Pike County Democrat, Volume 30, Number 46, Petersburg, Pike County, 23 March 1900 — Page 3

FEEDING WHOLE GRAIN. A Rcceiu rr Ration Became It Keeps the Hru’i Grinding Maclaine la Perfect Order. The hen is furnished with a grind* ing apparatus, and she will not keep in a rigorous state of health unless it is put to use. Amateurs are apt to form the opinion that they are doing their hens a kindness by making their food consist in large part of softened and plastic musses. It saves them the work of grinding it, and it seems altogether reasonable that it would be more digestible find more readily assimilated in that form than such a tough and unyielding substance as a whole grain. In the natural state the grain' food of the he n would consist of the whole seeds, and they were fitted for subsisting uf>on this kind of food. Domestication has modified, but has not wholly changed their nature. The grinding apparatus must be kept in active operation. No flock will long remain healthy on softened and mushy food. Though the elements of the mass may be wholly unobjectionable, it fails to supply the mechanical conditions which will stimulate to healthy action, the grinding machinery. The majority of successful poultry men approve the practice of feeding a small quantity^pf ground grain daily, mixed with sufficient water to enable it to be worked up into a crumbly mass. But a spoonful of the mixture for each hen is the allowance. The greater part 1 of those who are committed to its use would prefer to dispense with it entirely rather than give more than this. While confessing the advantages of a restricted ration of this description, they all know that it can be omitted and paying returns be obtained by feeding all the grain whole.—Farmers’ Voice. WATERMELON WILT. A Destructive Disease Which la Caused by a Fungus, and Is Hard* to Exterminate.

Watermelon vines are subject to a certain wilt disease whieh strikes them during the growing and fruiting season and wilts them to the ground. The cotton plant dnd the cowpea are troubled in aa similar way. Erwin F. Smith, of the department of agriculture, says the disease is caused by a fungus. He has had his microscope trained on this fungus for five years, 1 and has seen a number of things. He has found a new name for it, which is something;' and he makes ; some suggestions for avoiding loss by the disease, which is more. The fimgus lives in the field — infected lands should therefore not be planted. t Fields whiclt are free may become infected by the wash from infected lands;,also by the soil which adheres to farm implements or the farmer’s boots. Care should be taken to avoid trouble from this source. The diseased vines, should be cremated as soon as discovered; and there ought to be a man posted to discover them every day. Sometimes southern farmers make hay of their melon vines, or use them for stable bedding. Thus they get into thet manure pile, and, if infected with the wilt fungus with the new name, the manure-heap immediately becomes a source of infection for the whole farm. Farmers whose lands have become generally infected are advised to grow other crops on their own fields, and to rent uninfected; land from their neighbors for the purpose of melon-growing. NEAT AND CONVENIENT. Little Structure That Will Pay for Itself Over and Over Again in a Short Time. This house for a brood sow will require, about 150 feet of lumber. Take eight boards, a, 1x12 inches and 12 feet long, for each side. The roof boards, b, are of 2x4 and 12 feet long.

* HOUSE FOR A BROOD SOW. Board both ends up tight, cutting a door, c, in the south end. Make the d&or so it will fit in tight in case of rain, wind or cold. Such a house can be easily moved to wherever wanted. The sow cannot lie on her pigs easily as they can crowd in at the corners. During winter, if very cold at farrowing time, hang a lantern in the peak. I have made 13 of these houses and they are just right.—C. A. Sazby, in Farm and Home. The Cost of Keeplnjf Cows. The value of the land should b? considered when estimating the expenses of a farm. It is claimed that pasturing is the cheapest mode of keeping cows. Of ordinary pasture it requires about four acres to keep a cow six months, which is equal to eight acres for a year. If land is cheap the cost is then but little, Tbut if land is high the expense is increased correspondingly. If cattle are kept under the soiling system one acre will answer for a cow for six months, and when ensilage is used largely the cost is still further reduced. It is now admitted that in order to make dairying return the largest possible profit the dairyman should include ensilage in his list of crops. Sheep love change; they fret when confined to one pasture or one kind of food.

THE PLACE FOR A POOR MAH. Alameda, N. W. T., Canada, Dec. 22nd, 1899. Mr. B. Davies, Canadian Government Agent, St. Paul, Minn.: Dear Sir—As I promised yon about two years ago that at some future time 1 would let you know what I thought of Western Canada and the chances of a poor man making's start and support* iifg a family at same time, so will •write a few facts concerning my own experience the past 21 months, and what I have done, any able-bodied man can do, provided he will work. I left Traverse country, March 20th, 1898, landed in Alameda at noon the 21st, with $3.55 in my . pocket, a stranger and among strangers, and when my family came in Oct., 1898, my wife had nearly $10, or barely enough to pay freight on her stove, sewing-ma-chine and clothes and beds. I com- i inenced woyk Marcli 2Slli, also made en- j try for homestead same day (the mnn 1 started work for louning me $15 to pay entrance fee), and I have earned or at least received $478.10 in wages since then, and have been idle at least 2 months of the 21 since 1 came. The homestead I took had 12 acres broke by a former occupant. I paid $20 to have it replow-ed in July. ’98. and the seed wheat for it cost me $8.25. I let it to a neighbor for Vs in elevator clear of all expense except the seed, and this fall I received $70.10 for my part of i the crops off of the 12 acres, so my total i receipts the past 21 months has been j $548.10, and my expenses besides living i for self and family fcave been as fol- | lows: : , Entrance fee ($5.00 being paid for cancellation).$ 15.00 Summer fallowing 12 acres.... 20.00 Seed for same .. 8.23 Cost of house, besides my own labor on same. 75.85 ! 20 acres of breaking and double discing same ... 60.00 i

$179.10 j My half of wheat.. 70.10 j Net expense on homestead ....$109.00 j We moved on our homestead Jtuly 10th, 1899, have 32 acres in good shape for crops in 1900. My wife joins, with me in sending best wishes to you and yours. , You can truly say to any poor man who pays a big rent to get a farm J (somebody else’s land) or works for 1 wages to support a family, that I have j personally tried both in Minnesota and ! tried hard to make a success of it, but j found tp my sorrow that after working ! hard a poor living was all I could get { out of it, and after nearly 2 years of !: Western Canadian life I will say that ! I am very thankful to you for hoping ! me to decide to try it in Canada. Yours respectfully, W. H. KINKADBJ. Desperation. “Judge, your honor,” said the pri oner, “before I enter my plea I’d like to ask a few questions.” “You have the court’s permission.” J “If [ gp to trial will I have to sit j here and listen -while the lawyers ask hypothetical questions of the jurors?” “Certainly.” “And then hear all the handwriting experts?” “Of course.” “And follow the reasoning of tht chemistry and insanity experts?” “Very probably.” “Well, Judge, your honor, I’m ready to enter ray plea.” “What is it?” “Guilty.”—-Washington Star. A Substitute for Iron. Experiments in the Sibley laboratory at Cornell universiay have shown that an alloy of aluminum and zinc possesses remarkable qualities. It is white and takes a fine finish, and is equal in strength tq> cast-iron, but superior in elasticity. On the other hand, it melts at so low a temperature that it can be liquefied in a ladle over an open fire. Tn the liquid form it fills a mold, running into all the small parts much better than brass. Its use does away with the foundry furnace, and its technical advantages are obvious. The strength of this metal is 50,000 pounds per square inch.—St. Louis Republic.

Women In Brasil and Japan. A The legislative bodies of Brazil and Japan present a rather striking contrast in their policies toward the movement for the freedom of women. The senate 6f Brazil has under consideration a bill to authorize women to practice the learned professions, and the Japanese parliament has just passed a new press law which prohibits women from becoming publishers or editors on the ground that “the discharge of such work by females is neither becoming nor desirable.” Oh, So Easy! “A London paper,” he said, “has been trying to find out why so many men are bachelors.” “That’s easy,” she replied. “Well, why is it?” he demanded. “Just because,” she answered. And the more he thought of it the more convinced he became that possibly that was the answer to the que*ition. —Chicago PostPITHY AND POIGNANT. Sold again—second hand goods.— Golden Days. Lucky stones are only found in plucky paths.—Barn’s Horn. Fidelity in little things is one of the surest tests of character. Sometimes the dentist’s bill seems like piling on the agony.—Detroit Journal. Never judge a man by his manner toward his superiors; judge him by his manner toward his inferiors.—Chi* oaffo Dally News.

FOREIGN ROTES OF INTEREST. One million pounds is spent every year in England upon the game of foot* ball. At Zurich the theological faeulty of the university finds that it has only eight students for ten professors this winter. Tobacco is now raised in (bounty Meath, Ireland. It grows luxuriantly and is said to be “twice-as strong as the strongest tobacco sold.” Beer turns to art in Munich. The well-known brewer Pschorr is going to erect at his own expense a colossal equestrian statue of Emperor Ludwig, the Bavarian, on the Kaiser Ludwigs plats. Over the main , gateway to the Paris exposition at tlie entrance to the Champs Elysees a startling innova tion In sculpture will be seen. The figure of the “City of Paris” will be represented as a woman dressed according to the latest fashion of 1900. Paris has just received the largest legacy in the history of the city, 5,<000,000 francs. It comes from a Mile. Tanies, who directs that an orphanage and a school of architectural design be built with part of the money, the remainder to be used for such public or private works as the municipal council may deem advisable. Bussia is ferreting out corruption in the military and naval administration. Recently a half dozen Cossack officers, including a major general, were sent to Siberia for peculation, and now 43 officers and officials of the navy have been brought to trial at Sebastopol for frauds in the coal, oil and beef contracts for the Black sea fleet. ELECTRICAL ENERGY.

It 1b proposed by a Michigan company to carry an electric current oi 40,000 volts 90 miles. The St. Louis hospital at Paris has a new laboratory for electro-thera-peutics and radiography. Electric cars are immensely jkjpolar in England, and the equipment companies can hardly keep up with their orders. Balloon wireless telegraphic communication is to be attempted at Portsmouth, England, with a view tc establishing communication between the sea and a land force. The electrio exhibit at the Paris exposition bids fair to be one of the most attractive parts of the show There Will be a complete retrospective exhibit of electrical and mechanical apparatus of historical character, and the special exhibit will be housed in the “Court of Honor” built of staff. It is proposed to construct an electrically worked bridge .crossing the Usk, says the English Electrical Review. The width of the river at this point is 240 yards and the time occupied by the carrier going from one bank to the other is estimated ai about a minute. The bridge will cost $325,000. **A .new instance of electric street railways being used for freight purposes is found in Cleveland, where stone is being hauled from a quarry eight miles distant. Fifteen thousandpound capacity freight cars are used and the work done after the close ol the passenger traffic. POINTS ABOUT FLOWERS. (From the Ladies’ Home Journal.) Hardy Yellow Rose.—Harrison's yellow and Persian yellow are both extremely hardy varieties of the yellow rose. Ammonia Is Not a Plant Food.—It is a constituent of some foods, but used by itself it acts as a stimulant; therefore it should not be depended on to produce vigorous and healthy plant development.

THE MARKETS. New York, March 19. .$ 4 ,10 2 'la ’is CATTLE--Native Steers COTTON--Middling . FLOUR—Winter Wheat.. WHEAT-No.'2 Red. COKN-No. 2. OATS—No. 2... PORK—Mess New. 11 DO , ST. LOUIS. COTTON—Middling .. 9%<a! LEE V ES—s . 4 Ou Cows and Heifers. 2 50 (a CALVES—(per 100). 5 00 HOGS—Fair to Choice. 4 40 SHEEP—Fair to Choice_ 5 00 FLOUR—Patents (new)_ 3 50 Other Grades. 2 75 WHEAT—No. 2 Red Winter ..... „ CORN—No. 2....... 36fttf OATS—No. 2. y/ R¥E—No. 2. § TOBACCO-Lugs .. 3 SO # * Leaf Burley_ 4 50 I-IAY—Clear Timothy (new) 10 00 B UTTER—Choice Dairy 16 BACON—Clear Rib. EGGS—Fresh .. PORK--StandardMess(new) 11 00 (jj* 5 40 9 /8 m 3 90 <!# SC <3> USi 2i>4* t3> 11 bo LARD—Prime Steam....... CHICAGO. CATTLE—Native Steers.... 4 25 HOGS—Fair to Choice...... 4 80 SHEEP—Fair to Choice.... 4 75 FLOUR—Winter Patents... 3 40 Spring Patents... 3 10 WHEAT—No. 3 Spring. 62 No. 2 Red.. CORN—No. 2. .... OATS-No. 2..........•. PORK—Mess .10 50 KANSAS CITY. CATTLE—Native Steers.... 3 75 HOGS—Fair to Choice. 4 35 WHEAT—No. 2 Red.. OATS—No. 2 W'hite. CORN—No. 2........ NEW ORLEANS. FLOUR—High Grade.. 3 50 CORN—No. 2... OATS—Western ... . HAY—Choice .-..A.17 50 PORK—Standard Mess.11 00 BACON—Short Rib Sides... 7>4< COTTON—Middling . LOUISVILLE, WHEAT—No. 2 Red. 74 CORN—No. 2. 36 OATS-No. 2 Mixed.. 25 PORK—New Mess.... 10 37‘! BACON-Short Ribs. gfci COTTON—Middling .. 4.. 4 20 7 00 5 3 5 4) 3 40 73 3044 S 50 » 12 00 12 50 U 20 44 6*4 <a> ’3* 44 11 25 o%44 5?4 5 50 | —4 5 90 3 60 3 45 G6 3sii 23% ftt 11 IS

The Chief Justice of Samoa Says Penrna is The Very Best Catarrh Cure.

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Court Room Scene where Judge Chambers maintained the supremacy » >i the United States in Samoa* In A recent Utter to The Peruna Medicine Go,, Chief Justice Chambers says the fo, laming of Peron&s 441 have tried one bottle of Peruna, ana I can truthfully say it is one of the best tonics I ever used, and I take pleasure in recommending it to all sufferers who are in need of a good medicine. I can recommend it as one of tk> very best remedies for catarrh.4' \ \ W. L Chambers, _:__ i ' * -

MARCH AMD APRIL Are the Most Disagreeable Months of the Tear in the North. In the South, they are the pleasantest and most agreeable. The trees and shrqbs put forth their buds and flowers; early vegetables and fruits are resay for eating, in fact all nature seems to have awakened from its winter deep. The Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company reaches the Garden Spots of the South, and w ill on the first third Tuesdays of March and April sell round-trip tickets to all principal towns in Tennessee, Alabama,Georgiaand West Florida at almost half rates. Write forparticulars of excursions to P. Sid. Jones, D. P. A., in charge of Immigration, Birmingham, Ala. , or Geo. P. Horner, D. P. A., St. Louis, Mb. Shorthand Talk. The courtroom was filled with people. Tie witness was a foreigner and was replying volubly and at length in his native tongue to the queries of the lawyers. While this was going on a young wit entered the courtroom and stood listening for a minute to the witness’ answers. Then he remarked, drily: “Say, what's he doing, tidking shorthand?’’—Detroit Free Press. State or Ohio, Citt or Toledo, I ,, Lucas County, | Frank J. Cheney makes oath tnathe is the senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney & Co., doing business in the city of Toledo, County ana State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of One Hundred Dollars for each and every case of catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Hall’s Catarrh Cure. FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed in tny presence, this 6th day of December. A. D. 1586. „ A. W. GLEASON, [Seal] _ Notary Public. .Hall s Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials, free F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. Sold by druggists, 75c. Hall’s Family Pills are the best. - A Probable Result. ._Askit—What will be the result of these Kansas editors and preachers changing places? Tellit—The people will put pumpkins in Ihe contribution plates and pay subscriptions in suspender buttons. — Baltimore w American. Try Graln-O! Try Graln-O! Ask your grocer to-day to show you a package of GRAIN-O, the new food drink -hat takes the place of coffee. The children may drink it without injury as well as the adult. All who try it like it. GRAIN-0 has that rich seal brown of Mocha or Java, but it is made from pjire grains, and the most delicate stomachs receive it without distress. 1-4 the price of coffee. 15 eta. and 25 cts. per package. Sold by all grocers. There should be little or no pity for the man who has deliberately gone and got rich, knowing all the time that nis wife had social aspirations.—Detroit Journal. The Best Prescription for Chills and Fever is a bottle of Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic. Itis simply iron and quinine in a tasteless form. No cur©—no pay. Price, 50c. When a man has a day to himself he can’t recall any of the things he longed to do when he was busy.—Atchison Globe. Forsters, Doable Tour "Yield by planting my Early Dent Corn. Particulars free. H. C. Beebe, Banner, 111. Don’t judge a man’s prospects by his pretensions.—Chicago Dispatch. W. L. DOUGLAS S3 & 3.80 SHOES

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PIIS Dr. Williams' Indian Pile Ointment will core Blind Bleeding and Itehtni Piles. It absorbs thi tumors, allays the itch ing at once, acts as « poultice.gives instant re lief. Prepared for Pile and Itching of the privatt . parts. AtdruRgistsorb' naU on receipt of price. SO cents ana SI.4 WILLIAMS MFO. OO., Props., Clsvxland, r BKADBBS OF THIS PAPER DESIRING TO BUT ANYTHING ADVERTI8ED IN ITS COLUMNS SHOULD INSIST UPON HAVING WHAT THEY ASK FOR, REFUSING ALL SUBSTITUTES (Mt IMITATIONS. I_ OPIUM torlam treatment. & At. WOOLLEY, WHISKY and other djrui habits cured In 30 days. T Book and particulars F] !»., Atlanta,

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