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The Eddy current., 1898-04-23


That artlchokos are valuable n un.
necessary 20 prove. the experience %
generations having fully demonstrated
That fact Like all crops. whether or
not u Is 10 be cultivated dopenda ON
the Incidental circumstances by which
the farmer ls affected. n n man IL
deYoiinE his entire time 20 bee. keeping
or TO Hover growing Of course he will
not Ind artlchnkos profitable. But 10
the farmer who o. raising hogs the arti.
choke may prove OF great value.
Artichokos need only common soli.
and oven do well on poor soil. They
VIII stand more neglect than most
crops and yet yield an annual crop.
This makes them particularly valuable
TO farmers that have many hogs.
much land aud few hired men. In auch
cases the harvesting is done hy the
hogs themselves. thus saving the ex.
pcnge of labor. when they are thus
fed. being rooted out by the swine
there will usually be enough tubors lefi
In the ground 90 seed the whole area
for tho next year.
Although artichokcs will grow on
poor land they do best on land that is
rich, ligh, and that has an open ox-
posurc. The plant ls very hardy and
will endure tho cold Of any part ot
the United states. Plow deep and har.
row the gtouud. Probably Il is better
TO plant seed In hills. es the plants
spread raj lly. Prepare the ground as
FOR potatoes. planting the seed In
similar manner, the hills being about
three feet apart. About three bushels
OF seed will be required 90 the acre,
and the manner of cutting potatoes for
planting viii apply 10 the artlchokos
Small ones are often planted whole.
potato planter may bo used. They
should be planted as early IN the
spring as the land can be worked.
Blossomlng usually takes place IN
August and from that time on an the
end OF the season the tubcrs are in-
creasing In size and hardening. The
stalks will have wlthorod by the time
the frost comes and the tubors are then
ready to be dug. They can be dug the
same as potatoes and stored the same
way. but N possible. il will be found
advantageous 20 allow the swine TO
begin operations aa soon as the crop
Is ripe.
As to seed there are many kinds rcc-
ommonded by the scodsmen. among tho
most valuable OF which are the French
ar,lchokes.
The Eddy current., 1898-04-23

Tho "microbe-hunting fad" Is golng
too far In indianapolis. according TO the
Journal OF that city. "Sterillzing slate
pencils" 20 prevent contagious IL de-
clared utter folly" since school chill
dren will play together and so "catch"
whatever there may be 10 catch. ana
n all the paaphernalia OF the school.
room were put In a steflllzing oven
daily some enterprlalng microbo may
be In the playground, Truly. unless
they are eventually 70 have a separate
room and a teacher for each child n
Is well 70 cali 1 halt IN the beginning
20 the microbs hunting faA
The Eddy current., 1898-04-23

\ printer once brought 10 Booth
TOR Inspection the proof Of new
poster which. after the manner OF ia
hlhu announced the actor as the emf.
n'nt tragedian, Edwin Booth" MIR.
Booth did not fully approve II. Il
wish you'd leave out that eminent
lragcdlan business ia much rather
have u simple Edwin Booth. p" he said
Very good, SIR. Tho next week the
actor saw the first OF his new bills In
position. His request had been carried
out 70 tho letter The poster announc.
ed the coming engagement OF Simple
Edwin Booth"
The Eddy current., 1898-04-23
Training Grape Vines.


y. q. Lodoman. Department uf Agrl.
culture Report Another system Of
post training differs radically from the
one stated last week. Instead OF being
spurrod or branohod near tho surface
Of the soil the stem Is carried inward
Ia spiral TO the top Of the post. and
the short arms. Of which there are gem
orally two or more. are formed at the
summit The canes are cut back to
the desired number OF buds. and the
shoots grow freely downward. This
system. which 60 followed In some
parts OF western Michigan. really
should be included IN the third class
but as Il Is commonly known as n va.
risty OF tho post system It Is here con.
sidcred with the others.
Leaving these simple aystoms. IN
which the method OF training presents
no complicated features. a much moro
complex group will be considered. The
shoots are still trained upward. but
their position n. theoretically. deter
mined with almost mathematical pre.
clsion.
The Horizontal Arm Spur or Fuller,
syslem-Thls system presents the
above features In particularly formal
manner and when the details OF this
method are carefully mastered the
other methods present no special din
cultles. II 10 not 30 fully discussed ON
account OF lls Wide use lfor. as mat.
ter OF fact. TIE horizontal arm spur
system is little IN favor among vine.
ynrdlsts) but rather because II offers an
opportunity 10 show IN an almost ideal
manner most OF the points which arise
In connection with nearly an the other
systems In this as well as In the other
two groups rs principal merit. there
fore, Hes In It's value i3r illustrative
purposes.
when a grapevine Is arst set In
vineyard Il may be one or two years
old, the former being preferable IN the
majority Ci eases. The cane "a cut back
to two buds and during the nrst season
rs shoots are allowed 10 Ito prone
upon the surface OF the soil
Assuming that an the pruning A.
done a short time before the arrival OF
the growing season. at the beginning
OF the second year the nowly-grt vine
will have a weliestabllshed root systo,
and two canes OF varying length. The
weaker of.those canes should now be
removed entirely and the other should
be cut back. 80 that Il remains about
is inches In length, n cut IN this man.
rer the cane Is sufficiently long 10
reach 10 the lowest wire when the trel-
lis ia made. by some. however. the
cahe Is cut back again TO two buds. as
Ia the previous yesr. This causes the
ptem TO branch near the surface OF
the ground. instead OF al the lowest
wire. Either method may be followed
10 advantage. although single stems
render cultivation more easy. This
cane whatever ia length, Il 10 form
the stem Of the vine. and az there are
20 be two arms. only two OF the
The Eddy current., 1898-04-23

George was the man who should be
selected. Not only that. he declared
his belief IN the single tax theory. NJ
the same time expressing other radical
ideas All this gave a terrible shock
90 his blue-blooded. conservative flock
dissonslons were In time stirred up and
eventually considerable portion OF
tho members. headed by Millionaire
Bolce. called upon him TO resign. To
their amazomont Dr Oakos said he pre-
ferred TO stay. Then charges were pre-
ferred against him and the trial Is now
on, Il being alleged that the church IA
In process Of financial and religious
decline as o result OF the pastors con
duct II o. hintcd that the antagOnism
OF Mr.. Bolco ls traccahlc IN great meas
ure 10 the fact that he wants the rov-
erond gontlemans place for Roy. Frank
B. Zeley, who married Miss Bolcc some
time ago.
When the trial began The opposition
learned that br. Oakcs had studied law
for years and was practically ready for
admission to the bar when he decided
10 enter the church. SO FAR ne has had
decidedly the better OF Il and there are
indications that the opposition Is weak
ening. The doctor confidently expects
% win his case, and lt is inlimated that
should he prove the victor he will ro-
sign.
The Eddy current., 1898-04-23

a fresh egg is known by the dull ap-
pearanee OF its she'll a bad egg looks
glossy Drop an egg into water. n n
sinks quickly and remains at the bot
tom II Is probably fresh. II Il stands ON
end II T. doubtful and II il floats Il rs
quite bad. The llght test Is applied
by placing the egg Ia or IN front OF a
paper tube and holding Il up 10 a
candle. II, ON looking through A. tho
solk appears round and the white sur.
rounding Il Is clear the chances ara
that the egg Is fresh.
The Eddy current., 1898-04-23

A alnglo-rali road IL nov quite ex-
tenalyoly used In the French colonies.
In Africa and elsewhere. a single rail
weighing from ten 10 thirty pounds 90
the yard Is laid ON short steel cross
ties, The rails are short 10 secure
portability. No ballast and often no
preparation Of the way Is required
The ears are carried by two wheels
placed bicycle fashion. From the sides
bars extend al right angles TO the
body Of the car. The ends of the bars
are supported by the horse. ess or
man who propels the car. walking
alongside the rail. The oar-wheels are
about ten or twenty inches IN diameter.
A man can propel six wheelbarrow-
loadn on one OF these roads
The Eddy current., 1898-04-23

Prof Elsonlohr has lately examined
the plan OF survey OF land. made
some 5000 years before Christ, and dis
covered In Babylonla. Tho plan was
drawn on a clay tablet. ON the other
side OF which was a calculation OF the
area OF the land. ElHenlohr hnds not
only that the computation was correct.
but that the methods used striklngly
resembled those of modern surveyors.
including a system OF checks 10 Insure
accuracy OF work.
The Eddy current., 1898-04-23

To the Farmers Review: Egg report
for 1897 Number of hens. 90. rnosiers.
4 received during January, i5O eggs;
February, $780, March. i.12l; April. 4.
i5i May, 1865: June. 1909. July.
iiia August, i.O5s; September s3i
October. $50; November. ii5. Decem
ber, q total. 9is3 eggs.
During December Il was very cold
with deep snow on the ground an tho
month. In January, 1898, n grew
warmer and the hens began laying
aggin. During the month / received
ii5 eggs; On February. G2i eggs We
sold 1906 eggs. amounting to S3i.ig.
The rest Of the eggs were used for
Matching and family use. We raised
80 chickens. Sold 40 rooslers and i8
hens and 30 young chickens FOR tii.s5.
At the end Of the year we had No hens
and roosters. We have the Rose
Comb Brown Leghorns and think them
the best breed Ia the world for eggs.
and ours are OF good size. too We
feed a mash Of ground feed and two
quarts OF mixed grain Cbarley. wheat
and oatsl. IN the morning. and two
quarts Of corn al night. also supply
them with fresh water. lime and but
tormllk once a week. We also have
patch Of bluegrass and clover near
the poultry house which the hens are
always picking at. They are allowed
the run OF the farm except on stormy
days think I'm stop for this time.
VIOLET a. JENNY.
Platte County, Neb.
The Eddy current., 1898-04-23

Tho government report on tho
amount OF live stock IN the country
Jan. makes the hogs 20 1850 900. de-
crease OF $4,000; the mllch cows. 49,
$4,000 q decrease for the year OF iOO.-
sal: tho oxen and other cattle. 29.2Gi.-
900. a decrease Of i,2ii0OO. and the
sheep. 37G5G,OOO. an increase Of $685.
900.
The hog supply Is the smallest since
1881. when there wore 3G22T.G05 re-
ported. and 100000 less than the year
ly average for the sixteen years since
then. Not only that. but the number
OF hogs reported is i,7i5.OOO head less
than tho average for twenty-three
years previous to this year. The num-
ber OF cattle Is 100000 less than six
years ago, Tho number OF cattle, hogs.
and sheep reported by the government
for a number OF years past Is as fol-
loWas
The Eddy current., 1898-04-23

An "aseptlc ward" OF the London
Temperance hospital contains novel
features. Il Is IA by II feet IN area,
and 10 feet high. being intended for
only one patient at time. The walls
and cclllng are Of enameled glass, with
rounded angles. aud the floor Of marble
mosaic, with angles also rounded. A
plate-glass window. with outside blind.
forms throo-hfths Of tho west wall.
The door is Of ground glass. and tho
frame the only wood about the ward
lis OF hard teak No pipe or drain
The Eddy current., 1898-04-23

In the Diesel gas engine. which is
now attracting much attention In Der.
many, the mixture Of air and gas which
moves the piston Is not suddenly ex-
ploded when It takes hre. but burns
slowly enough 10 impart a more grad
ual impulse 10 the engine. A 900
horse power motor Of this type Is prom
isod for the Paris exposition OF 1900.
The Eddy current., 1898-04-23

Herbert Spencer makes the follow
ing interesting statement IN a letter 10
the London Times: During the FIRST
twelve years Of my literary lie every
one Of my books failed 20 pay for rs
paper. print and advertisements. aud
for many years after failed 90 pay my
small living expenses every one Of
them made me the poorer. Neverthe-
less. the 30 900 900 OF people constltut-
ing the nation demanded of the lmpov-
erlshed brain. worker Ave gratis copies
Of each. There Is only one simlle oe-
curing TO me which at an represents
the fact. and that II bat a feeble way
Dives asking aims OF lazarusi"
The Eddy current., 1898-04-23

opens into The ward Great care haL
been taken with the yentllatlng ar
ranremonts, and the ward rs cut on
from the rest Of the hospital by a ven
,'la'ed lobby Tho bed. chair. patients
locker etc. are Of metal Everything
IN the room can be washed In hot water
without harm, and Il Is suggested thai
iuiure houses viii give similar protoc-
ton against the entrance. growth or
escape Of harmful germs.
The Eddy current., 1898-04-23
the MONUMENT.

by his friend. Max A. Philip. Tho mon
umont, which was designed by Hugo
Rolnhold OF Berlin. represents the
final triumph OF the humane enllght-
cning idea OF peace over the rough Inn
pulses Of the world. II was Nobel'a
greatest sorrow that the dynamite
which he invented and devoted 10
works Of utility was 30 commonly ap-
piled TO 'he cruel purposes OF war and
anarchy.
The Eddy current., 1898-04-23

strongest shoots need be retained after
the growths are sufficiently advanced
Tor their cooperative vigor 20 be seen.
Il u better that all the other shoots
be then removed. 20 that the two thai
are 20 romaln may become the strong.
err but II tho unnecessary growths are
not removed until the following aprlne
no material injury will be done 70 the
vine.
The Eddy current., 1898-04-23
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS or INTEREST TO
AoRlcULTURisrs.
Some up-to-Date islnts About cut
'isa'ion - the soil aud Yields
Thereof Horticulture. Vitiouiture aud
ttoricuiturc.


w G. La,ta Arflculturlst Purdue
university, lndisna;-Wo have used
weedor four years IN corn culture. Our
plan has been 10 use the wcodcr the
hrst and second civilizations and follow
with tho ordinary oIo-horse harrow
after that II has been used Tor other
purposes. ! believe. at this station, but
this Is tho extent Of ita use In this
department ! will give below the re-
suits OF corn produced with different
culture Implements. including the
weodor and harrow that you may judge
OF the relative merits Of the work OF
the wecdor Tho average for the past
four years Ia as follows.
Cultiyntor ...... ........a0.S3
Corn plow ,..,.........6O.G
Wcodcr and harrow. .....6t12
The first two or three times tho
plats we're cultivated with the weodcr
and subsequently with a ono-horso har-
row. Tho wocdor does excel.
lent work n used after every rain on
land that Is not too iirm a compost
tlon.
Tho following discussion took place
az an Illinois institute;
(Which Is the most effective. the
one-horso wooder or the two-horse?
A.-Tho two-hbrso. whore you have
a good deal % land. The ono-horso ma
chine covers eight feet, the two.horse
fourteen feet. For an orchard about
eight feet Is big enough. but n You
are going to use IL In corn aud want to
cultivate forty acres you had better
have two horses.
Q.-ls Il practicable 10 put It into
corn2
A.-Yos. that Is what Il was jGpde
for originally. corn and potatoes. il
tlvete my strawberries with Il. nof
Q.-lt viii dig them right out. won't
~
A-No. II Is too light a machine for
that.
Q.-what will It do II the ground Is
haked2
A,-You can't use II al all then. It
Is like any other machine. II has lts
place. You cannot get cultlyator that
VIII answer every purpose.
C.-l would like TO know how that
can 30 by the side OF a corn stalk ana
take the weeds and leave the corn?
All you do It just right you can
take even a garden rake and scratch
right into your corn. The woedor teeth
turn back. they do not slide In ahead
like ahoyols. but turn back. have used
Il three years. II you have pigeon
grass that IL well rooted you cannot
take Il out. In order To get the benefit
OF that machine you have got to use
Il before the weeds get much OF
start
The Eddy current., 1898-04-23

Plsek, Bohemia, Is probably the only
"dogless" town IN the world In con.
sequence OF death from hydrophobla
the authorities ordered every dog IN
the place killed
The Eddy current., 1898-04-23

First Young Ma.ron-And why ana
she choose him among no many ad
mlreraY Second Young Matron--The
others did not propose London Gra-
phic.
The Eddy current., 1898-04-23

That the inventor Of dynamite should
be honorcd as a lover Of peace sounds
strange. but monument has just been
erected at Hamburg 20 Alfred Nobel
The Eddy current., 1898-04-23

Always say your prayers before g0-
.ng 70 bed--sspeclally n Il is a folding
bed.
The Eddy current., 1898-04-23
REFUSES TO RESIGN.
PREACHER At ODDS WITH A
MILLIONAIRE.

Wants 90 Preach the Word as n T. and
Runs foui ~ wealthy riiiar ~
iis church Pastor Oakcs noid stand
fur the Truth.
The Eddy current., 1898-04-23

" always come out on top. Just at
present he has the fight OF his life on
hand. his opponent being Dr. Chandler
a. Oakes, the pastor. Dr. Oakcs was
Ht one time DR. TalmagoH assistant IN
the Brooklyn tabernacle. whore he dis
tinguishod himself by the mastery
handling of the finances. Immediately
after accepting a call TO tho Kingston
church he made IL manifest that his
methods were likely 10 royolutionlzo
the quiet, oasy-golng congregation to
which he had been called. Coming
from an active. bustllng church. he
liked rather startling methods. but be-
ing an lndofatlgablo worker. n brill
liant preacher and an able lecturer he
attained considerable popularity and al
ways preached 10 crowded congrcga-
tion. While the mayoralty contest
was on In New York recently Dr. Oakcs
made no secret OF his belief that Henry
The Eddy current., 1898-04-23

o II years past
Hewitt Boice. a
millionaire. h a a
practically dictated
the G. o urae Of
events IN the See
ond Reform ed
church at Kings
ton. n. Y. There
have been numer-
Gus quarrels. but
Mr. Boice has near
The Eddy current., 1898-04-23

Board floors for the hsrnsry -
best
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-10-15

After seven years of hard work inthe
Missouri University. Dr.. J. +. Bianton
goes 20 accept the presidency OF the
University Of Idaho, located at Moscow,
nj a salary Of stOOO. Prof. Elanton was
elected to his position In the University
Of Missouri at the June meeting Of the
board Of cnratoB In 1891. He was
made dean Of the normal department
aud has done much good work for the
Institution. Ills ability has been every
where Acknowledged, and this recent
promotion 10 deserved recognition OF
his taients. As an educator he has few
IL any equals In Missouri.
In the selection Of Prof. BlalIton, the
University OF Idaho secures not only G
scholarly teacher and an educational en-.
thusiast, but q man whose natural tai
ent eminently qualities him for the work
OF building up an institution and main.
tanning its prestage. Prof. Blanton will
have n comparatively virgin field Of
labor before him at Moscow, but with
his successful experience at Kirkyille-
where he really created the normal
schoOl-.and in the Missouri University
will be Of incalcuable service 10 him Ia
a work In which there are no abuses e
correct and no prejudices to overcome
Prof. Blanton leaves for Moscow on
November LIST, and his family follow
him 10 the spring. Statesman. Column
bia, Missouri.
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rAs Dsnorr.s,s P,.s,orm.

The following declaration Of princl-
Piles and resolutions were adopted, as
reported by the committee. at the re-
cent Democratic county convention:
We, the Democrats Of Kootenai coun-
~, In county convention assembled, re-
affirm our allegiance TO those great
principles OF justice and liberty ennnci-
ated in the national Democratic plat
form in 1896, and in the living principles
adopted by the Democratic state con-
vention OF the state of Idaho, which
convened in Boise on August "a, 1898.
We demand the free and unlimited
coinage Of 10th gold and silver at the
present legal ration OF is to without
waiting for the aid or consent of any
nation on earth.
We express our commendation Of the
patriotism which moved 90 many Of the
young men Of our county and state TO
take up arms for the preservation Of
our nations honor, following the exam
pie OF our matches leader, William
Jennings Bryan.
We congratulate the women Of this
county and state upon having secured
the right of suffrage, and we cordially
extend to them the right hand Of fellow.
ship and invite them to afilliate with
Us In all our undertakings.
Whereas. an amendment to our state
constitution lie 10 be submitted to the
voters OF this state for their approval
or rejection at the next general election,
the proposition OF placing all county Of.
ticers on stipulated salary, instead Of
the fee system which b now In vogue.
we declare ourselves In favor Of such
an amendment and most heartily CON-
mend it TO the adheFents Of our party,
believing that Il viii materially lessen
the burdens OF our taxpayers.
We favor a union Of all the SILVER
forces on an equal and equitable divls-
ion Of the nominations for the several
Offices between the Democrats, Silver
Republicans aad the members of the
Peoples party.
We pledge the nominees Of our party,
both legislative and county. to work for
an economical and bnsiness-like admin.
lstEation Of the Affairs Of the various Of.
does to which they are elected.