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IMPROVEMENT OF STOCK.

We would strongly urge upon
the farmers the desirabllity of at
once taking steps to secure young
heiiers for the improvement of
their breeds of cattle,and especially
that they should select for dairy
purposes either Jerseys or Ayr
shires or good graded heiiers, hav-
ing a good percentage of Jersey OF
Ayrshire blood. These heifers
should be selected to come in fresh
in the fail, at the time when butter
commands the best price, and can
be placed upon the market in the
finest condition. Also select a
good Jersey or Ayrshire bull to
improve the produce of your exist.
ing herds. Three or four farmers
might unite to buy the bull, and
keep him for use in common. Stock
of this character would do well
upon the wild pasturage OF the
farm until the close Of summer,
when they should have ration of
pea fodder or corn.fodder daily, so
as to keep them in thriving and
improving condition up TO the
| time of calving. Many to whom
this advice will come will be apt
to say, yes, this is all very we'll,
but on what are we going 10 keep
this stock during the winter months
and how are we going to realize a
profit from it This is, no doubt,
an important question, but right
now is the time to answer it. On
all land which you are unable to
plant IN corn in time to make good
corn. plant corn tor fodder, where
ever the land Is good enough to
DriDg fodder. Plant it 10 the drill,
| dropping the seed about 10 to IL
inches apart, and three feet be-
tween the rows, thus giving room
to work it. Where the land is not in
sufficient heart to grow corn-fod.
der, SOW black peas or black-eye
peas, or navy beans. These will
make good fodder chops, even il
planted too late to rlpen the grain
but if put in during June, they
will be ia time to mature a fair
portion of the seed, and what il
unnpe will cure with the vines
aud improve their feeding prop.
critics. These several crops, with
fodder from the corn and Oat fields
and the straw from the wheat, will
supply feed for the stack 10 winter,
and with which, if well made and
managed, will sell readily at 80 to
30 cents per pound, and thus pay
we'll for the keeping of the COWS
aud leave a prOdt.-SOutherR Plan
ter.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-06-28

quietly along the track, but later
when the engineer at the dynamo
puts on more power, or as "A steam
car man would say, more steam,
and the creeping thing on the
ground hastens lis movement un.
tll it fairly flies, aud becomes a
sptck OF led, spectators feel the
progress being made in applied
science aud talk of the wonders of
electricity, and the great things it
will accomplish in The active affairs
of life in the near future. All who
have Witnessed the successful trials
at Laurel are impressed with the
great stride made in the matter OF
rapid transit by electricity.
Arrangements are now being
made for the building of an ex.
tended road between distant cities,
and Baltimore Will be one of the
stopping points on the line.-Balh.
more Sun.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-06-28
A Marvel in Biography.

Last week n party OF expert
telegraphers, among them n. r..
Young, manager of the Western
Union telegraph Office of Raleigh,
n. g., made careful and practical
test Of new system Of telegraph.
ing to and from moving TRAINS
The system is quite simple. Three
wires are fastened to cleats on one
side of the track, these cleats be.
ing attached to the sleepers. To
one side of the car was fastened a
frame to the base of which light
zinc plates were attached. They
were thin but broad, and rested
lightly upon the wires. To the
wires was attached telegraph In.
strument at the station while
another instrument in the car was
connected with the frame carrying
the zinc plates. The train was
driven st a speed of thirty.hve
miles all hour. There was not the
slightest bitch in any OF the work
and whether the train ran fast or
slow there was no difference. The
operators and railway officials
pronounced the test great sue.
cess. At the greatest speed they
readily received 30 words per
minute. The inventor is Rev.
Baylus Cade, a native Of Virginia,
and he has been twelve years in
achieving this success. His sys-
TEN Will be at once put IN opera
tion on the Raleigh and Augusta
railway. Railway people say that
it will prevent accidents and save
great expense now necessary. The
cost Of the wires is not more than
fifty dollars per mile.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-06-28
A Tough Baby.

Tue only pair of lungs that didn't
make u noise when the train IRON
Providence pulled out Of the hand
some depot at Brayton's Point
yesterday morning belonged to O
baby. The mother placed the
child IN a seat, and while she was
arranging her bonnet the offspring
took occasion to disappear through
u window. Everybody bewailed
the fate of that infant. Its parent
lay down on the floor in faint,
passengers groaned, aud a brake
man with admirable presence OF
mind gave tho bell cord yank'
The engine came to u standstill,
and Que of the hands walked back
a couple of blocks. He found the
baby sitting cOntentedly In a mud
puddle, taking in the scenery and
playing with It's feet. The mother
was so overcome that she could not
continue her jOurney.-PrOUidencc
journal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-06-28
A COlored Hero.

Just below Natchez, Miss, and
at about 10 O'Clock in the forenoon,
there was n wild shout Of "Man
overheard" and the engineer al
once got the signal to stop, says
the Detroit Free Press. Those OF US
sitting ait saw a black man strug
Cling in the water few feet asterni
and as we rose up to throw him a
hie.preseryer, second wOOlly
head appeared beside him. Some
one had Jumped in to rescue bin,
and he did his work well. The
first one was a poor swimmer and
badly frightened, but the second
had a powerful stroke, and was
evidently at home in the water. He
seized and held the unfortunate up
until they drifted down and rope
was thrown them.
"By George exclaimed the
colonel as they were pulled in but
that fellow deserves a medalw
We rushed down to interview
him, and as he leaned against a
pie of freight, wet, but not a bit
exhausted, the colonel said:
"My man, that was brave act.
Did you see hin tall overheard ?"
"Why, dun chased him Ober !"
was the reply.
Chow 7"
ale dun stole my terbacker, an
| was arter him. OATS what l
saved him tur.-didn't want to lose
all dat plug"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-06-28

"Speakln' of twins" said the old
man Chumpkins, "there was two
boys raised IN our neighbOrhood
that looked just alike to their dyin'
day. Lem didn't have any teeth
and his brother Dave did, but they
looked precisely alike all the same.
The only way you could tell 'em
apart was to put you finger in
LENS mouth and if he bit yer
twas Dave."-LeuistOn journal.
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Bran and Cob Meal.

Ohio Farmer says 81 think II
safe to assert that for all growing
stOak a given weight of bran Is
worth more than of middIings, and,
for &C least half the ration, more
than corn. Ii these cattle are put
on straw exclusively for rough
feed / should have half OF the
grain feed corn and the other hall
bran. If you can get the cot
ground fine, cob aud all, 1 should
feed cob meal. have been feeding
this with great satisfaction for two
seasons, aud the longer l feed il
the higher value | place on it,"
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A scrap OF Paper Saves Her
Llfe.

1t was just an ordinary scrap of
wrapping paper, but IL saved her
life. She was in the last stages OF
consumption, told By physicians
that she was incursble and could
only live short time; she weighed
less than seventy pounds. On a
piece of wrapping paper she read
of DR.. Kings New Discovery, and
got a sample bottle; 1t helped
her, she bought large bottle, 1t
helped her more, bought another
and grew fast, continued its use
and is now strong, healthy, plump,
Weighing l4Q pounds. For fuller
particulars send Vtamp to W. II.
Cole, Druggist, Fort Smith. Trial
Bottles of this wonderful discovery
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-06-28
HOW TO MILK A COW.
The Minnesota garry commission
makes the following valuable sug.

The Minnesota garry commission
makes the following valuable sug'
gestiOns to COW mixers;
always milk IN q clean, AIRY
place, free from OdOrs. Before
beginning to milk brush all the
loose hair and dirt from the cows
side and udder. If the udder is
soled have a pail of water and
cloth or sponge at hand, and give
ut a thorough cleaning. Have the
hands dry and clean, and do not
wet the cows teats with milk.
"Be gentle with the COW aud sit
down to her so that you can place
your head against her flank and
control the movements of her leg
with your left arm in case she steps
around or is incliDed to kick.
"The safest position is on three
legged stool; taking the pail firmly
between your knees, not getting so
near or so far away that the mixer
cannot sit firmly and steadily and
rise quickly.
"Take hold of the teat we'll up
on the udder and gently stroke it
downward before beginning to
milk. Grasp the off hind teat with
the left hand and the near fore
teat with the right hand so as
to milk across. In grasping the
teats reach well up on the udder
and press the milk downward INTO
the teat, closing the fOrednger and
thumb tightly around it next the
udder as soon as the teat comes
fairly within the hand. Then close
the second, third and fourth fingers
in order, giving a slight but gentle
pull on the teat, and squeezing
out of it all the milk it contains
before lOosening the grip. Repeat
this operation until the milk ceases
to flow.
"Let every mixer have the same
COW to milk regularly each night
and morning, and let him begin
every time with the same one, milk.
ing each IN the same order and
closing with the same one every
time.
"This regularity induces a sort
of expectancy of habit in the cows,
and each is prepared, to be MIXED
when her turn comes. There is
sort of surprise or excitement
about being MIXED ont of orde;
that lessons the flow.
"When the flow of milk is not
large it IS generally necessary to
strip first one pair and then the
other to coax the milk into the
teasts, or to make the COW give
down. Grasping the udder high
up and stroking downward to the
teat helps expedite the flow OF
milk. In many cases the milk
does not stream directly down.
ward into the pail, hut of one
side. With a little care one can
soon get the right position to turn
the stream into the pail and avoid
waste. Strip the teats at least
twice after exhausting the first
aow, and be sure that the milk is
all drawn.
keep all dirt out of the milk
Remember that only hairs and
such dirt as is mechanically held
can be strained out. What is dis
solved in the milk will remain
there.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-06-28
An Important Announcement.
NEW YORK, May 9th, 'SS


Gentlemen feel in duty bound
to you, as well as to all sufferers
by rheumatism, to write you my
experience with this terrible dis
ease. and the use of Swift's Spe.
ciflc, hoping that these words will
be beneficial to all who suffer as |
did.
Abont six weeks ago, while at
business, was suddenly attacked
with excruciatlng pains IN my feet,
knees and hands. So severe the
attack that | took to my bed lmme-
diately, and IN two or three days
my Joints we're swollen to almost
double their natural size, and sleep
was driven from me. After suffer
ing the most excruciating pain for
q week using linInents and various
other remedies, a friend, who sym.
patbised with my helpless condi'
ton. said to me:
"Why don't you get Switt's Spe-
ci6c and use 1T ! will guaran.
tee a cure, and II 1t does not the
medicine shall cost you nothing"
at once secured the s. s. s.
and after using 1t the FIRST day, bad
a quiet night and refreshing sleep.
In q week | felt greatly benefited.
In three weeks | could sit up and
walk about the room, and after
using six bottles | was out and
able to go to business. Since then
| have been regularly at my post
of duty, and stand on my feet from
nine TO ten hours day, and am
entirely free from pain. These are
the plain and simple facts 10 my
case, and | will cheeriully answer
all inquiries relative thereto, either
in person or by mail.
THOMAS MARKHLIE,
II W. 18th ST., New York City.
Treatise on Blood aud Skin Dis
eases mailed free.
TIE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co.,
Drawer 3, Atlanta. Ga.
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Chop the BurdOcks.

Keep the burdocks down. They
delight 10 plenty of food and a
plant of burdock will rob the soil
for yards around Its base. As fast
as they show their shoots above
ground they should be chopped of.
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ORDER OF UNITED WORKMEN.
The Trouble Between the Factions in Iowa Now
in Fair Way to Be Adjusted.

WATERLOO, Ia, Jan. 5.-The trouble be-
tween the two branches of the Order of
United WOrkmen, in Iowa, seems to be in
fair way to be settled, as the Supreme Court
has sustained the position taken by the
original Grand Lodge thatthe orderisan in
surance organization, not o fraternal So
ciety merely, and that the Supreme Lodge
has no right to levy relief assessments upon
the separate beneficiary jurisdiction of
Iowa. The split in the order in this State
grew out of the adoption Of the relief law
by the Supreme Lodge in 1880. Iowa
refused to pay the relief call,
and was suspended and new
lodge instituted among the adherents
OF the Supreme Lodge. Suit was begun In
1888 against the original Grand Lodge to re-
cover the lodge seal proper and name. The
first trial resulted favOrably to the SUI
premists, but this was reversed by the Su-
preme Court, and that body has again sus-
tanned the original Grand Lodge. 1t was
stated last night by one of the officers of
the supreme faction that they would give
up and litigate the matter no further. The
executive committee of the original Grand
Lodge seem to favor the admission of such
members of the supreme faction as desire
to come back, and one of the committee
says that the Iowa Grand Lodge would not
object to the Supreme Lodge having full
control of the ritualistic work, but would
not pay any assessments OF the Supreme
Lodge. The total membership of both
branches in Iowa is about Il, 900.