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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-16
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WASHINGTON, Dec l5.-The presi.
dent has sent to the senate the nomlna.
tion of Charles a. Prouty of Vermont
10 be an interstate commerce commits.
sioner, vice Wheelock c. Eeazey. re-
signed
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-16
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Notice Of Application tor Probate of Will

Notice OF Application tor Probate Of will.
state Of south Dakota, county OF Lake-ss.
Ia county court. Iu the matter OF the estate OF
William harrington, deceased. Notice OF time
appointed for proving will, etc. The state OF
South Dakota sends greeting to Sarah Laring-
tpp, Crista Van Rosepdale, Esther Rounds,
Alice D harrington, SUSIE A. darlington, Will
liam J. Lsrington and Edna A. Van Rosend ale,,
heir. next Of kan Of " ilnam Larineton, deceased.
Pursnan, TO an order OF said cour. made on the
9Th day Of Drcember, A. d. 1896 notice is hereby
given that Thursday, the 3lst day OF December,
A. y. 1886 at O'Clock p. m. OF said day, at the
court room Of said court, at the city OF Madison,
in the con ty Of Lake, has been appointed a. the
tine and place for proving the Viii OF said vii
liam Lexington, decreased, aed for hearing the
application oi Sarah harrington for the irsaai ce
to hcr nf elters tesfamentary. when and where
-nv persoH Interested my appear and contest
the me.
Wltn.. the Hon. i II. Williamson, judge OF
rhr .H,ty court. ard the seal of raid court. this
stt day ~ December, "A. d. 1896, st his pffice u
The citt of Madison, county of Lake, state Of
Souih Dakota. ~
- J. Fl. WILLIAMSON,
Judge Of the Couuty Court.
D. D. HOL0EIDGE j sOS.
= Attorneys for Petitioner.
The Progress., 1896-05-21
Sciences Debt to Missions.

In setting forth the debt of science
to missions, Archdeacon Farrar offered
these interrogatories by way Of sug-
gestion
Is it nothing that through their labor
in the translation Of the Bible, the
German philologist in his study may
have before him the vocabulary of 250
languages?
Who created the science OF anthrc.
pology? The missionaries.
Who rendered possible the deeply
important science Of comparative re-
ligion? The missionaries.
Who discovered the great chain ST
lakes in Central Africa, on which Will
turn its future destiny? The mission
aries.
Who have been the chief explorers
of Oceanica, America and Asia? The
missionaries.
Who discovered the famous Nestor.
ian monument in Singar Flu? A mis-.
sionary.
Who discovered the still more fam.
GUS M>abite stone? A church mis-.
sionary.
The Progress., 1896-05-21
Proposed Live Stock Regulations.

The senate committee on agriculture
has authorized favorable report upon
the animal industry bill. It is recOd-
ttication of the existing laws bearing
upon the subject Of animal and meat
inspection, with numerous important
additions. Among the additions are
provisions putting inspection of meat
products and live stock. the extirpation
Of infectious and contagious diseases,
the regulations on the transportation
OF live stock, and the prevention OF
the expectation or importation of dis
eased stock in the direct charge of the
bureau OF animal industry. Stock eX-
posed to contagion, as we'll as those al
ready affected, are included within the
lnhlbltlons of the bill. Transportation
companies are forbidden, under a pen
atty of $1,000, from receiving or ship
ping infected animals for interstate
commerce. The owners of cars or pens
which have contained diseased cattle
are required to disinfect them thor
ouShly Veterinary inspection of live
stock whose meat is to be exported is
eXacted, and shippers of meat products
are required to mark packages plainly
SO as to indicate the species of the ami
nal. No slaughter of animals at abat-
TORS having government inspection is
to be allowed on Sundays or holidays,
or at night in the absence of an in
spector. Inspectors are authorized to
condemn such animals or carcasses as
are found to be diseased, and, if neces-
sary, to destroy them 1t is made un-
lawful to import carcasses of diseased
cattle or other live stock which have
not been inspected or certified. The
secretary of agriculture is authorized
to maintain at the expense Of the United
States microscOpical examinations of
swine carcasses at the time of slaugh-
ter whenever and wherever he may
deem it exped1ent, and especially with
reference to hog meat intended for ex-
port. Provision is made for sending
veterinary surgeons to districts where
horses, cattle or hogs are suffering
from infectious diseases.
Penalties for disregard or Gisobedi-
ence of the law are provided in all cases
and in several instances fines amount
ing to $1,000 are imposed Farmers
Review
The Progress., 1896-05-21
How Day Is Lost and Gained,

Every person travelling around the
world from west to east, with his watch
or chronOmeter set to the time of the
place at which he started, will note that
the sun comes to his meridian or noon,
four minutes earlier than his chronom-
eter time, for every degree passed
over, one hour for every fifteen degrees
and twenty-four hours for $50 degrees,
the total circuit Of the earth. In other
words every one who completes such
a journey, gains day, and to dispose
Of this superfuous day, so as to make
his reckoning correspond with that of
his starting place, he must call the day
on which he gets back Tor on which
he passes some certain point or meri-
dian line), and the next following day
of the week and month by the same
name and date; thus having two Mon
days, for example, together. On the
other hand, every person travelling
from east to west loses a day in max
ing complete circuit of the earth, and
to correct his calendar, must drop one
day OF the week. that is, call the day
of his arrival, which he has reckoncd
to be Tuesday, Wednesday, tC agree
with the correct computation.
The Progress., 1896-05-21
Low Life in London.

A glimpse of slum life in London and
the chief cause OF the peoples poverty
is given in an article in the Century
entitled, Stamping Out the London
Sums" The author, Mr. Edward Mar
shall says;
The public houses explain a great
many Of the mseries of that mjser-
able locality. There may be some tee
totalers there, but there IRE not MANY,
and there are almost as few drinkers
who are always moderate in their Il.
bations. The curse Of bitter beer raw
Scotch whisky, and "tuppenIy" gin
rests Jeavy On the place. Public opin.
ion is no weapon against it, fer public
opinion openly favors drinking when.
ever one has the necessary money, and
does not regard actual drunkenness
as disgrace
"Vamen drink at the bars as un.
conce.aedly as men do, and barr an
serve them. The bar room s. the
sip place, and hahes I'D, do
The Progress., 1896-05-21
Step by Step.


An exchange relates the following
story Of how bootblac!i achieved sue
cess:
"A hundred years ago there lived in
Oxford little boy. whose business it
was to clean the boots of the students
of the famous university there. He was
poor, and bright and smart. Well,
this lad, whose name was George, grew
rapidly in favor With the students
His prompt and hearty way OF doing
things, and his industrious habits and
fa9thful deeds won their admiration.
They saw in him the promise of a noble
man, and they proposed to teach him
little every day.
Eager to learn, George accepted
their proposals, and he soon surprised
his teachers by his rapid progress.
:" "A boy who can blacken boots well
can study WE'LL said one of the stu
dents.
" Keen as briar,' said another,
and pluck enough to make a hero
But we cannot stop to tell Of his pa
thence and perseverance. He went on,
step by step, just as the song gees:
One step and then another
u.:til he became a man, a learned and
eloquent man, who preached the Cos
pei to admiring thousands.
"The little bo0tblack became the re-
nowned pulpit orator, George White
field"
The Progress., 1896-05-21
A Song of Mother.

In the new volume Of the heretofore
unpublished poems Of Christina Ros'
setti is this charming poem, written in
her mothers old age:
My blessed mother doing in her chair
On Christmas day seemed an embod'
led Love,
A comfortable Love with soft brown
hair,
Softened and silvered to a tint OF
dove;
A better sort of Venus with an air
Angelical from thoughts that dwell
above;
A wiser Pallas in whose body fair
Enshrined a blessed soul looks out
thereof.
Winter brought holly then; now spring
has brought
PaIer and Trailer snowdrops SILVER
ing;
And I have brought simple, humble
thought
l her devoted. duteous Valentine
A lifelong thought which thrills this
song l sing,
A lifelong love to this dear saint o!
mine
The Progress., 1896-05-21
A Prescription for Life.

If the chaplain'S prescription in the
following anecdote was TILED and faith.
fully taken By every man, life would
be path of roses instead OF thorns
The New York Observer recounts it.
A mixed company was gathered in
the lit.le chapel. They had come to.
gether from many quarters; there were
Old and young, rich and poor. Differ.
ing in many respects, they were alike
in one: all were siCk-sOme sick in
body. some sick in mind, some sick at
heart. They all needed TO be com.
forted Of God. The lesson for the even
ing was the thirty-seventh Psalm. One
and another commented upon it. Then
the chaplain arose;
Dear friends" he said, here in seven
verses is a prescription for each one.
Fill it, take it, and life will no longer
be to you the grievOus way it is now.
There are six ingredients: Fret not
Trust Delight thyself,' Commit thy
way Rest and Wait patiently Then,
as if a double measure was needed,
fret not is repeated Try this pre-
scription of the Great Physician, and
see how it will tone the spirits while ii
QuietS the heart.
Only these few words, and the chap
lain sat down, but the clearing brow
the uplifted look, showed that into some
lives the balm had dropped, and was
even then beginning its work.
The Progress., 1896-05-21
Wrecked by Alcohol.

DR.. Joseph Cook, in lecture in Bos-
ton some time ago gave the following
graphic picture OF the wreck of soul
by alcohol:
"Then came a sigh of the storm,
grooming of waves, booming of black
ness, end a red, crooked thunderbolt
shot wrathfully into the suck of the
sea where the ship went down.
and l asked the names of those
rocks, and was told: Gods stern and
iplmutable laws.
And l asked the name of that ship,
and they said: Immortal Soul
And I asked why its crew brought
it there, and they said: Their captain,
Conscience, and helmsman, Reason.
were dead.
And l asked how they died, and they
said: BY one single shot from the Pr
rate Alcohol; by one charmed ball of
ModerSte Drinking!
con this topic, over which we sleep,
we shall some day cease to dream
The Progress., 1896-05-21
culture.

The plant has been so Thoroughly
advertised and such eXtraVagaW state
ments have been made of its hardness
productiyeness, and value as forage
plant, that We believe every FARMER
should be advised Of our results IN
growing it. One ounce OF seeu anu
twenty roots were purchased OF a.
Blanc & Co.. PHILADELPHIA for each EX-
pertinent Farm. These have been CIV
en- a careful trial in each place. AT
Laramie the roots were planted IN pots
in the greenhouse in order to give them
good start before setting them out
in the field. These made small growth
and though kept under the glass they
died down to the ground at the end OF
six months. At Sheridan, slXty-one
plants came up from the seeds by the
middle of August, the tallest reaching
a height of eight inches. None of the
seed grew at the other farms and at
no place did plants from the roots
reach height of more than twenty
six inches. In short, our trials indicate
that sachaline is not sufficiently hardy
to be of practical value in any part OF
the state. According to reports, 1t mas
failed in Colorado, Kansas, New Next
co and Texas
However in reporting our results we
would mention the fact that the seed
OF another species of knOtWeed (Poly-
gOnum cuspdatum), is sometimes sold
for true sachaline, and we are not sure
that our seed and roots were not of TINS
variety. In fact measurements or
leaves on plants at Sheridan would
! indicate that they are" false sachaline.'
Whether we have grown the true sacha-
line or not, we believe that any at
tempt to grow it in this state will re-
| suit only in loss of time and money.
A circuar from the Department OF
| Agriculture on sachaline, by Lamson
Scribner, says:
Prom the native station Of the
plant, along moist river banks, upon
an island with a cold and very moist
climate-and from the recommended
lions as to it's culture by hortiCulturistS
who have had experience in growing
the plant, it is very doubtful if it will
prove a success in the arid regions OF
the west; in fact it seems hardly proba-
bic that it can grow there at all"
B. C. Buffum,
Prof. Agriculture and Horticulture
The Progress., 1896-05-21


doubt they were exciting times, ii Mrs.
ShOup would only tell abOu. theE, for
the pioneers in Idaho had not a bed OF
roses on which to rest.
There are four children IN the family.
the oldest, boy, being now a lawyer
in Salt Lake City. Tho two youngest
girls are at school at Boise City, bur tho
eldest, Miss Lena, is with her father
and mother, having made her debut at
the beginning Of last season. MISC
Lena is a blonde, though her hair is
more of a dark than of light shade;
her eyes are bright and complexion
clear. Unlike her mother, she likes
society, is fond of gayety and has found
Washington altogether delightful. Mrs.
ShOup and her daughter are both dis
approyers OF the new woman" though
averse to expressing any opinion on the
subject. The home of the family is in
Salmon, though for some years they
have lived in Boise City, as the chi!-
dreu were in school in that town.
A movement has been inaugurated
by some of the Cabinet and other ladies,
towards doing away with Sunday en-
tertaining in Washington. Among the
incorpCrators are Mrs. Hoke Smith,
Mrs. Shelby Cullom, wife Of the Senator
from Illinois; Mrs Henry Teller, wife
Of the Senator from Colorado; Mrs.
| John ". Foster whose husband is one
OF the most distinguished diplomats in
| the country, while Miss Morton, sister
OF the Secretary of Agriculture, is the
president of the association. These
members have pledged themselves to
refrain from giving Or attending any
entertainments on the Sabbath and the
steps were taken in order to stop the
many dinners which are each week
| given on Sunday evening One of the
members of the Cabinet remarked that
| Sunday was the only day on which he
| had enough rest to enjoy seeing his
! friends and this was his reason for Sc
Letting this day. But it is said that
Mrs. Cleveland is also opposed to Sun
day entertainments, so that form of
dinnergiving is likely to die out in
official life. The initiation fee is only
twenty-five cents. Mrs. Smith and Miss
Morton are the only ones of the ladies
of the Cabinet who belong and one is to
! infer that the rest of them are not in
sympathy with the move.
The Progress., 1896-05-21
Prof. Agriculture and Horticultur'
Rot in Apples, Grapes and PIums.


Bulletin 81 from the Missouri expert
ment station, by j. c. Written, hor-
ticulturist, details the results Of nu
merols experiments in preventing rot
IN apples, grapes, plums, etc. The prac-
tical points brought out are condensed
into the following:
During the past two years, systematic
experiments have been carried On at
the experiment station, at Columbia,
IN spraying for insects and tungous
diseases in order to determine the gen
eral efficacy of spraying, the most eco
nomical strength of spraying mixtures
the number of applications necessary
for the various fungous diseases, the
best time to spray, and other unsettled
points.
Apple scab, the worst fungous disease
OF the apple in this country, was very
largely controlled in orchards sprayed
once before the buds started in the
spring, with copper sulphate two
pounds to fifty gallons Of water) and
four times, subsequently with bordeaux
mixture. The bordeaux mixture was
applied in various strengths from one
pound to six pounds Of copper sulphate
and the same weight of lime, to fifty
gallons of water. The three and four
pound solutions gave as good results
as the siX-pound solution the first sea-
son, and the second season, after sys-
tematic spraying was begun, the one
and two-pound solutions were sufficient
to hold the scab almost entirely in
check. In unsprayed orchards, the
scab ripens its spores early in the sea-
son, and these spores terminate upon
the fruit and leaves, causing a second
crop of the fungus that appears as
clouds or blotches on the apple in au-
tumn. On sprayed trees, no trace OF
this second crop of scab could be found,
while on unsprayed apples it was al
most universal.
Bitter rot developed to only a slight
extent on the station grounds, about the
! time the fruit was gathered. Generally
throughout the state it was very bad
The only case in which We had an op-
portunity to test the efficacy of the Dor.
deauX mixture for this disease was on
some Fameuse trees. These trees were
sprayed las outlined) for scab. At tbs
time of gathering in autumn, the fol.
lowing percentages of fruit, sprayed
with two, four and six-pound solutions
were affected with bitter rot. Tn
sprayed trees 81 per cent. affected
sprayed with two-pourd solution A
per cent, four-pound solution 81 pei
cent, and six-pound solution % pei
cent affected. Since this disease de-
veloped so late in the season, no Other
experiments were carried on to checl
it except to thoroughly spray two tree:
just before the fruit was gathered, with
ammoniacal copper carbonate solution
4 1t is expected that this will :rssen thu
amount of bitter rot next season. Ii
1896 more extensive experiments fol
this destructive disease will b pur
sued l. several orchards
The Progress., 1896-05-21
Love That Is Perfect.

A church legend and its lesson is re-
called by Rev. Cabel D Bradlee thus:
A .oman was seen running through
the streets of Jerusalem, with pot Of
red-hot Goals in ono hand and a cruise of
water in the other hand. When she
was asked what she wanted to do, she
replied:
with the water l am going to put
out the abyss, and with the fire 1 am
going to burn up heaven, in order that
man may love God for himself alone"
This legend sets in clear light the
truth that we must not be good simply
because we want to 90 to heaven nor
because we fear, if We are bad, tkat we
shall be lost. All, no. for that would
be simply matter OF calculation, that
would be mere mercantile bargain,
and that would be utter selfshness.
The Progress., 1896-05-21
Sixteen Years a Poultryman

We have kept poultry for the past
sixteen years, but did not make much
Of business Of it for the first four
years. We have tried the Brahmas,
Cochins and Barred Plymouth Rocks.
We like the Barred Plymouth Rocks
best, and for twelve years we have
kept 10 other breed. We keep nothing
but pure breeds and use them for stock
and for market. Our housing is not Sc
good as it should be, just single
walled wooden house with the cracks
battened. To my old fowls in the win
ter time l feed wheat, corn and oats,
equal parts, in the morning. At noon
| feed wheat and oats and give them
milk when l have it. To the little
chicks l feed com bread. We sell the
little ones as soon as we can get them
big enough for market We are careful
not to keep many Of them till late in
the fall, when the markets are glutted.
Our market is Chicago. Our hens have
laid ali Of the past winter and do every
winter except when it is very cold. Then
we have to shut them up in their house
and that soon stops their laying. We
have lost great many from different
diseases. In Matching we have used
both hens and incubators and have had
good success either way. AS to doc
toring hens We always do that with the
greatest care and in many cases we
succeed in curing the fowls. as tC
value of breeds | will say that have
never had hens that produced more
eggs than the Barred Plymouth Rocks
and for early maturity l think they are
the best. Ny experience shows that &
| hen house should be kept dry AID clear
and that ground floor is the best.
;. H. Stall.
Lake County, Ind.
The right kind oi Chr.atian VII!
A1rava ID r;ohf
The Progress., 1896-05-21
The back rot of the grape was moro

The back rot Of the grape was mora
readily controlled b. the use of Dor
deauX mixture than were most CT the
other furg0us diseases. The plum rot
was most successfully managed by
SPRAYING with the bordeaux mixture
until the fruit reached nearly full size
and then spraying weekly, during the
ripening period with the ammoniacal
CONFER carbonate solution. The reason
for using the latter solution at that
time was because it left no sediment
on the fruit at the time of gathering,
as did the bordeaux mixture.
We sometimes hear Of unsuccessful
results from spraying, but these eX-
Deriment5 show. while all diseases can
not be Immediately and totally eradi-
Gated, that continued spraying will
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SPRAYED according to directions, but
that there was more scab on his sprayed
than on his unsprayed trees. \ careful
examination Of apples from his orchard
revealed the fact that they were badly
burned probably by impure chemicals
Or too strong a miXture), but there was
no trace of fungous disease in his fruit.
Very common mistakes are the use Of
impure chemicals allowing the ingre-
dients to settle SO the first trees get
none an dthe last trees too much of
the chemicals, improper mixing of the
solutions, usig the wrong solution, and
| failing to spray at just the proper
| time.
The cost of these spraying mixtures
and spray pumps is very small, and the
| labor involved is very slight. There is
no single investment that will pay such
profits on the general farm as syste
matte spraying.
| Full particulars as to how to make
up the different solutions, the time and
best methods of applying them, will be
found in bulletin 81 of this station,
which may be had, free of charge, by
addressing the director Of the expert
ment station, Columbia, Mo.
The Progress., 1896-05-21
His Ouest.

And SO your friend has been in
Africa" she said to Derringer Dan.
That's what he has, ma'am."
Looking for diam0nds?"
Yes, madam. Diamonds er clubs er
spades er any old thing he happened ter
feel the need of at the time. Wash
ington Star.
The Progress., 1896-05-21
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
AGRlCULTURlST
Some Ip-tO-Datc Hints About tnitlNa-
ton OF the Soil and Yields Thereof
Horticulture, \iticulture anu florl
Mi

ARLT las spring,
through the local
papers We advised
the farmers and
ranChmcn in Wyo-
ming, not to pur-
chase seeds or
plants Of sachaline
until its value
could be deter
mined by the Ex-
pertinent Station.