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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-24

"uSHrooHlS In caves.
A correspondent of the Chicago
Record, writing from Grand RAPIDS.
Michigan, says:
A. H.. Apted has a mushroom "plan-
tatlon," the only one in this CITY and
so far as heard from the onlv one in
Michigan. Florists and market gar
deners raise mushrooms in the dark
corners of their hothouses, but with
them 1t is merely a side issue, while
Apted makes a business of if. The
plantation" is not remarkable for the
number of its spreading acres, but it
could easily be developed into a farm
OF good size. 1t is located IN the old
plaster quarry, and while some
farms" are available for crops only
at certain seasons of the year, Apted
can pluck his mushrooms all the year
around and can regulate the quantity
produced by figuring three or four
months ahead; and this, too, without
the slightest difference in the expense.
The plaster quarry is just outside of
the southwest corner of the city limits,
on the west side. 1t was the first quarry
opened here and runs into a side hill,
cropping out at the highway. 1t has
been worked for forty years and the
excavations spread under twenty acres.
The quarry is being worked as stead
lily now as at any time in it's history,
With crews Of miners pounding away
and blasting out the gypsum to be
manufactured into stucco or wall-fin-
ish. Apted's father is superintendent
OF the works and his plantation is To-
Gated in some of the deserted CALLER
les. One must be familiar with the
route to find the beds. and the intri-
cacy of the way is a safeguard against
marauder as good as are police or
dogs. The mine is always open, day
and night, but there has never been
any trouble from t~respassers. The
temperature does not very 5 degrees
from one years end to the other, rang
ing from go to Is degrees and not going
below this even in the coolest winter
weather. Mushrooms would stand to
advantage a slightly higher tempera-
ture, but this does very well. The
most serious objection to the mine lies
In the fact that it dries up in winter
and the room is so large that it is
impossible 10 increase the moisture by
artificial methods. as could be done in
a cellar or greenhouse. When too dry
the mushrooms are likely to be at
tackled by a fungus which impairs their
quality and even destroys them. Mush-
room farming is simple when the Sc
crets of the business are learned, and
as conducted by Mr.. Apted it is highly
profitable. Fresh horse manure and
loan is carted into the cave and laid
in beds fifteen inches deep and 10 by
20 feet in area. The mixture heats to
120 or 1870 degrees at first and when
this subsidies the bed is sown with
spawn. The mushroom spawn is pro-
duced in England and France chiefly
and is imported into this country in
the form Of bricks or as flakes and
the fungus is propagated by growth
and division. The mushrooms give off
spores which act as seed for the growth
Of the plant, but all efforts to gather
the seed have failed. The spawn
grower prepares a bed of manure and
loan and when its condition is lust
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-24

There is a national, almost a patri-
otic." movement in Japan to induce the
people to become eaters of meat. The
Japanese are intelligent imitators OF
Europeans and Americans, and il
seems that many of them think be.
cause Of its general use by other ma.
lions that there is promise of physical
and mental improvement in the sub
%stitution of flesh foods for rice and
other cereals. II a favorable result fol.
lows this change of diet, the meat.
eaters will be hilarious in proclaimine
1t against the vegetarians.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-24

her majority some three years ago. had
come into about $4,000 a year; added
to this attraction, she was beautiful,
clever and charming. She was bright,
h%igh-spirited, and very independent,
as suitors soon found to their cost.
You'll be an old maid, Isbel," re-
monstrated the aunt with whom she
lived. you are nearly "a, my dear"
II don't care, auntie," laughed the
young lady; IAN old maid is as good
as anything-a thousand times better
than having a husband n doesn't care
for. I'm not in love, dear, and so mean
to keep my freedom"
That was said-and said truly then
some weeks before she came on this
visit to Halcombe Grange and there
met the artist, Eric Errington; but
could she have said the same as truly
now, when the visit was drawing to a
close? The lips might, perhaps; the
heart was another matter entirely,
and she knew it. She was no tyro OF
a girl in her teens, but a oma who
lived in the world and neither could
nor would deceive herself; she knew
that she loved E%rrington, and he loved
her, despite his proud r%eticence and
silence. What I'M could not read
between the lines? What man could
possibly at all times completely guard
every look and tone and touch when
thrown so constantly each day with
the loved one? He is unconscious how
or when his secret is betrayed to that
one,
self suspected, Errington's secret. He
neither held aloof nor markedly sought
her. But there were one or two others
among the party who did so, and one
day Maj. Glyn, the host, said half jest
ingly to Eric:
My dear fellow, why don't you try
your chance with the beautiful heiress
and win a fortune, and Herewith a
speedy rise to fame?"
Thank you, not L." said the artist,
with a laugh and shrug to cover the
deeper feelings stirred. Il have no in
tention OF being ticketed fortune hun
ter by the world or the fair lady her.
self. Even a poor devil of an artist
may keep his pride and honor unfair
nished."
But, Errington, nonsense!" Glyn
stared. Suppose you really cared for
a girl who happened to be rich?"
$50 much the worse for me, Glyn."
You really mean that you wouldn't
her or ask her hand?"
Never" said the other
This had passed on the terrace.
Some n half behind the lace cur.
ta1ns OF a window above drew back
with quivering lips and heaving breast.
rs this terrible gold of mine to be
ever, then, a hopeless barrier between
two lives?" Isbel muttered, locking her
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-24

Vi lue sugar DSSI
involves different methods from those
pursued with ordinary farm crops,
and in order that a factory
may be successfully started in
any he%ighborhood the farmers OF
that vicinity should have had
some previous experience in the cul-
ture Of this crop. Since the sugar beet
Is a very valuable stock food and is
cultivated by many farmers for this
purpose alone, the experience neces-
sary to its successful culture may be
obtained without loss, though no sugar
factory should ever be located in the
nelghborhood; and in view Of the
probable development of the beet
sugar industry in northern Ohio the
Experiment station recommends to the
of that region that they begin
Immediately to get the practical ex-
perlence necessary to the successful
management of this crop. Sugar
beets and mangolds have been grown
for a number of years by the Ohio Ex-
pertinent station for stock food and the
experience thus gained is summarized
below. This crop may be successfully
grown on any soil we'll adapted to po-
tatoes or corn, the ideal soil being a
rich loan, somewhat sandy and well
drained. The two extremes of heavy
clays and light muck lands should be
avoided, and drainage, natural or ar
t1flcial, is essential. The ideal site
Tor a beet crop is a clean clover sod.
1t should be plowed not less than eight
inches deep, as early in the spring as
possible and most thoroughly pulver-
lzed. II a garden seed drill is at hand
the seed may be sown with that, set
ting the drill so as to drop the seeds
two or three inches apart. If no
drill is to be had, mark out the ground
with a sled marker, making the fur
rows one inch to an inch and a half
deep, and two feet to thirty inches
apart and drop the seeds by hand, COW
er1ng about one inch and packing the
earth over the seeds. The planting
may be done at any time from the mid
die of April to the first of June, prefer
ably not later than the middle of May.
When the plants reach a height of
about four inches they should be
Trimmed so as to stand about six inches
apart. Large beets are not desirable
for sugar making, as they contain a
smaller percentage of sugar than the
medium-siZed ones and for the same
reason medium beets are more valu-
able for stock food. After thinning,
the weeds must be kept down and the
surface kept loose. To accomplish
this at least cost, some harrow or
weeder should be used at least once
a week from the date of planting un-
til the tops shade the ground, going
over the crop at least once before the
plants appear above the surface. If
this is neglected the hoeing required
may easily double the cost of the
crop.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-24
Sailors and Musicians Aboard the
Good hin NiObe, o.

Sailors ana Musicians Aboard the
Good Ship Niobe. =
The German ship Niobe, which ar
rived from Newcastle. Eng, early i II
November, boasts of the most unique
band that has ever been seen here,
says the San Francisco Chronicle. 1t
consists of an accordion, base and
snare drums, a tamDourine and Il tri-
angle. When the Niobe left Antwerp,
about even months ago, she shipped Il
new crew, the men of which were
strangers to each other. ,
Peter Christensen brought an ac-'
Gordon out of his chest when the ship
was two days out, and Immediately he
was the idol of the forecastle. Then
Godfried Klenger produced IA tambour-
inc and shared the honors. But Peter
vas Il leader, and determined to have q:
band to lead. Hendrich WiIlig had an
ear for music, and he said he could
play n tringle if there was one to be
had. Peter tied Il string to Il marlin
spike and told Hendrich to use his
sheath-knife to beat a tattoo. julius
Hallock cut the heads off IL herring
barrel and covered both ends with cam
vas, which he soaked with water, ana
he had a snare-drunl. Carl Hensen
sawed the ends off a -four barrel and,
stretching canvas over the aperture,
created a tine-sOunding base drum.
Then Carl took the heads off Il c0aEoil
can and made Il pair of cynbals, and
The little German band was complete.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-24
Pie Melons, as Stock Food.

A number of Oklahoma farmers
have fed and been pleased with what
are known as pie melons" as a part
of the food for cattle, hogs and sheep,
SAYS Bulletin 80 of that station. This
melon resembles a watermelon, often
grows to a large size, is solid meat"
and gives an enormous crop, apparent
ly suffering less from drouth than do
most crops. 1t thrives so well that an
objection is made to 1t from the fact
that the undigested seeds of melons
fed to cattle often cause the growth of
a crop where it is not wanted. A speci-
men of the green seeded" variety was
recently analysed by the chemists of
the Oklahoma experiment station. The
dry substance was only Z per cent Of
the total weight, while turnips have
about II per cent Of dry substance.
Turnips have one-half more protein or
heterogeneous matter, but less fat, also
less fiber and slightly more of other
carbohydrates. The melon is the surer
crop and probably would give a larger
yield, even under favorable conditions.
1t is not readily injured by frost. Some
farmers prefer to have the shell ONE
what softened by freezing before feed
ing. While apparently much unlike,
the composition Of the dry substance
of these melons is nearly the same as
that of the dry substance of corn en-
silage. The latter, however, has much
more dry substance-in many cases
three times as much. The adaptation
of these melons to this climate, pro-
ducing large crops even in u%nfavorable
years, and the fact that they are pala-
table to stock and have a fair feeding
value, suggests the propriety of CIV
ing them more extended trial. They
may be fed in connection with bran,
middlings or cotton seed cake.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-24

Club Breeding.-In some sections
there is a movement in neighborhoods
TO combine together, obtain a good
pure-bred stallion, and go into club
breeding of horses. Farmers who en-
gagged in breeding horses in any locality
or neighborhood will often find an
advantage in combining or working to-
gether to produce one particular kind
of animal for the market. The result
of club breeding among farmers would
be greater uniformity of produce, and
as animals of one class and about the
same size and build would be grown.
carloads of the same could be easily
made up, and would find a ready mar
ket at paying prices. Buyers cannot
afford to run all over the country to
find what they want, il they can be
supplied by specialists who are breed
ing in their line. Enough farmers
should be found in any neighborhood to
go into such an arrangement as would
warrant it's success. 1t will prove
much better than single-handed and in
discriminate work in horse breeding
Indiana Farmer.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-24
The Gold and Silver Gospels

THE Gold and Silver Gospels is the
name of a very peculiar book now pre-
served in the Upsala Library in Swe-
den. 1t is printed with metal type on
violet-colored vellum, the letters being
silver and the initials gold. When it
was printed, by whom OF what were
the methods employed, are questions
which have great interest for the Curl
Gus, but have never been answered.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-24

The Duchess of Fife is an ardent de-
voice of the wheel. She has recently
purchased a very handsome m made
Of black walnut mounted with brass,
and although it is 100 years old she
hnds 1t in excellent working condition.
With this wheel she spins her own
yarn, which she knits into golf stock
ings for her husband to wear when
he dons the kits. From an industrial
and domestic standpoint at least the
Duchess seems to be all wool and a
yard wide,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-24

Our judges often enunciate sound
principles in morals as we'll as in law.
In the New York Supreme Court JUS
tice Pryor lately gave his opinion Of
marrying for money. A lawyer said,
Admit that the man was after this
woman's money to better and elevate
his position in life. Is there anything
reprehensible in that?" The Justice
replied, ut is Infamous to marry a
woman simply for her money" So
far as is known an appeal from this
decision was not taken.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-24
TIL: OLD WAYSIDE INN.
House Made Famou by LongfelIow Sol

House Made Famous by LongfelIow Sold
to u Boston Man.
If there is no hitch in the papers the
old wayside inn at Sudbury, Mass,
made famous by Longfellow, will pass
into the ownership of a Boston gentle
man OF antiquarian tastes, who will
preserve the building and fill it with
articles of historic interest, says the
New York Times. The name of the
buyer will not be given out Until the
papers have passed. This estate passed
into the hands of ex-Mayor S. H.. Howe
Oh Marlboro and ex-Ald. Homer Rogers
OF Boston in 1898. Those two gentle
men have expended considerable money
In ~renovating the house and improving
it, such as shingling the roof and retop-
ping the chimneys, which had been
broken in several places. This work in
no way, however, interferes with its
exterior or its historic worth, for Mr..
Rogers told a reporter at his house in
Alllson that he would not have that
happen for thousands, and the work
was done for preservation. When the
ueed came into the hands of Mr.. Rogers
three years ago it was the first time it
a passed out of the hands of the
howe family since the house was orig
lnally built, two centuries since. The
building was built shortly after King
fnillp's war and up to 1893 it was
known as Howe's tavern. David Howe
quilt 1t about the commencement Of the
eighteenth century and in 1902 received
from samuel Howe, his father, a tract
OF loo acres of land. John Howe, the
grandfather of David, had the lot on
Wnlch the tavern stands assigned him
IN the apportionment of 1861. In 1746
Col. Ezekiel Howe, who won fame in
the revolution, hung out the red-horse
sign and when, in 1896, the colonel died,
Adam, his son, took the tavern, and for
Iorty years conducted it as a public
mouse. Lyman Howe, a brother, look
possession when Adam passed away,
ana continued to keep an inn until
about 1866. Then it's days OF usefulness
IN THIS direction ceased. 1t has. how
ever, been open to the public for sew
erai seasons past. Time and the storms
nave dealt lightly with the historic
structure, for the white-oak beams are
IN a hne state of preservation.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-24

James Sheakley, governor of Alaska,
in his annual report to the secretary of
the interior. says: There is great en-
couragement in the outlook for the
Alaskan gold mines. During the wear
ending the first Of this month 50, 3OO,-
600 in gold bullion has been taken from
the mines, the greater part being the
product of low grade ores, much of
which yielded less than 81 per.ton. Al
most any grade of gold ore now can
be worked at a profit there. Confidence
in Alaska as a gold producing country
increases with the development of her
resources - =
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-24
rhe New Woman,

The new woman is representative OF
a renaissance, of a universal awaken
ing among m l am going to ad-
vance and try to support the theory
that the new woman movement, repre-
sented by the new woman, is an indi-
cation that the modern world wom-
an !: losing ground, and hat this is
a pathetic, vigorous, sometimes fran
tic, effort on the part of woman for
self-preservation.-M, M. M~angasarian.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-24

Are numerous. but of the latter none is
more ridiculous than the promfscuous and
random use of laxative pills and other
drastic cathartics. These wrench, con-
vulse and weaken both the stomach and
the bowels. If Hostetter's Stomach Bit
ters be used instead of these no-remedies,
the result is accomplished without pain
and with great benefit to the bowels, the
stomach and the liver. Use this remedy
when constipation manifests itself, and
thereby prevent il from becoming chronic.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-24

Mrs. Besant, theosophist, is quoted
as saying that offerings of burnt butter
to the gods might produce an electric
current that would bring rain. 1t
might pay irrigation committees to
look into this.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-24

L~abOuchere's instance of a woman
having been cured of kleptomania by a
good whipping is something of an in
dorsement of our late Delaware whip
ping-post. The record of Delaware re-
forms Is not. however, st hand.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-24

An unemployed mar in Chicago sup
ported two persons beside himself, and
sometimes three, for three months, on
SIS. The bad times are teaching hard
lessons Of economy, some of which may
be useful in the future.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-24

Roads are so bad in Connecticut that
a funeral procession there had to take
to the trolley cars. The older states
are apparently as ~neglectful Of a
as some that are further. west.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-24

IT Texas should take it into her head
to burn a negro just now, it's safe to
say some New York paper would have
a commissioner" on hand to take a
singed statement from the victim.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-24
Don't Tobacco SPIT and sn. ,kc Your Life Away.

To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netic, full of life, nerve and vigor, take No To-
Bac, the wonder worker, that makes weak men
strong All druggists, SOC or 81. Cure guaran-
teed. Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-24

Miss Caldwell of Boston y 81
want to thank God that the women of
America have enough sense not to tell
their ages. l a every woman, from
this day on, never to reveal her years."
Well, let the fair keep their secret. 1t
is well known that no woman is older
than she looks. Let it go at that, and
let US have peace.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-24

Some tobacco raised in Wisconsin
from Cuban seed developed such an
excellent leaf that the Wisconsin peo-
pie In talking of It can hardly avoid
speaking Spanish. 80 e.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-24

A flying pigeon dashed violently into the
face of Mrs. Cora Strenchard of Kremis,
Pa. The lady jerked her head backward
with such force that her neck was broken,
and it is now in a plaster mold There are
hopes of her recovery.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-24

A month later the artist one evening
received a letter from Isbel, and, to his
utter surprise and joy, oddly mixed
with pain, she wished him to paint her
portrait. Would he please call on her
at II the next day?
OF course he would 60; but how on
through the ordeal without self-be-
trayal?
1sbel had to strive with herself much
harder for the ordeal she had at length
with an infinite courage resolved IN
face. Therefore was it she had named
an hour free from all visitors, and
when her aunt, Mrs. Brandon. would
still be in her own apartment. One of
the two, she saw must cross tho Rubi-
con and burn the boats behind if both
their lives were to be saved from
wreck; and since he would not. well
she. the heiress. must, whatsoever the
cost.
When she was told he was in the
drawing-room-when almost the actual
moment had arrived-her heart sank,
and at the very door she had to u
a minute to pull herself together; then
she went in. How the mans dark eyes
lighted up! How unconsciously close
was the clasp of his hand on hers! If
she had had one fleeting doubt of his
love that second must have dispelled it.
What 9 pleasure to see you again,
Miss B~rarlon!" he said; "and what
an honor you do me to let me paint
your Portrait"
rs 1t? 1t is good of you to call it
SO" 1sbel answered brightly, but in
wardly every nerve was quivering. and
strained. Aunt Mary began again
Yesterday about having my picture
done. so / wrote to you. My aunt will
be down presently, but in the mean
while We can arrange the sittings,
dress, and so forth"
E%rrington passed hr " go forth"
and only arranged for her dress and the
sittings.
But now" she said, that that is
settled, we come to-you must please
name YOU"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-24

There is going to be a conference of
Massachusetts, farmers on the anniver-
sary of the battle of Lexington. The
occasion will be an opportune one for
thA discussion Of the Hessian ny.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-24

Ii Hung Chang's Grand Army
badge is a sight more ornamental than
that old yellow jacket and bedraggled
peacock feather the Chinese Emperor
took away from him some time ago.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-24
1t does not take long Tor aprtofuse'
apologies to become a .nuisance.,ea-. :.

There Is suspicion that the Mayor of
Baltimore, who vetoed a high hat bill,
may have been the victim of feminine
coercion.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-24

Jones-How does your wife like her
new sealskin? Brown haven't seen
her lately. Jones-How's that? Brown
She's been so busy calling on her
friends.-Larks.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-24
No Danger.

Doctor-"You won't forget your
modicine?" Patient-'Can't, doctor.
It's too disagreeable to forget
TWinkles.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-24

Andrew Bair of Warfieldsburg, Md, is
still a very active man, at the age of
eighty-three, and has never experienced
a days illness. Meat has never passed
his lips, and he lives entirely on vegetable
food.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-06-24
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"Whta makes Flimmer continually
~grumble"
Hes railing at fate"
"WhyY'
"He got caught in the steel rail
slump."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.