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Sharp County record., 1888-08-30
Preparations for Winter Dairying,

The present is the time to begin
preparations for.making butter in win
ter. The first requisite is that the
COWS shall come in during the months
Of September and October, and calcu-
iatiOns must be made accordingly.
The advantages of changing from the
old system of sumner dairying to Win
ter operations are so great that many
of the most intelligent and progressive
dairy farmers have adopted the latter
method. They thus escape the daily
and eXacting labor of the dairy during
the busy summer months, when the
general operations of the farm demand
the most attention. The cows 90 dry
during the sultry days of midaum-
mcr, when the pastures are
the most parched and scanty.
There is no butter to be kept over
through the hot season, when keeping
it in good order is the most difficult
and prices are the lowest. These and
other advantages are greatly in favor
of winter dairying, which has been
made practicable by the modern i'm
provemcnts in deep setting, preserv-
ing fodder in silOs, centrifugal separat-
ing, etc. With this, as with other
Important changes, it is the first step
which costs.
The first step, as indicated above,
is to hold the COWS back so they will
come in during September of next year.
In the vicinity of butter factory it
is desirable that the majority of the
patrons shall agree to make the change,
that the factory may be kept running
through the winter. Those who al
ready have COWS which will come in
next fall, or can buy them, must see
that good shelter is provided, with
plenty of ensilage, means for taking
the chill from the drinking water, etc
1t is idle to object to this system as
.unnatural" for the cows. The dairy
COW, as we have her to-day, is an artl-
fetal product any way, which has been
brought to her present state of de-
vclopment by u long course of breed
ing and care. 1t is only a step for
ward in the same direction to change
her season of greatest milk flow from
summer to winter. Agrt-
cHIf1lriSt
Sharp County record., 1888-08-30
Cheap Flo>yer-Stand.

The tin-man, for trifling charge,
will make a shallow pan OF say nine
inches in diameter, also another of the
same depth, but measuring not more
than four or five inches across. A
socket should be fixed on each pan
the lower one having it on the upper
side, like a candlestick, and the upper
one on the under side-fOr the recep-
tion of a glass tube, prOcurable at the
druggists, to connect the two pans.
Twelve or thirteen inches will be a
good length for the tube and in ar
ranging the flowers it can be twined
about with some delicate vine. When
flowers are scarce, the loweI reccp-
tacle may be filled entirely with leaves,
and the few blossoms effectively ar
ranged at the top; when thero are
enough for both pans, the larger ones
should be placed at the bottom, anC
the more dainty ones at the top. This
will be found very pretty and cheap
aower-holder, and it may be filled
either with water moss or wet sand. -
Golden Days.
Sharp County record., 1888-08-30
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

The most profitable hog is the one
tarrOwed in the spring, so fed through
the summer as to keep it growing and
then pushed for the market in the fall
or early winter
Corn may be late in planting, late
in starting, and yet give very salts
factory returns, provided that it be
cultivated very frequently during all
!he season of growth.
Young shade trees should be
trimmed into shape the first few years
after having been set out. The beauty
of shade tree depends upon the shape
given it twhen young.
There is nothing better for hogs,
says an exchange, than large red
clover. If the hogs are ranged so
they will not root out the clover, the
pasture will last for two years, and
may then be turned under for corn.
1t is the duty of every farmer to
make a few experiments each season.
If all run along in the same old ruts,
no progress would be made. No mat
ter how small it may be, make break,
and try something out of the usual
line in cultivating and harvesting, or
your farm operations.
"A hOed crop should be a part O,
the regular rotation on all farms, for
the reason that such a crop requires
close cultivation, and when removed
leaves the ground clean. Unless this
be done, the weeds will at some time
take possession of the fields, though
much benefit will result from the use
of the cultivator, if a corn crop be
grown.
"A country, to be truly prosperous
must Of necessity raise u variety Of
crops, A variety of crops is necessary
to carry on an intelligent and success
full rotation so as to guard against soil
exhaustion Stock and poultry need a
variety of food to maintain health and
promote proper development of body
and energy. Man himself needs va
riety of food
If hogs are given a variety of
green food, with but little grain, in
summer, they will keep in excellent
health, and be in proper condition for
fattening in the fall. Less food is re-
quired now, and it is not beneficial to
have the hogs fat at this season except
to be in good condition, as many dis
eases are due to the system of heavy
grain feeding during warm weather.
"A very large part of the crops
grown upon the farm in the shape of
grain should be turned into meats and
butter and cheese before it is sold. In
this way the land is kept in fertility
and the product is very much more
valuable and concentrated. The farm
er who raises crops through the sum-
mer and feeds them through the win
ter has double profts.-Prdjrie Farn1'
Sharp County record., 1888-08-30
Safe and Effective.

BsAyDRETH's PILLS are the safest ant
most effective remedy for Indigestion, Ir
regularity of the Bowels, Constipation
Biliousness, Headache, Dizziness Malaria
or any disease arising from an impur,
state Of the blood. They have been in use
in this country for over fifty years, and tht
thousands of unimpeachable testimonial
from those who have used them, and theil
constantly increasing sale, is incontrovect
iblo evidence that they perform all that is
claimed for them.
BRANDRETH's PILLS are purely vegetable
absolutely harmless and safe to take at any
time.
Sold in every drug and medicine store
either plain or sugar-coated.
Sharp County record., 1888-08-30
PARLOR and PANTRY.

II is not generally understood tina
bananas-fried, baked or roasted-aro very
appc,izing, and that sliced and placed in
dish with alternate slices of orange they
make a most delicious dessert.
HALF an hour for every half pound OF
pudding is a standard time for boiling. a
mcaly potato grated while hot and beaten
ap with milk adds to the Ightncss of pud,
drngs, particularly where they are to be
eaten cold.
a VERY pretty handkerchief case is made
If a square of paStcbOard covered with cot
ton literally sprinkled with sachet powder.
Cover both sides with canary-colored SATIN
then crochet u top, IN plain Open-wOrl, OF
silk of the same color, and tie at the top
with narrow ribbon the same shade also.
SEA FOAM-whiCh is very much liked
Soak one large cupfIl of tapioca four
hours, or over night, in quart bowl filled
with water; then put into farina kettle
and cook until clear, stirring occasionally,
When done add one cupful of sugar and a
small piece of butter; beat well; add the
beaten whites Of three eggs and pour into a
dish to cool. Eat with cream.
A PRETTY cover for small table may be
made of u central square of old gold satin
on which is embroidered in outline stitch,
with god-colored filoselle, a good convcn.
tional design. A few thicker bars and
roundels of satin stitch are added here and
there, just in sufficient numbers to slightly
accentuate the pattern. A deep hem c!
dark brown plush edged with ball fringe
finishes off the edges Of the satin. A line Of
god-colOrcd feathcr-stiteh is carried along
the seams.
SALT for the table may be prevented from
getting lumpy by adopting the following
measures: Always buy the best powdered
table salt and keep 1t in a very dry place.
Before using it for the table spread ont the
amount required on plate end set it in the
oven to dry When filling the cellars pass
the salt through glass funnel, DonOt press
the salt down, but when the cellar is full
shake 1t to level The contents loosely 1t Is
necessary to empty the saltcellars and re-
peat the process every few days.
Sharp County record., 1888-08-30
The Banana as Food.

According to one authority, one
pound of bananas contains more nutri-
ment than three pounds of meal or as
many pounds of potatoes, while as food
it is in every sense superior to the
wheaton bread. Although it grows
spontaneously throughout the tropics
when cultivated its yield is prodigiouS,
for an acre OF ground planted with
bananas will return as much food
material as thirty-three acres of wheat
or over one hundred acres of potatoes.
1t Is not generally understood that
bananas-fried, baked or roasted-are
very appetizing, and that sliced and
placed in dish with alternate slices
of orange they make most delicious
dessert. .-ErchdRQe.
Sharp County record., 1888-08-30
Ex-Empress CarIotta.

The insanity of the unfortunate eX-
Empress of Mexico Carlotta, who has
just completed the twenty-tirst year of
her widowhOod, exhibits curious
phases. She has now developed a
strange mania for military and
juridical works, which her ladies in
waiting are compelled toread to her for
hours at a time. She is so absorbed in
these readings that when her wearied
attendants attempt to skip a few pages,
she at once calls attention to the fact
that the narrative has been interrupt
ed. All reference in the books to the
name of Napoleon Ill, whose schemes
paved the way for MaXimilian'5 sad
fate, must be suppressed. Her aliena-
ton has progressed so far that she is
no longer able to perform on the piano
whole piece in sequence, but can only
play disjointed airs. Her fondness for
dress is revived only on the occasion
of the visits of her sister-in-law, the
Queen of the Belgians. CarlOtta's re-
reat has been for many years the
Chateau of BouchOut, in the outskirts
Of Brussels Y. Post.
Sharp County record., 1888-08-30
BUILDINGS ON FARMS.
4 Few Thoughts Based on Measurements
of Barns in Various States.

How much poor management is seen
IN the construction of buildings on the
farm. The wagOn-hOuSe is made 50
the wagon must be backed in by hand
Or with the team; the consequence is
the wagon stands out in the sun and
rain a good portion of the time. If 1t
had been made open at each side 1t
would be just as handy to drive into
the shed as to unhitch outside. Corn
cribs are so built that the rats and
mice can eat all they want of the very
best, and spoil ten times as much
more. Cribs are usually located quite
a distance from the barn. Cribs set on
posts % feet high and timed, will be
proof against rats and mice, and if
located each side of the fill of the
driveway into bank barn, they would
be handy to the stables and easy to
fill A portion of one building can be
used for storing wheat, etc, away
from rats, and save valuable room in
the barn where granaries are usually
put. Fifteen or $20is put into tank,
TO hold water for stock, which will
last only a few years, and freeze up in
winter A few more dollars would
build cistern, in the fill of the drive
way to a bank barn, which would not
freeze, and would last life time, and
being elevated, the water would be
conducted by pipe to the barn-yard,
or any place desired. This arrange
mcnt would give water in the feeding
room for mixing feed, etc. We often
hear mon who have bank barns 5OX7O
feet complain of not having room
enough for their stock in cold weather.
Room in the lower story is valuable,
every foot should be economical, but
in almost all stables the ceiling over
the cattle is as high as that over the
horses. This is waste of valuable room.
BY putting cattle-stablcs under the
barn floor you can lower the floor u
feet, The NOV floors being /! feet
higher than the barn floor will afford
ample space to feed hay, etc, into the
racks of the stables below from the
two sides of the barn floor, saving all
of the leaves and seed, which are the
most valuable, and also saves two
landings of all of the rough feed the
farmer gives to his stock. BY this
plan the pitching of hay out of NOW is
all the labor in feeding worth speak
ing Of, as u boy six years old can
shove hay off the barn floor into the
racks
The entries between the stables need
only be feet wido-amplc room for
feeding grain-thus ccOnOmizing much
room, making a stable under a barn
4OXj6 feet hold all the stock usually
got into barns 5Ox7O feet. Having
entries feet wide, the racks for hay
being extended out to the middle, will
form tight floor over entries, leaving
sufficient space for man 6! feet tall
to walk through. " D. Vheatlcy, in
Farm and FircSidc.
Sharp County record., 1888-08-30
GOATS FOR FARMERS.
A Number of Points in Favor of a Much
Abused Milk Producer.

Abused Milk Producer.
The prejudice that exists in this
country against the goat is very strong.
Perhaps it is caused by cur being above
goats. We are such a great people and
all our farm operations are on so large
a scale that we have not time to fool
with goats. In the suburbs of large
cities the goat is still an animal of
great value to the babies and poor peO-
pie generally, though this is often at
tributed to the fact that they are able
to steal a living from the front doors
| Of the unguardcd corner grOCors.
Many people have notion that goats,
milk is strong and has q gOaty taste.
| There never was a greater mistake.
The writer has used goats, milk with
children and on the table for years
and there never was a more delicious
milk. 1t has a much richer or creamy
taste than cows milk and there is
nothing better for coffee. Perhaps
it would not pay to raise goats to sup
ply milk route for the reason that
there would be too much labor at
tendant upon milking them, but we
are quite certain that they produce
milk at a great profit so far as the
food consumed is concerned, even
when all of it has to be purchased.
This fact seems to be established in
Southern Europe whore goats quite take
the place of COWS, but where labor for
milking is cheaply and abundautly OBJ
tanned. There are two other points in
favor of the goat that should not be
overlooked. One Of these applies to
cheese-making and the other to the
flesh of the kid. There is a great
variety Of cheese made from goats
milk in Europe, and many Of them OF
the very finest quality, and as for the
flesh of the goat there is nothing bet
ter when we once get over our preiu-
dice against it. We have often tried
it and know whereof we speak
AncricaW DNryD1Nn.
Sharp County record., 1888-08-30
What Is Rosewood 2

1t has been a great mystery to many
persons why the dark, rich-cOlored
wood so much used for furniture
Should be called rosewood" Its deep
tinted, ruddy-streaked surface certainly
does not resemble the rose, so we
must seek some other reason for the
name. Here it is: When the tree Is
first cut, the fresh wood eXhales a very
strong, rOse-like fragrance, which
soon passes away, leaving no trace OF
the peculiar OdOr There are several
varieties of rosewood trees; the best,
however, are those found in South
america and the East Indies, and
neighboring islands.-St. Nicholas.
Sharp County record., 1888-08-30
USE OF NIGHT-SOIL.
One of the Most Valuable Additions to
the Available supply of Manure

One of the Most Valuable Additions TO
the Available supply of Manure
When, some years ago, had an Op'
portunity of gathering the Otfal of a
considerable country town to which
my farm was adjacent, made about
three hundred tons of the best kind Of
manure at a cost of not more than a
dollar per ton, including all expenses
and charges for use of teams. The
streets were scraped and large
quantity of all sorts of waste matter
leaves, manure, gutter-mud, garbage,
etc. gathered and mixed with the
night-soil so that it was handled in an
inOffensive and easy way The odor
was neutralized by means Of gypsum
| (plaster) literally scattered over the
heaps as they were made, and the
large quantity of earth from the streets
also helped to the same end. esti-
mated the value of the crops raised by
means of this compost as quite equal
to $4,000 year. The cess-poOlS were
emptied by means of large buckets
raised by a rope and pulley, The
buckets were filled by man using
lOng-handled scoop, and quite often
the house over the cess-pOOl was moved
over a new one, and the old one was
then emptied and filled in with the
clean earth, from the one newly dug.
But this is a semi-civilized way only
Of dealing with this valuable waste.
The best way is to make the dry earth
closet imperative. The agricultural
press has made several most valuable
reforms, and it can infOrce this if it
will make the attempt, if it will only
keep pegging away at it. 1t would
pay an enterprising farmer to supply
these closets, simply made, and the dry
earth required at weekly intervals, and
to remove the contents of the boxes
sOr the value of the manure. | have
'Ound that a family of three persons
will accumulate about one ton of earth.
closet refuse in one year, and | eSti-
mate this to be worth $40 for use. |
don't care about the estimated value
from analysis; | think a farmer who
has paid 50 for ton of city manure
in which he gets large percentage of
rubish, can make $40 out Of a ton of
| the soil from an carth-clOsCt, with less
labor by far. than by handling three
IONS of city stable manure.
The crops for which this domestic
| fertilizer is most useful are those of a
very succulcnt kind, such as cabbages,
bccts, musk-melons (this crop is es-
pecialEy improved by iD, onions, pota-
toes and grass. 1t is the best of all for
a lawn, because of its fnenoss and
solubility, as well as for its fcrtilizing
effect, 1t is easily applied as a top
dressing, or narrowed in after the land
is plowed. | have used 20 large
wagOn-lOads per acre on wheat, and |
have taken off 81 bushels per acre.
The best effects yet were upon a 10
acre field of clover and timothy, which
gave % tons of hay the first cutting,
and yielded for the second crop more
than half as much more of the finest
kind of clover hay and pasture after
ward. Farmers who live near villages
or towns, in thickly-pOpulated 10
calities, should by no means neglect
this valuable addition to their avail
able supply of manure.-Rural NeW
Y0rECr.
Sharp County record., 1888-08-30
Tho PiIerim's Progress

Toward health and vigor is often painfully
penitential Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
smooths the path, however, and removes
such obstacles in the way as liver com,
plant, dyspepsia, disturbance of the bowels,
collie, fever and ague and kidney complaints,
Physicians, after thirty years of trial,
accord it their unqualified approval. 1t is
purely botanic and safe. 1t improves both
sleep and appetite.
Sharp County record., 1888-08-30

The famous Henry Ward Beecher
preacher and fancy farmer-claimed
to have solved the problem of getting
rid of the Canada thistle. He said:
1.-The only way to exterminate the
weed is to plant it for a crop and pro-
pose to make money out of it. The
worms will gnaw it, bugs will bite it,
beetles will bore it, spiders will web
it, birds will peck it, heat will scorch
it and cold uill freeze it, rains will
drown it, and mhdew and blight will
cover it, Western FtowmaR.
Sharp County record., 1888-08-30

ANambitious young writer having asked
"What magazine will M give the highest
lo5;;iDn quickest!" was told, "a powder
magazine, if you contribute fiery ar
ticle.n
Sharp County record., 1888-08-30

THERE are many people who profess to
love music, but you wouldn't think it from
the manner in which they treat it.-Mer-
chant TrdreIer
Sharp County record., 1888-08-30

IyvAL1Ds, aged people, nursing mothers,
overworkcd, wcaricd out fathers, will find
the happiest results from a iudicious use OF
Dr.. Shcrmans Prickly Ash Bittcrs. Where
the liver or kidneys are affected, prompt
action is necessary to change the tide
toward health, ere the disease becomes
incurable, and there is
nothing better to be found in the whole
range Of matcrid medicG. Sold everywhere
Sharp County record., 1888-08-30

INEXPENSIVE, the great substitute for Sui
phur Baths, Glenn's Sulphur Soap
Hills Hair Dye, Black or Brown, SOC.
Sharp County record., 1888-08-30

TIE girl of the period is not unused to
arms, though she may utterly fail in the
art of self-defense-BOs Commonwealth
Sharp County record., 1888-08-30

AN interesting case in a hospital is
usually made a show case by the doctors
-BOStOn Courier.
Sharp County record., 1888-08-30

TIE police court records in any big city
show that Sunday is also day Of arrest.
Journal Of Education
Sharp County record., 1888-08-30

THE Italian immigrants resemble bees
There are workers among them and drone'
alsO-padrones.
Sharp County record., 1888-08-30

It's enough if you have a passing ac,
guaintance with a railroad man. Washing
ton Critic
Sharp County record., 1888-08-30

THE man who buys cheap watch gen
orally gets good deal of time for a very
little money.-SOmerUiU Journal.
Sharp County record., 1888-08-30

A BEAsTLY jana derailed circus train
-NeU HdUen NelCs.
Sharp County record., 1888-08-30

THE Indian questiOn-"Where do you
want US to go now "-ROch Ster Post cypress
Sharp County record., 1888-08-30

Room for apprehension - A dentists
ante chamber. Time.
Sharp County record., 1888-08-30

FIGURES on the corset production prop
erly come under the head of staytistics.-
Pittsburgh ChrOn Gle,
Sharp County record., 1888-08-30

A NOTE in bank is like rose, because 1t
natures by falling dew.
Sharp County record., 1888-08-30

TIE downward path-the one with q
piece of orange peel on it
Sharp County record., 1888-08-30

AN infant industry-malIing faces
YOnkerS Statesman.
Sharp County record., 1888-08-30

To MAKE long story short-kill the
man that's telling t.--Detroit Free Press.
Sharp County record., 1888-08-30

One rule for mixing par;S green
with plaster for the potato bug Is one
pound of paris green to 300 of nlaSter'
Sharp County record., 1888-08-30

AN ink convcnience-a pen,-Lts.
Sharp County record., 1888-08-30

CaDhc in Ohio Cheap, Good. Send for description
IRnlHo and price. IL. N BANCROFT, Jefferson, o.
sFNAME THIS PAPER every time you Nrito
Sharp County record., 1888-08-30

FhPn Live and make more money working orushn
NuLu u ANYTHING else in the world Either Costly outfit
FREE Tonne FREE. Address, TRUE CO.. Augusta, Name
EsNAME THIS rAPLk every time you un1.
Sharp County record., 1888-08-30

A BAKER seldom docs any kncadless
work -.VCrchdHt IrdrGiCr
Sharp County record., 1888-08-30

c0s nsEDo all get PENSIONS, II a disabled; pay,
SuhEGDES etc. Desorters relieved; Laws FREE.
W. MCCORMICK SONS Cincinnati, o. &Washlngton d. L.
ayNAME THIS PAPER every you
Sharp County record., 1888-08-30

FooD for reflection-brain food.
Sharp County record., 1888-08-30

FOND of 'put-up jobs"-an architect.
Sharp County record., 1888-08-30

EIN!ON COLLEGE of LAW, Chicago. Fall Term be-
I ginS Sept 10. For circular add ii. Booth, Chicago
Sharp County record., 1888-08-30

yNING MEN Learn Telegraphy and Railroad
SuGWG shGM Agents BUSINESS here and secure
Good situations Write j. ID. BROWN, Sedala, Mo.
Sharp County record., 1888-08-30

JIRkNKLIN COLLEGE, New Athens.O Bodrdtng,
L room and books tl7j per wk W.A.Williams, Pres
Sharp County record., 1888-08-30

CO. TO $9A DAY, Samples worth $l.So 81
SSB BREWSTER SAFETY REINH0LDER CO., Holly, Mich.
pp-NAME TINS PAPER every time Jou write
Sharp County record., 1888-08-30

rcyhc ANN e, 900. .CS3 pcres best agrlcult
EkAS ERHS nral and grazing land TOR sale.
Address COOLEY &PORTEK, Dallas, rex
ar NAME THIS PAPER every dms you write
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Sharp County record., 1888-08-30

WHEN WRITING TO ADVERTISERS PLEASE
state that YOU saw the Advertisement In thL
paper.
Sharp County record., 1888-08-30
NNRISrlAH BROTHERS. COLLEGE,

x 2 ST. LOUIS, MO. Preparatory, Commercial
Gsy and Collegiate BOarding-SChOOl. Thirty acres
grove and Fairgrounds. BRO. PAULlAN President.
Sharp County record., 1888-08-30
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EDUCATIONAL.
Underwood COLLEGE E91rFs: ESf FoSHS sS'a

Session opens sept, IJth, FHst-cIass In AT II9
appointments for Higher Education. 40 travelling
AGENTS. SEND FOR CATALOGUES. ROBERT
IRWIN, ID. D., Pres, ST. CHARLES. Mo.