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The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-08-08

While William Seachrist, who lives
zeal Fritztown, Penn, was out ID the
woods in search Of one Of his cows, he
was suddenly attacked by seven large
p~olecats. Mr.. Seachrist is lame from
the effects Of white swelling but stood
his ground bravely and after . lively
fight, lasting nearly twenty minutes,
he succeeded in killing six of the nnm-
Der. He was almost suffocated and had
to throw away all Of his clothii q. He
first saw the animals ia Il low under
brush. They had been eating young
chickens from neighboring farms and
became angry when molested III their
meal. Mr.. Seactrist was going through
the brush, when he suddenly stepped
right into the midst OF them. They
imagined they were going to be attacked
and became savage. One Of the largest
of the cats made q desperate spring and
lit on his shoulders another cat clawed
up a sapIing and jumped on his head;
the others jumped on his legs and arms
and chung to him like rats with their
sharp claws. They scratched, howled
aud BIT and made use of their natural
powers Of offense. With q stout club
Seachrist beat down the cats, holding
his breath for fear Of s~uffocation. He
then held his handkerchief to his mouth
and nose and renewed the fight. He
beat them down and stamped the Life
out OF six of them. The seventh cut
escaped in the dense underbrush.
Seachrist hurriedly rushed away as far
as lie could, finally falling through ex-
haustion. He was taken to his residence
BIZ other farmers.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-08-08

The Two siaes OF the Ricture matrimonial
Small incomes, Rasty Weddings and
Long Regrets-The Dancing Man'svaIue
in Society.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-06-23
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

BAKED HAsH.-Chop cold roast or
boiled beef, veal or ham very fine;
season well with salt, pepper, butter
and any herbs that you like; add a
few boiled potatoes cut in small pieces
and enough hot water or meat gravy
to moisten it /; mix thoroughly, put
in a pan, cover with crust of good
pastry bake a half honr. Serve hot.
BREAKFAST UFFs.-Two cupfuls of
milk, two cupfuls of flour, three eggs
beaten separately, half a teaspoonful
of salt. Add gradually to the bea-
ten yolks the flour and the milk add
the whites last; beat all we'll together;
bake In deep gem pans, half filing
each one. Before putting in the bat
ter, butter and heat the pans on the
range. Bake in hot oven and
serve as soon as baked.
GOLDFISH WITH CREAM.-Soak the fish
over night. In the morning let it sim
mer on the fire one hour; drain it in
a colinder; pick it I'D small pieces !;
put it in saucepan with a pint of
boiling milk, one tablespoonful of but
ter on dessertspoonful of prepared flour
and half cup of cold milk, mixed
| together. Add to the fish and let it
come to a boil. Remove from the
fire, stir in an egg beaten to froth.
Serve Immediately.
PoTATo PUDDING.-Peela and boil SIX
good sized potatoes when quite soft,
drain and wash them through a col
ander stir to cream q quarter pound
of butter, three quarters of sugar
add the potatoes, beaten yolks of five
eggs, and a half-pint of milk or cream
beat the mixture until verv light, fla
vor with one nutmeg, a wineglass OF
brandy and one of wine, stir the white
Of the eggs whipped to froth, pou
in buttered pudding-dish, and bak'
half hour. Serve hot or cold.
To remove oil stains from the page
of book without destroying tn
printing gently warm the staine'
parts with a hot fatiron $50 as tax
, out as much of the oil as possible) o.
blotting paper, then dip brush int
rectified spirits of turpentine and dra'
e it gently over the sides of the paper
which must be kept warm during th
whole process. Repeat the operation
n as many times as the thickness of th
It paper may require. When the oil
: entirely removed, to restore the pape
e to its usual wilderness, dip anothe
: brush in highly rectified spirits o
n wine and draw it in like manner owe
); the stained parts, particularly roun
e. the edges. By adopting this plan th
d spots will entirely vanish and the ps
= per assume its ordinary whiteness.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-06-23
A CURIOUS HISTORY.

Some years SINCE the idea conceived of
storing to the flour the nutritious phosphates that
removed with the bran IN the process OF botlng
1t was well known that the portion of the wheat
that was most valuable a strength producing
foed viz. the phosphates, thus almost entirely
removed from tie flour, and that was the reason
why the dark or Graham flour was healthier and
more nutritious than the superfine white flour.
1t was also well understood that a deficiency in
the supply of the phosphates to the human system,
was the cause of much i'll health and lack of mental
and physical development.
Competent medical authority had also condemned
the use of cream of tartar for the purpose of raising
bread, biscuit, etc because, eminent physi,
clan sad the acid of cream tartar is not constit
uent of the grains of which flour made, it is not
nutritiYe principle, and often dsagrees with the all
mentary organs"
Prof Horsford, lat that time connected with Har
ward University, having given particular attention
| to the subject of phosphates, and having devoted
much of his time to that branch of chemistry, con-
ceixed the idea of introducing them into the white
flour, in such form to act superior substitute
for of tartar yeast for the raising of bread
| biscuit, etc. tH
| After several years of hard study and labor, and
many disappointments, succeeded in producing the
long anticipated product in desirable form, suited
| for common use,
| The attention of the Physicians and Chemists wa
at attracted the production, and their hearty
commentator given to it. The worla renownes
| chemist, Baron Liebig, of Germany, declared tina
it was one of the weightiest and most benefcent in
| yentions made in recent times; and large humble
of other eminent authorities spoke publicly in equal
| ly commendable terms.
| 1t was placed before the public in variety 0
| forms, one of the best known being that OF 'Hors
ford's Self Raising Bread Preparation" which ha
such popular sale in this locality.
Starting without dollar capital of their own, tn
manufacturers have gradually built up a most ex
traordinary business, until now they are tn
largest concern of their kind in the world, and tn
demand for these products is steadily increasing.
Truly, this is a curious and wonderful history.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-06-23
CUT HAY EARLY.

Too much cannot be said of the ur-
gency of cutting the hay early, before
it attains that degree of ripeness
when its stems become woody and
hard on curing. A correspondent,
during the past winter, wrote that he
had been feeding a lot of COWS on
fairly-cured clover hay, and that
they consumed of it IL pounds, night
and morning, in addition to bran and
grain, eating it all up clean and need
ing more. Having occasion to feed
out some other clover hay which had
been allowed to stand too long, to
get too ripe before it was cut, the
feed was increased to twelve pounds,
and that of this amount they could
only be induced to eat seven pounds,
leaving the other five to be wasted.
But this probably did not represent
the full waste, as the seven pounds
consumed were not equal to the same
weight of good hay, and an addition
al ration of grain was required to keep
the "things" up to the mark. This
is paying very dearly for the neglect
to cut in proper time, and, of course
no prudent farmer will place himself
and stock at such disadvantage. O
course the loss would be less in pro
portion if more store cattle were be
ing fed; but it does not pay to fore
these by hunger to consume innutrI
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-06-23
DECAY In THE STEM OF TREt


DECAY In THE STEM or Trees
Almost any kind of hruise Or wound
on the stems of trees is usually fol-
lowed by decay of the surrounding
parts, especially if the exposed or
bruised wood is not in some way
protected from the air and moisture
Almost any kind of wax or paint will
answer for covering small wounds on
trees, such, for instance. as those
made in pruning; but then decay
has gone on unchecked until large
cavity is formed, it requires consid-
cradle quantity of such materials to
fit it up OF cover it, and something
cheaper is usually sought for. What
is called grating clay has been large
ly used for that purpose; after the
decay wood is removed the cavity is
filled with the clay, and further de-
composition In part, at least, arrest
ed. But the clay is liable to be pick
ed out by birds or dry up and fall out ;
consequently something is needed to
protect and hold it in place. Coal
tar is an excellent and cheap materi-
al to smear over the clay after filling
cavity, and it may also be used for
painting fresh wounds made in prun-
ing trees. either in the orchard OF for
est.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-06-23
Sgrifaltnral department.
LOUSY NESTS.

1t is surprising how quickly nice,
clean, new nest, made of a bunch of
straw, placed on the bottom of
secondhand pine wood packing box
will become alive with mites, little
silvery-backed lice. Especially is
this the case where the box is used
as nest for sitting hen. The
steady heat she gives out, combined
with the warmth of the atmosphere
on q summer day, matches out ten
broods of vermin to one of chickens.
If not attended to promptly, the nest
is pretty lively place for biddy to
sit down in. No wonder that some
fine day she makes up her mind that
if the lice won't quit the premises,
she will. She was put there to keep
eggs warm, not to feed a 'slittle mil
lion" of parasites. So she stops work,
the eggs grow cold, and bye and bye
around comes the lord of the manor.
That COMPOUNDED hen is off again, is
she? Worst hen to sit he ever saw.
Here, you loafer, get on that nest
After some little excitement and
healthy exercise, biddy pumps into
the nest and tries to settle down. But
it's no use, she rises again and walks
off the eggs with much dignity and
deliberation. 1t occurs to the propri-
etor that something may be the mat
ter with the eggs. There is some
thing the matter with them-they are
coated with vermin-and biddy is
indicated. Unless the nest is ver-
min-proof, which is not often the
case, never allow it to be used for
Matching purposes twice in success
sion. AS soon as the hen has brought
out her brood, burn the nest, and Ell
ther saturate the box with kerosene
oil, or burn that too. To make a
common nest vermin-proof, take the
box to pieces, smear the edges thick
ly with tar, and nail the parts togeth-
er again. Now paint the interior
with roofing liquid-which is largely
composed of tar. For nesting ma
terial use hair, snch as is used in
plaster-this hair is full of lime, and
lice won't stay in it. Or shavings
that have been soaked in carbolic
acid may be used. But in any nest,
one of Woodward's medicated nest
eggs will do good work in extermin-
ating those pests Of the Matching
nest-lice.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-06-23
Yatlies' 81 INN.
ADVICE 10 MOTHERS.

The habit of suffering. which is
also a disease, usually begins, if at
all, before the child reaches its tenth
year, more commonly during the
third or fourth year. At the first in
dication of this disorder the parents
should seek medical advice. The
little patient, who is always exceed
ingly sensitive, must be treated with
great consideration. The other chill
dren should not be allowed to mimic
or ridicule, but to exercise patience
and forbearance.
The nail-biting habit is common
among children, and is not wholly
unknown among those of larger
growth. A correspondent of the
British Medical Journal having ask
ed for cure for this habit, reply
was gwen suggesting the application
of styptic colloid (tannin an collodi-
on) In a thin line at the edge of each
nail. This preparation dries quick
ly, forming a film the bitter taste of
which acts as a reminder. It must
be re-applied whenever the hands
have been washed.
If q child swallows button, coin
OF other indigestible object there
need be no cause for alarm. 1t is
not advisable to give physic in such
a case, as that causes the muscles of
the bowels to contract, which is the
most undesirable thing which could
happen, and may, in some instances,
be dangerous. Rather let the child
partake freely of such food as will
have tendency to expand the stom-
ach, and which will in process of di-
gestion envelop the foreign sub
stance, and prevent its ENHANCEMENT
in the folds of the intestines, as it is
| borne onward through the body,
which will usually be accomplished
without difficulty.
Some persons having the care of
little children are in the habit of lift
ing them by one arm CT hand when
raising them over some obstacle.
This is an injurious method of hand
ling the immature frame of q child
as q moments reflection will show
AT this period of life the ends of the
long bones oc the arm are united tC
the shafts by cartilage, which rem
ders them weak and liable to be dis
torted by carelessness. A small
force, far less than is required t.
fracture fully formed bone, viii
separate the cartilaginous portions
or permanently bend them. Their
is also danger that the ligament
about the joints may be extended
and this would cause weakness o
the joints that might remain as
permanent disability.-Mdry WIN
chester, an Christian at Work.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-06-23

The Country Gentleman says ::
"The farmer who has thoroughly
tile-dralned farm, has entire control
of it the season through. He can be-
gin work as soon as the frost is out
of the ground. He has plenty of
time to subsoil his land, and by re-
peated blowing and narrowing to re-
duce it to the condition of garden.
His crops are put in early, they get
a timely and vigorous start, outstrip
the weeds if the latter are permitted
to grow at all, and insects make less
impression on them. If the summer
is wet, the surplus water is held like
4 sponge in the deep mellow soil, o.
is carried off in the tile drains. If a
severe drouth occurs, the same deep
soil, holds enough moisture for the
growing crop. Timely and repeated
cultivation keeps the weeds under and
promotes growth. With such land
and such management, the owner is
in a great measure independent OF
wet and dry seasons he will have
heavy crops every year"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-06-23
SUMMER BUTTER MAKING.

When there is running water at the
dwelling, it is comparatively easy
matter to make butter, provided one
has some convenient way of setting
the milk in the water. This can be
accomplished at small outlay by
providing homemade creamery.
The size of the creamery should first
be determined upon, and this will de-
pend upon the size of the dairy and
the length of time the milk is to stand
before skimming. 1t is we'll to let it
stand not less than "a hours before
skimming as the cream is more solid,
and much will depend upon the tenn
perature of the water.
A creamery suitable for small
dairy can be made something like
this: Make a good substantial tank
three feet long, inside measurement,
by 20 inches wide and % deep, of
good two-inch pine plank and provid-
ed with lid made of thinner materi-
al. The joints are to be put together
with paint. The whole thing should
receive a thorough painting. Allow
it to get dry and solid before using.
1t will cost about So, more or less,
according to the quality of lumber
used, etc. Such tank can be made
by any ordinary workman and will be
quite as good as if made by jour
neyman. The main point is to get
a creamery of some sort, and not put
the matter off until just the moment
it is wanted for use.
The creamery have described wil
accommodate five deep pals eigh
inches in diameter and 20 inches
deep. holding 20 quarts each. Thu
will give a hundred quart creamery
The pals will cost IS cents each ant
pointed skinner will cost 20 cent
more, making the whole cost som
inside of 50. 1t will pay this bac
the first season in the labor saved tn
women, to say nothing about the i'm
proved quality and quantity of butte
during the heated season. There al
not many small dairymen who car
not we'll afford such an outlay of
few dollars, if for no other purpos
than to save their already overworl
ed wives the labor of washing an
scalding shallow pans. A butte
worker of some sort will aid great
in lessening this tiresome labor whe
done with ladle as compared with
good worker, which can be made
home. To this might be added OIL
of Ford's butter molds and shippiI
box to take the product in good shal
to market, where it will command
fair price. -NeaU England Homestead
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-06-23
Dr.j. C.Ayer& Co., Lowell, Mass.
Sold by all Druggists.
Continued from last ucesE:.)
How Watch Cases are Mode.

Imitation always follows a successful
article, and imitation is one of the best
proofs of real honest merit; and thus it Is
that the James Boss Gold Watch Case has
its imitators. Buyers can always tell the
genuine by the trademark of crotUn, from
which is suspended a pair of :, DE MARK
scales. Be sure BOTH crogn and 3 q
scales are stamped in the cap of the watch
case. jewelers. are very cautious about en-
dorsing an article unless they not only knoa0
that it is good, but that the character of
the manufacturers is such that the quality
of the goods will be kept fully up to standard.
WILLIAMsPoRT, Pa, Feb Is, 1888.
The James Boss Gold Watch Cases go like hot
cakes Each one sell sells another. Don't need
to recommend them; they sell themselves. One OF
in for 20 years. and it is good az ever
case do not hesitate to give my own guarantee es
pecially with the new and improved cases. which
seem to be everlasting. JESSE 7. LITTLE, Je'oeter.
NEW BRUNSWICK, Nj, Jan. g. 1888.
This gold case, No. 6666, known as the James Boss
Gold Watch Case, into my possession about 1888
has been in use since that time and IS still IN good
case when bought it. and its condition shows that
the has really outworn the movement, winch ID
playedout. MARTIN A HOWELL,
of Board of Directors NJ J. R r. Dc Trans Co.
Send stamp Keystone Watch Case Factories Phla
deIpha Pa Illustrated Pamphlet showing how
James Boss and keystone Watch Cases made
ITO be Contiaued> 6
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-06-23
food tt VIII also positively prevent and cure
CHICKEN CHOLERA.
Advertising Cheats !


1T has become so common to begin an
article, in an elegant, interesting STYLE.
Then run it into some advertisement
that we avoid all such,
And simply call attention to the merits
Of Hop Bitters in as plain, honest terms as
possible,
To induce people
To give them one trial, which so
proves their value that they will
never use anything else.
The remedy so favorably noticed in all the papers
Religious and secular, is
'Having large sale, and is supplanting all other
medicines
There is no denying the virtues of the Hop plant,
and the proprietors of Hop Btters have shown
great shrewdness and ability
In compromising a medicine whose virtues are so
palpable to every ones observation
Did She Die
She fingered and suffered along, pining
away all the time for years,
The doctors. doing her no good;n
''And at last was cured by this Hop
Bitters the papers say so much about
Indeed. Indeed.
How thankful we should be for that
medicine
A Daughters Misery.
ELEVEN years our daughter SuHereQ on
a bed of misery,
From a complication of kidney, liver,
rheumatic trouble and Nervous debility,
Under the care of the best physicians,
Who gave her disease various names,
But no relief,
And now she is restored to us in good
health by as simple remedy as Hop Bit
tiers, that we had Stunned for years, be-
fore using 1.-THE Parents.
Father is Getting Well.
"My daughters say;
How much better father is since he
used Hop Bitters.
He is getting well after his long suffer
ing from disease declared incurable.
And we are so glad that he used your
Bitters.' "A Lady of Utica, n. Y.
Hg- None genuine without bunch of green Hops
on the white label. Shun all the vile, poisonous
stuff with 'Hop or 'Hops'' i'll their name,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-06-23

The cut worm is the dread of the
corn grower Like the worm which
cut Jonah's gourd, it comes in the
night, and in the morning the mis-
chief only can be seen; the devasta-
tor is quietly hiding until night comes
again. The best preventive against
the worm IS lime slaked with carbol-
ated water. A bushel of lime slaked
with one-third of it's weight (26 lbs.
or three gallons) of water, to which
pint of carbolic acid is added, will
make a fine, dry powder which is ex-
ceedingly caustic and has a strong
odor of the acid. A small quantity
of this placed in ring around each
hill will stop the approach of the worm
which comes on the surface from hill
to bill-as may be seen if we will
watch with lantern at night. The
worms may be killed by batting them
with a small cabbage planted near
the hill and busted on the stem with
flour mixed with Paris green, as pre-
| pared for potatoes.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-06-23
ATerrihIe Cough Cured.
Croup. Mothers Tribute.

Group. "A MOtherS tribute.
"While in the country last winter my little
boy, three years old was taken i'll with Group;
it seemed as if he would die from strangu-
lation. One of the family suggested the use
of AYERS CHERRY PICTORIAL q bottle of
which was always kept in the house. This
was tried in small and frequent doses, and
to our delight in less than half an hour the
little patient was breathing easily. The doc
tor said that the CHERRY PICTORIAL had
saved my darling's life. Can you wonder at
our gratitude? Sincerely yours,
Mrs. EMMA GEDNEY.''
159 West 12sth ST., New York, May 16, 1892
"I have used AYERS CHERRY PICTORIAL
in my family for several years, and do not
hesitate to pronounce it the most effectual
remedy for coughs and colds we have ever
tried. A. j. CRANE"
Lake Crystal, Mimi. March IS, 1882.
ST suffered for eight years from Bronchitis,
and after trying many remedies with no sue
cess. was cured by the use of AYERS CHER
RY PICTORIAL. JOSEPH w ALDEN.
Byhalia, Miss, april 5, 1882.
AZ cannot say enough in praise of AYERS
CHERRY PICTORIAL, believing as do that
but for its use should long since have died
from lung troubles +. BRAGDoN."
Palestine, Texas, April @, 1882.
No case of IN affection of the throat or
lungs exists which cannot be greatly relieved
by the use of AYERS CHERRY PICTORIAL,
and it will ARRAYS care when the disease Is
not already beyond the control Of medicine.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-06-23

The foreman of an extensive cream
cry makes the following excellent
suggestions for butter makers !:
Cream can't swell in churning if it is
shut away from outside air. There
are two great mistakes made by dairy
men-one that cream must be sour,
and the other that it must be churned
hot. Air the cream by frequent STIR
ring, so that the oxygen of the all
will ripen it; churn in revolving
churns a. about 54o or $50, and
wash out the buttermilk with brine
and set the color at the same time.
These are the three great things for
dairy people to know.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-06-23
THIS STFR


acts directly upon the
muscles and nerves ofthe
back, the seat of all pain.
For rheumatism, kidney
trouble, neuralgia, pain
in the side and back &C he
they are a speedy and
certain cure. For all lung
troubles, whether local OF
deeply seated, this plas-
ter viii be found to give
instant relief by applying
between t h e shoulder
blades.
Sold by druggists fol
25 cts, or five for $1.00
Mailed on receipt o
price by SMITH, DOC
LITTLE & SMITH, Ger
Agents, Boston. 81
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tious food when that Of better qnali-
ty can be ovided.-Bgpeder's Ga
| zefte