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Oakes Republican., 1899-07-14
The Soil Problem in Nebraska.

The annual report of the Nebraska
Experiment Station says: Without
doubt the greatest problem in Nebras-
ka agriculture is to determine the prop
er methods of soil tillage. The condi-
tions affecting plant growth in the
Trans-Missouri region are totally diff
ferent from any heretofore encounter
ed by the Agriculturist in any portion
of this country. With an annual rain
fall of % inches and a loss by evapora-
tioh from a plane water surface of so
inches IN the course of a year, it is not
difficult to see that the end and aim of
soil tillage in this region must be to
conserve, in so far as possible, mois-
ture in the soil. Not only are the eli
matte conditions very different from
those found elsewhere, but the soil of
this state is generally quite different in
its physical structure, from that cov-
ering other portions of the country east
of the Missouri river. The result is
that the Nebraska farmer must work
out an entirely new practice in the
treatment of his soil.
Bogus Seed charlottesville World
Seed Co., of Boston Mass, has made a.
target Of itself for the division of seed
investigation of the agriculture de-
partment. This company has been en-
deavoring to defraud farmers by send
ing out packages bearing the captivat-
ing legend Beauties Flower Garden"
etc., and purporting to contain mix
ture Of three hundred varieties of
choice flower seeds which would pro-
duce perpetual blooming flower gar
den. All this was offered for five
cents. In addition to this farmers
were solicited to sell packages of these
arrangements. The seed division made
an examination of the seeds contained
in package and found them composed
of about rs per cent of red top, tim
othy and chaff, about 20 per cent of
such common seeds as sunf1ower, sweet
peas, morning glory, etc., and five per
cent of other varieties. The various
departments of the government are on
the watchout for these fellows who try
to stick people for even small amounts
Farming in the South.-The South
ern farming system is unlike that of
the North. 1t is more feudal. saws
Octave Thanet. Whether this r,akes
for good or evil leave to the ecouo-
mists, only hazarding the remark that
the landlord system, where the land
lord is a resident on his estate. has
one advantage worth keeping; the per-
sonal relation between owner and ten
ants is SO close that it is likely to be
kindly; and spirit Of friendly re-
sponsibility on the one hand and
friendly dependence on the other, is a
common fact on plantations.
Oakes Republican., 1899-07-14

Fat, or the materials dissolved from
feeding stuff by ether. is substance
Of mixed character, and may include.
besides real fats. wax, the green color
ing matter of plants. etc. The fat OF
food is either stored up In the body
as fat or burned to furnish heat ana
energy.
Oakes Republican., 1899-07-14

drains we'll located in the barn lot, the
number depending on the size of the
lot, will serve good purpose in keep
ing the foundation firm. l then gravel
the surface where I expect the stock
to tramp most. BY so doing the sur
face soon gets firm and free from slop-
py mud, and we have no deep mud. 1t
is all mistake to think that tiling
will do no good. The water from the
caves may be caught in cutters and
conducted down to a tile drain and
carried away, without affecting in any
way the barn-lot. 1t requires little
good comon sense in ditching and grav-
cling to have dry barnlot. But there
are some who would not feel at home
unless they could approach their barn
and stable by stepping from one piece
of rail or board to another, getting
to the door with hop, skip and a
jump. 1t would be so unnatural other
wise. There are people. however, who
prefer dry Land, and we write for their
benefit AS for the other fellows they
can roll up their trousers and wade
through.
Most of the complaint about manure
being washed away is due to leaving it
under the caves of the barn for the
water to fall upon it and wash it away.
Better have the water carried away
with cutters entering into down pipes
connected with tile drains. By so do
ing you may have dry barn lot.
Canker Worm and Curl Leaf.
The Michigan State Board Of Agri-
culture has been sending out inquiries
to ascertain the prevalence of canker
worms and leaf curl in that state. In
reply to the question, care there any
apple orchards infested with canker
worms?" 1S1 correspondents in the
southern counties answer Eyes" and
146 "no"; in the central counties 81
answer eyes, and 54 mo-; in the
northern counties 81 answer Eyes" and
81 no." and for the state 269 Eyes
and 231 "no." These replies indicate
that this pest is gaining a foothold in
the state. and that, if not properly
controlled, will eventually ruin the
apple orchards in Michigan.
In reply to the question, els curl
leaf prevalent this season?" so corre-
spondents in the southern counties an
swer "yes" and 271 "no"; in the cen
trail counties 19 answer Eyes" and 79
mo-; in the northern counties 6 an
swer Eyes" and 38 no." and for the
state rs answer Eyes" and 38S mo. u
Many varieties of peaches last year
were seriously injured by curl leaf
The conditions were not so favorable
for this disease this year. 1t has not
been noticed so much either on ac-
count of the trees being killed and
injured. 1t is hoped, though, that
enough spraying has been done tc
demonstrate whether or no this dis
ease can be controlled by spraying.
Oakes Republican., 1899-07-14
Do Your Feet Ache and Burns

Shake into your shoes, Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder for the feet. 1t makes
tight and New Shoes feel p Easy.. Cures
Corns, Bunions, Swollen Hot and
Sweating Feet. At all Druggists and
Shoe Stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
Oakes Republican., 1899-07-14

Adersity borrows it's sharpest stings
from our impatience.-Bisho Horne.
Oakes Republican., 1899-07-14

DIR. j. HI. RINJnLAUB, specialist.
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat,
Fargo, N. D..
Oakes Republican., 1899-07-14

No man ever gets so. poor that he
can afford to have holes in his pockets.
Oakes Republican., 1899-07-14

The p. m. that some men get home
stands for ''past midnight
Oakes Republican., 1899-07-14

Strange Fatality Among White Ash Trees
From Farmers Review: While the
past winter was unprecedented in con-
tinued severe cold weather, some
strange results are being made mani
fest as the season advances. In this
locality we have always considered the
American white ash as one of the most
beautiful as we'll as the most hardy
for street or lawn planting, but entire
rows of trees of that variety in our
city are dead. Some of these are more
than twenty years old, and have al
ways presented healthy and vigorous
appearance. The precise locality of
the tree has cut no figure in this fatal
ity, whether on high or low ground,
In the High School grounds we had
some splendid specimens on good.
strong soil, that look now at this writ
Ing, May 90. like bare trunks and life
less limbs, while now and then one
shows feeble attempt at leafing out.
beautiful Seeding crab in one corner
of my lawn, which has borne fruit for
two years, put out leaves and blos-
SONS, but is now dying. Is the natural
surface-root system of the white ash
the cause of this sudden fatality with
apparently healthy trees or the ex-
treme cold? I shall be glad to hear
from others.LR. S. Hoxie, Rock Coun-
ty, Wis.
Oakes Republican., 1899-07-14

Some men are thrown out of employ
ment and others are kicked out.
Oakes Republican., 1899-07-14
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
AGRICULTURlSTS

Some Up-to-Date Hints About Cul-
tivation of the Soil and Yields
Observation-Disclosures, vitlculture and
Horticulture.
Oakes Republican., 1899-07-14
Educnte YOUR Boxvels:

Your bowels can be trained as we'll as your
muscles or your brain. .sCasearets Candy Ca
thartic train your bowels to do right. All drug
gists. 10c, 25c, soc.
Oakes Republican., 1899-07-14
CRITICAL. PERIODS

In Woman's Life Are Made Dam
gerous by Pelvic Catarrh.
Mrs. Mathilde Richter, Doniphan,
Neb., says:
II suffered from catarrh for many
years, but since l have been taking Pc
ru-na l feel strong and we'll. 1 would
Oakes Republican., 1899-07-14

Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price, 75c.
Oakes Republican., 1899-07-14

The selections of, a band of. robbers
are mostly snatches. /,
Oakes Republican., 1899-07-14

Gossip is always short-lived unless it
IS properly ventilated: .. = !.
Oakes Republican., 1899-07-14

Mrs. .WIns1ow'ssoothing Syrup.
For children teethng softens the gums reduces In
dammation. alays pain cures wind colic 25ch bottle
Oakes Republican., 1899-07-14
Alfalfa In Ransas.


In the April Bulletin of the Kansas
Experiment Station, Prof. Geo. L.
Clothier gives the results of observa-
tions of the growth and value of al
falfa in Kansas. His report is most
interesting. He says:
Alfalfa was found growing on high
prairie in almost every county visit
ed. The acreage on upland is still
very limited in western Kansas. This
fact partly accounts for the difficulty
usually experienced by farmers in get
ting the plant started on high prairie.
A western farmer frequently sows a
small patch and then allows his whole
herd of cattle to range over it in the
springtime when the plant needs all
the green foliage it can command for
the manufacture of it's own food ma
terials. If any of the crop survives this
treatment, the grasshoppers swarm in
from the thousands of acres of prairie
sod surrounding the alfalfa patch and
camp down" upon it until not green
shoot is left. The farmer then gives
out the report that alfalfa will not
grow on upland in western Kansas. OF
course it will not grow with such treat
ment; no other plant would. Every
farmer who has had any experience
with it knows, however, that it will not
yield as large returns from upland
without irrigation as it will on bottom
land. 1t need not be so productive
in order to give good returns on the
cheap upland of the west. Bottom land
with sub-irrigation that will yield
three to six tons of alfalfa hay per
annum can be bought for $5 to $40 per
acre, while upland may be had in MANY
parts of western Kansas at merely
nominal prices. In an interview with
an experienced alfalfa grower, 1 was
told that good bottom land field of
alfalfa ought to be worth $3.50 per acre;
another conservative farmer estimated
it worth $100 per acre. In view of the
high protein content of the hay, maxi
ing it worth So to $40 per ton when
corn is worth Is cents per bushel, the
above valuations are not extravagant.
1t has been thought by some of our
experiment station workers that the
frequent failures of alfalfa on upland
might possibly be attributed to the abb
sence of the benefcent soil bacteria
causing nodules on the roots of the
plants. This subject was extensively
investigated, and nodules found in six
ty-three out of sixty-eight fields. The
distribution and development of no.
dulles generally made as good show
| ing for upland as for bottom land. No.
dulles are better developed and more
| abundant in soil of moderate than in
lands of great fertility.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-26
YELLOW FEVER SCARES
CANAL COMMISSIONERS
Chief Engineer Bogue Declines to Go
and the Start May Be Delayed
Until October.

WASHINGTON, July %. - Yellow
fever has scared off the surveying party
connected with the Isthmian Canal
Commission, which had expected to
leave New York early next month to
make a survey of the Panama route.
Virgil Bogue, who was to be chief
engineer of this party has, it is under
stood, declined to go at this season on
account of the danger to his party from
yellow fever on the isthmus, and it is
now doubtful whether this party will
start before September or October.
Under Francis Lee Stuart, assistant
engineer, an advance party of sixteen
men has already left for Greytown for
duty in connection with the Nicaraguan
route. Imbrie Miller, as chief engineer
is to have charge of this party, which
will comprise altogether about forty
men. He has arranged to start with
the rest of his party on August 5.
The sub-commission of which Rear
Admiral Walker is president, appointed
to make personal inspection of the
Panama canal records, will meet in
Paris at the Continental Hotel, August
19. Colonel Ernst, accompanied by his
daughter, will leave New York on Aug
ust 2 and the rest of the party on
August 9.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-26
ARGUMENTS IN THE
CORCORAN CASE
RObertson's Strong Plea
for His Client.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

WALLACE, Idaho, July 25.-Attorney
Robertson, for the defense, arguing the
COrcOran case this morning, devoted his
attention principally to the attacking
of the Bunker Hill and other mining
companies. arguing that they. rather
than the State, are prosecuting Cor
cOran. He took up the evidence of each
witness, especially attacking that of
the Bunker Hill employees or persons
in any way dependent upon that COM
pany.
Mr.. Robertson spoke for over four
hours in defense Of Paul Corcoran, re-
viewing the testimony of each impor-
tant witness. He closed with an appeal
to the jury to consider the. condition Of
Corcoran's children and the wife soon to
be again a mother, and if possible TO
save them from the disgrace which con-
viction would mean. He spoke longer
than he had intended, owing to the ill
ness Of Counsel Reddy, who was to fol-
low. It is expected that Mr.. Reddy
will be able TO speak tomorrow.
John c. Bell, w. D. Ratchford and
J. T. Kennedy, subcommittee of the
Congressional Industrial Committee,
arrived here last night to examine into
the Occur d'Alene mining troubles.
They came over the MisSoula cut
OIL HdNlnS SlOppeu az Gutle On liIS
way from Denver. This sub-commit-
tee, under arrangements made by the
full committee in dividing the work,
looks after the Industrial disturbances
among miners particularly.
They came West to look into difficult
ties between the Colorado smelters and
employees, continuing on here at the
instance of Edward Boyce, president of
the Western Federation of miners, Sen
ator Heitfeld and others. To-day was
spent quietly by the commission in ac-
quainting themselves with the local
situation. The. length Of their stay is
uncertain, but they will be here long
enough to become familiar with the
causes leading to- the strike at Wardner
and the subsequent riot, which involved
the whole Occur d'Alenes. The informa-
ton they secure will be the basis of a
report to Congress at the next session.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-26
KRUGER STILL
At THE HELM
Resignatio of Dom Paul
Withdrawn.
special plspateh 70 rhe can.

CAPE TOWN, July 25.-It is under
stood that President Kruger has def
nitely abandoned the idea of resigning.
PRETORIA, July 25.-Amicable rela-
tfons between the Volksraad and Presi-
dent Kruger have been restored. The
conspiracy case against ex-British off,
GERS has been withdrawn and the re-
manning prisoners were. released to-
day.
LONDON, July 25.-Reports regard
ing the resignation of President Paul
Kruger of the South African Republic
are conflicting, but according to the
best information he actually resigned
his office conditionally. The Volksraad,
while maintaining it's opposition to
President Kruger on the dynamite con-
cession, has given it's assurance that it
still has the utmost confidence in Presi-
dent Kruger, and it is believed he has
withdrawn his resignation.
AS to the difference of opinion on the
dynamite concession, General Joubert,
Vice President of the republic, and the
majority of the Volksraad favor can
collation. of the monopoly, While Pres1-
dent Kruger supports it. The minority
or the Volksraad desires to buy out the
company.
According to the Cape Town corre
spondent of the Daily Mail, President
Kruger's resignation is regarded as q
cute move to create a crisis for the
purpose of tiding over the interval un-
til the rainy season begins. The cor
respondent says the Dutch extremists
ascribe it to a deep British game for
the pensioning of President Kruger in
order to allow the seizure of the coun-
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-26
SACRIFICE OF LIFE.
Many Victims Of the Kotzebue Sound
Stampede.

PORT TOWNSEND. July .5.-Three vic
tins of the Kotzebue mining bubble ar
rived to-day from st. Michael on the brig
Courtney Ford, which sailed from that
place July l. They are A r. Kalweit,
Milwaukee, Wis; John A. Koehler, Fort
Wayne, Ind; and f. w. Babbitt, Forest
City, Ind. They were among the passen-
gers on the bark Guardian, which ex-
perienced so many difficulties from the
time she sailed from Puget Sound until
her arrival at KotZebue, and were among
the first arrivals at Kotzebue.
They confirm all previous stories OF
hardships, privations and disappointments
in the wild and fruitless search for gold.
Broken in health, spirits and finances,
they are glad to reach civilization alive
They prospected every portion of Kotze-
bue Sound and then headed for the Ko-
wack River, prospecting as they went,
without finding more than a few fine COL
ofs. They say as the result of the Kotze-
bue excitement at least 100 lives were sac
rifced,. to say nothing of the large num-
Der who expended their last dollar to
reach the country and are now penniless.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-26
CONDITION Of
SUSH|TNA RIVER
Result of Capt. Glenn's
Explorations.
Special Dispatch to The Cali.

WASHINGTON. July 25.-Assistant Sec
retary of War Meiklejohn has received
a communication from Captain Edward
T. Glenn, commanding the Cook Inlet ex-
ploring expedition in Alaska, dated Ty-
conak Alaska, June 26, 1899. in which he
describes his experience in taking the
steamship Duchesne from Ladds Sta
ton, Cook Inlet, up the Sushitna River.
Captain Glenn says:
''As result of this trip feel satisfied
in stating that the Sushitna River is navi-
gable for distance of nearly 135 miles,
which means practically distance of 100
to 165 miles due north from Tyconak,
or the north foreland of Cook Inlet.
The only boat that can be used
for navigating the river is Il
cient power to propel her at the rate of
thirteen to fifteen knots per hour.
The results of this experimental trip
entire territory. The latter in case l sue
ceed in finding an overland trail from the
head of navigation of the river to the
Tanana River and Circle City, which
have every reason to believe from pres
ent information / will succeed in finding.
This trail not only will be valuable dur
ing the season of navigation, but avail
able for winter use as well, because the
Tanana Indians as we'll as the Skittig Ma
ton Indians located at the head OF the
Sushitna make use of it in bringing their
furs down to market during the winter or
closed season.
1T would be of value to this section of
Alaska because, first, the valley of the
Sushitna River is very wide and contains
a large amount of arabic land which the
season in this portion of Alaska permits
the cultivation with profit to the pro-
ducer, when there is a market for his pro-
ducts. Second, because it is now known
that the section of country near the head
of navigation together with the range of
foothills lying between the Sushitna and
Matunaska rivers and between the head
of navigation and tidewater, with the
dertaken there, contains gold in paying
quantities. This gold has, so far as pres
ent information goes been found in placer
ground only, yet / have personally seen
gold that ] knew came from the section
of the country mentioned of sufficient
coarseness and quantity to indicate to my
mind clearly that it will be, when de-
veloped, one of the best mineral producing
sections of that portion of Alaska
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-26
BIGAM|ST GWYNN
AGAIN IN PRISON
His Flight Ends. at Los
Angeles.
Special Digpatch 70 rhe ca1l.

LOS ANGELES, July 25.-Dr. Walter R.
Gwynn, who eloped with Miss Eva May
Lake of Fall River. Mass, on June a.
and who married the girl in Dover, Me-,
was, arrested to-day by Inspector of Po-
lice w II. Medley of Fall River upon a
requisition and warrant granted by Gov
ernor Gage at 10 O'Clock this morning. The
specific charge against Gwynn is that of
bigamy. At the time of his elopement he
had living in Fall River a wife named
Josephine Decoagne, from whom he was
not divorced, although a suit of that ma
ture was pending.
1t. appears from the statement of officer
Medley that the girl, who is the only
daughter of a wealthy Fall River family
left her fathers home at o'clock in the
morning. She and Gwynn drove to Dover
and were married. During the morning
the. daughter was missed. The parents
Immediately followed the clews, and, ar
irving in Portland, found the couple had
gone to Montreal thence to Chicago and
Omaha, and that they arrived in San
Francisco on July 8. The following day
they came to Los Angeles, but later went
to Santa Barbara.
Under orders from Eastern authorities
Gwynn was arrested by Sheriff Stewart
at Los Olivos where his parents reside
GWynn managed to give $4,000 bail, but
mountains from Santa Maria to this city,
arriving yesterday. He was to-day pre-
pairing to journey further, but the officers
stopped him at the Arcade depot. The
couple had used the name of j. K. Ham
mond during their travels
officer Medley, who tonight left for the
East with Gwynn, says that the parents
seek to recover their daughter to save her
from further trouble and to give her every
attention. Attorney M. G. B.. Swift of
Fall River accompanied him on the trip
as an adviser for the girl and to settle
the legal points. that the extradition Of
Gwynn would become a certainty.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-26

teen knots speed. with a draught of %
feet inches. The Navy Department was
very anxious that the three vessels should
not draw more than that amount of water,
in order that they might be able to enter
every important port on the Atlantic coast.
After the contract had been awarded it
was decided by the department that yes
sells of greater speed were more desirable,
and the plans were changed with the con-
sent of the contractors, so as to insure
speed of eighteen knots. to provide for
additional machinery and for more coal.
and the plans call for an increase in the
length of each battleship. Since then the
Cramps have been working out a distribu
tion of weights in order to ascertain
whether the vessels would have a draught
of more than % feet inches under the
new designs.
The department has, in addition to pro-
viding that the vessels should be longer
changed the caliber Of the big guns from
thirteen to twelve inches, in order to re-
duce the weight. The Cramps are GER
tain. however that this reduction in the
size of the guns and lengthening of the
ships would give them a draught of %
feet inches or less. but in fact would
make them draw 51a inches more, or %
feet 11l2 inches of water. The board on
construction to-day adopted the sugges-
ton of the Cramps practically as. sub
mitted, the only changes being that the
armor should be thicker in some places
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-26

He was thrown against the boiler head
and received severe burns and bruises.
The track was torn up for distance
of more than a hundred yards, and it
was difficult to find the c1use of the
wreck In fact, the trainmen and Off
cials present We're unable to assign any
possible cause, but a railroad man who
was present said it must have resulted
from improper surfacing of the track
around the curVe-that is, since the en-
gine climbed the outside rail, this rail
could not have been sufficiently raised
above the level of the inside one for
the degree of the curve and the speed
of the train. Taking into consideration
the long sections given to a small num-
ber of trackmen to keep in repair, it is
not wonderful that the curves are not
properly surfaced, and this extreme
economy, or criminal negligence, ac-
cording to the point of view, is proba>
of life, although the engineer was new
on this division and may have rounded
the curve at too high a speed.
The County Assessor, standing by,
volunteered the information that the
Central Pacific only had four or f1ve
trackmen for a section ten or twelve
miles long. and the same railroad NAH
quoted heretofore said that that ac-
counted for the fact that many of the
spikes were so loose that they did not
hold the rail within an inch of the tie,
and that many of the spikes could cas-
lily be withdrawn with ones fingers.
Up to IL o'clock tonight the track
was not yet clear, but 1t is now hoped
to get the overlands east and west
started. about 1 o'clock tonight.