Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 January 1895 — Page 2

FARMS AND FARMERS.

FATTENING HORSES. Chicago Inter Ocean. , In preparing horses for sale good condition makes a and if it is honestly done there is no reason why the owner of a horse who desires to sell it should not put it in the shape that best meets the demands of customers, says an exchange. By honestly doing it we mean putting on flesh without med - icines or high condimental feeding, and putting it on under conditions of exercise that will insure its staying quality, and that it is not mere blubber or fat, injuriousjto the wind and endurance of the animal. For this purpose many horsemen use moderate quantities of flaxseed jelly; some employ steamed oil meal, If moderately fed these assist in digestion and keep the bowels in good condition,, putting on a glossy coat. While when moderately fed with other stable grains, oil meal aids in the formation of fat, it of itself is a good muscle making feed. Many a hard working horse would be all the better for a handful of oil meal at night, even when there is no intention of putting him in sale condition. By judicious individual feeding of good grains, with oil meal, a bunch of horses, even when somewhat run down, can be put in sale condition in six or eight weeks. There is not much use in trying to get a good price for thin horses, nor is there much business sense in letting them go for what they will bring; letting somebody else make the profit that can be made out of them by simply put ting on another hundred pound's or so of flesh. We have said that the feeding should be judicious, individual feeding. By this we mean that the owner * who is preparing them for market should carefully study the feeding capacity of each animal and feed accordingly. Hardly any two horses in the same lot will do equally well on the same ration. 1 There are many men throughout the West who make a business I of xrathering up thin horses and preparing them for market, and even under the present market conditions it is found to be profitable. The reason is that while all horses are low, there is always Sufficient I margin between thin horses and i those that are in prime sale condi- J tion to make it profitable to put the i flesh on. The business as a whole may not be a profitable one, but for the owner of horses who has raised them the. same is more profitable in ; good condition than in bad condi-; tion. Assuming that money is to be i lost in any attempt there is less loss if the horse is put in good condition before it is sold. If the man can

THE JERSEY COW COOMASSIE ONE OF THE ANIMALS FAMOUS IN THE ISLANDOI JERSEY IN PASTYEARS,—Farmers’ Review.

tnake a profitable business gathering Up thin horses and conditioning them (or sale, there is no reason why the farmer should not condition his own horses. It is comparatively easy to put the road and carriage horses in sale condition. They are not required to be fat. What is wanted is a moderate amount of good, solid flesh and an absence of all “gothic points.” The task of getting a heavy draft horse into good shape for sale is more difficult, because a larger amount of flesh must be put on, and buvers seem to want drafters with more fat than almost any other class of horses. Of course the seller must meet the buyers’ demands or suffer tor it- The question of the feeding of draft horses is greater in degree, but the principles are the same. The feeding should be good grain, feeding with oil meal, and with exercise •nough so that the gain will not disappear the first time the animal takes a good sweat. Many feeders use a condi men tai food with good reJults, provided care be taken to use t moderately. TREE PLANNING. Our farmers all through the country should deem it one of their high privileges to set out fruit and ornamental trees. These will yield profit in fruit or fine shade, and by the handsome foliage add to the beauty »f every country seat. What is seeded are trees all through our great prairie States to cool the atmosphere and equalize temperatures io summer, and by their roots and the organic matter covering them hold in check the waters and there-; by prevent in large measure the kprtng freshets and torrents, that ire the source of so much damage, belts of trees scattered broadcast *rar our prairies will result in the

firactical abolition of cyclones, or al east so temper their severity as t{ render them *of little harm. L 4 troubles the writer to read of whole sale destruction of forests by firq such as has been witnessed last sum mer. Kot,only is the great loss o! timber to be considered, but as wet the effect the removal of the treei will have upon the climate of thi sections. All of us farmers must try to offset in a measure this grea* evil by each one’s setting a few treei every year. A few dozen trees an not very much for one man to set but if all our farms receive such ad ditions annually, it takes but littlf calculation to see what enormom numbers will be added to the whoh country. Then the tree planter ii destined to receive a direct financia reward, for our timber supplies mus! eventually fail and prices for woof greatly advance. M. Lumner Perkins. THE ORCHARD. Inter Ocean. People who possess orchards ans fruit gardens should see tha,t thej are well fixed to pass the frigid season in safety, especially the, immature trees and vines planted during the recent fall, as these need carefu protection. There is little use is setting out a young orchard unlesi it is properly cared for during th« first winter, for if the trees are left to the mercy of the elements all th( labor and expense of planting them is likely to be thrown away. A grea! many growers are careless in this regard; thrust a young tree into the ground, give it no care, and then il it dies blame the nurseryman. Good surface drains should bf made in the orchard, and precautions taken to protect the trees frora mice, rabbits, and other enemies. Il is a good plan to put a mound o! earth, say a foot or more high, around the trunk of each tree, anc press it down firmly. This can easilj be done on mild days, and it will not only keep the tree steady better than stakes, but also prevent the attach of mice. The pruning of grapevines should be completed before seven weather, especially if the wood is t< be used for cuttings. Strawberry beds ought to have a mulch on thi ground, but the plants themselvei need but slight covering except in very exposed situations. Tendei I raspberries and grapevines may still I be laid down and slightly covered with earth, if the soil is open, and thus assure bearing next season. HORSE NOTES. Early colts should be weaned earlj so as to give them a good run o» i grass before cold weather. Colti i that are foaled after the middle GJ June should not be weaned until thi middle of winter, and fall colti should not be weaned until nearlj , spring. No one should attempt t<

wean a colt until it has learned eat and drink well with its mother, then" shut her up till the colt geti quiet and seldom frets. The most reliable statistics shoi that there has been a very great falling off in the total number oi horses in America during the past year, and it is claimed that, whih from the time they were first intro duced in this country there had been a steady and quite rapid increase up to about 1892, reaching a, that time not only a greater total than ever before, but that it was then greater than is likely ever to bt reached again. The raising of draft horses has brought millions of dollars to American farmers. The grade draft horses for several years sold for S2O( to 1300 and have for years mads more money to the farmer than anj other stock, and if he has wisely kept his grade draft mares he is now in condition to make more money tc the farmer than any other stock. True, the prices are down, but high , grade draft horses still sell for double the price of small horses. The market reports quote good draft horses from SIOO tc $l5O and light harness horses SSO tc $75, yet the great majority of horses marketed are of the srqall, worthless kind, just as scrub cattle fill ths markets at $ to 2} cents, while expert high grades sell readily at 5 cents. A car load of extra good draft horses from Ohio recently sold at Chicago at $135 apiece to Eastern shippers. Many horses are bought from the West and matured in Ohio and Pennsylvania. It pays ths farmer and breeder better to maturs and break the draft horses ready foi market These coltscan earn theii own feed from 2 to 5 years old al farm work, and if fattened ,and broke to work and heavy, always sell well

THE FAIR SEX.

DECORATIVE KNICKKNACKS. The Queen. Lace and Veil Sachet. Scented ivory satin, painted or embroidered, and edged with chenile cord. Lining

1. LACE AND VEIL SACHER.

in pale blue silk. Bows in ombre ribbon. Fan-shaped drapery and rosette in ecru oriental lace. No. 2. Hanging Plaque.—Painted medallion, adorned with trail

2. HANGING PLAQUE, OR TAMBOURINE.

of flowers, fly bows, and suspenders in ribbon in the two prevailing shades of the landscape. ' No. 3. Opera Bag.—Heliotrope plush, lined with pinkish mauve, and partly veiled with applique work in cream satin, painted or embroid-

3. OPERA BAG.

pr.ed, and outlined with silver cord. Full frill of margot lace. Holders of mixed cord. Given as a Christmas present, filled with sweetmeats. The royal baron of beef for the! Queen’s Christmas dinner party was cut from a fine West Highland bullock bred and fed in Windsor Park. The baron was roasted at the great kitchen fire in Windsor Castle, and when cold it was sent to Osborne, where, with the boar’s head and the game pie, it adorns the royal sideboard. A baron of beef is the double or undivided sirloin. In the culinary peerage, so to speak, it takes precedence of the sirloin, which is, only a plain knight, fanciful etymology "relating that an English king, pleased with the excellence of his beef, struck it with his sword and said: “Sir Loin thou art.”

A prude in Provincetown, Cape Cod, has a flock of eleven chickens. For one of the roosters she made a pair of trouserettes, with frilled bottoms. The bird appears to think he is in disgrace, because he stands by the hour with his head bent forward dejectedly at his covered legs. He has not been heard to crow since he Was clothed. Mrs. Humphrey Ward, we are told, will soon visit this country. She is boming with her husband, who proposes to lecture hare on art and irtistii.

THE CZARRINA IN HER BRIDAL ROBES.

A THREE BASE HIT.

How _a Jolly Tar Captured an Australian Bird. Bloomington Eye.

1. Jolly Tar —Shiver me timbers, that rabbit oil be worth a hundred at “Barnum’s” if I kin catch ’im.

2; I’ve got him!

3. Kangaroo Now here’s my chance to beat the record withone of my three base hits.”

4. Bang! I I

All Sorts. In nearly all the ar d land regions artesian wells can be obtained at a depth of from 300 to 600 feet. The adulteration of tobacco by the use of other leaves, can always be detected by the microscope, as, in structure, the tobacco leaf varies materially from all others. It is proposed to establish a telelihone line between England and Holand. The London Chamber of Commerce and the Netherland Chamber Commerce are trying to ascertain if the time .is yet ripe for the undertaking.

DUTIES OF LADIES’ MAIDS.

What New York Society Women Require at Their Hands—Their Compensation. New York letter to the New Orleans Picayune-. The duties of a lady’s maid, says one of themrare almost constant, if seldom heavy. One may have leisure for half a day or scarcely get a breathing spell of ten minutes in twenty-four hours. There is not a great deal of variation. I get up at 7in the morning and am through my bath and toilet in time for breakfast at 8. Immediately afterward I take a pot of chocolate and the morning papers to my mistress and while she drinks the chocolate I read from the papers aloud. Her mail is brought up at and. T~ manicure her hands while she reads it. Then I prepare her bath and afterward arrange hfer hair and dress her for her 10 o’clock breakfsist. While the chambermaid is doing up her room I arrange her toilet brushes and boxes and get out het afternoon dress. I have my dinner at noon. If my mistress feels like napping after luncheon I read her to sleep. If she goes shopping I usually accompany her. At 3 I dress her for her afternoon drive, and at 6 for dinner. I have supper at 7, and the evening is generally my own, but I go to bed early when my mistress is out, because when she comes home I have to undress her, brush out her hair. |§tve her a cup of hot bouillion, and read her to sleep. Brushing, mending, and making over her dresses, attending to her laces, and looking after her linen take up most of my spare time. Sunday afternoon I always have to myself, and altogether lam very well satisfied. Ladies who require the attendance of maids have to treat thempvith a certain degree of consideration in order to keep them. Once I ’lived with a woman who would not open her eyes in the morning until I had bathed them with rosewater, and who«empelled me to brush her feet for her. I found out that before Ker marriage she did all the housework for her father and a family of several children, and the discovery so irritated me that I soon conjured up a pretext for leaving her. The lady’s maid in most households ranks with the housekeeper and butler, and is not required to eat in the kitchen. Her average pay is $25 a,month, but if |he fulfills all requirements the very wealthy often give her SSO. or even more. If she is a capable dress-maker and milliner it is a positive economy to retain her at high wages. English maids who have lived with the aristocracy are the first choice with New York women a.t present. They are able to give points. Al! the Vanderbilts have maids who have lived in the families of English noblemen, and as much may be said, with slight limitations, of the Astors, Lori Hards, and other families. Mrs. William Waldorf Astor’s personal attendant formerly waited upon the queen of Italy and Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt had one who served Lady Churchill. Recently a lady’s niaid was discharged because she was mistaken for her mistress when the two were out together. Another was sent flying because she accidentally pulled her mistress’ hair while finishing it. A third discharged herself because her mistress insisted that she should administer a hypodermic injection of morphine every night.

Two Stories About Judges.

A good story is told on Judge French, of South Dakota. Some years ago he became Judge of the Supreme Court, and was known all over the state by the name of “Old Necessity,” and thia title was given him because it was said he “knew no law.” As an illustration of how apt this appellation was the most remarkable decision the Judga ever rendered is directly to the point A case was before 'him wherein the prosecution failed to prove its charges. The attorney for the defense refused on that ground to put in any evidence. When asked by Judge French if he in* tended doing so, the lawyer said “No.” and then the Judge drew himself up and said: “Well, in that case I shall order the jury to convict If there is any one branch of the law I fully un« derstand it is criminal law, and if a man is innocent he has got to prove himself so ” Another good story from the sama section is on Judge Gideon C. Moody, recently elected United States Senator from South Dakota. When he was some years ago Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, a noted horse thief, known as “Light Fingered Harry,” was up before him on a charge of stealing a horse. The trial was a long one, and Harry got a long term in prison. In sentencing the prisoner Judge Moody scored the thief in a most unmerciful manner, and closed by asking the usual question if he had anything to say. Harry looked his denouncer in the eye for a moment, and then said in an even, cold tone: “Judge, I wouldn’t have chat temper of yours for the best horse in the Black Hills.” _ An exchange exClaims-. “In these days of roguery a man must have lost bis wits to indorse a note.” At any rate he is apt to lose his balance.— Philadelphia Press

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MICHIGAN’S BENEFACTOR.

AN OFT REPEATED STORY OF TRUE PHILANTHROPY. JVhat Chas. H. Hackley Has Done so, Western Michigan. \From Grand Jiaplds, Mich., Eoening Press! The most beautiful spot in all this citj is inseparably associated with the nami of Hackley. Chas. H. Hackley has beei in the lumber business here continuously since 1856, and iu that time has amasset a fortune which gives him a rating amqpy the wealthy men of the nation. But wit i wealth there did not come that tighteninj of the purse strings which is generally 4 (narked characteristic of wealthy men. It is no wonder, then, that the name ol Charles H. Hackley is known at home ani abroad. His munificence to Muskegoi {ilone represents an outlay of nearly hall a million. For the past twenty years hi has been a constant sufferer from neural via and rheumatism, also numbness of thi lower limbs, so much so that it has seri pusly interfered with his pleasure-in life For some time past his friends have no liced that he has seemed to grow younj again /and to have recovered the healtl >vhich he had in youth. To a reporter lor the Press Mr. ITacklej explained the secret of this transforma lion. “I have suffered for over 20 years," he said, “with pains in my lower limbs s* severely that the only relief I could get al night was by putting cold water com presses on my limbs. I was bothered mor* st night than in the day time. The neuralgic and rheumatic pains in my limbs which had been growing in intensity foi rears, finally became chronic. I mad* three trips to the Hot Springs, with only partial relief, and then fell back to my original state. I couldn’t sit still, and my sufferings began to make life look very blue. Two years ago last September 1 noticed an account of Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People and what they had done for others, and some cases so nearly resembled mine that 1 was interested, so L wrote to one who had given a testimonial, an eminent professor of music in Canada. The reply I received was even stronger than the printed testimonial and It gave me faith in the medicine. “I began taking the pills and found them to be all that the professor had told me they would be. It was two or three months before I experienced any perceptible betterment of my condition. My disease was of such long standing that I did not expect speedy recovery, and was thankful even to be relieved. I progressed rapidly, however, towards recovery, and for the last six months have felt myself a perfectly well man. I have recommended the pills to many people, and am only too glad to assist others to health through the medium of this wonderful medicine. I cannot say too much for what it has done for me. 44 Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills contain all the elements necessary to give new life and richness to the blood and restore shattered nerves. They are for sale by all druggists, or may be had by mg.il from Dr; Williams’ Medicine Company, Schenee* tady, N. Y., for 50c. per box, or six boxes for $2.50.

Negro Maxlims.

Wakkin’ on ’nother man’s farm at night is er short cut tef jail. Waitin’ fer good times is like tryin’ ter scratch matches in de well-buekit. Red licker mighty quiet in de jug, but mighty noisy in de nigger. Dese trus’s dat’s gwine roun’ de country don’ trus’ de po man much. Some womin like umbrellers; yo’ can’ keep ’em at home no how. Mighty hard ter manage seegyar an’ gribbin’ hoe at de same time. No use ter ax how de man is w’en you see his galluses wrapped ‘roun’ de muel’s hin’laigs. Preachers’ coat-tails gwine be mighty pop’ler on de jedgmint dav. Some folks seem ter think de Lord don’ want nothin’ bigger’n copper cents. Forks in de road don’ bother de wil’ goose. Mighty lucky turky dat ain’ got much appetite fo’ thanksgivin’. When you gits er chace ter vote fer bonis’ man, take it. De deafes’ nigger kin always hyear de dinner horn. >' Crabgrass an’ barcer wurrums don’ wait fer nobody. Pullin’ suckers in de barcer lot pays better’n ketchin’ suckers in de creek. De bull ca’f wonder w’at de milkpail’s fer. Silver creampot don’ sweeten sour milk.— Wiliam G. Eggleston. _ One-third of the fools of the country think they can beat the lawyer in expounding law, one-half think they can beat the doctor healing the sick, twothirds of them think they can beat the minister preaching the Gospel, and all of them know they can beat the editor in running a newspaper.— Poughkeepsie News-Press.

The Future Man-of-War.

The Italian Admiral Albini thinks that the future man-of-war will have double screws and a helm at each end, bo that in battle it need waste no time in turning around. Its sides will ba unarmored. Teacher (at the mission Sundayschool)—"Yes, children, Daniel was cast into a den of lions, but not one of them dared touch him. How strange nothin’; I seen a duck do that act ini the cirkis hist year.”— Boston Beacon.