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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-01-19

pie and cheap as It is. is equally effec-
tive as the various other treatments b.
much more expensive materials.
How to Use It.-My method has been
to saturate the timber which has been
put into bridges, cross ties on rail-
roads, and in mines for posts, in hot
lire in this way: A pit Is dug large
enough to hold a convenient lot 81
posts set on end fresh quicklime is
laid in the bottom six inches deep. The
timber is laid or set on end in this pit
for fence posts, this way is most
convenient. The spaces between the
posts are filed with the small broken
lime, room being lief. for the lime to
swell as it Stakes, and when the pit is
filled. water is thrown on to slake the
lime into a paste as if for mortar The
lime. in expanding, fills in tightly be-
tween the posts, and making a great
heat. drives the moisture out OF the
timber. and seasons it. Water Is added
as the lime slakes, until it is semi
liquid mass. Then as the lime and the
heated timber cool, the vacuum created
in the timber by the previous hefting,
is Immediately filled by the lime water,
and the cellulose, with all the acids
which are neutralized in this way, be-
comes mineralized, and decay of the
timber is prevented. There is moth
ing new in this way, any more than
there was in the advice given to the
leper to go wash and be clean" But
it is quite as effective a way as any Of
the more costly chemical methods of
treating timber to increase its durabil-
ity or prevent its decay. OF course, it
is necessary to immerse the posts in
the pit deep enough to treat them as
far as, or something more than, the
timber will be set in the ground, and
the timber should be stripped OF the
bark.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-01-19

J. n. Monrad, writing In the New
York Produce Review, says: The Dam
ish dairy counselor, Mr.. Boggild. who
was invited as Judge to the dairy show
in st. Petersburg, Russia, last month
gives an interesting account OF it In
"Maelkerltidende," from which / Gull
the following facts: The show was in +
q large building 600 feet long and ia
feet wide, there were about 800 entries
of butter, of which PIG were for export
and were judged by foreign judges.
while the balance were Judged by RUS
slams. Two enormous Ice refrigerators
held the butter and cheese, but Of the
latter there were only few entries.
There are about S7I5 million cattle
in Russia. which is only 20 head tot
which IL are cows, for every 100 in
habitants. Compared with other coun-
tries we find in Denmark 75 head (4B
cows); in Finland, Sc head Gao cows)I
in Sweden, 81 head (35 cows); in Swift
zerland 43 head (22 cows); in Holland
80 head (1S cows); in Fran IS head
az cows, for every 100 inhabitants,
and in the United States, taking cen
sus of 1890, we find 50 head, of which
26 are mich cows, Most of the cowsf
in Russia are very poor indeed, the
average yearly milk yield is placed at
about 1850 pounds, or for every inhab-
liant only 195 pounds, while in DEN
mark it is about 1870 pounds. The
total value of Russia's butter export is
placed at little over S2S00,000.
AS to the quality 1t varied greatly.
There was a good deal really fine but
ter, but also much poor stuff, which
showed that the Russian taste was diff
ferent from that of western Europe.
The export butter was packed in FIR
kins of beech, ash, elm and other kinds
of wood, but parchment paper was
used In all. About 20 per cent of this
butter was extra" or nearly SO, while
80 per cent was "tallowy," oily" or
rancid" but nearly all had good
body" The butter for home market
was shown in large or small boxes,
tirkins and even in hollow logs Cd
twelve to fourteen inches long and ten
to twelve inches in diameter with or
without iron hoops. Yet parchment
paper was used in ALL
About $50 entries were what must be
called sweet cream butter, the cream
evidently having been heated to high
temperature and not ripened after
ward, and 1t was partly without salt.
partly very lightly sailed. This was
chiefly intended for St. Petersburg and
| Moscow. A cooked flavor seemed to be-
deemed a virtue.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-01-19
Preserving Fence Post,.

The lime treatment is as good as
any. and the cheapest. The only eff
feet of an antiseptic for preserving
timber is to remove the acids of the
wood, and to fill the cells with an in
destructible mineral deposit. thus pre-
venting decay, says H. S. in Rural
New Yorker. After much practice
with the various timber preservatiyes
for use in such special cases. as in
mines, and for bridges, / have not
learned OF any material better than
common lime 1t has been found SO
effective in this way, that ships are
now in exiftence and seaworthy in
every way, which are over a century
old, and have been all that time carry
ing lime as their principal cargoes.
Timber has been found in ancient
buildings. perfectly sound after CEN
turtles of burial in lime or cement
mortar. From some experience, am
satisfied that the lime treatment, sim
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-01-19

Those little rubs which ProYidenz
sends to enhsnnA the value Ct
fayors.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-01-19

Fro G-Earpet grass .tPaspalHTa eOnpresHani. =.
bear more hard trampling and close
grazing than any other species. On
heavy soils 1t is often crowded out by
Bermuda grass and other species, but
on light soils OF even moderate fertil-
ity 1t will soon cover the ground to
the exclusion OF all others. 1t is
grass that soon comes in when sandy
soils are pastured closely, and will
choke out the broom sedge and other
less desirable sorts. 1t is easily de-
stroyed by blowing and never becomes
a weed, 1t rarely grows large enough
to be cut for hay, though on the prai-
ries of southwestern Louisiana, where
1t is known as petit gazon," 1t reaches
a height of two feet or more and
covers large part of the native
meadows. The seed is rarely found in
the market. but the plant Is easily
propagated by moving when the seed
is ripe and scattering the hay over the
field where the grass is wanted. Even
If but few plants should appear the
first year, the seed will soon be spread
by stock so as to cover the entire field.
1t bears heavy frost without injury,
and SO affords considerable grazing
during the winter. It is often used as
lawn grass on soils too light and
sandy for Bermuda, and is excellent
for that purpose, though its rather
light color makes it less attractive
than grass having richer green.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-01-19

A government report says: The
large areas of drifting sands along
the Atlantic. Pacific, and Gulf
coasts and also about the Great Lakes
and along some of our larger rivers.
which. because OF their unstable char
acter, are serious menace to life and
property. could in many cases be re-
claimed and converted into valuable
pasture and meadow lands. The study
of the grasses suitable for binding
these sands has been extended along
the Atlantic coast as far south as
Florida, also to various points on the
Pacific coast and along the Columbia
River in Washington and Oregon.
Several native sand binders of great
promise have been discovered. and
their utilization in practical way has
been undertaken. The seaside blue
grass, native of the sand dunes along
the Oregon coast, where 1t grows
abundantly, is said to be good forage
grass as we'll as an excellent sand
binder, and has been successfully in
troduced along the sand dunes of Lake
Michigan. The binding Of drifting
sands and entertainments about fortif-
cations along the coast is a serious
problem which confronts the authori-
ties OF the war department.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-01-19
Christ The LIfs.s'

Christ calls himself The Life" OF
all his titles one of the most beautiful
and significant. Eternal life begins
with his entrance into the heart, and
at the same time begins the death of
all that is unworthy within us. There
are certain forms of animal life which
perish al the touch of the sunshine.
and SO Christ's love within us destroys
that which is impure and ignoble and
unloVely, and life becomes a daily
clarifying OF Him who is our life and
comfort today. and who has promised
more abundant life and blessedness in
the world to come.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-01-19
Garnet Grass.

We herewith illustrate paspalum
compressum, better known as Carpet
grass. A government report says of it,
This is apparently indigenous along
the coast, and is slowly spreading
northward, being now somewhat COM
mon in Mississippi ana Alabama. 1t
is undoubtedly one of the best pasture
grasses for sandy soils, and it will
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-01-19

Bone Phosphoric Acid.-Bone, once
held in high repute, seems to have
been misiudged in some particulars.
The phosphoric acid of bone, accord
ing to many recent Investigations,
seems to have little more value than
that Of certain finely ground mineral
phosphates. At the Rhode Island sta
ton bone and unacldulated mineral
phosphates have given excellent re-
suits with grass. Upon unlimed acid
soil a part OF their good effect is at
tributable to the lime and to the sol
vent action of the soil upon the phos-
plate itself.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-01-19
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
AORICuLTURISTs.
some Up-to-Date Hints About Gull
tIvatIon of the Soil aud Yields
Observation-Disclosures, vitIcuiturs and
Horticulture.


The question of whether bees pune
ture grapes has been discussed from
tarious standpoints for a good many
years, and the conclusions reached by
most thinkers and investigators on the
subject are that bees do not puncture
grapes, but suck the juice of grapes
only after they have burst open or
been bitten by birds. Prof r. l.. Tay-
tor of the Michigan Experiment Sta
ton has conducted some experiments
that would seem to put the question
at rest. His observations were that
the bees worked only on the Delaware
and Lady grapes, varieties that burst
open badly in wet seasons. Prof. Tay-
lor placed 1000 sacks on clusters of
thirteen different varieties of grapes
so that the bees could not get at them.
Toward the close Of the experiment 1t
was found that the grapes inclosed in
sacks were suffering more than those
that were left uncovered, and many of
the grapes had burst open. The ex-
perimenter concluded that the sucking
away of the juice Of the grapes by the
bees is a direct benefit rather than an
injury, in that these juices are pre-
vented from flowing upon sound
grapes, and thus increasing the amount
of the injury by the cracking of the
skin.
The question OF reforesting burned
over areas is of Importance to all in
terested in forestry and incidentally
in horticulture. When large areas are
burned over 1t takes many years to
cover them with anything, even with
grasses. When a small space only is
covered, the heat is not so intense as
to destroy all plant germs in the soil,
but in the case of great fires even the
fertility, with all seeds in the soil is
destroyed. Some recent investigations
! in Colorado showed that regions that
/ had been burned over in 1881 had not
begun to show any kind of tree growth
| till six years afterward, and that thir-
teen years afterward small pines only
were found, and though these trees
were found on investigation to be
seven years old. they hed attained q
height Of only twenty inches To fully
comprehend what this means one
should measure off twenty inches II
height from any object-the floor Of
ground-and remember that thi!
height represents seven years o.
growth. At such a rate, how long viii
1t take to cover that region with /
fair-sized forest? Another region wa
burned over in 1890, and four year
afterward not a sign of vegetation hat
appeared, except here and there
struggling blade of grass or sedge
Forest fires not only destroy immens
supplies of timber, but destroy tn
humus in the soil to such an exten
that it is rendered nearly sterile TO
generations. Fires are the creates
foes to forests, and their prevention
should engage the best efforts of tn
government.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-01-19

Change in Nitrogen as
organic matter (plant or animaD At
least before becoming assimilable 10
any considerable extent, must first
undergo fermentation and change to
ammonia, and then be changed to
nitric acid. involving one more process
than in the case of ammoniacal nitro
gen.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-01-19

Regions Favorable to Goat Raising.
The climatic condition and food sup
ply of large part OF our mountainous
country are admirably adapted to An
CORA ranges, and there is not sta q
in the union, East or West. in Which
they cannot be grown TO good advan-
tage. Notwithstanding the inbreed-
ing. cross breeding and inability to get
fresh blood, American ranohmen have
improved the stock they had to work
with just as they improved the orig
inaI Merino sheep, and believe It gives
them the material to do with. and they
will in time produce better animal,
larger and finer, than the original
stock with nearly 1900 years Of history
behind 1t.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-01-19
Preserving stamina in Live stock.

BY stamina we mean health, vigor,
constitution, vitality, endurance, get
there" In improved breeding there ID
always danger of decreasing vitality,
says Wallace's Farmer. We can push
development along any line about SO
far when weakness OF constitution fol-
lows, and the usefulness of the animal
is imperiled. We can, for example,
push butter and milk production to a
wonderful extent, but the death rate
among cows that give the phenomenal
yields is astonishing. The constitution
cannot stand this tremendous pressure.
and milk fever or tuberculosis takes
off the queens of the dairy. The cow
can be pushed to 300 or 400 pounds OF
butter per year. provided she Is we'll
fed and kept In a well-yentilated barn.
but the danger line lies very near that
high point
We can make phenomenal gains on
hogs and can hide their skeletons In
a mass of flesh, but II this forcing
process is continued either on the male
or female line. impotency and small
filters OF weaklIngs are very liable to
follow. The change from the native
hog to the high-bred animal OF any OF
the improved breeds Is a radical one.
and 1t is not possible to push pork
production to the utmost without de-
creasing the vitality and stamina of
the animal There Is a limit to human
endeavor in this direction, and nature
says stop" The same is true Of
sheep, and in fact of all other classes
Of live stock; less perhaps with the
horse than any other because the horse
is used hard for service in the field
or on the road, and work means
abundant exercise and the preserva-
ton of stamina and vitality.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-01-19

Jefferson county. Wis, madf an
sold over 100000 pounds of BATTER
last year
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-05
Ia,.ntlo.s worth Millions.

Here are q few cases where inventors
have been struck by lightning; 1t is
either money or glory for the success
full inventor. Never both. Who knows
what his name was that invented the
can opener2 His family only, and yet
no household Ia without q q opener.
He made about a million dollars out OF
H. Estimated. Maybe he didn't make
% much.) Who was It that invented
the return ban2 While the patent last
ed he drew about $4,000 a year from
II, and that Ia as good as being pres
idsnt ofthese United States-better for
he didn't have TO lock out Tor fourth.
class postmasterShlps or worry Abou,
a denomination. Why children should
want 4 return ball Is a deep, unfathom.
able mystery, but they do. The rub
Der string fastened to the ball is for
ever breaking, and the child doesn't
live that a tie II 80 that 1t will staI
tied, but they will not consent to liy,
without IL, The Dancing Jim Crow
toy paid its infamous author SIS, 900
year before il got to be an old story
"PhArsoh's ssrpents" made 100000
year during Its brief career, and "Johi
Gilpin" Melted something like half
million for its dedser. Most peopl
do not even know what these toys arr
let alone the inventors names.-Aina
lees Magazine,
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-05
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.

We learn from the Kansas City
papers that J. NJ. Love has consented
TO become a candidate for the nomina
ton to the sfice OF lieutenant.gov
ernor. Mr.. Lowe Is well known in
Lexington, and has for = number Of
years owned Linwood Lawn, ear this
city, and bis announcement is Of more
than passing interest to our readers.
He is known here IS a substantial,
clear headed man, and one who always
has the interest Of the people At heart.
He is q lifelong democrat, and one
who would grace any position that the
democracy Of Missouri conld call him
to fill. The interests OF the people
would always be safe in his hands and
his nomination would be heartily en-
dorsed by Lafayette county. Hi
progress will be noted with interest b!
bis friends in this county aud especially
In Lexington.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-05
DEMOCRACY In LAFAYETTE,

The democrats of Lafayette county
have an opportunity to roll up the
bigges, majority for the county, state
aud rational tickets this fall that We
have given for years. There is dis
sentiou In the republican ranks, and
never has the democracy been o
united.
W. have Just passed through the
primary and come out Of it with clean
hands and a splendid ticket. No finer
body Of men was ever nominated for
Office than we have nominated this
spring. They are stalwart men and
working democrats, Men who have
won the confidence Of the people, both
politically and individually. Who
have secured their nomination without
antagoniziug those who were opposed
to them, and without the evils that are
commonly attendant upon a primary.
Right now is the time to begin
working for that big maiority this fall.
Lay aside your predictions aud work
fol- the ticket. Remember that yon
are not the only mar in the county nor
yet the only one who failed to see all
his favorites nominated. You may
believe that your man was the best,
but remember that q msiorty OF the
people think you were honestly mis-
taken. 1t is no reflection on you
or any candidate that your favorite was
not nominated. 1t makes your candi-
date none the worst and the nominee
none the better, but it does mean a
great deal to the party whether You
work for the success Of the tickevor o
You can but admit that the nomi-
nees are hlgh-minded and capable
gentlemen, and as You hope for The
triumph Of the principles you profess
TO believe 10, we urge upon you tc
work as earnestly for the success oI
the ticket as you would have wished
your opponents to work had you beer
successful aud they been defeated.
Democracy means majority rule, bu'
above all else It means liberty ant
equality, an honest government ant
purity In politics. Ii you would hav'
these you must do your part in tn
coming campsign, and unless you d.
you have no right to object If you d,
not get them. Work from now unit
November aud let US show the rest o
Missouri OF what stuff Lafayette count.
democracy Is made.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-05
Admiral Dewey In Missouri.

ST. Louis, No, May 3.-kmid the
firing Of cannon, the shrieking Of
whistles and the huzzas Of a vast con-
course OF enthusiastic people, Admiral
George Dewey became the guest Of
the city Of ST. Louis this evening.
The special Baltimore aud Ohio
train, over the Chicago and Alton
road, hearing the admiral aud bis
party backed into the union station
at 1905 .. m.
As the train was backed into the
depot battery A, stationed 10 the
railroad yards, fred an admiral.
salute, the first roar Of which started
a terrific round Of cheers from the
immense throng.
The admlral's party was escorted
10 carriages BY the reception com
mittee with much ~dificulty, owing 1;
the demonstrations Of the crowd out
side the depot gates, which for q
moment threatened 20 eugulf th'
entire party. Preceded by a detach
ment Of police aud she first regiment
y. q. NJ, the admiral and party vert
driven TO the Planters hotel. Atoms
the entire route - the hotel th'
admiral received one continual oya
tion.
There was no set programme fOI
this evening, Admiral Dewey hayin(
requested that all formalities be dis
pensed with, on account Of I'll,
fatigue Of the party, and both he ant
Mrs. Dewey remained 10 their apart
ments most OF the evening.
From 1880 O'Clock tomorrow morn
ing until late in the evening, Admira
Dewey will be kept busy attending
succession OF receptions, formal ani
Informal, diuners, luncheons aad pa
tJlotie concerts.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-05
ORIENTAL EMBRoIDERIEs.
Persian Six Table Covers Are Used
In Drapsry and Other
TrimminEs.

Boft satins and silks In oriental en-
broidery are beautiful, and the latest
idea In this line is to take Persian silk
table covers heavy with embroidery for
parts OF a black or white waist, as col
lar points, cuffs, Jokes and oyerfronts
draPed In surplice or hchu fashion.
Chiffon is embroidered in applique, lace
and SILK designs, one OF the hitter show
Ing thick, raised roses. For all such
work the material Ia used as plain as
possible, and In either strong oriental
or dainty pastel c%olorings. Chiffon en-
broidered In eyelets, through which
velvet ribbons are run, Is one OF the
hand-decorated materials which come
from many a dressmaker's establish.
ment, as do the ~gorgeously embroid-
cred silk reyers.
The ribbon manufacturers have made
their spring ribbons very soft in tex.
ture, 30 that the bows may be Of either
D or several shades crushed together
Like a chou or cabbage rosette to dec.
orAte the left aide OF the corsAge or the
front OF the soft belt. Toffeta IN the
weave, and in the fancy lines the hem.
stitched and corded effects are rampant
In n color, aud with white on any
shade. All tints are light, and In look.
Ing over a sample book strawberry red,
light baby and pastel blues, cream,
black and delicate greens show IN 10
the exclusion Of other tlnts. Beautiful
aashes and necktles have at each end a
flower design in velvet effect, and be.
low this a deep silk fringe. The sashes
are TO be worn on the left AT the front,
and the ties form acollar and bow with
long ends. Ten.inch shot taffeta rib.
bon In white and colors will be worn
In the same manner.-LsdieG' Home
Journal.