The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, January 07, 1898, Image 7
( A Smart Hat.'
Very smart liats aro mado of pioccs
t of ono's street gowns?tUo clotli arranged
over toquo shapes and smartened
up with wings, quill3 and Persian
trimming.
New Cyellnj; Hats.
Tho Baroness do Volo recommends
as a now headgear for lady bicyclists
tho matador hat, or, as it is moro familiarly
styled, llio "cup and saucer."
It is in straw, very light, and its shapo
recalls tho appearance of tlioso articles
of domestic use. Thcro should
not llO tor? miloli triinminw?
"?> ? "V1
lo than over-mucli. The advantages
nro thai it is a ehango from the sailor
hat, anil that it docs not catch the
wiud in the way so many hats do. The
Baroness is wearing ouo with great
satisfaction to herself.
A Young Woman Wanted.
^oguo tells a story of a certain
widow just turned thirty who found
herself coicpolled to self-support. Of
I fl|c physique and with an attractive
face, sho looked no older than her
! years, except that her hair was white.
Sho hn 1 been far-seeing enough iu the
days of her prosperity to perfect herself
in shorthand, and when moncy\
making became a necessity, she begau
r to apply for apositiou as stenographer.
s Her letters of application met with
^ prompt acknowledgments and appointments
for personal interviews; but
presenting herself at commercial
house after house, she wa^ unoucy j>r
less bluntly told that alio was tod old,
that a young woman was wanted. Be
m;..; it nuilUU in u OUl'lUUS mm Ol IUlilU,
ahe investigated the subject of grayliaircd
women iu business, anil alio
discovered that there exists the strongest
prejudice against employing them,
whatever thpir age. Brown or black
ov blonde tresses havo thus a distinct
commercial value. Reformers may
admonish women to acorn llio dyeing
of whitening locks, but their pleadings
will fall 0:1 deaf ears so long as, socially
and commercially, white hair is
esteemed detrimental.
Sti Edwin Armilil ami Ills IVlfe.
Thero aro nomo romautic stories
told concerning Mir Edward Arnold's
marriage to a Japanese lady. One of
them is that ha first mot his present
wifo iu Yokohama iu 1891, when lie
visited Japan with his daughter Edith.
One morning Miss Edith went to the
Legation in great distress. She said
that her father had gone crazy. He
claimed to havo married the pretty
vi.low ?>r Colonel Watanaba, of tbo
.Tnpnncso Army, but as far as alio
could discover no ceremony had been
performed, which shocked her European
ideas greatly. Minister Swift
called on Arnold, who introduced him
to his bride, and explained that they
had married by the easy .Japanese
method of drinking a cup of tea together.
"It is tho custom of the
country, and will he as binding on mo
as would bo a pompons ceremony in"a
cathedral," said tho post, whereat his
daughter and friends had to ho satisfied.
When Sir Edwin returned to
England ho found that his Japanese
wifo was recognized as such neither
by tho law nor society. * It has frequently
been reported that! he was
about to marry her under tho British
law, hut even his friends doubted if
ho would do this, as ho declared that
he would never bow to conventional
prejudice. ? Boston Horald.
Clin far tor Told l?y Treason.
That there is a physiological connection
between tho hair of the head and
the temperament of the individual is
no new idea, rays Tho Lr.dy. Among
many ancient Nations, indeed, tho condition
and quality of tho hair were regarded
as infallible signs of one's naftlVA
Otl/1 if 4 ItAen nitrliu "
factory the per.son's lock a lmil to ho in
sumo way altered for the bettor. It
was probably this notion as much as
any other that caused the introduction
at a very early date of wigs and false
hair.
Homo physiological conditions connected
with the hair are revealed in a
work known as "Tho Secrets of
Beauty," which was published in Paris
in tho year 1832. For instance, wo
learn that "line, silky and snppic hair"
is tho mark of a "delicate and sensitive
temperament." .Again, hair that
is "curly and crisp" without artificial
persuasion betrays a "dangerous cleverness,"
a "brilliant rashness," which
may bo trusted to lead to trouble nine
times out of ten. Further, white hair
?presumably when it is premature?
is tho sure sign of a "lymphatic and
indolent constitution." Not one whit
better is "harsh upright linir," which
shows ft "reticent and sour siiirit."
Perhaps, however, tlie worst sort, of
nil is "i'lut, clinging straight hair," tienoting
ii "melancholy character."
Attendant* on llio Rlrlc.
A new department has been openod
at tho rooms of tho Young Woman's
Christian Association of New York
which will undoubtedly prove valuI
able; it is a department' for tho inI
Btruclion of attendants upon the sick.
1 ' The course of stiuiycovcrs a period
of eight weeks, mid the women in
training will he taught to care for
convalescents, feeble or elderly persons,
and sub-acute and chronic cases.
Tao student must bo between tlio
ages of twenty and forty, esoept by
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special permission of tho committeo
iu charge. A tuition foo of $10 is
charged for tho instruction. A certificate
will bo given to studonts passing
a satisfactory examination at tho ond
of tho course of study.
Only women of intelligence and
ability with a readiness to learn will
1 in ndniiH A(1 In llm olnuano on/1 H/-v
will bo retained nfter entering who
does not show a proper interest in
the work and attend regularly. No
pupil will bo allowed to charge raoro
than $7 a week during the first year of
service.
In addition to the special duties in
caring for the patient, students will bo
taught proper methods of sweeping
and dusting tho sick room, preparing
of foods, reading aloud, writing notes
and packing a trunk.
Thoro is no expectation of preparing
trainod nurses for service, but it
is thought that there is a demand for
such assistants and that tho work will
utili/^3 tho talents of many women who
could not find employment in other
ways.?New York Times.
Way* or Afghan Women.
Although au Afghan woman is supposed
to ex.isfc entirely for tho bonclit
of her lord and master, slio is not al
ways as meek ts might bo expected uudor
those circumstance.
When a 11 tan has many wives, one
particular one may not rco him for
many days at n Lime, but it is not considered
proper lor him to slay away
from her an long: as lio feels inclined,
particularly if i'uo bo of high social
position. Tho result of such au experiment
on the i art of u man married
to tho granddaughter of tho greal
Ameer was that he actually suffered
personal violenco at her hands, an I
then tho story got abroad aud bo becamc
tho lauerliiug slo.de of the Court.
Ho had neglected to visit liin august
wife for twenty daj*s, and when at last
ho did go she was dining off a leg oi
mutton. Feeling liko a scliool-boy
who has failed in his atlondauco a:
school, tho delinquent husband sat
do a 11 to the food, trying to appear unconscious
of any neglect or misconduct.
Tho lady, too, appeared guiltless of
any irritable feelings or sinister designs,
She quietly (with her lingers,
of course,) picked all the meat off the
bone, and laid the pieces beforo her
husband, who graciously accepted tho
delicate little attentions sho bestowed
upon him, aud thought ho was going
to escape ehet.ply; but ho was mistaken,
for 110 sooner had she completed
the operation than sho raised her
weapon of vengeance aloft and struck
him with such, force :ts to make a considerable
wound, tlio broken end of
the mutton bono being 110 doubt sharp
and iagged.
Tho next day tho man appeared at
Court with his head all plastered up,
and the story soon camo out, to his intense,
mortification aud disgust.?
New York Tribune.
Fashion Fn-nrlcs.
Whito piece laco for blouso fronts.
Striped velvet for street costumes.
Heavy canvas goods for winter wear.
Rouaan-striped taffeta for petticoats.
Immense muffs of gray and whito
furs.
Fur cravats ending in a bow in
front.
Band collars having a lace bow in
front.
Cloth and silk costumes oddly combined.
Black peau dc soic for costumes and
skirts.
Skirts having a Spanish flounca
e fleet.
Chenille-dotted nets for ovoning
gowns.
Heavy French caslnncro in street
shades.
Hats having a full velvet crown and
chenillo brim.
Artificial flowers for berthas on
evening gowns.
Points of real laco for tiny yokes on
surplico waists.
Black velvet costumes embroidered
l.TT l.Olwl Willi <..*
uj &iuiiv? ?? J m jv/ii
Light shades of velveteen for swell
brides maids' costumes.
Waek lace flouncing with tapering
vine designs for skirts.
Wlnto nets embroidered with gray
poavls and steel spangles.
Moire volour and poplin in black,
neutral and light shades.
Long silk neck scarfs, tucked and
hemstitched or laco edged.
Jewelled bauds of net and maussoline
for edging trained skirts.
Checked and hairline-striped taffeta
in three colors for shirt waists.
Velvet costumes combined with
moire volour, cloth, satin, drap d'ete,
etc.
Neck ruches of plain, plaited, puffed
or crimped chiflbu, with aad without
lace. ... . ..
Stock collars and ties combined
made of white and bright-colored
srtin.
Negotiations extending over three '
years were necessary before a Miehig.au,
i.tan could buy two Islands, comprisI
ing live acres, from tlie Government.
The pripo paid was $o.&0.
| GOOD ROADS NOTES. | !
^oeefe?ofeio(Oie(OieseiGiicxeidiesese(eeot06ej6KliC j
Connecticut Gootl Koncln.
Tho xvholo state appropriation of
0100,000 for good roads in Connecticut J
has been applied for by towns, and t
about forty miles of improved high- t
ways will be built from tho nppropriatiou
and tho $100,000 added by tho ^
towns. It is very likely that iu tho t
next Legislature a plan suggested 1
soveral years ago will be proposed for f
building one State road oust and an- j
other north and south, with low grades, '
and touching so far as possiblo tho ^
places of larger population. Reports
from various towns indicato that com- J
parativcly fow have complied with the r
iiuw gumo-posv inw, which compels T
each town to place at all intersections
of highways a guide-post marking tlio
distanco and direction of tlio next
town. In nono of the towns which
havo complied with tlio law, so far as
known, havo distances been mensured
so as to mnko the guide-posts accurate,
and thoso distances iu almost all tlio
towns aro still llxed by tradition or
guess.?Now York Post.
County Koa<!s in Michigan.
The county read system in Michigan
can bo adopted by a majority vote in
any county. Five road commissioners
oro olccted, nono of whom can in any j
way bo interested in any contract that
may bo entered into by tlio Board.
They liavo full power to lay out county
roa.ls; to clinngo the width, direc- I
tion or location of existiug oues; pnrchnso
property; uqifco with adjacent
counties in laying out and maintaining
roads; adopt any road as a county
road, except that iu incorporated vil- i
lucres tlio nonsnnt. of tlio villimo muof
o " O" 1
bo obtained. Tbey can grade, drain, f
gravel, macadamize or improve iti any ^
way according to their judgment; con- ]
struct and maintain culverts and j
bridges, but can contract no indebted- \
ness in excess of tho amount at their j
disposal in tho hands of tho county f
' treasurer. A county may l>y vote i
bond itself for road purposes, and is x
liable for damages growing out of their j
bad condition. Tho dystom was ^
adopted by Chippewa county in 1894, ,
bonds for $100,090 issuod, aud in the f
two years following nearly 100 miles j
of road wcro improved and built to ?
tho satisfaction of tho people. {
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ltadly Locntoil Illcliwnyn. f
A serious drawback to tho improve- j
mentn of many roads is found in their
location. Originally they wero not
laid out at all, but wero formed by following
settlers' paths from cabin to *
cabin, or by running along farm linos 1
regardless of other considerations, f
As towns grew up along thcin aud 8
travel iucreased their disadvantages *
hccamo 111010 apparent. Working 1
them was almost useless, and the time J
aud energy wasted in hauling loads c
over them on account of poor surfaco 8
aud steep grades amounted to immense *
Bums. v
In northern Now Jersey, Morris 8
couuty is an excellent illustrations of 1
this. Beforo tho work of macadamiz- *
ing was begun there, General Stono '
addressed tho freeholders on tho sub- 1
ject. Ho found that many of the
roads ran over hill after hill, when
often they could liavo followed the T
| valleys and skirted tho hills with sav- t
I iug of both dislanco and grade. One T
principal road connecting n village
with tho county seat, seven miles dis- 1
taut,and in tliu same valley, run3 over *
four great hills*. J
This township alone he figured "at j
tho low estimate of half a ton per aero 1
carried annually, cut and in, and at ^
the rale of ono dollar per ton extra for *
tho hill tax of $7,009 per year on its '
I 11.009 acres. At the same rate for the
oilier hill townships llio total tax is
over $100,000 per year." .
Tn such cases tlio most important
thing to do is to niter tlio courso of
tlio roads, or lay out now ones under \
scientific direction. Opposition to 1
such changes may bo expected at the \
outset, hut t'uo result will satisfy the [
most critical.
"When points at higher elevation A
must be reached, tlio most economical J
method is to approach them gradually,
oven nt tlio expenso of considerably ,
lengthening the distance. A grade of
one in ten is tlio greatest that should 1
ever ba used. Railroads are carried (
up steep inclines, but not by attempt- x
ing to soalo them. By serpoutino ?
lines they travel miles to reach a high- 1
or elevation, though advancing but a ^
mere trifle. The samo policy should I
ho employed in building highways.? !
L. A. \V. Bulletin.
I
For Good Ito.nU In New YorV*
Warden Sage, of Sing Siug, said a A
few days ago to a correspondent of the y
Tribuno that ho was satisfied that *
prisoners can bo used successfully in
making roads. This exactly accords
with tho experience of tho authorities (
at Auburn and Danncmora, where ox
periinontal roadmaking has been undortaken,
aud also at tho Kings Conn- ^
ty Penitentiary, where, at the sugges- j
tion of tho Tribune, work was begun
on park roads at tho East Side Lands ^
as a means of stopping tho spread of s
insanity among convicts who were (
forced to remain idle. Wo aro by no
means convinced that roadmnking ,
would not bo better than shop work .
for a proportion of tho inmates even of T
tho State prisons. A part of them nro r
now employed on improvements about j
tho prisons, but there must como an j
end to that after a time. Then, instead
of trying to discover somo new 0
article for uaaunfacturo, let these mon j
no set ni? wovk ou tuo niguways. n
Meanwhile let the inmates of the j
County institutions bo similarly cm- t
ployed.
There is no serious obstacle to this
method of procedure. It has been I
proved time and again that convicts
under slight guard can ho worked out- t
Bide prison walls. They can easily bo a
transported to considerable distanco 15:
or daily work and brought tp tbo '
>rison at night, thus avoiding the
establishment of camps. They would
eompete with free labor us roadmakers
ess than in any other activity, for
.hey would do what thore is little
prospect of tho State doing on a largo
tcale with hired labor. Moreover, tho
examplo of a few model reads through
ho Stato could not fail to have a
itimulating influence. Movements
vculd be started for road improveneuts
in towns and counties which
vould mako a largely increased
lemaud for labor of tho unskilled
tind most nosded to relievo any congestion
in tho market. Tho generally
>ad condition of our highways is a re>roach
to tho civilization of this State,
ind in no way can it bo remedied so
CttUUjr us U%y ClllJHUjriKIK tuuv 115 is
vheuever possiblo at building good
oads.?New York Tribune.
l'eep at n Uig Larder.
Tbo general cold storage room is tbo
argest refrigerated, and liero aro kept
bo general stores, such as canned
joods, meats, vegetables, eggs, etc.,
10 that it looks exactly like a wholesale
iroduco bouse. In it avosomo thirtyour
doors, so tbat tbo difficulty of
naintaiuing tbo low temperatui'e of
birty-four degrees is evident. Tbo
reeziug chamber which branches oli
rom this ono is kept at eighteen decrees
Fahrenheit, aud in it are stored
be fish, poultry aud game. A milk
jox about ten feet long by four wido
lud nearly four deep is used for storng
tbo mi'.k aud cream as it is revived,
and is kept justabovo freezing
joint, or at thirty-two degrees. Then
;bero aro several short-order boxes for
ceepiug meats from meal to meal.
Tbo butter, chccso and fruit for iinncdiato
uso are stored in another
oom. Oue of the strangest placet for
i refrigerator box to tbo uninitiated
vould seem to bo in tbo bakery, but
lero tbo pastry lias to bo kept still",
juddings cooled, berries preserved
'resli, fresh preserves for baking purposes
kept sweet, so tbat tbo pastry
lection is quite important and a most
ntoresting sight. A still stranger
oom is what is known as tbo "pitcher
oom," where tbo shelves are tilled
vith rows upon rows of pitchers tilled
vitli ice ami water and ready for initant
uso. Tbo "bar box," .which is
u reality a room twelvo feet square
md eight feet high, for storing w ines
rm u jers ami Kept nt ft tomperature
>f forty'two to forty-four degrees, is
in important adjunct to tha house.?
Milwaukee Journal.
Dog IV lil iijici** in diuretic**.
In former days ulmost every church
n this neighborhood (York) had an
>fliciftl who discharged dog-wlsipping
unctions; it was in many cases the
ioxton, though sometimes a person
vas nppoiutc 1 to tho post who lilled
10 other ofliee. In tho reigh of Queen
Elizabeth, William Dobson was the
shuroh dog whipper at Kirtou-in-Lindicy.
At tlio sauio place, in 1038, the
Church Wardens' accounts show a
iharge of 2s. for whipping dogs, and
is Into as 1817 Robert Robertson was
mid Gs. 8d. for discharging siiniinr
unctions. In a plan of tha neate in
Ukborough Church, mado in 1781, r.
ie\v near tho south door is marked
'tho dog whipper."
Tho dog whipper, however, was not
inknown over tho sea. A writer in
ho Ecclesiologist for 1Sj2 remarks in
egard to tho Church of St. Ravon at
laarlem, that "tho windows of the
lorth aislo are of Ihveo lights." Tho
ifth bay opens into tho pretty little.
Uondenslngcrsknpel. Theso funcionarics?tho
dog whippets?had siiu!ar
houor in other countries. In
Portuguese cathedrals, for instance, a
Pap el la dos Enxutacanes will cfteu bo
ound.?Notes and Queries.
l'ntcnt I.tle-SavlnR llull.
Among recent English patents is a
jalt for saving life, which consists of
i band of canvas, with cork layers at
ntervals. Attached to tho belt aro
our floats or bladders of rubber, with
i protective covering. This is strapped
iround tho body under tha arms, tha
iladilers being inflated with air by tho
rearer by blowing through a tube
vhich runs around tho belt, and is
it ted with a self-closing valve. Tho
illiug takes less than half a minute.
Equipped with one of thoso belts, a
nan can walk into deep water with his
dothcs and shoes on, ami be supported
vith enso in a perpendicular position
vithout making any effort. He can,
11 fact, sinoko a cigar while in the
vuter. This life preserver does not
?revent its wearer from swimming, lmt
f lie is exhausted it enables him to
loat. in an erect position, it being im>ossiblo
for his head to fall under the
vatev. A passenger at sea who is nor,-ouscan
wear a belt under his clothes
vithout its being noticed by liis fcllowravclers.?St.
Louis Globe-Democrat.
Tlio I[?llro.i(l Worm.
Tho railroad worm has done a vast
leal of damage to tho apple crop. It
s often mentioned but rarely de- '
icribed, and many pcoplo are net J
iware what this mischievous crcatnro
s or of what bis work consists. Some '
lay tbey may pick up an apple, beauifn),
smooth and bright 011 tlio outiide.
It is cut open and nnmerous
iark lines appear in it. Theso arc
vliat may bo called underground eban- ]
ids of this pest. It would socin that
'tunnel worm" would bo a better
lame for it, as its progress is a series '
>f chambers burrowed through tho '
>est part of the apple, sometimes go
ng around and around tho coro, aud
Iten approaching the outside, but !
mly occasionally touching tlio skill,
t is almost impossible to tind any ]
mount of good in somo of the spccinens
examined, tho wliolo spaco be- :
ween coro aud skin being traversed 1
>y tlic worm.
"SB Clilnr.n Itral.ia I
The avcrngo weight of tho brain of f
ho Chinaman is greater than that of i
,uy other race oil tho g'obo except the i
Scotch. i
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Secnrlnc Enrly I.ettucc.
Tbo outdoor crop of spring lottnci
may l>o mado several (lays earlier Iv
sowing tbo sccil in somo sbelterei
place lute in fall. It is not likely tlia
if sown now any of tbo lottuco wil
nomo up tliis fall. A few leaves scat
tcrod over tbo bed will keep tbe seo<
from injury, and it will sprout am
grow with tbo lirst warm weatlior ii
spring. Almost evevy ono bas seei
self-sown lettuco on tbo bods wboro i
was grown and went to seed tbo previ
ou t year. It is much moro forwan
than spring-sown lettuco can bo ba<
in tbo saino locnlity.
i;n?i?l?rrrle?.
Read before tho Missouri Ilorticul
turnl Society, by 1). A. Turner: Rnsp
berries should bo planted 8x1 fee
apart, plant ns early in tho spring n
tlio ground will work well or a gooi
plan is to let tho plants gat from fivi
to eight inches high aud you will b
euro to have a slaud.
Cultivation should bo thorough am
shallow, I use Plant Jnuior five shove
plow and a two (2) horso cultivato
and cultivate every eight to ton day
from tho timo tho plants avo r.ot ti
August 20, and hoo every other plow
ing; no weeds or grass allowed t
grow.
Pruning tho first year, pinch bael
when sixty-one to twenty inches high
it wlli mako them more stocky am
will throw out laterals tho secout
year, pinch back when two to thre
feet high. I never take out tho ol<
wood till spring, for it is protectioi
to tho new bones, shorten in tho la
teral shoots from ten to eightoou inche
in early spring vnritios.
I havo been growing raspberries fo
twenty years and now place tho Kan
6as at tho hca'l, it stands tho white
better and resists "Ant'.irognose" bet
ter than any I know of. It is vcr;
near as largo as the Grogg and mucl
better in quality and second early am
makes line, largo tips and lino bones
Tho Progress is tlio best early var
icty here, lino and largo and makes i
better bono than tlio Tolmer aud doe
well 011 the sandy clay land.
Tho <)uoen of tho West is a goot
one, and makes tho largest cano o
any other variety except tho Shoflfe
and point nhont tho Neuiahah. Tht
red varieties I will say nothing about
for they havo not been a success witl
uc, I havo a number of varieties now
The rig-liutlng Sow
.In answer to tho question, "Wh;
irill a sow sometimes destroy and ca
her youug pigs?" tho Western Swine
herd says; "There may bo several dif
fereut causes for this trouble.
' fir boiuo cases wo havo seen a sov
evidently suffering from a form o
hysteria, similar to what is known a:
puerperal mania in tho medical pro
fession, and in such cases tho troubh
has been vary much aggravated, gen
orally, by injudicious handling. If i
now is inclined to be wild and nervous
as tho time for parturition approaches
tho b;st plan is to lenvo her alone
Do not go into her pen at all; it wil
only aggravate her. Handle youi
sows as much us possible while young,
and nino times out of ten you wil
have 110 trouble at farrowing time; but
if you have, mako it a rulo not tc
interfero unless absolutely obliged to,
and 011 110 account allow a stranger U
go near tho pen.
"In other cases wo have been satis
lied that the sow was induced to cal
her pigs through an unnatural craving
produced by an unhealthy condition
of the body. Once acquired, tho prac'
lice soon becomes habitual, and nndei
these circumstances the best placo foi
tho tow is the fattening pen.
"We think, however, that eaveful
handling, 110 harsh treatment, and :i
moderate amount of food of a cooling
and slightly laxative description witli
a regular allowauco of salt and nslicu,
and, perhaps, in some eases, a dose oi
salts shortly before farrowing time
will be the best safeguard against such
trouble.
"Wo notieo a statement by a writci
in one of our exchanges attributing tb<
canst of this trouble to thirst, ami re
coinuiendinga plentiful supply of warm
waver to he produced for tlie now aftei
farrowing. Wo quite agree with the
advisability of this, and will add that
every sow, whether inclined to destroy
her pigs or not, should have plenty of
fresh, warm water within her reach
after farrowing."
Onr own opinion, backed by some
of tlio best breeders, is that the feeding
of cooling, laxative food beforo farrowing
is the best preventive.?Farm,
Field and Fireside.
Winter Fccillng of l.lvo Storlc.
It would bo better where there is a
rapid growth, if possible, to withhold
the stock from blue grass until midwinter.
The advance in grain values
lias induced most farmers with live
dock to put up liberal quantities of
sorn fodder. This will prove a fortunate
reserve for the shortugo in autumn
grass. The abundant rains of
parly summer supplied a good yield of
my, as a rule. Tlio hay market now
s low compared with grain values,
rhcrc seoms to lio no occasion for
ilarm as to a grca" advance in the val*
les of stock food within the coming
six months.
The feeder should give full attenion
to the suhject of the proper diet
or his stock in tvintcr. All provender
hrit is put up in a rare condition, as
, rule, has the sauio effect in tlio diet
>f domestic auimuls as bran, oil-meal
18,1 l iv
. ^
ana otlier laxatives. Tlio provender, 1 ,.
u however, is cftectivo in only a niilil
7 degree, as a rale, in laxntivo proper- p
I ties. On tho other hnml, ripo hay, B
t straw ami corn fodder to a degree liavo H
1 tho opposito qualities, tendiug to con- l;
stipation. I c
1 la putting up tho liny, many farm- ' v
1 era make it a rulo to neutralize the ex- ,
ft treiuo tendencies in their liny by lib- ,
' j oral quantities of salt distributed in ;
t its curing. Ordinarily tlio watchful j
i- feeder provides a liberal supply of salt j
d and wood ashes mixed, or, in tho ab- ?
d sence of \vot>d, liio ashe3 of corn cobs j
aro used. This condiment is regard- ' r
cd as cfllcacious in maintaining an ?
equilibrium in digestion. At tho K
- present time, very copious rains have r
- revived tho grazing. Lima should t
t also bo furnished an a part of I ho eon- j]
s dimcnt for tho grazing animals. 1 t.
1 Ono who provide8 cusilago or a good
o supply of roots will have litllo troublo v
0 in regulating tho digestion of domes- p
tie animals after a rnlo of diet has ^
1 been established by preliminary ex- ,,
I perimeuts. | f,
r Tho skillful feeder will bo ablo to t
3 regulnto tbo diet of tlio animals by a ^
o judicious mixturo of the grains and
- forage, requiring only a limitod j;
0 amount of bono nutriment iu the way j]
of mineral condiments. Iu tlio case f,
1 of oats that aro ripe, a mixture of an j,
, equal bulk of wheat bran is at times n
I desiiublo wliero tho hay or atraw is p
1 ovor-ripe. j
0 Economy in tho use of food may bo j,
1 exercised according as tlio weather in ;i
* miui or severe. Tho amount oC grain v
- limy bo diminished with mild weather, a
s but must 011 tlio other hand bo in- j
creased with a change to sovero (
r weather. In the case of animals fat
teuing to a liuisli, it is better they ,,
r should bo fed slightly less than they ()
will cat, tliau to bo furnished an overy
supply. The samo suggestion applies !
a to all feeding, but thcro is littlo dan- ,
I ger, as a rule, of tho average feeder
. exceeding tho proper limit iu tho case ^
- of young stock.
a The young things that aro weaned !V
a about this timo of tho season will need n
very especial care. Whore their grain 11
1 food has been gradually increased be- "
f foro tliey were taken from their dams, "
r tliero will be littlo trouble. Where
o sudden removals havo been made, it !*
, is well, if possible, that tlio youngsters i
? should bo furnished cow's milk diluted
with water, along with grain rations, 111
for a few weeks, gradually diminish- l)
ing the amount or milk. When ouo "
Y lias a good number of young things, it j*
t is well to furnish thcin warm cooked .
- food at least onco a day. Tho came ,s
suggestion applies to milch cows. I 1
When tho ice gathers, water should
f bo warmed for all tho stoek. , c:
f Vigilant care will lmvo abundant rc- ,
3 ward.?Farm. Field and Fireside.
tc
3 Farm nn?l Ganlon Notes. p
Keep tlio wagon well greased. |1
3 Burn up tho brush on tho place. j'
4 Keep the fodder tied up close to tho jj.
' husking. j
J Cut and burn all weeds before tho p
. seeds shell out. j w
( Success in farming depends much li
I upon preventing waste. | s<
t Bettor get tlio turnips and manglco j ^
) harvested without delay. , n
Grain feeding of cows in summer 1
' helps tlio fertility of tlio soil.
Every grain bag ought to lie marked
^ in plain letters with ink or paint. ! Y
, Fresli top-dressing of pastures is an I
I insult to stock if it is turned on lliem. d
Wlieat cannot sprout well in lumpy f-1
soil, l'uiverizo and roll tlio li
well.
A new variety not suitablo to your
' soil and climate is worse than ua old,
t inferior variety that is. w
' It is a waste of land to give it only j
1 half tlio cultivation it needs; it in a 1):
' waste of time to spend it half-doing a I v<
[ thing. |
t "Mary had a littlo lamb," and her j!1
father sold it, but the money ho got /
. for it did not pay for the injustice ha ; '
, did the child.
? st
Tf you use poles for running beans, 1 jj
t will it not pay to pull them as soon as ' ( .,
tho beans aro harvested, and store ; o;
> them under cover? j ft.
What do 3*011 think of the plan of hi
drawing in somo of tho fodder and tb
stacking it beforo finishing tho husk- or
ing? Would it not bo a good plan? j m
Aro tho hay rake, mower and loader b:
in tho meadow? If so wo suggest that w:
you harness tho team, go and get it
them, and put them under cover some- j y>'<
where. j ?a
Nothing is better established in ' "I
agriculture than tho value of a propel* | "
rotation of crops. Do not raise a crop j 11
of corn or a crop of wheat five, ton or
fifteen years in succession on the same
picco of land, and then wonder why
you set a small yield. jc<
If you find it hard to get the manuro '
out in time to plow the fields, tnkn if
out as often as a load accumulates, if j
it is overy day. It is better by far ' '
thattho manure rots anil leacbcs 11210:1
tlie fielil tban it wastes by leadline; in j
the barn-yanl anil loses it strength in **
the wayside ditch. j ^
If your tools and implements aro
scattered about tho barn, tho orchard ! ln
aud tho fields, take an hour or so and 1
' gel them all under cover in one jilnce,
! and aro how much better you will feel
to know that they are where you can
I find them when wanted, and that they
! are not having tho life beaten out 01' j],
| thorn by storms aud sunshine.
*
1 - 9 .
THE PLANING-YILL CURE. -
* ?f
no Han's Xovol Wav of Overcoming
Sleeplessness.
"More tliou onco I hail counted myslf
to sleep," said Mr. "Wiugleby, "beInniug
at one anil counting deliberle!y
on, mentally pronouncing each
umber plainly, nud counting on and
i: up into tho hundreds and thothouinds.
Sometimes tbo cares which
ad beset ino and kept mo awake, and
kioh I was now trying to drive out ^
I my mind, would rush in aud got all **
lixed up with tho figures, but I would
cop on resolutely, counting 'seven
urly - Hovcn ? seven - thirty -eight ?
even - thirty - niuo ? seven - forty ?
oven-forly-oue," nud so 011, in regular
tubrokeu succession, to drivo tho
ares away ami leavo 110 chink by
rhich they coulil creep in again; and
tsually tho counting would work; but
ot always. Tho only uniformly eficacious
euro for iusoiuuia in my caso
s tho planiug-mill euro; but that, owng
to forco of circumstances, I amunyrtunatcly
unahlo to employ.
4 It is a familial* fact that tho faintst
Scratching of a mouso might wako
n ?i> out of a sound sleep, whilo a
ustained and steady roar would ouly
onduco to slumber. There is somehiug
about tho hum of a planiug-mill
lit is to me pa* tieularly soothing. I
ouhl always go to sleep in a plauinglill,
and tho odor of tho freshly cut
rood is delightful; and when I found
hat Urn counting euro was losing its
owcr I ma le up my mind to put into
ly house a small planiug-mill plant,
or T must have slean, and I thought
hat I could plane lumber enough, too,
o tnako the plant pay for its keep.
4'I set tho machine up and got in a
ILllo lot of se'cclcl pine hoards, and
ixed thorn so that they would feed in0
t.io machine automatically after I
ad started it, and then I went to bed
nd nettled down comfortably and
silled the rope.
,4lir-r?uui-m-m-ni, delightful, soolliag
sound, but just as I was falling
sleep tho doorbell rang, and thcro
as very little sleep for me that night
fter that.
"Not to burden you with tlio delils,
tho whole neighborhoodobjected
1 tho planing machine, and I had to
ivo it ui> and fall back once more on
lil-time nielli jus."?Chicago llccord.
Danjcin I roni Salt.
The use of enlt as .1 condiment is so
cuern! and so universally believed in
1 necessary that we rarely hear a word
'j.iinst its excessive nso, but there avo
multitudo of persous who cat far too
melt salt: cftt it 011 everything?on
icat, lish, potatoes, melons, in butter,
:i tomatoes, turnips and squash, in
road, and 011 a host of foods too Humerus
to mention. To bo great an extent
1 it used that 110 food is relished which
as not a salty taste, ami this hides
lore or less the real taste, which is
ften very delicate. Now, the antonut
f salt required in tlio system is comaralivo'y
small, and if the diet has
ecu rightly compounded, very littlo
1 necessary. Homo go so far r.s to
iscard its use altogether, but whether
lis is wise or not avo Avill not hero
insider.
Now, what arc somo of tlio evils of
10 excessive nso of salt? They aro
) paralyzo the nerves of taste, or to
crvcrt them so they cannot enjoy anyling
which has not a salty llavor, and
1 addition Ihero is a direct tax 011 both
in skin and the kidneys in removing
from the blood. "Whether tlio akin
1 harmed hv this tax wo do not know,
ossibly it is not greatly injured, yet
0 know that few pcoplo possess a
cailhv skin; hut it is now pretty well
silled that an cxcessivo nso of salt
001 overtax the kidney's in its removal,
id that the great number of casos of
eraugomont and discaso of tlieso
rg.ms ia duo to this use. It taken
nly a little time to learn to enjoy
lany kinds of food without salt, and
e advise our readers and others to
>oU into thin matter and to try and
iininish the use of this condiment so
ir a i possible. Wo beliovo they will
j bitter for it.?Now York Lodger.
A I'nltmna Story,
One of the beneficiaries under tlio
ill of George M. Pullman is his
rothcr, tho llev. Koyal II. Pullman,
istor emeritus of tlio Second Unijrsalisb
Church at Baltimore, avUo rejives
a legacy of 350,000. Part of
ii:: suui, ho says, will ho used in exhaling
tho work of that church. Of
is brother's course at tho timo of tho
iv a I railway strike, Mr. Pullman assrted
that the refusal to arbitrato was
us result of a conscientious belief
mt consent would bo conceding to
itsido parlies tho right to dictate to
1 employer on matters purely for
Misclt' to tleaidn. Am r>. r\t
_ ? V.
lis, Mr. Pullman milled: "On ono
tension, I remember, when n railroad
an ordered 150:) cars from him, my
other said: 'Make it a thousand. I
ill build thorn for you so cheap that
will pay you to {jet them now. I
,vit to keep iuy men employed.' Tho
ilroad man agreed, and I know that
1 my brother's company made on tho
liolo order was $15."?New York
iuics.
Four New FnKlnml \VliIowg.
The chronicles of births and deaths
jpt l>y the minister of a New ling*
nd parish in tho eighteenth century
lord much interesting and soma
nnsin?r readiucr. cvkj at tafa
ly.
in tho records of deaths in ono
Massachusetts town uro chronicled tho
jnarturo from lifo of thrco widows,
iveo sucoc3sivo years. Thoir names
o so odd as to bring an involuntary
nilo to tho faco of any reader who
ay chanco upon tliem. They are
! >rdod in the folio wing order;
1712?Tho Widow Duty.
J 711?Tho "Widow Yell. ,
J 711?Tho Widow. Lull.
A few wceks'la'tev ih *tho samo town
o Widow Silence Dumrn went to lici
3t.?Tenth's Coiucaaion