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Mesa free press., 1899-10-20

Connecticut has a food adulteration
law under the provisions Of which the
presence Of any antiseptic or preserva-
tive not evident and not known to the
purchaser or consumer marks the arti-
Gle as adulterated and unfit for sale.
The State maintains an experimental
station for analyses Of suspected food
products, whence information of cases
of adulterai:on is promptly sent to the
proper prosecuting officers. This sim
pie machinery has proved quite effect
i've in limiting the vagaries of food
sophisticators in Connecticut, since the
publicity given to the analyses Of the
experimental station usually results In
driving the deprecated article out of
the market. In a recent instance the
State chemists found 'pure fruit jelly"
to consist solely OF starch paste sweet
ened with glucose, artificially favored
colored with coal tar dye and preserved
with salicylic acid" This is excellent
public work which should ba.under-
taken on an enlarged and liberal scale
In every populous State in the Union
Mesa free press., 1899-10-20

In Rugby, England, few weeks ago,
the Archbishop Of Canterbury unveiled
q statue of Thomas Hughes, the author
Of "Tom Brown at Rugby and ''Tom
Brown at Oxford" two books which
have given most wholesome delight to
many thousands Of young people on
both sides Of the Atlantic, and which
are sure to be read for a long time to
come. The London Spectator says that
she, more than any other man, made
the modern schoolboy. - He took
away from good counsel it's flavor of
priggishness, from piety its taint Of
sanctimoniousness, from the virtues
their color Of separateness and sell
righteousness. He convinced school
boys that it was possible to be manly
and truthful and pure, and even relig-
ious, and yet remain healthy school
boys STILL"
Mesa free press., 1899-10-20
His Name.

There was once woman who for
motives unknown had her unfortunate
little son christened What" thus
launching upon the world an involun-
tary interlocutor. In course of time the
boy went to school, and was told, as
newcomer, to stand up and furnish cer-
tain particulars. what is your
nameY' asked the teacher. what"
biurted out the boy, amid the laughter
TO the class. what is your nan" +"
asked the master again, with more en-
phasis. What" replied the boy.
"Your name, sir!' roared out the infu-
rated pedagogue. What, Whatw
roared back the terrified urchin. The
sequel l forget, but l believe 1t was
one of those cases in which the follies
of the parents are visited on the chill
dren of the first generation.
Mesa free press., 1899-10-20

The old adage, "take care of the cents
and the dollars will take care of them
selves" finds peculiar illustration in
the coinage operations of the United
States Government. The every day
bronze one-cent piece, made Of 95 parts
of copper to parts of tin and zinc,
costs the government about one-tenth
Of cent. Uncle Sans total profit in
the one-cent and the five-cent pieces
coined last year was more than a mill
ion dollars. The Treasury Department
coins just enough one-cent pieces to
meet the demands Of trade. In the fis-
cal year which ended June 80 these
demands were extraordinary, condi-
ton probably due to reviving business,
the gradual Introduction Of pennies"
into Pacific coast cities, and the prev
alence of "penny-in-the-slot" machines.
These mechanical devices keep great
many one-cent pieces out Of circulation,
and so increase the demand upon the
Treasury for new ones. Various mi
nor coins have from time to time been
issued. The copper half-cent piece was
current from 1892 to 1857, although
only small number were coined. The
two-cent piece, authorized in 1864, was
coined until 1873, and may still be seen
occasionally in circulation. The coin
age of the silver three-cent piece was
discontinued in 1873, and the nickel
three-cent piece in 1890. Whenever
one Of these coins finds it's way into the
Treasury, it Is not reissued. OF the
minor coins the government now makes
it a policy to keep in circulation only
the one-cent and the five-cent piece.
Mesa free press., 1899-10-20

Ger and gentleman" 1t Is pitiful to
observe to what a pass the standard
Of the officer and the gentleman has
come in the French army. The prepos-
ferrous demands of an insane militia
rtsm, the absurd claims of perverted
patriotism and the poisonous Influence
Of degrading superstition which pass
es by the name of anti-Semitism, seem
to have combined to stif1e all the nat.
ural promptings of honor, as well as
Of sense and Of justice, in body OF
men from whom 1t would be natural to
expect at least reasonable share of
these qualities. Indeed, it Is so difficult
to realize the perverted condition of
mind in military circles in France, that
it is only when one Is reminded Of 1t
by some specific recital that one be-
comes fully aware Of Its existence.
Mesa free press., 1899-10-20

Young Cornelius Vanderbilt has de-
signed new kind Of locomotive, which
upon being tried proves to be quite an
improvement over the railroad engines
now In use. Mr.. Vanderbilt was disin-
herited because he married against the
wishes Of his parents, so he got job in
the mechanical department Of the New
York Central Railroad and went to
work for a living. His experience
shows that 1t might be good thing If
more rich men would give their unfor-
tunate boys chance.
Mesa free press., 1899-10-20

In ali countries, In modern times at
least, It has been The chief boast of
army officers that to be an officer was
to be gentleman and a man of honor
In other high qualities, whether moral
or intellectual, he might be sadly def
cieint, but his sense OF honor must be
keen and must be maintained in all
circumstances. The standard form Of
words employed in the condemnation
of military men is that which convicts
them Of conduct unbecoming an off,
Mesa free press., 1899-10-20

1t Is interesting to observe that an
Eastern paper has taken up the work
Of reviving the Malthusian principle,
and is asserting with much vigor that
population tends to increase faster
than the means Of subsistence" The
exact value and significance Of this rule
have been SO plainly illustrated in the
century since Malthus elaborated It
that they can be stated in few words.
Where the means of subsistence are in
excess Of the existing population the
tendency Is for population to increase
the faster. Where the means Of sub
sistence are only adequate to the exist
ing population the increase of popula-
ton cannot be faster because the ex-
cess of population will perish for lack
of subsistence. This has been proved
signally in more than one way during
the century of which Nautilus saw the
beginning. America and Australia,
having means of subsistence with civ
ilized industry for vast populations,
have seen an immense growth of popu-
lation. In Europe, when he wrote, pop
ulation seemed to be at a standstill be-
cause the means of subsistence were
no more than enough for the existing
population. But the principle worked
out in different way than its author
supposed. For the great inventions and
devices Of the century multiplied the
means Of subsistence so as to permit a
great increase Of population in Europe
as well as in the unsettled portions Of
the globe.
Mesa free press., 1899-10-20

Once in three years there is a nation
al convention of the deaf and dumb.
The session of 1889 was held during
July in st. Paul. The silent proceed
ings moved the spectators almost to
awe. after "a heated contest" the
officers were elected by a literal "show
of hands," A reporter calls It lone Of
the oldest things to see man sitting
In corner soliloquizing on his fingers" I"
Mesa free press., 1899-10-20

Excessive cycling is making physical
wrecks Of its devotees. Breaking rec
ords Is paid for by broken health, and
the honor is costly at the price. 1t is
one Of the unhealthy characteristics Of
American restlessness to take up q
good thing and push it to disastrous
extremes.
Mesa free press., 1899-10-20

Sarah Bernhardt announces that she
never intends to get old. She neglects,
however, to explain whether she is
using goat lymph or some newer dis
covery.
Mesa free press., 1899-10-20

That Chicago has a famine In SER
wants is result Of the girls seeking
other occupations. They think there
are better ways of rising in the world
than lighting the range with kerosene.
Mesa free press., 1899-10-20

Susan B. Anthony should lose no time
in making campaign in Cuba in the
interest Of women's rights. Cooking
and washing on the island are now
monopilized by men.
Mesa free press., 1899-10-20

A child died recently of hydrophobia,
been bitten by any dog. If this case is
genuine. 1t might logically increase the
patronage Of Pasteur Institutes.
Mesa free press., 1899-10-20

The Kaiser has offered to paint some
pictures for Queen Victoria. The Queen
ought to reciprocate by letting Mr.. Aus
tin write some poetry for the Kaiser.
Mesa free press., 1899-10-20

A woman has been declared insane
because she persisted in puncturing her
husbands bicycle tire with her hat pin.
Women take great chances when they
try to keep their husbands at home
Mesa free press., 1899-10-20

At any rate, the big advance in the
price of diamonds won't result in the
masses being pinched for the necessi-
ties Of life.
Mesa free press., 1899-10-20

A monkey may be brainless, but he
hand organ.
Mesa free press., 1899-10-20

When a visitor arrives the excite
ment doesn't die down entirely until
she has shown all her clothes.
Mesa free press., 1899-10-20

An exchange asks IL there are too
many clergymen. Not Of the right
kind.
Mesa free press., 1899-10-20

Many people are carried away by GER
tain songs, but for moving air the
hurricane has the record.
Mesa free press., 1899-10-20

Give a-man time to think, and he ba
gins to pump wind into his troubles
Mesa free press., 1899-10-20

The woman with the prettiest hand
and most expensive rings is the great
est devotee of porch fancy work.
Mesa free press., 1899-10-20

At last accounts Mr.. Astor's pedigree
continued to refuse to stay inflated.
Mesa free press., 1899-10-20
COAST NEWS
Around the Coast.
important Information Gathered
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
A Summary of Late Events That Are
Boiled Down to Suit our Busy
Readers.

Horace Davis has been nominated by
the Republicans of San Francisco for
mayor.
The Dickinson press., 1899-05-13

variety. Perhaps the most undesirable
quality of the blue stem wheat is its
strong tendency to shell when ripe. 1t
cannot be allowed to stand in the field
when ripe more than half as long as
fife without severe loss from Smelling.
The chaf is 81 open, also, that 1t ex-
poses the grain in the shock, often
causing a lowering Of the grade from
bleaching.
The amount Of seed per acre which
will give best results varies widely
with the soil and season when the
ground was moist during the time for
stooling. Three pecks of seed per acre
have sometimes produced as heavy a
yield as six pecks. Soil conditions af-
feet the results in the same way, the
one which gives the best conditions for
stooling requiring the lightest seeding.
As q result of trials covering a number
of years, the Agricultural College in
designations have decided upon one
bushel and four quarts as the amount
which will give the best yield as an
average for a series of years. Lighter
soils may do better with heavier seed
ing. The same investigators have found
that as a result of even years trial
they have obtained an average Of one
bushel per acre heavier yield Of wheat
from land which has been fall p1owed
than they have from land plowed In
the spring.
Comparisons Of early and late seed.
ing Of wheat show results favorable
to early seeding, and the students OF
The Dickinson press., 1899-05-13

ing, viz, drilling in half Of the sasd
naming portion by crossing the first
probably show in the resulting crop,
but at the same time it probably costs
more in labor than the extra yield
would pay for. A few excellent farm
ers follow that practice, but they are
careful and painstaking men, and one
cannot compare their yields with those
Of their neighbors, for In many other
ways are their practices and methods
usually superior, which would cause a
difference in their favor in the yield.
The shoe chain and the shoe press
drill advocates have their wordy bat
ties regularly without either having
fully vanquished the other. 1t is an
open secret, really, that neither is ST.
perior to the other in it's work in all
ways and under all conditions. The
chain drill advocate recites the fact
that he can seed wheat on land in
which there are muddy soft spots,
where the press wheels Of his oppO-
nent's drill will pick the dirt off of the
wheat and the press drill mar answers
that no one has any business to seed
land when it Is in that condition, and
that when land is fit to seed the press
wheels will work nicely. He then
takes the aggressive and says that his
drill plants the seed and firms the dirt
over it, causing the moisture to rise
from the soil below, which will sprout
the grain quickly and evenly. He fur
Their states that when spring frost
strikes a field of wheat an inch and a
half high, that that seeded with the
press drill is growing in little burrows
left by the track Of the wheel and Is
thus afforded some protection from 1t.
The shoe chain man then says, yes,
that that rising of moisture scheme is
all right. but 1t don't stop with the seed
wheat, but goes off into the air and is
lost entirely to the crop. Then the
press wheel man explains that he neg
lected to say that wheat stems growing
through that firmed soil will loosen II
sufficiently that a mulch condition Is
re-established, which prevents any con
siderable loss Of moisture by evapora
ton after a few days from the time
the wheat begins to come through thu
soil. Both have told truths and tn,
i. two have produced the arguments PR
and COZ in the case.
Flax.
: Like wheat, fax is older than huma,
!, history, and was used for fibre as ia
! back as we have any record. Mucl
prejudice against fax exists. One rea
: son for it, probably is, that some o
{ our worst weeds were introduced Il
fax, among which are Russian cactu
and mustard. Another reason is tina
it is supposed to be very hard on land
Flax is not a good weed fighter, es
e pecially when young. and the practic
( of sowing it late and of not having tn
The Dickinson press., 1899-05-13
Indian Corn.

Indian corn 10 an American plant,
and is n Of the most valuable to the
farmer. It has adapted itself to q
wide range Of conditions, and by rea-
son Of this fact, together with the
readiness with which it crosses, a
run into an endless number Of varieties
with more or less of difference. There
are but three classes which came into
competition for favor as feed pro-
ducers. They are the dent, flint and
sweet kinds. The flint varieties have
adapted themselves to the northern
portion of the corn belt and succeed
there generally better than the dent
kinds. The American Indian was quite
q corn grower at the time America
was discovered. Columbus reported
having seen a cornfield eighteen miles
long upon his second visit to America,
in lbs. King Philips tribe of Indians
had n considerable acreage of corn at
the time of King Philips war. The
Puritans are said to have taken a field
of corn consisting Of 200 acres and
harvested the corr for themselves.
That is supposed to be the original
source Of the variety Of corn known
as "King Philip" Following is q list
of some Of the earliest and best yield
ing varieties of corn: Mercer flint,
Minnesota flint. improved Rea or white
flint. King Philip, northwestern dent,
Gehn.
Trials made by seeding tip. center
and butt kernels separately show no
material difference in the yield from
the different kinds. They had best be
thrown out from the seed in Smelling,
however, as they are smaller than the
other kernels, and are likely to cause
uneven and too thick seeding. Try
seed corn by sprouting it in a box Of
earth before seeding time, as It is ca
silly spoiled for seed by careless treat.
ment during the time it ia stored.
Seed corn stored above a grain bin or
:. above where animals are confined In
I winter, is likely to fail to grow. Seed
|. corn must be dried out by artificial
t heat or other a before hard freeZ'
, ing weather ecu in the fall, or II
t will almost surely fail to grow. Seed
: corn o than two years old will
largely fail to terminate, and two
| year-Old Seed must be planted extra
, thick, as a small percentage of it will
: not grow. About five inches is thu
1 best depth to pillow land for corn, a!
r learned by the common experience o,
corn-growers. Fall blowing is bette,
: for it than spring-plowed land. TIL
r ground should be free from weeds a
the time of seeding the grain, and
8 loose seed bed should also be provid
& ed. Corn can safely be seeded whel
n the soil is warm enough to plant tn
e late vegetation, or when the surfac
!, soil is about IS degrees. Fab. The oil,
II Indinn Sipn Of nInntinp corn. when th
Il white oak leaves were the size Of
The Dickinson press., 1899-05-13

vides the Abrs. Thick seeding also
causes the stems to grow longer and
90 to produce longer fibre. The SOIL
blowing and preparation should be
similar to that for wheat already
given. Most harvesting machine COM.
panies make a "fax dump" attach
ment, which goes on in place OF the
'binder," and throws off the max In
loose punches or gavels. In dry Sec
lions It can be bound and shocked
without cap sheaves.
In the southern part Of the state It
Is cut with a header to some extent.
That method is somewhat risky where
rainy or damp weather is likely to &C.
cur, as the balls of seeds are exposed
more whether stacked or left in
punches than when shocked. Flax sue
ceeds well as a first crop to grow on
breaking.
Oats is another old plant. and while
not so commonly grown as wheat, or
even fax, perhaps. has been used by
some class Of people as far back rs
authentic history records. Its native
country is not known. more than that
it Is from the Old World.
Like wheat, it has adapted itself to
a wide range Of conditions. and has
run into a great many strains or va
rieties. Hulled and hulless, black and
white, and branching or balanced
heads and side heads r the only class
divisions which can readily be made.
The hulless kind Is not as strong a
yielder as the hulled variety, and can
not, on the other hand, compete with
wheat as a breed producer; hence it Is
valuable only as a curiosity, or in the
hands of fakir to make money in SELL
ing the seed Of 1t.
The white Russian strains Of oats
have been and are very popular and
good kinds for North Dakota. Nearly
fifty varieties are spoken of before the
class in grasses and grains at the AZ.
ricultural College. but of these Tarta'
rarian. black beauty. race horse, giant
yellow and archangel are the five
which are recommended as the best
yielding kinds. OF these the boys arc
told that T%artarian and race horse rus
!, least. The white Russian strains are
said to rust less than the other kinds.
!, When seeded at the rate of two ant
a half bushels per acre. according t.
the eighth annual report of the expert
ment station, the yield Is better OF
l the average than when seeded eithe
: thicker OF thinner than that rate. TIL
! methods Of blowing, seeding. prepare
ton Of soil. etc. recommended 70
{ wheat will find similar arguments II
l their favor when used for oats. Dat
> is a little more affected by spring
t frosts than wheat. and should. as
!. rule, be seeded next following tn
! wheat crop, while barley belongs third
e with fax and millet forming the fit
e ones for attention. Oats forms the bes
The Dickinson press., 1899-05-13
BUILDING

grain for horses which the world has
produced, no other grain being 80 safe
nor giving so much Of mcttle and vigOr.
Barley.
Barley. like wheat. was grown by
the people of the Old World for food
as far back as history gives us infor-
nation.
It has adapted itself to as wide n
range of conditions perhaps as any
commonly cultivated plant. The COM
mon classification of barley includes
four kinds or classes. as follows: list,
two-rowed barley; I'd, six-rowcd bar
ley. Sd. wh!r". hrllcss barley: 4th.
black, hulless barley. Students ut the
college are Informed that the best
yielding kinds, among more than TWEEN
ty which have been grown in trials ut
the experiment station. are as follows:
Mansury. Highland Scotch. Highland
chief. champion Of Vermont. Chcvali"r.
Mansury has made a considerably bet
ter showing than any Of the other
kinds. Barley is used largely for brew
ing, and for that purpose must be
right, as strain ID barley gives an Off
color to the beer. 1t is an excellent
grain for fattening stock, being second
only to corn for that purpose, and ID
worth only about eight per cent less
than corn for fattening animals.
Seed It at the rate Of two bushels pei
acre on land suitable for wheat. Prep
aration of the ground and seeding
should be the same as recommended
for wheat. 1t is probably a better
weed fighter than wheat or oats. by
reason of the fact that it grows thicker
and stronger and tends to choke Out
some weeds: and again by reason o.
ripening earlier. prevents some weeds
from ripening their seeds. which nigh
ripen if allowed to stand until whea'
or oats had matured.
The Dickinson press., 1899-05-13

ground free from weeds at the time Of
seeding it has resulted in many weeds
ripening in flax. Land should be scru-
pulously clean from weeds at the time
the fax is seeded in order that it may
at least have an equal chance with
them.
In selecting seed for planting. in
spect 1t carefully for mustard and Rus
sian thistle seed. This can best be
done by spreading a handful of it out
thin upon a white sheet of paper or a
white board. There are two varieties
of flax commonly recognized; one,
called common. and the other, Russian
flax. The Russian seed is a little
larger than the common and slightly
grayish in tint. 1t is probable that it
yields a little heavier than the common
fax. A good crop Of flax takes prac-
tically the same amount and the same
kinds of plant food from the soil as a
crop Of wheat does.
At the experiment station farm flax
has shown no bad results upon follow.
ing wheat crops. and in one Ease where
fax was grown continuously upon a
piece Of land for three years the first
crop was the least of the three and the
last was as heavy as the second one.
A crop of wheat upon this land the
fourth year showed no bad effects from
the three preceding fax crops; in fact
land having had nc other change from
wheat. gave a higher yield than a sim,
liar plat which had no change from
the wheat. Flax should be planted az
early as danger from frost is past
which is a little earlier than corr cal
be safely planted.
Seed at the rate Of two to three pecks
per acre at from one to two inches
deep. Flax which Is grown for fibre
should be sown thicker than for seed
so as to prevent branching, which di