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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-07
RAPE CULTURE.
A Point OF Value In Regions Where
Wheat IL Extensively Grown.

Rape Ia best adapted to rather cool
moist climates such as prevail in por.
tions Of Canada and the northern Unit,
ed States. In favorable seasons or with
a small mount Of irrigation excellent
crops Of rape are grown in Wyoming.
Montana, the Dnkotas and other states
in tho so called semiarid region, aud
many instances ure on record where
good crops have been produced without
irrigation under conditions of drought
30 severe as to cause the failure of corn
and other farm crops. In general a soil
that will produce good crops Of turuip,
cabbage, wheat and corn will he suit.
able for rape, Rape is Il gross feeder
and draws quite heavily on the nitrogen
and the mineral constituents of the
soil. Experience has shown that corn
does not do well after rape unless the
land IL naturally rich in these sub
stances. Results ut the North Dakota
station indicate that growing a crop Of
rape on land that has been sown to
wheat for Il number of years produces
a decided increase in the yield of wheat
from the succeeding crop, This IL II
point Of mnch value in regions where
wheat is extensively grown,
All the varieties Of rape that have
come into prominence in American agri-
culture nre winter or biennial sorts.
Dwarf Essex, or English rape. has been
most widely cultivated. Recently Il vari.
ETY. has been placed IN the market I'm.
der the name of Dwarf Victoria rap
or simply Victoria rape, which has Civ
en- excellent results in New England
and also in the northwest. yielding, az
a rule, rather better than the Dwarf
Essex.
In a recent report of the department,
OF agriculture on rape as a forage plant
(circular No. l2), from which these
facts are Cleaned, 1t is stated that, ow'
ing to the many places rape may occupy
in crop rotation, numerous methods of
culture may Ge followed. When grown
az the primary crop Of the season, land
should be prepared by deep and thor.
ough blowing, preferably early the pre-.
ceding autumn. In some soils a second
blowing should be given in the spring
before the seed Is sown, bnt in soils
that are naturally loose and mellow,
such as are found in portions of the
northwest, Il simple stirring of the
surface with a cultivator or disk harrow
will often be sufficient. Whatever the
treatment Of the land, it should be such
AZ to afford a deep, mellow seed bed, as
free az possible from noxious weeds,
Throughout the northern states gener.
ally seeding may take place from the
LIST Of June, or possibly earlier, to the
middle or last Of July. according to the
season and locality. Under favorable
conditions two to three pounds of seed
to an acre will be sufficient. and it will
never DO necessary to use more than
five pounds per acre. The seed should
be planted in drills far enough apart to
allow cultivation,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-07
Yield per Bushels

Commenting upon these, Late Puri.
tan and Fillbasket are mentioned az
good troopers; Sir William wants clay
loan; Seneca Beauty is a fine pink
variety; Harvest Queen, desirable; Sir
Walter Raleigh, very choice; Wood.
hull's Seeding, White Rose and Viii.
sons First Choice, fair troopers; Dew.
drop Rose, a fine Rose type; Breck's
Chance, large red; Prolific Rose. me.
dunn oval; Orphan, a long potato, fine.
Some points heretofore advanced In
potato culture, which the experiments
reported by Professor Rane seem to con.
firm, are:
The yield from planting the seed or
bud end Is generally greater than from
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-07
Glory No Termination,

A few years ago the river drivers
We're working on the west branch.
The logs had jammed into a nasty
snarl, and no one hankered for the job
of going out with q cantdog and start
ing the key log, In the crew was an
Indian who was noted for his cool
ness and his keenness, The boss final
~ looked over In his direction, sLa-
coote," he said, "you go out and break
that jam, and III see that you get a
nice puff in the paper"
The redskin looked at the logs and
then at the boss, Dead Injun look
nice on paper he grupted, and walk
ed away AF0ostO0k Me,l Pioneer,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-07
RED AMERICAN WONDER.

Ell ~, including the new introductions.
The claim that the Sir Walter Raleigh
closely resembles Rural New Yorker, of
which it is Il Seeding, but is more uni.
form and yields practically no small
t1bers, also that it is of better quality
and a few days later, was borne out by
its behavior at the station during two
seasons.
Red American Wonder Numbered
00), also called American Wonder. a
commonly grown and very popular pc.
tato in the northern part of the state,
is pronounced fine variety. This was
n Of the heaviest yielders Of 1893. 1t
is a main crop variety Of good size and
fine appearance; vines dark green. very
regular and erect, making a very uni.
form row, almost square top through.
out, strong and vigorous. The crop was
practically all salable. Yield. 800 lush.
els per acre.
White Beauty (101) Is described as a
medium late variety Of introduction. It
belongs to the Burbank and White Star
class. The vines were very strong and
heavy, dark green, standing 21S feet
high and 3 feet broad. The yield was at
the rate of 397 bushels per acre and
only about 9 per cent were small.
Fillbasket. a white skinned main crop
variety, oblong. somewhat flattened and
usually smooth, proved Il heavy yielder
at the station, producing at the rate of
$40 bushels per acre, u very small per
cent Of which were small. The vines
were strong, erect and vigorous.
Seventeen varieties giving the largest
average yield in order Of productiveness
were.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-07
The Flat Pea.

An improved variety of the fat
pea, Lathyrus sylvestris wagneri, has
received much notice in newspapers
and agricultural journals, From all the
Investigations made p, Lamson Scrib-
nor, agrostologist OF the department. Of
agriculture, concludes that in localities
where 1t will pay to 80 TO considerable
tronhle In order to establish a growth
OF some forage plant, AZ In some of the
sandy and arid regions Of the west,
especially in limestone and chalky re-
gions of the southwest, fat pea may be
considered a. having some possible
value RHt where other crops can be
grown, such ~ Indian corn, the spr'
ghHms, wheat, rye, harley, alovers or the
ordinary tame grasses, 1t will not pay
10 cultivate this fodder plant, The
deeply penetrating, tenacious roots and
perennial habit exclude this plant from
ordinary use In rotation,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-07
WHITE REAUTY,


the stem or butt end of the tuber, The
eyes on the seed end are the first to ger
inmate, and hence are especially i'm
portant when an early crop Ia desired,
Exposing Unsupported tubers In a
warm place before planting hastens
growth, but II continued until sprouts
form (Which are rubbed Off, the yield
may be considerably reduced,
II Ia better to place In a hill one large
piece than several very small ones of
the same aggregate weight
The net yield Of salahle potatoes In
eEeases with every increase In the size
OF seed piece from one eye TO the half
potato, The halt potato affords q larger
net salahle crop than the whole potato
on aeeopRt Of the excessive amount of
seed required in planting entire tuhers,
The next sessiaR Of the farmers aar
tiapal congress will meet at Boston Oct
Z, 4, d and q w u, Heard Of Fort At
kinspR Wis, 10 president and John N
stahl, pf Chicago secretary Each agFir
cultural college and experiment. station
10 eatitled W n delegate, an IA also each
national and state agricultural society
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-07
Art and Nature.

The milkmaid with the picture hat
and the brOcaded silk skirt tossed her
head.
Tin society, l suppose, l should be an
impossible person." she exclaimed,
"but it's different in art"
And after all, to be perfectly candid,
there is nothing essentially degrading
about milking an art cow.-Detroit
Journal,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-07

Sharks were almost unknown In the
Adriatic until the suez canal was
opened, Now the harbors of Plume
and Pola are 80 Infested with them
that residents dare no longer battle In
the open sea,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-07
just the Thing.

"n every city of reasonable size,"
said Brown, "they ought to have a
Mothers Exchange"
"What fory" queried Jones.
"Why, every woman knows exactly
just how every other woman's child
ought to be raised, and by trading
mothers every child could get q proper
training,"-Kansas City Star.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-07
Potato blight. Early and Late.

There are two forms Of potato blight,
or the early and the late. There
10 usually little difficulty in distinguish,
ing between the two. The early blight
appears in June or July, the late in
August. The early blight presents M.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-07
Ra4elehed For Once.

hsir," began the book canvasser, ~
have q little work here"-
Hsorry,n interrupted the busy man,
"but have q great deal OF work here.
Good morning" Chicago News
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-07

II you want 10 forget all your other
sorrows, get q pair Of tight shoes
pes MOlnes Leader,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-07

@IeR*CHRBSN
A POTATO REPORT.
Yields of Noteworthy Varieties, In
Guiding New IntrOductiOns.

For the past three years the New
Hampshire station has been pursuing
work in the interest Of potato growers,
and 1t now issues a report covering the
results of experiments with l04 vari.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-17

LETTER TO MRS. PIEEHAG 10. z6.72sl
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After first confinement I was sick for
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a great deal of headache, palpitation
of heart and leucorrhea. l felt so
weak and tired that I could not do my
work. I became pregnant again and
took your Compound all through, and
now have a sweet baby girl. / never
before had such an easy time during
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z. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. 1
am now able to do my work and feel
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thank you enough. y Mrs. ED. En-
LNGER, DEvNE, Tex.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-17

10 ms best GRADUATED Sugar..........Sl-oo
Colorado Potatoes. bushel.............. SIS
Colorado Potatoes, peck ............... Is
Home Grown Potatoes, peck........... 10
Sweet Potatoes. peck .................. 10
Sweet Potatoes. bushel ................ .S5
New Crop Sorghum. gallon............ .S5
Dixie Sweet Pickles, dozen.-.......... Is
Small Sour Pickles quart.............. 10
Small Sweet Pickles. Quart............ Is
Hickory Nuts. peck .................... So
Black Walnuts. peck ................... 20
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-17
STANDARD OIL COMPANY.

The third booth as one enters on the
west side, IS that q the Standard OIL
company. The background Is elegantly
made up OF the printed labels o. the dr.
ferenr products OF the company. ana sur
rounding an unique painting on a muslin
which Is first vanished. The picture rep
resents a scene OF North and South Amer
tea suspended on frs axis. The ncrth pole
appears with two energetic brownies
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-17

Blow in
Your Money

at the midway" if you want to
it's yours and you've right to
do what you please with it-only
don't be foolish enough to elbow
it all in" before you've supplied
yourself with necessary Winter
wearables, and don't be foolish
enough to blow it in for Top Coat
until you've seen the superb line
of Herringbone Covert Cloth Top
Coats we're selling for $40 a gar
ment; they're up-to-now in cut and
color, and they fit about the neck
and across the shoulders like the
"skin on a blister without a
wrinkle. No trouble to show
'em.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-17
wonderfulIy strenethened.

al have been taking Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, Blood
Purifier and Liver Pills and feel won
derfully strengthened. Before using
your remedies was in terrible state;
felt like fainting every little while. 1
thought must surely die. But now,
thanks to your remedies, those feel
ings are all gone. "-MRs. EMILE
SCHNEIDER, 1914 helen AVE, DETROIT
MICH.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-17

On entering the arch the first thing one
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-17
CASEY & GARST

The Casey & Garst booth. representing
their prosperous wholesale confectionery
and cigar business. is one OF the beautiful
and representative attractions OF the west
side Of the street. Two common booths
are merged into one. with an artistic lat
iice work in front. trimmed with flowers
and in which some holes are cut for the
different colored electric Hghts 70 peep
through. The ceiling Is made q Street
Fair bunting running from The corners
70 a center. IN either end Of which a
star and electric gio0e is placed. The
south end 81 the booth is used for the
display Of the firms excellent brands Of
cigars and to>~2cos, ~ which they make
a specially. Extending from the floor 70
the roof is built a Background OF the pref
Il things n thu line Of fancy totacc-s and
smokers sHecialries. All along the back
wall Is piled in artistic fashion all the
leading speciairies az The house. a pretty
display OF toilet soaps g. aIso one 4 the
features, chief Of which IS The celebrated
'Amole, 4 fine preparation Cor women.
Il IS needless 70 add that Casey & Garst's
had the crowd az the street az thsi- ho7lh
all day and night graphoPhone SINGS
for the big folk while the llttle ones sre
attracted BY ''T-ucie sam a unique de-
vice On the counter which throws q pack
age % smoking tobacco from one hand
10 The other with dezree O. accuracy
equal 10 a clown The Casey & Ga-st
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-17

Cure Sick Headache, Bill
iousness, Sour Stomach,
and Constipation. Sold
everywhere, &c. per box.
Prepared byC.LEood S Co. Lowell, Mass
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-17

The men who work are not usually TIN
dead beats -StchIsou Globe.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-17
30 ~o>c>c>. >9>o%c>.>

booth : beauty and these n charge are
50 polite. geatieDanly and iioszal taat
everybody Fell = lose with re arm yes
terdav and their Efforts az ire street
Fair wiu have made them thousands q
substantial friends throughout Kansas
srd Okla bona
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-17

The T-sbo.den soo.h Is "a exhibit q IN
perssl -four The ceiling = caysre1 Etsh
bunting n the Street Ez5- eescTs. EstA
fazs q white ard blue sf-7pes ard red
ae.s. pendant TIE east Ez-s uo-tn secs
The times., 1899-12-08
AH-Hren Window Shades, 29c

In a large variety Of colors, made with
spring rollers. Lace trimmed fixtures COM
plete worth 49c.
The times., 1899-12-08

dows ratified, he said, and the doors were
not right The basement was damp and
the entire structure was wrong. Mr.. Som
ervilie and Mr.. Hanvey contested their
points for some time, until the member in
the centre of the hall interrupted and was
declared out of order, when the whole dis
cussion ended Mr. Hamilton then said
that he did not think any of the resolu-
ton should be struck out. but suggested
that the word designed be inserted in
stead of Constructed" " making the reso-
luton read mot properly designed. This
alteration was accepted by Mr. Robeson,
but Mr. Hanvey inteTpOsed an objection,
and when the question was put to the
meeting the objection was sustained Then
the suggestion was made that a committee
of seven be appointed TO convey the reso-
luton to the Commissioners. This was
agreed TO, after which the report and the
resolutions were placed before the meet
ing and approved. Mr.. Leonard then ap-
pointed the committee and they Will pre-
pare the papers for presentation to the
Commissioners.
There were a number of speeches made
by the various citizens present, all Of them
condemning the school building in un-
measured terms ana recommending the
adoption of swift and sure means by which
wholesome and sanitary school facilities
could be secured for the residents OF the
suburb. Among those present who heartily
endorsed the sentiments expressed were
Gen. Ellis Speare, Col. Jay F. Durham,
Judge Charles Bundy, Charles Hamilton,
Leo Simmons J. W Somerville, I. w.
SomerviIle, Dr. Benjamin F. Gibbs, Alfred
L. Leonard, W. II. RobesOn. T. II. O'DOn-
oughue, /. l. Hit, jr., and Frank Harvey.
The times., 1899-12-08
HoPKINsoN SMITHS CHARITY
Aids Woman With Sick Child 300
Miles From Home.


CINCINNATI. Ohio, Dec IF Hopkin-
son Smith. the artist, author and lecturer,
accompanied by H. F. Farny, strolled into
the Covington Federal Court this after
noon. He had never seen any Of the Ken
lucky mountaineers and he wished to study
the peculiarities Of these people. Judge
Evans was hearing the case of the Gov
eminent against Samantha North, Of Es-
till county. who was charged with selling
whisky without a license. When she
came into court she was carrying three
weeks old baby in her arms. The judge
read the charge against her and asked her
If she was guilty.
Yes, judge, l am guilty. / sold whisky.
But why did you violate the law
asked the Judge
Because ! have my children to support,
and this is the only way a decent woman
can make living in the mountains,
said the woman.
The Judge told her that he believed
honesty should always be rewarded and
as she had not told him the lies that many
Of her people had told. he would fine heT
and suspend the sentence, pending her
good behavior, which he did.
Mr.. Smith was deeply interested in the
case. and when the woman left the court
room he hunted her up: Upon learning
/ that she had no money, having spent all
she had, 90 cents for medicines, for her
| paby he bought her ticket to her home,
! Pineville Ky, near the Tennessee line
and gave her SO, saying:
"A woman who Will spend her last cent
! 10 buy medicine for her sick baby when
/ she IS three hundred miles from home
/ ought TO be helped
The times., 1899-12-08
MILLER AGAIN IN CANADA.
Detectives Think He May BE Arrest
ed Within Forty-eight Hours.

ed Within EOrty-eiRht Hours
NEW YORK. Dec lit was reported
this afternoon that William f. Miller had
been arrested in Montreal on Wednesday
afternoon. and was brought TO New York
this morning The story, like all the
other stories Of Mnler's arrest, was with
out foundation At the New York office
Of the agency whose detectives were re
ported 20 have arrested Miller, the fol-
lowing statement was made;
Miller has not been arrested. We ere
positive that he is in Canada, and We are
sure he cannot escape. We expect 10
have him in custody within few days,
and perhaps within forty-eight hours
Louis F. Miller, William T. Miller S
young brother. was examined before Mag
istrate Brenner in the Adams Street police
court. Brooklyn this afternoon on the
charge of stealing $3.50 belonging to de-
positors in the Franklin Syndicate Sew
eral swindled depositors testified. The
magistrate reserved his decision until Mon
day. Miller was locked up in Raymond
Street Jail He had been surrendered by
his surety, Mrs Timmons. of l73 Stanhope
Street, before the examination was begun
Eleven policemen and detectives OF the bor-
ough of Brooklyn, including Captain Rey-
nolds. of the Brooklyn detective bureau,
were before the police commissioners to-
day. The commissioners were making in
vestigations as to their responsibility fol-
the escape of Miller 1t is known that
some policemen had money invested IN
Miller's syndicate and that at a time when
Miller should have been apprehended there
were members OF the police force who did
not wish his enterprise molestd until they
got their money back.
The times., 1899-12-08
DISTRICT REPUBLICANS MEET.
Members Consider Naming Delegates
TO the National CnnXention

About forty resident Republicans held
meeting last night at Wizards Hotel
Their object was to devise a plan for con-
ducting the next election OF Republican
delegates to the national convention and to
present it for adoption to the Republican
National Committee, which assemblies here
December 10. W. c. Dodge was elected
president and NJ. NJ. Holland was chosen
secretary.
The members were unable at first to
agree on any procedure in presenting their
claims for political recognition Of the Dis
trict Republicans. Some of them conteuded
that the opinion Of Col. NJ NJ Parker who
was a delegate to the last convention.
should be obtained before any action was
taken. The statement was then made that
Colonel Parker had been requested to at
tend the meeting. but his absence indi-
Gated that he had declined the Invitation
A substitute motion was finally adopted
providing for the appointment of an ar
rangement committee to call n meeting OF
all Republicans tomorrow night at a desig-
mated place and TO present plan which it
Is to devise for the consideration Of the
I. attendance The national committee Will
afterward be asked TO approve the choice
Of the majority.
/ The arrangement committee IS composed
/ of l. NJ Saunders, T. G. Hensly. I. F.
] Cook. Daniel Murray, DR.. Robert Rayburn,
/ and c. b. Puryis.
! II. c. Burch. the proprietor of the hotel,
was rendered a vote of thanks for his kind
ness in gratuitously providing q room in
! which TO hold the meeting.