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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-05-02


g follow as a sequence OF youth
full imprudence g..A. m..k
Bcfors Taking. or the excess Of 1s.es nArA'
matured years, such as Uni ~
versal Lsssitude, Pain In the
Back. Dimness of Vision, pre- -
mature old age, and many
other Diseases that lead TO In ~
sanity or Consumption. In
all cases of Female Weakness F
the Specific acts like a charm, n
restoring lost or faded yigDi j. -
giving to the eye briilianthtes lskIhg'
and sparkling beauty, to the Geek the ROSY
bloom of health.
B6- NJ URRAY' SPECIFIC Is sold by all drug
gists at 81 per package, or six packages for 20.
Also by mail, postage free, on receipt OF
price.
BB-FulI particulars I'm pamphlet, which
will be mailed free TO every applicant. Ad-
dress all communications to the sole manu-
facturers,
THE MURRAY MEDICINE CO.,
Kansas City, Mo.
m1-Sold In CIarksville Wholesale and Re-
tail by OWEN IL MOORE.
May 8. Iss4-lv Z
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-05-27
American Girl and Titled "a Fore,en,r

snO 11tl0O FOro1&nor.
From the New Orleans Times Democrat.l .
American girls who marry foreigners
are supposed to have but one motive
alteration of titles-but one excuse
for their folly, the influence and en-.
couragement of mothers sillier than
their offspring. It is q foreigner, one
who not only Travelled in the United
States, but lived for several wears in
the best society of New York and Bos.
ton, who furnishes a. better reason for
such marriages than any given by
Americans who have attempted to find
the secret of the fascination foreigners
exert upon the frank and freeborn
Yankee maiden. Says this observant
stranger:
"Men-ladies' men-are terribly
scarce in America, where hus,
bands and fathers, brothers and
cousins, mostly business men, are
off early in the morning after an
early breakfast, only to be back in
the evening for late dinner or sup.
per; and they come home worn out
with work, debased by greed, untitled
for ladies' company by want oil
congenial education and polish, oil
sympathy with female pursuits, or
appreciation of female talents and
graces.
"Hence it is that male visitor, a
man free from engagements and with
indefinite time at his disposal, willing
to devote himself to women, to
humor them, to take some interest in
their not very serious or heavy occu-
pations, is looked upon as a godsend
in all American households"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-05-27
APIARIAN.

I fully believe that a colony of bees will
accept queen at once If offered them at the
entrance of the hive within twenty-four
hours after the old one is removed. be-
heve, also, it such queen is not SO Of
fered them within twenty-four hours, that
some days must elapse before it will be &C.
cepted. Ny experiments during the last sea-
son have been on a scale sufficiently large to
warrant me in that belief, and 1 think that
the theory I offer in regard to the matter
is correct.
In the first instance, it follows from the
fact that queens often leave the hive and re-
turn again. Now, if q new queen is offered
in natural way wiz: at the entrance of the
hive), before the old one is missed, and be.
fore queen cells have been begun, they
ference, and, perhaps, not having re-
allied their loss. If, on the other
hand, more than "a hours elapse, they have
missed the old queen and have started queen
cells, and know full well that time enough
has not elapsed for young queen to be pro.
ton that each separate colony has peculiar
scent by which its individual members are
known to each other. This notion is too
much on par with the old frying-pan and
key business in swarming.
I do not suppose that this theory of mine
will be accepted by the majority of bee
keepers, as they will claim that I give the
tees too much reasoning power. But where,
ask, can We draw the line between instinct
and reason?
At any rate, whether accepted or not, /
trust that it will be the means OF starting
further inquiry into the matter OF introduce
ing queens, and of giving us out of that in
Quiry q surer pan than any which we now
have knowledge of. That we need some
method Of speedy introduction all will admit;
and 1 trust some such one will soon be dis
covered.-J E. Pond, in american Bee Jour-
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-05-27


;ably, than tho work Of shfnning. PRUNING
can be done. and probably viii Be- done, ton
times where thinning Is attempted once.
Either from my thorough pruning, or other
Cause not apparent l nave always been
what e called fortunate il having fair
crop Of apples, even in seasons OF compare
tive failure" - *s<.sl
A WRITER in the Prairie Farmer gives the
following directions about an orchard: A
few words rs to planting: Don't plant trees
older than two years. Don't plant in . new
orchard nearer than two rods. Cont plant
till the ground has been deeply p!owed and
thoroughly prepared. Don't dig deep holes
with spade, six inches square, and trim
the roots to ft, and then wonder what ais
the tree. Don't leave q heavy top on for
fear of wasting the wood, but trim moder.
-ately. Don't expect tree, any more than q
sheep, 10 thrive without food. Don't select q
variety because you liked the apples in York
State, or Virginia, or Ohio; but ascertain
what SORTS are doing best in your vicinity
and in soil similar to your own-if you do
not already know. Plant such, and q few of
newer sorts for trial.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-05-27
Cooking Food for Hons.

The cost of pork is greatly lessened by
cooking the food for the hogs. Wormy ap-
pies, small potatoes, ETC., will pay handsome.
" for the trouble of cooking. 1t is as II a
man ate nothing but fat meat or corn-bread.
The value of cooked food does not depend
altogether upon its nutritious contents. In
cold weather much good is done by feeding
hogs heated food. 1t warns up the body,
and stimulates the digestive organs to vigor-
Gus action. It pays always to warm Stops in
not feed more cooked food to their swine, Is
fancied labor and trouble of preporing it.
4 good utensii is large iron kettle, swung
upon two poles of sufficiently strong wood.
he bale is removed, and piece OF chain.
forming loop foot long, is passed through
each eye of the kettle, and over the respect
tive poles. The poles are placed on forkel
sticks, set In the ground. The poles should
he parallel. and as far apart as are the eyes
OF the kettle. Place near the kettle large.
light trough, made OF two-inch pine boards
which may be situated In q small lot sep
arated from the hog lot by fence with q
small gate. Old broken fence rails make ex-
cellent, cheap fuel: they ignite readily, give
q quick, hot IRE, and soon de down. When
the cooking IL done, rake the FIRE to one side,
ana bring tho trough partially under the ket-
tie 90 that side from which the nro has been
removed. Raise the pole from that side out
Of the cEotches, and let It down. This win
tilt the kettle on the edge Of the trough, and
most Of the feed VIII be deposited in +; the
balance y easily DcoOpod ont with board Or
pan When cnly one pose + uee4 + u 9sqi-
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-05-27
CHOPIN Opus 81.
I By RAMsAY s.: MoRR d /. :.

dreamy quiet-a firelit room
Two cups of coffee, whose rich perfume
Steals over our senses, while fancy flies
To Indian isles and Eastern skies.
A heavy languOr-a full content
OdOrs OF rose and violet blent
With faint patchouh and new-mown ha7-
A memory sweet of meadows gay.
On a bear-skin rug lie at ease,
And listen to Wondrous harmOnieS
AS they softly drift, with charm untold.
Through the velvet p0rtiere's sweeping fold.
With it's every tone my feelings change;
1t holds me captive, I'm swayed at will
By the masters subtle grace and skill.
Ny eyes are raised with movement slow
TOwhere, on a slumbrous divan low,
I see you stretched-sO near the place
That your soft breath fans my eager face.
The freight CLEANS on your silken hair,
And kisses the brow so tempting fair,
While look on with jealous glance
When DER your cheek the shadows dance.
I try in vain to cipher your mind
To read the thoughts which lie behind
Those deep, gray Orbs-tO fathom the soul,
And find the power which holds control
OF my every sense, myevery aim,
And binds me slave with unasked claim,
To make one follow where'er you lead
Your life the all which my life doth need
Yet the eyes no sign will e'er confess,
And the lips will tell me even less;
But when they culver and break and cry,
My own respond with answering sigh.
Oh, why must we hold our lives apart?
I cannot cry down my hungry heart.
Better defy the harsh worlds decree,
And shape new path for you and me.
The musics dying-its charm yet thrills
My soul with yearning intense it fills.
I creep still nearer-slave at throne
Till my hands touch those long to own.
A lingering murmur-a haunting strain
Which fades, bursts forth and fades again.
The waltz is over, it's last note dies;
But safe on my breast your dear head lies.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-05-27
Pretty POSieS.
ALL plants need constant ventilation,

ALL plants need constant ventilation.
drainage in pots, and the roots will pierce
into it.
PERFECT drainage, whether in pots or the
open fields, is the basis of all successful cul-
tivatiOn.
GERAN1UMs can be kept through the winter
by hanging the plants in the cellar, tops
down. So Purdy says.
WHENEVER the weather is mild enough,
piazza, in the shade, to have little fresh air +;
1t is wonderful how it will revive them.
KEROSENE is difficult to use in the house,
but by beating up one part with two parts of
common soft soap, it can be mixed with
water, and then forms an effectual remedy
for red spider and mealy bug.
IT has been said that plants will not thrive
where furnace heat and gaslight are used,
but the plant is the best indicator of a
healthy atmosphere, and il it will not thrive,
the air is not fit for human beings.
THE floor Of a bay window used for plants
should be little higher than that of the
room, with the lowest point In the center,
and pipe to carry Off waste water from
washing or watering. The pipe may run out
side the wall Or into pail or barrel in the
cellar.
AMONG bulbs, hyacinths come first, and
should be potted In November and December,
and placed In the cellar, or out doors, where
they will not freeze, covering up the pots en-
tirely. Here they will take root, and by
bringing in few every week or ten days
after the first of January, q display of these
beautiful flowers may be kept I'D many
weeks. Crocuses and tulips may be had in
the same way il desired.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-05-27
Reform tn Cheese-,ssl7ltisszy.

The dairymen OF Central New York have
become convinced that it ts necessary to put
a stop to removing the cream from milk that
is to be made into cheese. At the last meet
ing of the Rome Dairy1nen's Board of Trade
the following resolution was passed: We, the
members of the Rome Dairymen's Board OF
Trade, being DESTROYS Of maintaining the
quality and reputation Of New York State
cheese, and being convinced that the good
reputation OF this product is being under
mined and imperiled by the practice of par
tai skimming In many factories within this
State, as this partially skinned cheese
is shipped abroad and sold as "full cream
American cheese; therefore, We would re-
spectfulIy urge our Representatives in the
Legislature at Albany ito amend the act
Ito prevent deception In the sale of dairy
products" passed by the Legislature OF New
York State April "a, 1889, by adding section
or sections enabling and authorizing the New
York State Dairy Commissioner to devise.
make, and issue one uniform stencil brand
for New York State, Gearing q DEVICE or
motto, and the words, New York State 1ul-
cream cheese" each brand bearing q num-
Der fol. each separate factory, to be regis
tered by the Commiss oner; these brands to
be used upon full-cream cheese only and
upon boxes containing them. All persons
found using such brands or limitations there
of on skim cheese to forfeit a penalty of
500, or such sum as the Legislature in its
wisdom may see At to enact.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-05-27
Snakes i'm the Penjdeh Valley.

From the London Times.
Remittent fever has of late years
played sad havoc among the Jam
shidis of Kushk. All the neighborina
valleys, including Penjdeh, are infected
and are only habitable in spring and
summer by the acclimatized., Another
drawback to this valley is the number
of snakes which infest it. In spring
the country must swarm with them;
at present they are to be found, when
there is OCCASION to dig, some eighteen
inches or two feet below the surface,
alternating in sleepy torpor.
Before winter closed in one of the
Lancers-a strong, healthy young fell.
low-very nearly fell victim to one
of these reptiles. When picking up a
stone he was bit in the back of the
hand, and he owed his life to his own
prompt presence of mind and DR..
Charles care and skill. Tearing of
strip of his turban he bound it tight
ly-so tightly that in the hospital they
could not tighten it-round the arm
above the wrist. He then made of
for thehospital, and half an hour after
being bitten he was under DR.. Charles
care. But already there were signs OF
paralysis in the left leg, and this grad
ually spread till both extremities were
completely paralyzed. He suffered
from great heat, followed by intense
cold, tingling and numbness in the
arms and legs, and much pain over
the heart-his heart was con fire" he
complained.
Altogether his case, after an hour or
50, seemed hopeless. HewaspGed with
brandy and ammonia, and made to
walk till his legs were deadened by
paralysis, and then he was put be.
tween hot blankets and hot bricks
were applied to his feet. Hypodermic
injection of ether was found very use.
full, and at last, after three hours Of
unremitting care, he slowly passed out
of danger, and DR.. Charles has the
satisfaction of being one of the few
who have successfully treated q snake
bite. However the man did not com.
pletely recover at once. He suffered
from blood poisoning, and It was three
weeks before he was discharged from
the hospital. !. .....
Dion Bou1cAu1r is at work upon
three new plays,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-05-27
FRUIT CULTURE
Packages EDs. ADDles,

The barrel is the most incOnvenient posi-
bic package for apples It is too large, occu-
pies more room than it should in shipping,
and finally in the cellar is the most incon-
venient possible receptacle for examining
the fruit. Apples will probably continue for
q time to be sold in barrels, but farmers put
ting them in their own cellars will prefer to
keep apples Oh shelves or in shallow boxes,
where they can be easily examined and the
decayed fruit be removed.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-05-27
HORTICULTURE.
Soil for POttinN

In potting. give plenty of drainage, and
cover with q little moss or rough material to
prevent 1t from getting cloggod up. For If
the surplus water does not pass of, the soil
will become sour, the roots rot and the plants
die. A compost of one-third leaf mold and
two-thirds of good turry loan, with a little
sharp sand, will answer we'll. Add little
fine manure for geraniums and other soft
wooded plants, and for the bulbs, especially
hyacinths, liberia! supply of well-decom-
posed COW manure
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-05-27

PROF. TRACY regards sweet corn as our
most valuable vegetable. He says that no
can sweet corn be grown IN such perfection
Is in cur country.
The Guinea fowl is great destroyer of
nOxiOus insects and their larvae. They are
OF a very rambling disposition, hence their
eggs should be placed under hens for hatch
ing. The young ones feather very rapidly,
and consequently should be fed often.
WHEN we pulverize the ground to great
depth the warm air comes in contact with a
body warmer than itself, the water il the
soil cOndensiny into drops, which partially
answers in place of rain. The deeper we
pulverize. therefore, the greater the amount
Of moisture collected.
UNDERDnA1N1NG is one of the sorts of farm
work which should be greatly extended.
Millions of acres need it which their owners
now think ''dry enough" Every piece of
what is regarded as cold, heavy land should
be tested on a small scale, to see If under
draining does not do it good. If it does, IL
will soon pay all the cost in better crops.
ONE of tho most difficult things to cure for
fodder is the green corn-stalk Great guam
titles Of good winter fodder are often lost by
early frost, and the american C,tltiUatOr sug-
gests as remedy drying the stalks on plat
form of rails or loose boards laid so as to
a column of barrels built up through the
middle to give additional ventilation.
PROF. MORROW says that the prickly com
frey has been grown OH the illinois Indus
trial University farm for several years. 1t
grows ]uxuriantly, but he counts it valueless
where good grass, clover, or cOrn-fOdder can
be readily grown. He has never known
horse, COW, sheep, or pig to voluntarily eat
1t as it grows or when offered them. 1t would
be classed as coarse weed. knowing moth.
ing of either On3 would almost as soon select
the Canada thistle or the burdock for a valu-
able forage plant.
THE Neu England Farmer remarks that
''very few realize what heavy toll we are
road. On a good, level, hard road q two
horse team will easily haul load that would
require four or six horses to haul over many
Of our soft, billy, country roads. We sym
pathize with people who have to pay to 10
cents to haul load over a bridge or a few
miles on shell or turnpike road, but many
of US often pay ten times as much in extra
teams for doing the same pulling over our
common free roads,
The question Of specialtles in farming as
against mixed farming, Is not to be decided
by loud talk. 1t is a matter to be tested. The
eO-called conservative pc ople are generally
tor mixed farming because that is old, and
what is old or habitual plcases most people.
But when specialties succeed best in manu-.
featuring, in medicine, in law, and in mer-
little strange. When man cultivatcs one
or two crops exclusively, he learns some
thing. and isn't apt to forget it by giving his
mind to score or two Of other things. He
may miss a crop now and then, but whether
he may not show q better return at the end
Of dozen years or less, is the question to
solve.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-05-27
STOCK.BREEDING.
Feed Colts LtbeTallN.

A yearling colt az usually wintered is
sorry-looking animal in the spring. and its
owner is likely to be quite as sorry when the
animal is sold. Giving four quarts of oats
daily to young colt the first winter is, If the
colt is what he should be, selling the oats at
IS cents per bushel. A stunted colt is never
afterward SO good as it would have been il
not stunted in the first winter
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-05-27

In a recent parliamentary paper the
estimated population of England up
to the middle of 1884 was 81 ,l32, 449,
against Is, 1914 ,439 enumerated in the
census OF 1881. The number of deaths
last year is given at 531, 951; mar
riages, 4O8,41O; births, 9O8, 584.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-05-27

When Baby was sick, we gave her Casio
RIA,
When she was a Child, she cried for CAS-
TORIA,
When she became Miss, she chung to CAS-
TORIA,
When she had Children, she gave them
CASTORIA.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-05-27
Ke,ssOciss0 Old Orchards.

Apple orchards past their prime, and those
which bear only worthless fruit, should be
got out of the way. As the apple.tree stump
decays very slowly the best mode of clearing
the land is to dig the trees out. The weight
of the tree acting as a lever makes this much
easier than digging out the stump after the
tree has been cut down. The apple tree
makes a valuable wood for croQuet balls or
other articles requiring firm texture and not
easily Split.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-05-27
Yo0AR Ho0-00oA ~

Tn vo1rAlo BELT o., OF Narshall, M1oh..
offer to send their celebrated EI1orRo.VoIrA11
Belt and other E1n0I1Io Al1zIAxoHo ON trial
for thirty days. to men Joung or old) odlioted
with nervous debility, loss Of vitality and man.
hood, and all kindred troubles. Also for rheu-
matism, neuralgia, paralysis, and many other
diseases Complete restoration to health, vieor
and manhood guaranteed. No risk ID incurred
% thirty days trial IL allowed. Witt them at
once Tor illustrated pamphlet frea
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-05-27
Welsh R0rebif.

OF the Welsh rarebit. Crate some cheese
and pepper it with Cayenne pepper. Try
some slices of bread ON one side with little
butter. until quite yellow, then spread the
grated cheese thickly on the fried side Of the
bread; place the slices in hot oven, taking
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-05-27

Scald two cups of corn mealin one pint Of
sweet milk. Then stir to ether three-auar-
tiers of cup OF butter, two cups of sugar
and little salt, and add to it. Then add
three eggs Well beaten, a little -four, ana
half cup of hop yeast Let it rise the
second time; then roll out, and let rise the
third time. Bake and SEMI to the table hot.
This amount makes about twenty-five biscuit.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-05-27
Sss0u,. as Feed f0,. stock.

The low price of sugar in England is in
ducng farmers there to inquire into the ad-
visibility of feeding it to fattening stock.
In this country we always feed more or less
sugar to cattle in the stalks of Ind an corn
and sugar-cane, and in the sugar beet.
Sugar is very fattening, and If our sorghum
industry proves successful the coarse grades
of sugar may be produced cheaply enough
to be fed to stock which it is especially de-
eirable to fatten rapidly.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-05-27

The bad odors in milk from giving COWS
turnips or cabbage may be obv1ated by keep
ing them from the Objectionable food few
hours before milking. A good practice is to
give the turnips Immediately after milking,
both at morning and at night. Weeds in hay
are not so easily managed, and this is one
advantage in feeding COWS mainly on ensi-
large or corn fodder, which imparts no fla
VOr,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-05-27

TAKE one," said a philanthropic
looking man to a'youth on a Fulton
ferry boat as he rendered him a ticket
on which was printed, "Ho every one
that thirsteth." "Thanks, awfully,
but l don't drink, returned the youth.
"Why, this is scriptural sentence
that you should ponder over, young
man." said the patriarch in an az
grieved tone. "Is that so? Well
thought it was a ticket for beer" re-
torted the worldly minded youth.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-05-27
Ffssjt Notes.

RUSSIAN PEARS are attracting some atten-
ton from Northern pomoloxists. Prof. Budd
speaks hizhly OF the Sapiegsuka, which Is
now growing in the West. . Ill
THE Seckel pair Is said to be the best In
quality of all pears. It is . SOW grower,
however. and it should therefore be grated
on to some stronger stock. . :=s>
If you are going to Sc. = new orchard, re-
memLer that it Is an excellent way to pre-
pare a plan of the orchard, showing the
position of each tree, its variety, etc. If q
tree dies it can be replaced BY one of the
sane sort. Some fruitraisers keep book
In which they register the age and variety
of every tree in their orchard, together with
any items in regard 10 its grating, product
iveuess, treatment, etc, which are thought
to be .des;rable. 81 zssal 8 $50.
Mr.. b. HATHAWAY, . WE'LL known Michigan
pom0lOgist speaks thus in regard to thinning
fruit: II hare much faith in the eject Of
thinning fruit Is tending to equaltze the
productivenesE. or rather The pEojuctton, of
fruit every year. The same end may, in q
measure. lie attained b. Judictous pruning.
and Is i more geperaly ptaettced, Prob