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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
SOWING WHEAT IN THE FALL
Indiana Farmer Finds It Best Not to
Follow Any Fixed Rules or
misunderstanding Seed.

(BY G. s. BASH OF FORT WAYNE,
INDY
While it is customary in Indiana,
as a rule, to have wheat sown by
September 25, we found by the past
years experience that it is not al.
ways best to follow any fixed rules or
customs. Some of the best wheat
produced in the state this year was
sown as late as the third week of last
November. Henry Roth, Grabill, Ind,
having sown his wheat just before the
ground froze up last November. This
wheat, to his surprise and that of his
neighbcrs, produced a good yield at
harvest time. On this ground 200
pounds of fertilizer were used to the
acre. Should we have dry weather in
the fall, it is of the utmost import.
ance that the ground should be well
cultivated and rolled so as to hold all
the moisture that is possible and pre-.
vent evaporation. The results of last
falls seeding demonstrated the wis.
dom of this policy. The later the SOW
ing the greater the Importance of the
application of commercial fertilizer in
large quantities. In addition to this,
farmers should thoroughly reclean
every bushel of wheat before sowing.
An extra heavy blast should be given
on the tanning mill, opening the en-
tire air duct on the same. In this
manner as much as 10 to is per cent.
of the grains will be blown out and
the wheat which is left for seeding
will be larger berries and possess
much higher terminating powers than
the light or defective grains which
have Leen blown out. If farmers will
follow this policy on all seed which
Is sown every year it will result in
heavier yields and better system.
Every pound Of manure should be
saved and hauled out upon the ground
before 1t has leached outSon the side
of the hill in the barnyard and before
1t has lost from SO to rs per cent. of
its fertilizing properties.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
WHAT DREAMS MEAN.

Candle-To dream you are holding
a lighted candle signifies that you will
be happy in love and accomplish your
plans.
Dogs-To dream that dogs fawn up.
on you is very lucky. To those in
love 1t denotes they will have a
speedy and happy marriage.
Peacock-To dream of seeing this
bird is very good omen. It4denotes
great success in business, and to a
woman good and wealthy husband.
Quarreling- dream you are quar-
reling with some one signifies that
some unexpected news will reach you.
stars-To dream you see stars ia
good. 1t foretells prosperity and adj
vancement.
Well-If you dream you are draw.
ing water out Of a well, it is sign
that you will be married speedily.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10


Diagram showing habit of growth of
the potato AA. seed piece; BIB, soil
level dust mulch; EE, crest of ridge; DID,
tuber-bearing spur; EE, feeding rootlets:
FF'. surface of soil under ridge system Of
culture.
magli, occurring in Peru, and solanum
tuberosumboreale are found growing
on the high, dry plateaus of Colorado,
1t is safe to suppose that this plant
had its origin in Central America,
Mexico or the southwestern part of
the United States.
The potato was not known in Eu-
rope until after the expedition of Sir
Waiter Raleigh. and it is supposed
that 1t was he who carried it to Eu-
rope in 1885. Other authorities claim
that Sir Francis Drake carried this
important product to England in 1856.
BY 1771 only two varieties, one red
and one white, were mentioned in an
important work on English gardening.
In 1872, when the grain crops failed
In Germany, the potato became a
favorite crop. At little later date
than this it had become generally cul-
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
Growing Leaun1es.

The legumes that may be grown
with much profit in the northwestern
states include clover in several of its
varities. alfalfa, the Canadian field
pea and field beans These cannot be
grown on all soils, and they cannot be
grown equally well under all condi.
tions Of growth. There are other
legumes that cannot be grown with
success, hence effort expended in try
ing to grow them is in a manner vast.
ed. These include COW peas, soy
beans. velvet beans, peanuts, crimson
clover and Japan clover, also lupines
and probably vetches.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
Weed out Old Ewes.

Owing to the bright outlook for
sheep, many will no doubt be tempted
to keep over some old ewes that really
ought to be welded out and fattened
and sold. This is all right In small
flock, If little extra feed and care
can be given them, but in large
bunch to do this is mistake, unless
these old or thin ewes are pulled out
early, given extra feed SO as to bring
them into winter in good heart, and
then kept separated from the stronger
sheep during the entire feeding sea-
son. To keep overx old ewes, and let
them run with the main flock. is gem
orally a grave mistake.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
Hidden Proverb PuxzIe.

A well-known proverb is hidden
away in the following sentences. Each
sentence contains but one word of the
iproverb. II the words are correctly
chosen and written together in their
rightful order the proyerb will STANDS
complete.
Long is the day Of sorrow.
It ts often q struggle to keep the
pot boiling.
Every person should think Of the
future.
It is not the wise man who coun-
ellis his neighbors. "a
Only the vulgar and Inbred call
each other names.
The sun is our life-giver.
When the kettle sings the crickets
lchirp. !.
Often g black cloud has silver
lining.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10

POTATO AS FOOD PRODUCT
Ranks Next to Wheat as One Of Three
Great Crops Of Distinctly
American Origin.

The potato ranking next to wheat
as the great food product for the hui
man race, and being one of the three
great crops of distinctly American
origin, has history worthy of our
consideration.
In botany it belongs to the family
solonacae, family of about 1900
species, including such well-known
plants as the tomato, egg plant, pep
pers, tobacco, capsicum, belladonna
and others.
The exact origin of the potato ESQ
lanum tuberosum) is somewhat in
doubt, but since several closely re-
lated species (solanum gamessi) or
wild potatoes of Arizona, solanum
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
Longevity Of Birds.

The duchess OF Bedford, in British
Birds" gives some remarkable In
stances Of longevity among birds in
her own collection. A Barbary dove
which has been In the duchess Dos
session for Is years was left her by
an old woman who also owned 1t for
10 years and who always said it was
an old bird when 1t was given 10 her.
"a Chinese goose has been In the pos.
session of the family for 81 years. A
pintail drake which the duchess
bought. 20 years ago. when It was an
adult bird. stiA survives. Another bird
was taken from the nest In 1852 and
died in 1900. st was chained by the
leg to small hutch." says the Ouch
ess, and lived As years under these
miserable conditions"
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
The lLeoumes g STOCK Eeed.

liz GVSuW0o ~ STOCK fe6os
The legumes, such az all the clov.
ers and alfalfa. are the most valuable
forage plants known to man. They are
valuable in that they are heavy Yield
ers Of most palatable feed but chiefly
SO In their nutritive content. Con-
tanning, as they do. a higher per cent.
OF nitrogen, the most rare and costly
element In stock feed. than any other
forage plants, gives them their grester
value. Nitrogen is the muscle or
fesh-forming element of feed, carbon
lis the fat-forming The latter is com
paratively common and cheap and
predominates greatly in all grains
and true grasses. For instance
corn contains 667 pounds Of carbohy-
drates to rs protein or heterogeneous
substance, oats SO to 47.s, timothy
hay 30 to ABA n si3s lss:
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10

that blame Freeman good deal
myself He says he felt anxious, and
Yet he never had that chauffeur sit
up to watch. Foolish, very foolish;
but he'll pay the penalty, having to
stay there and wait for the tires from
Caen.
We'll, Peters. and SO here we are
OF for Dol. Dol seems to be the only
way to ga in or out of Brittany, and
IT must have been 80 always, for in
Matilda's tapestry she's got William
and Harold on their way to Dol as q
beginning to making things hot for the
lord OF Brittany. Very interesting
study, that tapestry, Peters.
SO we are off for Mont-Saint-Michel,
bless her old heart--or Is Michel a
him? 4 must say, I'm deeply interest.
ed In to-day's expedition. Wasn't
some English Henry shut up on Mont.
Standardized and fed by ravens there,
or something like that? Yes; know
there's some such legend, and now
we're going to see tho spot. How do
we get from Dol to the mont? By
Pontorson, Ell? And then diligence
the rest. Well, must say 1t sounds
like quite an undertaking; but then, II
you leave the beaten path, you must
always pay the price, and / must say ]
enjoy these little jaunts with con.
genial party. Too bad the Kingsleys
couldn't have continued with us Nice
people. the ingsleys-very interest
ing girls. What did you say? oh
yes, of course the aunt was interest
ing, too: but--what did you say? Non
sense. nonsense! But / will say one
thing, Peters. and that is that 1t pays
to travel around when 1t brings one
in contact with people such as your
self and Miss Kingsley.
so this Is Pontorson! Do we re,
down here? Is that the diligence? Dc
we get UP there? Great Scott! how
can We? And It looks to be about full
already. Do you mean that we have
got to climb that little ladder? ]
don't believe Yvonnes can. / don't be.
lieve she ought to, Sseven II she can
Can't We 60 to nt-Saint. Michel
some other way! Peters, I'd like tc
STAY with my own hands that wretch
that slashed our automobile. viii you
think Of the difference he is making
In our comfort these days? II
Well, why don't we start? That's
the worst Of Europe, Peters mo push.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10

got his leg AZ In wise. and at any.
moment he might take 1t into his
head to put It In his mouth. AT last
5visitors. by combined efforts. pulled
the student out Of the. animals
clutches. He IL now In bed. his leg
being badly torn. To show how the
Hon scratched, the student's mother
Keeps her sons boot to produce to-
tyisttors. Il was ! stout boot. but the
Hon. With ! few digs 81 his claws,
had reduced 4 TO q few strtps Of jag.
ked e leather Paris Correspondent.
London Teiskraph.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10

Song. !.
Oh! like a queens her happy tread.
And like queens her golden head!
But obi at last. when all Is said,
Her woman's heart for me!
We wandered where the river CLEANED.
dreamed.
a wild thing Of the woods ahe seemed,
SO proud and pure and free!
An heaven grew nigh to hear her sing.
When from her lips her soul took wing:
The oaks forgot their pondering,
The pines their reverie.
And oh! her happy queenly tread!
And ch.. her queenly golden head!
But oh her heart, when all Is said
Her womarl's heart for me!
William Watson.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10

develop his running muscles indoors,
says Scientific American. The appar-
atus is on the order of treadmill. It
consists of a rack mounted at an in
cline in a suitable frame, and provid-
ed with series of rollers on which
the athlete runs. The frame is formed,
with handles at the side, so as to pre-:
vent him from falling in case hel
should lose his balance, and which,
will permit him to stop running when
he desires to do So
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
Seeing France with
Uncle John
By ANNE WARNER
! YVONNE to Her MOTHER
Copyright, By the Century %.

/ Uncle came into my room this aft
ernoon and said the more he saw of
Europe the better he liked it, and that
Mr.. Peters was the sort of friend that
was worth making. He said he had
decided to go on with them to Mont
st. Michel, because they were so ur-
gent that he couldn't well get out of
1t. He says he hopes ] won't consider
that he has changed his opinion of
Lee because he hasn't, but that he
will say this much, and that is, that
the fact that man like Mr.. Peters
will call Lee his friend proves that he
must have some good in him some
where. Uncle said the Kingsleys seem
to be nice girls, and then he coughed,
but i didn't say anything, SO he
dropped the subject. i must tell you,
though, that Miss Clara Emily is get
ting very much in earnest. and every
one is noticing it, and Uncle seems
pleased.
Wire g a. m. next day..
Just line to aaY that the sun has
come out, and TIL we are all going
on by train, except Jim Freeman and
the chauffeur. Some one slashed all
the automobile tires last night. Isn't
that awful?
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
MAGIC FAN TELLS YOUR AGE
Illustration Showing How One Car
Ascertain How Old a Friend
May Be BY Blades.

If you wish to know the age of a
friend-always supposing the friend
not to be older than 81 years-just
show him this picture of the magic
fan" and ask him to tell you on which
Of the blades his age appears. Then
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
AZ She Rsasoned IIt.

1T Ii but natural, said MRS. van
sScadders, shat those who possess
wealth should consider themselves
the best people, &
don't quite follow you"
ut u an axi0m that everything il
for the beat
And the people with money are the
only ones who have . chance to get
everything. I
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
Tells Friends Age.

the only thing you have to do is to
add the numbers at the top of the
blades indicated and you will know
the correct answer.
For instance, suppose your friend is
10 years old. The number 10 will be
found only on the blades 16, 2 and 1,
the sum of which is 10.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
ARRANGING FouR-HoRsE REIN
illustrations Showing How 1t Can Be
Done Without Tying Horses
Heads Together.

The accompanying illustrations
show how pair of lines may be
rugged up for four horses so that each
animal will have a line to each bit;
thus doing away with the necessity Of
tying their heads together.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
Youngest Saxon Prlnce..

Princess Monica. daughter Of the
KING OF saxony, is six years old. Born
after her mother was divorced she
was last year given up by her mother.
the little girl has two sisters, Mar
garrett and Marie.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
UNCLE JOHN AND MoNT-sAINT-
MICHEL.

We'll, this is great change from
the automobile-eh, Peters? or all
the outrageous, heathenish actions,
that cutting of automobile tires was
the worst. Every man at that hotel
ought to be hung up and high-strung
and quartered-ma.se an example Of
the whole outfit. l must say, though,
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10

X Wire.
Dear Mamma: We are still here ii
Wire, and we cannot go on for 1t II
raining awfully. It rained all yester
day, and we had more fun. About ter
Ia the morning an automobile arrived
with lady Lee knows named Mrs
Brewer and three men, and about II
another automobile arrived with Clara
and Emily Kingsley and their aunt
Clara Emily and Ellsworth Grimm
And Jim Freeman and chauffeur, and
about half-past one runabout auto
mobile came in with the two Trips
We are like big house-party, and Mr.
Peters plays poker with uncle every
sninute. so we can all have no end OF
q good time.
Miss Clara Emily asked after every
enc in our family, even Aunt Jane.
of course l told her that Aunt Jane
had been dead two years, and you
+ ought to have seen her jump and look
st uncle. She asked me If uncle lived
! alone in the house, and she looked so
reflective that I felt. quite uncom-
& Portable.
don't know what Mrs. Brewer is,
but the men that came In the automo-
bile with her are just devoted to her,
( und she makes every one have a good
Zine. We played cards and conse-
quences all the afternoon, and Mrs.
Brewer told our fortunes from tea
leaves In the evening. She told uncle
+ to beware of long, pointed nose
which she saw In his cup; and Miss
Clara Emily didn't know whether to
9 be mad or glad.
had the room between uncle and
the two Trips, and the two Trips
calculated their money for three solid
hours, ] do believe, trying to see
whether they'd have to draw on Paris
behind them or could walt for London
ahead. The big Trip said Mr.. Peters
had hard row to hoe and the little
Trip said Lee had q soft snap, and
then they added and subtracted and
4 divided for another hour. was almost
insane when finally the little Trip
said: Tell me what is times nine is,
and then I'll go to Sleep" and some
one across the hall hollered: "In
heavens name tell him what is times
nine ID, and then well all 60 to sleep"
& There was deadly silence after that.
Wire (next day..
Dearest Mamma: You see, we are
Btill here and It 10 still raining. Every
one telegraphed for mail yesterday
and every one got It to-day. I had your
letters and one from Edna and one
from Mrs. Clary. They are going on
8 coaching trip with the man who
wasn't duke, and Edna has bought
three new hats. Mrs. Clary says am
IN angel and that she and Edna think
Il right out Of heaven the way Lee
has turned up. had three letters
from Mr.. Edgar, and he says he is
thinking d making trip into Brit
tany land Joining Do. i told Lee, and
! Les ays he isn't thinking anything OF
IL hind. not In his life. / don't really
think that Mr.. Edgar and Lee would
ret on very we'll together. feel al.
most sure that they wouldn't like each
other. Indeed, I feel quite sure.
When We went downstairs, Mr.. Pc.
sters and uncle were playing poker and
3 Miss Clara Emily was sitting by them
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10

creased the yield A per cent.
tivated in Ireland as safeguard
against famine. The fact that it is
universally cultivated in that country
has given rise to- such names for the
potato as 'Murphys," "spuds," Irish
potato" ETC., might lead one to be-
lieve that the potato actually original
ed in that country. Authentic records
show that the potato fields of ireland
were visited by blight or rot in 1886
~, and that many thousands of peo-
pie starved to death as a result of be-
ing deprived of their chief food sup.
ply.
1t was not until about 1870 that the
great improvement of the potato be.
gan. Varieties have been multiplied,
the quality has been improved, and
to-day the potato is grown in nearly
every country on the globe.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10

this horse between his knees, but .
better plan is to fasten It to board
Is inches or two feet long and eight
to ten inches wide. By sitting on the
board you will hold the horse very
firmly.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
Tha Hioheat Ever. Z.

"How high does the curriculum GO
In this college Z"
up toaeronautics."
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
Another Arrangement.

bride reins on inside of bride with
snaps to snap in check buckle on
reins,
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
WISE FOR MENDING HARNESS
Very Handy Continuance on Any Farm
for Holding Leather and Blankets
While Sewing.
A very handy stitch horse for hold.
ing leather and blankets while sewing

them can be made
from two barrel
slaves. Cut them
in two In the mid
die and fasten
them securely to
a four-inch. block
at the bottom.
One can sit ON a
nh o{r o~l hz1I
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10

Manure versus manure with rock phos-
phate on potatoes. The use Of rock phos-
phate in addition to the manure In
creased the yield Al per cent.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-16
PROBLEM AS TO RISE
IN COMBINATION FRACTION
Special 10 The Tribune.

special 10 Inc lGlpuilS.
NEW YORK, July l5,-Local copper m
vestors today were considerably surprised
by the telcEraphic announcement ironl
San Francisco that George WingIleld,
president OF the Combination Fraction.
has obtained gu per cent OF the stock OF
that company. thus exploding the rumor
that he has been large seller OF THIS
stock.
According to authoritative statements
made here. WinEfeld has been heavy
purchaser of Fraction stock from 10 cents
down and that his brokers. In the exc
cution of his orders, have accumulated u
vast amount of short stock. 1T Is
avcrred that WingBeld has made demand
for Immediate delivery OF the securities
purchased and that this condition has
been responsible for the advance in the
price Of shares 10 66 bid and 81 asked
The advance was rumorcd to he because
of the discovery OF the extension on ths
Hampton slope of the Consolidated prop
crty at the 900 foot level in the Com
bination but this has been authoritative
ly denied and II seems more logical to
suppose that it is case OF Squeezing
the shorts"
In local mining circles Wingaeld's con-
trol of 500, 900 OF the company's 100000
shares Is regarded as situation render
Ing the stock extremely dangerous for
conservative investors.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-16
REPUBLICANS WILL
TURN TAFT down
Presidents Desire to Place
Hides Upon Free List Not
to Be Gratified.
WESTERN SENATOR'S
WILL NOT STAND FOR 1T
Questions of Duties on Oil, Iron
Ore and Lumber Also
Cause Trouble.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune
WASHINGTON, July 15.-President
Taft has made it known to the tariff
conferees that he desires hides put up
on the free list. lie will not be obliged
in the matter. The Indications are that
the conferees will report in favor of
duty of 10 per cent The president
has been told by such good administra.
tion senators as Warren of Wyoming
and Dixon of Montana that a bill car
rying free hides cannot pass
The presidet has intimated also that
he is favor Of putting oil and iron ore
on the free list, reducing the duty on
lumber TO 81 per thousand and restor-
ing the house provision for reciprocal
free trade with Canada in coal. He is
not insistent but believes the changes
should be made. All Of the articles
named will be reserved for considera
tion until the rest of the rates in the
bill are fixed, then the president will
| be called into conference