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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1900
Page
2
The piece, attributed to Ian McArthur in Ohio Farmer, reflects on rural pride and the dignity of hay hauling as a shared labor. It contrasts bustling urban wealth with simple farm effort, urging equality in effort and reward while celebrating sturdy hay rigs and faithful horses.
In a comic turn, Mr. Limkins prepares an extemporaneous toast for the Daughters of the Revolution banquet. He rehearses with a donkey in the barn and ends up improvising amid distracted thoughts of the animal, delivering a rambling speech that undermines his own plan and earns Mrs. Limkins' ire.
A mother recalls a changeling feared to be an ogre or fairy locked away from her arms. She mourns the loss of the child’s sweet manners and gentleness, contrasting him with a bruised, rougher mockery of a real son.
A St. Louis Globe-Democrat item describes a clever Japanese paper frog toy made from green paper. Instructions outline folding a square, forming a diamond shape with cones, shaping fore and hind legs, and adding a thread to flick the frog into a leap.
A dog story shows clever obedience as a shepherd’s joke with cow in the corn. Separate note reports Bosco Teano near Vesuvius revealing grand Roman frescoes in a villa's peristyle and four rooms, with twenty large, richly colored murals.
A St Bernard named Nep in Dayton Kansas serves as a daily mail carrier for the Missouri Pacific line. At two feet seven inches tall and 280 pounds, he retrieves the leather sack dropped from the mail car and carries it to the store behind the counter. Nep has ferried thousands of pounds of mail and papers, earning community pride and occasional gifts, while train crews and locals respect his steady service.
An historical note traces the dollar from 1785 resolutions setting it as the U S unit of money to its silver coinage standards and weights, linking the term to thaler and piastre roots. It cites Alexander Hamilton, mint dates, and Shakespeare usage, with a fragmentary aside from miscellaneous quotes.
Advice on planting evergreen hedges for wind protection notes that dense, ground covering growth directs wind upward to shield tall structures. It warns against crowding trees, stresses proper spacing, and highlights care to keep roots moist after transplanting to prevent death.
The piece discusses Massachusetts wide tire legislation affecting wagons and stage coaches, with a 100 dollar fine for violations and a 1902 exemption. It then shifts to practical farming tips, praising hay caps to protect stored hay, and notes on cooperative fruit marketing, tree planting for timber, and timber-growth timelines for cherry, hickory, maple, and black walnut.
The author describes a new singling of planting layout to maximize land use for strawberries, onions, cabbage and cauliflower. By spacing rows 28 inches apart and planting four feet between strawberry plants in alternating rows, he saves 3,000 plants per acre and allows immediate interplanting of onions and early cabbages. This triple crop system requires careful cultivation and constant attention to manage the varied crops in the same field.
Young trees require protection from intense heat and strong winds. Stake the tree on east and west sides and run a cord between them to secure it during establishment. Ensure support guides new growth and reduces wind damage while roots take hold.
A brief from American Agriculturist explains wrapping trees with burlap on the south side and using leather or hose around the trunk to prevent bark damage, wind whipping, and sun scald. The method shields young trees and reduces injury, making it a practical care tip for orchardists.
Guidance on early morning treatments with powdered lellebore for gooseberry issues and general advice on shading celery cabbage after transplanting. Tips include fives boards over brick rows, removing seed pals, handling sowers, and managing young grafts while preventing robbers from sprouts.
The report notes shade retards lima bean germination but not mid summer plantings, with root crops enlarging surface area in shade and celery benefiting. It also cites delayed bloom and prolonged fruiting for seed producing plants, deeper green foliage, and thicker leaf blades. Indiana Corn-Growers adopt a standard: ear length by region from nine to 21 inches, diameter one quarter of length, 9 percent grain yield, tapering rules, and disqualifications for white cob in yellow core.
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