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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-05-01
SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURE.

In an address on the subject of agri-
culture in public schools, J. E. Bryant,
of Ontario, Canada, has said some things
that will be of general interest elsewhere.
Thus a knowledge of the nature and
composition Of the soil is the foundation
on which all else is built, and the farmer
who has been taught to discern the
difference in soils scientifically, is the one
best equipped for his business. Plants
should be studied with their various
methods of feeding and sources OF food.
How soils become exhausted, and how
this exhaustion may be made good again,
ere vital questions. and bring up the
whole subject of measures, both natural
and artificial.
It is declared the sheerest nonsense to
say that farmer can best obtain a suffi-
Gent knowledge of these matters from
practical experience. Agriculture re-
manned at a standstill for thousand
years until it began to be studied
scientifically. The whole doctrine of
scientific manuring is scarcely a half
century old yet, and it is safe to say that
the practice of agriculture has been more
than revolutionized within that time.
Equally important with the treatment
of manures is the subject of tillagc, which
naturally includes drainage. Although
the value of drainage in removing water
from wet and Doggy lands is freely ad-
mitted by most farmers, but few under
stand its value in improving the pro-
ductiveness of all soils in almost all
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-05-01
IMPROVING TIE FLoCY.

One of the surest ways to "run out"
flock of good sheep is to follow the too
common custom of selling all the best
lambs. No matter how good the ewes
may be now, they will be past their prime
in few years, and their value for breed
ing purposes, as we'll as for the produc-
ton of wool, will be greatly decreased.
in order to maintain, and if possible i'm
prove, the condition of a flock, few
of the best lambs should be raised each
year, and enough of the older or poorer
sheep should be sold to keep the flock
down to the desired numbcr.-14merica11
DGir1Lno0n.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-05-01
Patent medicines

Patent medicines differ
One has reasonableness, an
other has not. One has repu-
tation-another has not. One
has confidence, born of sue
cess - another has only
i hopes"
Don't take it for granted
that all patent medicines are
alike. They are not.
Let the years of uninter-
rupted success and the tens
of thousands of cured and
happy men and women, place
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery and DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription
on the side of the comparison
they belong.
And there isn't a state or
territory, no-nor hardly a
country in the world, whether
its people realize it or not,
but have men and women
in them that're happier be-
cause of their discovery and
their effects.
Think of this in health.
Think of it in sickness. And
then think whether you can
afford to make the trial if
the makers can afford to take
the risk to give your money
back as they do if they do
not benefit or cure you.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-05-01
CALLED SHOULDERS.

Unless care is taken in the spring in
beginning the spring work with the
teams there is danger of getting the
shoulders CALLED or sore. Like many
other things, this will be found easier to
prevent than to cure. When it can ba
done 1t will be a good plan 10 begin
working lightly at first and then gradu-
ally increase as the teams become accus-
toned to it.
1t is important that the collars and
names be we'll fitted. In very many cases
it is more because the collars and names
do not lit the shoulders properly than the
work that causes the sores. Every horse
that is to be worked during the spring
should have at least a collar properly
fitted. It would be still better TO have
set of harness fitted to each horse, but
collar that is used on the one animal
alone will be great improvement. Keep
the collars clean by scraping or even
washing, if necessary, to keep clean. In
commencing work it will also be an item
to keep the shoulders clean. 1t will be
good plan to wash the shoulders regu.
larly at noon and at night with cold salt
water; this aids materially to harden
them and at the same time reduces any
inclination to fever. The collars should
be pulled away from the shoulders when
the horses are standing at rest and should
be entirely removed at noon and at night.
With good-ftting collars and names
and care at the start, the horses shoul,
ders can be kept well. If theyget CALLED
they must be protected; pads must be
arranged so as to take the pressure of
the sore place. Veterinary vasaline is
one of the best remedies to use for gals,
washing the sore in tepid water and then
putting on good application of the vasa.
line. The animal should rest if possible,
as it requires more than ordinary care to
heal up sore on the shoulder while the
animal is at work every day.-,St. Louii
Republic.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-05-01
German
Syrup"

The majority Of well-read phys
iciaus now believe that ConsuInp-
ton is a germ disease. In Other
words. instead Of being in the COR
stitution itself it is caused by innn-
merable small creatures living in thu
lungs having no business there and
eating them away as caterpillaTs do
the leaves Of trees
A Germ The phlegm that -
coughed up is those
Disease. parts OF the Lungs
which L ave been
gnawed off and destroyed. These
little bacilli, as the germs are called,
are too small TO be seen with the
naked eye, but they are very much
alive Just the same, and enter the
body in our food, in the air we
breathe, and through the pores Of
the skin. Thence they get into Inc
blood and finally arrive at the lungs
where they fasten and increase with
frightful rapidity. Then German
Syrup comes in, Ioosens them, kills
them, expells them, heals the places
they leave, and so nOurish and
soothe that, in d short time ConSump-
tives become germ proof and we'll .
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-05-01

To Itself
EyERYMo1HER
: THINK OF 1T.
In use over 40 YEARS I'm one family

vous Headache Dphthera Coughs Gatarrh, Bronchtis,
Asthma Cholera Morbus Disrrhoea, Lameness, Soreness
in Body or Limbs, Stiff Joints Strains will find in
this old Anodyne relief and speedy cure. Pamphlet
Express paid, 81 l. s. JOHNSON & Co. Boston, MASS.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-05-01
THE FARM AND GARDEN.
FLOWING UNDER RYE.

Rye is not of much benefit for blowing
under for manure, but it serves some
useful purpose. If the land is poo:
the rye may be turned under in Nav
and buckwhcat sown; this may be turned
under early in July and another crop
sown, clover being sown with it and the
buckwheat harvested. This will pay all
the expenses and leave the clover, which
may be left for hay and the aftermath
remain to be plowed under in the spring
for corn.-Neu York Times.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-05-01
EDW TO SET A HEN.

Very few people know how to set a
hen properly. In the first place, re-
member that you can't make her sit if
she don't want to. Cut barrel in two
in the middle, then cut out one or two
slaves, SO that when it is stood on its
end there will be plenty of room for the
hen to pass in and out. Place the bar
rel on the ground with the headed end
up, and then scoop out the earth to a
concave shape and put in a very little
fine hay, and the nest is ready for the
eggs. If it is not convenient to put the
barrel on the ground, q grass sod placed
underneath the nest will answer. 1t is
best to place the hen on a few glass or
worthless eggs at first, as she may not
take kindly to the nest you have pre-
pared for her. Place her on the nest
after dark and she will get accustomed
to it through the night. If she seems in
clined to sit after this she may be given
the eggs which are intended to be
Matched. If the hen is allowed to leave
her nest every day a small coop may be
placed in front of the barrel, and then
she will be sure to return to nest. She
should always have near her cup of
water and plenty of food. If the above
directions are followed and the eggs are
we'll fertilized a good brood of chickens
may be expected.-ANricultural Journal
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-05-01
A SpOOn-COilecting Mania.

And now the mania for keepsake
spoons has broken out in America. OF
late years it has been the custom for
Americans travelling abroad to pick up
spoon patterned SO as to be emblematic
of each city they visited-a spoon with a
bear on it in Byrn, one with a liver "a
nonescript bird in Liverpool, and so
on This year New York silversmiths
have produced spoons to remember this
city by, and and there are alrerdy en-
blematic spoons for Salem. for Boston,
and for other cities .-Neto York San.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-05-01

It is not always easy to start fruit jar
cover. Instead Of wrenching your hands
and bringing on blisters, simply invert
the jar and place the top in hot water
for a minute. Then try it and you will
find it turns quite easily.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-05-01
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.


Feed cottonseed meal cautiously.
Be sure to get good seed to plant.
A promising new early grape is the
WinchelI.
Feeds have two values-feeding and
fertilizing.
When the poultry have a free range
they pick up great variety of food that
they need.
The faults Of registers are that they
register pedigree only and not the merits
of the animal.
The man who makes good cheese for
home consumption will find market for
it near home.
Don't let your hogs sleep on ferment-
ing manure pile, unless you want them to
be sick and rheumatic.
No farmer can succeed unless he prop.
erly cares for his stock. And we may
add, he never ought to succeed.
Cows kept in the stable in summer
need frequent washing. Nature washes
them when they are in the pasture.
Care must always be taken in putting
any kind of oil or grease on young chick
ems; too much will often prove fatal.
T. T. Lyon reports the yellow trans
parent apple as hardy, productive and
more free from sap than any other early
apple.
A good rule is to sow the smooth peas
for the earliest crops, as these are hardy,
and reserve the wrinkled kinds for later
paintings.
At a meeting of the Massachusetts
Horticultural Society was urged the adj
vantages of instruction IN horticulture in
public schools.
Tame hens sit better and will fatten
better and easier than when they are
frightened every time something ap-
proaches them.
Ore advantage with ducks is that they
grow rapidly and can be turned into
money in a short tl,ne-in less time than
almost any other fowl.
The largest geese for market are Sc
cured by mating Toulouse gander and
an Embden goose; with good feeding the
cross will grow to large size.
Whenever it can be done, eggs from
late Matched turkeys should never be
used for Matching; they ought to be Sc
lected from well-matured hens.
One of the advantages with geese is
that if they can be given a good pasture
range they will need little extra feeding,
at least during the growing season.
Droopiness among the young chickens
is almost a sure indication of lice. A
little grease or coal oil over the top of
their heads and under their wings will
usually remedy the trouble.
Whenever the hens lay thin shelled
eggs it is almost sure indication that
they need lime. Generally fowls that
1un at large do not need to be supplied,
but those that are confined must have a
regular supply.
For impoverished lawns in which the
grass shows thin and poor, apply good
top dressing of compost if you have it;
if not, apply wood ashes and bone flour,
or any complete fertilizer, at the rate Of
about 600 pounds per acre.
The influence of the human voice on
all animals should ever be kapt in mind,
especially in managing horses. Not
loud and boisterous, but quiet, confident
and masterful. It should also be your
rule invariably 20 speak to horse before
approaching.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-05-01

situations independently of the removal
of the water. To be fully understood
this requires scientific presentation of
the subject, which practice alone cannot
give.-NeD York World.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-08
VALUE OF A COOL HEAD.

Never More Needed Than When Con-
frpnted by n Slight Fire.
Presence of mind is never more essential
b in the home, says the New York Tri-
bune. Small cAtastrophes which may lead
to most e~rievous results are frequent.
Given a cool head and a deft touch and all
Is we'll, but the nervous woman or the wo-
man who expends her energies by scream
Ing over slight mishaps may easily bring
on dire disaster from slight causes.
In case of fire it il especially
necessary to have some one about who is
possessed Of a cool head, and is capable of
acting promptly and wisely. The most
successful and ready way. in which to put
out = small fire is to smother it in my thick
WOODEN article which may BE- at hand. Lace
curtains and light window drapery are
quite liable to catch fire from gas Jets,
a gas jet near a curtain
should always have a shade over 1t, as the
slightest gust of wind may blow the in
flammable material against ths light, when
il will instantly break into a blaze. In
such cases the only thing to do is TO tear
down the curtain without the least delay
and smother it in any WOODEN material at
hand. Il ia useless to spesify or multiply
instances, for each case IL an emsr-
gency of its own and brings Its
own difficulties, which only. GOODNESS
and promptness can solve. Where there
has been but a slight fire there frequently
are serious burns on the person, and TO the
treatment OF these it is we'll to pay stten-
tion, as prompt action ia Of the greatest ne
c~essity. Where there has been a serious
CASE of burning, the absence of pain, often
a fenture OF tho case, is a bad onion,
ns it shows that the nerves hava
been seriously shocked. Severe pain,
on the other side, is not always
an indication of n dangerous case. Where
4 burn appenrs to be serious a physician
should be summoned at once. In tse n1ean-
time an ~cxtefnnl which shall exclude the
mir should DO used. Wet \ piece Of old
linen with equal parts Of lime water and
olive oil. shaken we'll together, and sprly 1t
to the injured part. covering IL with a layer
of cotton wadding. Where lime water and
oil are not at hand. n layer of dry
flour of olive oil alone may be applied. An
application of equal parts of hot water and
milk with q littlo bicnrbonnte Of soda in II
ia another preparation rocommsndad. III
You have nothing rlso at hand, use warm
water applied on 4 linen rag and covered
with another rsg or with cotton uaddina.
Tho use of stimulnnts to aupportth strength
of n person suffering from n severe burn
Ia essential. In cnse Of burns from a~lkaliea,
lime or potash, weak vinegar or diluted
mold will frequently Hoothc the suffering.
In case of burns from streng acids. like oil
OF %vitfiol, carbonate of soda and water or
lime water should at once be- applied, or
even a thick mixture OF Hoap and wnter.
After this olive oil may DO used. 1t Ii a
good plan to keep lime water always OF
sometimes r~eosived In work about the cook
Allows. &#F6 .
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-08

Is the most exquisite preparation in the
world for s%oftenina- and whitenin. she
hands and face. 1t Ia not only n substitute
for, but in evaty respect superior 10 giycer-
inc, cold oronrn, vaseline, and like prerara-
tions. Try IL.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-08
The American NATIONAL.

Directors. .
4. G.. Power, AID sen1rnan,
a q, Johns 4, Richard Locksy,
James Sullivan
interest allowed OF Tins deposits. Exchanges
iesusd on principal cities Of tho United States.
Csnsda and Europe. Transfers Of money mazda
By telegraph. Collections promptly attended, to.
City. county and state sacuritias bought and sold.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-08

The Thomas Cruise Savings
BANK, OF HELENA.
Incorporated Under the Laws OF
Montana,
PAID IN CAPITAL. 100000
THOMAS CRUISE, President
FRANK III. CRUISE, Vice President
WIN. J.. COOKE. Sec. and Asst. Treas
w. j. SWEENEY, Treasurer
Board Of Trustees.
Thomas Cruise, Frank H. Cruise,
W. J. Cooke. John Pagan.
W. j. Sweeney.
Allows 1 per cent. interest on Savings Deposita
compounded January and July.
Transacts q general banking business. Draws
exchange on the principal cities OF the United
Seates and Europe.
Deals in county and city bonds. and makes
loans on real estats mortgages.
Office honrg from 10 .. m. to 4 p m. Also on
Saturday and Monday evenings from 2 to 8
O'Clock.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-08

n Merchants National Bank
OF HELENA, MONT.
UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY.
Paid in Capital, $4,000
Surplus and Profits, S 10000
L. Fl. HERSHFIELD, President
A.. J. DAVIDSON, Vice President
AARON HERSHFIELD, Cashier
. Board of Directors. .
Thomas Cruise, N. Sands,
q. 8, Huntley, .m.m A. X. Prescott, "
A. j. Davidson, Moses Morris,
L. H. Hershfeld, Aaron Hershfeld.
J. Switzer.
First-clsss City, County and State Securities
bought and sold.
Exchange issued on the principal cities of the
United states and Europe. Transfers OF money
made by telegraph.
Interest allowed. on time deposits. Collections
promptly attended to.
Boxes for rent at reasonable prices in one of
depoiit vaults in the country.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-08
New Sioux City Route.
E-AST-

Passengers for the East from Helena and
other Western points will find the NEW
ROUTE via SIOUX CITY and the ILL
NOIS CENTRAL II. r.. not only desirable
~ to time and equipment, but n of the
most attractive, passing through Sioux City
the only Corn Palace City of the worlds
Dubuque, the handsome Key City of Iowa.
Rockford. Illinois, \ new manufacturing
city, that has become \ "world within ID
self,' and Chicago, whoss growth n en-
tsrprise Ia the wonder of the world. With
elegant free Chair Cars. and Pnllm IN Pal.
acs Sleeping Cars or every train between
Sioux City and Chicago, and with eloso con
nettioa with the UNION PACIFIC trains
At Sioax City, the
ILLINOIS CENTRAL R. R.,
respectfully presents it's claims for tho new
aud every way desirable SIOUX CITY
0OUTll.
For folders and further particulars call
uron local ticket agent. or address the I'M
dsrssaMed at Manchester, Iowa.
j. Il. MERRY,
ASST. 0sR Pass. Agt
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-18
IoWA,s BIG CROPS.
Some of the Farmers VIII Hold Their
Grain for Higher Prices.

Some of the Farmers VIII Hold Their
Grain for Higher Prices.
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA, Aug. l7,-Never
before has Iowa harvested such a crop
Of cereals as it will this year.
The oat crop especially is immense.
1t will easily average 90 to 70 bushels,
and in many places will go 100 bushels
to the acre. In addition to this, oats
will weigh 81 to 40 pounds to the
bpshel.
This great crop is causing railroad
officials no little trouble. All the rail-
roads are building a large number of
grain cars in order to be prepared for
the business when the movement OF
grain sets in.
The farmers Of Northwestern Iowa
besieged by an army OF agents OF
elevators, commission houses, etc., who
wish to contract Tor all threshed and
unthreshed crops for September and
October delivery. Lower prices than
those OF last year are offered on the
strength Of the general bountiful har-
vest. Many Of the farmers have thus
sold their crops in advance, but the
majority have heard Of the shortage in
European countries and will hold their
grain for higher prices. 1t is thought
that the bulk Of the crops IN this
vicinity will not be marketed until q
month later than usual this year.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-18
HIGHwAYMAN SHOT.
Tho Police were not too Late this Time.
one OF the Robbers Killed.

One Of the Robbers Killed.
DETROIT, Aug. 17.-An attempted rob-
berry about Ii o'clock last night resulted
disastrously to the two robbers, one be-
ing fatally shot and the other, it is
thought, badly wounded.
At the hour named man and woman
we're promenading on the boulevard,
near tile Mack road. At this point there
is dense grove, and the place is very
dark. The couple were unconscious OF
any danger, when suddenly two men
sprang out from among the trees and
halted them. One Of the men had a re.
volver in his hand and the other carried
wagon spoke.
"Throw up your hands and deliver
up your money" cried the man carry
ing the revolver, and at the same time
thrusting the weapon near his intended
victims face. The young man grabbed
the revolver and with quick jerk
wrenched it from the robbers hand.
In an instant, however, he was felled
10 the ground by stunning blow from
the wagon spoke in the hands OF the
second robber, who then began to choke
the young woman, who screamed
loudly.
Officers Tracy and Palmer, who have
been on the lookout as the result OF Il
number of reports OF such robberies,
were close by and came running up, the
highwayman with the revolver opening
fire on them as they did SO. The officers
returned the fire and one OF the robbers
dropped in his tracks Just as he was in
the act OF turning to run. His compan;
ion had already fed into the grove, and
it is believed that he too received a
bullet. Officer Palmer had a narrow
escape, as n bullet cut through his
trousers at the thigh, but did not Craze
the skin.
name as Edwin Ganger, OF this city,was
taken to the hospital, where he will
probably die before night. The other
robber has not been captured.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-18
POOR AT SEVENTY.

George A. Cownn' to whorS Emma Alb
botVs Success Is Duo, in n NOorhouso.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Aug, H.-Among
the inmates in the Milwaukee County
Poorhouse is the man to whom the late
Emma Abbott owed her success as q
prima donna.
He was her first music teacher and
when she was discouraged by others he
was the first to encourage her to study
for the stage. His name is George A.
Cowan, andyesterday was his seyentieth
birthday.
When but seven years old Cowan lost
the use of both eyes through cold and
has ever since heen blind. At the age
of nineteen he became q pupil of the
first school for the blind established in
New York. He developed such marked
ability for music that he was educated
for music teacher, and after several
years OF study he graduated with high
honors. While he was professor ut
tho Worthington Seminary near Colum-
bus, Ohio, Emma Abbott, then girl Of
but eighteen years, came to him to have
her voice tested. 1t was on his advice
that she neutrality-suspicious. career.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-18

draw all margins below 81 99- and the
bears all above 81 10, and that no trad
ing should be done on tho exchange
Monday or Tuesday except what was
necessary to close trades, The agree
ment arrived at is all that saved at
least $50 traders from being forced to
adjourn this morning. :.
The only failure was that OF the Foell
Commission Co. One OF the members
OF this house sold some wheat Saturday
and could not put margins when called
upon to-day. The wheat was bought in
for account. This was small failure
and did not excite much attention from
the trade.
The creditors of John T. Hysen, who
failed Saturday, held a meeting this
morning. Hysen said he was short S5,-
900 bushels OF wheat net. Several pro:
positions which are made by one and
another OF the creditors to compromise
the debt but none OF them suited all OF
those present. The meeting adjourned
without taking any definite action and
left the bankrupt trader just as he was.