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OUTDOOR ROUND s1Lo.
Neatly and Cheaply, Constructed and
SO Designed That 1t Can he
-, Moved Easily.

We recommend the round stave silo,
because it is easily and cheaply con-
structed. Timbers of the silo will dry
out, the silage will be perfectly pre-
served, and the silo can be taken down
in IN hour and moved any distance and
be set up again. 1t is not necessary to
take any extra precaution in this cli-
mate to keep silage from freezing. Sill
age is not injured by the frost when
only two-inch stave protects it from
the weather.
A silo constructed in the manner
shown in cut is doing good service on
the bluffs above Cayuga lake, in Tomp-
kins county, N. Y. We visited this silo
during the extremely cold weather of
the winter of 1s9s-1S99, after the ther-
mometer had been 20 degrees below
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zero. The silage was frozen to depth
of IL to IA inches around the outside.
Each day, when throwing out the feed,
the frozen silage around the edge was
mixed with the warm silage from the
center, and at feeding time it was all
in good condition. The silage was
not all fed out until June, and that
which had been frozen around the
outer edge was as good in every way as
the rest. With the stave silo no sills
are necessary. The foundation may be
constructed as follows:
An excavation should be made to q
depth of three or four inches, or to
the bottom of the loose surface soil,
and with a diameter at least two feet
greater than the proposed diameter of
the silo, and drainage should be pro-
vided if the conditions seem to war
rant. Fill in with stones, large ones
being placed at the bottom and small
er ones being worked in and pounded
down toward the top. Gravel, if we'll
pounded down, may serve as filling be-
tween the stones. 1t is important that
the pounding be thoroughly done, 9TH
erwise settling will take place later on
and the cement finish be made to crack.
The finishing should be done with
cement. First thin mortar made of
one part of Portland or Rosendale ce-
ment and four parts of good sharp sand
should be poured over the entire stone
work. This mortar should be made 90
thin that it will run down into the in
terstices between the stones. After
this first coat was thoroughly set a
finishing coat made of one part cement
and three parts of sand should be put
on and worked down with a trowel.
Finish off before thoroughly dry by
busting over the top some clear ce-
ment and working it in with trowel.
This will give a hard finish, and will
secure q foundation that is cheap and
efficient. While the cement is still soft
it is frequently convenient to strike the
circle which will mark the line upon
which the slaves are to be set. A spike
driven in the center will Serve as q
pivot. Attach to this bit of string
or twine, the length of which shall be
one-half that of the proposed diameter
of the silo and to the free end of the
string fasten some pointed instrument
with which to mark the circle. Now
strike u circle the radius of which shall
be equal to the length of the string,
and there is marked out the circle upon
which the slaves are to be set.
Somewhat full directions for the con-
struction of the round stave silo are
given in Cornell University Bulleti1,
No. 1877. This will be sent on request
to the director of the experiment sta
tion at Ithaca, N. VI. A. Clinton, in
Rura! New Yorker.
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COFFIN FOR A TRUNK.
A Massachusetts NOnOgenarian TRav
els with q Queer Bag
gage Box.

Anthony Simpkins, nonagenarian
of Lanesboro, Mass, started one day
lately for Hopkins Station, Mich. The
nearest railway station to Lanesboro
is in Pittsfeld, and when Anthony ar
rived in that city, with his blooming
wife of 27 years, he created sensation
of considerable magnitude. 1t was
neither the nonagenarian nor his wife,
however, that was the real cause of the
excitement, but a peculiar article of
baggage which the aged traveller had
with him.
When the baggagemaster. came to
look over the travelling equipment
which Mr.. Simpkins unloaded from a
wagon and offered for transportation
he was somewhat surprised to see, in
the midst of bandboxes and carpetings,
u coffin, with all the usual funereal
adornment. The coffin apparently con-
tained body, for the sturdy old man
handled it as if it were heavy, and with
the greatest care. The baggagemaster
at once asked for the death certiti-
cate.
II guess I don't need none," said
Mr.. Simpkins, grinning.
I'VE can't take the body unless you
show certificate of DEATH" said the
baggagemaster, firmly.
Simpkins grinned again: 'sThere ain t
no corpse in there" said he. 'There's
jest some of my wife's dresses, and
some chiny and tinware, and the big
Bible and some of my things. guess
don't need no certifkit for them. do
I? I'd jest as soon show yer what they
be-"
The baggageman admitted that he
would like to look into the coffin, and
straightway Anthony unfastened the
lid and exposed the articles which he
had mentioned, and many others as
we'll.
The controversy had attracted the
attention of the people who were
waiting in the station, and by the time
the owner had raised the lid of the
coffin he was surrounded by large and
curious crowd. Somebody asked the
old man how it happened that he used
a coffin as his trunk, and he explained
the matter in this way:
''Three years ago had an idea that
I want goin' to last much longer, so I
thought I'd better make sure of good
coffin while had money to buy it. ]
bought this coffin then, but amt had
no chance to use it until day fore yes.
terday: Then Mary told me there
want room enough in the trunk fo1
oil the things we wanted to take out
west, so [ said that coffin would make
a good trunk. I wanted to take j,
along, anyhow"
Despite Mr.. simpkins' plausible cx.
planation, the railroad officers refused
to accept his coffin trunk, and with q
good deal of grumbling he and his
wife transferred the contents to dry
goods box.-N. Y. Tribupe
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SPANISH STEEL ROAD
savlhs a the Cost 81 Repairs paiA
Tor 1ts Construction n . Very III
$# short Time. -:.z= ~.

In response to inquiries made by the
department of state, Consul Washing
ton at Valencia, Spain, has given the
following report of q steel roadway
that has been in use in that country
for seven years.: ,.< -. ,T.s.
THE road between Valencia and
Grao is two miles in length, and ali
average of 5000 vehicles pass over it
daily. Until 1892, it was constructed of
flint stone. The annual cost of keep
ingit inrepair was about 35, 900 pesetas.
AT the rate of exchange at that date,
this amounted to $5,47O.
''The construction of a steel road
way was determined on, and the an
nual cost of keeping in repair the GEN.
trail zone of road thus relieved from
heavy traffic-which proceeds over the
steel rails-is now only 2,50O pesetas,
or about $3.50 at the present rate of
exchange.
"a Belgium firm received the con-
tract to furnish the steel work, hav-
ing bids less than Spanish firms at
Barcelona and Bilbao.
'The length of road so built is 3.2
kilometers (1.9s8 miles). The cost per
kilometer (0.62137 mile) was 44,10Q
pesetas ($6,s90).
1.-The. total cost of the road laid was
6o,950 pesetas ($9,506). The expense
in detail was:
Pesetas.
transportation and laying '''o'0
steel construction ............ 1850 5O7
Binding stone construction be-
tween rails and lateral zones. .13, ,6O0- 2,109
1otdA ''.'...................... O,SoV-$S,5Ud
"The rails, during the seven years
they have been in position, exhibit u
wear of one decimal of a millimeter
yearly, and have not required repair
ing.
"Ample room is allowed between
the rails for two horses to walk
abreast. Horses do not appear to slip
on rails of this construction.
'At each side of the rail are layers
of binding stones, the paved road being
higher than the face of the rails.
"The municipality of Valencia is o.
opinion that the saving in cost of re.
pairs through a road of this descrip.
ton pays for it's construction in a
short time, and other and similar road.
ways are in contemplation"
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WEED-REMOvING DEVICE.

is. six inches square and six feet long.
Into this head are inserted steel teeth
(b) one inch square at the top, rum
ming to q sharp point. They are two
feet long and are placed at an angle of
30 degrees with the tongue (c). The
tongue is fitted to the head, properly
braced, and a seat is so placed that a
driver can ride, if necessary, and force
the teeth to their full depth. The
roots Of the quack grass collect on
these teeth, and at intervals are re-
moved by lifting the implement up as
you would an old-fashioned hay rake.
"A. X. Cross, in Orange Judd Farmer.
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The settinr Of Potatoes.

Some covers assert that. the depth
at which the seed potato is planted has
nothing to do with the distance of the
sets below the surface. It has not
everything to do with 1.-THE variety
and the season and the soil are fac
tors-but am sure depth of planting
has much to do with it. Since have
been planting rather deep find tho
digging much more laborious. In fact
the tubers are so deep that the digger
gives four horses more than they can
do without much resting. With level
cultivation there is absolutely no sum
burning of the potatoes. When the
potatoes are planted shallow, ritlging
. often needed to prevent sunburning.
tional Stockman. ~;
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she Did.

il 'Of course you take cream in your
co6ee?" said Miss Knickerbock to her
visitor from Colorado. .s:.s. ).
Eyes, Miss Knickerbock; I prefer my
coffee cremated, = replied the fair west.
erner.-Judgs =..s .s5 j. !.
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FOR REMOVING WEEDS.
A Perfect Implement for Digging VI
the Roots of Quack Grass and
Other Pests.

A perfect instrument for digging up
the roots of such pests as quack grass
and Canada thistles and the like is not
in existence, but the little implement
shown in the illustration answers very
well on plowed ground. The head (a)
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We cannot generalize in dairying
From the bull down to the latest cali
the herd must be recognized as indi.
sa&osls. :. !. .s B
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THE PLACE FOR A POOR MAN.
Alameda, N. w. T., Canada,
n-- 00.>l 1onn

Alameda, N. w. T., Canada,
Dec. 22rd, 1899.
Mr.. 3. Davies, Canadian Government
Agent, St. Paul, Minn.:
Dear Sir--As promised you about
two years ago that at some future time
I would let you know what thought
Of Western Canada and the chances of q
poor man making start ard support
ing family at same time, so will write
few facts concerning my own cxpe-
rience the past 21 months, and what I
have done, any able-bodied man can do,
provided he will work.
I left Traverse country, March goth,
1898, landed in Alameda at noon the
21st, with $3.55 in my pocket, a
stranger and among strangers, and
when my family came in Oct., 1898, my
wife hsld nearly $40, or barely enough
to pay freight on her stove, sewing-ma-
chine and clothes and beds. I COM
menced work March 2Sth, also made en-
try for homestead same day (the man
I started work for loaning me SIS to
pay entrance fee), and have earned
or at least received $47S.10 in wages
since then, and have been idle at least
months of the 21 since I came. The
homestead took had IL acres broke
| by q former occupant. paid $40
to have it replowed in July, 'os, and the
seed wheat for it cost me $S.25. let
it to neighbor for " in elevator clear
of all expense except the seed, and this
fall I received $70.1o for my part OF
the crops off of the ~ acres, so my total
receipts the past 81 months has been
$54S.10, and my expenses besides living
for self and family have been as fol-
lows:
Entrance fee ($5.oo being paid
for cancellation).... Is. 90
Summer following IL acres.... 1000
Seed for same e................... 8.25
Cost of house, besides my own
labor on same. 1855
20 acres of breaking and double
discipg same ............."... 5000
$179. 10
My half of wheat t............... 1910
|
! We moved on our homestead July
10th, 1899, have 80 acres in good shape
for crops in 1900. My wife joins with
me in sending best wishes to you and
yours.
You can truly say to any poor man
who pays a big rent to get farm
(somebody else's land) or works for
wages to support family, that have
personally tried both in Minnesota and
tried hard to make success of it, but
found to my sorrow that after working
hard poor living was all could get
out of it, and after nearly 2 years OF
Western Canadian life will say that
I am very thankful to you for helping
me to decide to try it in Canada.
| Yours respectfully,
! w. H. KINKADH
Don't judge mans prospects by his pre-
tensions.-Chicago Dispatch.
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BaclkachoS
Of
Women

are ,veas:ylhg beyossd des4
os4k kpflon and flbey kndl loato
real fr0GahAo somewhere.
Efforts "a bear lbo dMly
paAD arc hor0ko, but Aboy
do not 0Vai'00s110 n and
tho h0olkookh08 continue
until the cause 10 re-
AsovodL
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AlABASTIME -; ;:!::; :: : !;

ALABASTIME !: :$'::;; =; G.;
ings, made ready for use by mixing with cold
water. It is a cement that goes through pro-
cess Of setting, hardens with age, and can be
coated and recoated without washing off its
in white and fourteen beautiful tints. It is
put up in five-pound packages in dry form,
with complete directions on every package
ALAbAST|NE::::;;;$; ::;;$:;:;; 81 :;$:;:$ :$:;:$ +;
somines, as it is entirely different from all the
various kalsomines on the market, being dur.
able and not stuck on the wall with glue.
Alabastine customers should avoid getting
cheap kalsomines under different names, By
insisting on having the goods in packages
properly labeled. They should reject ali I'M
itations. There is nothing "just as good"
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ALAbASTINE.

Prevents much sickness, particularly throat
coatings on walls. It has been recommended
in a paper published by the Michigan State
Board Of Health on account Of its sanitary
kalsomines. Alabastine can be used on either
plastered walls, wood ceilings, brick or canvas,
and any one can brush it on. 1t admits Of radi.
cal changes from wall paper decorations, thus
securing at reasonable expense the latest and
best effects. Alabastine is ismanufactured by the
ALABASTINE COMPANY, of
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, from
whom all special information can be, oh.
tained. Write for instructive and interest
Ing booklet. mailed free to all applicants
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The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1900-06-29
WILL FORM NEW PARTY.
Anti-ImpertaIists Will Vote Inile-
pendently of Republicans and
Democrats.

Anti-ImpertaIists Will Vote Inile-
pendently of Republicans and
Democrats.
New York, June 27.-Anti-imperial-
lists to the number of thirty five, repre-
senting anti-imperialistic bodies all
over the country, was held yesterday
at the Fifth Avenue hotel. The con-
ference was to determine what action
should be taken on this line in the ma
tional campaign, and it was resolved
that new party should be formed,
the members of which will vote indie
penGently Of both the Republican and
Democratic parties. A resolution was
unanimously passed directing the ex-
ecutive committee of the American
Anti-Imperialists leagues under the
auspices of which yesterdays meeting
was held, to call general conference
or convention Of anti-imperialists for
the purpose of considering a plan of
campaign. This call will lnOt be is
sued until after the national Demo
cratic convention at Kansas City, and
when issued will probably be for a
date early in August. The resolution
states that the call is to be issued to
the effect that 1--WE may carry into eff
feet our condemnation of the imperial
istic policy of the present administra-
tiOn"
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1900-06-29
DAMAGED BY A CYCLONE.

Birmingham. Ala, June pa cy.
clone which originated near Blossburg,
Jefferson county, yesterday swept the
country for fifteen miles westward
into Walker county. Its path was
quarter of mile wide and the greatest
damage resulted around Democrat,
where a score of houses were wrecked
and number of persons injured, but
none seriously. Crops were ruined
8ld number Of trees uprOoted. The
heavy rains throughout the state con-
tinue to cause havoc. The Black War
riOr river has overflowed it's banks in
Walker county and hundreds of acres
of cotton and corn lands are inunda-
ted. Many cattle have been drowned
and great damage wrought. Near
Demoplis both the Warrior and Tom
bigbee have left their banks and peo-
pie are moving out of the lowhnds.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1900-06-29
VICTIMS OF THE WRECK.

Thirty-Seven Bodies Have Been
Taken From the WreckaGe.
Atlanta. Ca. June 27.-Thirty-seven
bodies have been recovered from the
wreckage of the train which went into
a wash-out one mile and half from
McDonough Saturday night. Three
bodies were found yesterday. The
charred pieces of two other bodies
were also found The injured who
were sent to McDonough or Macon
and those brought here have left for
their homes. Many boGies of the dead
have not been identified and these re-
main ut the undertaking establish
ments waiting to be claimed by rela-
tives or friends. These bodies are
principally those Of negro section
hands who were killed. 1t is believed
that some bodies still remain under
the debris. which will be thoroughly
cleaned away by to-day.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1900-06-29
TAYLOR BROKEN IN HEALTH.
Starts for Niagara Falls With Four
Detectives Trailing Him.

Philadelphia, June q. - Broken In
health and spirits, ex-Gov. William s.
Taylor of Kentucky started for Mag
ara Falls last night. He was accom-
panied by Mrs. Taylor and four detec-
tives followed close at his heels. Two
Of the officers represent the. State Of
Kentucky and bear warrants for the
arrest Of Taylor upon charges grow
ing out of the assassination Of Gov.
Goebel. The other two are employed
by Mr.. Taylor to guard his person.
His stay in this city was devoid Of per-
sonal pleasure. He accepted but one
invitation. and denied himself to ev-
erybody who called upon him at the
hotel where he made his headquarters.
He came here to attend the Republican
national convention as delegate at
large only after being assured that no
reQuisition for his enforced return. to
Kentucky would be honored. The
strain is telling upon both Gov. and
Mrs. Taylor. All the time they were
in the city their rooms We're closely
guarded, and Mrs. Taylor personally
answered every rap upon the door.
She herself received all callers. 1t is
understood he will be immune from
arrest until he shall return to Indiana,
where he is making his home.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1900-06-29

London, June 27.-Lord Roberts six
columns are converging apparently so
as to close upon the Free Staters, al
though decisive results cannot be ex-
pected for several days. A number Of
Beers who were supposed to be within
the wide-fung net have broken, or,
rather, stolen through Gen. BUNDLES
Ficksburg-Senekal's line. The Can
adams We're engaged, in the Honig-
spruit fight last Friday. Gen. Dewet's
men first cut off Canadian outpost
Of mounted rifles at dawn, two being
killed. Lieut.. Trigles and four others
were wounded and four
Others Captured.
The Free Staters then attacked the
camp in. which We're fifty-two Cana
dians and two companies of Shrop-
shires, though without much effect as
the men were well intrenched. The
foreign military attaches who are with
Lord Roberts are now at Cape Town
en- route for Europe. United States
CoEsul Hay at Pretoria, is going to
Machadodorp i'll. the interest of the
British prisoners and to see President
Kruger. Eighty Hollanders have
been lodged in Jail at Standerton for
destroying property prior to the Brit
ish occupation. The wives and chill
dren of the Beers are surprised that
the British do not loot, but pay for
what they get.
The Beers Derailed
a construction train near Standerton
on June "a. Two trainmen were killed
and four badly hurt. A party Of Bra
bant's horse near Ficksblrg saw
camp of khaki-clad men and walked in
and found themselves among the
Beers The visitors surrendered. The
Lourenzo Marques correspondent Of
the Times, telegraphing Sunday, says:
''The Beers are losing large num-
ber of horses from the cold and lack
Of food and the survivors are in mis-
cradle condition. The iEadeQuacy of
the Boer ccmmissiariat is telling upon
the Beers horses
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1900-06-29
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Overflow From the Wires in q Com
deueed Form.

The Oregon Railroad and Navigation
company announces that, beRinninS
July 1, they will inaugurate three
cent per mile passenger rate on their
lines in Oregon and Washington.
A Rome advice says: Foravanti, a
| notorious adventurer who for twenty
years has been the terror of tho people
| where he operated, was killed by a
peasant in a forest near Grosvento.
Fortified With the belief that the oc-
| cult power of Charles H. Mackey of
Boston can direct her to fabulously
rich diggingS. Mrs. Lydia R. Clements,
NJ. D.. of Brookline, has taken trip
to Cape Nome.
Sheriff Neal Morrison of. Wichita,
Kan. was wounded and two of his
deputies were killed near Cloud Chief,
Okla. while pursuing George Nearey
and man named Mckee, who had
broken jail at Arapahoe.
Now that the elections are satisfac-
torily over Gen. Wood will recommend
the removal Of an infantry regiment
from Cuba. probably the Second. Cav
airy are needed in the event of any
trouble occurring. which is unlikely.
BY an order issued Brig Gen. Thorn
as II. Barry. U. s. V. will he relieved
from duty in the office Of the adjutant
general in Washington, to take effect
July 5, and will proceed to Manila,
where he will act as chief of staff to
the comnMnding general.
The big steel plant at Columbus,
Nl-hi hut
ago. las rec,llned operations with a
full force. A, the time Of the suspen-
sion il was said to he on account of
strikes in the West which prevented
the acceptance of the material turned
out on orders.
1t is likely that the labor college in
America to he endowed by British
workmen will he established in New
York. not in st. Louis as originally
plarnrd. \ meeting of the presidents
and secretaries or all the trades unions
in New York will he held July 8, when
the British delegates. w. G. Bowerman
and James Sexton. will outline their
plans. They bring $4,000 contributed
to found labor college in America Oh
the lines of Ruskin Hall ut Oxford.
A movement has been started in
Indiana to combine the two enterprises
of erecting a monument to Nancy
Hanks. the mother of Abraham Lin
coin. and Of establishing national
school Of domestic science. The prop
oSition is to "huild q great training
school for teachers of domestic science
near the grave of the woman whose
whole life was spent in the home, and
whose influence. so potent in the f,l-
ture history of the country, was ex-
erted in 1lin hOme''
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1900-06-29
RATHBoNE REMOVED.
Postmaster General Appoints An
other Director of Posts.

other Director of Posts.
Washington, June 27.-The postmas-
ter general has issued an order remOv-
ing from Office Estes G. Rathbone, who
has been suspended by former order
from the position of director general Of
posts of Cuba. and detailing Martin c..
Fosner, an inspector in the postal
service, to perform the duties of direc-
tor general of posts until further Or
ders. Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General Bristow has been relieved
from further work in Cuba and has
sailed for home.
Yesterdays action in removing Rath-
bone, Postmaster General Emory
Smith said was not taken because of
any fresh developments in the Cuban
postal frauds affecting the deposed di-
rector. When Mr.. Bristow, who has
beer conducting the investigation, left
the island he designated Mr.. Fosner as
acting director. and to simplify the
matter and avoid makeshift ar
rangement Mr.. Smith decided to ap-
point Mr.. Fosner as director. his ten
ure to be until otherwise ordered"