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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-11-05
Anima's and the Weather,

Many natnralistS INSIST that animals
have special sense which enables
them TO foresee approaching changes in
the weather and conduct themselves
accordingly. Hens ducks and geese
are well known to make preparations
for rain. and hours before the change is
apparent TO human beings these crea-
lures may be seen oillng and dressing
their plumage. Pigs frequently pre-
pare shelter for themselves before a
storm; pig carrying a mouthful OF
straw Is TO the farmer a sure sign OF
rain. Dogs aud horses exhibit unusual
lassltude befoe rain. aud the cat wash
ing her face Is, among housewives. a
certain Sign. The croaklng OF the -raln
crow Is considered. In the country dis.
trlcts, as an Indication OF bad weather
while even ants and bees, when rain is
approaching. seek their homes. the for.
mer retiring to their holes aud closing
the entrance. while the latter hurry to
their hives as though conscious that
danger vas IN the,alr.
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SHIPS IN DISTRESS
HEAVY GALES ON THE ATLANTIC
CAUSE MUCH DAMAGE.
Vessels Have a Rough Experience
with the Elements and Many Of
Them Are Observation-Disclosures
Bark Springs n Leak and IL
Misunderstanding Crew Is Saved.

New York, Feb. %. The Atlantic
transport steamer Mohawk. Capt.
Gates, which arrived from London, had
a tempeStuous passage of fifteen days
and was three days overdue. During
the worst of the weather the Norwe-
gian bark Persia was sighted flying
signals of distress, and the Mohawk
bore down on her, and, launching a
life-boat, took off Capt. j. Gjertsen and
his crew of sixteen. The Persia was
bound from Cardiff for st. John, n. b.,
In ballast, and during the heavy gales
Of Feb. Is and 10, sprung aleak and
was in a sinking condition when the
Mohawk sighted her. The abandoned
Persia was passed on Feb 20 in lat.
44.25, leng. 40 by the steamer AS
syrian, which has arrived at Halifax.
Genoa, Feb. 27.-The North German
Lloyd steamer Fulda, Capt. Peter
mann. from this port, for New York,
on Feb. %, IL assisting the German
steamer Gera, from Bremerhaven, for
this port, which is ashore in the Ischid
channel.
Nantes, France, Feb. e7.-The French
steamer La Champenoise has arrived
here with her decks swept and bull
warks carried away. She lost part Of
her deck load, her cabin Was flooded
and her cargo is believed to be dam
aged.
Queenstown, Feb. -. - The British
steamship Rappahannock, which ar
rived from Newport News, Va. re-
ports that she sighted a steamship tow
ing another steamer with a broken
shaft. supposed TO be the Cambrian.
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NEWS IN BRIEF.
Overflow From the Wires In n Com
densed Form.

Overflow From the Wires In a Com
densed Form.
The treasury gold reserve is now
$147, S2S. 919.
The tanners have probably won the
strike at Chicago.
w. $. Alley. of the New York stock
exchange. has failed.
Mr.. McCleary's labor subcommittee
has an eight-hour bill ready to report.
Ten thousand cloak makers In New
York threaten TO go on strike for il
raise in wages.
CroSsman Bros. seedsmen of Roch-
ester, y. T., have filed a general AZ
signment; liabilities, $4,000.
Lee Blanchard. aged 8, was drowned
in the Cedar river at Cedar Rapids.
Iowa, while playing OIL the ice.
BY an explosion of powder and dyna-
mite in No. II mine at Tamaqua, Pa.
one man was Injured fatally and eight
others seriously hurt.
At Boston robbers robbed the jewel
~ store of Samuel Caro- OF $500
worth Of gold settings while the pro-
prietor was at dinner.
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ueeli' n" ivnIrII pcrIrCtcu an au,o-
ihatlc ueV!cc for the sealing Of enye-
ropes ana ia ie obtained n patent. If is
CANNED That nothing similar to it has
ever been patented, and the inventors
nave the iicld with ,ut any competition.
a farmer on his way into Madison
from the west last week passed three
men on the road that were carving
suspicious looking packages. He mott
fled the sheriff. who arrested the mon
and each had Il grain sack containing
shoes and n.ittens, in all five pairs OF
shoes and II dozen pairs of mittens.
The tramps were lodged in Jail, await
ing the identification OF the goods.
fHkWana WAS visited by a disastrous
iirc recently. \ large portion of one
block was destroyed. including the Mel
son house and the Pukwana Press Of
nee. In the fire Mr.. Noodle and wife
were o seriously injured. The fire
Is believed TO have been OF %incendiary
origin. The town has no fire prOtec-
ton.
George w. Cameron of Eagan has
the satisfaction of having a record hard
to heat. He took to the Sioux City
|'''NN' " N''i' vi lSllN ~bItt ENllD1 u
horns that averaged 432 pounds. and a
paper Of that place, in speaking of it.
said: THE figure paid for the calves
was the highest mark ever reached for
light cattle On this market"
Judge Jones Of Madison has SEN
fenced James Gordon. Frank Jones and
James Howard, convicted Of grand lar
ceny. TO hard labor in the penitentiary
at Sioux Falls for two years and six
months This trio of burglars is we'll
posted as TO the different officers and
detectives in Minneapolis and st. Paul,
and one or all claim to have lived in
those two cities.
On Saturday the annual military eX-
hibitiOn of the cadets of the University
of South Dakota occurred at Nermill-
ion. The competitive drill between
Companies A and Il resulted in giving
the victory 10 Company 4. The con
test for individual championship Of the
two companies WaS awarded TO j.. &.
Johnson. Il student from the country.
There are three companies, which con
tain about sixty students in all. The
department is under the command OF
Lieut.. \. II. Neary, L. $. A..
II. II. Wclch. who is a large handler
Of live stock at Carthage. gives these
figures rs his experience during the
past ycar at the Carthage creamery:
He started the year with sixteen cows.
The income from the sale Of their milk
was $36S: from sale of their calves.
$3.50: total. SI9S. The expense of haul
ing milk was $40. and for shorts and
oil cake, SO. showing Il net profit for
the year Of Sl23, or an income from
each cow of $3.50. The figures for
hauling the milk " only the time
during the summer hauling season of
~ months. and the rough feed and
hay, which is Il natural product Of the
farm, is lot figured as an item OF ex
pcnse.
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THE ETS.
Latest JuotatfOns From Grain and
Live Stock Center.

Live stock Center.
Chicago. Feb. &c. Wheat ~ Ne. =
red, S3aS4c: No. 3 red, 7SaS2c; No. z
spring, 74c; No. 3 spring. 70a73c;
No. = hard winter. 7SaSOc; No. 5 win
ter, 70a75c; No. | Northern String.
TIC. Corn-Cash No. =. - 3-4a2:sc;
No. 3, 10 1-2a20c. Oats-Casb No. 2,
16 lac; No. 3, 15a17c-
Chicago, Feb. rs. 49, Hogs - Light.
S3.45a3. Toe; mixed, So. 60a3. 75c: heavy.
~S3.55a3.67 lie; rough. ~S3.30a3.40. Cat
tle-Cows and heifers, S1.SOa4.15; Tex
as, S3.10a4.15; stockers and feeders.
S~3.30a4.20. Sheep-Natives, y. 75a4.2O;
Westerns. S3.3Oa4. 10; lambs steady at
s. .15aJ1O.
Milwaukee. Feb. 2G. - Flour steady.
Wheat weak and lower; No. = spring.
14c: No. | Northern, 1Sc; May, IA 3-4c.
Corn steady; No. 3, 19c. Oats steady;
No. , white, 1Sa1S 1-2c. Barley dull;
No. =, 32a32 he; sample. 23a32 lie.
Rye weak and lower; No. 1. 34c. Pro-
visions steadier; pork, $3.50; pard.
$3.50.
Minneapolis. Feb. 26.-Wheat 49, Feb
ruary closed ar 7234c; May opened at
II lie and closed at 4 1-2c; July
opened at - 1-2aI2 5-Sc and closed at
13 lie. On track-NO. 1 hard, 75c;
No. 1 Northern, 73c; No. . Northern,
II 1-2c.
st. Paul. Feb. %. - Wheat - No. l
Northern. - 1-2aT3 lie; No. . North
ern. 71a72c. Corn-No. 3 yellow, 1Sa
Is 1-2c; No. ), 17a1Sc. Oats -
No. 3 white. - 1-2a16c; No. 3, IA LA
15c. Barley and Rye-Sample barley.
20a25c; No. = rye. 31a31 1-2c; No. 3 rye.
30a3O lie. Seeds-No. 1 flax, II LA
- lie: timothy, S1a1. 80; clover, $4a
400.
South st. Paul, Feb. 2S. - Hogs.
S3.10a3.40. Cattle-Cows, S2.6Oa33O;
calves, S~3.25a4.0O; heifers, $500: stock
ers. S3.45a8.65.
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Very Narrow Escape.

jamestown. y. D.. Feb. 27. - While
bucking 20 thirty miles south OF
here the rails spread and a caboose
was wrecked. The rear trucks left the
track and the a was dragged at full
speed a quarter 0f a mile. In crossing
a bridge the froAt truck Of the car left
the track and the car was thrown to
the ground just as it left the bridge,
rolling Over several times. Conductor
Hunter and his crew, together with
a crew Of snow shoveleTs, We're badly
bruised.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-04
CITIZENSHIP RENOUNCED.
Unusual Proceeding by n HaturIafEed
American

st. Louis, Special.-Carl Pappen-
heimer, a German who was natural
lied here in October, has renounced his
citizenship. After enjoying the right
for two months-thus long enough to
vote at the November election-he re-
turned to Germany. The clerk OF the
court of criminal corrections of st.
Louis has received a letter from AS
sistant Secretary of State Rockill en-
closing a letter from the American con-
sui at Stuttgart. The consul says that
Karl appeared before him Jan. 20, and,
after exhibiting his naturalization pa
pers, announced his intention of again
becoming a subject of the emperor OF
Germany. 1t is stated that since 1860
no n~aturalized person has
his citizenship.
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Pttnble Condition of People Driven
From Their Homes by the Floods.

Cincinnati, Feb. 27.-At present the
condition Of people driven from homes
by the food is pitiable. With the mer-
curry at % and steadily falling their
suffering increases. Outside of the
regular charity organizations and the
police force there has been no provis-
ion for the assistance of these suffer
ers except such rs is rendered by their
immediate n%eighbors. All points above
here report the river falling fast. I'm
mediately below Cincinnati it is either
stationary or receding slowly.
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Lower Fares Wanted,

Calumet. Mich. Feb. PA petition
to the state legislature is being circu-
lated here. praying that a bill intro
duced by Hon. o. w. Robinson, n Of
the Upper Peninsula senators, to re-
duce passenger and freight rates in the
Upper Peninsula. be passed, and it Is
being almost universally signed.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-04
TUBS IN MANILA.
An Insurrection in the City-TwO
Hundred Insurgents KILLED.

Madrid, Feb. ~. Advices received
here from Manila say that an insur-
rection broke out there. Bands of Ia
gales and natives attacked the bar
racks of the revenue officers and gend-
armes and murdered a military Of
ticer and four spaniards in the streets.
The troops restored order. killing 200
of the insurgents and arresting many
other. The object of the rising was to
prevent the troops f;om attacking
Cayite.
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The Aberdecns Go to Washington.

Nashville, Tenn, Special.-LOrd Abb
erdeen, Lady Aberdeen, Lady Majorie
Gordon and the members Of the gov
ernor generals suite have gone to
Washington. They We're taken to
Chattanooga by President Thomas, Of
the Nashville, Chattanooga & st.
Louis railway in his private car, and
after visiting Lookout mountain re-
sumed their journey to Washington in
Lord Aberdeen's private car.
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At HELENA.
RuniOrs Thereof Mentioned I'm n Res
OIutiOn Looking to InxestigntiOn.

Helena. Mont, Feb. 27.-In the SEN
ate Senator Chandler, the author of the
anti-gambling bill which passed the
senate some time ago. introduced a
joint resolution providing for q commit
tee to investigate certain rumors'' of
bribery Of legislators. No particular
measure is mentioned, but the resolu-
ton is thought to have especial ref
erence to the gambling bin. The SEN
ate passed it unanimously.
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Sent to the peuitentiary.

Madison. s.. D., Feb. 27.-In the cir
cult court here Fred Richards was
given three years at hard labor for
stealing a COW, and William SalZgaber
of Albion, Ind, ninety days in jail for
forgery. James German, Frank Jones
and James Howard were given two
years and six months each in the peni-
Tertiary for grand larceny.
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Herbert VIII Practice Law.

Washington. Feb. d One member
Of President Clevelaud's cabinet will
engage in the practice of his profession
In Washington after his term of Of
dee expires. Secretary Herbert has
announced that he would open a law
office here at an early day and resume
the profession which he abandoned
many years ago to serve his state and
later his country.
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Bond scheme Abandoned.

West Superior, Wis. Feb. 27.-The
st. Paul, Minneapolis & Ashland Rail
way company people have, for the time
being. abandoned their efforts to bond
Washburn county for aid to their en-
terprise, and it is said that before re-
newing their proposition they r
waiting until after the April election,
when they will have a new county
board to deal with.
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4 Rich Strike of Ore.

Leadville. Colo, Feb. 27.-In the Nil
Desperandum mine on Rock hill, at a
depth of 657 feet. and in a drift 40
feet long, has been made the richest
strike in Leadville since 1880, and the
most important one, as the Rock hilt
section has had no development. A
huge body of ore runs over 800 a ton.
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NSsnuvt md Robbery.

Elroy. Wis. Feb. 20. William Ki-
NEAR. who was arrested at Camp
Douglas for assault and robbery, was
sentenced to fifteen months at Waupun
by Judge Wyman. He waived ex-
animation and received his sentence
without a trial.
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To Stop Prairie Fires.

Dickinson. y. D., Feb. PA prairie
fire drag (eXtinguisherl has been in
vented by George T.. Woodman Of this
place which promises to be n great
boon to ranchmen. The drag is so
constructed that ii can be put on a
saddle horse and taken TO a fire at
short notice.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-04

These are great days for bargains.
But the biggest bargain ever offered Is
that one made to Dakota farmers alone
by the enterprising editor of the Dako-
ia Farmer, Aberdeen, S. ID. MIR. Bush
nell desires to get his paper into every
Dakota farmers home, and with this
In view, realizing the SHARPNESS of COM
petition and the low prices of every
thing. he has contracted for thousands
of valuable premiums at the very low
est prices, and is, therefore, able to
offer every reader of this paper a total
valuation Of $4.T for one dollar. The
premiums include garden seeds-the
very best-in a collection worth $1.SS,
postpaid; the Atlas Of the World, worth
S1.O0 and Dakota Farmer to Jan. LIST,
iS9S-S3 cents; total, SAT-, all for s1.00.
Mr.. Bushnell is perfectly responsible
keeps his promises, and In this case
agrees to return all money sent him to
any dissatisfied customer. Read the
advertisement In our advertising col
umns, and write the Dakota Farmer,
BOX l., Aberdeen, s. D., mentioning
this paper.
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MuIct Law Amendment.

Des Moines. Iowa. Feb. 81. - An
amendment to the mulct liquor law, al
lowing the manufacture Of liquor in
the state was adopted by the house, 80
to Az. 1t does not call for any ad-
ditiOnal tax. but allows manufacture
wherever the mulct law is in force.
There is some doubt whether the SEN
ate will pass the bill.
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kHnc's Punishment.

Philadelphia. Feb. -. Henry Nj.
Kline of Lebanon, who embezzled &c.
600 of the funds of the Farmers Ma
tional bank of that city while he was
it's paying teller. and who pleaded
guilty last week. was sentenced by
Judge Butler to pay a fine of 500 and
undergo an Imprisonment of five years
Mt hard labor in the Eastern peniten-
tiary,
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Chicago. Feb. 27.-Frederick Rutland,
who calls himself a doctor, and presi-
dent of the Wisconsin electric medical
college, has been arrested by the gov
eminent officers on the charge of us
ing the mails to defraud, 1t is claimed
he has been issuing fraudulent medical
diplomas upon payment of from $40 to
sEn
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Stockholders VIII Confer.

Milwaukee, Wis. Feb. ~. Steps
were taken to wind up the affairs Of
the Commercial bank when stockhold-
ers of the company filed an applica-
ton in the circuit court asking for the
appointment OF Il receiver. The hank
failed in 1893. 1t afterward opened its
doors but later ven into liquidation.
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HULL MAKES REPLY.
The SpirituaIist Leader C~ontradicts
His Wife,s Nasty Charges.

Columbus, Ohio. Feb. 27.-Willard J.
Hull, the spiritualistic medium, who a
short time ago filed a suit In the courts
here for a divorce from his wife, Eliz-
abeth Hull. filed a reply to the answer
and cross-petition filed by Mrs. Hull.
He claims that his wife threatened, in
numerous ways, to injure him and had
tried or threatened TO poison him. Hull
denies having had improper relations
with Mrs. A. ID. Westby of Minneapo-
lis.
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Tra Killed.

Calumet, Mich. Feb. %. - Joseph
Langlois was killed in the Hecla
branch of the Calumet and Hecla mine
by a piece of falling rock. Langlois
was a trimmer, and, together with his
partner. was just about to move out
the last car Of rock when the painful
accident occurred.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-04

IN CUBA.
An Alabama Planter Subjected Ia
DegradatiOns.

DCEruUuVfOhN.
Washington. Feb. 27.-Henry W. Nc
Donnell, a planter OF Point Clair, Ala,
who owns a large plantation in Cuba,
fifteen miles from Havana, is in the
city, direct from Cuba, where, he says,
he was subjected to a series of degra-
dations. He tried, without sussess, to
see Secretary Olney, but will file a
written statement of the outrages to
which he was subjected, and will ask
Representative Stallings, his repre-
sentative in congress-, to assist him in
having the matter investigated.
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VIII: Save Long HauIs.

Sioux City, Iowa, Feb. 26. Negoti-
atoms fer the establishment Of regular
river freight service on the Missouri
have been completed, and In the
spring "A well backed company will
begin running two packet boats up the
river from here.
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Bribery Charxed.

Boise, Idaho, Feb. 26 - Representa-
tive H.. S. JONES has made an affidavit
setting forth that he was bribed to vote
for Henry Heitfeldt for United States
senator. 1t is said affidavits of q simi
lar character have been made by two
Other members.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-04
Ston Sales IN Indiana

Devils Lake, n. d., Feb. %. - Joe
Hefti. a blind pigger, was held to ap-
pear before the United States court
commissioner. The charge against
him was selling liquor TO Indians.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-04

The locomotive works and car shops
of the West shore railroad will be
moved from Frankfort, near Utica,
and consolidated with the New York
Central car shops at Depew, near Buff
falO, on May 1.
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GOES UP FOR +

JuUEe bHIIey DcnIeN Q
New Trial.
Eau Claire. Wis, Feb. 81. John
O'Donnell, found guilty of poisoning
his wife, has been denied a new trial
by Judge Bailey. He was convicted on
circumstantial evidence and will get a
life sentence.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-04

The president has signed the act
amending the railroad land grant for
fixture act Of 1890, by extending the
time allowed purchasers of the and
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-04
Address, W. +. 7. bushnell l.
Hox AhArda

aOx Ab0rd00n, =. ID.
p 8, IL you have read Of our premium. two foot
addition 70 above oner, enclose au additional 70
cent?, Its worth regularly Q.A.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-04
North Dakota sshool U,pures

Rolla, n. D.. Feb. 27.-North Dakota
enrolls in her 1000 schools 10000 boys
and 1900 girls. There are In the
schools 254 libraries with 10000 vol
umea
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-04
NOT 4 PROPER MAN.
Rncy Developments Expected I'm .
Pending R~cceivership Case.

N"NV'
Fargo, n. d., Feb. 3.-The petition
of the Northwestern National bank and
other creditors of the Russell 4 Miller
Milling company, for the removal of
MesSrs. Russell of Valley City, n. d.,
and Miller of West Superior, as re-
ceivers, is being heard in the United
States court before Judge Amidon.
The case was just fairly started, but
limitations Of some sensational af-
fidavits later on were given.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-04
SAT- In Value
ONE

Is, 900 new subscribers all from inside the Dakotas
may look lii g a big thing, but that Is just what we
want and we make an oner here that should secure
them.
Our Premium Seeds ara put mp expressly for
us by the Jno. A Salzer seed Co, OF La Crosse,
Wis. They are all full packets, and here 10 the list;
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The act granting pensions to Gray's
battalion Of Arkansas volunteers has
become a law without the signature Of
the president.
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Beans. Ivory POdded. = ~
Beet, Edmunds' Blood Turnip. .........-. 70
Reefs. Bastian,s Extra Early 0S
Cabbage. Jersey Wakefield ............... 70
I arrot, Early shorthorn. ..... ............- 10
Corn. Early Ia Croesa 10
Corn. lmoroved Evergreen. ................. III
Cucumb Der, SalzeTs MAYket Garden. ......... ~
Lettuce, Peer OF All ~
Perfection ................ %
Onion, Extra Early He'd. ................ 70
Onion, Danver's Yellow Globe. ......."....... 10
Peas, Rural New Yorker .............,..... ~
Peas, Early May 10
Radish, Rosy Morn ~
Rutsbaea Csrter,a Jmperial Us
squash, FaJon. w
Tomato, Ferris Wheel ................ $3.50. ~
Turnip, LARGE White %
City OF Mexico ......s........... ~
Bromus Inermis (The new semi arid grass).. W
TostdRo. '"