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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-01-19
in THE POULTRY HOUSE.

\ few lice in the hen-house now mean
thousands later Poor hens and few if any
eggs will be the result. Do you think it
will pay to feed wheat to lice? That is
what many do without a murmer-at the
lice. The hens are only the 90 betweens
and get all the curses Clean out every
thlng-nests, roosts, partitions and scrub
them with kerosene. Paint everything
with strong I've made of wood ashes con-
vert the posts into soap and then scrub the
building with them. Cut new poles for
roosts and hang them with wires fastened
to the roof. Dig out the floor with hoe
aud wash it. When dry, whtewash every
part. 1t will pay to do a good job while
about it. 1t will be too cold by and by,
and then those pullets must begin laying
before cold weather, or they will hold off
till spring. To succeed you must give
them meat, not make meat of them for
parasites,
The pullets may with care and comfort
pay profit on their cost before spring.
They will not if they are animated vermin
factories. supply of leaves packed away
for use on the floors will make Cheerful
sound as the hens rustic for wheat among
them on cold days. Several loads of buck
wheat hulls will be IA profitable investment.
The white dust will choke lice when the
hens roll in it, says Rural New Yorker,
authority for the foregoing. Of course you
have barrels of road dust put away. That
and plaster when thrown violently against
the roosts will make a smudge and destroy
many of the red mites, 1t is likely that
hens would take care OF the louise question
themselves if always provided with suitable
dust material When the roosts become
too bad or the nests too hot, they will
abandon them for tree and starve out the
midnight marauders.
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CHEAP POULTRY RATIONS.
Cut Green Bone an Important Factor.
Value of Animal Food.

Progressive poultry men recognize the
advantage of feeding animal food of some
kind to poultry, They also understand
the value of cut bone in the feeding ration
Up to within few years only dry bones
were used in this way because of the diff
Guilty in smashing green bones into suitable
size for feeding. Since then machines have
been put upon the market for cutting or
slicing the green bones; and this has in
many places almost revolutionized poultry
feeding. A raw or green bone contains
considerable meat and gristle, which, when
cut up with the hard bone, make very
heterogeneous food which could hardly be
utilized in any other way By running it
through one of these machines the bone is
changed into soft, pasty mass that may
be fed alone OF when mixed with grain or
vegetables.
The cheapest poultry ration was the
subject for correspondence in the columns
of the Rural New Yorker recently, and in
nearly every instance cut bone was one q
the ingredients specified
A New York correspondent said that he
fed his foultry fresh cut raw bone oats,
cornmeal, wheat bran and middlings,
whole wheat, corn in the ear and buck
wheat varied for a change. The cheapest
ration is oats in the bundle, cut fine with
straw cutter for winter feed In summer
let them go to grass.
James Rankin wrote: The main feed to
my hens when confined in winter is wheat
bran mixed with cut clover, green rye and
boiled turnips, one-third green stuff and
two-thirds bran, with little animal meat
or beef scrap mixed in. l give all they
will eat of this in the morning and at night
corn, wheat and oats, keeping them trihe
hungry
A Pennsylvanian who devotes his time
and attention to duck raising, said: Green
bone is an economical feed. Having fed
about 90 tons this season places us in
position to know its merits. We mix it
with other feed. Fifteen per cent ground
bone is about right for ducks, young and
old; also for hens and broilers Green bone
costs 30 cents per 100 pounds at the slaugh-
ter house. Raising ducks is our main
business The feed should consist of Is
per cent green bone, 90 per cent bran, 20
per cent No. : flour, 10 per cent crackers,
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MENDING GRAIN SACKS,

Mending the holes in the grain sacks is
task that the farmers wife dislikes; hence
the holes gnawed by mice and rats are
often stopped with ii corncob or the sacks
are thrown away. But here is plan
suggested by the American Agriculturist
that proves to be what every farmer needs.
The articles needed for mending grain sacks
are an old grain sack that may be cut up
Tor pieces, batter made of flour and cold
water, hot flatiron, and an ironing board
to fit inside the sacks. Place the board in
a sack, with the hole to he mended on the
upper side. Trim away the raveled edges
with the shears or a sharp knife Cut out
patch having at least an inch margin
larger than the hole. On this margin apply
coat OF the Hour paste, place the patch in
position and press it thoroughly with the
hot fatiron. The batter penetrates both
patch and sack and very firmly unites
them. Pieces OF denim, duckng or other
stout material may be used where bagging
is not available. The process is so rapid
that one hundred sacks may soon be re-
paired. Carpets may be neatly mended in
the same manner without removing them
from the floor
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LUCKY AND UNLUCKY VEGE-
TABLES.

Peas and beans are very important
plants in forklore, and there are many
superstitons connected with them Peas
were favorite instruments for divination.
A pea pod with nine peas was equal to
wishbone when placed above the door. In
Northamptonshire it is accounted generally
lucky to find nine peas in pod, or kid.
In Mecklenburg. Germany it is believed
that peas must be sown early on Wednes-
day or Thursday, or the birds will carry
them off If they are fed to hens, it is
said that fowls will lay we'll They must
not, however, be eaten during the Christ
mas holidays nor until after Twelfth
day.
Beans were mysterious in antiquity.
Pliny says they contain the souls Of the
dead. The Romans used them in relig-
ious ceremonies. They were used in Greece
as ballots, and Pythagoras desired his
disciples not to Glove beans that is, not
interfere with politics, Our phrase, you
don't know BEANS" probably means you
are no politician. Ovid prescribes beans to
expel evil spirits. Philadelphia Press,
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RESTORING RUN-OUT PASTURES,

The nature and food of our common
grasses are not so well understood as they
should be. On nearly all soils all of the
common grasses that make the turf of our
permanent pastures will in time grow less
luXurantly ON account of the decrease in
the soil OF one element OF plant food, nitro
gen. The grasses make use OF the nitrogen
already in the soil, and in time this stock
gradually becomes depleted. These plants
cannot gather nitrogen. They can only
USE what other plants have stored UP for
them. 1t is extremely fortunate for the
American farmer that he can grow album
dainty another class Of forage plants which
restore to the land more nitrogen than they
take from it. Because the clovers make
use OF the nitrogen of the atmosphere they
are particularly suited to restore to the soil
this element that has been exhausted by
the grasses through long continued growth.
AS Il rule, whenever permanent pastures
show signs of failure, through lack of fer
tlllty, new vigor may be introduced, if a
slight stand OF clover can be secured. This
OF course, will be OF short duration, only a
year Or two ut most, unless it be white
clover, but this short growth will be suffi-
Client to leave enough nitrogen in the soil
to sustain permanent pastures for several
years. If clover can be introduced, the
benefit will likely be lasting, as this plant
is Il perennial.
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PAINT !

An experience of nearly fifty years in
the manufacture of Paint, paying especial
regard to the climatic requirements of this
particular section, enables us to offer the
very Best Paint for this locality We
invite attention to our Metallic Roof Paint
which will neither peel nor crack, and
will prevent snow rust.
We manufacture, also, Putty Stains,
Enamels, and deal in Oils, Glass, Var
nishes, Brushes, Artists Materials, and
everything required in the Paint trade. 49,
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30 per cent corn meal. To this should be
added green food of some kind, such as
corn, rye, ETC., or clover hay cut fine and
steamed for some time in quantities equal
to the ration first given.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-28

the police and slattery was brought
dOzwh. As he came ont with the police.
men and the mayor there was howl
from the mob, but the other military
chArging pushed it back in all direc-
ti0aas Slattery was placed in the ocn-
ter Df the military and headed by
Detachment Of Mounted Police
and with foot police ON the sides and
four companies of infantry, amid misses
aud 1eers, escorted to the Pulaski House,
followed by hundreds. AT the hotel a
moD Of 800 or 900 gathered. The mill.
aTy made a solid mass in front Of the
entrance, presented bayonets and Slat-
tefy walked in uninjured. "A detach-
ment OF police was lett at the hotel to
guard him over night. At Masonic hall
the other seven companies remained as
. g1aard for Mrs. Slattery and TO pre-
vent further damage to property. Find
ing that Slattery had gone, the mob
larsely dwindled away. Mrs. Slattery
was placed in carriage later In the
night, and, with q strong force of po-
lice, was brought to the hotel. The
military remained ON duty all night.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-28
Women Elect o4s,ce,.s

WASHINGTON, Feb. The annual
business session of the National Council
Of Women was held during the day.
The election Of officers for the ensuing
year took place and number Of inn.
portant changes in the constitution OF
the council We're adopted, the principal
change being the creation of am upper
and lower council. Mary Lowe Dickin.
son Of New York was elected president.
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They stole slyercoats.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2S.--An organized
gang Of Juvenile thieves during the past
two weeks have stolen overcoats from
the cost rooms in many of the uptown
schools of this city. A former pupil
named Elliott was arrested and the po.
lice subsequently arrested five other
boys. Elliott made q full confession.
He said the boys organized two weeks
ago. They called themselves "The
Crooks Association. They had stolen
and pawned III overcoats.
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koETTlNe's INDICTMENT.
Claimed nc Was Made Under nm Unconsti
tutIommI Statute.

Claimed It Was Made Under nm Unconsti.
tutionaI Statute.
MADISON, Wis, Feb. 20. - Justice
Cassoday Of the supreme court has
granted writ of habeas corpus, made
returnable March IL, in the case of the
state against Banker Koetting of Mil
waukee. Application for the writ
was made by Attorney w. C.
Williams District Attorney Brazee
was also present. No argument was
had at this time, The object sought,
and acquiesced in by the state, was to
determine the legality of the law under
which Koetting was indicted, the de-
fense holding that the same is not con-
stitutional. The constitution provides
that all changes in the banking laws
must be submitted to vote of the peo-
le of the state, and the defense sets up
that the law in question was never
voted upon by the people.
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st. Paul Union stock Yards.

SOUTH ST. PAUL. Feb. "a, 1895
HOGS-Steady to strong. Quality was
fair. Range of prices, 50. 709395.
CATTLE-Market about steady; good
demand all around
Prime steers. S4o01450; good steers,
$500 100; prime cows, S2.75(9325; good
cows, $2.25G2 rs; common to fair cows,
$l.50@2.2 25; light veal calves, So 0o(d 4 90;
heavy calves, S2.0003.O0; stockers, $l15@
$50; feeders, s2.25G30o.
SHEEP--Steady ON good muttons and
lambs; others lower. .........
Receipts: Hogs, 1900; cattle, 500; calves,
10; sheep, 200
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-28
MILLION DOLLARS DAMAGE.

immense Amount. of wharves and Sheds
Burned at Halifax.
HALIFAX, Feb. %. Property TO the
value OF Oh 200. 900 was destroyed by fire
i'm the vicinity OF Deep Water terminus.
AL the immigration sheds. wharyes, Of
ices and the other buildings burned.
Several firemen were injured. A heavy
wind is blowing and the fire is spread
ing. Dartmouth has sent It's fire brig
ade TO assist the city department.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-28

BERLIN, Feb. 2B.--In the reichstag,
the bill repealing the dictatorship clause
of the reichsland Alsace-L Lorrainel laws
passed fts third reading. The majority
was composed of Centerists, Socialists,
Enembess of the Freisinnige party and
Semites and the members representing
the reichsland LII the reichsfag.
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Mr.. Drayton's Counter Charrs. ! .

TRENTON: n. j.. Feb. % Charlotte
Augusta Drayton, whose husband,
James Coleman Drayton, il suing her
in the courts of this state for divorce
on the grounds Of adultery, through her
counsel, filed counter petition in the
court of chancery asking for decree
of divorce from her husband ol the
ground Of desertion.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-28
Claims Valuable Pronsrtr.

GREEN BAY, Wis, Feb. ~. -Ex-Con.
gresslnan Thomas r. Hudd has been
retained 9s attorney for the plaintiff in
stllt against ex-Congressman Plumb
OF Illinois, in which is involved 40 acres
OF land i'm the business center of
Streator, HIS, valued at between $2,-
100000 and $3,OO0,OoO. The suit is
brought by Mrs. Annie Moody, Chi
cago dresslmaker.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-28
Camp Meeting Cottages burned.

CAMDEN, N. j., Feb. 2S.--Fire broke
out in the Pitman Grove Methodist
camp meeting grounds ON Twelfth ave-
nue. Ptman Grove has no fire depart
ment and al the cottages ON the ground
are Likely tn be burned. The fire started
In the most thickly settled part OF the
grounds. "A call was telephoned to this
city for help. The cottages burning are
owned by wealthy New Yorkers and
Philadelphians.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-28
WARsHIP is SAFE.

The Mexican . La Labertad, Given Up for
Lost, II Sighted.
New ORLEANS, Feb. 28.-The Mex
lean man-of-war La. Libertad, which
was believed to have been lost during
the recent northers on the gulf, is now
anchored of the jetty channel, out of
coal and with her sails split She win
be towed to the city.
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Credits Commusation COMPANY.

SIOUX Cry, Ia, Feb. 28. - The
Credits Communication company has
called meeting of it's executive com
mlttee here early next month. The
meeting will be most important, rs re.
cent developments will require defin.
Iee announcement of policy. The com.
palay has tax of 800, 600 voted, which
viii expire soon unless it completes the
Missouri river bridge. There is every
indIcation it will not do this, but the
coming meeting will settle the matter,
as well as others u importance.
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KEwAUNEE, Wis, Feb. 2s. - Mrs.
Mary Sindelares, who has been ON trial
eight days on q charge of killing her
husband, John Sindelares, has been dis
charged ON motion of the district at-
torney. Sufficient evidence was given
by 30 witnesses to show that d murder
was committed, bnt not enough to con-
meet the woman with IL. H
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Three Thou.and Men ONT.

NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-The strike of
the electrical workers showed no fur
ther developments during the day. The
board of waking delegates made tour
of the buildings where strikes have been
deciared and reported no new men at
work. The number of men out at the
present time is 5000.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-28
CERTIFICATES
II Ia Arranged to Withdraw the
Amendment to the Sundry
Civil Bill.
GoRMAN CHAMpIoNED THEM
But the Points of Order Cam !
Too Fast to With
stand.

WAsHINGroN, Feb. .2S.--Et has been
arranged that the certificate amendment
in the snndry civil bill shall be with
drawn. Senator Teller will follow Sem
ator Hill and viii make point Of order
against the amendment, whereupon, il
Ii understood. It's friends viii with
draw it.
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BFyaterioua nroo1xlyn rrp,osron.

BROOKLYN, Feb. 2S.--A mysterious
explosion, which resulted In the death
Of one person and the injury Of num-
Der OF others, wrecked several houses
and shattered many windows within b
radius Of several blocks, occurred In. q
2-story frame structure at n. 20 and 81
johnson avenue.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-28
FIew Haimself Up with Dynamlte.

FOND DU Lac, Wis, Feb. 2S.- Julius
Topp, farmer in the town OF Osceola.
committed suicide by blowing himself
to pieces with dynamite. The terrific
explosion almost stunned the members
of his family. One arm was blown
away and his breast was terribly torn.
Topp was 30 years Of age and had been
acting strangely OF late.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-28
BIG FIRE AT CHICAGO.

Over Half Million Dollars Damage Was
Dome.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2S. Fire i'm the
Kaestner Knitting works and adjoining
buildings did damage to the extent Of
5000, 900. The Crane Elevator works
were also badly damaged. Several were
hurt in panic among children who
worked in an adjoining building.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-28
sulcided and Burned.

STAPLES, Mimi, Feb. 28. Pat Rogers,
who lived six miles northeast OF Staples,
took his life by shooting himself twice
through the heart. He was bound To
make D job of il. The fash from his re-
volver set fire TO his clothes and they
burned, leaving the corpse crisped.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-28
/ DepIore New York Blue Laws.

New YORK, Feb. 28 Various labor
organizations and German singing socie-
ties met sat Terrace Garden to take steps
towards inducing the legislature to pass
more liberal excise laws and permit of
more open Sunday. Over 100 organiza-
tions, representing 10000 voters, had
delegates present at the meeting. Res.
olutions were adopted decrying the
present "blue laws" and their strict en-
forcelnent. and calling on the legislature
for relief
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-28
LATEST MARKET REPORT.
Milwaukee Grain.

MILwt.UKEE, Feb 81, 1895.
FLOUR-Firmer.k
WHEAT-No . Spring., $3.50; No. l
Northern, 63c; May. 55ssc
CORN-No. 3, 421dc.
OATS-No. white, 3ikc; No. white,
31Lc. .r-..
BARLEY-No. ?, 5a14c; sample, 51@
@53e.
RYE-No. |, SIC. N,@ 4
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NEWS BRIEFLY REPORTED.

Erickson Bros, shoe dealers at La
Crosse, assigned.
The Mason City (Ia.) Masonic temple
has been dedicated.
Justin Lndsley of Fond du Lac, Wis.
disappointed in love, suicided.'
Joe M. Dodge, we'll known" in North
ern Visions n, died at New Richmond
OF consumption.
A sale Of $4,000 of the new 4 per cent
government bonds has been made at
ll9L ut New York.
The steamer Augusta Victoria, with
the American excursion party on board
has arrived at Athens from Smyrna.
Burglars at New Providence. La. a
Quaker village, secured considerable
booty from the postoffice and general
store.
Lincoln Flagg Brigham, ex-chief jus.
tlce OF the superior court of Massachu-
setts, died at Salem. He was born in
Cambridge, Oct. 4, 1919.
A fire which has broken out in the b.
McNickles drng store at Bath Beach, l..
l., has destroyed business and residence
property 10 the value of $50 600.
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BALL Magnates Meet.

New YORK, Feb. 2s.-The annual
meeting of the various baseball clubs
making up the National league is in
session at the Fifth Avenue hotel. 3
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Falreanas. srorse Mon. out.

BKLoIT, Wis.,, Feb. 2S.-The strike at
Fairbanks. Morse q CO. works against
. reduction of wages, which began in
the foundry, has extended to the entire
shop, and now includes 800 men. They
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-28

Wisconsin Lumbermen Find Out Some
Who Have Defraudet Them.
OSHKOSH, Wis, Feb. 28.-For years
Oshkosh lumbermen have sustained
losses from lumber thieves who stole
their saw logs while they were being
hoated down to the mills. In the early
days, when stumpage was cheap, little
attention was paid to tfepetty pilfer-
ings, but now that logs are worth % a
thousand where cut, it is another mat
ter. Some time since the local lumber
men pooled issues and hired detectives
to locate the log stealers. A number re-
siding at Fremont, 30. miles north, were
caught and abundant evidence secured
against them. Ten Of them have settled
the matter by paying from $2c0 to $500.
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Duluth Grain.

DULUTH, Feb 27, 1895.
: WHEAT-Cash; February, No. / hard,
571sc; No. l Northern, 5T9Sc; May, No /
Northern, 5SJ6e; July, No. Northern,
S9Ac .
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Minneapolis Grain.

MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. "a, 1895.
WHEAT-February closed at 57kc; May
SIC; July, 571s05Sc. On Track-No. /
hard, SOC; No. Northern. 5Sc; No. .
Northern. SIC.
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A Valid Claim for minnesota.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-The interior
department ID about to promulgate de-
cision declaring that the claim of Min
'nesota to the school lands within the
Red Lake. Indian reservation is valid
claim and one that will be allowed by
the department..
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Chicago Union stock Yards.


CHICAGO, Feb. ~, 1895.
HOGS Best grades firm, others barely
steady; market active.
Sales ranged aG %. 75014 10 for light: s3. 80
@4.2O for mixed; S3.s5@430 for heavy
packing and shipping lots; So. S5td4.0 90 for
rough.
{CATTLE-Market firmao 1Oc higher.
SHEEP-Market steady.
Receipts: Hogs, 10000 cattle. 1900;
sheep, 12,000 ,,
Chicago Grain and Provisions.
CHICAGO. Feb. "a, 1895
CLOSING PRICES.
WHEAT-February. 5l2l@Y7sc; May,
54(1541sc; July, 55c.
CORN-February 431sa43114c; May, 451<
@45I4G: July, 4434a441sc: September. 45c.
OATS-February, 2S9sc; May, 29sSc;.
June, 29Hc; July, 271sc.
Probationary, sv.95: May, $l015
DIR. Prices Cream Baking Powdes
Most Perfect Made.