davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-20
r AIRY VE1CH.
What the Alabama Station Thfnks
of 1t For Winter PasturaEe, Etc.

What the Alabama Station Thinks
of 1t For Winter PasturaEe, Etc.
| Hairy vetch (Vicia villosa), sown in
| September or October, alone or with
oats, affords nutritious pasturage dur
ing the following February, March.
April and May If not grazed too late.
it affords a cutting of hay from April
| 20 to May 10. Hairy vetch is disposed
of as pasturage. hay or green manure
| In time for quick growing summer
! crops, such as cowpeas, sorghum, late
corn, etc. 1t grows only from seed, but
can be so managed as to reseed the
ground continuously.
At the station hairy vetch was cut
for hay at four different stages. The
yield of hay increased up to the time of
full bloom, when the maximum yield
of $3.50 pounds of hay per acre was
obtained Chemical analysis showed
that, at whatever stage this plant was
cut, the hay was nutritious. Consider
ing both quality and quantity of hay,
1t was concluded that the best time to
cut vetch. growing alone, was three or
four days before the period Of full
bloom.
Hairy vetch rapidly enriches the soil
green manure. 1t is able to draw this
nitrogen from the air and add it to the
soil only when the roots of the vetch
plant are supplied with enlargementS
of definite character, known as root
nodules or tubercles.
When sOwn in the usual way on most
poor soils in Alabama, the vetch plant
does not have these bumps or no.
dulles on the roots. If devoid of tuber-
cles, hairy vetch does not enrich the
soil and fails completely If the land is
poor.
Such soils can be made to produce
vetch plants containing tubercles by
sowing, along with the vetch seed,
some of the earth from a place where
the English pea or the wild vetch has
been grown for several years.
The process of employing suitable
soil or other material containing def
mite kinds of tubercle producing germs
is called incubation.
In order to have available for use
in future years a sufficient supply of
valuable incubation material, it is i'm
portant that prospective vetch grow
ers should SOW at least a small area of
vetch this fall. The soil from this
plot may be used for inoculating lar
ger areas in subsequent years.
Hairy vetch can be advantageouSly
introduced as "catch crop" into the
ordinary rotation of the cotton farm
without reducing the area of cotton,
corn or small grain.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-20

ROoTHOUSE AND HILLSIDE CELLAR.
or cellar. says a writer in the Ohio
Farmer in introduction to descriptions
and diagrams as follow of number
of these places:
Fig. ] is an end view of a roothouse
made of brick. AS brick is a pretty
good conductor of heat and cold, it is
necessary in building the walls to leave
air spaces A roothouse should be roof
boarded with matched lumber and
shingled underlaid with two thickness
es Of good building paper and ceiled
overhead with matched ceiling and
should have double doors, one pair to
swing out and one pair to swing in.
Fig. shows the stone facing of a
hillside root cellar This is a large Gel
lar with bins on each side, with an al
ley between, and is provided with a
wide door. Two tight fences of stakes
and planks two feet apart, with earth
filed in between. or of logs or stout
rails used in the same manner make a
cheaper front and give better protec-
ton against cold than stone.
field root cellar, Fig. 3, may be
built by digging in dry ground a trench
5 feet deep and s wide. Along each
side IL feet below the surface notch
and Deyel the earth up TO the surface
30 as to form an oblique support for
1oist by s.
Procure for rafters by joists, saw
them into lengths of 5 feet and set up
q pair, spiked together at the top, ev-
cry two feet of the length of the build
ing. Nail cheap oak boards on the top
of these rafterS so as to cover it COM
pletely Cover this roof II to IS inches
deep with earth and sod it neatly,
drawing the sod on each side to a gut
ter which will lead away the water of
the rains.
The ends may be closed with double
boarding and filled in between with
sawdust. In the gable ends over the
top of the doors it should be supplied
with movable shutters for ventilation.
In light soils it will be necessary to
place a stone or brick or post and
board wall against the side of the Gel
lar. Such q cellar will last many years
and is thoroughly frostproof. If made
80 feet long, it will hold, being filed
only to the caves, about 700 bushels.
1t may of course be made wider and
higher and have root bins on each side,
with passageway between them.
Fig. is a cheap roothOuse made of
slabs. Fig. is half of cross section.
To make it frostproof take some rough
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-20
Wheat In the South,

That wheat can and should be grown
by every farmer in the south, especial
ly enough to furnish -four for his own
family, is nothing but simply going
back to conditions that existed before
the war between the states. At that
time almost every family had wheat
of its own raising. Conditions that eX-
listed after the war, when cotton was
selling at a good price, have changed,
and now the time has come when
farmers must raise their own supplies
again and not depend on cotton to buy
everything that is consumed on the
farm.
The time to SOW IN Georgia, in my
opinion and from my experience with
other grains, is from the 18th of Octo-
Der to the LIST or not later than the 10th
of November Owing to our spring
and summer droughts we must grow
more of the winter crops if we expect
our farms to become self sustaining
and to become a prosperous country
says a writer in Home and Farm.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-20
A COLD WATER FORGE.

attached, or this wire may be attached
to the tongs, soldering iron or whateye.
one is using at forge The tank is the
filled with heavily sailed water,
when the current is turned on every
thing is ready for heating the iron. L
is thrust in, and in an instant the cur
rent passes from the metal plate through
the iron and to the wire at the top
Some of the water is decomposed by the
electrolytic action. The nitrogen of the
water becomes electrified and adheres
to the object to be heated, forming over
it film of gas. This film separates the
water from the object and at the same
time the gas forms such an obstruction
to the passages of the electric current
that the current is turned into heat. In a
moment the iron begins reddening with
heat, and in little while it is white
and may be seen like a white object
down in the water, most interesting
thing to see. When the workman has
done with his iron, he turns the electric
current off and plunges his iron into
the tank again. This time it cools with
q sputter and 'fsiss. -
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-20
Cheap Telephones For All.

At meeting of independent tele-
phone men in Ohio recently 121 ex
changes and 1850 miles of local toll
lines were represented. The president
of we'll known system of apparatus
used for telephony was present and said
that he hoped to see rates brought down
so low in the near future that the
workingman who earns only $75 a
month will feel that he can afford to
have a phone in his house. For SIS
year, or 5 cents a day, his company
would furnish a city like Cleveland
with this sort of service-one call day
from the residence and any number of
calls from other sources for his resi-
dence. Not to exceed ten subscribers
must be put on every circuit to make
this system pay the company. New
York Tribune
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-20
A CORNER IN RHUBARB.

cellar after they have frozen in the
fall, packing little fine mellow earth
about them, and then simply see that
the plants are kept moist. Whoever
owns a garden with no rhubarb in it
should see that some is planted there
forthwith.
A warm cellar will hasten the crop,
but n moderately cool one will give Il
finer product and probably a better
yield. The length of time between
planting and harvesting varies from
less than three weeks to more than
two months, depending chiefly upon
the temperature. Allowing the roots
to freeze in the field will greatly ia
cilitate forcing. Large roots should
yield five to ten pounds per plant, and
every ten ounces of that yield will
make delicious pie. The color of the
cooked product will be much brighter
If it is placed upon the stove in cold
water, and it will be sweeter If the
sugar is added just before it is eaten.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-20
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
Cheap and Safe Life Insurance
Spear Points.


The endowment rank of the order is
furnishing insurance at the lowest posi-
BILE cost at which the business can be
done with safety, providing indemnity at
less than one-half that charged by in
surance companies and adding to a sur
plus fund which is put away for a rainy
day. 1t is making special assess
ments and never will.-Michigan knight
hood.
Remember that for member who is
not over 30 years of age a 1000 insur-
ance can be secured by the payment of 80
cents per month in the endowment rank
A new company of the uniform rank
In New York has been organized at Penn
Van.
1t costs only $40 per month to obtain
a certificate for 5000 in the endowment
rank.
Every lodge should make an effort to
organize section of the endowment
rank.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-20
New Southern Enterprises.

Among the many new industries and
business enterprises started in the
southern states during single week
are brick works in Kentucky and North
Carolina, canning factories in Missis
sippi and North Carolina, coal mines
in Kentucky and West Virginia, coop
erage works in Georgia, cotton COM
presses in Georgia Ground bale), Lou
isiana, North Carolina and Texas; two
cotton compress manufacturing COM
panies in Texas. 800, 900 cotton mill
in Georgia and one of 1000 spindles in
Louisiana, cottonseed oil mills in Geor
gia and Texas, an electric light plant
in Georgia, an electric supply factory
in Virginia, Touring mills in Alabama
and North Carolina, 1 200, 900 bushel
grain elevator in Texas, hardware
factory in North Carolina, harness
factory in Georgia. ice factories in
Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi;
800, 900 improvement company in
North Carolina, 100000 irrigation
company in Louisiana, a 81 5. 900 knit
ting mill in east Tennessee, lumber
mills in Georgia, Mississippi. South
Carolina and Tennessee; a $3.50, 600
marble company in Tennessee; two nov
city works in Virginia, rubber tire
factory, silk mill and spoke and
handle factory in North Carolina; a
stave mill in Kentucky, and a tobacco
factory and general woodworking fac
tory in West Virginia. -Chattanooga
Tradesman.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-20
Electricity Will Light Pyramids.

British government representatives
have been making special inspections of
the pyramids with view to lighting
those structures by electricity. The
plans call for an electric power trans
mission plant with capacity of 25. 900
horsepower. 1t is proposed to erect this
generating station at the Assuan falls,
on the River Nile, and to transmit the
power from there, 100 miles, through
the cotton growing districts. 1t is be-
lieved that the cheap power thus pro-
vided can be used incidentally by cot
ton factories, the esta blishing of which
would be justified by the new con
ditions New York Press
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-20
Maccabees.

Ohio wants to begin the new year with
a membership of 10000; present mem
bership, 3S.21S-24 $40 knights, 13,30S
Ladies.
No better time than now to start the
wave of prosperity rolling among the
seas of Maccabeeism-20O,O 600 more.
Wanted-Good, industrious and hus
Ting workers for Maccabee work in the
states of Tennessee and Arkansas. y
splendid field and a good chance to work
in the sunny SOUTH avoiding the cold
wintry blasts.
Gate City tent, Omaha, with 230 mem
bers, is the largest tent in Nebraska.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-20
A New Notion About Black Knot.

Two years ago 1 found some black
knot on plum tree. To remove it by
cutting off the limbs would greatly dis
figure the trees. The idea occurred to
me to cover it with plastic salve that
would prevent the spores being cast
off and thus prevent any further in
crease. L mixed equal parts of kero-
sene, lard and resin, melted them to-
gether, then applied with a swab, COW
ering completely the enlargement, and
in the fall gave another thorough ap-
plication- In the spring the knots
were scraped off easily. Now the bark
is growing over the bare spots and will
soon cover them. There is no guess
work about this. 1t does the work,
says a Rural New Yorker correspond
ent.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-20
UNITED WORkMEN.
It. Louis Working For a Big Initia-
tiOn-Workshop GleaninGs.

The A. 0. U. w. is booming in St.
Louis, having recently organized an as
ISOLATION composed of the master work
man and two representatives from each
lodge, who have stirred up the members
to renewed activity and interest in the
order. They have conceived the idea of
having a large class initiation some time
the latter part of December, and there is
talk of having as many as 1000 candi-
dates to initiate, and to that end the as
ISOLATION asks the hearty cooperation of
every brother to make the affair a grand
success.
Grand Foreman Moynihan of New
York is enthusiastic over the work of
Flower City lodge of Rochester, of which
he is a member. Twenty-seven new
members in seven months is the record.
More than 100 lodges of Greater New
York have Joined forces to give a grand
entertainment and reception Jan. %.
The aggregate membership is rapidly
approaching the 100000 mark.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-20
knights of Honor.

Do not leave the work of upbuilding
the order to the member next to you. Do
a little yourself.
To get young men, push them ahead.
Get them into grand lodges and into the
supreme lodge, for on the young man
our orders future depends.
Some members are inclined to think
that as long as they pay their assess
ments they need give no further thought
to the order, but if all did that little
progress would be made, and all fraterni-
ties would go to pieces on such a plan.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-20
) Bread Trees.
New Fruit and Forage Plant For .
the Arid ReEiOns-Pear Cac-
ii TranspIanted From
Northern Africa. 4

The gardens of Professor Emory f.
Smith at Palo Alto contain many new
and rare plants. with all sorts of queer
names, shapes and habits. Just at
present a lot of imported fruiting cac-
ii are creating something Of sensa-
ton. Regarding them Professor Smith
makes the following statement in the
San Francisco Chronicle:
Several years ago while travelling in
southern Europe and northern Africa
my attention was attracted by the very
large and delicious cactus fruits which
abouuIled on the fruit stands and were
peddled on the streets of the towns.
Conceiving that this might prove q
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-20
SE0JRl
wyRgSEyf SaIAn-::-
S6pIEIEE~s,
ROYAL ARCANUM.
Omaha Arcanumites to Build q Hall.
Council Clippings.

Union Pacific council, Royal Arcanum.
of Omaha, is planning to build hall to
be used exclusively for lodge meetings
The plan agreed on is for two story
brick building, on the ground floor of
which will be entrance hall, banquet hall
parlors, reception rooms, kitchen. toilet
and cloak rooms. In the rear will be an
auditorium with a stage, the same as Il
theater. This auditorium will be sc by
1872 feet, will seat 600 people and have IA
capacity for 1000. On the second floor
will be the finest ballroom in the state.
1t will be &C by &C feet, with all the floor
space available, the band stand being
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-20
What Does n Lion Weighs:

What does lion weight Those who
know the look of the king of beasts
best and how small his 1.-the body really
is. will probably come furthest from
the truth. About 800 to $50 pounds is
a usual estimate. But full grown lion
will tip the scales at no less than 800
pounds. Five hundred and forty pounds
is the record for an African lion. His
bone is solid and heavy as ivory.
change
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-20
Onions In Louisiana

In south Louisiana onion seed is
sown in September and October, trans
planted to rows - to 10 inches apart
and well cultivated. The onions are
ready for the market in April. In
north Louisiana the seed may be sown
in January or February in drills, thin
ned to a stand and cultivated. By the
end of spring or early In summer the
crop may be gathered, stored or sold.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-20
Forcing Rhubarb In the Cellar.

Horticulturist Fred w. Card of the
Rhode Island station, in summing up
his experience in forcing rhubarb, eX-
presses a desire to impress upon ev
cry one who has n garden with rhu-
barb in it the fact that he and his fam
lily may be enjoying in February and
March of next year more beautiful
product than ever grows in the open
ground. To do it he will need to trans
fer a few roots to a dark corner of the
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-20
Foresters of America.

There are PIG subordinate courts in
Pennsylvania, 115 of which are in Phil
adelphia.
The largest number of Foresters in
any one state is in New York. The sec
ond is Pennsylvania, with Massachu-
sets third
The new laws adopted by the supreme
court went into effect Dec. 1 in all sub
ordinate courts in the United States.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-20
ROyaI Society of Good FeIIOyya

There VIII be mass meeting under the
Massachusetts jurisdiction in Boston
about the middle of December. Admiral
Sampson, Governor Wolcott, Mayor
Quincy, William Nj. Olin, secretary of
state; Lieutenant Governor Elect John
l.. Bates, Senator Charles Ii. Innes and
Frank Z. Bennett have all accepted invi
tations to speak. A musical and literary
entertainment is being arranged.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-20
knights of Malta.

Chosen Knights commandery, stationed
at York, has a membership of 479, max
ing it the largest command in America.
The reading reception committee,
which is already hard at work preparing
for the annual convocation of the grand
commandery in May, 1900, has $1T5 in
gold to be distributed in prizes to the
best drilled, largest, fully equipped com
manderies and to the one coming the
longest distance.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-20
National Union.

The surplus in the mortuary fund on
Nov. 1 amounted to $225,OOO, conse
quently ten assessments are all that will
be levied this year.
Allegheny council of Pittsburg intends
to have a class of so for the last meeting
in December. Over % have already beer
secured.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-20
Knights an IL Ladies of Honor.

The supreme lodge created a new de-
gree, to be known as the first degree.
which provides that persons may become
relief fund members by special initiation
who cannot or do not desire to avail
themselves Of the regular Initiation.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-20
FIG .
ROOT CELLAR AND CHEAP RooTHoUsE-

ROOT CELLAR AND CHEAP RoOTHoUsE-
boards, cut them to the desired length
and nail on three 2 by pieces, as
shown in cut. Fill in spaces with
sawduet. The ends must be made dou-
BILE and filled in with sawdust, then put
on the roof of rough slabs. 1t will be
tasteful and picturesque in appearance
and will answer the requirements of
many
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-20
Firenv LIGHT

The light of the FREELY is estimated to
be 100 per cent light. But so far the
secret of its light has not been found.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-20
GOLD WATER FORGE.

An Ingenious Way of Heating Metal
Without the Use of Fire.
Electricians have discovered that they
can make forge of a tank of cold wa
ter and heat in it to white beat all
the tools used about forge. 1t is very
simple to them, and, as described by
the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. is
not so difficult to understand by any
one.
A vessel made of wood or some othe-
nonconductor of electricity is used. At
the bottom of the vessel is laid piece
of plate metal, and to this is attached
wire entering through the bottom and
conducting the current to the metal
plate. On the edge of the tank is
metal strip. to which another wire is
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-20
EAdRNhA@aa.ss
1Gss@7CHRBgN
STORAGE FOR ROOTS.

Plans For Houses, Large Small.
Hillside and Field Cellars.
The leading features of a good root
house or cellar are cheapness of con-
struction, nearness to the place where
the roots are consumed, dryness, venti-
lation. and, above all, it must be frost
proof. These Important points must be
kept in mind in planning a root house
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-31
MANNING MAKING A CAMPAIGN
Man Who Would be Next Secretary o,
State Hustling for DELEGATES.

keokuk Gate City: Getting there
Ell takes on new meaning after see
ing Eli Manning, of Charlton, getting
after votes in the state convention for
the nomination for secretary of state.
He was in Keokuk the other day and
made things hum for few hours.
lie is cleaning up territory in sys-
tematic way and with great energy.
he says he came out for the nomina-
ton because he wants it, and that he
is hustling for it for the same reason.
He has finished half of the congress.
slonal districts in the state and will
have the First district completely coy
cred soon. AS a campaigner he is
phenomenal and about as rapid as any
BODY. He has been using the railroads
as much as possible, but when the rail-
roads get too slow for him, he leaves
them and flies. The other day he
drove fifty miles overland to shake
hands and capture a block of dele
gates. He was in Keokuk only few
hours and in that time he saw as
many people as possible and made a
good impression, altho the delegation
to Des Moines is not yet selected.
Il honestly believe that will win
the nomination., said Mr.. Manning,
and while don't find everybody for
me, by any means, and do find districts
whose chief concern Is for some other
state Office nomination, everybody is
treating me splendidly and the people
l meet help me along in some way or
other. / am trying to let as many of
the people as possible see me, to see
for themselves what kind of fellow 1
am and whether they wont my kind of
fellow to win. think this is due to
the people.
When was l at home last? About
five weeks ago when started out on
this trip-I haven't had time to go
home since. When am going to stop
and go home to see the folks? When
my expense money gives out"
And that is the kind of campaign
that Eli Manning, of Charlton, is put
ting up these days. He went to Fort
Madison from here.