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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-22
sGme Traits of British Officers.

From To-Day.
Officers, over and above their legitimate
business. are constantly engaged In side
shows" When there is anything "on'' any
where within reach, and they can get leave,
they &c straight to see the fun. The pres
ent commander-in-chief, when on the staff
in Canada. Joined Gen. Lee and saw a lot
OF work with the southern army. year or
TWO back one of our war correspondents
came across young gentleman of military
aspect riding ragged pony in the rear of
the Turkish army. who are your he
ta- Got little leave and came on here. y
At this moment the defense of both KIM
berley and Mafeking is strengthened by, the
presence of a number of British officers
who have no official reasons for being there
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-22
Rank Imposes Obligation.

From the Chl.ago Tribune
What do you mean by 'secundus,' ter
thus 'quartus' and 'quintus'?" INQUIRED the
stranger
Il am calling the floors, SIR" replied the
new elevator boy from Boston. with diea
nifty. e
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-22
elf they're Rich's
shoes they're proper"
Ten=One F-Cor. 10th.
Telephone No. One -iftyl
Gift Slippers.
Telephone No. One ffty.l

There is nothing the gift
giver could possibly give that
would be appreciated as much
as a pair of comfortable slip
pers.
This stores superiority
comes prominently to mind
when gift slippers or shoes
are considered. We have
all kinds OF novelties" here
an endless variety of gift
footwear-for ladies, men and
children. Besides they have
the unmistakable mark of
fashion-as all Rich footwear.
Long have we been SUI
preme in our ability to sup
ply every demand made upon
us for correct" footwear for
the New Year DAYS recep-
tons and the balls, teas, cotil-
lions, etc, which follow. We
have many novelties that
no other shoe store shows
and such as particular folks
want. We can supply all the
usual shades in satin slippers
and when unusual shades
are wanted we make to order.
We would request that all
footwear orders of this kind
be sent in as early as pos
slble SO as to insure the most
satisfactory service.
B. Rich's Sons,
High-grsdo Footwear.
Ten-one F-Corner 10th.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-04-06
FACTS FOR FARMERS

It pars to prepare the ground well
for the crop.
A low-wheel wagon on the farm is
very handy.
It helps the looks of premises great
" to whitewash the fences and the out
buildings.
Add pinch of soda to the water in
which cut flowers are placed. It will
help preserve them.
The advice often given, directly OF
indirectly, to use horses without shoe
ing, is arrant nonsense.
IF we learn to run an incubator, it
will always be ready, and sometimes is
available>when setting hens are not.
The orchard should have just as good
attention as any other crop. When the
tree is planted, the land should be thor
oughly prepared.
Potatoes cut to one or two eyes have
always given satisfactory results and
we take no stock in the theory of plant
ing whole potatoes.
Twelve bushels of cooked corn will
make as much pork as II of raw corn.
Fed with Stops the result should be
200 pounds increase in the weight of q
pig.
Haul out the manure and spread it on
the land wherever you can. DO not
handle it but once if you can help it.
It has been decided that it is the better
way to spread it on the surface as soon
as possible.-Western Plowman.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-04-06
A DESTRUCTIVE PEST.
Pea-Growing in . Certain
Section Of the Coumtry.

Many years ago used to grow acres
of white field peas for hogs. That was
what they were called then, but since
we have to getsseed of the same from
Canada, where weevils seem not to
bother, the name seems to have been
changed to Canada peas" raked the
peas in punches with q horserake when
ripe, the rake tearing them out by the
roots. When dry stacked them along
side the hog yard like hay, and forked
them into the yard as hogs needed.
Only enough were stored in the barn
to be threshed for seed and for young
pigs the next summer. When warm
weather came the next June the grain
room had not been opened for two or
three weeks, when went to get peas
to soak for some pigs just before wean-
ing, and the sight I beheld was pho
tographed on my mind indelibly. A
portion Of the substance of my peas
was running all over the floor and walls
and bins Of wheat, corn, oats and bar
ley. The eggs of the pea weevil had
Matched in every pea, consuming about
one-fourth Of each grain, and then
emerging in the form of dirty gray
beetles, and I suppose they were on
their travels looking for sunlight and
chance for further development. My
pea-growing for pigs ceased then, as
it did with all my neighbors, and prob
ably never to be renewed in this Sec
ton of the country.-Galen Wilson, in
Practical Farmer.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-04-06
Clover ana Timothy nav.

Clover unless cut before it reaches
the poisoning stage will have when
dried from seven to ten per cent. of al
buminoids, which makes it very nu-
tritious ration. Timothy, when III its
best estate. which is a little before it
has blossoned, has only four to five per
cent. of albumin ODDS. If it stands until
dead ripe most of these are changed to
woody fiber, which is very hard to d.
gest. The second growth Of clover is
much richer than the first. 1t is hard
to cure it without discoloring from ex-
cessive fermentation. If secured in
good order it should be saved for young
stock and for poultry, to be fed to each
in small amounts with other feed.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-04-06
sUBsonMo PAYS.
Il lasreases che ster.se c.,searv -
the sen aaA Pronotes the
Growth % Crops,

Under all circumstances It should be
the farmers aim to conserve the moist
ure in the soil-in the arid regions to
reduce as much as possible the labor
and expense Of irrigation. and in humid
regions to protect crops against
droughts. Various means may be en-
ployed for the purpose Of conserving
and economizing the moisture supply
of soils. Subsoiling is one of the most
important Of these means. Several Of
the stations have made careful studies
Of the influence Of subsoiling on soil
moisture. The Wisconsin station de-
scribes this influence substantially as
follows: Subsoiling ~ increases the
storage capacity of the soil for moist
ure, and (2) increases the rate at which
water will sink into the soil, but (3)
decreases the rate at which it may be
brought back to the surface. Subsoil-
ing also increases the amount of moist
ure available to crops, since plants are
capable OF utilizing a large proportion
OF the moisture present in loose and
coarse-grained soils than of that in
fine-grained and compact soils. AS re-
CARDS the best method of subsoilinp. a
report of the Wisconsin station states:
"Subsoiling to be most effective
should be done in such way as to
leave. the soil loose, much as the stub
BILE pillow leaves it. To accomplish this
much will depend upon the character
of the tool and more upon the condi-
ton of the soil when the work is done,
If the soil is to be so wet as to be
plastic when the blowing is done, then
the effect of the subsoil plow will be
to wedge the portions of the soil, which
are heavily pressed, into an even more
compact and close texture than before,
and thus develop condition the op-
posite of that sought. To simply form
long groove or channel in the subsoil
by wedging the dirt aside gives little
aid in the direction sought. Such
work, then, if done at all, should be
done when the subsoil itself is dry
enough, and this is most likely to oc.
cur il the fall after the crop of the
season has withdrawn the moist
ure from it. Subsoiling late, too, leaves
no time for the soil to lose it's open
texture before the rains to be stored
reach it,"
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-04-06
Keeping the Udder. clean.

Unless great care is observed much
dirt will get into the milk at milking
time. One of the easiest ways to keep
the cows clean I have found is to cut
the hair off the udder and around it
with q small pair Of BARRIERS clippers.
It is much pleasanter to milk to have
this hair out Of the way, and it also
removes the greatest harbor for dirt
and filth. Then if any dirt becomes
attached to the udder or teats it is q
very easy matter to wash it of and
dry it without having a lot of dirty
water remain to drip into the pail,
which is the case when the hair is thick
and long.-National Stockman.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-04-06
Big Pro1at in Rape.

Perhaps no single crop. outside OF the
usual grain crops, has given SO much
satisfaction as that of rape. and espe-
cially is this so where it is grown for
the feeding Of sheep. Fockmasters
who have sown a few acres of rape dur
ing the past year report the most sat-
isfactory results from its feeding; and
we look for much larger acreage to
be sown this year. We would advise
anyone who has few sheep to feed
to sow at least one or two acres of rape,
and note carefully the results Of such
feeding this year.-Prairie Farmer.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-04-06
Concentrating the Manure.

Very few farmers have enough stable
manure to fertilize all their lands as
they would like. The best thing for
such farmers to do is to apply this
stable manure mainly to the crops on
which they expect to put the most of
their labor. 1t does not pay to plant.
cultivate and hoe poor land. Every adj
dition Of manure makes the labor more
effective, and therefore more profit
able. With mineral fertilizers it is
different. These are usually applied to
grain crops, for which dressings of $50
to $50 pounds per acre ara usually suf-
ficient for the crop, besides leaving
some to be taken by the clover after
it. These mineral fertilizers SO soon
become insoluble in thesoil that it does
not pay to apply them in large amounts.
A small quantity each year, sufficient
to make the crop It is applied to, is
much betteF.-Prairie Farmer.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-04-06
A SENSIBLE LETTER.
A Western casaAaan settler Whites
TO IN Illinois Friend.

In writing to MIR. T. Hawkyard, OF
Rockford. ILL.,. Mr.. G. Simpkins, of Le-
due. Alberta. Western Canada. land to
which points especially low rates are be-
ing quoted over all lines of railway,
says:
Dear Sir-Recd your letter the 18th
inst. We have had no snow till after
Christmas, and the cattle have been
able to live out. and are all in good con-
dition. 1t is showing now. That is
what we want-have about inches
now. The old settlers say when we
have lots of snow it means q good crop
the coming season. 1t never drifts here.
The weather is calm and bright. We
do not have to dress any heavier than in
Illinois. and the horses never SILVER
with the cold when we take them from
the warm stable, as they do in Illinois.
1t has not frozen in the stable this
winter.
The most of the stock runs out, but
there is no need of it, for timber is plen-
tiful and there is no expense to build
good stables and houses. We have good
log houses and they are very warm.
Two men can put up house 16x24 in
two days. There are good rails for
fences. We live ten miles from the coal
district, the price being so cents up to
$500. The land is a very rich, loamy soil,
from inches to several feet in depth;
the hills have the deepest. 1t is roll
ing country, and excellent for stock of
all kinds. Sheep do we'll, and there
are plenty of small lakes where the
cattle can get good water. The cattle
got out of grass last year, about the
middle of April, and run at large; un-
less in charge of herdsman, we have
to fence against them. Wheat goes
from 35 to 60 bushels per acre, oats so
and 80, very often a hundred. AS to pota-
toes. neighbor planted bushels and
dug 226 bushels, and no bugs. Roots of
all kinds do we'll. There are lots of
Strawberries and lots of red raspberries,
black and red currants, and gooseber-
ries, where the fire has not burnt them.
Cattle are scarce. I have been trying
to buy some for months and have got
only three two.year-old, and paid $50
each.
Hogs are scarce, but can be got. They
sell for cents dressed. and cost more
forstockers. Wheat, 50 cents per bushel;
oats, 25 cents; eggs. 30 cents dozen;
butter, Is and 90 cents; poultry was 10
and II cents dressed. Sheep are scarce.
If you come, bring your farm tools,
but bring no seeders; we use drills.
Bring cows, but do not bring horses
unless you are an experienced hand
in shipping them, for SO many OF
them are hurt in shipping. There
will be plenty of work for binder
Two good horses will break, but three
lighter are better. The horses you
get here can work without grain, but
are better with it. 1t will be hard to
tell what prices horses will be, for the
immigration will be very large the
coming spring. They could not be
had last spring at one time. They claim
the best time to break is June, but my
experience is to break in the spring
and work it. You can break till the
middle of July.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-04-06
SMOKING MEAT.

meat. The illustration explains itself.
All that is required is few joints Of
stove-pipe and an elbow, a barrel with
q loose cover into which the pipe is
fitted and connected with the smoke
house as shown. A few inches of ashes
in the bottom of the barrel, followed
out to receive the fire, and the outfit is
complete. It is almost impossible to
smoke meat with the fire directly un-
der it without heating 1t more OF less,
and these partial bookings and sweat
ings impart an unsavory taste. An
other advantage in this method is that
all danger of fire is avoided.-E. p.
Snyder, in Ohio Farmer.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-04-06
IMPROVED RAIL FENCE.

cut shows a better plan. One stout
stake is set firmly in a perpendicular po-
sition, where it has strength to support
any weight. tits braced from each side
by shorter stakes, which are spiked to
the upright. These support the rails,
the whole being firmly held in place by
a binding of plain fence wire that is
now SO inexpensive. Such fence can
not settle. be pressed over to either
side, nor pulled apart. It has to ''stay
where you put it. "-Orange Judd Farm
err
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-04-06
How's This.

HOW's ThtsY
We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured
by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Cheney for the last is years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transac-
tions and financially able to carry out any
obligations made by their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, To.
Waiding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale
Haihl's Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per bot
tie. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials
free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-04-06
IMPROVED RAIL FENCE.
1t Cannot Settle, BE Pressed Over to
Either Side. Nor Pulled Apart
Very EaAily.

The plan of setting stakes x-fashion,
and Of laying the rails in the angle be-
tween them, is unwise, for the reason
that the rail is not properly supported.
If the ground is soft the stakes are
pressed downward constantly. The
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-04-06
Music Hall Horror,

Music Hall Horror,
p. Arno-That baritone sings as if his
windpipe needed a job of plumbing. Is it
bronchitis?
Pye Porgan-I think he's using his medi.
cine.chest tones.-Chicago Tribune.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-04-06

Fortify Feeble Lungs Against Winter
with Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-04-06

The merchant, who sent up toy balloons
with his "ad." painted on them, knew how
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-04-06

It is pity amateur actors can't see
themselves as others see them.-Atchison
Globe.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-04-06

A bad player and bad piano make bad
combination Globe
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-04-06

Lawsakes. It cured my aches. St. ia.
cobs Oil makes no mistakes
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-04-06

If man is as timid as hare, he ought
to die game.-Chicago Daily News.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-04-06

Feeze and fret? Why? St. Jacobs Oh
ceres Neuralgia. Soothes it down.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-04-06

In the morning we'll. St. Jacobs Oil cures
soreness and stiffness.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-04-06
A Good. Sign,

When the queen regent completed the
ratification of the treaty it was good sign
for Spain.-Cleveland Leader.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-04-06
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MEAT-sM0K1NG DEVICE.
New Method which Assure. Eve.
Carlng aAd Does Away with
All Danger Of Fire.

Recent illustrated articles ON this
subject generally provide for. locating
the fire directly under the meat in the
smoke house. The accompanying
sketch illustrates far better method, as
the smoke il cooled before reaching the
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-04-06

The only thing some people do is to grow
Globe.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-04-06
salxer's seed Cornl

Does your seed corn test, Bro. Farmer? Sal.
zer's does-it's northern grown, early and
notice and Ice for corn samples and low
prices to Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse Wis. [k]
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-04-06

He struck it. St. Jacobs Oil struck his
Rheumatism. 1t was stricken out.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-04-06

Piso's Cure is the medicine to break up
children's Coughs and Colds:-Mrs. N. G.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-04-06

Some poets are always amusing, but not
necessarily funny.-Chicago Daily News.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-04-06
Judicious Flattery.

The Chinese call their dowager empress
the most beautiful woman in the world.
They know better than not to.-Memphis
Commercial Appeal.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-04-06

See there. A bad sprain cured; and St.
Jacobs Oil cured it.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-04-06

Told you so. In one night cured. St. j;
cobs Oil masters Lumbago.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-04-06

Tie bad language of the eyes is the same
the world ovcr-Town Topics.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-12
SIX INDICTMENTS
Grand Jury After Capt. Carriers
Alleged Associates.

Savannah, Dec. 1.-THE United
States grand jury has up to this time
in its present session, returned six in
dictments against persons charged with
conspiring against the government in
connection with the work done in Sa-
vannah harbor. Among them is Ober-
lin NJ. Carter, ex-captain United States
army. who has already been condemned
by coulr martial These are: Messrs.
d. H. Green, John F. Gaynor, Edward
H. Gaynor, William T. Gaynor and
Michael "A. Connolly.
So far as is known here, none of them
have been arrested, except Captain
Carter, who is already in prison. They
are charged with violating section SAC
and 545S of the revised statutes of the
United States. The amount which the
conspirators have fraudulently secured
according to the indictments, was 1914
TAO
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-12
Permits to Open Streets

Permits to open and obstruct streets
granted yesterday: Sewer department,
Park avenue at Beaver street, 81, SS,
80. Al, A William street, 60 Fruit street,
s. West street, Hampden street, to
make connections: James Murphy, IL
Kansas street, to put in a sewer. Wor-
cester Gas Light Company, 26 Free
land street. to make connection. New
England Telephone and Telegraph
Company, Bridge street between Me-
chanic and Manchester streets, to make
underground connections. Water de-
partment, II Piedmont street, Lincoln
avenue. 501z Front street, to put in new
service; Uxbrfdge street, 536 South
bridge street, Shrewsbury street at
East park, to make repairs; Michael
Donohue. 5 Newbury street, Jacques
street. Institute road, SO Vernon street,
to put in sewers
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-12

Victoria, B. c., Dec. 1.-Lieut. Gov.
McInnes of British Columbia, at a
pioneer social banquet last evening, in
dealing with the Alaskan boundary
question, made a brief reference to the
cordial relations prevailing between
the two Anglo-Saxon countries, and ex-
pressed the belief that the United
States had received great considera-
ton and help from Great Britain at all
times, particularly during the civil
war. when, he said, had it not been for
British friendship other European
powers would have interviewed and the
disinteRration of the union would have
been accomplished. This declaration
was challenged at the first opportunity
by the United States consul, Abraham
e. Smith, who said:
THE operations of the Alabama
could hardly be regarded as an eYid-
ence Of British friendship for the un-
ion"
He was interrupted by the lieutenant
governor, who angrily observed that II
British subjects, acting entirely indie
pendently, had operated TO the dtsad-
Vantage Of the northern states, Great
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-12
DOMINION OFFICIAL SLURS
THE UNITED STATES

Britain had made prompt and salts
factory amend, paying them S50.000,O00
as damages, without protest or bubble,
an action standing in sharp contrast
to that of the congress of the United
States. wherein the sealing and other
questions of damages were found by
arbitration in favor Of Canada, and
where every subterfuge and resource
Of petty politics had been taken ad-
vantage of TO hold the money held to
be owing to Canada in the treasury of
the United States as long as possible
He referred particularly to sum of
IS, 000,0 900 now so retained, consider
able portion of which should be In the
pockets of Victoria sealers.
Consul Smith, who had remained
standing during the harangue, was
persuaded by his friends from carrying
out his original intention Of leaving the
banquet room, and concluded his adj
dress quietly ignoring the speech of
British Columbia's representative.
A petition setting forth the Lieutenant
governors offense is now in circulation
in Victoria, and viii be forwarded to
ottawa in the course Of the next ten
days.