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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-12

Shepard's lightning, equaed by few, exceed by
we will sell you Shepard Freezer for less than ohe
Lot. cot, SQt, 4-Qt, cot. s-Qt loot. 14Qt 2oQt.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-12
SHOE DEPARTMENT.

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and tel
nothing
tell
prices
con
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of
that's
US,
SDeCial Sale of Ladies Fine Shoes This Week.
handSewed hand
kid Your choice, S&9S; shoe price, $500
cloth or kid top
SEN S45l
patent leather tip or
price, Csc;
price.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-12
BABY'S EARS.

How to Train Them When Young
to Be q Beauty When Old.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-12
WHAT "RUsTLERsv ARE,

A Wyoming Cattle Man Says They
Are Lawless CowbOys-HowT They
Steal.
Chicago Tribune.
''As matter of fact. the 'rustlers'
are, as rule, men who have been in
the employ of the big owners as cow
boys and who have been discharged for
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-19
ABOUT MOLDY CORN.


It Kills Hundred of Valuable Animals
Every Year.
The new and comparatively strange
disease" fatally prevalent in parts of
the west last fall and winter, and vari-
ously known as ''staggers. blind
staggers," mad staggers," etc, ac-
cording to the symptoms presented in
different cases and the degrees of i'm
agination of the reporters, is believed
to have been caused by feeding horses
corn which has beeL infected by AS
pergillus glaucus. To this visitation
and similar ones elsewhere at other
times, recent bulletin "a of the Kansas
experiment station, at Manhattan, is
entirely devoted We excerpt para
graph or two OF information and advice
for general use:
"The spores of this mold gain en-
trance to the circulation, and find
lodgment In the kidneys and liver.
The latter is more affected than tn c
kidneys (probably on account OF the
lower pressure of the circulatlon.) The
spores germina te here and cause in
fammation Of these organs The cere-
bral symptoms are the result OF the
formation Of an abscess in the cere-
brum. This abscess is caused by an
interference with the blood supply.
probably from spores or mycelia Of the
mold in the circulation The spores
seemed to retain their infectious prop
critics for about six months, from Oc-
tober, 1890, to March, 1891. Mules,
cattle and pigs do not contract the dis
case. An ounce of prevention is worth
many pounds OF cure. Do not feed
moldy corn, or turn horses into fields
where it can be had In feeding ear
corn from the crib, care should be ex-
ercised to pick out the moldy ears, or
break off the moldy tip. If the corn
has been shelled, it can be poured into
water and the moldy kernels floating
can be SKINNED off. a"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-19
SAVING STOCK FOOD.
A Number of Illustrations from Expert
ence and Observation.

ence and Observation.
No other practical knowledge is of
greater value than that of the balanc-
ing of rations, and utilizing the coarse
provenders of the farm know farm
ers by the hundred who save no fodder
from their corn fields, even though the
hay crop be short and their stock nu-
merous Often I have seen forty or
fifty acres of cornstalks left in the
field, and the straw of several hundred
bushels of wheat dumped in a pile in
o corner Of the wood lot and their
owners buying hay by March for
their stock, and like "Pharaoh's lean
kline" the herd would devour one of
their mber-or its value-each week.
After an experience of over thirty
years, during which have given per-
sonal attention to my stock, and noted
carefully the effect of different foods,
] pronounce good, bright corn fodder
the most palatable, wholesome and
economical of all provenders for cattle,
horses and sheep. This winter | am
feeding eleven head of horses and cows
three of the horses of large draft
breeds-and, with only the fodder
from twelve acres of corn, have not
fed pound of hay since September,
and shall not until April This corn
fodder cost me as follows: For cutting
up the corn, SIS; cost of husking of $50
shocks, 120 hills each, and binding the
fodder, at cents per shock, $50; two
DAYS with two hands and team draw
ing the fodder to the barn, 50; total,
S44. Deducting cents per bushe, for
l. Ill It la
the net cost Of the fodder in the barn
S29. Counting that this fodder will
last the eleven head six months, the
cost for rough feed for them is 46 cents
per head per month; and / shall be
able to sell at least ten tons of hay,
which would, without the fodder, all
have been fed out on the farm. Good
bright straw can be used to winter
horses and cattle; they will eat it well
and thrive on it, but it is best that, in
stead of corn, the grain ration be bran
and oil meal; these balance the ration
and enable the animal t. digest the
straw much better than II it is fed
with corn, for the straw is deficient in
albuminoids, and the bran and oil
meal are both rich in this essential ele-
ment The greatest waste of the farm
is in the use of feed, and little study
and investigation is needed to enable
us to overcome this waste. If, with
the sharp competition they must meet,
our manufacturers showed as little in
telligence as we farmers do, they would
every one be bankrupt in a single year.
Make a carssul study of this matter.
put in practical use all the information
you can gain, and you will be sur
prised to see what saving can be
effecte d-Waldo F. Brown, in N. Y.
Tribune
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-19
Utilizing Dry Dltches-

A very useful thing for farmer to
know is how to utilize dry ditch, and
In California they have an excellent
way of doing it After the water is
turned out in early summer, instead OF
allowing the banks to become swamp
of weeds, to his own detriment and the
undoiag Of those below, the farmer
plov,s the banks and the bottom Of the
ditch and plants pumpkins therein.
Surprising his ditch runs, say. for
three-quarters of mile, he raises from
fifty to one hundred wagon-loads OF
pumpkins Of the largest kind After
they are gathered in the fall and the
vines are dry he dumps them into the
ditch and sets fire to them. The result
is ditch as clean as a garden-walk,
and no weed seed to be spread over
thousands Of acres as soon as the water
is turned in. to say nothing of the bal
ance to the good in the large and val
liable crop at a comparatively light ex-
pense-
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-19
GROWING FINE WOOL.
Only Animals That Have Uniformly Coos
Health Produce 1t.

Only Animals That Have Uniformly Good
Health Produce 1t.
Even during an excessive demand for
wool the finer grades generally in
crease in value more than the COM
moner grades, and in times of depres-
sion the finer grades are always the
most profitable. The commoner grades
can easily be made by many inexperi-
enced sheep growers, and as the de-
mand for wool increases thousands will
go into the business of supplying the
busy looms with this product, and, in
stead of being pushed out of their busi-
ness by the newcomers in it, the old
veterans at wool growing should de-
vote their experience and skill in pro-
ducing the very finest grade of the raw
product This is the legitimate gain
and profit which must be due them for
their study and labor.
The finer grades of raw wool should
have fine staple, with fiber that IS
fine, but not silky. If this fiber is
evenly developed, so that it can stand
equal tension all over, it can be classed
as finest grade. Very few of our sheep
have such fine wool, not even among
Luc very DSSb pICCoo- 1hO oSNhSe OA -
is in the care of the animals more than
In the blood or breed.
Such wool is only found on animals
that have uniformly good health, and
which are not suffering from any skin
diseases If the health is poor the
wool will be unevenly developed
weakened growth of fleece will follow
where neglect of proper feed is shown;
where lack of water or exposure to in
clement weather is allowed. Animals
that have to use up animal heat to re-
sist the cold which strikes in from wet,
frozen fleece, or very cold weather, can
not give the same amount of growth to
the wool. The wool has to suffer to
keep the internal organs in condition.
Good stock and health count to begin
with, but these alone cannot be de-
pended upon to produce high-grade
wool Sheep that are not adapted to
the climate and country may also fail
to produce high-grade wool for this
reason alone, and it is important that
the proper breed should be selected.
It is we'll to remember that the wool
depends upon the good health OF the
animal for its growth, the same as the
plants depend upon good soil for the
development and maturity.
CultivatOr
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-19

To illustrate the principle we give q
drawing Of a combination frame, sod
and thatched barn, which combines
utility with cheapness The structure
Is 60x4S feet and "a feet high to the
ridge point but its size can Of course
be varied to meet different require
ments. The sod walls are feet high
and % inches thick. The doorway
figured in the engraving is IA feet high
and i2 feet wide, closed by two swing.
ing doors This allows load Of hay
to be driven into the barn and un-
loaded
In building this barn a light timber
frame was first erected, supports 6xe
inches, feet high being set along the
sides at intervals of 10 feet, as shown
In the ground plan herewith. After
putting up the posts and mailing on Q
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-19

eight years before needing renewal.
and will cost about $40 for this size
barn, a saving of some $3.50 over shing'
ling. After the thatch has settled for
one year. the danger from FIRE is quite
as small as II rooted with shingles, and
insurance companies will very readily
assume risks at just the same rates for
thatched as for the shingled buildings
For so1ding, cut the sods to uniform
size of 9xos inches, and laying the first
layer crosswise, place the next above it
lengthwise, and continue the entire
wall in this manner This binds the
wall firmly together. In building,
have plenty of fine dirt at hand, say
couple of loads, to fill in the loose
spaces between the sods The method
of placing the sods will be plainly un-
derstood from the accompanying en-
craving, which represents section OF
the sod wall in course of construction.
Orange Judd Farmer.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-19
eop HOME CONSUMPTION.
Implements Necessary for Making Chees
on n Small Scale.

Implements Necessary for Making Cheese
on n Small Scale.
For the manufacture of cheese on
small scale are required a cheese hoop,
about ten inches in diameter with
follower, new washtub and a press.
The milk should be taken perfectly
fresh from the COW, and strained
through cloth into the cheese tub.
As a gallon of milk will make one
pound of cheese, the precise quantity
used at a time should be noted Part
of it should be warmed so that the
temperature of the whole, when in the
tub, shall be raised to eighty-three
degrees Fahrenheit The rennet,
thoroughly cleaned and prepared,
should be then added, enough being
used to produce curdling in about
forty minutes. As soon as the curd
will break smoothly, it should be cut
with curd-knives into squares, and
then allowed to stand until all the
whey runs off. Part of this whey Is
then heated, the mass OF curd is lifted
and broken into minute pieces, and
warm whey is added until the tempera-
ture of the whole is raised to ninety
eight degrees Fahrenheit When cool
this operation is repeated until the
eurd becomes crumbly, easily falling
TO pieces when pressed in the hand.
The whey is then all drained off, and
the curd put into the cooler and cut up
with curd knives. When the tempera-
ture has fallen somewhat, it is turned
over and left until it assumes a taky
condition. When nearly dry, salt Is
added, and the whole is mixed thor
oughly with a curd mill 1t is then put
into the bandage inside of the hoop, and
Is put on the press. After remaining
there from two to four hours it should
be taken out and turned. The next day
it may be taken out from the press and
put on shelf to cure. While curingi it
should be watched closely to keep all
flies from 1t; should be rubbed over
daily with warm melted butter and
daily turned. 1t is fit for us. from six
to eight weeks after it is pressed. In
diana Farmer.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-19
Jane might scour up with ashes"

Jane might Scour up Win asneS-
"Pshawr said the captain. do you
take me for Rip Van Winkle? There's
a pretty little string somewhere, for I
saw them when Mrs. Kendricl went
out day before yesterday"
81 hain't seen nothin' on 'em," said
Sam, stolidly.
"Come, come, Sam, don't make your
self out any stupider than you be by
nature" said the farmer, laughing,
nevertheless, for the captains airs
were fast wearing out his welcome,
and he secretly sympathized with the
much-abused Sam
II guess they're out in the barn
chamber. You better go with him,
captain. if you expect to find 'em-our
Sans dreadful thick-headed when he
chooses to be-"
Come along, my fine fellow" said
the captain, collaring Sam and march
ing him off in the direction of the old
red barn. I'VE don't need any lantern
in this moonlight that is one COM
fort"
"Where are the stairs?" demanded
the captain, as they entered the barn.
"Ain't none," said Sam. TITS lad
der"
"Up with you, then" said Logan,
but Sam shrunk back.
81 wouldn't, not for fifty dollars"
said Sam. ''Old John Kendricll hanged
himself from the middle beam four
teen years ago, and folks say he stands
up there with rope around his neck
every moonlight night"
stuff and nonsenser' cried the cap
tain, in accents of contempt "You
cowardly lout, stay where you are,
then, and I'll go myself"
He sprang lightly up the rounds of
the ladder and disappeared through
the trap door
'Where is it?' he called
''The ghost? Right under the mid
die beam by the windy was the place
where"
''Blockheadi / mean the string of
bells"
Look for 'em yourself" said Sam,
sulkily. 81 don't know where they
be, and, what's more, don't care"
"Tll settle with you, my fine fellow,
when come down." said the captain,
threateningly, as he groped about in
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-19
THE UTOPlAN FARMER.

Come here, my dear, want ter say word OF
two ter you
Bout what thinks the proper thing for me n
you ter do.
Ye've gave me mighty good advice seuce we was
wed that day
way back in sixty-one, n now I'd like TO have
ye say
Ef you don't think I've got right to do as 9TH
ers does,
N sell the crops before they grows, Jest like
them easterners-
Why. Meg, man out in Moo York hez sold
lot o. corn
That's several thousand bushels more then what
the countrys borne
N got his money, too. I'm told, n didn't have
peck
or grain Of any kind in hand to back his little
spec
He cleared hundred thousand cashi NJ, Meg,
that's more'n.we
Have cleared at farmin' all our days, or ever
will, by geei
N can't say 1 sees the use O. workin' day by
day
N only sellin' what we raise for mighty little
pay.
When them as hasn't any grain can sell up
there In town
A million pechs of wheat n corn, n git their
The modern plans O dandy, Meg, n ef We
makes IL go,
I'll get you that pianner n the trottin' horse
for Joe.
Wen raise the mortgage OF the roof, n paint
the old barn red,
N send the gals to Paris France, and buy q
rosewood bed
Wen get new carpets for the floors. n keep q
hired man,
Eff only can go to town n learn to work the
plan
NJ mebbe. Meg ia make enough ter run for
governor,
Or get sent down to Washington o full-Hedged
senator
tell yer GAL this is an age that beats creation
Say,
What would yer father've said, dye think, II
he wuz here to-day,
Ter see folks sellin' wheat and corn, and hull
ears full o. rye,
NJ Teven-twelfths Of all they sold nowhere but
In their eyer
How he would yell ter think Of US a-malin' Of q
pot
o. gold at sellin' fellers things we haven't really
goti
What's that ye say' It isn't straight to sell
what ye don't OWN
NJ II goes into the spec, goes It all alone,
The music on the piannay ye think woulddrive
yer mad,
II it was bought from sellin' things ye never
rightly had'
waal, have yer way: I'll let 1T go; I didn't
mean no harm;
But what is straight In cities can't be crooked
-John E.ndricks Rancs In Harner,s Maoa,ine
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-19
pASSp6E

plate of planks around the top. the
next thing to be done is to board up
the sides tinside) with rough boards,
to the top of the posts. In building the
windows, make window frames around
the size of glass required, and let the
boards forming the frame be % inches
wide, so as to reach through the sod
ding. 1t has hip roof with about a
three-fourths pitch, and small gable
on one side for large barn doors Raft
ers. and sheathing of 6-inch fencing
stuff placed about inches apart, are
used for the thatch the same as for
shingles
The caves of thatch project over the
sod walls to protect them from the
rains. The thatch is laid on thickly
and so as to completely shed the rain
and driving snowstorms- 1t placed on
carefully the thatching will last five to
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-19
AMONG THE POULTRY.

Fowls have to be taught to eat sun
flower seed.
ONE rooster and ten hens are enough
for breeding.
PULLETs that are just beginning to
lay are not good settlers.
EXTRA large or odd-shaped eggs
should not be used for Matching.
If raw meat is given too often it will
cause bowel diseases; once a week Is
enough.
FAsrEN q small box to the side of the
house to hold oyster shells. ground
bone or grit.
AT no time is it desirable to feed
poultry an exclusive grain diet; they
need more bulky food.
BnoAD-BAcKED, full. breasted. large
boned turkeys are the best for breed
ing. Have them well matured.
ONE advantage in feeding bran with
the cornmeal is that it increases the
bulk and is less liable to cause indiges-
tion.
ONE advantage with ducks about the
yard and garden is that they do not
scratch, although they are voracious
eaters.
If the hens pick at the whitewasb on
the walls or fences it Is good indica-
ton that they need lime; supply it in
some form.
WHEN the hens are well fed and COM
fortably housed and yet do not lay, q
little CAYENNE pepper in the food as
stimulant will often be of benefit
WHILE any kind of grease is sure
death to lice, the odor of cedar oil. tur-
pentine or kerosene will cause them
to vacate the premises If used literally.
PUSH the young chickens by giving
them all that they will eat A quick
growth is essential in making early
broilers most profitable. ST. Louis
Republic.
1T requires, on an average, ten
pounds of grain to feed incubator
chickens ten weeks At frst they will
need less than one pound week and
at the last more.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-19
DEVICE FOR DELIVERING MILK.

left, in the early morning, on the steps
or in the halls. A good deal OF it is
stolen by tramps and thieves. while
wandering dogs frequently make an
early breakfast at the expense of the
household This arrangement would
certainly put an end to such loss, but
the milkman would lose one valued
privilege. 1t would be impossible for
him to kiss the cook" with any satis-
faction through his funnel or through
the hole in the wall!-Rural New York;
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-19

pipe to within one inch of the floor The
regular stove fue, being warm, causes
an upward current of cold air from the
floor in my drop fiue, and carries IL
outside with the smoke, etc In this
way (see picture) I have secured, at
small cost, the effect Of an open hre,
place. while I still have all the beneh'
from my base-burner The I can be
bought from any dealer and every
American knows how to put stove pipe
toyether.-w. Douglas Kipg, in Rural
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-19
EQUAL to the Occasion.

A family of new wealth in Washing
ton have Just set up butler. The
head of the family formerly lived IN
Michigan and some friends from this
state have recently been visiting them
Among them was a lady who had
known them for many years. One day
at dinner she wanted some bread The
bread basket was within easy reach OF
the host and the guest asked him to
pass it to her, but he shook his head.
"Darsn't," be said, grimly; '.Maria's
got her eye on me, and if didn't wait
for the butler she'd give me jessie as
soon as she got me alone. Detroit
Free Press
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-19
waste of Food In Barns.

The food for animals should never
be given them in q manner to allow OF
its being trampled or wasted. Racks
should hold the hay and troughs the
grain. The waste of food on farms
where it is placed before stock without
regard to how it will be treated by the
animals is very large It requires but
a short time to make bulky feed dirty
and unacceptable to animals during
damp weather II is not best to turn
the stock loose to help themselves to
straw, as is frequently done. for more
is sometimes wasted than Is eaten.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-19
FIG. L.

II taken of improperly ane neglected
1t will bring very little. A hide ought
to more than pay for taking 1t OF.
After the animal is dead turn IL up
on its back and run sharp knife along
the carcass d indicated by the dotted
ling n Fig. 1.
To do this. thrust in the knife, point
foremost and edge UP, and run the slit
the entire length of the carcass. from the
chin over the breast in the line Of the
naval to the tail. Then slit the skin of
each leg from the cleft Of the foot to
the central slit
If these lines are followed the hide
VIII be the right shape to care for
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-19
ThATcHEo SOD BARN.
Cheap. Easily Constructed. Warm. Roeny
and l1ryfeenbIe


and Ssrvtceabls-
Farmers in new country, while
often having q wealth Of energy, are
usually not possessed Of overabundant
means. and the necessary land inn
provements make 1t imperative that as
little capital as possible be invested In
the unproductive part OF the farm
plant viz, the buildings, etc, which.
however necessary they may be. con-
stantly deteriorate and return no direct
interest on the investment Thus, IL
the same warmth and the same protec-
ton can be secured by using cheap
material, costing say $500 for barn,
which IL built Of more expensive ma
terial would cost 81, 900 and yet be no
better for the purpose for which 1t IS
needed. it Is evident that the S7O0 rep
resenting the excess of cost would be
at least dead capital, drawing no in
terest and not increasing In value.