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The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-04-03
Troy IriFiHgs.


Editor Drm"rrd.
/ passed Through Troy il few days
ago, and was pleased to find every
thing pr+;ty lively. Oh, allow Inc
to correct myself. | found the
measles pretty lively, and l don't
pretend to feel very glad Of that,
H.! eonld tresspass enough on
your pages, | could fill more than II
column under the above heading,
hut I'll have mercy Of your read
ers.
| believe the most absorbing
topic in Troy nov ia the approach
ing departure ofRev. J. Graham,
Of the U. b. Church. As one Of the
results of the parkersbUrg Confer
ence Of that Church, held recently
at Buckhannon, Mr.. Graham is
called to the Parkersburg Station,
As Il conscientious and Jealous Ia
bJrrr in his Masters vineyard, Mr.
Graham has been much beloved i'll
Troy; but, considering him apart
from his calling, | believe very few
men can succeed in making Them
selves so dcscrvingly popular as he
hns done. Rev. K. 4 Hit formerly
pastor Of Grafton, replaces Mr.,
Graham. Mr.. Hit seems 20 BIZ
Eayorably known to the people OF
Troy, and will receive u cordial
welcome from them.
The "Lusiuess boom" has not hit
Troy a very hard lick, but it is new
crthelcss doing Il lloaltAy, steady
kind of business, free from spasms
OF temporary excitement and ulti-
mate depression.
The past exceptionally mild
winter has hccn unhealthy all
around the country, and the good
people of Troy complain n great
deal Of their present state OF
health.
The schools all cndod two weeks
ago, and the general complaint is Il
poor average Attendance on account
of the unhcalthimcss of the winter,
MoraI:-l don't want any more
mild winters.
Mr.. Gerard Stack is getting up a
very good subscription school here
for the next three munths. lie
proposes, TO teach extra branches,
and is promised some pupils who
intend to employ bis abilities in
this respect.
Farming operations show II very
healthy activity. There is, around
The scction of country | have t:Av'
cled, II great deal Of clearing, and
IL great deal Of wheat sown. The
wheat crop is promising.
NIArnR.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-04-03

\. Hays, George Raney, =. ELI, II,
GlenviIle; J. +: Romine, Lee
WcstlalI, W. L. Prien, Rockford
NJ. l.osll, county; N. Il. Peterson,
Austin; W. l.. Garrett, William
Sprigs, Walkersvllle; J. NJ. Corlcy,
Mrs. Mary IIorner and children,
J. W. 0dcn, Mrs. D. Corley, J. Con.
rad, G. A. IIurner, Miss Kate Cor
ley, Miss Jane Davis, Roanoke; I.
Nj. Hcdley, Randolph county ;
Mrs. Jennings, Miss Kate Jennings,
W. &. Camp, n. c. RohrbOugh,
RushyiIle; ?. W. Chidestcr, a. j.
Corbit, Burnsville; J. B. Hughes,
Buckhannon; J. L. Brown, Raw
cnswoOd; A. II. Jones, L. Smith,
Parkersburg; Or. W. P. Newton,
james Taylor, W. T. Morrison, R.
Damn, J. I. Frame, Draxton COIN
t ". n. PulIin, S. II. Jones, Salt
l. OK; J. NJ. and F. P. Hasty, Louis
vile, Kentucky; j. W. jenkins, i.
a. Prince, Harrison county; L. S.
Thompson, Bath county, Virginia;
K. lIanes. Doddridge county; B
". Thomas. L. W. Brown and wife,
Robert Jenkins, ]. II. Reed, Mrs.
IL. c. Loyett, Mrs. +. Sims, Miss
Whiting. Centennial jubilee Sing
ers: j. N. Barbr!dge, Melville; I.
NJ. m T. N. Castor, CASTOR; Z.
j. Pricn, Milford; P, Beach, D. II.
Grimes, Mt. Glare, W. T.sl;aiIey,
Cumberland, Maryland; G. W.
Ritlec, Mussersvillc Nathan Clark,
Rock Cave; A. Green, J. Hughes,
Marion county.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-04-03
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
WALDO HngsF, Ea.a, ". "a,

Arrivals for the week ending
March 3lSt:
+. McCnnn, Ireland; J. II. King,
". Il c. L. r.; e. N. lEnmilton.F.
G. Brown, W. T. Butcher, D. W.
AnnawaI,, John Dawson, N. Steel,
DR.. y. u. Dent, T. &. Dawson,
Weston; l.. b. Chichester, l.. W.
Bartlett, Austin; J. ". Dent james
Fiddler, a. N. Stalnakcr, Troy;
J. $. Dean, II. L. Simpson, Gee
Lick; Miss Sadie Kendall, Glov-
er's Gap; GeurscSKincaid, ClGrks.
burg; J. NJ. SIMON, Jane Lew: +.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-04-03

BADLY ScAnED.-One day last
week, rs we are informed, q Young
lad from the country" agsd about
il yoara, was standing at the w..
L C.. Il. r. depot adn!iring and
taking in every thing. llc intent
~ watched them bring the engine
out, aud saw il coupled to the
ears. After everything was ready
10 50, no slipped on the platform
10 admire The car, end in IL moment
the whistle gave Il shrill blast, anil
the train started ut q pretty rapid
rate. II scared him very badly, Il
don't want to gc--Stop her." he ex.
eitcdly yelled. happening to
look down NJ the train ives cross.
ing Polk Creek, be Elipted. On
coming to, he said to Captain
Smith, the accommodating con-
duetor, "0h Lord, Mister. h" The
..hiy IT."
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-04-03
4 Testimonial.


Editor Democrat.
Mr.. W. II. Byrne's connection
with the Clerks Office Of the Cir
cult Court having ceased, We de-
sire 10 record the regrets of many
through the medium Of your read
Ing journal. The reputation ofAIr.
Bvrne as II scholar and a Clerk
stands on the map Of the records
Of this Court, and Others, as lade-
less testimonials Of his fruitful
mind and rare per<picuity. In this
business he has been for !nearly
thirty years, during whi.h time
the breath Of suspicion never even
touched the purity of his prohity.
The loss Of Mr.. Byrnc as CLERK
from the office is not 50 irrcpNra-
bic, for ". G. Harrison, with his
practical experience, and his
worthy young deputy, 4. II. lIar-
risoa, who, by his constant dill
gence and readiness of dociiity, de-
serves much credit for the efficient
manner in which he now executes
the work Of the Office; but the
severance Of Mr.. Byrnc from the
Office will be kcenly felt by our
very ablest lawyers. who, often and
often, appealed to him when they
had Il wch.hcadcd or dovetailed
chancrry bill to answer or
10 tic; and the willingness
with which he correspondent 10
their calls has made him Il
special tayorite with the whole bar
and ii is with mingled feelings OF
regret and SORROW they receive the
news Of his DISSATISFACTION with
item. SiEsTA.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-04-03

4 FRIEND informed us The other
day that shsep use in their food
over four hundred kinds Of wca'ls
and grass. Iftiris he the case, and
VIC are assured that it il. they
certainly ara good lertilizcrs-bet-
ter in fact than Our farmers can
secure, considering the small en-
pensc and the profits arising there
from.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-04-03
PERSONAL MENTION.

N. T. Frame, of Sutton, was here
this week.
a large crowd attended the ell
tertainnlcnt at ClarkSburg on
Wednesday evening.
Our hotels were all crowded this
week.
Mrs. A. ". Dent went to Ohio
this week. Her father is i'll a dan
gerous condition.
The ministers who were attend.
ing Conference at .Buckhannon re.
turned this week.
W. W. Hrannon has returned
from his visit to Virginia.
Miss Carrie Anderson, of Mon
ongalia county, who has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. S. E. jones', re-
turned home this week.
Judge John J. Jackson, of Par
kersburg, spent Thursday night
here. lie was the guest Of Hon.
}. ". Bennett.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-04-03

ARA recent meeting of the Board
of Directors, the name Of Wood-
forl's Crossing was changed to
Fleshcr's Crossing, on tho Weston
Il CIarksburg Railroad.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-04-03

VIZ are informed that the IVES.
ton Graded School. since the
change has been made, by the res
.ignation of Prof. Crippcn, is pro-
crossing satisfactorily, under tire
management OF Professors Lawson
lis Principal and NlrGary as first
and Holt second assistant.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-04-03

VIZ understand that Mr.. ". J..
Huntington will shortly r"nv"M
his store ROOMS in,"'a brick front.
and otherwise improve and hrau;i-
IL his business stand.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-04-03

THE choir Of the Catholic Church
produced some of the best music
on Easter Sunday ever heard in a
church-by our local reporter. The
choir now has an alto and coronct
horn, which improves it very much.
In this connection, we desire to
state that Jacob Schmitt, Jr., un-
der whose charge the choir is con-
Quoted, deserves a great deal Of
credit for his management Of tho
choir.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-04-03

4 LovfSG TWAIN from the rura!
districts walked to town on Mon
day last, secured tl.s necessary
. .unpnts, repaired To the resi-
d nee OF Rev. $. L. lo%es, and unto
them he did say tlluslY, or. some
ting. simqa,:
well, drn, mitin dee. stcret hail.,
Nit jny aud NJ, nit grief,
do hrunouurr YOU nAn and wils,
Won name, v1a h"m,, ron hset, -
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-04-03

If is said that one Of the balls
in the lew brick on tie burnt
district will be used MS an Odi
Fellows Hall.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-04-03

RgLlGEOrs.--Rty. $. L. Jones VII
conduct divine services 1t the u
l.. Church! Sunday morning and
evening.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-04-03

TIE weather for the past week
las been, 10 express it in lileasur-
ed aud appropriate terms, perfectly
lovely. III consequence thereof
several cases of spring faver lave
sci in.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-04-03

Mus. Woopr0Ep, of Barbour
county, mother Of Colonel A. ".
'Woodiord, Of this county, died q"
Tuesday morning last. Mrs.
Woolford had been i'll fer some
time. AMI the Colonel was with her
on Monday. but thinking there
WAS no Immediate danger Of hei'
death, returned home. received
II dispatch Tuesday announcing
her death, and Lett on the evening
trim to attend her funeral.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-04-03

TIN WAREl-!'he cheapest
place in town to buy your Tin
Ware is nj t;r"gory's,
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-04-03
SNcs>M Notices.


SNcc>M Notices.
SEE those beautiful green house
flowers and vegetable plants, fruit
trees, evcrgresn$, &c, At prices very
low. Leave your orders at Bar.
yett's Gallery.
Cheese, and 4 full line OF Grocer
les at 4. NJ. Smiths.
Hrooms. tubs and buckets at
\. II. Smiths.
Remember that you can get all
kinds Of Lamps, Lanterns and fix
lures at Barnes Grocery.
II YOU want fresh raisins go TO
J. S. Wilkinson's new grocery, on
Second Street.
FoR SALE.-The Weston Steam
lanyard. For particulars apply
to T. 4. EDWARDS.
Sugar cured hams at 4. N
Smiths.
TEA !--TEA!!--TE
Green Tea-tIIe very best in the
town. Ace to Soc, and 81 per ID. at
Gngory's.
Go To Cregorys for your Tin
Ware.
SWEET VERMlFUuE.-If.you wish
reliable and pleasant remedy for
worns-one that children will take
without trouble, call for "Gors"'an's
!SEed IisrmjHgc," and take no 9th
or. Prepared by ". ]. Foreman
& Co., ParkersbUrg, West Virginia.
No oil needed to carry it off. Price
% cents poi bottle.
Stop !.stop at Barnes and look
at those beautiful variety Of Vases
and compare their prices.
Go 10 4. VI. Smiths for French
/ Candy-oMly 20 cents per pound.
Good Raisins at \. VI. Smiths
for 10 cents 4 pound.
Huntington has just returned
from the east with the largest stock
of clothing. hats, caps and gents
| furnishing goods ever brought To
Weston, which lie will sell cheap.
tn" largest and hnst stock Of
Indies 2l"akF in The city Gun be
fuaEd III Dunm.M ,!tDns.
You can buy a lady's cloak for
50 50 at Dunnington's.
Huntington is selling ladies
cloaks from 50 SC 10 SIC.
Ym can get bargains in the
confectionery line, Tor r"sh at
J. $. WilkinSun's.
4. ". Smith has the cheapest
drugs in town.
lIagcrstown Farmers Alma.
hacks at EarnoS Grocery.
Machine Oil and oils Q; all kinds
at Bare's.
Good ROASTED COFFEE put up
in pound packages fnr 90 cents per
pound nj j. \. BARNES Grocery.
John Barnes is selling Groceries
Of all kinds al bottom prices. Call
and examine his stock.
Fresh Buckwheat Flour for sale
cheap al Barnes Grocery.
Go to Gregory's for your Cod
Fish. Lake Herring, White Fish and
Mackcrcl.
All kinds Of School Books at
prices established by law at Harc'S.
Call and get prices.
Tooth, hair, crumh, shaYins, nail
clothes and shoe brushes, also
paint brushes Of all kinds and a,
all prices ut Barc's.
Good sugar at from 10 to l2ic
and Arhucl;les' Coffee for 20 per
puuud ut \. NJ. Smiths.
Toilet and washing soap, per.
fumery and fancy notions, toilet
articles and druggists snndries,
and everything that can be found
in 4 NJ. | drug house at BHre's.
The best heavy winter 81 K
suits in town can be found at
Dunnington's.
The hest Black Tea. Coo to II, al
Grrgory's.
aGrogory will not let any one
und"rSell him.
Go to Barnes for your Groceries,
you will save money BY doing so.
Hominy, Buckwheat Flonr, and
Dried Corn, Peas, Peaches and
Apples for sale al Grcgory's.
Paper, pens, pens, pencils, states,
iI.liOuerv &c ~ isHrn'z
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-04-03
THED.ENOCRAT
SATURDa april 8.
Time Table OF, the w. s. C..
Railroad.

On and after Monday, December
18th, 1879, Trains will run as
follows:
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-04-03

TIE United States Court conf
mcnced III Clarksburg Oh Thurs
day.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-04-03

Is up, and you stand in consccu-
tive order with the last line, 10 II,
Is, beginning with tho in the
upper right hand corner.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-04-03

TnE White sulphur Springs
property was recently sold for
$4,000.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-04-03
LOCAL lnTeLLlGEMC &c.

v. II. AsPlSALL will shortly
erect = new dwelling house.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-04-03

County Cornr commences here
on Monday.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-04-03

FHoM'posters printed at this Of
flee, We sec that +. VI. ChalGlnt will
sell his household goods at auction
on Monday.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-04-03

10. I.-!lrcush Pass,n or and Freight

all Trains daily, except Sunday,
tFlag Stations-Trains stop
h.rs only when signaIled,
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-04-03

~. l.-Thr0ugh Passenger aud Freight

GOING SoRT1.
40. Through Passenger aud Freight
Leave Weston at 3 :55 \. 81, Jane
Lew, 6:29; Lost Greek, G:52 ;
Nj. Glare, 7:l3; ". Clarksburg,
7:30. Arrive 1t Clarksburg at
TAI. A. N.
t.-Niy Passengers and Freight
Leaves Weston at | 80 P. NJ;
-Woodford'S Crossing. 40:
Jane Lew, :05; "Miiford Road,
AIS; Lost Creek 2::29; *Bricli
Church 2:S3; "Skidmore's 2 :.l6 ;
Mt. Glare, 2:5l: *Brown's 3reek,
2:53; ". Clarksburg 3:l6. Ar.
rive At Clarksburgat ): rs p. NJ.
GOING SOUTH.
No i.-Hu Passenger and Freight
Leaves Clarksburg at 9 60 \. NJ. ;
W. Clarksburs, Oil; *Brown's
Creek, $50: Mt. Glare. 9:33T1
"Skidmore's, 9:4i; "hrlck
Church, g:j1; Lost Creek 1890;
eAiilford Road. l0:l4; Jane Lew =,
1925; *Woodford's Crossing,
1850. Arrive at Weston at
II 40 4. II.
10. 4.-!lroash Passta CT and Freight
Leaves ClarksJlwg ut .l:20 7. NJ;
W. ,ClpEsburg, 80; Mt. Glare.
1856; Lost Greek, 5:l7; Jane
Lew, 5:4l. Arrive at Weston at
6:l5 Pm.
all Trains daily, except Sunday.
tFlag Stations-Tra;ns stop
h.rs only when siguaIled.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-04-03

MovISG was the order Of the day
this week.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-04-03
SPRING, balay spring-continucd
next week.

Hens arc on u strike, and eggs
are very scarce.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-04-03

N. T. Frame, of Sutton, was here
this week.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-15

farmer" No one farmer can be ex-
peeted TO know everything himself,
and it's such comfort to be able to
ask your paper, and get the desired
information. We have valuable
Jersey heifer, one of whose horns,
injured in her calf-hood, turns up at
rather too decided an angle to please
our fancy, or correspond with its
mate, and we have been anxiously
scanning our papers for information
which would enable us To scrape the
right side, and save us from making
bal matter worse. Here we have
it, and we know just what to do !!
Guess we'll saw it of.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-15

dant rains and SHOWS of our northern
climate, make the keeping of roads
in repair extremely difficult. We
have hardly begun TO appreciate the
importance of undertaking to keep
roads in good order. 1t is, on all
heavy soils, the first thing TO be
done. In neighborhoods where farm
ers underdrain their land, the roads
are much better than where they do
not. Very often the drain crosses
the road, and always at point where
it will be of most advantage. With
an underdrain three feet deep cross
ing road, and usually in u depres-
sion, it should be easy to keep long
stretch of road always dry. This is
the place to put in piece of macad-
am turnpike-two or three layers of
stone lightly covered with earth and
gravel. The macadam turnpike is
really thoroughly-drained road-bed
when it is perfect. The reason why
it so often fails is because in many
places there is no outlet to the drain.
The water runs under the road to
some depression, and there lies until
winter frosts have lifted the stones
from their foundation, and left the
road quagmire as soon as spring
came. If the macadam road-bed is
connected with an underdrain it will
obviate this trouble and make firm
and permanent road-bed.
Piling loose earth and sods in the
centre of the road may be somewhat
better than leaving the surface level.
But if the soil is vegetable matter,
sods and the like, the more il is piled
up, the worse the road-bed will surely
be. Nothing will do any good ex-
cept TO first remove surplus water by
stone or tile underdrains. When
this is done, it is surprising how
little stone or gravel is needed.
am glad that road-makers are learn
ing TO use more gravel but in thou
sands of places drawing gravel to
throw on an undrained turnpike is
nearly waste of labor.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-15
Country Road Making.
or not.

Frcm Cot. II Country Gentleman.
The transportation question is one
of greatest importance to American
farmers. 1t Is probable however that
the phase Of this subject that has been
least discussed by public journals
the making and mcnding of coun-
try roads-is quite as important and
less understood than any other. A
large proportion of American farm
products never reach the railroads.
They arc consumed either on the
farm or in the villages and cities
whittier the farmers team and wagon
convey them. Most Of these farmers
live so far from market that one full
day at least is consumed in market
ing load of produce. If the roads
are uniformly good and level team
will draw two tons of grain more
easily than on ordinary roads they
will draw half that amount. This
may seem TO some too great n differ
cnce, but it is because we have too
few really good roads. Too little
attention is paid to grading. In
long stretch of level roads, slight
hill may compel every teamster to
put on much less than he should be
able to do. In such case It would be
better to grade the hill, If that be
possible, or 60 around 1t. The meas
ure of value of road is what team
can draw over the hardest part of 1t.
There Is q decided increase in the
selling value of farms which always
have a good and level road to market.
| do not believe the Importance of
having good roads is appreciated as
it should and will be, but there Is
already an understanding on this sub
ject which makes intelligent road
improvement profitable. As a rule,
most of the work annually put upon
country highways is wasted. Con-
sciousness of this fact Is one reason
why such work is generally shirked
as far as possible. Most men will
not work at their road-tax as they do
on their farms for themselves. If
they could know that their work on
the road was as directly for their
own benefit as that which they do In
everyday farm work, this would not
be so. To have men engage earnest
! ly In road-making, 1t must be shown
that their labors are producing good
results. As 1t is now, very often the
harder men work the worse will be
the roads.
The severe winters and superabun-
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-15
The Census.

The enumerators will begin taking
the census on the first day of June,
and it must be completed within that
month. June is very busy month
for the farmers, and many of them
will find themselves annoyed by the
long string Of questions which the
census taker must unavoidably ask.
Over and above the ordinary queries
which will he put TO all persons, there
is quite series concerning the "Pro-
dnctions of Agriculture" which only
the farmer will be called upon to
answer, and TO which we should, in
order to secure accuracy, and save
much time, have answers already
prepared. In our issue of November
13, we published circular from Gen.
Walker, Superintendent of Census,
giving these questions In tabular
form, with full explanation. We
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-15
Who Shall Decide When Doctors Disa.
gree 2

Last week a correspondent of the
~ y. Tribune asked (which side of
a crooked horn should be scraped to
change its direction of growth ?" and
received the following editorial an
swer:
You will obtain the best results
from scraping the horn on the same
side to which you wish it to turn.
The horn dries and shrinks when
scraped, while on the opposite side,
with strong, vigorous growth, it tends
to maintain its form and press the
horn over.
In the same week the same ques-
ton was propounded to our "esteem-
ed contemporary the Practical
Farmer, and 1t gives as an answer the
following from two correspondents:
Scrape the opposite side. To turn
the horn down, scrape the upper side ;
to turn the horn up, scrape the under
side. Ifonce Is not sufficient, repeat
the scraping till you have the desired
effect.
Here's an illustration of the "great
value of agricultural papers TO the
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-15

a CORRESPONDENT, who has saved
a quantity of hen manure during the
winter, and wishes to make n compost
of it for corn, finds much Of it in hard,
dried Jumps which will not work up
well, and asks us how to pulverize it.
We have at various times tried
pounding it with q fail, MASKING it
with the back of shovel, and so on,
with but unsatisfactory success. If
our correspondent has an old.fash-
toned undcrshot threshing machine,
he might run it through that. 1t
would undoubtedly pulverize it, but
would, We should think, prove an
unpleasantly dusty job. We have
half ton, or thereabouts, of the same
untractable material on hand this
spring, and propose to reduce it to
proper condition by running it
through our "Big Giant" feed mill.
1t cannot hurt the mill, and bushcl
of cobs run through afterwards will
thoroughly clean it.