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The state herald., 1890-06-13
WORK ON The FARM.
Useful hints and Suggestions to til. BUY
Agriculturist
Care Needed in xanyrlng handa&eesisisy
Of Changing cAtsksh 'oroaad- Raising
Potatoes Under straw-0rcwing Crops
ehsaply-Hous,h,ld Note, and HintA
An lmpor.ans Subject.

an PUFt8ue hduJ0Cts
A correspondent of the Orange Judd
Farmer complains that on his farm
manure has been a detriment rather
than help to his crops, He asks the
reason why and lie given this answer:
The writer fecollects that the poorest
corn raised undor his supervision in
1887 In Illinois WIS on ! aero which
had had u liberal application of stable
manure that spring, and had also had
smillar application for eleven years
previously. The rainfall for May,
June. July and August in 1857 was
9.67 inches, aud for June and July 1t
was 1927 inches, while tho normal rain.
full In the locality for these periods is
10. IL and 500 inches respectively.
The manure had only aggravated the
etfe, is Of the drought. Prof. Shelton,
writing from Manhattan, Kan, ind
referring 10 wheat, says, "1he barn
yard manure had a most unfortunate
effect; II loesened the upper soil, thus
permitting 1t to dry out 10 tuch an ex-
tent that large proportion of the
wheat never germinated."
The cause Of the trouble, as indeed
Is intimated by the correspondent, Is
not far to seek; 'Our main and almost
only trcubie here in raising crops Is
lack Of moisture. doubtless contains
the gist Of the whole matter. The
blowing under'of stable manure caases
the soil TO dry out too rapidly, q serl-
Gus evil In any locality OF scanty rain
fall. The application Of we'll rotted
stable manure to land after 1t Ia pillow.
ed-the manure being worked into the
surface with n disc harrow Or other
instrument before Seeding. has been
practiced BY wheat farmers in many
localities with good results This
method largely obviates the difficulty
of causing tho soil to dry out The
stable manure which was npplted to
tho potatoeA wns put On too late to
supply a,,y substantial benefit as u fer
tilizeh while as found by our CORES.
pondent, straw or prairie hay would
DO more effective as 4 mulch. We
would suggest u our correspondent to
apply his manure well rotted to land
intended for wheat or corn after 1t is
piowed. working it into the surface be-
fore seeding. If he gets no benefit
with this method his land must either
be fertile or his manure very moor.
The state herald., 1890-06-13

There ara two or three advantages
In grcwict potatoes In this way. One
Is That no cultivation being necessary
the hills can DO planted closer together
each way. giving n larger yicid The
mulch aids materially 70 retain moist.
nre In the soil, and this In u dry season
especially Is quite nm item. No cultiva-
ZION Is necessary. and In busy season
often this will be nm item.
Tho plan Is much better for Int.
thnn for early varieties, Ms the mulch
rnther rctards the growth, mt least nj
first IN many localities there is more
or loss drouth nearly every summer.
during the latter part OF July and
August, usually ut time when late
potstoes need moisture; and a good
much ~ this time will uid In securing
THIS by retaining moisture In the soil.
Were II not for interfering too much
with other work, the best plan OF ap-
plying II mulch is to prepare the soil In
n good filth, marx out tho rows nnd
plant the seed. covering with soil, but
taking pains not TO cover too deep.
Then after the plnnts have started,
Just showing above ground. apply tho
straw. But care must DO taken not 10
whit too long. The only objection to
covering Win straw rs soon MS plant.
cd Is that " the weather should DO cold
and wet there Is considerable risk of
tho seeds rotting. and especially In
low, wet land. On higher or we'll.
drained land tho danger Ia much less.
The state herald., 1890-06-13

One OF the difficulties OF successful
chicken farming on very small places
is not the lack OF range and exercise,
but the fact that the sams ground must
be run over from year to year. Some
who hive plenty OF room make this
same mistake from negligence; p,ae.
ing the chicken crop year after year
on the same spot. Lice may be kent
OIL from chickens anywhere with sum.
cicnt care, but the foulness OF chicken.
droppings In time completely saturates
the soil, and breeds diseases that de.
stroy tho flock. Tho henhouse niust
be a substantial building but 1t can be
kept clean by care, and insects dc.
stroyed by frequent Immigration. But
II will be an advantage II the henbouse
is not so large that 1t cannot be read.
lily moved. In some places wo know
the henhouse location Is changed every
lew years. and each time to a spot
that has boon pl0wed and seeded sin co
chickens were there before. II Is bet.
ter. any Way. not to have very large
chicken houses. II n large n lumber OF
fowls are TO be kept. then build moro
houses. and havo them scattered as
much US possible. 1hi, NAV make
more trouble I'll feeding tho fowls, but
II VIII be far less than the loss and ex-
pense OF sickness caused by budding
too many fowls In one pluco
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amount OF seed. but need plenty .,

amount Of seed, but need plenty Of
manure.
For feeding purposes II IL estimated
that 100 pounds Of beets are worth, 1Yc;
100 pounds u ruta-bagas, i5c, and loo
pounds oi The HAT turnip. lie.
The cheapest way to kill very young
weeds 10 to harrow the ground, As =
largo space OF ground can be narrowed
In day II will require but little la
eof and saves arduous work later on.
An emulsion Of one quart OF kero-
sene In five gallons OF strong soapsuds
is m excellent remedy for the cater
pillars that infest apple trees, but
kerosene Is fatal TO peach trees. Tho
proper way. however, Is TO tear out all
the nests that appear In the trees and
burn them, which work should be done
late In the afternoon.
Every weed that is allowed to secure
n stand will deprive the crop OF cei~
tain proportion OF plant Iood and
moisture. Every weed that il allowed
to go to seed increases tho work Of
eradication a hundred fold.
Much time can be saved by keeping
up what might he termed small repairs.
A little item that It few minutes' work
would huge Repaired. II dope al once.
II let go is often the cause OF q half
days delay al some future time,
In tho desire TO secure size In tho
strawberry the moro desirable quail
ties Of hardness Of vine aud flavor of
tho fruit are being overlooked. A we'll
havOred, solid berry, even II small, Ia
better than some OF the large. hollow.
instpid berries tht are more attrac-
tive In appearance than In quality.
The state herald., 1890-06-13

You and see everything to some cx-
tent differently. Yon sec things from
the standpoint of your previously ac-
guired groups Of IDEAS; from mine.
Strictly no two persons can see the
sama iAinginihc same way, for IL can
never happen that two per ons have
precisely the same groups OF Ideas re-.
lating 10 any subject. These depend
upon our past experience or our edu.
cation. on the beliefs Of our tin,cs, 8h
our various sects or piriies, on our pet
theories. our interests. and our desires.
Here is n simple illustration. Suppose
mn artist and M engineer standing
side by side overlooking tract OF
country. What they perceive Is tho
same; what they appcrceiye Is wholly
different, To III. engineer the country
presents Itself MS II possible linc for Il
railroad, with hcie advantageous
grades and there economic bridges.
Before the artist is spread out n land.
scape. with light and shade aud har.
mony OF colors. Suppose. again. plot
of level ground In the suburbs OF n city.
A college student riding by apper-
ceivcs /, MS possible background; n
young girl as tennis-court; spccu-
lator. as an addition for town lots; nm
undertaken, perhaps, rs possible site
for cemetery. u. y. Patrick ~
Popular Sciences Monthly.
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arc @ due and so close together tina.

are % Gue and 80 close together that
the edgd appears like tho teeth Of
very fne saw. Goats half has 4 more
fnpid growth and longer cells. sd that
1t Is less regular and straight, and
shows little OF the tooth-likc edge. The
hair Of sheep Of the common sort Is
also irregular, with u tendency to curl
or wave, but with marked tooth-like
edges. This is wool. and 1t Is the ten
dency to twist and the barbed projec-
lions which give this fibre its peculiar
advantages,
The hair of the negro, with its ten.
dency to kink or curl, Is mockingly
called "wool, because 1t to this extent
resembles the hair of the sheep. Curly
hair Is, nsft matter of fuct, less perfect
than straight hair. But through all
this ranged the human plant, goats
hair, and sleeps wool--nature shows
such close gradations that 1t would he
difficult TO draw an exact line between
hair and wool, or IN this respect to sep.
arate the sheep from the goats. WITT
pess the Angord goat, whose fleece,
kn6wh us mGhais, IL teck8ued a super:
iot wool and the Peruvian alpaca br
llama,
The microscope distinguishes very
clearly, however, between wool and
silk. the fibre of which is nm even dou-
BILE filamcnt of gum exuded by tho silk.
worm; aud between wool aud the veg
etablc iibres, such as cotton, which,
growing as u tube, dries Into Il hnlf,
twisted ribbon, having no barbed edge.
The root of the hair has natural ten
dency to dry up rs warm weather up.
proaches, allowing tho hair to fall free
from the skin; thus animals ''shcd their
coats." But when hair Is cut, Us with
human beings, or tho fleece shenred, nj
In the case Of sheep, nature adapts itself
to NE DEMAND upon II; and growth, ID
continuous. The hunibcr 81 these
fbres is wonderful. On tho pelt of n
full-blood ram, DR.. Cutting. Of the Yer.
mont Board of Agriculture. reckoned
with his microscope 222. 800 to tho
square inch; mn ordinary opon.wool
sheep vii have one.thirtieth us many.
--Hdyyer's Nfguyi,te.
The state herald., 1890-06-13
Lager and "IsItter."

One Of tho most difficult things M
Englishnian has to do when he first ar
rives In this country. says the N. 7.
Ere,iiag World. is to get what he wants
TO drink. So says a well-known and
popular barkecper In nm interview.
When an Englislman goes into n sa.
loon and asks for beer II Is not lager
beer that he wants. but bitter ale; and
when he uses what may call the slang
of his country aud calls for glass Of
bitter" which Is bitter ale. no one I'M
dcrstands him.
The American, you know. drinks
whisky or lager beer; the Englishman
drinks brandy or ale, and he call his
ale beer II he wants something very
strong something that will put him In
n state Of wild hilnri,y. he will ask for
n glass of "Burton's No. g." He could
not get Il In this country. but II Is d
drink that will make n man much
drunken than whisky. Two glasses
will put him under tho table. II Is n
powerful inioxicant, though II Is only
an ale.
But tho alc.drinking Epglishman Is
totally nj sea here. for he can not call
for his beer without getting lager, u
drink which he naturally dcspiscs.
The state herald., 1890-06-13


Wool Is n Kind Of hair. Tho hair 70
plant rooted In tho skin. fts root IL
n cone. connected with the scnsltiys
layer Of the skin. whence II draws sua.
icnancc. It's life il not identical with
the life Of the body, for hair grows
more or less after death. This root
Of the hnir' cxudcs the hnir pulp. which
Ii formed into cells containing the pig.
meDt giving color To the hair and each
row Of these cells forms u ring. Az
i,ic ring Of cells IL pushed away from
tho skin by the giving out Of fresh pulp
from the root, tho cells dry. md scales
nrs formed, almost like tho scales Of n
fish. A hair seen through n micro.
scope IL thus long tube formed By u
sheaili inndo up Of these Rugs Of scales.
Tho human hair 10 usually long,
straight and regular, and the soASv
The state herald., 1890-06-13

Tho price Of tho farmers commodi-
tics Is mainly determined by causes
that hc cannot control. But tho cost
OF producing 'hcn depends very large
ly on himself II there DO anything
In soil or location TINT mnkos tho pro-
duction Of my crop necessarily more
cxnonsiyc for one farmer than for
others, ha should change 10 something
IN which competition 10 not 30 aetlvc.
Every locality Inns advantages for
cheaper production Or bc,tnr market.
ing for some product II IL II pnrt OF
The farmers business To study tho en-
paci,ics Of his farm, and then learn
everything possible about tho methods
Of producing most obcnpy what his
farm IL adapted %. The farmer who
docs this need not complain thu, farm
Ing docs not pay.
The state herald., 1890-06-13
A MARVELLOUS MACHINE.
An Appsrntus Worked Solely b,
the DIrector'a Will


the Directors Will
Tho visit OF French count saws n
London paper. has given us much to
think OF beyond the limits OF disease,
both mental aud bodily. by which we
have been nssalled. This Count r..
who, strange 10 say, seeks ito publici.
ty lie one OF the most learned men OF
tho century. His studies have been
followed in participation with tho ex-
periments with the great experiment
ellsb tho late Ruhmkorif.
The latter was generous enough 10
own that II was under the direction OF
Count +. that he accomplished most
OF his greatest Inventions. Tho won.
drous reel invented by the count is still
considered tho most marvellous ryn-
quest OF, science. Upon this reel is
wound length Of silver wire measur-
Ing 10000 metres. The magnetic
needles, crossing each other In con-
trary direction, nre fixed upon the
reel and suspended BY II slender thread.
The APPARATUS works under glass like
watch. so that no tampering with
sho hhsehau.ohh - pusalDlt. u Is
mounted. however, on Il high stand.
The count takos hold Of the two con :
ductors, 10 which are attached tho two
ends OF the silver thread rolled upon
Tho reel. and bids You order the ma.
chine TO move TO right or loft. accord
Ing TO your will. Under this power
alone, hitherto misunderstood this.
the mlghtiest power In the universe.
according To Count r.. the power OF
the human will-the machine will net
without tho contact OF touch. To
right, TO left will the reel revolvc, nc
cording TO the fancy OF tho visitor.
without speech, without touch, by
the mere mental influence alone. will
tho machine move In obedience TO the
uncxpresscd command. But not in all
cnses does tho machine answer lure.
scrvodly. IL Is 10 tho powerful will
hlonc. tho concentrated md fixed de.
termination. that II can be made TO re i.
ply. Ruhmkorf used to laugh i'm
moderately Mt the vacillating move
mont Of Count P.'s machine when tho
savants OF the academic wcro induced
10. try the experiment. With some the
wirc would trcmblc ind vibra,e. then
start 10 one side. then move toward
the Other while with others II would
refuse TO move NJ all, but conGne It's
vibration to ono spot.
The state herald., 1890-06-13

Modern chemistry shows TINT tho
medical lore OF tho ancient horbalist,
had n much sogndcr basis thnn had
boon lmagincs. In 1897 wn,orcros sos
were recommended for tho euro OF
scuryy and scrolulu. Chemists now
shy TINT tho cross contains sulphur.
phosphorus. Iodine and iron-sub.
stances that arc known 10 DO nctunl
nntIdotos to scrofuln. In John Wes.
Toys Herbal. which he priced 80 high.
~. Wild carrots arc recommended Tor
asthma, mud We now hear that thcy do
promote oSpoctoration. aud thus rclioYa
that troublesome complaint. Ncttlcy
arc prescribed for blopd-splttinp.
goosc-Rrass for cancer. and cobwobs
for nguc. and chemistry finds In ouch
VI ihose ''slmplcs" properties now rec.
ognised ~ useful IN tho several do.
eAsea
The state herald., 1890-06-13

A man named Fields, who had Just died,
near Dsnvillc, KY, mover, it /, said though
sixty.sevon years oil. slopt single night
out " tho house Id which h, WIS born, und
never ate but one, meal away from home
He was outside OF his nativ, county tvlte,
and then only for nu hour eacli timd.
To lovers OF genuine Mocha tho following
from tho Journal Of Commerce may prove
great disonchantment: 1.-THE real article
comes only from Yemen, IN Arabian pro-
vince. Tho groater part OF the exported
Mocha mover secs Yemen, but Is brought
from the East Indies to Mocha and from
there shipped further, Not boLn OF tho
bost Mocha passes out OF Constantinoplc.
Retween Jan. |, 1887, a,d Do. 81. 1880
not less than 1,s9J persons have boon bitten
by mad DOGS and treated ut thu Pasteur
lns ituto. or theso ilfty-thrso diod. In
rlking contrast to this small fractioa is
tho percentage Of deaths among persons
bitten by mad dogs AMI not treated by the
Pasteur msthoi. Physiclin, arc unani.
nous In placing this percentage At over
ID
To produce sufficient silk 10 make dress
rcddtos mara time and capital than most
people would lmag nc. II we tuks ono and
one. quarter pounds as tho weight " puto
silk required, this would DO equal to two
pouGds Of raw silk. To prod luce two pounds
OF raw six would require tho cntirc stock
obtained from 700 TO 5000 worms, allowing
q rorccnta o for death by disease and other
casualtioa
A strong a!hali at oncc applied 10 q snake
bite will dccomposo ali tho vehdui which II
touches. So II both fangs Of tho ahaks
have pierced tho skin tho two wounds
should be made ono with sharp knife, and
then filled with dry carbonate Of ammonia
Frequent small dissolved doses of tho
sumo SHOULD be taAen inwardly. or fifty
drops Of aromatic spirits Of atnrionia taken
hypo;icrnfcafly,' for Its peculiar effect upcti
tho cod
The state herald., 1890-06-13

Whnt the farmer most needs nf,cr
thoroughly ncqunlnting himself with
tho scicncs ~ agriculturc-no, agrl.
culture ms nls father and grandfather
and grea,.grandfathcr understood IT.
Is 10 study the public domnni aud In
tho cultivation of his soil cater TO that
demand. II ihero Is n better rnarlsc,
In his vicinity for potatoes than for
corn or wheat. why raise potatoes? II
onions. all no cRn raise OF them. com .
mnnd n better prize. thnn anything
else. onions nre tho vegetable no
should raise. lilo should study md
work for the best results Al tho Ohio
experiment station tho
yield Of potatoes had been increased
eighty per cent by tho usc of phos.
phorlc acld. Our grapdfnthers scarce.
ly. II ever, heard Of pho.phoric ncid.
That Is ono OF tho experimental dis
covcrics. II ought 10 DO received by
tho farmer rs n suggestion OF possible
success In many other agricultural
limos Tho farmer should DO rcady
aud eager 10 avail himself OF evory
now Improvement Just rs merchants
mud manufacturers nrc.
The state herald., 1890-06-13

The Egyptian Book Of the Dead" or
funeral ritual contains probably III,
oldest existing record Of tho faith Of
man in the immortality Of the soul.
It's chapters are found inscribed on
mummy eases or written on rolls ol
papyrus within them. The book To.
counts the supposed experience OF III.
soul after death, Its passage across tho
land OF darkness Into the blessed fields.
TO it, final Judgment and admission inio
the presence oil It's father In tho cicr.
nal dwelling place Of the clcanscd
spirit" Tho following passage from
QUO Of these mummy slscs recently rx.
humcd shows IL express declaration Of
n future Iifci "Thc osiris (soul) lives
after death. Every god rcjoiccs with
llfci the osiris rcjoIccs rs tho god. 70.
joicc." II IL supposed the Book 4 the
Dead" originated with the Egyptians
between 1900 and 5000 years before
Christ. A mummy ease from the great
pyramid. inscribed LOO years before
ibc time Of Jesus. has tho following In.
scriptioni 20. God. the protector oi
him who cries TO Thee. he is Thine; lei
him have no harm: let him be rs one of
Thy dying servants Thou art he. ho
IL ThouL Make II well for him In tho
land OF spirits.
The state herald., 1890-06-13

Adeiphi t0hioi S'~s. MAJ ~
MIR. William II. Shupc the gentleman
who recently won sli,Ooo In tho drawing
Of Tho Louisiah State Lottery Company,
was u visitor to our snnctum on Tuesday
Mr.. Shupc Informed us that he had rc -
ccvcd tho money last Saturday, draft
for the amount having been sent him
through the Adams Express agency In
Cirulrvillu. and The Second National Hank
OF that place received aud cashcd the draft
Mr.. Shupc stated that tho Lottery Com
pnny was ycry prompt In sending tho
money mud looked after It, TRANSPORTATION
with ~ keen nn Interest M he would him
self For all of which he feds thankful.
lie has pocn Investing In tho Louisiana
State Lottery Company for twenty nyc
months past, and previous 10 drawing tho
tlbOOD no was nearly u hundred dollars
ahead OF that Institution. lie held the
one twentieth OF Ticket No ~ 1901. which
drew the first capital pfii Of $4,000.
The state herald., 1890-06-13

1t 10 so curious that 80 many odu.
Gated people nrc yet ignorant OF tho
early history OF our country us is every
dry evident Southern newspapers
frequently umusc themselves by relter.
nilng tho old charge that tho early
Purl,nns burned alleged witches at tho
stake. or course the elitors OF those
papers knew better thnn this. hut
now IL announced n now plny called
Tine Witch, In which tho writer pro.
fcsscs TO show N phase Of cnrly
American lie n, yet untouched by tho
playwright; nnd the p ot OF the play
turns upon this same GORGEOUS error
of history. Tho hanging OF tho mon
and women accused OF witchcrnft. MS
undoubtedly was n feature OF onc dark
orn In Our early New England history.
was certainly bnd enough hut when
tho author Of this play gives MS what
purports TO DO authentic history, mud
surrounds his heroine with fngots like
tho early martyrs. he pcrpctrates nm
ntrocious libel which tho descendants
Of the Purltnns Ia Boston would do we'll
10 resent. History does not record u
single instance la which my person
was burned nj tho stake In Now Eng.
land for witchcri,fi Or for any other
rcni or fnnciod crime. Our ancestors
had their faults. but tbcy cleaned 10
virtues side"
The state herald., 1890-06-13

- anu 'Hi'A tu'ui
with vegetable remedies whleh Gun Wa
uses to-day. His success has been 80
great that ignorant Cinnamon have began
TO initiate him and endeayor TO make the
public believe they possess the same now.
CT. Gun Was father was head OF the
medical stan to the Emperor Of China for
half century. His iinltators advertise
alleged cures that really have never been
effected, and many people have been de-
fraudcd Of their money BY pa,roniking
item. Gun Was remedies will positively
cure dyspepsia, indigestion, fits, piles.
neuralgia. all nervous diseases, fevcrs,
costivcncss, rheumatism, catnrrh, deaf
ness, female weakness, scrofula, seminal
weakness, tape worm, cancer, tumors, all
sexual diseases, heart disease, bronchitis,
consumption. sore eyes, urinary troubles,
lost manhood, kidney and liver diseases,
snlt rhcum, ali skin diseases, badness,
malaria, nil blood diseases, cruptiObs,
asthma, paralysis and NIL diseases. No
charge IL made Tor consultation, csamIna
tion or advice. Write 10 him and he will
send you list OF questions by which he
can diagnose your case. All letters nro
regarded as confidential. lie IL located Mt
1899 Larimcr Street, Denver, Colo.
II YOU have any remarks 10 make about
a mule II IN safer 10 say them TO his face.
The state herald., 1890-06-13

Engineers use kerosene to remove
tho scales which form On the inside OF
boilers. The oil IA poured into NJ
,mpty boiler aud tho water then turned
IN. Tho oil lloatlng on tho water.
tones IN contact with Tho scales bvlors
We water does
The state herald., 1890-06-13

Sir Novels Free, viii be iens by erggin
4 s'e., Philada., Pa, to anyone In the It's.
or Canada, postage paid, upon receipt oil. Is
Dobbins Electric Soap wrappers. See list
Of novels on circulars around each bar.
Soap for sale by all groccrs.
The state herald., 1890-06-13

ONE ENJOYS
Both the method and results when
Syrup Of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gentlyyet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys.
TEN effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro
'duced, pleasing to the taate and &c.
'ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances,
its many excellent qualities COM
mend it to all and have made it
the most popular remedy known.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale in Soc
and 81 bottles by all leading drug:
giss. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for my one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept
any substitute.
CALIFORNIA re syrup co.
- SAN FRANCISCO, CAL,
LOUISVILLE. Ky. NEW ioRx, nv