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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1884-09-20

For Member Of Congress,
WILLIAM WOODBURY..
OF storey.
For Justice Of the Supreme Court,
THOMAS p. HAWLEY.
OF White Pine.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-06

ers grow. Its production seems quite
natural and easy for our land, the til
ing Of il with modern tools and man
agement is mostly done with horses,
and not with much more outlay Of
work than the common summer fellow
requires. The stover. II properly man
aged, viii give about as much and as
good fodder, acre for acre. as COM
mon meadow would. The grain is also
as good as other acres of any kind on
The farm. and then the corn stubble
might furnish the best fall and early
spring pasture, if wanted for that pur-
pose. and withal the land is kept clear
of foul growth until wanted for
another farm crop"
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-06
FOn THE FARM AND HONE.



In gardens farmers usually make the
mistake OF planting tomato plants on
the richest soil and manuring heavily.
They naturally ike to see the young
plants making . strong, vigorous
growth. With most crops the stronger
growth the better, but too much vine
in the tomato retards ripening, causes
the plant to rot on the ground and the
fruit viii be much less valuable. Mar
ket gardeners have learned to grow
tomatoes on their poorest land, and,
avoiding stable manure, they ripen
earlier and bring better price. Far-
mers can grow tomatoes on any land
that is rich enough for corn, and they
will bear more bushels per acre than
can be got from an average crop of
potatoes.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-06

cession indefinitely and bring good
returns.
No weed IS worse pest than wild
carrot Poorness Of soil makes it
rather worse. for it will grow then
tough stalks that cannot be cut with
the sharpest scythe. to prevent seeding.
The only remedy is to cultivate thor
oughly one or two years. manure well
and seed 50 heavily with clover that
the young weeds viii be smothersd.
The fact that birds destroy great
quantities of insects does not point
conclusively in their favor until we
learn what kinds they destroy. There
are insects and insects, some of them
doing almost Unreasonable service to
the farmer and fruit grower by de-
stroying the enemies of his crops.
There is more reason for sparing an
unknown insect than there is for SPAR
ing many of the birds with those pre-
datory habits we are unfortunately
only too well acquainted.
Potatoes are decaying considerably
1t will pay to take great care in har-
vesting them. Avoid bruising or
scratching them; such embrasures
greatly assist the rotting process.
They should be dried in cool shed
and not put into the cellar until they
have passed through the sweat. This
will enhance their keeping qualities.
And the indications now are that it
may be profitable to hold for the late
market.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-06


Preserved Apples. - Weigh equal
quantities of good brown sugar. and of
apples peeled, cored and minced fine;
boil the sugar, allowing to every three
pounds pint of water; skim it well,
and when boiled pretty thick add the
apples, the grated peel of one or two
lemons and two or three pieces of
white ginger; boil till the apples are
clear and yellow. This is excellent
and will keep for years.
Breakfast Eominy. - Wash thor
oughly half-pint of fine breakfast
hominy. Put into a double boiler a
pint of water and half-pint of milk,
also one tea-spoonful of salt; stir very
thoroughly into this the hominy. After
about a half-hour's cooking add
another half-pint of milk. Stir yer
thoroughly with a wooden spoon at
intervals not exceeding 10 minutes
during the two hours it must boil. If
it becomes too thick add more milk or
water. Serve hot, with pulverized
sugar and cream.
Bread Omelet. Put a handful OF
finely powdered bread crumbs in a
saucepan, with little cream, salt,
pepper and nutmeg. When the bread
has absorbed all the cream break into
it six eggs; beat all together and fry
like an omelet.
Tomato SalGd.-Wipe ind slice
about half dozen tomatoes; lay them
in salad bowl on bed of green
salad; pour over them salad dres-
sing made as follows: The yoke Of a
raw egg and quarter of tablespoonful
of salt: stir up drop by drop tire
tablespoonfulls of oil, one Of vinegar
or lemon juice. and half saltspoonful
of dry mustard, stirring unit
smooth.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-06
smooth.


Lemon juice instead of cream in tea
makes refreshing drink.
Pulverized borax sprinkled around
the infected places will cause reaches
to flee.
Glycerine will remove coffee ana
other stains from white or colorea
goods.
In hanging pictures the brightest
colors should be put in the darkest cor
ners of the room.
Pressed leaves placed between sheets
of glass and bordered by plush frame
are used for screens.
A false hunger ought not to be
soothed, nor false thirst to be satisfied:
for satisfaction here is only adding
fuel to a fire that would otherwise 90
out.
A little soda as well as salt is re-
commended to boil with cabbage. and
affects the flavor agreeably. For one
head Of cabbage take a pinch Of soda
equal in bulk to good sized pea
Steel knives which are not in general
use may be kept from rusting if they
are dipped in strong solution Of soda.
one part water to four Of soda: then
wipe dry, roll in flannel and keep in a
dry place
Pie-crust can be kept week, ana
the last be e good As the first, IL put
into tight-cOvered dish, and kept il 4
cool place. We have frequently done
this, both summer and winter and IL
has ALWAYS been perfectly successful
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-06
TO Culver Like an Asuen.

The legend of the aspen is very old.
L attributes the quivering Of the
aspen Leaf TO it's refusal to bow with
all the other trees before the Lord as
he walked to KedroE In his grief. The
story has been PRETTY told in verse:
The trees felt his signing; skeir heads all bowed
Toward Him in solemn devotion,
Save the aspen, that stood! up 50 stately and
prouds
1t made neither murmur nsDr motion.
Then the Holy One lifted lis face Of pain:
The aspen shall shake ana culver
From this time forth till come again,
Whether growing by trock or river
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-06

Mr.. Henry Ives says in the Ameri-
can Rural Home: Corn should be cut
early, that is much earlier than usual
and while it is yet green. for then the
grain will be just as good. and the
fodder be worth as much again. just
IS soon As this corn IS cut. the stubbIe
should be cultivated or dragged, and
sOwed to rye Or oats. dragged again the
other way, and left to grow. THIS. BY
the time tho husxing is done. VIII give
4 fine green crop for pasturing. or TO
use FOR shading the SOIL or for green
manuring. and che following year the
soil win be Il the best possible c0ndi-
ton for is next field crop. Corn +
believe 20 be tic incest crop our farm.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-06
CLIPPINUs ION TIE CURIOUS.

The greatest sleight-of-hand per-
formers were Jews, Hazlemeyer.
Hartz, Heller, Jacobs, Philippe, Her
man, Adrian and Blitz.
1t is stated that field ten miles
square will hold the population Of the
earth. and thas one twenty miles
square would seat them all.
A French scientist. having placed a
number of hyac:nths in glasses in a
circle around the pipe of a stone, found
that the roots took an almost horizon
tai direction towaFe the pipe as a COM
mon centre Of attraction.
The Indians Of Omaha have always
been accustomedto work on land in
severalty; they do not possess the
notion of ownership in land. Under
the law of 1882, nowever, every head
of family was allotted 160 acres,
and 954 allotments have been made.
Thumb rings yere generally broad
gold rings worn on the thumb by i'm
ported personages. A character in
the Lord Mayors show in London in
1864 is described as "habited like a
grave citizen-goad grille, and gloves
hung thereon, rings on his fin
gers, and a seal ring on his thumb"
The reported drowning of 10000
persons by receIt food in China re-
calls the food caused by the breaking
of the dikes in Holland in 1880, which
swept away 100000 persons, or the
one before that in, the same country.
from the same cause. in 1927, when
over 100000 peop3 persisted.
De Paris tells US that the physician
of the present day continues to
prefix to his prescriptions the letter
r. which is generally supposed to
mean recipe, but which is in truth 9
relic of the astrological symbol OF
Jupiter, formerly used as a species OF
superstitious invocation.
China is about one-third larger than
the United States and its territories,
and has eight times the population OF
this country-say, in round numbers,
over 400.000000. Records there date
back from beyond the time of the No
achian flood. and printing was known.
OF a Chinese sort, 1000 years ago. The
Chinese wall which encircles the en-
pire on the Tartar side is 1900 miles
long, thirty feet high, and twenty feet
across the top.
The life of a child was saved in a
curious manner at louisville. 1t got
a thimble lodged ir its throat, COM
pletely closing its windpipe. A doc
tor had been sent FOR, but as it was
evident the child would strangle be-
fore his arrival, thenother thrust her
finger into its throat, hoping to force
the obstruction intothe stomach, when
by great good luck, Der finger became
firmly incased in The tn mhle, and it
was thus drawn OUT
It was not tillthls century (1819l
that strangers in France were placed
by other than treaty law on an equali-
ty with native Frenchmen, and allow
ed to receive bequysks and own real
estate. In 1882 still further inn
provement was mads In their condition
by their being delivered from imprison-
ment for small debts
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-06

hay.
If trees set last spring suffer from
drought, mulch them or keep the soil
loose.
Mich cows cannot once be deprived
of water without its telling on the
milk flow.
Keep accounts with every field you
cultivate, ana you will be gratifed at
the results at the end of the season.
Cut the black-knot on plum trees as
soon as it appears, then wrap the
wound with sulphur and grating
wax.
Farmers lose great deal in not
feeding stock in mild weather, instead
{ waiting until cold weather to be
gin to fatten.
Pull large weeds in wet weather or
directly after rain. It is by far the
best time, as the roots easily lose their
hold in the soil.
Poor quality of stock is about as bad
as keeping too much. 1t never pays
so well to feed inferior as to feed good.
Poor feed is poor at any price.
Not more farmers, but better far
mers ere what we want. We want
farmers who know why they do this
and why they do that; who read,
study, think.
Kerosene is better than crude petro-
leum for the softening and clearing
out the gummed and hardened oil in
the boxes of mowers, reapers and other
farm machinery.
The cagerness with which cattle and
sheep seek shade from the midsum-
mer sun, should lead Us to plant shade
trees and otherwise to provide shelter
for them in the fields.
As a matter of economy, every farm
er should have workshop or work
room where he can make and mend.
He needs but a few good tools and a
disposition to use them.
How do you get such nice seed
ling?" was asked a farmer, "when so
many are complaining of their young
grass killing out or drying out" q
sow my seed in March instead of
May, was the reply. Don't be afraid
of freezing"
A compact seed bed is important for
wheat, but it should be made by rains
and previous rolling rather than by
using the roller after the grain is
sown. a slightly uneven surface will
prevent much of the wheat from being
winter killed.
Set asparagus plants about October
| /, in rich loan soil that has been
plowed and MANFRED several times
within few months or weeas, and SO
made fine or fertile. Rows four feet
apart, and plants two feet apart in the
rows are near enough; so planted the
best results are secured.
Fall ploughing is q good means OF
destroying much vermin. The frost
win kill millions that are thus exposed
TO its power. Only the heavier soils
should be plowed in the fall, as the
fine particles of light soil may be
blown away if ploughed in the fall.
These line PARTICLES are the most valua-
bic portion.
The points of an ox:--A broad, in
telligent face. with head up: small
neck and horns: length Of body,
straight back, heavy shoulders. with
full brisket; broad loins, hips and
stife; well thighed and flanked down,
medium stomach; straight leg and
rather short; heavy arm, wide. gam
brel joint: a good foot and small
tail.
Oats are not good crop TO precede
wheat. and to avoid the chances Of loss
Of seed some farmers after ploughina
their oat ground let It lie until spring
and sow spring grain. It is severe On
the land. but strong, heavy soil silI
/ bear q good deal Of cropping where It
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-06

A California gardeaer has raised an
onion q inches in circumference ana
weighing three pounds ana Ave ounce.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-06

Quality Of Milk Change by Food.
There are many persons who, in
writing about the case of cows and
the quality of the food given them,
assert that erich food makes rich
milk" This is true, however, only to
very limited extent. for if we could
change the quality at will by chang
ing the quality Of food, then there
would be little use for such breeds as
the Jerseys, which are noted for the
richness of their milk. In referring
to the often claimed influence OF food
on milk, Mr.. John 3. Lawcs, one of
the most noted agricultural chemists
of Europe, says: Fat is increased
by rich food. but breed is more potent
than food, anu no amount of food will
produce in shorthorn as rich milk
as if produced in jersey or in an
Ayrshire. The same law prevails
both in plants and animals" 1t is
certainly true that such food as
brewers grain, distillery slops, ensil-
age. and watery acid foods of all kinds
viii affect the character of the milk,
and in a measure its quality. but a
COW that naturallyigives milk low in
per centage Of solids, albumenoids and
fat, cannot be forced to give rich milk
by feeding her rich food.-NeO York
Sun.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-06
seed Potstoes.

Potatoes intended for seed should,
after digging, be exposed as much as
possible to light until danger from
frosts requires their removal to the
cellar or pit If they could be kept in
a light room up stairs at uniform
temperature of forty degrees through
the winter, it would be better than any
other course that could be devised.
Cellars are usually kept too warm, and
they are always too dark for this pur-
pose. Long before time for planting,
the early kinds of potatoes will need
sprouting, and when the first sprout
from an eye is removed any that come
after that will be much less vigorous.
For storing on large scale. dry pits.
well covered with earth, secure the
most nearly uniform temperature; but
potatoes thus kept should be taken up
two to four weeks before planting and
spread thinly in dry room, where the
sunshine can dry them out and start
the eyes. The time to secure seed po-
tatoes is before the main crop is gather
ed. Go through the fields while the
vines are yet green. and mark with
stakes the h lis that have strong grow
ing stalks. Then when ripe. dig these
hills first, and after removing to the
heap assert them by selecting those of
medium size and good shape, rejecting
alike those that are very large or small
or that have uneven surfaces. If this
assortment is made from selected hills
the seed thus secured will be worth Car
more than if selected from the entire
field, after digging has been finished.
A good looking potato may come from
a hill that has produced ouly one or
two tubers. The habit Of unproduc-
tiveness will be seen in diminished
yield the following year. though good
soil and cultivation may partially
modify this tendency.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-08-21

The State Convention put up good
ticket, all through; but its choice for
Supreme Judge is especially to be COM
mended. The Post Dispatch IN refer
ence to the nominee, says:
The State Supreme Court will not suffer
from any nomination for Supreme Judge at
Jefferson City yesterday. Judge Burgess,
who Led all the rest in ten of the fourteen
ballots, and lacked but few votes Of the NOM
nation on several of them, was the Compel
ing candidate four years ago and is one of the
best Circuit Judges in the State. Judge
Francis NJ. Black of Kansas City, who reeeiv-
ed the nomination on the fourteenth ballot,
realizes the highest ideal of Judge. An
Ohio farmer boy without the advantages of q
finished education in early life, he is a self
made man, and a noble type Of the class, both
morally and intellectually. After standing
at the head Of the bar at Kansas City for
years, he was in manner forced to serve on
the bench, as he had previously been elected
to the State Constitutional Convention Of 1876
without leaving his Office for moment, or
limiting to any one that he was candidate
and would like to be elected. He has never
sought an Office or a nomination in his life.
in every instance the public trust has sought
him on account of his commanding ability,
stern integrity and industrious application
to his duties. In grasping, schemeing Kan
sas City, where confidence in human SINGER
ity and purity is a sort of by-word, the rug
ged honesty Of Francis NJ. Black Is no more
questioned than his reputation as great
lawyer or his stern impartiality as Judge.
His vigor and capacity for the dispatch OF
Judicial business as well as other important
qualifications will undoubtedly add to the
reputation and efficiency of the Supreme
Court Of the State.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-08-21

Ed. Register.-In response to your
suggestion, send you herewith few
observations upon the. "Lone Star
State" Leaving Pilot Knob. Friday
at 1 P. NJ, I arrived without change of
cars at Dallas, Texas, Saturday even
ing. Here let me say that my first
days ride in Texas was disappoint-
ment. had expected from pictures
aud descriptions) to see every mile or
two, at short distances from the train,
large droves of cattle and ponies. lord
ed over by Cowboys" with here and
there '.jackrabbit" or 'cyote" bound
Ing away from the train. Well, / did
not see nything Of the kind. For the
first one hundred ard fifty miles Gust
along the corner of the State), saw
no resemblance to prairie. but one UNI
broken woods of pine. oak &c., and
great RATS OF saw-logs upon the streams,
supplying many quite extensive saw
mills upon their banks. No prairies,
cattle, iackrabbits, cyotes nor Cowboys;
sso sae Texas ofour Imagination was y
n,yth, asfallacy indeed. Neither did
we see any long-haired and spurred
natives, with pistols and bowie knives;
and beginning to despair and remark
Dur feelings, we were assured that the
prairies were just little way(?) ahead;
about eighty miles. ACROSS an ordi-
nary state, for example.) Our sus-
pense did not long last, for toward ev-
eiling our train dashed across the prai-
ries, as the sun bursts from behind a
cloud, and there indeed was very Tex
as, her prairies, her cattle, &c. A sigh
of relief was noticeable from many
whose knowledge of Texas, like my
own, was mostly traditional.
One might ask why Texas ever
sought admission into the Union; why
she did not divide her territory into
about fifty States the size of Rhode
Island and 90 to 'shouse keeping" as
it were, under the name of :"The Uni
ted States of Texas"
We arrived at Dallas the day follow
ing the .Confederate-reunion and
had not the stars aud stripes been
floating from the business houses. we
would have supposed Dallas to be one
of the unreconstructed dominions Of tho
south.
One going directly from Missouri will
not at first recognize the difference Of
latitude, and will be surprised at the
difference in the condition of vegeta-
ton. We saw men gathering ripe
corn the second day after leaving Iron
county. All the corn Of Texas is about
dry enough to crib If pushed. The
prairies will burn in most places, partly
because of the grasses having ripened,
and for the further reason that the sea-
son has been unusually dry this year.
The stock running at large seem to be
i'm good condition, however.
Dallas and Fort Worth are very pros
porous and growing cities. of twenty
thousand people, each. These two
cities and Sherman are said to be in
the heart of the farming portion OF
Texas. The country about those cities
is as fine as can be found anywhere.
Lands there range In price from SO IN
$40 pertacre, aud seem to be advancing
at the rate OF ten to twenty-five per
cent. year. The cattle men Of the
west seem determined to discourage
agriculture by reporting THAT business
Eas failure there, seeiIa experiments
prove that fifteen to- 6teen bushels
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-08-21

Tom. Martyr is now sole proprie tor
OF the Lutesville Vfdette, Mr. Diehls
having retired. Mr.. Martyr is q prac-
1lcal brisfer, good writer, and-bet-
karsxslT- square pnssientious
lm{6. He is deserving Of 5uccessS and
the good people Of Holfinger willsserve
themselves wells byt sustaining him
with liberal patronage.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-08-21

81 have both used and sold PRIcKLY ASH
BITTERs for number Of years, and think it
Complaints and for toning up the system"
so writes w. Fl. Cole, Druggist, Of Joplin,
Mo. A single trial of this remedy win con-
vince any person of the truth of the above.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-08-21

A FARM For SALE.-A Farm containing
about 100 acres, nearly all under fine cultiva-
ton, moderate buildings, good springs, tim
Der, and first-class range. Will be sold
cheap, and good reasons given for selling.
also, one three-room frame and one six
room brick house. Convenient to the Iron
ton depot. Very low and on easy terms.
Apply to J. T. AXE.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-08-21

Ironville, Perry Co., Ala, Jan Is, 1854.
Messrs. Collins Bros:-I shall certainly
continue to recommend your Ague Cure. It
is all you say it Is and more. sold one bot
tie of It to o gentleman whose family had
chills and It cured them all.
w. r. BLACKBURN.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-08-21

HE has cohabited with corruption
for dishonest money" Such are the
words used against Mr.. Blaine by the
Globe Democrat. And yet the CD,
.goes unscathed OF libel suit!
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-08-21

DR.. l.. T. Hall, of Potosi, was noln-
mated, without opposition. for Repre-
sentative, at the late primary election
In Washington county Bot he refus-
ed to pledge himself for Vest fer q. 8.
Senator, and this raised such OPPOSE
ton that he withdrew from the contest.
The central COMMITTEES will name an
other candidate.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-08-21
Positive Cure for Piles.

To the people Of this County we would
say we have been given the Agency Of DIR.
anarchists Italian Pile Ointment-emphat-
ically guaranteed to Cure or money refunded
Internal, External, Blind. Bleeding or
Itching Piles. Price soc. Box. No Cure,
No Pay. For sale by P. r. Crisp, Druggist,
ronton. Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-08-21

Said the Jefferson Democrat last
week: .'Harry BIumenstengei DOESN'T
want his friends to forget thai he il >
candidate for Constable of Central
Township" The friend who would
fqeget man with such q hanle, would
be capable of neglect q sum mon to din
ner even ifAounded by caliope ON the
next block.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-08-21

Of wheat and forty Of oats may be ex-
pscted per acre.
AS may report again, if anything
should occur worth mentioning, I will
conclude by adding that the sensation
of to-day was the fright Of few pas
sengers at the action of o few 'cow-
boys" Respectfully,
F. C. M.