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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-05-18

THE STOCk-RANCH.
PIGS Tint Are Over Fed.

Swine are proverbially greedy, but it
is the duty of the owner of an animal to
control its natural habits when these
are opposed to its welldoing; so that
the first thing to be done in feeding
young pigs is to measure their feed
judiciously. They should never have
all they viii eat. Only fattening swine
should be so fed, and they would soon
die from overlooking if they were not
killed. When a young pig chokes at the
trough, squeals and falls over in a fit, it
is overt fed; when it goes to the side of
the stall, champs its jaws, foams at the
mouth, and does nothing else than this,
it has been over-fed, and in both cases
it is suffering from congestion of the
brain, due to Indigestion and disturbed
circulation. 1t is in a state of apopleXy
and will probably die, anyhow, but the
others may be saved by at once reducing
their feed to about one fourth of what
they have been getting. The prevalent
paralysis of the hind limbs is caused by
Overlooking, by which the kidneys have
been overtaxed and the nervous system
of the lumbar region (the loinsl is dis
turbed Thus the power of motion of
the hind legs is lost. Recent expert
ments in feeding young pigs go to show
that a pig of forty pounds needs no
more food per day than two quarts of
milk and four ounces of solid food, such
as bran or oats and corn meal. On this
allowance, gradually increased, pigs
made steady and healthful growth,
while two others kept i'll pen by them
selves, and suffered to gorge themselves,
became stunted, stopped growing aud in
the third week one was attacked by con-
gestion of the brain and had to be
starved out of it, losing fully two
months growth. When young pigs are
weaned, they should be fed in shallow
trough, from which they can take their
food only slowly. A pint of milk and
two ounces of boiled corn meal mixed
with the meal will be enough for daily
ration the first week, and a gradual in
crease may be made, substituting raw
meal, not exceeding the limit above
mentioned for a six weeks or eight
weeks old pig of the best kind, and less
in ratio with a less weight. Over-feed-
ing is the common ban3 of the pig
American A0riruLtHrjst
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-05-18
Robert te,lyer OH Lab i,

| have no hesitancy in saving that
the man who builds strong, straight
wall week DAYS does better than the
man who breaches a weak sermon on
Sundays; that the maid in the kitchen
working faithfully takes a far higher
rank than the young ladies in the par
lor who dawdle through the DAYS
reading the last new story-a story
perhaps, which tells of the grand dig
nifty of the worker, while she hers elf
is unable to bake a loaf of bread OF
wa-h a shirt
The secret thread of this life of no.
bility, my dear people-this life of
laoor-l feel as free to say as you TO
hear, lies III the isolation of the vast
and ever growing working forces, from
those who employ them; and may mot
say also, that this general great CON
tempt of labor is steadily eating like a
cancer into the strong manhood of
American citizens?
Be proud, my dear people, of the
working folks III every call ng, and do
not forget that from their ranks have
sprung the greatest minds in theology,
science, literature and war. When /
in memory recall my old friend Gar
field, it is then that l recognize to
what distinction and honor the labor
boring men can attain. [ trust that
ere long the silken thread ,of honest
labor may weave string which will in
turn produce a cable, and then a
bridge, upon whose broad span
one and all-labor and capital-may
stand and cheerfullv fraternize.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-05-18
Care Of the Teeth.

Brush your teeth and teach your
children to brush their teeth after every
meal, with teIid water, and always
Just before retiring at night with a
good dentifrice. If you could brush
your teeth but once a dav, you should
do it the last thing before going to bed,
for the constant movement of the
tongue and saliva against the teeth dur
ing the day keep them PARTIALLY
cleansed but at night the muscles AMI
tongue are at rest, and the small Ta@-
ticles of food that are floating about in
the mouth or lodged between the teeth
unite with the stagnant saliva, pre-
ducing an acid that attacks the tooth
either at the neck or in one of the IL
regular convOlutions of the crown.
While too vigorous brushing is to be
deprecated, yet it is better to err in
OVERRIDING than not brushing thor
oughly enough. Every accessible sur
face of the teeth should be thoroughly
brushed TO remove any food that NAV
be lodged there. Do not rest content
to brush only the fronts of the teeth.
but also the inner surface and crowns !;
the upper teeth should lie brushed
downward and the lower teeth mp
ward IN order that the bristles nav
pass between the teeth and force out
any PARTICLES of food there: it also
presses the gums against the necks Of
the teeth. Always use a soft wooden
toothpick after meals, never a pin or
anv metal one
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-05-18
THE DAIRY.
Dairy Notes.

THE farm journals are full of all sorts
of devices for kicking COWS. The best
method IS simply to draw the cows
head up high SO as to cause down arch
ing of the spine at the loins. Several
who have tried it report fav orably
upon it.
If we were asked to name the four
principles If success in dairy farming,
says writer, they would be: Good
dairy COWS to start with, winter dairy
ing, cheap food and plenty of it. The
cap sheaf is q man who has brains
enough to know that he needs knowl-
edge, and wise enough to reach for it
whenever he can get it.
WHY more men do not make dairyin g
pay is because they refuse to believe
that there is any study and investigation
needed in regard to the care, treatment,
and management of the dairy. If they
chance on success they call it luck,
and if they fail they never investigate
the matter to see wherein they fail, so
as to steer clear of a repetition.
To A query about how to keep milk
twenty fours hours in shipping it, the
drmiRg World says: Add TO the milk
a small quantity of BIZ carbonate of soda.
This addition is by no means injurious
to health; on the contrary, BIZ carbonate
of soda promotes digestion. One of
the principal diaries of Paris employs
no other method but this for preserving
the milk while on sale.
CHURNING cream when slightly sour,
as is the custom in the Holstein dairies,
yields butter of a peculiar and fine
aroma. Butter made from very sour
cream is destitute of this aroma, and
has the taste which the Holstein butter
acquires after keeping some time. Stir
but rather hinders it by increasing ac-
cess of air; ii may be advantageous in
making the souring uniform.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-05-18
THE KITCHEN.
Tested Cooking Recipes.

OATMEAL MUFFINs. - Two cups of
oatmeal, one cup of flour, one large
snoonful of butter, the same of m GLASSES,
one small teaspoonful of soda; enough
milk to make a batter
HAsTY PUDDING.-Beat half cup of
butter and the same of sugar to cream,
add the volks of three eggs, two cups OF
cooked rice and the beaten whites ofthe
eggs; serve with sauce.
ACCOMMODATIONS cup of molasses,
one-half cup of brown sugar, one-tourth
of cup of butter, one cup of sour milk,
one egg, one teaspoonful each of cream
tartar, soda. ground ginger, and CHINA
mon, -four enough TO make medium
batter.
CRANBERRY DUMPLINGS. - SIft to-
pether one quart of -four and two and
one half teaspoons of baking powder;
mix to soft dough with sweet milk; roll
ont and spread with one quart OF cram
berry sauce, fold over, place in pud-
ding bag and steam one hour. Serve
with a sweet sauce.
POTATO CRoQUETTEs.-S Season colo
mashed potatoes with pepper, salt and
nutmeg, beat to cream with table
spoonful of melted butter to every cup
fnl of potatoes Add two or three
beaten eggs and some minced parsley.
Roll in small balls, dip in beaten eegg'
then in bread crumbs; fry IN bot lard.
HoMINY GRIDDLE CAKEs.-Two cups
cold boiled hominy, beaten smooth, one
ouart of milk and one teaspoonful OF
salt: stir together, then add one cup OF
flour. into which has been we'll mixed a
teaspoonful of baking powder; lastly;
add three eggs that have been Wen
beaten. Cook immediately after mix
ing.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-05-18
THE POULTRY YARD.
Care of Young Turkeys.

The best feed for young turkeys and
ducks is yelks of hard boiled eggs, and
after they are several days old the white
may be added. Continue this for two or
three weeks, occasionally chopping
onions fine and sometimes sprinkling
the boiled eggs with black pepper; then
give rice, teacupful with enough milk
to just cover it, and boil slowly until
the milk is evaporated. Put in enough
more to cover the rice again SO that when
boiled down the second time it will be
soft if pressed between the fingers Milk
must not be used too freely, as it will
get too soft and the grains will adhere
together. Stir frequently when boiling.
Do not use water with the rice. as it
forms a paste and the chicks cannot
swallow it. In cold, damp weather, a
half teaspoonful of cayenne pepper in a
pint of flour, worked with lard enough
to make 1t stick together, will protect
them from the diarrhea. This amount
of food is sufficient for two meals for
seventy five chicks. Give all food in
shallow tin pans. Boiled milk and
water, with little lime water in each
occasionally, is the best drink until the
chicks are two or three months old,
when loppered and butter milk NAV
take the place of the boiled milk
turkeys like best to roost on trees, and
IN their absence artificial roosts may be
made by planting long forked locust
poles and laying others across the forks.
They take to this kind of roost readily
as they require plenty of room.-Amer-
icon Agriculturist.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-05-18
Electric Sugar Refining.

Electric refining has been brought
into such bad odor by the fraud con-
nected with the electric sugar scheme,
that people will naturally be disposed
% look askance at all statements on the
application of electricity for such pur-
poses. Yet, if the Chronique Indus
;r!eile Is to be relied upon, the method
81 VI. Moebius, for refining silver by
electricity, is likely to be brought into
extensive use. 1t is especially suitable
Tor the treatment of auriterous silver,
containing about ii per cent of gold.
IN an ordinary electrolytic bath, COM
posed of weak solution of nitric acid
1T FER cent, Nh Moebius employs
anodes of argentiferous matter,
and thin plate of pure silver as cath.
ode. The anodes, which are about
twelve miliimetres in thickness, are
placed in muslin bags, which retain the
gold, platinum, peroxide of lead, and
other foreign bodies contained In the
matter. The current employed is CT $50
amperes, with a difference of potential
between the plates of one volt. During
the whole operation brushes pass
and repass over the surface of the
cathode, and cause the silver deposited
to fail to the bottom. If the matter
contains copper, it dissolves in the nitric
acid, but 1t is not deposited on the cath
n los
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-05-18
agricultural Notes.

WHEN you have to buy seeds, as every
| one must, buy of men of established
| reputation.
| and the more thoroughly and efficiently
| it can be conducted the better,
THE greatest injury any farmer mas
| ever done to his soil is where he has
starved the crop and soil by not using
enough fertilizer.
FARMING compares very favorable with
other branches of business One can do
| any amount OF hard work in it. The
more one does intelligently the better
he will succeed.
IN trying q novely the prudent farmer
| will rot plant largely till he has proved
the merits of the new article and its
adaptabiiity to his soil and climate, by
| trial in small way.
To MAKE n success of farming, a young
man must start out in a small way. His
chances are then as good as the boys
fifty years ago hao, but he must not ex
pect to make fortune in o short time.
MosT of our best seedsmen test their
seeds before selling them, and know
what they are selling; but they cannot
be expected to warrant good seed in the
hands of careless or inexperienced gar
deners.
THERE are enough horses killed every
year on bad roads, and enough damage
to wagons and harness and the temper
of drivers to make our roads very much
better than they are if the cost of these
damages was put upon them.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-05-18
An Old Time Part;ean

1t is easy to recall to mind his familiar
figure as he sits, during winter evenings, in
his favorite corner,
In his easy chair, with pipe in hand and
his silver-rimmed specs" pushed back
until they find a soft resting place on his
ioeioved snow-white head, with eyes spark
mig and his face beariing With pleasure as
lie calls back old memories Of days long
gone by, he is likely to talk something after
shis fashion:
It's long time since was boy. All,
out that was many years ago. Sixty long
years have gone, and the good Lord knows
they were short enough. l was then as
spruce and pert as any chap thereabouts.
oh, but we boys were boys Things
Boys then didn't take much stock in stylish
clothes, and they didn't carry canes Ike
they do Now. Clothes and canes Didn't cut
much caper then, but it was good hard sense
and work
The boy who could do the biggest days
work-could cut the most wood, split the
most rails, plough the most corn, was the
7nost enyied, for lie was sure to have the
sEcetest and best loollin gal at the singin'
school or apple peelin'.
tell you those were good old times
= | didn't think anything of going thirty
aiie or more to see your grandmother, and
ue didn't have very good roads, either, but
generally had to follow some old IndlaE
trail
Talkin' about sickness, then there was
no sickness like now. If we had cold, s
pain, or anything, there was the best medi-
cane III the world found in Gny log cabin
home you came across. Why, l remember
that my old grandmother, God bless her
sodl she's been dead these fifty years or
more, could make the best homemade
medicine for miles around. Her 'sarsapa..
lilly couldn't be beat Come to think, [
Just read in the paper about somebody who
Is making this same old log cabin medicine,
ttader the name Of Warmers Log Cabin
sarsaparilla.'
50 1t does seem splendid to think that you
can buy those good old home cures at the
druggists nowadays.
Mebbe you think people were not
healthy in those days, but 1 tell you that
i was mighty seldom anybody was sick
Tong when they had such good old grand
another medicine 10 handy.
People used to be stronger, healthier,
and they lived longe., when was boy.n
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-05-18
Hints TO Housekeepers.

WHEN dress silk becomes wet dry it by
pot.ing it between the hands.
FRESH milk boiled with cut sugar will
soothe q cough when other things fail.
WHITE and pale shades of paint may
be beautifully cleaned by using whiting
in the water.
KID shoes can be kept soft and free
from cracks by rubbing them once a
week with pure glycerlne or castor oil.
A LITTLE saltpetre or carbonate of
soda mixed with the water in which
flowers are placed will keep them fresh
for two weeks.
OIL of pepperment is a strong disin-
fectant and germicide; and it is said that
one part of hundred thousand of water
kills reaches.
If YOU want poached eggs to look
particularly nice, cook each egg in q
muffin ring placed in the bottom of a
saucepan of boiling water.
WHEN papering a room a small apart
ment can be made to appear large by
being covered with paper of subdued
color without any particular design.
THE freshest eggs are the heaviest,
and when placed in water viii sink to
the bottom at once; older eggs will sink
partly to the bottom, while stale eggs
float on top. Try it on the fresh store
eggs.
THE best preparation for restoring
furniture to its original freshness is a
mixture of three parts of linseed oil and
one part turpentine. Dust the articles
to which it is to be applied, rub it on
with wooden cloth, and afterward
polish with channels. If you wish to
varnish stained wood, you will find the
following excellent. Dissolve four
ounces of sandarac, one ounce of green
mastic and four ounces of shellac III one
pound of alcohol. and add two ounces
of oil of turpentine.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-05-18

| quently visit his hennery when his fowls
have begun to lay, to watch and note
down the earliest and steadiest layers.
There ib much to be learned by close
| observation of the breeding fowls.
SEE that there is a plentiful supply of
ground bone and crushed oyster shells
in reach of the fowls, for without these
the soft -shelled eggs will soon appear,
and then will begin the habit of egg
eating, which is SO annoying and so
difficult to stop. Shells should be
crushed fine.
THE early Matched pullets of last
Season are now laying, and will require
more food than the hens, as they are
still growing, as we'll as producing eggs.
They will continue to lay right along if
managed properly, but they should be
kept in a separate enclosure or the old
hens Will become too fat.
THE White Plymouth Rocks have come
to stay and there is a rapidly growing
demand for them. They have and will
have their place with other breeds, and
that, too, in the front ranks, for they
possess all the desired traits for the
table, are good layers, and have proved
to be remarkably hardy.
CHINESE are the greatest egg eaters in
the world. They raise more poultry
than all the othef nations of the earth
taken together, and have a way Of keep
ing eggs for forty years or more in a
sound condition. The older the eggs
the more valuable they are, and it is a
trick of the Chinese grocer to ring in
fresh eggs on his customers whenever he
can get a chance to cheat them in that
way.
A SMALL flock of hens can be made
very useful if they are confined and al
lowed to scratch over a pile of manure
which is placed under cover. They viii
make the manure very fine, and thor
oughly mix it with whatever substance
you may desire to put with it, and be-
sides will find large part of their own
subsistence in the bugs and worms.
Give them a small pile at first, and add
to it gradually. after each days work.
They do not mind confinement as long
as they are employed and find pay.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-05-18
Catarrh Can't BE Cured

reach the seat OF The disease. Cstarrh is q blood
or constitutional disease, and in order to cure it
you have to take internal remedies. Hall
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts di-
rectly on the blood aud mucus surface. Hall 8
Catarrh Cure is no quack medicine. 1t was pre-
scribed by one OF the best physicians in this
country for years. and is regular pre- cription.
1t is composed OF tho best toufcs known, com
bined with the best blood purifiers acting d.
rectly on the mucus sIrface. The pc feet com
binaticn OF tne two Ingredients is what produces
such wonderful results in curany catar Il Send
for teBtim cr3 g free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO, Props, Toledo, Ohio
Sold by Druggists price 75c
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-05-18
Philosophy OF the Street.

Bright fellows generally have to &c
the plodders for a raise n salary.
The greatest triumph of invention j.
when rogue persuades even himse.
that he is honest.
The beauty of being in the opposi-
ton is that fellow can choose hi.
own fighting ground.
The man who is not methcdicaI mover
attalns permanent success, although
he may flourish for a season.
People who intrude their personal
lty on the public are the first to fee
offended II somebody criticises theil
shape.
II is easy to be just where there is
no injustice.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-05-18
AGRICULTURAL TOPICS.
INSTRUCTIVE SUGGESTIONS FOR QUA
RURAL READERS.
Some Information OF Value to The Farmer,
Stock Brccdor, Bee Keeper, Housewife,
and Kitchen Maid.
THE FARM.
Farm Machiners

Even a small farm must haee more Or
less machinery, while on large one the
investment must be heavy. Under any
conditions more machinery Will be de-
stroyed by rust than by wear. A little
care will prevent this. Melt together
over gentle fire pound of lard free
from salt and lump of rosin about the
size of hickory nut. When the whole
is melted remove it from the stove, and
stir it slowly until cold. Keep this
covered from dust. Whenever any ma
chine, from an apple parer to thrash
ing machine, is out of use, clean it by
scraping with a wooden knife Whitfield
from my hard wood, use an old WOODEN
rag and rub over every part liable to
rust with this compound; give all such
parts a thin coating. This may be used
for astron omical and other instruments.
If used on every farm it would save the
country millions of dollars.
Aqriculturist.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-05-18
Farm Economics.

If the whiffletree breaks, don't throw
it into corner. Remove the iroAs.
They can be fitted to new wood.
THE farther you are from market the
greater is your need of condensing pro-
ducts by feeding grain and stover to
animals.
BY keeping the cattle off the pastures
one day longer in the spring you may
keep them upon it two days longer in
the fall.
The paint brush that proved to be a
bargain was cleaned in turpentine each
time its work was done, dried, and hung
up by its handle.
KEEP few panes of window glass
and paper of tacks or some putty on
hand. When the window pane is bro
ken. don't make shift; replace it.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-05-18
A WOMAN'S DESPAIR.

Death would be preferable this awful dragging sensation
and aching back despairngy complained suffering mother "Ana
the worst of Isl she added, "thee for it, You
Mistaken replied the mpahg negbor whom the sufferer
planned 81 suffered for do and found relief till
physician finally prescribed Dr. Ps Favorie Prescription which
cured and have been WE'LL and the wealth of India
would induce be without the remedy like affection should
return" "Favore Prescription the wodamed nyigoang tonic
and soothing nevne especially designed for "Favote Pre-
scrption the only medicine women, sold by druggists uev
positive the manufacturers that viii satisfaction
money will be refunded This guarantee has been
printed the boIeppe and faithfully carried for
Copyrighted
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-05-18
Wasfa uf Food

Food is wasted when an animal is ex-
posed to excessive cold; when it is de-
prived of sufficient water; when it is
compelled to drink ice cold water; when
it is worried, driven about, or chased by
other cattle or by dogs, and, in short,
whenever it is not comfortable, happy
and coEtcnted. Even irregular feeding
is q waste of food, and sheep especially,
which are nervous creatures, will get
poor in a few days, or will not fatten, if
they are fed at irregular hours. In a
dairy, irregular feeding will cause loss
of milk and of course this is really o
waste of food and a waste of money to
which no thrifty farmer will willingly
submjt
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-05-18
THE HOUSEHOLD.
Weights and Measures 8.

One pound of wheat flour is equal to
one quart
One pound and two ounces of Indian
meal make one quart.
One pound of soft butter is equal to
one quart.
One pound and two ounces of best
brown sugar make one quart.
One pound and one ounce of powdered
white sugar make one quart.
One pound of broken loaf sugar is
equal to one quart.
-Four large tablespoonful make one
half gill.
One comm on sized tumbler holds one
half-pint
One comm on sized wine glass is equal
to one half gill
One teacup holds one gill.
One large wine glass holdst two ounces.
One tablespoonful is equalto one half