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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1895-05-09
BLEW OUT HIS BRAINS.
Thrush Suicides While in Som-
nnmbullHtic State

Ashland. Wis. May /. = Martin
Thrush blew out his brains with a
Colts navy revolver last night. He
got up from bed early this morning.
rummaged among his effects to find
the revolver, which was an old style
Colt. which he had as curiosity.
The fact that he lived five hours after
literally shooting the top off his head
is, the doctors say. without prece-
dent. 1t is thought lie must have
been temporarily dementcd. as he
placed the muzZle of the gun in his
mouth and pulled the trigger while
actually asleep. No reason is as
signed for the deed. He leaves a
family.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1895-05-09
Children Cren.ated.

Atchison, Kan. May 2.-The home
OF Stanford Kimly, in the country
near here. was burned today uring
the temporary absence OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Kimly. and their two children
were cremated.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1895-05-09
Durant Arra1xned.

San Francisco, May Theodore
Durant was arraigned to-day in the
police court on charge of murder
for the killing of Blanche Lamont.
The defendant conducted himself
with his usual stoicism.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1895-05-09
A NEW BOOK.

1t Will Soon BE Issued by S. r..
Crockett.
London. May "A new book will
soon be issued by S. r. Crockett. who
now stands in the foremost rank of
the writers of fiction of the present.
Mr.. Crockett is the author of 1.-The
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1895-05-09
Kausa. CITY Failure,

Kansas City, May 1. - Lloyd, Late
& Thompson, retail dry goods mer-
chants, filed two deeds of trust with
Charles B. Adams to-day. The as
sets are estimated at 100000; liza
bilities, $4,000.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1895-05-09
suppo.ed to Have suic,aed,

Brainerd. Mimi, May 4.-The body
of acoh Hamerle was found in Wa
badah lake yesterday by Frank Ray
nor. Hamerle disappeared last No-
vember from lumber camp. and it
is thought to be a case of suicide. He
was middle-aged man and had no
known relatives in this country.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1895-05-09
Returning to Enrlaud.

Darmstadt, May I. - The queen,
Princess Victoria and Princess Bea-
tfice started to-day on their return to
England. The grand ducal family
babe them farewell ut the railway
station.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1895-05-09
New Northern Paciac salaries.

st. Paul, May 4.-Within a very
short time the Northern Pacific ma l.
agement is expected to announce a
general equalization of salaries, which
will apply to all of the several thou
sand employees of the road.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1895-05-09
Big Log jam.

Marinette. Wis.,. May 4.-The log
drive began today on the Menominee
river, and the boom company has
sent a crew of men to break big
jam at Sturgeon Falls.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1895-05-09
STORING For WINTER.

At the approach of cold weather the
celery is banked to the very tops.
Celery will stand quite hard frost but
we had freezes here the last of October
that have ruined all celery not banked
very high, while that which was banked
high, although frozen stiff, came ont
all right.
When we are ready to store it for
winter, instead of digging with fork
we pillow 1T out with an ordinary pillow
and heavy team running the plowshare
just under the plants, leaving the most
of the roots in the ground. The
pillow if properly handled will turn the
plants over so that the roots are ex-
posed. Now with spading forks the
plants are lifted out of the dirt. They
are then all looked over aud all decay
and bruised stalks stripped off and the
celery thrown in piles ready for the
wagon.
When doing this work we put.on men
enough to keep two teams hauling, as
the celery must not be exposed to the
air any longer than necessary. In stor-
ing celery for winter use we labor I'M
der disadvantages; for while the grow
we are obliged to build root houses.
These must be constructed with suf1i-
cient ventilation to keep the celery as
cool as possible without freezing,
indeed little frost does not harm
while too much heat will spoil it very
quickly.
When we are ready to pack we first
wet the ground thoroughly and then
begin at one end of the cellar and set
the plants up on the roots as they grew
taking pains to stand them as straight
as possible, pack snugly but not too
close; after we have packed strip
about two feet wide across the cellar,
we drive stakes on which are nailed
narrow battens about Is inches from
the ground. Now we begin again and
pack against this and continue in this
manner putting batten every two
feet until the celery is all packed, the
object being to give free circulation
of air among the plants, for ithas been
our experience that if celery is packed
too close it will gather moisture and
rot in short time.
The cellar should be kept dark and
the temperature kept low, it should
never be above 40 degrees. The whole
secret in keeping celery is to keep the
rOOts moist ana the tops dry and cool:
if this can be done it will soon take
root and grow all winter. But if the
above conditions are not strictly OBJ
served failure will result, for there is
no crop grown that will 60 all to pieces
rs quick rs celery II not properly
handled.
An official statement from the British
parliment tells of man who had four
acres who raised in one year forty-two
bushels of wheat, $50 of potatoes and
ten Of barley, and kept two cows and
four pigs. The COWS were kept good
and nothing bought during the year.
They reported that five persons and
two COWS were sustained on three acres
of land. He had one-eight acre of
= n -,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1895-05-09
MORE ABOUT CELERY.
HOW 1T IS PREPARED FOR MARKET
AT JAMESTOWN.
It Requires Great Deal of Cnre--The Gel
lar Where 1t La Wintcred Must be Kept
Dark and The Temperature Should New
er BE Above Forty Degrees.

WV. svEKINs in Dakota Farmer.
In the last article we got the celery
banked and ready for use. Now we
will endeavor to give our method of
preparing it for market. When it is
ready to use we begin at one end of
row and loosen the roots of the plants
with five tined potato fork pull the
plants, throwing them in piles of
couple dozen or SO. A second man
takes each plant, holding it with the
root toward him and strips off all the
outside green stalks leaving only the
white bleached celery.
A third man now takes the plants
holding the roots from him and trims
off the root, cutting it to point at the
bottom using about four clips of the
knife. (The object in trimming in this
way is this: although celery if kept
from the Dir will keep many days, the
butts" or where the roots were cut of,
will very soon turn black which gives
it an old appearance, and if cut in this
manner it can be quickly trimmed
again when put on sale. making it look
fresh again which will often induce a
sale when it would not be sold other
wise) Then put it in straight piles on
moist earth covering with tops to keep
it from willing. When a sufficient
amount has been dug, stripped and
trimmed to fill the orders for the day,
it is taken to the packing house where
it is tied in nice smooth punches of one
dozen stalks each in punches something
like those used for asparagus, tying it
in ca,
ton Irvine.
Now it goes to the wash sink which
is made with a Stat table over sloping
zinc bottom. 1t is now washed perfect
ly clean with hose and water raised
by wind mill into tanks elevated twenty
feet above ground. This gives pressure
enough to wash the celery very quickly.
The lunches are now wrapped while
wet separately in brown paper and tied
with light Irvine: and is then ready to
pack for shipment.
The crates in which we ship celery
are made with heads 4 inch thick
which We buy in Minneapolis cut to
the right size to hold five. six, eight,
ten or twelve dozen. The sides are
nailed about two inches apart; these
make light, cheap crates and are strong
enough to ship anywhere if they are
not made to hold more than twelve
dozen. These crates are lined with
paper to exclude the air: the celery is
packed butts and tops two tier deep.
Instead of using ordinary shipping tags
we use an envelope in which is placed
the invoice for the shipment. On the
envelope is printed as well as our card,
instructions to express agents in case
celery should be refused or by any
accident be mlssent-also the number
of dozen each box contains.
We begin to ship about the middle of
July and ship to points all the way
from the Twin Cities to the coast. We
sell mostly to dealers and hotels. and
have supplied the N. P. for its dining
cars for three seasons.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1895-05-09
Wrong Side Up.
NJ. f. GREELEY. In Dakota Farmer.
Go where nature leads you,
And twill be . pleasant walk;
Buttry 70 do the leading

uhE6LEf IN OAkOt6 c6tueE
Go where nature leads you,
And twill be . pleasant walk;
uttry 70 do the leading
And the stubborn si.l will bslk.
In other words, trying to make a
natural and perfect stock country into
something nature never intended it for
will almost invariably result in disap-
pointment and failure. A well-to-do
half breed Indian, who has grown rich
in the stock business in one Of our river
counties, recently said to the writer,
when you turn this grass country over
with a plow it is wrong side up"
Fortunately there is good deal OF
Dakota that is still right side up and
the longer we can keep it SO the better
for all concerned.
Company l of the South Dakota
National bank OF Mitchell, have dis.
banded owing to the nigardly appro.
Ipriation OF the recent legislature.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-29
WORK OF BOIS' CLUBS.
The Waterbury Club Receives Special
Mention.

The Waterbury Club Receives Special
Mention.
Special mention is made of the Water
bnry club in the seventh annual report of
the Connecticut committee, work for boys.
Among the special features of the club
is the dormitory, which gave 2, 424 lodgings
last year. and in most cases provided food
and clothing for the dodgers. Each boy
helped was required to make some return
IN service for what he received.
4 homeless boy is given bath and clean
clothing before retiring. In the morning
he is assigned work to do around the
building. sweeping the rooms, cleaning
windows, attending fires or cane seating
chairs. Then, if found reliable, he is sent
out to run errands. take care of furnace
fires, scrub or do other work at ten cents
an hour.
This work is under the direction of the
employment bureau. which has contracts
for cleaning two large buildings. and fur.
nishes boys on call to applicants all over
the city.
The expenses of the dormitory and re-
lief work are met by special fund called
the emergency fund. started some years
ago by a gift of five dollars from a friend
wishing to help in cases of special need
Others have added to the fund without so
licitation, and the generous gifts of fooC
and clothing continually sent in have KEEP
the department fully supplied.
While boys remain in the dormitor,
awaiting permanen situations they pay TO
what they receive and are allowed to keel
the rest of their earnings for their futur
needs. In this way they earned during tn
year and returned to the fund over $500
The chair-seating department alone re
ceived nearly $500.
| When boy has shown a willingness T.
do right and can be recommended, perma
nent employment is sought for him.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-29
CONSIDER .rHE HORSES.
Frequent Watering on q Journey Tend
to Their Comfort and Health.

Frequent Watering on q Journey Tends
to Their Comfort and Health.
Occasionally l drive from Downing
town, Pa, to West Grove. Is miles.
My horse before starting will drink the
contents Of common horse bucket
that is. three or four gallons. About
three miles on the way is good trough
fed by a spring. 1t would DO difficult to
get Frank to pass there without light
drink. Then there is stretch of eight
or nine miles to trough near Pusy's
Mill, in London Grove. Here ho must
have a good full drink, and then. after
n drive of three miles, he wants a light
drink at Jacobs trough and does not
require a drink at the end of the drive
and is III no danger of founder or collie,
consequently this instinct. and we can
imagine the suffering that hundreds of
horses undergo in being deprived of the
chance to crafty it during the heated
term Jacobs we'll is ut WOodSidr Mills,
on tho road from Duwnlngtown to Fish
ervillo. Nearly all the travel ON the road
use it. the average being ten an hour.
A whctlwright, located opposite to "a
trough i'll DowningtOwn. says some ami
mails stopping there will he So thirsty rs
TO almost empty the tank before they are
satisfied That trough has hundreds of
visitors daily and rs many as from 80
to 40 before : n. III. DIR. j. b. Edge.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-29
A NEEDED IMPROVEMENT.
Washington Avenue and Other Brook

Washington Avenue and Other Brook
Ign streets in Bad Condition.
With the opening of spring the question
naturally arises is, will the court of COM
mon council do anything during the cur
rant year towards STRENGTHENING and widen
ing Washington avenue? Every body knows
that this is one of the most important
public improvements in the city and the
fact that few men have asked an exor-
bitant price for the land which it is pro-
posed to take from them should not deter
the council from ordering the work done
and let the board of compensation assess
benefits and damages in the usual manner.
1t is q we'll known fact that If the council
had waited until every property owner of
the different streets where public improve
ments have been made was satisfied with
what was about to be done, there would
not be many sidewalks or other public I'M
provements done. for half the people in
town would perfer walking to their knees
in mud to save spending cent tor a good
walk. Washington avenue can be straight
| ened now for less money than IT can be in
the future and 1t Is the duty of the road
board to see that the work Is commenced
this year. If the board should decide to
abandon this much desired work it should
take immediate steps to do some repairs
on that street between the New England
| railroad bridge and Railroad Hill street
The fact that it was always the intention of
the road board TO Straighten the whole
street is the reason why the place men
toned has been left in its present con
dition, the board believing that the whole
job should be done at the same time.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-29
WORLD OF SPORTS.

Statford's four errors at sec ond base at
Danvllle the other day. ont of the seven
that the team made, will be apt to open
the eyes Of Manager Davis somewhat, and
cause him to think whether after all he has
got a man that will fill the shoes of Johnny
Ward. Ward will be sadly missed in the
New York team before the season is half
over.
Tom Lovett, the pitcher, is said to be
holding off for more salary before signing
with the Providence club. 1t would seem
as though one years experience with the
Brooklyn club along this same line ought to
have taught him that it is losing bust
ness.
The Phillies are still playing cross at
third base, and Delahanty Is left field
Glasscock. Cunningham and Cook of the
Louisvilles have been sent home with lame
arms.
If the New Yorks do not win the cham
pionship this season. it will not be for lack
Of condition. Even so excellent an au-
thority as Harry Wright says they are in
the very best Of physical shape, and he
has been with them in Florida.
The first time that Arson went to the
bat in regular game in the s nth he
| struck out. He was simply practising for
the championship season.
Fourth place or better is the way the
Brooklyn fans began to talk after the local
favorites had defeated the Pittsburgs three
straight games.
The Providence club has claimed the
services of Pitcher Hsddock, late of the
Washington club.
A newspaper report says that in one OF
the PittsbulG games in the south, the
grand stand held just eight persons. while
the bleachers were not weighed with q
single pound of humanity.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-29
DOWN THE VALLEY NOTES
DOinRe OF a Day I'm Naugatuck and
g Union CITY. ~

DOinRs OF a Day In Naugatuck and
& Union city. -
NAUdATUCK. March 29.-We notice by
the annual report of the state board of
health that the annual birth rate per 1 900
for Nsugatuck is given at As, the next
highest town, Ansonia. being 35.9. This
is easily accounted for. Our population
was without doubt as large during the
year as now, $500. Still the tables were
made up on the old basis given by town
clerk $500. Our percentage should have
been 36S. Just so with the death rate,
which is given at % 6, the highest in the
county, instead of 1913, which it should
have been. had our census been properly
quoted. This would have made ten towns
in the county higher than ours. The GEN.
sus error was corrected in July, 1894.
monthly report, but failed of correction
in the annual. We had during the year
1898. ninety-one marriages. In 1894.
probably dozen more than will be re-
ported during the year ending March 81.
1895. Our death rate per 1000 for Dor
ough this year will be about 1873; our
birth rate about SO.
Letters of administration had been made
out by Judge Benton on the estate of tie
late Dennis Powers, when a will turned up
in the hands of John F. Maher, which was
presented yesterday for probate.
Many OF our citizens feel under obliga-
ton to Jean Jacques for the assignment to
this place of some thirty or forty first class
seats at the opera house. for all of his best
plays. 1t saves those who desire to attend
much trouble.
James E. Sweeney has been authorized
by the probate judge. to sell the Mrs Bill
son house on Cannon hill. proceeds to be
applied to the education and care of chill
dren.
The effects of the late Myron Phelps
have bee appraised at 1874.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-29
WHICH SHALL IT BE?

The POstOhice VIII BE Removed TO
Either One of Three PIaces-The
Jacques building, the OddfellONVs
New Block or the Pritchard Prop
erty.
Inspector O'Bricn left the city on the
ll:l7 train for Winsted this morning and
the fate of the local postofice Is now in
his hands. He carries away with him
grip full of correspondence, suggestions
and other information relative to post
Office site, He has also. the seven propo-
sitions as follows: Jean Jacques. auditor
ium site on South Main street; the Odd
fellows building. on North Main street;
the Pritchard property, on the corner of
Bank and Grand streets; the vacant lot,
corner of Brook and Scovill streets; the
old Bronson library building; the New
England Engineering Cos building, next
the Rice block on Grand street, and the
@. F. DowHey property on Grand street.
The inspector showed the reporter an
official list of various offices, with the
number of square feet used and the rental.
Among the number was Waterbury with
2,947 square feet and an annual rental OF
s., G75. 1t was less feet and higher rental
than any on the list
No Inducements could influence the in
spector to disclose the lucky bidder.
| He said, however, that positively the ONCE
would be changed in location. 1t has
| simmered down to three sites and this Il
what the inspector says of each. The
Jacques site, from business standpoint
is financially the best. The Oddfellows'
site furnishes excellent facilities and the
Pritchard site is finely located.
Either one of these sites will be selected
and it was very evident that the inspector
had already made up his mind. Asked
what rental would be paid Ill the new
building the inspector smiled and said
there will be more square feet in the neAt
office, and the rent will be reasonable
1t is understood, however, that the rent
will be less than 81, 900.
The jacques site recommends itself in
many ways. First of all it Will be altered
in any way that the government officials
suggest The rental asked is low. We
don't know the amount, but probably it is
not more than 81 900. Then it is we'll
known fact that the site is nearer the
geographical center of the city and also
nearer the center of population than the
! other two places.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-29
TIM ELY TOPICS.

Spring and summer towering bulbs at
Dallas. He has q choice stock ct low
prices.
Pocketbook lost. The finder will be re-
warded.
A. W. Castle quotes some prices on
meat that will interest every body who buys
meat.
Curran will place on sale dne lot Of
gents furnishings tomorrow at bargain
prices.
LIP. Il A. NJ. Guilfoile have q complete
stock of goods and their prices are as low
as possible.
The Miller Il Peck Co announce . sale Of
twenty Eve pieces of black dress goods To-
morrow.
If you need q spring medicine try U.No
tonic, as cents . bottle,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-29
HOUSE IN SESSION.
The Oyster Police Bill Again Bone o
Contention.

The Oyster Police Bill Again n Bone of
Contention.
HARTFORD. March 59.-Representative
Newton of New Haven acted as speaker
pro tenn to-day.
Owing to the small attendance the
special business, the resolution establish
ing fish and game commission, went over
until next Wednesday.
The committee on contingent expenses
recommended that Judge Elmer be paid
$500 for his services in the house and the
recommendation was adopted.
The bill appointing five oyster police
men. passed by the house and recon-
mitted by the senate was tabled on mo-
ton of Mr. Mccarthy of Naugatuck
A bill providing that no change of grade
or location of street railways. shall be
made without the approval OF the select
men of towns was passed
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-29

SOUTHAMPTON. March 29.-Constable
Morse, who was in town yesterday with
warrants Tor the arrest of local sports who
attended the cock fight in Terryville re-
Gently. was obliged to return ito Bristol
without any prisoners. The names which
were given proved to be fictitious. There
are several sporting men in town who did
not attend the fight. but nevertheless can-
not prove allbis. Ten of them hired n
team and started for drive Saturday
night. They had gone nearly to Plain
will when their team broke down, and all
but four who returned with the team went
to the "red house" Unless they can
prove they were not at the main they will
probably be made to pay fines
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-29
Young Gilmore. Condition.

New HAVEN. March 29.-Robert Capen
Gilmore, the Yale student who was thrown
from his bicycle and badly injured. was
reported slightly improved this morning.
At the Yale infrmary it was stated tina
he passed good night,
and seemed more comfortable,
though he is still unconscious DR. Foster,
the attending physician. is unable as yet
to determine whether the skull is frac-
tured. but is of the opinion that it is not.
scalp incision was made and the
clotted blood removed, but q further
visable.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-29
AM USEM ENTS.
IA BLACK Sheen"

Mr. Hoyt has a knack of securing the
best comedy people in America, and he
really seems to have surpassed himself in
the company which has cretaed his new
play. "A Black Sheep" The bright par
ticular star is Otis Harlan, "A young man
who has jumped to the front rank in his
profession. aud whose splendid abilities
show that he is going to stay there. He is
one of your rollicking. etfervescent CON-
edlans, absolutely bubbling over and
sputtering with fun. He seems to be in
his element most thoroughly. and indeed
Hot Stuff is very much the sort of fellow
that Harlan is. The part fits him like q
glove, and from the very moment of hit
first appearance to the tag end of his lines
he makes you laugh.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-29

There are now 426 convicts at the state
prison and the directors suggest thirty two
additional cells. to cost ST., 900. The in
sane ward to accommodate ninety insane
convicts would cost about $40. 900. If both
were built together the aggregate cost
would be less There are twenty-four in
sane convicts at the Connecticut hospital
for the insane at Middletwn, and there are
forty insane criminals confined at the
hospital. sent there from jails, who would
be taken care Of at wethersneld II there
we're proper Accommodations.