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The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-22
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NecessiaY for DRAINAGE.

IL there was eve" a year when the
advantages of good drainage were
manifest it is this year, especially In
the territory bordering OF the Great
Lakes, where rains have been very
copious during the past two months.
IN the vicinity of Chicago many OF
he mar { gardens arc this year
made Improbable by reason Of lack
" drainage. Most plants cannot grow
with their roots immersed In water.
The plants that are cultivated for
food are at a standstill in growth
while the water stands ut the level of
The ground. Not till the water has
settled In the soil to some distance
below them is IL possible for them to-
resume their normal condition OF
growth. Around Chicago, on the level
lands devoted to truck growing, the
water has been standing for a month
past. The vast fields Of ga den vege.
tables seen on them are to a large *.
tent spoiled. An immense amount OF
work and manure las been expended
on .ie fields. but no returns are pos.
sibl,. Yet proper drainage would
make the rains a blessing. Lard
should be so wtll drained that water
will not stand at all, but will leave
the soil In a disable condition a fe :
hours after even the heaviest rains.
When lands are not drained not only
do the plants stop growing while the
soil is water logged, but the fields
cannot be titled for days afterward.
The soil remains soft and soggy 30
long that nc cror can be properly
tended. The land needs attention.
especially after the surface has been
packed by heavy rains. II the land
is in a condition to pass the surplus
water into underground drains the
surface can be cultivated in a com
paratively short time after the rains
have fallen. We have no doubt that
tho wa~ter-covered fields near Chicago
represent the condition Of thousands
OF planted fields In tie states border.
ing the lakes.
1t seems strange tina, after so long
campaign in favor OF draining there
should exist such large areas still un.
drained, especially areas that are de-
voted to the growing Of expensive and
profitable crops. The writer his year
after year noticed the fields on II
farm where water works l.voc.
Sometimes the fields of this farm are
planted In corr and sometimes in po.
tatoes, but during every year there
are seasons when the crops stand in
the water for weeks at a time. The
natural inference is that even when
the water drains from the surface 1t
remains so near the surface that little
can be expected in the way OF crops.
And little Is realized in the way Of
crops. The wonder is that any man
should continue to plant on such
land. Drainage helps in both rainy
and dry weather, but is especially nsc.
essary in rainy weather.
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kino AIexander's Position.

King Alexander, like his father be.
fore him. is ignored by his fellow
s~overeigns when he travels abroad,
No official notice is taken nf his pres
Cnce at Vienna when he stays in the
Austrian metropolis, while his offers
o visit St. Petersburg and other for
rign courts with his elderly consort,
Queen Draga. have been curtly de-,
.clined. Nor could any European prince
Of the blood. no matter how impover-
ished, be found who was base enough
to be willing TO give his daughter in
marriage to King Alexander. who
me RE his mothers discharged lady.
~in-waiting merely because he could
find no woman of royal rank willing
to become his queen.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-22
A Wonderful Feat.

Recently a party from the embassies
at Constantinople went to inspect tho
international lifeboat service on the
Black sea coast. At one OF the life.
saving stations they thought they
would like to test the conditions OF
liicboat work, so. clothing themselves
In bathing costumes and cork Jackets,
they each took an oar In a lifeboat. TO
the huge delight of the Turkish boat.
men. One of the secretaries of the
British embassy is never seer without
an eyeglass. and is said even to sleep
with 1t. On this occasion ne was
faithful to his glass and soiemniy EN-.
barked in a cork jacket and eyeg,ass.
All the proper exercise were gone
through. and finally the boat was
capsized and righted again by its own
crew. As they crept ont from under
the capsized boat a howl oI surprise
came from the Turks, for the secre-
tary's head appeared with the eycsiass
firmly fixed In its proper position, its
owner taking it as a matter Of curse
that II should be therc.-L.ondon Tele.
graph.
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Assault on Tobacco.

Resolutions have been passed by
the Shelby district Methodist confer
ence In session in North Carolina con
demning the use Of tobacco as in
furious to the body and mind, and to
some extent to the soul" pledging the
members of the conference 10 set a
"wholesome example" by reiraining
from indulgence in the habit; and ex'
pressing the opinion that mo appli'
cant for license to preach or for adj
mission into the annual conference
who uses tobacco in any form should
be licensed or recommended to the
annual conference, unless he solemnly
promise " quit II forever
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-22
American Packing Bad.

The State Department has published
the following report from Richard
Westacott. acting consul general at
London: II have recently received a
communication from w. e. Boyes. OF
Leicester. chairman of the conference
Of the National Federation of Fruit.
erers. at Cardiff, May IL and 10, 1902,
transmitting a copy Of a resolution
adopted by the federation, which
reads: This federation wishes to call
your attention to the unsatisfactory
way in which American apples arc
packed, and asks IL it is not possible
for you to adopt the same system as
Canada. and have all the apples graded
and stamped with the government.
stamp. BY so doing. you will largely
increase the demand for best quality,
end, consequently, the price Of Amori'
can fruit Canadian apples are now
graded and stamped with the govern,
ment stamp, and for all barrels sent
out without the stamp the sender is liza
BILE to a fine of 81 for each barrel"
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-22
Hill or Level Culture.

Under perfect conditions OF soil as
relates to drainage level culture is
best. But there Is so little land where
the conditions Of drainage are perfect
that some killing is necessary. So
our forefathers were not far wrong
when they hilled up everything. In
their day drainage Of any kind was
unusual except such as was given by
surface bitches. When the corn was
hilled up a natural drain was left by
the removal of the dirt. This condi-
ton helped matters every time there
was a freshet. The man that has a
heavy soil that has no artificial drain
age must hill or ridge up TO save his
crop in the case OF a heavy fall Of
water. Even though the land be high
or rolling a heavy soil needs some
treatment of this kirc. Clayey hill.
sides hold water to such an extent
that crops are often lost from too
much water. The usual inference Is
that the drainage is good because
there is a slope. This is a mistake,
as heavy clay holds water for a very
long period unless there be means for
drawing it away from beneath. In
case Of heavy clay on a hillside being
underlaid with Gravel or sand we have
a condition that may be counted as an
exception. Where the land Is sandy
OF course level culture may be fol.
lowed. unless there are distractions
to the draining away of the water.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-22
HOME AND FASHIONS.
STYLES AND MATERIALS THAT
ARE NOW CORRECT.
Effective Evening Toilette for Warm
Weather Wear-Appctizing Dishes
Composed Of Tomatocs-Pretty
Things to Wear.
Pretty Thinus to Wear.

Silk underslips OF tafreta and India
silk to- wear with thin gowns and all
the transparent materials are made
with deep godet %flounccs, having a
little fulness at the edge. This gives
fulness around the bottom of the skirt,
which is needed under gowns of light
texture. The Innings to wear under
the bOdices are made with fulness at
the waist line in both front and back.
These slips may be of any color, and
are really the most economical way OF
making a summer gown answer many
purposes, as it may be worn with diff.
ferent colored slips on as many oc.
casions; but the sash, belt. bows or
stock must correspond in color with
that OF the slip.
For early fall wear the covert coat.
In short box styles. will be a leader.
For o~vercoats there is a demand for
the long, loose Chesterfield in freezes,
Jerseys and meltons. The smi.ulster.
belted effects In rough cheviots. Scotch
plaids and mixed materials make a
close second.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-22
Harvesting Potatoes.

The time for harvesting pot oes Is
indicated by the dying of the vines.
The ripening process in the tLbers
goes on up to thi time, and 1t is
therefore not wise to attempt to har.
vest before that tine. IL dug while
immature the quality will not be so
good as it will be IL the tubers are
left in the ground till mature. On
the 'ther hand, II left too Icing in the
ground decay Is likely to set in. We
have known potatoes LETT in the fields
too long-till he ground froze too
hard to permit Of digging. This is
not likely to occur. but has occurred
some years when winter came very
early. The man with q small patch
OF potatoes will dig his by hand but
the man that has a large quantity to
be harvested cannot afford to do 1t In
the old-fa5hioned way. He must de-.
pend on some of the flrst.class pota.
to diggers that are on the market.
Flowing out the tubc-s Is practiced by
some farmers, but this Is hardly a de-.
sirable method, as by 1t a great many
potatoes are injured. 1t is better to
invest in a tool made expressly for
the work.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-22

I| gISmI M.
w N@I
An Asparagus Pest/

A bulletin of the Geneva station
says: In 1896 many asparaIW plants
were found to contain, just below the
surface of the ground the little flax
seed.like bodies which form m stage
in the life history of some of the flies.
like the Hessian fly. Adults have now
been raised from these 'haxseeds'
and found to be small, motallic.black
flies about one-sixth Of an inch in
length. They are found to be quite
common on the flowers and branch.
let's of the asparagus, especially on
plants that have been eaten into by
the asparagus beetle. The maggots.
or larvae. of these flies are about one
fifth Of an inch in length, somewhat
flattened and of a transparent.white
color. They are found in mines in the
asparagus stems, just beneath the cpl
dermis. the mines usually beginning
near the surface Of the ground and ex.
tending ~diagonally downward about
the stem below ground for a distance
of three or four inches. On Seeding
beds and newly set beds. the mining
of these maggots has caused some In
jury, especially during 1900; but no
serious trouble has been observed on
cutting beds, though they are prob.
ably numerous enough to catise some
weakening of the plants. The seed
lings turned yellow and died much
earlier than they would naturally 10.
The maggots changed to puparia-the
"flaxseed' stage--in the fall and
show on the infested stems rs small.
oblong. dark.brown. raised spots be-
meath the epidermis Of the stalks near
the base. Though the insect is not
yet a serious pest, it will be well to
adopt some repressive measures should
it appear upon a bed. The eggs OF
the first brood are probably deposited
early in June, so 40 small shoots
should be allowed to grow on the cut.
ting beds to receive these eggs. Pull.
ing the old stalks in the fall and
burning them when dry will destroy
many of the puparia.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-22
Death of Sea Serpept.

Science has received a blow in the
untimely death at the New York Aqua,
rum Of its latest and greatest trea
sure, the Channomuraena Vitata OF
Bermuda, which was the nearest ap-
preach To the sea serpent ever cap.
tured. Two negroes caught it in very
deep water by their hook getting into
the monsters head back of the right
eye. Tho thing looked more like a
Demonstrators than an eel. and had
the unique power of being able 10
breathe through body gills while his
jaws were distended. lilo has been
preserved in a big jar of formaldehyde.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-22
Some Wheat Tests.

At the Pennsylvania station some
tests with wheat gave results that
were summarized as follows:
/. The yield of grain from the Diff
ferent varieties OF wheat varied great
ly.
2. The bearded varieties gave the
largest yield Of grain and OF straw,
and the grain per measured bushel
was heavier than that produced by
the beardless or smooth varieties.
3. In general, the smooth chaff va
rieties were injured more by the Hes
sian fly than the bearded chan varie-
ties.
4. Late sown wheat was injured less
by the Hessian fly than that sown
early.
8. The difference in the yield OF the
varieties may be accounted for in part
by the difference in the severity OF at.
tack by the Hesian fly.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-22

DIR. William NJ. Be%ardshear. president
OF the Iowa state college Of agricul.
ture and mechanical arts at Ames.
iowa, died last week at Des Moines,
nervous prostration incurred while at.
tending the meeting OF the National
Educational association, Of which he
was president, at Minneapolis a month
ago. DIR. Beardshear had been con.
nected with educational movements In
Iowa for more than twenty years. He
attended Otterbein university. Ohio,
where he secured his A. NJ. and LII.
ID. degree. and then spent two years
at Yale. His progress was SO rapid
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-22

tended for the ball room. This gown
might be charmingly reproduced in
pale green silk null. This material
must not be confused with m%ousseline
de sole, or silk muslin, this being all
silk and requiring a silk foundation.
while silk null is silk one way, cotton
the other, and does very well over a
This frock shows quite a new effect
on the skirt by means of the unusual
arrangement of the tucks, stitched
with green Corticelli sewing silk. The
Hounce heading rises to a point in
front and slopes downward at the
back. Edging the fiounce and the
groups OF tucks are placed rows Of
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-22

that at the age of % he was made
president of Western college at To.
ledo, Iowa, and was the youngest col.
lege president In the country. He was
appointed superintendent of public
schools at Des MONIES in 1888, but
two years later he was elected presi-
dent or the college at Ames. His
school work has been wholly of a
supervisory nature. He vas appointed
"A member of the United States Indian
commission in 1897. DR.. Beardshear
was IA civil war veteran. having en-.
listed In 1864 In the Army of the
Cumberland. He was mustered out
at the close of the war.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-22

over a lace scarf. The sleeves are
to several inches below the elbow,
ard falling free from there to form
a sort of gloritied bishops pun. The
little cum is fitted very closely, and
finished with straps Of cloth. stitched
with Corticelli silk, as is also the
edge of the pointed collar. This blouse
is pretty enough for any ordinary oc.
casion, and being without bouffant
trimming, has the further advantage
of permitting the coat to be readily
slipped on and off.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-22

get on without It. For people who
travel ruch. It has certainly gone
far to simplify, IL not entirely to
solve the question of Excess OF lug.
pie in style. but hardly to be demon
mated n shirtwaist. II Is of Liberty
satin. cnt with a long shoulder seam
which Is ovcrlaid with a strap, below
which the ~so.callcd Gibson pleat dc
sends to the girdle. The front il
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-22
His Reward.

Cohenstein trescued from the surf
Mine friendt, you haf haved my life.
Life Sayer-Dat's about de size OF
II.
Cohenstein-Mine friendt, nodding
Is too good for YOU Eef | die before
you viii sbeak apoud dis in heaven!
Puck,
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-22
Effective Evcninu Toilette,

Many of the evening frocks are as
capable of development in merccrized
null, or cotton %grenadine, for warm
weather wear, as in the more costly
chiffons and crepe de chimes which go
To make up the original models, in.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-22
Water in Mood.

Green wood contains fully As per
cent OF water, and thorough season.
ing usually expels but SO per cent of
this fluid.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-22
PORTRAIT OF LADY ARNOLD.
Wife Of Celebrated English Poet Is
Japanese Lady.

This is a new portrait, just taken,
of Lady Arnold. who was Tama Kuro-
kawa Of Sendai. Japan. before hcr
marriage to Sir Edwin In 1897. The
author of THE Light Of Asia has
Just passed his SEVENTEEN birthday
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-22

Summer frocks are the chief burd en- on most feminine minds at present.
This little model is good in its S uggesions and could be made up in
cotton novelties or Bingham.
The points ca be outlined with velvet ribbon. with braid o merely
with stitching, as taste and the ma terial employed dictate.
The hat is n of the woody 81 raw that have somehow a rathe:
Chinese effect 1t is raised from the face by a wreath of Michaelmas
daisies set under the brm.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-22

Anything you get for nothing usu.
ally is not worth that much.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-22
A Government Date Orchard.

A dispatch from Phoenix, Arizona,
to the Chicago Packer says: The gov
eminent is going into the business OF
late culture on a large scale. At the
experimental station neal here has
Just been planted the largest date or
chard In America, and perhaps in the
world. Five acres have been planted
with various kinds OF date trees i'm
ported from Africa, besides about 1000
seedlings. The Department Of Agri.
culture seems to have no doubt that
the a t palm will ultimately solve
the problem OF what to do with the
arid and alkali lands Of Arizona and
other parts Of the West. Experiments
nave demonstrated the great possible
ties Of the industry.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-22
WILL ACT FOR THE POPE.
Mgr. Guidi Apostolic Delegate to the
Philippines.

Tho announcement from Rome that
Mgr. Guidi has been appointed apos.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-22

Clay soil to do its best must be
thoroughly p~ulverized.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-22

Reports from the potato growers in
dictate that the yield of potatoes Is
likely to be good, as they are being ex'
tensively grown this year all over the
country where potatoes are grown at
any time. The high prices Of pota-
toes during the past year has stimu'
lated the growing Of this article OF
food. Not only haAItke field acreage
been increased. as wn by govern.
ment reports, but tha~ gardens have a
lager crop Of potatoes than usual.
There are millions of such gardens in
the country and their output, while
not entering into commerce, will cut
quite a figure In the totals.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-22

Draining helps both In time Of
drought and In time OF freshet.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-22
The Fashionable Blouse.

The odd waist has become a neces'
sity, aud one would not know how to
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-08-26
M'GRtW'S ROW
WITH A SHARK
ustoms Nan Met One IVA Tea
Of Night in Honolulu
l1arbor.

captain McGreW of tho n.rht lnsucc-
tors of the Honolulu Customs Service
had o. sensational experience in tho
latbor few night ago.
McGreW is modest man and de-
elined to tell reporter anything about
The matter hut from all reports IL
seems that he had a hairbreadth es-
cape from the Jaws Of a man-eating
shark in the harbor During the day
time there are no sharks In the har-
Dor but when everything becomes quiet
at night and the big propellers Of
steamers stop grinding up the mud in
the channel the monsters come in and
carefully cruise around.
\ part Of the duties Of the captain
Of the night watch is to take a small
row boat and row across from the Pa
cifc Mail wharf to- the Quarantine
wharf to see that the Inspector on duty
over there is not asleep or that moth
ing else is going on which would mar
the efficiency of the service.
Wednesday night was a clear one and
the moon was shining brightly when
McGrew made the trip. He went over
safely. The water was as smooth as
glass and all the noise that McGrew
could hear was the swish of his oars
as they swept over the water. All Of
a sudden the water around his boat
commenced to boil. He thought that
either Kansas cyclone or an Aus
tralian willy-willy had struck him but
before he could determine whether he
should send his crew aloft to stow the
sails or whether II would he wiser TO
take the gale over his stern and try
to ride IL out his boat grounded, not
on the top Of "A sand bar or on coral
reef but on the back of a huge man
eating shark-supposed to be "A man
eater because of the great size Nc
Grew attributes To- it-and I'm a moment
the vessel was being bumped high in
to the air. Trying to keep pace with
the occasion McGrcW allowed his hair
to stand on end. The shark dived and
a moment later attacked the port side
Of the boat. McGrew had the crew
shift Cargo-himsef-to the other side
To- keep the vessel from capsizing, and
by strenuous efforts with the oars got
the boat into smoother water In "A
moment he was standing on the Paci-
fc Mail wharf, trihe wet under the
collar but otherwise unlnjured.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-08-26
3AD BOILERS
STOP TRANSPORT
The BuIord With 1000 Troop,
on Board Calls al
Honolulu.

About a thousand men from the Unit
% states transport Buford. from The
Philippines. made matters lively boz Iio-
uoulu on Saturday aud sunday nights.
ana incidentally spent a few thousand
dollars In Honolulu business places
The Buford made "A forced call at this
port Five days after leaving Yoko-
hama her boilers commenced To leak.
and she has put In here for repairs.
She arrived Saturday morning ana win
not leave until the latter end Of this
week.
The Buford is one OF the finest trans
ports in the service. and carries qNte
a number Of passengers, Including
col. w. +. Dougherty Eighth Infantry;
Lieut. Col. j. w. Duncan, Thirteenth
Infantry, Major G. Gardener. Mrs. G.
Gardener. Major Surgeon ]. S. Metzger.
Mrs. j. :. Metzger, Miss Margaret
Mctzger, Major Surgeon l. w. Brewer,
Major Hunter Biggett, Capt. g. w.
Kennedy. capt. l.. =. Davidson. Capt.
w. y. Stamper, Mrs. w. Y. Stamper,
Masters William. Hamilton and Furnam
Stamper, Capt. q. W. Kirman, Mrs.
Kirman. Master Kirman, Capt willis
Uline, Capt. VIM. Brooke, Capt. j. X.
Miller Mrs. j. *. Miller. Masters John
and William Miller, Capt. r. Norman,
Capt. Edwin Bell. Capt. VIM. Colbert
Capt. NJ. b. Stewart, Mrs. NJ. Il. Stew
art Lieut.. +. G. Baltzell. Lieut. A. j.
McNab, Lieut. G. Il. Faulkener, Lieut..
+. G.. Knabenshue. Lieut.. j. F. Jones,
Lieut.. w. Il. Hunt, Lieut.. l.. L. Roach,
Lieut.. G.. A. Hadsell. Mrs. G.. a. Had
sell, Lieut.. a. l.. Christie. Second Lieut..
j. II. Como, Second Lieut.. Il. Caziarc.
Second Lieut.. S. w. AndinR Second
Lieut.. W. g. Murchison, Second Lieut..
j. c. Murphy. Second Lieut.. a. f. Hal
pin, Mrs. c. l.. Davis, Miss Emily Da-
Wis, Mrs. Il. =. Andrews, Masters Gift
and Cowles Andrews, Miss G.. V. Pat
terson, Mrs. o. G. Conterno, Mrs. John
Mcdonald, Master Oscar Joyner, Mrs.
chas. Broadly, Miss Marion Broadly,
Miss Mary Il. Talcott, Miss Mabel l.
Lake, Mrs. Charles Williams Second
Lieut. II. w. Adams, Mrs. ii. 5. Ogilvie,
Masters Harry and Clarence Ogilvie,
Capt. j.. II. Southell, Mrs. II. II. South
ell. Lieut.. @. A. Densmore, Surgeon II.
c. Smith, Miss +. u. Burt, Mrs. o. y.
Anderson.
The Buford carries 4G2 enlisted men
and the band of Companies II. +. G.. II,
], Is, J.. and NJ of the Eighth Infantry:
li3 men OF Companies II and + Of the
Fifteenth Infantry. lGi men of Compa-
ny G. of the Twenty-hfth Infantry, liz
casuals IS discharged soldiers and Is
e&-ciVilian employees.