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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-04-27

In the spring cleanse your system by using
Or. Plumbers oregon Blood Purifier.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-04-27

Finlanders report the discovery of
the old Russian boundary of Alaska 100
miles east of Dawson. If this is veri-
fled then the Klondike is in America in
stead of British territory.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-04-27

To Cure q Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Qunine Tablets.
All druggists refund money if it fails to
cure DC
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-04-27

The windows OF Persian houses, as a
rule, are not visible from the street.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-04-27

The average weight OF a mans brain
is three pounds eight ounces.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-21
Cont Keeping.

The publication and distribution of a bull
letin on Goat Keeping for Profit" by the
department of agriculture, seems to have
aroused the attention of numbers of peo-
pie 90 this branch of animal industry. We
have inquiries for information on the sub
ject We have long been of opinion that
there was an opening in the South for
the introduction of goat keeping on a large
scale. and this bulletin confirms us in
our opinion. The invoice valuation that
is the declared cost of the shipper of goat
skins imported into this country in the
year ending June, 1895 was SIS 776 col, an
increase over 1897 Of Is per cent. The
gross value of the years Importation, up
on the basis of the average price in our
home market was S25, sos 249. This is what
the consumers really paid and is there
fore the real value of the skins imported.
This large sum could well go into the
pockets of our own farmers, and large
part of it could be brought into the South
il only our people would give their atten-
ton TO the matter Such result, how
ever, is only possible by making the keep
ing Of goats a business. They cannot
prohtably be kept in small locks scattered
over the farms OF the country. They must
be kept In large tiocks, on our waste
lands, where their propensity to ramOle
about and do mischief can be attended
with no harm to crops. Probably there
Is no animal kept in q domestcated condi-
ton which is capable of doing so much
mischief as a goat. 1t seems to dehght
in never being right except when In mis-
chief, and fences seem to exist for no
other purpose IN the mind OF the goat eX-
cept 10 be disregarded Its cosmopo,-
tan appetite is never satisfied until it has
sampled everything within its reach. ond
especially that which Il IL most urgently
desired IL shall not touch. Nothing seems
TO come amiss to It's stomach. or 90 cause
IL sickness. on a stretch Of wild unon-
closed land In the care Of goat herd. inn
mense good could be done 90 the land by
the keeping OF a large flock OF goats. and
90 Is evident that much money could be-
realized from the sole OF the hair and
skins, for both OF which there b. a large
aHd constant demand The Angora goat
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-21

The real origin of the Spanish Merinos
is lost in the dim past. For more than
1000 years the Spanish shepherds have
been raising this kind of sheep and with
out doubt have, in the lapse of centuries,
greatly modified them, as the imaginary
standard of each century might seem to
demand, says the Farmers Review. Ger
tain il is that the Spanish succeeded in
producing a fine type of wOol-producing
sheep. So much was this the case that
the fame of these sheep spread all over
the world and led other nations to desire
to introduce them into their own pastures
About 1865 about 800 of these sheep were
introduced into SaXony. There, under
royal protection, they were cared for and
developed along the lines of fine-woolled
sheep. Since that time these Saxon meri-
nos have undergone considerable change,
so much so that now they produce a
fleece finer than did the original impor-
tatOns, and the sheep themselves have
been rendered too tender to do well i'm
the colder portions of the United States.
In 1856 about 300 Merinos were imported
into France from Spain. There, too, they
received royal protection and good care,
and their original characteristics were
soon changed. They are the originals of
what are now called the French MerinOs.
The importation of Spanish Merinos into
the United States began in the early part
of the present century. During the first
twelve years more than 10000 of them
were brought into this country and dis
tributed mostly throughout the New Eng
land states, but also to some extent among
the more southerly seaboard states. Con-
corning them f. d. Coburn says:
"A large proportion of the Merlno
flocks of the United States. descendants
from the importatlons from Spain, were
subsequently inbred with the Saxon and
French varieties, until many of the char
acterstics of these were engrafted upon
the American focks. Through the excep-
tons to this rule, however, a sufficient
number of hocks have been found tracing
with reasonable proof of purity direct to
their Spanish ancestry to warrant the
claim that the present highest type of
American Merino is the direct descendant
without admixture of other blood, of ami
mails included In some of the several i'm
portatiOns from Spain before the year 1872
The French Mernos have perhaps a larg-
er carcass than the average American
and the French breeders were the first
to produce a Merino eombing wool. The
Saxon merinos have been but sparingly
introduced into this country, the course
of breeding in Saxony (hneness of fleece
being the one object sought having rem
dered them too tender for our methods of
sheep husbandry."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-21

The growing of mushrooms IS
very easily done when one has
a place where he can maintain an
even temperature of about so to 60 de-
grees through the season. says the Ameri-
can Cultivator. A warmer or colder tenn
perature does not destroy the spawn. but
it checks growth. Start the bed by mixing
fresh horse manure free from straw or
other bedding, with about one-third or
one-fOurth its bulk of good loan. Mix this
thoroughly, and, having selected a place
where there is a hard and smooth sur
face, where no water can run on or under
it, pack the mixed manure soldly in beds
about four feet wide and a foot deep, to
such length as may be desired This is
a convenient width for reaching into the
bed TO gather the crop without stepping
on II. See that the beds are even on sur
face and edges, and solid to the whole
depth. They will soon begin to heat, and
a thermometer should be partially buried
in it to show the degree of heat. When
the heat begins to go down, watch for
the time when it reaches between 20 de-
grees and 80 degrees, and then be ready
to put in the spawn. Break this into
pieces about as large as a walnut and put
them in about one foot apart, buryins
them about an inch deep pressing the
dirt solidly down upon each piece In from
ten days to two weeks the bed should
have about two inches more of fresh loan
put on, pressing this down quite firmly
and then covering with four or five inches
of straw or seaweed. If it gets very dry
water the beds with water about luke
warm, or, say, at about so degrees 1t
should not get dry enough to need water
ing if the temperature is kept at the right
point without admitting too much outside
air. Mushrooms should appear in from
six weeks to two months after the spawn
is put in, but do not get discouraged If
they do not Sometimes they come much
more quickly than at other times, and
even experienced growers cannot be sure
whether 1t is because of a difference in
the seed or spawn or due to atmospheric
influences Any place will do where the
temperature can be kept right. One pound
of seed IS calculated to be about sufficient
for ten square feet, or two and a half
feet in length Of a bed four feet wide.
When gathering the crop do not cut the
stems, but twist them off and press eartn
into the hole whore they come out. II
you are successful what you can bring IN
on your arm viii yield you as much money
as your neighbor.s two-horse load OF voge-
tables may sell for next winter
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-21

For cuts. snags aud al wounds that
bleed, remember spirits of turpenune is the
great specific. Bind the wound with a
soft cloth and keep saturated with the tur-
pentino.
For Threatened LOckjaw.-It is said on
good authority that a pouitice OF green
peach leaves will give relief at once to a
wound made in the hand or foot by a rusty
nail or any other cause. Pound the leaves,
moisten with hot water, and apply to the
wound.
In the case of snake bite give copiously
of red pepper tea and throw the patient
into a profuse perspiration.
Colo In Horses Cured by Aconite.-If
there is a specific for collie in horses it is
tincture of aconte. For a small horse or
mule give twenty-five drops, for a large
one forty drops. If necessary repeat
dose in half an hour, but second dose is
rarely necessary. An enema is always ad-
visable.
Group in Children. -Glycerine is usually
a reliable remedy for Group, giving half a
teaspoonful every half hour to children I'M
der 10 years of age.
(9 Into half a teacup of mOiasses beat
a half teasp0onful Of common soda until it
foams up. Give spoonful every fifteen
minutes until four or five doses are taken.
Rub the throat and chest thoroughly with
kerosene oil. Before giving soda and mo-
lasses vomit the child with epecac-half
teaspoonful. The throat and chest can be
rubbed with spirits of camphor.
For Sore Throat aud Cough.-Into a tum-
blerful of water put teaspoonful each Of
kerosene and turpentine. After stirring
rapidly take a mouthful and gargle thor
oughiy. Rub throat and chest with kero-
sense in day time. At bed time apply a
wet cloth to The throat and over this a
dry colth in several folds to keep out the
air as much as possible.
For Heartburn and Indigestion.-Tner is
no more simple, nor usually more effective,
remedy than a thimbleful of gunpowder
Repeat dose in half hour.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-21

The hog is generally termed the money
maker for the farm. He enables the far
mer to convert his grass and corn and
other coarse grains into cash and to do it
at the least expense to the productive ca
pacity of his farm. The man who sells
grain produced upon his farm year after
year will soon exhaust his farm, while the
farmer who feeds the productions of mis-
farm win not only maintain but may i'm
| prove the fertility of his soil. Farmers
| as rule do not give sufficient thought to
| the food question, TO the best methods Of
| feeding for securing the largest amount of
| gain from the feed. 1t is not always a
! question of what will produce the greatest
amount of pork, but how can | get The
| largest amount of pork from the foods
| grown on my farm, being those for which
| it is best adapted. The chief expense in
| growing hogs is the feed. Therefore 1t is
a matter that is entitled TO the greatest
| study of the farmer. 1t is apparent to eV-
eryone that the more gain that can be got
| ten out of pastures the cheaper is the pro-
| duction of pork, and experience will teach
| that some grain with the pasture is more
! profitable than an exclusive grass feed
| There are a great many root feeds and
! vegetables that nave but hItlc feeding
| qualities, except that they enable the ami
NAL to get more out of his corn than If
| he was fed on exclusive corn. The hog that
| doesn't eat. doesn't grow, and doesn't
gain and is no profit to the owner, there
| fore it is necessary to see that the hog
is kept in a condition that will give him
4 natural and strong appetite TO insure the
| best growth and profit. 1t is not a good
! plan to overfeed. 1t is also mpoi tant that
| feeding should be done regu 2rly at stated
| times. There is nothing that Will throw
an animal out of feed and out of condition
| and in an Improbable state so quick as
| constipation, and this should be provided
| against 1t is the fOreruuner Of various dis
| eases and complications of diseases. The
! Kansas Experiment Station has beea doing
| some splendid educational work for Tar
mers in the feeding line, showing in dol
| lars and cents the value of proper ration
| in feeding.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-21

shedding? Would ammonia OF acid phos-
bhate act as A remedy
Il. A. p. should submit this question
10 tn soil by making IA test that would
better show WI 81, the real effects are. Let
him leave on occasional row TO which
no KANT is applied row or two 10
which ammonia Cotton seed meaD is adj
ded 60 the kainit. the same wiki acid phos
phate.
1t is never advisable 10 apply kainit IN
a single furrow under the seed 1t is not
stated how much kainit is thus used, but
it is quite possible to apply
enough to injure ,he roots that
come in contact with the kainit-the
mo or tap root possibly. If this oc-
CURED the result would De- seen in she'd
ding OF The squares OF young fruit. Kaiult
contains quite a large per cent. of chlor-
ide OF sodium Common salO and where
much of it Is in contact with the roots
is apt to do harm. Kainit should always
be applied broadcast and near the sur
face. When used for cotton ii should be
appl ed OF east 70 the extent Of three fur
rows IN width and on the surface. so the
rains eau wush out the potash for the
benefit Of the lateral roots in every direc-
ton. We are quite sure the kainit will
not have any bad effects if this is done.
II. A. p. should make the test that is
suggested. In the very best OF soil il is
common thing for cotton. espec ally the
cluster kinds to set more fruit than il
can possibly mature.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-21

1t may be set down as true that it is the
wise trucker and gardener that makes
all necessary preparation to contend with
blight next year and possibly for term
of years. From this years experience it
is evident that plant blight has taken q
hold in the South such as 1t never has
had before. While pear blight has held
sway in the South several years, as also
plum, 1t was only this season that il af-
fected so extensively potatoes and toma-
toes as to cause decided loss of these two
crops. Reports have come from ali over
the South as to the destruction wrought
We will have cause to congratulate our
selves IL II is no worse next year. So far
as the blight was caused by certain con-
ditions of weather prevailing in the spring
we may hope that it will not be so bad
next season.
Still every intelligent gardener and
farmer should see to it that he posts him
self fully as to fungous diseases
and che methods of combating the
same. Every tilier of the soil should
understand fully that he is in for a war
with insects and fungous diseases as he
has never been before and he must as far
as he is able to do so declare war to The
death. 1t will be a rare year no do=bt
when he is not called to fight something if
not one thing 1t viii be another.
Only few days ago Southwest Geor-
sia papers announced the appearance of
the army worm in several localities Ii
has been some years since this insect has
caused any particular damage in this
state.
The wholesale destruction of our insec-
tivorous birds was a crime that must bring
its punishment It may be that in the
crossing and hybridizing of plants we have
unwittingly violated some natural law
that exhibits itself in an increased tenden-
cy Of plants, fruits particularly, to incur
disease Of one kind or another And II may
be that our neglect 10 restore the essential
humus 10 our worn soils IS the cause for
much of the evil Truly. we are as those
that grope however much we may hatler
ourselves as TO the progress we have made
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-21
NEW TRIAL FoR CARTER A TRAP.
should the President Order 1t the
Captain Might Go Free.
From Ia New York World.

From the New York World.
Washington, Aug. 18-Should President
Mckinley of his own motion set aside the
finding and sentence and order new trial
for Capt. Carter he would be caught in
a trap. Carter would go free, as only
upon the request OF the defendant can A
new trial be had. The one hundred and
second section of the Articles of War de-
clares: mo person shall be tried a sec
ond time for the same offense."
In the arguments and pleas which have
been submitted to the President on behalf
of Carter 1t has been held that the Presi-
dent would be justified in ordering a new
trial in view of what Carriers advocates
term irregularities in proceedings" had
before the cOurtmartial. 1t is held at
the judge advocate generals office that
when courtmartial reaches its conclu-
sions the jeopardy attaches which consti-
tutes a trial, and in the case of Carter
one trial has been had.
The Carter courtmartial has never been
dissolved, however, and until it is 1t can
be reassembled, when the court can revise
its findings and sentence but il is seldom
court when thus reassembled does more
than make some correction In the record
of facts, the findings and sentence remain.
isg undisturbed II could hear no evidence
and could not eliminate any that was ad-
duced al the trial. The President could sug-
Sest that the sentence was too severe but
If the court did not entertain the same
opinion It could return the case as 1t orig
inaIly stood
Wayne MacVeigh, in his plea to the
President even suggested that the case be
taken TO a civil court. without making any
provision for disposition of the court
| martial proceedings but in military circles
this VIII be hell TO be an insult to the
| military establishment, as the Supreme
! Court of the United States has recognized
military tribunals, du4y established under
the constitution and fully endowed with
| power to Try all cases involving nfractions
of tire army laws, and held their action to
be final
The announcement that Carriers friends
are contemplating a request for a new trial
has caused much comment to-day in army
circles. for the courtmartiars action is
| approved by The army officers. The Pres
| idents decay is having a most demoralz-
| ing effect upon the army. for military men
assert that nothing could break down dis
| cipllne more than to permit political in
tiuence to allow convicted officer TO es-
| cape punishment
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-21

The poles and wire have been put up IN
Newherry for the rev telephone lire be-
tween Saauda and NewberIy.
\ sensational report was receiv-
ed at Greenville from the home
of J. Barnie Hawkins. one Of
Greenvile countys most prominent ana
prosperous farmers. II was said that one
Of MT. Hawkins negro farm hands nam
ed Tom Keith. whom he had raised from
a mere boy, ana whom he trusted implic-
lily. had been found in the bedroom Of
Hawkins daughter al O'Clock in the
morning, and that the negro had been
carried twelve miles into the mountains
ana was there shot TO death and thrown
into Saluda river with a heavy rock tied
about his neck
The S-ycar-o Oh son of Mr.. Frank F.
Prince of Glendale. who had been missing
from his home for four CT five days has
been found. His father was infornCd that
the boy was At Mr.. Gowan's, near Inman.
fifteen miles above Spartanburg. a day or
Two ago. He went after his ana carried
him home. Mr.. Prince went TO Spartanburg
and swore out warrant against OVersecr
Cher Taylor Of the spinning room in The
Glendale mil, charging him with assault
and cruelty beating the boy He has a
large number of Witnesses and the .e@ti-
with interest. TINS is 10 the fact that never
before mas similar case come up in mas
istrate court in Spartanburg county.
John Phillips, prominent Greenvite
county farmer and of means and influence
in his community, broke his neck in a
peculiar manner while drunk Thursday
night The fatal accident occurred at the
Old Black place three miles from Phillips
home. The body was found almost cold at
daylight by a negro named Andy TuEom
who is empoyed as farm hand near the
scene Of the tragedy. Mr.. Phillips had leen
up on Paris Mountain TO a sovernm n
distiilery after some Icer slo $ fO- his
hogs and while there became iCtoXicated
About O'Clock Thursday n ght he was
seen by two negroes within u mile of the
spot where he was picked up dead. At that
time he was Keeling in the wagon with the
reins of the two mules he was driving 10
a two-horse wagon tangled through one
hand ana a quart bottle of whisky in the
other. He had then lost h 5 way and ask
ed TO be put in the road again. That was
The last seen of Philips alive.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-21

question of adopting the systems, says the
Wisconsin Farmer. y good deal depends
upon the supply. character, and cost of la
Dor a the farmers command. 1t may be
profitable TO practice partial sol,ng. Care
full experiments have demonstrated that by
feeding cows ent rely on green forage Gro S
in the stable. from two 10 five times as
much mix VIII result per acre as fl on
pasturing the same land. II was an old
saying that the COW tramDed three times
is much as she ate. OF course many farms
contain considerable proportions Of pasture
land that cannot be tilled, but for TIA
bic land, the profit of soi.ing, is very great
Many more cows can be kept on d gwen
area and the productive capacity of the
land can be readily increased. The saving
of manure and lis application to best at
vantage is one OF the great gains in SOL.
ing. But for this system Of feeding some
little calculation is required and a variety
of green crops is necessary to present a
well arranged succession throughout the
growing season. In other words there
must be no break; the supply must be GER
tain and ample. The careful and experien-
ced dairyman will plan to grow perhaps
Twice as much of every crop As he expects
10 use. The surplus viii not be wasted; ID
can be dried or stored in a To- 1t Is stated
on good authority by the soilng system
we'll managed, one acre of productive land
will feed TWO COWS for five or six months:
three acres for five COWS is considered a
conservative estimate. The item of exer-
else should, however. be not overlooked.
one of the points gained by soiliug is the
saving of food required through the use
less exerlion of The animal in procuring
its food at pasture. Moderate exercise
should accompany soiling, and a small
pasture lot should be provided convenient
to the COW house.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-21


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Journal says: 1T is to be hoped that here
after In the cotton states a very greatly
.,
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