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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-17

GARDEN LETTUCE.

OOnfusion of Names-TwO Varieties
of Unusual Merit.
A most valuable and interesting fea-
ture Of the second part Of the tenth an
nual report of the Rhode Island station
Is q classification and description Of the
varieties Of garden lettuce. Descriptive
lists of the varieties of lettuce have al
ready been published, but it is believed
that there has been no recent classified
tion based entirely on botanical char
acters. The kinds have been grouped
as spring, summer and winter, and as
cabbage, cutting and Cox lettuces, and
then the names arranged in ~alphabetic-
al order. But with this disposal any
change in q name of variety is sure to
lead to confusion. In this new classii-
cation. the position Of q kind of lettuce
is approximately determined by certain
botanical characters irrespective Of the
name. The descriptions Of kinds which
closely resemble each other are placed
close together SO that they can be read
lily compared and the minor differences
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-17
1t Was Ordered.

In the biography Of Prince Bismarck
it is said that when he was minister at
st. Petersburg he was walking one
morning in the summer garden and met
the car. who invited him to join him.
Presently Bismarck noticed a sentry
stationed in the middle Of a large grass
plot and asked the aid-de-camp, who in
turn inquired Of the sentry.
1T is ordered, was his reply.
Every official gave the same answer
1T is ordered, but nobody knew by
whom. A sentry had always stood
guard in the middle of that innocent
grass plot. The archives were searched,
but in vain. At last an aged official
was found, who had been told by Lis
father that the Empress Catherine hal
once seen a snowdrop ready to bloom i
the spot, and had ordered a sentry ! q
stand guard and allow no n to plu. !;
it. For than a century the watch
had been maintained because sit wa.
ordered, and no one had ever thought
of disobeying or of questioning the rea
son Of the order.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-17
Jnlius Cesar.

Of all great conquerors, writes Marion
Crawford in ''Studies From the Chron.
icles of Rome. +" he was the least cruel,
for he never sacrificed human life with
out the direct intention of beneiting
mankind by an increased social stabili.
ty. OF all great lawgivers. he was tht
most wise and just, and the truths h
set down in the Julian code are tn
foundation Of modern Justice. Of all
great men who have leaped upon thu
world as upon an unbroken horse, who
have guided it with relentless hands
and ridden it breathless to the goal OF
glory. Caesar is the only one who turned
the race into the track of civilization
and, dying, left mankind a future in
the memory Of his past. He is the one
great man of all without whom it is
impossible to imagine history. We can
not take him away and yet leave any.
thing Of what we have. The world
could have been as it is without Alex
ander. without Charlemagne, without
Napoleon. It could not have been the
world we know without Caius Julius
Caesar.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-17
one Thing and Another.

It is reported that an immense sugar
beet factory will be erected during the
winter and spring at Grand junction,
Colo. 1t will have q capacity of $50
tons a day, requiring an acreage of
about 8, 500 on which to grow the beets.
From tests in seeding different
amounts Of oats to the acre at the Utah
station it has been seen that two BUSH
els Of seed per acre produced the maxi.
mum yield Of grain and the minimum
yield Of straw.
OF grasses introduced into the north.
west Hungarian. OF smooth bronze. il
giving excellent results on the dry
prairies. and 1t IL hoped win prove valu-
able In connection with native grassas
In reclaiming wornout pastures and
ranges.
The Country Gentleman states that
the broom corn crop has practically
nearly NIL been hought mp by ~specula.
TORS and prices have more than doubled
since this rirening Ut tho crop, heing
now 800 ler ton. Al tirst saiss were
- bow VI ela,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-17
Seed Potatoes.

The North Dakota station sums up
three years experiments along the line
of selecting seed potatoes in the field
as follows:
Selection of large tubers from the
general crop as stored in the bin will
not with any desired certainty make
the crop a better one, for some hills
which naturally yield many tubers Of
off form and small size may furnish a
large number Of the tubers for the next
crop. = Selection should be done
in the field at digging time and should
be made from those hills which produce
potatoes Of the form and character de-
sired, taking into consideration not
only the yield and character of the tu-
bers, but also the growth and vigor Of
the vines-i. e., the entire aspect of the
plant rather than the single feature de-
sired"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-17
Rolling wheat Land.

The roller is a useful implement, but
requires Judgment and careful discrim-
ination to know when and where to use
it. The Utah station finds that the roller
greatly facilitates the preparation of
the land in two ways-frst, by so COM
pacting it that other implements are
eHectual, and, second, by breaking or
pulverizing the clods. Rolling after
seeding hastens termination in dry
weather, because it brings moisture to
the surface by c~ompacting the soil. In
wet weather it is believed that the roller
would be detrimental.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-17
A Greek colony In Corsica.

= #.MNN II s.a.E
At Cargese we have the remarkable
spectacle Of a Greek population with
its own church settled down on the
coast Of Corsica. Our inn is kept by a
Greek from Corfu. as his name, Cor.
fotti. tells us and as the loquacity OF
his wife would lead us to infer for at
Cargese the Corsican taciturnity has
given place to the Hellenic love Of talk,
Rather more than two centuries ago a
Greek settlement was founded in Cor.
sica under the auspices Of the Genoese
republic. to which the island at that
time belonged. and when the French
came into possession Of the country they
established the Hellenic exiles, who had
meanwhile founded the Chapelle des
Grecs just outside Ajaccio at Cargese
and built them the church which they
have ever since cherished.
Intermarriages between the ~colonists
and the natives. at first rare. have now
become frequent, and it is to be feared
that the Greek language will soon R
come as extinct there as the %fustanella.
But with that wonderful tenacity
which it shows in modern Greece, in
spite Of centuries Of barbarian inroads
and Turkish oppression, the Greek type
is sure to remain at Cargese to remind
the traveller of its eternal youth and its
unfailing characteristics. -Westmins.
ter Review.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-17
Washtngton,s Toni

Washington was buried in what is
now known as the old vault, which is
perhaps 200 feet away from his present
resting place. Before his death he had
requested that a new family vault be
constructed after his decease, and tho
reason given for this is that the earth
upon the side of the hill where tho old
vault was placed was likely to slip away
in the springtime.
No attention was apparently paid to
this request. however, until about
1880. when an employee who had been
discharged from the estate broke into
the old tomb as an act of revenge and
stole a skull which he supposed to be
that Of George Washington. This hc
took to Alexandria. and. AZ usual in
such cases. ''got drunk" and So his
secret was discovered. and the skull.
which proved tn be that Of Laurence
Washington instead. was returned.
This Incident led to the tinal carrying
u OF the wish OK General Washington.
The tomb which Is his present resting
place was promptly bniit. and In 1891
his remains Were removed to II. The old
vault was allowed b. tall into u state III
decay, and only n few years ~ u was
restored by the aid ~ drawings found
In the congressional library, An iron
fence has been hnllt aronnd ID. mud h|
now receives the same care m tho Net /
tomb Exchange
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-17
Red Hair the Best Wear.

Why are redheaded people less sub
ject to badness than those with fair /,
brown hair2 An English physician has
answered this conundrum.
The hair of the redheaded is relative.
~ thick. n red hair being as thick a.
five blend or three brown hairs. With
80, 900 red hairs the scalp is vel
matched. With the same number OF
blond hairs one is almost bald. It takes
100. 900 blond and 1O5. 900 brown hairs
to ' adequately an ordinary head
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-17
GRASS FOR ARID LANDS.

PROMISING Native Varieties For Re-
newing Pastures In the Northwest.
One of tie first things made apparent
in the course of the work undertaken
by the department Of agriculture in it's
investigation Of grasses and forage
plants was the fact that under condi-
tions prevailing at present over a large
part of the northwest as much good
can be done by preserving and improv-
ing many of the native varieties as BY
the introduction Of foreign sorts.
Professor Scribner of the division of
agrostology says that among the most
promising native grasses for the north
west are several kinds of wheat grasses,
three of which are worthy of extended
trial-namely, western wheat grass
(Agropyron spicatum), western quack
grass (Agropyron pseudorepens) and
slender wheat grass (Agropyron tene-
rum). In a number Of instances these
have been used to reclaim wornout ma
tive pastures with good results, and all
seem to improve rapidly under cultiva-
ton. Throughout q large portion of
this region these grasses form a good
meadow sod in a very short time after
the unbroken land has been brought
under irrigation.
Wheat grass, or ''blue stem" hay. is
the most highly valued Of all the native
sorts. Many farmers break up the sod
and let the grass come back again,
claiming that they get a cleaner, more
ven and more permanent sod, well
worth the. extra labor given to it.
Among other grasses mentioned as de-
serving extended trial on the range are
bunch grass (Poa buckleyana), prairie
June grass (Koeleria cristata). upland
blue grass (Poa arida), grama (Boute-
loua oligostachya) and sheep fescue
(Festuca ovina).
Prairie June grass and upland blue
grass are both valuable for early pastur-
age, which is greatly needed over a
large part of this region. The prairie
June grass is short lived, but it thrives
on a great variety of soils, starts well
from the seed, fruits abundantly. and
the seed is easily saved. It can often
be used to advantage on native pastures
for early grazing, allowing the later.
more slowly developing, but more per-
manent grasses to get started before Lee
ing eaten down by the stock.
There are also a number of native
grasses that could undoubtedly be sue
cessfully cultivated in meadows and
pastures at comparatively high alti-
tudes. Some of the most promising Of
these are mountain foxtail (Alopecurus
mountain timothy (Phle-
um alpinum), western bronze grass
(Bromus pumpellianus), short awned
bronze grass (Bromus breviaristatus)
and several kinds of mountain blue
grass (Poa spp.), buffalo bunch grass
(Festuca scabrella) and rough leaved
bent grass lAgrostis as%perifolial.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-17

kss2 CALIFORNIA CREAM BUTTER LETTUCE.
noted. All Of the descriptions have been
prepared from carefully selected, well
grown specimens. A major portion OF
the illustrations of lettuce heretofore
have been quite as bad as the descrip-
tions. The illustrations of the Rhode
Island classification are mainly from
photographs and therefore rich in de-
tail and unquestionably accurate. Alto
gether, the plants from more than a
thousand separate paintings Of lettuce
seed secured from leading seedsmen in
the east, south, north and west, and
also from Canada, England and France,
have been available for the study of
this species.
From the 50 varieties described and
accompanied by 81 fine illustrations
mention is here made of two attractive
kinds:
California Cream Butter.-Leaves
glossy green, blotched with red and
shaded with red at least after light
frosts. thick. elevations and depressions
of the lamina, large and rounded, or
those of the inner leaves pressed into
folds, edges with conspicuous points on
the sides and minute points where the
veins terminate at the end. Plants
large, IL to 10 inches across, usually
forming firm heads about four months
after the seed is planted. A distinct
variety, particularly good for private
gardens. The leaves have a stronger
flavor than those of the more delicate
kinds, but to many tastes this is not
objeetionable-in fact, the leaves form
ing the heads are not usually excessive
" bitter. The vigorous constitution Of
the plants enables them to grow luxu-
riantly in soil that is not the best and
in an atmosphere that is uncongenial.
The form of the plant is like that of the
white seeded Tennis Ball, and. the two
varieties appear to be nearly related,
although they are very distinct.
Golden Queen.-Leaves short and
broad, yellowish green, often shading
to light yellow at the margins, edges
smooth o with teeth only near the
base, veins prominent, the lamina gen
orally being depressed between them,
at least when the plants are young.
Base of midrib ~conspicuously shortened
and thick, heads rounded, hard, weight
four to eight ounces, texture crisp, free
from excessive bitterness, base leaves
few and small, seed white. A variety of
unusual merit, either for field culture
or forcing. The plants grow rapidly,
and when well cared for they seldom
fail to head. The heads average about
the size o. a little smaller than the
white seeded Tennis Ball, and, like
that variety, the plants go to seed rath-
or quickly when grown in the open
ground. The Golden Queen is recon-
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-17

The profit from q single whale that
10 captured is very large. One about 80
feet long weighs l40. 900 pounds and
will give 90, 900 pounds Of blubber.
from which ~, 900 pounds Of train oil
can be made and 1000 pounds Of whale.
bone
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-17
Moral Eject.

Mrs. Greene-Do you always give
your little boy castor oil for a coldt
Mrs. Gray-Yes. ! give it for i+s
moral effect exclusively.
Mrs. Greene-For its moral ehectf
Mrs. Gray-Yes. it will have an in.
fluence upon him not to catch another
cold. Boston Transcript.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-17

found I could FOR MOVING FODDER.
wheel large loads of fodder. This came
very handy for moving fodder when it
was not thought advisable to employ
the team. It is better to move it this
way than by the arm load, says a CORE
spondent of the the Iowa Homestead.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-17
ItloW 10 Yaup wife,

Has she lost her beauty II no. con.
~stipAtion, indigestion. sick headache arc
principal eauees. karl's Glover knot
Tea hes cured these ills for half y sen.
fury. Price - cta. ana 10 ets. Money
refunded IL rssults arc not satisfactory.
Sold by Chapple Drug Go.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-17
OMAR kHAYYAM.

Deep IN the spring their empty pitcher dipA
Dips where of old a thousand sorrows fell.
Forget not, while the xurgling water slips
Lightly from earthen Threats, the silent we'll.
Arthur j. Stringer in Bookman.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-17

crate k e t 8
across the wheel
barrow, as shown
in the illustra-
ton, and using
a small rope to
bind it on J!
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-17
Easy Way to Handle Fodder.

One season when I had a great deal
OF fodder to feed at quite a distance
from the stack I nailed some sheep
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-17

How Garden Vegetables Keep Best.
Nearly all our garden vegetables will
keep best in the winter by being where
the temperature is nearly down to the
freesing point. remarks The American
Cultivator. but cabbages. parsnips and
onions keep well il frozen solid and put
IN, . dark place or covered from the
sunlight until the FROST 10 ont Of them.
THY should mot be handled while
fsossn. Turnips. also. are not injured by
hsing frossn and must also b. thawed
ont n The dark before handling. bnt II
gavss to them Aswsstsr tasts and milder
Gavor. which b : Recommendation to
spms tastem and BY others may b.
tApaeht Z fault. We have taken tur-
nipA cahhagHs and onions and thawed
1hsm out n eold water Tor immediate
aoca1ng AnA tAouRht thsy we're 10
posso IT, ~ lssesina.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-17

The Billings Gazette s :s:;:!' e s:s =, Y y: ! e ;!o ~: :;.s e s ::!s:: y ;ss
the villages, informs you as to local prices for farm products, the
condition of crops and prospects for the year, and is a bright. newsy,
welcome and indispensable semi-weeky visitor at yourhome and
Preside.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-17
GOLDEN QUEEN.

mended for growing under glass, be-
cause it is thought to be less subject to
disease than the Boston Market, but it
is doubtful if, on the whole. it is equal
to that variety for forcing.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-17

|Nho NJ " HAIL. M,.I.., has an Agricultural Department
lnt N. /. WttkV I|1Il|lt of the highest merit, all important
WV AA""A news of the nation and world,
comprehensive and reliable market reports, able editorials, Interest
ing short stories, scientific and mechanical information, illustrated
fashion articles, humorous pictures, and is instructive and entertain
ing to every member of every family.
The state herald., 1899-06-16
OBITUARY.

Christ Edward Gathe WINS born in
Germany In 1854 and died at his home IN
Phillips county, Colo, on tho 18th day
OF June, 1893. He came 10 tho United
States in 1878 md located In Iowa. Ip
1880 he took up his residence In Nebras.
ka where In 1888 he was united IN mar
rage with Miss Lizzie NJ. Frahm who
survives him. To them were born iiva
children, Maude. aged 10 years; Gertrude
s, Clara q, Edna and Eddie Is months.
In 1885 he came TO Colorado and located
in Phillips county on Homestead. A
bont two years Of the tirns be rcsided In
this county ho wns engaged IN ,hs meat
and grocery business nj liolyoke and his
family resided IN Holyoke. lie Loaf bis
building and goods by lrc and thoy moved
back 10 tho farm where Tor several years
he bad been IN the cattle business. He
WA Maatsr Mason md was also mem.
Dor Of the I.o.0.F Lodge Of IIoiyol,c. lie
was member OF the Luthcrn Church.
About one ycar ago he wns iakcn with
very serious stomach trouble anJ he took
trip 10 eastern Nebraska In the hope
that = change Of climate would prove
bensflcial but the change seemed to ".
sravsts the disease and hs rot urbed
homo. II. wns able 10 20 about and mt.
tend to his business III about four Or
five weeks before ho died bni was unable
10 secure medical treatment ihst gave
him any relief He wns very active
and energetic young man aud had n vide
acquaintance IN tho county. Tho family
have the sympathy Of many friends N
their bereavement. The funeral services
werc conducted from the home. Rev.
Chase. Of HolyoLe, preaching the funeral
sermon after which tho burial services
were conducted by tho fiolyoko Masonic
lodge, and tho remains ware buried In
he liolf okn cametart
The state herald., 1899-06-16

We understand that Messrs. Geo. W,
Pitkin Co., the Oldest and one Of the
most reliable manufacturers OF Mixed
Paint In Chicago, are desirous OF secur-
ing bright, energetic salesmen In this
county, Thev baye hsru ior ,hlrsy.ysses
manufacturers Of the justly celebrated
"Pitkin's Ready Mixed Paint" also Barn
and Roof Paint, Leads, Colors IN Oil
Euamels, STAINS, Varnishes, varnish
Pants, Filters, Buggy Paints, Floor
Paints, Pony Paints, and full line OF
Paint Specialties. They fully guarantee
everything they make. They believe
their brands OF paint are 80 good that 1t
does not require an experienced sales.
man to show them. They will pay liber.
al commission and request anyone who
wishes to represent them in this district
to write them at once. They are now
building new, perfectly equipped fac
tory on the corner Of Fulton d Carpenter
Sts., Chicago, as their present plant is
inadequate for their increasing business.
Letters addressed simply Geo. W. Pit
kin Co, Chicago, will reach them.
The state herald., 1899-06-16
RESOLUTIONS.

Whereas, God in his allwise provi
dence has seen fit to remove from
earth to a better home, our beloved
brother, Albert II. Bodep.
And whereas; Brother Boden was
n faithful member of our Order nj.
ways using his influence for what he
deemed right; and though for many
years in poor health yet never COM
planning but always cheerful and
ever ready to assist others.
And whereas; We have regretted
his absence from our lodge the past
few years. yet he was ever mindful
of us, frequently sending messages Of
cheer and encouragement:
Therefore, be it resolved; That we
the members of Holyoke Lodge No.
rs l. O.O F. will ever cherish q
tender regard for the memory We
have of our beloved brother.
Resolved; That we extend our
earnest sympathy to the bereave
wife and orphaned children, COM
mitting them to the care of one who
"seeth even sparrow fall to the
ground"
BE it further resolve d; That these
resolutions be spread upon the mn.
utes of our Lodge, copy be publish.
ed and one be sent to his family.
s. H. JOHNSON,
+. NJ. SMITH, Com.
q. j. SLATER.
The state herald., 1899-06-16

Last fall sprained my left hip while
handling some heavy boxes. The docio,
l called on said at first 1t was a singh,
strain and would soon be we'll, bnt /,
grew worse and tho doctor then said ]
had rheumatism. 1t continued to grow
worse and 1 could hardly ge, around to
work. went to drug store and the
druggist recommended me to try Cham.
berlain's Pain Balm. tried It and one
half OF 50-cent bottle cured me entirely
] now recommend 1t to all my friends
+. A. BABcocK, Ere, Pa. 1t Is for sale
by +. K. Neblst.
The state herald., 1899-06-16

W. s. Hatfield was in from his ranch
over Sunday. Mr.. Hsdfisld enjoys the
distinction Of being the first white man
to settle in Logan county. That was
thirty years ago. whom the county WAS
infested with Indians, buffalo and COW
boys. He says Lee Henderson OF
Sterling was the second man to settle,
Harry Schneider, Of Atwood, the third
and ii. II. Smith. Of Sterling, the fourth.
Mr.. Hatfield visited Greeley before the
town was established aud was in Denver
when that city was smaller than Sterling.
He has had varied experience. Lut has
been successful business Besides his
large herd Of stock he owns two thousand
acres Of line land in this county. Mr..
Hsdiield expects to take a well earned
trip TO Wisconsin this month. Sterling
Advocate
The state herald., 1899-06-16

In the term of county court held ut
Holyoke this week the following cases
were disposed Of; Tice aud Parker va.
J. Price, dobt, Judgment by default for
plaintiff. John @. Ballard Va. The Board
of County Commissioners, debt, jury ,ria
md verdic, for tho defendant. W. d.
Post vs. T. NJ. o'Neal, debt, judgmen,
by default for plaintiff. King and Grimes
VI. q. g. Washburn and Frank washburn
judgment by default for plaintiff. Nc.
Cormick Harvesting Machine 10. vs..
Friuk, Judgment by default for plaintiff.
Beatrice Crcnmsry Co. Va. Guthrie, con
tract, jury trial, verdict for defendant.
Zisrls Va. Albcrabardt, debt, II. Miller
intsrvenor. jury trial, verdict Tor Miller
tor 500 and interest.