Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-08-11
Avoiding Lice.

H6o6 aEdS1teS DFeeQ anu multiply
in the filth and dirt in and about hen
quarters. The manure should not
be allowed to accumulate under the
roosts and on the floors of the hOus-
es. 1t should be deOdorized with
dry earth or sifted coal ashes, or
mnck or plaster or other absorbent,
and removed at least once week,
and deposited where fowls cannot
gain access to it. This, when prop
erly attended to, will be found to rem
der the task of keeping down the
lice much easier. The quarters in
cluding roosts, nests, walls, floors,
and utensils of every kind, should be
thoroughly whitewashed-say in
April, July, September and Novem-
Der. The wash should have some
sulphur or kerosene Incorporated
with it, and if it he put on hot it will
be all the better 1t should be ap-
piled to every crack and Granny, no
point being missed. The roost poles
or perches should be removed, and
all the bearings or points of contact
should be especially treated. for it is
in these places that the mites are
most at home. After a thorough ap-
plication of the lime wash, the roosts
should be well smeared with mix
ture of lard and kerosene. The hens
natural resort to rid herself of lice is
the dust bath. Where fowls are not
at liberty to seek suitable bath, it
should always be furnished them in
"a sunny part of their house. 1t may
consist of chip dirt, dry earth, sifted
coal ashes wood ashes, or mixture
of all of them together, with little
sulphur or Persian powder mixed
with it. Even where fowls have
their liberty it will be found benef-
cial to give them a dusting place, to
which they will be sure to resort.
1t will never be necessary to catch
and apply oil or grease of any kind
to fowls to destroy lice, if the fore
going suggestions are put into prac-
tiee. But where, from neglect or
carelessness, the poultry are infested,
it may be advisable-in order to de-
stroy as soon as possible all traces of
vermin-to apply some unguent or
poison to the bodies of the fowls.
For this purpose we would advise
mixture of lard and coal oil, heated
together until thoroughly mixed, as
the cheapest and most convenient
article to use. If thought best lit
tie sulphur may be mixed into a COM
pound. To apply 1t, catch the fowls
at night, and with the finger smear
a little of the preparation on the top
of the head and under the lower
mandible: then put a small quantity
under each wing, and rub it in so
that it will reach the skin; repeat
the same operation between the body
and thighs and about the root of the
tail. One operation, if thoroughly
performed, will be sufficient. The
complaint that poultry keeping is
Improbable generally comes from
the parties who neglect the small de-
tails of tie business, which are so
important in the comfort and profit
ableness of the flock. IF the forego-
ing directions are put into practice,
there will be little to apprehend on
the score of lice Practical FlHme,..
She got even with him, that At
lanta widow did, as dashing young
widows always do with faithlesS
young gentlemen who attempt to jilt
them. He had feasted her on ice
cream; at her had talked nonsense
in the moonlight; and, finally, had
exchanged tintypes with her, and |
they twain were to be made one,
and he was to be her number two.
About this time the other woman be-
gan to figure in the case. The false,
tickle young man feasted her OH ice
cream, and, strange to say, notwith-
standing the torrid heat at Atlanta,
she also yet survived; and in due
course of time was also to be present.
ed with the tintype counterfeit pre-
sentiment of the said young man.
What with his outlAys for ice-cream
for both dear charmers, and neckties
for himself, at this stage it occurred |
to him to economic. He did. On
one of his counting excursions to the
widow he managed to steal from her
6oudOir the tintype of himself, which
hung on the wall just over the foot
of her bed, and was the object of her
fond gaze more hours a day than
aught else in the room, save the look
ing g-glass. And the tickle, false
young man bestowed that stolen tin
type ON his inamorata No. The
widow, of course, discovered his per-
fdy all. She didn't take cold poison.
Neither did she sue for breach of
promise. Nor yet did she pine away
and die. She just grabbed that tin
type from the neck of her rival, had
the young man arrested for stealing
it, and, sweetest revenge of all, had
his lady-love No. called as wit
ness to trace the stolen property to
his possession. And that young man
was held to bail on a charge of lar
ceny. And now he solemnly pom
ders how trueit is that the ways of
the transgressOr are hard when it's
dashing young widow that is trans
gressed against.
TOMB OF THE RUSSIAN EMPERoRs.
The royal mausoleum of Russia is
210 feet long, 90 wide, and SO high.
The tombs are all alike-a plain block
of marble six feet long, inclosed by
gilded railing, and bearing an in
scription on sunken golden plate.
Over one hangs bunch of keys tax.
en- from the fortresses by the soldier
beneath, over another droops battle
flags, while above third, and spark
ling brightly in the glow of the nev-
er-extinguished lamp, is a closely
studded diamond betrothal ring.
Sudden Rise In Fortune.
One of the passengers bound to
Europe on the steamer Queen, which
left this port last Saturday. was q