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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-20

tFTom the London Spare MomentsJ
AZ a Luton school the other day tie teach
er. having asked most OF his pupils the differ
euce between an island and peninsula with
ont receiving satisfactory answer, came to the
last boy
Il can explain it. sir, said the bright youth.
First get two glasses; I'll one with water and
the ether with i:ilk. Then catch Il fly and
place II in the glass OF water. That fly is an
island because it is entirely surround by water.
but ROW place the fiy in the glass Of milk and
il will be a peninsula. because it Is nearly sur
rounded by water
Tie 10y went up to tie top OF the class,
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-20
Wind and Rain Cause Damage.

CHESTER, Pa. Aug. 19.-The heavy
storm of yesterday did considerable dam
age Many trees and fences were blown
down. one tree crushing the Edgmont Ave
nue. trolley line and interrupting travel
for several hours. Hail as large as wal
nuts fell and in outlying districts cut and
damaged growing vegetables.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-20
Following Orders.

Cantain-I've been noticing lately that many
men and some petty officers. are often drunk I,
Accordingly | order that hereafter when anyone
has been drunk he shall himself report it to me
the next day
Peity Ohicer-I have TO report. HE. Cip'n, that
/ was Drunk Yesterday.
Captain-But YOU are drunk now,
Petty officer Cap'n I'll. HE. report this drunk,
hic, tomorrow.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20
Annie Prespec,s In Missouri

L. A. Goodman. Secretary of the
Missouri State Horticultural society
has been gathering reports on the con-
dition of the apple prospect in that
state. He has compiled answers from
500 correspondents In S4 counties.
Under date OF August 10, he says:
have delayed this report later than
usual so as to get as late report as
possible. Rains have been abundant
in most localities and the apples have
made a fine growth, many apples being
as large now as they were at gath
ering time last year. Generally speak
ing the fruit is in good condition;
much better than usual. The crop Of
the state will average about one-hak
and that will mean good many ap-
pies. Orchards have been injured In
some localities by canker worms, by
grasshoppers. by drouth. or from the
effects Of the cold February of 1899.
We can safely count on only one-half
of the crop to be merchantable ap-
pies, and hence we may expect fair
prices for, them. v
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20

Bulletin 81 Of the Colorado Expri.
ment station gives a communication
from Purvis Bros. of Las Animas. II
Is as follows:
During the summers OF 1897 and 1898
the grass was so good on the range
that, as general thing, It paid to run
sheep on the range. Indeed, under
these conditions of an abundance OF
hne grass, the lambs are almost as
good as those pasturea ON alfalfa and
the expense Is less.
We had only about a hundred sheep
on alfalfa during the summer Of 1898.
They did quite we'll. We had them,
their lambs and ten horses on a twen-
ty-acre pasture and we could almost
have cut 1t for hay. When the lambs
were weaned the ewes were nearly fat
enough for market.
The cause of the greatest loss from
bloat Is probably the necessity Of cor
railing at night on account of coyotes.
Where this plan is practiced the sheep
should not be put into the corral un-
til almost dark and turned out in the
morning before daylight. The sheep
generally bloat in the evening and this
is due most likely to the practice of
leaving them in the corral too late In
the morning. Some actually put them
In the corral at 4 o'clock in the after
noon, thinking to avoid the loos, as 1t
Is after this time that they generally
bioat, and then leave them shut up
until after the dew is off in the morn
ing. This makes about sixteen hours
IN the corral and only eight hours on
feed, consequently the sheep do not do
well.
This year. 1898, was the fourth sea-
son fer us Of pasturing alfalfa with
sheep, On the average We have lost
about per cent with bloat. We have
the field divided into two parts and
pasture one while we irrigate the
other. These were cid ewes and were
pastured ali summer. We expect al
faifa-fed lambs to weigh about rs
pounds the first of October.
when on a visit to the Arkansas
valley in July the present writer
learned that Purvis Bros. have their
fences coyote tight and do not have to
bother about corraling the sheep at
night. To still further lessen the dan
ger from coyotes, they had taken to
hunting them with greyhounds and
had killed seventeen SO far during the
season.
To surround a whole farm with
coyote tight fence would be rather ex-
pensive, but it would not cost much
to fence five acres and drive the sheep
in there at night. thus diminishing the
danger from bloat
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20
whsat-Growing ia Oklahoma.

The results of trials at the expert
ment station at Saltwater and the
practical experience of wheat growers
plowing and early sowing for wheat
have given the highest yields and the
best wheat. At the experiment sta
ton, wheat on ground plowed on July
19 yielCed little more than twice as
much as that plowed on September IL,
the seeding in both cases being done
on September Is. The explanation OF
this is that the early plowed land is
in condition to absorb and retain the
moisture while that which has just
been plowed Is not in good condition
for the termination OF the seed.
Wheat seeded September is yielded
81; October Is, 35; and November Is,
% bushels per acre. The early seed
Ing was much less affected by rust
than the late seeding. These results
agree with those of former years.
Seeding should be completed before
the middle of October and better re-
suits will be obtained from seeding
from the middle to the last of Sep
tenber.
As to varieties, the hard wheats as
a rule are preferred In the western
half of the territory and the sof.
wheats in the eastern. At the sta
ticn, the highest yield, 44.52 bushels
per acre, was obtained from Sibley's
New Golden; the lowest 1910 from Big
English, German Emperor, Turkey,
Pickaway, Red Russian, Early Ripe,
Fulcaster, New Red Wonder. Fultz,
Missouri Blue Stem. and Early Red
Clawson all gave satisfactory yields.
All of these varieties are medium
early, with but few days difference
in time of heading and ripening. The
seed is all kept up to high standard by
careful selection and grading each
year. II more tanning mills were used
in the preparation of seed wheat,
there would be less complaint of va
rieties running out" and less OF de-
mand for new varieties.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20
WEEDS A WHITE GIRL.
The bridegroom Was an Aged Negro
Who Loved the Bride when
She Was a Child.

She ehhtus
BOSS, we wants TO be married.
Justice Colding Of Camden looked up
from his desk and before him was an
old negro, bent with age, with hair as
white as snow and face as black as
charcoal
by his siie was n young white
woman, well dressed. not over thirty
years of age. She would not be cailc2
pretty, but her features were clear cut
and refined. Her voice. too, was soft
ana well modulated as she asked.
I'VE don't have to have q license, DO
we?"
Justice Colding is n negro, but, sur
prised at this unusual match, he asked
the woman why she wanted to marry
a colored man.
Because / learned to love him when
[ was a little girl" she said. He
worked on my fathers farm"
The man said his name was Burrell
Bland and his intended wife was Eliz-
abeth Haines of Philadelphia. He lived
on his own farm, near Woodbury..
Neither had ever been married.
Justice Colding performed the cere-
mony, at the conclusion of which the
old negro took her face between his
WriaklGd hands and said, fervently;
DE Lord bless you, honey"
The woman began to cry and in re-
sponse TO hcr aged husbands anxious
inquiry, said:
Il don't care what they say, ] love
you. Uncle RelI."
Justice COlding received a fair-siZei
fec fromshe groom. who left the office
With his face covered with smiles. The
bride was softly weeping.-Philadelp
North American.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20

The Corn Worm (HsIiothis Armirera.)
The corn worm is known in the
South as the boll-worm. as 1t injures
the cotton-boll. The adult insect is
about one-third larger than our illus
tration. 1t is q heavily bodied moth,
with yellowish-gray or clayey-yellow
fore-wings, tinged with light olive
green, marked with lines of darker
green and dark brown or black. The
hind wings are Of a paler shade, with
broad, blackish outer band inclos-
Ing a pale spot toward the apical por-
ton. The adult insect deposits its
eggs In the tip Of the ear among the
SILK. After Matching the larvae feed
until about one-third grown, when
they begin to tunnel through the ker-
nels under the husks toward the butt
OF the ear. The full-grown worm is
about one and one-Quarter inches long.
rather robust, tapering toward the
head. In color the worms vary from
pale green to dark brown. There are
several black, shining, elevated tuber-
cies on each segment, each bearing a
short, brown hair. The full-grown
larvae make a round hole in the earth
the inside walls of which they cement
over. At the bottom of these cham
bers the larvae change to pupae, in
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20

~ u. Hughes, a Texas stockman,
~ Where range Of suitable char
ef exists, a pasture of any given ca
V can carry flock of Angora
rs without detriment to other stock,
ause the goats will eat brush and
Gus which other stock refuse, and
aiSo enrich the more open land
tneir droppings, derived from a
~ OF food which would otherwise
wasted. Where confined to a lin
area they will effectually destroy
lerorush by keeping the leaves eat
on, They are sometimes kept with
op1ect in view, though moss breed
VINO realize their value, give them
ssS TO ample brush, which they re-
just as a sheep man does his
90 and for the same reason would
Nsn to Craze II so closely as TO
ugy It. Angora goats win live
sely On the twigs and bark of sappy
assernsh and the, leaves OF ever
As 70 winter, and are rarely fed in
south at any time or iyeafssbut In,
northern latitudes, where feeding
slteiterng are necessary such pro-
'n as 49, usually accorded to sheep
i !, More than suffice to keep Angora
! Y the same condition, The meat
s alngora goat is excellent and is
u'sapguishahle from mutton OF the
: age and condition. 1t is very
se.s sold as such in many OF the
- IN. markets, besides being regarded
s'dpie in the districts where II is
bSn ihe methods employed in
Ahgora goats are In the main
ach the same as those followed
H.. Ssee They can be herded In
49,, = tne same sized flocks in noun
j vus ranges as sheep can in more
country, Tho mcss marked dif..
] EtSse,, ce IN the systeih OF management
susa the kidding season. when,
saa of allowing the newly born or.
e s.,,, 70 follow the dam. as Is the
H." WIN sheep, the kids are kept back
Ss pen when the flock goes out in
~. aorning. II Is not until they are
nw y .wo months old that it is safe to
- saem to run freely with their
as the latew cover too much
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20
ARM AND GARDEN.
ArrERs or INTEREST TO
AoR,cULTuRiSTS-
HE Up-to-Date Hints About cuisiva-
Ion OF the Soil and Yields Thereof
Horticulture, yiticulturs and TioricuI-
'ure. 49,
horticultural Observations.


Il has been taken for granted that
habits Of most OF our beetles are
hcientIy known to permit the fruit
bwer to determine whether q certain
ktle is a friend or foe. But we have
&ch TO learn about the habits OF
kerent insects with which We are
&sumably we'll acquainted. Only
3 season two beetles, Harpalus cali
hosus and Harpaius Pennsylvanicus,
he been found eating strawberries.
fact, in some fields they became a
h. All indications point to the the
that these beetles attacked the
tawberries for the seeds. Previous
this time the beetles have fed on
&mies Of the farmer and was be-
bed to eat only rag-weed seeds
Song the vegetables.
a horticultural writer asserts that
'orgia will lose her peach acreage
account of the San Jose scale. We
|hbt the truth OF that assertion.
bile we 90 not wish to underestimate
destroying qualities of the San
De scale, we do not believe 1t Is be-
Bnd control in any OF our states. Ger
Dnly such peach growers as Mr.. Hale
N not permit the scale to drive
km out of peach growing in Georgia.
may be that some of the careless
Scientific growers in the back dis
lcts will permit their orchards to be
'hihilated, but that will only make
bm for men that are willing to raise
pit in a thoroughly scientific man
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20

Stewart fed pigs averaging seventy
FIVE pounds each with corn-meal, two
quarts of shortcut clover hay being
added to each days allowance, and
the whole wet with hot water and al
lowed to stand from ten to twelve
hours before feeding. Another lot re-
ceived meal prepared in the same way
but without the clover mixture. The
lot getting clover hay showed the best
appetite, the greatest thrift, and made
the steadiest gains. The pigs getting
meal gained 10 each in 12o days.
while those having the Gu. clover hay
mixed, with their meal gained l4a
pounds. or thirty per cent more. The
possible value of moistenedt clover hay
as by-feed with pigs is wen Illus
trated by this trial vttiaa Al. ,'f'ssss'
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20

magnifed view OF its short, stout
PAX, with which 1t impales its VIC
1ns. soon pumps them dry and leaves
Pm an empty shell. This insect,
garly known as the Stink Bug" is
Friend Of the farmer and horticul-
Fist and should be protected in
|fry possible way. ..s.. -
The Fiery Ground Beetle (Calosoma
idum) is black beetle about an
Pa In length, and has three rows of
Pper-coloreG dots on each wing case.
Its grub or larval state it is es-
Eiaiiy beneficial in the destruction of
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20
Quickly Dingnosed.

Doctor--Good morning, Mr.. Lover.
What can / do for you?
Mr.. Lover-I--I called, sir, toto ask
for the hand of--of your daughter.
"Humph! Appetite good?"
Not very
How is your pulse"
Every rapid when--when am with
her--very feeble when away"
Troubled with palpitation?"
"Awfully, when think of her"
Take my daughter. You'll soon be
cured. Five dollars, please. ."-Peroia
Telegraph.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20

No matter what ails you, headache
to a cancer, you will never get well
until your bowels are put right
CASCARETS help nature, cure you
without gripe or pain, produce easy
natural movements, cost you just 10
cents to start getting your health back.
CASCARETS Candy Cathartic, the
genuine. put up in metal boxes. every
tablet has C. c. c. stamped on It Be.
ware of limitations.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20
Cynical.

do you think the Shakesperian
drama can be successfully revived?"
"Revived?" repeated the man of acid
disposition. 1T doesn't need reviving.
What you want to do is to wake up a
few actors who have the ability to play
it. t."-Washington Evening Star.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20

"No," said the st. Louis man, II
didn't enjoy the street car ride you
gave me. The scenery was all right
and the roadbed good, but it was too
tame -.1.".
"Tame?" w.
Yes. At home I'm used TO being
blown up at every street corner
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20
Depreciation of Money.

In 1873 a silver dollar was worth one
dollar and six-tenths in gold, and in
1896 forty-five cents. Money may de-
preciate but there is one standard med
icine, which has not changed in half
century, and that is Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters. 1t always has been the
one remedy for indigestion, dyspepsia
or kidney troubles.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20

projections, giving the appearance
crescent. The Jaws are stout
\ nook-shaped. They follow the cut
rms into their hiding places, and
Pc them when found, though greatly
|erior in size. and will soon con-
pr and devour them.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20
Selfish Advice.

"wooley's wife says that man with
his complexion should never eat ice
cream"
II suppose they never have any,
them"
"Oh. yes, they do; and she eats his
share."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20
Druggists Prices.

Bruggist-People think they are very
funny when they talk about the exor-
bitant prices asked by apothecaries.
Customer-So there is nothing in it,
eh?
Druggist-No, indeed. consider my
prices quite reasonable. l never ask for
an article anywhere near as much as /
should like to.--Boston Transcript.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20

injurious insects,
and from its bold
ness in attack and
ferocity, has well
earned the name
of cut-worm lion.
The larya has a
fiattened form, is
black in color and
has six legs placed
near the head;
from the extrem-
ity of the abdo-
men are two arms
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20
Green Pea Lou.s on Clover.

Growers of peas have this year been
considerably alarmed by the preva-
lence of the green pea louse. From
Maryland and other states to
the east come reports of the
ravages of this insect. Perhaps
the worst feature of the whole
attack is the appearance OF the insect
In the fields of red and crimson clover.
How far. west the rsyages extend
we. do not know. but there Is little
sfensop to suppose that the insects viii
stop their invasion before they have
touched the&felds OF the middle west.
Another year lis likely TO see great
extension of the pest, and II would be.
Well for farmers everywhere to be on
guard. Little Is known Of the methods
necessary for the checking of the pest.
The sprays have proved Ineffective, as
far as tried, II pea fields the most
satisfactory way of dealing with them
is to go along the rows in the heat
of the day brusing off the lice. which
then fall between the rows and are
killed by the hot sun. But this would
not be an effective method ina clover
held or In pea field where the peas
are sown broadcast, for the reason that
IL the lice were knocked on the plants
they would simply fall into a shadier
place. @ a' t7s sH
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20

our cut "b"
represents the
insect with
one wing ex-
tended, and
the other fold
ed under the
. wing cover;
sfav L. N htnh
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20
Varieties OF Wheat.

The comparison Of new and standard
varieties of wheat begun by the Penn
sylvania experiment station in 1887
has baen continued through the pres
ent season. All the varieties were
badly injured by winter killing and
the Hessian fy. The yield was there
fore very low in comparison with other
years. The five varieties giving the
highest yield were: #a -.
Reliable .................... .22.29 bu.
Dawson's Golden Chaff .l7.64
Dietz Longberry Red. ........ 1852
fuicaSter .................. 1881 y
Early Genesee Giant. ....... .16.A
The poorest variety, "Fultz Medi-
terranean," produced cnly 5.s4 bu. The
average of IL bearded chaff varieties
was 14.41 bu. and OF u smooth chafr
varieties, 12.a7 bu.. which accords
with the general belief that smooth
chaff varieties are affected more by
the Hessian fly than bearded chaff
varieties. The late sown wheat was
less affected by the fly than the early
sown. Four plots sown Aug. 81 and
four sown Sept. 22 gave an average
yield of 1896 bu. and 20.13 bu, respec-
lively. The season was very unfavor-
able throughout in this locality. the
crop upon some fields on adjoining
farms not eQualing the seed used
Enos H. Hess.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20

All goods are alike to PUTNAM
FADELESS DYES. as they color all
fibers at one boiling.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20

Piso's Cure is the best medicine we ever used,
for all affections OF the throat and lunes.-WM
o. ESDsLEY. Vanburen. Ind. Feb. 10. 1900
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20

HOW TO HYPToNIzE. Tells all.
Book by mail, 81. Magnetic Infirmary.
Baltimore Blk, st. Paul, MINI.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20
Suspfcions.

IT have strong doubts about Ten
spots being genuine fisherman" said
Cumso.
"Why?" asked Cawker,
He never refers to trout as speckled
beauties. Detroit Free Press.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20

Keep looking young and save your hair, Its color
aud beauty with PAnKERs HAZE BALskM.
HISDERcoRNs. the best cure for corns. 15cts.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20

The Manufacturers OF Carter's Ink have had
forty years experience in making II and they
certainly know how. Send for "Inklings," free.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20

The sulphur mines of Sicily yield over
300 ton., a year
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20

| Farms for sale on easy terms, or exchange in IA
/ Neb. Minn. or S. ID. j. MuIhali, Sioux city Iowa
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20

The dressmaker has many trying
times.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20

1t is true that friendship often ends
in love, but love in friendship, never
on.-Milwaukee Journal
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20

We are made great or sman by our
own acts.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20

Life is worth living so lcng as there
is anybody worth loving.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20

He is not poor that hath little, but he
that much desires.--David.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20
Halls Catarrh Cure
is taken internally. Price, 75c.

A good test of housekeeping is the
quality of the coffee.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20
500 PER WEEK

To men with rigs to introduce our Poultry
Compound among farmers. Address with
stamp, Acme Mfg. Co, Kansas City, Mo-
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20

II you want good digestion 70 wait upon your
appetite" you should always chew q bar OF
Adams Pepsin Tutti Frutt.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20
Two of Our Insect Friends

Two OF Uur Iusect FrfendA
Fhe grub Of the White Bristly Cut
Prm is attacked by a number OF in
bts. Our first cut shows the Spined
ldier Bug (Harpactor cinctus). In
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
Fer children teethins. softens the gums reduces i
nammaton. GDays pain. cures wind cole. 25c bottle
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20

Every one should live Just far enough
away from his old home to enjoy the
privilege Of boastlng about II.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-09-20

When one desires beautiful shade
tree it should not be forgotten that II
needs nourishing and that too beyond
what the virgin soil'' can give. We
get into the habit OF thinking that the
trees that have been developed by
orchardists need fertIlizing and that
the others do not. But experience
shows that some of our forest trees
respond ysry quickly to good care.