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GAZETTE.
CORVALLIS
SEMI-WEEKLY.
COBVALLIS, BENTON COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1900.
YOU. I. NO. 27.
KSSHSSOfiW i Consolidated Feb., 1899.
THE FOUR SEASONS.
When Beauty weeps the silent tears de
scend In gentle April rain. Such melting
wiles
Must thaw the hardest heart and fervor
lend
To wreathe her face once mora in
springtime smiles
When Beauty weeps.
When Beauty smiles the blushes on her
cheek
Outblush the rose; her eyes the stars
outshine.
Her dimpled face and wanton tresses
speak
OX brooks and fields, a summer ray
t divine
When Beauty smiles.
When Beauty pouts her lips, once laughter-tossed.
Betoken change; her eyelids, silken
veiled,
Now droop like flowers fondled by the
frost,
October's blush to gray November
paled
When Beauty pouts.
When Beauty frowns her brow is winter
bound,
Her glances tender, warm, when pas
sion fanned
Grow cold. To warm their wings the
cupids round
Love's dying flame are grouped, a shiv
ering band
When Beauty frowns.
A New England Heroine. 2
HEX the British and Tories
attacked New Haven, Couu.,
and set a price on the head of
Governor Griswold the latter fled to the
town of Lyme, where his cousin, Mrs.
Marvin, hid him for some days in a
farmhouse. But at length the foe dis
covered his retreat, and one sunny af
ternoon In May he was routed from his
biding place by the tidings that a band
of horsemen was approaching to cap
ture him.
His only chance of escape was to
reach the mouth of a little creek which
emptied itself into the Connecticut
Kiver just above' the entrance of the
latter into Long Island Sound. There
he had a boat stationed, with two faith
ful attendants, hidden beneath the high
banks of the creek.
The distance from the farmhouse to
the boat was two miles of the usually
traveled road. But a little path across
the farmer's orchard would bring him
to the road only a mile from the boat
and save a quarter's length of bis
fearful run for life.
Just where the narrow path from the
orchard opened into the road Hetty
Marvin sat bleaching her household
linen. The long web of forty miles or
more, which was diligently spun and
woven during the long winter mouths
was whitened in May and thus made
ready for use.
The business of bleaching was well
economized, being usually done by the
younger daughters of the family, who
were not old enough to spin or strong
enough for the heavier work of the
kitchen or the dairy.
The roll of linen was taken by the
farmer or his stout "help" to a grassy
plot beside a spring or meadow brook.
There It was thoroughly wetted and
spread upon the green turf to take the
best heat of the sun by day and the
dew by night. The little maiden who
tended to it would sit near it.
Thus sat Hetty Marvin, the young
daughter of Governor Oriswold's
cousin, when her hunted friend sprang
past her into the road to escape his pur
suers. Hetty was a timid child of
about 12 years, yet thoughtful and wise
beyond any of her elders. She was
frightened by the headlong haste with
which the Governor rushed across the
meadow. But she quickly comprehend
ed the scene and Instantly quieted her
faithful Towser, who, though a friend
of the family guest, thought it becom
ing to bark loudly at his hurried foot
steps. Her wise forethought arrested the
Governor's notice and suggested a
scheme to elude his pursuers.
"Hetty," he said, "1 am flying for my
life, and unless I can reach my boat be
fore I am overtaken I am a lost man.
You see the road forks here. But you
must tell those who are chasing me that
1 have gone up the road to catch the
mail wagon, which will soon be along,
you know. Then they will turn off the
other way."
"Oh, cousin," said the little girl in an
agony of distress, "I cannot tell a lie
Indeed I cannot. Why did you tell
which way you were going?"
"Hetty, child, surely you would not
betray me to my death? Hark! they are
coming! I hear the click of their
horses' feet. Oh, Hetty, tell them I
have gone up the road instead of down,
and heaven will bless you."
"Heaven never blesses those who
speak falsely. But 1 will not tell them
which way you go, even if they kill me.
So run as quickly as possible."
' "It's of no use. Unless I can deceive
them I am a dead man."
"Cousin, cousin, hide under my web
of cloth. They'd never think of looking
there for you. Come, get down as
quickly as you can, and I'll cover you
and stand sprinkling my linen."
Angry that their expected prey had
eswiped from the house where they
hoped to secure him. the six mounted
Tories, headed by a British officer,
dashed along the road in swift pursuit.
At sight of the girl in the meadow the
leader of the party paused.
"Child," he said sternly, "have you
seen a man running hereabouts?"
"Yes, sir," replied Hetty, trembling
and flushing.
"Which way did he go?"
I promised not to tell, sir."
"But you must or take the conse
quences." . "I said I wouldn't tell if you killed;
me," sobbed the frightened girl.
"I'll have it out of her!" exclaimed
the furious officer with an oath.
"Let me speak to her," said his Tory
zuide. "I know the child, I believe.
Isn't your name Hetty Marvin i he ,
asked pleasantly.
"Yes, sir."
"And this man that ran by you a few
minutes ago is your mother s cousin,
isn't he?"
Yes, sir, he is."
'Well, we are friends of his. What
did he say to you when he came
along?"
He told me that he was fleeing for j
his life."
"Just so, Hetty; that was very true.!
I hope he won't have to fly far. Where
was he going to hide? You see I could
help him if I knew his plans." J
Now, Hetty was not a whit deceived
by this smooth speech. But she was
willing to tell as much of the truth as
Would be consistent with his safety, and
she judged that her frankness would
save her kiusmaii better than her sil
ence, so she answered her questioner
candidly:
My. cousin said he was going down:
to the river where he had a boat and
wanted me to tell the men that were
chasing him that he had gone the other
way to catch the mail wagon.
"Why didn't you do as he told you.
then, when I asked you where he had
gone?" thundered the officer fiercely.
"I could not tell a lie, sir," was the
tearful answer.
"Hetty," again began the smooth
tongued Tory, "you are a nice child.
Everybody knows you are a girl of
truth. What did your cousin say wnen
you told him you could not tell a false
hood?" "He said he shouldn't think I'd betray
him to his death?"
"And you promised him that you
wouldn't tell which way he went if
you were killed for it?"
"Yes, sir."
"That was brave; and I suppose he
thanked you for it and ran down the
road as quickly as possible?"
"I promised not to tell where- he went,
sir."
"Oh, yes, I forgot. Well, tell us his
last words, and we won't trouble you
any more."
"His last words were, 'It's my only
chance, child, and I'll get down as-you
say.' "
And, overcome with fright and the
sense of her kinsman's danger should
they rightly Interpret the language
which she, had reported, she sobbed
aloud and hid her face from sight.
Her tormentors did not stay longer to
soothe or question her. They all imme
diately pushed rapidly on down to the
river.
Now, the Governor had arranged a
signal with his boatman that a white
cloth by day or a light by night dis
played from the attic window of his
hiding place, which was just visible at
the month of the river, should inform
them if he were in trouble and put them
on the alert to help him.
As soon, therefore, as he started from
his cousin's, it floated from the window
to warn them. And when they saw the
pursuing party dash madly down the
road to the river and recognized the
British uniform of the leaders they
pulled swiftly out to sea. The horse
men reached the shore only in season
to see the boat with two men in it near
ly out of sight, and, supposing their
destined prey had escaped, relinquished
the pursuit.
Meanwhile the victim lay safe and
quiet where the shrewdness of the 1 t;L
cousin had hidden him until the time
came for her return for supper. Then
he bade her go as usual to her home,
telling her to ask her mother to place
the signal lamp as soon as it grew dark
in the window for the boatmen and
send him some supper, with his valise,
which, in the hurry of his departure, he
had left behind.
The signal had recalled the boat,
which after twilight had ventured in
sight of the shore and farmhouse, and
the Governor quietly made his way to
the river in safety. When he rejoined
his father in a secure" home he named
his infant daughter, which hal been
born in his absence, Hetty Marvin, that
he might be daily reminded of the little
cousin whose truth and shrewdness
saved his life. Exchange.
His Denomination.
Three men once stepped up to a noted
revivalist, at the close of one of his
evening meetings and asked him to de
cide a point concerning which they had
been disputing. .
"One of my friends here," said the
spokesman, "contends that you are a
Baptist"
"Why does he think I am a Baptist?"
interrupted the evangelist.
"Because he has seen you assisting
enthusiastically at a baptism by im
mersion. My other friend is equally
sure you are a Methodist"
"Why?"
"Well, he has heard you say 'amen!'
with much fervor when some good
.Methodist brother has been praying. I
differ with both. I say you are either
a Congregationalist or a Presbyterian."
"Why so?"
"Well, I notice you always stand
when you pray."
"My brother," was the reply, "I have
almost forgotten, but I think each one
of you Is right. I belong to all four
of those denominations."
This, in the larger sense, was doubt
less true.
Old-Fashioned Plow.
Nearly all of the Egyptian farmers
use the same kind of plow that was
used 5,000 years ago.
If you have a philosophical question
to ask go to a philosopher, not to a
cvnio.
FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
COLUMN OF PARTICULAR IN
TEREST TO THEM.
Something that Will Interest the Ju
venile Member of Every Household
-Quaint Actions and Bright Sayings
of Many Cute and Canning Children.
Copy the model parts of this on a
piece of white cardboard and enlarge
the measurements two, three or five
times. Cut along all the lines drawn
in full and bend over the dotted lines.
The letters in the ground plan and the
side view correspond to those In the
fa j 2gQki
PLANS FOB THE CA6TLE.
model. The edge stripes should be bent
it right-angles and united with the
sorresponding ones by means of strong
glue. Set the building on a foundation
of wood or heavy pasteboard and sur
round it with lawns (green moss), grav-
sled walks, etc.
How Princes Are Punished.
That there is no whipping boy in
Germany was evidenced the other day
when the empress sent her eldest son
the future emperor, from the table on
account of his rudeness. The prince
It appears, was unmannerly to a young
er brother, and the empress, turning to
the French tutor, who on that occasion
had charge of the princes, said:
"Monsieur, I beg that yon will ask
me to excuse his royal highness, th
prince."
The tutor begged that the prince be
excused, and that young gentleman was
forced to leave the table without fin
ishing his meal. It is well known that
the royal boys of Germany have had
to grin and bear many a sound flogging
administered by the imperial hand,
along with. a vast deal of discipline
from governors, tutors, etc.
A different state of affairs this from
the time when a boy was kept to be
punished instead of a prince. In Eng
land such a youth was called the whip
ping boy, and a famous English artist,
W. A. Stacey, painted a portrait of
Prince Edward, afterward Edward V!.,
trying to defend his whipping boy from
a flogging which he himself deserved.
In those days a prince who wras to
be a king was looked upon and treated
as a person of great importance. His
person was held to be sacred, and so
it would never have done to punish
him. If an English prince missed h's
lessons, wa"s rude to his teachers, or
committed any of the other naughty
tricks common to saucy children his
whipping boy was flogged. Cleveland
Leader.
Her Answer.
I studied my tables over and over and
backward and forward, too.
But I couldn't remember six times nine,
and I didn't know what to do
Till my sister told me to play with my
doll and not to bother my head.
"If you call her 'Fifty-four' for awhile,
you will learn it by heart, she said
So I took my favorite, Mary Ann, though
I thought 'twas a dreadful shame
To give such a perfectly lovely child such
a perfectly horrid name.
And I called her my little "Fifty-four" a
hundred times, till I knew
The answer of six times nine as well as
the answer of two times two.
Next day Elizabeth Wigglesworth, who
always acts so proud,
Said, "six times nine is fifty-two, and I
nearly laughed alond.
But I wished I hadn't when the teacher
said, "Now, Dorothy, tell if you
can."
For I thought of my doll, and sakes
alive! I answered, "Mary Ann!"
-Anna M. Prat
Slate Pencils.
Slate pencils were formerly cut from
slate just as it is dug from the earth.
Pencils so made were objected to on
account of the grit which they contain.
To overcome this difficulty, says the
London Engineer, an inventor devised
an Ingenious process by which the slate
is ground to a very fine powder, an
grit and foreign substances removed
and the powder bolted through silk
cloth much In the same manner as
flour Is bolted. The powder is then
made Into a dough, and this dough is
subjected to a very heavy hydraulic
pressure, which presses the pencils out
the required shape and diameter, nut
in lengths of about three feet. While
yet soft the pencils are cut into the
desired lengths and set out to dry In the
open air. After they are thoroughly
dry the pencils are placed in steam
baking kilns, where they receive thu
proper temper.
The Song of the Top.
Spinning!
Spinning!
Spinning!
Round !
and round I go,
Twirling, tripping, dipping.
Gliding to and fro; Cutting grace
ful circles. Then, with sudden start,
Right and left go bounding ell
I know my art! Life to me is mo
tion! Blithe as bird on wing,
With each revolution. Hark
the song I sing! Hum
ming, humming, hum
ming, Round and
round I go! Oh
I lead a gay
life, Glid
ing to
n d
- fro
I
Little Folks.
A STRANGE CITY.
Where the Insane Find Welcome, Good
Treatment and Cure.
The little city of Gheel, in Belgium,
is a resort for demented people. Ac
cording to a legend that has had, aim
even at the present day still has, much
weight with the peasantry of Belgium,
the city started as follows:
Many centuries ago, on the site where
Gheel now stands, an insane father
murdered his lovely young daughter.
A shrine was erected to her memory
and was called "Saint Dymphna."
The belief arose that Saint Dymphna
particularly favored the insane, aud did
miraculous things for them; in conse
quence, hundreds of insane peop'.e wers
yearly brought to her shrine that she
might intercede with God for their res
toration. Oftentimes many of the unfortunates
lingered around the shrine for months
at a time, finally it became a permanent
abiding place for many, and gradually j
a city came into existence. It now has
a population of about ten thousand, and j
at least every fourth resident is insane
The Insane that come to them are not
lodged la asylums; those not easily
managed are taken care of in suburban
cottages, and the mildly insane board
with the private families of the city.
Very few of them are under restrictions
of any nature, and they are met with
everywhere in the city, walking about
with eutire freedom.
The coming of an insane boarder into
a Gheel family is made a gala-day af
fair. Every member of the fafily
dresses for the occasion, the house is
beautifully decorated, and a card, bear
ing the word "welcome" in large, bright
letters, is placed in a conspicuous place.
The head of the family introduces the
newcomer as "friend" or "relative,"
and after a warm greeting there is a
banquet and a general good time.
Next day the boarder goes to work
with other members of the family, for
to keep the insane employed is a part
of the treatment. However, they are
never compelled to work. Unmanage
able patients are coaxed into doing
what is thought best for them. Under
no circumstances is an insane person
irritated or dealt with harshly in the
city of Gheel. Nor are they ever
spoken of as being insane or lunatics;
they are called either "innocents" or
friends."
They are given an abundance of
plain, substantial food, plenty or out
door exercise, and are in every way
treated in the most humane way. As a
result, the statistics show that at least
60 per cent of the patients go away-
cured, and the incurables are almost in
variably greatly benefited.
When you visit Belgium don't fail to
see the strange city of Gheel. It is but
a short distance from Antwerp.
Felt His Superiority.
This man, your honor, was abusing
every policeman he came across," testi
fied an officer before Justice Martin in
prosecuting a hungry looking individ
ual who had been taken into custody
the previous evening. "We tried to j simple say-so could make it unchange
avoid placing him under arrest, but he at)le, j found that ever after that I was
continued his abuse until it could not
be endured any longer."
"What was the worst thing he called
you?" inquired the court.
"He said, your honor," was the offi
cer's reply, "that he was so much su
perior to any officer he had ever seen
that he would not notice them."
The justice looked at the hungry-appearing
Individual before him and ask
ed if he had uttered this slander against
the police officer.
"Yes, your honor," said the prisoner,
"and I repeat it. I never knew a polict
officer that was not a scoundrel, and in
this one respect I am superior to all
of them. I can give them cards and
spades when it comes to separating an
Individual from his money."
The court inflicted a fine of $1 and
costs against the prisoner. Chicago
Chronicle.
Keeps Him Busy.
The German Emperor has been
known to change his costume twelve
times in eighteen hours. His wardrobe
contains more than 1,000 suits.
The base-ball player never settles
down to business; he is always looking
for a change of base.
RAM'S HORN BLASTS.
Warning Notes Calling the Wicked to
Repentance.
LONG face Is not
a passport to
heaven.
"Every sin be
comes a tiger on
our track.
What a little
god some very big
people worship.
God's place for
a Christian is
where he is need
ed the most.
God is not in the religion that is not
using both hands to lift up men.
There isn't gold enough in the world
to make a discontented man rich.
Are you putting any treasure where
It cannot be stolen or burned up?
It Is not wise to cut down the thistles
in such a way as to scatter the seeds.
Love never turns back because it
sees a mountain or hears a lion roar.
The preacher whose religion Is all In
his head does not believe in revivals.
Time sets his chisel a little deeper
whenever there Is a frown upon the
face.
The hardest thing the devil ever tried
to do was to starve a good man to
death.
Egotism always looks at his "neigh
bor" through the wrong end of the tele
scope. The devil's great aim Is to make It
easy for men to do wrong and hard to
do right.
God is always looking for a better
place in which to put the man whom
he can trust.
Every Christian should try to do
something every day that will make his
pillow softer.
Whenever a man is converted, God
has given his neighbors another'proof
that the Bible is true.
It is remarkable how many different
kinds of fish the devil can catch when
he baits his hook with money.
When man makes a religion he tries
to make one that will let him stay
mean and still respect himself.
Angels can tell how much righteous
ness there is in a nation by the way
it deals with the liquor traffic'
If we were half as anxious as we
try to make people think we are we
would accomplish twice as much as
we do.
One reason why more mountains are
not being moved by faith, is that so
few people are willing to begin with
mole hills.
HOW TOM THUMB GOT HIS TITLE
The Name Was Given by Barnnm and
the "General" by Queen Victoria. "
The Countess Magri, formerly Mrs.
Tom Thumb, in a paper in the Woman's
Home Companion, gives the following
account of how the famous dwarf came
by his name:
"In speaking of Mr. Stratton I have
used the name General Tom Thumb,
for by that name the public best knew
him. Perhaps, a statement of how he
received his title will be of interest a
story which even Mr. Barnum has neg
lected to make known, but which Mr.
Stratton himself told me. When Mr.
Barnum first made his acquaintance
and persuaded his parents to allow
their child to travel it was thought a
good scheme to introduce him to the
public as 'Tom Thumb.' So as Tom
Thumb he was heralded by all the skill
which made Barnum so famous, and by
that name he was Introduced to Queen
Victoria and many of the royal and
titled frequenters of St. James.
"On his first visit he had amused the
Queen by asking particularly after the
Prince of Wales, and when he was the
s'econd time summoned to appear at the
palace he was presented both to the
Prince of Wales and to the Princess
Royal, who afterward became Empress
of Germany. As he stood beside the
children his smallness was more no
ticeable. The Duke of Wellington was
present, and noticed this fact, evidently
with much interest, as he said to some
one standing near, 'Their Royal High
nesses are head and shoulders taller
than Tom Thumb.' 'This remark,' the
Ueneral told me, 'was overheard by the
Queen, and turning to the Duke she
said, "General Tom Thumb." Bowing
low to her majesty the Duke gave me
the military salute, repeating the title,
"General Tom Thumb." Everybody
bowed, and although I did not fully
comprehend then that her
majesty's
addressed as General.'
"Mr. Stratton also said that he knew
enough of the war history of the Duke
at Wellington to be greatly interested
in him, and to feel that an introduction
to this 'great fighter,' as he called, was
worth more than a chat with this royal
boy and girl."
An Opinion Indorsed.
"It takes genius and hard work to
make a great actor," exclaimed the
chubby matinee favorite, who was
smoking a cigarette and reading a fifty
cent novel.
And the press agent looked up from
the piles of fiction which his facile pen
was tracing, and In a voice that shook
with feeling, exclaimer:
"You bet it does!" Washington Star.
Hard to Account for.
Hicks I have read that book all
through, and I can't see that there la
anything Improper in it.
Wicks Well, what made you think
there was?'
Hicks Why, it has sold 300,000 cop
ies. Somervllle Journal.
A pessimist is a person who believe
in a hoodoo.
asransaffls
Many a horse when fed on the street
wastes a portion of the feed by spilling
it out of the feeding device in trying to
get at it, and with the idea of prevent
ing this loss Thomas A. Howard of
Baltimore has devised the feed bag
shown in our illustration. The inten
tion is to supply just enough feed at
a time in the lower chamber to keep
even with the demand, the remainder
of the grain being contained In the
hopper shown at the rear. The supply
hopper is suspended behind the ani
mal's throat by straps attached to the
bridle, and the front portion Is held
AUTOMATIC FEED BAG FOB HOEBES.
in place by a strap attached to the
check rein. A stiffening ring is placed at
the top of the feed pouch, and in the
bottom is a wooden disk hollowed out
in the upper side to throw the feed
toward the center and prevent its ac
cumulation around the sides. It is ob
vious that the grain will feed by grav
Ity into the feed pouch, and that the
supply will be dependent upon the
amount consumed by the animal. An
important feature of the device is that
when the horse lowers its head the
pouch is raised by the action of the
check rein, thus allowing the animal to
obtain a good mouthful with little ex
ertion. Husking Horse.
The husking horse shown In the cut
is made of light .material. The rung
should be one and one-fourth inch stuff,
put in with shoulders cut down to one
Inch where it goes through the legs.
COKN HUSKING HOBSK.
The rung is put down so the ears of
corn will not catch when pulled for
ward. Corn husking makes lame backs
and sore hands. The horse will help
the back, and the following recipe will
help the hands: Take white wax, one
fourth ounce; spermaceti, one-fourth
ounce; almond oil, one ounce; glycerin,
two ounces. Melt the wax and stir In
the oil and glycerin. Ohio Farmer.
Ice House of Straw.
The illustration, reproduced from the
American Agriculturist, shows how to
turn to good account straw stacks
sometimes found on farms. The cheap
est sort of a framework which need not
be tightly boarded up will answer. The
floor should be leveled up and a drain,
consisting of a trench partly filled in
ICE HOUSE WITH T BENCH.
with stones, dug to carry off meltage
water. Entrance should be through
a long passage with several locks to ef
fectually cut off air currents. All sur
face water must be conducted away
from such a stack and hogs kept out
or they will burrow in and admit air
to the ice.
Grange Libraries.
One of the great advantages of the
Grange is that it may, at small cost to
each member, procure an assortment of
agricultural works upon almost every
department of farming, and these, with
the publications of the Boards of Agri
culture and the Experiment Stations,
would make accessible to all the opin
ions of the best authorities upon al
most any subject. The individual farm
er may not feel that he can afford to
purchase all of such books as he may
need, but if each member pays yearly
the price of one book he will have the
advantage of studying many. If es
says are to be read or lectures deliv
ered by a member they can use those
books for such facts as they wish to
present, and they will speak with au
thority, while those whose experience
does not coincide with that of the writ
er, or who does not agree with the the
ories vlvar-jed, should not be afraid to
gg-n way wtswrogiiiijw ;ruhdh'm
express his opinion and give his reasons
for it. We have seen times when the
books were wrong and the farmer right.
though usually scientific investigation
reaches results that give more accurate
information than guesswork, though
the latter may be founded on a certain
amount of practical experience. And
the agricultural papers should always
be kept on file In the Grange room, and
speakers led to comment on such state
ments as they see In them that seem
new or Interesting to them.
General Purpose Farming.
It has been well said that the gen
eral-purpose farmer who is also a good
gardener has a better living for him
self and family than the special-crop
farmer, If he does not make as much
money some years. Why should he
not? He grows his own beef and
pork and mutton, his poultry and
eggs, his fruits and vegetables, and If
he wants to eat them he has not to
count the cost of them. If he has any
surplus he can get money to supply
such other necessaries as the farm does
not supply. If railroads are stopped
by a strike or town roads blocked by
heavy snowdrifts, he has no fear of
starvation, and if unexpected visitors
arrive, there is no need of rushing off
to market to get food for them. He
is the ideal Independent farmer, If he
is out of debt, and he and his family
are in good health. And they are the
kind who are apt to be out of debt, for
such a one will usually sell more than
he is obliged to buy every year.
Cattle for Breeding.
There Is a marked Increase in the de
mand for fine cattle for breeding pur
poses, which is not confined to any spe
cial kind, says the American Cultiva
tor. All the leading breeds have their
friends and advocates, and each has.
special points of merit worthy of con
sideration. Just at present there is an
embargo on European cattle. Official
advices to the Department of Agricul
ture report that the foot and mouth
disease is very prevalent among live
stock throughout almost all of Europe,
except Norway, Sweden and Holland,
and importations of animals from Eu
ropean countries, principally Germany,
France, Austria, Belgium and Switzer
land, Is being prohibited by this Gov
ernment. A special permit from the
Secretary of Agriculture Is required for
the entry of all these animals subject
to contagious disease, and applications
for permits from the countries where
the disease Is prevalent are being re
fused by the department.
Fall Sowing of Clover.
A New Jersey correspondent of the
Germantown Telegraph writes that he
has had much trouble in getting a catch
of clover, and in one field he had failed
several times to get a catch of grass or
clover with wheat. One year he plowed
it as soon as the wheat was off, and
mixing a pound of flat turnip seed with
the clover and timothy seed for an acre
he sowed the field with that combina
tion and rolled it in without harrow
ing. The season was dry, but the tur
nips came up well, and when cold
weather came he could have harvested
a large crop. Most of them were left
to freeze in the ground, me green
leaves nearly covered the ground, and
when snow came they caught It aud
held it there effectually protecting the
clover and timothy. In the spring the
turnips were decayed and furnished
much food for the grass and clover, and
he had one of the best stands that he
had obtained in many years.
Grass Farming.
Few articles In the agricultural Una
of writing have attracted more atten
tion or perhaps done more to arouse
a determination to do better than those
of Mr. George M. Clark, which we have
published this season, upon grass grow
ing. Many writers before have urged
the need of more thorough fitting of
the land before sowing grass seed, of
using manure and fertilizers more free
ly, and of seeding with more seed. But
with Mr. Clark it is not a matter of the
ory. He has practiced what others
have preached, and he has practical
results to show for what he has done.
Others may have grown as tall grass,
but they guessed at the height, and did
not measure it. Some may have had
as much hay upon acre, but they did
not weigh it. It did not become a mat
ter of record, and a true statement of
facts would find many doubting Thom
ases. American Cultivator.
Clover Straw.
The straw left after clover seed hae
been threshed out is not as good as
clover hay early cut, yet if it Is handled
properly it makes very good forage. It
should not be allowed to get too ripe
before cutting, as, If it does, the seeds
from the larger heads which ripen first
will drop out in the curing, and the
seed saved will be from the smaller
heads that ripen last. Thus is the seed
less in quantity and often inferior in
quality to those which might have ob
tained by cutting when the larger heads
had just turned a deep brown, while
the value of the straw is lessened. Ex
change. Emulsion for Cabbage Worms.
Kerosene emulsion as made accord
ing to the formula in AmericasAgricul.
turlst's year book for '99 will effectual
ly destroy cabbage worms and lice. It
will do up any insect that Is unfortun
ate enough to get a good dose of It,
but care must be taken not to make
the application strong enough to kill
the plants. A sprayer is the best to
put It on with. H

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