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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-05-19
THE FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
Seeding to Grnss,


Before sowing grass seed the farmer
should make certain of having a good
seed-bed More mistakes are made con-
cerning the preparation of land for grass
than for any other crop. 1t is no un-
common thing to see a farmer simply
running over q plot, where potatoes
were grown the previous year, with q
cultivator, then following with harrow.
We have seen extreme cases where even
the harrow was omitted, the seed sown
Immediately after the cultivator then
simply bushing in the seed, leaving it
to make its way as best it can. Others
will use a one-horse plow to turn under
the corn butts, getting in the seed with
as little labor as possible. In our ex-
perience the best practice is to plow q
good deep furrow, followed by q
thorough narrowing, ana after sowing
to bush the seed in and use the roller
faithfully. When timothy and redtop
are sown it is best to use bushel of red.
top, peck or eleven pounds of timo-
thy, also adding six pounds of red
clover, which amounts to very liberal
seeding and should yield fair crop OF
hay about the first of September
american Cultirdtor.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-05-19
Curious Habits.

Great men often fall into curious
habits, which they find it impossible to
conquer. Augustus Hare, one of the
ripest scholars in the English pulpit,
and a refined gentleman, when he had
ended train of hard thinking, would
spin around on his heel few seconds
and then resume work again.
Neander, the famous church historian,
could not lecture to his students unless
he had a goosequill to pull to pieces as
he talked, and it was necessary to sup
ply a second quill when the first was
completely stripped.
William Wilberforce became so alb
sorbed in conversation in evening CON-
panies as wholly to forget himself. He
would lift himself from his chair in his
earnestness, move forward a little, and
gradually approach perilously near to the
edge. 1t was a tradition in fashionable
English circles that he had fallen several
times to the floor. But in families
where he was loved it was the custom
to station one of the older children be
hind his chair to move it forward as he
moved and guard him against peril
Some who afterward became leaders il
English society retained among tn,
pleasantest memories of their childhood
the recollection of the services rendered
of this brilliant and eloquent converser
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-05-19

VEAL STEw.-Cut four pounds of veal
into strips three inches long and one
inch thick; peel twelve large potatoes
and cut them into slices one inch thick;
spread layer of veal on the bottom of
the pot, sprinkle in little salt and pep
per, then a layer of potatoes, then a
layer of veal seasoned as before. Use
up the veal Thus: over the last layer of
veal put a layer of slices of salt pork,
and over the whole layer of potatoes.
Pour in water till it rises an inch over
the whole; cover it close, heat it fifteen
minutes and simmer it an hour.
RASPBERRY JAM.-To every quart of
ripe raspberries allow pound of the best
loaf-sugar. Put sugar and berries into
pan and let them stand two or three
hours; then boil them in q porcelain
kettle, taking off the scum carefully.
When no more scum rises mash them
and boil them to smooth marmalade.
When cold put them in glass tumblers.
CHOCOLATE PUDDING.-Soak a half
pound of gelatine with q little cold
water; put it in a pan with a quarter
pound grated chocolate, one ounce sugar
ttllt Ouo pluu VI llllh, oIlI I'LL IL DOllo'
Break the yolks of four eggs in a basin;
stir with wooden spoon. When the
chocolate boils allow it to stand one
minute, then pour it on the yolks. return
to the pan and stir till it thickens, not
letting it boil; pour into wet mold
WEDDING CAKE.-One pound and on
coffee cup of flour, one pound of brown
sugar, one and one-eighth pounds of
butter, one-half pound of candied cit
ron, four pounds of currants, four
pounds of stoned and chopped raisins,
nine eggs, one tablespoonful each of
ground cloves, cinnamon, mace and
nutmeg, Fruit should be rolled in flour
before stirring in.
FARINA JELLY.-Boil one quart of new
milk; while boiling sprinkle in slowly
a quarter of pound of farina. Continue
the boiling from half an hour to whole
hour. Season with five ounces of sugar
and a teaspoonful of vanilla. When
done turn into mold and place it on
ice to stiffen. Serve it with whipped
cream.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-05-19
Feeding Hay from the Stnck,

A correspondent of the Country Cen
Hemdn writes: A careful observer is
frequently surprised at the wanton
wastefulness of many farmers. Such
wastes occur more noticeably in the
manner of feeding, perhaps, than in any
other branch of farm work. For this
reason would like to refer to what ap-
pears to me shiftless practice-that of
feeding hay from the stack upon the
,Aeadow. Farmers are generally careful
to save the entire crop of hay. Even
after hay is pitched from the windrow
or hay-cock, the horse rake is put in
motion, and the rakings are cared for
Thus there is neatly finished job, and
the hay is all saved But there is not
the same general care in feeding. If it
pays to be so very careful to save the
hay when we are making it, here is no
reason why we should not be very care
full to avoid wastefulness in feeding it.
1t always seemed to me that the feed
ing of hay upon the ground involves a
great waste. If one feeds out of doors
it would be well to provide boxes OF
racks. There are those in this section
who have comfortable barns, and yet
they persist in feeding upon the
meadows. There is less waste of food
and manure when cattle are fed in we'll
arranged stables; there is less exposure
and better health. The tramping of
ground in the warm, open weather
which frequently occurs in our winter
seasons, robs the soil of much vitality
These points are severally opposed to
the practice of feeding upon the mead
ows in winter.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-05-19
Brond Wheels for Farm Wagons.

The surface over which loads are
drawn upon the farm is soft as rule,
and wheel with a broad tire will not
sink so far as narrow one. A load of
manure or hay can be drawn across
plowed or other mellow g1ound upon a
wagon which has tires four inches wide
when it would be impossible to do so
with the old narrow wheels, often less
than two inches wide. The usually
heavy, muddy, country roads of early
spring are much more passable with the
wide wheels than the narrow ones; and
even upon smooth, hard roads the diff
ference in the draft is so slight as to be
no argument against the use of wide
tires. Most of the teaming upon the farm
is upon soft ground, and the light draft
of broad tired wagons should make them
preferable, because they are saving of
animal strength. One of the first things
that strikes an intelligent European in
coming to this country is the very frail
look of our vehicles, especially the
narrow wheels. While these may be
desirable in road wagons, those for farm
use may well be with broad tires. Con-
tractors for road work always use broad
tired carts, as they find them most
profitable AgricuHmiSt.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-05-19
Rat.PrOOf COrn.Crib.

A correspondent of the Practical
Farmer gives the following directions
for making that most necessary of farm
buildings, a rat-proof corn-crib; Build
a good substantial house, twelve feet
wide, eight feet high and as long as you
want it. This will give you two cribs,
one ON either side. Put your building
on stone pillars, one foot above ground.
Side up with lath 1-2x1 inches of hard
wood T used oak, putting them on up
and down, being careful to have them
just half an inch apart. The gables,
and any part o. building that does not
come u contact with the corn, can be
sided Up with common pine boards; for
bottoms o. cribs, laths lengthwise, one
half inch apart; balance of floor between
cribs lay tight, of pine boards. Ny
building has a string of ties between
the sill and plate to nail to, and cross
ties to hold the building together
Every eight feet on these ties spike a
good strong studding or narrow plank
across them lengthwise of the building
as far from plate as you want the width
of top of crib; then set up studding
from floor, as many as will be suffi-
GENTLY strong for crib; mortice the end
in floor, gain the top into the horizontal
studding about three-quarters of
an inch, then lath the inside of
the crib with any kind of lath,
just close enough to keep in the
oorn, commencing ten inches from the
floor to leave room for the corn to come
down into the trough, putting these lath
on lengthwise. Then put a common
sized door in the end, between the cribs.
You can put lock on the door, and all
is secure Il did not lock mine and gained
something by it, as 1 found stray nit.
ten in the crib on a cold morningl. To
get the corn in the crib make door
above the plate the size you want them,
the same as dormer windows, and hang
the doors on and it will be completed
If any one wishes to have a granary,
they can use one side of the building
for that purpose and the other for crib
The size of my cribs is three feet in the
clear at bottom and five feet at top, but
am we'll satisfied they might be much
wider and still the corn would cure well
Any one wanting wider cribs can build
tina house wide enough to suit I have
used this crib for about ten years and
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-05-19

can recommend it as an entire success
The secret of this crib is putting the
lath on up and down this gives no place
for the rats to stand on to cut holes, and
the building being one foot above
ground they cannot reach the bottom.
We are infested with swarms of gray
rats and there is not building on the
farm from which we can keep them out
except the corn crib. We keep corn
over a year until the new crop is gath
cred in perfect safety.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-05-19
A Bird Turned into a Lamp.

A writer in an English paper says
that the stormy petrol possesses a
singular amount of oil, and has the
power of throwing it from the mouth
when terrified. 1t is said that this oil,
which is very pure, is collected in st.
Kilda by catching the bird on its egg,
where it sits very closely, and making it
disgorge the oil into vessel. The bird
is then released and another taken The
inhabitants of the Farce island make a
curious use of this bird when young
and very fat, by simply drawing wick
through the body and lighting it at the
end which projects from the beak. This
unique lamp will burn for consider
able time.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-05-19
Along a Slope of Grass.

Along slope of grass she came;
And as she walked, virgin shame
Lit up her faces snow with flame.
Full slight and small she was, and bent
Her 1.-the neck shyly, as she went,
In some child-like bewilderment.
Gold was the color of her hair;
The color of her eyes was vair;
The sun shone on her everywhere.
Oh fair she was as hawthorn flowersl
1t seemed the flush of the spring hours
Lay on her checks, and summer showers
Had bathed her in a sweet content
4 virginia. faint ravishment
Ofpcace; for with her came scent
or flowers pluchod with a childish hanc
In some forgotten fairyland,
Where all arrow the sweet years stand.
And all the creatures Of the wood
Crcpt from their leafy solitude,
AMI wondering around her stood.
The tawns came to her, unafraid,
And on her hand their muzzles laid;
And flutteling birds ilew down and stayed
John Payne.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-05-19
Gold Mining in California.

Part of the town of Sonora, Tuo
lumne county, Cal, is built ON a hill.
Several gold bearing quartz veins run
through this hill. These for thirty years
past have been worked at various times,
afterward abandoned and then taken up
and worked again. Sometimes they
yielded richly, and again not at all.
They were of the character known as
"pocket veins" AS many as ten years
have elapsed when not pick has been
struck on "Sonora Hill" Years ago the
writer took up, and for a season worked,
aportion of the hill-without success
Within the last two years out of this
same portion 100000 have been taken,
of which 100000 was call in bunch.
This fact may give an idea of the uncer
tain character of gold mining as it ex
lists to-day in California. This find has
made no noise outside of its own 10
cality. Had it happened in new Ter
ritory it would have been published
from one end of the country to the
other. Such deposits still exist through
out the entire gold-bearing region O.
California. But no one need rusl
thither in the hope of finding them.
is simply hunting the proverbial needl,
in the haystack. Men may spend thei
lives in such search, and perhaps whei
they have worked through barren quart
to within foot of the "pocket," dealt
or discouragement may overtake them
and after lapse of time the next adven
turer may reap the reward which shoul
have been theirs. There is a grea
amount of gold under the soil in Cal
fornia, but it's very difficult to say jus
there it is. -NeD York Graphic.
| Motto of +ba o,ood oolIao+ox No.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-05-19
How TO Preserve the Teeth.

The following directions for the care
of the teeth have been issued by the
medical committee of the National
Dental hospital, London:
a. The teeth should be cleaned at
least once a day, the best time being
night-the last thing. For this purpose
use a soft brush, on which take a little
soap, and then some prepared chalk,
brushing up and down and across.
There is rarely any objection to the
friction causing the gum to bleed
slightly.
(2) Avoid all rough usage of the
teeth, such as cracking nuts, biting
thread, etc, as by so doing even good,
sound teeth may be injured.
3D. When decay is first observed adj
vice should be sought. 1t is the stop
ping in a small hole that is of the
greatest service, though not unfre-
quently large filling preserves the
teeth for years.
(4.) 1t is of the greatest Importance
that children from four years and up,
ward should have their teeth frequently
examined by the dental surgeon, to see
that the first set, particularly the back
teeth, are not decaying too early, and tc
have the opportunity of timely treat
ment for the regulation and preservation
of the second set.
(5.) Children should be taught tc
rinse the mouth night and morning, and
to begin the use of the tooth brush early
likewise the toothpick).
Co., With regard to the food of chill
dren, to those who are old enough
whole meal, bread, porridge and mill
should be given. This is much more
wholesome and substantial food thar
white bread.
a. If the foregoing instructions were
carried out, comparatively few teetl
would have to be extracted.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-05-19
IDGwAY, ELK COUNTY, PA, THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1881

again before his niece returned to her
home.
-Four years have passed since that in
vitation to breakfast was given me; and
that "fairylike girl" is now my wife.
The local milkman, bless him, got a
handsome "tip" upon our wedding day.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-05-19

For children, anearly infallible peptic
corrective is fast-day passed in cheer
full outdoor exercise.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-05-19

Motto of the good collector-Nevei
put off until tomorrow what can be
dunned to-day.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-02-03
MARRIAGE OR MONEY.

A singular story comes from ludi>
annapolis Of clerk in a leading bust,
ness house in that city who became
so involved that he needed $500 to
extrcate himself from the difficulties
BY some means he discovered that "A
table girl at one Of the hotels, had
by hard work, saved up considera
BILE sum of money, and TO her he ap
piled for a loan. This was readily
granted, and a note with interest and
a day of payment, not six months in
the future, was executed in acknowl-
edgement Of the same. The time
came and with it came chronic ina.
bility on the part Of the maI<ar to pay
it. lie pleaded for au extension of
time, but thls the waiter maiden re
fused TO graut, and informed him
that he must either pay the sum at
once or marry her The woman was
about forty years old, and much
more than cOrfespOhdln6ly ugly, so
that the debtor demurred against the
i'm positiop of such hard terms. The
woman, however, was non >releoti0g
With her it was either the money or
a husband, and, on the whole she
seemed quite anxious to choose the
latter, When the hero saw the grav
ity of the situation, he perceived no
way to escape it and finally capitur
lated, so the marriage was performed
one evening in the early part of last
week. The man belongs to a good
family, and is said to be greatly hu
inflated by the condition by which
he 50 unwllliugly finds himself in be-
ing allied by force by woman so
interior to himself 10 social position
and intellect. The woman was SO
well pleased that she had rented and
furnished q house and was ready for
business before the wedding day
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-02-03
IT PAID ELM, WILL IT NOT PAY
OTHERS 2

Were We to suggest that some of
our cltizeps, who are financially
able, build a small cotton factory in
Forsyth, the suggestion would be
met with the usual indifarenea and
some one would be apt to say that
lit will DO long time before For.
syth has cotton factory" In spite,
however, of this anticipated indiffer
ence, we will venture to call atten>
ton to the example of Mr.. Fletcher
Hanson, of Macon, Ca, young
man reared in GAINESVILLE and we'll
known in Forsyth, having lived here
for a considerable time. A few years
since be purchased brick building
in East Macon, from the Central
railroad when that company had de-
termlned to move its shops into the
city. Mr. Hanson commenced OPP
c, atoms, with very little capital. He
manufactured cotton yarns on a
small scale, but prohtably. Within
a short time the large cotton factory
in the city of Macon was offered for
sale. Owing to Encouragement, it
had not proven profitable to the
owners. In the hands of Mr.. Han
son, however, it became a valuable
property and Is now paying, as we
are reliably informed, handsome
dividends. The East Macon factory
is being greatly enlarged, showing
that there is a great demand for the
yarns and fabrics tuned out and
that the business of manufacturing
has been profitable enough to earn
tho money for these additional in~
vesiments within few years.
If this business is so profitable in
Macon, why not here The manu-
facture of cotton fabric pays hand,
someIy in Columbus and Augusta
and has added largely in the build
ing up of those cities,
To commence the manufacture of
cotton on a small scale, having the
building so arranged that the add
tons can be readily made, would be
an enterprise that would pay in our
city and be of incaculable benefit
to town aud county Monroe Adj
vertlaer.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-02-03
Turmoil and strife
OF every day life,
lard TO RELIEVE.

VIM. II. Ellis, a young farmer
living near Bloomingburgh, when
nine years old stepped on a needle,
A doctor failed to extract it, and
Ellis forgot all about it. He is now
thirty-two years old, and, feeling a
tickling sensation in his shoulder,
said to his wife; IL believe there
is pin sticking in my shoulder"
She looked ami found the point of a
needle Just sticking through the
flesh. She .removed it easily. 1t
was about three-fourths OF an inch
long, and was broken off near the
eye 1t was discolored, except at
point. Mr. Ellis says il has cer>
taioly worked upward through his
bod - Augusta News.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-02-03
rHn 1oorc OF A WINNING FACE

We think it is demorslizing to the
emotions, OF least, 30 meet upon the
streets, in all public places, and also
in the home circles, so very many
faces that have perpetual expires
sion OF unhappiness, worry, anxiety
or scowling i'll nature.
Why cannot we all cultivate that
fair, sweet blossom of humanity
cheerful spirit3 A contemporary
asserts that fully ninety per cent of
the people we meet have this look
OF care or solemnitv, aud goes on to
say awe hold that there is no
good reason for it. Some, you may
retort, have sickness at home; some
are in financial distress; others have
a multiplicity of troubles, constantly
thro wing shadows over their minds.
But hold ! When did long face,
a lugubrious eountenance, sour
visage, ever help in any degree to
mitigate OF make beautifully less,
trouble of any description 7 Away
with such sophistical reasoning
Why should people burthen them
selves with troubles in the distance,
as thousands are daily doing
"Ifevils come not then our fears are vain,
And ifthey do, fears but augment the pain. "
"There is a silver lining to every
cloud-a bright side to the darkest
life, if it be only sought for; and a
cheerful acquiescence in che Allot,
ments of God and nature is by far
the best hymn to the Divinity
Therefore, be cheerful, 1t is
the beat religious thermometer
known. You can nearly always es-
innate a mans religion by the guam
tan Of cheerlulness and sunshine
which he diffuses about him. A
smile, kind word, warm pressure
Of the baud, lifting of the hat
these are trivial things; but who can
compute with their far-reaching in,
huence 7 And cheerfulness is but
the aggregate of just such little
things. a face that ia the glass OF
amiabi'iiy is never homeIy, no mat
ter how irregular or unsy mmetrical
We have dear friend whose facial
defamation is supremely homely,
aud yet to US he is as beautiful as
Apollo, simply because be is the
most cheerful man of our acquaint.
ance, When you see cheerful,
mSgnanimous man or woman, it is
not the features you behold, be they
as perfect as Ganymede's or as i'm,
perfect as Alain Charters, but that
indiscribable embodiment of the love
and purity and goodness within. 1t
ID that which illumins and steals your
heart away. Be cheerful, 'for
glad countensnce doelh good like a
medicine Some people move
through
Turmoil and strife
OF every day life,
as a band of musicians move through
a village, spreading cheer and glad
ness broadcast"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-02-03
TIE TOUGHEST STORY EVER
PUBLISHED.

A correspondent of the Louisville
Courier Journal tells the following
story Of Corr wall, on the Hudson,
we'll known as summer boarding
place: Il once knew a very ridi
culous thing to happen there Sew
cral years ago | was coming down
from Poughkeepsie by boat 1t was
a bright morning in midsummer, and
we stopped at Cornwall to take
aboard the few gentlemen who went
early to business in New York In
stead of the usual number, there
we're great many people who rUsb-
ed aboard 10 various stages Of indig
nation and disgust. 1t was per
feet exodus and we soon learned the
cause The night before, light
bread was made mp and set in the
pantry to rise Bed time came
and all retired all at least, save
pet kitten, who prowled about
seeking a comfortable bed. Kitty
got into the pantry, and finding the
pan of bread, which she mstook for
a nice soft cushion, laid DOM there
on and went qniotly to sleep. The
soft dough yielded gradually, and
slowly bat surely poor Kitty was
engulfed, the batter closing over
and 1raviog no sign. When morn
ing came the bretd was baked and
brought in hot to breakfast. I'm
agine the scene-all the boarders
seated at the table-when that loaf
was broken open. They left in a
body.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-02-03

A San Francisco woman partially
lost the power Of speech through a
stroke of paralysis. Taking advant-
age of Der incoherent utterance and
grotesque vissge, her husband sent
her to an asylum as a lunatic, and
took possession of her property. She
was kept in durance several months
before the truth was discovered. A
Jury awarded her 81 900 damages.