Pike County Democrat, Volume 24, Number 48, Petersburg, Pike County, 13 April 1894 — Page 7

FARM AND GARDEN. FACTS FOR FARMERS. Good butter is one of the things that is always in demand. TLis is not true of til articles. Therefore, the question „ of making first-class butter is of the highest importance. “A short supply of plant food decreases the fertility of the farm and makes it poorer, while a liberal supply enriches it and increases its value from year to year. It is better to trim off the wood from old trees than to burden the limbs with useless material that only assists in adding weight to the branches and increases the liability of breaking during high winds. Strawberry plants will soon begin to grow, and any fertilisers that are to be applied should not be overlooked, as the best time to apply the fertilisers is at the present, especially if potash is one of the principal* ingredients. Oj’TMKNT for caked udder: Take a cup. of vaseline and thoroughly stir in equal parts of spirits of turpentine and spirits of camphor, or saturated camphor. as called by some: beat up thoroughly and rub on udder, or apply to any wound. A garden sixty or eighty feet square, securely fenced against rabbits and chickens, will yield an abundance of vegetables for the largest family, and an orchard of one-half acre judiciously planted and cultivated, will give plenty qf frhit for the same. '"Every package of farm produce that leaves the farm is an advertisement for the man who sends it out. Neat packages attract attention and make his produce sell the second time. Pay more attention to the commercial side of your business if you want to succeed.

SUGAR BEET CULTURE. rultlvate riaota w Soon as They Show in the Kow. The soil should be a light loam, preferably containing some lime. The land should be well drained. The beet gets the.greatest part of its food at a depth of 8 to 12 inches, hence freedom from excess of water is necessary. Plow in the fall. As soon as the soil can be properly worked in the spr.ng it should be plowed again, this time to a depth of 12 inches. Allow to lie until about one Week before the time for seeding. Then plow once more to the depth of 4 to 5 inches and work the soil up into a tine and light condition. After allowing the land to lie live to seven days plant the seed. No manure should bo applied uuless in the shape of well*-rotted compost put on in the falL The row's should be IS inches apart;, in very rich soil, less; in poor aoil, more. The conditions should be such that the beets cannot attain a greater weight than 2 pounds each. Seed should be planted 3^ to % ineh.es deep, and a bout. 20 pounds per acre. Plant in April. Cultivate as soon as the plants show ya the row. When the beets have put out four leaves thin tnem out so as to leave the plant standing about 4 to 6 inches apart in the row. The weeds should be kept down and the soil well stirred. A beet that grows up out of the soil is worthless for sugar; they must not weigh over 2 pounds each, and must be smooth and tapering in shape.—Farm and Home. IMPROVED FARM GATE, An Arrangement Which la Sure to CHfC \ Satisfaction. In making a gateway for a fourteenfoot roadw’ay the gate should be twenty feet long. This allows for six feet to balance that part of the gate over the roadway, and in opening, a person merely takes a portion of the weight of the gate and slides the same a couple of feet, when it is balanced and can be opened as easily as if swung on hinges.

SECURE SLIDING GATE. This arrangement is * shown in the illustration from a sketch by F. C. Farnham. of Washington. It is best to make a little roller with a three-fourth-inch bolt, over which to' run the gate. That part of the gate which slide^on rollers should be made of double thickness of inch stuff. The gate should be shut in between two posts set far enough apart to admit the end of the z gate readily! This prevents the wind from moving the gate, which is as solid as any part of the fence. Make the rail of the gate, which runs on the roller, one foot longer than the others; and nail to the two posts last mentioned a cross-piece, so that when the gate is shut the latch end will hang clear of the ground on this supporting piece.— American Agi iculturisb GOOD FARM GATE. One That la Not Only Substantial Bat Kaally Constructed. The illustration, wljich we re-engrave from the American Cultivator, is of a

▲ PARK OATS. etrongly-built farm gate. The,,usual trouble with farm gates, especially with heavy ones, is that the posts upon which they are hung are too small and eannot be made to stand firm. Where a gate is hung in a frame 6uch as is shown in the illustration, there is little ehance for the posts to become inclined and allow the gate to “sag.” If made of good material and well painted, such a gate will last a long time. The frame jean bo ornamented.

LABOR-SAVING DEVICE. CiMllMt Coatrlnuice tor Hon<11 lac *•** uure to the Mora. I built a new barn in lt&S, and laid cement gutters with sufficient fall to drain them into an apartment adjoining the stables. Into this pit are wheeled all the manure and bedding which can be procured. This includes leaves, sawdust, dry earth and sods, in fact, anything that will act as an ab* sorbent and increase the manure heap. This pit is cleared out once a week in winter and applied where it will do the most good. My device for handling manure in the barn consists of a track of strap like that used for barn door rollers, and a car which runs upon it. [The cut shows the thing complete. The track is fastened securely over the gut

▲ LABOR-SAVING HARD MANURE CART. ter between two rows of cows. This extends the length of the stable and in a straight line across the manure pit, driveway and hog pen which are all under one roof. Four carrier wheels are hqng on a track after being bolted in pairs to blocks, A A, which run so close beneath the track that the wheels cannot jump off Under these blocks; a 4-foot timber, B, is bolted to connect them, only a single bolt being used in each block. This permits the wheels to turn a curve on the track. A heavy swivel, C, is fastened to the center of this connecting timber, and below the swivel a crosspiece, Q, which carries the manure car, E. This car is fastened to the crosspiece, D, by three-fourths-inch rod iron, whose lower ends catch in sockets made to receive them near the bottom of the car. Handles project from one end of this car by which it may be easily pushed or pulled. It holds one- ! fourth of a wagon load and runs very eas|ly. It can be dumped into the pit or wagon almost automatically. My horses stand above the hog pen and the stable is cleaned into a chute whose lower end is closed by a door. By running the car under it I can drop the jnanure into the car and carry it to the pit or cow stable as is desired. It is a great labor-saving device, and as it is not patented anyone may make use of it 1 make milk for the creamery and naturally feed quite a quantity ol grain. In buying grain I consider its value for manure as well as for milk production. My farm responds to liberal treatment by giving me in the past season 50 tons of hay from 22 acres, 800 bushels of oats from five acres, and 115 bushels of potatoes from half an acre. —G. Vi. Grant in Farm and Home.

JHE KIND WANTED. tirowln^ D«m»nd for tVeU-llrcd Carriage Horae* and Roadsters. The rapid increase in the luxurious style of living that is now prevailing, says the Breeders' Gazette, calls for an enormously increased supply of carriage horses, wall bred, shapely and thoroughly trained; the extension of trade and commerce calls foe a large, heavy animal, that can draw heavy lqads a short distance and at a rate of speed that is consistent with safety in the crowded streets of our cities, and such horses, weighing 1,600 to 1,80(1 pounds, are in demand at prices that would astonish a great many farmers. The roadster, too,'is in demand. This is a sinewy, robust animal that is capable of speeding for hours at a gait of not less than.eight or ten miles an hour, and covering a few miles at even a quicker pace. This is a horse of luxury and is an animal of high breeding and thorough training to fit it for use in all circumstances. Horseback riding is also steadily growing in popularity as a fashionable amusement and recreation, and here is a field for intelligent breeding as well as training that can very properly go hand in hand with the ordinary work of the farm. In short, the growing demands of commerce, of business, of pleasure and of fashion in the matter of horses will furnish to farmers a pretty sure market for such as can be brought up to the Standard required by these demanda

The I'ki of Carbolic Add. Carbolic acid is one of the requisites of every well ordered hennery. The uses to which it can be put by poultrymen are many and varied. It is an excellent disinfectant and therefore can be employed to. purify the atmosphere bf the poultry house. It should be added to the whitewash and thus renjder this liquid more powerful against lice. Then it has an important medioiinal use; diluted with thirty parts of ‘water it forms one of the very best logons for all kinds of wounds and sores, .prompting 9s it does rapid production of sound flesh. Carbolic acid,when very diluted, is excellent for internal use. Roup, the most dreaded disease to which fowls are' subject, will perhaps meet with as successful treatment as is possible when the throat and nasal passages are cleaned and syringed with a weak solution of carbolic acid. The acid should be diluted with two hundred parts of water for internal use, and when used as a gargle. The Perfect farm Horse. The perfect farm horse has not been developed yet, and it is probable that there may not be entire concurrence in the ideal drawn. This summary of its accomplishments, however, is not beyond attainment. It must have the size and strength to draw a plow with ease; the style and action necessary to make a trip to market and back in the least possible time; of a docile disposition, but not to the detraction of nerve, a most necessary qualification of a good farm horse; and, lastly, it must be such a horse as can successfully meet competition in the sale ring.—N. Y. World.

PEOPLE IN GENERAL. J Lord Roberts says that the Army Temperance association in India, which began in 1888 with IO.060 members. has increased over 20,000 members this year. Theodore Best and his party, who started on an expedition to the Hadram&nt valley, in South Arabia, are expected home next month. Some interesting results are anticipated from his trip. v Rev. Edmvnd Didder, of Baltimore, offers to be one of ten or fifteen persons who will subscribe SI,000 each toward the preservation of the historical Carroll mansion on East Lombard street, Baltimore. It is now used as a saloon and tenement house. President E. Benjamin Andrews, of Brown university, one of the most prominent members of the Brussels in* ternational money conference, wilspeak on its work before the Pennsyl vania university extension summer meeting at Philadelphia. Sir IIowell Salmon, who is to become commander in chief at Portsmouth, England, in June, became a cadet at twelve, was made a commander at twenty-three and a post captain at twenty-eight. He has been on the admiral's list for fifteen years.

THE MARKETS. New York. April 9, CATTLE—NatlTe Steers.t 4 43 © COTTON—Middling. . ft FLOUR—Winter Wheat....... 2 73 ft WHEAT—No, 2 Red.. .... ft CORN-No. S’. 46 ft OATS—Western Mixed.. 37 ft PORK—New Mess.. 13 50 ft ST. LOUIS. COTTON—Middling.... ft 'BEEVES—.Shipping Steers... 4 10 ft Medium. 3 50 ft tOGS—Fair to Seleet.... 4 70 ft rSHEEP—Fair to Choice- 3 00 ft (FLOUR—Pate nts.. 2 *6 ft Fancy to Extra do.. 2 25 ft WHEAT-No. 2 Red W:xter. ft CORN—No. 2 Mixed. 35ftft OATS—No. 2. ft RYE—No. 2. 50 ft TOBACCO—Lugs. 4 50 ft Leaf Burley . 7 00 ft HAY—Cle»r Timothy. 6 0» ft BUTTER-Choice Dairy.. 13 ft EGGS—Fresh. ft PORK—Standard Mess (uew>. 12 50 ft BACON—Clear Ribs?. 6-lift LAR1>—Prime Steam... ft CHICAGO. CATTLE—Shipping . 3 25 ft HOGS—Fair to Choice ........ 4 75 ft SHEEP—Fair to Choice .. . 3 50 ft FLOUR— W inter Patents..... 3 55 ft Spring Patents. ... 2 15 ft WHEAT—No. 2 Spring. No. 2 Red. CORN—No. 2 .. OATS—Nh. 2 .. PORK—Mess (new).... 1 KANSAS CITY. CATTLE—Shipping Steers... 2 85 ft HOGS—A11 Grades. 4 50 ft WHEAT—No. 2 Red .... ft OATS—No 2. .. ft CORN-No. 2. S2£ ft NEW ORLEANS. FLOUR—High Grade.. 2 85 ft CORN-No. 2. 45 ft OATS—Western...... ... ..... 39 ft HAY-Cboue. 15 5J ft PORK—New Mess. ft BACON—Sides. ft COTTONS—Middling. . ft LOUISVILLE. WHEAT—No. 2 Red. 59 ft CORX-No.2 Mixed. - 89Vft OATS-No. 2 Mixed . 34Vft PORK—New-Mess. 12 50 BACON—CJear Rib. 7»» COTTON-#M iddling. 65 4 75 5 10 5 50 3 70 3 90 63V 65* 38*4 31V 11 97V 4 25 4 75 59 32V 33

—The remains of an immense deer were discovered recently near Punta Rassa, . Fla., in a swamp known as Monroe’s Cypress swamp. It is said to resemble the well-known prehistoric Irish elk, and is the only specimen of that kind ever found in this country. The antlers, which are iu perfect state of preservation, measures eight feet and eleven inches from tip to tip 1 Deafness Cannot be Cared by local applications, as they cannot, reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure Deafness, and that is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube frets inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed Deafness is the result, and unless the inflammation can be taken out and thistube restored to its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deaf ness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be cored by Hall's Catarrh Cum Send for circulars, free. _ F. J. Chkxet ft Co., Toledo, O. garsold by Druggists, 75c. flail's Family Pills, 35 cents. “Yotn coat is inside out,” remarked the absolute idiot. “Thank you,'* rejoined the towering genius, as he hastily rectified the error. “Don't speak of it,” said the idiot; “I am troubled with absence of mind myself.”—Waif.

Breathing Poison. Yon can't draw a breath without inhaling Soison, if you sojourn in a malarious locality uring the unhealthy seasons. The denizens of malaria stricken regions tes tify that the only certain safeguard against the poisonous vapor and its products, chills and fever, remittent fever, ague cake and dumb ague, is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, which remedies, also.« constipation, biliousness, dyspepsia and rheumatism. Drizzle—“How long did that new play of yours runs” Fizzle—“Till it got in the next town.”—Life. Which Will You Bo A farm renter or a farm owner? Itrestswith yourself. Stay where you are and you will be a renter all your life8! Move to Nebraska where good land is cheap and cheap land is good, and you can easily become an owner. Write to J. Francis, G-. F. & T. A., Burlington Route, Omaha, Neb., for descriptive pamphlet. It's free and a postal 'will bring it to you. Miss Doxtlt—“I suppose your generally travel bv rail, don’t you?” Mr. Footlight— “Yes; the walking is usually better on the track than any other place.”—In ter Ocean. ' The Skill and Knowledge Essential to the production of the most perfect and i>opular laxative remedy known, have enabled the California Fig Syrup Co. to achieve a great success in the reputation of its remedy, Syrup of Figs, as it is conceded to be the universal laxative. For sale by all druggists. Brake—not break the wills of your children.

Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U, £. Gov*t Report

—At an evening party, Dumley was introduced to a young lady, and after a remark about the weather he said gallantly: “And have I really the pleasure of meeting the beautiful Miss Blossom, whose praises are being sounded by everybody?” “Oh, no, Mr. Dumley,” the lady replied; “the beautiful Miss Blossom to whom you refer is a cousin of mine.” “Oh, that’s it? Well, I thought there must be a mistake somewhere,” /said the gallant Dumley. -Tit-Bits. Cholus—“Mr uncle left his fortune to an asylum for the feeble-minded.*’ Miss Crusty —“How touching it is to know that he provided for your comfort at the very last.”— later Ocean. ICocghb, Hoarseness. Sore Throat, etc., ukly relieved by Brown’s Bronchial S»ltl only *n bvjct*. Price, ‘J5 cts. “Society” means you-and-I-ety, with the other fellow looking on.—Young Men’s Era. Like Oil Upon Troubled Waters is Hale’s Honev of Horehound and Tar upon a cold. Pike's Toothache Drops Cure in one minute. Ir two men who are mortal enemies meet in society, they ignore each other; if two female enemies meet, they kiss each other. —Fliegende Blatter.

To Make Camphorated OU. Get the common cotton-seed tab!* which is sold for sweet oil. Small' 'ttles of retail stores usually cost tea nts. Half fill a six-ounce bottle with, camphor, then fill with oil, and let iti stand in a very warm plaee over night. The oil will take up only just «0 much of camphor, and when it ia I used off fill with oil again, repeatingthe process until the camphor is dissolved. This is cheap and clean, and will not soil clothing. In these grip days camphorated oil does mueh good; it?Will often entirely dissipate symps of an influenza cold, to which pesrwho have had grip seem peculiariable. Rub across forehead over between the eyes. It is a relief,. 3 for the pains in the legs, which ren long after the attack is over. Rub h it around the muscles and knew joints, over and under.—X. Y. Journal. -fHarry I. Brett, paying-teller of the Shpe and Leather national bank, o4 Boston, has a one dollar note which* bears neither seal nor number, white in. jother rssoectS ii is perfect. The bridling <|fiheuote has created considerable interest among banking men.

Your ^ Heart’s Blood Is the most important part of fourths of the complaints to whi are due to impurities in the bl< realize how vital it is to Ia=jsasj«=a| For which nothin; removes all impurii oughly and builds Our Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases Mailed Free to any address. your organism. Three|ch the system is subject [kxL You can therefore [eep It Pure quals S. S. S. It effectually ies. cleansesJhe blood thorthe generafjbealth. ' SPECIFIC CO., Atinta, 61.

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The subject of the above portrait is a prominent ind much respected citizen, Mr. Robert Mar son, of West Rye, N. H. Where Mr. Mansoi is known “ his word is as good as his bond.” In a recent letter to Dr. R.^V. Pierce, Chief Consulting Physician to the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute, Buffalo. N Y., Mr. Manson says: “Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets are the best pills l ever took for the liver All xny friends say they do them the most good.” This opinion is shared by every one who once tries these tiny, little, sugar-coated pills, which are tc be found in all medicine stores. The U. S. Inspector of Immigration at Buffalo, N" Y., writes of them as follows: “Prom eirly childhood I have suffered from a sluggish liver, with all the disorders accompany!) g such a condition. Doctors’ prescriptions and patent medicines I have used in abundance ; they only afforded temporary relief. I was recommended to try Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets. I did so, taking two at night and one after dinner every day for two weeks. 1 have reduced the dose to one * Pellet ’ every day for two months. I have in six months increased in solid flesh twenfu-f too pounds. I am in better health than I have reen since childhood. Drowsiness and unpleasant feedings after meals have completely disappeared.” Assist nature a little now and then with a gentle laxative, or. if need be, with a more searching and cleansing cathartic, thereby removing offending matter from the stomach and bowels, and toning up and invigorating the liver and quickening its tardy action, and you thereby remove the cause of a multitude of distressing diseases, such as headaches, indigestion, biliousness, skin diseases, boils, carbuncles, piles, fevers and maladies too n iroerous to mention. If people w ould pay more attention to properly regul iting toe action of their bowels, they would have less frequent occasion to call for their docUn*' services to subduo attacks of dan serous diseases.

That, of all known agents to accomplish this purpose, Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets are unequaled, is proven by the fact that once used, they are always in favor. Their sec* ondary effect is to keep the bowels open and regular, not to further constipate, as is the case with other pills. Hence, their great popularity with sufferers from habitual constipation, piles, and indigestion. The “ Pleasant Pellets *' are far more effective in arousing the liver to action than -‘blue pills,” calomel, or other mercurial preparations, and have the further merit of being purely vegetable and perfectly harmless in any condition of the system; no particular care is required while using them. Composed of the choicest, concentrated vegetable extracts, their cost is much inoro than is that of other pills found in the mar ket, yet from forty to forty-four “Pellets'' are put up in each sealed glass vial, as sold through druggists, and can be had atthe priceof the more ordinary and cheaper made pills. Dr. Pierce prides himself on having been first to introduce a Little Liver Pill to the American people. Many have imitated them, but none have approached his “ Pleasant Pellets ” in excellence. For all laxative and cathartic purposes the “ Pleasant Pellets ” are infinitely superior to all “ mineral waters,” sedlitz pow ders, “salts,” castor aQ, fruit; syrups (socalled), laxative “ teas,” and the many other purgative compounds sold in various forms. Put up in glass vials, sealed, therefore always fresh and reliable. One little “ Pellet ” is laxative, two gently cathartic. Asa "dinner pill,” to promote digestion, take one each day after dinner. To relieve distress from over-eating, nothing equals them. They are tiny, sugar-coated, antibilious granules, scarcely larger than mustard seeds. Every child wants them. ' Then, after they are taken, instead of disturbing and shocking the system, they act in a mild, and natural way. There is no reaction afterward. Their help lasts. Accept no substitute recommended to be “ just as good.” They may be better for the dealer, because of paying him abetter profit., hatha is not the one whd needs helm

SOLD EVERYWHERE *» THE N.K. FAIR BANK COMPANY. Sx.Loins. THE POT INSULTED THE KETTLE BECAUSE. THE COOK HAD NOT USED SAPOLIO GOOD COOKING DEMANDS CLEANLINESS. SAPOLIO SHOULD be used in every KITCHEN.

The Greatest fledical Discovery of the Age. KENNEDY’S MEDICAL DISCOVERY. DONALD KENNEDY, of ROXBURY, MASS., Has discovered in one of our common pasture weeds a remedy that cures every kind of Humor, from the worst Scrofula down to a common Pimple. He has tried it in over eleven hundred cases, and never failed except in two cases (both thunder humor). He has now in his, possession over two hundred certificates cf its value, all within twenty miles of Boston. Send postal card for book. A benefit is always experienced from the first bottle, and a perfect cure is warranted when the right quantity is taken. When the lungs are' affected it causes shooting pains, like needles ^passing through them; the same w:th the Liver or Bowels. This is caused by the ducts being stopped, and always disappears in a week after taking it Read the label. If the stomach is foul or bilious it will cause squeamish feelings at first. No change of diet ever necessary. Eat die best you can get, and enough of it. Dose, one tablespoonful in water at bed* time. Sold by all Druggists.

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