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Connecticut western news., 1898-03-31
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HOMEMADE WlNDMlLlS.

New Forms Tested and Reported Upon by
 Maryland Farmer.
 Before investing in steel mill, tnw- CTS and tank for farm uses had studied at length number of contrivanoes for harnessing the winds. The weak point of the Go Devil and kindred devices Is found In it's inability to meet winds from varying points. In most localities much time is lost by calm weather through having to wait for favorable winds. I concluded to adopt the follow. ing modification of a child's toy, as combining cheapness and power with extreme simplicity of construction. It is made as follows: A vertical axis of any suitable dimension is provided with four horizontal arms crossing ats right
Connecticut western news., 1898-03-31
Culled From variou. Sources.

There is to be a big plant for the manufacture of sugar from beets in liar risburg or Riverton in 1898.
 At an agricultural meeting J. H. Hale spoke of the Possibilities of the Connecticut Farmer" and described some experiments in irrigation on his farm which had increased the fruit yield over 100 per cent and bettered the price This was selling water at an enormous price compared with cost of delivering 1t at the plants roots.
 Jamestown, Fredonia and Westfield are among the localities in Chautauqua county, western New York, that are making determined efforts to obtain a beet sugar factory.
 Aristocrat is productive tomato, but for winter forcing the foliage is too heavy, necessitating the cutting away of much of it to insure the set ting of the fruit It is also very subject Co spot or fungua
Connecticut western news., 1898-03-31


 angles, at the ends of which are vertical crossbars for the support of the vanes- Upon these crossbars should be hinged frames covered with canvas or other light material, as in Fig. l." Thus writes a correspondent of Rural New Yorker, who accompanies his remarks with descriptive sketches. He adds:
 "As the arms are revofved the wind forces each vane in turn against the horizontal arm, until on reaching the farthest point to leeward the wind, striking the back of the vane, causes it to unfold and swing freely in the wind till it completes a revolution. Two of the four vanes are thus always under wind pressure and two drawing into position.
 "The principal expense in a motor of that material should be used, while if old lumber be substituted it could be constructed perhaps more oheaply than the Go Devil. This is the simplest form of tho device and could only be stopped by means of brake aud afterward back ing until all the vanes are free from pressure on the arms It would revolve either way, as it might be started. There are number of notifications of this motor, varying in the manner of hinging the vanes, as also in adapting it to be thrown out of gear, etc. Fig. shows the same with the vanes swinging di- rectly from the arms and held against the wind by ropes. This form would reyolve only one way, according as the restraining cords are connected and could be thrown out of gear by having the ropes run over pulleys and slacken- ing them as required. In Fig. the vanes swing between parallel arms, be- ing held against the wind pressure by a movable bar or lever, which will in one position allow the vane to swing through the whole circle, and in anoth- CT stop the yane on coming into the wind. The size and power of these mo- tors are limited only by the length of arms and axis and the area of the vanes, which will depend, in turn, up- on the use to which it is to be put and the pocketbook of the owner.
 "The power will be considerable with very little expense, as an arm of 10 feet in length will support vane of 10 feet square-that is to say, surface of 100, square feet to be opposed to the
Connecticut western news., 1898-03-31
Setting . Cranberry Bog.

Rural New Yorker says: The req uisite for cranberry bog is low, moist soil which can be drained, and at the same time be so arranged that by closing the gates In the drainage ditch it can be flooded when desired. Such land is usually marshy or swampy in its natural state, sometimes covered with scrubby growth of trees and more or less bogs and hummocks. The first thing to do is to ditch the ground, leading all the side ditohes into one main ditch which can be fitted with a gate at it's outlet, so that the water may be allowed to run, or be stopped at will, to flood the bog. Then the bogs, trees and in fact nearly the whole sur face must be grubbed out and cleaned off. This process is called turing, and sometimes costs several hundred dollars per acre.
 Sometimes an old mill pond is used, and then there is very little clearing to be done, After the turing the surface is covered with several inches of sand. The vines to be planted should be healthy and thrifty. They are cut to six or eight inches in length and are then trodden we'll into the sand. Little after cultivation is required. Some times site intended for a bog is flooded with water for two or three years to kill the vegetation, as this is cheaper than turing, but it takes a longer time.
Connecticut western news., 1898-03-31
Seed For Early Potatoes.

December, year ago, Connecticut contributor to The New England Home stead obtained from Kentucky three bar rels of second crop seed potatoes. He writes: "About two-thirds of these l planted. They were not much larger than walnuts. At the same time plant ed like amount with ordinary seed.
 The second crop potatoes came up and produced from one to two strong and vigorous stalks in each hill They ripen- ed one week earlier than the potatoes grown from ordinary seed and were much larger and better potatoes. Two barrels of this seed produced about 100 bushels of very fine marketable tubers. ["
Connecticut western news., 1898-03-31
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HorBED FOR EARLY SPRING USE.

mating, made of good straw, covering this over with boards or covers made of wood to prevent the straw from being
 blown off by the wind. The material for such house can be purchased from any dealer in greenhouses ready to put together. although the posts and boards on sides and ends can be obtained from your lumber dealer The whole should be of cypress. The top is composed of 8 by 6 foot hotbed sash. There should be strips across from side to side to pre- vent them from bulging out and letting the sash through on to the plants.
Connecticut western news., 1898-03-31
SUBSTITUTE FOR ROLLER.

farmer out of ten owns roller. The cost or the trouble to make one is the excuse given for their absence from the farm tools. An easily made substi- tute for roller is shown herewith. It is from The Farm Journal. The sides are cut from two blanks, and narrow strips are then nailed to the lower edges This contrivanoe can be weighted to any degree desired and will do good service in fining or firming the soil.
Connecticut western news., 1898-03-31
Plan For Hotbed.

A hotbed built on the following plan from The Farm Journal twill not re- quire heat this spring if it is used for starting early vegetables, but it would require heat to grow them through the winter" This can be done by placing good fermeuting manure around it on all sides to depth of a couple of feet and about IS inches in width. At night such bed should Do covered with straw
Connecticut western news., 1898-03-31

close up to shoulder. Take short rops or strap, fasten one end in strap on on fore leg and draw moderately tight.
 When this is on. the horse can move one leg at time. so as to walk. lie down or get up, but cannot put forward both legs at once so as to run or jump.
Connecticut western news., 1898-03-31
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HORSE DISCIPLINE.

Some of Professor Oscar K. 0ls~so.s Sim
 pie and Knsotivs Lssson4-
 It is often serious question bow to throw a powerful horse when for any reason it is necessary to do %. Hcre is Professor Oscar R. Glesson's way as de- scribed in his book:
 Place a strap on the horsc's od fors leg. Tie rope into the ring in this strap and bring the rops up over the
Connecticut western news., 1898-03-31
PLAN FOR sIPHoNING

PLAN FOX sIPHONING ness 10 pump wa
 WATER. ter into the kitch- on sink for them. Farm Journal gives an illustrated description showing how nature can be harnessed. to do this work. A pipe is laid from near the bottom of the we'll to the frost line of the ground and down the slope to the cellar of the house, where it turns upward to the kitchen sink. Where the bend of the pipe in the we'll is higher than the kitchen sink all one needs to do is to put faucet on the end of the pipe and so draw water at will This principle of siphoning water on the farm ought to be more often utilized.
 In the illustration O denotes the eel lar and W the we'll.
Connecticut western news., 1898-03-31
Home Water Supply.

Many country homes are situated upon slopes, with the well on the higher land above the house. But with such an advantageous situation of the water
Connecticut western news., 1898-03-31
A Valuable Implement.

A roller is one of the most valuable implements that farmer can use in making fine seedbed, but scarcely one
Connecticut western news., 1898-03-31

&Nvs -
 Now, 1t will be seen that the 86 sheep were only the culls and simply represent the increase for 1897, fed on grass aloha have left 50 ewes and lambs, 6 ram lambs and late eve lamb. The wool and sheep shipped netted me t27s, and the five ram lambs are good for $50 more. or a total net profit of s888 for the year. and those of my flock that arc left are greatly superior to those sold.
 My sheep weighed e,oSo pounds at the farm and shrunk seven pounds each. or 47o pounds in all. I paid freight on @ 83 foot car and on 17, 1000 pounds and could have sent over ll,000 pounds more in the car for the same money. It will be seen that the cost of marketing o6 sheep was $28. 10, or 41 l-8 cents head. With the exception of the yard age charge of cents a head I could have marketed ll,000 pounds more of sheep for the same money. Heretofore have butchered and delivered my nut ton at home. but 1t costs more than 4I oonts to kill and deliver a mutton. The prospects are good that the next year will be still better year for sheep--- Denver Field and Farm.
Connecticut western news., 1898-03-31

Too much buckwheat fed to hogs makes the pork soft and less desirable for market
Connecticut western news., 1898-03-31
SECTION HONEY CLEANER.

A Labor Saving Piece of Machinery For
 Beekeepers.
 Every man, woman and child that knows anything about preparing section honey in first class style for the markets knows that scraping sections is atedious kind of work and will be glad to learn all about the section cleaner here illus trated and originally described in The
Connecticut western news., 1898-03-31
Pron. In sheep In tn. w..t.

There are many who are constantly asking whether there is money in run ming sheep on western farm independ- ent of the open range. wintered e sheep, 62 of which were ewes Forty of the ewes had been bred. while the other 22 ewes were lambs l shipped my wool clip on April to St. Louis. and 1t net ted me little over s7b for the o4 fieeoes The wool sold for IT ocnts. which was at that time the top prios. My sheep were run on common prairie pasture, with the cows and horses. and only five barbed wires for fenoc.
 We had an unusually bad drought and were 12 inches short of the normal rainfall, and the lambs did not have . good chance. yet they brought eA.7b psr hundredweight in Kansas City on Aug. 2o, when the top was only e4.8o Hero is my sale bill:
 forty-thrce lambs, B.o70 h., at t<ys.. .-sla s Twenty y-three ewes, $50 h., at Ss o.. w @ One wether. 100 h., at s885............. s6 One eve, % lb., at a. t2.io................." @
Connecticut western news., 1898-03-31

supply there are few families that
 take advantage of nature's willing
Connecticut western news., 1898-03-31
smut In Oats.

At the Geneva (N. Y.) station expert ments were tried in treating seed oats to prevent smut. Tests were made with hot water, ceres powder, iysol, formalin and potassium sulphide. When soaked in solution of lysol or formalir for one hour, smut was prevented. Sprinkling the seed grain with solutions of these chemicals reduced the proportion of smut, but did not entirely destroy it. The cost of material for treating seed with the formalin solution was 51a cents per acre, and this has given excel lent results
 It is reported that Trenton will have large pickle factory "if the Mercer county farmers can be induced to raise ucumbers instead of trying to compete with western farmers in raising corn and grain.
The Advocate and news., 1898-09-21

lOpGhd bCuOOiO udNe al GuIOllLHChl
Of 5,508.
The Court Of Appeals holds that the
poll tax law is invalid.
One Of Cy Leland's sons is a postOfice
inspector In New York.
The Topeka Popullst lambeau club is
organizing for the campaign.
Warden Lands spoke to q good crowd
at Clay Center last Thursday.
Chester I. Long is a radical on the
question OF territorial extension.
The dollar wheat Republican states
man is not In evidence this year.
The Democrat State committee opened
headquarters at Topeka Monday.
All reports agree that an extra large
acreage OF wheat Is being sown this year.
AS threshing progresses it appears that
the wheat yield has been underestimated
Company In the Twenty-second
Kansas has twenty printers in It's ranks.
A Logan county farmer has had his
windmill wheel painted red, white and
blue.
Abe Frakes, the we'll known western
Kansas Democrat, Is quite sick at Frank
lin, Ind.
J. r. Burton and his thirty-seVen suits
Of clothes are out In the Sixth district
campaigning.
Leading Prohibtlonists predict that
Senator PETER will receive 10000 votes
for Governor.
Republican papers are spending lots
Of energy trying to get people out to
their meetings.
Notwithstanding bad weather Webb
McNall had good crowd at Marysvllle
last Friday night.
Attorney General Boyle spoke to good
crowds at Minneapolis and Lincoln Fri
day and Saturday.
AS usual, Republican papers are de-
feating the POpulist ticket every day
except election day.
The Garden City fair played in hard
luck this year. Continued rains spoiled
the work Of months.
Henderson Martin Is speaking every
day in the Fourth district and is MAX
Ing telling canvas.
Senator Titus was chairman of the
Harper county POpulist convention and
he made good one.
Private L. l.. Hollngsworth, Of the
Twenty-frst Kansas, Is dead. The trou-
BILE was typhoid fever.
III. G. Mayse, of the Ashland Clipper,
Is the POpulist nominee for County At
torney in Clark county.
The Kansas City Labor World says
that Webb McNall's work Is very pop
ular with the workingmen.
James Malin has been renominated for
the Legislature in Edwards county, A
good ticket throughout was named.
T. e. Genet, until recently editor of
the Newton Banner, has engaged In the
furniture business at Mulhall, Okla.
Receptions were arranged at many
towns in the State for the boys of the
Twenty-secOnd who are home on fur
lOughs.
Stanley uses a Pullman pass and he
pays no fare. Leedy always pays cash
for transportation and never saw Pull
man pass.
The disappearance of double-header
assessments tends to show that the A. o.
u. w. classified assessment plan Is bring
ing good results.
Dave Leahy says that Chester !. Longs
large and enthusiastic" audience at
Leoti consisted Of Frank Grimes and his
wife and two others.
], s. SOule, formerly editor Of the Kan
sas Farmer and now editor and publisher
Of the Oklahoma Home, Field and Fo-
rum, has been nominated for member OF
the Territorial council of Oklahoma by
the Populists Of the Guthrie district
II the Territorial Legislature could be
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-03
ATLANTIC YACHT CLUB AFFAIRS.

Frederick r. Adams. the commodore OF the Al
lantic Yacht Club has appointed Thomas L. Wat
son TO be the fleet captain and Wisner r. Town
send TO he the fleet surgeon OF the club.
The second regular meeting OF the club will he
held in the banquet hall OF the Wadorf-Astoria on
April II. at Sis p.
A request has been made by the secretary Colo
mel David r. Austen. that the assistance OF mem
bes be given in securing the accuracy OF the club =
annual book and blanks have been inclos@d TO
members be filed out. that full informa ton
the boats Of the fleet may be in the hands
Of the officials.
The candidates for admission 10 membership. as
published in accordance with the rules. now number
forty-three In consequence Of the removal % the
clubs headquarters TO Sea Gate. large additions 10
the lists Of membership are expected Members be
come entitled to all the privileges OF the club on
payment Of the initiation fee.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-03
TO VOTE FOR 4 COLONEL
ELECTION IN THE sIxTY-NINTH REGIMENT TO-
MORROW EVENING.

There may be n hot time in the ssth Regiment
Armory tomorrow evening. when the ofhcers OF
that command will meet 10 vote for a colonei 70
take the place made vacant by the promotion OF
General George Moore Smith. There are -FOUR
candidates I'm the field. These are Lieutenant
Colonel Edward Duffy. Major Thomas F. Lynch'
Major Michael J. Spellman ana Commissary John
II. Davidson At least two Of the candidates feel
that they have enough votes pledged to insure
election. and there may be some surprise when
the votes are counted. The anti-American party,
which played an important part In the hght which
was made against Captain J.. Bradlee Strong, Is
said 10 be IN favor Of Colonel Duffy. and as that
party had all save four votes at the meeting when
ii was decided TO parade with the opposition irish
regiment there seems TO be good reason to believe
that Duffy is the coming man.
The members OF the seth who are opposed 10
Commissary Davidson have circulated the story
that he is not Irishman. one OF the anti
Davidson circulars contains 4 paragraph 10 inc
effect that the commissary H. recent importa-
ton fronfkhe 7th Regiment: that the irish charac-
ter Of his ancestry is in doubt and that II ~ pc
leved that the has been known as Jonh
the Scotchnan." If these three points can pc
established the commssarys prospects VIII ne
shattered because II is well known that the day )
OF the outsider past In the esth ana ina,
only Irishmen need apply.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-03
PRAISE FOR THE 23D REGIMENT.

Colonel Alexis G. Smith. OF tho 23d Regiment. has
published tho following order:
The commanding officer desires 20 express 10
each and every one Of the members OF the regl-
rnent his appre citation OF the work done ny then
and the splendid showing made AZ the annual III
spection on February . last With less than a
fun weeks notice. the regiment paradcd IN h''d
uniform and equipment complete over - per cent
OF its actual strength ready for instant duty me
Inspect General reported everything 10 be IN a
perfectly satisfactory condition. including iocNerS
and company quarters. and an improvement oNtt
last year while General Roe. commanding me
Guard OF the State. proiuse In bis praise re-
garding the style steadiness and solIi"rly bearing
OF the entire regiment. and with the CONDITION
OF the uniforms. equipments ctc- The result az
ta!ned shows constant faithful and consci,n,lo
work on the part OF all. both officers ana n,i'
and We may each and every ono OF US u' p''"N
that members OF tire I'd
COMPANIES have been ordered 70 assemble nj the
armory for instruction IN guard mounting. as ioi-
lows. Companies g and -. Monday. April u. Com
pnries 4 and y. Wednesday. April -: Companies r
and T. Tuesday. April is. Companies q and u,
Friday April 80, and companies ana IA lH",
dav April IS The guard mounting VIII he Nnl.r
the direction Of the major and adjniant on Guy
ir'ants Will be assigned AZ follows MAJOR = aSe,
April H. "a and p. Major Stokes. Aprii - ana e.
Rcglrncnfal Adfuiant Wingaic. ArrN IL ana D.;
Battalion Ad'ufaut Carlisle. AprN ~ anu - anu
battalion AdJutant Ingraham. Aprl ..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-03
RESPECT FOR THE DEAD.

From The Atlanta Journal
II Just want a leetle notice put In the paper"
said the little pale man he came In and sat
down on the corner Of the editors table.
"All right" said the editor.
wal Jest put In thar that John Henry Wilson
has showed his deep love and respect fur his
deceased wife Matilda. by putin up a so tomb
stone OF the latest style"
We'll what clser"
YOU might say suthin about how considerable
an thoughtful hit is In me TO spend that much on
sich a matter.
IAN right Mr. Wilson what ese?''
Then Jest add that If this kind an fectlonate
husband ever gifts another wife he'll spend not
less than 800 on her tombstone
rs that al|'
That's all thanky 'cept you mout Jest drap into
another place that the prospect Is that Squire John
Henry Wilson an the Wider Poscy Will hitch up
purity soon. an bc shore say that any woman
Tat gifts Squire Wilson viii be dom mighty well"
"All right"
Don't forglt to sorter lay stress on the dom
well part. Goodby."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-03
Leading bankers posted rates were % follows:

DOMESTIC EXCHANGE.-Savannah-
ing, par; selling. 10. premium. New-Orleans--
Commercial, 75c discount; bank, par. Charles.
ton-Buying. par: selling. " premium. San
Francisco-sight. 12lac.; telegraph 15c. Chi.
cago-5Oc discount Boston-12laG1oc. dis.
count. Cincinnati-Between banks SOC. discount;
over counter par
FOREIGN MONEY MARKETS.-Call rates IN
London. 21a per cent. Rate OF discount In the
omen market. 21k per cent for short and 2%d2b
per cent for long bills. Paris exchange on Lon
don. % francs 80 centimes. Berlin discount rate,
o., per cent Paris discount rate. per cent
Berlin exchange in London, 20 marks 5Oh pfen.
nings.
EUROPEAN SECURITIES-British consos
closed at 11O7s for money and 111h for the ac-
count. French rentes were 1913 francs 12,2 cen.
times Spanish per cents In London, 47h
against 5Oa. Friday
THE SILVER MARKET.-Bar silver. oor2c..
against 55iac on Friday. Mexican silver dol
lars 45G46c. In London. bar silver. % ll-l6d..
unchanged.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-03
EUROPEAN PRODUCE MARKETS..

Liverpool. April .. 80 p. nl-Excharge -WheatSp5t
nrm No red Western winter - SID W red North
spring - ia. clrn-spot nrm American mixed new.
3s sd futures steady April. 81 2,d My Is 81. July.
3s 2+d FloII-St Louis fancy winter dull % 81 Hops
at Iondon-Pacnc Coast lu fiaij. Beef hrm. extra
India mess bss 81; prime NEST 5ss 81. Pork nrm;
prime fine Western, DIS 3D. prime mess medium
Western fss ai. Iiams-Sh0rt cut "a 10 ~ steady.
52s I'D. Bacon steady. Cumberland cut y 80 n. 3os
short RIB % 10 - H. 3Os long clear middcs light 81 TO
n I'll. long clear mddes. heavy ~ H. 29s
short clear backs. 10 is 10. 2ss Gil bellies IL 10
10 n. steady, 32s Iarl-Prime Western dull. 2Gs %.
finest white and colored steady. 3ss Cd
Talow-Prime city Arm. Dos %. Turpentire-Spirits
steady 23s Cd Cotonseed oilLverpool refined steady
los Cd Rosin-Common steady. a. 3D.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-03

RAILROAD BONDS Market weak and fairly
active. Total sales amounted In par value 10
Sl3ll 600. The more important dealings were
n the Atchson issues. Rock Island extension KS
Brooklyn Rapid Transit 5s Chesapeake and
Ohio las Erie general lien Bis. Houston and
Texas Central Is Mexican International first
Is Kansas and Texas Is Northern Pacific prior
a.. oregon short Line consol rs. Reading As
Southern Pacific Of Arizona frsts. Union Pa
cInc Is. Union Pacific. Denver and Gulf first re-
CENTS and the Wabash issues.