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Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-09-22
Drying Wheat for Seed.

After every damp harvest as the
present has been In most localities, tho
grain goes into the barn with It's straw
not so thoroughly dried out as It
should be, says American Cultivator.
There Is also considerable dampness IN
tho grain itself, and this will prob
ably cause heating Of the grain In tho
NOV. With spring grain this does not
matter much, for the grain will be
pretty sure to dry out when freezing
cold weather comes. But whenever
winter grain Is grown the seed for next
harvest has to be selected from the
present years crop, and this often
means the premature threshlng OF the
winter grain and using 1t while still
damp as seed. To this fact Is PROB
ably to be attributed the common be-
lief among farmers that old wheat and
rye are better for seed than new. In
the old grain the freezing of winter
and the subsequent thawing have made
the seed nearly wholly free of mols-
ture. Yet all these experiences are not
absolutely necessary. II the grain Is
thoroughly dried In the fall that 1t Is
grown, II is not only as 1T but more
At for seed than 1t is after being dried
out by winter freezing, wherein its
terminating powers are more apt to be
injured than they are by being thor
oughly dried out the previous fall. We
have heretofore advised the greatest
care for drying seed grain for fall SOW
Ing, But 1t is far better, we believe
to thoroughly dry the seed even by ar
tlfclal means We have over and over
again dried seed grain In fruit evapo-
rators such as are used for drying ap-
pies, and always with the best results
In large proportion grown of the seed
that was sown. We believe that 1t
Is best to dry all grain used as seed
by the heat Of fire; 1t may be by
braiding the seed corn and hanging It
beside the chimney, so as to secure the
heat OF the kitchen fire, but however
II Is dried, the seed that has fire heat
to dry It Is sure to produce the most
vigorous growth and the largest crop
Of grain.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-09-22
Loose Smut of wheat.

The season just past seems to have
been unusually favorable to the devel-
opment of fungous diseases. This is
especially true with reference to the
loose smut of wheat and oats. Owing
to this fact, numerous inquiries have
come to the station In regard to some
method for It's prevention. At pres
ent II Is we'll known that the loose
smut O. wheat and other cereals is
caused by a minute fungus, which
enters the plant while very young and
lives inside It's tissues, developing It's
fruit or spores Ia the head Of the
growing wheat, this development talk
Ing place at the expense Of the wheat
kernels themselves. The spores as
they ripen are carried by currents Of
air to adjoining plants, thus injecting
the seed for the coming year, or they
are washed Off by rains into the soil,
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-09-22
Gypsy Meth in DaI,ota.

Mr. M. Il. Hinkley of Marcus, Iowa,
the able editor Of the Fruitman, says:
while In the Black Hills recently
the editor was informed that the Clip
sy Moth has appeared there A. Mo
Kirahan Of Rockford was out in the
forests last summer In company with
an entomologlst connected with tho
Lincoln University. The Lincoln gen
tleman discovered and identified the
Gipsy Moth. Patches Of dead timber
are now pointed out as proof of its
ravages. II this conclusion IL correct
there Is reason for the apprehension
that the Dakota forests are doomed.
The matter is so important that 1t
seems to demand thorough expert In
vestigation at once"
Commenting on this the Iowa State
Register says: This is very impor-
tant II 1t proves true. We regard the
Gipsy Moth as an enemy far more to
DO feared than the San Jose scale.
In the vicinity Of Boston 1t has caused
great damage In recent years, and
thousands Of dollars OF private and
state money have been spent In Grad
icating the pest. Any voracious leaf
feeder that attacks tall trees Is not
easy to reach by spraying, In the
great Northwest the destruction of our
forest trees In native groves, planted
groves and windbreaks would be sad
calamity. In Europe this insect has
wrought the most damage in the drier
interior sections, where the conditions
were more favorable for Its rapid pro-
pagation."
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-09-22

A new method of preserving freshly
killed meat has been discovered by a
Dane. The method is simple, but will
probably be Of more value In the trop-
les than In this part Of the world.
The animal to be used Is first shot In
the head, but In such manner that
the brain is not injured. As the ami
NAL drops senseless an assistant cuts
down over the heart, opens ventricle,
and allows all the blood to flow out,
the theory Of this being that the de-
composition OF the blood is almost en-
tirely responsible for the quick putre-
faction Of fresh meats. Immediately
thereafter a briny solution, made Of
salt and water injected by means Of
powerful syringe through the other
ventricle into the veins Of the body.
The whole process takes only few
minutes, and the beef Is ready to use,
and can be cut up at once.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-09-22
DR., Fa1cotler's
Temptation
A SHORT STORY.

It occurred In the most unromantic
way, and amid the most prosaic sur
roundings. There is probably no po-
sition in the world more fatal to ro-
nance, or more likely to crush all su-
pernuous sentiment out Of q mans
nature, than that of a parish doctor.
The scenes OF squalid misery he is COM
PEELED every day to witness are more
likely to blunt and exhaust the sense
Of pity in the average man than to
develop 1t by exercise, especially when
a little experience has shown how
closely they are associated with vice
and deceit, and how certain is the man
who gives way to his first impulslve
instinct Of charity to awake sooner or
later to the knowledge that he has
been cheated and laughed at ten times
by specious rogues for once that he
has been Of any real help to the I'M
fortunate. And he is apt to become
cynical in consequence.
Richard Falconer had started In life
with more rather than less Of the
usual romance and impractical senti-
ment Of youth. The last thing he had
thought of had been the hard realities
of life. And, as q natural consequence
those hard realities were now assert
ing themselves and forcing themselves
upon his attention more and more ev-
cry day in the hard struggle to estab-
lish himself in practice on the slender
basis of parish appointment in big
provincial town where he was as yet
little known and had a host Of wealth
ier competitors. 1t was SO different
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-09-22
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0rknep'S.
A Romance..-By Hannah B. Mckenzie.
TEREE#%S3AEEEEE 3EE%3E4 81
CHAPTER XII.

Two months later, on stormy day
In late October Magnus Halcrow and
Elspeth Troll are standing together
within sight of the Rowan Crag. IL
is probably the last time they shall DO
so, for Elspeth leaves Orkney with
Lady Westray tomorrow. The West
ray children have been proved the
heirs OF her late husbands property,
and Crag Castle will be shut up ana
unlnhabited during their minority
The horror of that terrible day
comes back again TO Elspeth, and she
shudders involuntarlly. Then Magnus
says slowly;
"You SILVER, Miss Troll, Forgive me
for alluding to that terrible time, put
must do so just this once. have no
wish to speak against the dead, put l
Wish to dlsabuse your mind OF the IDEA
that / loved Lillth Stuart. she las
clnated, enthralled me, as she had done
other men before-+that was all. When
I saw her as she washer beautirul
exterior merely covering for warped
and self-engrossed soul-my heart
turned from her with repulsion."
HUSH" says Elspeth gently. re
member she is dead. We must deal
kindly with her now. She Is In GODS
hands"
Magnus took the womanly little hand
and held 1t for q minute. He does not
tell her--he does not think she knows
what he himself Is sure of-that LII
It'll Stuart had met her death In trying
to compass that Of another.
"Tell me the truth, Elspeth," he says
suddenly. He has not called her Els
peth for years, and the girls face be-
comes suddenly flooded with crimson.
do you think loved herr"
II thought" answered Elspeth
slowly, tracing lines with an umbrella
on the damp path, that you were very
near doing so, DR.. Halcrow."
"And IL should tell you now" said
DR.. Halcrow, very calmly, though some
strange emotion throbs beneath the
outward calm, chat have learned
lately what | have never realized be-
fore-that 1t is some one else who had
the lnnermost place in my heart during
that foolish enthralment-what would
you say, Elspeth? And IL asked you
not to go away tomorrow, or, II you do
to come back soon to the dear old
island, and to heart and home walt
ing for you, what would you say, Els
peth?"
The hand in his gives one quick,
sharp culver. He can feel It's pulse
bounding wildly.
"Why do you ask these questions,
DR.. Halcrow? Is 1t out Of plty?"
"Pity?" he repeats. may, Elspeth;
pity would never make me ask woman
to be my wife. 1t Is because love you,
dear, with all my heart. How could
/ help tt, who have known you so
we'll, so closely, so intimately these
last months-who have seen your quiet
brave heroism, your womanly gentle
ness, your self-sacrifce, your sweet
charity and forgiveness? 1t was you
who showed me what love really
means. You will come, you will love
me, dear, will you not?"
He holds out his arms, and with
out word Elspeth goes into them.
She has obtained the happiness she
had never dared dream would be hers.
And 80 that spot, which had become the
scene of the darkest tragedy in the
lives of both, becomes also to both the
dearest spot on earth.
1.-THE END.1
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-09-22

A few weeks ago a breeder at Well
man, Iowa, shipped a pair Of half-bred
French Coach geldings to the East
Buffalo market and sold them at auc-
ton to r. Howarth for export to Lon
don, for $575. The geldings had
abundant action, were nicely matched
and had plenty of substance. OF late
many fine pairs, got by French Coach
stations, have been disposed Of in
that market. A pair bred in Canada
brought $500; a pair shipped from Illi-
nols brought $3.50, and several other
pairs from $500 to $500. These horses
ranged close to the 1900 pound mark
in weight and were vhA1as exception
taken for export.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-09-22
Ito be Continued,)
A LUCKY" LAWYER.

Numerous instances are given Of the
power that Mr.. Rufus Choate possessed
over a jury, concealing 1t even at the
time he was exercising it with the most
potent effect. Mr.. Il, p. Whipple In
stances two notable cases Of this kind;
One resolute juryman said to another,
as he entered the "boX":
NOW, mind you there Is one man In
this crowd who will not give a YER
dict for the client Of that man Choate.
Why, sir, he Is the great corrupter OF
juries. / know all his arts. He Is en-
gagged by fellows who wish to subvert
Justice between man and man. l hate
him with my whole heart and soul!"
When the verdict was given for
Choate's client, with hardly discus
sion in the jury-room, the wonder was
expressed that this obstinate member
of the conclaye agreed so readily with
the rest.
"oh," he said, "the case was plain
one. Choate was right this time; and
you know It would have been scandal
GUS for me to violate justice because I
had prejudice against the person who
supported 1t, Let him appear before
us in case where is palpably wrong,
and will show you that I'm all right.
He never can humbug mel"
On another occasion q hard-headed,
strong-hearted well-educated farmer
was one Of jury that gave five var-
diets in succession for Choate's clients.
He said:
IT did not think much Of his flights
OF fancy; but considered him very
lucky lawyer, for there was not one OF
those five cases that came before us
where he wasn't on the right side"
II you would succeed In life, learn "
tnov what you can't do
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-09-22

Makeshift Coops, -Makeshift coops
invite disease and vermln and encour-
age rat dopredatlons. Chickens don't
pay" is the chronic song of the man
who tries to raise chicks in poor, mis-
cradle, unslghtly scoops. How could
they pay under such circumstances?
Maine Farmer.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-09-22

oHIlciaI statistics for British India
alone show that about $1,000 people
and 10000 domestic animals are killed
there every year by wild beasts.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-09-22

II you would succeed in life. learn "
fnoV what you can't do
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-01-07
Are they not making the mistake Of the
old slaye.owners, who refused any com

promise ard demanded all or nothing2
Is 1t wise, il 'hf Gace gt present cn1-
( dIti1os, 10 demand t1e continuation uf
ia monry ~ aH which makes "a de
Featf", upon iarej@n capital, ana in.
1 creases the enorAoGs bnrdnn Of interest
1t b. certain that Argentina, Austria
lis, and India will nos be purchaser,
bnt competitors in the wheat market
Within year and the gold mine Of
the klpfdik9 cannot be relied upon to
change the financial status Of the world
Whom wheat declines in price, and the
golden dream If Alaskan adventures
are ended, w. Va hard times again con,
front the ma H Of our people, how
will they vote
If business d. rbance il the result Of
free coinage, "ud european capitalists
throw their / lean securities upon
Wall Street. W.. il responsible. Only
those who harr creed the friends of
bimetallism tf H. yse between the gold
standard and il, ole panic, caused by
disappointed "~""i
Nations an ' 'iyiduals must reap
what they ''. he people of the
United States been living in "a
iools paradise. rrowiny from
Europe, and llou& interest, until
class has gru1 n-nr US that openly
advocates more knowing and more
Bap 90" The ytnrl, i..,s.
pendcnce Of f." ~ dpn.iuafi,,. FAR .ht
by our fat' ~', - leridel all, &c.
bounced |.v railroads, breweries
factories, and lands of the United
states are ycfr by year passing into the
lands OF foreigners, The Union Pacific
abroad has just been purchased by
oreign syndicate and the Kansas
'aciiic will be bought by the same par
les. No amount of silver agitation in
he United States seems to stay the tide
1 foreign investment, although the /
hreat is continually made by the gold q
tandard advocates that the possibility I
blh'1t" 'e-''' hangs like pail above -.
nr credit q
The time has come to end the vaa. G
'lhgo to foreigners created by enormous l.
ebt. We must cease borrowing, aud II
aVote all our energies to paying what p
g owe, We are strong enough to n
lopt bimotallisln, and to defy the u
align soothsayers who worship the ~
'lden calf. G. G, VEST. -,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-01-07

issue warrants for the apprehension an
arrest of all delinquents, noted in sal
lists, who may be resident within hi
Justice District, and for such others, a
were assessed in his district but hay
subsequently removed to other district
in said county.
And his Justice shall cause the con
stable or the sheriff, If there be no con
stable in the district, forthwith to arres
all delinsuents, and bring them befor,
him for trial, as other persons charged
with misdemeanors are, Or may be- tried
by law.
SECTION 11.-Upon the trial of eacl
person so delinquent such delinquent
may show, in defense of the charge
that he has paid the said Communication
or that he was not liable to be assessed
for the payment of the same. If thu
Justice shall ajdudge tho person guilty
he shall assess a fine against him, OIL
two dollars and COST which costs are
hereby fixed at: one dollar for the Jus
tice, one dollar for the Constable Tin
GLIDING mittimus) and twenty five
cents to the Sheriff for posting. And
said fine and costs shall be paid OF
worked out, as other fines and costs are
worked out by those convicted of other
misdemeanors.
SECTION 12.--The fines so imposed
shall innure to the benefit of the said
Levee Board, and the Justice of the
Peace shall make full reports and pay
over all delinquent combinations aud
fines collected by them to ths Treasurer
of the said Levee, Board, at the same
and as provided by law for the payment
of fines into their respective County
Treasures.
And on these days the Sheriffs shall
revise said delinquent lists by erasing
the names of oil who have paid, or
worked out the combinations SO delin-
quent, and return said lists to the Jus
tice of the Peace for proceedings against
those who have not been found or who
have not paid.
SECTION l3;-The Board of Supervis-
ors shall not allow any insolvencies to
said Sheriffs or Tax Collectors on
account Of the said communications here
by imposed until the Justices Of the
Peace make their reports; and then al
low only such as cah not be found in
the Cosnty. or those who have died or
removed from the County or who are
exempted from payment Of same.
SECTION IA. ANY Sheriff and Tax
Justices Of the Peace or Con
stable, failing OF neglectiny to do his
1uty "a provided ia the previous Sec
lions Of this Act, shall be- deemed Knil. |
y of : misdemeanor; and OH conviction
lhall ~ fined II 4 sum not - thnn fiys |
lollazs, ncr naofe than o. hnndrsa dol.I
49, = sach cass;; W 4 |
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-01-07

county Jail for not more than thirty
days, or be punished by both such fine
and imprisonment.
SECTION 15.-This Act shall take eff,
feet from its passage.
ARill
10 be Entitled An Act to Authorize the
Board of Levee Commissioners for the
Yazoo- Mississippi Delta to Levy Ger.
tain Privilege Taxes.
Be ii Enacted By the Lcqisla'are ot he
State Of Mississippi as l6,lors:
SECTIoN1. The Board of Levee Com.
mlssioners for the Yazoo Mississin,i
Delta, are hereby authorized and EN-.
powered, to fix and impose such privil-
eye taxes, for Levee purposes, unou the
various privileges which may now, or
hereafter, be taxed by law for State DUR
poses, as they may, from time to time
see proper and elect.
Provided; however, the taxes so i'm
posed by the said Board shall not az.
coed the taxes imposed by law for the
exercises of like privileges, for State
purposes
SECTION .. -Wheneverthe said Board
OF Levee Commissioners shall, by suit
able order on the minutes thereof. i'm.
pose a tax upon any privilege or calling
the Secretary of the said Board shall
certify that fact to the Auditor Of pub.
lie Accounts, and to the various Tax
Collectors in the Counties, or parts of
Counties, embraced within the sail
Levee District.
And thereafter, it shall be the duty
OF the officers charged by law, with fur.
nishing the privilege tax receipts, and
collecting said privilege. taxes, to pro-
vide receipts, and make collection on
the privileges 80 taxed by the said Board
in the same manner and at the san,c
time. and under the same penalties as
such officers are now required to fur.
nish receipts and make collections on
account Of privilege taxes, that have
heretofore been imposed by law, for the
said Board.
SECTION 3.--This Act shall not be
construed as operating to modify or re-.
peal, any law now in force providing
for the imposition and collection Of
privilege taxes, for the benefit OF the
said Levee Board, bat all such laws
shall remain in force, and the priyil.
sge taxes provided for therein, shall Be-
collected BY the various officers accord Y
ng e the terns q ne said laws untjl
ne aid privilege sares may Be added
y increased, NJ NM order VI orders. u |,
M beard. n fhs immune. I,royids2
he ~ cti0a bsrucl u III u IN
apd III
re 4 i ;!ss.gs gSs Y
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-01-07

n w ~ Ae IaIltfrc o. the WDlcoit Com,
E23 H. 1t has been yehemcntly ass. :.
s' "nemleT Of silver that blm"s.
~ tias been allied, and that "its
'rpse lies In Downing STREE. No in
,lliKent bimetallist expected from the
N commission anything but failure Eng.
md dominates the finances Of Europe,
10 MI, oa4stono voiced correctly the
ntiments o. the ruling classes in that
untry. when he declared that Eng
Bs ma Was the creditor nation of the
Ayorld, and tina, sRc intended to collect
/ -ssdness ID gold.
n 1idential campaign, the
aRs riends OF silver asserted that bmetal.
iisnf would never be attained by inter
rs NATIONAL agreement, md that the only
hope To- - $500 gT,s1 Tho Uni
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-01-07

va reproduce below
state elections are lunatics and IDIOTS
deceived by demagogue and SELF seek
ing politicians, there Is no hone for frca
institutions and popular government
'h' experiment Is failure, and the
functions OF government must be iurp
cd over to the members. of the sound
money lengne. who have soIeuuly re-.
'"''eo that hlnelallism IL supported
only by the ignorant or dishonest
Ep'tbet' and denlxciaiiun prove
nothing II s1ch weapons could sion =
great popular movement. Abraham,
Lincoln would never have been prnaj-
dent, and African slavery would attn
eslst on this contisent The torrent IF
abuse and ridiculc which rolled moun
'ain'hlgh against the anti slavery
would have been over
whelmcd it, but for the fact tha, q
lsep, earnest, popular conviction
Tcry existed in the northern |
q which could not be
.Aby the eloquent in
II y $rn leaders.
ge1Ilont, IN acci
sg 4s34l, 2G4
hananA \
$685. ri
VI a9G
sassS."the free soil ticket
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-01-07
JTURE Of BImETALLlsM,
80 Contend That the Cause Of Noueet
Mercy is Dead.
= welfare OF the Wealth Producers Of the World Demand
INC decentralization OF Silver. 1t Involves The Cause Of
> f'sh'' 'ood hoVernmen pn.cr Morals, Indus
trial Freedom, and the life Of the
&C. Nation.

' 'oS' o. Missouri writes usructgy the .uj,rl In he
.-.alunper OF Tue Forum whIch We renrgdlnn lnLuH