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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-08-01
THE SHEPHERD.

eHfI. bs4t tNenIt lnIlt-
from the home station: dismountin.
from the horse, sat down to rest and
take Il lunch A large flock of cocka.
toos, those beautiful white parrots with
yellow cres:s, came circlng around and
lit IN the trees overhead. VII, watch.
ing the curious mannuvcrs of these birds
as they were chatterin. and hopping
about among the limbs, when they
stopped suddenly II, if alarmed. Some.
thing was evidently approaching OF
which they We're in dread. They SET III
an awful scream, and with trcmcndon,
tuttcr spread their white wings and
sailed away. Just at this moment large
black collie Ito. came bounding ont CT
the bushes and suddenly stopped
i'll frout OF mt. For ii moment
| WAS startled. The dog paused
and eyed me kccnly, tlicn coming
slowly up walked rounI NE, and "A: last
approached and licked my hand, which |
had held out to him. In II moment
more he bounded away, leaving me as
t"nishcd at his strange conduct. | had
never seen dog nc, in so singular II
manner, and WAS wonder:n. what it
could mcan, when sharp, joyful bark
warned me that he was returning; and
sure ci'usn, ne had cone bacl; wagging
ms tail and followed by tail, .annt
h-iirc % & man thniy cl!1, barciooicd,
an" W!th {" w'ie-brmmcd. fraycd straw
nat on ms head. lie WAS about fifty years
OF age an" as iIc removed his h1i and
mae" M wet! hammered, d;Sniiied bow,
cHIl1 sec ;.ii, though he WAS undonb.-
c''! i s.icHIoF'l, he had once been !: gen
tie'i.n VINO had seen better days. AS he
st"o" parehc'"cd before me the wind
pew his long, thin, sandy hair about his
oro", anu nc rcEHrde'i me with Il strange,
lar Oh look IN ms eyes, us If lad been
mics away. met several shepherds af
'cr 'n's, ANA notir"t that same strained
oppression. iney 1--we so much alone,
soiiia''hhe' nc'ns ,hFee and four months
wi'hou, seeing a human being. that they
iornl tn's iabit by looNin" over the
r.''hS' hopins that they may catch sigh,
o. some enc TO relieve the awful monet
or! oil ,Ac'r lonely lives. "Fhans Cod
'o'' "'eSs YOU Sir. hope you are
quite we'll he said. There was not
'''ci expression IN the man lace. al
$500 - 'N - 49, "a H''~NP'
o"' '.rrc Was enough to Prove that he
was S''h 10 see me- and woald have
been I" Aec any one else, for the matter
o. mat "St down, my friend, and
hlve some i"nch Win me said /.
tank YOU, VIII, said he. well,
'acN' you are r'sht, Inite right YOU al
ways are, oid boy. Tins wa said To
,ie "":' VII" never once took his eye oil
MS master bit stool in front %! hin,
"A2E2nS MS aiiec,lohlte tail, that cN-
pressed MS much love too the poor, tat
tered Wasted shepherd as 1t could have
"onc had ne been IN empero: in purple
roocs. lies, always right and true, Ell,
OH ooy: The log answered by licking
inc shepherds hand and rubbing his
head against his masters legs.
~ Nncw You were here. said he.
You knew ! was here: How coall you
tell that Whit do you mean" "Oh,
when say that mean TINT knew it
was friend, or NJ !east not an enemy;
and Jack knew, ii didn't. About an
hour ago, the dog began to get uneasy.
He ran about smiling the air and giving
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-08-01

II MS eyes were following something in
the nut; ut these times he will give Il
low. strange kind OF moan, and, putting
his tail between his legs. seem to be
frightened, ptcring UP into my face with
an enquirinS stare, as if he said Don't
You see it, too''" The dog during this
recital kept slowly beating his tail, us if
ne were indorsing every word his master
said. "After noticing this with the
dog, said the shepherd, II called to
mind the strange look used to see in
tn" beautiful face of my baby when she
WAS only six months old. The little
tang would sometimes stare ut vacancy,
ALL then smile swcctly and turn its head
AWAY Us if it were following something
JUS; as that dog does. What's your
opinion Of this sort of thing! Do you
think the spirits Of those we loved in life
c'n return and stand beside us?"
told him that his question was diff
cn.' one to answer; that different peopl,
he!d different opinions on these mysteri
oi'S matters, and the chances were thu
no3ody he'd nit it quite RICH; vet
We'll, > said he, ''if they can come,
know who Ii Is that the dog sees wnci
we're alone"
1t was now getting late, and the shcp
nerd insisted on my taking his couch, al
Old canvas cot with plain gray blankc
spread upon it; so, as was quite tired,
accepted the offer, and lay down for
lights rest My companion stretches
MS tall figure on the grass outside. Th
( Try climate OF Australia admits OF this
: There is no danger in sleeping Gu tn
t ground; the chances are there would nc
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-01-31
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
In the Senate.

21sT DAY-Mr Morgan's resolution recog-
niZing the United States Of Brazil free,
independent and sovereign State was taken
up and Mr.. TuTpIe attacked the policy of the
Administration and declared he favored the
immediate recognition Of Brazil. MIR. Sher-
man introduced q National Bank bin.
Among the bills passed was one for the cree
ton OF a Hall of Records in Washington.
In executive session the Russian extraditiOn
treaty was considered
22D DAY.-Thc Senate took up the bill in
troduced by Mr.. Butler 10 provide for immi-
grafton Of persons Of color from the Southern
States, and Mr.. Butler made long speech
in support Of the bill: speeches in opposition
Blair Theodore Roosevelts appointment
as Civil Service Commissioner was con-
firmed
23D DAY.-Bills were reported from COM
mittees for the admission OF the State Of
Wyoming into the Union, and to provide
temporary Government for the Territory Of
Oklahoma. Mr.. Pasco delivered an ex-
tended speech on the question of federal cleo
ton laws. Mr. Chandler replied and spoke
at some length of the charges of election
frauds in Florida Mr. PascO made an ex-
tended denial of these charges. . Among the
petitions presented and referred were the fol-
lowing: From the American Federation of
Labor in favor of the Blair Education bill
in favor Of a service pension law to all sur
viving soldiers of the late war; for the repeal
II Oil VI E)tIISIOIiS IOi
the free coinage of silver; for law to pro-
hibit speculations in grain and other farm
products.
24TH DAY-Mr. Blair presented the men,
Orial of the Board of Missions of the African
Methodist Episcopal Zion Church of Amer
Ca in favor of the Blair Educational bill and
asked to have it printed in full in the Record
IA bill, which was introduced early in
:he session by Mr. Hale, was passed
providing that the number of persons who
nay at one time be enlisted in the navy (in-
,luding seamen landsmen, mechanics, fire
men, and coal beavers, and 1900 apprentices
and boys authorized to be enlisted annually
shall not exceed 5000 =. The adverse report
IN Mr.. Berry's bill concerning the collection
IF farm statistics for the census was debated.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-01-31
VALUE OF MANURE.

The value of manure varies as to
character Of feed and locality. In some
places it is difficult, if not impossible, to
get It except by feeding animals and
thus making a home supply. How to do
this most economically is a question
worth studying The kinds of food that
are best for fattcning are not also best
for manure making. Corn is an excellent
food for making fat, but it does not make
rich manure. 1t is mainly starch or car
Ron, which for plants is mostly furnished
by the carbOlic acid of the air. Wheat
bran is excellent for making growth, and if
fed to animals that have completed their
growth, will give most of its phosphate
to the manure pile. At present prices of
cotton-seed meal and Ensecd meal, they
will return a good deal of their cost to
the manure pile, if the manure made from
them is estimated at the sam" value as
are nitrogen and phosphctes in com
mercial fertilizers. 1t is better to buy
such feeds now and have rich home
made manures, than to wait until the
growing season, and eXpend the money
for commercial manures alone. There
is some profit in feeding animals if done
rightly, besides the manure they make
Anaericu,1 CuItiyGtor.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-01-31
SHIPPING DRESSED roULTRY.

First see that all poultry is we'll fat
tened, as there is a great difference be
tween the price Of fat and that of poor
poultry, and, in fully stocked market,
good poultry, we'll fattened and we'll
dressed, will always command ready sale
and good prices, while poor, badly
dressed, is slow of sale at low prices.
Therefore there is not only gain in
weight by having poultry properly
dressed, but also in price Corn is the
best for finishing off poultry, as it gives
a tirmer flesh and yellower color than
buckwheat and other grains. Feed moth
ing from twelve to twenty-fOur hours
before killing, so that the crops will be
perfectly empty.
In killing, use sharp, narrow bladed
knife, inserting it in the mouth as far
back as the ear, and cutting the vein.
Then hang it up by the legs, until thor
oughly bled. The water for scalding
should be at boiling point. Take the
fowl by the legs and head, dip it in the
water two or three times, letting the hot
water through the feathers to the skin.
Then strip off the feathers clean, pin
feathers and all. If the heads are dipped
in the water the scalding will make them
look stale and shrunken. After
thoroughly picking, dip in clean
'calding water, then plunge in clean cold
water, letting it remain about ten min
utes. Take it out and hang up in a
cool, dry place, in a current of air, but
do not let it freeze. Do not draw it, or
take the intestines out. Leave the head
and legs on, ard use great care in dress
ing not to rub or tear the skin, bruise
the flesh, or break the bones. The above
hints are for scalded poultry, which is in
most demand.
For dry picking, kill by bleeding in
the mouth, and Immediately strip the
feathers off clean while the fowl is
warm, using great care not to tear or
bruise the flesh. Then hang up by the
legs to cool off, the same as for scalded
fowls. Some persons also do what is
called half-scalding, whicn is, after dry
picking clearly, to dip in scaldinC water,
then in cold. Turkeys, ducks and geese
go through the same pro- ess il dressing
as fowls, both scalding and ry-pic.ling.
Some persons, after the ducks and geese
are picked, to more thoroughly free them
from pin feathers rub them over with
powdered rosin, dip IN scaloing water
and rub off the rosin and pin feathers;
then wash thoroughly with warm water
and brush with soap; then rinse with
cold water and hang up until cold and
thoroughly dried.-American Aqricalt1tr-
ISt.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-01-31
TIE VEGETABLE GARDEN.

The Importance of a good vegetable
garden to the farmers family can hardly
be over estimated. And yet, the ordi
nary farmer seems inclined to ignore its
benefits and suffers it to become a burden
to him instead Of pleasure, as it would
be considered, if properly appreciated.
He sees the profit in wheat and corn, be
cause he sells the product of these ce-
reals, and the money he gets for them is
something tangible. But the products
OF the garden are not sold, therefore he
sees no money coming in from it, and he
gets into the habit of thinking that time
and labor given to it are about the same
as thrown away or wasted. And, too, a
garden to man who spends the most of
his time IN great fields of corn and wheat
and hay during the spring and summer,
seems very little, circumsc7ibed affair
something hardly worth "bothering"
Wlth-too insignificant to be given much
attention, in fact. Consequently the
vegetable garden is pretty sure to be neg
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-01-31
In the House,

10TH DAY-After a long debate the bill
apprOpriating SIS, 900 for the reimbursement
IF members who lost their salaries by the
Silcott defalcation was defeated. A motion
10 reconsider. and a motion to lay that
notion on the table were entered.
both DAY.-Mr. Mckinley, from the Com
nittee on Rules, reported to the House resO-
luton for the appointment of committee on
the Worlds Fair, to consist of thirteen men,
bers which committee shall within three days
report a plan by which the House can deter
mine the site of the proposed Fair and sub
SeQuently report bill providing for the Fair.
A long debate followed, and the duty of re-
porting the bill was left with the Committee
of Foreign Affairs. The Speaker laid before
the House several reports upon the opera
tone of the Woman's Silk Culture Associa-
ton of the United States, and of the Ladies
Silk Culture Society of California.
21sT DAY.-The resolution calling for the
appointment of Special Worlds Fair Com
1856. A bill was introduced by Mr.. Mills
providing for reciprocity in trade between
the United State and Mexico.
ODD DAY.-Mr. Frank introduced a bill
placing the Worlds Fair at st. Louis, and
creating corporation to carry on the same,
to the naturalization of aliens. Both were
referred. In Committee of the Whole it
was resolved to prohibit any United States
marshal deputy or agent from acquiring
land in Oklahoma.
23D DAY.-The Speaker announced the ap-
pointment of the Worlds Fair COMMITTEES
which consisted of Messrs. Gambler, Hit,
Bowden, Belden, Frank, Springer, Hatch,
Wilson and Flower. :. In Committee of the
Whole the Oklahoma Town Site bill was
further considered.
path DAY.-Mr. Bland appealed from the
Speakers decision not to allow a demand for
tellers; a long debate followed, and the
House, by 149 to 1856 tabled Mr. BANDS ap-
peal {. a letter was received from the Pres-
dent urging that legislation be enacted at
once that will put stop to the wholesale
destruction Of the public forests by fire and
theft
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-01-31

lected by the head of the family, unless
the head" happens to be 3 woman. If
most farmers wives had the requisite
amount Of time and strength to attend to
the garden rs it ought TO be attended to,
says Eben E. Rexford, in Vick's Magazine,
| knew very we'll that we would sec fewer
patches of weeds dignifed by the name
of garden, from which a few inferior
vegetables are taken during the season.
A housekeeper appreciates the advan-
tages of well stocked garde to draw
from as occasion requires. The linen
folks" appreciate the vegetables which
the woman of the family sets before them
at meal time, but the despised garden
fails to get the credit it deserves, for all
that. Many men seem 70 think that vege-
tables are, or ought to be, spontaneous
products. There ought to be plenty of
them without man s being obliged to do
ANYTHING to secure them. A garden
ought to plant and take care of itself.
But it so happens that gardens ''are not
made in that way" and the man who Is
not willing to give proper attention TO a
garden cannot expect to have one that IS
worthy the name. HE who sOweth not
shall not reap" is Just as true to-day as
when it was first said.
If the farmer was obliged to buy the
vegetables used in his family through the
year. he would begin to understand how
much money there is in a good garden.
If he could not afford to buy them, he
would begin to appreciate them as he
does not when he has even limited sup
ply, and that of inferior quality. Take
that away entirely, and he would see
what a great benefit is derived from a
poor garden. Let him keep an account
of the money paid out, if he purchases,
and at the end of the year he understands,
as never before, the amount of good liv
ing which the garden supplies, and he
would conclude that there is more money
in the garden than he had thought.
| would urge every farmer to have a
garden, and good one, for, while q
poor one is better than none at all, good
one is 50 much better that one ought
never to be satisfied with anything else.
Let him make up his mind to work it at
least as well as he does the other portions
of his farm, and he VII find, if he carries
out this resolution, and keeps an &C
count of the results, that there is no
other portion Of the farm which furnishes
so much of the family's living, therefore
none that ''pays'' so we'll. That this is
the fact, every one who has a good gar
den will tell you. 1t is also fact that
those who have the best gardens appre-
ciate them most. Poor gardens are only
to be tolerated on the principle That
''half loaf is better than no loaf at all. "
Not only does a good garden represent
greater quantity, but superior quality, for
fine vegetables cannot be grown in gar
den not properly care for.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-01-31
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

Always keep ahead of your work.
The ''beautiful snow" makes poor
covering for farm machinery.
The most profitable way to market
oats is in the shape of good grade draft
horses.
Scrub stock is not profitable, and the
scrub horse is as poor property as a
scrub COW.
Grapes do not pay as we'll as strawber-
ries, but they pay 200 per cent. better
than farm crops.
No two farms are alike, hence the best
results in farming require a careful,
special study of each farm.
Rabbits eat off the branches of trees,
and if numerous consume the entire
tree. They can be shot or poisoned.
Tarred paper placed around the tree
loosely protects from rabbits and mice,
but tar hould not come in too close con-
tact with the trees.
Hot salt water IS good for infested
roosts-insect powder for body lice
keep fighting them hard at first and they
will finally yield the ground.
While many still adhere to the cold
hen" in Matching and raising chickens,
the incubator is the method that is to be
used il all large hatcheries of the future.
We feed much bran to horses and cat
tie, as it is wholesome and makes rich
manure. Cotton seed meal is not liked
by our stock, but is worth all it costs as
a fertilizer. Linseed meal is preferable
as feed.
Moderate ventilation in the hen house
should continue right on. Remember
we say moderate" not a draught or
excessive airing. You viii learn how
much is necessary if you are thought
full breeder.
Have you ornamental shrubs about
your home? If not, plan to plant them
in groups or borders IN the spring. They
cost but little and make the place look
homelike. How is the lawn f1om lshing?
Fertilize it now.
There is more use in regular feeding
than many suppose The animals are
more quiet and contented; do not worry
off their flesh; and are less troublesome.
All should aim at the best possible way
of managing their stocks.
Spread manure on your fields now.
The fertility will wash down where the
plants can make use of it at once when
spring opens. There is no fear of waste
by spreading in winter, and much time
is gained by doing the work at a season
of leisure.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-01-31

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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-01-31
THE FARM AND GARDEN.
CARE OF FARM IMPLEMENTS.

No building on the farm pays better
than q rood Toulouse. 1t should be so
convenient Of access that there need be no
excuse for leaving farm implements ex-
posed to the weather when not used.
Properly cared for, many implements
that now last only few years ought to
he serviceabe so long as the farmer lived
r. need them. Besides, tool that has
NOT been rusted, warped and cracked by
cvnosure will work as we'll the second
and third years of use as the first. On
many farms tools are so much injured by
being left out of doors that after the
first season they cost more for repairs
than they save in labor.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-01-31

The famous triplet steers owned by j..
S. Kenerso1, CT Barnet, Vt, weigh
3Os4, 800 and c115 pounds, respective
ly. They are Of the same height and
color, and their horns grow over their
backs like the horns of RocEy Mount
ain goat.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-01-31

THE French Government has bestowed the
honor of ''Chevalier du Merite Agricole'
upon Mr.. James Cheesnan, of Deerfooi
Farm, Southboro, Mass. for his services Oh
the jury of the Paris Exposition where he
represented the Agricultural Department of
the United States Government.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-01-31

A BILL has been passed in the Mississippi
Senate which provides for the formation OF
a new county called jeff Davis County
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-08-21

are absent The crowd is a silent One;- its
coming to and departure from the shops
occur in silence and with military precis.
ion painfully contrasting with the happy 60
as-you please gait and manners of the citizen
mechanic. Then there are guards. and iron
bars. and walls, also guarded. Within them
are imprisoned just now 314 unfortunates,
some OF them, perhaps, more sinned against
than sinners, but all men whom society
has felt constrained to deprive for
shorter or longer periods of their liberty
Punishment used to be the sole object of in.
generation; alongside with it goes now re-
form. Under the combined influence of
these agencies. the battle ground of the In
dams has been transformed into battle
ground between the good and evil in man.
In the silent watches of the cOnvict's long
night, the struggle goes on increasingly,
helped by the labOrs of his active hours,
and assisted also by the humane and appar-
emily considerate treatment enjoyed by him
at the hands of his keepers.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-08-21

1t is the slushiest of pusllanimity for
big able bodied man to whine about his
inability to earn an honest living. or that he
stole because he could not find work to do.
A man claiming the abilities of manhood
should be ashamed to make such COM
plant. Such man is not composed OF the
kind of material out of which good citizens
are made. We frequently hear big. husky
fellows say, when about to leave the prison,
that they will try to live honestly if they can,
but they are not going to starve. Ten
chances to one the man who talks that way
would starve to death in short time if he
had to depend on what he could steal to
keep him alive. The man that can make a
good living by stealing could make better
living by honest work. No faint hearted or
lazy man can succeed as a thief any better
than he could in any other line of work.
The life of vagrant is the only one suita-
BILE to the man who cannot earn an honest
living in this country where weak women
and little children are able to support them
selves by the labor of their hands.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-08-21

"A Memory" Is the title of little PAM
phlet. issued to the editors of the state as a
parting souvenir, by Maj. #. M. Newson.
The book has many pleasing features chief of
OF which are those seen in the life-lke picture
OF the Major himself that adorns the little
volume. A full account is given of the re-
cent Minnesota Editorial Associations ex-
curslon to Washington, D. G. But the most
interesting reading to those who know the
Major are the testimonials of his friends to
his worth as true, talented and generous
hOnest-man.