Pike County Democrat, Volume 31, Number 13, Petersburg, Pike County, 3 August 1900 — Page 3

BEAUTIFUL LAWN T K«thta| In -Plant Lit* la More Graet* ful Titan aa ArtUtleally Trimmed Hemlock. The lover of trees has a wide range for choice when it comes to decidiug upon the varieties that shall be placed about his home to add to' its comfort and attractiveness. But still there are the limitations of climate that somewhat restrict one's choice and rule out trees for one location that do wonderfully well iu another. It is fortunate that the "belt” that is congenial to evergreen trees is so wide, for in this class of trees is included one of the very tinesr that grows—the hemlock. Nothing more graceful or beautiful can be imagined than a hemlock with its feathery branches gracefully bending toward the ground, and branched from its spike at the top to the very ground, a "conifer” in very truth. A well UrancUcd spruce is a handsome ob

NEATLY TRIMMED HEMLOCK TREE. 3ect. but it cannot compare in beauty j with the graceful and feathery hem- ! lock.* A hedge of hemlocks, well grown and well trimmed, is undoubtedly a king among hedges, but very few are seen, because it is difficult for the average planter to make hemlocks 1 grow. In my first attempts at plantgin such a hedge I lost hundreds of plants received from the nursery, and scores of those that I transplanted from neighboring pastures, but experience has been of some advantage, for the hemlocks that 1 can .transplant. at least, I can feel some assurance of leaking live. The great danger in transplanting any of the evergreens is the drying out of the roots. If these can be kept constantly moist Jhas a good chance tb make the i live. In transplanting from a r-by locality it is wise to wait for eavy rain to thoroughly wet the ground down as far as the roots run ('hemlock roots spread out near the j surface), then take up as much earth as possible with the roots. I transplanted one hemlock this year that apparently did not realise that it had been moved, for it kept right on growing, with no break whatever. All the earth about the roots was moved with them. I find that hemlocks taken from a pasture in which sheep have run are in the best condition, either for hedge planting or for individual trfeee, for the sheep like the tender shoots of the hemlock and eTerv spring prune it back, with the result "that tht? bush becomes stocky and very thickly branched—-quite the opposite of trees that have grown up in woody places, with no cutting back. Evergreens can be transplanted at almost any season of the year, provided a good ball of earth is taken up with the roots, but if possible let the work be done in the spring. I have had good success, however, with many hemlocks transplanted in August.—N. Y. Tribune. OF PUBLIC'INTEREST. Why Every Citiseu and Taxpayer Should Be Interested tu the Good Road* Movement.

Martin Dodge, director of the office of road inquiry, department of agriculture, stated to the industrial commission that road building had become a matter of great public interest and there was a general demand for good roads. His suggestion was that good roads should be built and the expense divided equally between the government, the state and the towns benefited by such improvement. ' Mr. Dodge gave the results of experiments Which were tried in Maryland, estimating the cost of hauling* loads in short hauls by animal power at 2t> cents per ton per mile. He claimed that a system of good roads in the country would do away with many of the inequalities under which farmers now labor. He had learned by investigation that where governments had'a large number of men to take ‘ care of, whether convicts or standing ! armies, their services had been util- j ized for the construction of good roads. He instanced the roads of Rome, which were built by slaves, and the Siberian roads, which had been constructed by Russian soldiers, Mr. Dodge gave it as his opinion that there are two measures which would assist to bring about improvements in good roads to an extent where the public Is sufficiently benefited—the reduction of the cost of material and the utilization of labor that could not be otherwise employed. When a dog shows his teeth and snarls you may be sure he's one of the cross breeds.

ROAD CONSTRUCTION. Practical System of laatraetto* Adopted by tbe Boreaa of Pablla Road Inquiries. The office of public coad inquiries at Washing-ton has adopted a practical method of instruction in road building. Good roads are always the forerunners of great improvements in local conditions. and the people cannot too quickly be taught how to build and care for them. Thf plan adopted by the office of public road inquiry of the department of agriculture is to teach by example. Object lesson, road work has been done at New Jersey agricultural college, Khode Island college. University of Tennessee, and at Clemson college. South Carolina. Concerning the work at Clems-on college, we quote from a report: The office of public road inquiries sent a special agent to the col- ! lege to supervise the improvement of I this road and at the same time to promote among the college authorities and students an increased interest in road improvement. A series of illustrated lectures on road making were given, and the lectures were supplemented with practical demonstrations of how good roads ought and ought not to be built. The road leading from the college to Calhoun was macadamized to a depth of d inches and to a width of 9 feet* Tn order to test the various kind* of material found in South Carolina; and to teach the students how to utilize these materials to the best, advantage. the following experiments were made: First, gneiss surface on telford foundation; second quartz on telford foundation; third, gneiss on macadam foundation; fourth, quartz on macadam foundation; fifth, gravel on macadam foundation; sixth, coat o1 sand on clay

f iouncation. experiments 1. 3. 5 and 6 were the most successful. The surface of samples 2 and 4 have not yet been consolidated,, and it is Relieved that much of the material will be crushed by the wheels of vehicles and washed away before a smooth, hard surface can be obtained. Smooth, hard and durable roads are the results of 1, 2 and 5. These practical experiments, by showing .what can be done with the materials which abound in the state, but which have not heretofore been effectively used, it is believed will result in a more general use of stone, gravel, sand and clay, hs well as the employment- of modern labor-saving machinery in the construction of improved roads. The students took remarkable interest in the work, and many of them were led to realize that there is a large field open to them, and that they can, with profit to themselves and benefit to the state, very properly devote much o? their time and1 attention to this subject. Our agricultural colleges cannot devote time to any better use than the study of road problems, the solution of which would be the solution of problems of transportation.—Ohio Farmer ORCHARD STEPLADDER. Handy Thin* to Have Around When Gathering Apples or Other Fruit front Low Trees. The ladder shown in the accompanying illustration will be found convenient w hen gathering apples, peart

STEP LADDER FOR ORCHARDS. and other fruit .from low trees. When placed upon the ground be* j ueath the tree, the picker can move round from one side to the other without moving the ladder. The Steps j may be made much wider them indi* \ cated, if this is desirable. The upper I sfep serves a# a convenient shelf for j the basket into which the fruit is placed.—Orange Judd Farmer. Ike War Against Bacteria. It is reported from Vienna that j one of the scientists there has dis- j covered that all the bacteria in milk ! may be easily killed by means of ! electricity, and a very moderate current at that. It is declared that the treatment is simple. This is of immense value to the human race, if true. It means that milk can be sterilized without the application of heat. It would not only place in the hands of dairymen the means of making better butter, but it would make the pasteurization of the private milk supply popular, thereby decreasing all the diseases whose germt ire carried in the milk. Forcing by Electric Light. The practicability of -utilizing elec- j trie light for the forcing of vegetation is maintained by a writer in Science who claims to have been quite successful in applying it for raisiig lilies. He finds that the arc light should not be used until the lily buds are an inch long, and that it should then be passed through glass to screen but the ultraviolet rays. In his experiments a dark brown burn appeared on the plants under the naked light. The light was continued nightly for four months and the plants were taller and earlier in blossoming, but less robust and with shorter-lived flowers than those grown In the dark. Young calves n^o water as well as milk these hot days. Set a pailful over the fence in the yard and see then Irink it down

-- SAVED BV ANIMALS. The pet dog of a British scout, \jy a timely bark, prevented a patrol from entering a Boer ambuscade, and sq saved a dozen meu from imminent death. v The shrill screaming of a pet parrot, one winter's morning, awakened a fa mily in Holland in the nick of time to save them from the threatening flood which was sweeping down their street from a dam which had burst in the town above them. A French gentleman was in peril o| his life at the hands of a surprised and desperate burglar, when the burly body of a pet bear intervened between the householder and his would-be as- | sailant. and spared him an encountei j out of w hich he must have come second j best. .* The exodus of a colony of rats from a | certain ship in dock led an observant I captain to have his vessel overhauled. when it was discovered that the ship's ! bottom had sustained an injury, which must have resulted in her foundering at sea had not the accident been indirectly averted by the action of the alarmed rodents. In New York. aj>out two years ago. the little three-year-old daughter of a merchant was left by her nurse near ! an open window three stories high. Through this window she crept, and would have fallen on to the pavement below but for the intervention of a devoted dog. who seized hn*r dress in his teeth and held her tightly until aid arrived. From a disastrous flood in India, some years ago, the broad back of an !. elephant offered ample sanctuary to an imperilled family. The animal heard his master's call, and came through the rising waters to the open window where the family were assembled. From thence the devoted elephant conveyed his precious burden to a place of safety. In a cage of performing animals at an itinerant menagerie the tamer was putting the huge beasts through their tricks, when the sudden temper of an old lion would doubtless have resulted in the death of the tamer but for the opportune aid rendered by a pet puma, who sprang at the throat of the vicious lion and diverted his attention until the tamer had time to assert his authority and restore order. During the autumn of last year a Bristol family were saved from an awful death through the action of a faithful cat. In the early hours of the memorable morning in question the master of the house was awakened by the cat’s paw gently patting his cheek. He pushed the animal away, but pussy persisted with her odd alarm, until * the gentleman rose. Then he discovered that the house was on fire, and the intimation came only just in time to enable him and his family to effect their hurried escape from the fiery doom.

GOTHAM GOSSIP. What is known as the great fir® in New York City, which occurred in 1835, caused a total loss of $18,000,000. The recent conflagration at the New York wharves destroyed $10,000,000 worth of property and went far beyond the great fire in fatalities. Toast as an article of food is .rapidly disappearing. It is now almost impossible to get it in New \ ork wherever one may order it. Fried bread is now accepted everywhere as the substitute for toast in spite of the difference in it« taste, appearance and every other quality. Besides trade quarters there are in New York many districts which are almost exclusively occupied by foreigners belonging to particular nationalities. Some of these have interesting features, but the larger number are only remarkable because of their greater dirtiness and their apparent total neglect br the citr authorities.

THE MARKETS. New York. July 30. CATTLE—Native Steers $ 4 50 10 It 80*s'it .... # (u 3 mi 4 50 85% 437k ' r.v2 12 15 <g 13 iO 3 00 @ 73V4® SSfti® 23V2® 3 50 4 50 <& COTPON—Middling FLOUR—Winter Wheat... WHEAT—No. 2 Red. CORN—No. 2. OATS-No. 2. PORK—Mess New... .. .. ST. LOUIS. COTTON—Middling .... BEEVES—Steers ... 4 25 Cows and Heifers. 2 15 CALVES—(per 100). 5 00 HOGS—Fair to Choice. 4 75 SHEEP—Fair to Choice.... 3 50 FLOUR—Patents (new).... 3 60 Other Grades.... WHEAT—No. 2 Red. CORN -No. 2. OATS-No. 2. RYE-No. 2. TOBACCO-Lugs . Leaf Burley.... HAY—Clear Timothy (new) 10 OO BUTTER—Choice Dairy..,. 13 BACON—Clear Rib. EGGS—Fresh .. .... PORK—SthndardMess(new) .... LARD—Prime Steam—.... .... CHICAGO. CATTLE—Native Steers.... 4 37ti@ 5 85 HOGS—Fair to Choice. 4 00 (a 5 32’ SHEEP—Fair to Choice.... 3 75 # 4 35 FLOUR—Winter Patents... 3 SO ® 4 10 Spring Patents... 3 70 # 4 20 WHEAT—No. 3 Spring. @ 72' .No. 2 Red. 77%<§ 77= CORN-N6. 2. # 3^ OATS-No. 2.:. 23»4@ 24 PORK-Mess .11 30 # 11 80 KANSAS CITY. CATTLE-Native Steers.... 4 25 @ 5 45 ’HOGS—Fair to Choice. 4 *5 ¥v 5 20 WHEAT—No. 2 Red. 72 @ 73 OATS-No. 2 White. y 2t> CORN—No. 2. 35iiC« 36 NEW ORLEANS. FLOUR—High Grade. 3 85 @ 4 25 CORN-No. 2. $ 52 OATS-Western .. ® 32 HAY-Choice . 17 50 @ 18 00 PORK-Standard Mess. 12 50 @ 12 75 BACON—Short Rib Sides... 8%# 8 COTTON—Middling . <§ 10' LOUISVILLE. WHEAT—No. 2 Red. 78%® 7^ CORN—No. 2. 44 @ 45= OATS-No. 2 Mixed. 28 <S 2P PORK—New Mess...L...... 13 00 BACON-Short Rib. 8S COTTON—Midd ling IS 25

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