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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-08-20
FASTEST SHAVING ON RECORD.

"Talking about quick shaves,"
said a passenger on a Rock Island
suburban train" 81 came down to
the depot the other day four min
utes before train time. | ran into
that shop across the way, kept by
Mrs. Whatshername, and said
Gimme a three minutes shave.
'All right, said she, sit down. And
Pm blamed if she didn't go over
my face in good shape in just three
minutes by the watch, and brush
ed off a nd caught my train nicely
This stirred up the story tellers.
One MIN had been shaved in two
minutes, another in q minute and
a.half and so on.
"Just wait until you hear from
me-" said a low proved, tough
looking passenger. "FOr seven
years shaved in a shop where one
barber run the razor over an aver
age of sixty faces an hour. What
do you think of that p
Wmpossible," exclaimed several
listeners In chorus.
"No it amt impossible" continu-
ed the ow.brOved man. "This
barber didn't do anything but use
his razor. The men lathered their
own faces while waiting their turn,
and a boy handed him fresh honcd
razors. Seven or eight slashes
was a shave and the customers
wiped their own faces after leaving
the chair
GLOW much did the barber charge
a head 2"
"Nothing; and he got no wages.
He was the barber of the Jefferson
vile prison. Chicago Herald.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-08-20
Converting Corn into Pork.

Pork and corn seem to be insep-
arabic articles. But unless the
corn is properly fed the pork will
be expensive. Corn and pork only
90 together when it is desirable to
fatten the hogs. If corn is used in
any other manner, or for a different
purpose, the pork becomes a very
expensive produce. We do not adj
vOcate feeding corn in the summer
to any class of stock, and expert
ence shows that while it is inval-
liable to the pork raiser, ard the
most convenient article he can use,
pork can be produced more cheap.
ly when the corn is fed in a Judi
ciOus manner. Many farmers though
aged, do not know that clover hay
can be fed with advantage to hogs,
and yet such is the fact. We have
long separated the hog from all
other classes Of stock, and denied
him the privileges of being fed on
grass, cut hay, ground oats and
other food that is IN ore acceptable
to him during his growing period
than corn, and the consequence is
that he fails under the long con.
tinued diet Of corn, and became
susceptible to diseases that were
before unknown, To keep the
steer stuffed with dry corn, which
is a co ,centrated food, and deprive
it of bulky prOvender or pure wa
ter, would cause it 20 succumb in a
short time, yet this is just the
treatment the hog is compelled to
undergo, simply because corn is
king and supposed to be cheap,
when the fact is that when fed I'M
der such circumstances it is very
costly. What the hog requires is
variety, including bulky food, and
corn will then perform an impor-
tant service.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-08-20
Farm and Household.
PREPARING THE WHEAT LAND.

Begin ploughing for wheat at the
earliest post harvest moment. This
will prevent a growth Of weeds (;
and you will gain the aid OF the
rain, sun and air in pulverizing and
packing the ground. Pass, each
evening, with a heavy rollar, over
what has been ploughed during
the day. AS the ground is dry,
there is no danger of its packing
too solid, if this is done. Rolling
will crush the clods before they
have hardened it will also pre-
vent the drying out of the ground.
1t is a great mistake not to follow
close after the plough with the
roller the clods harden and the
ground becomes so dry that
part of the wheat will not ger
inmate. Allow the ground ole
until shortly before you desire to
SOW. Then harrow and roll until
the ground is fine and solid. Apply
the barnyard manure just before
this, that stirring the ground may
mix it through the soil. The seed
bed for wheat cannot be made too
fine, nor too solid if fine. No crop
isbenehted more than wheat by un-
derdraining. Wheat is "spewed
Out7 by the freezing of the water
in the ground. Dry earth does
not freeze no degree of cold will
cause it to expand. But water
expands hence, when the water in
the ground freezes it hoists the sur
face up and the wheat plants with
It. The wet ground, being heavier
than the roots Of the wheat, settles
down in the spring, leaving the
roots exposed. Und enchanting
largely lessons this, because 1t re-
moves all surplus water from the
ground. Plants really require very
little moisture about their roots.
Just that amount which will i'm
perceptibly diffuse itself through
the earth, is best. More, sufiocates
the plant. Undertaking reduces
the water in the soil to, or main
tains it at, the proper amount (;
hence, undertaking is the most
effective means against winter
killing. Making the seed bed very
fine and solid has much the same
effect. There is no surplus of water;
and the water is difiused through
the ground. IL is known that
wheat, on compact ground, is not
spewed on as is wheat on loose
ground. This is sometimes &C
counted for by the greater resist
ance which compact ground would
offer to the frost, and also the great
or tenacity with which it would
embrace the roots. But ground
cannot be so compacted as to re-
sist the expansive force Of freezing.
water. The reason is that there is
less water to expand. Besides,
the grain terminates most readily
in compact soil, and the plant is
more thrifty in fine ground ; hence
plants in such a seed bed have
more vigOr TO endure the winter.
The work on the seed bed for wheat
should begin early and be thorough.
American A0rieWltWriSt.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-08-20
Poison Oak.

Last Sunday, while at Mr.. T. f.
Hudson's, the great hay and carp
man, who is perhaps better known
than any farmer in the State, we
noticed that his son, Dewitt, SEEM
ed to be skinning off at the hands.
Mr.. Fl. called the little fellow to
him and showed us how the skin,
even on the palms of his hands,
was coming of in flakes and a
new skin appearing underneath.
He explained that several years
ago the child was badly poisoned
with poison oak, and every spring
he broke out and suffered greatly.
He had applied every known rene.
dy to relieve the sufferer, and en-
ployed physicians to attend him,
but with no avail. "In fact" Mr..
Hudson continued, at seemed like
to 60 in sight of a poison oak vine
would cause the eruptions to break
out afresh. After trying every
thing else, ! read in the Banner.
Waterman so much about the =.
S. S. blood medicine that | deter
mined to try that also, but must
confess that / had but little hope
in it. But, as you see, its success
has been wonderful. 1t has driven
every particle of the poison from
my child's system, and is now put
ting a new skin on him. He is thor
oughly cured, and the S. $. S. did
the good work. | believe that it
will dive out any kind of poison
from the blood, and its effect on
Dewitt proves it. There are
great many sufferers from poison
oak in the country, and to such !
can knowingly recommend this
great medicine. 1t not only effects
a certain cure, but seems to put
fresh life into one"
This is only one of the numerous
Endorsements of S. S. 5. that has
reached us, and we publish 1t as
information to those who are suf
fering with poison in Their system,
it matters not from what source it
comes. This discovery IN regard
to curing the effects of poison oak
is of great Importance, as it gives
a certain remedy for a most COM
mon and aggravating affection, for
which no permanent relief had ever
been known. The S. S. S. is GER
tainly the king of blood medicine,
and is as harmless as it is solvent
for the eradication of impure blood !
from the system.-Athens Banner
Waterman, April 80.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Dis
eases mailed free.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co., Draw
er 3, Atlanta, GA, New York, l51 |
w. 23d st.
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PATENTS

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provements in old ones, Caveats Infringe
ments, Trade Marks and all patent bus
ness promptly attended to.
INVENTIONS THAT HAVE BEE
REJECTED may still. in most cases, b
patented by us. Being opposite the U.
Patent Office and, engaged in Paten
business exclusively, we can secure pat
ents in less time than those who are re
mote from Washington.
When inventors send model or sketcl
we make search in the Patent Office, an,
advise as to its patentability, free o
charge. Correspondence confidential
fees reasonable, and no charge unles
patent is obtained.
We refer by permission TO the CITY
and to the Superintendent o
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For special references
circular, advice, terms, &c, address
c. A. SNOW Il CO.,
Opposite Paent Office Washington, d. {
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-08-20
Fall Pigs.

1t is doubtful if anything is
gained ultimately by having sOws
farrow twice a year. The sucking
Of two filters must injuriously re-
duce the SOW, and the pigs are not
properly nOurished, thus iDjuriDg
them. But when the spring htters
are still.born, or lost shortly after
birth, or, in some cases, when sOws
are too young to be bred to farrow
in the spring, it is a good policy to
breed for fall pigs. But to make
them as good as spring pigs they
must have good shelter and the
equivalent of green food. Swine
shelters are more likely to be made
too warm than otherwise. The
swine lie close together, aud their
bodies are compact, hence they re-
quire rather open shelters. Shell
tered swine usually suffer more
from foul air than from cold. Good
ventilation is the first essential of
a swine shelter. This must not be
forgotten when constructing shell
ters for fall pigs, for, because they
are small, the shelter is likely to be
made warmer than for mature
swine, which is saying that it will
DO altogether too warm. They
should have no litter if the shelter
will keep them dry and protect
them from winds. The equivalent
of green food is easily provided,
and it is not more expensive food
than grain. Turnips can be grown
after crop Of early potatoes or
sweet corn has been removed from
the land, or even on stubble ground.
Thesmall potatoes may be gathered
up and boiled. A patch of rye
will give green food until covered
by the snow and at intervals during
the winter. The vegetable scraps
may be saved, and thus the pigs be
kept thriving through the winter.
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A RECIPE FOR Hoe CHOLERA.
The WGshingtORidn says: A citi-
zen OF Loudoun county has tried
the following and recommends it to
be very effective; Recipe for hog
cholera-Table salt, Glbs Sulphur,
4 lbs; COpperas, 2 lbs; Black
Anthony, 1 ID; Salt Petre, ! ID;
wood ashes, fresh, one peck. Pull
verize, mix thoroughly and place
where the hogs can have free ac-
cess to it.
A prominent farmer gives the
Charlottesville JefersOniaH this as
a cure for hog cholera, if taken in
time: GAS soon as the disease be-
gins to develop itself, take the ami
NAL and pour kerosene oil in both
of its ears, and then turn it loose,
allowing it plenty of range"
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for him especiany-if he is not so
entirely used to it all as never to
give it a thought anyway-and if
he wants pleasure, to look for it
anywhere but in his own home. 1t
would seem a selfevident PROPOSE
ton that the young man who is
looking for wife should give a
wide. berth to the household where
such daughters overlook their
father, unless he is willing to have
his own daughters reared to feel
the same indifference toward him
when his turn comes.
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Wonderful Cures.

w. ID. Hoyt & Co., Wholesale
and Retail Druggists of Rome, Ca,
says: We have been selling DIR.
Kings New Discovery, Electric
Bitters and Bucklen's Arnica Salve
for two years. Have never handled
remedies that sell as well, or give
such universal satisfaction. There
have been some wonderful cures
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We guarantee them always.
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CONTAGIOUS DISEASES N THE STABLE.

Spirit of the Fam.
When we consider for moment
the number of diseases of a cOnta-
giouS nature to which horses are
subject, and the careless manner in
which they are exposed to the same
it is astonishing that We do not
have epldemics Of this kind Oftener
with our horses. To fully appreci-
ate the risk that is incurred, weneed
only visit the city or country towns
on court days or Saturdays, and
see tue number of all kinds and
conditions that stand tied and al
most touching each other in every
available space about town, to say
nothing of the numbers that are
packed together IN the public
stables. The latter, as rule, are
much safer from coming in contact
with disease than those outside, for
no sensible stable-man would adj
nit an animal inside of his stable
that is affected with any kind of
contagious disease if he knew 1t;
but it often happens that neither
the owner of the horse nor the
stable-man is aware of the disease
until it is too late to remedy the
evil.
Contagious diseases of a most
virulent character may be perpet-
uated for an indefinite length of
time by feeding horses in stalls
where the disease has existed. OF
this kind we may mention CHAMBERS
and Spanish itch especially. Either
of these most fatal disorders may
be conveyed to other horses by
feeding in a stall where horses suf-
fering with them have been kept.
To destroy the virus, take pint
of sulphuric acid and put it in a
bucket of water, and with an old
mop wash all parts of the stall, es'
pecially the trough and manger, as
we'll as the sides of the stall. Then
put a few pounds of stick sulphur
in an old iron pot, and stopping the
stable as well as possible, burn it,
so as to fumigate the stable thor
oughly, taking due precautions
against fire. 1t is a good plan to
set the pot in a tub of water ; then
whitewash with lime and carbOlic
acid. This will protect them thor
ouphly.
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THE CENTURY
FOR 1860.

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goth meridian, or Central time, which IA ons
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EEylj3,III, XIIIIs:.all;sl
How Lost, How Restored !

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SUMNER MANAGEMENT OF MA.
NURE.-TO save all the manure
possible it is advisable to keep
cows and horses in stables or yards
at night, and to use plenty of litter
under them. The manure thus
saved should be put up in heaps
and left to ferment, which it does
very quickly in the warm weather,
and by turning the heap over a few
times it is soon brought into con-
ditiOn for use. The addition of
gypsum, literally mixed with the
manure, prevents the disagreeable
Odor and makes it more valuable.
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THE WAR PAPERS
by General Grant and Others.

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The Recollections of a Private and
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year
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SERIAL STORIES BY
w. ID. HOweIIs, Mary HaIIOck
FOOfe. and Geo. ~. l'ahIa

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dances, including negro serpent worship,
OF
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