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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-12-18
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

The yolk is absorbed by the chick
before coming from the shell, 50 that
warmth and sleep are just what are
needed most for the first twenty four
hours.
Clean wheat or rye straw is a good
material in which to pack dressed poul-
try. 1t is important with dressed poul
try to have all Of the animal heat cooled
out before packing to ship.
In case OF tenlat farmer who psr.
chased fodder -ad grain and fed it on
the farm, it was held that the manure
made in consequence belonged to the
tenant, who was at liberty 10 remove it
from the farm.
The milk tester IS the best detective on
earth for picking out the poor cows; four
per cent. of butter fat should lie the min.
imum, and the COW whose milk does not
reach this point has missed her calling
and is unworthy Of place in the ad.
vanced dairyman's herd.
Some crops-all grains for instau &c.
and hay also-yield an income only at
certain seasons; but a good dairy COW in
milk turns cash into the farmers treasury
every day, and indeed twice day until
she goes dry. And with proper care
she need not so dry very long.
Careful, intelligent and judicious treat.
mcnt Of all the dairy animals in the
country for one decade would 20 far
towards liquidating the national debt.
If one doubts it let him increase the
value Of all such animals in the United
States by only three dollars each, and
see what it would come to!
A. !. Root, in private talk, once
fsl-eu Tue question OF using exciudef
zinc between the top bars. Now that
thick top bars seem to be taking the
place of honey boards, and yet queen ex-
cluders are used for extracting honey,
might it not be good plan to CON-
bine in some way top bars and exclud.
ers.
Roots and clover hay are a combination
that give excellent results as food for
COWS, aud contain many elements, especi-
ally mineral matter, that are in but small
proportion in grains, though roots
abound more largely il starch. Clover
is rich in nitrogen and mineral matter,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-12-18
Growth of the Mushroom Industry

Already the cultivation OF mushrooms
fox market is gaining ground as an in
dustry in this country. There are large
mushroom farms in New Jersey, Pennsyl-
vania aud elsewhere, and on Long
Island there are many extensive mush.
room cellars which produce considerable
crops. Farmers generally would find
mushrooms a most profitable winter crop.
They have cellars to grow them in and
loan and manure at hand. The only
expense necessary is small one for the
purchase of spawn, which can be got
from the Seedmen. As for the manure
and loan, they are better for other uses
after having been thus employed than
before. Every florist could fad IN the
space beneath the benches Of his green
house most suitable accommodation fo'
mushroom beds. For women seeking
pleasant and remuuerative occupation
nothing could DO more suitable than
raising mushrooms. There is more
money in it than in hens, and in the
market the demand is always greater By
far than the supply at good prices.
Several kinds OF puf-ball mushrooms
possess auW;thctic properties when burnt,
like choroform, aud successful surgical
operations have been performed under
their influence. There is an esculeat
aCaric raised for the table in Naples by
simply depostins a quantity OF coffee
grounds in the cellar, the fungi; soon
making its appearance. In Italy also
another species is produced spon'
taneously from hazel stumps, partly
charred and watered from time to time.
Razor strops of good quality are made
from an Asiatic variety, whIcA contains
minute CRYSTALS hard enough to act upoa
steel. The superb poly porus sacer IS
worshiped in Africa as a goI. TIE
"German tinder,' familiar to cigar
smokers, is manufactured from a fungus
beaten out aud stepped in solution of
saltpetre. Pieces of the same arc often
sewn together into coarse garments The
natives Of TERRA del Fuego depend upon
certain kinds Of fungi for their staple
food during many months Of the year.
There is = species which grows on olive
trees that IS SO luminous that 1t Is
possible to read By its light. a fungus
peculiar to the wine cellar is tho pride OF
the wine merchant, covering his bottles
with a mold expressive of antiquity. An
other attacks the corGs of wine bottles,
destroying them and impreguating the
wine with taste and odor so unpleasant
as TO render it unfit for use. Yet an
other kind grows to enormous dimen-
sions. 1t has been kncwa to attack a
wine cask, FIRST feeding upon tie wood
aud thea upon the contents, until the
oyer-fed monster blocked up the door
way Of the cellar. Still other varieties
are employed in different parts Of the
world for making an iutOxicant, fy
poison, dye and snuff Fasiiagtoa Star.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-12-18

Come home, young man, to your fathers
God. Come home young man, TO your
mothers God. Oh / wish that all the pat
tsries of the Gospel could to-day be .unlim-
bered against ali those influences whica are
taking down so many Of our young men:
would like to blow trumpet OF warning;
and recruit until this whole audience would
march out on crusade against the evils OF
society But let none OF us be disheartened;
Ga. Christian workers, my heart Is nigh
with hope. The dark horizon Is blooming
into the morning Of watch prophets spoke.
and of which poets have dreamed, and Of
which painters have sketched. Inc worlds
bridal hour advances. The mountains will
kiss the morning radiant and effulsent' and
all the waves OF the sea will become the t
crystal keys of great organ, ON whicn the
fingers Of everlasting JOY shall play the grand
marca of a world redeemed. Instead oil the
thorn there shall CONS up the fir tree, ana
instead of the briar there shall come up tht
myrtle tree. and the mountains and the hills
shall break forth into singing, aud all the
trees of the wood shall cap their hands
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-12-18
A Wicked Parrot.

Every man who has a parrot is al
ways telling what wonderful bird is
his. A lawyer In New York owns
one of these talking devils" A
friend went home with him to dinner
recently, and when the two men were
approaching the house the lawyer
said:
MY parrot can recognize my foot
step as soon as 1t falls in the ball.
When 1 open my door he always cries
out from a back room, Halo, Will
come in here Now" added the
lawyer, as he slipped his key into the
latch, "juSt listen"
They listened, and this is what
they heard; Halo, Will, you old
bald-headed fool; come IN here.
The lawyer, for one minute, looked q.
if the house had fallen oh him. And
it was all the fault Of one Of hi:
brothers, who had heard the lawyer
boast so often OF his parrot that he
taught the bird to insert the bald
headed" part. Now he can't be
broken Of the habit-New York
Trihupo.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-12-18
sQUAsHvINE BORER.

Many thousands Of farmers and
gardeners have been seeking for years
TO find something that will etfectually
prevent the attacks OF the squashvine
borer aud without finding it. The line
OF search has always been-snd very
properly tom the direction of
preventives, for it is very difficult TO
discover the borers until the vi1os wilt,
this indicating their presence, but the
warning comes too late 10 save the vines.
As the little moths look so ruoh like
transpaIeut-wingcd wasps that few peg-
cons except eaton0lo3ists would recoI-
nize them, even if ever so abundant;
consequently, practical remedies must
take the form CT some offensive sub.
stance that vii! repsl tao moths aud
prevent the females depositiny their eggs
or the vines. The best thing we have
found for this is coal tar. either mixed
with plaster or ashes aud worked over
Will he mixture is brittle enough to be
freely scattered about the hill aud close
to the steIa Of the young vines. The
application mus. DO made early in the
season OF as soon as the vines have ma le
a growth OF one or two feet, and then
renewed often enough to preserve the
fumes OF the tai about the hill. Other
offensive odors msy repel OF drive away
tine moths as well as those oil tar, bat We
have not found any quite rs efectull.-
American .AgrieQltwist.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-12-18
while the succuleat roots promote diges.
tion-
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

4 skillful cook may not be made by a
book, but almost anybody can make a
good pudding by observing carefully a
few simple rules.
Powdered flint glass ground to an i'm
palpable powder aud mixed with the
white of au egg makes one of the strong
est cements known.
Thick sweet cream sweetened and
favored aud thickened with little flour
or cornstarch and baked between two
crusts is excellent.
Galvanized iron pals for drinking
water should not be used. The zinc coat
ing is readily operated on by the water,
forming a poisonous oxide Of zinc.
Ribbons and other silks should be put
away for preservation in brown paper, as
tho chloride Of lime used in manu
featuring white paper frequently pro-
duces discoloration.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-12-18
John FrrcH's STEAMBOAT, 176S,

franklin Robert Morris and others,
and after struggling vainly to put
his invention on commercial foot.
ing he became discouraged aud COM
mittel suicide. His idea was, in reality,
the principal of the paddle-wheel, but in
addition he invented aud constructed n
working model OF a steamer to be moved
bya screw. similar to the present pro.
peller. Fitch was too far in advance of
mis- time, however, aud after vainIy en-
deavoring to interest capitalists ia his
plans, and pointing out the possibilities
that lay in them (for which he was called
a luuatic, though his prophecies have
been more than fulfilled), he became ut.
terly disguised aud took his own life.
Whether Fulton took his ideas from
Fitch's invention is lot known, but it Is
altogether probable that he did, for he
was a resident of Philadelphia at the
time au1 must have known OF the sue
cessful tests made of Fitch's steamer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-12-18
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
rur IMPLEMENTS UNDER COVER.


As the time for winter weather ap
proaches, plows, harrows, and all other
supplements used in summer should be
put under shelter. 4 toOl-house, easy
of access and with only an earthen floor,
for storing reapers, mowers, drills aud
harvesting machinery, more than pays its
cost. Wheeled implements are best
with the wheels resting on earth. On
plank floor they will dry out during the
winter SO that their tires will be loose in
spring. The building should be high
enough to hang Up part OF the imple-
meuts, or have scaiold floor over part
Of it for the purpose Of storing them. -
Boston C4ltiUat0r.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-12-18
Mzzere,s ,omethina behind II

"7zere's something behind H."
That's what you think, perhaps,
when YOU read that the proPrIetsors
of DR. Sage's Catarrh Remedy offer
$500 reward for an incurable case
Of Catarrh. Rather unusual, you
think. to find the makers of a medl'
cine trying to prove that they be-
lieye in it. "There must be some
thing back of it,"
But it's a plain, square offer, made
in good faith. The only thing that's
back of it is the Remedy. 1t cures
Catarrh in the Head. TO its mild,
soothing, cleansing and healing
properties, the worst cases yield,
no matter how bad or of how long
standing. 1t has a record that
goes back for % years 1t doesn't
Simply relieve it perfectly and
permanently cures. With a Rem
edy like this, the proprietors can
make such an offer and mean It.
To be sure there's risk in it, but
it's so very small that they ara
willing TO take it.
You've "never heard of anything
like this offer? True enough:
But then you've never heard OF
anything like DR.. Sage's Remedy.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-12-18

By local applications, as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There is only one
way to cure deafness, and that is by constitu-
tional remedies Deafness Is caused by al in
famed condition Of the mucous lining of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets in
famed yon have Tumbling sound or hnper-
feet hearing, and when 1t Is entirely closed,
deafness is the result, and unless the infiam-
nation can bs taken out aud this tube re-
stored to its normal condition. hearing will be
destroyed forever. nine cases out of ten are
famed condition OF the mucous surfaces
Wewill give One Hundred Dollars for any
case Of deafness 'lcaused by catarrhl that we
cannot cure by taking Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars free
+. j. CHENEY & Co.. Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists 7ac
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-12-18
fIard Zines In Kuzsia.

The Russian nobility are in com.
pararively as wretched circumstances
as the peasantry. There will be
nearly 900 estates belonging to no.
bles sold by auction at the instance
of the State Bank that has loaned
them money on mortgages. The es-
tates will bring far less than their
mortgage Halue on account Of the in
ability of Jews, foreigners, or foreign
syndicates to acquire landed property.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-12-18

a Frenchman has succeeded in
making commercially pure chloro-
form. Heretofore this has been con-
sidered impossible. As the Impurities
in chloroform are generally the cause
Of fatal effects, the Frenchman's
achievement is regarded as very i'm.
pOrtant.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-12-18
curiosities In Corn.

A curiosity in the way of an ear Of
corn was presented to the Office last Mon.
day by Mr.. Doc Washburn, living near
town. There is one ear ten inches long,
all from one shoot, and all by nature
connected together, and resaain that
way, each coo covered With well de
vcloped corn,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-12-18
The First Steamboat Ever BaiIt.

The popular belief that Robert Fulton
was the first inventor of the steamboat
is far from correct. According to the
Philadelphia Press, John Fitch, poor
mechanic of that city, built steamboat
in 1886 that successfully nsvigated the
Delaware River. His ideas, however,
were ridiculed By such men as Benjamin
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-12-18
New Compound.

A German scientist has discovered
q curious gaseous compound. made up
Of oxygen and hydrogen. 1t dissolyes
metals, and with silver aud mercury
it forms powerful explosives.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-12-18

II your Back Aches. or you arc all worn out,
rood for nothing, It Is general debility.
Browns Iron Bitters W II cure you. mako you
strong cleanse your liver, and give a good ap-
petite--tOnes the nerves.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-12-18

FITS stopped free by DE-. KLGNE's GREAT
NERVE REsToRER. No fits after first days
use. Marvellous cures. Treatise and 81 trial
bottle free. DR.. Kline, 93lArch St.. Phila., Pa.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-12-18

On. SWANS PAsTiLys Cure female wedkne's>s;
his T-Tablel cure chronic constipation. sam
pies free. DR.. Swan Beaver Dam. Wis.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-12-18

Ifafllcted with sore eyesuss DrIssso Thomp-
son'sEye " ater. Drugglstssell at2Ic par bottle
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-12-18

Too many people worship a god of their
own making
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-12-18

The worst robbers are not those who carry
clubs.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-12-18

People very often get rich by miuding
their own business.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-12-18

Syrup"

We are SIX IN lam
AFarmer az lily. We live in a
place where we are
Eoo'n' e"ao' subject to violent
Says: COLDS ana Lung
Troubles. I have
used German Syrup for six years
successfully for Sore Throat, Cough.
Cold, Hoarseness, Pains in the
Chest and Lungs, and spittlng-up
of Blood. have tried mary differ
ent kinds of cough Syrups in my
time, but let Tie say to anyonewant-
ing such a Northumberland Syrup
is the best. That has been my ex-
perience. II you use it once, you
will go back to it whenever you
need it. 1t gives total relief and IS
quick cure. My advice to every
one suffering with Lung Troublesis
Try it. You will soon be con-
vinced. In all the families where
your German Syrup
is used we have no john
trouble with the Franklin
Lungs at all. tt is
the medicine for this Iores
country. .
C. G. GREEN. Sole Nsu'fr, Woodbury.. NJ
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-12-18

No man can go right who does not look
right
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-12-18

Browns Iron Biiters cures Dyspepsia, Mala-
ria Bilousnsss and General Debility. Gives
Strength, aids Digestion, tones the nerves
creates appetite. The best tonic for Nursing
Mothers. weak women and children.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-12-18

The golden calf never becomes a COW that
gives milk.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-12-18

ANY scheme will figure out right
on paper.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-12-18

A SPONGE BATH-One taken on
credit and never paid for.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-12-18

ONE ENJOYS
Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figsis taken; it ispleasant
and refresbingte the taste, andacts
gentlyyetprenptly on the Kidneys
Lver and Bowels, clesnses the sys-
tenn ehectually, dixpels colds, head
aches AID fevers and cures habituai
constipation. Syrup of Figs is rhs
only remedy Of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
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 900
and 81 bottles by all leading drug.
eists. y Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it Do not accept
any substitute.
CALIFORNIA FLO syrup CO
SAW FRAEoisco. 0AL.
SeSfeNtts. H. VIEW FosS. ~
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-12-18

Farmer az
Edom, Texas,
Says:
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-08
A Pig Tale.

This story was recently told in Golden
Days: Among certain litter of New Jer-
sey pigs there was one black runt to W hich
the owners children took a great fancy
and taught n number of tricks. One was
to hide an apple and send the pig in search
of it. At this the animal became very ex-
pert, until it seemed that an apple could
not be hidden anywhere that the pig could
not find it. But the hired man thought
otherwise; so one day he tied a weight to
an apple and threw it into the duck POND,
where the water was about two feet deep.
The pig went nosing around until he
reached the pond, hesitated moment, then
jumped in, dived to the bottom and re
appeared with the apple in his mouth.
The very next day, while the children were
in great glee over this performance, the
pig disappeared, presumably stolen by
some jealous neighbor.
Two years later, while the farmer was in
town on business, he purchased black
hog that pleased him and brought it home.
The hog was driven into the yard, where he
stopped, looked critically around the prem
ises and then, with grunt of satisfaC ton,
trotted to one corner of the yard, where he
rooted for a few seconds. Then ne trotted
to the duck pond and dived beneath the
water. When he reappeared and swan
ashore he looked disappointed. but the
farmer and his family were delighted, be-
cause they had recovered their pet.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-08

Baby is sick.-The woeful expression
of Des Moines tesmster's couutenance
showed his deep anxiety was not entirely
without cause. when he inquired of a
druggist of the same city what was best
to give baby 70; u colGf 1t was not
necessary for him 10 say more, his coun>
tensnce showed that the pet of the FAM
lily, if not the idol of his life was in dis
tress. I'VE give our baby Chamber.
lain's Cough Remedy" was the druggists
answer. Il don't like to give the baby
such strong medicine" said the teamster.
You know John Oleson, of the Waters
Talbot Printing Co. don't your" in
quired the druggist. His baby, when
eighteen months old. got hold of bottle
of characteristics Cough Remedy and
drank the whole of it. OF course it made
the baby vomit very freely but did moi
injure il in the least, and what is more, it
cured the baby's cold" The teamstel
already knew the value of the remedy,
having used it himself. and was now sat-
isfied that there was no danger in giving
it even TO baby. For sale by Har,z &
Bahnsen, druggists.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-08
An Anecdote of Emin Pasha.

One morning lately a friend took me to
see German gentleman who has Travelled
several times across Africa, just in the same
way as Mr.. Stanley went on his exploring
tours, except that he had only a very few
men with him. His name is DR.. Peters, and
you bigger ones who are fond of reading
books about African travel may have seen
his name.
At first we talked for long time of
things which / don't think would interest
you, but then DIR. Peters went on to tell US
of how he used to watch Emin Pashn pre-
pare African birds for museums. Emin
did it as an amusement in his leisure time,
and he did it wonderfully neatly and care
fully. Sometimes the corpses of the little
dead birds, with their gay plumage, would
be hung all about his tent, and then he
would write down all he had found out
about them. / believe the other day, at a
meeting of German ornithological society
(the big word means concerning the natu-
raj history of BIRDS, it was stated that DIR.
Emin had just sent 800 birds, represent
ing 136 different species, to Germany. He
had caught and prepared them all in three
months time, while on a tour from the
African coast to Tabora, which place you
should look up on your map. Wottldn'
it be delightful to roam about on such an
expedition for a few months
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-08
For over F,frx Ysar.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used by millions of mothers for
their children while teething. If dis.
6urbed at night and broken of your res
oy sick child suffering and crying with
pam OF cutting teeth send at once and gel
bottle of Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
Syrup" for children teething. 1t will re-
lleve the poor little sufferer Immediately
Depend upon it, mothers, there's no mis-.
take about 1t. 1t cures diarrhoea, regu-
iates the stomach and bowels, cures wind
COLO. softens the gums. reduces inflemma.
ton and gives tone and energy to the
whole system. Mrs Winslow's Soothing
Syrup" for children teething is pleasant
to the taste and is the prescription of one
OF the Oldest and best female physicians
and nurses in the United States Sold BY
all druggists throughout the world. Price
twenty-five cents bottle. Be sure and
ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-08
THE CATS AND THE MONKEY.

Like other Fables 1t Presents Nc oral
for Serious Consideration.
Two hungry cats, having stolen some
cheese, could not agree how to divide it.
So they called in monkey to decide the
case.
Let me see." says the monkey, with an
arch look, ''this slice weighs more t1an
the other" With that, he bit off large
niece, in order, as he said, to make them
balance.
The other scale was now too heavy. This
gave the upright judge fine pretense to
take n second mouthful.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-08
he Was I'm.

$50 You think you can play Hamlet,
do you, young MANI" asked the manager.
Il do" responded the applicant firmly.
Sand have you had any actual stage
experiences"
Certainly, sir, or I wouldn't under
take so difficult role"
"And what parts have you played?"
81 don't know that you would call it a
part exactly; but for three weeks ]
shook one end of the canvas waves in the
great sea scene in Wrecked on the North
Atlantic. London Tit-Bits.