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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-01-27
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Proceedings OF the Week in Brief in
Both Houses OF the South Dakota
Legislature. > > . = > .
TUESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.

Pierre, S. H., Jan. 17:-Most OF the mem
bers returned on today's trains and short
sessions were held late in the afternoon
! In the house two bills were presented
pne by Bratrud of Minchaha to allow
stock insurance companies to invest thciI
surplus In securities outside the state
pnd the other by Van Osdel of Yankton tc
allow electricians to use that power 70,
healing purposes under certain Condi.
tions.
An attempt to bring up the bill to al
low towns to condemn property outside
the municipal limits for watcrworks pur-
poses FOR final action resulted in its being
sent back to the judiciary committee
The senate passed bills allowing towns
to condemn property outside the municip
al limits for waterworks purposes.
a bill arpropriating money for expenses
OF presidential electors and a memorial to
congress asking for The opening to settle
mcnt of the Cheyenne river Indian res
crvaton.
The jack rabbit dipping bill was dis
posed of by a committee report sending ii
to the waste basket
BIS were introduced by Fricbcrg of I'm
ion relating to punishment, and by VIII
Sle or remington, giving county commits
sloners power to build additions to county
buildings without a vote
The initiative petitions for the primary
election law viii be filed with both houses
by Secretary Wipf at tomorrow's session.
ana II - rumored that this action VIII he
followed by the Introduction of several
bills to be used in pushing along the pri-
mary law, some of them being to give the
railroad commission power to nXc tclr-
phone and telegraph rates, and to make
the office clerk of the supreme court Z
salary instead of the fees of the office
The indications are for a more lively
session from this on than for the opening
weeks.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-01-27
WEDNESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.

Pierre, s. d., Jan Estate Secretary
Wipf iiled the primary election petition II
was referred to the elections committee
without reading. Its introduction was
followed by the introduction of a bill b,
Shobcr to enact its principles into
at the next election. In the
house it was read before being re,
fcrrcd to the elections committee and the
reading was followed by a resolution by
Rogdc of Minnehahn alleging that a mum.
Der OF the names were duplicated and
others were not those of voters, whit,
names had also been secured by miSreD.
resentation, and asking for an nvcstiga.
ton before action be taken by the house
Among the senate bills introduced were
BY Douhty, limiting municipal taxes on
agricultural and horticultural lands insid,
city limits.
BY Wright, to provide for a Irvine licr
on grain crops.
BY Mortimer, declaring all unnavigable
waters of the state to be public property
for irrigation purposes.
Senators Bonney Branson ana Wesley
were appointed Il committee to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Brown wife of the repre-
sentative from Sanborn.
The senate bill to provide for the talk
Ing of the census and collection of vital
statistics was passed by the senate and
pushed to a second reading in the house.
In the house, Groce of Lake ATTEMPTED
by resolution to reduce the pay of lcgis-
latlve employees TO the same rate as for the
last session, but did not find much en-
enlargement in the vote on the PROPOSE
tion.
The house educational committee recon-
mended the passage OF the resolution for
u constitutions! amendment to take the
two-term limit off county Supcrntend-
cnts.
The principal house bill was one intro
duced by Blain to fix salaries of comfy
commissioners with increased pay for the
larger counties of the state
resolution of sympathy was adopted
by the house on the death of the wife
of Representative Brown of Sanborn and
iund was raised for flowers.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-01-27
Ta.o New Mail Routes.

Geddes, S. D., Jan 20.-Petitfons will
soon be circulated among the patrons
s;cf the two rural mail delivery routes
running from this place asking that
THE present tri-WeekIy service be
changed to a daily service.
sodden ground ana Oh tiie dead leaves:
and the wind rising once more made
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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-01-27

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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-02-11
THE VEGETABLE CELLAR.
A Suggestion to Farmers Who Have
Furnsces-How One Man
Managed.

In the winter is the time tho farmer
takes to lay his plans Tor the future
We think that nothing viii be bet
ter worth his attention this winter
than the question of storage cellar
for potatoes. cabbages. squashes and
other products of the field There was
time when the cellar under the farm
house was cool enough in winter to
Keep most of the vegetables that it
was desired to keep Tor some months.
But little by little the big furnace has
invaded the home of the farmer, and
the cellar is no longer the good storage
place 1T was, says the Farmers Re
view. The night temperature now runs
TO 90 degrees and the day temperature
to 40 degrees and higher.
All farm vegetables begin to show
deterioration in few weeks from be-
ing stored. The cabbages and beets
wilt and the potatoes shrivel and send
out sprouts, which have to be broken
OIL again and again 20 prevent the
nourishment and moisture in the po-
tato being drawn into the sprout. 1t
is evident that the man with a fur
mace will have to arrange his cellar in
some other way than by leaving it one
open space.
Recently a professor in one of our
agricultural colleges was describing to
the writer a most admirable cold stor-
age room in his cellar. He has a fur
mace, and, Us is common, the furnace
must have supply of cold air. He
has had brick partition built across
one end of his cellar, and the cold air
for the furnace is drawn through this
room. 1t has one aperture opening to
the outside. while on the inside the air
goes into the cold air pipe of the fur
mace,
mere is window in the cold stor-
age room, and of course a door adj
mlts from that into the other part of
the cellar. On cool days, when the
temperature is not so low as to freeze
the vegetables, the professor opens the
window wide and fills the vegetable
cellar with cold air, and then closes it
enough to admit of only the amount Of
draft necessary to keep the furnace
going.
The results are found TO be admira-
bic, and all vegetables stored there, as
well as the APPLES. are kept in perfect
state of preservation till used.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-02-11
Peters Philosophy

l have sat here by the window now
for half an hour, waiting for the rain
to stop. But every minute 1t rains
harder. The wind is blowing harder,
too. 1t must be the wind that makes
1t rain. But what causes the wind
That's my riddle. Answer me that. 1t
cannot be the animals for they are
all indoors. 1t cannot be the houses,
because they do not move at all. The
pump does not move, so it cannot be
the pump. 1t cannot be the fences.
The stone church and the old mill and
the telegraph poles stand stiff and
still, as they do when everything is
calm. Nothing moves but the trees.
Just see how they bend themselves
and bow their heads back and forth.
And look! The more they bow and
bend the harder it blows. have
guessed my own riddle. The trees
make the wind blow
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-02-11
HUMUS IN THE. SOIL.
The Amount in Different Sections
Varies Greatly-Too Much
Is Detrimental


A bulletin of the Delaware station
says: The amount of humus in diff
ferent soils varies greatly, far more
than any other constituent. In MANY
cases 1T is a fraction of one per cent.
and in others more than half of the
SOIL by weight, even as much as three
quarters. These very rich soils, the
so-called black earths, are of course
exceptions, due to dead vegetation &C
cumulated through many years. 1t is
questionable whether mere mounds
OF such decaying vegetation are prop
erly to be called soils. The famous
BLACK earths" of Russia average much
less than ten per cent. of humus. The
prairie soils of the west run over five
per cent Excellent agricultural soils
contain less than two per cent. More
than Is per cent is considered detri-
mental as affecting the water-holding
power of the soil unfavorably. and
probably in most cases even much less
than this will be harmful rather than
beneficial. Most of our common farm
Land in the east has less than two per
cent. Only in exceptional cases. such
as market gardens, truck patches and
the like, is this amount exceeded.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-02-11
CANDLE AS ENTERTAINER.
Various Stunts Which the Boy or Girl
May Make the Tallow Wick
Perform.

Grown people as well as children will
get great deal of pleasure out of the
following tricks, says the Cincinnati
Enquirer:
L. Put nail in the end of candle and
set it in a glass jar filed with water. The
nail will hold the candle steady, and it
will burn until nothing remains, al
ways rising above the surface of the
water by reason of the decrease in
weight.
2. Take small picture cut from O
paper or book, and wrap it light round
candle. Light a match or another
candle and hold the flame near until it
becomes transparent. Unwrap the pic
ture and every one will be surprised to
find it printed on the candle.
3. Put a candle unlighted into a
basin full of water. Let several try to
take 1t out with their mouths, not touch
ing the candle with their hands. Every
one will fail. Then you put your face
in the water, and when your mouth is
near the end of the candle draw in a
deep breath and the suction of the water
will draw the candle into your mouth.
4. Allow some drops from a lighted
candle turned upside down to fall into a
basin of cold water. The grease will
form flowers. String these on the end
Of wire. and green leaves made from
paper, and very interesting plant will
be the result
5. Heat a piece Of wire and stick It
through the middle of candle Make a
wick at both ends. Balance the candle
on two tumblers. Light the wicks, and
the dropping of the candle grease will
make the candle seesaw, getting faster
and faster as it grows hotter. This is a
very pretty experiment, and will cause
a great deal of amusement to young and
old alike
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-02-11

ball scared in a osaG.4.oi T4SIag fils at
that carried it lar toward the first noie.
Another murmur from tle CROWD. Liv-
ingston again reached ms bail. Smith
was engaged near By with his caodie in
searching inoustriously in the grass,
his hands in his trousers pockets
"Ah, here we are = he exclaimed. with
satisfaction, as he spieo his ball BET
ter drive than | expected. Wind must
have carried it,"
Livingston gasped. 1t was good 300
yards from the tee. He began to thinh
he had underestimate Smith He ap-
piled himself to his bail again, but he
was agitated and sliced ii into some
bushes off the course. Smith smiled
superciliously as he accepted a check
from his caddie. Again he made few
practice swings and a sudden mighty
effort Again he and his caddie shaded
their eyes and watched the flight
Bully" said Smith at last, lowering
his hand, Best iron shot ever made.
How was that, kid! Bully, eh?" And
the caddie grirned appreciatively.
Again Livingston essayeG a drive
through the bushes, but they were too
thick, and he lost three strokes in get
ting out. Smith stood sympathetically.
his hands still in his pGc.eIs, waiting
for the New Yorker to appear from be-
hind the screen that concealed him.
Tough luck" said the Chicagoan,
and his tone made Livingston want to
fight. Pretty fair distance. but blamed
poor direction. Better try brassie on
that next shot Coco lie for a brassie,
you know"
Now, it wasn't a coed lie for brassie
shot, ard Livingston Few it. 1t made
him furiOus--so furious, in fact, that
on the next shot he topped his ball,
and it rolled tantalizinely just 20 feet
The New Workers. calm was gone, and
his remarks were lot at all what they
should have been. Smith still loafed
around. smiling in al aegragating fash
ion.
Livingston tore up the turf something
he had not done in years, and played
like duffer, and all the while Smiths
smile grew broader
Livingston got on the green in 13.
Bogie was seven. Smith found his ball
within three inches of the hole and
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-02-11

"LEvtATEAN" TRACTION ENGINE.
South Africa. or the "sub-continent,"
as the people are beginning 20 call It..
A great many of these engines are en-
ployed in hauling freight across the
veldt, hundreds of miles. and the de-
mand for them is greater than the sup
ply, so that the manufacturers are put
ting forth extra efforts to meet the
market The picture shows the best
and most serviceable engine which has
yet been produced, and it has lately ar
rived in South Africa from the factory
at Leeds
The engine is fitted with compound
cylinders 81 inches and 12A inches d.
amter by II inches stroke. The main
road wheels are SIX feet three inches
diameter by two feet two inches wide.
and the front wheels four feet diam
cter by u inches wide, the great bear
Ing surface of the wide wheels ena-
bling them to travel over comparative
ly soft ground without sinking The
engine is fitted with extra large fuel
and water capacity, marked advan-
tage in the snh-coutinent. asaA. fur
nished with three speeds at two. four
and six miles per hour. An enlarged
smoke-box and spark-catcher are en-
ployed, and the engine is steered from
the footplate by McLaren's improved
safety rack steerage. The fireboxes
are made extra large, so as to burn
wood or inferior coal, and every pro-
vision suggested by long experience
and close acquaintance with South At
rican requirements made TO provide
for all likely contingencies. A large
number of engines of this character
have been supplied to contractors and
mine owners in the johannesburg dis
trict, as well as to the war Office for
the transport service in the Beer war.
In addition to working as traction en-
gines, they may be used for driving
any sort of machinery by means of a
belt from the fly-wheel. in which capa-
city they are capable Of giving off con-
tlnuously a maximum of 100 indicated
horse power. They can be used for
temporary service when some of the
permanent engines happen to h. bro
ken down, and for variety of other
purposes"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-02-11
Protection for Apple Trees


The following from the report of the
secretary of agriculture for the year
1892 has proved satisfactory in my
case in keeping rabbits from hurting
apple trees: "A piece of closely woven
wire netting about 12X1S inches bent
around the tree and fastened by a wire.
makes sure protection ana costs
about three cents. 1t will also stop
the eating of the bark by mice and
prevent the beetle of the round-headed
borer from laying eggs, and will last
for several years. A bunch of soft
material stuck in the top will keep it
In proper position and allow no chafing
of the tree" In my experience the
wire lasted until the trees were so
large that the rabbits did not trouble
them.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-02-11
GATE THAT WON'T SAG.

arm should be about ten inches long.
Bore a hole through the. post under
the board near the edge of the post, put
the threaded end of the bent iron
through and screw on the nut. Have
the same arrangement at the lower
part OF the gate. When the gate is to
be closed turn the bar so that it will
not be in the way, and so when the
gate is closed it will rest on the bar.
Then turn the bar back so that the up
right piece will be in position over the
board. If, after while, the bar works
too readily, nail may be placed in po-
sition against which the bar will rest
when it is turned
The illustration with the drawn de-
tails shows the whole plan n such a
clear manner that anyone can con-
struct such a gate and attach the
latches.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-02-11

HAL "A lain WITH HIS CADDlE.
showed it into the cup without the
tremor of an eye.
THAT ties my best score" he said, in
a tone of satisfaction. believe it's the
best this hole can be made in" And he
started back along the course
Tell you" he said. suddenly, turn
ing on Livingston. you're not in con-
dition and the suns telling on you.
I'm perfectly willing to call off the bet
for to-day and let er gountil some other
time"
I'm in good shape. but I'm not in
practice" murmured Livingston, weak
ly. He was smarting under the amused
smiles of the crowd. Il can't overcome
those phenomenal drives of yours. and
I'll acknowledge defeat The dinner is
yours
Later. on the veranda, when Living
ston, pleading business in town, had
hurried away, Smith told his story.
Dead easy" he said. Just cut the
right-hand pocket of my trousers out
Stuck golf balls in my coat pocket, made
bluff at walloping the ball. which INV
caddie picked up while you all were
trying to see where the dickens il went
and then dropped new ball down my
trousers leg when | got TO the place !
felt like going through the performance
again.
III bet that fellow won't boast about
the proves of the Moo Yawkers' again
I'll bet he's got enough. Say, waiter. dc
you want me 20 stranglei Another
Scotch high-ball. and put a little more
lemon in it, VIII you join me, gentle
men?"-Chicaso Record Herald.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-02-11
USE ROADLESS ENGINES.
Powerful Traction Machines That Are
Operated in Wild Country of
South Africa.

The English are far ahead OF the rest
OF the world in traction steam engines.
They have de eloped the lorry or
steam dray TO an extent not approached
in this country or any other. and they
are making great use of the traction
engine to haul trains of freight wag-
ons. Their splendid roads would ac-
count for great deal of this develop
ment at home. but, singularly enough,
there seems to be even a greater devel-
opment in the use of the steam trac-
ton engines in the wild country of
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-02-11
FARM NOTES.

In the making of cornstarch about
10000, 900 bushels of corn are now used
annually.
The corn plant is deep feeder, and
the soil on which it is grown should be
ioosened deeply
The area of corn land cannot greatly
increase, but what we have can be made
to produce twice as much as it does at
the present time
Our farmers must learn to utilize
every resource and utilize it completely.
This is the secret that has made MANY a
manufacturer rich.
BY proper preparation Of the land and
judicious cultivation of the growing crop
1t is possible to greatly increase the
yield OF any crop grown on the farm.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-02-11
Capture Wild Horses.

The work of capturing wild horses In
the vicinity of Fox mountain and Made
line plains has begun, and several ami
mails have been taken. The country is
practically a wild, unbroken stretch OF
mountains in western Nevada and east
ern California that is too rough for any
purpose except grazing and over which
several thousand head of wild horses
roam. The captured animals are invari-
ably small, but well proportional, and
prove to be hardy, serviceable and ODE.
dent after being broken.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-02-11
AlL-AROUNO FARM GATE.
This Tells How One Nav Be Built
Which Will Do Away with
Ali Sagging.

When a safe is of considerable
length, as farm gates must be TO let a
wagon pass through. there is always
danger that they will sag, and mainly
because the device used for the latch
is faulty. Try the following plan of
constructing latch and see IL it does
not work well, says the indianapolis
News. iscs';S the blacksmith bend a
piece OF half-inch round iron in L
shape, making one arm one-quarter of
an inch longer than the thickness of
the post and the gate-board; the other
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-02-11
SYMPATHY FOR THE CALF.

When homeward came the prodigal
Who'd wandered far away,
And spent in riotous living
His substance day by day,
And said he was not worthy
To be called his fathers son,
And asked for husks and servants hire
To atone for what he'd done.
When hearts welied up with gladness
And smiles a greeting gave
This prodigal repentant-
This most detected knave-
VIII you tell me VINO alone bewai,ed
That unexpected scene,
Whose eyes filed up with briny tears.
Who knew a sorrow keen?
There was one whom none could comfort
Out on the farm that day,
Who had no JOY to celebrate,
Who would the feast delay;
He certainly knew real misery
The bitterest cup to quaG-
And I've always felt a sorrow for
That unfortunate fatted calf!
IN. Y. Herald.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-02-11
Not Difficult for the Little Girl.

Not Difficult for the Little Girl.
Mrs. Maude Howe Elliott tells of a
conversation that once took place in a
friends house in Boston in which there
were discussed certain phenomena of
The mind. Some one observed that it
was a curious fact that no man could do
one thing and think of another.
During the discussion little girl of
ten, the daughter of the host, was listen
ing attentively.
81 can do one thing and think of an
other" she said.
What is it?" asked her father.
Well" she said, at is very easy for
me to say the Lords prayer and think of
almost anything else I want to. do It
every night."-Harper's Weekly.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-02-11
ACANE OF
GOLF
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

FEY tell it yet at
OnwentSia - the
story of the great
est golf game ever
played over those
links. And always
on the broad We
randa the narrator
can draw an inter-
ested audience.
1t all happened
nearly two years
ago. The caddie
who was particeps
criminis. as the
lawyer sharps have
it, now is a trusted
emplOye of the man
whose club he car
ried.
Not that the af-
fair he helped me
out in was partic-
uarly elevattng.
morally or other
W S e." acknowl-
edges the great
man, apoloeetical-
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-02-11
A Fellow Eeelipe,

indignant Subscriber-Is say. look here.
you know. what 90 you mean by announ-
eng the birth of my tenth child under
the heading of Distressing Occurrence?
country EGitor-Dear, dear. 1 hadn't
noticed it; that must be the foreman's
doings; he's married man himself =
Tit-Bits
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-02-11
Not Changed q Rit

"Halloa, Bill, old man, Well. Welt
haven't seen you since the old days,
when we used to run around togetherl"
NO, Jack. All, those old days. What
fool | used to be then!"
1 tell you, I'm glad to see you. You
haven't changed a bit. old man."-Ttt-
Bits
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-02-11
Plum Trees.

In setting plum trees, healthy year
lings should be selected. They should
not be set too close together. Some
set them Is feet apart each way. They
should be pruned to a straight stem
when set; the stem being cut back two
or three feet from the ton
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-02-11
Leading I'm to II

She with an arm around his neck)-
1t makes you happy to know am
pleased, doesn't it, dear?
He-Why. yes.
and you are happy when you whis-
tie, aren't you, dear?"
why, of course"
We'll, love. | know you are going to
whistle when you see this millinery bill. !"
-T5B aSc= s.St--nasn