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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-07-18
EFFEcT OF HORN CUTTING.

What effect has the growth of horn
upon an animal, and what would be the
results of its removall This question has
come up in regard to the now prevalent
practice of dishorning cows and other
cattle, and it is thought by some persons
concerned, that cows may be injured as
mixers and bulls MS stock gctters by the
operation. This matter-strangcly enough,
it seems-has occupied so much attcn-
ton that Professor Law, the Veterinary
Professor of Cornell University, has been
called upon to give an opinion upon it,
which he does by saying that the loss of
the horn can have no affect upon the
ability Of COW to give milk, or upon
the quality Of the milk. The opinion
cannot be questioned Any reasonable
person could scarcely ask for it. A horn
is made up Of hair closely aggregated in
solid but tibrOus substance. II grows
from the skin as hair does, and II the
cutting off of horn should affect the
milking Of a COW the clipping of the
switch from the end of her tail should do
the same. On the contrary the removal
of the cows horns has largely increased
the product OF milk and butter, because
it has given the weaker cows rest from
the persecution of the stronger ones,
leaving them 70 eat and rest in peace and
ruminate upon the better condition Of
affairs more usefully and proftably.-
NeD York Times.
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MY SHIPS THAT WENT ro SEA.

One after one they slipped the stock
And one by one they sailed;
Slow creaked the heavy tackle BLOCK.
And low the pennants trailcd,
As ont beyond the restless lido
Fast ebbing-far 20 leo
They dritted DER tho ocean wido
Ny ships that went 10 sea.
Adown the long horizons rim,
watched them as they passed,
Until within the distance dim
They faded out at last:
IA happy birds, that seek the skies
When first from cage set free,
So disappeared before mine eyes
Ny ships that went to sea.
And other ships have como and gonc
Since my ships sailed away,
And many year In dusk and dawn
And many night and day
Full Oft tho grass has shimmered green
Ard buddei flower and tree,
Dut since th,t hour mono have seen
Ny ships that went to sea.
And yet-and yct-within my dreams
Shows every mast and rope
And svcotly on my farewell CLEANS
Tho smiling face of Hope;
Ny slumbering fancies gropc afG.-
Through visions not 10 Ike.
! s,.s them cross the tarbor bar
Ny ships that went to sea
All, nevcrmorel Nay, novcrmorc.
Shall such glalness feel,
For on some storm-strown rocky shore
Lies every shattered keel.
And still, defying all that Fato
Has brought or keeps for me-
Upon the moaning sands wait
Ny ships that went to sea.
Ernest McGdgcH IN Chicago HcTdid.
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THE UTILITY OF surru

q VT NHErn
Some ono is now trying to de-,
pleasant faith that people have -, 70
joyed in regard to sheep imnro,; ,'ls q.
ture or farm. The statetnen, :. ! ~
must eat the same as other s,oct '',l' uN ~
the substance that goes to mai. 'uu -
wool and carcass is lost to the y u
and very evident; but tbcre ~. ~" Fs
points of dissimilarity betweo, ''S ~ n'T
cattle in their feeding in and cga.. a.. Y y
a pasture. Sheep will in drr ~ vel
at any time in short pasturc :, s.N n
swsmps and bushes TO feed atd 'lp u
In the early morning and tbon ,,', %0's
hill-tops and lie down in the r., ,',A Z.
chew their cuds. and here ,beir 49,. ~ -
are left In q condition TO bo w,.Lg, Y
10 the surrounding slopes and ''. -
into tho soil. Cattle which ,,o ~
pasture day and night will no, ~. Il
bushes or coarse plants until ~.
starved 10 IL, but will feed on ~. Il
land till they get dry and Thirst, n
they will go Snd drink. The c.,..
usually on low land, and if i, nam.
be in n shady swamp they lie dorrr a
and what manure they leave t..-
wasted. What they leave on biob-
is no better than chips in a few d,-.
hot weather, and if it gets broke, y.
tramping over it it will Goa; oil b,,,,
viii dissolve.
Sheep relish a good proportionor..
and twigs in their food at an .el.o,.
will live and do well on plant, Ma, ,-
do not like and horses will no,e,. M
small daily ration of grain sbos,
thrive in a bushy pasture where ,5.,
very little that other stock would "a,
will kill out the weeds and bp,be, J, \,
same time; and if they do no. rc.lly :,
rich the soil on the whole, they vij .
rich the poorest parts of it. and will =
to the value of the pasture by the nj,
OF the labor IL would take TO kin or
weeds and bushes and cover tie gr,
with fine grasses.
This is no fanciful theory. We s,
seen field which had been used sa,.
ture for colts and calves till abog, !.
third of it was covered with g,I5-,l
and blackberry vines changed 10 !
grassy sward in three years by putin,
Is few more sheep than it would kr,
good condition, and giving tnem -
food to make up the deficiency. AMv
know that there are Thousands Of
of rough pasture in New Englsld T,
ing up to bushes, where the ronty
too thick to allow cutting the buhs
blowing the land, that might he ID
into good dairy pastures in the SANE a
Now that there is such an avakenix
the dairy business, cows arc abou. Il
stock that we think of or proyihk
but on the most of our farms Ind
interest would be further adyauosir
more profitable in ten years Il hsrI
lures were divided into three plrt
one Of them stocked with sheep md
cows kept in the other, changing ID
one to the other each week The As
can be kept on their part one sr
years according to their cfec, %
weeds and bushes, and then let the 4
have that and give the sheep one q 4
Others. s.-Hirrol' anil Farmer.
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punctual," he said to himself. SAfSd 81
won't do not IN he prepared "

Rahtbtoif Nv bota w niinStts eAANk ~
won't do not TO be prepared"
When Hannah came in from church,
she saw her father sitting at the table
with pale, stern face.
"Hannah," said he, "I shall have TO
send Billy away"
"Billy" was the farm-boy, who had
been recently hired--a bright, willing
little fellow, the only support OF his
mother, who was widow and rheumatic.
He was an especial favorite with Hannah.
She looked aghast.
"Why, father" said she, ''I thought
you liked Billy"
$50 | did, Hannah--so I didl But
here's two dollars gone outen my interest
money. Gone! And if Billy hain't
took it, who hast"
Hannah sank Imply into a chair and
hid her face in her hands.
81 took it, father" she sobbed.
And then and there she confessed to
him the whole story Of her folly.
Farmer Poland was kind old soul,
and he remembered that Hannah was
young and motherless.
"Don't fret, daughter, don't fret, p"
said he. "It's one step wrong, but it can
be undcne. Only mind and be more
careful next time. Hush there's young
Mr.. Boad comm up the path. Run and
wash your face and slick your hair
And presently, flushed and agitated,
poor Hannah came down stairs to meet
Frank Bond.
He's come to take you buggy-ridin',
Hannah, " said her father. 81 guess ye
can go-ehl"
GIVE come 20 tell you some news, Han
nah, v said young Bond, when they were
well cut into the breezy roads.
"I know il already" said Hannah,
family, wondering if she were TO be
asked to oiiiciatc as one of the brides
maids. "Kitty Pell-"
Exactly, and since there's to he one
wedding in the family, why shouldn't
there be twol"
~ don't understand YOU"
"Why, if my brother Joe marries Kitty
Pell. why shouldn't | marry Hannah
Poland-that is, If she will have met"
cried Bond, gaily.
Hannah started, her colorleSs eyes
glowed, her whole face seemed to brighten
into actual beauty.
"Oh, Frank " she exclaimed.
"'rhen it is yes Hannahl'
And strange to say, Hannah began to
cry.
"Only to think" said Farmer Poland,
"that my little gal should make the best
match in Spiceberry Centre! One Of
Squire Bonds sons! But | will say he
amt none too good for her. No one
could be thatw
And Hannah trimmed her own wedding
bonnet, pretty split-straw, with loops
of white watered ribbon and clcmatis
wrcaths. And Amanda Troll, eyeing it
kcenly, whispered to Rose Forester, who
sat next to her:
"I'll bet quarter that hat came all
the way from New Yor. There's II
kink to it that Bridgeport hats don't
have. .'-iSaturd0y Night.
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CURING CLOVER,

To determine the condition OF partly
:ured clover have found much help in
taking n half dozen stalks and twisting
them very tightly. The more or less (or
none at alD sap that can twist ont
shows far better than the looks Of the
clover how much il is cured This has
been laughed at in these columns, but
nevertheless II is the best way | know Of
to determine the condition Of the stems.
They may be too full of sap to put into
the barn and still the hay appear quite
dry. l suspect cure my clover more
than some. do not care to handle an
extra ton Of water on each acre, only 60
have 1t sweat and steam in the NOW. II
seems rs we'll 10 let the air take this wa
ter while the hay is in the field, rs later,
and saves me useless lifting. But want
the hay green enough so that il will heat
some, 40 ~ TO settle solidly. II is cnsy
to think and write about these things,
but it has taken many years OF experience
under varying circumstances TO make one
feel anything like master of the clover
curing business, so do not be discouraged
if yon canno. make good hay the first
time OhiJ Fdrmcr.
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AGRICULTURAL.
TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE
10 FARM AND GARDEN.

NAY FOR HOME USE AND FOR MARKET.
If to be used for the farm, do not allow
it to get too ripe; il to be sold for baling,
the purchasers do not mind the hard
stems, they think that there is more
substance" in it. So there would be
in shingles, and in any kind of wood.
The beginning Of Towering is the proper
time to begin cutting clover, rs well MS
the grasses. Timothy becomes hard and
woody much more rapidly than orchard
grass. IL makes better hay to sell, but
uot 50 good to feed out t.-1gricuhurist.
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TIE GArrs-HoM TO crRr.

When a large number of chicks have
gapcs it is a difficult task to handle each
one separately so as to force feather tip
or horse hair, into the windpipe in order
to pull out the thrcad-like cape worms,
though such is the usual practice, rs cures
are not always reliable without physical
aid. The best remedy is to give each
chick Il drop of spirits Of turpentinc on
a bread crumb. If the chicks are nu-
merous, mix teaspoonful of spirits tur-
pertilc with quart of corn meal. make
into = stiff dough and feed it to the
chicks. A wholesale method of curing
gapcs is to put the chicks in II box with
"a wire partition; on one side of the par
tition the chicks are to be placed, and on
the other side Of the wire hot brick or
stone. Pour Il little carbolic acid on the
hot brick, smut the lid of the box and
compel the chicks to breathe the fumes
of the carbolic acid. 1t will cure the
Sapcs mt once, but care must be taken not
to suifocatc the chicks. This remedy is
also excellent for roup, or where adult
fowls are suifocating with the well known
difficult breathing. Once or twice at
practice will enable you to handle the
chicks just as it should be. To prevent
gapcs, keep the chicks on clean, board
doors.-Fdrm and FfreSde.
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If Chicago has really solved the smoke
nuisance, as is claimed, she will have
won, observes thc New Yorl, Voice, the
lasting gratitude Of the civilized world.
The Wisconsin Central is trying on its
engines new smokc-burner which seems
70 work satisfactorily.
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The value Of property is Dc. easing in
r.rts of England. \ Cambridgcshirc
farm OF 2O2 acres, which few years ago
was purchased for So, 900, and hes since
had 3l5.o3p spent upon the homestead,
las Just changed hands at Wisbcch 70,
Inc SUN Of sl9,25O.
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TIC Ggccian Government proposes TO
go into the construction of State rail
roads on an extended scale. Proposals
nave been invited for ,he construction of
.hrc, lines in Peloponnesus and oae in
P.mls Altogether work involving an
outlay Of 2lCO, 900, ,000 is projected. 1t
I. said, however, that the Government is
- such financial traits chat no one seems
a.ious 10 undertake. the construction OF
One proposed lines. There is an incon-
Gru.ty which is almost absurd in the in
trosnc,iou Of the shrici, Of the locomo-
tive md the rumble Of the train among
the scenes O. classic interest which are SO
iap. ~ 10 4l. students Of Greek history.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-07-18

Russia has rcadoptci the law which
forbid. heirs to the throne contracting
marriages. with persons not members Of
thc orthodox Gr,ck Church.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-07-18

Canon WiI5orforcc, one OF the most
distinguished diyinos in Eng. attrib.
r.as tAa recent recovery o: his health to
lna "fath cure
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The Chicago Sun declares that "tns
progress made in some Southern towns
reads more like a fairy tale than fact"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-07-18

The Spanish Minister Of the Colonies
has announced that Cuba is not for salc.
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Nearly $4,000, 900 acres of our land
ARE owned by men who owe ,llcgiancc to
other governments.
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England has it in mind to propose an
International conference to decide whether
BcAring Sea is an open or closed sea.
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The population Of Ireland has declined
nine per cent since 1881. and about ono
half since 1S41.
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is practically ruined the first -,

II Practically ruined the first ,n.-,
post. 'eTH u
A good mulch will often
beneficial through the hot d,, HO'ssp
keeping the soil moist. and !. ;1.0otls i
after giving good cultivate. 'pda
made profitable in the bet,s," I, GA d
growth of the trees. Once - ann I'd
well established, it will stapJ n M ''e oa
able drouth without injury t,'' Co9sd,s.
the earlier stages of growth. nUl.s'l' MI sS''s =
very beneficial.-bdrm, F,eid d',u'ys''ss "us
man. ""a Va.
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FHE MlDDLEBURGH POST.

AfDDLEBURG, Pa. JULY Is. 1889.
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The Farmers Alliance.

The Stevens County Farmers ALI
ancs met tn the court house, Tues.
day afternoon last. President Car.
rington Phelps, Secretary Lewis J.
Schlattman and a number Of the mem.
bers were present. Nothing definite
was accomplished, but a discussion
of the binding Irvine and farmers in.
snrance subjects was had, and re.
port from the delegates to the Fergus
Falls 5th Congressional District con.
vention, through r. J. Hall, was re.
ceived. Mr.. Hall, bv the way, was
elected president Of the 5th congress
siOnal district alliance. A farmers
alliance picnic for the 4th of of July
was mooted and an adjournment was
taken to June 25th, at the court house
again.
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A Great Privilege.

Nothing is more inspiring and
awakening to the mind than. to listen
to the talk of those who bring genius
deep study, and long preparation 10
the foremost men and women oftke
country IN any department of work il
in itself an educating influence. To
leave our own pent.up neighborhood
and see what may be in the world be
yond to pass through grand and beau.
tlful regions, to visit the historic
places of the country, and explore nat.
ure's wonders. will broaden and cnlti.
Vate both mind and manners. The
National Educational Association con.
tains the foremost instructors of the
land; the city of Nashville, where it
meets July 9th to Goth, is rich in pa
triotic memories; that great wonder
of nature, the Mammoth Cave, Is on
the route. Very low rates will be made
by The Burlington" the best line
from the northwest. For particulars
call on local agents, or address W. J.
G. Kenyon, Gen. Pass. Agent, C. B. &
N. II. Il. st. Paul, MINI. 81
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Yesterday our annual Jewelry ped
Ter again visited our little burg and
gave our citizens a chance to invest
in this kind of ware.
Quite a number of our citizens i'm
proved the opportunity and invested
in sleeve buttons, watches and chains,
of the latter 1 should judge some 50
were purchased at dollar piece,
the same article no doubt could have
been bought from any regular jeweler
in toSn for IS cts each. However
every one in the crowd did not invest;
we noticed the more wise stood back
such as bankers, lawyers, doctors,
judges &C., laughing at those simple
tons who paid a dollar for Is cents
watch chain. But never you mind;
there will be shirt peddler here in
day or two and you of the more in
telegint of the crowd last night that
didn't invest in jewelry will have a
chance to buy shirts at $l8 to $40 per
doz. in IL or 2 doZ. lots. The same
shirt will sell you at from 50 to $12
per doz. and those of you who may
not want shirts will have chance in
a few days to order new suit of
clothes which the agent will pretend
to take your measure for and claim
will be made for you. Nothing of
the kind. That suit like the shirt, s
already made and the same suit that
you go to the Express Office and plank
down $50 or $40 for we will sell you
for one third less.
We now and then hear of some one
whose intellect is above the average
that sends to st. Paul or some
other eastern city for suit for his
boy. Now there is just about as
much necessity for that as there is
for some of our citizens to send down
to st. Paul for roast for their dinner.
CHAs. WILSON.
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GEO. T. ELsHAM,
III
The Election.

The special election for justice of
The peace, which took place last Tues
day, passed off very quietly. Very
little interest was manifested and not
more than half of the vote of the vii.
lage was polled. AS no caucus was
held it was a sort of a free for all
race; yet only two candidates
were placed before the people: W. W.
Grisweld and Chas. E. Camp. The
latter was elected by SO votes to So.
Judging from the good majority by
which Mr.. Camp was elected the re-
suit will be highly satisfactory. It
certainly is to all whose feelings in
the matter are worthy of considera.
ton, viz: those who took interest
enough in the election to cast their
ballots for the one of their choice.
Those who are so Indifferent as to who
shall be selected to govern the town
have no right whatever afterwards to
find fault. AS Mr.. Camps name was
not mentioned in connection with the
election until noon on election day he
has reason to feel honored by the re-
a,~1k
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DONNELLY.

F. Wiltzen and Joe Mier were Wis
itors at Morris Tuesday.
The dance Tuesday evening at the
Rink was attended by a large crowd.
John and Henry Nelson were visit.
ing friends at Alexandria last week.
Ralph Hammond returned from
Benson Friday.
Miss Annie Rohrenback has been
sick the past week.
S. Ludenia visited Herman last
week on bushes.
The blowing bee and dance at Eric
Larsons Wednesday was attended ty
large crowd and everybody enjoyed
themselves hugely.
II. W. Hutchinson. O. W. Olson.
J. C. Hammond and A. NJ. Taisey took
in the Ball game Thursday between
Morris and Graceville.
Mrs. Farrell Tosney visited friends
at Morris this week.
II. W. Hutchinson paid a visit to
Glenwood last week.
Mr.. Farrell Tosney is building a
new barn.
Sam Acheson made flying trip to
Minneapolis last week.
There was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Waldermer Olson daughter June 8.
Mother and daughter are doing well.
There will be game of ball Satur.
day between Rendsville and Pepper.
ton at this place.
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A writer en- "etiket' says when
you are invited out to dinner and you
inadvertently get huge mouthful of
mince pie that is hot enough to melt
the solder off gas-pipe, tangled up
in your epiglotis, do not act as though
you had the whooping cough, but arise
calmly and with slight of hand move
ment toss the offending morsel behind
the majolica dog in the corner, mean
time patting his head as though you
thought him alive. This graceful act
never fails to win the heart OF your
hostess, who thinks you intend her
friend to partake of the festivities.
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Rasa Ball.

A game of base ball was played last
Thursday between the Morris and
Glaceville mines, on the grounds of
former in this city. Presumably the
Gracevillites came with tn 10 settled
expectation of fairly hopping the
ground with the Morris boys but in
this they were doomed to severe dis
appointment. The game throughout
was the prettlest played here this sea.
soI; and by the one sided feature Of
the game from the beginning 1t was
shown to the satisfaction of their
many doubling friends that the pride
of the Norris nine has been touched by
the many defeats given them this
year, and that they have determined
to let the people know that they can
play ball. From the time that Um-
pire Judson called the game until its
close it WAS a series Of goose eggs for
the visitors, while the home club
piled up runs with apparent ease.
The score was as follows:
Morris-1-l.6.2-4-2-1.l.0-lS.
Graceville -0.0'0'2'0'2'0'0'0~4.
Earned runs Morris 10, GraceviiIe 0;
base hits-Reed I. Gaffney /,
Dunlavy l, Stinson l. See 2. 8 base
hits DOpkins. Struck out by Rel IS
II, by Baxter 4.
The features of the game was pitch.
ing of Reiss and the heavy smuggling
of the home team, who found lit lie
difficulty IN solving Baxter's curves.
Following is the score by innings:
To the credit of all the participants
it should be said that the game was
gentlemanly contest. Not an ex-
preston escaped the lips of one of
them that could be the least objection
able to the most sensitive Of the
audience
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PERSONAL.

Sheriff Munro and E. L. Reed
visited WahpetOn last Friday.
Dennis Hennessy went below for
short visit Saturday night.
Miss Agnes Maginnisi is here for a
few weeks visit with relatives.
Mrs. II. McKittrick, of Milwaukee,
is visiting her cousin, Mis-. Bunnell.
JAG Brynildson succeeds r. T.
Grove as postmaster at Graceville.
Mrs. G. Eohler departed for Shake
pee Yesterday, where she will visit
relatives for Eve or six weeks.
At the state convention of the C.
T. A. U. in Minneapolis last week P.
A. Mccarthy was elected as one of
the assistant secretaries.
H. 9. Johnson has sold his splendid
farm in Norris township to Mr.. Tev-
ans, late of Canada. The latter will
so to Canada at once for his family.
o. F. Tewksbury and NJ. P. Morris
were elected by the fire company as
delegates to the State Firemen'S AS
ISOLATION meeting at Alexandria
which convened Tuesday.
James Kennedy went to st. Paul
Saturday night to consult an oculist.
We are pleased to state that he re-
turns home with the assurance that
nothing serious ails his eye.
Miss Edna Wellington, of St. Paul.
who has been visiting at Geo. E.
Darling's for the past couple of weeks
went to Browns Valley last Monday
to visit friends at that place.
J. E. Danielson has been in Mime
apolis several DAYS during the past
week. He went to attend the funeral
of his brother. who died recently af-
ter lingering illness of more than
a year.