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The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-05-12
Horticultural Hints.

Give the orchard all the potash that 1t
needs.
Coarse, raw manure is not fit for the
garden.
Toads, frogs and lizards are useful in
the garden.
The gem melon is the best seller in
the market.
Prune the ounce tree and train 1t to
a single stem.
Extra work in getting good seed
bed pays in garden work.
Cut off all the bruised roots when
planting tree, but do not mutilate the
top.
A neglected orchard encumbers land
that might be used profitably for other
purposes.
A late crop of cabbage is easily
grown, for the seed can be planted in
the open ground.
Five acres in cucumbers for pickles
will ordinarily pay as much as all the
rest of the farm.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-05-12
Clearing Up the BARNARD,

After the great bulk of winter-made
manure is drawn from the barnyard
and spread upon the fields, there al
ways remains considerable amount of
scattering manure, which, if not gath
cred up, is sure to be in large part vast
ed. It should at least be always piled
in heaps, where it will be less liable to
waste than if spread In most barn
yards there are accumulations Of finely
rOtted manure that have been left in
previous years. 1t does not pay to
leave such rich manure to go to waste.
Two or three loads of such scrapings
are easily worth dozen from the piles
of unfermented manure. Much of this
old manure is rich enough to be used
as a hill dressing for corn, to be drop
ped in the hill with the seed grain. 1t
will make the corn come up dark
green and be more vigorous all the sea-
SON
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-05-12

Not even poultry can be prepared for
the table with so little trouble. What
is better, the mutton killed on the farm
is Of superior quality. 1t lacks the
"woolly taste" which so often comes to
mutton from sheep that have been long
driven to market, or that have had to
endure long Journeys by railroad, often
without food or drink for twentyfour
to thirty-six hours. 1t is one of the ad
vantages of better prices for wool that
more farmers will be able to keep
sheep. If mutton could more generally
supersede fat, greasy pork On farmers
tables, they and their families would
be much more healthy than they are
under present conditions.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-05-12
AGRICULTURAL NEWS
THINGS PERTAINING TC THE
FARM AND HOME.
Alfalfa a Drouth- Resisting Plant
Irrigation Coming to Every Farmer
Clearing Up the Barnyard - Best
Branches of Farming.
A Drouth.Resisti Plant.


The chief reason why alfalfa hay
will grow in the short grass country is
that it has long roots. They have been
known to strike twenty-feet deep for
moisture. The plant will not thrive
therefore, in soil that is not open and
deep. An ideal place for it's growth is
along the river bottoms in the western
part Of Kansas-land under which
great lakes Of "sheet water" miles
upon miles in extent, are found from
ten to twenty-five feet below the sur
face. The roots Of alfalfa readily push
down to the water and drink when
they need moisture, and the result is
that the plant blossoms and prospers,
and becomes never-failing source Of
revenue to the man who cultiyateS it.
On the rolling uplands, where there is
scarcely an average rainfall of twenty
five inches a year, the plant will live
and produce hay nearly always. 1t
makes good pasturage under ordinary
conditions there, and is almost certain
every year to produce a fine crop of
seed. All the uplands sre fertile
enough, the only trouble about making
use of that fertility being the lack OF
moisture. Irrigation has not yet sue
ceeded in bringing water in abundance
to the assistance of the tiller of the
soil in this region, and therefore only
such a plant can live as has deep roots,
and a pertinacity that even the hot
winds of Kansas can not shake.-Har-
per's Weekly.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-05-12
be asleep at that hour walked through

be asleep at that hour walked through
the long hall to a little study situated
at the rear end of the hall. Here stood
a small writing desk, and here l knew
! 1 could be alone for an hour to quiet my
mind from the business events Of the
day and to indulge in my favorite recre
alton of story writing.
ga plot had come to my mind as
came uptown in the cars. and resolved
to write it while it was fresh. A fiat.
tering letter from a publisher who had
accepted my latest story made me re-
solve to supply him with another as
soon as possible.
"'This time my wife shall know OF
my work and be proud of it. I will
enter society and court the litterati
while she enjoys herself with the but
terfiies,' 1 said to myself, smiling, as
dipped my pen in the ink.
''The plot Of my story was singular
one. 1t was the Murder of a Wife
with accuracy 1 went into each
startling detail, and as wrote down
the bloodthirsty words saw that my
anger for my wife was melting away,
even as the beauty of the story grew
underneath my fingers. When l had
finished I saw that I had achieved
what would be the greatest work of my
life, and that honors would come to me
from the public who would read my
story.
when 1 had laid down my pen l
sighed a sigh of relief.
- could not do that again for ST.
OGO,' l said aloud. No. 1 repeated, as
1 walked through the hall, still intent
with the plot, no, 1 could not do that
again for $1O,OOO.'
"Did you speak, sir?' inquired wo-
mans voice.
"'Who is that?' I asked.
"It is I-Ellen, the cook. 1 heard
somebody walking around, sir, and 1
came to see who it was
":All right, Ellen said; 1T is I. Go
back to bed And Ellen. who sleepS
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-05-12
thought 1 heard behind me a stealthy

thought 1 heard behind me a stealthy
step. On the second page 1 heard it
again. This time there were whispers.
1 listened and heard a voice say, For
the love of God, can it be he?"
1 sprang to my feet and turned
around.
A loud shrek rose to the ceiling and
heavy weight. 1t was man and over
him bent woman.
"You scared him almost to death,
SIR" said she. 81 told him that it was
only one of them detectives that they
are always sending here, but the back
of your head looked so much like mas
ter's that it scared him most to DEATH"
"Why should that scare him?" ask
ed.
''Sure sir, I don't know, but lately he
has been like, like"
At this moment the man opened his
eyes.
Forgive me, forgive me-" he cried.
81 have dreamed of it day and night,
forgive
81 will forgive you nothing" said I,
until you confess how your curiosity
made you creep up behind your master
that night and read what he was writ
ing. Confess how you went upstairs
and killed your mistress and robbed
her of her jewels; confess how you hid
after the others were called and pre-
tended to be asleep; and confess how
you have allowed an innocent man to
suffer for your crime"
Truly frightened now, the wretch
told how he overheard the quarrel on
the morning and how he had planned
the murder Of his mistress. And how
and by what dastardly means he had
found the very description of the mur-
der before his eyes and had followed it
out with awful correctness.-Chicago
Chronicle.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-05-12
Sweet Potatoes.

Some Of the varieties of sweet pota-
toes that are most popular in the South
will not succeed with Northern grow
ers. The sweet potato requires a long
season to grow in, and only the early
kind will succeed in the Northern
States. 1t is usually mistake to send
South for sweet potatoes to plant. The
Northern varieties, propagated in slips
for planting by seedsmen, are much
better, as we'll as cheaper, than trying
to winter the sweet potato and cut 1t
into sets for planting, as is done with
the ordinary white potato. 1t is a great
advantage in growing sweet potatoes
to have well-rooted plants ready to set
out when the soil and air are warm
enough to insure rapid growth. Most
of the successful Southern varieties of
sweet potatoes are watery and poor
when grown North.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-05-12
Best Branches of FARMING.

Dairying and poultry keeping are
about the only branches of farming
that afford nearly continuous income.
The main and staple crops yield a har-
vest but once a year. The profits of
farming, generally speaking, come
slowly, and must be patiently waited
for. To some young men, ambitious to
get rich fast, this seems to be a reason
for choosing to engage in some other
business. But the returns of intelli-
gent farmers, although slow, are pret-
ty safe and sure. The young live stock
which a farmer raises must be fed and
cared for long time before any profit
comes back, but the profit comes in due
time. Their growth and increase in
weight goes OH silently and steadily as
money at interest, and, in the end,
should amount to much more One i'm
portant return of profit for labor be-
slowed and the cost of fertilizers ap-
piled comes to the skilled farmer in the
course of years through the increased
fertility and value of his farm.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-05-12
Guessing vs.. Knowing Weights,

When the farmer sells one of his ami
mails to the butcher to kill and market,
the latter has every advantage. He is
used every day to estimating weights,
and his business makes it necessary to
guess closely. So in most such sales by
guess, the farmer is apt to be cheated,
often by fifty or a hundred weight.
Every farmer who has occasion to sell
anything by weight should procure a
pair of farm scales. They will save
their cost often in single year.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-05-12
Peas on Poor Land.

Land that is too poor for any other
kind of crop may be proftably sown
with peas, putting in with the seed
enough lime, phosphate and potash to
make the grain. This on very poor land
is better first crop than clover, as the
pea grain is large and will produce a
strong enough stalk to live, while the
young clover is so small that it may
easily be killed out before it gets root
hold in the soil. 1t is hard to get a
clover catch on poor soil, while peas
will grow, no matter how poor the soil
may be.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-05-12
Mutton for Farmers Tables.

There is no meat quite so convenient
for farm use as mutton, as the carcass
of an average sheep can be easily kept
In most families until it can be eaten.
It is very easy to kill and dress sheep.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-05-12
HObnail Shoes.

In many parts of Lancashire and
Yorkshire shoes for the working class
IS Of both sexes are sold with heavy,
square hobnails, whose clatter in the
streets in the morning as the wearers
20 to work is almost intolerable.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-05-12

A favOrite trick of a scoundrel is TO
place good men in such a position that
that are compelled to stand by him.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-05-12

Our best friends are apt to appear
bad in amateur theatricalI, J.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-05-12

A man Is always looking for letters,
but he never answers them.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-29
fPINE STREET CHURCH.

The following resolutions were unani.
mously adopted at an official board meet
ing of Pine street NJ. E. church:
whereas, Our pastor, Rev. &c. Rogers
hiss received q call from the First Church
of Lawrence, Mass, and for the purpose
of accepting the same has rendered his
RESIGNATION as pastor of Pine street M
e. church. and
whereas, We all realize that none but
a seifish interest can prompt us to retain
him when a broader field is open to him
'D Resolyed, That we accept the resigna-
ton which sewers our relations as pastor
and people with feelings of heartfelt
Resolved, That the four and one half
roors of faithful service re dered by
Kin, to this society, have been blessed In
,,nbpilding our church and increasing its
mem bership:
hors the members Of this society owe him
q debt of gratitude which they can never
Resolved, That in parting our kindest
; shes will ever attend himself and fami-
w and that we recommend him to the
.!so;atv to which he is to minister as one
1s"rthy their full confidence and highest
esteem.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-29
DEERING.

Rev. Edward P. Wilson of Deering and
Rev. W. G. Mann of Cum berland Mills,
win exchange pulpits Sunday morning,
October 30th.
The young ladies connected with the
Deerin High school are making active
preparations for their Halloween party.
which is to be held on Monday evening in
Roegg hall, Deering Centre.
MIR. Charles e. Spear has purchased OF
James p, Baxter, lot of land on the
n ortherly side of Hartley street.
| a uiet wedding was solemn lied at the
home of the bride, Miss Lille g. Themes,
II Pleasant street, Wednesday evening.
The contracting parties were Mr.. John
A Getchell, formerly clerk at the Maine
| Themes. The ceremony was performed
| by Rev. John r Clifford in the presence
of a few friends of the family. They will
make their future home in Augusta.
| Mr.. John B. Merrill, a student of West.
brook seminary, has been Obliged to re-
| turn to his home in Bangor, On account
of ii InHss
Car No. l1b of the Deering line, had a
new device attached to it yesterday which
was given a trial. The device is round
box, made of iron, which holds the rope
which is attached to the trolley, and is
| intended to keep the trolley in place.
| The Deering High school football eleven
| are to play a game this afternoon with
| the South Portland eleven at South Port.
land.
The Deering alderm en- are to meet this
afternoon at one O'Clock at the junction
of Knight street at Maplewood avenue,
and at the junction of Front and Dyer
streets at two thirty O'Clock to give hear
inRs on the petitions for the laying out of
the above named streets.
MIR. Silas Adams, Woodfords, went yes
terday noon on the Rochester train to
WATERFORD, where he is to enjoy brief
cunning trip.
The Ocean street grammar school first
eleven football team has disbanded.
Efforts will be made to organize new
team in day or so. &C.
The young man arrested Friday evening
for wandering annie ssly about the streets
was before Judge Hopkins yesterday
morning. The young man said he had
| walked from Bath and was on his way to
Boston. The judge dismissed the case.
Manager Coolidge of the Westbrook
Seminary football eleven had game ar
ranged for Saturday afternoon with the
Biddeford High school at Biddeford, but
has received letter from there asking
that the date be cancelled. Manager
Coolidge, however. hopes to secure a
game with some eleven for this afternoon,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-29
INSPECTED CAMP THOMAS.
War Investigators Spent Day Look.
ing 1t Over.
ATTENTION GIVEN TO SOURCE OF
WATER SUPPLY.

General idea That 1t Could Not Have
Been Infected-Con missioners Evident.
ly Pleased With sternberg Hospital
Major in Command Denied Charges
Made by Vermont Man.
Chattanooga, Tenn, October %. The
war investigation commission spent the
entire day In inspecting tae site of Camp
Thomas in Chickamauga park.
The inspection covered all points of in,
terest in the park and near it's borders
which have been involved in the con-
troversy concerning the sanitation Of the
camp, including Sternberg and Letter
hospitals with the various springs from
which water was secured blythe troops
and the point on Chickamauga Greek at
which the water of the pipe @line sup
ply was taken out. Special attention was
given to this latteraplace because of the
criticisms that have been made upon this
source OF the camps water supply. The
commissions found intake pipes SUBJ
merged about 90 fest above the mouth Of
9 tributary creek, known as Cave Spring
creek, which drained the camp. The
charge had been made that the water
fom the tributary stream had contami-
mated the pipe water, being carried back
into 1t By means OF eddies and in one
case by q freshet. Gen. Boynton and
Mr.. Belts, both of whom had been con-
oerned in locating the pipe line, admitted
that Cove Spring creek had once over
flowed and broken a dam, thus throwing
its water into the main streama above
the intake, but they explained that this
freshet occurred at night when the pumps
were shut down and no water was being
taken In. They called attention to the
rapidity of the flow and to the depth of
the stream and urged the impossibility OF
infection from this source.
Gen. Wilson gave especial attention to
the question as an engineering problem
and IL was evident from the expressions
he dropped that he was impressed with
che strong improbability If not the i'm
possibility of infection from this source.
It was also equally evident that MAORI
ty of the commission formed the same
opinion. There were many expressions
lowed at Sternberg hospital They
found only 50 patients in the hospital
and most Of these were convaleSsent.
Major Giffen, in command of the hos
pital, said 1t would soon be abandoned.
After concluding the inspection of the
camp, Major Giffen was asked to make
statement concerning some criticisms
of the hospitals marie in Vermont n VS.
paper by Frank A. Bailey, who spent six
weeks in the hospital nursing his brother.
When be returned home he wrote an ar
tiols saying, among other things, that
he had heard physicians in the hospitals
tell attendants to give their attention
to patients who had chance to recover
and not nurse b ,se who were sure to die.
In the presence Of those designated for
the latter GLASS, and that he had heard
other phy sicians instruct their helpers to
give ice cold baths with 2the view of
Finishing" their patients.
Dr. Giffen pronounced as false all the
statements made. S
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-29
A FAIR OFFER.
San Franchise Firm Wants To Take Its
Own Chances ON Raising Battleship Maine.

Washington, October 2S.-The Wreck
ing compar- IF San Francisco, has made
request .pon the rsvy department for
authority to raise aa;tleship Maine.
The company h. "a experience in
raising vessels on ne Pacific coast and
representations have been made to the de-
partment as to it's ability to acoonipli b
the task in Havana harbor. 1t proposes
to blow the mud from under the wreck
by means of streams Of water and then to
pass under chains and attach them to
frame work connected with q system Of
steel barrels. These barrels will also be
placed in the wreck and utilized when
ever they oan be made available. The
company simply asks authority to raise
ths Maine and bring her to this country
II the governments wants the ship after
she reaches the United States, the COM
psny will want TO BE- paid salvage money
through condemnation proceedings. 1t
is PROBABLE that in case the government
did not want the ship, the company would
exhibit her in different large seacoast
cities OF the United States. No money
il demanded from thelgovornment by the
company. 1t il stated ct the department,
unofficinliy, that in case the company is
found reliable the authority asked for
will no doubt be given.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-29
FOOTBALL

The prospects for lots Of fun in the near
future for the Portland oranks ara exceed
ingly good.
Wednesday. Novembe g. Colby Univar-
sity's piQskin chasers line up against P,
A. c., while Saturday, Novem Der 8, the
giants from Somsrsworth A. G. will
gsmbol over behring's gridiron. Then
away in the future Bowdoin college team
will be candidates for Portland's sympathy
on Thanksgiving day.
Today at three r. m. the doughty war
riors from Worcester 4. G. will try to
take the p. A Q. soalps but since Mon
days game Portland rooters feel they are
not to be given mp without the most stub
born battle. Worcestsr's favoribes are old
varsity men, and II anyone thinks they
are easy. some one 10 going to get nicely
fooled sure. A hot game oan be ooRildsnt-
" oxpecved, .-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-29
LEWISTON TO HAVE PULP MILL

Lewiston, October 2S.-The Maine
Pulp and Paper company have purchased
timber in New hampshire and COM
pany of which Olan Scott is president
and George d. Babbitt Of Lewiston is
treasurer, will build large paper mill at
the Babbitt-Googin dam, SO called, about
I'VE and one-haif miles above tile city
Of Lewiston. The foundation is already
going in and the mill will be completed
some time this winter.
This will be good news to Lewiston
and Auburn people who ara interested in
the upbuilding of industries along the
water power of the Androsooggin.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-29
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION.
Few Years In Our History Have Afforded
Such Cause.

Washington, October 90. The President
after the cabinet meeting today issued
the following Thanksgiving proolama-
ton:
The approaching November brings tt
mind the custom Of our ancestors, hal
lowed by time and rooted In our most
sacred traditions, of giving thanks to
Almighty God for all the blessings he
has vouchsafed to us during the past
year.
Few years in our history have afforded
such cause for thanksgiving.
We have been blessed by abundant bar
vests. our trade and commerce have beer
wonderfully increased; our public credit
has been improved and strengthened
all sections of our common country have
closer bonds of national purpose and uni
ty.
The skies have been for time dArkene6
by the cloud of war, but as we were COM
PEELED to take up the sword in the CAUSE
of humanity, we ars permitted to reJoict
tn at the conflict has been of SO brief du.
ration, and losses we have had to mourn
though Krievous and important, have beer
SO few, considering the great results &C
compl1shed, as to inspire us with graft
tude and praise to the Lord of Hosts. Hi
may laud and magnify His Holy Name
that the cessation Of hostilities came &C
soon and to spare both sides the count
less SORROWS and disasters that attend
protraoted war.
do, therefore, invite all my fellow citi
zens, those at home, and those who may
be 1T sea or sojourning in foreign land,
to set apart and observe Thursday, tn.
gath OF November as day of National
Thanksgiving to come together in theil
several places Of worship for service o.
praise and thanks to Almighty God fol
81 the blessings of the year for the mild
ness of the seasons and the fruitfulness O
the soil for, the continued prosperity of tht
people, for the devotion and vslor OF oul
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-29
RESULT OF WAR RuMoRs.
Rr.fn.ss in This Country Affected by Con
aations In Europe.

New York, October as.-R g. Dun &
Co.'s wsskly review of trade tomorrow
will say:
Business has been moro affected by
foreign Affairs than many realize. Lon
dcn,s apprshs nsion Of war first caused an
advance In wheat and fears OF monetary
pressure here. Then came confidence In
London, with fight OF French money
soross the channsl, and stock markets
here advanced. while wheat fell. Mobs In
Paris did not mean to influence Ameri
can Interests from New York to San
francisco, but electric wires have made
ths world smaller. So the wires moved a
cargo OF whsat frcm tho Pacific coast,
started es, 500, 700 more gold from Aus
tralia to this country on London account,
ssnd the sailing Of American securities
1 ne day aid buying the next. -,
Failures for the week have been 2s6 in
.b.r United States against 2ls last year
and u In Canada against IS last year. .
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-29
SACO BOY MISSING.

Biddeford. October 29.-Leo Meroier the
twelve year old son Of David Mercier, q
prsssman employed by A. J. Henderson,
the Saco tailor, has disappeared, and n
one has yet been found who know .
where he has gone. He wa
last seen at six o'clock last evening, whent
one Of his playmates met him in Bidue-
ford. His father had chided him for play
ing truant and he became angry. He had
only forty cents with him when he left
home so far as Is known,