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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-03-31
How 20 start Small Seeds.

A correspondent of the Rural New
Yorker writes: "The following is the
best method that | have ever tried for
terminating small and delicate seeds:
Fill commonfio wer-pot with fine loan.
BY Earring the pot, set the soil moder-
ately firm, leaving the surface finely
pulyerized. On this scatter the seeds and
jar the pot again to settle them into the
crevices of the soil. Then place the pot
N shallow water III q warm, sunny win
dow or plant house, and see that suffi-
Gent water is kept In the saucer or basin
IN which the pot rests to keep the sur
face of the soil in the pot sufficiently
wet. Any fancy pot with saucer attached
will answer equally well if the drainage
hole is sufficiently low. Treated as here
suggested, nearly, if not quite all good
seeds will grow, even those which hap
pen to remain ii full view on the surface
of the soil. The plan is easily adopted,
and necessltateS no troublesome eXpedi-
ents to prevent the washing out OF the
seeds or the packing of The soil as when
water Is applied directly to the surface,
as is usually done, and no glass need be
placed on the top OF the pot, for by ca.
plllary attraction the surface of the soil
Will keep sufficiently wet if enough
water is kept at the base of the pot.
Seeds needing little moisture for gernai-
nation should be treated accordingly.
Only little water should be applied to
the base of the pot. The above may
prove instructive to portion of your
younger readers, if not also to some of
the Older ones. Indeed, L have never
known any one but myself to employ the
above method. J"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-03-31
ID ouSchOEd EEints.

CREAM DREssiNG FOR Coup SLAw.-
Two tabiespoonfuls Of sweet cream
whipped, one of sugar and four of vine
gar; beat well and pour over cabbage
previously cut very fac and seasoned
with salt.
WASHING FLUD.-One pound of sal
soda and half a pourd of unslaked lime
boiled together in one gallon of water
for twenty minutes; let stand until cool
then drain off pint into a stone Jug or
Jar-makes an excellent washing fluid.
1t should be added to the boiling water
for soiled Clothes large spoonful to a
boiler of clothes.
SALAD DRESSING Three tablespoon
fuIs OF oil to one of vinegar, a salt
spoon heapiog full of salt, and two thirds
t0l OF black pepper, with a pinch OF
cayenne, are the proper proportions for
a plain salad dressing. To vary this add
a small picked onion, chopped very
fine, or raw onion and a cucumber
plckel. with little pepper and salt added
TO little vinegar, makes an appetizlng
dressing for cold boiled pigs feet.
To SELECT VEGETABLES All green
vegetables of the cabbage kind should
be chosen with large, close, firm hearts.
When fresh the leaves are crisp and brit
tie; when stale they are limp and droop-
ing. They ought to be used as quickly
as possible after being gathered, as they
are apt TO spoil by long keeping
Such perfect freshness is not so neces-
sary IN roots, such as potatoes, turnips,
etc.
Drowned KIDNEYS. Drowned kid
neys make an excellent dish for the
breakfast table. Melt soma butter in a
saucepan, and when brown put in slices
of kidneys, cut thin ard rolled in -four,
If you do not cut the slices thin, they
should be cooked for five minutes before
they are rolled Ia -four. One reason why
kidneys in the various ways they may
be cooked are not generally liked, is
simply because they are frequently
served when about half cooked. and
there are few stomachs capable Of digest
lug a raw kidney. II onion is an agree
able flavor, put n few bits in the melted
butter.
BREAD GRIDDLE Cause.-The old
fashioned way was TO break the bread in
small bits and let them soak for several
hours in sour milk; then when ready to
fry them, take spoon and stir them SO
there are no Jumps left; sweeten the sour
milk with soda dissolved in a little hot
water, in the proportion of a scaDt tea
spoonful Of soda to thelarge cup Ct sour
milk. The batter should be as thick as
for cornmeal griddIe cakes, and to this
end stir III enough -four to make it so;
large pinch of salt and the same guam
tity of sugar should be added Bread
griddle cakes can be made by using
sweet milk and baking-powder in place
of sour milk and soda.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-03-31
SOiling for Sick Horses.

The common custom is to turn horses
out to pasture when they are sick or
lame, or recovering from sickness or
lameness. This Is especially true OF
those cases IL which the animals are suf-
ferlng from overdriving. The plan has
had and still has many advocates, but
the more thoughtful veterinarians and
horse-owners now question it's utility.
In the Journal of Comparative MedI-
cine for January IS an article in which
the ground is taken that horses turned
out from VAIN stables to run at large In
pastures not infrequently catch colds,
which sometimes end in serious maa-
dies. They have been carefully housed,
fed and groomed, while in health, but
when ailing they ere turned into fields
where they are exposed to chilling
storms and scOrching sun, TO the attacks
of insects, to accidents and sometimes
to fatigue from travelling over so much
ground IN order to get enough food.
The results OF such treatment, which
might do we'll enough for a horse in
good condition, can scarcely be other
than harmful in many if not IN nest
cases where horses are weakened by
sick ess. BY the soiling system these
evils may be avoided while all the beue-
tits of pasturing may be obtained. The
invalid should be confined to lot OF
about half an acre, and there fed and
watered regularly and carefully. Uuder
this plan the food could be frequently
changed, the exercise needed could
be secured, protection from incle-
ment weather and from the annoying at,
tacks of insects could be given, ard q
generally efficient supervision over the
all'ng animal could be had without
trouble.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-03-31
Caring for the Widows.

[Corres. New York SUM-
A year is a long time for comely and
thrifty woman to remain a widow ut the
mires, no matter how many children
she may have. Jim is killed to-day, and
possibly before the summer ends, Jack.
who was Jim's best friends, insists upon
marrying Jim's widow. Jlm's babies
become his. And if you go below the
surface you viii find the foundation of
Jacks actions to be pure charity. 1t is
a matter of record that when the terrible
Avondale disaster occurred so many
widows and helpless ones were left that
the matter of caring for the former
speedily was discussed. 1t was quickly
settled by propositions of marriage, and
within a very short time after the calam-
ity the household of every victim was
protected. This same spirit exists IN
every mining community to-day, and Is
a shield against much distress.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-03-31
How Raise a Cn:F.

Mrs. j. z. Walters writes to the Kan
sas Farmer as follows:
We are all interested in tho rearing Of
good stock on the farm, and, to have
such, good care, good feed and plenty OF
water, with good, warm, dry shelter, are
the requisites. Now, to begin with, if
we want to have q good, large. thrifty
yearlIng, and from that on, we must
begin right. Have the foundation good,
and you will be rewarded by having good
large and 3-year-olds Don't stint,
but from the fist feed literally. l Will
tell how | feed, as some one gave their
method some time back. /. Let the calf
suck till the milk Is good; then put it
IN warm stall near the COW: milk the
COW and give the calf the finger after it
has got real hungry, and when it begins
to suck lower the head into the milk,
and IN most cases the work is done
Now 1t will take the fresh, warm milk,
of which it should have all it will drink
for one week. Feed the COW good warm
slop feed once or twice a day to make
her give plenty of milk Now it is two
weeks old, and you may give the calf
some sweet, skinned milk, setting more
fresh milk. At the end of the third
week give it a little new milk, and in
crease the quantity of skinned milk to
at least five quarts in all at feed twice
day. At four weeks set all the milk to
skim, and begin to feed a little porridge
made as follows: One and one-half pint
boiling water, stir slowly one big cook
spoonful of graham or the same of white
-four and shorts; let it boil well; put in
milk, and give by this time at least eight
quarts at feed. At five or six weeks
begin to feed little corn and bran. At
two months old increase tae porridge to
one gallon of boiling water, stir in slow
ly one pint OF common shorts; let boil
well, and give it less milk; say two or
thi ee quarts of milk In the porridge.
Always feed warm. Let the calf have
plenty OF hay, or fodder, millet, or sheaf
oats. Al are goo3. Now, l should say.
III making the porridge be sure and put
2 teaspoonful OF salt 10 each feed. 1t
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-03-31
Lime and SCOT,

A subscriber" writes that he has six
barrels OF slaked lime and three barrels
of SCOT every week, and asks us which is
the best use TO which he can put them
on the farm. The lime can be applied
directly to any soils that contain a con-
siderable amount of vegetable matter. 1t
Is especially valuable on wheat land, and
is spread at the rate of so to $50 bushels
to the acre. L is also found beneficial
on grass lands. Lime may also be used
with muck, to form an excellent compost.
and sods and other vegetable matter NAV
be composted with it. SCOT contains
salts of ammonia equal to from one to
five per cent. of ammonia. Applied to
wheat at the rate of so to 100 bushels or
more to the acre, it has given god re-
suits, and is also useful on grass lands.
1t Is reg arded as especially useful to DO
tatoes. Applied in the liquid state, two
quarts cf SCOT to a barrel of water, it is
an excellent stimulus for garden vege-
tables and for pot plants, and will be
disagreeable to insects.-Am1. Aqr5cuL-
tllT'iSt
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-03-31
rho SetfinraspnStS

1t Is firmly believed by many persons
that posts set in the ground 10 position
the . reverse of which they stood while
growing IN the tree will last much long
er than when set stop end up" In the
spring of 1879 [ selected seasoned sticks
three feet long. These were split in two
and then cut IN two crosswise. making
tour pieces of each. One set was placed
IN well drained sand, the other in clay
sou. In every case two pieces were set
side by side, with earth between, one as
1t stood IN the tree, the ether reversed.
L tried thirteen kinds OF timber. Some
OF these We're young wood with the bark
on. All contained some heart wood.
These set IN the sand were examined in
autumn of 1881. In case Of the beech
sugar maple, ironwood, black ash and
black cherry, the piece reversed or
placed stop end down, " was somewhat
decayed. In Gaze Of red maple, Ameri-
can elm. butternut, and red elm, the
piece set " bottom end down was a
trlfie the most decayed. In case of bass
wood, white ash, white oak, ana blue
ash, there was no perceptible difference.
In autumn OF 1882 the posts set il CLAY
SOIL were examined. In case Ct the red
maple, sugar maple, American elm, bass.
wood, butter nut, red elm, the piece set
top end down " was most decayed. In
case of beech, white ash, black ash,
black cherry, the piece set g bottom end
down " was most decayed. In case OF
ironwood, white oak, blue ash, there was
no perceptible difference. [ iafer that
where one piece decayed II ore than the
other it was caused by some trihing diff
ference III the sticks. The freshly sawed
ends IN each case were placed upper
most, and came an inch or two above the
| ground
! Iu some cases one half of stick Zone
piece certainly the reverse of the othel)
lasted considerably better. than its other
half. As viii be seen, it was sometimes
the top end down which lasted bet
ter, sometimes the bottom end down. "
and IN some cases there was no difference
IN durability ". j. BeaI, an Scien-
tito american.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-03-31
FARM GARDEN AND HOME.
A Voice from the Farm.

BY EDMUND LYONS.
" You that my life is a round of toil?"
Tn stalwart farmer said.
" TIL al scarce can wrest from the oft-tlled soil
My pit.ance of daily bread?
Well WHIT you tell me in part is true.
an seldom idle man,
But v: Inc the blessing of rest, as you.
" o have much of it, never can.
sand, surely. never have worked in vain,
From the spring to the golden fall;
L ie hs ryest has ever brought waving grain,
Enough and to spare for all.
AMI When in the evening, freed from care,
/ sec at my farmhouse door
My wife and little ones waiting there,
Oh, what has the millionaire morel
L" Al children may never have boarded wealth;
ID IT lives may at times be rough
But > IN their homes they have love and health,
They will find these riches enough.
The only land they will ever own
Is the land that the strong right arm
And the patient, fearless heart alone
Can till to a fertile farm.
al have nothing beyond my simple wants
Aud little for cloudy days;
But no grim spectre my homestead haun.
Such as silver and gold might raise.
Around me eyes that with sparkling th
Or with placid contentment shine
And no wealth-clogged lord upon all thu h
Has a lot more blessed than mine
''Oh, yes, Pm laboring all day long
With the mind and the muscle, too:
But thank the Lord, who has made mes p
And given me work to do.
For what, indeed, is the idle drone
But a vampire on the land,
Reaping fruit that by others was sown,
And not by his own right hand -
" J.. Clippcr.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-03-31
A PptrIfied BODY.

Some two or three years since a lady
died in Sullivan County, Missouri, and
was buried in the usual style. During
the cold weather OF the past winter her
husband died, aud was buried at another
graveyard III the same neighborhood,
and 1t was suggested to disinter the
woman and bury her by her husband,
when several persons repaired to Ler
grave and removed the dirt to the coffin
putting ropes under it four men were
moi able to lit it from the vault. Assist
ance was procured, and by the united
efforts of eight men the coffin was raise
to the surface, which YVES so astonishing
ly heavy that they concluded to open It,
which they did. and found the body a
solid rock, preserving the features won
dertully perfect, with only q sink on the
nose, caused by the breaking of the
glass 10 the lid Of the coffin, which had
occurred before the pet1ifcation had
taken place. The hair was perfectly
natural. Some of the clothing had par
taken partially OF the Fertilization, and
some had not, but had changed its color
from biqJk to green
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-03-31
Won His Bet.


Apollceman patrOlhng Hastings Street
Sunday afternoon was accosted by col
ored man named Larkins, who stated
that his wife had been missing for three
or four days, and that he was very much
worried over her absence. "Larkins
Larkins? Why, / arrested your wife
five days ago for disorderly conduct, -
replied the officer. "Am dat possible ?
An she went to the sSashuu?" Yes. y
An befo' lie coutt?" Yes; it was q
bad case, ond she got Thirty days. "
"You doan say sol Wall, now, but DAT
list tickles nc haIf to death! Jist SIX
days ago L bet De old woman half dol
lar dat she'd be in de workhouso inside
of a week, an she got dar in five days
yah! yah! yahl l was iist shakIn' fur
fear I'd lost de money; nut it's all right,
an lie half q dollar ahead "
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-03-31
They We're not Hasty.

A couple were recently married IN
Goshen, N. Y, after courtshlp ex-
tending over quarter of century.
The local chronicjers say that so far as
could be judged the course of their true
love has always run smooth, both fam
lies being "agreeable," and there was
90 visible obstacle to their union years
ago, except that they never before were
quite ready. Friends first laughed, and
then teaseI them, and at last the con-
dition of affairs became so much a mat
ter of course that even gossip forgot to
busy itself about them. The young lady
was one of the bellies of the town and
had no lack of other suitors, but she
turned deaf ear to them all.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-03-31
Texas Horses.

The Rev. w. 81. II. Murray writes en-
Enthusiastically to the Boston Herald that
Texas is just the place for horse breed
ing, and that the tough little mustangs
are the right stock to take hold of for
improvement. He declares that they
trace their origin back to trace of
equine kings and queens, and have only
deteriorated under hard usage. g have
seen these little 800 pound horses" he
says, ''travel eighty miles with 180-
pound man up, under a southern sun,
In a ride across the country, without
roadways, from sun to sun, and that,
too, on little grain, perhaps nothing but
the grass they get from the prairie at
night. Many of them pace-pace like
the wlnd-pac9 so fast that they play
with you on the prairie, though you have
a blooded mount that can run like a
greyhound. Others trot-trot natural
ly-wlth stiles out and perfect knee
action, and will do nothing but trot,
however hard pressed. | have raced
through the prairie grasses and flowers
at the rump of mustang stallion fifteen
and half hands high, and blood-bay II
color, with tail as black as night and
that would sweep the ground foot, and
been unable to break him from his trot
or range up to his side, although my
mount was three-quarter bred mare OF
1000 pounds weight, that took to the
chase with her eyes blazing and ears
laid back in way that plainly told her
rider thatshe felt good deal as he did. >
Mr. Murray advises cross from a
thoroughbred stallion, believing that 1t
would increase the size without losing
tougdness, and produce the best saddle
horses as well as trotters.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-03-31

D. +. Locke, Petroleum " Nasty editor Toledo
Biade'l writes:
had a forefnger of nay right hand of those
pets Il . run-round" Tire finger became inflamed TO
degree unbearable and swollen to nearly twice itna
ural size. friend gave me Henry's Carbide Save.
and in twenty minutes pain had much subs ded
give fair nights rest which had not had be
fore for week. The inflammation left the finger in
day. consider it most valuable art Gle for the houSe
hold Edouard RentGrd, OF New York, writes:
It gives great pleasure to that sing box of
Henry's Carbolc Salve effected complete cure OF P
with which had been troubled for over year, and
which nothing else that used won.d cure.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-03-31

will not hurt your calf. My word for it.
MIR. Rustics experience to the contrary.
Feed as | direct, and you will not have
calves looking like they had been
Knocked IN the head with the churn-
dash. have two fine calves, raised as
above. that will be ready to go on the
range as soon as grass comes.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-03-31
INDIGESTION, dyspepsia. nervous prostration

INDIGESTION, dyspepsia, nervous ptostration
and all forms of general debility relieved by
taking MENsMAN's PEPIoNIzED BEEF IoNIC. the
only preparation of beef containing lis entire
nutritious properties 1t contains bIood-mak-
ing, force-generating and life-sustaIuiag prop
critics; is Invaluable in all enfeebIed conditions
whether the result of exhaustion, nervous pros
tration, ove,worh, or acute disease, particularly
if resulting from pulmonary complaints. Cas-
well, Hazard q Co., proprietors, New York.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-03-31
4 Mixed Medicine Puff.

From the Burlington Hawkeye.l
We regret very much the act of gross
carelessuess by which, the other day,
the advertisement Of one of our largest
patent medicine patrons got mixed up
with the account of the bulldog on
North Fill that involuntarily sUicided
by eating half pound OF raw meat and
fifteen grains Of stry chime. "Father
had been sick for nearly five years, !"
writes little girl, land the doctors
gave up all hope of ever seeing bin out
of bed A TREND said to US, why don't
you try Sylvia Greenbaum's Liver
Wort?' We bought bottle, and father
took three doses, when be fell on the
ground and began bowling N the most
heartrendiug manner. He wIithed and
yelled in the mostintense agony, tearing
the ground with his teeth and swapping
at every body who came near him. 1t
was so clearly evident that 10 human
power could save him from the fatal
effects of the deadly dose, that passing
policeman was called ID. who siltnced his
bowls and ended his sutferings by knock
ing him on the head with an axe helve.
We wouldn't DE without n bottle of it IN
the house for any money!.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-03-31
A Military Man Made Happy.

WASHINGTON, d. General q. q.
Knifin. in a letter stating his wife was
cured of painful aiIment by st. Jacobs
Oil. writes that after witnessing It's magl-
cal cure of pain he would cheerfuily pay
800 for bottle of st. Jacobs Oil, II be
could not get it cheaper.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-03-31
THE Haeerstown. MARYLAND Gran

Army Post has pres, nttd to Baltimore
gentleman fence rail with twenty bull
let holes 10 IT, taken from the fed of
Artietam, where it was III the line of
ire betUeen the Irish brigade of Rick
cts diYision end Jackson's forces.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-03-31

The VoLTAIc BELT Co., Marshall, Mich will
send DI. Dyes Celebrated Electro-Yuitaic Belts
and Eisctric Appliances on trial for thirty days
to men (youug or old who are afflicted with
rervons debility, lost vitality and kindred
troubles, guaranteeing speedy an1 complete
restoration OF health ana manly vigor. i'd
Dress as above. n. 3 No risk Is incurred, &c
thirty DAYS trial is allowed.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-03-31

will send one bottle of White Wine of Tar Syrup.
gratis, to any minister that viii recommend it to r
friends after giving it fair test, and it proves sa
factory for coughs colds, throat lung diseases.
Respectfully, DR.. q. u. Warner, Reading Mich.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-03-31

30 Will the fact thet CarbO-

MURDER viii out, so Will the fact that Carbo-
line, a deodGriZed extract Of petroleum., the
natural hair remover and restorer, Is th1 est
preparation ever Invented and excells all otho1
hair dressings, as thousands Of genuine certif
Gates nov III our possession abUndantly prove.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-03-31

Does directly inperil life, is distressfu
tious and resolute complaint Patient endu It
numerous very small watery pimpCs hot aud smlrtI u
requires true forttude If the discharged matter sticks
Itches and the scabs leave underneath Redeemed sur
face, the disease has not departed and Hoods ili-
sapaTilla, in moderate doses should be continued.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-03-31
sndnr,.n hxrhe CIergx.

We take pleasure il recommending DR.. Warmers
White Wine of Tar Syrup to the public, especially
to any public speaker that may be troubled with
throat or lung Diseases Rev NJ J.. Bcoher, pastor
Presbyterian Church, Reading, Mich; Rev. J. T.
IddiLgs. Albion, Mich; Rev. V. L. Lockwood, Ann
Arbor. Mich
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-03-31
FAMnu. CASE IN BnsToN

Hy little fouryear-oId girl had powerful eruption
her face and head. Under her eyes it regular
scadng red and sore like burn Back of her left
had to shave her hair close to her head Five six
physicians and two hospitals gave mp her as incur
able that she night outgrow it. Whcnit began to
maturate | became alarmed. In three weeks, tn
Hoods Sarsaparia the began to hea two DO ties
made her eyes clear To-Day she well
I am " JOHN CAREY. l64 Street. South Bostor
man, whose statements worthy of entire edit. /
believe what he SAYS about his child's sickness.
CLINTON II COOK MIX ST. eet Bost1-