Pike County Democrat, Volume 30, Number 28, Petersburg, Pike County, 17 November 1899 — Page 3

THE CAPER SPURGE. Its Story u Told I* Bulletin Ho. M of the United States Depart* ■sent of Avrtenltnre. This plant is called also garden spurge, myrtle spurge, mole plant, mole weed, mole tree, gopher plant, antigopher plant, wild caper, caper bush, wolf’s milk, and springwort. Description and Where Found—This is a smooth,-“herbaceous, milky-juiced perennial, two to three feet high, with a stiff erect stem, and opposite fourranked leaves, the lower of which are thick and oblong, the upper, thin, broad and heart-shaped. Thp flowers are greenish yellow and rather small. The three-seedetl fruit is conspicuous. It is

CAPER SPURGE. (A, Upper Half of Plant, One-Third Natural Size; B, Seed Capsule, Natural Siae.) a common garden plant, sparingly introduced into wet ground irf California and Texas, and in the Atlantic states from New Jersey and West Virginia and North Carolina. Poisonous Properties — 'the fresli milky juice is exceedingly acrid and the fruit is highly purgative and poisonous. When used as a household remedy it often provokes serious trouble. Women and children are not infre-, quently poisoned by handling the plant and getting the juice on the face. Ca tie are quite resistant to its influence, but they are sometimes/overcome. Goats will eat the plant Extensively if nothing better presents j(tself, and it is said that their milk then possesses all of the venomous properties of the plant. When applied to tne skin the juice causes redness, itching, pimples and sometimes gangrene, the effect often lasting more than a week. The seed taken internally in overdose will inflame the mouth and stomach, and cause intense diarrhoea and vomiting. If the «d«se is sufficient there will be nervous disorders, unconsciousness, general collapse and death. OATS AFTER OATS. How to Maintain the Fertility of Sail on Farms Where the Condition* Are Unfavorable. • All farmers know that oats are an exhaustive crop, and also one that il (8 especially hard to get a clover oi grass seeding with. Where winter grain is not grown, and oats are the chief small grain grown, one failure to seed is apt to be followed by others, until the land becomes so exhausted that neither oats nor grass can be grown. Alost of these failures to seed with spring grain come from plowing the land in early spring, thu3 turning up a lower strata of soil that has not been properly mellowed by freezing. The remedy for this is to fall plow the land, leaving it rough, and then so soon as it is fit to work, cultivate it lightly and^put in the grain and grass seed before plowing can be done. If a frost freezes the soil an inch or two after the grain and grass seed are sown, it will be all the better for both. If the second 'crop of oats fails to give a grass and clover seeding, plow the stubble in the fall after the oats are off and.sow wheat or rye, seeding with grass seed in the fall and with clover seed in the spring. This rarely fails to give a good grass catch, and if the season be favorable, there will be some clover witlr it, even on poor, thin soil.—Prairie Farmer.

How to Handle Kaffir Fodder. There is quite a difference i§ opinion as to the best method pf handling Kaffir fodder when it is planted thickly, and is to be used for feeding and wintering stock cattle. In general it is believed that the fodder should be cut and placed in small shocks when the grains have passed from the soft stage and become firm. The fodder will yet be J green, and if put in large shocks will spoil, but will be excellent feed if properly shocke&ifln feeding it when prepared in this way the amount given should not be more than the cattle will eat up reasonably clean, if too much is given they will eat only the-heads and waste a large portion of the fodder.— Farmers’ Review.* Alfalfa on Thin Soils. It must be steadfastly borne in mind .that alfalfa is not in any sense a plant for poor soils. In sterile clay, in hungry sands and gravels, in. peat soils there are a hundred plants that will pay better. These clay soils need draining and manuring. The peaty soils perhaps will never grow it weii, yei in naturally very poor clays we have had remarkably luxuriant alfalfa after it had become well established.—National Stockman.

WINTERING THE BEES. Tke Teatpermtare Repaired la Aboat That Which Will Keep Potatoea Saceesitalljr. The problem of wintering is one oi vital importance. To leave a colour on the summer stand, exposed to the sudden changes and bleak storms of winter, is .not conducive to success, in the beginning. The careful, successful bee keeper would as soon think of wintering his cow in this manner as his bees, which under proper care would yield under the investment equally as much profit. There are two means of successful wintering. First, packed, on the summer stand; second, in a well-ventilated cellar. The first is by far the most laborious, yet it has some advantages. Cellar wintering is the least expensive; it is only necessary to keep them in Egyptian darkness and as quiet as possible, carrying them out on two or three bright days for a fly during the entire winter. The temperature required is about that which will keep potatoes successfully. They remain in a semi-dormant state and consume but little. Most everyone has his or her favorite location for the apiary. Some choose the most shaded point possible. After experimenting for several years, we have determined that, in my locality at least, the most exposed place possible’1 is prolific of the best.results. In the country between the Missouri river and the mountains the nights are usually cool, and we find that the mercury falls two or three degrees lower in the shade than on the open ground; that it requires a much longer time to warm up the* hive in the shade in the morning than those not shaded; and, besides this, the sun comes out so warm in the morning that often before the colonies in the shade are warmed up, the sun has evaporated a great portion of the nectar. . It is with the bee as with the farmhand; the fellow who gets out early in the morning is the one who usually accomplishes the greatest day’s work. In experimenting with the matter of location we find that the colony located nearest the shade gathers the least stores, while those located on the most exposed ground gather most. One case in particular was a colony shaded by a small plum tree. As the tree grew, the colony produced less stores, until it barely gathered sufficient to winter itself. We moved this colony out into the sunlight and it went back to its old record in honey-making.—E. Whitcomb, in Farm and Home. _

POULTRY. Do not omit the cleaning-up process during the moulting season. Growing birds must be well fed or they will go into the winter very poor and no eggs will be the result. Fowls demand special care during autumn months, and with the best attention thus, profits follow during the winter. w It will pay to select all fowls that will likely be the most profitable during the winter and give them special attention. Late hatched chicks are not worth wintering generally, and the best thing to do with them is to market before cold weather. “Well begun is half done,” so begin now to fix up poultry quarters for winter and do not wait until cold weather is on. llemember you want a good warm poultry house with plenty of light. V Do not pay 75 cents per gallon for prepared lice killer, but make it- yourself at a cpst of about 25 cents per gallon. One pint of crude carbolic acid added to one gallon of kerosene is equal to the best of it. Give the fowls plenty of roosting space and do not have one sitting on top of the other. Each fowl should have room enough so that they do not more .than touch while on the roosts. Small breeds should not-be permitted to roost with the large breeds, but separate departments should be provided —Farmer’s Voice. CARRYING EGGS SAFELY, i A Simple Little Contrivance That Will Prevent Much Lok« and a Lot of Annoyance. When a basket of eggs is to be carried over a rough road, either the horse must be made to walk all the way, or broken eggs be carried back. Saw off the hot

CARRIER FOR EGG CASE. tom of an empty grocery box ana mount it above its cover by four small springs from the upholsterer’s, or from a worn-out chair or couch. Set.the basket of eggs in this, and it will ride safely over rough roads with the horse at a trot.—American Agricuturist. No Monopoly In Poultry. The rapid multiplication of poultry being so easy the humblest individual can take advantage of opportunities and avail himself of the privileges which cannot be monopolized. It is the only class of stock that permits science and knowledge to triumph over wealth and possession,, for monopoly may seize the best flocks in the world; yet patient industry and careful breeding, even in the hands of the most ob-' scare and humble, will break down the walls and open new avenues. The monopoly that can be exercised in the poultry business is brains, for every man, woman and child has the same, privileges and advantages. City people as well as those living in the country can have their poultry -Farm and Fireside.

COL. ATKIHSOH’S WIT. 4a Instance af Sadden and Stinging Sarcasm In Hla Bar Practice. One of the judges of the Wayne circuit court tells of an incident in the bar prac- j tice of the late Col. John Atkinson that illustrates his Quickness to hnrl a Parthian shaft and the biting sarcasm of his irony. He was opposed in the case on trial by all the power and resources of James H. Pound, and they were fighting like giants for every point of .advantage. Pound bad won a majority of the jousts, the colonel was nettled* and was lying low for a chance to deliver a swinging blow. “It came/’ says the judge, “when I decided a point against Pound. It had been fiercely argued by both attorneys, and in deciding it as I did I stated my reasons at length, giving authorities. I saw Pound shake his head at one of mv conclusions, his lips moved, and I supposed he had made some comment, so when I concluded my decision. I asked: “WLat did you say?” Mr. Pound. “Quick as a shot, and in his most cutting fones of intense sarcasm, the colonel replied: “ ‘Mr. Pound did not speak, your honor. He merely shook his head. There is nothing in it.' —Detroit Tribune. A Most Extraordinary Clnb. Mrs. Ada Brown Talbot, of New York, editor of the Clubwoman, says that the most extraordinary chib she ever ran across is conducted by a demure and dignified little woman of seven, tlje daughter of a club president. The editor called one day, and was received by her little friend with open arms. “At last I’ve got a chair,” she said. “1 am very glad,” my dear,” said the editor. “I hope it is comfortable and pretty." “Oh, it is not for me; it is for my dub.” “I didn’t know you had a club.” “Of course I have1-just like mamma. My dolly is president, and I got the chair for her. You see,” she explained, in a whisper, “there’s only dollies in it, and the dolly that makes the most noise is president, just like mamma’s club. That’s my dolly. She talks when you push her back. I brd%ed the spring, ana now she talks till 6he is runnea down. So she’s president. Don’t you think that’s nice?” And Mrs. Talbot said she did.—Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post. ' Jason Cvowr, Oscarvllle, Gw., Sayst “I feel it my duty to write and let you know what your medicine, ‘5 Drops,’ has done for me. I have had rheumatism about 18 years, but was able to be up most of the time, until a year ago last May, when I was taken down and not able to move about. About six weeks ago I saw your advertisement and wrote for a sample bottle. After taking a few doses, it did me so much good that I ordered some more for myself and friends and in every case it has done wonders and given perfect satisfaction. Dr. Woodliff, my family physician, who has had rheumatism 15 years, is taking ‘5 Drops,’ and says it is the most efficient rheumatic medicine he has ever used. May 31,1899.” The above refers to “5 Drops,” a perfect cure for rheumatism, kidney and all kindred complaints. The proprietors, Swanson Rheumatic Co., 164 Lake St., Chicago, offer to send a 25c. sample bottle for only 10c. during the next 30 days. Be sure to read their advertisement of last week.

True to Nature. She—What a gbod picture! He—No, it isn’t. I was not well, and I looked like an idiot that morning. She (intently studying the photograph)—. Well, it looks exactly like you, anyway.— Judge. There is more Catarrh in this section ot the country than all other diseases put to* gether, and until the last few years was supposed to be incurable. For a great many years doctors pronounced it a local disease, and prescribed local remedies, and by constantly failing to cure with local treatment, pronounced it incurable. Science has provep catarrh to be a constitutional disease, and therefore requires constitutional treatment. Hall’s Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. .T. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitutional cure on the market. It is taken internally in doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonful. It acts directly on the bloou and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure. Send for circulars and testimonials. Address F. J. Cheney & Co., To'edo, O. Sold by Druggists, 75c. Hall’s Family Pills are the best. They were inspecting the Texas. “The place we have just left,” explained her escort as they went below, “is called the gun deck.” “I see,” she exclaimed, brightly. “And I suppose that place down there where they’re raking the fires is called the poker deck.”—Philadelphia Record. The world may owe every man a living, but the miner is the one who digs down into the earth’s pockets and gets it.—Chicago Daily News. THE MARKETS.

o 3 40 (s* 3 71%<y> 734. New York, Nov. 13. CATTLE—Native Steers—$ 4 50 (a 8 5 30 COTTON—Middling . y. 7% FLOUR—Winter Wheat. WHEAT—No. 2 Red. CORN—No. 2. OATS-No. 2. <y) PORK—New Mess..* ® : ST. LOUIS. WOTTON—Middling . @ i®EKVES—Steers .. 4 75 It Cows arid Heifers. 2 50 <si CALVES—(per 100). 4 50 <y> HOGS—Fair to Choice. 3 75 y SHEEP-Falr to Choice.... 3 25 & FLOUR—Patents? (new)..... 3 40 Su Other grades—. 2 80 4 WHEAT—No. 2 Red Winter CORN—No. 2. (& OATS-No. 2.......1. 4 RYE-No. 2.... U TOPACCO-Lugs .. 3 80 ® Leaf Burley— 4 50 <g : ! HAY—Clear Timothy (new) 9 50 @ : BUTTER-Choice Dairy.... 18 # BACON-Clear Rib. & EGGS—Fresh . @ PCRK—Standai^Mess(new) .... # LARD—Prime Steam. 5 @ , CHICAGO. CATTLE—Native Steers.... 4 20 @ HOGS—Fair to Choice. 390 @ SHEEP—Fair to Choice— 3 50 # FLOUR—Winter Patents... 3 55 ® Spring Patents... 3 43 ® WHEAT—No. 2 Spring. 873M? No. 2 Red. 88 @ CORN-No. 2. 31Hs<ji OATS-No. 2...„. 23*,$ PORK—Mess (new). 7 90 $ KANSAS CITY. CATTLE—Native Steers.... 4 65 @ HOGS—All Grades...,.. 3 75 (a WHEAT—No. 2 Red. $ OATS-No. 2 White...... $ CORN—No. 2. @ NEW ORLEANS. FLOUR-High Grade. 3 50 @ CORN—No. 2. 4 OATS—Western ... .... $ HAY—Choice ... 17 00 @ PORK—Standard Mess. 9 25 4 BACON—Short Rib Sides... COTTON—Middling . 7*4$ LOU1SV1LI.E. WHEAT-No. 2 Red. 70*.$ CORN-No. 2. 34*>$ OATS—No. 2 Mixed. 2544® PORK—New Mess. 9 25 $ — ttjtf BACON—Clear Ribs. COTT ON—Middling 7%»Si

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Strode It Big. Henry A. Salzer, Manager of tte John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis., also President of the Idaho Gold Coin Mining and Milling Co., is in luck. They have recently sti uck a? wonderful deposit of gold on their properties. As a result the stock of the Gold Coin Co. has doubled in value. Many of the patrons of the John A. Salzer Seed Co. are owners of Gold Coin Stock. The mines axe located in the Seven Duvil District, Idaho. -- Worse Yet. -Snarley—They’re a bad family. The father plays the stock market and the son the races. Yow—You'd think they were virtues if Ssu heard the daughter play the piano.— yrecuse Herald. Every reader of this paper should give special heed to the offers which are appearing from week to week by the John M. Smyth Co., the mammothmail order house of Chicago. In this issue will be found their advertisement of a thoroughly up-to-date, first-class sewing machine, at the astoundingly low price of $14.25. Coming as this offer and other offers db from a house with a commercial rating of over one million dollars, and of the highest character, they mark an opportunity that the shrewd buyer will not be slow to take advantage of. The John M. Smyth Co., 150 th 166 West Madison street, will send their mammoth catalogue, in which is listed at wholesale prices everything to eat, wear and use, on receipt of only 10 eents to partly pay postage or expressage, and even this 10 cents is allowed on first purchase amounting to one dollar. The Office Boy—-“‘Only three more days before my vacation!" The Fixture—“You ought not to wish away your time.” The Office Boy^-“I ain’t. I’m only wishing away the boss' time so that my time can begin." —Boston Transcript. From Baby is tbe High Chair to grandma in the rocker Grain-O is good for the whole family. It is the long-desired substitute for coffee. Never upsets the nerves or injures the digestion. Made from pure grains it is a food in; itself. Has the taste and appearance of the best coffee at | the price. It is a genuine and Mfentific article and is come to stay. It mSs for health and strength. Ask your grocer for Grain-O. The great trouble seems to be that bad luck is natural, while people are compelled to work for good lucki.—Atchison Globe. 824 OO Per Week Salary. We pay t.’4 per week for a man with rig to introduce our goods in the country. Write for terms. Kansas Food Co. Dept. W.Kansas City, Mo The man who is sure it doesn’t do any good to kick should: never join a football team.—Elliott’s Magazine. To Care a Cold la One Bay Take Laxative Bromb Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25c. “Never wear shoes too small for you,” is a good foot rule.—Chicago Daily News. Like Oil Upon Troubled Waters is Hale’s Honey of Horehound, and Tar upon a cold. Pike’s Toothache Drops Cure in one minute. The well-read man isn’t always the pink of perfection.—Chicago Daily News, v I have used Piso’s Cure for Consumption both in my family and practice.—Dr. G. W. Patterson, Inkster, Mich., Nov. 5,1894. Somehow baldness is far more contagious than goodness.—Chicago Daily News.8

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