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HERALD VOL. XVI. NO Passi-nirer— 'i-m }S i V. 22 •jkDVAiNCK VUL. XIII, NO 23 Time flitrI«• 13, A. B. IMviiioii A St. K*. ItsiilwaV. GOING KAST, jnon and came home to spend last Sunday with his family. Mrs. A. F. Yenny, who was called to •••Mhakopoe last week by the illuess of her mother, wriles that her mother died on the 27th ult., ol paralysis. •tl. ftsst'ii^er Daily 12:S p^m Dally ex. Huitri&y 10:H0a'm .Freight Daily ex. Sunday 1:80 111 UOINU WEST. cucer—Dnilv Way I'rvii/lit —Daily ll.fKtji i'ass' iin-T--Daily ex. Sunday, Arrive.. 1 2j IdCaw SiflKctou ll (Ht il ill The Ladies Benevolent Society will serve a New England dinner February m. Johnson, the stockman shipped a car load ot stock to the cities the first of the Week. Mrs. Einil Johnson was quite ill dur ing the week with neuralgia ot the Stomach, but is now improving:. Mrs. S. Clark was spending a few days at Montevideo the first of the week, with her son and Miss May. Harry Hocum, the cracker man, was trisiting witli his Milbrnk friends the flrst ot the wee«. The steadily cold weather of the past Week or two was checked Wednesday by & mild day, much to the relief of all. Mayor Smither has considerably im proved this week, and ie now able to be Hp part of the time and is slowly re naming the use of his disabled limbs. There is no excuse for any man to ap pear in society with a grizly heard since the introduction of Buckingham's Dye, which colors natural brown or black. By mistake the adjournment of the •toar:l of commissioners was leit off the proceedings as published lust week. The board adjourned sine die oil the 17th •|»t. Mr. Foster, the tax agent for the Korthwestern railway company wns in "ihe city the first of the week, looking up tax matters on the railroad land in the county. Mrs. R. IT. Batty, of Crookston, and a Iformer resident of this citj', where her husband was pastor of the Congregation al church, came in on Wednesday's train from the east, to look after some busi $esa matters. v Mrs J. F. Miller, of St. Cloud, Minn., -Was the gu-?st of her kinsman, W. J. Garrick, the first ot the week. She was on her way home from Pierre, where she •ftad been visiting her sister and adrnir a Dakota legislature in session. V. The little girls and young ladies of the It. E. Sunday school will give their so eial for the benefit of the library fund at M. Thomas next a literary pro gram will be rendered. the home vf Mrs. W. 1 Tuesday evening, when The little son of Alpheus Hocum, who Was mentioned last week as being •eriously ill with lung fever has been in precarious condition during tte week, and has been compelled to submit to two surgical operations, lie is still iu a atrious condition. The C, M. and St. P. Ry. company paid its tax into the county treasury the llrst of the week, the total approximating 500. The tax would cot have become linquent for a month, but the com ny is paying its taxes all over the state in advance of the regular period, for the benefit of the state treasury. The pay ment also helps the county funds and al lows of the payment ^warrants up to date. in SISSEToN LINE. Lctiros ilhank 7 a 'Tenv( C'or.ina. V :40 a Arrive! W'ihnnt 12:01 in Arrive^'urnim ni Ar. at Mil hank 1:15 Thfsi' trims run Moudaye, Wednesdays, aud Fridays each \svek HOME HAPPENINGS. in Lonv Wiimnt 8:20 a in Arriw Sifisctun !£i in No. 1 Northern Wheat —Thursday 43c No. 2, 41c, Gus Mittelstea^it returned the lirst of the week from a short visit to Wisconsin. Louis Donar and Mrs. M. Donar were Up from Montevideo yesterday. Loais f» attending school at his new home. (^u I to a little sickness has been report ed during the week, the great majority or rejection cases being in the form of heavy colds Hftf the short recess in the legislative ses- lion. N. I. Lowthian took advantage In Milbank, S. D., on Jan. 20th, 1895, ®l)c ficralti Unlike most proprietary medicines, the formula: ot Dr. J. C. Ayer's Sarsaparilla and otlier preparations are chterfully sent t» any physician who applies for tliem. Hence the special favoi accord ed these well known standard remedies by the World's Fair commissioners. On® ol the peculiar things brought out in the institute was lhal some of the vegetables which many farmers were un able to succeed with others had never once failed in producing in good quanti ties. Tomatoes and watermelons were among ihis class o(- products, and while quite a numoer asserted that they had only occasionally been able to bring them to maturity others asserted that been in Dakota they had never failed to have quantities of ripe tomatoes and large, luscious watermelon. This would certainly indicate that the failure to grow such things successfully here is more for want ot right methods than be cause of conditions in climate or soil. At a special meeting of the city coun cil, hold at the St. Hubert reading room, a number of railroad oIliclalH were pres ent, among whom were superintendent J. R. Williams, Asst. Supt. II. R. Wil liam 3, and W. H. Norris, the railroad attorney. The matter of water supply for the city and the financ'al relation ot the city with the company were the subjects of discussion. The desire of the citv, owing to the present financial depression, to terminate the contract, was shown to be absolutely necessary, as under present conditions the city could not possibly continue the pay ments which the contract required. AfterJ an amicable conference it was agreed that the council should meet at an early day and formulate a proposition to he sent to the company for approval Died* Joseph Glfroerer, ot catarrh ot the atom ach. Deceased was born in Bildechingen, Wirtenberg, Germany, March 19tli. 18:30. and came to this country something over «'t0 years ago, and for420 years lived at Jordan, Scott Co., Minn., coming to Mil bank ten years ago last April, where he has lived continuously. The burial took place last Monday in the catholic cemetery and was largely attended by the friends and neighbors of the family. TiarilKIIS SSOCIVriOli. Program for llevfm&r at the IHil buiik Hitfb School, t'ubruurr 2, 189.5. morn IN (», 10:30. Song Business Meeting Model Reading of Lesson Miss Helen Cnrrick Folk Lore Prof. Ramer AFTERNOON 1:15. Song School Management Prof. Keiley Paper Mr. James Corskie Recitation Miss Josie Fanset Talk—"Religion in the Public School".. ...Prof. Priest Question Box Mina Fanset, LAUK.V RODOEUS, Committee. Teachers are requested to bring in their loans to the teachers library. Advertised l.etter £.l*t. Letters remaining uncalled for in Milbank Post Oflice, Jan. 24,1895: SaldellWni. Wedin H. MILBANK, S. D., FRIDAY, FEB. 1, 1805. the In calling for any of the above please say "advertised" and give date of adver tisement. It not called for in tit teen days will be sent to dead letter oflice. A. J. BI.kskr, P. M. A ClMtlce §'nrtu For Kale. The Northwest quarter, Section 20, Township 120, Range 48, Grant county South Dakota, and known as the Wolfe place, near Mil'ank, is for sale cheap. For price and terms address W. A. Purviancp. Administrator, Box lOi, Rosed ale, Kansas. Lateit In Biscuit. Miotics.. Yon broke my Sevres plate. Yon are discharged. How did yon break it? Servant—I carelessly dropped one of the biscuits yon made yesterday on it —Woonsooket (R. 1.) Reporter. Grains of wheat have been found in the son dried bricks of Egypt and Nin evehj dating^from at loasl B. C. 2300. FA iC .111 ICS 1 ST TI'TIO. Friday'* Session uf the 1 iiteretititiff ami Kucremf ii I HcpIiiib for the Ad^aiiceii rnf of S*rac» (Kill Farm .Tiniiotls. The third day of the farmers institute indicated by the increased attendance the interest that was being manifested iu the subject ot improved farming. The court room where the meeting was being held was barely large enough to accommodate the gathering, the people being packed inside and outside the railing and on the platform. Prof. Philips and Prof. Shepard conducted the institute, the former opening the session with his paper on "how to farm a quarter section." The Professor con tended that there had been a great cbango taking place in the methods and system of farming during the pas twenty years, a change niatle necessary by changed conditions, and the success ful farmers must study and understand his work thoroughly, the fame as the successful man in any other business, il he would make a success of it. A great manv farmers were doing this and were reaping rewards lor their labor instead of failure. Many instances were known where one man with many advantages over his neighbor made an absolute failure ot his business, while the neigh bor with fewer advantages and under more adverse conditions made a success of his. One of the leesons larmers in South Dakota were learning was that they must diversify their crops and not carry all their eggs in one basket. Wheat raising exclusively would make any man or any country poor. The older states had each and all tried it and had to give it up and so would the farmers of this state. 116 instanced a case were a farmer made money with twelve cows, aud had lost the profits in his attempt to raise wheal. The farmer could and should live more com fortable and have more of the luxuries ol the table than the machanic or ordi nary business man by raising all the various kinds of vegetables and differ ent fruits that can be successful and profitable raised in ttiis latitude. The professor gave a list of these that would make a man's mouth water. He gave what might be called the average living expenses ot a small family od a farm outside of what could be raised by the farmer himself as running from $225 to $314. He showed that this should be more than met by tho profit from ten uows, forty sheep and fifty hens, if prop erly and systematically handled. Speak ing of rais-ing wheat he claimed that if tho snorts aud bran from the wheat could be fed to the stock on the farm and the necessary fertilizing element thus retained on the land, and only the patent Hour shipped away, the land would lose hut little of its fertility. Successful (arming in South Dakota, the same as elswhere, requires study, great care, observation and attention to the experience and results attained by others. It was in the latter respect that these farmer institutes and, similar gatherings proved beneficial. At the conclusion of Prof. Phillips paper, the question box was opened, among the questions being: "Is water impregnated with iron good for garden*"" It was staled that the trace of iron found in any of the watur here would not be detrimental. "How would land plaster work on our land Generally did not need it, but it was just the thing to work up any patch of gumbo. "Is alkali water good for garden?" No true alkali water here. "What is the best crop to plow under for fertilizer?" Clover, peas, rye, millet, preference given in the order named. "When is it best to mulch potatoes?" Either before they are up with coarse manure, spread all over, or after they are up by putting between the rows. This practice has proved highly bene ficinl whenever resorted to. "What shall we do if Taylor never comes back with the state money?" In reply to this Prof. Shepard said that he was neither a statesmen, financier or politician, but would give a few minutes to the question as he presumed it was put in the box in good faith. lie said that he did not expect to see this money returned to the st ite, but nevertheless he did not believe that the slate would be bankrupted or its people reduced to poverty by the perfidy of Taylor. It whs an infinitesimally small amount in comparison with the resources of the state, and he held that the ordinary tax payer would hardly be conscious of the loss, which would amount to about 25 cents to each, and which was many times over lost by wasteful methods arid loose and untntelligent farming. The next question the Professor said was of far more importance than Taylor's theft, it was "How can we prevent squash and pumpkin blossoms from failing to mature?" For an an swer to this the professer called upon Mr. Irwin Aldrkh, who explained tho matter as follows: Blossoms upon [squash vines are of two kinds. One, the more numerous aud that which first ap pears, has as a center-piece, one straight cylindrical organ looking not much un like a little yellow parasol closed. The upper part of this organ produces a large number of yellow ranules the pollen of the plant. The other kind of blossom has a center-piec« which is round and somewhat wheel-like in its appearance. At a certain period of development, it exudes a waxy sub stance, and if at this time the wind, waudering insects, or any otlier cause brings a few pollen grains to it from the pollon-beaving biossoms, it is "fertilized" anil the little squash at its base will Jive and grow. If no pollen is brought to it, however, the little squash will turn y e o w a n o o I i s only this latter kind ot blossom which ever develops into a squash. Tho polleu-bearing blossom never does more than to produce the pollen for fertilizing the squash-producing blos som. In this country, where bumble bees are scarce, the means for trans porting the pollen from one flower to another is iiuflicient, hence very few people grow squashes and pumpkins successfully unless they live near a little timber, in which case the pollen carry ing insects are more numerous. Mr. Aldrich has grown plenty ot" srjuashes for the past tew years by going through hia field about twice a week during the blossoming season, carrying a pollen hearing flower and leaving a little pollen upon such squash-bearing blossoms as show by their waxy look that they are ready to receive it. This year he carried a few sticks and marked the location of each blossom treated, and was success ful in about 75 per cent of the cases. Most of the failures were due to the immaturity of some of the squash-bear ing blossoms treated. The operation is very easy and simple, any schoolboy can attend to it. "What was cause of smut in com and how prevent?" Mr. Aldrich was called upon to explain this, and said that soak ing the seed in a weak solution of blue stone would iiill the smut. "If farmers generally should go into diversified farming would nol prices on these products fall below a profitable basis?" The professor explained that this was not likely to happen, and illus trated the fact bj showing the difference iu the consumption of a quantity of good butter and a quantity of poor butter, the good quality rather making au increased i demand. A general discussion on how to change from wheat raising to more di versified work was then had. The absence of Prof. Wheaton, the dairyman, who was to test samples of milk and give a talk on dairy subjects, was a great disappointment to many. The professor had been regularly sched uled tor Miihnnk, but the farmers of Day county had persuaded him to re turn to Britton, where they were organ izing for a creamery, and he was there by unable to reach Milbank in time. For the disappointment which this cir umstame had occasioned Prof. Shepard said that he would protnisb that Prof. Wheaton would make a special trip to Milbank at any time the people here would decide upon, and fill his engage ment with them. Upon a vote being trkrn it was unanimously decided that the professor should come, and Feb. 20th was fixed upon as ihedate, the ses sion to commence at 10 a. m. Pi of. Phillips gave a short talk on dairying and llhist-ated the improved butter separator, and the great saying it made in but tor making, and by re quest gave what he considered a proper distribution of crops for 100 acre farm as follows ""Wheat 20 accon*, and Consolidated April 11.1M0 fodder ./) acres, oats lo, barley 10, garden 2, potatoes 2 to 5 aud the rest of the farm for pasture and feed, EVENING SESSION. "Gardening'' was tho principal sub ject at the institute Friday evening, and a very interesting topic it proved to be. Farmers were advised to make a garden anu to make a good garden it would provide the family with many luxuries for the table and in many cases prove a source of profit. One of the first aud most necessary points was te secure good seed, as much that was sold was of poor quality, and should always be test ed. Prof. Phillips had raised a garden every year he had farmed in the state, and gave a list of tho things he had raised abundantly last season, notwith standing the drouth. Had never failed to raise tomatoes, having had them ripen as early as July 15 in some seasons. Found the earlist and best varieties to be the Early Ruby, Dwarf Champion and Early Advance. Pieplant, celery and asparagus should not be neglected on the farm, as it could be easily raised. Among fruits the hnrdier apples and a varity of plums could be successfully grown among the latter the varieties found best adapted to this country were the "Desota." "Wolf River," "Forest Gardens," and "Harrison Pe ach." The matter of protecting the trees on the south side, was shown to be necessary sometimes, the sun in the late winter an i early spring drawing the sap from the tree and causing it to split. The professor recommended putting up a board or some protection on the south side of the tree to save it from the ef fect of the sun. In connection with this subject he suggested that the organ ization of a horticultural and agricultur al society be formed, and some capable man be furnished with the means to make experiments lor the society acd thus secure the best results. Prof. Shepard gave a short history of the agricultuial college, explaining the wo»k it was doing in giving the young men and young ladies of the state a complete practical education and pre paring them lor useful citiizenship. The young men received, besides the ordinary instruction of a collegiate course, an industrial education that was of in. stimable value to them in the practical business ot life, either in ag ricultural or mechanical lines for ihe latter, blaeksniithing, work at the iron. Iath«, wood work, mechanical drawing and surveying were taught, the pupil learnir.g *o do by doing. For the young adies cooking, sewing, darning and other practical matters were taught ini connection with th* more ornamental ao complishments. The college was turn ingout young men and women who were morally and every other way a. credit to the institution, and very many of its graduates were filling im portant and honorable positions in life. The professor paid a very handsome compliment to Prof. Aldrich, our county superintendent of schools, and relerred to him as a sample of th« young men, Brookings college turned out upon the world. In closing the professor advised the farmors to keep the institute alive by holding regular meetings and discussing methods and icsults, and thereby loam, from one another. Much good and in valuable experience could be thus secured. At tho close of the institute a vote of thanks was unamuiously tendered Professors Williams, Shepard antl. Phillips (or the very interesting acd in structive manner in which tliey had conducted the institute. Newbern, N. C., was named after Bern in Switzerland by Baron, de Uraafewidt, a Swiss, who founded tho town in 1720. You Can Get Ferry's Seeds at your dealers' aa fresh and fertile as though you jrot them lir«ct from Ferry's Seed Farms. FIRKFT SEEDS] are known and planted every where, and uro alivay* the beat. Ferry'* Seed Annual for 1895 tells all about thero, Pre®. D. M. Ferry A Co. Detroit, Mloh. mk