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The Dickinson press., 1896-03-14
Planting CELERY.

The quantity Of seed required for an
acre Of celery depends on the distance
between the rows and on the success
attained In raising the plants. For an
early. crop SOW the seed in fats in
greenhouse or hotbed In February,
prick out the plants in cold frames In
April, and set the plants in open
ground in May or early June. An
ounce of seed should give at least 5000
plants. and possibly more. If plants
are set In the ordinary way, six inches
apart In rows four feet apart, one
plant to two square feet of ground is
all that Is necessary, or about $4,000
in all. If planted close by the new
method, ten by five inches. at least
125,QOO plants will be required for an
acre. The crop should he fit for mar
ket In August or September. For the
late crop SOW seeds in drills In open
ground as early as q nice warm and
well protected piece Of ground can be
fitted in spring. Keep well cultivated
ard free from weeds, and set the
plants In rows four to five feet apart.
with six inches. space between the
plants, In well prepared rich soil early
In July. A piece just cleared from an
early garden crop is just right. For
a late market crop the Giant Pascal
Is good. The number of pounds to be
grown on an acre depends on the soil,
culture, and season, and .is just as
variable as the yields Of any other
crop. The irrigation of a celery crop
Is quite an itcm looking to it's success
In this country. After transplanting
the plants should be given a good soak
ing by running the water down the
rows, and II the weather Is dry they
must he irrigated at least once every
week or ten days and cultivated after
each wetting. Some growers are even
mOr eXtravagant than this and run
th~ 'r"+.- three times q week. In the
new culture the irrigation may he
done by flooding or through little rills
made by the hand cultivator.-Denyer
Field and Farm.
The Dickinson press., 1896-03-14

You Are q scheming Little Match.
amazement. Nellie did not speak Q
word. With a look Of anger on his
face, he stepped behind the screen.
There was nobody there.
"What does this meanY"
cit simply means, Mr.. Beaumont,
tint you have asked me to marry you
and l have consented"
II merely did so at your suggestion,
because"
Exactly; and it was good of you to
adopt my suggestion. have accepted
your offer, and l hope l shall not have
reason to regret it"
Nonsense. Miss Nellie! You knew
1t was only In Jest. l like q good prac.
teal joke. but surely this me is a little
undlgnitied. 1t was understood that
you would refuse"
Il made no such promise, Mr.. Beau
mont"
.
ms .M Why. Mon'e, dear, whatever is the
Don't come near me! III ne-never
for-forgivc you! You are a horrid.
mean th-thing. I'm packing up and
go-going away"
Nov, don't be a silly girl. What
have l doneY
"You pro-promised to refuse him.
and then actually accepted him. You
treacherous creature! I'll never speak
to you again. 10 play such a vile trick
on me! How could you be so heart
lcssY'
But I saw you leave the room be-
fore l gave him my answer"
II came back and listened outside
the door-I heard you accept him and
then rushed away"
MY dearest Molly. 1t was all a prac
tical joke. I thought you were out o.
hearing and I was just teasing him
l am sorry I have hurt your feelings
and will confess all. / have been
hoaxing both Of you"
Howl"
"Mr. Beaumont never meant to Pre-
pose to me-he loves you alone-bu'
he went through the farce at my re
quest. He 10 waiting down stairs t.
0ee you, So. hattie your eyes. make
The Dickinson press., 1896-03-14
shoe for a plow.

Select from the woods a stick the
shape of a sleigh crook on one end,
about six inches over by two and one
half feet long-hardwood If possible.
Flatten a tride the straight part on
the side Of the crook, and insert two
stout pins near the end opposite the
crook, far enough apart for the land.
slide to set between. At the bottom Of
the crook nuke q small incislon with
4 chisel for the pillow point to catch In.
Use in taking pillow to and from field.
Point the end Of crook a little.-Orange
Judd Farmer.
The Dickinson press., 1896-03-14
~Presideatial Reception.

Washington, March 1.-THE presi;
dent held his first tri-weekly reception
to the public at the White House to-
day. after a suspension of nearly two
years. About 200 persons took adj
vantage Of the Opportunity to shake
the presidents hand
The Dickinson press., 1896-03-14
,PITH OF. H NEWS.
EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK IN A
CONDENSED FORM.

General Resume of the Most lm-
portant News of the Week, From
all Parts Of the Globe, Boiled
Down and Arranged in Con.
venient Form for Rapid Per-
usal By Busy People.
The Dickinson press., 1896-03-14
Cashier

Fort Worth. Tex. March 11.-R. H
Gibson. cashier Of the defunct Bank
Of Kingfisher, has been arrested and
Jailed here on warrants charging
bank wrecking and receiving deposits
after it was known the bank was In
The Dickinson press., 1896-03-14
=. Ground Broken.

Washington. March 11.-Interesting
exercises attended the breaking of the
ground for the first building for the
new American university, the Hall Of
History. to-day. A large number Of
peop!e Witnessed tho ceremony.
The Dickinson press., 1896-03-14

thaw comes the seed Is 30 deeply COW
cred that nom will kruw until spring
has really I'M Quit sowing just as
soon as it begins to thaw, as the seed
will stick to the soil wherever 1t falls.
Never SOW OH snow IL you want an
eve stand; for. should the snow melt
quickly OF go off with a rain, much Of
the seed is carried to the low places,
and there grows In great lunches.
Never sow after q rain. when the sur
face is smooth and packed, as in the
condition of the surface is the great
secret Of success. If l fail to get the
proper conditions from freezing. l wait
until early in April. when the wind
and sun cause the ground to crack al.
most as much as from freezing. have
had good results when sOwn in this
way.-Thomas Shroyer. Ohio. in Or.
ange Judd Farmer.
Remedial Measures for the Hessian
Tiy.
The presence Of this pest in such de-
structive numbers the past year leads
the New Jersey experiment station to
present some suggestions as to how
injury to crops from this source may
be largely averted.
The application Of inscctidcs to the
wheat fields is scarcely feasible, even
had we a satisfactory destructive
agent, and in appropriate farm practice
we find II best mcth"d Of dealing
with insects. AS the flax seeds are
so low down in the stem that they re-
main in the stubble when the wheat
Is harvested, burning or blowing this
under deeply is q very useful meas
r When clover or grass has been
own In the wheat. this is not feasible
and resort must be had to late seeding.
1t has been found by experience that
fields seeded after Sept. 20 are usually
exempt from injury il the flies find
opportunity of depositins the eggs
elsewhere. The recommendation Is
made therefore that o small strip of
wheat be sown early, say the last of
August or first of September, to at
tract the flies and induce them to owl
post. 4ne main crops should not be
put in until Sept. 20, or Is much later
as 1t Ia safe to do SO, and the early
sown, infested wheat should be plowed
under deeply.
In order that the late-sown wheat
may get Il good start the land should
be put into the best possible condi-
ton and enough ready available fertili-
ger should be used to force a growth
sufficient to enable the plants to winter
well.
Where no trap crop has been planted
and late sowing alone is depended
upon, are should be taken to. select
only the best seed, and, If possible, a
variety that stools freely should be
used. Thus. even If the main shoot is
killed in fall, a vigorous plant in good
soil, with plenty Of readi Y available
food, will often make an ordinary crop
despite infestation by the fly.
Nothing Is better to force growth in
the spring than nitrate of soda, and a
good top dressing of this material will
aid materially III enabling infested
wheat to sustain and outgrow this
kind of injury.
The Dickinson press., 1896-03-14
He was Used to 1t.

Grandpa-Don't get scared, Willie;
The tiger is about to be fed-that's
what makes him jump and roa So"
Willie (easily)-Ok, l a!n't afraid Of
him, grandpa. Papa's the same way
when his meals amt ready.
The Dickinson press., 1896-03-14

yourself pretty ana come down. I
gave the poor man quite a fright, but
I vas awfully penitent and he has
forgiven me. I will tell you all about
1t. There-we're good friends again,
aren't we?"
o
"Afy darling Molly, you have made
me 30 happy"
"Rut don't you feel a terrible biga-
The Dickinson press., 1896-03-14
HORNED TOADs IN THE MAIL.
They We're Sent From Arizona to
Count in Germany.

They We're Sent From Arizona to a
Count in Germany.
Postal clerks always have a story up
the sleeve. l talked with one who
formerly ran between New York and
Chicago. He is row Il clerk in the
New FORK main office:
"rhere are many curiosities of the
mail bags" he said. Not long ago we
received Il dozen horned toads from
Arizona, addressed to a count In Ger
many. They were Immediately sent
to the dead-letter Office. being unmail-
able. Small alligators are very COM
mon, and we have had q human skull
and Il Paris bonnet without any wrap
per. We forward no live animals or
insects through the mails, except bees
in wire screen boxes. Even the bcis
are not desirable mail matter. We
have had the boxes come in broken,
greatly to the discomfort Of the clerks
who opened the bags. About $50 a
day is the New York average OF let
tiers mailed without stamps. This costs
the government more, OF course, than
II the letter swere forwarded at once.
but such Is the law. We receive large
NUMBERS or photographs WlthOut WHIP
pers. Delicate articles reach their des-
tinations safely, while apparently un-
breakable articles arc. broken to pieces.
That is our experience. For instance,
a lamp chimney arrived from the West
not long ago, without a wrapper. but
with the address pasted on. 1t reached
us unbroken, although almost in the
same mail some articles that would
stand running owe by q cable cal
were broken to pieces.
"a few weeks ago we received a
package of eight-inch knife blades
from Paris. with no wrapper but al
address tied to the handles. You cal
see how dangerous such a parcel must
be to the clerk who thrusts his hand
into the bag to empty It. Explosives
come into offices occasionally. but. a:
they are contraband. they are tnker
out carefully and dropped into thu
"oasast dean water -R::ef.lo Times.
The Dickinson press., 1896-03-14
Fer Over FIT, Yea .

AN OLD AND WELL-TRI2D REM
EDY.-Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Sy-
rup has been used for over fifty years
by millions of mothers Tor their
children while teething, with periert
success. 1t soothes the child, softens
the gums, allays oil pain, cures wind
collie, and is the best remedy for
Diarrhea. Is pleasant to the taste.
Sold by Druggists in every part OF
the world. Twenty-Five cents u bot
tie. Its value is incalculable. Be
sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow's
Soothing Syrup, and take no other
kind.
The Dickinson press., 1896-03-14
Uses to Which His Photographic Dis.
cOvery May Well BE Put.

FOR PROF. R0NTGEN.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-09-17

was laughing and talking-happy as a
clam | didn't care about looking him
in the face, but he stopped his talking
as l went past / felt like hitting him
a lick under the chin, and | amt
fighting man, either. Still, it was all
my own fault. Kate had as good a
right to fiirt as | had, but then | had
never counted on her caring more for
anybody than for me-"
Johnnie, Johnnie, come to dinner,
dearr' called his mother.
''Here-go out of this gate" ordered
Johnnie, as the tramp started to re-
climb the fence. At the same time he
tucked the basket and cup amongst
some weeds in the fence corner, and
then began energetically jumping up
and down.
"Ah-1 see-a young schemer, eh?
laughed the tramp as he opened the
alley gate.
Il wish l was a-a-like you," sighed
Johnnie, as he hooked the gate. 'Td
like to do just as / pleased"
Better stay at home, sonny. No
danger but you'll make both ends meet
Good bye, and Pm much obliged for
your dinner. Maybe we'll meet again
some day." and the tramp went his
way whistling as he went.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-09-17
Curious Phenomana.

One of the most remarkable natural
phenomena at sea in the North Atlantic
is the sharp demarcation of the Gulf
Stream flowing north along the east
coast of the United States, carrying
with it the heat of equatorial suns, and
the Labrador current, flowing south
from the Arctic. regions. In the North
Atlantic Pilot Chart for May the Unit
ed States photographer gives an ex-
cellent description of this line of de-
marcation by quotations from the re-
ports of captains of war vessels of the
English navy, in which it is stated that
temperatures of 40 to 60 degrees were
taken within few yards of each other.
1t is recorded that in one instance, be-
tween Halifax and Bermuda, vessel
had 20 degrees at the bow and 40 de-
grees at the stern, or a difference of 30
degrees in the sea surface tempera-
ture in short ships length.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-09-17
A TONIC FOR HOGS

Theodore Lewis. the well-known
swine-raiser of Wisconsin, gives, in
Hoard's Dairyman, his method of pre-
pairing charcoal for hogs. A cone
shaped hole is dug in the ground near
the hog house, four or five feet deep
five feet in diameter at top and one foot
at bottom. A sheet-iron cover is pro-
vided. A fire of shavings is started in
the bottom, and corn cobs added by de-
grees as they get aglow util the pit
is full. If they burn faster on one side.
lift them to the opposite side with a
pole. Whom all are we'll aglow, cover
the hole with the sheet iron and seal
edges With earth. Next morning there
should be twelve bushels of charcoal.
Store the charcoal in space salt barrels,
breaking it with the shovel in filling.
Put six bushels of it in a large box,
add one bushel of hardwood ashes,
eight pounds of salt. and mix thor
oughly. Then dissolve one and one
fourth pounds of copperas in pail of
hot water and sprinkle it over the
mass with watering pot, mixing it
through. Then make self-feeding
box, with cover, and place it where tho
hogs can have free access to it, stalking
1t so that it cannot be rubbed over.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-09-17
CLEANLINESS IN THE DAIRY

We have always been taught, writes
Professor De Witt Goodrich of the
Ohio Dairy School, that cleanliness is
the foundation of dairying," and sci
ence has been trying bard for the last
few years to impress upon us why it is
the foundation of dairying: That we
must keep the atmosphere of our sta
bles as pure as possible to reduce the
number of dangerous germs; that we
must take great care in cleaning the
cows udders before milking, lest harm.
full bacteria fall into the milk pail; that
Immediately, lest it become contain
mated with the little wretches: that ali
milk vessels must be sterllized with
steam or boiling water and freed from
all organisms. But instead of stopping
as sometimes wish they had, they go
on to tell us that the air, water, soil,
and in fact everything, except perhaps
healthy animal tissue and milk from
non-tuberculous cows before drawn,
teens with bacterial life. No wondeS
many of us get discouraged and give
up the fight, leaving the field to the
germs. good, bad and Indifferent, and
let them fight it out among them
selves, the bad usually coming out
ahead. But is it reasonable or practl
cal to go to the other extreme and ster.
ilize all milk or cream and then fertii-
ize with the particular favor-producinc
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-09-17
AROIT STRSOILING.

The question of subsoiling is begin
ming to attract the attention of farmers
all over the country. A few years ago,
says +. S. White of Iowa. when l
bought subsol plow and commenced
to use it, was made fun of. Now some
of our best farmers and horticulturlsts
are advising the use of subSoil plows.
The matter is one that must be deter
mined by conditions. There are many
localities where it would be waste or
time to subsoil a deep rich loam
which the ordinary plow will not reach
through and those soils with loose,
sandy or gravelly subsoil, would not be
benefited by subsoiling. The soils
helped are those having stiff clay bot
tom, with a shallow soil above, and
those having hard gravelly subsoil.
These require deeper stirring than can
be given with common plows. The OBJ
iect of the work is to loosen this hard
bottom. and by letting the air get to
the lower layers, they are greatly i'm
proved and gradually changed by it,.
As to the depth, this will depend large
lv on the soil. From 10 to 20 inches is
advised. | think it would be best in
central Ohio to begin subsoiling 10
inches, gradually increasing the depth
each time until 16 to 20 inches have
been stirred. All the bluff lands along
the rivers and creeks have more or lesa
of this stiff clay subsoil, and where
these lands have become worn from
cultivation. subsoiling would be of
great benefit and would largely in
crease the crops.
The work is done by following the
ordinary plow. running the subsoiler in
the bottom of the furrow made by it.
The subsoil plow does not throw the
dirt out or ON top, but simply stirs uI'
the bottom, leaving loose mellow bed
to be covered by the next furrow of the
first plow. This loose bed affords good
drainage in wet weather, the deep fur
rows carrying off the surplus water.
In dry weather they will gather mois-
ture from both below and above, thus
storing up supply for feeding the
roots of crops, much longer than the
same soils will do under our old sys-
tenn of cultivation. So the subsoiling
is good for either wet or dry seasons.
and if the work is done in the fall, tho
loose beds will gather anonrb mois-
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-09-17
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES
ITEMS OF TIMELY INTEREST TO THE
FARMERS.
About SubsoiIing-..Picking Ducks...A
Tonic for Hogs..-Late Peas for Home
Use.-.To Wean Foas.

LATE PEAS FOR HOME USE.
There is not generally a very good
market for late peas, because after the
first new peas have satisfied the appe-
tites of lovers Of this vegetable the
price rapidly declines and it will not
pay to grow and market 1t. But a
fresh succession of peas until fall is
very desirable, and it is easily in the
power of every farmer to secure it by
later paintings. The farmer ought al
ways to have fresher vegetables and
longer season for them than the aver
age city resident can expect. 1t is one
of the advantages of country life that
he should not only not forego but make
the most of. 1t is hard work providing
three palatable meals through the sum-
mer for men at work on the farm. A
plentiful supply of green peas will fur
nish food that is not only palatable but
nutritious.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-09-17
NO.. 49,.

ture to enable early crops to bridge
over dry seasons and make fair yield
Most farmers know that on much of
our land we turn over the top soil and
scrape along on the hard clay or gravel
bottom, which becomes more compact
each season. 1t is hard to get the
plows down into this hard layer, and il
we could, it is not desirable or profita-
BILE to turn the clay up on top. Thus
we see at once the Importance of the
subsoil plow Another great advantage
in subsoilng is that such soils will hold
manure twice as long as they did be-
fore. There is no chance for the ma
nure to wash out 1t is taken up in the
solid and gradually works down in this
loose bed. where it is held until con.
sumed by the growing crops. This let
ting down of the manure and top soil
and air, is the process which gradu-
ally changes the whole character of ths
land, and with proper rotation Of crops
and few good crops of green manure
turned under. we would soon have a
deep rich soil, instead of only a few
inches of top or surface soil. Sub
soiIing has shown its value perhaps
more largely on root crops than on 9TH
ers. This work on the soils l have
described has increased the yield of
root crops at least one-third The pri-
losophy of subsoiling is so plain tha<
we can readily see its advantage, and
it is a practice that will soon becoms
common.-American Agriculturist.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-09-17
PICKING DUCKS.

Duck feathers always bring a fair
price, especially white ones, and
should be saved when dressing the
ducks, if they are sold dressed; if not
sold dressed do not pick just before
selling. The amount received for tho
feathers ought to pay for the dressing
The breeding ducks may be picked
several times a year, usually four to
six. Do not pick until the feathers are
ripe which can be told by pulling
few from different parts of the bodies
of several birds. If they come out cas-
lily, without any bloody fluid in the
quill, they are all right and should be
picked" or many will be lost. In
picking pull only a few feathers at n
time by taking between the thumb and
forefinger and giving Il quick down
ward jerk. Do not pull the bunch of
long, coarse feathers under each wing.
Before you begin picking, tie the
ducks feet together with bit of list
ing or other soft cloth, and if the duck
is inclined to object to the picking by
thrusts with the bill, slip an old stock
ing or something of the sort over ita
head. Use no unnecessary harshnesa
with any of the birds and be especially
careful with laying ducks. Sitting
ducks and those that are soon to be set
should not be picked. In hot weather
much of the down may be taken from
the brakes Do not take any in cold
weather.-Farm, Field and Fireside.