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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-27
Usefu1 ON the Farm.


A good spray pump is a useful arti-
Gle in many ways about the farm. 1t
can be used to spray the potatoes. 1t
is used to apply kerosene emulsion to
destroy the suctorial insects, such as
the aphides, or plant lice, on plums.
cherries and young apple trees, and of
which I propose to treat in a future
chapter. And it can be used to white
wash the cellar, the poultry house. the
stable and other buildings. 1t can be
used to advantage in applying disin-
fectants for preventing the spread of
contagious diseases, etc.
A word or two as to the cost Of spray
ing. Say you have four OF five acres
of orchard, 1t will take about five bar
rels of mixture for each spraying.
Twenty pounds %bluestone, at z cents
per pound, $1.40; Paris green, so cents;
lime, Is cents; total, sos for material.
A man and boy with a horse will do it
in n day; say 50 for wages, and you
have the cost of each spraying, $4.O5.
If sprayed four times, total cost. $16.2O.
One good crop of clean. marketable
fruit will give a big profit on the invest
ment.-Farmers' Advocate.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-27
Demand for Young Reef.

Twenty-Five years ago the prize beef
animal was IL 10 to II year old OK
which had served his day and genera
ton us a beast of burden, doing farm
work, and then was fed n year until he
made a carcass of 1900 or 1900
pounds. 1t will be remembered when
it was believed that the best beef was
that grown on to the framework Of
such an aged beast and when what is
now called beef was Of no account.
Times have changed. A steer seldom
now lives more than three years, most
of them less. The public taste is de-
handing young beef, even baby beef,
which finds Il market at IL year old.
The calf Of the beef breeds which is
kept fat from the day it is born and
turns the scales at 1000 OF LOO pounds
at fifteen months will bring the top Of
the market and the ost profit to it's
owner
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-27
Has Lost Faith in Booker n.

Not long ago, when Booker Il. WASH
ington was in Chicago. he stopped for
a day at of. the hotels. He was
pointed out to William. an old waiter
who has been at the hotel for Il long
time. William vas delighted to get u
glimpse of the great MAJ of his race.
and was never tired of telling about it
after that. One of the regular boarders
is Il stanch friend of William and Il lib
eral Upper.
William" said the boardar next
morning, putting on Il serious face, II
met Mr.. Washington yesterday ant! I
asked him what he thought of tipping.
He is opposed to it,"
The boa.der stood with his hand in
sinuatingly in his change pocket. Will
Janis face fell and settled into de-
spairing gloom.
We'll, boss the waiter said, slhals-
ing his head empllatically. ''if dat ia
de posisllun oh Mistah Washington Use
unal'ably opposed to it."-Chicago In
ter Ocean.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-27


Crops of corn have been reported en-
reedins 100 bushels of shelled corn per
acre, If we remember correctly. but we
DO not believe that any man can grow
corn profitably if lie tries to grow one
hundred bushels OF ears to the acre.
unless he is unusually favored by the
season. and we doubt If he would sue
coed one year in ten. The strongest
ana richest land on the farm is not
good corn land. Corn needs IL warm
SOIL and a warm season. and while IL
dry season lessons production because
there Is not moisture enough to perfect
the crop. Il wet season does the same
thing because there is not enough heat
to make rapid growth. Heavy manur-
ing makes Il rank growth Of leaf and
stalk. and that keeps the ground SO
cool by shading 1t that ears do not de.
ve!op. and possibly the dense foliage
also prevents pollen from the tassel
from reaching the silk as it falls. We
think the man who want 100 bushels
of shelled corn can grow it on three
acres with less labor and fertilizer
than he can on one. and be more
sure of it in an ordinary season. while
possibly a favorable season may in
crease his crop to 100 bushels on tile
three acres. but would not be apt to do
so on one acre. There are crops in
which the yield can he much increased
by extra fertility and extra labor on Il
small plot, but not the corn crop, un-
less some new variety is found
Am erican C%ultiyator.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-27
A Man Of. system.

n newspaper man of some celebrity
as Il disciplinarian was noted about his
office for the extreme disorder of his
w desk. Though insisting upon meth
odical habits on the part of his en-
ploycs. he gave his own %pigeonlloles Il
cleaning ont and sorting over only once
Il year.. and his regular time for doing
this. oddly enough, was Washington's
birthday.
1t happened n year, nevertheless,
that lie forgot to perform this task at
the proper time, and IL friend who hap
pened in ut his Office on the morning of
Feb. 23 was surprised mt finding him
surrounded by his usual hopeless litter
of letters and papers. .#l
"How does this happen, Mr.. @34She
asked. sAf%Sl,s
"Forgot it," shortly answered the xdis
tor. WA
well, you're going to clean thinjf6SaEs
up to-day, aren't you?" M
mo, sir" was the reply. ''That .jobs
goes over, under the rules. for another
year. You don't suppose 1 am going to
set an example of irregularity to the
boys, do you? Not much!"
And he cleared away a space on his
desk and began writing an editorial ON
the tariff.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-27
The Family Cow.

Families that keep only one COW
should have only the best to be pro-
cured. More labor is required to care
for q single COW, proportionately, than
for a herd. The COW for the family
should give n large flow of milk for ut
least ten months in the year, and the
milk should contain not less than 4 per
cent. Of butter fat, as cream is one OF
the essentials. 1t is better to have u
COW that gives ven richer milk, but
the majority of family cows are select.
ed without regard to merit in that re.
spect. 1t is difficult to raise the calves
in such cases, hence in purchasing a
family COW it will be profitable to pay
a high price for a superior animal.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-27
CHAPTER NN1

He had not been mistaken. 1t was
Helen who had crept out after him i'll the
darkness. and whose slight figure, in her
pale blue dress, stood close by him i'll an
angle of the road. How long she had
stood there and what she had heard he
did not know. He expected II torrent of
abuse and Il storm of rcproaches from
her, but she rctraincd from either. She
passed her arm within his and walked be-
side him for several minutes in silence.
Maurice, who felt rather guilty, was
weak enough to say. hcsitatingly:
"Ihe night was so fine, i strollcd out
to smoke. l met Miss Ncvill Mt the gate
of the vi~caragc."
S l saw" rather significantly.
II stopped to have a little talk to her.
There is liz harm, L suppose, in that"
he added. irritably.
Harm. oh. dear. no; whoever said
there was? BY the way, is not this freak
OF yours of going out into the roads to
smoke. alone, rather II slight on your
guest? Here is Mr.. Wilde: how very
amusing! we all seem t. be drawn out
toward the vicarage Tonight"
Denis Wilde, in fact, had followed in
the wake OF his hostess, and they met
him now by the lodge gates.
Flow very %strange!!" Helen called to
him. in her scornful, bantering voice;
''how strange that VIC should all have
gone out for solitary rambles. and all
met in the same place: and there was
Miss Neviil out in the vicarage garden,
also on n solitary ramble."
"Is Miss Nevill there? I think l will
so and call upon her." said Denis.
you, too, MI. Wilde!!" cried Helen.
I"Have you fallen a victim to the beauty?
There are some women whom all men
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-27
Got the Rats Drunk.

Rats in large numbers had been de-
stroying wheat, corn and other grains
on the farm of Patrick Ryan, near
Cumberland. Md. Traps, shooting, poi
son and other devices for getting rid Of
them failed. Then Mr.. Ryan hit upon
the novel plan of getting them drunk.
He secured a large barrel and placed,
corn In 1t. we'll soaked with whisky.
This the rats ate rapidly and when Mr..
Ryan went to the barrel the next morn
ing he found '%eighty-five Intoxicated.
rats, which he sOon killed.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-27

ates the foot-marks. and they Imagine
no harm is done. but they are greatly
mistaken. No farmer ever gained any
thing In the end by blowing his soil
when not in a proper condition. Per-
haps there is some advantage in mark
ing out lands in a field that is natural
ly we and heavy, as the burrows thus
made act as surface drains. and If the
land be nearly level the water is drawn
from the surface soil to a distance of
several feet upon each side, and If it
can be drained off ut the end. of fur
rows a positive gain will he accom-
pl:shed.-Orange Judd Farmer.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-27
"sALAMANpERs..
Curious Little Rodents Found in th6
Southern "Piucy WOods.O

Southern "Piney Woods"
III many places in the. extreme South
ern States, especially in what are To-
cally known as the 'piney woods" one
of the most notable features IRE the
constantly recurring mounds of yellow
sand which everywhere dot and. it must
be confessed, disfigure tile monotonous
landscape, says Popular Science Month
ly. These piles of earth + usually
nearly circular in form. fairly symmet-
rical in contour, from six inches to two
feet in diameter and, save where they
have been beaten down by rain or
winds or the trampling of cattle, about
half AZ high as they are broad. Often
these sand heaps are pretty evenly dis
tributed, sometimes so thickly as to
ut least o%ne-fourth of the soil sur
face. IL you ask 81 native the cause of
this singular phenomenon, which you
will perhaps at first be disposed to con-
slider IL kind of arenaceous eruption
which has somehow broken Out III the
face of nature. your informant will
sentcntiously reply "Salamanders;"
All this Disagreement is. indeed. the
work of IL curious little rodent. popu-
larly SO named and about the size aud
color of an ordinary rat. He is never
seen above ground if he can possibly
help it. He digs innumerable branch-
ing underground tunnels at depths va
rying from to six feet, and these
mounds of sand are simply the dump
heads which. in his engineering opel-
ations. he finds it necessary TO make.
After carrying the %eXcavated earth
to the surface this cautious little miner
takes the greatest pains to cover up
his tracks. No opening into his burrow
is left. How he manages to so care
fully smooth over his little sand mound
and then literally pull the hole in after
him." is as yet unexplained.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-27
Plowing May BE Too Early.

Many farmers are very impatient to
start the plow in the spring. AS soon
as the snow disappears and they find
a few dry spots in the highway the
plow is brought out and started. The
soil being cold and wet. the upturned
furrow presents a smooth. glossy ap-
pearance, and IL future freezing does
not occur 1t will bake hard and firm.
requiring several borrowings to put It
into q proper condition for a seed bed.
Not only is this extra labor required,
but the soil at plowing is 80 soft that
the horses ut each step sink almost to
the bottom Of the furrow. This is very
injurious, and most Of these early
blowers would not think Of allowing
other stock upon the fields when In this
condition. The act Of blowing obliter.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-27
Of Interest to the Farmers.

VA ASGECDL tuC IuUCI6s
A Kansas City horseman has con-
tracted to supply the Government 400
cavalry horses at $112.5O a head.
The prune growers of Washington.
Oregon and Idaho have combined to
advance prices, and If the rest of the
coast producers join them they promise
Il raise shortly.
Many farmers who have marketed
much maple syrup from Vermont have
become discouraged on account of the
ravages of a forest worm, which is
killing the sugar maple.
Oleo production in Chicago in Feb
ruary was 100000 pounds, compared
with 3.9s7,00O pounds a year ago. Six
ty-seven licenses to retail oleo were is.
sued. against forty-one a year ago.
The recent sale Of four cars of choice
unshorn fed western sheep at Chicago
at Sc per 100 pounds IA the highest
figure touched since 1893, when $6.75
was paid. The sheep averaged 1872
pounds and SEN in from Winona,
MINI.
The early sown plots of sugar beets
have given larger crops than those lat.
er sown at all the experimental farm
of Canada. The average results from
all the farms show a difference in the
crops of 1890 Of three ions 200 pounds
per acre in favor Of the early sowing.
From the Scientific American 1t is
learned that a horse can draw on the
worse kind OF road about four times
as much as he can carry on his back.
On q good macadamized road he can
pull ten times as much and IN q paved
road TWENTY-FIVE times "a much and ON
a street railway h~fty-eight times a.
much - he can CART. on his back.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-27
Kansas Farmers Salt Their Land.

Naf1SaS Farmers Eolt Their Lnt1us
Two farmers living near lola. Kan.
have received IL 40.O00-pound car of
salt from Hutchinson, which they will
use on their farms. says the Abilene
Chronicle. Both have extensive farm
interests which they look after them
selves and they propose to SOW the salt
with oats. wheat and flax. on the the
ory that land so treated is given the
chemicals required by those grains and
in the belief that chinch bugs will shun
the fields. Some of their impractical
town friends have rather a hankering
for the belief that wheat so treated
will grow loaves of self-rising bread.
At any rate the test is one which will
he watched with interest and the farm
ers may reap good returns from the
500 or more invested by these gentle
men i'll an experiment.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-27
pLIssFuLIY IGNORANT OF DECEPTION.
aud to this frame a horizontal bar is

and to this frame a horizontal bar is
attached, carrying at its extremity a
rubber nipple of ample proportions.
Connected with the nipple is a flexible
tube extending into the liquid in the
pail. Inside the nipple there is q rub
Der tubular reinforcement, having
cross-slits in 1t, which acts as a valve.
With this device the calf may be fed
liquid nourishment, receiving 1t slow
ly and by natural sucking.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-27
Nursing Bottle for Calves

n nursing bottle may be used as a
feeder for the calf by which its veal
ing will take place at a much earlier
date than by the old method, and by
this device the calf absorbs the thin
blue substitute fed to it in n way so
entirely natural thatit remains in ignor-
ance of the deception being practiced
upon it. A bracket or supporting device
for the milk receptacle is first provided,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-27
Roof Chnrches.

Some unique ideas are being EN-
bodied in plans for IL church editicc to
be built in Brooklyn. One of them is
an open-air. auditorium on the roof. to
be reached by elevators. 1t is thought
that n large number of people will at
tend services IL they could be held in
the open air. 1t is a unique experiment,
and this development of the roof gar.
den idea will be watched with interest
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-27
"Bctwixt and Be.ween..,

This whimsical anecdote from File
gendc Blaetter suggests that even the,
middle class" the strength Of any ma
ton. may have grievances:
Doctor-You ought to take that child
into the country for several weeks
every summer.
Mother-Oh. doctor, I'm sorry to say
we are not rich enough.
Doctor-Well, then, have her sent by
a fresh-air fund.
Mother-But, doctor. we're not poor
enough!
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-27
NO Longer F~ashlonable.

Chrysanthemums are going out Of
fashion in England. One society for
raising the flowers, after having had
ten prosperous years. has been Obliged
to wind up its affairs owing to the bad
business Of the last two years.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-27
Stone Drains.

The accompanying cut shows an ex.
cellent way of making n drain where
there is plenty of stone available. IA
are two fiat stones placed rs shown.
II upright and the other sloping: the
rest of the drain. b, is filled in with
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-27
COwhelia.

1t is said that cowbells are produced,
only in four factories in the United
States, and are made Just the sarne,as
they were 100 years ago. and sound the
same. There r ten sizes. Z
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-27

Lots Of people spoil their memoZ ~
o~yerloading 1t with facts that ash not
in their line. W@
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-27

small stones. and ON top is laid some
brush. A correspondent says lie, has
put in drains for the last sixty years
according to this method, and has
found them to work we'll, better than
the square stone drains.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-27
The Poet and a Poem.

The poet approached the editor with
fear and trembling.
II have here lie said. extracting n
roll of manuscript. 81 poem.'
"Um-um," responded the editor. tak-
ing 1t and unrolling two or three feet of
it with IL frown."
You will Observe" continued the
poet. that 1T has no title"
YES"
"Eh-ah-I thought 1 would leave
that for you. sir. What would YOU
call it?"
down." growled the editor and hand.
ed it back to him precipitately.-san
Francisco Examiner.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-27
1t WnS rnnl

She was really Very timid. SAYS fine
Washington Star.
And was he quite sure it wo,,ld NOT
hurt her?
1T was so annoying to be suddenly
frightened.
y dead o%pen-and-shut brace game of
security from harm.
How nice! No. she did not under.
stand exactly. but. as she had v
v seen IL real live. red bat. she
might take just one peep. just a peep,
into the cute little box he had in his
hand.
Would the bat really wink it's twin
king batty. beady bugles Mt her. and
squeak Il little squeaky squirt of a
squeak! How funny lie was.
Mercy! Don't open the box vet.
Give her time to prepare herself.
Yes. he could hold her hand as an
assurance of his presence. and support.
if necessary.
No squeezing. though.
Now. open the lid so carefully that
the little bat cannot fly out and tear
her fluffy 1lufilets.
And she was sold as a Greek slave in
the market-place of the streets of Cairo
by Il brickbat.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-28
THE CITY COMMITTEE
Meeting Held at Murphy's Hotel Last
Night-Political Notes.

The City Central Democratic Cofl1nlutee
met last night at Niurphy's Hotel. Inc
committee ratified the action of the pre-
cinct meetings held Tuesday right, at
which delegates for the State Democratic
Convention were selected.
The committee issued credentials TO the
delegates who are to attend the conven-
tion No other matters OF Importance
were considered and the body adjourned
subject 10 the call OF Chairman Jefferson
Wallace.
Mr. Charles Keppler has announced
himself as a. candidate for the Board OIL
Fire Commissioners from Jackson Ward
Resolutions concerning the death OF the
date Councilman Henry j. Heeke, OF
Jackson Ward, have been drawn by a
committee consisting of Messrs- Daniel
A. Weinbrunn and p. j. Mccarthy for
the Democrats of that ward and sent to
the family of the deceased
The Third District Republicans have
decided to put up d candidate for Con-
Sress next fall.
1--WE have picked out our man, but as
he has not been approached on the sub
ject, it would not be proper for me to
tell you who he is said Il leading Re
publican yesterday. "-AGl I can say NOW Is
that he is a. very prominent and
wealthy business man of Richmond. lie
has never taken an active part in poll
tics, but in national elections mas Eoleu
the Republican ticket, while in local cleo
lions he has acted with the Democrats
We feel sure the gentleman in question
will run, and If he should do so. the
campaign will certainly be made q very
lively one.
Hon. Harry l.. Maynard, the State Sen
stor from the Portsmouth district. was IN
the city yesterday. He is a full-fedged cam
didate for the Democratic nominate Tor
Congress in the Second District and was
recently endorsed by the convention held
sufficient promises of support TO justi-
fy him in believing he will win Former
Congressman w. A. Young, of Norfolk;
State Senator D. Gardiner Tyler, of
Charles City county; and Mr.. A NJ
BROMLEY, of Southampton, are spoken OF
as probable candida ties.
MIR. Maynard says there will probably
be a great crowd of Democrats at the
State convention in Norfolk next week
Extensive preparations are being made
fer their entertainment.
Notwithstanding II N. JoseDh T. Law
less refusal to run against Hon j. Tay-
lor Eilyson fer the State Craftsmanship.
1t is practically settled that the friends
of the Secretary of the Commonwealth
Will present his name for this honor. Mr..
Lawless, while not candidate in the
sense of seeking the. place. will not de-
cline to accept it. The same may be
said of Mr.. Ellyson.
Mr.. James Caskie is being urged to run
for City Attorney.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-28

they want, and give them the very best
article that can be made at the price.
They must make the article SO good and
the price so low and the margin of profit
SO small as to discourage others from
engaging IN that branch OF business. The
very moment that trust attempts to
take advantage of its position and extor-
ton upon the people that moment it in
vites competition, and where the invita-
ton is extended there is almost sure to
be a prompt response.
It was the natural thing and the bust
ness thing to do for these two DanviHe
papers to come together. They will be
benefited by the consolidation, and We
have no doubt whatever that the COM
ynunity will be benefited also. We ven
ture the prediction that 10th the Regis
ter and the Bee will be better newspapers
under one management than either was
under separate arrangements, and 50 the
people of the community will get d bet.
ter news service without any increase of
cost to them. This is the philosophy CT
the trust Question. and tie people a,e
gradually finding it out FOR themselves.