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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-11-29

Mules


The following was written by one who
Is not interested in mule breeding, but
who is a careful observer. 1t was sent
to the Western Ra5TGt by j. L. III.
The first cost of the mule is less than
that of the horse. He is able to earn
his living at two years old, and has eaten
less than the colt of same age. But, as
the horse is not put to work until three
or four years old, the odds are largely
in favor of his half-brOther, whose an
cestoEs, on the siEe's sides have always
lived on simple fare and could mske5a
meal on thistles, while the horse could
not labor without his grain and fodder.
The ass family has been noted for cen
turtles fox longevity and hardness Inc
mule viii not eat as much as the horse
is not so liable to disease. his frugal
living. and that Of his ancestors, may
have Something to do with that, and also
with the other fact that the mule IS not
as nervous as the horse, and not so La
bic to run away and damage himself and
smash up things generally. The mule
cannot do IS many kinds OF Work as Well
as the horse. 1t never can be as pleas
ant a roadster or saddle-nag- For
6rudpsry and heavy work, the hardness
and patient spower OF the mule has no
equal, in the hands OF the average
teamsteE.
judge HinekIey, of Massachuse tts,
once a breeder of mules, and Tor fifty
wears an owner of mules and horses.
gives his preference to mules Tor ghe
drudgery of farm work. One pair, thirty
years old, were particularly serYleeaoLes
having outliVed three generations OF
work horses and while the letter we're
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-11-29

QUEENS over two years old are apt to
become barren, and should be super
seeded with those of greater vigOr and
more fecundity.
WHEN bees swarm the first time the
old queen goes with the swarm, leaving
the parent colony queenless, or, at least,
that is usually the case.
WHEN bees do not work, when they
seem to be running around over the hive
in an apparently unsettled state, with
but few guarding the entrance, it indi-
Gates the absence of the queen.
TIE swarming box should be made Of
light material, two sides being cheated
like a honey board, for the bees to pass
through, and one end must be open OF
movable. The poles for the handles
can be attached as best suits the user.
CHOOSE a warm day for fastening
comb foundations in frames and sec
tiOns. The foundation must be warm
enough to press into the wood nicely,
and the wood should be warmer than
the foundation to do the work to the
best advantage. A putty knife viii do
the work quite nicely.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-11-29
THE DAIRY.
Ripened Cream.

Cream should be kept cool and sweet
until there is enough for a churning,
and then all sOured or ripened alike by
putting in warm room and stirring
from bottom to top once an hour. Ex-
perts claim that this method Will pro-
duce One-tenth more butter than by the
prOmiscuOus mixing of the cream in all
stages Of ripening, and if faithfully
observed would save the butter makers
of the country thousands Of dollars.
The time taken to churn does not effect
pro duct unless forced by temperature,
and need not exceed fifteen minutes if
cream is in the proper condition. Milk
cooled rapidly to 40 degrees VIII give a
clean separation of cream in four to
twelve hours. Winter dairying was
commended. The use of malt sprouts
was condemned, as the butter will not
keep. Cause supposed to be unde-
velOped nitrogen.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-11-29

often lame, or out OF condition and sick,
these mules never we're.
Another gentleman. who used mules
thirty years, testifies that a large sized
mule viii not consume more than three
ntths to tWO-thIrds as much food to keep
him IN good order as viii be necessary
Tor horse performing the same labor.
The expense of shOeing q mule, the
year round, does not exceed One-thir d
that OF the horse his hOOfs being harder
and more horny, and so slow in growth,
the shoes do not require so frequent
removal, and from the lightness of the
ANIMAL the wear is much less. He
thinks it probable that farmer may
work his team of mules twenty wears
without q farrier's bill coming In. He
has used mules in all work and never
had an accident from running away or
fright, while horses in that time had
caused manning and death to themselves
and human beings. The mule is more
steady at a draught and less likely TO
waste strength than a horse. In ploW-
ing among crops, the mules feet being
small, it seldom treads on the crop.
The mule viii obey implicitly, as it has
pIowed two tandem without lines, and
done better blowing than it was posi-
bic to do with horses.
MIR. ElicOtt, of Patuxent Furn8 ces
testihes that out of one hundred mules
at the works, they have not lost on an
average one in two years, and never had
one that was wind-brOken. They are
tougher in the hOOf and shoeing is less
expensive. Their skin is tougher, and
they are not ANNOYED so much with flies
and do not suffer so much with heat in
summer,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-11-29
Farm Notes.

DUCKS have no crops, and conse-
quently should not be fed grain, or very
little of it. Soft food, Comprising a
liberal supply of cooked vegetables and
meat scraps, tells wonderfully on the
egg record.
AN Englishman visiting in this coun-
try, who is much interested in live stock,
says, if Americans would use more roots
and less corn they would not need to
visit England so frequently for breed
ing stock.
The sooner an animal is matured the
sooner it will be ready for the market,
and the cost of production diminished.
The quickest growth is when the animal
is very young. It should be forced at
the beginning.
EITHER red clover alone or clover and
orchard grass are the best to use in
seeding down the orchard. But DO not
be in too much of a hurry to seed down
unless the soil is rich and in good filth
and the trees have made a good healthy
growth.
Do NOT let the chickens out in the
rain or snow. Such exposure is the
cause of more cases of rOup than
anything else. Have your houses
sufficiently large to accommodate your
flock without crOWding.
GIVE the fowls fresh water daily.
Empty out the vessels at night; this will
prevent freezing AS water is a great
part in the composition Of an egg, care
must be taken that they always have 8
supply Of 1t on hand.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-11-29
THE APIARX.
IntrOduoing Queens.

It is not always an easy matter to in
trOduce a queen, DR.. Vance says in
Western Farmer. Bees often take very
stubborn notions into their little heads
and will hold out a long time against
the intruder. On looking into a colony
where had had a Gagged queen for
thirty-six hours or more, I found the
queen still in the cage with a number of
bees that had gained an entrance
through an opening in the comb COM
mUnicating with the introducing cage.
Thinking that it might be safe underthe
circumstances to let the queen loose on
the comb, I lifted it and straightway the
bees piled upon her, some showing
signs of anger, others appearing to be
peaceably disposed. I pulled a little
smoke upon the mass of bees, which
scattered in a moment; but two or three
chung to the queen, one striving to sting
her. In my attempt to capture her high
ness, she and her tOrmentors fell down
between the combs. I concluded 1t was
up with her now. looked diligently
for quite a while, expecting to find her
on the bottom board where there was
the greatest crowd of bees, but failing
to find her there I scanned the combs
again and finally found her quiet on a
comb, surrounded by a score or more of
very peacable- acting bees. 1 returned
the comb to the hive and closed it, con-
Guiding to let her take her chances.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-11-29

FEW years ago a
plea for a heaven
for dogs wa 8
made by the Rev.
j. G. Wood in a
book, the name of
which has es-
capped me. The
idea met with
general a C C Q P t.
ance among all
dog lovers. AS
in the case of ami
mails, their right
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-11-29
a g. 1Ievico DairY.

A correspondent of the Pacific
Farmer gives this description of what
he saw in New Mexico:
Good houses and barns, dairy, and
all that sort of thing" but ye Jersey
man, Just consider this outfit for a mo-
ment. Here is truthful list Of the
dairy appliances:
Fifty good cOws"!! and two mixers,
Each mixers outfit consisted Of
A strap, with buckle on one endt
a club!
A bucket!
A STOOL
And a helper!
Nov for the process of milking: The
COW is Iassoed and tied in the barn.
Her hind legs are strapped together and
buckIed, so that she cannot kick. The
calf is then held down by her side-tO
persuade her to "Iet down" her milk.
The mixer, club in one hand peEsuades
the calf te keep away from the tsatss
while he mitks with the other hand.
The helper stands by to help manage
calf, cow and milk. Now here IS bust
ness system! and it paid.
This picture is literally true. and that
dairy is being run to this day IN exactly
the same way-sO are dozens more, max
ingthe owners riehs too. Now think
you, is there room for the Jersey COW IN
the West? It Is we'll known now that
most ofthe large cattle ranches with
COWS by the tens OF thousands, buy their
butter, and If they have milk for their
coffee have condensed canned milk.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-11-29

One quart of milk, i've tablespoon
fuls of ground rice, four of sugar, one
teasPOOnfui Of salt, six eggs, half q cup
full OF butter. Put the milk In She don
BILE boiler, reserYing half a cupfuL nix
the rice and the cold milk together and
stir into the milk in the boiler when this
is hot. Stir constantly for FIVE minutes
Add the salt, butter, and milk, and set
away to cool. When cold add the eggs
we'll beaten. Bake one hour in mod
crate oven. Serve with cream sauce,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-11-29
- IL ChocoIate.

A dainty way to make chocolate is 60
set an eaT5hen pot into kettle Of boil
water in this place a quart OF milk and
hot, a paste made by mixing three heap
ing tabIespo0nfu1s Of grated chocolate
with a little cold milk. Let this boil
two er three minutes and serve very .hets
IF the chocolate is swsebened st is better
not to add sugar, but to let each one
sweeten It at the table If it is not sweet
enough; but if the unsWeetened ohoco-
late is used. two deaertspO Onfuls mag
be put ID while Sc is cooking
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-11-29

Aspiring Youth understand there
is a vacancy on your local staff.
City Editor-Yes, there is; in fact
we are very shOrt-handed, and I can
give you a Job at once. I want some
one to go around and interview SIugg
Bulldozer, the eminent politician. This
paper charges that he beats his wife
and starves his children, and we want
to know what he thinks about It.
Um-er-haven't you a regular IN
terviewer for that kind Of work ?"
"Oh, yes, several Of them, but they
are all In the hospital. "-Nel0 York
WssEEU.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-11-29

trophy. which is noble OF its kind. Pin
immOn, he says. was an admirable pa
tient. He was strapped onto the operat-
ing table, which is an ordinary kitchen
hooks, placed in a line describing the
dogs body, and through which the tapes
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-11-29
EaE POULERz XARR


The annual consumption of feathers
in this county for bedding purposes is
said to amount to 5000, O00 pounds. To
furnish this 100000 pounds healthy
geese must give up their feathers in q
year. The geese furnishing these
DOWN pillows and beds Of ease are to
be found mainly ia Southern Illinois,
Missouri, Arkansas Tennessee and Ken
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-11-29

to Immortality appears to depend not on
their virtues, but on their degrees OF N
teIlipence. the dog stories to prove there
is no limit to the intelligence of dogs
would make an array of evidence, if they
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-11-29
THE kIECHE1y.


Soak in sold water half an hour. Skin
them and stew slowly in just enough
cold water TO cover them. When done
thicken the gravy with -four; add sRlB
and pepper, then dish. Kidneys should
be used ct once; they do not keep we'll
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-11-29

Poultry Notes.
GOOD poultry, if dressed and picked
in the style the market demands, viii al
ways sell at good price, even when the
market is giutted with ordinary lots.
THOROUGHLY clean and whitewasL
the poultry house this month This
month is also a good time to lay in
supply Of rOad'dust and gravel Tor use
In the poultry house next winter.
AN exchange is the authority for the
statement that in the year of our Lord
1887 q down East" farmers wife who
does all the housewOrk for u family Of
five, made $40 clear from a flock Of
forty hens.
DON'T over-feed one day and starve
them the next. They Will be sure
to get Indigestion if you do. Give
meat twice a day If confined, aud grain
at least once a day. If no other green
food can be found let the children dig
few sods.
GATHER few barrels of dry earth or
road dust and put it under cover, but
gather 1t IN dry time, as damp, muddy
soil is not worth storing for the chicken
house. A little dry dust scattered un-
der the perches and on the floor every
day viii absorb the dampness and rem
der the atmosphere of the house pure.
HERE is an egg-tester that is not pat
ented; Put an egg in one end of a tube
OF any Alnu Just large enough Tor the
/ egg to enter; then, by looking through
the tube toward a light, the condition Of
/ the egg viii be shown. If it presents q
/ uniformly transparent appearance it is
! good, but if opaque, cloudy or dark it
/ is spoiled. A tester, however, is not
necessary, for the same result can be at
/ tanned by holding the egg in the hand.
Expert handlers will sit in a darkened
room, and behind lamp, and taking
! three eggs in each hand. hold them nm
q moment between them and the light,
and determine their character about as
fast as they can count them by half
/ dozens
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-11-29

WHEN hinge creaks put a little
graphite or soft lead pencil on the place
of friction.
A SOLUTION of pearlash in water,
thrown upon a fire, Will extinguish it
Immediately.
APPLE sauce is much improved by the
addition of a tablespoonful of butter and
requires less sugar.
To PRESERVE the elasticity Of India
rubber, wash it five or six times a year
with slightly alkaline water.
CORKs may be made air and water
tight by keeping them for five minutes
under melted parafhne; they must be
kept down with a wire screen.
TIE best way when hot grease has
been spilled on the floor is to dash cold
water on 1t, SO as to harden 1t quickly
and prevent it striking into the boards
In mixing mustard for table use never
add vinegar, which destroys its life and
flavor. Boil water for mOistening IT,
and let the water become blood warm.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-11-29
RURAL TOPICS.
E1gFoR1LATTON FOR THE HUSBAND
HAN AND HOUSEWIFE.

Some Practical Suggestions for the Farmer,
st0oz-BroedeF' POuIterer, RJurserylna.n,
and HOussizsepsr.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-11-29
DOGS OF HIGH DEGREE.
MRS. HUMPHREYS WRITES ENTER
TAENINGI4Y ABOUT CANNES.

How Fritz Emmet's st. Bernard Under
went a Surgical OperatiOn-FOz Terri
ers Are Now the Rage-A Touching
Tr-.55eut
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-11-29
THE HOUsFEOED.

Some Old and New Uses for Ammonia.
Liquid ammonia is one of the most
useful preparations for tightening the
labor of housekeeping as we'll as sim
pie remedy for many common physical
ailments.
a few drops in a glass of water will
at once relieve an acid stomach and
break up a headache. A cloth wet with
a weak solution tied around the fore
head is also beneficial
It affords speedy relief in mosquito or
spider bites or sting5 of bees.
A few spOOnfuls added to the water
of the bath is very invig Orating, and even
a little added to the water for washing
the hands and face is very agreeable
and refreshing.
There is nothing so cleansing and
strengthening for the hair as an Oc-
casiCnal washing in one part liquid
ammonia, two parts aIchOl and four
parts water, washing off the hair in clear
water afterwards. Strong ammonia water
Will also remove the oily deposits from
hair brushes, and, when we'll rinsed and
dried in the sun with the bristles down,
viii be found as good as new" In the
laundry there IS nothing so harmless
and helpful as ammonia. A few spoon
fuls in the washing-water makes the la
Dor light and the clothes Whites and
there is no danger of injury to the fab
RIGS, as in the use of soda, lime, or
JaV6lt6 wafer. a very superior ana sim
pie washing fluid is made OF equal parts
of ammonia and spirits of turpentine.
It makes rubbing almost unnecessary,
while it whitens the clothes without in
jury. A few spoonfuls should be added
to the clothes in boiling as well as
washing.
Gold jewelry washed in ammonia wa
ter, vito a brush to reach the corners
and crevices, Will look equal to new, A
little added to the water for house
plants makes them healthy and flourish
! ing, while a liberal use of 1t keeps the
! kitchen utensils in a sweet condition,
removes grease and all unpleasant
/ odOrs. For cleaning paint use a flannel
cloth, two spoOnfuls of ammonia, and
three quarts of water, and no soap viii
be needed. Sponge off windows and
mirrors with ammonia water and polish
with soft newspaper. Used nearly
clear it Will remove grease spots from
carpets or any fabric.
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lucky. The climate is Geld enOugk, To
make the feathers fine and soft, anu 9 OF
too cold to make their care q matter Of
improbable labor to farmers. Below
this territory the feathers are GULLY ana
free from down, above. the cold winters
make geese farming Improbable, Tor
when the goose can't find food for her
self because OF frozen land and wateEs
she has to be fed. and she'll eat as much
corn as a sheen
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-11-29

WHY is 1t that when some men are
the first thing they do is to
take a drink ?" Because, replied q
real estate man, "no doubt they want
to I'll up the depression,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-11-29

SLuI waists are often the result Of
mere force of habit.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-11-29

Bernard PlinlimmOn viii rejoice that ne
has been successfully operated en- for
large 6broid tumor. DR.. Glover, who
was the su1g eOn, has preserved the
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-01
DINED BY DURANT.
The Senator From saltwater En-
tertains the Faithful.

Senator E. W. Durant, of Saltwater,
gave complimentary dinner at the
Ryan last evening to the Democratic
members OF the legislature. There were
present A. G. Anderson, T. E. Bowen,
E.. A. Child, o. W. Gibson, T. T. Hay
den, Henry Kellar, Peter Nelson, A. ].
'Whiteman, o. P. Buell., Joseph Capser,
Ill. c. Fuhrmann, c. w. FL. Heide-
mann, j. FL. Ives, j. c. Kelly, E. W.
Durant, E. w. Durant, Jr., and repre-
SentativeS of the local press. The
theory of "Jeffersonian simplicity" was
cast to the winds, and shortly after
O'Clock the guests sat down to an
elaborate and nicely adjusted menu,
each part of which was triumph of the
gastronium art. The table was pro-
fusely and artistically decorated with
set pieces and cut flowers, and at the
plate of each lawmaker was bouton-
Mere. The ensuing two hours were de
voted to satisfying the demands of the
inner man, and at the end of that time
chairs were pushed back, cigars lighted
and the questions and topics of the day
were discussed by the guests in an in
tel1gent and entertaining manner.
The host acted as POSTMASTER and in
troduced each speaker in his usual
happy vein. toasts being responded to
by Senators Bowen, Childs. Kellar and
Whiteman and Representative Capser,
Ives, Heldemann and Kelly.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-01
SAID BY HIS FRIENDS.
Doherty Tried Hard to Get Rid of
the Woman. But CouId Not.

Up to the present time only one side
of the story in the fatal Doherty case
has been heard-that of the girl. Sev-
eral friends of Doherty tell different
story. j. NJ. Smith, who worked in the
American Express company's office I'D
four months ago, says that he knew the
murdered man well. When Dohertv
first became acquainted with the
BlatZ woman he was practically a green
young man off the farm: had ALWAYS
been quiet, and lived in private house.
He got infatuated with the girl and be-
gan living with her. This was three
years ago. Doherty was drawing a good
salary. from SIS to S125 month. and
spent it all on the woman, who made
things lively for him if he did not
give her nearly all he received. He
had been trying to get rid of her for
nearly two years, but she had stuck to
him like leech. threatening that if he
did not give her money she would eX-
pose him at the express Office. at one
time she asked MIN for 500 to go down
to Texas with to see her sister,. who
kept brothel at Houston. Dohertv
tried to borrow the money of several
friends, and probably succeeded, as the
girl went On the trip. She wrote from
Hot Springs, Ark, to man in st. Paul.
asking him to come down there. One
time the manager of the Office talked to
Doherty about the woman, saying he
woU ID have to mend his ways. In con-
sequence he dared not 90 to see her, but
sent friend up with IS. At this she
became wrathy, saying she had got to
have $50. and if he did not give it to
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-01

prices i'm the vain attempt to secure a
monopoly of the wood business, is
fugitive from his creditors, who yearn
for him to the extent of about 50, 600.
Bishop, or Leveque (the latter was his
right name). seems to be a scamp of
the first class. He has not only
swindled his creditors, but defrauded
and abandoned his wife. Bishop
on account of his business had the
handling of considerable money, and
this apparently turned his head. He
free and easy life in Paris. Some days
since he sold some property situated on
the Fort Smelling road. and obtained his
wife's signature through misrepresen-
tatiOn. Gathering all the cash and
movable property in sight, he stole away
on Saturday night, since when he has
not been seen or heard from. Mrs.
Bishop is not frantic, by any means. She
is mad from head to foot, and proposes
TO make it warm for her recreant spouse.
She claims that he is not only a fraud,
but criminal, which fact she has
learned since his departure, and says
that while resident of Montana, before
they were married, he bore most UNI
savory reputation, and conducted a
business inhibited by law. She says she
dioo SuopSctS tlidt lle Is q OigdlnlSC, ana
means to spread his record far and wide,
that he may not succeed in finding fresh
dupeS in the new fields he has sought.
His principal creditors are Stockman
Bros, of Woodville, Wis; Peleison
Bros, Center City; and j. W. Riser,
the local dealer in fuel. Mrs. Bishop is
left penniless, but not heartbroken.
F. w. Messer, bookkeeper who has
been in the employ of Bishop for some
time, appeared at the central police
station early last night, accompanied
by his wife, in pitiable condition. He
was in a state of dementia caused by
excessive drink, and his wife was UNI
able to get him TO their home at 232
Fuller street. lie was afraid to enter
his house, imagining that the greatest