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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-30
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The Renowned Bohemian Violinist. Mime.
MATERNA, the Great wagneriAn Soprano,
and LUCKSTONE. pianist.
Pricsa: Csc, Soc. 75c. 100 and $3.50. Seats
at theater Monday. March 80.
The Progress., 1896-04-18

to get scarce, and what we did get
were partly covered by yok of eggs
that had been eaten by the hens. We
soon found that the hens had the habit
very bad, and at first we decided to
XIII off a few Of the worst mischief
makers. We disliked to do this, ex-
cept as last resort. So we tried an
other way, and are pleased to say that
It has Sroved a success. Our hen house
has ore large window. We covered this
with a carpet, allowing the lower edge
to be raised in such a way that the
light would fall on the roosts, but the
part where the nests were remained in
quite deep shadow. The interior Of
the nests were in still deeper gloom,
so much so that it would be quite i'm
possible for the hens to strike the eggs
with sufficient accuracy to break them.
At first We got the nests too dark, and
the hens could not see to get up into
them. We soon adjusted the shadow to
the degree desired. Other readers OF
The Farmers Review may have trouble
in this way, and if so, they will prob
ably find this plan of value-Mary
Ann, in Farmers Review.
The Progress., 1896-04-18

more than half what il would be were
the birds selected, even to the extent
'"at horses, sheep, cattle and hogs are
n the kinds of live stock named there
IS altogether too little selection, but -
on! poultry there is none at al, e--
cept by the fanciers, and we fear that
even they do not do a great deal in
selecting individual fowls.
We take flock. and compare them
with another flock. and the flock that
does the best is chosen. Now in the
rejected flock there may be birds that
"!}l outlay anything in the successful
NOcEs, but their good record is o5scured
~ the poor records Of their companions
The only way to select the best
breeders is to have a separate YARD for
each fowl, keep a record of her eggs
tor the first two years, and If she
proves excellent. mate her the third
year and use her eggs for Matching.
This is troublesome and an eXpen-
sjye method, and will require many
y%rs 70 select flock of good layers,
hnt 1t is the only correct method. A
Sock thus bred would in a number CT
years yield 30 eggs per annum more
than the usual If the number Of hens
lie 100 this would mean 5000 eggs extra
for the wear, and the value &C these
The Progress., 1896-04-18
Beware
OF The Knife.

Mr.. Lincoln Nelson, of Marshield, Mo-,
.r;tes. "For six years l have been q
.nHerer from a scrofulous affection OF
,se glands of my neck, and all efforts
n phvs;cians in Washington, D. c.,
Sor}ngfeld, H., and St. Louis failed to
,,duce the enlargement. After six
months constant treatment here, my
nhysician urged me to submit to a re-
mroval Of the gland. Atthis critical mo-
went a friend recommended S.S.S.,
and laying aside a deep-rooted preju-
lice against all patent medicines, l be-
ran its use. Before had used one bot
4. the enlargement began to disappear,
and now it is entirely gone, though l anu
not through with my second bottle yet.
Had only used your SIS. long ago,
would have escaped years of misery
and saved over s15o."
This experience is like that of all who
suHer with deep-seated blood troubles.
The doctors can ds no good, and even
their resorts to the knife prove either
iuitless or fatal. SIS. is the only
real blood remedy; it gets at the root of
lie disease and forces it out perma-
rently.
The Progress., 1896-04-18
Ignorance an Obstacle.

The greatest obstacle in the improve
ment of the poultry interests Is the
general ignorance of present conditions
and results. There seem to be few
who know what they are doing. Ask
a man how many eggs he got last year.
now much it cost to keep the hens, and
so forth, and it is exceedingly rare
that an answer can be secured. The
truth is he cannot tell; hence there Is
no probability of improvement. If we
can get people to keeping close
records, We can get them to improve
their focks. We are glad that some
readers of the Farmers Review are
beginning to take deeper interest in
knowing what results they are getting.
The Progress., 1896-04-18

The difference in appreciation of cuts
Of meat by different large markets IS
astonishing. We illustrate the mode
followed in Paris. The animal Illus
trated is supposed to be Norman OK,
weighing, when dressed, 457 Kilograms
! ,0O750 pounds.
No. in the cut is the veiHy piece.
weight 400 POUNDS; 2, ditch bone,
weight G6.14 pounds; 3, thick flank. 400
pounds; 4, sirloin, 1923 pounds; ),
tillet, 1913 pounds; 6, bullock, 1907
The Progress., 1896-04-18
Increase OF Creameries.

The continual increase Of creameriea
in every one Of the states adapted to
grazing is a sign indicative of progress
on the part Of the butter makers. 1t
is estimated that there are now in the
United States more than $4,000 cream
cries. When we consider that all OF
these have sprung up within one gen.
Grafton, we can appreciate how rapid
has been the advance. The creamery
is tn most effective weapon by which
tie farmer can reduce the stock OF
poor and cheap butter. The home
dairy is a very good thing and the
s,,illful maker of dairy butter can gel
a good price for his product, even
higher sometimes than the current
price for best creamery. But there
are myriads of farmers that never vii
learn to make OUTER correctly, and fol
them the creamery is a salvation.
The Progress., 1896-04-18

pounds; total OF first quality, 313.o5
pounds.
No. 7, shoulder blades, 1912 pounds;
s, end Of neck, HOP pounds; ribs, 1929
pounds; total Of second quality, 2G45i
pounds.
No. 10, chuck, 55.12 pounds; II, neck
77.1O pounds; y, brisket, 1854 pounds
10, leg ana shin, 55.11 pounds; "A, cheek
22.O4 pounds; IS, inner sirlofn. 220l
pounds; kidneys. 1910 pounds; totaI
OF third quality, 1891 pounds.-Farm'
ers' Review.
The Progress., 1896-04-18

Sowing Clover.-Clover may be sown
broadcast either in August or Septem-
Der, but much better and surer earlier
in the spring, VITA most OF the cereal
grains, or the cultivated grasses; or ii
may proftably constitute crop by it
self. On we'll prepared loans 10 to II
pounds of good seed will frequently give
a fril covering to the land, while on
clay IL to 16 pounds are necessary PEI
acre. When sown with the grasses
four to six pounds On the first and 5 to
y pounds on the last soil will suf-
ice.-EY.
The Progress., 1896-04-18

can then we'll afford to advocate tie
passage of law that viii sweep away
the privilege once FOR all 1t is true
that there would have to be very rad
icaI change in Cur butter score cares,
the points for color oe!ns HcA!Iy or al
together eliminated.
The Progress., 1896-04-18

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward
for any case OF Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY Il CO., Toledo, 0.
We, the undersigned, have known F.
J. Cheney for the last Is years, and be-
lieve him perfectly honorable In all
business transactions, and financially
able 10 carry out any obligations made
by their firm.
WALDING, KINNAN &: MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken INTERNAL
~, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces Of the system. Testi
monials sent free, Price. 75C per bottle,
Sold by all druggists
Halls Family Pills, &c.
The Progress., 1896-04-18
Do Not Use Much Water.

The papers related tho other DAY
how a va,orous kentucky colonel Sew
an enormous dcvil-fsh on the coast o.
Florida. 1t turns out that the hovrid
beast was only big stingaree. Her
lucky is an inland placo-and its in
habitants do not know much about
water, anyway.-No" Orleans Plea
yune.
The Progress., 1896-04-18
Stopped Egg Eating.

have about 40 hens and they haye
teer doing fairly well this winter. Bit
ABOUT three weeks ago the eggs began
The Progress., 1896-04-18
the Rack, the ThnmhAcreu And fha nao,

Were old fashioned instruments OF torture
long since abandoned. but there is ormentor
VINO stu continues to agonize the Joints,
muscles and nerves OF many Of Us. The rleu.
ma'lsm, that tnveterate foe TO daily and nightly
comfort, may be conquered by the timely and
steaoy use OF Hostetter's Stomach Btters.
when likewise eradicates neuralgia, bilious,
ma4arlal, bowel, stomach and nerve complaints.
The Progress., 1896-04-18

Pure Water for Gogs.-The supply OF
water for the swine should be pure.
This is one Of the safeguards against
cholera. In all probability the geras
of tie disease are often carried by tho
WAGER.
The Progress., 1896-04-18
p1,e Grass in Permanent Pastures.

That blue grass is a success in Ken
lucky is a fact Sc well established thai
Il is no longer debatable. The question
is now being asked. how far north can
The Progress., 1896-04-18
SIS. Guaranteed purely 0rgrtable)
Real Blood Remedy.

ia blood remedy for real blood troubles;
4 cures the most obstinate cases of
Scrofula, Eczema, Cancer, Rheumatism,
etc., which other so-called blood RENE
dies fail to touch. SIS. gets at the
root of the disease and forces it out per-
manentlv. Valuable books will
be sent free m m ~
to any address K% RW 80
by the Swift " w. e.
Specific Co., At 4 N 1 "a \ N
anta, Ga. @W @gNy @ay
The Progress., 1896-04-18
The more confidential friends man
has the fewer secrets he has.
Pso's Cure for Consumption Is our only
medicine for coughs and colds.-Mrs G. Beltz,
$50 Sth ave, Denver, Col, Nov S, '95.

Some people think man cannot be-
have unless he belongs to church.
The Progress., 1896-04-18

A dyspeptic does not eat: he or,y
tastes.
The Progress., 1896-04-18

1t seems easier to manage the bust
ness Of other people than your own.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-12

succeeded in reaching the summit. \
man named Rogers. living in Dead
wood, -. d., climbed 1t On July 4 two
years ago, aud later his wife accom-
pliSllei the same feat
1t was only possible to ascend the
tower by driving spikes into the per-
pendicular sides. As Rodgers came
down he pulled ont the spikes. so that
no one else should be tempted to risk
his life in performing the same feat.
When the Sioux Indians living ut n
distance We're shown n photograph of
the mountain they became strangely
excited, and wanted to know il an I'M
derground passage had been found AT
the base of the tower. They say that
many years ago while some warriors
OF the Sioux tribe We're hunting in the
vicinity they discovered an under
ground passage leading under the
tower. They lighted torches o explore
it. 1t led along under the tower 10 a
distance of SOD yards or more and
terminated in a big lake Of water.
There We're a great many bones and
skeletons piled up inside and among
them a great quantity of gold. While
examining their find the torches went
out, and becoming frightened they
ran along the passage to the entrance.
Once safely out they carefully block
AIDED the entrance so that il would mo-
be discovered. Several searches have
been made both by Indians and white
men for the entrance, but it has never
been found.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-12
HIS RRAMN WAS MIGHTY.
Nadine w0Odsman Whose Strength
Was Almost Gianflike.

="
John Moriarity, who recently died of
typhoid fever in the Oldtown hospital,
Me-, was known all over the eastern
part of the state as Barney KelleY's
Giant" and many are the stories that
| Barney Kelley. his employer, teYs of
his strength and prowess.
Moriarity stood 6 feet 9& inches in
his stocking feet, and his average
weight was 2i0 pounds. His arms were
long, with sinews like whipcords, and
his hand had the grip and strength OF
the hand Of a gorilla.
lie could do as much work in n day
as w ordinary men, and he therefore
always commanded extra pay as q
woodsman. An axe in his hand was
like Il toy, and ever the wearing work
of turning the derrick crank failed 10
find him fatigued 1T the end OF the
day.
On one occasion he passed by a house
where two men were attempting TO
get a barrel of -four up a narrow stair
case Moriarity watched them for a
moment with an amused smile, and
then volunteering his services, picked
up The barrel by the rim and landed it
where ii was wanted Another time
two woodsmen attempted TO Jolly"
this Hercules. He struck no blow,
but quietly caught them by the shout
ders and knocked their heads togeth-
or. But this was only to teach 81 les
son in He was uniformly
good .ratured and p~eaceable.
Moriarity was q native OF Belldune,
n. B., and was one of a large family,
all of whom were noted fer their size.
one sister alone survives him. She is
living at present in Boston.-New Yorl,
World.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-12

wrought grew Dol the home farm
and was pulled at the elimination OF
It's growth. and in the fullness of its
blue-eyod beauty tied into bundles and
laid under the ripples OF the nearby
brook. which sang it's sons in the
Hciahborhood OF most Puritan Eabita-
tons. Under this clear. quivering ar
rem the bundles of tied flax stems re-
manned until the thready fibers could
hc washed or beaten from the periSba-
bic Part Of lis vegetable composition.
Then came the spinning on the small
fax wheel, and finally the weaving In
20 webs Of linen. which were after
yard To De stretched ON the grass be-
eide the stream, and s%piinkled under
sunshine and dampened with rain anG
dew until il fulfilled It's destiny and
became Il roll Of linen fit for al the
competitive leeds Of the Puritan
household.
The story. rs we Get il from our
grandmothers, is that bed-hangingS
and other large pieces were usually
made OF unbleachcd linen. and when
that was the ease, and the original
constitution Of the web was upiIn-
paired by bleaching. the life Of the
good homcsprn might safely have
been ensured for at least 100 years Of
wear. or course. Il prudent fore
mothers need not hesitate to invest
their spare hours upon "A foundation Of
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-12
Embroidery.

Early American crewei work was dc
rived directly from England, and the
practice &c {: seems to have been. FOR
the most part, confined to the New
England States, the embroidery of the
Middle and Southern States being OF
quite a different origin and character.
Our Puritan foremothers brought with
them not only the traditions of EN-
broidery. but q practical Knowledge.
which they were successful in fitting
to the rough and meager conditions Of
their lives.
These early specimens are of orig
inal American race and most OF them
OF purely domestic origin. The fax
for the webs on which they were
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-12
THE DEVILS w Err.
Remarkable Freak of nature I'm the
Black Hills.

a &c logical freak cal ed the Devils
lower Is n of the greatest curiosi-
lies in the Northwest. 1t is rarely VS.
ded by tourists ON account III It's dis
tancc from any railroad. The tower
lhg mass of rock is situated on the
f>He Fourche river In the northwest
era extremity ar the Black Hills. Ii
fSs2mb'es an c3Crm MS cisk con /. ret
cd OF gigantic plaHkS, the sides being
lNrlyWcd with trachyte crystals. The
wal S are almost p pend cuiar aad rise
10 "a height Of 100 feet above the
Belle fCttrchc river. From summit 10
base OF thc tower is over 81 feet.
lr. Workman. Of the department OF
paiaeOntologg in the American Mu-
seitm Of Natural History. who returned
FGnte time from the Black Hills,
Says that the great tower waB thrown
~ from the bowels of rne earth in
some gigantic eruption. There Is moth
ing like.it elsewhere in the world. and
II stands alone In a sort of mysterious
majesty.
On account Gf the smooth. prrppa-
dtcuIar sldes ii has generally been sup
posed that no has ever been sue
cessful in climbing il. This. Il weyer.
Is not true. because two people have
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-12
a Plea for House Plants.

A pretty idea in decorating ones
rooms for an entertainment is to
place pots of palms. growing ferns or
flowers n the shelves above the doors
usually devoted to pottery. Placed at
this elevation they are most effective.
and besides, out of the way as regards
wall and floor space, which is often a
consideration.
For plants that do not require sun
light the idea might he carried fur
Their. and certain kinds might always
he left ON such n shelf. Flowers give
an air TO q room that nothing else a
iinpart-a touch of nature, Il cosy.
homclike air-but in our rage for the
esthetic they have in a measure been
banished, since both the pots and the
shelves and stands holding them are
considered unsightly. But the dull red
of the comm flower pot a q beauty
OF it's own. and there is 40 reason why
q sunny window should not be fitted
with a strong shelf, upheld by orna-
mental brackets. and surrounded with
fretwork, or with Il homemade ar
rangement of spindles and balls that
would be graceful and pretty.
Half n dozen wcll-cared-for plants on
this shelf would do nor toward max
ing your home beautiful than ten
times their cost expended in china or
furniture or wall paper. Your friends
will look at your blooming hyacinths.
and your sturdy geraniums, and for
get to notice how faded is the CARPET
and how worn the covering OF the
furniture.-New York Herald.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-12
A COLLEGE STUDENT AS BLACK.
SMITH.
His Trade Stood Him In Good stead
fa n Colorado Mining Camp.

AT Cornell all the mechanical en-
cheering students have to learn seven
trades. One of these trades. that OF
blacksmith, is very distasteful to ONE
OF the students, but it has to be learn
ed all the same. One young fellow,
who was unusually averse to soiling
his hands, begged hard to be exempted
from wearing the leather apron, but
the professor took special care that
there was nothing hacking in thorough
ness of his training ut the forge.
Last fall the student went to the
professor and thanked him for being
compelled to learn blacksmithing.
"Y III see. he said, Il am now siper,n
tendent of a mine away back in Col
orado. Last summer our main shaft
broke and there was no one in the
mine but myself who could weld Ii. |
didn't IKE the job. but took off my Goa
and welded that shaft. 1t wasn't a
pretty job, but shes running now.
IF l couldn't have done it Id have
had 10 pax .hat shaft III iDiiie back
and send IL 800 miles over the noun
tains to be fixed, and the mine would
have had to shut down till ii got back.
My ability to mend that shaft raised
me in the eyes of every nan In the
mine. ard the boss raised my salary"
-Pittsburg Dispatch
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-12

Like all great comedians, Josepg JEFF
ferson is an acute observer of ckar;tr-
ter, and tells many stories ia which "A
single phrase illustrates the entire per-
sonality of the individual he describes.
Here is Mr.. Jefferson's latest, told AT
the Harvard association dinner in Bos-
ton last week:
While acting rip Van Wrinkle in
n of the Western cities | received a
letter, in which the writer said he was
SO overcome by my acting that he was
DESTROYS of returning thanks. And he
closed the letter by saying:
My name is Duncan, and am the
inventor of Duncan's spring beds. l
would like to send. as q token OF my
gratitude, II of Duncan's spring beds
TO you for your family. ! am, entirely
disintereSted in the matter, and aii |
ask you to do will he simply, when
you wake up in the last act, to say
you wouldn't have felt so bad If Won
had been sleeping on n of Duncan's
spring beds. Mail and Express
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-12

such strength AMI durability. and they
did noi These suits Of bed curtains
mere by no means an uncommon pas-
session have een scores OF them
brought together ia collections OF colo
NAL relics, ard probably there are
many more which do not often see the
light, ven in such collections.
Many of them are embroidered In
two shades of indigo blue. n color
which was easily available in every
household. the dye-pot of indigo being
as Indispensable n part of the domestic
equipment as the spinning wheel or
the ioom.-Harper's Bazaar.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-12
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUALLY.

Lna more could be made by the farmers
n they would plant Salzer's big crop
hing seeds, because Salzer's seeds
Eprout, grow and produce. giving you
from 4 to 6 tons of hay per acre, over 2Ot
hu of corn, 116 blu. of barley. 1900 bu.
III potatoes, 209 blu. Silver Mine Oats
end the like per acre. These ars pos
hive facts, all Cf which 4 be substan-
by oath. Now, the editor asks
|why sow poor seeds and get poor yields,
when such big, bountiful yields are pos
|sible? Salzer s catalogue tells you all
about il.
n you WIN cut this out and s-nd II
with Il cents postage to the John A
|Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse. Wis. you
|vil receive their mammoth catalogue
iii iiee samples OF grain and grass seeds,
worth $40 to anybody to get a start
Iron. Catalogue alone 5 cents post.
|age. WI.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-12
~Incnntious Exposnre.

LtJoy q that relative of yours from the
I'st that's been visiting you getting
i .lJe was doing all right until this
I,o,r,ne when somebody showed him
| conv of the Weekly Buglc, with an
..,, IN II TO the effect that Mr.. How
|aues Of Boston, who has been ON a
Eisr among friends in orr village FOR
H., Inst two or three weeks. is recover
Iar nom a severe attack of Ia grippe
Inn he had a relapse at nce,,-Chi-
kaso Tribune.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-12
Division OF Labor.

Miss Dorothy w, of Winthrop, aged
twp years. and with a younger rival
near the maternal throne. was found in
silen; and p%erilous intimacy with the
PARKER hric-a-brac.
What are yon doing, Dorothy z" de-
mandsd her mother.
I'm, all right" responded the young
wor ar; you go and take care of your
haiiy Lewiston Journal.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-12
SIftigatei.

"J,atber." said the boy, what Is the
diff, ence between a poet ana u po1'
larreate?" 80.
MY son" replied the parent. ~
seen,s that the poet laureate ~ QUE VIZ
has han only d mild attack. -petro
Tribppe.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-12
Timely Chat.

II tell you. Brownie, wouldn't DC
lshina the time. as yen are" reneasSe.
IN, mouse to his chum back OF the
Clock.
..What would you be, them
AID he quietly nibbled another lear
Of III, calendar and murmured, up to
dat. Boston Transcript.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-12
Stop. Thief.

Stop a small malady, which Is stealing
your strength, before II outruns Your power
20 arrest II, and recover what Ii took from
you The safest and promptest recuperator
nl waning Vitality Is Hostetter's stomach
|bllefs which relews vigor. flesh and nerve
|qaetuse because Ii restores activity 10
Those functions whose interruption inter
Heres with general health. Use the Bitters
ipr dyspepsia. malarial, rheumatic and kid
neg complaints and biliousaess.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-12
Frank Admission

Mf. Jones-No, / couldn't give you
1t is too plain that you are
d drinking man.
The Tramp-True, madam; I don't
deny It, but I'm trying To save up
enough to take the gold cure.-Life.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-12
The BroohIyn Lnbyrlntb.

\ license to pedile at the bridge en-
trarce? What class Of goods are you
handling?
Applicant CONGRATULATIONS. sir,
don give the snap away. There's a
foltunc in il. ] want TO furnish pades-
tria:ls with lanterns and ropes for the
labyrinth.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-12
where speech d. Away. Pure.

Miss Spec Tacies tof Boston)-Wn
You have ~mayonnaise dressing on your
lettucel
Miss Stickler also Of Boston)-No,
thank you. j prefer it In the nude
Word.