Il Seed.
Machines for cutting seed potatoes
have now been sold for several years,
and those who use them have had q fair
chance to estimate their real value. In
order 30 learn whether these s1ioers are
more reliable than knife in tho hands
Of an ordinary workman Rural New
Yorker solicited the experiences Of a
number Of farmers who have given the
machines a fair trial. The cutter is a
simple set Of knives, which press down
on the potato and slice it into square
pieces.
A Virginia farmer thus summed up
the desirable points Of the potato cut.
ter: The rapidity with which the seed
can be cut, the uniform size of the seed,
and at the same time the removing of
the seed end of the potato. In many
localities it is important to get the seed
into the ground as soon as possible, and
it would require quite number Of
hands to keep the planter running I'M
less the seed were cut number OF days
ahead. With cutter an ordinary man
can, with two or three hours start, keep
the planter going without any trouble,
and one can feel satisfied that the seed
ts cut much more perfectly than it
would have been cut by an ordinary
hired man with knife. He did not
think that the machine would he espe-
cially useful on small farm. but any
one planting 25 barrels Of seed and up
ward should certainly not be without a
potato cutter.
One correspondent reported as fol-
lows: used the Aspinwal potato cut
ter last season. A man can cut with this
machine, Of large and medium potatoes,
FROM six to eight bushels an hour. 1t
does the best work or !s-ge and medium
sized potatoes which have the eyes even
~ distributed. 1t does better work gen.
orally on long potatoes. l could not tell
what percen tage Of hills were missed.
but l think more than where we planted
hand cut seed. think an average hired
man will do as good work with the ma
chine as he would with knife, unless
you make him take SO much pains with
the knife that it would not be profitable.
Such q machine is desirable because one
man will cut seed as fast as four or five
by hand, and where one uses a planter
he can keep it running steadily, with
out extra help or without cutting pota-
toes ahead. which I have found to be
risky business. Where potatoes are
drilled with an Aspinwall planter l
don't think the loss from missing hills
amounts to much.
A Long Island farmer claimed that
bis cutter cut about six bushels an hour,
doing it's best work on long, medium
sized tubers He did not have over
per cent Of missing hills He preferred
seed cut with the machine to that cut
by hand, as it cuts uniform and wastes
no seed. He calculated that cutter
saves the time of four men at busy
season, but that to make the machine
valuable one should cut from go to rs
bushels of potatoes.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-03
The Victims will Revise.

In 1890 and again in 1899 we heard
something about the tariff being re-
vised by it's Victims" Since the tariff
has been revised the victims have made
up their minds that there is good deal
more in a demand for work at good
wages than there is in a low tariff and
low wages and no demand for labor. -
Decatur (Ills.) Daily Republican.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-03
Michfxan Forest FireA.

ALLENAN. Mich, April 29.-Forest
fires has been raging west Of here and
a territory of over two square miles has
been burned over. Rain checked the
fire, but it is expected to break out
again soon.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-03
RAILROADS UNDER FREE TRADE.

RAILROADS UNDER FREE TRADE
Last Years Business the Smallest Known
For Decades.
The year 1894 was the worst that the
railroads of this country have known
for decades.
In normal conditions the earnings ~
the railroads should and do increase
every year. They grow with the growth
Of the country and with the extension
Of lines. Last year they fell off enor-
mously Reports for the year are now
approximately complete, representing
206 roads and 1874, III miles of track.
They show traffic loss Of no less than
$122, 972, 1914 as compared with 1893.
which was bad year.
How much of prostration this means
will appear when we say that from 1888
to 1892 there was every year heavy
gain in gross earnings, as follows:
1883, gain. .*l3. 5eB
1859, gam 4~'o'S'v@"
LesV gam ~ i4I'W
1oVl. GAIN as'vm "v
1892 gain 56.3B 7S2
1t thus appears that in normal condl-
lions the average annual increase in
gross earnings should be about SAC, $780,
900, but instead OF that there was fall
ing of of SIG, $50, 09S in 1898, and for
1894 still further decline Of nearly
$123, 900, 900 from that low level.
The loss in net earnings was much
smaller, being only $40, 323,603 This
means that there was saving of 1884,
64S, 951 in operating expenses and main
tenance The greater part of this enor<
nous saving represents direct loss to
wage earners, and through them to the
producers whose products wage earners
buy to the extent of their ability; The
rest Of the saving represents deteriora-
ton of the roads and must ultimately be
made good by stockholders. New York
World.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-03
TELEGRAPHlC BREvITlES.


denaed Form.
An important gold discovery is re-
ported from an island in the Rainy
Lake country. ,4l~. ...a~, H. !.
Frederick Boebel, a contractor Of
Mansfield, O., was murdered and
robbed by hoboes, who secured about
$500 in checks.
Archbishop Ireland lectured in Bos-
ton theater Sunday night for the bene-
fit of the Working Boys Home. His
subject was american Citizenship.
The Hovas.
For 200 years France has been trying
to get possession Of Madagascar. Two
centuries ago she gave to the great island
the name of Oriental France. Since
then she has only got SO far toward
possession as to claim protectorate
over the island, a protectorate which
the United States has never aclznowl-
edged and it is to be hoped never will
The truth is there is no more reason
why France should take possession Of
Madagascar than of one of the South
American republics It is not barbaric
region. Doubtless missionaries have not
been all that they should have been in
some places. But certain it is that they
have practically civilized Madagascar.
They reduced its language to writing
They converted it's people and taught
them civil government. Today the is
land is quite as civilized as, say, Sici-
ly or some parts of Spain.
The government is that of an absolute
monarchy, but the queen never promul-
gates national decree without ascer-
tanning the will Of her people through
the referendum, in which respect Mad
agascar is ahead of America It is the
law Of Madagascar for the queen to
marry the prime minister. He always
belongs to the rank Of the common peo-
pie; she, Of course, to the mobiles, and
thus the interests of the two classes are
blended The island has been governed
by queens since 1923 and has steadily
progressed in civilization. The present
queen is Ranavalona III, and her hus-
band, the prime minister, is named
Rainilaiarivony, and he has been prom
inent in the government Of Madagascar
since 1912 He is the Gladstone and
Bismarck in one Of Madagascar and far
more Of a modern statesman than Ii
Hung Chang.
Madagascar has 8, 500, 900 inhabitants,
composed of five different tribes, repre-
senting in some cases different races.
The Hovas are the principal race and
the most advanced in civilization. Their
language is the language Of the country:
They are a fine looking, intellectual,
somewhat fierce people, though not tall
in stature The inhabitants Of Madagas-
car are classed in the popular mind as
negroes. This they are not, although
mixed more or less with the blood Of
the ordinary African negro. The Hovas
are in many cases Of fairer complexion
than the average Turk or Portuguese,
and many Italians are blacker than they.
They have dark hazel eyes and frequent
~ entirely straight hair.
Madagascar is governed by written
code Of laws and has taxes just Ike any
c..,,..cr civilized country.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-03
BASE BALL SCORES.
National l.

National League.
At Cincinnati, 10; Chicago, 6.
At Louisville, /; Cleveland, Z.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-03
THE ART AMATEUR.

BEST AND LARGEST PRACTICAL AR7. NA0AZiKE.
(The only Art Periodical awarded a Medal at the
Worlds Fair.)
In valuable to all who wish to make their living
by art or to make their homes beautiful
FOR 1Ocrs. We will send to any one INC
mentioning this publication a specimen liz
copy. with superb color plates tfor copy ~
ing or framing) and 8 supplementary
pages OF designs Irregular price. S5c.) Or
FOR 25C We T ssna as 30 naee.
WhTi EUE MARKS, %. Cnl0D SQuala. L. '.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1895-06-15
Under : CLOUD.

Farmers, and our people generally
should not fiatter themselves with anS
prospect Of better prices orproducts
in the future. 1t is better to enjoy .
pleasant surprise than to run the risk
Of bitter disappointment. The same
causes that have operated TO reduce
prices below anything known to the
present generation are still active, and
will never cease as long as the wealth
and power Of the country, with none
to oppose, are enlisted in that behalf.
The hoped for amelioration must come
through better management OF the
great industry of agriculture -reduc-
ing every operation to the best avail
able system, and applying to every part
the best possible business principles.
The same depression that; exists
here exists in every civilized couI1-
try in the world where money
has been advanced in price by
operation of law, as it has In this
country. The rapid growing extrav-
agance of government necessitates q
combination with concentrated wealth,
whereby the people can be taxed to
the .MEt6EIQUSts bAdt v SIAd1 hSss 11A6&y A,SAaAA
creased, and official magnifieence en-
hanced. Some ask, why does the great
majority, where the people rule, sub
| init to such Discrimination? They for
get that money is power that q mill-
ion dollars can do more than a thou
sand men. In this country agriculture
is the paramount industry-the great
wealth producer and the great con con-
servative political power, and if gen
Eeral prosperity ever returns it will be
through the inte1ligentefforts of those
who till the soil. They must win back
all they have lost by an intelligent ap
/ pication of industry and an intelli
! gent performance OF public duty
They must sow and reap and plow ane
buy and sell and vote for the best re
1 suits. Farm and Ranch.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1895-06-15
A SUNBEAM.

The wet winds are signing. the rain pattefs
down,
The sere leaves are drifting, the low heavens
frown,
The oak logs are erumblins to red. fervens
EAat,
The dull night is elosing-I want you' my
sweet
Oh soft arms that clasped mel oh. red lips
that kissedi
Oh. sweet voice that called me through sor-
rows gray mist
Oh. little hands holdingl oh. golden curis
on. dear ways, that won me from all had
Oh, big tears in bright showers, oh. smiles that
flashed afterl
Oh, great brown eyes lighting 70 quick happy
laughterl
Oh. sudden caressest oh. wee glancing feeti
Oh, sunbeam in sadnessi-I want you, ms
-All the Year Round
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1895-06-15
A WAR ECHO.
livery Honorable Veteran De-
serves His Pension.
And the Lone Limb Il Not the Only
Reason for q Governments Ro-
ward Either,
rg,ro,n JournaL lewiston. Mel

TFrom Journal. Lewiston, Me-
Samuel r. Jordan has Just given the jour.
,,al m account Of his life which in view OF
his extremely hard lot for the past lew
wears will be read with interest.
sI am 4g years old and have always lived
In New Portland Ienlisted In the army IN
1859 as a private In Company A, 2Sth Me.
Volunteers. My army experience Injured
srayhealth tosoma extent, although WORKED
at biacksn1ithing some part OF Ine llnes
when suddenly, several years ago, was
prostrated with what able physicians pro,
nounced Locomotor Ataxia. Al nraI couAu
net around somewhat yet the disease pro-
crossed quite rapidly until 7 had hardly any
feeling ia NV legs and feet they felt like
sticks of wood and I grew SO much worse
that could not move for three years with
ont help, as my neighbors and friends could
testify. employed several physicians ~
NV vicinity. and elsewhere, and they al
told me that medicines would not help me,
that they could do nothing to effect cure
and that In time should become entirely
HELPLESS. became discouraged. was
great care to my wife and friends. Shortly
after met an old army comrade, Mr. All.
Parlin. q resident of Madison, Maine, ana
heineidentally mentioned how he had tried
Dr. Williams, Pink Pills for severe ca seol
rheumatism and spinal and malariaa
trouble, that he had suffered with conse-
| auent OF his army life, aud nd been great.
| iy benefited by their use. BY bis earnest
recommendation I was induced to try the
| pills. After taking them for time began
20 feel prickly sensations In my legs and
return OF strength SO could move them Q
/ little. After few weeks began to feel g
/ marked improvement In my condislon. =
/ soon was enabled TO walk around little
i with the help Of crutches. After Ianng
4 Tor some time i Gun now walk WtLhout
crgltches. my general health IS malcn I'M,
i proved and 1 have regained my old timed
i yigor / can walk about and enjoy nie
4 once more for which feel very thanlkfui
4 and this happy result ls due TO Dhe use oI
Dr. Williams Pink Pills. {,
4 DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale Feopie
are NOT a patent mrlicine in the sense that
4 name implies. They were first comp oundeo
Il as prescription and used as such IN gen
Il eral practice by an eminent phy ysician ce
great was their efficacy chat IL was deemeq n
Il Wise to place them wiJhin the reach o. a. al
They are now manufactured by tho II
Il Williams Medicine Company, Schenecgaoy
s. N. z, and are sold In boxes lneyer IN looss
form by the dozen or hundred, ana Inc pn0
lie are cautioned against numerous lniita
lions sold In this shapel Oft 10 cents pox, " Il
s SIX boxes for 50 80, and may be hac ol g., g,
, druggists or direct by mail from Drs Y
, IiaIass Medicine Company.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1895-06-15
FARMER AND PLANTER.
CULTIVATION or BROOM CORN.
A Much More Profitable Crop than Cen
orally Supposed.


IA Much More Profitable Crop than Cen
orally Supposed.
Broom corn properly handled Will
give q threefold crop-the straw, fhe
fodder and the seed The principal
crop is the broom straw. 1t the corn
is cut as the seed natures, and snei-
tered before threshing. large amount
of good feed can be thus saved which
would otherwise be wasted, the feeding
value OF which is greater than oats.
1.-THE seed is taken of while green, the
chances to save it are gone, as IT WILL
heat and spoil in twelve hours, unless
spread so carefully that space can NOT
be found to accommodate. It. But cure
the seed on the brush and you have
enough value to pay the expense oI
harvesting while the stalks, i pastureso re-.
early, will render q large amount Of
feed Some say that stock will nos
eat broom corn leaves, which may De
possible when they can't get them, but
| T have seen cattle and horses eat the
leaves cleaner than they do on corn
| stalks. and sometimes eat stock and all
down to the ground. One OF my neigh
| bors saved 500 bushels of broom corn
Iseed for stock feed. We saved all OF
ours and fed it to all stock ON the
| farm. They seemed to relish the
change, and were, eager for the ration.
The main value of the crop, how
ever, is in the straw, the price OF which
ranges from three to eight cents per
pound of late years. Good broom
/ straw is quoted in the market
now at sk to cents, very fair price.
i A good acre of broom corn will grow
from 800 to, 500 pounds OF, straw, max
ing fair return for use of land, labor,
etc.
Last but not least the stalks can be
narrowed down and plowed under tc
make good mulch for the next crop
this thing was tested in the past sea
son. The stalks of the 1898 crop were
plowed under in the fall. In the
spring following an attempt was made
to cultivate the oats into the ground
but failed on account of the groune
being SO loose and ashy. The oat
were sown broadcast and narrowed in
the result eof which was the best crol
of oats in the neighborhood. At tn
time when oats should make the stray
: 1t was very drys and some pieces wer
SO short as to be scarcely cut at all
/ while this piece mentioned had goo
. length Of straw all over (the Who'll
field was thin land that we rented t
broom corn the year before), and som
: places was four feet to heads and stoo
up well, being the large white Ru'
!. sian. A crop that eompels q mulch
i get rid Of the stubble will pay tn
! farmer two-fold, and we are right
: the point where better tillage mu'
+ prevail or we farm at a loss.-Co
!, Iournal of Apriculture
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1895-06-15
HERE AND THERE.


All coops for chicks should be rat
proof. For this purpose wire Goth or
netting, with half an inch mesh is the
best material for warm weather.
I'm Germany over forty tons OF po-
tatoes are often made from an acre OF
ground. But the German farmer does
not plant more than he can cultivate.
There is nothing better for fatten-
ing fowls than corn meal mush and
milk. Well cooked, it is easily digest
ed, and fowls will eat great quantities
of it.
Keeping lot of idle horses on the
farm is poor economy. Many beast
eats his head off while waiting for
spring to open so he can be put to work
to pay for his feed
Before it is everlastingly too late
it would be well to examine the chicks
for lice. Dust them well with insect
powder, or rub Scotch snuff well
among the feathers of the head. It Is
better to treat the hen first get hel
free from lice and that gives the chicks
q chance.
Wheat can be grown in the Alp
at an elevation of 5000 feet; in Brazi
at 5000; IN the Caucasus at I. 1000; il
Abyssinia at 10, 600; in Peru and Boil
var at II, 900.
Heavy yields are not the work Q
/ Providence. Providence is not farm
ing this year. He may furnish th'
natural advantages, but he neithe
prepares the soil, plants the CROP no
cultivates it.
Pigs should be raised out OF door
i as far as possible. Like boys an,
i girls they need abundant exercise Z
1 develop bone and muscle just what
needed for the growing period Tur
4 them loose in green pasture with in
structions to root hog, or die, an
i they will root, and live.
The question OF artichokes as
s. food for hogs and other stock, divide
4 those interested into two portions
8 large majority which declare they ar
rood. and small minority, who So
8 they are not. On the face Of the r.
turns the artichoke is fairly elected
!, prominent place among food pro-
ucts,.
Farmers who complain Of lack
market for any thing but cotton, shoul
remember that it is fairly within the
/ power to make market upon the
own grounds BY keeping some goo
cattle they supply q market for the
! forage; BY keeping some good hog
) they have market for almost an
{ thing and every thing they can raise
! the way of feed. The same policy Q
plies ia horses, sheep and fowls.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1895-06-15

She had grown in her unstained
secIusion, bright and pure as a first
opening lilac when it spread it's clear
leaves to the sweetest dawn Of May
PercivaL
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1895-06-15
TheI, and Now.

s In 1860 the south had 10000 600 pop
ulation and raised 3s5. 100000 bushels
Of corn. In 1894, the south had q pop
ulation Of 20, 600, 900, and raised 49,
900, 900 bushels OF corn. In order to re-
turn to the average Of 1860 it will be
necessary for us to increase the pro-
duction more than 2oo. 900, 900 bushels
annually. The great state OF
Texas is making rapid strides In indus
trial development She is now pro-
ducing and packing her own meat, pro-
ducing her own coal and stone, and re-
Gently made contract toship stone TO
Kansas City with which to erect 9
building costing $300, 900.