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Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1897-04-14
HOW TO APPLY MANURE.
Comparative Merits Of Surface
ManurinG and Flowing i'm Ma
uurc.

Elias A. Long learned a lesson
in the application of manure
when boy In his fathers nur-
sery He tells the story as fol
lows, in American gardening:
We purchased from tannery
large pile of compost, hair, ashes,
lime and other refuse, with
enough bark in layers to make
all pile up well. In the winter
we drew this on land devoted to
nursery and other crops, usually
plowing 1T under in the spring.
Sometimes on fall plowed land
we would incorporate the mixture
with the soil, by the use of the
cnltlvator or share harrow. in the
spring.
One of the things that vividly
impressed me as we dug trees and
plants from soil thus manured
was the way in which rootless
would lay hold of congenial bits
of plant food. The tufts and
felted knots of hair would be the
attraction to mass of small roots.
This is illustrated In the accom-
panying sketch, in which a a a
show bunches of hair. This thing
was seen not only in the case of
seeding and tree roots, but also
in those of strawberry plants,
which lie much nearer the sur
face.
A lesson TO be drawn from this
is that the blowing in of manure
as a method of applying it should
not yield to surface applications
in any marked degree. The
avidity with which roots seek out
and lay hold of PARTICLES of ma
nure in the case stated showed to
me that there can be no mistake
in putting the plant food right
where it will be needed. With
the surface and application of
manure in the fall and winter
there is often great loss of fertil-
ity through escape by teaching
and surface drainage during
thaws in the winter. If it be
drawn to the plat and be kept in
piles until just before spring
plowing or cultivating, such loss
is not appreciable.
The question of the compare
tive merits of surface manuring
and the plowing In of manure
may depend somewhat on the
crop also. 1t is plain In the case
of shallow rooted crops, like let
tuce, radishes, onions, straw ber-
ries, etc, that the manure is not
wanted at the same level as with
parsmps, cauliflower and other
deeper rooters. Then, again, sur
face manurlng may, as in the
case of strawberries. serve an ex-
cellent purpose as mulch in
keeping the soil cool and in pre-
serving moisture.
Another thing. all crops do not
need the same amount of manure.
1t is poor plan, for instance, to
be lavish In the use Of manure on
potatoes and then slight it on on
ions and celery. Among crops
that do the better for high feed
ing would place straw berries,
celery, onions, lettuce, spinach,
beets, radishes. cabbage, cauli-
flower, squashes and cucumbers.
OF such, the extent of the crop is
almost measured by the amount
of manure, and 80 to 40 tons per
acre each year is none too much.
The bush small fruits need less
manure than do strawberries,
while vegetables, potatoes. peas,
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1897-04-14

Mr.. j. Browning Sykes, Of
Rock Hill, was IN Lancaster be-
tween trains Tuesday, shaking
hands with his friends and attend
ing to some matters of business.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1897-04-14

We are requested TO an
nounce that the ellis Creek town
ship board of pensions will meet
here next Saturday for the pur-
pose Of electing a chairman.
Evening star., 1897-01-16

inventor for q device for indicating the
speed of bicycles. which is said to he the
pioneer Of its kind in the country. 1t is q
combination speed-indicating and continu-
ous alarm bell, and Is designed to be at
tached to the bicycle precisely as cy-
clometers are. at the axle of the front
wheel. Like the cyclometer 1t has the IA
miliar star wheel and button.
The revolving of the star wheel operates
upon gearing, which turns the clapper.
placed horizontally in the bell. As the
speed Is increased, centrifugal force makes
the clapper describe a circle of widening
radius, and the striking surface of the bell
is cleverly arranged so that it can be ad-
justed to this radius. The bell can be set
so as to ring continuously or to sound at
any predetermined rate of speed. 1t is in
tended to warn a rider when Re is exceed
ing q lawful rate of speed. for is the indf-
Gator Is set so that the bell will ring when
the maximum rate allowed by law Is
reached, a rider will be informed by the
sounding of the bell that he is travelling as
fast as the law allows. 1t can be set also
to sound a light. unobjectionabls continu-
Gus alarm at night or whenever desired,
and in the case of riders training for races
1t can be used an automatic PAGER. For
instance. should a rider desire to keep mp a
speed of fourteen miles an hour, it will be
only necessary for him TO set the bell at
the proper point, and then pedal away till
he keeps the bell ringing all the time If
the bell fails to sound he will know that he
Is falling below the pace he has set for
himself. In appearance the bell is similar
to the ordinary small bicycle bell, excepting
its speed graduations.
Evening star., 1897-01-16
Stalking n Deer on the Ice.
u the Minnean mills Journal

From the Minneapolis Journal.
We had gone up in the great bay near the
head Of the lake, when some boys and dogs
rummaging around the woods along the
shore, started a deer and chased 1t onto the
ice, and we had the most exciting chase
Immediately after I ever took part In. We
cid rot harm the animal. and had We wish
ed to do so we couldn't, for there wasn't a
gun in the crowd; but we made him make
the effort of his life" before he broke the
trocha we built around him and got away.
When he sighted him he was making
straight across the bay, which is five miles
wide, and the ice was so slippery that he
could not make anything like the usual
time of his kind when they throw their
souls into their heels, and scatter miles be-
hind them with an easy Indifference most
beautiful to witness.
We played wolf on him. Doc Spalding,
who was riding the ice bicycle, shot straight
ahead and very soon passed him. and
forced him to turn, and when he did turn
there was a ring of skaters all around
him, and for an hour he played with US
very much as a four-lesged seal might.
We got him running in circle, but We
were unable to catch him, for every time
any one tried it, that venturesome individu-
al either failed to get hold on him, or,
succeeding, was hurled as from a catapult
along the ice, to the great delight of all the
rest. 1t was the nerriest skating party 1
ever witnessed although the deer might
rot have seen much matter for merriment
in it.
But he was perfectly safe, unless his wind
played out before ours did. of which the
event proved there was small danger. One
wing Of the circular trocha we had formed
In the line got out Of breath and slowed up,
a gap was formed in the line, and the deer
went through it like flash, and the last
we saw of him was hull down." and going
as merrily as If freshly started.
Evening star., 1897-01-16
1t Came Que Just That Way.

From the Chicago Record.
Merton is book collector, and what is
more, he reads books.
Mrs Merton makes her own dresses.
A few evenings ago Merton was deep in
the travels of Anacharsis in ancient
Greece. and Mrs. Merton was industriously
Eoking needle through the hem of a dress
skirt.
"Philw
1t was a firm. interrogative monosyllable
which brought Merton's feet down from a
hassock. leaving him staring blankly
through twentythree centuries.
'Wh-what?' he asked. brushing his eyes
as II cobwebs were in them.
If 1 should get twenty-seven inches of
velveteen and cut the piece into five strips
for skirt binding, wouldn't it be enough to
bind skirt which is four yards around?'
From Alcibades to mental arithmetic was
long call, but Merton tackled the prob
lem.
NO. my dear" he ventured. after mo-
ment: you would come out Just nine
inches short"
Yes" observed Mrs. Merton, musingly,
with her chin in her hand; Il have"
Have what?" asked Merton. looking I'm.
Come out nine inches short"
Merton Strengthened up.
Mrs. Merton" he began, with dignity,
IF you knew by actual trial how the thing
would come out. why did you get me mixed
up in problem in mental arithmetic?"
'Why''-mildly surprised-"just because
wanted to know"
-"Humph!'
Merton would have said more, only that
he wasn't at all surprised He had been
married seven years. Telling of the Incl
ever. he added, by way of explanation:
1t was just like woman!"
Evening star., 1897-01-16
How He Selected His Deuuty.

From the Kansas City Journal.
Alabama girl who shot a young man a
couple Of times and then married him re-
calls the method employed by George
Bardsley, one of the early day sheriffs of
Ellis county. In appointing his deputies.
One night he was called to Chris Riley 8
saloon. where Texas Frank" a newly ar
rived desperate in Hays City. was "shoo:-
Ing OUT the place-a performance which
"gun" at the barkeeper bystanders. lamps
bottles and pictures. Sheriff Bardsley grab
bed the first weapon handy In his own
saloon. which happened to be double bar
relied shotgun, and proceeded to Riley's on
the run. Dashing in he ordered Frank to
bullet from Franks ~. Letting go both
barrels of Ills shotgun, Bardsley brought
the desperate to the floor, so full of shot
holes that he couldn't hold either air or
water.
Frank was not killed, however, and in
attention which he received In the county
Jail. Presently 1t was observed that the
Texas man was walking around town with
out guard, and little later the people
were astcnished to find him serving legal
papers and making arrests. Bardsley was
approacIed by a newspaper man at this
time, when the following colloquy took
place:
rs Texas Frank your deputy?" queried
the reporter.
"Yepr' was the sententious response of
Bardsley.
How does that Gomez" was the next in
quiry.
"Well, you see." said Bardsley, '.most
sheriffs appoint their deputies, but like to
shoot mine"
Evening star., 1897-01-16
The Unknown North.

From the Minneapolis Journal.
. J. B. Tyrell of the dominion geological
survey department lately returned from
the unknown north, where he has been
making explorations. He left Selkirk on
June "a Taking canoes at Grand Rapids,
be, with Indian guides, proceeded to Nor
way House, and descended the Nelson river
100 miles to the Pine river, which they as
cended to the Wolf river. All this territory
has practically never before been entered
by white men. Reaching the Nelson, they
again descended it for about seventy-five
miles. and followed the Burntwood to a re-
mote Hudson Bay Company post.
This large section of the country" saws
Mr.. Tyrell. ''is not a wilderness of rocks
such Is lies to the east of here and has
Eeen described by many Of the men who
nave pretended to have a knowledge of
me region. l found wen-wooded coun-
try. interspersed with stretches of prairie;
soil OF rich clay loan, with clay subsoil
Great stretches that were a few years ago
heavily timbered with spruce have felt the
deadly effects of fire. and are now a
blackened stubble of dead trees
There are large areas Of rich cultfyable
lands west of the Nelson. and, though
wheat Is not grown. simply because it
would be OF no value all varieties of vege-
tables are produced in the gardens of the
Hudson Bay Company posts and proved
hardy. Large stretches Of prairie also oc-
cur, and have stood on the banks of the
furntwood river and gazed on just such
rich stretches as might have been seen on
the Saskatchewan or Assiniboine-land that
VIII be good for agricultural purposes and
excellent for stock raising some time.
though now 1t is practically inaccessible.
Au this country Is hut a continuation of
the Red River valley. 1t Is all the deposit
OF great lake, of which Lake Winnipeg is
the sunken representative, which stretches
from short distolce east of the Red to
the Pembina mountains on the west and
from Grand Forks on the south to q point
further north than was reached this trip
Except for the climate, that great coun-
try to the west of the Nelson river has been
as richly blessed by Providence as the far
famed Red River valley"
Evening star., 1897-01-16
"heeibnrrow Instead of knapsnck.
Picked up by the PhiIadelphia Record

1feNe0 up ny tHe FHiIdueIphla Record.
Major Padrin Of the Italian army has in
vented very Ingenious contrivance which
Is designed to supersede the knapsack. He
has invented vehicle to which he has
given the name of the cyclosac, or the
sack on wheels. On this will be carried the
baggage of two soldiers and the uprights
OF the tent will be used to convert it into
sort or wheelbarrow, which the soldier
can drag behind him when ascending or
push before him when descending. The
two soldiers will take 1t turn about to push
or draw the cyclosac and 1t Is contended
that this arrangement will not merely en-
able the troops to march much longer dis.
tances but to fight much better on the
field OF battle. being relieved of all impedl-
ments. which can be left tn these light
wheelbarrows in the rear -
Evening star., 1897-01-16
Could Account for Part of NJ

From the Chicago Tribune.
what becomes Of the gold anyhow
demanded the excited Individual in ths
corduroy waistcoat. - ,s..,s
81 know what has become Of 50 cents
worth Of IT, responded one OF the men In
the group. Il paid q dentist Is for puttina
1t In bicuspid yesterday"
Evening star., 1897-01-16
Meaning of Hereditary.

From Brooklyn Life.
Bobby-"Pop, what does hereditary
meanT"
Fond Pa, ent-'It means. Bobby. some
thing that goes from parent to child. Now
see II you can give me an example OF
something that is hereditary"
Bobby-"Measles got 'em from
mother"
Evening star., 1897-01-16
DIPLOMACY,

From the Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph.
His Father-''If you marry old Stubs
daughter you shant have a cent of my
money"
The Son-"But, father. IL L don't marry
her 1 can't get cent of old Stubbs' money.
His Father (with a grudge TO satisfy
my own boy! Marry her and render thai
old skinflint penniless." ~
Evening star., 1897-01-16
How the Major Led Up to 1t.

From the Atlanta Constitution
We are on the eve of new century," ;"
said the major.
YES" said the colonel ~"
"In.the bright morning Of the times.
YES" replied the colonel
And life has new duties for u.s. 49,
TT has," said the colonel.
"And would you indorse my note for thir-
ty days?" asked the major
Il would not" replied the colonel, land
wish you very good morning.'
Evening star., 1897-01-16
S|S|Sg

puts the kidneys IN perfect health, and
nature does the rest.
The heavy, dragged out feeling, the
biliocs attacks, Headaches, nervous
unrest, tickle appetite, an caused by
poisoned blood, viii disappear when
the kidneys properly perform their
functions.
There Is no doubt about this.
Thousands have % testified. The
theory Is right, the cure Is right and
health follows as a natural sequence.
Be sen-eonvinoed through per-
sonal prof.
Evening star., 1897-01-16
Changed.

From the Brooslyn Life.
Parke-"I can remember before I was
married that I was tired of everything
utterly blase."
Lane-"Things are different nowri
Il should say so; now it's a real pleasure
to go to the club"
Evening star., 1897-01-16
Food for the Racers.

When the contest is on the question OF
food is everything. The rider cannot be too
careful in eating. He cannot make a heavy
meal while riding. the after effects would
make him drowsy and unfit for further
hard pedaling. Then. again. the violent ex-
ercise after a good meal Is none of the best
for the body. Liquid food is the best of
all. as that Is easily assimilated and does
not interfere with the riding. The effect of
the exertion put forth during the first two
or three days of the ride Is comparatively
nothing. The strain begins to tell the lat
ter part Of the week. just when the rider
needs his strength. for the hardest work Of
the whole race Is yet before him. The for
lorn hope comes up, and every rider. I'm
agining that the strain Is telling on the
other. begins to make the sprint In hopes
of increasing his lead or securing a better
commence to hump, and the riding Is just
as swift as on the opening day, when the
men were fresh and feeling good. or
course. this extra riding tells on the man:
He Is calling upon his almost exhausted
energies, and though the response may be
prompt yet the after results are felt more
than at any other time during the race
the whole days riding Is just before the
close. when everybody increases the speed
20 gain distance. This exertion, coming
after the steady pedaling for near eight
hours. does more harm to the condition of
the rider than anything else. 1t practically
knocks him out. and when at last the gun
Is fired marking the close of the race he
can hardly walk at first. The public seems
to think that this Is due to the cramped
condition caused by ricing the entire time
In almost one position.
Evening star., 1897-01-16
Those Coal Tons.

From the Detroit Tribune.
''Perditfonr' hissed the burglar, 81 am
pursued
He was forced to drop all the heavy
articles he had stolen, retaining only the
ton of anthracite coal.
Evening star., 1897-01-16
Crack Racers Tell How They Get
Themselves in Condition. er
STOMACH MUST Be IN GOOD ORDER
Use Of StimuIants, Especially Co.
caine, While on the Track.
1 NJ nee OF GRIT

HE FACT THAT A
six-days' race has re-
Gently been complet-
ed in this city, and
that there is a posi-
bility of another one
Of Its kind to be held
here the latter part
Of March or some
time in April, is suf-
ficient to keep up the
interest of the public
In this style Of bicy-
Gle racing. 1t is COM
paratively new on
Evening star., 1897-01-16
Changing.

Changing. ..i
From the indianapolis Journal.
Il tell you. the man I respect is the
man who can change his opinions -.
And the man I respect is the man who
can change 81 900 BILL" ''"''7
Evening star., 1897-01-16
Receipt for Cure of Grip.

'uierraI -pas- castor oil; orehalf wine glass raw
Nhiaxy; strohs. hot sige TIA External Iaughan-s
am. iure, rubbed Y LOle body. For sal. nv
/ : Willi1ils. 9Th add NV: Henry Evans a3s
NV Gr-Th x Striekier, 10th and r NV; Judd
7ll ard ~.w.; +. L. Weller sth AMI I I. q 'N,,, W.
6S2 PW. ''e-' III
~hsn fever rises drink cold. weak sage tea.
Evening star., 1897-01-16
Condition of the stomach.

To one unacQuaiEted with this style of
riding it is supposed that the contestants
have to train hard for their long ride Some
do. but most of them do not. OF course,
none of the riders enter the race IL they do
not feel in comparatively good TRIM though
instances have been known where the men
went in when feeling quite sick and at the
end of the ride were In excellent condition
The main training of the men seems to be
in making spins Of several miles each day
to keep the muscles in working condition
The best sign of condition Is the stomach
Ii the rider has good appetite that is
everything. Should his stomach go back
on MIN during the ride he recognizes the
rselessness of continuing in race. Con-
Sequently more attention is paid to this or
gan than to the general condition of the
body.
Take Charley Ashinger as a representa-
tive lons-distance rider, whose record for
six days eight hours) was broken. at the
contest recently held at the Ice Palace
after standing for over five years. He does
very little training. and in fact none at all.
or course, said he to Star reporter, Il
always aim TO keep in good health, and this
is one of the great secrets or successful
riding If keeping good hours and regulat-
ing the character of the food taken can be
called strict training. then l train, but /
hardly think that you call 1t such.
The only real hard work l do preparatory
to A race is to ride every day for an hour
or two covering fifty miles, and sometimes
more. If tine weather does not permit out
door exercise l dress up In my regular, cy
Gle suit and make the ride on q home train
er. with enough pressure to make the ped
aling something like work. I do this SIM
ply to keep my muscles in condition. and
prevent them from getting stiff when l
enter
Evening star., 1897-01-16

tHiS Slde or the Atlantic Americans for
the most part, being more noted for their
excellent showing In short and middle dis
tances than for their endurance in lone-d,s-
lance racing. though the record established
by Frank Waller last September. in MAX
ing ieo miles In a little over seven minutes
less than four hours. equals that made bv
the cracks of England. France and other cv-
cie countries Of the continent The record of
this same rider in covering fifty miles In
less tnan TWO hours is equally as good a
showing
In England the favorite long-distance rid
ing Is done more in the summer time than in
,he winter The American makes his long
Instance riding In the winter time upon an
INDOOR track, thereby utilizing what might
he otherwise waste time for cycling while
for the most part the English rider does his
hard work in the summer time over the
roads of the British isle Twenty-four-
hour contests on outdoor tracks are COM
mon events there, and another great ride
Is from Lands End to John O'Groat, the
alpha and omega, as 1t were of the Brit
ish isle. record that is contested for al
most every year. but which of late has not
been broken SO readily as of yore In
france and Belgium long-distance rides
from towns to towns are also popular and
fern large proportion Of the interest of
the cyc!e-loving public
To the foreigners the test of endurance
In cycling comes more natural than to the
American, the habits Of living in the va
rious countries probably accounting for this
fact Yet 1t seems the riders on this side
can show up well enough. as is demon
strated by the fact that most of the six
day records are held by Americans, and
that the recent six-day- go -as-you-please
record which was smashed by Teddy Hale,
a member of Plummer's English string.
was for eight years held by Albert Shock,
the American
Evening star., 1897-01-16

,aIt-s.Aw-speaking OF Twilby, aw-I have
taken chicken. looked 1t stwaight In tine
eye aw-and actually hypnotized it-aw."
sShe-"Well. that shows that your mind
IL stronger than the chicken's."
Evening star., 1897-01-16
Found Beer Useful,

A good rundown generally revives the
dropping spirits and makes the muscles
feel like new again. Each succeeding rub
down, however, decreases In its lasting ef-
fects. and If the rider continued the period
would be reached when 1t would have no
effec. at all. In the latter part of the race
the skill of the successful trainer comes in
handily, when he gives his man food that
will tend 20 fill an aching void, and vet
leave him in something like a strengthened
condition. The bill of fare used by the
riders was published In The Star during the
report OF the progress of the race, but 1t
did no. include beer, which is one of the
best things, according to my experience
that l used. During the latter part Of the
veek drank a good deal while riding and
ore evening l drank three bottles during
the ride. There were other riders In the
race who. instead Of drinking beer took
several ponies of whisky, which has more
Of stimulating effect. but which 1 con-
slider too risky to use. After leaving the
track l would drink another bottle of beer.
and after the rundown would Sleep like a
top until morning. getting a splendid rest. "
Lawson, the Swede had no training what.
ever when he entered the race. and had
not been on a wheel for over two munths
prior TO entering the race. Teddy Hale,
when he won the recent race at Madison
Square Garden. establishing the wonderful
record OF l.9lo miles, had not been on a
wheel for four months before the race. ~
Plenty of Grit. i'
Fred Forster the foviol oc.1
Evening star., 1897-01-16
THE KIDNEYS
PURIFY TINE BLOOD
AND THEY ALONE.

Il diseased, however, they cannot,
and the blood continually becomes
more impure. Every drop Of blood
IN the body goes through the kidneys,
the sewers Of the system, every three
minutes, night and day, while lie
endures. -
Evening star., 1897-01-16
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