Pike County Democrat, Volume 26, Number 36, Petersburg, Pike County, 17 January 1896 — Page 7

THE FARMING WORLD. HIQH^PRICED BACON. Selection of the Beet Breed* and Feeds for This Purpose. There are two all-iraportant matters connected with the baeou trade which are entirely in the hyuds of the, farmers, and which ought to receive every attention, viz.: the breeding and feeding of pigs, says an exchange. Different breeds suit different ocalities, and while trying to impress upon the farmers the necessity of fresh blood ‘and careful attention to breed: ng it may Vie well to warn them against at tempting to introduce a new breed of pigs into a district. It is much the safer way for farmers to aim at the improvement of pigs which have been long bred in a district than to attempt to introduce new breeds. While this is so, care ought to be taken in the selection and introduction from other districts of high-class male animals to develop the pp'nts essential in good pigs. Speaking generally, short, dumpy boars and sows ought to be avoided, as it will Ik* found that extra length of body not $nly adds much to the weight of flic earctisjj, but insures a larger proportion of lean meat lo the gross weight. Every oniv ought to be taken to prejent consanguinity or close breed’ng. The evil effort of close breeding shows itself f sooner in the case of pig- than, in any. other of our domestic animats,' and therefore fresh blood is most essential. In practice it w ill be found that a wellshaped pig can be reared, fed and brought, in a shorter space of time, to a greater weight upon a smaller it mount of food than a mongrel-bred one, while the bacon and hams cut from the carcass of a web-bred pig are superior in quality and command a higher price in the market. Even in tin* heavily stocked markets of the present-day there is still ‘‘room at the top." and to-day there is still margin In the wholesale and retail markets between the price of ordinary 'uron and hums and those classed ns la st quality. The flesh of pigs is soft if fed on brewery and distillery grains. . Turnips and mangolds are unsuitable for producing good bacon. a The following foods are suitable for producing good Istronl Potatoes (cooked), hoik, barley meal, oatmeal and crushed oats. ]M>llnrd bran, wheat (ground), rye meal, Indian com > used sparingly), ground and rooked. It is said that one of the principal reasons w hy Danish bacon has taK**n such a hold on the English market, and has IxVn soqtrofitnble to tin* farmers in IWiniark, is the fact that they have Ted their pigs hugely on separated milk. Nor is milk feeding a new idea. For generations the cottagers in (Thnl'cr* hind and Yorkshire have made a point of buy mg yskimined milk for their pigs for at least a month before they were killed for family use. Although seemingly an expensive food, the use of mi k has been fouuul to add to the- flavor of the meat and also to preventwaste in cooking. When creamery separated milk is available it may l»e used fresh from the separators, but if • it ha£ to be carried, or kept over, it ought to be heated to a temperature of Is i degrees at the creamery immediately after it is separated. BALED CORN FODDER. In • >‘rn Vmn» 11 Will Be n Standard ^ Far in I'rtMlnet. » , The deficiency.* in the hav crop of svj has directed attention to corn fexiler as a substitute. In spite of its havng been repeatedly proved, i muny farmers still leave it in the field expos *d to the weather, and then bemoan the fact that their stock eat i* unwillingly. To present tie* hardeningut.d toughening of the wood\ liiw rsof the plan* and to retain its palatability 'corn fodder must iK- properly cured/like hey. It should then t*** cut or shredled before feeding * If a cutter is used the nest length is from two and a half to three inches. Shorter lengths are apt to stand on end, in the animal's mouth, thereby rend* ring it sore. Only small

CO I* > KOI)DEB B4LE. quantities may foe cut at a time, as thei^ Is dange«* of heating The snredder ha« many advantajres over the cutter. The most prominent are the absence of sharp edges, the lack of waste and the fact that it can be haled like hay. The latter has causetlf it to be shripped to the city in some quantity. Unfortunately, buyers ignorant of its true value have generally j»a.*>sed it by. This is the fate of all new things. Hut the day will s*gfc*n come when the market prices of shredded corn fodder will lie as regularly quoted a* those of hay, for which it i* a cheap and excellent substitute.—N. V. World Storing SwmI l^otatort. It is quite difficult to keep these vegetables through the w inter, but it may be done if carefully attended to. They must Ik* kept perfectly dry and not allowed to touch each other, or they will rot. The best way to keep them is to pack them in cut straw or chaff in barrels or boxes, and keep them in a room above ground. Tin*re are but few cellars w here they cab be kept to jierfection. Sometimes they are wrapped in paper and packed without using chaff or straw. Others use dry sand as the packing material. The room in which they area put must be kept above the freezing point, and must be dry. If these conditions and precautions arc leapt in view, sweet potatoes may lie Jfcftpt: until spring.—Farm and Fireside.

THE AVL$|BURY DUCK. Bitof Description of n Breed Very Pop®Inr In Kaglaud. The breed takes its name from Aylesbury, England, where the duck rearing and fattening industry is earried on to an enormous extent. The whole district presents a most remarkable instance of jKJultry farming. Cottagers rear from 500 to 2,000 head a year, and there are plenty of large breeders. In no other part of the world.are so many fowls raised on an equal area, and these birds all belong to the so-called Ayles? bury breed, which is the favorite on# throughout England. The full-grown Aylesbury duck

PRIZE IftAKE. is larger than the Pekin. It is gen- j era^y^ considered more graceful, the 1 body being long and well balanced, car- J Tying its weight both forward and aft j instead of merely the latter, like the American favorite. The plumage of the | Aylesbury should be a spotless white. the legs of a deep orange hue, and the ; bill of a peculiar flesh-colored tint. The last is strongly insisted upon, and any , birds wjiose bills are slightly ot^ color , will fail to bring the, highest pricey, , 1 even though otherwise without blem- j ish: The reason for this prejudice is the general opinion that the flesh of ' the purc-bred Aylesbury is more deli- ■ cately favored than that of any other ; kind. Aylesbury ducks have degenerated j somewhat in size in this country, off- ; ing to too much inbreeding; but by careful selection this tendency finny be obviated. Where there is plenty of ; clear water so as to enable it to keep i clean, this is a very valuable breed. The ducks are sociable, very easily i tamed, and cross well with either Kou- ; tns or Pekins.—N. V. World.

ABOUT 4FTER-SWARMS. '—— I A Beekeeper Tell* of a Simple Way to Prevent Them. The best way I know to prevent after-swarms is to have all the bees that can fly go With the first swarm, and this is the way t manage it: Have all the colonies strong, even if it t should be necessary to double them i up in the spring so that they will swarm at the liegitining of the honey | flow. Then hiv’e tlie prime swarm on the old stand, removing the super, if any, from the present hive to the swarm; then set the parent hive on top of the swarm’s hive and allow it toremain there two. or three days. All the young bees that have been out of the hive, when they come but. will go in K'knv with the swarm. About the afternoon of the second, day. if the weather has been favorable, the parent colony will have become so depleted of bees that they will give up swarming a second time and will begin to carry out drone-brood. It is then safe to carry them to a new location.; they will not swarm again, but will build up ' a strong colony, and will store some fall honey and be a good colony to winter. In this way we get extra strong colonies that will store more honey than the two together would if the queen-cells hail been cut out. Crowd the brood; chamber with l>ees instead of contracting it.—George \Y, Stephens,, in Nebraska Queen. AMONG THE POULTRY. Nearly all of* the nonsitting breeds lay white eggs. Unusually large eggs denote that the hens are too fat. One way of preventing gapes is to feed on a clean surface. Do not fry to keep too many. Hens that are. crowded will not lay. The earliest maturing fowl of the larger breeds is the Langskati.f j If chicks are raised in a brooder care must be taken to keep the heat uniform. . , Gather the eggs regularly now’, otherwise they are liable to become frozen and broken. Small flocks, well cared for, w ill give the best results. Fifty is as many as should be together. When the hens are closely confined they w ill thrive better If they can have ! something to do. i In selecting young pullets for breed1 ing take the early hatched. They will bring stronger, healthieir chickens. The fact Should be kept in mind that the excess of food over what.is required for maintenance and egg production will go to fat. The purposes for which fowls are ffd are several, and each purpose requires the food most naturally suited to it in order to secure the best results.—8t. Louis lie public. Always water your horses the first, thing in the morning, and do not let the water be too cold. If it is too cold you will probably have a case of oolicr Water is best when it is about ten degrees warmer than the outside air" in winter, and as much cooler in summer. Give the hay before the grain, so that the stomach may be partially filled before the concentrated food gets into it. Better siill feed chopped feed. Mix the gToumUgjain with dampened, hay or fodder, and give the largest feed at night, when the horse has time to digest it. Fat and food for the muscles are made when the hone la at rot. When to Water Horse*.

WORTH A GLANCE. The new ocean gTey bound under contract for- the North German Lloyds at the Vulcan works, Stettin, is to make an average of 20 knots on her first trip front Southampton to Sandy Hook. The highest price ever paid for a tooth is supposed to have been 3.500,000 trade dolkrfl;. In a small Asiatic war the Portuguese captured 1he tooth of a sacred monkey from the Siamese, and this w as the ransom agreed upon. The Moody tabernacle at Atlanta; which cost a little over $2,000, has been sold for $350 to n local clergyman, who will retain it as a meeting place for religious assemblies. Sam Jones will shortly begin a series of revival services w ithin its walls. f It brings back the days of the Algerine corsairs to read that the cardinal prefect of the propaganda distributed 200,000 francs last year for the ransom of slaves from captivity. '1 ae money was spent by Catholic missionaries in the interior of Africa. Doctors at Montreuil, nepr Paris, refuse to give their services to *be municipal dispensary, because a woman has been appointed to ser^e in it one day in the week. Their grievance is aggravated by her being paid, while their services are given free. , At Blackwell. England, the largest battle ship in the. world is nearly ready for launching, and will be called the Fuji, instead of Fusi Vania, as originally intended. It i~ a battle ship of liarvejHzed steel armor, -100 feet long, 73 feet broad ant} 44 feet deep. FOREIGN CHIT-CHAT. . Tolstoi’s “Patriotism and Christianity” has been translated into German. He condemns patriotism as unchristian lv cause war is made in its cause, ami makes fun of the Cronstadt and Toulon incidents.. I Prof. Guiseppe de Leon, rector and professor of history in't-he University of Padua, died recently. He was the author of a life of Giulianodella Rovore '(Pope Julius II.) and-of a history of Charles V. in his relations to Italy. Several works* by Margaret of Navarre, the author of the Heptameron have just been discovered in the National library at Parts. They comprise poems written jn the last four or five years of her l#e. amounting to 12,000 verses; two dramas, letters, dialogues and songs. ' Three volumes of the memoirs of Marchese Giorgio Pallavtcinoliave been published in Italy. He was a felildw prisoner with Silvio Pellico and Maroncelli in the Spielberg, and .was later Garibaldi’s adviser. He brought about the plebiscitum in I860 by which Naples and Sicily voted to join the kingdom of Italy. Quinine in Italy is very expensive, costing to the public $100 a kilogramme, and is often adulterated. As good and cheap quinine is needed In the malarial districts. Signor Boselb, minister of finance, proposes’that the sulphate ami hydrochlorate be sold by- the government at a uniform pnee in all stores dealing in the state monopolies, tobaccc and salt. ,

NOVELTIES AND CONVENIENCES Stands for piny in cr ‘cards consist ©f * a pierced w ork case of silver, mounted. o"n end in inn oblong silver tray. This season's products in handcarved busts, statuettes and groups, in ivory, delighted the holiday shopaprs. Mahogany cabinets in Louis TvY. style attract with the artistic marquetry designs with which they ar# decorated. . » Every traveler is alive to the desirability of a large alligator satchel completely fitted with silver and cut glass appurtenances. The wearers of glasses appreciate the convenience and safety afforded by cases of velvet and leather, with silver trimmings. ' Unique among rattles for children are ripgs of pearl or ivory, one-half of ifhich represents the man in fhe moon, while the other half is furnished with tiny silver bells. Ia grt furniture, nothing exceeds in popularity, perhaps, the small giit tables mounted with Venetian plaques, which form almost the entire top, there being just sufficient gilt showing to pvov ide a suitable frame for the plaque. THE ' MARKETS. New York, .■anu.-ry 1.1. ii«sk CATTLE—Native steers.. ...i 3 73 ,<4 4 *> COTTON-M^ldim*/.. FLOfCK— Winter wheat. 3 tV» 3 45 WHEAT -No. 2 Red. 67Vi» CQRS-So Z. .... 3. , OATs-No. 2.\ .... *4-4 PUKK—New Mess. 9W <i. 10 A ST. LOUIS. corrrox-Middiihs:. ... @ UEEYKa—Fancy Mecrs._ 3 7-> if, 4 Medium. 3 13 <® 4 00 HOGS Fair tv» Select. 3 in) m, 3 SO SHEEP— Fair to Cook*.. 2 5o ^ 3 4i FLOUK-Paient* . 3 3. % 3 4:. „ Fancy to Extra do... 3 "o (<* 3 2i WHEAT—No. 2 Red Winter. & 67‘, CORN—Xu. 2 Mixed. & 2>* OAXs-Xo 2 .. 1*. IS « RYE—No. 2. J! a 3> TOliAQOO—Lugs.... S 00 Mi, S' ee Leal Burley.....'. 430 ^ 12 t>» HAY—Clear Timothy ..1 lot© & M tft) BUTTEK—Choice bairy. .... 16 & -0 EGGS—Fresh..... & 14 POKE -Standard Mess (New>. 9 To BACON—Clear Rib. <* ' is LAiib— Prime Steam... m, Sp CHICAGO. CATTLE-Shi ppi ag.. 3 75 @ 500 HOGS—Fairto Choice.. . .a".—3 63 & 3 E> SHEEP—Fair to Choice __ 2 5*1 kA 3 73 FLOCK—Winter Patents. 3 40 if, 3 (So Sprint; Patents.. 3 hi if, 3 25 WHEAT—No i print:.’.. 57 & 57^ No. 2 Ited. 61V-/* 6-. . CORN—No. 2. 5 DCS OATS—No. 2.... PKk li* PORK—Mess (new) 9 50 • Cl-., KANSAS CITY. CATTLE--SUijjpiiuf Steers.... 3 15 4j$ 4 40 HtKIs—Aii Ur*(«f'..... 3 40 ^ 3 6* WHEAT—No 2 Kqd_«.. & u> «jATS—No. 2.... .... 17 CORN-No. 2... . 22fc<* 22a NEW ORLEANS FLOUR—High Grade;.. 3 4* ® 3 75 CORN - No 2 .7.. & 32* OATS-Western... .. 24 <A ,24:, HAY —Choice.. 20 0J & ‘.Of 50 PORK—New Mesa.. 9 25 & 9*37-,, BACON—Side* . .... 5\ COTTON—Middling. 7**g 7j» LOUISVILLE. WHEAT-Xo. 2 Red.. r» » «9£ CORN—Nu 2 Mixed . 2IP, OATS-Xo. 2Mlxed~'... 30h& 21* PORK—New Mess. . 9 73 & 13 V0 BACON-Clear lUb.. 5*2 t* COTTON—Middling.. 3 kS

A Case That Polled the Doctors. Xn. D. Wood Dangerously 111 Four Times a Tear- Her Case Seemed Hojseless. From the Time* Kansas City, Mo. Mrs. D. Wood, who resides at 703 Dela- ■ ware St., Kansas City, Mo., suffered for nearly eight years a.nd was attacked at in- j tervals with a sickness, the cause of which j she could not expltdn, but which brought her nearer death’s doc r with each return. Her husband was continually in a state of nervous worry about her condition and about the numerous doctor bills to be paid. But one day a great change came. Mrs. Wood is now strong and vigorous, and sh^ goes about her household duties with a cheerfulness and enjoyment that she never knew before. She has no more sick spells, and her husband is now the iiappiest man in Kansas Oitv. What caused this change? Listen to what Mr. D. Wood, the husband, told a reporter of the Time< yesterday: “For eight years my wife suffered from general debility. She never felt well—- At least four times every rear she would ih^ve fearful sick spells and she would be bedridden for two or three weeks at a time. These sick spells were often dangerous, and I wsis afraid that each one would be her last. The doctors did not seem to understand her case. Innumerable physicians treated her, but withotit the slightest effect. Besides a feeling of general debility, she would often experience agonizing pains in her chest and in the region of her heart. This is what seeraed to puzzle the doctors, and this is what worried me. Her case seemed hopeless, > until at length a friend advised her to use'Dr Williams' Pink-Pills. ■•From the time that the first dose was takeu she began to improve. The dose was repeated ana to-day she is entirely well. I believe that Dr. Williams' Pink'Pills are one of tlie most wonderful* discoveries of | the age, and I cannot recommend them too j highly after the miraculous cure which they * effected for my wife. 1 am always glad to j tell others, who are suffering as she suf- | fered, that in Pink Pills they will surely ; find relief.” ' f Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills contain, in aJcondensed form, all the elements necessary to | give new life and richness to the blood and j restore shattered nerves. They are an Un- | failing s|>eeitic for such diseases as locoi motor ataxia, partial1 paralysis, St. Titus’ dance,sciatica, neuralgia, rheumatism, nerv- | ous headache, the after effect of la gripj>e, ; palpitation of the heart, pale and sallow I complexions, all forms of weakness either 1 in male or female, and all diseases resulting i from vitiated humors in the blood. Pink Pills are sold by all dealers, or will be scut post paid on receipt of price, 50 cents a box. or six boxes for (they are never sold in hulk or by the 100 . by addressing Dr. Williams’ Medicine Compa'nv, Sehenee- : tady, N. Y.

The latest umbrella, though, it designed exclusively for the young man of the period,’ has been adopted by his tailor-made sister. It is a silk umbrella tightly rolled, over which a dark leather cover is fastened. When the sun shines and the cover is on it has the exact appearance of a cane, but when a storm comes up suddenly the cover may be taken off and the umbrella brought into use. In dark brown silk, with a leather cover to match the silk and a stylish wood handle, the umbrella costs but five dollars. The price varies frOtn this up according to the quality of the silk and the style of the handle. That the umbrella strikingly resembles a cane apparently does not in the least disturb the tailor-made girl. The fact is i£ seems to please her better than any umbrella of her own.—Chicago Chronicle. Mr. Crusher—‘‘You don’t think the young man vou are engaged to will be jealous of uift, because 1 am paying you attention, do .youf’’ Miss Daisy—(after looking him over deliberately) —. "No. 1 don't think there is any dauger that he wiil.‘’— Somerville Journal.

Hoyt’s This ? We offer One Hundred Dollacs^Reward for auy case of Catarrh that can not be cured bv Hall’s Catarrh Cure. ^ P. J.'Chenkt & Co., Props., Toledo. O. We, the Undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transac tions and financially a Die to carry out any obligations made by their firm. West 6z Trcax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Waupixg, Kinxax <fe Marvin, Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, Ohio. Hall's Catarrh Cu e is taken internally, acting direct ly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials free. Hail’s Family Pills are the best. ----' ! Ant. He Cortn Do.—The Wife—“Two weeks ago you said my husband couldn’t ; live, and now he's nearly 'veil." The Doc-tor—-'Madam, 1 can only express my re» grets.*’—Puck. = ■ «■ ! ——- Scbastapol Was Sot Impregnable, For it was taken by assault, but a physique built up, a constitution fortified by Hostetler's Stomach Bitters, may bid defiance to the assaults of malarious diseaseeven in localities where it is most prevalent and malignant. Emigrants to the ague-breeding sections of the West’should bear this in mind, and start with a supply. The Bitters promptly subdues dyspepsia. rheumatic j and kidney complaints, nervousness, con- | stiprtion and biliousness. I “Ob, pa,’’said a young lady, “why don't you get a fir tree! It would be so economical to raise our own furs, and then we could raise whatever kind we wish.” -- “Evert time I see you, I am reminded of Herr Hummel.” *‘How soP’ He owes me 130.*’—Fiiegende Blaetter. Pleasant,Wholesome, Speedv.for coughs is Hale’s Honey of Horeliound and Tar. , Pike’sToothache DropsCurein oue minute. A man may run into debt, but he seldom comes out at anything faster than a walk.— Texas Siftings. SCFFEREKS FROM CotGHS, SoitE THROAT, etc., should be constantly supplied with ;‘Brown’* Hront iial Troche».'* Torkist—“What’s the mean temi>erature around here!” Boomer4- “Stranper. tbar ain’t any mean temperature byarabouts. It’s alius delight fatTrqth.

* In Olden Time* reop*e Overlooked ‘ the importance of per manently beneficial effects and were satisfy with transient action, but new that it is generally known that Syrup of Figs will permanently cure habitual constipation, well-informed people will not.buy other laxatives, which act lor a time, but anally injure the system. Genius always gives its best at first; prudence, at last—Lavaten. fVwO fino pao

POULTRY YARD is IOS i»p,51»t i.d. WfKten 4k k<dd by « farmer and PoultrymattofdVj'farsexpcrirnc*1 It aftiW A plata. riraftlcal sysfent, learnrd. IlcKrllwa gii-.St& jSf their ithtrnee*.howto make heiw !»y. I'holera, Gape* dl Moup you need no* have. ggSMflP Brice. iKc.F£££ FdJtTICOL^SS. A. St. LASG, Box SSI. Chieaeo, 111. LSBsasasresrgaggg

Any sarsaparilla is sarsaparilla,; True. So any tea is,tea. So any flour :c flour. But grades differ. You want the best. It's so with sarsaparilla. There are grades. You want the best. If you understood sarsaparilla as well as you do tea and flour it would be easy to determine. But you don’t. Hotv should you ? * • When you are going to buy a commodity whose value you don’t know, you pick out an old established house to trade with, and trust their experience and* reputation, ©o so.when buying sarsaparilla. .. - , , r Ayer’s Sarsaparilla has been on the market fifty years. Your grandfather used Ayer’s. It is a reputable medicine. There are many sarsaparillas. ' But only one Ayer's. IT CURES- -

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Out of sorts —and no wonder Think of the condition of those poor women who,have to wash clothes and clean house iri the old-fashioned way. They’re tired, vexed, discoursed, out of sorts, with aching backs and aching hearts. They must be put of their wits. Why don’t they use Pearline ’«,*£)? That is what every woman who values' her health and strength is coming to. And they’re f coming' to it now, faster than ever. Every day, Pearline’f fame grows and it’s patrons increase in number Hundreds of millions of packages have been used by m f mntp tuncKinV*

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