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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-10-09
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.


It is not a good plan to allow the hens
to lay in their roosting place.
The diminutivc bantam lays more eggs
By weight than any other fowl.
By all means avoid exposure of the
milk to hot sun aud to foul air.
Store up a supply of dry, clean straw
for making nests during the winter.
Old barrels or hogsheads are convent
ent for storing the poultry drOppings.
Geese eat the grass close down to the
roots and often kill it out in this way.
Keep the new growth of raspberries
and backb ,rries cut back to three feet.
A paste made of lime and turpeDtine
is excellent to apply to wounds on trees.
If pullets are depended upon to lay the
eggs for spring Matching keep two-year-
old cock to mate with them.
Unless fatteniug for early market two
feeds day is all that is necessary now
if the fowls are allowed to run out.
Test each cow separately and reject all
not suited to Jour line of dairying or
that fail in quantity Or quality of milk.
After the surplus fowls are marketed
in the fall is a good time to begin keep
ing accounts with the poultry for the next
year.
This is a good month for getting rid
of the surplus marketable fowls; later on
the markets are liable to be more
crowded.
= Feed literally, have pure water al
ways accessible, and keep mixture OF
equal parts of salts, ashes ard sulphur
within reach of the cows.
The growth of late Matched poultry
should be pushed along as rapidly as
possible; after cold weather sets in it is
more difficult to secure a good growth.
Condiments are not health producers,
and should be used very sparingly.
Sound grain, pure water and comfortable
quarters are much better even for eggs.
Pure water should be given freely to
fattening hogs. Milk, which is some
times given in place of water, is too
solid and does not relieve the thirst as
water does, and dishwater and swill
from the house are often salty. Give
fresh, pure water.
Get boy to like farm life and its sur
roundings, and you have him, in general,
anchored to the farm. But If, through
inattention, neglect, unkindness, or
downright meanness, you make him hate
it. good-by to your hopes of keeping him
at home. This is one great reason why
so many farm-boys seek city life.
Have lock of nice hay or lick OF
meal in the manger each night and morn
ing for the cows, and there will be no
need of sending dog or tired and cross
hired hand after them. They will be on
hand at milking time, road to hurry to
their places, and they viii express their
satisfaction by increasing the contents of
the pail.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-10-09
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
INDIRECT FERTILIZERS.

There are substances that in themselves
do not furnish the plant any needed in
gredient for growth, but when applied
to the soil assist materially in augment'
ing the crop. One of the best illustra'
tions Of this class of fertilizers is common
salt. Lime is another substance rarely
lacking in the soil, but when added as
sists in setting free other substances that
are much needed by the growing plants,
that otherwise would not have been
available for the crop. Water is added
in irris cation not as a fertilizer but be-
cause it is the great solvent in nature
and the vehicle of transfer of the various
substances that go to build up plant
when entering it from the soil water
american AgricaltariSt.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-10-09
poor. MAD KING oTroI
His Lot Infinitely Worse Than That oil M
Meanest Subject.


Rumors that the mad King OF Baya-
ria is failing rapidly in physical health
have directed attention recently on the
Continent to the habits and misfortunes
Of this most pitiab.e Of European soy
ereigns. The violence of his insanity
and its curious manifestations ere being
discussed at length by dailies outside
of Germany, and all the details OF his
wild, dark life are being laid bare with
reeutlessly peinstaking care.
King Otto, of Bavaria, IS the brother
of King Louis of Bavaria, who drowned
himself several years ago. He Is OF
the same remarkable physical deyel-
opment as his dead brother, tall and
broad and muscular, with tremendous
reach of arm and an immense stride.
His hair is long, shaggy, aud uncombed'
His umkempt beard reaches below ms
waist. He dresses in black broadcloth,
of which he gets lew suit every
week, for he has such a strong ldiosyn-
cracy against napkins ard towels and
handkerchiefs that he refuses to carry
or use any of them. ID makes his coat
tails and sleeves DO for all three. Only
occasionally, when his Cougar old
nurse, Nine. Marie, approaches him,
does a CLEAN of intelligence cross his
blurred features. Sometimes he de-
votes hours to disiointed discussions Of
all sorts of questions with purely imag'
mary persons. lie then gesticulates
furiously, and often becomes beside
himself with rage over the supposi-
tious obtusenene5s of his oppolent.
Twice weekly he sinks into q state OF
almost unbroken lethargy. During
such fit he smokes cigarettes con-
stantly, sometimes as many as a hun
dred day. With every cigarette he
uses awhole box Of matches, for, hay
ing lighted his cigarette, he carefully
sets off with the match all the matches.
All the doors of the magnificent
apartments of the crazy monarch are on
the ground floor, and the doors in them
are always kept wide open, because a
closed door throws the King into the
widest fury. He throws himself on
the floor with all violence, and without
touching knob or latch beats it with his
fist and head, and finally falls on the
floor before it in o lit. The King re-
fuses to 90 neae water, even for the
purpose Of bathing. He is terrified by
the sight of an open carriage, aad can
not by any means be persuaded to enter
one for n drive. At table King Otto
eats pretty much as other high-born
Germans do. He consumes vast guam
titles of champagne and speaks during
the meal only TO shout for more vine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-10-09
Effactlye Defence Weapons.

Four of the twelye-inch rifle mortars,
intended for the defence Of New York
City, have been delivered at the Sandy
Hook proving ground. These mortars
have cast iron body, reinforced with
two thicknesses of steel bands. They
arc 1Of feet long and weigh $4,000
pounds each. The maxiun charge IS
eighty pounds of powder. The shell
weighs $50 pounds, and is charged with
forty pounds of explosive. The great
est range is six miles. At the test they
showed great accuracy. At range OF
five and half miles ten shots all fell
within space of $50 feet by thirty
about the size of ship; at two AID a
half miles, all fell within rectaugle
sixty-six yards long by nineteen wide.-
Picayune.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-10-09
LADIES' COLUMN.
A PROOF OF woMAN's GREAT VANITY.

A PROOF OF woMAN's GREAT VANITY.
1t is estimated that nine enths of tho
women of the globe spend their time in
making ornaments and fancy dress fab
RIGS for the remaining tenth to wear.
There are thousands of women lace max
ers, weavers and needlewomen who
never wear a particle of the work upon
which they spend their lives. All the
delicate garments which they make are
destined to be worn 10y Others more for
tunate in the distribution of riches. 1t
is regarded as proof of wonan's great
vanity-this fact that so large popula-
ton of the globe is kept busy making
clothes for the few fortunate ones to wear.
-Nev York Commercial -AdceriSsr.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-10-09
a Very Nervous Man.

An amusing case of fright took pace
on Chestnut stree, few eyenings ago
by which 2 mar nearly ran his legs of
trying to get away from his shadow.
The gentleman was walking along
leisurely, with an umbrella in his hand,
wholly unconscious OF his surroundings.
He had passed by a street-lght, whis-
Ting the while about annie Rooney,
and casually glanced toward the large
bill board. lie was startled TO see the
shadow of man with hand uplitted, in
which appeared to be a club. lie
thought he was goner sure, but made
up his mind to trust his leg. With q
mental admonition OF Legs, now do
your duty" no lit out" and the way
he scratched gravel up through Chest
nut street to Franklin street was sur
prising. He was blowed when he
reached the steps at the south end Of
Halls Block and dropped there for
rest. and then learned from a paeser
that he had been running from his own
shadow. the umbrella on his shoulder
being the murderous looking club with
Which no expected to be brained.-
NorlCich Gonna Bulletin.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-10-09
aRorNp BONE As 4 FERTILIZER.


In report on experiments made at
the New jersey Station with ground
bones as a fertilizer, it is pointed out that
ground bone is both a phosphate and
nitrogerous manure, insoluble in water,
but when in The soil Is decOmposed and
Yields its constituents to the feeding
plant in proportion to the hneness. 1t
varies but little in composition and is
less liable to adulteration than most fer
tilizers. They, in fact, are usually pure.
Ground bones have a tendency to cake,
and 10 avoid this the manufacturer may
use other substances which, while aiding
mechanically, reduce the chemical value
of the mixture Raw bone is most usually
pure. but the fat it contains renders 1t
less easily decomposei. Bones having
served the purpose Of the glue maker are
low in nitrogen and very high in phos-
phoric acid. The method nov employer
of steaming the bones under pressure I'M
proves their quality without altering the
amount of the plant food ingredients. As
the value of ground bones depends upon
composition and their fneness, me-
cbanical as well as chemical analysis is
required to determine their value. The
farmer must determine by crop tests
which grade he should buy-whether,
for example, pay dollar for ten pounds
of phosphoric acid in one condition, or
for eighteen and a halfpounds in another
form. Average wood ashes are worth -
per ton, but the best vary considerably.
F.,,i Grorers' journal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-10-09
FASHION NOTES.

GRAY is a more economical color than
tan for gloves, as it cleans better.
Short, stout women should not wear
frills around the edge of their bOdices.
White suede and chamois gloves
are popular in London with all kinds Of
gowns.
Anew chamoiS gauntlet worn in Lon
don is gathered upon an elastic on the
inner side Of the wrist.
A New York jewcler exhibits in his
window large brooch ofcopper on which
is enameled rural scene. 1t is sur
rounded by row of pearls.
A late novelty in ribbon is Of velvet
woven in curls with scallopcd edges TO
represent waves. This is used as a skirt
trimming set on in graduated rows.
The latest chemlses are cut en- cGlr,
or in the form called "Josephine, " which
is rounder than en- celr, and all orna-
mented with lace anl open-work inser-
ton.
Etched on the cover Of n small silver
mirror to he worn on chatclainc is the
inscription: "NIy Best Friend" When
the cover is pushed aside the glass is re-
vealed.
Every dress sent home nowadays has
silk dust-rufie with pinked edges on the
inside OF the bottom of the skirt. 1t is
about six inches deep, and sets even with
the binding.
A hat of Neapolitan braid, with wida
and plant brim, is trimmed with trail
of hops, shaded oats and bunch oil
hazlenuts. The hazlenuts are OF the pale
green, unripe sort, and the hat is bandei
with golden green velvet.
Fringes of silk OF cut jet, shaped to
deep points fronts and back and tapering
narrowly on the sides, are much used to
form basques to bodices. Stout women
like these fringcs better than the basque
of lace net, or kits of material matching
the dress.
The popular Marie Antoinette fichu Is
precisely like the scirfs, berthls aad
capes worn by Marie Antoinette as she
played shepherdess attended by the
ladies of her court. 1t is simply b15
scarf .fronted bertha with the middle
gathered under a bow of high loops, the
scalloped edge dropping over the front
hair.
With warm underwear the white main.
sock guimpes are worn through the win
ter. Skirts are of medium length and
are gathered nine times out of ten.
Sleeves are high and full as well. Waists
are Of a natural length and have side
forms usually, with round or square
neck and the front trimmed in divers
ways.
Marie Antoinette sleeves are in great
favor for summer gowns, both for day
and evening wear. They fall straight to
the elbow, and are trimmed there with
deep, full ruflle either of the dress ma
terial or of lace. For evening dresses
two deep ruffles of lace form sleeves, and
may be set full in the armAoc' or
else added at the elbow of transparent
sleeves.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-10-09
sense ofmllness

ond other troubles after eating!
Then YOU need q "Pellet." Not
one of the ordinary, grlplng, tear
inc pilIs-it's a sickness in itself to
t al, them. But one of DIR. Pierce's
Pleasant Pcllets-the original Liver
PIN. the smallest and the easiest to
take. The easiest in the way they
work. they're mild and gentle,
but thorough aud effective. Every
part of the system feels their health,
fuI influence. They cleanse and
rcauIate the liver, stomach and bow
cIs' Requlate, mind you. They
1fhey're purely vegetable and perfect
" harmless. Sick Headache, Bilious
Headache, Constipation, Indigestion,
and all arrangements Of the liver,
stomach and bowels are promptly
relieved and permanently cured.
They're the cheapest pill you can
buy, for they're guaranteed to give
satisfaction, or your money Is re-
turned.
You pay only for the go0d you
This is true chly of DR.. Pierce's
medicines.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-10-09

According to recent estimate, 500
tons OF beeswax are annually imported
into Great Britain, while Russia uses
nearly five thousand tons in the oere-
monies Of churches.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-10-09

Syrup"
medicines.

The majority of well-read phys
icians now believe that Consump-
ton is a germ disease. In other
words instead of being in the con-
stitution itself it is caused by limit
merable smalfcreatures living in the
lungs having}lo business there and
eating them Ayay as caterpillars do
the leaves of trees.
A Germ The phlegm that IS
coughed up is , those
Disease. parts Of the lungs
which have been
gnawed off and destroyed. These
little bacilli, as the germs are called,
are too small to be seen with the
naked eyeA but they are very much
alive lust the same, and enter the
body in our food, in the air we
breathe. and Through the pores OF
the skin. hence they get into the
blood and finally arrive at the lungs
where they fasten and increase with
frightful rapidity. Then German
Syrup comes in, 1oosens them, kills
them, cxpells them, heals the places
hey leave, and 50 nourish ana
soothe that. in short time consump-
tives become ge.m-proof and well. .
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-10-09

Is long as tho fight last, among ;he wall
napor malufac,urers. tho fiiciity Wall P1-
rcr Company, of No. l. N1r,h Eleventh stree
fage Of the diop I'm rice. Nc get thi' from
them direct. Semi four TWO cent stamps Tor
samples Of their eight, ten and Twelve cen.
gifts.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-10-09

FITS stopped free by DE. KLINE''s GREAT
NERVE RFSrORER. 80 fits after first dly''
rse. Marvellous cures. Treatise and trial
bottle free. DR.. Kline. 93lArch ST.. Pnill., Pa.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-10-09

Rowery Bill Hello, Nike, what yer
doing now?
Mikc-pm Red-Handed Bill, the
terror Of the plains, from Idaho. over
in the Worlds Museum. - Harvard
LGmDOOlL
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-10-09

In lifetime Of eighty years the human
heart beats 3O0001O0O times an average ol
seventy beats minute.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-10-09

X. Coburn. Mgr. Clarie Scott, writes. IL
find Halls Catarrh Cure N1iu'ple remedy
Druggist, sell IT, 'jc.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-10-09

Only six horses have ever trotted twenty
mics within one hour.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-10-09

The temple of Ilom.mon-ji, az lkegami,
begun in 1852 and finished IN l3O', IS one OF
The mos. famous religious structures in Jaapn.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-10-09

SATAN is busiest when other PEOPLE
are resting.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-10-09

TfafI.cted with sor- ryesuss DrIStac Ihomp-
son'sEye Water. Druggists I'll at2j, pr bottl 2
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-10-09

Gold is shipped abroad in kegs.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-10-09

RECIPES.
okra-Wash tender pods Of okra and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-24
Gleriion Notirc.

that mart Of tho city bounded BY and lying within o @to
street Eighth avenue West tourh street s' sfrert
strret Hudson street Jane street. and GfccnWlOh all
the Twenty fifth Election District shall s0h1,
that part OF the city bounded by and lying Etn Irt
strsef West strset GanseyoOrt street, NdsIp rt
Horaio street Greenwich street, West Iwe Iorh Tt1
Wasnlngton street Jane street, and Hudson " ao, al,
The Twenty.sixth Election District sha Vni IySst
TINT ,art OF the city bounded by shd lying III.
street Ninth venue Lttle West Twelfth Tc !.
Washlnpton street GanseyOort street, Wet sItcc i
STR et and Hudson North river 81, hall contoin all
The Iwentyscventh Election Dst,iiS I'm s wtHin Little
Vet TN street Ninth avenue, West IhfeeIs i0''
hudson street Horato street. aud Washle9h s,.to all
The Wenty.ei2hh Election District shSi Goa ~, 81,
that part OF the city bounded by ana {,ns Hudson
tor rt,enth street, Eighth avenue HCrallo succ'' '
TUT w. Thrtaentn street and Ninth avenue - al
Una twenty ninth Election District shsh tt W.
.. 'ort o Inc city BOUNDED by and lylns Wlthlh W.
FIit. enth street, Eighth avenue west bouteeh'H 7
and Hudson North riVrr 49,. .bou contain ali that
IN. ThTtieth III elton District sh2I cVnttn a.
mart Of the CT bound by and ng wenn m md dson
Nnrfh rfN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-24
election Notite.

Of the city bounded by AID y1s wh s. East Ninth @
f' The Sn Election District shall Contain al Ss,
Of the city bounded BY and lying within East Ninth tea
A' Tbe Tenth EIsetIon Distct shall contain all ,
Of the city bounded by and lying within Fast Ten1 ~
AVT THs EeycaS Eeeaon ' District hall contain Al a.
E. % tie s GSss s an saS % e. SA Tw
north side Of East Tenth street from First syeaue Az
70 East Eleventh street and East ELEVENTH street from s
The Tweift Election District shall contain all Ia.
Of the city 6onpdd y a1d 1 .,S Sa IN ss :, side M
Street south side d Fast Thirteenth street from R ~,
nue. 20 Avenue west SIDE o. AyesS6 Ton Ess. Ts
The Thirteenth Election District shall contain all Ia,
seen6 street Avenue A. East Thirteenth street and 81.
Inc Fourteenth Election District shall contain A. ~.
part Of the city bounded by and lying within "a.
The east side Of Avenue A, from East Thirteenth strs
The Fifteenth Election District shall contain ali A..
part Of the city BOUNDED By and lying within nOrA q.
q East Thirteesth stree from Avenue s,ge % Aya
street to East Fourteenth street 49,,
part Of the city bounded by and lying within sOGh a
East Thirteenth street, from Avenue 70 Avenue -
the east side Of Avenue A, from Fast Twelfth stss,
The Seventeenth Election District shall contain an A.,
part Of the city bounded by and lying within n0h IA
East Twelfth street. from Avenue 20 Avenue b. sns ~
west aide OF Avenue b. from East Twelfth street % I.s
The Eighteenth Elecuoa District shall contain all us
4
East Twelfth street, from Avenue 20 Avenue B and =.
east side Of Avenue A, from East Eleventh street % -
Twelfth street.
The Nineteenth Election District shall contain al Ia
part Of the city bounded by and lying within nOA 90
East Eleventh street from Avenue 70 Avenue B -
the west side OF Avenue b. from East Eleventh st-,t -
East Twelfth street
The Twentieth Election District shall contain al "A.
part OF the city bounded by and lying within Fast Esy
street, Avenue b. Seventh street, and Avenue A.
The Twenty.nrst Election District shal contain Al IA.
part OF the city bounded by and lying within Fast Tss
Street, Avenue T. East Eleventh street, and Aysngs
The Twenty second Election District shan e0hah a
that part OF the city bounded by and lying within 80.
side OF East Twelfth street, from Avenue 70 AySs
and the west side OF Avenue c, from East TvEA ~
70 East Thirteenth street.
The Twenty Third Election District shall contain Al "a
part the city bounded by and lying within south ~
Fast Thirteenth street. from Avenue B % Avenue ~
the side Of Avenue Is, from East Twelfth ,sss !
East Thirteenth street.
The TwentyfOurth Election District shah eoas, Al
that part Of the city bounded By and lying vita D.,
Fourteenth street, Avenue 4, East Thirteenth sRs al
The Twenty.ffth Election District shall coaha Al
that part Of the city bounded by and lying vita la
Fourteenth street. East river, East Eleventh s1es ri
Avenue &.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-24

Notice hereby given that pursuance Of Chapter 40
Of Of 1882 Of the authority therein
toafered upon the Board Of Police the division OF me
several Assembly Districts IN the Cy ana county OF
NewYor1 into Election Districts aud uc DouhIaFles oi
said Election Districts hereby liked bJ sSio bo'o
follows
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-24

The Sixteenth Assembly District shall be himIts q
thirty.one election districts, the extent ana i"N'
which shall b. as follows 81, ..,. III that psrs
The First Election District shall contain a., T,faah
NJ the city bounded By and lying within tasr ylyf
street, Avenue G. East Seventeenth sLec'' h'
Fast Fourteenth street. and Avenue A.; ..,, ali that
The Second Election District SHAH eqnt,m rsst Six
tcenth street, Avenue G., East Fifteenth WV"
Avenue H. . -, ali that
mart Of the city bounded BY snd lying wltnh .,st snd
teenth street. Avenue G, East sA'eehsn '
Avenue Ii. . ,.,n all h1t
The Fourth Election District shall sonstr .ss seiHr
mart OF the city bounded BY and lying Villain -"s'