The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-06-11

MARX .TWAINsS HINTS ABOUT 5WORK-
1ts.asbs should never be puiled-it
{ fnfufes Them It is much better to
send boy up and let him shake the
tree.
Qops IN vet and slnshy weather
Should not be allowed to leave their
rooms, otherwise sudden attack of
influenza may dry up their milk. Be
I'll @lso not TO give them vinegar
with their pickles. It is certain to
make their milk sour. "A simple diet of
soup, plain roast beef and potatoes
and rice pudding is the proper thing
to make cows thfiYe.
IL is eUident that we are TO have a
hack ward season for grain. There
fore, il will be well tor the farmer to
begin setting out his cornstalks and
ffplanting his bHckWheat cake in May
instead of August,
With hogs this is the laying season,
and you should give them plenty OF
lime and egg-sheIls mixed in their
feed. Broken glass is good for the
same purpose, though it is apt TO
make the Shells brittle Care is to be
taken in picking the hogs before put
ting them in the oven.
The gu071o is a fine bird, but great
care is necessary in rearing it. 1t
should not be imported earlier than
May nor later than September. In
the winter ii should be kept in a warm
place where itcan hatch out its Young.
ebea61 during the early Spring,
cannot be expected to catch many
worms, since the latter hibernate in
the tops of tall trees. Keep your
chickens IN warm stable, and see
AZ es4fa soT Tsvapr nj of Row in
their racks. Let their halters be long
enough to permit them to lie down
comfortably. otherwise you may find
them choked 10 death in the course OF
stlle night.
III H19se 9n8spksp is a favorite berry
with the natives of the interior OF
New England. who prefer it to the
gOoseberry for the making of fruit
cake, and who likewise give it the
preference over the rasberry for feed
ing cows, as being more filling and
fully as satisfying. The pumpkin is
the only esculent of the orange fami-
" that VIII thrive in the North, ex-
cept the gourd and one or two yarie-
ties of the squash. But the custom OF
planting il in the front EardsWith the
shrRhhery is fast going outlot vogue,
forft Is now generally conceded that
the pumpkin as shade tree is fail
ure.
s@0Ea8
THE GAME HE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND
The best poker hand we ever heard
of was held by old Weasel the other
night. Weasel didn't know much
about poker, but wanted to learn, and
every now and then (the party was
playing euehrel he would ishow his
cards and ask if that wasn't a good
hand. Once or twice he bet, but
someBody always beat him, beeaHse
Die knew 30 little about the game. AT.
Ger d while, as w easel " as dealin 3 and
after he had thrown three cards
around TO each one, he stopped and
looked at his three. lie looked at his
zeatds 3 good while. Then he got ex-
cited.
alFow I know this is a good hand
I've learned something about poker in
= the last two hours, and I'll bet S25 on
these three cards. It's just the best
hand ever saw"
Jones had beaten Weasel on this
sort of banter before, and SO he took
hp his cards. Ie had three aces-a
pretty good hand for three. cards. No
DOGy cOuIQ nave Iufl OF IOufS, ana
his threes were the biggest in the
deck. He bent a plying smile on old
Weasel, and said: think / have
got something pretty good here, but
= &e0a1a T2e bet less than $50 on It. W.
are not playing poker you know, and
these outside issues are Irregular.
will bet $50. aat afxf
ss5sss Done p said, old Weasel; @what
& Ebave5vou got ?" ~
4H They put up their money, and then
j Tones showed his haud.
s5sss g Here's three aces, yeu old mutton
+ head you can't beat that with any
) three cards in the pack. You ought
to know better than to-"
aHoId on," cried old Weasel, throw
ing down the king, ten and seven OF
hearts. eFhat's flush, ain'tit2 ? When
yoasTe got all OF suit that's flush, l
believe; and flush always beats
threes. I don't know much about
poker, but it seems to me I've got the
best hand out of jail"
- Jones had forgo otten about bushes.
Intact, tlle party rather moderated
sold Weasel because he w as' 4 religious
man and not supposed to know any,
thing about cards. But they kept a
very watchful eye on him after that,
and when he spoke of poker hands,
they al I Insisted Lon sticking to the
game they were playing.
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