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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-21
AGRICULTURAL. j "a :
TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE
TO FARM AND GARDEN.
pY.rnopucrs oE TIE pArrr.

just how TO make profit out of the
by-products Of the dairy is often the
question that settles the point of actual
profit in the dairy. There are several
ways pointed out by the writers, includ-
ing skim cheese, feeding IL to calves and
to pigs. The latter of these methods has
proven the most profitable with the gen
erality of dairymen, who have learned TO
feed it to the growing pig in preference
to the grown hog. Sows in pig do well
on it, aud If the skim-milk is necessarily
sour then this latter is by far the best
plan. There is, however, the old COW to
take into consideration here. She is as
fond of her own product as any other
animal, as is often witnessed to the own
cr's loss when she sucks herself. II fed
to her with a proper mixture of other
materials, 1t is our belief that skim milk
viii make better return to the dairy
man in this way than In any other.-
american Dairyman.
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W. W. McNair, famous for his daring
explorations, died recently in India. His
death was caused by overtaxing his
powers 10y mountain climbing, exposure
and lack Of food while prosecuting sur.
vcys during the last two years in Af-
ghanistan BY shaving his head and
staining his body, McNair, in the dis
guisc of an Indian doctor, spent two
months exploring the sweet valley of
katnstan. No European had ever man
aged before 10 set foot there, on ac-
count of hostility to tine native tribes.
lie found that the people there num-
bercd about 200, ,0O0, and we're nearly
white in color. The women were very
beautiful. His disguise was penetrated
before he completed his Investigations,
and he was compelled to fee for his
life. With only two native assistants
he also explored the Asphan and lis.
arak valleys.
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Farm AND GARDEN NOTES.

Apples should be allowed to cure well
after picking before putting away, other
wise they will heat and more or less will
rot.
When picking grapes cut them off in
punches and dip the ends in warm seal
ing wax; then place the punches in box
or jar and fill in with saw dust.
A great deal is now said about lack of
success in farming. No plant issuing
from any class of people is the country is
so general as that coming from farmers.
1t is generally considered that Leghorn
hens will lay the most eggs in year, and
we think they can still hold this place
among layers, yet 1t cannot be disputed
that the Minorca is very close behind it
as layer.
BE generous to the colts. Give them
plenty of oats, plenty of good hay and
plenty Of exercise, and they will repay II
all in good scriptural measure, heaped
up, pressed down, shaken together and
running over.
Very many farmers make the mistake
of sowing too little seed when stocking
down to grass. 1t is poor economy to
pinch here. If you want good catch
and good sod sow plenty of seed of a
mixture that will be fit TO cut for hay at
about the same time.
AS manure is usually kept, at least one
half, and frequently greater portion, is
wasted by teachings and escape of am
monia. Double the amount of fertility
that has been purchased in the form OF
commercial fertilizers has been wantonly
wasted around the barns.
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WINTERING BEES.

A correspondent Of the american Bee
Journm says: have the bees all ready
for winter before the nights get so cold
and frosty as to candy the honey in the
hive. We winter our bees in AN under
ground cellar, forty feet long, seven feet
high and six feet wide, with 6x7 inch
ventilation near each end; also three
wcll-titting doors, which leaves two dead
air spaces between the bees and the ex-
tremely cold weather, with the mercury
often forty degrees below zero in this
northern climate. When you put the
bees into the cellar remove the cover and
entrance blocks, leaving only the quilt
over the hive. Put two blocks I2x2
inches, and the length of the hive) under
the hive, then put two more on top, on
which to put another hive, and so on un-
til they are five tiers high. One essen
tial thing is "A half-inch entrance. full
width of The hive, and left open; by SO
doing there will be plenty of upward
and lower ventilation, aud the bees will
not smother or lack in any way for pure air.
The bottom hive should be not less than
ten inches from the bottom of the cellar
to allow the foul air, if any, to settle be-
low it and pass oil through the under
ground drain, which should consist of
not less than two-inch tiling. Bees
placed in cellar as | have described,
with temperature ranging from forty
TO forty-tive degrees, will winter as safely
as by any other method, chaff hive not
excepted. The temperature can easily
be regulated by slide in each ventilator
not toboggan slide, but a sliding
door.
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The Yankees of Asia, as the Japs are
sometimes called, nave been more tor.
mented with the disastrous antics of the
elements this year than even the Ameri-
cans. Japan has had series of earth
quakes and floods and tidal wave has
"dde5 hundreds .pore to the thousands
.lready killed by falling mountains and
rivers pushed out Of the place. The his
tory Of this year is one Of disaster all
ever the globe. Almost no nation has
escaped, but Japan has suffered perhaps
more than any other when her area is
considered. There is feeling Of warm
friendship forJopau in the United States,
which makes American, regret tine cal
aa.'ics that have oyer,akcn this inter.
cstiug people
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Professor Thompson, Of the geological
survey, who has been at work near Reno,
New, making surveys and maps for the
purpose Of establishing reservoir sites for
the purposes of irrigation, is very en-
thusiastic regarding the work, and SAYS
the result will exceed bis most sanguinc
expectations. lie is confident that
through irrigation millions Of acres of
arid lands on the Pacific coast can be re-
claimed and made productive.
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WINTER CARE OF VINES.

At the approach Of cold weather the
grape vines are pruned, unfastened from
the trellis and laid fiat upon the ground.
They may be held in this position by
SIMPLY placing u stone or other heavy OBJ
Jcct upon the end. and this will safely
pass the winter anywhere except at the
extreme North. Where the winters are
usually very severe the vines should nlso
be covered with soil, straw or litter of
some sort; and perhaps this may be n
good precaution with tender vines every
where at the extreme North. Tender
raspberries aud blackberries are TO be
treated in similar manner, but the canes
being more brittle and more easily in
lured than grape vines, need careful
handling and gradual bending while
undergoing the operation. A good prac-
uce Is to throw one or two shovelfuls of
soil against the canes on one side. and
bend them over this by sort of curve.
The tops are laid upon the ground near
the next stool OF canes and held there by
another one or two shovelfuls of soil.
Two persons can do this work very con-
venicntly and quickly, and when growers
learn to depend more on these easy modes
of giving winter protection than on the
chances of "A mild winter, or supposed
hardness Of plants, they will have little
reason to complain Of winter kill, or of
placing such AN excessively great value
on the ability of grapes, raspberrics, etc,
to endure the winter without such means
OF protection.-P1pular Gardming.
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An Eight Mile Tui'a

The Grass Valley SyndIai,
Company has been orglalA !,
working capital Of S. 'o"p, ',
which to carry ahead the c'iI.,
the drain aud mining tune
by the Nevada City ~ Ora" l''I
Bank Tunnel Company y
will be started on the Sou'a
at a point about 2OOO feet oa
Crossing, and run a large il,,
an average vertical depth y"
face of 1000 feet, and beng
down at the deepest point
The line of the tunnel SI
miles in length as outlin'l
the Providence group OF nll
Greek, thence trayerslns
Gold Flat district, through
Empire and other clalHA
slong somewhat the same ga 4,
described by Wolf Greek v
Ranch mine. The aOOw
outlined in the CironicIt ".
Virginia city (Ser) u"
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ARTIFICIAL TERTILIZECs.

In using artificial fertilizers, saws n
writer in the New York World, L have
found great deal of difference in the
benefits received, which seem to be gov
erncd very much by the season. In some
cases | could see little or no benefit.
when in another year, on the same or A
similar soil, the crop was manifcstly in
creased. This seems to depend on the
moisture that is supplied and also whether
it is present in time to produce the best
results. When it is sown or drilled on or
near the surface it needs rain in a sufli-
cient quantity TO put it in condition
for plant food and to wash il down
where the roots can get hold of it. Then.
again. suppose soil may be too wet to
receive very much benefit from it, or else
In wet season or on wet ground it NAV
be Of more benefit to one kind of crop
than TO another. Two years ago planted
patch OF potatoes on ground naturally
wet and which was made worse by sew
cral heavy rains throughout the season.
1t was well fcrtilized with a rood COM
mercial brand. The crop seemed TO re-
ceiye but little or no benefit from it. I'm
mediately adjoining it was a field of corn,
of which one row next to the potatoes
happened To have been fcrtilized at the
same time, while the balance of the field
received none at all The difference in
the appearance and yield of this one row
and the nnfertilized one was astonishing,
while, as before said, the potatoes yielded
but little more than on piece of similar
ground nearby that had no fertilizer at
at all.
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Victoria is an Australian colony with
the size and the population Of Kansas in
1850, or an area Of $1,000 square miles
and a population OF 1000, 900. But in
stead OF letting corporations build the
railroads aud giving land away to get
them to do this, Victoria has kept its
land and built its own railroads. The
result is that this thriving little commun-
ity Of about / 100000 souls, or the popu-
lation of Philsdelphia, had last year an
income of S4l 900, 900, and Of this sum
SIG, 800, 900 was in the shape Of profits
on the State railroads. Seven years ago
the income from the railroads was only
80 600, 900; in 1867 it was Sl2, ,265, e
600 and for the year just closed it has
grown up to nearly double the income of
seven years ago, and, as no one can build
roads but the State, and the State is an
enterprising builder and n good manager,
the profits on the railroads will in time
pay all the expenses of the Government.
In addition, Victoria owns not only the
postoiiice, as the people do here, but all
the express aud telegraph business, and
the profit on these for this wise, thviity
little Stat" last year was ~. 140, 900.
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The popular belief thet ironclad mem
of-war are an invention Of the last half
of the nineteenth century is evidently not
founded upon fact. Divers have re-
Gently been a' work in tho harbor Of
Trieste, Austria's seaport, and have
brought mp portions Of the French
frigatc which was wrecked seventy eight
years ago. The wreck had sunk so
deeply in the sand as to be well preserved,
and it has been found that the hull was
Of wood and was heavily plated with
iron.
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Rice planters in the South are accus-
toned to burn their rice straw to ret it
out Of the way. We understand, saws
the NHgjlciWyyS' Rcord that recent
practical tests have demonstrated that
this straw makes excellent paper mate
rial. one paper company has gone so
far as to order some 5000 or 1000 tons of
this straw 10 further experiment Rice
straw may yet prove to he cotton seed
in miniaturc. At any rate, the results of
these experiments will be watched with
interest.
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SELECTING SEED CONN.

When the planting season arrives a
very large majority of farmers goto their
cribs or corn houses and exercise some
little care in selecting fair ears for their
seed corn. Comparatively few, however,
give tho subject any attention previous to
that time. A selection of the ears for
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-21

The horror which Editor Stead, of the
Pal Nal Gazette, expresses at the idea of
anyone's going into journalism for the
purpose Of making money, is justified by
the opinion Of the Washington Star by
the expcrincc of a great many persons
who try II.
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The hostility Of Costa Rica toward the
construction Of Nicaragua Canal has been
settled by arbitration, and work on the
canal is making rapid progress.
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James Clevenger, aged fifteen,
Nashville, Ind, and Miss Anna Patter-
son, aged fourteen, were married recently
at the home of the brides father. in
Columbus. Ind.
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Youth and Ass

Ahl foolish boys
Begirt by JOYS
Ye wish that ye wsl'
The old men slsD,t "
Tha. we we're r'. VI
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IoSsefregiven up
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4 him oFwitl
'ney intended \
pe knows what
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il1crk manteo.


Females.
ANlIRESS.-By respectable, trust
~ worthy woman strictly temperate not
aiIaia d work; As janltress OF Office build.
ipggi small saiary. Address JANITRESS.
II EFIEED young Girl desires employment
lady. Address Miss STANLEY. AavSr.
gsement Once, los West A2d-st
STENoGRAPHY and typewriter eopypg
~ ne1ty and quickly done manuscffpt
lectures and speeches eopiedi stenograph6rs
II y ao 3 IL SN 4 R ian :! mouth,
= TENoGRAPHER and TYPEWRITER
GINS. Is West aTth-ss A'
STENoGRAPHER and TYPEWRITER.
~ "A young lady desires o position salary
moderate; reference. Address A. D.. 40
BridSest, Brooklyn.
STENoeRAPhER and TYPEWRITER.
- Young lady deslrea position immedl-
stely; willing 70 assist in oiaoe work refer.
sHee experience salary moderate. j. y.
. TENo6RAPHBR and pYPEWRITER.; :
- young lady wants situation ~
fully eotnpetent; experienced references
A No. I salary moderate Address II. U.
BOX 2f8, Haektnsock, N. J.
TYPEWRITER copying and stenogrAphyj
speed and nestness specially special
rates for work In quantity legal ana ana
journalistic work. n. p. HOuGHTON,
90 wlluan-st. and % Park Row.
M IDow, 43, formerly schooltelcher, rapid
w writer and accountant, desires suitable
position; would assist lnvalid several hours
daily; feterenooB Address Mrs. E. %
Greenviehaye.
VoUNG GIRL, IS, deslrss positiSn in an
oriee; writes good plain hand can
operate Remington No. 2, Address NJ. X,
Box /, rear, eb9 West SOth-st
YOUNG LADY, thoroughly experienced.
Il desires q position rs cashier OF assistant
bookkesper; good reference. z. A., Trib-
une once.
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BoarS il1antsS

A LADY and child wish room ADD board.
Address OFFICE. 2.345 SHAVE. 8''
II GARD. -Wanted by lady, room a0d
~ board In private Protestant family. stafe
tcyns; references exchanged Address
REPINED, Tribune Uptown oflee, i 2SS
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- take I'm washing monthly or by the
DOZEN best city reference. Mrs. FLINNs
6Oo West Soth.St
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asal estate to exrbanqs.

A VENUE store and tenement property.
"A near 10th-eve. and 60th-st., for healthy,
accessible gentleman's country place LOT
occupancy principals dealt with only. AG-
dress with full particulars x. T., BOX III
Tribune once.
II properties, -Four Corners. for New York
or Brooklyn lots; win entertain country
place near New-Y0ck. y. s. DRISOOLL.
81 Park Place.
w ANTED to exchange, new 4-stofy and
w basement brownst0ne house, 20x56x
100: best hardwood cabinet trimmings; all
improvements; In West 76tb-st., New
York; for hFstciass houses, stores or Va
cant lots IN Brooklyn. Address EXs
CHANGE, Tribune Ofics
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a PR0TESTANT woman aud daughter
"A would like 20 take charge % private
house for no supmqri. best reference.
Address seo West sstkss
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for Sale.
A ANTIQUE desk and bookcase com.
n bined, in solo mahogany, ana Is more
than 40 years old examine this esse.
Z. u. MASON, 81 willlLm-st
q n IMMENSE assortment new ana prime
"A second, hand leather and rubber betting
g ~. !, fITZGERALp5, B2 Centre-sl.
1k ARC AIN. --oid VIOLA, very powerful
~ tore; also trebto strung Agran upright
piano, ehesp, 500. DAVIS. SAC SHAVE.
N EsKS.-A 5-feet roii-top desk, cas-; my
~ So and S25 rOli-top deaks you can't
beat aiso SMITHS roll:I desks, the best
made. T.. u. MASON, $e2 wullam.st
ELEGAHT dlnlng.rooS suit for sale; 9
~ chairs and lounge. NlaW, Tribune once
II OR sALE.-25-Quart iee-cream machine,
- cheap can be seen after y. N. REM
SHAW. 334 Alexander-ave.
II OR sALE-In picture.frams ana
4 artists material business. the interest,"
Of retiring partner. Address II. y. T.,
kox 1.025. Los Angeles, Cal.
N Ew PROTOTYPE or artotype power
i press steam drying oven and gas pump.
ALBERrYPE Co. 90 Reade-st-
n ITO 4.HoRsE GAS ENGINE. large re-.
" friReratOr. two dozen milk cans, good as
new. shaftings. pulleys. engine &c, cheap.
1SAACS. 50 Beekman-st.
. ii POOL TABLES. with ivory balls
sT5 each: Z. HEwHALL, Far
LSoeAaney. ~. =.
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0itp Real estate iljantso.

xxT lNTED.-.A small house, situated ~ the
w atb Ward; price about 81, eg2, Azores ss
with full particulars TO WEST sAoS' LTD
une Office. ---------.--
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Citp Real Gstate for SALE.

A BARGAIN I'm NO. I EAST 62D-ST.--
"a Bright sunny eituation. north aide. sd-
ades finished gable, with windows overlook
Ing the Park ami SHAVE 4-stoxy and base-
ment brick stone-front dwelling, 22x75x
100sH including dining-r0om extension for
Die o. TO let !; Immediate possession II re-
cuirsd. For permits apply 20 JOHN II.
BOYLE, AZ wfinam-st
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II daughter, 10; 20 DO the work Of SMALL
private family ia the country; willing To-
make themselves useful; willing and
obHging excellent city references. BOA
East 3tst-st.. no cards.
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Real gsiatf.

II OR SALE or 10 exchange for unim.
preferred: handsome fats on 9th-ave.!
south Of soth-st, including corner lust com
pleted: for further particularly address
p. II. CALLAHAN, 230 Eass z26-sS
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,Cpunirp Real esta,s Go Get

1T SUMMIT. n. J.-Dee'rsble uufur.
n nished houses 30 let; al Improvement;
best locations; fSD0 70 $1,000 per year
Il. G. POTTER, las broadway.
no RENT-House ana stables PERFECT
on otsego Lake, N. VI perfectly healthy {;
3 bedrooms; running Weter. ieehouse, a..
Inquire FER BROS, 15 Pee,i-st,. N. A.
fTYo LllT.s--Isafsyet1a Ilouse. Bath Beach,
Il. II furnished o64Npfefe. Apply on
prernisaA OF 20 Tff0S. }. 0'CONHE ELL.
y Safest, ". X.
TIto LET. AT LARCHMoNT.-rwo fur.
II nisbed cottages, beautifully located,
fronting on the Sound ono has stable rent
Rss50 each. Inquire II. NJ. STIyERS, $50
Fast 3fst-ek, or at Grifen q Cc.'s, 42d-st,
opposite Grand Central Depot.
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domestic sltuatious il,anteS.
Females

Females.
A ANIME. s, ACCOUNTS FRENCH
n. EMPLOYMENT BUREAU, 0o2 9th
ave-, upstairs, near 35th-st., supplies FAM.
lies with superior help Of every nationality
and eapaciiy; city ana country; French.
German maids, nurses, cocks a specially.
IA die-aged; q position Is useful CON-
panion 90 an invalid or elderly lady; wqald
take eiitirp charge OF ono or iwo little
girls; teach, sew for them, Sc. and make
hersaif generally useful IN q nice home,
where she would DO considered a. ono Of the
family; no oeiectlogs g tleyeiilpg sefar.
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Giip Real @stais 90 Get.
Jersey CITY.

ITO LET. Lofts. SO H. by 2s IT,, steam
GRO. B. EDDY, Sss Madison.st
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az BENTLEY-AvE.,J Jersey Oily Heights
lD --Three-story, extension ana oase1nent
brick house, ~ rooms and cellar all I'm.
nroveFnenfs. cabinet finish; rent $500 Send
postal for copy OF "The Real estate
News containing large lists OF eholce prop
erty to rent and for sale. EM AyNs q
lCO., 400 Communipaw-aye., jersey WV.
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r AUNDRESS.-By a flret-class superion
Ia laundress; several yeaFs' reference.
Lady seen at BoWGRAND's. los West
f1stst.
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.felp tlanteo.

Males I
m 10 CHANCE for Al workers. nov with
ID Mutual, Equitable, New.YoSk. Mutual
IS ofhef conpanies. SALARY, Tfibuno
Uptown 0fica. 1898 broadway.
fSIRMER ana GARDENER WANTED.
II --kn experienced couple without chill.
dren Ceffnbn Or Sweee pfefeirpd. Box
led EQUITABLE Building. Hew.York.
N KOOERBADEH-M be nrst.clsss ara
Il usefs,i at the case else hfst elasa copy
ones. &
YHJ ANTED. Gardener ana useful.nian b,
w live IN Rentiemen's house must BE-
sinals German pteierred, Address at once
town odBcs. 1.es8 Broadway.
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II sweep and clean, or any housework that
needs careful attention reference. Address
AOl West 64th-st.. nrst noor.