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The Sioux County Journal,
VOLUME VIII.
HARKISOX, NEBRASKA THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 189G.
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AGRICULTURAL NEWS
THINGS PERTAINING TO
FARM AND HOME.
THE
Fonltrr and Egg; Production la Prof
itable ln(Vaoe of the European
M'heatCrop-Working Horaca (should
Not Be Fed Graaa-Parm Note.
Profit in Chicken.
But few realize how profitable poul
try and egg production can be made,
provided as much, time and attention.
Is Riven to It an to many other less
Important vocations. Some one has
decided that a hen can be kept for less
than fifty cent a year, says Nellie
Hawks In the Agriculturist. It is a
poor specimen of a ben that will not
lay ten dozen eggs a year. At the low
price of 10 cents a dozen, this would
leave a net profit of 50 cents. At this
lnin I. ...Ill .
win pay every iarmer to Keep
a nock of hens and give them prop
care. There Is no danger of overpro
Auction. As long as the United States
auuually Imports millions of dozen of
eggs, the market will not be slutted.
.....
ruHia io oe prontanie must be Riven
proper attention. Those running at
large will almost take care of thorn
seuves for a part of the year. They
are our gleaners and econ izers, for
they every day convert into eggs what
would otherwise ro to waste. How
ever, fowls In confinement need differ
ent treatment Meat food must bo
supplied. The most satisfactory means
of providing this Is to secure a green
bono mill and give them green-cut
bone. This meat food, or at least some
sort of a similar food. Is almost an'
absolute necessity for yarded fowls,
Tender green stun is also valuable,
Last fall I sowed a patch of rye for
early spring "greens." Early this
season a patch of oats was put into
furnish green food after the rye had
become hto fur advanced. Karly each
morning and every evening a basket
of green stuff was cut with a pair of
shears and given to them. The results
have been most satisfactory. Y have
had lots of fertile eggs, and nice,
thrifty, hcakjiy fowls. It pays to raise
chickens nil to attend to their wants
and needs.
THE HUflRlCANE.
room than the same quantity of apples
WonM In l.nm.L -.v ..1.
- hum sic UiUClJ ut'llft j ,
than If put in bins, where the natural Lord of the winds! I feel thee nigh;
heating of the apples piled one upon I know thy breath Id the nuraiug sky;
the other Induces rot, which once ;?tart- Ani I wt w,,n a ,,iri" every veiu,
ed o,uIcIt!y spreads. The boxes are "or iiie con,i"S of tliU hurricane,
made of solid boards, and are there-I . . , ,
fore heavier ,.. ., ,.,.,, And Io! on the wing of the heavy gales,
thnn k , . . .Through the boundless arch of h.avcii I,
....... u.,jrs untu iu uurvestiug uoia- ..;!.
toes. Cultivator.
Ilomeleaa Carriages Not Tet Caeful.
sails.
Silent and slow, and terribly strong.
The mighty shadow is home slung,
We oiicb knew ro .... ...... ""rK eieruny tu come;
for ,nnv I.?" . i M dismayed
LU(9 wjuij, ij iuu j dumb
problem of perpetual motion, and he Through l lie culm of the thick, hot at
u.ij, i-uuipuneu a inacuine mat would mosplicre
run down hill. Those who have been Looks up at its gloomy folds with fear,
working on horseless carriages seem!
to have mot with a little better suc-lTh'y darken fast, and the golden blaze
cess, for their machines will run down , n euu ,g 'I'lenchcd in the bind haw
The Influence of the KuYnncun Croi.
So far as this country alone ! cou
- corned the wheat situation would Hot
Justify the extremely low range of
values which lias been the rule of late,
The winter wheat crop Is certainly
short, and the spring crop Is not likely
to be a large one on account of the re
duced acreage. Hut In Kurope the con
ditions are quite different, the outlook
being very favorable for a good yield.
We must remember, too, that In wheat
production Europe means a good deal
more than It once did. Even France
has Increased Its production of wheat
of late years, while Russia is an enor
mous exporter as compared with five
or ten years ago. Evidently the abun
dance of wheat abroad, as reflected in
our light export trade. Is the chief
Influence which is keeping wheat prices
In this country close to the low water
mark.
No OniHM for Wnrkinv Homo,
It Is a great temptation to cut some
grass to feed either green or partly
dried to the hors.-s that have to work
hard every day on the farm. It should
be resisted, for grass will surely Induce
derangement In the digestive organs,
which will make the horses too weak
to do effective work. After the plowing
Is finished many farmers think the
hardest work Is over, but n horse culti
vating all day will need good dry hay
and grain no less than when plowing.
The step Is quicker In cultivating thnn
In plowing, and requires quite as much
muscular exertion to keep at It nil day.
uiu auu on uw level, out on the up
grade they are useless. A recent test
In New York showed conclusively that
these machines are not yet adapted
to road work, as they cannot climb
even moderate grades without the as
sistance of horses. There has been
gt'-at Improvement In them, however,
and they may in time be further im
proved so as to be useful. But It does
not seem likely that they will soon be
made so good or so cheap as to dis
place horses, and the horse breed
ers who now go ahead as If they had
never heard of a horseless carriage
will probably not regret it. Exchange.
Pitta, Not Hoga, Wanted.
Almost everybody now agrees with
the little girl who said that clean little
pigs are nice, but It was such a pity
they would go and make hogs of them
selves. Nobody nowadays wants the
large hogs even for pork. As the hog
Is fattened largely on corn his diges
tion Is injured, and the lx.dy becomes
feverLsh and unhealthful. This, of
course, affects not only the palatnble
ness, but the healthfuluess of the pork
that the animal makes. Pig pork is
more generally fattened In a reason
able way, feeding so as to keep the
pig growing and Its digestion good.
For this reason pig pork Is generally
sweeter and more tender than pork
from older hogs. I'.ut let a pig be stunt
ed on corn feed, so that It fattens with
out growing, and Its flesh though fat
will lack the fine flavor that the flesh
of a th'rftily growing pig ought to
have.
And he send through the shade a funeral
ray
A glare that is neither night nor dfiy,
A U-am that touches with hues of death
The clouds above and the earth beneath
To its covert glides the silent bird,
While the hurricane's voice is heard
I'plifted among the mountains round,
And the forests hear and answer the
sound.
lie is come! he is come! do ye not behold
His ample rol-s on the wind unrolled?
Giant of sir! we bid thee hail!
How his gray skirts toss iu the whirlin
gale;
How his huge and writhing arms are bent
To clasp the zone of the firmament.
And fold at length, in their dark embrace,
! rom mountain to mountain the visible
space
Darker still darker! the whirlwinds bear
The dust of the plains to the middle air:
And hark to the crashing, limit and loud.
Of the chariot of God in the thunder
cloud!
i oil may trace its path by the flashes that
start
From the rapid wheels wher'er they dart,
As the tire-holts lean to the world below.
And flood the skies with a lurid glow.
Ponllry Kt.ncillc.
A farmer's. wife gives the following
remedies for the worst troubles tl
poultry lias to contend with cholera.
roup, llco and diarrhoea: l'lonty of
room, healthy food, and at first sight
of disease, for cholera, give one tea
spoonful of carbolic acid In a gallon
of water; dinrhoen, one teaspoonful of
tincture of Jamaica ginger In a gal
lon of water; for lice, one teaspoonful
of sulphur In four quarts feed or mash;
for roup, mix boracic acid with water
so that It can be poured down the
throat, give teaspoonful, and they will
be cured.
The Best Hoil for Rhubarb.
It requires high manuring to make
rhubarb growing profitable, .specially
as most of the money to be made is
from the very early cutting, and the.
must be grown on warm, sandy land,
which Is not generally very rich. Tin
plant is a great consumer of nitrogeiL
and this Is not supplied early In the
season by coarse manure. Either the
manure applied must be well rotted, so
that It will have available nitrates, or
these must be applied In the form of
commercial fertilizers. The rhubarb Is
easily growu with coarse stable man
ure, but Its price Is always very low.
What roar is that? 'tis the rain that
breaks
iuii'ents sway from the airv lakes.
Heavily poured on the shuddering ground.
And shedding a nameless horror round.
Ah! well-known woods, and mountains,
and skies,
With the very cloud's! ye are lost to my
eyes.
seek ye vainly, and see in your place
The shadowy tempest that sweeps
through space,
A whirling ocean that fills the wall
Of the crystal heaven and buries nil.
And I, cut off from the world, remain
Alooe with the terrible hurricane.
William Cullen Bryant,
SIX CENTS A DOZEN'.
I.nte IVaa for Home Vac.
There Is not generally a very good
market for late peas, because after
the first new pe.u have satisfied the
appetites of lovers of this vegetable
the price rapidly declines aud It will
not pay to grow and market It. But
a fresh succession of peas until fall
Is very desirable, and It is easily In
the power of every farmer to secure
It by later plantings. Tlve farmer
ought alwnys to have fresher vegeta
bles and a longer season for tltcm than
the average city resident can expect.
It Is one of the advantages of country
life tiat he should .not only not fore
go but make the most of. It is hard
work providing three palatable meals
through the summer for men at work
on the farm. A plentiful supply of
green pens will furnish food that Is
not only palatable but nutritious.
(Morlng Apple In Boxes.
Square boxes with open tops and
separated by cleat nailed across the
corner so as to allow air to circulate
over them are bettor than barrels to
store apples in. We saw some recently
In the fruit cellar of Dr, Fisher, of
Fltchburg., The apples are put In those
boxes In the orchard, loaded into wag
ons, and are then drawn to the cellar,
wticre they are piled one above the
other, nearly to the celling. The boxes
are made to bold a fall bushel each,
and can be easily bandied without
disturbing the trait There Is great
Injury to fruit even from the most care
ful handling. When the bloom Is off,
It tan oarer be efaotiy what It we
before. The aqua re boxes take leas
Odda and Kndx.
While spots upon tarnished furniture
ill disappear If a hot plate be held
over them.
Half a pound of broiled beefsteak
twice a day Is the best tonic for nervous
or rundown womeu.
A hot bath taken on going to bed,
even on a hot night of summer. Is a
better cure for Insomnia than many
drugs.
A little powdered borax added to cold
starch tcudM to give the linen extra
stiffness, and a little turpentine put
Into the boiled starch adds luster.
If an upper pic-crust Is brushed over
with a little milk or egg before placing
In the oven It will brown quickly and
have a better color.
A handful of carpet tacks will dean.
fruit Jars or bottles readily. Half fill
the Jars with hot soap suds, put In the
tacks, cover, give vigorous shaking and
rinse well.
The correct way to dm In a wet um
brella Is to stand It linudlo down. If
put the other way the dampness re
nin Ins In the center, where all the water
collects and very soon rots the cov
eting. A raw egg swallowed Immediately
wilt generally carry a fish bono down
which cannot be removed from the
throat by the utmost exertion and has
votten out of reach of the saving Au
ger.
Some people sufTer very much from
their eye when peeling onions. It is
said that If a steel knitting-needle Is
held between the teeth during the ope
ration tbla discomfort will cease or be
very much reduced.
A heavy flatlron, weighing seven or
eight pounds, will do better work If It
Is paaaed over the clothea once with a
Arm, steady pressure than a lighter
Iron hurriedly paaaed over the clotbea
two or three timet.
She lives on Forquer street -a bright
faced, smiling little Italian woman.
Her husband Is out of work, and she
is lighting the wolf from the door, part
ly by being foster-mother for a babv
of six moiiihs, and partly by finishing
noys pants for i, cents a dozen pair,
emu ii'i oeneve u at Itrst It seem
ed impossible that anyone could ask
human lingers to toil for so little, but
then, flesh and blood Is cheap, and
we must have bargains!
of the great ocean steamer's heart, and
they sway on thr. stable land as If still
on deck, but no time must be lost. Chi
cago, the great hearted city of the
West, Is to be their home, and again
their Journeying Is resumed. But at!
last they are here. And what a greet
ing! The rain Is drizzling down into
the dirty gutters, already full to over
flowing, the streets reek with foul
odors, aud the room they are to call
home is not by Itself, and there Is no
place for a garden. They are the
twelfth family under the single roof
families that have only one, two, or at
tiie most, three rooms to call their
own -as long as tbey can pay the rent
J tieir own single room tenement is
the front one In the basement, and
Is eighteen feet long, eleven and pne
half feet wide, and seven and one-
half feet high. And yet some people
are so extravagant that they really
believe It Is necessary to the health,
tr each Individual In a. room to have
M) cubic feet of air space for bis own
particular use! For this one room our
fiieuds are to pay $3.50 per month.
Here the live must live, eat and sleep,
with the smell attending washing and
cooking omnipresent. Is it any won
der the good wife hopes their fortune
will soon be made, so that she mav
feel the soft air of Italy again?
I-iit some way. the fortune comes
A GREAT MATCHMAKER.
T!
there Is a small cottage a miserable
hut It seems to an American eye, In
one of the sunniest valleys of Southern
Italy. The humble roof shelters five
people -the father, a dark browed, but
kindly man of steady habits; his wife,
not very neat nor very enlightened,
but eminently pious; a daughter, M
years of age; a son. of J. ami a diminu
uve oiu woman miied l.y courtesy, a
child -of r.. To-day there Is a commo
tion within, for to-morrow the priest
will pass on his regular round of visita
lion, mid the house must be set in or
der. And. Indeed, It is fairly clean;
ror despite not very cleanly Inslincu,
things can scarcely Ket so bad In Italy
as with us. To begin with, the cottage
stands by Itself, and tumbledown as
It is, the fresh breezes and the soft
perfumes of the little garden, and,
above all. the genial Italian sunshine,
keep It free from the dreadful condi
tions one day's carelessness breeds Iu
Forquer street.
And now the house Is tidied. The
little basket of fresh eggs Is ready.
Flowers deck the tiny place, the best
holiday attire Is put on. and at In -it
In the distance the reverend mini of
iod appears. Ho enters the humble
door, pausing on the threshold to be
stow his blessing, and Iu Its new coat
of whitewash, the lktle hut seems
worthy to receive It. The due rites
sre per'ormed, the eggs laid In the
a trend iif hsaket. nnd with words of
pence the p. Ist rises to depart. But
no, there U .mother matter. Will the
father hear of It? Aud then the hus
band tells that they are going to A mer
it a. lie has heard wonderful tales of
lint far-away country-ami It is never
jam to get bread there. They have
.onged to go for many months, and
now a cousin hns offered them a loan
for their passage-money It will lie
easy to repay It, once there nnd be
fore the father comes again they will
be gone. Will he not give them a spe
cial blessing this time? Oh, It would
not be for always. 'When they had
grown rich, they would come back
and live out their old age In dear Italy.
Nevertheless the aged man, who loves
them, lets fall a tear, and bla voice
tremblea when, with uplifted hands,
he Invoke the divine function and
blesslnf upon their long Journey.
Otwtle Garden! What dreadful nola
! And atlll they can feel the throb
slowly. In the summer time, indeed,
the rattier Is so fortunate as to se
cure work on the streets, and his wages
of $1.25 per days seems princely, until
he finds with what ready facility money
slips away even from an Italian In
Chicago. The boy Is soon Initiated by
his comrades Into boot blacking arid
paper selling, and In the early fall the
ider daughter goes Into a tailor shop
where she sits all day over work that
s taking nil the youthful vigor and
beauty out of her, and worst of all.
the pisr mother moans, she scoffs nnd
Jeers now at the old. simple life Iu
Italy, and manages to pass half the
night she doesn't know where, or with
whom. Her wages are not making
them rich, either who Raid .Doner
was easy to get in Chicago her wages
are only $1.50 a week.
And her son he curses and drinks
and refuses to go to confession. Even
her husband, so good and pious .in'
Italy, doesn't seem to care any more
for what the priest says, and often
cqujes home drunk. Oh, why did thev
nine to America? And the one room
gets dirtier and dirtier, while they be
come fioorer and poorer. Winter comes,
nil the father Is out of work. Then
the mother visits the tailor shop and
comes home with an nrmful of boy's
puut.n to finish for which she gets C
nls per dozen pair. If she works
hard she can make eighteen, possibly
twenty-four cents a day. Truly, a
fortune Is easily made In Chicago!
But the depths are not vet. The
husband, taking pattern after his
noighlx.rs, thinks they might take a
lodger or two; and they make their
appearance the next night two low
browed, vicious-looking countrymen,
whom live years In Chicago have bru
talized, and the desperate mother shod- I
ders when she sees the glance they
bestow upon her daughter-now 1".,
and nil Innocence well night stamped
out of her.
Then, by and by, she gives up bo.v i
nnd sits and broods day after day !
with an ominous look In her eyes, when
by chance they rest upon her little i
yenr old daughter. What chancj is
there for her?
Morning papers! Times-Herald,
Tribune, News! All about the murder
nnd suicide! Paper, sir? And Chris
tians and philanthropists read nnd
shudder-ami then dismiss the matter
as an every day occurrence. A poor
Italian women, "In a temporary fit of
Insnnlty," has killed her little O-vear-
old daughter, stabbing her to the heart
with a knife, anil then, with the same
weapon, she cut her own throat. The
reporter snys there seemed to be "no
spwlnl renson for her madness." And
mothers exclaimed over the lack of
maternal Instinct among the poor urd
then went shopping, and were so blind
they could not see the blood that ev
erywhere stained the ready-mnde gar-
men ,s exposed for sale!
And the Kecording Angel wrote down'
the word Murder! but not after nn
Italian name; and opjKislte many thou
sands of names, respectable and re
vered on enrth, he wrote: "Inasmuch
as ye did It not to one of the least of
these, ye did It not to me."
Then a great city was cnlled to Judg
ment, nnd the verdict upon her wns
this:
"She mnketh her poor a reproach and
a shnine, compelling them to live In
conditions tinder which It Is lmposslblo
to be pure. Because of her worshp of
money, nnd 'because of men's blood
nnd for the violence of the laud, of the
city, and of all that dwell therein, the
stone shall cry out of the wall, ami the
beam out of the timber shall answer
If "-Itam's Horn.
HE hoiwe of Wilson, the social
bead of which is Mrs. Bichard T.
Wilson, has, like the house of
llapsburg, achieved greatness by mar
riage. The sous aud daughters of Mr.
and Mrs. Kichard T. Wilsou have allied
themselves with the richest families in
Hie world. Miss Mav Wilm.n. their
eldest daughter, gained the first great
victory in the social career of her fam
ily. She married Ogden Ooelet, whose
wealth is estimated at $45,000,000. He
and his brother Robert have nearly
equal fortunes. The Goelets are, next
to the Astors, the greatest owners of
real property in New York. Marshall
Orme Wilson, eldest son of the family
married Miss Caroline Astor, youngest
daughter of the late' William Astor, and
sister of John Jacob Astor. Her for-lun-;
amounts to $15,000,000. Miss Belle
Wilson, the second daughter, married
the Hon. Michael Henry Herbert, son
of Lord Herbert of Lea, and brother of
the Earl of Pembroke. He was at one
time First Secretary of the British Le
gation at Washington. Mr. Herbert's
contribution to the Wilson family great
ness cannot be reckoned In dollars, al
though his wife has a. sufficiency.
The greatest of all the Wilson alli
ances is only an engagement at present.
it is that of Miss Grace Wilson, the
youngest daughter, and Cornelius Van-
lerbilt Jr. His father, Cornelius Van-
derbilt, is now worth over $120,000,000.
Therefore, to say that the son will in
herit $110,000,000, if no accident occurs.
is a moderate estimate. It has lately
been reported that the engagement was
about to be announced of Kichard T.
Wilson, youngest scion of the house, to
Miss (Jerry, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Elbridge T. Gerry. She will inherit at
lens: $5,000,000.
These marriages and engagements
represent the bringing of $175,000,000
into the Wilson family. This total does
not include the fortune of Richard T.
Wilson himself, which ! large. He is
estimated to be worth $10,000,000. It
also takes no account of the wealth of
the brothers, sisters and otlier imme-
ments with the idea that they may rii a
to superior positions usually meet wit h
disappointment. Under the severe d'a
cipline enforced only the strongest cun
endure this life for any length of time.
Altogether, the position of the salis
woman is not an enviable one, and tie
wise young woman will give time to
learn a trade.
Did Not Kill It Enough.
An amusing Incident happened yes
terday morning on the Indiana avenue
car. At 22d street a well-known young
bride of a few months boarded the car
and walked demurely down to the
center and took the only vacant seat.
She carried a neatly wrapped package
and after bowing and smiling to several
acquaintances she leaned back in her
seat and was apparently quite comfort
able until the enr reached 20th street.
Here she suddenly thrust the package
from her lap to the floor and started
at running speed toward the back door,
"it's alive! it's At.iv-i !!
MRS. 111(11 AUD T. WILSON.
diate relatives of many of those who
have entered the Wilsou family. To
Mrs. Richard T. Wilson Is chiefly due
the remarkable series of social tri
umphs described. She Is a consummate
strategist nnd Is undoubtedly the most
influential person Iu New York society
to-day. This fact has not been gener
ally recognized. The late Mrs. Taran
Stevens was once regarded as the most
powerful woman In society, but any
body can see now that Mrs. Wilson wns
alwayfi a greater power. Her work
can be judged by its results. By her
matchmaking skill Mrs. Wilson has
brought Into the family hiore money
than the original John Jacob Astor or
Commodore Vnnderhilt gained. That
Miows what may be accomplished by a
woman without, resorting to the busi
ness occupations of men. No financier
in the world controls as much money
ns Mrs. Wilson and her sons and daugh
ters. No American matron has ev.er
approached her record ns a match
maker. Only Queen Victoria and the
Queen of Denmnrk can be compared to
her. New York Journal.'
out to the conductor and grasping him
by the arm, said:
"It's alive! It's alive! catch it quick!"
The conductor, a green-looking young
man, rushed in, caught the package
aud placed it upon the seat the woman
had vacated. The passengers in the
meantime began to edge closer and
closer to the doors, fearing it might bo
an infernal machine of some kind. The
young matron finally summoned up
enough courage to return to her seat,
but she gave the package a wide berth.
After a few moments of awkward si
lence she said In a most Innocent
manner:
"I bought a chicken "
Everybody smiled and In the same'
breath she continued:
"Aud the butcher didn't kill It
enough," at which every man and wom
an on the car screamed with laughter.
Chicago Chronicle.
To Mop a Runaway.
A device for freeing a runaway horse
from the vehicle he been Invented by a
New England man. By moving a lever
the ahafta are released from tho vehi
cle and the vehicle can be guided by
the same lever until it atop.
If tea people go to a picnic, aeren are
managers, and on the driver of the
wagon.
Baleawomen Have a Hard Life.
The average age of our saleswomen'
Is but 22 years, and It is rarely the case
that a woman finds employment In any
establishment for many years. In one
New York store it was rumored that a
wently retired partner was to give 50
to all employes who had served him
for ten year, and by actual count k
was found that out of 2,000 employe
but forty-aeven had served that length
of time. A a rule employes are seldom
retained for more than Ave year, and
length of service la often made a rea
son for dismissal, It being feared that
they mnf acquire the Idea that they
have a claim upon the Arm. Those,
than, who enter mercantile sstabllab
Defy the Ravages of Time.
The English woman Is greatly to be
admired for her utter refusal to worry
or to be worried, and the consequence
is tnat she looks young at 50, saya a
medical authority. She undertakes no
more than she can comfortably carry
out, and thoroughly believes in the
coming of another day, not that she
procrastinates, but she simply will not
let the domestic machinery grind her
down to ill health nnd early old age.
She is a frequent bather, and regards
health ns the prime factor of life, to be
looked after before anything else. She
sleeps nine hours and takes naps dur
ing the day at that She arranges her
day's work in the most systematic man
ner and her little memorandum slip
always shows two vacant hours; they
are for rest. She eats heartily, but of
the most digestible food. There aro
some things about the Englishwomad
which would mnke our American wom
en happier nnd healthier if they imitated.
Women Trr Too Much.
Many women seem to huve gono daft
over wheeling. They go into all sorts
of excesses, scorning the advice of the
experienced. They seem to think the
day of reckoning, which Is Inevitable,
will never come to them. Many women
seem to think they have as much
strength and endurance as their hus
bands and brothers and can withstand
the same physical strains. Tbey par
ticipate In clu' runs, for which thejr
are In nowise fitted.
Every woman who rides a wheel
should understand that she can do so
In moderation only, and that If she at
tempts mors she will pay for It dear
ly. The penalties may not be Inflicted
this year or nest, but they are bound
to corns. Then, act only her deslrt
for bicycle riding will be gens, but bag
health as well.
...-ifejit Soil's, jl
