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THE JELM MOUNTAIN
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Capital SOCK , ? 1,000,000
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Mines Located in BRAMBL MINING DISTRICT.
'OU. J. I. THOMAS , President , Cummins , Wyoming.
Wil. K , TILTON , Vlcc-Prcaidoiit , Cuuimlw , Wyoming
> S.N. HARWOOD , Secretary , Cummins , Wyoming.
A. O. LUNN , Treasurer , Cummins , Wyoming.
iDr. J. I. Thorum. Loula Mlllor W. S. Bramol. A. 0. Dunn
.N. Harwood. Fronds Lcavciu. Oco. II. Falos. Lewis Zolinau.
Dr. J. 0. Watlitna.
oo22uie6in OEO. W. KENDALL , Authorlied Agent for Sale of Stock : Bo * ' " > n ahk Nob.
FOSTER & GRAY ,
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AGRICULTURE ,
Doubtful Kconomy.
.Jtniiatn ( Nob. ) Herald ; Many a
'tmuor in Adams county who is farm-
" 1115 , or frying to farm , nt lotst 1(50 (
ncrofl , lini btitnnu cow , and not to ox-
l two. This tuny bo economy , but
wo doubt , it. There ii not a f.inuor
in the county but what can kenp and
manage at leaat five peed con a. The
oxponio nlid labor of eating for thi'in
would scarcely bo noticeable. On the
other hand , the products front the
cows uould udd inaturi'illy to the in-
coiuo of the fnrni , Five good cows ,
well cared for , in connection with aleck
( lock of poultry , can bo niado to pay
almost any farmer's grocery bill the
year round. Thus leaving iho pro
ceeds from the crops to bo used in
paying for the farm machine dubts , or
bo laid asldu for a rainy day.
Cultivating Too Much.
Clay County ( Neb ) Journal : l''arni- '
era would loam wisdom from past ex
perience and not plant more ground
titan they can cultivate and cultivate
well , for it is the worat policy in iho
world to slobber ever n hundred acres
of ground and not gather as much
grain as they would from fifty
acres , well cultivated. Tlieao facts
have been demonstrated hero
every year , that it is a wicked
waste of time and ground to see it go
less than half cultivated , growing tip
with weeds and foul atull to curoo tlio
owner und every other man in the
neighborhood. Plant all that yon can
cultivate ami handle well , but no
more ; oven if you have to lot it Ho
entirely idle , you will make by it in the
quality as well as the quantity of grain
besides the extra expense of harvest
ing over a largo scope of ground.
But there is Httlo need of letting any
ground Ho entirely idle , because a
judicious dividing up and diversifying
of the crops , a largo amount of ground
c.iu bo utilized with a comparative
small amount of labor , but this must
bo clone in the beginning of the season ,
and the ditlbrent kinds of soeda sown
so as to conflict as Httlo as possible ;
with the main crops , either in cultiva
tion or harvesting.
bhoop In Southern Nebraska.
Indkxnola Courier : The stock and
sheep men all unite in saying that this
has been the latest winter for their
business for many years. The per
centage of losses will bo the best ever
known , oven shjuld wo liavo a rough
spring , as the cattle and sheep are
now in a bettor condition than at the
beginning of winter.
Sbods for Shoop.
Central City ( Nob. ) Courier : The
sheep men toll us that the saving in
feed this winter over the amount used
last winter wdl make a handsome ad
dition to their profits in itself , The
warm weather hits greatly dimin
ished the amount ot food needed.
This fact affords a very in
structive lesson , by the way , to
those who arc accustomed to let
their stock stand out in 'ho weather
during the winter. An experiment in
shedding their stock will demonstrate
that the cost of the sheds w ill bo more
than balanced by the feed saved ,
while the comfort of the stock and
those who take care of them will bo
very much increased. Try it.
Objections to Sheep.
Philadelphia Record ; With all the
advocacy that has boon made in favor
of sheep breeding by those who have
found it profitable , the ono single ob
jection that is so common to farmers
has stood in the way and been an ob
stacle almost since the settlement of
our country. The repugnance to sheep
arises from the fact that they graze
too close. Farmers are willing to risk
all the foot rot , grub and other
diseases , but this great terror of close
grazing is too much for thorn. In
vain htivo the laruo yields of wool
from the Cotswolds and Morinoes
been displayed , and useless have been
the exhibits of the marbled carcasses
of the Southdowna. The close crop
ping of the pastures cannot bo borne ,
and the consequence is that the most
useful and easiest-kept animal wo
have is pushed aside for these that
often do tenfold more damage.
This very objection , so strenuously
hold forth , is ono of the highest
merits possessed by shoep. It is this
quality of being able to crop off the
scantiest herbage that grows on profit
less places that makes thorn desirable
as farm stock. Their ability to en
dure great thirst , or rather , to bettor
state it , do with less water , enables
us to keep them in fields not adapted
to other stock. It is true they crop
down to the very loots , leaving but
little ; but thu weed , as well as the
useful plant , receives the same treat
ment , and the waste matter that is
rejected oven by the hog is an item
in favor of the keep of the
shoop. There never has boon a
pasture , nor a cultivated field , nor a
barren waste thut has not been bone-
fitted when gazed upon by tdieep.
The evenness with which they spread
their dropping ! * , tbo treading of it
into the ground with their foot , and
the constant motion kept up by the
flock that facilitates this disposal of
droppings , prevents not only the
Blighting of any portion of the land ,
but enriches it to a degree beyond
even the supposition of those who are
awuro of such advantages. The
close ( ( razing is thus not an actual IOBH
of grass , for by a frequent change of
pasture and rosoeding the sheep leave
the land in a condition to produce a
much greater quantity than bofoie.
In claiming that sheep are more
profitable than other stock , this assur
ance will bo doubly fortified if farm
ers will cross the sheep with thorough
bred rams. If great carcasses and
long wools are wanted uao the Cols-
weld ; but this breed needs a little
bettor pasture than others. If the
fineness and weight of the wool is do-
aired try the Merino , but do not ex
pect largo sheep from them , as they
are the smallest breed , but the beat ,
and very hardy , If mutton ia need
ed , with good middle quality
of wool , try the Southdown ,
with its dark face and logs as its budge
of purity , and the result will bo satisfactory -
factory , The flock will bo improved ,
the pricca greater and the weight of
carcass and fleece increased. Sheep
will pay oven when badly treated ,
sometimes ; but like othur stock care
and attention bring their reward , the
farmer being moro than repaid for any
trouble they give , Give thorn the
pastures , keep large flocks , and lot
them crop closeif they wisher , they
will pay their dobta in full nt the
proper timo.
Hints oH I3orvn Culture.
uhicago Times : The ground in
tended to produce a crop of beans
should have need natural or artificial
drainage , nnd sandy soils are prefera
ble to thoao that contain considerable
clay. It ia dotirablo that the soil
of the entiio field be of neatly
uniform character as regards fertility ,
ao that the crop will bo uniform nnd
all the beans nmtnro at abou't the
aamo timo. It is not best
to apply rank manure to
ground intended to produce
beans , aa it tends to make a largo
growth of vines and foliage. If any
stable manure is applied it should bo
Roll lotted and well distributed. The
soil of a bean field should bo frco from
the seeds of weeds or grnsa or the
work of cultivation will bo groat. It
ia the general practice to plant the
seeds in drills far enough apart to nl-
low a narrow cultivator to pass between -
twoon them. Sometimes a good crop
of beana may bo raised on the inverted
sod of an old pitaturo by sowing tbo
seed broadcast and covering it with a
cultivator or harrow. In the Now
England states it ia customary
to raise beans in connection with
corn , three beans being dropped
in each hill. As thu corn raised thnro
is small thu beans et sutlicient sun to
enable thorn to glow well and their
production is attended with little
trouble or expense. This plan might
bo followed in these pnits of the west
where the smaller varieties of coin
are raised 13eans should not b
planted until all danger of frost is
ovor. Pains nhould bo taken to BOO
that all the bonus planted are of the
same variety , as mixed lota never
bring the highest price. The seed
germinates quickly and the crop to-
quilt's bttlo cultivation if the ground
la quite free from grass and weeds.
The crop must never bo worked when
the vines arowot with rain or dow , as
rust will attach the foliage if it is dm
turbod when wot.
Cheese Factories and Croamorlos.
Beatrice Express : Tito rapidly in
creasing number of cheese factories
and creameries in Nebraska ia an indi
cation of a better day that is coming
for the farmers of the state. There ia
more money in milk than in wheat ,
nnd when our farmers come to fully
understand and appreciate the great
value of the principle of condensation ,
in every branch of their industry , the
day of their greatest prosperity will
have dawned. Let milk bo condensed
into butter and choose ; corn into pork
anu beef , that shall bo packed or canned -
nod at home : wheat into llour by Ne
braska nulls ; wool into caaaimoros and
yarns by our own looms and spindles ;
then will every citizen of the state bo
prosperous in the fullest souse and
not until then.
Miscellaneous Notes.
Connecticut established the first
agricultural experiment station in
America.
Poland China pigs are being sent
from Illinois to Germany for breeding
purposes.
Hoof und horn shavings contain
moro than twenty-live times aa much
nitrogen as is contained in avoiago
stable manure.
Onions will soon bo "tho first on
the ground , " followed closely by
green peas. Now is a good time to
sort out and select seeds.
This is a good month in which to
draw out manure and top drr33 tiround
fruit trees ; also currant buahrs , which
latter should be mulched.
Sheep fed on dry feed are frequent
ly troubled with sore lipa. An appli
cation of sulphur and lard once or
twice will generally effect a cure.
A writer of experience and reputa
tion lias stated thut the fence tax on
the farmers in the state of Now York
is three and a half times greater per
acre than the state , county and
township taxes on the land.
An easy method of salting stock is
to place a large lump of rock salt at
different locations , to which the stock
can resort whenever desired. It can
also bo placed in the troughs ot iho
stables to good advantage.
The best of forage may not always
furnidh in suitable proportions all the
elements necessary to produce the
beat milk , therefore give a large vari
ety of food , but guard against any
thing that will taint the milk or but
ter.
ter.It
It is as necessary to uao precaution
in cutting off limbs froir trees , as am
putating the leg or arm of an indi
vidual , and it can only be done safely
when the tree has sufficient strength
to bear the shock. Trimming of
trees should be done gradually , in
stead of cutting off all the diseased
limbs at once.
Cows purchased from rich lands and
carried to poor soils seldom do woll.
It is far better to buy a good cow from
a poor farm , in which case improve
ment U almost certain. There is no
good reason , however , why a poor
animal should bo kept on n poor farm.
Keep hotter stock if you have to keep
leas of it ,
Raspberry and blackberry vines , if
they have not been pinched back the
previous summer , when in a growing
condition , must bo cut back now with
in the next six weeks. Long canes
are useless , as the most valuable fruit-
bearing spurs break from the ends of
the cane , and as a pretty general rule
the lower they are cut the stronger
thu side shoota will push , and , conao-
quontly the finer the fruit ,
Quincy , the well known writer on
bee culture , says of catnip for bees :
"If there ia any article that I would
cultivate especially for honey it would
ho capnip. I find nothing to surpass
it. " This is high authority , and
ought to entitle this common but lit
tle utilized product of nature to apJaco
among the valuable things of the
farm. It ia but another instance that
goes to show that our people fail to
utilize the native resources of their
farm aa they should. They have not
learned the value of the things they
tread upon and often ruthlessly de
stroy.
nod of Down Feel Hard-
All btuH Hocm Imnl to the rheumatic.
Then hurkeu , ye neovleh HulTurorul Ap
ply H . THOMAS' KUI.KWIIIU OIL to your
acliIuK joinU and imixdea. Itvly ujx > u It
that you will cxperltmti' speedy relief.
Such , at least , in the testimony of thoue
who have uaed It The remedy la like
wise luccetinfully roiurted to tor throat
and IUDK dlsuasen , unralua , bruiseg , etc ,
feb28-eodlw
The Pine of the Rockies and alorras.
To Iho Kdllor ol TIIR linn.
To the horticulturist , who hna ox-
poriinontcd , nnd tested , nnd studied
the kind of trees ndapted to the west
Misaouri rctriona , the sijht ; of this
grand tree seems nn inspiration. All
who have studied the matter know
that the high and dry pralrica lying
between the Missouri and the moun
tains , have peculiarities of their on
and must have a system ndnpted to
them. The hardy oveigreens which
will flourish a tluMmand : niles north ,
will Biiccumb to the dry winters of
Nebraska. While in York I poratin-
dud the horticulturists of the east to
send on trees to bo teatcd in our dry
climate. The favorites of Wisconsin ,
Iowa nnd Illinois , would die in spite
of everything. They would do
well enough in summer , but
the warm aim and dry winds of win
ter would bo too much for thmn. The
red cedar did well , the Austrian pine
next , and then the Scotch , but tnoir
success was uncertain , Ueautiful
tieos , which nmdo a growth of two
feet the aummor before , would bo
killed by the dry winds of February
and March. I used to gut dcaperate
Bonibtimes in thia war against lututo ,
and it was painful to eo my favorites
give in and I bo powerless to help
thorn. Last summer , as I appnvtchcd
Pine ] ilnIV on the Union Pacific , I was
nntonishod to . .oo pine tree- * perched
hi h on a aeries of rocky bin Us ,
flaunting their plumes in the
air ami wavin , di fiance to wind nnd
drouth nnd that too in the dryeat portion
tion of the American continent , whore
the rain falls were so precarious that
you might havu'ix ' shower in three
months or a year. Further on I BW
these name troi'a crowning the crest of
some precipice , or growing out of
steep walls of rock , clinging like birds
hy their claws.
Tina true will live and thrive where
the Norway spruce would not live
twenty-four hmira. A gentleman told
mo ho saw ono growing on the top of
a rock , which rested on another rock ,
and there in its defiant hardihood , it
challenged nun and storm. A bird
Irtd probably droppud | n seed in a
croyico and it grow and flourished.
This tree accommodates itself to cir
cumstances. If born among rocki
and desolation , it will bo stunted ,
but if in rich or congenial soil ,
it will bo a thrifty nnd noble
( too. It is a native of Nebraska.
The pine of the Niobrnra is of thia
species. You will find it there ,
thriving in the sands , or growing on
the oiiutmit of barren blufl'a. It has
lung , tough and slender needles , on
which the hopper ( that scourge of
eveigroona ) can make no impression.
It is therefore invaluable for Nebras
ka , and would make wonderful growth
on our rich prairies , llobott Doug
las & Son , oi Waukegan , Illinois , the
greatest evergreen growora in the
worldhavobeonfor some yeais ( eating
this tree , and finds it a suc
cess. There is thia peculiarity
about them : Trees raised from
nerd from the Pacific slope
will not stand the winters , but trees
from Colorado seeds will stand any
thing. The yearly rings of this tree
show that it ia quite thrifty. Hero in
this growing town of Pueblo , probably
millions of foot of it are used in build-
im' . It ia not as good aa the white
pine ; haying a greater tendency to
warp ; yet it answers a good purpose
for rough lumber. It is ono of the
most.tiyminotrical and beautiful of
trees. In some of the valleys among
UK-BO mountains you will find grand
forests. When ono grows out by it
self , its straight trunk , dense , well-
balanced head , make the most favor
able impression , and one wishes he
hud thut tree in his door-yard.
The tree is hard to transplant from
the forests , and people in the north-
urn part of the state Bay it cannot bo
done , and yet it can. I sent my team
from York to the Niobrara and pro
cured 1,200 of them , but they were
packed in sand , and sweat till they
were yellow , and of course they died.
Take them from exposed places where
the sun and wind have toughened
them , pack in boxes with the tops
out , lot the lopa have air or they will
smother , pack the roots with mould
or sand , and never allow them to got
dry ; once dried and there ia no res
urrection. Plant them in a close bed
and cover with boards. Keep them
wooded clean. Don't plant near other
trees , plant near a well nnd
keep well watered. Leave them
covered the first winter ;
in the spring keep well hood and cul
tivated , and the next spring trans
plant juat as the buds begin to swell.
It ia a pity some heavy nursery firm
could not go heavily into this business
and raise the treoa from the seed by
the millions. What a pleasing eflect
they wcula give in winter to our dull
prairie landscapes.
A traveler tells us that on the west
ern slope thia tree grows to the height
of 200 feet , with a diameter of five to
six foot , enough in a single tree to
build a good house. A wiitor in
Scribncr's Magazine says : "I have
sometimes feasted on the beauty of
these trees when they wore towering
in all their winter grandeur , laden
with snow ono mass of bloom in
summer , too , when the brown atami-
note clusters hang thick among the
shimmering needles , and the big pur
ple burrs are ripening in the mellow
light ; but it is during these cloudlesa
wind storms that those colossal pinea
are most impressively beautiful. Then
they bow like willows , their loaves
springing forward all in one direction ,
nnd , when the sun idiincs upon them
at the required tingle , entire groves
glow a if every leaf wore burnished
silver. " It will not bo long ere this
tree will find its place on our vast
prairies where in summer nnd winter
it will add bounty to the landscape
nnd give protection to man and beast.
In Illinois the Norway spruce makes
apendid evergreen barns , giving am
ple shelter for stock , and this noble
tree will worve a like purpose in Ne
braska and ull the great parched west.
0. S. "
Encnpoil from tbo Toll * ,
John Jlacon , Ltpnrte , Ind. , writ OH :
"Jlurnih fur HrntMi HI.OHHOSIJ It's ull you
recoumioud It to ho. My dyupopula lian
ull vunUlieil. "Why don't you udvortleo It ?
Whnt allowance will you iniilce if 1 take ft
dozen bottloH , no Unit I could obllgo my
frleiuU ocoiBlonnllyl" 1'iioo fiQ ccntu ,
trlul buttles 10 centH. fo8-eodlw
WONT DID IN THK.IJOUBK
Auk druggists for "Itouitli on lint * . " It
oloara out rati , mice , bed-buL'u , ro achet )
Yermln , fliea , autu , Insects , lee per box
DEWEY & STONE ,
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ORCHARD & BEAN , J.B. FRENCH & CO , ,
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FOB MEN'S , BOYS' AND CHILDREN'S WEAR ,
ALSO A COMPLETE LINE OF
Furnishing Goods
Hats and Caps
Wo are prepared to moot the demands of the trade In regard to Latest Stylet
nnd Patterns. Fine Morohnnt Tailoring in Connection .
RESPECTFULLY ,
M. HELLMAN & CO , ,
1301-1303 Farnham and 300 to 312 13th St
CARPETS
HAVE DECLINED SLIGHLTYJ
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J. B. Detwiler
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Is the first to make the announce
ment to his customers and
the general public.
MATTINGS , OIL CLOTH AND WINDOW
SHADES ,
Always sold at the lowest Market
Prices.
We carry the largest stock and
make the Lowest Prices.
Orders promptly filled and every
attention given to patrons.
J. B. DETWILER
1313 Farnham Street.
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OMAHA NEBRASKA.
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I. OBERFELDER & CO. ,
WHOLESALE MILLINERY AND NOTIONS ,
1308 and 1310 DOUGLAS STREET.
Spring Goods Receiving Daily and Stock very nearly Oompleti
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