The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, September 08, 1898, Image 2
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KIXGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA. |
LOCIS J. BUISTOW, Editor and
Proprietor.
China has moved its capital from
Peking because that city is too near the
Russians ar Port Arthur. It is a curious
fact that the most populous uatiou
on earth is the ouc most helpless
and badgered.
One man has died of homesickness
of t>iA front. Rut. strauireto remark.
General Shafter has not reported a I
single case where a clmp has died
through grief at being separated from
"the nicest girl in the world."
Mexico has 11..112 schools;of which
5S52 are supported by the states, 321:2
by cities, and 2442 by individuals or
societies. The actual attendance at
these schools last year was 400,74u,
and the anion, r appropriated for the
support of public schools was about
$3,300,000.
When it again in order for t'.ie
writers and not tae lighters to speaa,
it will be interesting to hear Captain
Mahan's revised views on the influence
of naval power on history. He run
secure a number of useful hint-. from
such authorities as Dewey, Schley,
Sampson, Evans, Philip, Sigsbee, Clark,
Chadwick, Wainw right, Taylor, Hobson,
etc.
The people of Wisconsiu are to
present a bronze badger to the new
battleship Wisconsin, and some citizens
of the town of Lone Rock say
they have a live badger they will give
to the ship if the officers will accept it.
Wisconsin is noted for having had a
live eagle in one of its regiments during
the civil war they say; why should
it not have a live badger on its battleship
now?
Notwithstanding the large amount
of its Chinese indemnity, Japan tinds
itself in tiuancial straits, and lacks
capital to carry on its largely tncreas4
iug volume of business. Business
men in all parts of tbe empire are
making urgent appeals to the government
for relief. But with the purchase
of new warships ami other expenditures
the imperial treasury finds
the demands upon it all" and more
than it is at present capable of meeting,
and is considering new schemes
of internal taxation to make up the
deficiency. Germany found itself in
a financial cri-is only a few years after
. . the payment of the huge French in
demuity. the lesson uf both cases being
that the booty of war does not
always pay its cost nor provide an inexhanstilie
fund for the nation that
gets it.
it is not so very long ago that Korea
was a close corporation, and, of
course, having no foreign trade whatever,
it is interesting and surprising
to know with what rapidity it lias in
creased since 1n?o, when it Ur. I S'k- )
01).i,000. uud in 15S97 it had grown to
$11,000,The Japanese troops,
daring the Japan-China war, sne.it
large sums of money in the country,
which furnished the Koreans with a
purchasing medium. Later there was
a large influx of Chinese merchants,
and the government, in 1S97, made
large expenditures for public works,
causing a great increase in trade.
Americans are somewhat interested in
Korea, in its gold mines and in the
constructiot^of electric roads.
Those people who think that Amcr
ica is not as patriotic as it used to be I
who think that the vast army 01
workiugmen are not lovers of their J
country should do a little inresti-!
gating, comments the Chicago TimesHerald.
They would find that somewhere
about the home of nearly every
laborer there is displayed the American
flag, and in thousands of instancs
right by its side is the Cuban flag with
its siugle star. They would find that
in the thousands upon thousands of
public school* the children from the
homes of the laboring men are fore-omniiir
the enthusiastic and i?a
triotic children of the land. . Those
who thiuk that this government is in
danger of being overthrown by anarchists,
socialists, or any other class
of dissatisfied, restless spirits, are far
wide of the mark. This government
is founded in the hearts of the people,
and they are intelligent enough to
know that up to date a better government
has never been organized They
v believe in it, they love it, they will
seek to make it stronger and and better,
and their hands will always be
raised agaiust every effort to destroy
it. The United States was never
stronger than )t is today, and it was
never growing stronger faster than i
is in tuese times.
Sweaters For Children.
Every wee baby, girl or boy," to be
strictly up to date, should have a
sweater for its perambulator spins.
In case of a sudden cool chauge the
sweater is easily slipjied on over
baby's elotlies. White, pale pink ami
sky blue are the favorite colors.
mulling a Good Cosmetic.
Bathing is positively the best cosmetic
in the world, and any physician
will tell you so. Regular hours for
eating, and abstinence from rich food
is the next best, and regular hours
for sleeping will come third. The girl
who tries the recipe for three months
can throw away powder aud rouge pot
on the garbage heap, and look to be her
own granddaughter when she reaches
three-score and ten.
A Word About Che i|> SilU*.
"Cheap silks are not worth having
at any price," said a wise shopper;
"aud #o I approve of haunting sales
for this one special thing. Don't buy
the tints and designs that arc espc
cially fashionable this season. They
will go out of style, and even a handsome
silk of turquoise blue, when all
the world is wearing peach-yellow will
seem out of date and dowdy. Standard
shades are safer and just as
pretty."
Princess Itontrice as a Luce Cleaner.
The Princess Beatrice is not only a
skilled lacemaktjr, but has wonderful
knowledge of lace cleaning. Some
years since she delivered a lecture at
the South Kensington Institute, Loudon,
on laces which contained some
valuable hints as to their care. When,
once upon a time, in an old chest at
Windsor Castle, she found some priceless
lace, believed to have belonged to
Queen Elizabeth, she would trust no
one with its restoration, and the worn
of repairing and cleaning was done
under lier own personal supervision,
part of it by her own hands.
For Water N'ymplm.
Combinations of bathing slippers
and hose are now used quite commonly
and with comfort. The separate bathing
shoes must be tied on by one or
more sets of strings, which are not
only liable to come off or break, but
are binding 011 the ankles. The combination
hose and shoe keeps the shoe
011 the foot and leaves the ankle free.
Some of these combinations have a
slipper vamp, while others merely
have a heavy sole to the stocking.
The stocking part of the combination
is made in varying lengths from
the ordinary knee length to opera
lengths. With a black bathing suit,
these la-t are very appropriate and
comfortable as well as neat.
A Dainty Mantle.
A dainty little mantle which can be
made by the skillful amateur without
much trouble is of wuite silk, falls long
in the back, and longer in the front
than at the side, where it reaches to
the bend of the elbow; there is a poke
pointed back and front cut in oue,
with a Medici collar, and this is striped
J horizontally with jet. The rows are
. pretty close. At the edge of the man'
tie there is a pinked out frill of white
silk, with a heading, and with it is
gathered a narrow lace of the same
width. This is met by the wider
flounce, "Set in at the yoke, and the
ofige lulling loosely over the heading
j of the frill. The depth of the back
| depends upon the width of the flounce,
must he shortened on the
shoulder, but it ueed not be cut. The
over-depth should be turned in where
the yoke and the mantle meet. This
mantle is exceedingly smart.
Care of the Hair.
To keep the hair clean and silky it
must be brushed often and regularly
no amount of combing will produce a
like effect.
Provide yourself with a brush of
the finest bristles, which must be
long enough to penetrate the hair to
the scalp. Never use a wire brush,
and a comb should be used only in
1. il. ^
arranging tiie nair. rirsi wasu iuu
hair in lukewarm water with a few
drops of ammonia, or a tine quality of
soap may be used. Shampoo the
head thoroughly, using a nail.brush,
kept for the purpose, to cleanse the
scalp. llinse well in clear water, or,
if the hair is harsh and dry by nature,
use a little glycerine in the rinse
water, and if very moist a little glycerine
and borax may be used. Hub
the head and hair as dry as possible
with a coarse towel, then allow it to
hang over the shoulders and brush
with a soft brush till thoroughly dry.
\t bedtime the hair should be unfastened
and brushed for live or ten
minutes, then gathered into a loose
braid, which will give free access to
n./> o,,. Wair flint, is brushed reiru
ILIO C**&.
larly night aud morning, if only for a
fow minutes at a time, will require
less frequent washing, and, meanwhile,
will be clean aud glossy. Too
much washing renders the hair harsh
aud dry.
It is very beneficial to clip the ends
of the hair once a month, after it has
been brushed smoothly down the
back. After this, all the forked ends
that reaiaiu should be clipped. Philadelphia
Times.
The Form and DreBB.
It is well known that a loose' and
easy dress contribues much to give the
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sex the fine proportions of the bodj T
tlint are observable in the Greciau
statues, and which serve as models tc ?
our present artists, nature beiug too 11
much disfigured among us to afford
any such. The Greeks knew nothing
of those Gothic shackles, that multi- r
plicity of ligatures and bandages, with p,
which our bodies are compressed;then s
women were ignorant of the use ol M
whalebone stays, by which ours distort p
their shape instead of displaying it. g
' This practice, carried to so great an p
excess as it is, must, in time, degen- s
I erate the species, and is an instance of 0
I bad taste. Can it be a pleasant sight p
to behold a woman cut in two in the u
middle, as it were, like a wasp? On t
I the contrary, it is as shocking to the v
eye as it is painful to the imagination. c
A fine shape, like a limb, hath its due p
size and proportion, a diminution of p
which is certainly a defect. Such a a
1 l .<"...lo,? irnnlil 1>A elinr>l:ilirr in n i,
jUr.u.m.M , u
I naked figure; wherefore, then, should f
I it be esteemed a beauty in one that is y
dressed. Everything that confines and y
| lays nature under a restraint is an in- 0
: stance of bad taste. This is as true
J in regard to the ornaments of the body
; as to the embellishments of the mind.
! Life, health, reason and convenience o
, ought to be taken first into considera- a
: tion. Gracefulness cannot subsist t
| without ease; delicacy is not debility, \
j nor must a woman be sick in order to s
! please. New York Ledger. a
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The Details of Dress. ^
Any one who closely observes the v
little details of dress caunot fail to j
note how many and wide-spreading /
the gathers are iu the rear of the new- t
est skirts, what a number of novel ]
| shapes are given to the waists of even- l
ing dresses, where they are out over c
the shoulders, and that ropes of heeds I
' are worn about white necks at dauees. s
A striking throat garniture, undone oi tl
the most costly a woman can now dis- 8
play, is a double row of opal beans 6
strung on a silver wire and with dises 8
of crystal between the beans. Emer- c
aids,; topaz, amethyst and the dozen
and one varieties of semi-precious
stones now so greatly in demand are
aU cut to resemble small beans and f
flexibly wired for the neck. Nothing v
in the way of a jewelled neek ornament i]
is worn high and close; from the base d
I of the throat and circling out broadly ^
i 011 the chest all decoration is fastened, u
All signs point to continued use of ex- '
cessively high trimmings about the t
necks of daylight costumes. Long- R
necked women pass broad ribbons 1
about their throats twice, and then ty- h
lug a flaring bow under the chin, pin v
the loops and ends so that they stick
out like a double pair of wings under r
the ears. Another attractive method k
is to gather great rosettes of the crisp- 1
iest black or white tulle in the side* of
the collur so that the ears are almost c
1 concealed in the downy clouds that d
| puff out high before them. A new 1]
1 sleeve for cloth dresses is designed to a
accentuate the length of the wearer's r
! arm, for a slim, long arm is as highly h
prized these days as a long slender n
waist. Some of these cloth, cotton and 8
1 silk sleeves do not permit of the arm *
being thrush through them, except 8
l.nip .<-nr tlio ulhnw. A line of little v
hooks and eyes run along under tko ^
sleeve from a space six inches from
the armpit clear to the wrist. By this r
means an apparently seamless casing *
of material tits the arm as close as the a
' wearer's skin, and the sleeve is curi- v
j ously cut on the luas to lielp ont this F
| effect and to get the correct, extended 11
tit well out on the hand. Just a fold ^
' or a flat epaulet tops the shoulder.?
New York Sun.
Seen in the .Store*. C
Silk watch chains set with jewels. i
Separate skirts of linen grenadine. '
Light-weight felt hats for traveling. 0
Net veils having an embroidered t
edge.
Taffetas in bayadere and lace pat- <3
terns. c
Silk shirt waists in fine hairline e
stripes. }
Broatl collars of embroidery for r
| children. ' *
! Broken-block patterns for silk shirt
waists. E
Misses' Leghorn hats trimmed with v
feathers. t
Very narrow jet and silk cord passe- ?
! mcnteries.
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Plaid ribbon effects in narrow band ^
trim m iocs.
Suii bounets for babies, girls aiul j
' golf players. j
White glace gloves with narrow t
I black stitching. a
1 White shirt waists trimmed with 1
; embroidery for tiny boys. u
Yellow and mode chamois gloves as a
well as the favorite white.
Teagowus of veiling or China crepe c
; in accordion plaits lined with silk. ?
j Shell combs with projecting arms
that dispense with the necessity of
hairpins. '
Many stamped linen dining and 1
toilet-table pieces for embroidering
with silk.
Exquisite patterns of heavy Irish j
lace for flat trimmings such as yokes, t
stoles, etc. t
Eton jackets with long fichu fronts i
of silk, veiling, cashmere, etc., for 1
dressing sacques. <
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HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
To Protect the Dininn-Table.
T'se a thick padding under the tab!
loth?heavy Canton llanuel or tl
laterial made for the purpose. Fi
ih spots on the table with furnitu
olish.
Clean'nc Greasy Bottles.
For the purpose of cleaning bottl
:om fatty substances a very simp
nd practical process has been foun
'our warm water into the bottle, f
i ordinary hay and rub the inside
ic bottle with this thoroughly, usil
?1 XT U.. Unll
sman sucit. ;iuw nu.-jc mo uvu
ut -vvitLi clean water, anil not a tra
f the odor and the grease will remai
jarge bottles which, had contain*
etrolenm were successfully cleans*
i this way.
Washing Silk Clotlie!!.
Silk stockings should be washed ai
insed in lukewarm water and wrui
etween towels. Silk underwe
liould be soaked half an hour
arm suds and ammonia water, alio'
ag a tablespoonful of ammonia to
allonof water. Rub gently with tl
ands, squeezing, pressing, but n
crubbing. Do not rub soap direct
n the garment, aud do not allow tl
luudress to be too generous in t
se of soap. Above all things tab
lie use of any chemicals or stroi
rashing powders. Rinse through ti
lean warm waters of the same tci
erature as the suds, adding to t
ist water a trifle of ultramarine bli
nil a teaspoouful of liquid gum ai
.i.. Sim^ntl, r\iri nnr? ll.inf? AS Car
ully as possible in order to avoid tl
. rinkles so bard to iron out of si
rithout injury to the fabric. Wh<
.lmost dry press under muslin.
Patriotic Tea Cloths.
Tea clotbs with flags iu drawn wo
ir embroidered in colored floss si
11 round the edge are used by the p
riotic woman. A curious specinr
ras of snowy linen, the border a <3
ign of leaves in open work lace. Jr
bove the border and forming a de
ate wreath all the way rpand t
loth was a garland of small shainroc
forked in different shades of gree
n the center of the cloth was <
tmericau flag and a bunch of Scot
histles, all in the proper coloi
Egyptian hieroglyphic tablecloths a
laudsome and effective, the center
overed with great lotus flowers, t
lieroglyphics form the border. T
nowdrop border, with a center po
lored with spots, is another favori)
o is a striped center with a Cell
croll border. Hand embroider
heets are in great demaud by love
if fine liuen.
Household Inventories.
One of the latest aids toward simp
ying one's responsibilities is the I
entory of Household Goods, whi
s in the fol-m of a small paraphh
lesigned for the use of housekeepe
rho are going to rent their flats flushed,
send their goods to stora
warehouses or insure them, or f
hose systematic womfen who demai
uch a list for the peace of their sou!
,'hese inventories are very compr
ensive and should be a part of eve
ell regulated household.
A page is devoted to such separa
oom?parlor, library, dining rooi
itcheu, bedrooms, batn room, ei
Jnder different captions are spac
or tlie number of each article fi
hairs, two sofas, etc.; their value
escriptions, location. Not a kitchi
teusil is omitted; not a piece of bri
-brae, or a soap dish. Whoever
esponsilde lor the making of the lis
ias done the work in a thorough ma
er. At the back of the book a
ome odd pages, for a fuller descri
ion of the bric-a-brac aud the book
o that a detailed description may 1
rritten and books named by titl
linding, etc.
Whoever has wrestled with the he
ors of packing and unpacking orwi
he absolute ignorance that assails 01
fter a fire as to the extent of lo
/ill te gratefully conscious of tl
tossession of one of these aids
nemory and to a good temper. N<
fork Herald.
Recipes.
White Sponge Cake Sift one-hi
nn enrnstnvnli with one pun flour, ad
ng one teaspoon baking powdt
>tir in one cup sugar, one teaspo<
anilla, and the stitHy beaten whit
f eight eggs. Bake at once in a bt
ered pan.
Codtish a ia Mode?One cup 'shre
led codfish, two cups mashed potato<
me pint rich milk; two well-beat
ggs, half cup butter, salt and peppt
dix well; bake in earthen baking di
dnced on small plartter with cover
inn napkin pinned about.
Tomatoes Canned Whole?Selc
aedium-si/.ed, ripe, firm tomato*
rash aud pkck them in jars and 1
he jars with cold water; close tight
nd boil them live minutes, then 1
hem from the water; see that the ja
re air-tight, aud place them in a cc
lace.
Blueberry Pickles?Use only son
erries, wash, drain, pack inanycle
ar as they must not be airtight. F
he jar with cheap cooking molass<
nd as the berries settle fill agai
rie cotton cloth over the top and s
,way. They will soon be sharp, a
ire nice wnu uicm.
Spiced Gooseberries?Use six quai
?f gooseberries and nine pounds
mgar. Cook one hour and a ha
hen add one pint of vinegar, one tab!
poonful each of cloves, cinnamon ai
illspice. Boil a few minutes. Wh
:old they should be like jam. B<
onger if not thick enough.
Lemon Cookies?Four cups of flo*
me cup of butter, two cups of sugi
nice and grated peel of one lemc
hree eggs beaten very light. Wh
veil mixed add half a teaspoonful
nilk. Roll out like cookies, bake
ight brown. The dough should
juite stiff. Use no other wetting.
rk pears. It was noticeable that the
lk fruits that had the skin broken were
>a- visited by the bees, but in no case
en was there any evidence that they
le- troubled the whole fruit. The value
ist of bees to fruit growers can scarcely
li- be overestimated. Home years ago a
he piace was leased to a tenant who kept
ks e few colonies of bees. In one corner
n. of the yard, was a large and thriftyan
looking apple tree that always bore au
ch abundance of blossoms, but no fruit.
*s. A lumber of colonies of bees were
,re placed underneath this tree, and much
is to ",ue surprise of the owner of the
he place, the tree was loaded with exhe
treraely fine apples, something that
w- had never occurred before within the
te; memory of the man who had owned
tic the place for twenty-five years. The
ed next season the bees were distributed
rs under trees that had not been in the
habit of bearing freely. The most
iurprising results followed, the trees
being full of very fine specimens of
b" fruit. If the blossoms on an apple, !
n* plum or pear tree are covered up and I
ch the bees are kept away from them uutil
the blossoming season is past there
irs will be no fruit. This has been tested
ir* again and again.?New York Ledger,
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01' A Detachable Poultry-Coop.
The top can be used early in the sea's*
son for the hen aud chicks, setting the
e" top right on the ground, one end ber7
ing boarded up. The fonr' sidepieces
go together with two screws at each
;*e corner. With the top hinged on with
11 leather hinges it becomes a coop for
:c* the chicks as they become large in late
es .
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ll' A CONVENIENT THICKEN* SHELTER. j '
W- i
!r- summer. It can be taken upart and j i
on stowed awaj for winter. Agveatmany j
es make the mistake of keeping the chicks 1 ]
it- through the summer in the same small i j
coops they were placed in when j
d- hatched. These small quarters soon <
;s, become crowded, the air becomes poor
en at night and the chicks cease to thrive, i
;r. Have good substanial coops into which i
sh the broods can be placed when weaned i
oi from the hens, keeping fresh loam s
upon the Moor, and later putting one j
,ct or more Mat roosts across from side to j '
"* 11 AA" Al, A ?*/vnn/y + I 1
;g Riue, tnus geuing iuc w.ufju i j
||] familiar with going to roost by the time j 1
ly they are put in the winter poultry | ^
ift quarters.?New York Tribune. 1
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(0j Kyo For Pantnre. <
Rye may be sown for pasture either i
n<1 in the fall or in the early spring. Its i
function as a forage plant is to re- t
,-jj jilace or supplement the dry fall pas- i
ture grass, ami to afford succulent i
l"u' I forage in the early spring before the 1
i <rro?q ia roftflv to be pastured. For j i
?3* - - a.
Qj this purpose it is best sown in the 1
fall. If sown about September 1 it i
will afford good pasture in the late fall i
^ when most of the other forage plants I
have succumbed to frost. To obtain 1
'*? the best results with milch cows this <
'?" pasture should be supplemented with !
ac* other feed. In the spring it affords <
e.1 more luxuriant forage and may be pas- ;
"I tured as soon as the land is fit to turn i
the cattle on (T. L. .Lyon, Bulletin i
ir, 53, Nebraska Experiment Station.) It i
ifl eaten with relish by stock up to the j
>n, time of blossoming. After that time <
en the stalks are too woody to be relished i
of by stock. <
a If it is desired to use it for pasture i
bo later than this, it should be sown in i
the spring. By sowing rye it is pos
siblo to use land for early pasture,-^
plow it up and use for a summer crop,
or for summer pasture with another
forage crop. Seed at the rate of one
and a half to two bushels to the acre,
either with a press drill or broadcast.
After the plants are up. keep the sur
face of the soil loose with the harrow.
Do not pasture in the fall until the
plants have become well established.
Many dairymen object to rye pasture
on the grounds that it gives an unpleasant
taste to the milk and butter.
It seems possible to remove this objection
by taking the cattle oft' the rye
two or three hours before milking and
by feeding something in addition to
the rye.?American Agriculturist.
Keeping Well Water Cool.
In view of the comfort which
comes from a well of cold water during
the hot weather on farms where
ice is not put up, it is worth the
while to do all in one's power to keep
the sun's heat out of the well. Few
realize the amount of heat that goes
down into a well of water through the
platform that surrounds the pump.
It can be partly realized by going up
into a close attic under the roof,
some hot day. As a matter of fact,
closed air spaces beneath boarding
that is exposed to the bright sun be
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A PROTECTION' FOR THE FARM WELL.
iome fearfully heateil, and iu the
:ase of wells this heat is soon transmitted
to the water. A double platform,
with an air space between, will
help greatly, but best of all is a summer
house, or regular closed well
house, built over the\jJaAfa#f!tj-1In3s^^
this in turn covered with*vines. Nojt-^?
only will such a little house serve an *
excellent purpose in keeping the well
cool, but it will be an ornament to
the place, as well, and as a "summer
house" may become a most agreeable
[dace to spend an hour on a hot day.
IWvrnlKJria ia rvrna r\f tlia hoaf. vmaq m
U3e iu covering such a house, as it
provides abundant shade very quickly,
and is hardy even in the coldest
climates. A few little things like
this done about the farm each year
will soon greatly improve the looks of
the farm surroundings, and will decidedly
increase the comforts of farm *
life. A suggestion for such a house
is given herewith.
Weaning l*Ig?.
Tho highest success in growing pigs
equires care as well as suitable feed
md breeding. There is no more criti- ^
cal period in the life of the'young ani- >"
nal than when it is deprived ofr its C*
mother's milk. This is nature's ration
:hat so exactly meets the wants of the
poung animal that the problem of
furnishing a substitute for it is most
important and difficult. So long as
;he young things have an ample supply
of milk from a (lam that is in good
lealth and well fed we find the growth
is rapid and the form shows a harmonisus
growth of muscle and bone. As
soon as the supply of mother's milk
'alls below the amount required to
neet the increasing demand of the
growing pigs we note a change in the
lair, the form and proportions of the
pigs showing that the supply of feed
:rom Hie dam aud other sources is not
jomplete in kind or quantity,
The problem of the skilful feeder"
row is to supplement the mother^^
iiilk with such food as will insure
ratural growth and not overtax the
stomach or digestive powers of the
pigs. Overfeeding is a common fault ^
vhen extra feed is furnished
pigs. They have been in the habit of
:aking their milk warm and often. But
ve cannot afford the time or expense
:o imitate the dam's supply, so we can
July approximate ana taKe tue mnt 01
mpplying food as near like the mother's
nilk as we can, and as often as convenient.
Most of us can feed three
;imes a day and in such quantity as
.vill be eaten up clean. The stomach
s easily deranged by too much feed or
jy that which is unsound and ferrented.
It is easier to prevent derangement
of the stomach than to correct
it. If a little judgment is used
n always having the troughs clean,
:ree from filth or stale, leftover, sour
orwl foo/l ia annn/l anrl
tve can gradually bring the pigs on to
uich feed as the farm supplies.
2very farm has at this season of tlHH
year a surplus of skim milk. This
itself is not a complete substitute-for^H
jow's milk, but if we add to it corn
meal or wheat middlings we have a v
ration that so nearly meets the wants *
5f the growing pig that if fed sweet
and sound in clean troughs and in judicious
amounts we will find the feed
acceptable and not followed by derangement
of appetite or digestion.?
Breeders' Gazette.
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of One Way to Protect Fruit. !
ag To protect fruit from birds the use ]
le of ordinary chimney soot is recom-1 (
ce meuded. It should be plentifully |
n. dusted over the bushes and boughs, ' i
id aud the birds will not touch the fruit, i ,
id
Overfeeding Before Worijiiij.
Whenever a working team has an
unusually hard job it is the habit of ;
1(^ sotne farmers to feed it extra, thus
ao giving its stomach an additional labor, ,
and thus lessening available present
in strength. It ought always to be re- j
n'~ membered that it is the food eaten the
' ft day before, and for days and weeks
before that, which is available for
ot present strength. Xo animal ought
y to bo expected to work on an empty j
stomach. But a light feed before au j
extra hard job is better than loading j
00 the stomach with more than it re!1S
quires.
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(11. Value of lleea to Orchardists.
he Some years ago a great hue and
110 cry was raised in certain sections of
a- the country over the assertion that
e- bees ate holes in the fruit and caused
he it to decay. Experiments innumerlk
able have been made proving the folly
en of such a statement. In one instance
bees were kept in a room where there
were dishes of all sorts of fruit, including
grapes, peaches, plums and