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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-01-03
SOILING, THE SECRET.

Some Sound Advice to Farmers Who Keep
Cows-What Brings Success.
1t seems a little strange that dairy
men should continue to keep the same
number of cows, or even less, year
after year, when they might add not
only to the number, but also to the
product, by adopting soiling, in part,
at least. To-day the most successful
are those who have recognized the i'm
portance of the full ration for their
cows, and maintain it as long as the
profitable flow continues. 1t is fact
that with some dairymen their cows
are for several weeks each year in
sight of ''faInine land, and the messes
of milk are not in the aggregate suffi-
cient to pay for attention, let alone a
profit to make dairying paying
business. 1t seems to be a modern
fact that succulent foods do prolong
the milking period of a COW, and this
is one of the chief things farmer
should strive after. There are two
losses, think, made at this very point.
There is loss in the condition and
thrift of COW, which has to be re-
gained to secure the hoped for result,
and the other is, that for the COW to
give ''little ness for four months,
where she might be made with proper
food to give three times the quantity,
and finally dry off and .recuperate'
for four months or so, is to break
down the milking habit and destroy
what better food and longer seasons in
milk would have stimulated into
greater activity. OF course all this
implies breaking out of old orthodox
ways, but progress is as apparent
Cor should beg in the dairy as anywhere.
The expense account of afarmer knows
no halt, and if the income stops there
has to be .'mad rush" in the spring
to assist this item that stopped to rest,
and overtake the other which never
stops or tires. One of the principal
causes why so many farmers fail is be-
cause they do not make the income ac-
count continuous, or by special exer-
ton make it proportionately larger, so
as to leave surplus at the end of the
year. From this, one is led to believe
that Is is in securing ones self against
these lessening of yields that will in the
future make dairying pay. One of the
chief causes for the small average yield
of milk is from the fact that the last
half of the season there is steady de-
crease in the feeding value of the pas
ture, by the ripening of the grasses, the
woody character, and hence indigesti-
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-01-03
SNAkE-BlTES.
How Yucatan Indian Applied Remedies
With Successful Result.

How Yucatan Indian Applied Remedies
With Successful Result.
Prompt action and good knowl-
edge of antidotes enable the natives OF
warm climates frequently to avert fatal
consequences when bitten by venomous
snakes. Mr.. Samuel A. Bard, in his
" Waikna," describing his adventures
in Guatemala, relates how an Indian
boy was bitten and rescued from death:
"My Paya boy, while engaged in
gathering dry wood, took hold of a
fallen branch under which was coiled a
venomous snake, known as the tama-
CASA. He had scarcely put down his
hand when the serpent struck him in
the arm. He killed it. grasped it by
the tail, and hurried to our camp.
81 was much alarmed, for his agita-
ton was extreme, and his face and
whole body were of an ashy color.
my Yucatan Indian, Antonio, was
not at hand, and was at an utter loss
what to do, beyond tying a ligature
tightly around the arm. The Paya
however, retained his presence of mind,
and unrolling a mysterious little bun
die, which contained his scanty ward
robe. took out a nut of about the size
and much the appearance of a horse
chestnut, which he hastily crushed, and
mixing it with water, drank it down.
'Antonio having returned, and
learning the state of the case, FASTENED
away to the low grounds on the edge
of the savannah, whence he came back
in the course of half an hour with a
quantity of some kind of root, which
had a strong smell of musk, impossible
to distinguish from that of the genuine
civet.
"This he crushed and formed into a
kind of poultice, bound it on the
wounded arm, and gave the boy to
drink strong infusion of the same.
This done, he led him down to the
beach, dug hole in the moist sand, in
which he buried his arm to the shout
der, pressing the sand closely around
it.
81 thought this an emphatic kind of
treatment, which might be good for
Indians, but which would be pretty
likely to kill white man.
1.-The boy remained with his arm
buried the entire night, but next morn
ing, save being little pale and weak
from the effects of these powerful rem
edies, he was as well as ever, and re-
sumed his usual occupations" -
Youths C0mpanton
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-01-03
70 post like horse. and kept ON low

30 q post like q horse. and kept ON low
diet for couple of months. AS fur.
ter step ne is beaten while prayers are
going ON and if the poor creature
manifests pain it is regarded as favor
able sign. '.But suppose he does moi
improve" asked, what do you dc
with himp "He remains there chained, =
said they, 'suntil regarded as quite
incurable, and then his parents are
obliged to take him away and lock him
up. ''But suppose he has no parentspt
Then he is turned out and allowed to
run loose until some one takes com.
passion on him. After hearing this il
was comfort to be told by one edu.
Gated Mohammedan that they had moi
much insanity, and that he had never
seen any one raving mad. Another
disease for which Bokhara was remark
able so far back as the time of An
thony Jenkinson in the sixteenth CEN
turyis the rishtrom( faria medinensis) "a
worm that develops under the skin in
May and August in the form of a cylin.
drical body which lengthens at the rate
OF about an inch in week, and lies
extended or curlel up In lump two
inches in diameter. Later on an abscess
appears and through it the head of the
worm. Native specialists, usually bar
bers, insert needle under the worm
and draw out one end with the fingers
of the right hand while those of the left
press the affected part, the operation
lasting from one to five minutes. Rus.
sian medical men wind off the animal
on reel, so much daily as comes out
without force, till the whole parasite,
measuring from four to seven feet, is
extracted. Should the worm break a
painful illness ensues for several
months. We met with an unsuccessful
case in the military hospital at Samar-
cand, where the portions of the rishta
extracted were given to me in spirit to
bring to England. / remember that
DIR. Wolff contracted the disease from
drinking the Bokhara water, and thus
forewarned l drank only tea, hot or
cold, or allayed my thirst with melons
and fruit. No Europeans live in Box
hara except two or three Russians, and
these would be insulted as are the Jews
if they did not take the law into their
own hands and sometimes give ma
tive thrashing. The Bokhariots have
not the power to Cypress, so they are
outwardly civil, but they curse the Gin
fidels" at heart, and the Emir is servile-
ly obedient to the imperial will.-Cor.
London Times
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-01-03
IN EVERY STYLE.


Dresses For Balls and Dresses For Chill
dren--Something to Please Everyone.
Embroidered tulle is the fabric for
ball dresses, and is shown in all deli
cate tints of cream, rose, or blue, with
detached sprays Of flowers wrought in
dark floss or with gilt or silver threads,
and sometimes with both, and also
veined with fine arrasene. French
modistes use faille under tulle, but the
preference here is for satin, as its lus-
ter enhances the beauty of the thin
tulle, and in many cases the corsage is
OF the satin alone, or else there. is a
bertha of tulle at the top, The low
corsage of tulle dresses is decidedly
round, being round at the top and
round at the waist line, where Swiss
belt or sash of some kind completes it.
One pretty bodice has the tulle put on
in folds at the top of the low corsage
and crossed to the waist in surplice
fashion; rows of daisies, or single
row OF larger roses, pass around the
neck, and the short skirt has border
of these flowers massed at the foot;
this is seen in plain white tulle over
pale green or blue satin, and recalls
the simple dresses worn by debutantes
ten or fifteen years ago. The short
skirts are made in ballet style, with
flounce after fiounce of tulle, each lap
ping over that below it for the front
breadths, while the back is in waterfall
pleats of doubled Lyons tulle, falling
straight from the waist to the foot. EN-
broidered null and plain null trimmed
with Valcenciennes lace are still worn
by young girls, but the fancy now is for
silken fabrics, such as silk-muslin or
Chambery gauze. There are also fewer
white wool dresses worn this season,
as these were general wear for after
moons in the summer; there are, how
ever, some fine embroidered nuns veil
ings that are as effective as China Grape
when trimmed with the point Espagnol
laces.
The little Gretchen dresses are made
up for small girls who walk in bridal
professions, or to wear at afternoon
parties. The full round skirt gathered
to the waist may be made of an en-
broidered flounce, or it may have three
or four hem-stitched tucks above
hem, or there may be three little frills
of lace around it. The plain round
waist of muslin is cut half-low and
round in the neck, and has revers of
embroidery or lace to fall over care
lessly; the front has piece of embroid-
cry or else tucks inserted, and is banded
across three times with white satin
ribbon an inch wide, tied in a small
bow at the end of each strap. A wide
sash of the muslin is sewed in the
under-arm seams. and tied behind in
large bow, giving very bouffant eff
feet This low waist is worn over
high guimpe of muslin, trimmed with
full frill around the neck, and made
with long sleeves gathered in at the
wrist by band of ribbon, and finished
with frill.. White camel's-hair or
bison-cloth dresses for larger girls are
also made in this peasant style, and are
finished around the skirt with tucks, or
with rows of silver or gilt braid. The
waist may be made high, and the
guimpe only outlined with swan s-down
and with the gilt or silver braid.-Har-
per'S Bazaar.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-01-03

AT recent poultry show in Biz
mingham. England, prizes were award
ed for the best dozen of preserved eggs.
They were sent in two months before
the date of the show, short time to
test any preserving process thoroughly.
The eggs were tested by being boiled
both soft and hard Chat is for single
minute and half, and for ten minutes),
and then tasted by the judges. Those
that gained the first prize had been
simply packed in common salt. They
had not lost sensibly by evaporation,
had good consistent albumen, and were
of the best flavor when boiled.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-01-03
DissoIving Views.

Mr.. De Blank Here is q notice Of
Sergeant Ballantine's book on America,
entitled From the Old World to the
Newt"
Mrs. De Blank-'sWhat! That de-
lightful English gentleman who dined
with us last season the author of 8
book on this country Oh! do read
the notice. almost fell in love with
him.
Mr.. De Blank (glancing down the
column" He says that American
women far excel their English cousins
both in beauty"
''Oh, the darlingv'
ssAnd intellect"
ssHow deliciousr'
s.But that American cookingis abom-
Unable.
1.-THE brute! I knew the moment I
set my eyes on him that he was nothing
but mean, miserable, stuck-up prig,
Who
HE refers only to hotel cooking"
''Oh! Do get the book. Philadelphia
Call.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-01-03
Twas Not His Fault.

do you know" said an extremely
vivacious young lady to her excessively
bashful sutton, ''do you know, George,
that young ladies like to be told they
are pretty and attractive, whether they
are so or notp''
II would not think of telling you
any such thing" said George, gall
lantly, "for your looking glass tells you
better than | could that you are as
handsome as picture.''
"Oh, Georgep'
''You have the prettiest face and the
smallest waist | ever saw"
''f'ne smallest waist! If my waist is
small it is certainly not because of hav-
ing been squeezed, George"
George tainted. Someruille Journal.
1t is estimated that the average
daily consumption of eggs throughout
the United States amounts to As, 600, 600.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-01-03

A Vermont storekeeper set spring
gun in his store for twenty-five years
without bagging anything until the
other night, when the old musket fell
down and shot him through both legs.
Burlington Free Press.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1885-02-27


Softly the neon shed its silvery
light upon the evening air.
The difference between the moon
and goose is, that the goose sheds
feathers. This is less romantic,
probably, but good goose feathers
are worth 20 cents pound more or
less.
They stood beneath the silent stars,
Arthur and Eyangeline not the goose
and the moon. She in the glory of
young womanhood, and he in a $50
suit OF clothes
1t is astonishing what trust tailors
put in manhood.
"Oh, Arthur" she said, "let us
fee from this place from the wrath
of an angry father and the torturing
taunts of mercenary mother"
At this season, she should have
said: Let US mosquito from this
place, etc." but young woman in
love can't tell flee from a mosquito,
and we must not censure too severe
ly."
"Ah, Evangeline, would that it
were possible"
"But it is possible, Arthur. We
can fly beyond the sea, the deep blue
sea, which lies between us and hap
piness, and beneath the sunny skies
OF Italy in the dolce far niente of that
lotus land We may build about us q
beautiful palace whose foundation
shall be love, and whose-superstruc
ture shall lie the perfection OF earthly
bliss"
The girl had spent all her chewing
gum money on l0-cent novels, and
all her time in playing Pauline in an
amateur dramatic club.
"Ah, daring, the picture yon paint
is too lovely for realization" he
walled.
Of course he knew she painted.
Any fellow can tell that when he gets
close TO a girl.
"Nhy. love? Oh, Arthur, why 2"
"Keranse. dearest" he agonized
clear down TO the knees of his pants,
Il haven't money enough to buy
tickets across the briny, and the
walking On that road calls for gum
.hoes. which am also unable to put
up collaterals for during the present
depressed condition OF trade"
''Be tradel" sLe sbrieked, and
they parted forever.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1885-02-27
a beefstake pudding. Love flies be-
fore helpless inability.

a beefstake pudding. Love flies be-
fore helpless inability.
A Partisan doctor prescribed for a
lady who had objections against
growing stout: "Take exercise, my
dear lady. Consider the trees OF the
field; they never take exercise, and, !,
as consequence, they 60 on growing
bigger and bigger every year."
A young lady whose very best
young man lived over the way with
his parents took seat by the window
one cloudy morning. "Why do you
sit by the window such chilly morn
ing Laura? ?" asked her mother. "I'm
waiting for the son to come out ma, !"
she replied.
Miss Emily Faithful is lecturlng in
Edinburg on Mormonism and Miss
Kate Field is lecturing in this coun-
try on the same subject. Both these
ladies, judging from their prolonged
and persistent state of single blessed
ness, are ayerse Y, a man having a
wife at al
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1885-02-27
A Homely Story with . Moral.

A story is told Of an old-fashioned
farmer who had an old ak and saw
stolen from his shed. At first he was
disconsolate, as he had the tools in
use nearly fifteen years, but necessity
obliged him to purchase new ones in
their place. He was SO much sur
prised at the ease with which the
new tools worked that OF his own ac-
cord, no agent urging. he went to a
hardware store and purchased new
kit of tools and threw the others
away. He had lost more valuable
time in working with poor tools than
would buy new ones twice over.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1885-02-27

Ouida says: "a girls love must
never be begged, but conquered" I"
Paradoxical as it may seem, the girl
cannot be conquered unless she con-
ours.
"IIave a piece OF lemon pie, Mr..
Caution ?" asked the wife OF his bos-
ON last night at supper. "No, dear"
said he, II would rather so by some
other route"
Elopements are very romantic, but
there would not be so many of them
if young men could see the girls they
were going to fy with trying to make
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1885-02-27
Every grade Of intelligence. 4

Every grade Of intelligence, from
common dullness to talent of the
highest and most brilliant order, de-
pends for its degree upon the posses
sion and use OF this power-the gift
of expression. Expression is COM
monty associated with speech; We
use it, however, in the more general
sense of whatever tends to make pub
lie the inner life. Conversation, pub
lie speaking, all writings, paintings
and songs, inventions OF every kind,
and every act, public aud private,
which goes to make up life's history !;
all these are channels for the express
sion OF human nature. Genius, TO be
real, must give forth true expression !;
and it is not genius unless it meets
with the stamp of public approval.
All may not be able to tell what is in
them, but all can recognize the truth
of what is told. The utterances OF
genius may fall temporarily upon dull
ears, and the utterer sinks, discour-
aged, into an obscure grave, for
genius cannot live without its COM
pliment OF appreciation; but in the
progress OF the race, a point is
reached where the truths his utter.
ance crystalized are seen to shine
forth in all their beauty, and thence
forth his name is canonized.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1885-02-27

He wac a dilapiiated-look bum
upon the common. Approaching a
man who happened to be u politician,
he asked for the inevitable dime.
"What ward you in?" blandly asked
the politician. "Oh! l don't live
here" "Well, good dayl" was the
crushing exclamation that closed the
interview.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1885-02-27

and attempted to say his prayers
backward.
"Why, Eddie, what are you'trying
to do ?" asked his mother.
"Only trying to say my prayers in
side out. ."-[ Boston Times.
"Great Scott |" exclaimed the rural
editor, reading the head of Swim
burne's last poem, "fhe Poet is I'M
mortal" and dumping a two-pound
ode to the "Falling Leaf into the
waste basket he added: This is the
most depressing piece OF intelligence
I've seen in the papers for long
time. p-[New Orleans Times Demo-
crat.
"Dot you remember that young
man who used to live next door to US,
and who sang every night ?"
Eyes, remember him."
well, he has taken to drinking,
and is getting lower and lower every
day
"Well. always thought his tone
was little too high. ."-(Texas Sift-
ings.
Indignant old gentleman, to young
lady who has been jabbering at the
top of her voice: s'rhis talking is
abominable. Nobody can hear
word"
Young lady--"That's what l was
telling Miss Smith here. Those act
ors keep up such racket on the
stage that you can't hear yourself
speak. ."-[Texas Siftings.
Tom (who has, after much solicita-
ticn, induced Mrs. Notebanger to
play neutrality-suspicious. what
noise l believe it will set me crazy"
Clara (who has, if possible, been
more urgent than Tom in asking Mrs.
Notebanger 10 play)-"Guess you
would make worse noise than that
If you were being pounded so unmer-
cifully. ~ Boston Transcript.
"There's Mr.. Smith carrying q
parrot down the street," said Mrs.
Jones so her husband.
"Well, what Of it?" asked Mr..
Jones.
"Nothing; / merely called your at
tention 10 il because MIR. Smith looked
TO me Ike man going to funeral" +"
"How sop'
; "Becaase he's q poll-bearer."-
boston Courier.
"How's business with you, Sandy? ?"
asked young swearhof, as he met
the Car the other day.
"Oh, IFS Russian" replied the
Emperor.
"Where do yor Romanof to?"
al Moscow home."
"Look out and don't get D'eniper
on you.
Don't be Volga."
Tartar. - pittsburg Chronicle.
Two gentlemen are walking up the
street engaged in a lively converse
ton.
"Since you have some notion OF
marrying" said one, "why don't you
take Marguerite, your sisters charm
ing friend? She is an angel"
81 don't dispute that, but she
paints"
"0h, come now, my dear fellow,
honestly. have you ever seen an
angel that was not painted ?"-[New
York Mail.
The 2Ss Joke has reached Wheel
ans, from Pittsburg. Two persons
met and one says: Say, did you
hear that story to-day, about 2ss?'
mo answered the other excitedly,
"what is il ?" ooh, it's too gross. too
gross entirely" replied ms compan-
ion in a mourniui voice; Tell
away" resumed the first, and III
try to stand 1t. " Well exclaimed
his friend, Ia IS one gross, and 2oS
is two gross, isn't itY"
A Pennsylyania magistrate has de-
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1885-02-27

To restore gliding to picture frames,
remove all dust with soft brush,
and wash the gliding in warm water
in which an onion has been boiled
dry quickly with soft iaSs.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1885-02-27

w. CRANE, 3ls Pine Street. Room se.
Gan Francisco, California.
L. r. FISHER. Room 2l Merchants Ex-
change. San Francisco. Cal.
GEO. N. MOTT, Nos AZ and ~ street,
Sacramento, is our only agent In that city.
GEO. r. ROWELL Il CO., 10 Spruce street,
Eew York City, New York.
CHAS. X. MILLER CO.. No. Tribune
Building, Chicago. Illinois.
The above agents authorized to collect
moneys 1ue tLo MEssEsGl take orders for
advertising solicit subscribers aad attend TO any
other business for US that may be connected with
his tince.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1885-02-27

Mahogany furniture should be
washed with warm water and foap;
an application Of beeswax and sweet
oil upon a soft cloth, and polished
with chamois. gives rich finish
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1885-02-27
why They Wear Long Hair.

A cowboy gives three reasons why
they wear their hair long-it is hard
TO get it cut on the plains, it keeps
their ears warm in the winter, and il
makes the Indians think they are
brave.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1885-02-27

THIS NEW MILL, WITH fHE LATEST
j Improved and best machinery, 10 sev
prepared to fill oil orders for
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1885-02-27

A good way to roast spare rib is
TO crack the bones in the middle, fold
over and stuff with regular turkey
dressing; sew it up with a stout
thread, put into the dripping pan and
put in coffee cup OF water; sprinkle
pepper and salt over the meat, and
let it cook until tender and brown.
Turn it so that each side will be
equally brown.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-10-02

1t has been remarked that women
never sleep in church, and inquiry is
made as to the reason OF their wakeful-
ness. If man were compelled to make
an inventory, during the church SER
vice, of the clothes displayed upon the
ladies, he would Immediately under
stand the reason why women never
sleep i'm church.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-10-02

j. C. Parran, Green Spring. w. Va,
says he has been using Powell's Pre-
pared Chemicals and other fertilizers
manufactured by the Brown Chemical
Co., for several years, and is sure they
are all that is claimed for them. Would
recommend them to all who want relia-
BILE fertilizers. Powels Prepared Chem
icals cost only 5000 Der barrel, suffi-
cient quantity to make one-half ton of
complete fertilizer. Brown Chemical
Co., manufacturers, Baltimore, Md.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-10-02

What tortue the sufferer from dys-
pepsia endures no tongue can tell. DR..
Bulls Baltimore Pills promptly relieve
the pain and cures the disease.
You can give your baby Or. Bulls
Baby syrup without the least Injurious
effect. 1t costs % cts.
As cleanser and invigorator for hogs
Days Horse Powder has no equal.
Farmers should use it.