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FlELna'Np GRRDEN
COVERED BARNYARDS.
How These Compare With Open Yards.
Objections Against Them.

How These Compare With Open Yards.
Objections Against Them.
The decomposition of manure under
cover, fer which covered barDyards are
chiefly recommended by their advocates,
presents the most favorable conditions
for the propagation of any germs of dis
ease which may have infected herd of
cattle, according to American Gultivator,
which advances the following opinions:
When manure is composted under cover,
its temperature is raised generally to
something more than blood heat. No
better seed led for the propagation of
germs of all kinds can be desired than
this. So long as the manure keeps moist
these germs stay in their place. But in
eyitably under cover, unless artificial
watering is resorted to, the moisture in
the manure pile becomes dried. AS the
farmer says. the manure fire fangs'
and when handled breaks up into fine
powder, which in a close. darkened room
flies about in every direction, lodging
OH walls and holding in this dust the
germs of every disease that has been
propagated in the fermenting manure
heap Is it any wonder that the tuber-
culosis disease has ragged most among
the stock kept most carefully, by which
is usually meant the most artificial and
unhealthful conditions?
We do not condemn keeping animals
warm, either in stables above ground or
in underground easements. Whatever is
necessary for the comfort of animals
must be secured in incement winter
climate. But trying to save manure by
composing it in the same room with
the stock is something that never ought
to be done. The composing should al
ways be done out of doors. The manure,
if kept moist, always will decompose its
vegetable matter into moist mold that
will help to hold ammonia instead of
into dry ash that will dissipate it, In
stead of providing covered barnyards to
hold the manure it should be brought
outside the barn into the open air each
day.
The man who works comfortably in
the open air during the daytime needs
shelter and protection at night. So, too,
does stock. 1t is the attempt to preserve
stock from exposure at all times, rather
than keeping it warm and comfortable
during hours of sleep, that is objected
to. Giving some exercise in the open
air each day is an essential to preserving
health in all animals 1t is because the
covered barnyard makes this difficult
that we are opposed to 1t. BY keeping
the open barnyard well Uttered with
e
nure. The advantage to health of pro-
yiding place for farm stock to freely
exercise in will more than counterbal-
anee any possible but not probable waste
of manure from such cause.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-01-07

A North Hatfield Mass farmer
writes to The American Cultiyator that
he is feeding 33 head of cattle and that
he harvested 1000 bushels of ears of
corn from / 3 acres aside from his nine
acres of tobacco. His son is "a graduate
of the agricultural college and is y cap
ital farmer lie gives formula for top
dressing moving lands as follows -Four
hundred pounds of cottonseed meal, 200
pounds muriate of potash and 40 pounds
of nitrate of soda to the acre. The
whole cost is about $40. The nitrate of
soda gives IA rapid growth to the grass,
which prevents injury from dry weather
i'll the spring. Apply as early rs the
land is dry enough to drive over i'll the
spring.
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SHREDDED CORNSTALKS.
D. There = Market For Corn Hay?-What
Hay Dealers say.

b. There = Market For Corn Hay7-What
Hay Dealers say.
The question was asked and answered
not long since in the columns of The
Rural New Yorker, rs there a market
for shredded stalks?" A Buffalo dealer
said thai his experience with corn hay
had not been very satisfactory, for the
reason that the shipments did not arrive
in sound condition Another wholesale
dealer writes: I'VE know of no market
for corn hay The cornstalks are of
such nature that they will heat very
quickly after being baled, and we think
it impracticable TO open q market for
this product while hay issso low. A
hay dealer in New York city said:
"There is no quotation on baled corn-
stalks, and although we are constantly
in touch with the hay trade, we have
never handled them ; neither can we say
what they are worth.
From Cincinnati came the reply:
"There is no market here whatever for
the shredded corn fodder A few cars
were sent to this market last year. but
were disposed of with great difficulty.
Feeders in this section don't want this
kind of forage when they can get hay 30
cheaply. We do not think that de-
mand could be worked up for it. y
hay dealer writing from st. Louih
said Corn hay of the crop of 1895 has
been handled i'll limited way i'll this
market, but it did not seem to take
with the trade, and none has been Of
fered here this year. owing to the very
low condition of the market on timothy
aud prairie hay.
From Montreal comes the report that
corn hay is not quoted and is unknown
to the trade of that city.
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When Pork Is Cheap.

When pork is cheap, salt it down.
The Farm Journal in giving this advice
explains as follows: Careful experiments
prove that pork sailed in brine and kept
for six months to a year loses little or
nothing in weight, and experience dem
onstrates that at some time during the
year salt pork invariably brings much
higher price than fresh pork during the
glut of prices, Unlike eggs, there is lit
tie or no risk i'll keeping pork, and the
profits in the risk are sure
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Pasturing Cows.

The Iowa station made a test of pas
turing COWS on the best blue grass and
soiing ON green peas and oats, green
oats and clover and clover and green
corn fodder. The COWS gave more milk
on the soiling feed than from the pas
ture, made more gain in live weight
and We're less annoyed by flies.
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Farm Journal calls attention to the
Massachusetts agricultural college, Pro
fessor II. fl. Goodell, president. This
institution has four years course and
winter courses of IL weeks in agrioul
ture, dairying, horticulture, botany,
chemistry and zoology. Both sexes are
admitted Residents of the state pay no
tuition fee
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From Boston. Portland. Lac wistop. Augusta,
Watervile Skowhegan and Bangor

&s-tFlag stations; at which trains will stop
on signal or notice to Conductor
mixed between Bingham aud No. Arson.
STAGE CONNECTIONS
At Norridgewock, for Mercer land Electric
Cars to and from Skowhegan. At Arson. for
Sswyer's Mills, (Starks);
No. Arson, for North and Went New Portland
Dead River, Flagstaff and Eustis. At Bingham
for Forks Moose River, Msyfeld, Kingsbury
and Abbott.
W. NJ. AVER SUPT.
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-01-20
Four Young skaters Drown.

st. Louis. Jan. 13.-Four children
were drowned in The northern part of
the city Tuesday evening. They were
Fable Mathews, aged IA, and her brother
George, aged ten, who lived at 4Ol5 North
Grand avenue; Amanda Arnold, aged
16, and her brother Arthur, aged Is,
who lived at 4314 Farlin avenue. A
party of 25 girls and boys returning
from school gathered at deep quarry
pond at Seaman place and Kossutn
avenue at 4:30 p. m, and began skating
on the thin ice, that was only one day
old. While the fun was at its heighf the
ice in the center of the pond gave way
and six skaters went down. Two were
rescued by their companions. but the
others were beyond reach and sank at
once. A thousand people gathered
about the pond and sought to find the
bodies. The fire department was called.
and before six o'clock all the bodies had
been recovered.
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Fatal to Five.

Pottsville, Pa, Jan. 14.-William L.
Taylor. aged 40 years; Henry Flynn. IS;
John Taylor. "a, and Peter Tinco, q
Polander. aged 30, were instantly killed.
and Theodore Fraunkenstein, aged
16, fatally injured at the Philadelphia
g. Reading Coal & Iron company's new
shaft at Wadcsville. He died at noon.
They composed part of the day shift
and stood on the rim of the Gig
iron bucket to be lowered to the
bottom of the shaft, distance of GOO
feet. The rope passed through heavy
cross head made of angle iron, which
served as it's guide. On account of the
bitter cold weather the cross head did
not move when the bucket started down
the shaft. After it had descended about
800 feet the cross head gave way, pre-
cipitating the four men and boy to the
rocky surface below, a distance of bout
275 feet. The bodies of the five men,
which were horribly mangled, were re-
moved to their respective homes.
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Nictoria,s Preference.

London, Jan. 12.-The prince of
Wales in response to requests made
to him for advice as to the most
fitting plans for celebrating the
occasion of the completion of the
sixtieth anniversary of the queens
reign, has caused to be announced
that he is confident that her mai
esty would prefer that the occasion
should be marked by works of mercy
among the sick and suffering, embrace
irg any movement tending to brighten
the lives and ameliorate the condition
OF the queens poor subjects.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-01-20
Electors Cast the Vote.

Washington. Jan. 12.-Reports have
been received from nearly all the states,
showing that the electoral colleges met
in pursuance of law Monday and cast
the votes as indicated at the Novem Der
election. In Kentucky and California
the vote was divided, MIR. Bryan receiv-
ing one in each of those states and Mr..
Mckinley the remainder. The total
shows 272 votes for Mckinley and Ho-
bart and It's for Bryan, the same num-
Der being divided between Sewall and
Watson tor vice president. Nothing out
OF the usual course happened at any of
the electoral gatherings. save that in a
few instances the rivalry touching the
selection of messengers to carry the
vote to Washington was interesting.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-01-20
New Public Buildings.

Washington, Jan. l6.-Postmaster-
General Wilson has been informed by
Secretary Carlisle that the following
post office buildings now in course of
erection will be completed approx
Inately at the time herein given:
Detroit, Mich, June so. 1897: Madison,
Ind, August 81, 1897 Richmond. KY, jane
30, 1897: Sioux City. Ia, February IS, 1897:
Washington, D. c., June 30. 1891; Allegheny,
Pa, October 81, 1897; Beaver Falls, Pa,
July 81, 1898: Kansas City. Mo-, June 90,
1898: Milwaukee, Wis, June 80, 1898: Oma ia,
Neb., December 81, 1897; Pueblo, Col, 4 pril
so. 1898: Racine Wis.,, August 81. 1897. St
Paul, Mimi, June 80. 1898; Saginaw, Mich,
January 81. 1898; South Bend, Ind, Novem-
Der 30, 1881; Young O., August 81, 1887.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-01-20
New Chinese Minister.

Washington, Jan. 15.-The Chinese
minister. Yang Yu, called at the state
department Thursday to announce that
WI Ting Fang had been appointed to
succeed him and that he had been pro-
NOTED to Russia. He expected his sue
cessor late in March, at which time he
should himself depart for ST. Peters
burg. Lob Teng Lu, who accompanied
the viceroy to this country as inter-
prefer, has been appointed minister to
England, Italy and Belgium.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-01-20

the fit of a gown or the success of dinner
party, but think they have no time to bestow
upon the health and physical soundness
which are absolutely necessary to happy
wifehood and motherhood.
Any weakness or disease of the delicate
special organs of her sex totally units wo-
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primary duty to be strong and healthy in
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to such committee or TO this convention be-
Yond the amount so notified.

to such committee or to this convention be-
yond the amount so notified.
Article s. When the Iabors OF this COM
mission have been completed as far as
practicable, the executive committee, II il
deems 1t advisable. shall issue a call to
bring this convention together again. at 4
time and place designated In such call;
and at the meeting 90 convened the COM
mittee shall make report of its doings and
suggestions in such manner and form as I
shall deem best adapted TO present the
same to this convention and to it's mem bers
for action: and If legislation is deemed adj
visable. shall accompany such report with
draft of such bill or bills providing for
such legislation.
Resolved. That all resolutions and COM
ununica tons as to methods of currency re-
form which have been presented to this
convention he referred to such commission
when formed"
The first sentence read by MIR. In
gals caused great cheering.
Congressman Walker Opposes.
Congressman Walker, o. Massachu-
setts, chairman of the house committee
on banking and currency, opposing the
adoption of the report, said that his
committee, and the senate committee
on finance had determined to present
some plan of currency and banking
reform for consideration at the extra
session of congress. But for the call
ing of this convention such plan
would have been presented ere now.
The convention has net and what have
YOU done? He answered that in his
opinion the proposition contained in
the committees report could not OBJ
tain consideration prior to the assem-
bling of the Fifty-sixth congress. do
you want to put off relief" he asked.
until that time. keeping the people in
suspense and distress for that much
longer period 2"
A vote was taken and the report and
resolutions were almost unanimously
adopted.
The convent ton. after votes of thanks
to various organizations and persons.
adjourned. subject to the call of the
executive committee. Chairman Pat
terson stated that after a conference
with Mr.. Hanna he would announce the
names of the committee provided for IN
the resolutions adopted.
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Avarded Damages.

New York, Jan. l5.-James j. Ken
nedy, the driver of Fourteenth street
horse car, who was injured in collision
with a Broadway cable car on March
%, 1896, and who sued the Metropolitan
Traction company for $4,000, has been
awarded $4,000 damages by jury in
the United States circuit court, Judge
Lacombe presiding. Kennedy was rem
dered a cripple by the accident.
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10 Get Out of tha WAY

When trouble is coming, is obviously the
part of common sense. An obstruction of
the bowels is a serious obstacle to health.
To get this out of the way is an easy matter
with the thorough laxative, Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters, which, although it affords
relief, never gripes and conyulses like a
drastic purgative. Dyspepsia, malarial, kid
ney and rheumatic ailments and nervous
ness yield TO this genial family medicine.
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THOMAS C. PLATT.

vened. OF the lad republican votes cast
Mr.. Platt received 142, although his
name was not mentioned until after the
roll had begun. Such condition has
never before been presented in party
politics in New York state. Mr.. Platt
has steadfastly said that be was not a
candidate and the programme carried
out by the party leaders was in defer
euce to his wishes.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-01-20
Little for Bank Depositors.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Jan. 15.-At a
meeting of the depositors in the North
ern Trust Company of this city. which
concern will pay very small dividend,
if any, unless it is received from the
stockholders, many of whom reside in
the east, principally in Philadelphia.
Italso developed that many of the stock
holders have paid but 50 per cent. on
their stock
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-01-20
A Million for Charity.

New York, Jan. l5.-J. Plerpont Nor
gan, in a communication to the board of
governors, has offered to erect a ST.
900 building for the New York Ly-
ing-in hospital at Second avenue and
Seventeenth street, and the offer has
been accepted.