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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-03-30

make the men laugh at his expense
He is now under the same tail locus
tree that had stood there in the lane IN
front Of the cabin twenty years before.
Over the fence all is wheat stubble.
The young farmer had moved to Kan
sas, had broken more ground than he
could keep free of sunhOWers, and had
died of OverWork and of liver disease
probably contracted in the cabin that
had once stood here. But that this
place should have been leveled was no
crime. The small boy would never
have visited the locality but for the
outrage at Riley Roses.
All Riley Rose He at least still
lives. A half-day's journey takes the
small boy to a certain town, and in
quiry IN the town shows that old man
Rose keeps a saloon at one end OF the
street.
Behold. then, a saIoon-keeper past
middle age, beaten, prosecuted, hated
politically; with the air of q man
who cares little for humanity; with a
look alcoholic, and intensely suspicious
Of the small boy who had just en-
tered.
It is of no use. The pIow, the har-
row, the Goth. and the Vandal have not
gone over the old home more relent-
lessly than they have plOWed and fur
rOwed this face.
Still the small boy must speak. He
passes a few cOmmOnplaces. He gains
a better footing with the proprietor.
At last, forgetting Riley Rose, he
warns to his subject and describes the
homestead which, at least in one poor
memory, has been kept kempt and in
Yiting.
a picture so eloquent evidently in
terests and fiatters the saIoon-keeper.
"Lemme see," says he, chat was In
Ohiey, wasn't it?"
"No, it was in Indania.
ooh. yes; I remember now; did
clear place in Injeanny. Yes, I've
cleared more ground thanId ever open
agin. Place in Injeanny-in Injeanny.
Oh, yesi L remember now. That was
the meanest quarter section that I ever
grubbed on. Yes, 1 got the agur there
at last, and had to git out No, I
didn't keer much for the people, if I
reeckIect right. Jest a middlin' lot,
but don't seem to fix 'em very we'll.
Down in Ohiey, naow, the neighbors
hated to have me leave. No, I hain't
played the fiddle In fifteen year. Bless
your soul that was afOre the days of
these cussed prohibition fanatics, that
break up a mans business and run him
into jail !"
Ayl ayl dear reader; but that was
also before Riley Rose, who loved his
neighbor as himself, had become a
keeper of a village dramshOp in a tenn
perance county.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-03-30
THE COOK
Chotes Recrpes.

JOHNNY CAKF.-One cup Of cornmeal,
two cups Of -four, one cup Of milk, one
half cup each Of butter and sugar, three
eggs, three teaspOOnfuls Of baking powder.
SOFT GINGERBREAD.-One cup Of mo-
lasses, one cup Of sugar, one cup Of boil
ing water, OHe-half cup OF butter, one
teaspOOnful Of soda one teaspOOnful Of
ginger.
Glove CAKE.-One pound Of flour, one
pound Of sugar, Ons-half pound OF buttsE,
one teacup of milk, one teaspOOnful Of
soda, one tablespoonful each Of cinnamon,
cloves, and nutmeg.
BEATEN BIsOUIT.-Two pints OF flour,
one teaspoon Of salt, one tablespoon Of
lard, mix into q stiff dough with equal
parts of water and milk, beat thirty min
utes with a wooden spoon; bake in a quick
oven
POTATO PUFF.-Two cups Of cold
mashed potatoes; tive cups of cold cooked
meat chopped very fine. two tablespoon
fuls OF melted butter two eggs well
beaten; one cup of milk; pour ina a deep
dish and bake in a quick oven.
MOLAssEs COOKIEs.-Hale a pint Of
mOlasses, one large cup Of sugar, one egg,
one cup Of lard or butter, one tablespoon
ful of ginger, one-half cup Of hot water
and one small teaspoon Of soda. Nix soft
and bake in quick oven.
RICE PIE.-T0 a quart Of boiling wafer
add teacup Of rice and boil until very
soft, remove 1t from the fire and add a
quart Of cold milk, u teaspoon Of salt, frve
beaten eggs, sugar to taste and flavor with
nutmeg; bake in deep plates with an un-
dercrust.
POTATO BUNs.-Ron four go od-sizsd
potatoes, nash and silt through a sieves
add one and n half pinis OF flour, two ta-
bLespoonfuIs Of baking powder, one pint
OF milk or cream. Form in small cakes
and bake ia n creased tin twenty minutes.
CRULLERs.-Six beaten eggs, six
taoiespOOnfuls of sweet milk. twelve to-
blespoonfuls each of granulated sugar and
melted lard. pinch Of salt. a little grated
nutmeg; knead 3he -four. ron thin- cat g.
shape, and fEF ia hot lard
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-03-30
Canary BIRD breeding ana Care.


The canary has now come to be 80 gem
orally kept in the country, that some hints
as to breeding and care will not be out Of
place. An English authority, now dead,
contributed an article on this subject to an
English bird journal, the gist of which we
condense for the information to our read
ers. In relation to breeding We find the
following:
Sprinkle the nest boxes with insect
powder TO keep away the little mites who
seem to be particularly fond of our feath-
cred pets. Place the nest boxes in the
light and near the wire of the cage; by do
ing SO you can easily see how the hen is
sitting and how the youngsters are pro-
crossing. Do not place the nest box in the
darkest corner of the cage, by doing so the
hen is apt to break her eggs by the
iasuficiency Of light. Buy nesting
necessarfes such as COW hair and moss.
Comb the COW hair with a fine comb. and
then put it in q clean box until needed, or
if required at the time of purchasing hang
it 70 the wires Of the cage for the bird to
use.
Use glasses TO put seed and water in.
Clean we'll every week with hot water. If
they are not cleaned slime collects over
them, which is injurious to the birds.
Always see that the birds get plenty of
clean river sand and good clean seed.
Know that the birds get plenty Of clean
water; never let it remain at their disposal
over a day, which is another hint to keep
birds in health. Before pairing feed the
hen birds on canary and rape.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-03-30

Deing 81 good size and excellent flavor.
Much is being said OF late IN praise et 8
aeW pear, the LdahOs which is ssedless-
ihe only seedless pear Known
Rural NelC Yorker says 1t Is large, equal
.ng the Duchess IN SIZE and superior to
Inc Bartlett In quality. Practical suthOri-
lies are similarly eulegistics The only
bearing tree IS reported to be a seeding Of q
pear resembling the Bartlett, planted about
twenty years ago by Mrs. Mulkeys Of Lew
ston, on the Snake River, Idaho. Rjpens
last Of September. Crafts have net yet
been on sale, but it is said will be this
season. The Duhamel du MoReeau is
new pear, being introduced by EilWanger
g Barry, pronounced equal to the Winter
Eelis, and a month earlier.
Those who have pear trees already grow
ings that need pruning, viii do we'll to
prune now and coat the wounds so that
they viii be dried and calIoussd over be-
fore the sap starts. The trees should also
be examined for bark scale, q remedy for
which is to apply with paint brush)
dissolved potash in the proportions of two
pounds of potash to two gallons
Of water to the entire branches and tree
trunks, on any mild day before foliage
starts. Two applications may be neces-
sarv-
Bacteria cause pear blight. This is now
claimed to be definitely settled by reliable
scientists Doubtless some kinds of ar
a remedy. But such varieties, soil, cul-
ture, and protection as will insure uni
fOrmly healthy growth, will probably 60
far towards preventing either bacterial or
other tree diseases.
1t is creditably stated that in England
about ten years ago q Paradise d
Automme pear graft was inserted by mis-
take into a Lord Sufield apple tree. Il
dourished, and last fall the Journal OF
Horticulture reported receiving and test
ing pears from that graft and apples from
olher portions Of that tree, and testified
that both kinds of fruit were we'll deveI-
oped and of excellent flavor. The pear is
successfully grated upon ounces, haw-
thorn, and shadbush, and advantages are
claimed for each; but of many trials to
graft pear on apple the above seems to be
the only case of permanent success. The
gratis in some instances would make fee
bic growth but die out in two or three
seasons.
DIR. Warder (nOW deceased) once reported
a singular instance of a Bartlett pear bud
being set by a Cincinnatian on a seeding
pear stock. The pear grew vigorously but
! the Bartlett had remained dormant, never
producing a leaf, yet lived on for years
and finally the single bud blossomed on
and ripened a genuine Bartlett pear, with
out single Bartlett leaf ever having ex
listed on either the graft or the tree VIM
N. d. az Farm Field and StOcIsmG9as
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-03-30
THE POULTERER.
Carrier Ptgeo5,s.

1t has now become so fashionable to
keep carrier pigeons, that the following
from the Canadian Poultry Journal in
relation to Homing Antwerps, one of the
celebrated varieties, will be interesting as
to the training, wherein it is stated;
AS regards training, don't commence too
young, fifteen weeks old is young enough
if you want to be on the safe side, then
take your birds out half a mile from home
and let them loose If you want to lose as
few birds as possible take them out in an
other direction half q mile and let them
loose, follow this up until you take them to
the four points of the compass, by that
time they will be thoroughly acquainted
with the country sun founding their loft.
Now take them a mile in whichever direc-
ton You wish to train, next take them two
miles, then four, eight, twelve, twenty,
thirty-fve, sixty, 100, and after that fifty,
seventy, or a hundred miles at lump, ac-
cOrding to distance. Up to four miles you
can toss them every day, after that twice d
week up to fifty miles, after that distance
you Will have to be governed by the speed
they make, being careful not to OverWork
them. Barley, wheat, and peas, with corn
occasionally should be their staple feed.
You will find it advantageous to give an oc-
casiOnal light feed Of hemp seed.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-03-30
RerOIsm Of BrIdge-BuIEders.

In lecture given at Dundee, Scot
land, Mr.. Baker, one of the Forth
bridge engineers, tells q fine story OF
modern heroism: "Six men were one
day working at the bridge. standing on
a plank 40 feet above the sea level.
One of the hooks supporting the plank
gave way. With great presence Of
mind three of the men spTang at the
steel work of the bridge and held on
a fourth dived, was rescued, and, it
may be added incidentally, almost inn
meliatelY resumed work. OF the three
hanging to the steel work by the arms,
two were in particular danger; yet
when the rescue party reached the first
Of them al he said was: I can hold
on; go to the other man; he is daZed.
In all, thirty-five men have lost their
lives during the five years the bridge
has been building, and 2, 300 is the av-
erage number Of WOrkmen employed
at time. Mr.. Baker says that though
many superior WOrkmen were needed
there was nolack Of them. AS for the
magnitude Of the undertaking, as a
grenadier guardsman is to q newborn
infant so Is the Forth bridge to the
largest bridge yet built in Great Brit
ain. st James Gazette.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-03-30

aut fer the poles market, stating that th-
bitternut reaches growth OF SIX feet - 3
year and eight feet in two years gfoNt-
Of six feet in a single year was commons
While 40 ether hard wood had reached
growth OF over four feet. Beal woui
recommend the growing OF the hardy ca.
EaWba and the common locust.
The Hon. Arthur Hill, of Saginaw disc
sussing the prevention Of forest fires, said
there is . need for immediate and ample
legislation which will put a stop 20 the
criminal WantoRness of persons whose
.careleHsness may result in the loss Of thou
sands of dollars. A few suggestions were
presented upon the forming Of a State
forestry law. The speakers idea was that
the supervisors Of the townships should be
made TO act as fire Wardens and should
Issue permits to burn brush and make
other necessary hres in the woods which
might be menacing. Severe penalties
should b attached and malicious offenders
dealt with as felDns.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-03-30
Bog NtaLLs for Rorses.

The stable for the horse should be Of
good size. The narrow dimensions of
many of the stalls are a positive cruelty to
horses. They are built too narrow to
enable the horse to extend his limbs when
convenient. He is compelled. when in a
recumbent position, to double his limbs up
under him, and his legs are thus kept
cramped, when they should be completely
at rest. BOx-stalls permit the animal TO
choose his position and change it at pleas
ure. Comfort is essential to health, and
it is evident that the animal cannot be
comfortable when closely tied in a narrow
stall. The stalls should be kept clean,
and the floor daily sprinkled with some
good absorbent, as gypsum, to absorb the
foul odors continually arising. Absorb
ents are not generally used freely enough
about stables. Besides having pure air for
the animal to breathe, a stable that Is
stored full Of hay and grain ought to be
kept we'll ventilated, and kept clean, that
the impurities of the air may not penetrate
these. All food should be kept as pure as
possible. Cleanliness about the stable is
Just as important to the health of the horse,
as cleanliness about the house is important
to the health of the family.-American
4 gTicHltUFiSt
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-03-30
RURAL TOPICS.
Some Practical Suggestions for
Our Agricultural
Readers
Information Of Value to the Farmer,
StOck-Breeder, Housewife, and
Kitchen Maid
THE FARM
Fences ana ssossarins.

Fences are downright nuisances in winter,
and In our northern climate there is SO
much winter every year that the average
with them at all times. Their worst oifense
Is along rOadsides In causing snoWdrifts.
A drift may do a good deal of damage in
smothering winter grain. It is always the
best growth that suffers worst, and the loss
Is therefore all the greater. Fences along
Eoadsides should certainly be of a kind
That can be taken down every fall and put
up again in the spring, or If intended only
to keep road animals from entering fields
the fence Is better made with barbed wire
than anything else. This viii not cause
snOwdrifts, and for this season is less OBJ
jectlOnable for a roadside fence than any
other kind
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-03-30

It is rather hard to diabuse the popular
mind Of ideas incuIcated for generations.
In this country everybody has always con-
ceded that pork exclusively corn fed is best,
frmest. But it is not so good as pork
made by feeding barley, oats, or wheat, for
it has not as large a proportion of lean
meat. The cornfed pork will not fry
away aud waste as will pork fed on milk,
fruit. potato Feelings, and vegetables.
hog fed miscellaneously has the sweetest
and tenderest meat, and if taste is a cri-
terion in pork, as it is reckoned to be in
everything else that is eetabIe, the fruit
fed and milk fed pork is certainly the best.
If greater frmness is desired it may be
had by finishing off the last few weeks of
fattening by feeding oorn-meaI, not corn
In the ear.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-03-30
sOuse Nslg Pears.

A long chapter would be required to de-
scribe all the new varieties OF pears and
ten all that is claimed for them. Want Of
space forbids more than brief mention
of what are apparently the leading ones.
Growers who have a little room and time
to spare for experimenting may do well
to test some Of them. OF the new Rus
slams the Bessemianca IS we'll spoken OF.
Sir. Watrous, 3 conservative on the Rus
sian fruits question, reports the Bessemi-
snca as OF value in his locality, Des
BIoines, Iowa. OF ether sorts the Wilder
Is reported as Of fine flavor and good size,
considering its earlinesB, the last Of July.
The Kieffer is los ng popularity; though OF
6ns appearance. It lacks quality. In the
vicinity OF Collinsvilles ILL., Tie Fowler
psaz 6 Ropogtsd 6 rapidly gaining favors
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-03-30

Those who wish for the best service of
new harnesses should not use them in the
rain or let them hang In the stable. The
Farm Journal advises to hang the new
harness in a closet or cover it with cotton
cloth, if exposed to light and dust. Oil
twice a year, spring and fall. This is the
way to oil: Take apart, soak we'll in warm
water, scrape with a brush, and leave until
dry on the outside, but yet soft and pliable.
Rub in thoroughly heavy coat of genuine
neatsfoot oil. with a little beeswax and
glycerine melted in it. and enough lamp
black to color it. Let it dry in a cool,
shady place until the oil Is all soaked in.
Three days are better than one. Then rub
of with a rag or sponge dampened with
thick CASTLE soapsuds. Never oil without
having the harness damp, and never hang
IN the sun or by the stove to soak the oil in.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-03-30
TTOOL and Mutton.

The Montreal Gazette remarks: We
have been trying these twelve years to i'm
press our farmers with the fact that one of
the prominent weaknesses of Canadian
agriculture is unappropriated land, and
nOn-prOductiOn OF wool and mutton. That
Journal says, were the natural runs of their
good pasture, they would carry over 2, 000,-
O0O head of sheep, in addition to cattle.
and would thus stand at an annual revenue
of SO, 500, 600 in wool and mutton alone.
The editor does not OYerrate the compare
tive excellence Of improved over natural
pasture.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-03-30
THE FORESTER.
Timber Culture.

timber Culture
At the late Michigan Forestry Conven-
tion at Grand Rapids the Hon n A.
Beecher said: "The annual waste or con-
sumption of forest timber In one year in
the United States is, according to the last
census, estimated at 500, 900, 0OO-more
;ihiaaa dou5i5 thhs amount OF me Natii0nai
Bank currency. There are 1000 mills en-
gagged IN manufacturing lumber and shin
giles in Michigan, with an invested capital
Of $4S, 5000 o., and the value Of the annual
product spprOXimates $50. 600, 900. The
owners Of these mills employ IS, GOO per-
sons who receive annually an aggregate of
over $1,000, COO. The total product Of
Michigan for 1886 is almost 3. GOO. OOO. 600
feet; shingles, 283, 838, 600. Senator Pal
mer recently estimated this product for
Michigan at 8, ZOO, 600, 900 feet In one year,
enough he says, sto girdle the earth with
fifteen board fences each i've boards high
at the equator"
George S. Frost said: at needs no
argument to prove the commercial value Of
pine and hard woods, but the cheaper
Woods-those that have been considered
nearly Worthless-are becoming valuable.
Extensive pulp factories are spTiuging up
in different parts Of the State and utilizing
the cheaper woods, such as spruce. balEam,
small Norway, jack pine, and poplar.
The demand for these species IS increasing
rapidly"
An acre Of timber artifcially grown is
worth i've times as much az an acre Of
natural timber, AIr. Conrad deduces the
following conclusions after years Of mature
deliberatiOn. One tree would grow to the
rod or 16O to the acre-say llG after eighty
years. After eighty years each tree would
make 500 feet, or S., 600 feet 70 the acre.
which would In Chicago be worth now
51zs60 psE thousand. Prof. u. 6attsFlee,
6 Leasing. advised the growing - hittsEs
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-03-30
-. arERoHAr,r arAN.

A-stands for Action, which makes business
move,
Dior the Dash. which ne'er gets in a groove;
V-stAnds for VIM which e'er leads 70 sue
cess.
For Energy hustIers possess;
islands for Reason. TO which good sense
vie DIS.
Islands for Type, which the worlds seepter
Yields;
Islands for Industry, handmade OF thrift
S-fOr the sales that don { come as gift;
Islands for Incidence, mans greatest curse
N for the Nothing in LazybOnes' purse;
G-stands for Gold, which you all want to GET
Islands for Patience, which bids you not fret
A-for Advice that you keep out Of debt
Y-stands for You. sir, WhOmlthus advise,
g-for success if you but advertise.
Columbus Dispatch.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-03-30
THE ORCHARDIST.
4 GOOD t,ggesttOn.

A horticultural writer mentions the fol-
lowing curious plan, successfully tried in
neighbOring State, to save a valuable pear
Tree which had been girdled by mice: Four
small trees were planted around it, the
tops cut off, bent over and grated upon
the mutilated trunk. They all lived, and
last season bushei of pears were gathered
from the restored tree, which had drawn
life and nourishment from the small ones.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-03-30

KEEP the back, especially between
the shoulder blades, well covered: also
the chest well protected. In sleeping
in a cold room establish q habit OF
breathing through the nose, and never
with she mouth open
The Forrest City times., 1888-01-07
From Haynes.

Miss Bertha Hughes. who has been attending school several sessions at the Clara Conway Institute, in Memphis, and was home for the holidays, re- turned Sunday. accompanied by her brother, ". l.. Hughes.
 Rev. Obenchain, of Lagrange become resident of Haynes. aud alil occupy the pulpit in Forest Chapel this year,
 Misses Cynthia and Mollie Redit. from Tennessee, are the guests of Miss Mary W. Britain, near Haynes.
 Bob Ragsdale left Sunday for school, at Florence. Ala. but, being dissatis- fled with the school there, returned to the Iuka Normal Institute, of Missis- sippl.
 Newton Ballard was in Helena on business this week.
 John C. Lynch went to Memphis, Sunday.
 The literary society at this place will meet on Friday nights hereafter.
 Jesse Rowland spent several days in padneah, Ky, and Memphis last week.
 Miss Alice Harris is visiting in and near here this week.
 NJ Isaacs returned from Memphis, S.nday.
 M V. Bird has moved out on his farm in the edge of town, and Nat Smith has moved in his town residence.
 Willie Tipton, of Griggs township, in St. Francis county. has heen visit ing relatives ill and around Haynes this week.
The Forrest City times., 1888-01-07
Yiesz's Floral Guide.

X silver lining 10 every clondl With the short, dull days of early winter come the eheery holidays and Wick s beautiful annual, and lol spring already appears not far distant We can almost see the greening grass and the blooming flowers In the way Of catalogues. Nick's Floral Guide is un- equaled in artistic appearance, and the edition of each year that appears simply perfect is surpassed the next. New and beautiful engravings, and three colored plates of flowers, vegetables and grain, are features for the issue of 1888 It's layender-tinted cover, with origina designs of most pleasing ef- fleets, will insure it a prominent place in the household and library. It is in itself treatise on horticulture, and is adapted to the wants of all who are interested in the garden or house plants. Ii describes the rarest flowers and the choicest vegetables. If you want to know anything about tile gar den sec Viek's Floral Guide. price only ten cents, including certificate good for ten cents worth of seeds. Pub lished by James Wick, Scotsman, Rochester, N. '