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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-07-22
Boy's Compliment

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remarks, which they adapt ilvI /
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what he supposed was a se.s IA
compliment, lad which appa, ~ls|
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tank."-Balgor Commercial
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-07-22

The town of Washington. Pa, has a
widows row, where there are nine lone
females within a block and only ne
bachelor.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-07-22
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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-07-22

Calling a man a pessimist never did
people to an unpleasant situation.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-07-22
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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-07-22

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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-07-22
Ola Settler Hung Him.eIe.

GraDtsbure, Wis, July 16.--CharIes
Lungren, ar old settler aged seventy
tnree, committed suicide by hanging.
he had been sick three weeks.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-07-22

Owney, the postal dog, is o dead
for the third time. Three times and
out for Owney.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-07-22
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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-07-22

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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-07-22

II the Japanese are spoiiing for a
fight, perhaps they can be accommo-
dated.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-07-22

The Sharkey-Maher fight was won by
the police in the seventh round.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-07-22

Big crabs are found in lno,s
them measure two feet In N"s
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-07-22

Horseshoes made OF coSn'''
comuon I'm Australia.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-07-22

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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-07-22
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A Cattle Hercer on no'
the Victim.

wEssINGToN SPRINGS, 81
years ago I hired out to neru
after working for a wine W. n
came weak and panied me = ,,.,
The trouble was caused py ~
back and being in the hot sun =. \
a supply Of Hoods sarsapaili :.
taking 1t for some time
ARTHUR III. HAwLEY. "
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-07-22
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-04
Sugar Beet Soil.

The query that presents itself to most
people when the matter of growing sugar
beets is presented, is, what kind of soil
is best for them, says the Agricultural
Bulletin This may be replied to in a
general way by the statement that any
moderately fertile soil, such as will grow
wheat, corn, potatoes, cotton, ETC., will
be found suited to sugar beets, and even
soils too salt or alkaline to grow these
crops will produce good beets. Sugar beets
have been found a good crop to plant upon
soils somewhat alkaline, with view of
improving the SOIL this crop having been
found valuable for extracting and remov-
ing alkali in small quantities. Expert
ments have been made with growing upon
extremely light sandy soil and Upon
heavy adobe and clay soils; upon very ster-
lie and fertile soils, with results leading to
the conclusion that extremely in all these
classes of soil should be avoided, while
medium soils of all kinds give satisfactory
yields.
One of the essentials is that the soil
shall have a depth-that Is, it must be of
friable nature to the depth of a foot
or more. Another is that there shall be
no "hard-pan" near the surface. A call
cerous soil has been found to produce the
greatest per cent. of sugar. In too rich
a soil the beets grow too large, and con-
tain an insufficient amount of sugar. A
dearth of water produces a small crop Df
woody structure. A heavy clay or adobe
is not loose enough to be easily worked
and requires too much care in irrigating
and cultivating to give good returns The
reports of experiments show that in WNs-
consin the richest beets were obtained
from a soil intermediate between a clay
kota a dark sandy loan and clay loen
gave the most satisfactory crop. In Kan
sas the best results are from loan. In
Iowa a dark loan proved best In In
diana most arabic lands gave about equal
ly good results though a moderately
sandy loan seemed better than others.
From these results the ideal soil for the
sugar beet may be called a deep, sandy
loam with a porous moderately fertile,
rather porous sub-soil.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-04

/ forever the importation OF yellow fever.
When such a plan is prepared, let il be
sent TO the government for adoption and
enforcement. No city in the union Is more
deeply interested in the formation of
strong national quarantine system than
New York. The yellow fever pis Iues in
the past have cost her many hun9fed mill
lions of dollars. The preseE. epidemic
win prove loss in trade to her of at least
fifty millions, hence it is fitting that the
New York Chamber of Commerce move in
this matter and suggest remedy for the
evil now present. We feel assured that
whatever the above honorable association
may recommend to stay this deadly
scourge will receive the attention, support
and deserved consideration of business
men throughout the United States.
The health conditions of the southern
states viii compare favorably with other
desirable sections of the globe. There Is
no more reason for New Orleans, Mobile
and Mississippi points having an epidemic
of yellow fever now than New York Bos-
! ton, Philadelphia and Hartford. These
northern cities early in the present CEN
fury suffered from the most terrible yell
low fever epidemics of which there Is any
record With a more effective national
quarantine system than now exists, south
ern cities will be as free from danger
of yellow fever epidemlcs as is New York
The time Will come when nations will be
held responsible for the spread of cpl
demic diseases was England for the
depredations of the Alabama. India has
no right to send us cholera, nor Spain to
send US yellow fever from her cess-pool
Havana harbor, than she would band of
pirates to devastate our coasts, and in this
interest, l learn that an International
health parliament is suggested to assem-
bic al Tampa In 1899. We cannot wait two
years for this conference of wisdom. The
present demands the earnest attention of
patriots Why longer tolerate this crime
of inefficiency and ignorance, when a con-
ference of earnest business men can for
mulate a plan to protect our sea ports
from this foreign scourge? Now is the
time TO act-if deferred until a frost de-
stroys this monster its disasters will be
forgotten-posslbly 10 be repeated another
| year with all its sorrows and fearful
| losses to the business interests of the
| country.
Trusting that you may deem the subject
| of this letter Of sufficient Importance to
! present to the honorable members of the
| New York Chamber of Commerce, 1 am
Thomas T. Wright.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-04
Fruit Crowin~ ON the Farm.

The great value of fruit growing to the
farmer is not primarily in its commercial
aspect, or how much money it will bring
in, although the receipts from the sale of
the surplus are not to be desplsed, either;
it is rather the health of good living
that comes from an abundant supply Of all
kinds of fruit that may be readily grown
IN the locality, so that all the year round
the family may have al they can con-
sumo. There are fruit specialists, of
course just as there are specialists in 9TH
er lines of farm industry, who make a
handsome income out of the orchard and
small fruit paintings. They like the work
and therefore learn it easily and keep on
learning till they are gray, and their
knowledge becomes more valuable every
year by accretion. Any young farmer
VINO begins on a scale adapted to his home
needs may grow into a specialist of this
hIhd, but thousands never do, This is no
reason, however, why the thousands should
not have all the fruit their families can
Use Beginning with the most useful kinds
ana those most easily grown, the farmer
can gradually surround himself with a
good home orchard and small fruits of all
iNnus' that improve his living and reduce
'S COST thus adding to home comfort aud
independence. We do not find It necessary
70 DO much in the way of urging com
inerclal horticulture Those who are al
ready htted for it know enough about it
10 determine for themselves whether or
n1t they shall engage in it, while those
VINO are not sufficiently informed must
r morA their way to it, if at all, by begin
ing at the bottom of the ladder; and
, mere Is no better way to do this than by
aorrslnhlng with few good trees in a home
@[,rH4ard and small areas of small fruits
fs uolle use. We do urge this upon every
a. it!'er' II no cash income ever come from
a., IL is sim worth all the expense in time
'O money that it costs.-Exchange.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-04
A BULLwT-PROoF CLOTH.
Brother ZegIen Carried the Target
on His Breast.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
New York, Oct. LIN the presence OF
physicians. army men and representatives
of foreign governments, Brother Casimir
| Zeglen of Chicago received a bullet from
forty-four calbre revolver, aimed di-
dectly at his heart, this afternoon, and
proved beyond doubt that his bullet
proof" cloth is bullet proof.
The test, which was the first TO be made
by Brother Zeglen in New York, took place
on the stage of Roster 81 Bials music hall
A yellow pine board, 21s inches thick and
about the hight of a. man. was paced in
position at the rear of the stage. Through
this was cut hole about foot square,
and over this a piece of bullet-proof cloth
was nailed. Dr. Moore announced that
before shooting at Brother Zeglen the
marksman would first fire at the cloth, to
show It's powers of resistance.
The material was less than an inch in
thickness and was pliable The only wish
BILE materials were silk and wool, very
closely woven, but q mysterious substance
is said to be embodied In the cloth, and 1t
is this that stops the course of the deadly
bullet
The first bullet fired was from an ordi-
nary 32-calibre revolver. A cross had
been marked in the center of the cloth.
"Crackr' went the pistol All eyes were
preston showed that the bullet had struck.
1t rebounded distance of fifty feet and
landed in the lap of q spectator.
The second shot was equally remarkable.
The bullet struck the cloth, recoiled and
hit one of the electric light globes protect
ing the footlights with such force as to
completely shatter 1t. After that those
who were seated in the auditorium came
upon the stage.
Then came the real test of the day
Brother Zeglen stood behind the pine plank
as protection from a possible bad shot.
and the cloth was fastened over his
breast. A marksman took careful aim
and fired directly at bis heart. There was
very slight recoil that was ALL The
A-calibre bullet flattened to the shape of
a mushroom chung to the exterior OF the
cloth, where a depression had been made
without in the least injuring the fabric.
Again Brother Zeglen submitted to the
ordeal, with like result. Whether prac-
teal or not for wearing purposes, the cloth
certainly stopped bullets fired at eight
PAGES.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-04
Fertilizer For Irish Potatoes.

r. F. NJ. writes: "Out of the materials
most readily procured in the south, tell
me how 1 can make the best mixture of
a fertilizer for Irish potatoes-the pota-
toes TO be planted about the last of jan
uary When should the fertilizer be ap-
piled to the soil, at the time of planting,
or while previous thereto?
If B. T. NJ. is anywhere near a cotton
seed oil mill that burns the hulls for fuel
instead of selling them for COW food, we
would advise him to get his potash and
most Of his phosphoric acid by buying the
ashes of the hulls, and with acid phos-
phate and the meal make his formula, as
follows:
Cotton hull ashes .............. 800 pounds
Cotton seed meal ..............1 1000 pounds
on any good soil that is fairly rich in
humus this mixture will be a very good
application for three acres.
Have the land well plowed and the fur
rows opened about a month before plant
ing time. Put the fertilizer in and list
on the burrows, after distributing the fer
tilizer When time for planting comes
open these ridges and plant the potatoes
and list back on the furrow after plant
ing If you have any old stable manure,
and the land is lacking in humus or veg
etabe matter, put some of this in the
siding burrows to be covered by throwing
another furrow to the seed burrows.
The materials that we have named are
those most readily had in the south If
you cannot get the hull ashes you will
have to substitute muriate of potash.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-04
Onion Raising I'm the South - Seeds
Preferable to Sets.

The onion is one of the most prohtab BILE
vegetables grown by the market gardener,
and is one of the most desirable to find a
place in the home garden. There may be
a few other vegetables that yield larger
profit and are more esteemed for contin-
ual use, but the statement made that IL is
one of the most profitable and desirable
cannot be gainsaid. 1t is fairly entitled to
a place among the mine worthless" of
vegetable culture. Lille a number of our
garden vegetables, the onion possesses
marked sanitive qualities along with those
of a nutritive character. Like the cucum-
Der and some other vegetables, 1t is hoary
with age, having been transmitted to us
through more than thirty centuries. The
genus Album embraces a number of spe-
cies and each of these are composed of
many varieties.
In treating of practical onion culture it
is not necessary to name more than three
or four varieties, or at most half dozen.
The three leading American varieties are
the yellow globe Danvers, the Wethers-
field and the Southport globe (either white
or yellow)
OF the Italian or Spanish varieties the
new queen. the red or yellow Rocca and
the white or red Tripoli are unsurpassed
probably by any other varieties.
variety known as the prize-talker,
which is a mere local name, is a very pro-
ductive and desirable kind. Doubtless IL
is only a new name applied to one of the
Italian or Spanish varieties.
Besides the above, others could be nam
ed that would yield profit and satisfaction,
but there is no need for naming more.
Multiplying names tends to confusion.
The southern home or market gardener
makes his first planting of onions in the
fan. from the middle of September to the
middle of November.
This crop is grown from the sets usually.
In fact, nearly all the onions grown in the
south are raised, from sets put out either
in the fall or during the early part Of Feb
ruary. Apparently there are only few
who are aware that the onion can be
grown from the seeds as readily here as
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-04
BYCK BROS,
70 Broughton Street, west.

Tor the season has been almost accom-
plished, and before the wood hardens The
second and last one is in order a couple
OF months later, when the hedge should
be put into good hedge shape for the sea-
SON When hedge is being formed,
which is in the first few years of its
existence, the first pruning should be
earlier in the season than is required when
it is older.
The clipping should be while the growth
is still on, that shoots may take the place
of the one cut off, to thcken the whole,
which il will do. Much the same princi-
pies govern all prunings. In the case of
ornamental deciduous ones, such as the
Japanese privet, the close, clean appear
ance of a recently clipped one is what
gives it beauty. Perhaps a prettier APP
pearance is in a week or two after the
cutting, when new shoots are taking the
place of cut off ones, the lively green of
the young leaves is so pleasing. In the
case of my own hedge, already referred
to, / clipped 1t for the last time in the
season Sept IA There win be just enough
fresh growth made to make pretty sheet
OF green for the rest of the season. In the
way of evergreens, the hemlock spruce
and the American arborvitae are chiefly
used for hedging with Norway spruce,
where there is a desire to form a wind
break as well as a hedge for other pur-
poses. Two prunings a season are suffi-
Client for these, as the growth is not so
rampant as TO be a Disagreement, as is
the case with deciduous ones for orna-
mental purposes. Let the last pruning of
evergreens be not later than about two
months before freezing weather, that the
freshly exposed parts may become well
hardened
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-04

of the trees and the methods of cultiVa-
ton and of procuring the gum They may
be set closely In rows about ten feet apart,
and alternate rows cut and reset every
five years, thus producing bush-like plants
of ten years growth. They may be plant
ed in checks ten feet square, and alternate
trees cut every ten or twelve years, or they
may be planted In larger checks, land all of
the trees be cut at the age of fifteen or
twenty years.
There are not sufficient data obtainable
upon which TO base definite statements as
to the best methods of planting or the
age at which the trees may be cut with
greatest profit for the production of gum.
A recent English consular report from
Japan states that although hitherto the
youngest wood from which camphor was
extracted was about seventy to eighty
years old, it is expected that under the
present scientific management the trees
will give equally good results after TWEEN
ty-fve or thirty years. Camphor Of good
quality has been produced in Florida from
the leaves and twigs of trees less than
twenty years old, one pound of crude gum
being obtained from seYenty-seVen pounds
of leaves and twigs
The trees will endure severe pruning
with apparent little injury. One-third of
the leaves and young shoots may be re-
moved at one time without materially
checklng the growth OF the tree. Inc LaTB-
est proportion of camphor is contained in
the older, larger roots; the trunk, limbs,
twigs, and leaves containing successfully
a decreasing proportion When the cam
phor tree is killed nearly to the ground
by frost il sends up vigorous shoots from
the base. 1t may be expected TO do the
same when cut, especially If cut late in
the fall. Experiments are needed to de-
termine whether this growth may be de-
pap1a1 or whether II will he more
profitable to dig out the larger roots and
sci ont new seedlings
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-04
WESTERN GRAIN CROPS.
Except I'm Two States the wheat
Crop Is LarGe-PoOr Corn Crop.

Except IN Two states the wheat
Crop Is Large-PoOr Corn Crop.
Chicago. Oct. 3.--The Orange Judd Far
mer, In its final estimate Of the years
wheat crop. says that figures based on
actual threshing returns indicate total
yield Of $50 100000 bushels, of which S7s. $780,
COO bushels is winter, and 215, 900 bushels
spring wheat.
With the exception Of Illinois and Mis-
souri,, the winter wheat yield represents
the full capacity of the soil. The spring
wheat yield in Minnesota and the Dako-
tas has proven a disappointment, the ag-
gregate being only 1873 100000 bushels. The
shortage there is in a measure counter
balanced by the good yield in Nebraska,
Oregon and Washington.
The report says the corn crop Is exceed
ingly disappointing. at an outside esti-
mate of l,750000,0OO bushels. Drought dur
ing the past two months reduced the aver
age condition from 1913 month ago to 7S.9
on Oct /.
An average oats yield of 2S.7 bushels per
acre. suggests a crop of S14O00, O00-lOO. 600
900 more than last year
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-04
Pruning Hedges.

NE pruning of hedges is not as much
an interesting question to the farmer
,''o' II used to be, for the reason that
comparatively few hedges exist to-
=, writes Joseph Meehan in Practical
''ef' In recent trip from PhiladeI-
49, 70 gettysburg, the better part of a
Journey, but one hedge of any kind
W ne seen, and that one was of sage
'"se' and new one, not more than a
UT Two planted. But there are still
ola hedges in existence and there
=, ''"y ornamental hedges of both priv
are r1 eNergreens planted by those who
few -. lying their homes, so that
be Of Ulus on the pruning of hedges will
usu.u,.Se at this time. Farm hedges are
Of an pruned twice a season, but those
three ornamental character should have
the LA. az least. A hedge of my own, of
incs , ~ privet, has had four shear
it an ~ Keep up neat smooth surface to
same r e ume. The farmer has not the
wants qaSon for pruning his. What he
ana M Principally is a defensive hedge.
in raa. 'wo prunings a year give him
Should @ able time. The first trimming
We zone about the time the growth
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-04
paner shell Pccnns Wanted.

j c.. M, Meldrim, Ga, wishes to pro-
cure fresh pecan seeds for planting, He
might write to Herbert Post, Fort WORTH
Tex, or the Stuart Pecan Co, Ocean
Springs, Miss. If there are any growers
of such in Georgia or Florida we would be
glad to have the address of the parties.
1t is not too late yet for sowing. turnips
anywhere in South Georgia or Florida. 1t
is always good plan to mix three or four
kinds together-the Flat Dutch, the Aber-
deem the Cow horn and a Rutabagga. The
yield of roots will be greatly increased by
thus having several kinds.