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THE ALTUS PLA1NDEALER.
YOL. II.
ALTUS, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, SEPT, 29, 1898.
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NO. 14.
Pimples
Are the danger signals of impure blood.
They show that the stream of life is in
bad condition, that health is in danger of
wreck. Clear the track by taking Hood’s
Sarsaparilla and the blood will be made
pure, complexion fair and healthy, and
life’s journey pleasant and successful.
Is America's Greatest Medicine. (1; six fur $6.
HOOd’B Pills cure indigestion, biliousness.
The laziest man will respond readily
to a free-lunch invitation.
Iced watermelon is in great demand
at this time of year.
The green apple fiend usually gives
the physician and druggist work.
A bath with COSMO BUTTERMILK
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“Your presence is desired" is some-
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This is the way all drappists sell GROVE'S
TASTKLKSS (’HILL TONIC for Malaria,
v'hills and Fever. It is simply Iron and Qui-
nine in iv tasteless form. Children love it.
Adults prefer it to bitter, nauseating Tonics,
At all druggists.
TWO WEDDING RINGS.
POMMEL
The Best
Saddle Coat.
SLICKER
Keeps both nder and saddle per-
fectly dry in the hardest storms.
Substitutes will disappoint. Ask for
i8g7 Fish BranJ Pommel Slicker—
It is entirely new. If not for sate In
your town, write for catalogue to
A. J. TOWFR. Boston. Mass.
I had just heard the whistle of the
postman at the door, and leaned over
the banisters to inquire of my land-
lady if there were any letters for me.
There was no immediate response to
my query, and I inferred from the sus-
picious silence that either Mrs. Met-
calfe or her daughter was inspecting
my letters, probably reading the post-
cards,’ if there were any.
That is very often a peculiarity of
landladies’ daughters, as people who
are compelled to "board well know.
Again I asked:
"Mrs. Metcalfe, are there any let-
ters for me? I expect a letter of some
importance.”
“Coming, sir—coming!” replied Ma-
tilda, her daughter, as the latter slow-
ly ascended the stairs, gazing very in-
terestedly at a postcard.
In a few moments more she arrived
at my landing, on the second floor, and
gave to me a letter, two postcards and
a newspaper.
“I thought that you were inspecting
my correspondence,” I said, sarcastic-
ally.
“What! I? Oh, Mr. Belton, I would
never think of such a thing.” And she
went downstairs, tossing her head like
an enraged Shetland pony.
One card from my tailor to notify
me of his removal: one from Louis
Durande to tell me that he could not
keep a certain engagement with me,
and a letter from Percy Cresmer, who
had warmed his slippers at the same
college fire with me scarcely three
years ago.
His epistle ran thus:
"Dear Belton—I claim your congrat-
ulations. I am to be married next week
to the sweetest girl the sun ever shone
upon. There’s surprise number one
for you. And I wish you’d go to Sil-
verman, the jeweler, and get the wed-
ding ring, size Inclosed on a bit of pa-
per. There’s surprise number two.
Seriously, old fellow, it will do me a
great favor, for business matters here
are complicated in such a way that I
cannot hope to get to the city a day
before the event, and of course I know
that I can trust your taste and judg-
ment equally with my own. Have the
words, 'Helen, 1896.’ engraved on the
inside, and please send by post with-
out delay. Ever yours faithfully.
“Percy Cresmer.”
“P. S.—She is an angel.”
“Well,” said I to myself, laying
down my old chum's rapturous let-
ter, "here’s a pretty commission for a
bachelor. An angel is she? I don't
believe she’s any more angelic than
Pauline Brooks. But every man thinks
his own goose a swan. I pity the poor
fellow, I'm sure: he’s clearly in a state
of glamour that makes him see every-
thing couleur de rose. But I’m not
one to desert a friend at a pinch—I'll
buy his miserable wedding ring with
the greatest pleasure in life.”
So I locked my desk, put on my ov-
ercoat, and went straightway to Silver-
man’s.
Jones was behind the counter. I
knew Jones: I had bought a gold
bracelet of him for Pauline Brooks six
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for same. Send for free catalog.
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READ THAT.
months ago. Jones was a dapper little
fellow, with stiffly waxed mustache, a
cameo scarf pin and hair bedewed with
some ambrosial perfume or other.
"Wedding rings, if you please,” said
I, plunging at once into the object of
my visit. Here's the size,” producing
my slip of paper.
“Any inscription, sir?” questioned
Jones, assuming so preternaturally
knowing an aspect that I could cheer-
fully have pitched him in among the
plated ware in the big glass showcase
behind him.
“Helen.” said 1 brusquely, “1896."
“Emma, sir?" Jones put his hand be-
hind his ear to assist his hearing.
“Helen!” I bawled out. painfully
conscious that the eyes of the three
pretty girls who were at the counter
beyond were upon me.
“Very pretty name.” simpered Jones,
as he wrote down the order. "Any
particular style?"
“Simple and sciid,” said I; “that's
all.”
“Yes, sir. It shall be attended to at
once. Shall 1 semi it to your residence
or-”
“I’ll call for It tomorrow.” said I.
“Pardon me. Mr. Belton. " cried Mr.
Silverman, who had overheard a por-
tion of our colloquy, "but if it wouldn’t
be taking a liberty, might I Inquire
whether you intend to keep house or
take apartments?”
“What?” ejaculated I.
“To keep house or take apartments?”
reiterated Mr. Silverman. "Because in
the former case we should esteem it a
favor to supply the silver and table
ware.”
I muttered some not particularly
complimentary answer, and went out
of the shop, closing the door behind
me with some emphasis. * * *
“Going to he married, eh, old chap?”
said Bill West, a stockbroker, famil-
iarly thrusting his elbow into my side,
as I strolled into Gatti's for my lunch
that day.
“No!" said I, taking up the bill of
fare.
“Oh, come, don’t deny the soft im-
peachment,” said West, with a wink.
“What has put such an idea as that
into your head?” demanded I, some-
what indignantly.
“And her name's Helen,” said West,
with an idiotic giggle. “Waiter, a
half-bottle of Murnm! Let’s drink her
health, Belton, when-”
At this stage I pretended to see some
one whom I knew at an opposite table,
and bolted across the room. * * *
Old Mr. Jessup was trotting across
Hyde Park when I unexpectedly came
face to face with him.
“Hello!” said Mr. Jessup, turning
upon me the moony glare of two spec-
tacled eyes. “What’s all this I hear
about you, my dear young friend? Ac-
cept my congratulations. Matrimony is
always a blessed condition, and-”
"Oh, yes; 1 don’t doubt it,” I hur-
riedly interrupted, “but—a—there’s
some mistake about it-”
“Miss, what did you say?” said old
Mr. Jessup, beamingly. "Call round
this evening and tell us all about It;
there’s a good fellow. I haven’t time
to listen just now!”
I could have torn my hair with rage.
Mr. Jessup was Pauline Brooks’ uncle
and guardian, and I knew that my
chances in that direction would be all
off if once the fatal story of the wed-
ding ring got to Pauline’s ears,
I crossed the park and hurried up
Regent street, mentally gnashing my
teeth, and in my impetuous haste had
nearly stumbled over Pauline herself,
just coming out of a florist's with a
tiny boutonniere of violets in her hand.
"Pa:»;ine!” cried I, rapturously.
But Pauline drew back the least lit-
tle distance in the world, thereby put-
ting an invisible barrier between us
that froze me like an icicle.
“Dear me. Mr. Belton, is It you?”
said Pauline. “I congratulate you, I
am sure.”
“Upon what?” I demanded, grow-
ing desperate.
“Upon your approaching marriage,
to be sure,” said Pauline, with a smile
like auroral lights hovering over a
snowbank.
“But I am not going to be married,”
protested I.
“Oh, excuse me, pray. Gentlemen
do not usually buy wedding rings with-
out a purpose.” interposed Pauline.
"Only I should think you might have
paid such old friends as we are the
compliment of some slight intimation
of your impending marriage.”
"Pauline,” said I—Miss Brooks—hear
me. There is only one woman in the
world I would care to marry, and she
stands before me now.”
Pauline's lips quivered—the tears
sparkled in her eyes.
“Mr. Belton,” said she, “you may
regard this all as a very fine joke, but
surely it is not necessary to add any
more insult to it-”
"Do you mean that you don’t believe
me?”
“How can I believe you?” retorted
she.
Driven to a sort of frenzy, I dragged
Percy Cresmer's letter from my pocket.
“Pauline,” said I, “read that and you
will have a solution of the mystery
of the wedding ring.”
Hr.- face cleared up as she glanced
over the contents of poor Cresmer's
ecstatic missive.
“Poor fellow!” said she. “lie's very
much in love, isn’t he?"
“Not half as much as I am,” said I.
And then in the smilax-bordered
shadow of the florist's shop I pressed
my suit.
"Dear Pauline, let me order another
wedding ring.”
"For whom?” demanded my lady
love.
“For you. I have loved you for a
long time; but I never had the
courage to avow my love before, dear
Pauline.”
"Hush!" said Pauline, “we musn’t
stand talking here.”
“I won't stir a step until you answer
me."
"What shall I say?” hesitated Paul-
ine.
"Say yes.”
1 ordered the duplicate wedding ring
that very night. Pauline said it was
too soon; but I quoted the ancient
proverb, “Delays are dangerous." And
we are to be married in a month. And
if it hadn't been for the providential
commission of Cresmer's wedding ring
1 might still have been shivering oa
the brink of an unspoken proposal.
“Blessed be wedding rings.” say L—
Spare Moments.
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST
AGRICULTURISTS.
®otn» rp-to-Date Hints About Cul-
tivation of tlte Soil and Yields
Thereof—Horticulture, Viticulture and
Floriculture.
Wheat and Its Culture.
Wheat has been cultivated as a plant
from prehistoric times. We do not
even know for sure out of what the
wheat cereal was developed, for it is
Vry probable that it comes from some
plant of inferior quality but that nas
so far departed from it in character-
istics that it would be very difficult to
recognize it as the parent of our chief
cereal. Some people think the aegilops
avata is the parent plant. In the Bible
we have records of the growing ol
wheat. In fact the corn of Egypt was
wheat. It was not greatly cultivated
till men began to settle down and tu
abandon the nomadic life. This
would account for Its extensive culti-
vation In the land of Egypt where
men had already fixed their permanent
habitations.
There is great difference of opin-
ion as to the best soil for the grow-
ing of wheat. Some of the best grov.'-
ers prefer a sandy surface soil and a
clayey subsoil. Some others want a
friable clay soil all through. It Is
probable that the kind of soil cannot
be indicated in this way, as the wide
dissemination of the wheat plant has
made it susceptible of cultivation on
most any soil. The real necessity is to
have a soli well drained and filled with
available plant food. If the land he
hard it is well to have It under-drain-
ed, that the moisture may get out of it
early in the spring and let in the
heat. The best heat for the germina-
tion of wheat is said to be from 50 to
to degrees. Bat if we wait for the
heating up of the ground water we will
necessarily wait some time.
The wheat raiser will find It to his
advantage to keep up a rotation of
crops, and he will find any of a num-
ber of rotations profitable. The idea
1b to get on the ground plants that
remove different substances from the
soil each year. In this rotation red
clover should form a part under ordi-
nary circumstances. It will not only
restore the supply of available nitro-
gen, but will Increase the humus in
the ground by the decay of Us roots.
The manner of sowing the grain will
not be a matter worthy of discussion
in the West. It is an accepted policy
that it must be sown broadcast. In
the East and in Europe the sowing in
drills far enough apart to be culti-
vated has been practiced, but it is
quite out of the question in the great
domain of the West. We remember
that about 25 years ago some parties
in the State of Maine offered a prize
for the largest amount of wheat raised
on one-fourth of an acre. The prize
was taken by a farmer living on one
of the islands off the coast. He raised
15*4 bushels on his quarter of an acre.
He had planted his wheat in rows and
hoed it just as he would have hoed
beans or corn. This was at the rate
of 61 bushels to tne acre.
of this fermentation of the dung and
secures them until required by the
growing plant. In the case of a sandy
soil the circumstances as well as the
powers of the soil are totally different.
The porous character of the soil is de-
cidedly unfavorable to its powers of
retaining manure, and consequently we
cannot look upon such soils as safe
guardians of manure, and for this rea-
son the manure should be added so as
to be immediately available for the
crop. The manure, consequently, is
more suitable when well rotted, upon
chemical grounds, as well as upon a
consideration of its mechanical char-
acter. The sa^ie principle is appli-
cable to all the intermediate descrip-
tions of soil, modified by the same rule
Use of Farmyard Man are.
Manure acts on land in a two-fold
character; it exerts a physical action on
the soil; as well as a chemical agency,
writes A. H. Ward, in Country Gentle-
ir t. Under the former agency we find
it giving stability to light, sandy soils,
and making them more absorbent of
moisture, rendering tenacious clay soils
more open and friable in their nature
and thereby admitting the free passage
of rain and air, as well as promoting
the decomposition of these soils, and
thereby rendering them more fertile.
For dung to act mechanically in ren-
dering a soil more open, and in over-
coming its tenacious character, the far-
mer must let the manure retain much
of the rigidity of the straw, or, in other
words, it must not be very rotten. Ex-
perience has proved to him that in us-
ing it for very porous soils, which need
to be compressed rather than rendered
open the natural toughness of the
straw should be entirely overcome, and
the dung used in a rotten state. There
are other duties discharged by dung
which may be grouped together under
the term of chemical action. Here we
have powers totally distinct from the
farmer, for while it devolves upon the
mechanical agency to render the soil
Applying Manure.
To The Farmers' Review:—In a re-
cent number you quote from an article
by Prof. Massey, in which he tries to
prove that manure should be put very
near if not on the surface of the land.
The only proof he gives is that in one
uase a subsoil (clay?) was spread to a
depth of three or four feet on the nat-
ural soil. This made soil then had a
heavy coating of manure applied and
left on top, and roses and other things
in this soil grew and bloomed witli
unusual luxuriance. Now it seems that
Prof. Massey had nothing to compare
his results with. Being a good experi-
menter, he should have had one patch
of that soil without manure and an-
other in which the manure was dug
well and deeply into the soil. Here In
central Mississippi the soil on our
hill lands, is comparatively thin, and
unless well cared for is soon exhaust-
ed. When exhausted it is often neg-
lected and allowed to gully, and the
clay from these gullies is spread out
on the lower level land in many places.
Here on my own farm I have at least
three well marked cases. In two of
the cases the gullies occupy something
near one-fourth of an acre each, and
reach an extreme depth of about 6
feet, and the clay is spread over an
area of something like an acre, in
the other case the gully occupies an
area of about one-half acre, has an
extreme depth of about 10 feet, and
the clay is spread over about 2*4 or
3 acres. These patches of made land,
from hillsides where only very poor
crops can at present be grown, com-
prise decidedly the most productive
land I haye. While the hillsidas will
not make, on an average, 10 bushels
of corn to the acre, this clay, taken
from them and spread out, will easily
make 50 with an ordinarily good sea-
son. All the crops I have seen grown
on such land are more productive there
than on any other kind of land we
have. This is so decidedly true that
I am thinking seriously of compelling
my hill land to wash and spread the
clay over the bottoms and other level
places. The question, however, is not
one of the fertility of clay, but of the
treatment of manure when applied to
the soil. Shall we leave it on top or
plow it under? The recommendation of
the best authorities is to put into the
aoil and not on top. On top it acts
primarily as a mulch, and, of course,
would often be valuable for that alonj.
It acts as a manure only when the
soluble part is carried down to the
roots by rains.
If one is to judge by the color of
the flood water that runs off from a
field where the iqanure has been left
on top a great deal is lost by leach-
ing. If one is to judge by smell, a
large part of the nitrogen, which is
the most valuable constitutent of ma-
nure, and is also the part most likely
to be needed by the soil, is being con-
stantly evaporated from manure that
is spread on top of the ground. If ma-
nure is plenty and the soil needs a
mulch more than it does manure, it will
be all right to leave it on top. But most
of us are sadly in need of manure as
manure, and can get our mulch cheaper
by good cultivation.
G. W. M'CLUER.
Callaway Rones.
a recent publication, issued by th*
Galloway breeders, says: The hides of
the Galloway, when taken at the right
time in the fall, and properly tanned,
make excellent robes, quite equal to
the buffalo robes of the old days. This
is becoming an important trade and a
profitable one. Accustomed as the
Galloway has been for generations to
an outdoor life in a humid climate, he
has now an excellent coat of warm fur
with a long wavy outside covering, and
a short thick mossy hair below, mak-
ing a beautiful robe. For the north
and northwest of our continent, where
winter furs are so much needed, the
Galloway offers an excellent winter
covering. They make good, serviceable
coats and jackets, worn by both men
and women—fur capes, robes for the
cutter, and rugs for the dwelling. Sel-
dom a pure black, they are often a
warm rich dark brown or a brown
black—or vary in shade between the
two. For this purpose brindled ones
would be valuable, though now rather
uncommon. The writer lately saw a
fine brindled robe sold in Quebec for
eighty dollars. The brown stripes
across it were as clear as those of a
tiger skin. At one time brindled ani-
mals were quite common, but since tho
fashion has set in for black, other col-
ors have become rare. Other colors
may be just as pure as the prevailing
black. The Galloway black is not a
pure black. The calves when first
dropped are usually a dark mahogany
brown. The undercoat of fine hair of-
ten keeps this tinge which is clearly
seen when the coat is being shed. A
very deep black is more frequently
found among half-breeds. The rich
brown tinge is a good sign of purity of
blood. Many families have more or
less white on the udder, and a few
white patches on the underline as well.
Others have a few white hairs scattered
through the hide, often not noticed,
but the trait may run in a family for
generations. Belted cows are still met
with, but are not now as common as
they were In the early years of this,
century. Then there were whole herds
of this belted race, which had a good
reputation as milkers. One herd had
marks—white face and white stripes
on the back like Hereford colors. Duo
or light drabs are still met with, and
reds are not unknown, but these are
becoming more and more rare. Off
color is no proof of want of purity at
blood.
Indiana Horticulturists.
The midsummer meeting of the In-
diana State Horticultural Society will
be held at Connersville, Fayette coun-
ty, August 11 and 12. Prof. J. Troop
of I^afayette, Ind., is the secretary, and
in a communication to the press he
| say,s:
“The regular summer meeting of this
society will be held this year under
the auspices of the Fayette County
Horticultural Society, and all members
of the state society will be entertained
by members of the local society. The-
only reduced railroad rates that will
be granted can be secured where ten
or more start from the same point.
Those who have never attended one cf
our summer meetings should make it
a point to attend this one, for they
will find it a source of much pleasure
1 and profit. Those who attended the
meeting last year at Pendleton, Madi-
son county, will surely want to go
again this year. As will be seen, the
program will give a wide range for
discussion, and it is hoped that all will
go prepared to say something. Ample
time will be given for discussion of
topics not on the program. The even-
ing session will be devoted entirely to
the bird question; and papers will be
presented by persons who have given
the subject much attention. Come and
hear them.”
We hope that many readers of the
Farmers' Review will be present at the
1 meeting.
I-ow Headed Trees.
A great many fruit trees will be set
this spring, says Nebraska Farmer.
One of the most important points to
5e considered in planting is to trim so
as to make the fruit tree productive
and its fruits easily harvested. The
old idea that fruit trees should be
trained to branch up six or more feet
from the ground, so as not to get in
the way of plowing, has long ago been
proved a mistake. It Is the fruit on the
of the growing crop, the chemical pow
ers supply that nourishment which is
needed for the development of the corn.
It is, therefore, in their combined ac-
tion that the most desirable results
become manifest. But it is worthy of
inquiry whether or not the use of fresh
1 dung for stiff land and rotten dung
for porous land is supported and con-
firmed by the chemical character of
dung. When fresh dung is used upr-n
stiff land we find that the decay which
then takes place acts upon the land and I foUheadcd trees
renders the dormant ingredients of the | from thp
soil active, and thereby converts mat-
ter which could not nourish a plant in-
to valuable food for vegetation. It al-
so imparts to the soil a beneficial
warmth which is favorable to germina-
tion and vegetable growth. In addi-
tion to this, the absorbent powers of
and which as
than half what it is worth, if carefully
picked by hand. The low-headed tree
will come into bearing early, and its
naturally spreading habit of growth
will keep it fruitful. Under trees thus
managed there can, of course, be no
plowing, but they will not need it.
Grass is easily suppressed by the shade
ot 'ow-headed trees, and a little mulch
spread under the trees will keep tho
soil always moist enough for a thrifty
growth of roots. Most of the fruit on
can be harvested
from the ground, or by standing on
short stepiadders. leaving very little to
be got by climbing among the
branches.
Thiur.ing Fruit Crops.
To preserve its life and strength, a.
tree must only produce what fruit It
can carry safely and not break down
its vitality, says Northwest Horticul-
turist. What taxes the tree most of
all is to mature the heavy seed, or pit,
enclosed in the fruit. The pulp that
surrounds this seed that we call fruit,
and eat as a luxury or necessity, is
only a protection for the plum itself,
but the pit or seed is the very essence
of life, and the germ of life is contain-
ed in it. To produce and perfect this
seed taxes the utmost power of the tree
and when there is a multitude of these
seeds to perfect the tree suffers, the
fruit is then small and has little flavor,
and capacity for continual production
is decreased. It is therefore to the
true interest of the horticulturist to
limit the production to what a tree
should bear, and not permit it to bear
too much fruit before it has growth
and strength to support it without in-
jury to the future of the tree. Many
a time the grower is proud of the fact
that a tree bears early when by so do-
ing it becomes stunted and injured for
its life.
A fortnight ago several pair* of half
bred French Coach geldings were sold
in the East Buffalo market for from
the soil seixe and retain the products $400 to $500 each.
A Massachusetts woman has de-
signed a carpet sweeper which will pick
np dirt close to the wails of a room,
the urush being in two sections, w>U»
one section extending beyond one act
of driving wheels and closed in a caw-
ing for receiving dirt.
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The Altus Plaindealer. (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 29, 1898, newspaper, September 29, 1898; Altus, Oklahoma Territory. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc497759/m1/1/: accessed June 30, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.