Pike County Democrat, Volume 30, Number 37, Petersburg, Pike County, 19 January 1900 — Page 3

DEVICES FOR FEEDING. lilttle Contrivances Which, Thouarh Secm'nKly Unimportant, Are Great X>abor Savers. The principal employment of farmers for the next three months will be caring for their live stock. Anything that will facilitate the work of feeding is in order. Two convenient homemade tools are illustrated in Fig, 1. A is a half-peck feed box, made from a piece of stove pipe. The bottom i* a piece of one-quarter-inch board fitted nicely in the pipe and well nailed to its place. The top should be bent over a ring of No. 9 wire to give 51 sufficient strength. To hold the even half peck for a seven-inch pipe, the depth should be just seven inches. JG is a grain scoop for filling sacks, e<c It is made from a piece of sheetiron 18 inches long by 14 inches wide. Tne test way to fasten the sfdes to the crosspiece is to bore a hole through it, from end to end, and draw, the sides up with a small bolt. The handle is attached tosthis cross-piece and to the end piece, as shown. The edges of this, also, should be wired Spouts with “cut offs” for drawing small grains, ground feed, etc., from

A B DEVICES'FOR FEEDING, bins on a higher level, are quite common, but such conveniences are not so common about corn-cribs. Fig. 2 represents a form of spout or “slioot” by which corn can be drawn from a crib very nicely. The opening in the crib should be not less than 16 inches square and the shoot, the same si«e, is set sloping down at an angle of legrees. It should “be about two feti lor.g. The bottom is in two feces,-the lower half being hinged to /the upper. To shut, off the corn, this portion of the bottom is simply turned up and hooked. A, Fig. 2, shows the shoot with the top off and the bottom let down. B shows the shoot closed. Two or three shoots like this along the side of a crib will save a great deal of shoveling and of lifting also, if the crib is so situated that the corn can be run directly into a sled or wagon.—Albert Bex, in Ohio Farmer. IMITATION BUTTER. Every Pound of It Simula Have Stamped on It the Ingredients of Which It Is Composed. Thesliealthfuiness of oleomargarine is a question that i$ constantly being considered. The difficulty of properly answering the question is increased by the fact that the oleomargarine of today is not nec^sarily the oleomargarine of to-morrow, and the oleomargarine that is turned oiit by one factory is not the same as that turned out by another. Chemists have row discovered that some oleomargarine contains paraffin, to give it firmer composition. Paraffin by itself is indigestible, and it may also be indigestible when incorporated with the fats that compose oleomargarine, but we are not yet certain of that point, for the reason that no one appears to have investigated what paraffin will do in such a combination. It may be less harmful than by itself or it may be more harmful. It may be that the union of paraffin ■with fat permits some of it to get through the tissues with the fat, and there it may work all kinds of mischief—or it may fiet. However, people do not care to take their chances on such uncertainties. It is manifestly the duty of the government to ascertain such facts for the people. If paraffin is to be sold as butter we should at least know what effect it will have when taken into the human system. We believe that every pound of oleomargarine that goes out should have stamped on the package containing it the ingredients that are used in its manufacture, including all the preservatives.—Farmers’ Review.

To Master a Kicking Cow. There are few tMngs around a farm that are more exasperating than a balky hors? or a kicking cow. No trouble will be had with the latter if this plan is tried: Take two straps with a buckle on the end of each. Buckle one of them about the animal’s hind legs just above the big joint and back of the udder. This should not be loose enough to slip over the joint, and not tight enough to prevent slipping the other strap through it. Slip the second strap through the first and then buckle around the other leg the same as the first, and draw up until the legs are held close together. You can then proceed in safety with the milking. Yout cow will neither kick nor run away.—J. L. Irwin, in Ohio Farmer. The best pruning is t&at which rarely, if ever, calls for the removal of large branches. Annual pruning will usually prevent this.

MAKING AN ORCHARD. Best Plan far Beclsaerii Is to Setrtt Varieties That Have Been Triefl . * .. with Saeeesa.

Aa an orchard, especially the applt and pear orchard, will, after it has inadeagoodgrowth and become established, last an ordinary lifetime, if given proper care, the selection of varieties should be made very carefully. To set out and care for an orchard until it comes into bearing requires considerable labor and expense, and to find out after working four or five years to secure good growth that a mistake in the selection of varieties has been dm ad e will prove a costly experience. Of course there is always a chance of being imposed upon by the nurseryman. The farmer may make a good selection and t>rder them, and receive them properly labeled according to his order only to find out that he has been swindled when the trees commence to bear—too late to avoid the 1 loss. 1 The only safe plan is to buy only from responsible nurserymen, who will not substitute hfter accepting the order. There are plenty such so that there is nqt much excuse for buying of irresponsible dealers. The- best plan is to select, for the principal dependence varieties that already have been tried and proved. There is an abundance of these without risking too much on mijt.ried oi unknown sorts. Because some traveling agent who is interested in selling some high-sounding variety at 8 big price recommends them is not a sufficient reason for investing. Difference in soil and cultivation of growth makfe a /difference in the growth and quality of the^fruit, and the only safe guide is to take old and tried varieties for the main crop and then if desired a few trees of fancy sorts of unknown quality may be selected to try. On the farm plan first to have a full' supply all through the year. Then if more is wanted plant good winter varieties that are strong in appearance, as in a market apple appearance is an important factor.—N. J Shepherd, in Farmer’s Voice. THE SAN JOSE SCALE. Spraying with Crude Petroleum Han Been Found Effective In Destroying; the Pest. Prof. John H. Smith reports to the association for the advancement oi science that he has found spraying with crude petroleum to be a ^fure method of destroying the San Jose scale. He first, tried it on a Duchess pear tree, which was badly infested. In the early part of January, 189S, he painted the tree thoroughly from the tops of the twigs to the ground. Long: before spring opened it was easy to see that there was not a, living scale remaining on the tree. As it started well in the spring, about a dozen trees were sprayed with a nozzle to‘ cover them as completely as possible. As they had begun to make leaf growth, he found in some cases foliage injured, and when an extra heavy dose of oil wps put. on the fruit buds were killed. The tree treated in winter not only blossomed and bore well, but it made a rank and vigorous growth, and the foliage had a color that enabled ^anyone to identify it as far as they could see^t. It was as if an application of nitrate of soda had been made around it- This increase in vigor and growth continues up to the present time. «sThe next winter many trees were treated, including apple, peach, plum and*cherry, and by his. advice many others tested it, so that probably 2,000 to 3,000 trees were treated that winter. Tn no, case has any tree been injured, and in all cases the scale was destroyed and the tree appeared, vigorous and healthy during the summer. In on^ case where there were throe rows of apple trees 30 to 40 years old, the middle row" alone was sprayed, and in June it was a sight to behold. The other rows looked sickly by the side of that, and on that the fruit set full and fair.—American Cultivator. HANDY LITTLE HOTBED. One Cun Be donstructeil Along: the Side of the Hon.se or Stable nt Trillins Expense. A ihiall hotbed may be constructed along the side of the house or a stable, as shown in the illustration, and^partly heated through a window. ExCayate

A HANDY HOTBED. to the required depth, going below the frost line, and build up a wait topping it with brick and sloping it about six inches to the front-. A crop of lettuce or violets may be grown in such a bed with only the heat derived from the cellar.—Farm and Home. Sodium Nitrate for Gardens. Sodium nitrate is especially valuables for intensive culture in gardens and fields tributary to large cities where quickness and abundance of growth are factors of prime necessity. The readyformed nitrate is an indispensable fertilizer for flowers and gardens as well as for fields. It performs a function which cannot be easily replaced by any other form of nitrogenous material among field crops. The sugar beet is especially susceptible to the influence Df nitrate of soda and this is the mast economic form of nitrogenous fertiliser that can be secured.—Dr. H. W. Wiley, is Farm and Home. N

JNL DIDN^T LIKE HIS LOOKS Thai Was Why the New Semal Turned Ilurrlngrton Oat of HU Own House.

, Harrington had spent three week«L In New York on business. When he returned he drove directly to hut house and rang the door belL A new servant girl answered the ring. “Is Mrs. Harrington in?” hfe asked. “No, sir,”" answered the girl. “Well, I guess I’ll wait for her,” said the master of the house and he put his foot over‘the threshold and into the halhvay. “Excuse me, sir^ said the girl, “but no one’s at home. I can’t allow strangers to wait in' the house.” Harrington took in the humor of the situation. “AH right,” he answered, with a smile. “Just tell Mrs. Harrington that a relative called,” and he went away. ■is departure his anyone called?” ; jf Eleman.” *d?” . ! he was a rein re like an agent than a relative, ide, but I didn’t like his looks, so I didn’t let him in.” “Quite right,” remarked Mrs. Harrington. “It is just as well to be careful. Besides, I have no male relative who is likely to call at this time of day.” Mrs. Harrington barely had her wraps off before her : husband, who had whiled away his time at the barber’s, put in his appearance again, i “Has Mrs. Harrington returned yet?” he asked of Ella, who answered the ring. “Yes, sir; she just got in.” ‘fHand her my card, if you please,” he said. “I think she’ll remember me ” Mrs. Harrington stepped out of the dining-room just as her husband, followed closely by the servant girl, moved out of the vestibule and into the hall. “Why,” she cried, “when did you get in ?” l7 The servant girl misunderstood the meaning of this exclamation. “He got in when I wasn’t looking, ma’am,” she said. “He goes out ag’in now, if you say so.” “You may let him stay. Ella,” said Mrs. Harrington.—Boston Journal. BOOK AGENT IN HARD LUCK. I j-■ HU Ins tractions for the Benefit ol Drowning Wen Did Noi Work Well. “I’m through,” said the book agent, wearily. “I’ve notified the house that they may no longer expect me to risk my life handling their goods. For the last 30 days I have'been touring the state with a universal compendium of knowledge, containing fast aids for the wounded, treatment for snake bites, how to bring a drowned man tp^ and a thousand and one other things that every man should know% bound in calf and sold at a price within the reach of all. I traveled on my wheel, and that enabled me pot only to work the small towns, but the surrounding country as well. One day I chanced to call upop an old farmer. I tried to get him interested in the great work that I was handling, but without success until 1 showed him the chapter on drowning; then I saw that I had him. There was a small lake near where the boys went swimming and the old man lived in fear that some olie would get drowned. “Well, ivhen I showed him thow fully the book treated the subject J made a sale. It. was a hot day, so I accepted an invitation from the old man’s sons to go in swimming with them. I was hardly in the water when I was seized with a cramp. I shipped a good deal of, water, but I managed to reach the shore without much trouble, although I was greatly exhausted. While I was gasping for breath the old man running up with the book that had sold him. Finding the'chapter on drowning he read the directions to his sons and told them to go ahead. Before I knew what was going to happen I was seized by two of his husky sons and hung up by the heels and pqunded on theSback until all the breath was knocked out of me. Then I was rolled over a barrel and pounded again; then a bellows was jammed down mv throat and I 'was pumped so full of wind that I thought I would burst. They tried every fool idea that was in the book, and it was only oVing to a sound constitution that I lived through it. I’m through! I can’t afford to take the chances that are in the business.”—N. Y. Telegraph.

The Snme Jones. There are many Joneses in this world, but perhaps not quite so many as people think. Not lo"g ago two friends met who had not seen each other for ten years, since their school days. “Whom did you marry, Billy?” asked one. f . “A Miss Jones, of Philadelphia,” replied Billy, who was a trifle sensitive. !. “You always did take to the name ‘Jones.’ I can remember when we went ^©-school together you used to tag around after a little snubnosed Jones girl.” .• “I remember it, too,” said Billy. “She’s the, girl I married.

GAVE HIM A TONIC Tk« Over Zealoia Bellboy Gets • testable Reward for Ala Cheek. A well-known drug drummer, who is paying his regular holiday visit to New Orleans, took the train last Monday evening for a little side trip to Baton Rouge and in the hurry of his departure left a handsome bone-han-dled umbrella hanging on a hook in the lobby of the hotel. It was a tempting prize, but probably every kleptomaniac who saw it supposed the owner was seated near at hand. At any rate, it remained undisturbed and was still there yesterday when the drummer returned. “By the way," he remarked, after he exchanged greetings with the clerk, ‘Tve managed somehow lo lose my new bone-handlea umbrella. Have any of you seep such a thing lying around the office?" A quick-witted Bellboy heard the question and, glancing around, saw the missing article hanging within a foot of his head. Supposing it had been there for only a few moments, he promptly grasped the ferrule. “Is this the one?" he inquired. “Yes!" exclaimed the traveler, delighted, “and I must sav I’m surprised nobody has nipped it!" “Aw, they couldn’t do that,” replied the bellboy. “I’ve been holdin’ on to it fer y’ ever since y’ hung it up." The drug drummer stopped with his hand half way down his pocket and a whimsical smile overspread his countenance. “Well,” he said, slowly, “I waa intending to give you half & dollar, but if you’ve been, holding that umbrella for three consecutive days you’re more in need,of a t onic. Here is a capsule of quinine and iron.” The gloom which settled down upon the bell bench might have been hewn with an ax,—N. O. Times-Democrat. THE MARKETS. © New York, Jan. 15. CATTLE—Native Steers....$ 4 40 ©* 5 30 COTTON— Middling . 44 -7* >'Lolli-*V uuer w heat.... 2 65 © 3 & WHEAT—NO. 2 Red. 73 © 75* CORN—No.. 2.... .... <14 41* OAUS—No. 2. © 2a POkK—New Mess.. 10 50 44 11 00 \ s»i'. LOLiis, COTTON—Middling . 7%© %\ BEEVES—faleers .. 4 00 it 6,00 Cows and Heifers. 2 i»0 44 4 50 CALVES—(per 1U0).. 5 00 © 7 00 HuOb—hair to Choice. 4 00 44 4 <5 SHEEP— F air to Caoice— 4 35 44 4 bo 1> 1.0Lit—Patents (new).... 3 40 44 3 55 Other Grades. 2 75 44 3 15 WHEAT-No. 2 Red Winter 71 44 71* COKNr-No. 2......2. 31%© 32 OATS—No. 2........ 44 21* KYK— No. 2... .... 44 53 TOBACCO—Bugs .:. 3 SO 44. S 50 Leaf Rurley... 1 50 ©V2 00 HAY—Clear Timothy (new) 10 00 44 lkjo 11 CITER—Choice Dairy.... 20 44 25 BACON—Clear Rib. *Jf 0* EGOS—Fresh —.. 44 11*PORK—StandardMess(new) .... LARD—Prime Steam. CHICAGO. CATTLE—Native Steers,... 4 75 HOGS—£’air to Choice...... 4 35 SHEEP—Fair to Choice.... .4(0 ® FLOCR—Winter Patents... 3 30 44' Spring Patents.*.. 3 3u 44 WHEAT—No. 3 Spring. 02%© No. 2 Red.,67 © CORN-No. 2.... © OATS—No. 2...,. .... © PORK—Mess ........i.SJt 40 © KANSAS CITY. CATTLE—Native Steers.... 4 75 © HOGS—All Grades. 4 25 © WHEAT—No. 2 Red. w 44 OATS—No. 2 White.. © CORN—No. 2- 23%© NEW ORLEANS. FLOUR—High Grade. 3 30 0 CORN—No. 2.. @ OATS—Western ............. .... © HAY—Choice .. 16 50 © PORK—Standard Mess. 10 50 © BACON—Short Rib Sides... 7|g© COTTQN—Middling . 7%© 7 LOUISVILLE. WI1EAT-No. 2 Red.. 70 0 CORN^-No. 2....,. 33 © OATS—No. £ Mixed.......... . 26 © PORK—New Mess.10 06 BACON—Clear Ribs —... COTTCiN—Hi ddling . © 6%® V%©

Deafness Cannot s Cared Sr local applications, as t he - cannot reach e diseased portion of i :.#^ar. There is only one way to cure derfm ss, and that is by constitutional remeti.*. • Deafness is caused by ah inflamed co *;i. ion of the mucoue lining of the KustacHai Tube. When this tube gets inflamed yot h tve a rumbling sound or unperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed deafness ij$ * he result, and unless the inflammation a n be taken out and this tube restored < i i a normal condition, hearing will be t est roved forever; nine cases of of ten are an ed by catarrh, which is nothing but. an a$ med condition of the mucous surfaces. We will give One Hund ec Dollars for any case of Deafness (cause t. r catarrh that cannot be cured Half > Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, tree. F. J. dieney l|| C Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists, 75c. Hall’s Family Pills are tb » best. abaora.il. Mammy—I wouldn’t want no gal ob mine to marry dat Sam Johrson. Dinah—Yo’ wouldn\? 1 * .,, “No. Why, dat fel lair an jes’ as crasy 'bout dress as a sensible sjiigrjah ud be 'bout watahmiilions!”—Puck. I > Maay People Cai« i>t Drink coffee at night. It spoilt their sleep. Yon can drink Grain-0 when yt,a please and sleep like a top. For Grain-0 <fbe.ii not stimulate; it nourishes, cheers and Ha s. Yet it looks and tastes like the best o if< e. For nervous persons, young people an 1 c lildren Grain-0 is the perfect drink. Mad 4 f om pure grains. Get a package from your ,»k cer to-day. Try it in place of coffee. 15 a: i 1 i5c. • Trace i. .Sorrow had left its ma s on her face, but she still showed tracts of her former beauty. In fact, the bitter tean ' ad washed off only a couple of streaks.— If dj^napolis Journal. Largest Seed Grower* n the World. The John A. Salzer S«i d Co., La Crosse. Wis., recently shipped h’l enty thousand bushels of seed potatoes 1 o Alabama, Flori-« da, Texas and other sou t v rn points. This firm is the largest grow*; • >f seed potatoes as also farm seeds in the \ ■-« rid. . When a man’s young i sh anxious to show ms knowledge/* said the Manayunk philosi opher; “and when he get s older he’s just as anxious to conceal his i p oranee.”—Philadelphia Record. ! •? I can recommend Pise*, Cure for Consumption to sufferers fjicn Asthma.—E. D. Townsend. Ft. Howard, V* is.. May 4, *9#.„ A man can’t make his ] ome brighter by making light of his wife ’ti. rouble.—Chicago Dispatch. , 5f Acre* or 2l oice ngrlcultural li uti ■ now opened tor sfiitl :ment In Western ( ■in uta. Here Is grown tikt < Blebrated No. 1 Hard W.uat, which brings the h i|.:l! ,.»stprice in the mark »ts >f the world. Thou-s-uic j of cattle are fatUn,e l for market without biiu rfed grain, and without a day’s shelter. Send tor information and secure a free home In Western Canada. Write the Superintendent of Immigrat-O i, Ottawa, or addres* the Undersigned, who wUl a a l you atlases, pamphlets, etc., free of cost. F PI lDI.lEVK8upt.iqf Immigration. Ottawa. Canada. or;toC. J- Bkocohton 1223 Monadnock Blk.,Chlcai:c. tnd J. 8.Crawpord. 102 West»thStreet. Kansas Oiiy, Mo.; Everett A Kantz, Fort Wayne, India it BfiinERS OF THIS P.k *ER fl)ESI KING TO BUY iJiTHDQ Vl)VJ?ftT13EI) IN ITS COLUMNS S&OL’LD INSIST UPC J, 1AVING WHAT THEY ASK FOB REFUSING ▲U. SUBST1TUT1ES Oil MITAT10N8.

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Millions of Women Use Cuticura Soap Exclusively for preserving, purifying, and beautifying the skin, for cleansing the scalp of crusts, scales, and dandruff, and the stoppin g of falling hair, for softening, whitening, and healing red, rough, and sore hands, in the form 6f baths for amioyingirritations, inflammations, and chafings, or too free or offensive perspiration, in the form of washes, for ulcerative weaknesses, and for many sanative antiseptic purposes which readily suggest themselves to women, and especially mo tiers, and for all the purposes of the toilet^ bath, and nursery. No amount of persuasion can induce those who have once used it to use any other, especially for preserving and pi rifying the skin, scalp, and hstir of infants and children. Cuticura Soap combines delicate emollient properties derived from CunCura, the great skin cure, with the purest of=< leansing ingredients and the most refreshing of flower odors. No other medicated or to Let soap ever compounded is to be compared with it for preserving, purifying, and beautif ring the skin, scalp, hair, and hands. No other foreign or domestic toilet soap, however expensive, is to be compared with it for all the purposes of the toilet, bath, and nursery Thus it combines in One Soap at One Price, viz. , Twenty-five Cents, the best s rin and complexion soap, the best toiletand best baby soap in the world. )]" 8^"* All that has been said of Cnticura Soap may be siid with even greater emphasis of Cuticura. Ointment* the most delicate and yet most effective of emollients, an l greatest of skin cures. Its use in connection with Cuticurd Soap (as per directions around each package), ii the “One Night Cure for Sore Hands,”in the “Instant Relief Treatment for Disfiguring Itch ngs and Irritations,” and in “A Shampoo foil Falling Hair, and Itching, Scaly Scalps,” and in man j uses too numerous to mention, is sufficient to prove its superiority oarer all other preparations for the skin. Complete External and Internal Treatment for Consisting of Cttzcura Soap (25c.), to devif j tho skin of crusts and scales and soften the ©tieura Ar. torturing, disfiguring, itching,and burning »k n,scalp,and blood humorsTwi THE SET) 51,25 lor Womei£”nes^ worW* D*1™ a»i> Cue*. corf.. Sole Pro] Every Humor. vwurionug vi vv u' o&a ouar c»c^R -j Miu »*in ui crusus ana scaics ana Bouen the tluckensa cuticle Cuticura Ointment (50c.), to instantly nllii/ tchiug, inflammation, andt irritation, ana soothe and heat, and Cuticura Resolvent (50c.), to cool and dta ise the blood. A Single Set Is often sufficient to cure thei’roost with toss of hair, when ail else falls. >ps.» Boston. Send for “A Book