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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-09
DRY WINES.
The Main Point as Deduced From
Methods of Foreign Countries.

The Main Point as Deduced From
Methods of foreign Countries.
+. II. Bioletti Of the University of
California recently visited the chief
vine growing regions OF Europe and
Algeria for the purpose Of observing
the methods Of wine making that are
adapted to hot climates. Ia a recent
publication on the manufacture of dry
wines In hot countries ME-. Biohetti re
cords the main lesson Of pEacticsl I'M
portance to California wine makers to
be learned from q consideration Of the
French and Algerian methods. 1T Is"
he says, the oft repeated N Of cool
fermentation. 1t seems strange that In
Algeria, where cool water Is far more
scarce than In California, the wine
makers should have been able to make
the use of cooling machines a practical
success, while here little or no progress
has been made In that direction. The
reason IL to be found probably In a
lack of a real appreciation OF the need
and use OF cool fermentation among
the wine makers of the regions where
dry wines are usually made and of the
difficulty of applying known methods
In the hotter regions, where the cellars
r nearly all of great size.
with regard to the first, there is un-
doubtedly a very general lack of reali-
cation Of the benefits to be derived
from fermentlng wines at a low TEN
perature. A wine which attains a
temperature Of 90 to 100 degrees F.
during fermentation will never have
TIE freshness, bouquet and general
high quality of one which never ex-
ceeds IS or 80 degrees r. Even
though the former ferments out com
pletcly and remains a perfectly sound
wine, Its quality and especially It's bou
quet Is injured, and the readiness OF
many California wines and of wines
from other hot countries Is undoubted
" due in great part TO the high TEN
peratures Of fermentation"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-09
False Faces.

"What becomes of all the false
facesY' asked the city salesman. Who
wears them7 There are lots of them
made. A trip on the elevated roads
gives peeps into many doors where doz-
ems of workmen do nothing year In
and year out but make false faces.
The output must be sufficient to en-
able the entire population to go about
dressed for a continuous carnival. On
Thanksgiving and a few other fete
days masks are in demand, but the
rest Of the time most OF US are con-
tent TO show III natural co~untenances.
That comparatively light local trade,
even when swelled by the year round
trade Of small shops in populous dis
tricts, leaves a tremendous quantity of
false faces to be accounted for,"--
New York Press.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-09
H UPPER LIP.
A Theory About the Furrow Which
" Runs Below the Nose.

W Runs Below the Nose.
, Below the nose runs a furrow part
Ing the upper lip. In the faces Of
babies and children this furrow IL very
noticeable. From the evolutionisfs
point of view 1t is one Of the most
remarkable characters of the face. 1t
tends to become obsolete in old age,
and it is not seen among the c%atarrhine
monkeys. Among the platyrhines 1t
Is but feebly developed, but in lemurs
1t is in a more pronounced state. There
Is a depressed septum, to which the
two side pieces are joined. The upper
lip, in fact, is nearly split In two, but
held together In a depressed piece Of
flesh. In the marsupialia and roden-
tia the lip Is practically In two pieces,
and each piece Is capable Of being
moved separately. This Is the hare
lip" and Its method Of use may well
be noticed In a hare or a rabbit when
eating.
The furrow, therefore, In the child's
Zip points to this-that our ancestors
possessed not a single upper lip, as we
w uOW, oul W. upper hpc, OhS "
meath each nostril, both capable Of
Independent movement. In the course
OF time these two lips have. owing to
the nonrequirement Of independent
movement, grown together to form the
single lip we now possess, but the
line Of junction Is not perfect. and
so the furrow results, and sometimes
there Is q distinct scar down the mid
die of the furrow.
The possession Of the furrowed up
per lip by children Is n of the strong
est pieces of evidence against the de-
scent Of man from any catarrhine and
In favor of his descent from platy-
rhines or from lemurs through the
Intervention of platyrhine-like ances-
tors, of which there are no exac liv-
ing representatives. Nineteenth Cen
fury.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-09
QUEER THINGS IN POLAND.
Superstition Plays n Leading Role
With Young Men and Maidens.

Superstition Plays n Leading Role
With Young Men and Maidens.
II is customary in Polish villages to
strew straw over the Christmas eve
supper tables and for the young people,
blindfolded or In the dark, to pick out
each d straw therefrom. Should the
straw be green the lucky maiden ex-
poets to wear a bridal wreath or the
youth TO lead a blushing bride to the
altar durits the approaching year, but
a dried stray foretells to either long
waiting, possibly even until death.
In other rural Polish districts on the
"Christ's eve" winsj beer and water
are placed by a girl between two can
dies on a table. She Their retires into a
corner or an adjoining room to watch
the result reflected In a mirror hung
for this purpose. II as the clock strikes
midnight q man enters and drinks the
wine she is happy, for her wooer VIII
be rich. Should he drink the beer, she
may be content, for the wooer will be
well to do. If the water be chosen, her
husband will be very poor. But If as
the clock strikes no man comes to her
table the anxious maiden shivers with
more han midnight terror, believing
that she is doomed to be early the
bride of death.
Poland is peculiarly rich in these
~observances, spreading themselves
throughout the year. both sexes being
equally superstitious In this respect.
On New Years V the young unmar-
ried men place themselves before a fire
and, bending down, look beneath their
legs. Should a woman appear in the
background it is the one they will
marry. but If they see a shape as of a
coffin it forebodes for them death dur
ing the year close at hand.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-09
THE POTATO.
xstes Essm . Practical Experience
Of Seventeen Years.

Hstes Frssm . Practical Experience
Of Seventeen Years.
BY W. T. MACOUN. experimental farm.
Canada.
There Is no farm crop the yield OF
which can be increased SO much By one
seasons work as the potato. Potatoes
have been grown at the rate of over
TOO bushels per acre In small plots at
the central experimental farm. The
average yield for the whole of Canada
was about LIB bushels per acre when
the last census was taken In 1901. Po-
tatoes succeed best In a moist, some
what cloudy and temperate climate
and In rich. deep, friable, warm. sandy
loan soil with natural drainage, a CON
stant though not too great a supply Of
moisture and plenty Of decayed or de
caytng vegetable matter.
A crop Of 200 bushels Of potatoes,
exclusive Of the potato tops, remove
from the soil approximately forty
pounds nitrogen, twenty phosphoric
acid and seventy pounds potash.
Potatoes succeed well after clover,
there being al average Increase In a
three years test of thirty-seven bush.
els per acre where clover was used
than where 1t was not.
Heavy manuring with barnyard ma
nure is not recommended, but the use
Of q moderate quantity is advised. ap
piled on the clover In the autumn. II
used In spring the manure should b.
well rotted.
Chemical fertilizers II used should
be applied at the rate Of 500 to sou
pounds or more per acre In the proper
tion of $50 pounds nitrate of soda, so
pounds superphosphate and 200 pounds
sulphate of potash or muriate of pot
ash. The soil should be thoroughly pre-
pared. The better the preparation the
better the crop is likely to be. The
crop Of potatoes will usually increase
In proportion to the number Of times
the potatoes are cultivated during the
growing season. There was found to
Be an Increase Of forty bushels per
acre In a crop of potatoes cultivated
six times over those cultivated three
times.
The crop of marketable potatoes can
be almost doubled by having three
weeks growth In September,
Potato tops should be protected from
insects and diseases, as the yield will
be In proportion to the leaves unln
Jured.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-09
THE
I~nterssffng Data About the Magic
Star Gem Of Ceylon.

Interssdfng Data About the Magic
Star Gem Of Ceylon.
Familiar to some of the ancient
writers and credited with supernatural
powers, the astoria, or star gem, was
highly valued for the benefits sup
posed to be conferred on the wearer.
Its bright, six rayed star, ever chang
ing and shifting with every play Of
light and especially shooting out its
flames In the direct sunlight. would
seem to be something more than an
ordinary crystal, and to the supersti-
tious mind II could readily be believed
to embody some tutelar spirit. The
particular virtue attributed to this gem
was the comforting upon the wearer OF
Health and good fortune when worn
As an amulet, and to those fortunate
to be born In the month Of April, with
which the stone vas associated or rep
resented. the wearer was insured from
all evil. The star stone 10 found prin-
cipally in Ceylon, invariably In soil
peculiar to rubies and sapphires. In.
deed It Is composed Of the same con-
stituent "corundum," Its chatoyant, or
star rays, being caused by the pres.
sure Of what the natives call silk"
1t Is found in many different colors,
from pale blue, pink and white to deep
dark blue, ruby and purple. The blue
are termed sapphire stars, the red
ruby stars. 1t is always cue en-
cabochon, the star dividing into six
rays at the apex. 1t is next in hard
ness to the diamond.
The 'Moorman" of Colombo, with
tools as rude and simple as his fore
fathers used 1000 years before, with
no training or instruction except the
unwritten mysteries Of the craft hand
ed down from father to son, will pro-
duce the most wonderful results in
cutting and polishing gems and in
many instances rival the more edu-
Gated lapidary of Europe for judg-
ment In cutting gems to the greatest
advantage.-London Graphic.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-09

Cuttings Of eurrants and gooseber-
hes should now be taken. Make them
about q foot long and from wood Of the
present years growth.
Cuttings should be stripped of leaves
II any remain and either planted In
the cutting bed or tied In bundles and
buried In a cold cellar or In q sandy.
well drained. high situation outside.
Weedy fence rows should be cleaned
out and brush and refuse burned to do
sway with breeding places for insects.
weeds and rabbits.
Fruit trees may be set In September
ard October where they viii not b
ezyca1d to strong winds and the land
= woll drained.
1roecol. cabbage Of AL sorts and
Ioefuoo may now BE- sown IN cola
namos. Ire plants to b wintsrsd. With
p~gUesction. IN the frame and planted
sut - early IN spring - ~ ground
ean b worked.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-09

1t seems curious to American ideas
to know that there is a firm of house
decorators in London which has been
mentioned by some Of the most emf
nent English writer's. II started In
1895, and Jane Austen, Thackeray and
Lord Lytton are among the many writ
ers who have placed their Heroes or
heroines In rooms decorated by this
firm. This might be called classic ad-
vertising.-New York Tribune.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-09
LanE Lines.

Dumas pere, who was proud OF the
prices he received for his work, was
once Boosting of the fact.
Beyond a doubt" he remarked, II
am the best paid of living men of let
tiers. l receive 80 sous a line"
Indeed, monsieur said a bystand-
.er. IL have never worked for less than
$1,000 a line. What do you think of
that?'
You are joking" responded Dumas
In irritation.
"Not at ALL"
"For what do you receive such rates
per liner"
"For constructing railways" was the
answer.-Harper's Weekly.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-09
TAKING S.LK HATS.
\ workman Explains why His Fore
nnger Nail IL Malformed.

nnger Nail IL Malformed.
The nail Of his right forefnger was
long, yellow, horny, and the finger tip
had so thickened and hardened that it
seemed to be covered with pale leather.
He was a silk hat maker, and II was
from curling hat brims that his finger
had changed SO strangely. Describing
the processes Of q silk hats manufac-
ture, he said:
THE belief that cardboard forms a
silk hats foundation is an error. The
hat Is first built up of various thick
neeses of linen-layers Of linen, soaked
In shellac, that by means Of wooden
molds and hot irons weighing twenty
pounds apiece are welded one on the
other TILL . perfect shape, brim and all
complete, Is obtained.
1.-THE silk Is next put on. This silk
costs from $40 to $15 a yard. 1t looks
like plush In the piece. The hatmaker
cuts II of on the bias and molds 1t
round the stiff linen foundation. The
strips must be very accurately cut, and
great care is used in their ironing and
cementing, so as TO give a perfect dag
onal joint. Look at your silk hats
seam the next time you wear II. The
Joints perfection will, perhaps, amaze
you.
1.-THE brim, up to this point, is fat.
Now It's curling commences. That is
where my queer forefnger comes In.
The shaping of a hat brim is purely
! matter OF hand and eye and taste.
The brim while being shaped is highly
heated SO as to give It pliability.
"And of course working on this hot
material, patting and prodding it, the
forefnger thickens and the nail gets
horny.
Nevertheless hat curling Is pleasant,
artistic work. Hat curriers' have repu-
tations the same as artists. Their work
IS distinctive. An expert can tell 1t at
q glance."-New York Press.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-09
SUGAR BEETS.
where the rroat Is-Methods 81 .
Canadian Grower.


Canadian Grower.
The most important factors which
influence the profits made In raising
& beets are: The adaptation of the
soil to the crop, the amount of hired
help needed to grow them and the dis
lance to the refinery. We consider the
character Of the soil most important.
but careful and thorough preparation
Is a close second. says c. II. Herner Of
Ontario in Orange Judd Farmer.
Last year our crop was grown on a
somewhat ~grayelly soil prepared In
the ordinary way. with a liberal applI-
cation of manure. 1t averaged $37 an
acre. This year II averaged $50 On
acre. The difference In the two crops
was due to improvement In III meth
DDS.
In preparing the land for this year
we started after harvest last autumn
Fall wheat had been on the land dur
Ing the two previous seasons, the field
having been MANFRED at the rate OF
eight tons to the acre each time. The
stubble was turned under by shallow
blowing. followed by surface cultiva-
ton, and weeds encouraged to germi-
nate as Don as possible, Then the
Geld was powed a second time sever
inches deep. Late In the fall one-half
was plowed a third time. the remain
der being plowed early In spring. This
late fall blowing was a mistake. as the
weeds were more numerous on this
part of the field than ON the spring
plowed part.
No was applied and only
surface cultivation given. The soil was
well pulverized, soft and mellow. After
rolling the land the beets were sowD
on the fat at the rate of eighteen
pounds to the acre In drills t~wenty-one
inches apart.
We started the cultivators as soon
as we could see the rows. The first
cultivation was intended only to break
the crust. In the second and each sue
ceeding cultivation we usually 60 a
little deeper than the previous time.
We always cultivate as often and con-
tinue as long as we can without break
Ing on too many leaves. Our idea was
TO have the soil loose and mellow be-
tween the lows to a depth Of fvo
inches, since deep cultivation increase3
both the yield and the percentage OF
sugar IN the beets.
When the second leaves appeared
punching and thinning were m
cd. This must be done ut tae prone
tniei a little too early Is better than a
tribe hate. On this the size Of the crop
largely depends. AT tits operation the
beets were left standing ten inches
apart. II properly done. cleaning them
twice Is all that is necessary. There
must be no halfway methods with this
crop, as everything must be done thor.
oughly II a profit is to be obtained. In
harvesting much labor can be saved
ny a good beet litter, which Is a labor
saver In itself and should be used by
every grower. :.
The total cost of this seasons crop.
including rent Of land, all labor and
teaming beets q distance of eight miles
to refinery, was $40 an acre, leaving
us a net profit Of 500 an acre. This
refinery pays "a a ton for beets test
Ing IL per cent sugar and 33 1-3 cents a
ton additional for each / per cent
sugar.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-09

Few men could tell IL they were ask
ed how many feet per second they
walk. A press photographer whose
work requires him to know all man
ner Of speeds said:
THE average man walks four feet
per second. A dog on its ordinary
Jog goes eight feet a second. A horse
trots twelve feet a second. A REIN
lesr over the Ice makes twenty-six
esst. A ace hoFss MAKES forty-three
feet. A sailing ship makes fourteen
feet."--Chicago Chronicle.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-09

"Can you tell me the meaning Of the
word 'peacer" asked Miss Gray Of a
little boy who had just recited a pa
triotic poem In which the word oc-
Cured.
"Peace e . when you amt got no
children" answered the child.
"How IL that7'' asked Miss Gray.
when my mother has washed and
dressed us six children for school In
The morning she says, Now. I'll have
Deace.'"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-09
borrow where They Ought to Buy.

boFroW Wncrc Ahcy Ou&nt 10 buys
The proprietor Of a hardware store
has found IT necessary to display con-
s~pfcuously ver his counter the fol-
lowing sign: Our business is to sell
fools, not to loan them"
did you actually find It necessary
to hang up that noticeY I asked him.
"Of course l did," he replied. Hard
~ a day passes that / don't have some
body running In here and asking me
to lend him a hammer, a saw Or d
chisel. It's M Of the freaks Of hu-
man nature, and I can't account for
It Persons who would not think of GO
ing into a hat shop to borrow q hat
or to a furnishing store to borrow a
shirt seem to think It's the most nat
ural thing In the world to come In here
and ask me to lend them a hammer
New York Herald.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-09

Bells have been employed in associa-
ton with religious worship since the
early days Of Egypt Oymbals and
hand bells and small crotals served for
the festival of Isis. Aaron and other
Jewish high priests wore bells OF gold
upon their raiment, In camp and gar
rison the Greeks employed bells. The
Romans announced the hour Of bathing
By their melody. Copper and tin, the
old c~ompositio6, u stu regarded a
tho best bell metal Steel has been
tried, but does not make q ~successful
bell. Glass bells are mellow and boau-
tiful In tone, but the material = to-
fragfla. The III metal Whl<h = ~
possibie h that which overybo6y ~
AGNES makes tn best Ssfk-eI1yor.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-09

odd binder makes an excellent end post.
Such things should never be sold as
junk, says an Ohio Farmer correspond
emit. BY fastening a piece Of timber
to the end OF the post and running
braces back to the piece of timber It
makes a very solid affair. The tim
Der should be buried well down. near
four feet, and rocks piled on II, and
you have a post that will not give and
cannot heave up. :
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-09
Alfalfa In north Dakota.

A review Of all the experiences with
Turkestan alfalfa by the North Dakota
station seems to indicate that 1t Is a
promising crop, but not superior to
alfalfa grown from seed purchased in
Minnesota. In fact the Minnesota al.
falfa shows q thicker, stronger stem,
although In 1904 1t did not grow a
high as the Turkestan variety. The
experiment station believes that the
Minnesota alfalfa II 4 stronger forage
plant than the Turksstan strain. In
addition to this It produces seed, which
y an added advantage.
The general trials with alfalfa seem
b indicate that thH crop may ulti-
mately prove q success In North Da-
kota. The present scarcity and high
price Of ssed, the apparent lack Of
adaptat5en Of the common commercial
foraess 10 this part Of the country.
tpgetheS with probable lack Of root
tnbercse bacteria In many places, seem
10 warrant the statement that tho PEG
pie Of North Dakota should try alfalfa
In a email and inexpensive way until
they have further evidence that ii win
give certain cces In their district.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-09
rorturin9 Him.

"You say you think your girl IL 60
ing back on your What leads you to
such a supposition? Did she snub
Jour
sNo, but she called her little sister
Into the parlor last night and had her
recite to me."-Houston Post.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-09

1t is claimed that southern Missouri
h well adapted to peach growing. since
growers are able to market their fruit
Just after the southern crop natures
and before the northern crop comes ON
the market, the only rivals at this time
being the peaches from Delaware and
Oklahoma. Most of the fruit In south
ern Missouri IL sent to eastern and
northern markets.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-09

Dressmakers will not "it" with
black pins and regard Il as unlucky
to tack with green cotton. Milliners
regard as Of happy augury the drop Of
blood falling or a hat from a pricked
6nger.-Notes and Queries.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-09

Old Smithers-You're a disgrace to
your family, SIR. I'm almost ashamed
to call you my son. Young Smithers
Say nothing. dad. I'm as much
ashamed Of It as you are.-Boston
Transcript.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-09

Miss Cuttsr-l hate to repeat gossip.
AE. Dubber. but Just before you left
~ last evening ! heard Miss Clipper
~ that she was dying to get rid Of
you. Dubber-Hal Then ] saved her
hfas I'll % ak once and claim her
hand-Chicago News.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-09

] have used for several years home
made iron fence posts for end posts)
that give entire satisfaction. / use
old buggy or wagon axles. Three axles
Will make two posts by cutting one
In two and welding An end on each OF
the other two. The guard bar of an
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-09

The girl with the auburn hair had
uufsred him 10 pvt his ard on the
back Of the seat, but. whsn he txisd to,
tahe her hand she drew It away.
'Ar. Spponall" she odd. you
mustn't try to stretch . base hit into
. three baegsrs-Chicago Tribune.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-09
seem. otaerwi.. at the Track.

DFehH OtnerWHsc ~ INC TfScKs
wealth does not bring happiness"
said the ready made philosopher.
Maybe not" answered the man who
freQuents the ace track, but when I
compare the facial expression Of a per-
son who has won with that OF q per-
von who has lost 7 have my dodbtA"-'
Warrington Star.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-09

Hioks-My wife dropped In to see
- at the Once today sAd- Weeks-
ooesy. eld man. but rye been touched
TO. Can't lend you . eent-Catholie
standard ana Times.