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Arrives dally, except Monday, at
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p,;,,n Benjamin Harrison
Presnlnnt . . p ,tTUm
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Beireuiry of Asriunlture Jeremiah lt .sk
State ol Orngnii.
Governor.... , "& m3K
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Moriow County Official",
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RHEUMATISM
neuralgia,
and sciatica
can always be
successfully treated
with
Ayer's Sarsaparilla
A cure
is sure to follow
the persistent
uso of this
medicine.
Has Cured Others
will cure you.
Weal!, mm er in Fain
From mine lonir-fltandinsr uilmpjit, or feel
That ynn oonniifiiMon (nervous pyntfn))
is fttilhitf, or Unit kouip fiflliitimi Imt
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uiwihlt hi throw ell' or ooulrol, whether
in tbp first or last Ktaye rtmerolipr that
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Kleetrie treatment for diseases Biittirepted. rro-
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The (Jrcgtf lClrctric Foot Wanner, price $1.00. '
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genuine Jileetric Insole.
People who have paid their money and bcei
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ro try it is to become a friend to it.
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IT T3 THE IT)1! Mi MEDTCTWE.
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USPowder:
The only Pure Cream of Tartar Powder. No Ammonia; No Alum.
Used in Millions of Homes 40 Years the Standard
A MODEL COW STALL.
Tested, I11ustrnt"d and Ueseribed by the
Editor of Hoard's llalryinan.
The excellence of this plan of tying
cows over the stanchion plan is: 1. The
cow has 3j feet in width of stall and
perfect liberty and comfort of position.
8. By virtue of the bar across the stall
k CLEAN, COMFORTABLE METHOD OP STA
BLING cow's,
floor, which will be seen just forward of
the hind feet of the standinj; cow, the
animal has always a dry, clean bed to
lie in, thus keeping her as clean from
manure in winter as though she was in
a June pasture. 8. By this system
each cow is protected when lying down
from having her teats and udder stepped
on by her standing neighbor. This is
one of the most productive sources of in
jury that is known, and of itself should
condemn the rigid stanchion.
The cut represents one vow of cows
facing another row. A closely boarded
partition about four feet high forms the
front of the stall. Each cow has S',
feet in width. The floor is made tight
and there is no drop in roar of cows, ex
cept the thickness of one plank which is
the double tloorf the stall. The feed
ing rack is constructed for two purposes-.
1. To contain gey hay or roughage that
may be fed Hit row. The sluts-arc put on
wide enough so the cow can easily got
her nose between them. 2. To forco
the cow when standing to stand with
her hind feet in rear of the crossbar
across the stall floor. In constructing
the feeding rack nail a 2 by 8 piece of
scantling edgewise against the board
partition. This constitutes the bottom
of the rack and should be placed ahout
two feet from the floor. Place the top
scantling about two feet from the par
tition. This makes the feeding runic
eight inches wide at bottom and two feet
wide at top. In thecenterof the bottom
scantling fasten a ring screw to tie the
halter to. Fasten the cow with a common
web halter, she wearing the headpiece
all the time: the halter end of the rope
has a safety snap to fasten into the ring
of the halter under the throat. To pre
vent the cow from getting loose it is
well to divide the end of the rope into
two strands six inches long and put a
snap in each, fastening both in the ring
when tying the cow.
The grain and ensilage box is placed
on that side of the stall opposite to the
one the cow usually lies on. If she lies
on her left side place the grain box on
the light side. In placing the bar across
the stall I" ing the cow's head siiuarely
up againsc the feeding rack; then just
forward of her hind feet nail down a
2 by tl scantling. Fill the space forward
of the bar with bedding, wlr' jh being
without waste will last till entirely worn
out. In this way each cow has her bed
in true proportion to her length. It
should be fresh once a week however for
the sake of health.
Keeping F.ggs.
For long preservation the lime and
salt solution, if kept in a cool place, ia
the best formula for the purpose. For
large quantities the usual proportions
observed are: Sixty-five gallons of water,
one bushel gooil, unslucked lime and
eight qtiarts salt, Slack the lime in a
portion of the water and then add Un
balance and the salt. Stir well and skim
off until it is clear. In this pickle keep
the eggs completely immersed by
weighting them tlown. When the egg
have heea filled in spread a cloth ovci
them and lay on it tlire or four inches
of the lime remaining after it has been
slacked, keeping nil under the brine. For
small quantities use the materials in
ahout the same proportions, keep in a
cool place anil nse only fresh eggs.
The Ameritan Agriculturist suggest!
for the liine tolntion twenty pounds of
fresh liuie and one pound of salt to
twenty galhiis of water: this amoun;
will cover liilf a barrel of eggs. The
best time t) pack eggs is in March
April or Ma;, and again in the month:
of Snntemlitr. (Jt'toher and Noveinlii.r '
Eggs stored i way dry in stilt or other '
wise, if pliced with the small ends
downward, Till keep longer than when
tiicy arc lad without any regard to
their positiol. Large quantities of eggs
are now sircessfiilly kept in cold stor
age without any other preserving pro
cess.
lire Moths.
Bee motl ure scavengers. They eat
up unprotected combs. Keep your col
onies in god shape and the bees wiil
keep out tie mo.hs. As soon as they
get weak aid have more combs than
they can putuct then the moth worm
hiisachaiid. Itali.ms are more crier
gelic in rep-lling mollis ih.ni cjiiihi..ii
black bttio. tough the l,i:nr if s'.r.mj.
and in good lie, at are able to pruti el
lhc-t:i.-:tlves 'lorn real damage, luougii
the hive ma; contain a few worms.
i Lit jl
THE ANDALUSIANS.
An TlliiHtratrd Description of This Ilar
diett of All the Spanish Ureeds of Fowls.
j ho Andulasian is a truly handsome
fowl, and according to general testimo
ny the hardiest of all the Spanish breeds.
The plumage is slaty blue, in many
specimens slightly laced with a darker
shade, but the neck, hackles aud tail
AN ANDALUSIAN HEN.
feathers are glossy black, ears white
and face red, as in the Minorca. Unlike
other Spanish chickens, the Antlalusian
chicks are hardy and feather rapidly and
well.
The Andalusians being handsome,
hardy birds and prolific layers of large,
white eggs, the question arises, "Why
is not this breed more popnlai-'r1" The
Fanciers' Journal says: '-Andalusians
should be more popular than they are
being very handsome fowls and splendid
layers of large, white eggs. We consider
them fully equal to the Miuorcas and
the size of eggs they lay uro considered
superior to the Leghorns."
H. S. Bahcock says in Tho American
Agriculturist: "There is no doubt what
ever that the Andalusian is a capital
layer. Asa table fowl for American mar
kets it is my personal opinion that the
Andalusian is not desirable. Its white
skin and blue shanks would count
against it. The Andalusian has never
proved a popular fowl with fanciers.
and its uncertainty in breeding to color
characteristics is probably tho cause."
An English author says of this breed:
"As table fowls the Andalusians are
fairly good, though not to be classed
with tho Dorking. It is somewhat difli
cult to get the flesh on the cockerels in
tlioir early stages, while pullets are, as a
rule, exceedingly plump."
The illustration here presented ap
peared originally in The Feathered
World, and gives a fair idea of the good
features of the perfect Andalusian bun.
A Self Feeder for Swine.
A correspondent of The Country
Gentlemen, who furnished the drawing
tor tho self feeder here shown, writes
concerning it:
I made a meal chest with a self feed
ing attachment. I pour in the meal, the
pigs do the rest. It is a great couven-
CROSS SECTION OF HELP FEEDING ATTACH
MENT.
ience and the pigs can have their feed
whenever their appetite calls for it.
Will it not he more thoroughly digested
if eaten dry? The cross section in cut
shows the construction of self feeder and
renders explanation unnecessary.
In this connection it may not bo out of
place to say that the Uothamsted experi
ments on pig feeding conducted many
years ago are still the best on the sub
ject. They showed that success depends
more on good judgment in selecting, or
on care in breeding tho pigs intended to
fatten than the particular kind of food
given them. Those who buy pigs for
fattening should therefore try and gel
oou ones.
I-eklng Iliiehn.
Peking ducks are generally regarded
ts one of the most profitable breeds
being hardy, prolific und furnishing
white feathers. These ducks are largi
and uniform in size. A fair yearly pro
luct ot eggs is ahout 121) for a duck in
in its second year, ard 00 to 80 for a
yearling. The proportion of the sexes
in the early spring should be about one
drake to five or six ducks. Later in the
season, when many of the ducks arc of
duty from a desire to incubate, the pro
irtion ought to he about one dnike to
leu ducks. This is an important point,
.is the eggs will he much more fertile if
.t part of the drakes are removed. The
f'eking has two defects its extreme tim
idity and its course voice, but to offset
these defects the Pelting not only pro
duces the first eggs of the season, hut by
far the greatest number of any of the
breeds: it requires less water than othei
lucks.
Helpful Uinta.
Dig the poultry yards over frequently;
lids will prevent much disease.
(live young chicks hard boiled eggp
i.;mI Hkin.iiiiiit to tli ink until tie y are
week old: alter that oatini al inoL.teui ,
.villi luiik. cracked w heat, boiled pota
toes mixed Willi meal, advises Tho Aiucr
ican Poultry Yard.
THE MANAGEMENT OF WEEDS.
Close Cropping and Thorough Cultiva
tion the llest Preventive! Known.
Weeds grow less with every year of
cropping and thorough cultivation.
Constant stirring of tho soil prevents
weed seeds from doing more than ger
minate. Killed at this early stage, but
little trouble is experienced. One of the
worst plant pests the farmer has to con
tend with is the Canada thistle. When
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FLOWER SPIKES OF RAO WEED.
once his fields are infested, it is next to
impossible tocirctunvent this foe, which,
however, in t'ne garden, by constant
cultivation, is easily eradicated. Pre
vent all growth above ground. No this
tle root, nor any other perennial root
will livo long without a chance to breathe
through its foliage.
The annual weeds must be conquered
by destroying them before they perfect
their seeds. Numbered with the most
troublesome of these are purslane, chick
weed, wild mustard und tho ragweed,
here depicted. Everywhere along road
sides may be seen the coarse, dusty foli
age and dull green spikes laden with
pollen, of the unsightly plant known as
ragweed in some sections and as horse
weed in others. When growing in sit
uations where it is practicable to run the
mower before the flower are suliicient
ly advanced to perfect their seeds Ibis
will be found to be a good plan. Being
un annual, this method when through
will destroy tho crop for another year.
Sheep will eradicanto this weed if pas
tured on the ground infested. In the
cut, reproduced from Tho Prairie Farm
er, is shown tho (lower spikes of rag
weed about one-fourth natural size.
As a substitute for patent weeders,
Greiner suggests common iron spoons
aud broken case knives, properly ground
(.to nn edge on both sides and bent in the
shape of n curve. In fact, any small,
sharp edged tool can be utilized as a
hand weeder.
The instrument shown at the top of
the second illustration can be made by
any blacksmith, using nn old spado han
dle and a piece ol wagon spring. To
utterly demolish burdock, set this cutter
about two inches from the plant at an
angle of about !J0 (legs, front the per
pendicular; with the foot press the cut-
ri.
SJJ
BURDOCK CUTTERS,
tor down far enough to cut off the root.
Now lift the burdock by tho hand from
its place and the work for that burdock
is done. This instrument and process
severs the roots below the crown, and it
will not sprout again. The blade of tho
other instrument, shown at bottom, is a
wide piece of old wagon spring, twenty
inches in length, sharpened at both ends.
A block of hard wood, seven inches long,
is bolted to center of hhido to hold the
wooden bundle, forty inches in length.
With this implement one stroke is re
quired, and one can take out weed roots
at a rapid rate. Thes burdock cutters
were originally illustrated by Tho Coun
try Ocntleuiaii.
Pop Corn.
Any white variety is marketable. The
rice variety is preferred by some confec
tioners, but the white flint generally
sells us readily, and is a better yielder.
The cultivation is similar to that of
field corn, only it should be better than
that often given. The ground must be
in good order, as the plants are much
less stocky when coming up than those
of other corn. Plant in drills about
three feet apart, and leave two stalks
every fifteen or eighteen inches. The
rice corn can be planted a little thicker
than this, but the flint grows a larger
stalk, ami four stalks for each nine feet
of ground is about right.
Buyers do not want pop corn less than
one year old, as it will not pop well any
sooner unless artificially dried. One can
raise from fit) to 101) bushels, of forty
pounds each, of pup corn on ,-in ai re, de
pending uiion soil and variety. It is a
crop that pays big when one is able and
willing to wait for the right year to sell,
which comes once or twice in five years,
possibly ol'tener. Plant while flint, have
pure seed, store the crop secure from
mice, and when it is u year old get the
names of seedsmen and leading confec
tioners in cities und write theni, advises
Ohio Fanner.
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ABSOLUTELY PURE
October 21 Is to He Observed as
a General Holiday.
10 FLY THL NATIONAL FLAG.
Preside lit Harrison, m Pi-tic amiitlnn
liiven tile iuipni-tant-e of Making the
Public cclioiils lllo Center ot the
Keiitmlies of Ihe Day Ameri
ca's -IDOtll Aniiiverni-y.
President Harrison, onmplyintr with
the Act of Cojgiess or June '29th, bus
issued his ur,.olaiiiiit :ou mnkilii Fi-iilm.
October 21, a general holiday. This is
tne rcooKUitiun ot the movement to put
the oelebration of the 400th anniversary
of the discovery of Ametiou into the
hands of all the people by giving if to
the institution nlosest to the people and
mi s ehitrno eristic of the people the
public school.
The movement nndertukeu by the
Nntiotial Educational Association,
through .'an exeouiive cniumittee, hioh
has so presented it us to gain the endorse
metit of the press aud general popular
acceptance in advance of this prooluinn
lioii. The proclamation is us follows:
Whereas, by a joint resolution approv
ed June 21), '!)2, it was resolved by the
-ienate and House of lvYpresentiilivcs of
toe Uui td States of America in Congress
assembled, "1 but the President of" the
United States be authorized und directed
to issue n nroolutuation recommend in,.
the people the observnuoe in all their lo
calities of the 400th anniversary of tho
ditioovery of America, on October 21, '92,
by public demoustratiou and by suitable
-xerotsee iu Ibeirschoola and other places
of assembly";
Now therefore, I, Beig uiiiti Harrison,
President ot the United States of Ami ri
da, iu pursuance of the aforesaid joint
resolution, do hereby appoint Friday,
October 21, 18J2, the fourth bun.
bedth ui.niveisaiv of the ,lit,i,.
-iy of America by Columbus, us
a general holiday for the people of the
United States. On that day let the peo
ple so far us possible, cense from toil and
devote themselvi s to such exercises as
may best express honor to tha discover
r and their appreciation of the teat
ichievetu ills of the four omupleted t en
tiries of American life.
Columbus stood iu his uge ns Ihe
pioneer tf progress and enlightenment,
t'lie system of universal education is in
uiriige the most prominent und salutary
ealtueof tie spirit of enlightenment,
aid it is peculiarly appropriate- that tl a
schools be made by the people the cell,
er of the day's demonstration. Let the
national flag float o,er every soliuoU
aouse iu the country and tho exercises
ue such us shall impress upon our youth
ibs patriotic duties of Auieriouu citiZdU
'hip. Iu the churches and iu the other places
of ftste uhly of the people let there la
XprosB s of latitude t Jjjviue
Providence for the devout failli of
me discoverer uud for the Divine care and
guidance which has directed our history
mil so abundantly blessed our people.
In testimony whereof I huvo hereunto
et my hand und caused the seal of the
United Sales to be nllixed.
Done at the eity of Washington Ibis
2lil tlay of July, in the )onr of our Lord
die thousand etht hundred and muety.
i wo, aud ot the indi -peiiduure ot the
United Slates the one hundred and
eventet nth. Hknj. LIaiiuison.
Ily the President:
John W. 1'Wrn.ti, Secretary of State.
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