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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-07-31
Paralyzed While Changing the Mall.

Tuesday evening at O'Clock, MI. IIar
vey Swink, aged twenty, Postmaster and
depot agent at Mint Spring, was paralyzed
while changing the mail from the Valley
train. He was taken to the home of his
uncle, MI. John Towberman, where ne lies
in critical condition. He is son OF MI.
Calvert SWink.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-07-31
Farmers Institute.

Mai. Absolom Koiner said at the Bed
ford City meeting of the State Board OF
Agriculture, that petitions were being Gil
culated in Augusta county for Farmers
Institute in August, and il possible it
would he so arranged as to utilize the Bed
ford City speakers on the 9th Of August.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-07-31
Railroad Notes.

Sebe Charlton, for a long time connected
with the passenger service Of the G. & O.,
has resigned, and will go with the n. & w.
as freight conductor.
MI. J. A. Gleason has left the firm of
Huffman Gleason & Co., real estate agents,
at Glasgow, and is now train dispatcher Of
the N. Il w. r. r., at Roanoke.
General Passenger Agent Fuller says the
new line to the Hot Springs in Bath will
be opened August 18th.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-07-31
Frost III July.

There was frost here last Sunday night,
and all over the country the weather was
the coolest that has been recorded for July
for many years.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-10-22

This Is your present. Cora" he ex-
claimed. Now you will be able to go
shout whenever you like" and, placing
her in it, he showed her how to work it,
to her great delight.
1t was an invalid's chair, which,
through the captains influence lie had
been able to buy at wholesale. The
good captain had himself added two
dollars to the eighteen to make it up to
the required amount, but had said noth7
ing OF this to John, as he thought the
boy would enjoy it more If he supposed
he had paid for il all himself.
In the evening the chair was shown
to Mr.. Leslie. who was quite proud of
his boys unselfsh generosity.
'How about those new skates you
were wishing for last winter?" said his
father.
II suppose / shall have to use the
old ones; they will do very well on a
pinch"
Mr.. Leslie did not say anything about
it just then, but inwardly resolved that
when the first good ice came John
should be provided with a fine pair OF
new skates.
Cora was now able to wheel herself
about the garden alone and up and
down the street. Every day she went
to meet her brother as he came from
school.
As for John, he realized that true
happiness which springs from unset
fshness and love.-Ursula Williams. IN
Detroit Free Press
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-10-22

but little injured. The explanation OF
this difference is to be found in the
fact that the blight fungus is pro-
pagated during the summer by means
of microscopic spores, which of course.
fell in greatest numbers upon the
young plants nearest the blight-in-
tested ones. The lesson to be drawn
from the fact is too plain to need point
ing out II it were possible. indeed, to
isolate beds of young plants SO as to
prevent the access to the leaves of all
spores, plants might be kept free from
blight indefinitely.
propagated by these long spores.
Toward fall the threads which have
been mentioned as forming the grow
ing part of the parasite within the SUBJ
stance Of the strawberry leaf. form
solid. tissue-like masses in the dead
part of spots, and finally these appear
at the surface as small black dots. The
function of these little nodules appears
to be to preserve the parasite condi-
tons of weather unfavorable to active
growth and multiplication. They are
in the old leaves all winter. and send
ont in spring threads bearing spores
similar to the long, jointed summer
spores.
The cut will show the peculiar charac-
ter of this fungus.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-10-22
WHEN DAYLIGHT FADES.

When daylight fades
4 silence broodcth over all the land.
The waves creep slowly up the glistt.1ing sand
The FOSTERING wind grows strangely STILL
More swcetly sounds the music Of the nil.
When daylight fades.
When daylight fades
Long shadows gather on the pine crowned
hills,
The messy wheel turns slowly at the mill,
The downy chickens seek their mothers wing,
The cricket in the long lush grasses sing
When daylight fades.
When daylight fades
The whip poor.wiil pipes forth his lonely call
The dewdrops glisten on the old stone wall,
And sunset skies turn dim and family gray
While IRE flies fash their lamps across the
way.
When daylight fades.
When daylight fades
The flowers dropping. nestle In their bells.
And babies. nodding curly. drowsy heads.
Are pfllowed on their loving mothers breast.
All living things are touched to tender rest,
When daylight fades
When daylight fades
into Deaths dreamiess lethe dipped stariess
night,
What fields elysian touched with unknown
light,
What sun kissed arching azure summer skies,
What fower-gemmcd world will greet our
waking eyes.
When daylight fades.
Agnes Potter Magee, in Chicago Saturday
Evening Herald.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-10-22
RATHER ONE SIDED.
A Sad Picture Which It May Profit So
Young Girl to Look At.

Sad Picture which It May Profit some
Young Girl to Look At.
Nellie Rivers was pretty girl, a rery
pretty girl. So her mother thought. SO
her friends thought, SO she herself
thought as she stood before the glass
arranging her hair, and putting the fin
ishing touches to her toilet. Nellie
seemed to be rather a delicate girl. not
because her health was imperfect,
or that she had less vitality than the
average girl in her teens or for any
other reason than that she thought 1t
was mice" 70 be delicate. and she cul.
tivatcd the appearance of fragilty.
Nellie's mother was widow with q
very narrow income, in feeble health,
and incurably lame. She had support
ed her family after her husbands death
by taking boarders, for long series OF
years, but at the time of which we are
writing she kept house for wealthy
old lady. and was permitted to keeE
Nellie with her.
One would have thought that Nellie
would be up in the morning and make
the fire, and save her mother all the
steps she could: but Nellie was always
sleep in the morning and instead of
helping her mother about the break
fast, she was quite glad to have her
mother get her an extra breakfast
when at last she did open her eyes and
get ready for it. But delicate as was
Nellie, she was always well enough tc
go on long walks with her girl friends
or to go to parties and sit up till mid
night.
Nellie was an expert with her needle
and made her own dresses and Ginger
ie," her hats also. and for this she al
ways contrived to find time; but her
mother wore the same shabby hat Sc a.
son in and out. and Nellie somehow
couldn't find time to make over the old
hat or make new one. Her mother
wore caps after the old fashion, and they
were in a very dilapidatcd condition be.
fore Nellie found time to mend or re.
place them with fresh ones.
Pretty as Nellie was there were
those in whose eyes she would have been
infinitely prettier if she had thought
of the comfort and suita bic attire of her
mother more. and of her own selfish en-.
joyment less. Nellie with her fresh
young face in becoming hat, and
robed in tastefully made though cheap
gowns, and her mother in rusty, shabby
attire. with bent figure and careworn
face limping along by Nellie's side tc
church of Sunday-who could look at
the two and not wonder that things
shouldn't be little more evenly di.
vided between them? But Nellie's
mother loved to lavish all she could on
her daughter, and the daughter had
grown into the habit Of receiving with
scarcely thought of reciprocity.
If this true story mirrors any girl
readers life in this year of grace, how
does she like the picture, and what Is
she going to do to make it a better one?
Christian Advocate.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-10-22
FOR GIRLS AND BOYS.
AHOYI AHOYf

hear . shout. hear a call to every idle
rover,
Ahoyi ahoyl each girl and boy, vacation
time is over.
Come from YOUR rural haunts and hooks.
with faces round and rnddy,
ioave had your plays and holidays, and
no"'s tie time for study.
Ahoy' ahoy. the echoes fly along the glen
and mountain;
They mingle with the running stream, and
with the FLASHING fountain
And Ger the ocean. too, they go by yerdant
peaks and passes,
To marshal I'm the wandering clan OF rosy
From northern woods and breezy camp.
from southern haunts OF fairies,
From rugged coasts along the east, and
from the western prairies
The signal fies-the shout goes forth to
every idle rover,
Alloy! ahoy! each girl and boy. vacation
time Is over.
Make no excuse-make no delay-but " ith a
purpose steady,
Fall into line. like soldiers true, for ev cry
duty ready.
Let go your fishing lines and hooks, your
bats and balls and rackets,
And turn your thoughts awhile to books
put on your working jackets.
Alloy. ahoy. on ship and shore arc voices
loudly ringing,
And breezes to their homes once more q
merry host are bringing;
With sparkling eyes and rosy lips, and full
of youthful graccs.
They'll enter through the school. room door,
and settle In their places.
hear shout, hear a call to every idle
rover,
Alloy! ahoy! each girl and boy, vacati on
time il over.
Come from your rural haunts and hooks,
with faces round and ruddy.
You've had your plays and holidays, and
now's the time for study.
Josephine Pollard In n. Y Independent.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-10-22
THE DAIRY.

"A dry, hot nose and tight, hard
skin arc about the worst thing dairy
COW can carry around with her
If you have coz that has an insa-
table appetite and yet makes no re-
spouse TO what it eats. do not throw
away good valuable food into such = bot
tomiess pit any longer. Western Rural.
A large percentage of pure milk il
spoiled when first drawn from the I'D
der by being allowed to stand for . mo-
ment in filthy stables, or strained into
bles, pig pens. sink holes and cesspools,
rs 1t at once takes on the odor Of the at
mosphere surrounding it. Classy curds,
inferior cheese and rancid butter will
always be found to result from filthy
stables and improper care OF the milk
after it is drawn from the uids-.-
American Dairyman.
The quantity of milk produced by .
COW and the quality of the milk are in.
fuenced directly by the individuality,
and indirectly by the breed. of the
animal. Each breed is only group Of
individuals Of the sumo kind The
breeds differ from each other by GER
tain characteristics which are preserved
SO long as conditions are not sufficiently
strong to change them. TO the distinct
characteristics belong the disposition to
produce a large quantity of milk. or
milk possessing specific peculiari v
such as high content of butter fat and
casein. Farm, Field and Stockman.
A writer on the dairy interest lays
down what Mrs Darlington might call
the 'self-evident axiom that we must
have good cows to make dairyiny pay.
There is no use, he says. in dairying
with poor cows, and wonders why it is
that dairymen are SO unconcerned
about the quality of their herds. There
Is plenty OF room for reform, and now
il q good time to begin. for the poor
cows can readily be sold at a good price
for beef. and be replaced for better
ones. of which SO large number will
not be required. Prairie Farmer.
The dairymen Of Paris, France. to
keep milk from souring in warm
weather, are in the habit Of employing
little sub-carbonate OF soda as pre-.
ventive. This. by combining with and
neutralizing the acetic acid formed, has
the desired effect and keeps the milk
from turning sour as soon as it other
wise would. The salt that is thus formed
H. e.. the acetate of soia) is not at all in
furious. And as pure milk already con-
tains small quantity of this salt. it
would be difficult to pronounce upon
tho addition of any al,sali, except there
should be some in free and uncom-
bined state. which does not exist in the
milk. The addition of very small
quantity OF the potash will arrest the
formation Of the curd and delay the
milk turning. Detroit Free Press.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-10-22

THE WILD RUN FOR THE TRAIN.
more wild and excited and to increase
their speed SO found it difficult to fol-
low.
All at once ! saw close at hand the
railroad station with a train slowly
beginning to move away toward New
York. Then came the last mad scram-
BILE of the men up to the station steps
and onto the platforms of the moving
cars.
Those who got aboard at the risk Of
their lives / saw fall exhausted in the
seats and commence to vigorously fan
themselves with their hats or papers
and to mop their crimson and perspir-
ing faces with their handkerchiefs.
Those who were left, looking madden
than hornets, Immediately pulled out
their watches and studied the hands APP
parently amazed.
Without an exception each charged
the train with starting ahead of time
and vowed vengeance.
In a few minutes, however, they
cooled off, bought a paper, took seat
inside, looked at the news and mopped
their faces as demurely as could te.
As for me, now understanding fully
the cause of the insane proceedings
which had puzzled me at first, just
laughed in spite of my efforts to look
solemn.
Luckily none of the sheepish look.
ing commuters saw my unsympathetie
levity or if they did they were ashamed
TO notice it.
On talking afterward about the at
fair with friends who lived on that and
other streets and in other country
towns was surprised to learn thai
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-10-22
THE REASON SHE WAS HAPPY.


1t was Because Those Around Her Needed
the Sunshine of Her Presence.
"WeIl, grandma" said little boy,
resting his elbows on the old lady's
stuffed chair arm, ''what have you
been doing here at the window all day
by ycurself?'
"Ali | could" answered dear old
grandma. cheerily; Il read little
and prayed a good deal and then looked
out at the people. There's one little
girl, Arthur, that have learned to
watch for. She has sunny brown hair,
her eyes have the same sunny look in
them, and l wonder every day what
makes her look SO bright. All, here
she comes now"
Arthur took his elbows off the stuffed
arm and planted them on the window
sill.
THAT girl with the brown apron
on?" he cried. "Why, ! know that
girl That's Susie Moore, and she has a
dreadful hard time, grandma"
''Has she?" said grandma. ''Oh, lit
tie boy, wouldn't you give anything to
know where she gets all that bright
ness from, them?
III ask her." said Arthur, promptly.
and to grandma's surprise he raised the
window and called:
'.Susie. @ Susie, come up here a min
ute: grandma wants to see you"
The brown eyes opened wide in sur
prise, but the little maid turned ut once
and came in.
"Grandma wants to know, Susie
Moore" explained the boy, "what
makes you look SO bright all the time. !"
"Why, have to-" said Susie; you
see papa's been sick long while. and
mamma is tired out with nursing, and
baby's cross with her teeth, and if |
didn't be bright, who would be?"
Eyes, yes, l see," said dear old grand
ma, putting her arm around this little
streak of sunshine. That's Gods rea-
son for things; they are, because some
body needs them. Shine on, little sun;
there couldn't be a better reason for
shining than because it is dark at home"
Sunbeam.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-10-22
THE SIZE OF SILOS.
Too Long Exposure the Cause OF n Great
Deal Of Loss.


Deal Of Loss.
ii. B. Gurler. in a recent issue of
IIoard's Dairyman. said: Judging from
some pointers picked up in converse
ton with feeders of ensilage. there are
some making the mistake of exposing
too much surface fo- the number of cat
tie fed. know Of some eases where
trouble with milk from ensilage feed
was traced to moldy and decayed en-
silage, caused by too long exposure.
Cnsound feed of any kind will make
milk of the same kind. have traced
otf-ilavored milk to rotten hay from
bottom of stack or NOW.
1t has occurred to me that we might
have rule to apply to size of compart-
ments in silos. Let it be certain num-
Der of square feet per animal
Probably a majority of farmers feed
some kind of dry coarse feed besides
ensilage and do not feed more than one
cubic foot per animal per day. and il
we remove two inches per day from the
exposed surface as advised in the Wis.
consin bulletin. we are using one-sixth
of foot in depth daily or one foot in
depth in six days. by this rule we
could have exposed six square feet per
animal to be fed. For twenty cows a
s.lo or compartment ten by twenty
would be the proper size. This be-
lieve to be safe rule.
In cold weather the surface exposed
per animal can be increased. but fol
fall and spring weather, | believe six
feet per animal is plenty near enough
the danger line.
have been thinking for some time
to give my ideas on this question ant
hope it is not too late to discuss tn.
matter before we commence filling oul
silos,
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-10-22
RATlONS FOR PIGS,
Relative Amounts OF Fat and Lean Tn
changed by Ordinary Foods.

Relative Amounts OF Fat and Lean Tn
changed by Ordinary Foods.
Bulletin 10 of the Virginia expert
ment station gives the details of ex-
periments with different rations fed
to pigs to determine their relative
economy and the comparative amount
of fat and lean produced by each. The
first ration was corn meal alone. in
which the percentage of nitrogen was
quite small: the second consisted of
10 parts corn meal. parts bran, and
part beef scrap, and the third of 5 parts
ccrn meal, 2 parts bran and parts
beef scrap, which had large percent
age of nitrogen. At the beginning OF
the experiment the groups of pigs
g in each group weighed about the
same amount. but it soon became EVIL
dent the third group which ate most
heterogeneous food, was not gaining as
rapidly as the others, and after about
2 months all three of this group died
An examination showed that they per.
ished from lack of power to assimilate
food. The other groups were slauqh.
tered after Is weeks feeding. but nc
uih1tSuIC III luC ICldllSC dluOuALS III
fat and lean could be discovered The
group fed corn meal alone had gained
l pound live weight for 4.79 pounds Of
dry substance in food eaten. at a cost
of 5.3 cents per pound gained. The
group fed 10 parts corn meal, parts
bran. and part beef scraps gained l
pound live weight for 1894 pounds dry
substance in food eaten, ut co t OF
4.s cents per pound gained. TO sum-
Marie it appears: l. That very mar
row ration is not fed with economy.
and may even cause death through
lack Of power to assimilate food in SO
concentrated form. = That not the
slightest difference is made in the pro-
portions of fat and lean meat in hogs
fed corn meal alone and corn meal.
beef scrap and bran. 3. That the cost
per pound increase of live stock weight
was one-half of cent per poand in
favor of the bran-fed lot.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-10-22
Tho Milk Tester.

When the use of the milk tester be-
comes more general; Adairymen will be
forced to recognize more fully the vast
difference in cows not only in tho
quantity of the milk that they give but
in the availability of their milk for but
ter-making. In the record kept Of their
herd for one year, by a firm of noted
breeders, the amount of milk required to
make one pound OF butter ranged from
IL 81 pounds to 24ss pounds The pos
sibility of maintaining a high rate Of
production in large herd is shown by
the same record; l59 cows gave during
the year from 10000 to 10000 pounds OF
milk each. Even the smallest of these
yields was sufficient to insure profit.
able dairy cow.-Western Rural
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-10-22

the big city OF New York. the other
day, was struck by number of singu-
lar occurrences.
As ! passed along. happening to be
going in the direction of the railroad
station, / noticed that the front doors
of most of the houses suddenly burst
open and that man in state of ex-
element bounced forth from each, and
immediately started on run down the
street toward the railroad.
Some of them had their mouths full
of food-apparently part of their
breakfasts-which they were painfully
trying to swallow; others carried coats
which they struggled to get into while
they were running; nearly all but
toned their vests while leaping down
the front steps, and several had neck
ties and collars in their hands instead
of around their Threats.
Many Of these frenzied and wild-eyed
individuals were followed to the front
gates by women rushing after them and
frantically calling on their husbands,
as supposed. to stop. Some of these
women had letters in their hands
which were snatched and madly pock-
eted by those of the men who were
stayed by their fair pursuers; others,
after catching their man, quickly gave
him kiss, the smack of which seemed
to me to be louder than necessary: and
not few shouted the names of articles
used in the kitchen and sewing room
with the injunction added that they
must not be forgotten.
Some of the men never stopped at all,
bat contented themselves by only turn
ing, for an instant, in their fiight-just
long enough to wave their hands to the
girls they left behind them" and get
back kiss thrown from the ladies'
fingers or SALUTE from handkerchief
or napkin. In most cases think it was
the napkin.
walked little quicker to keep up
with the bursting doors and out bound
ing men. while stretched out before
me ON the street was the string of red
faced and putting racers all running
rs il to fire and ever increasing in
humber.
Before knew it found myself skip
ping along also at a lively gait, for my
Mornan's curiosity was aroused and
wanted to understand why these other.
wise dignified gentlemen were in
such frenzy and where they were rush
Ing to.
The whistle of an approaching train
Ut cars caused the men to become
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-10-22

this mad racing and chasing occurred
every day.
! was also informed that in winter,
after fresh snow fall, these ridiculous
scenes were intensified and much more
amusing owing to the frequent tumbles
in the soft slush and frantic struggles
10 get through the drifts after the loco
motives whistle was heard.
As / have remarked, ] am q maiden
lady. and consequently was naturally
surprised at the remarkable and
strange way that men have in catch
ing trains.
knew very well that when wom-
an travels she plans rything ahead,
and. giving her self plenty of time,
marches in q dignified, leisurely and
respectable manner to the station. Her
only fault, il it be one, is to reach that
place good half hour before the train
arrives
will confess, however, that on her
home trip from the city she is not SO
successful. for she can never tell when
her shopping will be through and there
fore makes it q matter of chance rs
to what train she will catch to return
on.
Still, her actions going to trains are
consistent with her higher apprecia.
ton of order and good management.
The only time she attracts attention by
an undue excitement and speed on the
street is when she happens to be with
her always belated husband and then
she Is certainly not to blame.
She has no choice then but to be
running mate following as best she
can the man who. not being handi-
capped with skirts, keeps many feet in
advance and only turns to yell: Hurry
up and other mean and provoking
things.
I'd like to see myself running after
man, though. in that fashion.
After witnessing the street race to
the train, had an opportunity to study
the home part of it by spending awhile
with my married sister.
All the family except the husband
were seated comfortably at the break
fast table at seven o'clock precisely.
for that was the hour insisted upon by
the head Of the house. This gave half
an hour to enjoy the bountiful and
carefully prepared meal, and fifteen
minutes to walk calmly to the railr Dad