Pike County Democrat, Volume 29, Number 9, Petersburg, Pike County, 8 July 1898 — Page 7

SUPPORT FOR TREES. The practice is becoming more and more prevalent of pasturing hogs and sheep in orchards. The animals thrive on the grass and fallen fruit, and they In turn enrich the orchard and destroy countless grubs and worms. With ani*

A SECURE SUPPORT FOR FRUIT % TREES. inals in an orchard, however, it i> impossible to prop up heavily-laden boughs, for such props will very quickly be knocked down. Fig. 1 shows a plan that can be used in almost any tree. The central branches furnish a fulcrum for the support of the poles lused. One end con be placed under the branch to be supported, or tied to it.

TREE SUPPORTED BY POLE AND WIRE. ' — and the other end brought dov\ „ under ? a branch on the opposite aide, or tied to a branch if it is not possible to confine it under a limb. Another way is tc fasten a pole to the trunk of the tree, as shown in Fig. 2. Wires extending from the top of the pole td heavilyladen branches will support these'in the best possible manner.—American Agriculturist. FIRE BLIGHT IN PEARS. A Disease That Has Dose More Dans, ase to Croaen Thai All Other Afllctloas Combined. Bulletin 145, Cornell university experiment station, Ithica, N. \\ gives some valuable information concerning that most pestilent disease, fire blight in pears, w hich has done more damage to pear growers than all the other afflictions combined. Fire blight has been known in tbit country ior a century, but was ascribed to a great many different causes until l*rof. J. T. Burrill, of the University of Illinois, took the matter up and discovered that it was due to the work of bacteria, which reproduce themselves in the cambium or new wood growth that forms between the bark and woo.] each year. This growth is soft and full, of * sap, and is exactly adapted to the reproduction of the bacteria—producing the blight. Here it increases very rapidly, extending its field from cell to cell and absorbing the nutrent juices ol the tree to such an extent that the branches infected finally succumb to their attacks, the foliage showing this condition by turning brown as if burned • by intense heat. The only remedy is the heroic one of excision, and the knife and saw should be used at any time when the disease manifests itself., Cut the affected branches off aud burn them, and be sure to cut them far enough below the visible effects to cut out any part that may be infected in the slightest degree. It has been found that no pear tree is safe from the attacks of these tMcteria, although some are sold as blight proof. If the affected branches are cut away as soon as tbedisease shows and a careful watch is kept all through the summer to keep the disease from spreading, it will often be stamped out in a single season.

Rlddlas the hull ot Antn. In sandy soils especially, ants art oftentimes troublesome and more or less of a» annoyance on ttees, shrub* bery and plants. They may be destroyed by pouring a table* poonful of bisulphide of carbon into^he aot hill and closing the opening with soil. The liquid will permeate the soil in every direction and kill ail animal life, while being harmless to vegetation. As it la exceedingly inflammable, it must be kept carefully away from fire. A remedy quite as effective and less dangerous to handle is sweet oil. Place this where the ants can get it and they will come in quantities. The oil ^x'nden them unconscious, and those not killed by it may be quickly gathered sad destroyed.- -Prairie Farmer.

DRAFT OF VEHICLES M«th«4a •( Haraeuiag a HomV as to Get the Beet Result Oe■erlbed ky Prot Ed»ertoa. Prof. J. J. Edgerton, of the Iowa agricultural college, has been making a special study of the methods for bar* nessing a horse so as to get the best results. It is an old and popular idea, he says, that a loaded wagon will draw easier when the greater part of the load is placed over the front wheels. As a rule, the horse will do his work more easily if he is placed near it; there being less lost motion. The drivejr also will be able to keep bis operations more completely under his control. In the ease just cited the opposite of the general supposition is true. This is due to. a difference in the size of the fore and hind wheels. The surface over which a load is drawn being more or less thickly sef with obstacles over which the wheels must phss, it stands tb reason that a wheel with a diameter of five feet will be much more easily raised over a given obstacle than will one of four feet; the leverage being so much greater in the first case. If we suppose the load brought to a curbstone sis inches in height, oyer which it must be raised, the load on/ the five-foot wheels will be brought over one-third easier than an equal load on the four-foot wheels, because the leverage in the first ease ii one-third greater. It must not be supposed, however, that the present tendency toward low-wheeled wagons is a move altogether in the wrong direction, for the greater width of tire preventing the wheel-from sinking so deeply into soft ground, lessening the height tc which the load must be lifted, helps to counterbaiauce the evil tendency.— Journal of Agriculture.

DOCTOR’S EXPERIENCE. Illinois Physician Has an Adventure That Should Teach Country People a Lei*o4 The condition of country roads affects the rural doctor perhaps quite as much as anybody, especially as his duties compel him to use them pretty constantly, no matter what shape they may happen to be in. A Bloomington [taper says that a physician in a small Illinois town has lately had life made a burden to him by the roadh over, or rather through, which he had to travel. “In sonje places the mud is actually a foot and a half deep. It is at times almost im[»ossible for a horse to get through it. Vet he has calls to make u distance of ten miles or more over that kind of roads. Recently he was on a good horse galloping through the mud, in spite of the fuct that, at everp jump the horse went over his unttleswhen the horse slipped and fell. Th doctor was thrown bodily over n ditch of water, while the horse went into the ditch head first. The soft ground let both rider and horse escape unhurt, but (hey were both so covered with mud that it was impossible to tell what color they were. The doctor had on a waterproof and did not get wet. He caught the liorse, mounted and went on. It was not an unusual oe currence.”

ALL AROUND THE DAIRY. Hoard says that if the cow has a hard, dry hacking cough, suspect tuberculosis. There is not much difference in the merit of churns except that some work easier and more rapidly. Oats and peas sown together at the rate of about three bushels to the acre, make nearly green crop for cows. If the calf is permitted to suck the cow more than three or four days the cow will be Injured for dairy purposes. Educate the people to know that oleomargarine is a dirty, disease-breed-ing compound, amt then let the courts protect it as much as they like. It is said that placing fresh water before cows in the stable, so that they can tfrink a little whenever wanted, increases the yield of milk sufficiently to repay cost of pipes and appliances in a eery short time. One dairyman raises his calves on separator skim milk, with a little white middlings stirred in, after they are two weeks old, and until they are four weeks, when he adds wheat middlings and old process meal.—Western Plowman. (nood Koada aad Vacattoatiti. Communities that look for income from the summer boarder cannot afford to ignore any feature of their sur* roundings that will add to their attractiveness. Tiroes change and we ail change with them. Nearly every family going away for the summer takes several wheels along, and the thousands who get sway for a two weeks* vacation look for localities in which they can use their machines to best advantage. With all the character of the r’oads is of first importance. This fact makes it possible for less alluring spots to rival their more popular competitors, by providing superior roads and advertising their excellences, and each succeeding year wilt make this plan increasingly effective.—L. A. W Bulletin. The Horseradish Crop. In growing horseradish the lard should be rich, well manured, plowed deep, harrowed and free from lumps. As it is a* great vegetable to spread, plant each root In a roomy space by itself. Make rows 13 inches apart and set plants 12 inches from each other. Plant shoots about five inches long, making holes for them with a stick, and set them about two inches under the soil. Have the shoots cut squarely across the bottom, but cut slanting at the top in order that one side may be a little longer than the other. Keep free from weeds for the first and second seasons, after which the horseradish •rill take care of itself.—Dakota Field aad Farm.

A GUARDSMAN’S TROUBLE. Ffom the Detroit (Mich.) Journal. The promptness with which the National Guard of the different states responded to President McKinley's call for troops at the beginning of the war with Spain made the whole country proud of its citizen soldiers. In Detroit there are few guardsmen more

po. uiar ana eminent ' tha i Max R. Da,vies, first sergeant of Co. B. He baa been a resident of Detroit for the past six years, and bis home is at 416 Third Avenue. For four years he was connected 1 with the well known wholesale drug house of Farrand, Williams A Clark, in the capacity of bookkeeper. “I have charged up i many thousand oirders for Dr. Williams’ Pink 1 Pills for Pale People,”' Miii Mr Ttnvira. “tint

never knew their tm r\nt bergemt. worth until. I used them for the cure of chronic dyspepsia. For two years I suffered and doored for that aggravating trouble but could only be helped temporarily. “I think dvspep&ia is one of the most stubborn of ailments, and there is scarcely a clerk or office man but what is more or less a victim. Some days I could eat anything, while at other times I would be starving. Those distressed pains would force me to auit work. “I tried the hot-water treatment thoroughly, but it did not affect my case. I have tried many advertised remedies, but they would help only for a time. A friend of mine recommended Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People, but I did not think much of “I finally was induced to try the pills and commenced using them. After taking a few doses I found much relief. I do not remember how many boxes of the pills I used, but I used them until the old trouble stopped. I know they will cure dyspepsia of the worst form and I am pleased to recommend them.’’ Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills are sold by all dealers, or will be sent post paid on receipt of price, 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50, by addressing Dr. Williams’ Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y.

nil incwnwri A Scotch clergyman named Fraser claimed the title and estates of Lord Lovat. He tried, on the trial of the case, to establish his pedigree by producing an ancestral watch on which were engraved the letters **S. F.” The claimant alleged these letters were the initials of his ancestor, the notorious Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat, beheaded in 174? for supporting the young pretender. The letters engraved under the regulator were shown to stand for “slow” and “fast,” and the case wai laughed out of couft. — Washingtor Star. Tbe Ua*fn Order* MnnlaohM. The order requiring mustaches on the queen’s officers runs thus: “A report having been received in the department to the effect that it is getting the fashion in some regiments for young officers to shave the upper lip, the secretary of state for war requests that you will be so good as to take such steps as you may think necessary to iusiye the provisions of queen’s regulations being adhered to."—Chicago Tribune. He Cot No lee. “I can get you a job at cutting ice, if you want it,” said, the member of the Association for Extending Assistance to the Worthy Poor. “I’m much obliged,” said Perry Patetic, "but seem* as how I don't cut no ice socially, I guess I might jist as well keep it up along other lines and not bust me reputation.”—Cincinnati Enquirer. An Old Sjrnacoffue. At the foot of Mount Mithridates, on the south coast of Crimea, is a Jewish synagogue which dates back 1,300 years. Almost destroyed during the Tartar conquest, it was restored in 17S3 by Catherine. There are 70 families in the place, and as there is only room for SO worshipers in the synagogue it is to be enlarged.—X. Y. Sun.

Couldn't Tell Which. “Did he marry for money?" She shook her bead doubtfully. "Eeally. 1 can’t say,” she replied. “I’ve seen them both, and—” “Well?” “Well, it’s a toss-up as to which married for money. When you see him you think she did. and when you see her you think he did.”—Chicago Post. Easily Answered. “What did Noah live on when the flood subsided and his provisions in the ark were exhausted?” asked a Sunday school teacher of her class. “I know,” squeaked a little girl, after the others had given up. “Well, what?” inquired the teacher. * “Dry land.”—London Answers. Wllltnar to Be Warned. Old Quiverful—And so you want to take our daughter from us? You want to take her from us suddenly, without a wotd of warning ? Young Cosiow—Not at all, sir. If there’s anything about her you want to warn me against I’m willing to listen.—Fun. Means of Defense. Mrs. De Style—Have you had any experience in attending pet dogs? Applicant-* -No, mum. but I useter be a child’s nurse. “Well, you may try it, but I warn you that if you treat him as some nurses treat children hell bite you.”—N. Y. Weekly. ■__ Invariable. “Where do bad boys go when they die?” “Dunno. But Uncle Harry says it’s the same place where good little boys go when they grow up.”—N. Y. Truth. Commiseration. Milkman—Dear me! My artesian well has burst and the water Is all running to waste. $ Neighbor (sympathixingly)—Oh. well, don’t cry over spill: milk.—N. Y. Press. And the Earth Kext. Visitor (to hodcarrier)—Pat, if you were to fall from that high scaffold there, what would you go against first? Pat—Shore. I’d go ag’inst me will, tor.—V p-to- Date. In <‘n tm. First Sfsciih Officer—Did Gen. Weyler distinguish himself in battle? Second Spanish Officer—Oh. he was out of sight!—Brooklyn Ufa.

A Ouw •* Memory. The serenader stopped beneath the window. He unslung his guitar and touched its strings softly and lovingly. Then he looked shout the dark shadows of the garden and along the line of fence that marked the street end of the handsome premises. Nothing was in sight. Looking again at the window, the youth rap his lingers swiftly across the strings, and then, lifting up his head and opening nis mouth until the moonlight glittered on his teeth, he began in a shrill tenor: “Oh, don't you remember—’* But he got no further. The window above suddenly opened and a large, heavily-framed engraving of the battleship Maine was dropped from within and fell squarely on the singer’s head. “Oh, we remember all right,” shouted a hoarse voice from above. And the startled singer gathered himself together* and sadly ana painfully went his way.—Cleveland Plain Dealer. la Health Worth Tea CeatsV Man suffers many mysterious ailments from unknown causes, and nine-tenths of them have their origin in the digestive canal somewhere. It does any person good to clean out this canal occasionally in a rational way, provided it is not done in a violent manner. The proper cleansing and disinfecting preparation is Cascarets Candy Cathartic, which are very gentle, but at the same time thoroughly effective. A 10c box will purify the whole system and in most cases remove the cause of ill health. When “feeling bad” take Cascarets. They will do you good, and can do you no harm. Beauty Was Profitable. Pretty Cashier—You must give me a holiday to recruit my health. My beauty is beginning to fade. > Manager—Why do you think so? “The men are beginning to count their change.”—Pearson's Weekly. • Drink Give the Children called Gr&in-O. It is a delicious, appetizing, nourishing food drink to take the place of coffee. Sold by all grocers and liked by all who have used it, because when properly prepared it tastes like the finest coffee but ib tree from all its injurious properties. Grain-0 aids digestion and strengthens the nerves. It is not a stimulant but a health .milder, and children, as well as adults, can drink it with great benefit. Costs about £ as much as coffee. 15 and 25c. Three-fourths of’ the people are gullible, if the right man comes along.—Washington (la.) Democrat. -1 Dropsy treated free by Dr. H. H. Green’s Sons, of Atlanta, Ga. The greatest dropsy specialists in the world. Read their advertisement in another column of this paper.

Money to Burn. The duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha has paid *7,000 for a fiddle. Why doesn’t Spain strike him for a loan?—Cleveland Leader. Fiso’s Cure for Consumption relieves the most obstinate coughs.—Rev. D. Buchuiueiler, Lexington, Mo., Feb. 24, '94. Beware of him who hates the laughing of a child.—Lavatex. TMjs MARjLlXS. 86* o6', -6 10 2j Nkw Youk. July 2, 1991 CATTLE—Natl ve Steers.# 4 40 04 5 15 COTTON,—M iddl ing. 8*0 8* FLUCR— Winter Wheat. 4 23 it 5 25 WHEAT—No.2 Red... 0 CORN—No. 2. 0 OAT'S—No. 2. 0 PORK—New Mesa. 10 00 0 ST. LOUIS. COTTON—Middling..... 5X0 BEEVES—Steers.. * * <0 Cows and Heifers... 2 50 At CALVES—(per luo>. 6 ©J HOGS—Fair to Select.. 3 40 SHEEP—Fair to Choice;.. •••• FLOUR—Putents. 4 50 Clear and Straight.. 3 80 WHEAT- No. 2 Red Winter, .i .<... CORN-r-No. 2 Mixed. OATS—No. 2... RYE—No.2. .... TOBACCO-Lugs.. 8 00 Leaf Hurley. 4 50 _ HAY—Clear Timothy. 8 0) 0 11 0) BUTTER—Choice Hairy... 11 EGGS—Fresh. PORK-Standard (new). .... BACON—Clear lUb. 0 6 10 4 50 5 10 3 To 4 65 4 60 4 26 75 30 21 40 8 aO 12 0J 5*8 o s s <0 <0 LAUD— Prime Steam...,-. CHICAGO CATTLE—Native Steen. 4 50 HOGS-Fair to Choice... 3 50 SHEEP—Fair to Choice.. FLOUR—Winter Patent*. 4 40 Spriug Patents.. 4 70 WHEAT— No. 2 spring. No. 2 Red (new). CORN-No. 2.. 31*0 OATS—No. 2. „ 22* # PORK—Mess (new).. 9 4o 4 KANSAS CITY. CATTLE—Native Steers. 3 75 O HOGS—All Grades... 3 4) 0 WHEAT—No. 2 Hard. 78 <0 OAT'S—No. 2 White. 28*0 CORN—No. 2.*.. 30 0 NEW ORLEANS FLOUR—High Grade.. 4 25 g CORN—No. 2.....a.;; « OATS—Western... 31 9 HAY—Choice.. 14 5o & PORK—Standard Mess. 10 75 BACON—Sides.. COTTON—Middling. LOUISVILLE WHEAT—No.2 Red. 83 <3 CORN—No. 2 Mixed. 84 <0 OATS—No. 2 Mixed. 26* A PORK—New Mess.. . 10 50 * BACON—Clear Rib.. 6*0 COTTON—Middling. • 0 14 0 9 60 6 5* 6 85 3 80 5 25 4 6J 5 U0 75 80 31* a* 9 50 4 80 3 73 82 27 39* 6X0 0 4 75 41 31* 16 00 II 00 7 6 81* 35* W* 10 75 «X 6a

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Proposed Alliance with Eaglui. If the United States and England should form an alliance, the combined strength would be so great that there would be little chance for enemies to overcome us. In a like manner, when men and women keep up their bodily strength with HosteUer's Stomach Bitters, there is little chance of attacks from disease. The old time remedy enriches the blood, builds up the muscles, steadies the nerves and increases the appetite. Try it. Left It. Phillips—What’s the matter with that fellow from Colorado—isn’t he all right? Quipps—I don’t know. Somebody said he left Pike’s peak under a cloud.—Town Topics.

TXktbixa (T-etMttg Pnrders) to especially for Children, and its curing Cholera-Infantum, all the of teething and usual Summer 1.. children or anv age makes it justly asa household remedy. Trarttnu i. gestion, Regulates the Bowels anti teething easy. Nearly every man has a grievance, aa£> you will find it out if you touch him hgbk— Washington (la.) Democrat. Hairs Oatarrh Cue Is taken Internally. Price 75c. Civility costs nothing and hays thing.—Lady Mary Montague.

ytairJimte Is your hair dry, harsh, and brittle? Is it fading or turning gray? Is it falling out? Does dandruff trouble you? For any or all of these conditions there is an infallible remedy in Dr. Ayer’s Hair Vigor. “For years, I was troubled with dandruff, large scaling and falling off, cansing great annoyance. Sometimes the itching of the scalp was almost unendurable. Prescriptions from eminent physicians, pat up in my own drugstore were tried, but failed to afford relief. At length I need Dr. Ayer’s Hair Vigor, and in one week I found it helped me. At the end of only two weeks, my head was entirely free from dandruff, and as clean as a child’s., I heartily recommend Dr. Ayer’s Hair Vigor to all who are suffering from diseases of the scalp.”—Edwin Nordstrom, Drugs, etc, \ Sacred Heart, Minn. is* Ayer’s Bair vigor

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