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Making Grape Cuttings.

In making grape cuttings for planting
in the open air, the most common prac-
tice is to save the canes pruued off in
fall or winter for this purpose. The canes
are cut up into lengths o. five to eight
inches, varying somewhat according to
the habit of growth OF the canes from
which the cuttings are made. If the
wood is long jointed; that is, five or six
inches between buds, then cuttings with
two buds on each are sufficient, one at
the base and one near the top. The
canes are cut square across just below q
bud, and at the top one inch above and
in sloping direction. These cuttings
should then be tied in small bundles and
stored in moist sand or moss until wanted
for planting out in spring, or they may
be buried below frost IN the open ground.
In making cuttings of short jojnted
canes, three or four buds may be found
on cuttings six to eight inches in length !;
it is not necessary to have the cuttings of
this length, although they are more con-
venient to handle in tying up and plant
ing than if only two or three inches
long. But for outdoor propagation, the
cuttings should have at least two buds
on each. Under glass single bud cuttings
are used in preference to longer ones
american Agriculturia.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-04-03
APostal Card Well Filled.

When some antiquarian of the future
reports that citizen of Belfast wrote on
a postal card the whole of one of the
annual messages of President Cleveland
the inference will be that President
Cleveland was man of few words, but
the inference will be wrong. The mess
age contained 1900 words, yet Mr.
liila Kittredge got it all on the card
with steel pen and ink, each letter, as
seen through microscope, being beau
tifully formed. Moreover, a border
three.eie iehths of an inch wide is placed
around the card, representing a string
of beads, fifty.two in number, each
three-sixteenths of an inch in diameter,
and most of them containing the Lords
Prayer; 1000 words are put into this
border. Mr.. kittredge is seventy-seven
years old, and says he could get $4,000
words on postal card. It took him
forty-fve days to write this one.-Ler-
a,ton (Me.) Journal.
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Vegetarian Cookery.

The following bills of fare for the
three meals day will be found con-
venient to select from for those who are
just entering upon practice OF vege'
tarianism:
Breakfast -Mush with milk or syrup,
Graham gems or bread, griddle cakes,
corn bread, Johnny cakes, stewcd fruit,
fresh or canned fruit, according to sea-
son; baked apples, potatoes, beets, par,
ships; stewed celery, potatoes, rice;
fried apple fritters, satisfy or oyster
plant, potatoes, onions.
Dinner-Carrot, celery, pea, bean, rice,
tomato or vegetable soup. Cmelet, plain
or varied with macaroni, bread crumbs,
herbs, etc. Roasted potatoes, green corn
on the ear; stewed celery, potatoes,
canned corn, tomatoes; boiled Lima
beans. either green or dry; green peas,
asparagus satisfy, squash. Fruit accord
ing to season. Apple or other fruit pud-
ding. Ripe fruit and nuts.
Supper-Omelet or beet sandwiches
moulded rice and preserved fruit; fried
mush, onions, potatoes; gems, cakes.
puddings; fruit, ripe, in season; stewed
prunes; baked apples, peas, figs and
dates.
Stewed tomatoes-Open can of to-
matoes, put in saucepan and set on the
back of the stove; cook one hour, add a
teacup of bread crumbs, two ounces of
butter, with salt and pepper; cook half
An our.-Fooa, Home and Garden.
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Ingenious C0nricts.

The Detroit police have in their pos
session 3 number of remarkable articles,
the workmanship of convicts. Among
them are six oil paintings by Ben Moyler,
a forger; finely carved bone tooth
pick, the work of Al Little, a we'll
known crook, cut with jack knife; q
colored image of red-wing blackbird
in fight, also carved by Little from q
meat bone; a very graceful mirror frame,
the work of Con Kane, another notori-
Gus crook; work. box composed of 5000
pieces of wood, made by Clarkson, q
forgeT, and a curious bottle, containing
a miniature tree, on whose branches sit
gay!y colorcd birds. This tree was
made in pieces by famous crook named
Joe Coveyeau, with a broken-bladed
jsck-knife and piece of wire and put
together inside the bottle. Detroit Nesos.
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El0ped From a Poor House.

Patrick Mulligan, spooney swain of
seventy-nine years, and Hannah II. Call,
a giddy girl of eighty-four, inmates of
the Ramsey County (AIinn.) Poor House,
c!oped recently and went to St. Paul, in
tending to get married. When their
fight was known at the poor house the
police in st. Paul were notified aud an
officer of the union depot squad arrested
the aged couple as they stepped from the
suburban train on the Duluth road, which
they had boarded at Gladstone. Multi
gan has been an inmate of the poor house
for two months, but he was paying for
his keeping, and has little money left
to start housekeeping. Miss Call has
been at the poor house for more than two
years. She has worked in the kitchen,
and was peeling potatoes when Michigan
first saw her and became enamored.-
Chi.ago Eera.d.
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A Cancer Which Eats Beefsteak.

Mrs. William Galloway, who lives in
Trempealeau County, Wis, some years
ago was attacked with cancer. 1t in
creased in size and the physicians said
nothing could be done to help her. But
some one made the discovery that it was
"beefsteak" cancer, and prescribed
beefsteak as a remedy. Over year ago
it was thought she would not live from
one day till the next. The beefsteak was
applied and it was found that every
twenty-four hours the cancer would eat
seven pounds of beefsteak. When taken
from the cancer there is nothing lett of
the beef but the tissue and tough parts
of it. and every particle of moisture will
be drawn out, the remainder being as
porous as a sponge. Mrs. Galloway is no
worse than she was year ago, the cancer
living on the beef instead OF her.-St.
Paul PiGneer Press.
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unctoring in tho Dark.

No sensible surgeon will attempt the per-
formance of an operation involving human
life in a room secluded from the proper
amount of light. A practitioner VIII no ho'
ease unless he can see the sufferer and make
an examination upon which 10 Dase MS
opinion relative to the course or treatmen5
necessary TO bring about complete restora'
ton of health.
Notwithstanding the impropriety Of such a
action there seems to be grea1 ueal VI ooo
toring done in the dark. ILL.,,
Rv this it is not intended that a literal
meaning be inferred, but that great many
mistakes are committed because OF the oark-
ness which is the result Of ignorance lG
needs no illustrations to demonstrate that
gross ignorance has caused many fatal mis-
lakes to be made in the treatment or diseases
by those who profess to te learned IN tne ar9
Of healing.
In many diseases several organs are more
or less implicated and what seems primary
aiiment may be one quite remote. For !n-
stance. q seyers headache may have It's
origin in disturbed stomach. On the otner
hand. sickness at the stomach may be causea
by blow on the head. The seat or typnolo
fever is in the upper part OF the poweis, puS
most Of its worst symptoms are ofeen III 'ne
BRAIN
SYMPTOMS of disease as well as diseases
themselves are oftentimes followers or con-
comitants of some unsuspected organic dis
ease and this is peculiarly true OF lung, hver,
brain and heart diseases in general, LOT ~ is
now known that they are the result of kid
ney disease, which shows its presence lnsome
Such indirect manner.
Several years ago gentleman became
convinced Of the truth of this, and through
his efforts the world has been warned OF KID
ney disease. aud as result of continued ef-
fort a cracific known as Warmers Safe Cure
was discovered, the general use of which has
shown it to be Of inestimable benefit IN al
cases where kidney treatment IS desirable or
necessary. ;.
When consumption is threatened see to 1t
that the condition of the kidneys is ,mme,
diately inquired into, and If they are touna
diseased. cure them by an immediate use OF
Warmers Safe Cure, and the symptoms OF
lung decay will rapidly disappear;
There are too many instances already re-
cordsd of the terrible results produced by
lack of knowledge concerning the cause OF
disease, and human life is of too much i'm.
portance to te foo!ishly sacrificed to bigotry
irnnranca
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Household Hints.


Relieve pain in the side by the appli-
cation of mustard.
Rain water and soap will remove lna.
chine grease from washable fabrics.
Put salt in water to prevent black
calicoes from fading when they are
washed.
Let clothes that fade soak over night
in one ounce of sugar Of lead in pail
of water.
When recipes given call for cupful
it means precisely half a pint. This
amount of grauulated sugar weighs half
pound.
A little borax put into the water in
which scarlet napkins and red-bordered
towels are to be washed will prevent
them from fading.
One cannot afford to beat eggs with
fork, when for ten cents beater can
be purchased that will do the work in
tenth the time.
BY soaking blankets in 4 solution Of
soapsuds and ammonia water, and then
washing afterward in clear water, they
will come out white and clean.
To take ink out OF linen, dip the ink
spot in pure melted tallow, then wash
out the tallow, and the ink will come
out with it. This is unfailing.
kerosene will make tin tea kettles as
bright as new. Saturatc n woolen rag
and rub with it. 1t will also remove
stains from vanished furniture.
When silk has lost its gloss and be.
comes limpsy it may be restored by
sponging with q solution of half an ounce
Of gum tragacanth in pint of hot
water.
To clean pie plates that have long been
used for baking, put them in large
kettle Of cold water and throw on them
q few hot ashes or cindcrs and let them
boil for an hour.
Alum water is used by many fol
frosted feet Soak the feet for half an
hour in strong, hot solution OF alum
water, and if one application is not
enoug h two certainly will DC.
A simple remedy for neuralgia is to
apply grated horse-radlsh, prepared the
same as for table use, to the temple when
the face or head is Affected, or to the
wrist when the pain is in the arm OF
shoulder.
To make sealing-wax for fruit cans,
take eight ounces of rosin, two ounces
cum shellac AID half ounce Of becswaI.
Melt all together This will make Il
quantity, and may be melted for use
when wanted.
In boiling meat for soup put cold water
to it and let it come slowly to ? simmer
to extract the juice. If meat is boiled
for itself alone, put it into boiling water,
which causes the outer surface 20 con-
tract, and the richness of the meat is re.
tanned within.
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Queer Stories Of Horses.

A Bayville (Ga) horse which lost all
his teeth has been fitted with set of
false ones.
A horse in Norwich, Conn.,, swallowed
large ball of twine the other day, and
had to be held while two men pulled the
cord out of his mouth, unra7ellng 1t inch
by inch.
A drover in West Plains, Neb., has
trained one of his horses to 60 out and
drive the cattle home. At about five
O'Clock every evening the animal starts
out unbidden and duly appears IN the
course of an hour at the heels OF the
herd.
COWBOYS in Franklin County, Texas,
frightened a wild pony into dashing
blindly over precipice into q river
thirty feet below. After the lapse of =
few moments the pony appeared, climbed
on to the opposite bank, and dashed
away, apparently uninjured by his big
dive
A Maryland horse has developed q
wonderful appetite for oysters. A pail
of the succulent mollusks was recently
left in his stall by mistake. He at once
devoured them, and since then he mani
tests the greatest delight when any of
the bivalves are put where he can get
them.
James McCloud, of Lodi, owns horse
on his Dakota farm which has eight feet.
1t is perfectly formed in all respects, ex-
cept that it has eight feet. Not until
the pasterns or fetlock joint is reached
in the descent from the shoulder to the
foot is there any apparent difference be-
tween the horse and any other. But at
the pastern joint, or lower end of the
shin bone, the branch begins. and two
perfectly formed feet are found on each
of the four legs. The horse runs on the
range the same as any and as fast as most
of them, and all eight feet are shod, or
NAV be if desired. - Chicago Ntacs.
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Green Annie Pie.

The first thing necessary to insure o
good pie is large, tart apple. Make q
nice, rich pastry of one. third butter and
two.thirds lard; rub into the -four
lightly and thoroughly. Add a little
salt, and moisten with cold water Cif ice
water all the letter. by adding little
at time until you can press together
for rolling out. Line a medium-sized
pie plate with this crust; then peel your
apples and slice thin. Fill the plate
very full and put the upper crust on
lightly. Bake. When done remove the
upper crust, and with silver knife mash
your apples fine. Mix in one cup OF
granulated sugar a large spoonful OF
sweet butter, and nutmeg or lemon to
taste. Then replace the upper crust.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-04-03
The Sight-Seer's Headache.

"Thc sight-seer's headache" is the
name given to an Fiction from which
frequentcrs of picture. galleries and mu.
seulns suffer. 1t is a result in part OF
the effort CT the mind consequent upon
long continued observation, and partly
of the muscular strain involved in that
work; but is chiefly produced-in suf-
fcrcrs who are burdened with catalogues
by the frequent movement of the eye
from the book to the Oh. ec7, and the in
ccssantly repeated readjustments of the
focus of vision which arc made necessary
in looking now at one, now at the other.
-fI ulu" Slime M9hthly.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-04-03
Ora fling Fruit Trees.

Many appear to think that grating,
.pr incubation, as budding is often
called, has, like vaccination, in the ami
|nal sub. ..ect, in some mysterious way the
bower to so change the nature of the
Free that it will bear better fruit that be-
fore. We have grated fruit" and
f'natural fruit often used as equiva
: ent to good and poor fruit. Grating
is simply planting cutting, but instead
pf planting it as we do most cuttings in
fhe soil where, under favorable condi =
lions. twill take root, the cuttings a:e
planted in the body, or the wood of an
bid tree, and instead of forming roots,
fhe graft unites with the old, aad
take" and becomes in all respects a
part of the ''stock," as the tree that is
GRATED is called. There are several
Kinds Of grating, the mechanical opera
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A French Lesson in Fowls.

never heard, says writer in the
New York 1rijune, that the French, the
most successful breeders of poultry in
the world, had such thing as "staud-
ard of eXcellence'-in print, although
they have very satisfactory standard of
their own-which is profit from the
fowls and their eggs. Everybody in
France eats poultry, and eggs on many
farms are served up at almost every meal.
In the markets one can buy a Joint Of
fowl, or the bony parts for soup, or for
their incomprehensibly made dishes,
which are it for an epicure. The French
have three breeds of hign rcputc, and
are content with them. They arc not
every day making "new breeds" cf any
,Bportive fowls which have strange
Feather appearing on their bodies, and
ARE not spelling what they have by
crossing for the mere sake Of getting
something new to exhibit at the shows
to make money of, as we are. They 90
In for meat and eggs, not for feathers.
Consequently, they have meat and eggs
10 export by The million dollars worth.
The Houdan, q Fle:he and the Creve-
Cour are their standard breeds, and are
good enough for the forty millions of
Frenchmen, while we have more varie.
ties than there are weeks in the year,
hnd others constantly coming on. AL
these French breeds are business fowls
never mind the plumage; the French
don't eat feathers - and are large bodied,
full breasted and plump, and prolific
layers; the eggs are large, and the chicks
hre healthy and grow quickly. And,
withal, these fowls are attractive. The
Houdans, with their spe~kled plumagc
bnd topknots, are far handsomer than
pur Plymouth Iocks; while the other
two are stately birds of erect carriage,
= JET black plumage, with deep crimson
hnt,er OF hornlike combs, and the Creve-
%Cour has very handsome crest of silky,
lowing feathers aud thick beard. The
Fren:h women cherish their fowls, and
these three satisfy the cultivated tastes
pf these successful poultry keepers.
Now, have We not too il any varieties al
ready, without adding more2
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How It Works.

IN answer to many inquiries regarding the
rermanency of cures wrought by st. Jacobs Oil
towhch public attention has been spccidcal-
ly called in many varied forms, the following
serves as a most excellent example Of how the
great remedy performs its miracles and what
is meant by q permanent cure. Hundreds
have testified to the same effect Mr.. j. E.
Bonsall, Prothonotary, New Bloomfield, Perry
Co., Pa, in 1881 was permanently cured Of
rheumatism. From the age of Is to 49, abou
80 years, he had suffered acutely at times from
the dread disease and at the date specified, he
was permanently cured by st. Jacobs Oil. In
proof of this. he writes in 1896 that he has had
no recurrence Of rheumatic pains since his re.
lief in 1881. Again In April, 1883, he writes as
follows: My health continues good; no re-
turn of rheuma ism since 1851 when cured by
st. Jacobs Oil. receive letters from all parts
asking about my miraculous cure after 30
years suffering" There is no other remedy
cxtant that can show like results. and when it
is known that there are hundreds Of such
cases in the files Of the propriet rs, from those
who have IN like manner been permanently
cured without the least recurrence, there are
none at this late date who will deny its mira
culous virtues.
II hoo
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Candied Oran nSe-Peel.

Here is a good substitute for citron in
cake and pies. Let the orauge-peel soak
for two or three days IN luke-warm
water to extract the bitter favor.
Change the water frequently, keeping it
always about the same temperature.
After the bitter favor is gone, put the
peel in fresh water and boil it slowly
until it is tender enough to pierce easily
with a fork; then drain off the water
and put the peel into thick syrup made
of granulated sugar, and boil slowly un-
til the syrup is nearly absorbed. Then
spread the peel on platters with the re-:
naming portion of the syrup poured
over it, and let it dry in warm oven.-
Prairie Farmer.
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SuCCOtaSh.

Take eight or twelve ears of young
sweet corr, according to size; cut OH
the corn. lengthwise of the ear, and not
cutting deep; put it in your kettle with
three quarts of cold water, boil half an
hour, skim and add one quart or shelled
green Lima beans; boil one hour and
then scrape the milk from the cobs with
the back of silver knife, mix with the
beans and corn, take from the fire and
let it stand on top of stove for few
minutes, then pour all into large dish
and season with pepper and salt to taste,
adding one cup of sweet butter.-NeU
York Press,
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Starting the Rhubarb Growth.

Rhubarb, or PIE plant. as it is often
called by housewives, is an important
part of every farmers garden. The
ground can hardly be too rich for it, and
if properly cared for it provides an ex-
ceilent acid sauce, healthful and refresh
ing, and better than medicine to clear
from the system in spring the humors
engendered by too close confinement in
the house in winter. To haze rhubarb
very early make rough sash around
each of few plants. Bank with manure
and cover on the coolest nights to keep
from freezing. An old barrel with both
heads knocked out is good enough. A
single plant and the above method of
securing early pie plant is common in
many parts of the country. Boston Cul-
tirQtoT.
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HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
Potato Salad,

Fare and slice. while warm, one dozen
good sized potatoes. Slice and cut in
small die; sprinkle slightly with salt;
add grated onion and chopped parsley to
taste; add the cream dressing two hours
before serving.
Dressing-One teaspoonful each salt,
sugar and mustard rubbed smoothly to.
gether, one teaspoonful salad oil or
melted butter, add three eggs well
beaten, one half cup of vinegar. Place
the mixture in dish of hot water and
cool until it thickens. When cool add
one cup of cream.
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Tie bones of nine British officers who
fell at Waterloo, and were buried in the
cemetery OF the Quarter Leopold at
Brussels, have at last been transferred to
an trglish cemetery. The skeletons arc
all finely preserved. All were very tall
men. TIE old tombstones were set up
over the new graves.
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Would use kemp's Balsam for the Throat and
Lungs. 1t is curing more cases Of Coughs,
Colds, Asthma, Bronchitis, Group and all
Throat and Lung Troubles, than any other
medicine. The proprietor has authorized any
druggist to give you Sample Bottle Free to
convince you Of the merit Of this great remedy.
Large Bottles SOC and 81.
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Cntnrrh Cured.

A clergyman, after years Of suffering from
irving every known remedy, at last found a
prescription which completely cured and saved
MIN from death. Any sufferer from this dread
full disease sending q self-addressed stamped
envelope to Prof. j. A. Lawrence, IS Warren
ST.. NY. will receive the recipe free of charge.
1fafiicted with sore eyes use Dr.. Isaac Thomp-
son'sEye-Hater. Druggists sell at 25c. per bottle.
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AGRICULTURAL.
TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE
TO FARM AND GARDEN.
A Split Hoof.

When horses hoof becomes cracked
by any accident or disease it can be
healed in this manner: The crack is
supported by small hooks of horseshoe
nails made in this shape driven into
the hoof; mark is filed in the top OF
the hoof across the top of the crack to
separate it from the sound new horn,
and a little blistering ointment IS ap-
piled to the coronet, by which new
growth is fastened, and the sound horn
then gradually grows downward until
the crack grows out.-Ne0 York Times.