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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-16
FARM AND EIRESIpE.

Grating is often done too early;
wait until the swelling of the buds.
Many good cows are spoiled by al
lowing them to sleep out some warm
night on the ground before the frost is
all ont. Be careful to keep the cows in
at nights until the ground gets warm.
Prairie Farmer.
-Cocoanut Drops: One pound of
grated cocoanut, one pound of pow
| dered sugar, scant quarter of a pound
of -four. and the well-beaten whites of
six eggs, Mix well. drop from a spoon
into the pans and bake in quick oven.
The Household.
Neglected peach trees grow i'll
shaped. with long limbs which often
break. If each spring, half to two
thirds the length of the shoots of the
former year is cut away, the result will
be compact head and more and better
fruit-I0leGO Blade.
Pudding: Yelks of two eggs; one
pint of milk: couple of crackers rolled
fine, nutmeg, and a tablespoonful of
sugar Bake half an hour Beat the
whites with sugar to make a frosting.
Spread on the top. and place in the
oven to brOwn.-N. E. Farmer.
Don't forget that the pasture fields
should have some attention. at least as
well as the grain fields. Weeds, briers
and bushes should be eradicated from
them Just as carefully as from the pO-
tatO lot. Many farmers would be as
tonished to know how greatly the pas
tures 1-ialI cor ba iDnrcoSa1 I,,- tbo o;1 81 q,
little fires hSeed and manure occasionally,
and the keeping down of all alien
growth--SdI Francisco Chronicle.
Using TableclothS: A good way to
make use of old red tablecloths which
are no longer suitable for the table, is
to- cut them in good-sized pieces and
keep them in drawer in the pantry.
and on baking days bring them forth TO
lay the warm bread, or cookies, or cakes
uPon- They may take the place of
towels in many ether ways, and prove
a substantial economy.-Erchdnge.
An exchange says: Have shelf
made at a rrOper height from the floor,
with holes in it kIrge enough to allow
buckets to go half way down. Feed
either milk or ground feed in buckets
and set them in their holes. and the
calves can not either turn them over or
put their feet i'll Them There should
be bracket to, every calf in the pen.
so there viii be nio erowding and all
can get their shares
Milk Soup, :. Three pintS of milk.
the yelks of two eggs, tablespoonful
of fine -four, a. couple OF peach leaves or
some lemon peel. a little froth, and
sugar to taste. Keep them stirred over
the fire till on the point of boiling over;
have the whites of the eggs whisked to
a stiff snow with little. sugar. When
the soup is.poured into, the tureen. take
desert spoonfuls, of the snow, sprinkle
powdered cinnamon over, throw them
into the soup and. serve Immediately
Boston Budget.
Squash Biscuit: Use canned squash.
or the fresh vegetable, peeled and
steamed; rub the squash through col
ander with, potato masher; to each
pint of squash. add a. tablespoonful of
melted butter, palatable seasoning of
salt and pepper. two eggs beaten to 4
froth and enough flour to- form stiff
batter; pour this, batter at once into
buttered patty pans, and bake the bis
cult in moderate OVEN until they are
brown; serve them, hot-E. \. Post.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-16
SPRING. SEEDING.
The Advantages. of Seeding for Grass II
the. Spring Thine.

The Advantages. of Seeding for Grass in
the Spring Thine.
The stocking of cultivated fields with
grass and clover seed in the spring was
almost universal in this, country fifty
years ago, and more: Ii was accom-
panied very generally with the sowing
of oats, or barley, the grain being
plowed or narrowed in. the ground
leveled with a. bush-harrOw. and the
grass seed sowed! upon the surface, i'm
med;ately following the. bush. Some
times the ground was gone over again
with the bush or rollen'to give slight
covering to. the seed;. and to firm the
surface. The twOJcrOpS upon the same
soil in one season was thought to be
economy of labor: But there was al
ways serious objection to this prac-
tice.. The Oat crop. if it was stout,
smothered the grass, and clover, and if
drought came on soon after the oats
were, cut, most of the grass withered
and there was sail to, be poor catch"
of the seed; the.work must be done over
again. Not Il few old+style farmers still
follow this method, OF seeding. In
later wears, progressive farmers have
experimental with early fall sowing of
grass and clover without any grain
crop. There should he previous To-
tsssiOn of corn. on potatoes, or other
hOed crops, with. abundant fertilizers
from the stable. and. deep blowing and
a. thorough timing. of the soil with the
l. r.
This work. if done.in September, rarely
fails to give a satisfactory catch of the
seed, and to make thick. heavy sod
the following season. and to bring
permanent meadows that. with Occa-
SiOnal top dressing may be kept in
meadow for along series of years, al
ways provided that there is but one
crop OF hay cut in the season, and the
aftermath is.not gTaE7d- The main OBJ
lection to this, practice Is. that it comes
at a time in summer when the teams
are not at their best, ard wanted for
more pressing lhIbOrs in ether directions.
There is a strong temptation for farm
ers of limited Iaeans to delay the fall
seeding. if they approve of it, until Nc
ve2lber, when the young grass ana
clover just starting is liable to be
thrown ont by the freezing and thawing
and to perish. The late fall and early
winter often Furnish favorable weather
for plowinC,. and 4 thorough prepara-
ton of the soil for seeding. The more
of this that can be done in season of
comparative leisure the better. Seed
sowing at this time is not safe prac-
tice in this, latitude. But in the early
spring. when the frost is out, and the
ground is, sufficiently dry for blowing.
sow the grass seed and give it the benc-
fit of the. whole season TO make roots /
and lay the foundation for i meadow
This is not likely to be done with 4
grain crop sOwn at the SANE time. 1t !
can not be done upon our bong abused |
soils without manure aal thorough |
preparation. The stirring and mellow /
ing of the soil is substitute fer ma /!
nure only within limits easily reached. /
The best results are to be gained with |
liberal application of fertilizers and Il
thorough preparation of the sod
american d0rLcuktHriSk
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-16
STRAWBERRIES.
How Every One Who Has Garden MAJ
lie Supplied With the Delicious Fruit.

Row Every One Who Has q Garden MAJ
BE Supplied With the Delicious Fruit.
Every one having a garden may
secure delicious fresh strawberries with
very little trouble, if he so wills. One
of the most successful growers for the
market in this country is Mr.. Parker
Earle. who writes as follows: Now to
begin with the beginner at the begin.
ming of strawberry plantation: First
take good land if You can get it; if no.
take poor and enrich it if YOU can. II
you are planting for home use, be sure
you plant on some kind of land; if YOU
can't get good. take poor. You can and
should grow strawberries for your own
table. If for commercial purposes, it is
desirable that the conditions should be
favorable. Select then the hes: soil YOU
can communicated as would grow
potatoes or corn. Plow well in fall and
spring: good common blowing will do.
Don't fool away money in trenching OF
deep sub-soiling unless you like to.
Plant in fall; not in spring or summer.
In setting plants don't follow any
aristocratic directions. Don't dig hole,
then make a mound in the hole. then
spread the roots equally all around
that mound and then sift in the earth
through sieve, as some good people
say; say don't do it that way unless
you greatly enjoy the fun of the thing.
That VIII do for a dozen plants. but it
is too slow for large quantities, and a
fa=
ground being well prepared, plowed,
narrowed aad rolled. mark OF carefully
for rows. Your. plants, being well
trimmed. should be dipped in water
and placed in a pail. An active boy
should take the pail of plants and place
them deity in openings which you
make with good spade. Thrust the
spade in before you at an angle of forty
five degrees. the boy puts in the plants
while YOU withdraw the spade and press
the earth firmly over the roots OF the
plants with your foot. This is easy to
DO. and a man and boy can set four
thousand or five thousand plants in a
day in good shape. Cultivate carefully
and thoroughly, but very shallow next to
the plants. Do this al summer. let no
weeds grow Let SIS many runners
grow rs Will make narrow matted
row. cut the balance; keep the middles
clear Mulch in the fall heavily be-
tween the rows. lightly over the plants.
Don disturb them in the spring.
If you pick for market. pick every
day; put no poor ones in the boxes. II
YOU eat these berries you will be glad
YOU planted them. If YOU sell them |
hope you viii get well paid.-RruirSt
Farmer.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-16
DIES SHAKING,


The Diversity Now Permitted a Subject
for General Congratulations.
There are radicaldifferences and wide
divergence in styles. nowadays, and it is
necessary to. use judgment, and bot
seize an idea simply because it is new
or different without regard to the in IL
vidual for whose benefit it is apuro-
priated. The new straight skirts, Tor
example, are charming in picture:---so
simple. sweet and attractive that every
one falls in love with them-but thev do
not suit every One:. They are exceed
ingly we'll adapted to young girls, and
also to old ladies; to the former they
impart an air of quaint and delightful
simplicity which, alas. nowadays does
not often exist except in their gowns;
to the latter they are appropriate be-
cause free from encumbrance, and suited
to an age whose serenity rests upon
permanent foundations. and is past
being disturbed by the whims and
changes of fashion Some ladies also
find the '"housemaid" styles convenient
for indoor wear and welcome relief
from drapery which must come to grief
sooner or later- in any serious encounter
with hard work But it will be found
mistake to make up dreSsy materials for
dressy occasions, in the plain and prac-
teal style. adapted TO those intended for
walking and working. Bear in mind
that you are. not restricted to any one
design. or similar set of designs; that
draperieS have not been relinquished
because straight skirts have come into
fashion; that rrffieS have not gone out
because tTEs have come in; that po-
lOnaiSeS are made as well as belted
waists; that basques continue to exist in
connection with draped and hounced
skirts; in short that you can reproduce
almost any design you have seen for the
past five wears and with a verv little.
modification YOU will be in the fashion.
The diversity now permitted is SUBJ
ject for general cOngratulation. because
it admits Of ndivIdual adaptation. More
thought and care are required on the
part of the dress-maker, but this inn
proves her methods and prevents them
from becoming monotOnous. In fitting
a waist at home be careful to take it up
from the back. rather than from the
front; the back should always be- n1r-
row, so that the shoulders shall be
thrown back and the chest thrown Osst
Oblige those vino are being fitted to
stand in this way. Bring the. sleeves
well up on the shoulder. and DO not
make them too tight. They siioslid al
ways give room TO the movement of the
elbow and the arm in its socket at the
shaSrl1of-- tno tiUhf SlpnVaS h.Ay1. cancel
paralysis IN those who Use. their arms
mach. in writing for example. Use as
latle lining rs possible. Sarah skirts
NAV he lined or made up or lining. but
heavy silk should not be lined. nor light
China silks. except where necessary for
strength; nor velve:eenS. except in the
waist, and rs facing; nor any woods.
unless, as before remarked. they are
made up" on lining, French dress
makers rarely use lining, and this is one
of the secrets of their graceful skirts
Dcm0reSL's M0nLtLB.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-16
AHASUERUS.

a haygard stranger, wan and old.
with eyes of deep and dark despair.
And silver frOSts uDOn his hair,
stood by a graves fresh opened mold,
And no one knew when he came there.
lie listened to the mouruers' cries.
Intently watched the tears they shed,
Giucj at the lowering of the dead,
And with his weary, burning eyes,
Searched the calm face of him who read
The Service of iifc's sundered ties.
@Alas! alasI" the mourners wept,
How can we leave our treasure here
Our loye-sweet treasure, cherished dearH
And still the stranger strangely kept
His gaze upon each falling tear.
And seemed 10 envy him who slept
] saw history in his face
Unlike the woes of other men.
scanned II DER and DER again.
= nd queried of his name and race;
But mutely. for did not dare
Approach the man with silver hair.
His lrments wore the dust Of years
HIS feet were sandalshod; "Who. who
Is this!' asked, that death would WOO,
a nd in this foreign guise appears"
Then slowly :, NV side he drew
And said: II ain the Wandering Jew,
-Ahasucrus! cursed of Christi
Living, o. God of Abraham!
life that more than hell doth damn
Torture. that never hath sutfice1
To blot my black transgress.Oni View
Ihe wandering, the unhappy Jcw.
dared not speak a word: he knew
The pity of my breast. and yet
] could not his great sin forget
Cans Him who drank the cup of rue.
And stretched his limbs divine for III
On Calvarys crucihXiOn tree.
And had deemed the tale untrue,
CHASTITY legend. but the weird
Ana Hateful being, century scared
And Scared. the fugitive. cursed Jew.
Had sought tOmb's side i'm his quest
For rest denied, and lOnged for rest.
And when ] wiped the cloudy mist
That wet my checks. afar, afar,
/ SAW the haunted traveller,
Who can not hold with death tryst;
On, on. he went-nO glance behind
His mantle blowing in the wind.
waited in the graveyard lone
Until there was no human sound,
Then threw a rose upon the mound,
And said: Heaven keep thee, sleeping one
Dying is better than to be
Clothed in such dread mortality"
j think of him. dream of him,
The jew, the jew, tn undying jew,
Who holds stern, unbroken clue
OF fe; for ages dim and GRIM
Has borne tired heart in his breast.
Yet Is the worlds wild. wandering guest.
Sleep on your couchcs, O, We deadl
We living, bless the fate that kills;
And when a throat with death -DhIcgm Oils
Say not 'aiaSi' but say instead
precious are beds beneath the dew
Compared with the doom of the Wander
Jew"
Laura r. Finite. in Cleveland Leader.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-16

Tie names of the engineer ana pas
sengers on this first train are as follows.
beginning at the locomotive David
Murray, engineer. First car: Erastus
Corning, Mr.. Lansing. Ex-Governor
Yates, j. j. BOYD, Thurlow Weed. John
Miller, Mr.. Van Zandt. Billy Winnie.
(penny postman). Second car {: John
Townsend, Major Meigs, ''Old Hays
(high constable of New York;, Mr..
Dudley, Joseph Alexander (of the Com
mercial Bank. Lewis benedict and j.
j. Degraft. -Albany "a. y 41rJus
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-16
The pincushion now forms mart

The pincushion now forms part OF
the furniture of the London drawing
room; but it is made as ornamental as
pincushion well can be. being in the
shape of fan. with the sticks repre-
sented by cords, a bolster mouRtcd with
tassels. or a very little hassock, its
divisions marked by cords of a contrast
ing color. which is repeated in the
rosette in the center. The stuffiag is
LAYERS Of thick flannel.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-16

An improved lead-headed. nail for
use in putting on corrugated iron roofs
has made its appearance in the market.
The shank of the nail is round and suf-
ficiently sharp at the point to enter the
wood readily. and may be driven home
in the usual way. The head fat
tens under the blows of the hammer.
or punch may be used. which will give
il a conical head The lead of the head
comes in contact with the sheet iron in
such way as to lessen the chance OF
leaking.-Chacago Journal
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-16

~ Any person who takes the paper regu.
iarly from the post Office. whether directed to
his name or whether he is q subscriber or not
is responsible for the pay
The courts have decided that refusing to
take newspapers from the post-ofice, or re-
moving and leaving them uncalIed for Is
prima facie evidence of ISTENTIONAL FRAUD.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-16

San Francisco has ferainine VIII
helm Tell. who has outshot everything
on the coast and. having challenged
Carver, Bogardus and Others and re-
ceived no response, now signs for male
shooters to comprehension Francisco
Cali.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-02-26
MOMAN,S WORK.

There is another class of employ
ment which does not require a course
of training, but is open to many wo-
men who have a small amount Of cap
ital and the energy and common
sense without which capital is useless
Gardening in all its phases is work
peculiarly suited to women, and the
culture of early vegetables and small
fruits is a reliable source of income.
In the Southern town in which |
live there are Il dozen prosperous
fruit-growers, each Of whom counts
by hundreds of dollars his yearly
gain from the sale Of strawberries.
raspberrics, kittatinny, blackberries
and other fruits. | have never heard
that the supply Of these exceeded the
demand, and neighbor of mine who
has had years of experience declares
that there is profit in selling straw
berries even at 30 cents per gallon.
One has only to read Mr.. Il. p. Roe S
"Success in Small Fruits" to become
an enthusiast on this subject. Much
of the work attendant on raising small
fruits can be done, and should be
done, by women. A few hours work
every day in the strawberry patch
or among the currant bushes would
work miracles in the matter of phys
zeal health, and from a physiological
point Of view the hoe and rake are
more feminine tools than the ulcdle
and sewing-machine. Then, there
are the housewifcly arts of canning.
picking and preserving. Why should
not these yield their posscssor a com
Portable living? DO you say that the
market is full Of such artists? re-
ply that in every department of trade
there is always room for the best.
The fruit-cannerics of America
send out no such preserves and jcl-
lies as our grandmothers used to make
and our mothers are still making
''Home-made" is the highest brand
of excellence, and firm of Georgia,
Virginia or kentucky housewives
could monopolize the whole trade in
canned fruits and vegetables. -MRs.
L. c. HALL.
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agricultural.
SWEET POTATOES.

A plant which provides both fod-
der and food for stock, but which is
very much neglected is the sweet po-
tato. 1t contains more nutriment
than any other tuber, combining the
starch of the common potato with the
sugar of the sugar beet. 1t contains
less water than any other tuber and
approaches in dryness to the newly
husked corn. Moreover it is an ex-
ceedingly wholesome food and is as
void of offense as a food, for dairy
COWS as the parsnip, while it fattens
all kinds of farm animals, including
poultry, very rapidly. Its culture is
easy and the cured vines make good
and acceptable dry fodder. Horses
will eat this tuber with avidity and
soon prefer it to grain working we'll
upon it ard preserving excellent
health. If a plant having all these
excellent qualities were newly intro
duced it would be received with gen
eral favor, but being an old and IA
milar one it is naturally neglected
while new but worthless ones arc
purchased with eagcrness at extrava-
giant prices.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-02-26
GEORGIA MINERALS.

The Georgia mines are again at
tracing large share of attentions and
justly, too, it would seem. Cola, sill
yer, copper, nickel, mica, corundum.
marble, granite, soapstone, slate
manganese and stonecoal exist in
paying quantities in many localities
In the Middle and Southern portions
of the state are buhr stone, granite.
asbestos, kaolin, heloyste, phosphates
and mari. Iron, coal and marble are
being extensiyely mined in the North
crn portion Of the state. Granite
and marble quarries are extensive
and of excellent quality, and viii in
the near future be much used in the
construction Of public and private
buildings, monuments, and for statu.
AIRY purposes. The copper and nickel
belts extending from North Carolina
to Alabama have been partially de-
yeloped; gold veins and deposits have
been found principally in the North
eastern part of the state, and arc
worked extensively in the counties Of
Union, White, Lumpkin, Dawson and
Cherokee. Many Of the mines are
yielding a large per ccntum of profit
on the capital invested Within a
radius of seven miles around Dahlon-
ega there are now in running order
20 gold quartz crushing mills, with
an aggregate number of 400 stamps.
These mills afford employment to sew
eral hundred laborers, and Weld large
profits on the capital invested. Re
cent and improved methods have
made mining one of the leading and
most profitable industries OF the state.
The Cohuttah mountains in North
Georgia are the latest gold and silver
finds and are richer than ever found
before in the state.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-02-26

ed slumber, through the use Of this medic,
inc, which is also beneficial to persons OF a
rheumatic tendency and an inestimable
preventive of fever and aguc. For sale by
all Druggists and Dealers generally.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-02-26
REEUM ATTSM

Although practitioner of near twenty years
my mother Influenced me to procure b. b. b
for her. She had been confined to her bed sever
al months with rheumatism which had stub
bornly resisted an the usual remedies Within
twenty-four hours after commencing b. B. B.
observed marked relief. She has Just COM
menced her third bottle and il nearly as active
as ever, and has been in The front yard with
rake in hand" cleaning up. Her improve,
ment Is truly roadeJia and immensely crafty,
ing
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-02-26

Gen. Grant undoubtedly has cam
Ger Of the tongue, and the knife will
at no late day be called into service.
This is well known and equally as
well known to Gen. Grant himself.
no amount Of af'cctionatc deception
can mislead. He is not resigned In
the sense Of being Indifferent to his
fate, but he sees the truth and with
Characteristic courage is putting his
house in order to meet it.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-02-26
c. II. MONTGOMERY, NJ. d.
SCROFUEA.

Or, L. 4. Guild, Of Atlanta, who owns large
nursery and vineyard has lad on his place
who was cured Of stubborn case OF scrofula,
with one single bottle OF b b. b. Write to him
about The the case.
Frank Joseph, 2l5Jones street, Atlanta has a
son who had sl0ughine, scrofulous ulcer OF the
neck and had lost hair and cye-sight, finding no
relief. One bottle Of j. j. b. healed the ulcer,
eradcatcd the poison from his blood, restored
his cye-sight, and placed him on the road 10
health
a book.dlled with wonderful proof from the
very best cass.of citizens, and recommendations
from the leading Drug Trade OF Atlanta mailed
free to any address. Il. b. b. only a year old
and is working wonders Large bottles sI00 or
SIX $500 sold by Druggists Expressed on re-
ceipt Of price.
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For Sale by K. II. Northcutt Marietta Ga
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-02-26

by the use OF
lIostctter's Stom .
ch Bitters the
laggard appear
ancc of the coun
tenance and sal
loWness of dys>
poplics are sup>
olant e q by a
calthicr 10 o k,
md us the food is
,ssimilatcd, the
body acquires sub
stance Appetite
i restored and
the nervous sys
800,