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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-09-09
OUR METHOD OF FEEDING DUCKS.

OUR METHOD OF FEEDING DUCKS.
The young ducks that we have Sc
looted for breeding stock, together
with the old birds. writes James Ran
kin of South Easton, Mass, we turn
out to pasture about September LIST.
being careful not 10 mix them. We
feed them sparingly at this time, as
the young birds would begin to lay at
once, lay twenty or thirty eggs, and
then begin to moult. a thing we do
not want them to do. as they would
only moult in December aud begin
laying the second time SO much later
in consequence, so we feed sparingly
on corn and soft food, and about No
vembcr 10 we mate them aud locate
them in their winter quarters. We
now begin to feed heavier, giving the
birds all they will cat of two parts
corn meal and two parts of wheat
bran and boiled turnips in the morn
ing and at night, feeding them on corn
and oats at noon, feeding refuse cab
bagcs or green rye once each day.
We keep oyster shells, ground bone
and sharp sand by them constantly.
Under this feed the Lirds will usually
begin to lay in three weeks or about
the first of December, keeping it up
without intermission till about the
first of August following. They arc
watered when they arc fed, three times
day. During tho extreme warm
weather we water them four times.
With this treatment we get about 40
eggs from each bird. They are let
out into tho yards every day when not
too cold. The snow is no disadvan-
tage providing it does not freeze too
hard. In feeding young ducklings |
usually start .hcm off with bread
crumbs and mix with the unfertile
eggs boiled hard and chopped fine.
About oae part egg to four or five
ats bread feed every two
hours for the first two or three days
never more than they will eat clean
then four times day till the birds
are six weeks old, when three times
each day will DO sufficient.
We use equal quantities of wheat
bran and cornmeal at first, gradually
inciea sing the meal until the birds are
eight weeks old, when we use about
five per cent. of the bran, especially
during the last few days, when five
per cent. of ground beef scraps may
be used to advantage when the birds
arc young, increasing it to ten per
cent. tho last few weeks before
marketing.
One thing is necessary, to mix some
two or three per cent. of sharp sand
or finely ground oyster shells with
their food, or they will suffer from
leg weakness, from inability to assimi-
late their food. Feed all the birds
will cat once per day of green rye,
corn fodder, or refuse cabbage, &C.
cording to season.-[Farm- Poultry.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-09-09
FOR FARM AND GARDEN.
WORM OF TEAM nrLr.


Years ago II was common practice
of many farmers to hire out their own
labor with team TO do small Jobs.
Most of them have given up the prac-
iicc. On evea small farm labor of
the farmer with his team is worth
much more than market rates during
the busiest season. A horse and culti-
vator going through corn or potatoes
may easily make $40 TO $40 differ
ence In the crop. Even the difference
between having the cultivation done
on time or belated is more than can
be usually earned in day for man
and team.-[Boston Cultivator.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-09-09
FASHION NOTES.

1t is still the reign Of silver in tho
matter of toilet table articles.
The fashion of exterior suspendcrs
on women will not have long sway.
In her new style of wearing her
hair the girl of the period seems re-
solved to hide her ears.
ACCORDION plealing is still used in
the bodices of thin gowns, and for the
blouse and sleeves of Figaro jackets.
Silver bonnet and hat pins have
reached tho size of skewers such as
are used in roasting Thanksgiving
turkey.
Those long silk "summer cloaks"
the women are wearing are as absurd
as fur trimming on tulle evening
dresses.
Dressy bodiees in surah have traus-
parent yokes and sleeves of black lace,
with, perhaps, rosettes of baby ribbon
for trimming.
The neatest and most refined look
ing suits worn this season are made of
fine black jersey webbing, with cap
and stockings on suite.
A novel cloak to wear over a silk
dress Is made entirely of black lace,
with largo Bishop sleeves and aruffie
Of lacc at the neck. 1t falls in loose
folds, has no lining and reaches to the
feet.
Delaines are particularly pretty this
year and run the muslins very close as
iirst favorites. There is only one OBJ
lection to them. When they get even
little soiled their beauty is almost
gone.
Tho old-fashioned comb of our
grandmothcrs is again in vogue, and
tower in tortoise shcil carvings of
gold filligree, in stately height, above
the soft curls and putfs of the chignon
modern.
Newest petticoats are the black silk
and parti-colored striped ones, with
one frill. They can be wore under
any handsome gown. The cooler ones
are is pale colored striped cotton, also
with one frill.
Tho new grenadines, with silk
stripes in delicate tints, are pariicu-
larly suitable for afternoon toilets for
the sultry season. Fleurette is another
similar textile that makes up extreme
ly we'll over tinted China silk.
Although the large picture hats are
In high vogue, being eninently be.
coming to many women, tho small
wreathed capotes have by no means
disappeared, and for delicate,
piquant faces no other style could pos
sibly be more suitable.
The deep rich Cleopatra colors VIII
be in marked favor next season, the
tawny golden browns, russets, ana
the chaudron or copper dyes. Also
many of the dahlia and fruit and leaf
shades, and particularly the superb
dark velvety reds and ycllows OF the
walifower and the nasturtinm.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-09-09

Some very interesting experiments
hayo been carried out In this country
with two immense magnets made
from two large Rodman guns. A crow
bar which was applied to the magnet
required the combined force of four
strong men to tear it away. A hand
full OF lacks thrown in the oppos te
direction Immediately flew bqck and
attached themselves to the magnet.
Several Is inch cannon balls, solid.
and as much as strong man could
lift, were held suspended in the air,
ono under the other. The most
amusing experiment was made with
a sledgc hammer. When one tried
to WELD 1t In direction opposite to
to the magnet, he &c as though he
were trying to hit blow with a long
feather in gale of wind.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-09-09
rnr rnENcn rnrs1pENr,s WEE

Mime. Carnot, the wife of the Presi-
dent of the French Republic, is Solo
mons wise woman brought down to
da:e. She is all early riser, no matter
how late che was up the night before.
Tie larger part of her husbands
wages, which is 100000. hc hands
over to her. She keeps the accounts,
pays the tradespoople an attends TO
his charities. She is practical house,
keeper and each day has session
with her cook when the bill of fare Is
prescribed. She reads English and
and looks over tho foreign papers.
She is moreover, one of the best
dressed women in France and is fond
If social life. New York Sun.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-09-09
FARM AND GARnrN NOTES

FARM AND GARDEN NOTES
1t is best to change the boar every
year.
Keep the poultry drinking water ouI
of the sun.
1t is best 10 have pigs dropped a,
early in April as possible.
Feed brood sows more potatoes and
oats and less corn than pork hogs.
A SOW with long body and broad.
deep sides is the best for breeding.
Give tho hens aplacc for themselves,
aud let the animals have the stables.
A bushel of corn should be mad.
to average from Is to 10 pounds Of
pork.
soured food causes Indigestion,
scours, etc.. in pigs. Give them good.
sweet food
Old rusty nails or an old horscshos
put occasionally in the drinking water
is great benefit 10 fowls.
There is no excuse for raising runt.
aud scrubs. There are plenty of good
hogs in the country to breed from.
If a sow is pregnant, do not civ,
her an entirely corn ration, but vary
it. allowing corn to form part OF
the feed.
Cover, blue grass, shorts, meas
oats, and skim milk contain quite an
amount of ash aud musclc-formino
elements.
II is best TO let pigs wcau them.
selves, which they will begin to do al
the third month if supplied with an
petizing food.
Give the horses only as much bav
as they will eat up clean at each feed.
ing time. 1t is only waste to keen III.
rack or manger constantly full.
Black-knot in plum trees can bo
eradicated. Cut out the infected mar
and burn it. If the trees arc SO badl,
infected, cut them down aud burr
them.
A light sandy soil is the best q,
which to plant cherry trees. If III,
trees are set out on any other kind q,
soil more wood than fruit is apt to b.
the result.
IL helps the trees to pick on the i'm
perfect specimens of fruit, for a,
much vigor is required 10 dsvelo,
them as is they were tho best and
most perfect.
Keep on milking that young CON
just as long as you can, this frat so.
son, and you will do much toward,
fixing the milking habit, which mu.,
be done in order to make her prof.
able.
Don't leave the farm implement,
out-of-doors now, under tho imnrs.
sion that hot. dry weather will po
hurt them. The sun will shrink ana
crack and warp them more quickl,
.linn storms.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-09-09
LADIES' DEPARTMENT.


Tailor-madc silk coats are highly
fashionable. A soft corduroy cloth,
which looks like ribbed cashmere, in
oluc. tan, gray, ecrn and heliotrope,
is made into easy, comfortable noun
lain suits, consisting of rather short
bell skirt, fancy coat, open in front,
with ample revers and jaunty back,
the parted fronts revealing u fitted
shirt waist of polka-dotted surah.-
detroit Free Press.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-09-09
SWITZERLAND LIBERAL 10 WOMEN.


Switzerland is most liberal in her
treatment of women al her universi-
ties, and in the Samestee there are no
less than 224 ladies studying at the
five Swiss universiiics--in Bernie, rs;
Geneva, 20; Zurich, 20; La lsannc, 5
and Basic, 1. One hundred and fiftv-
seven Of these students are studying
medicine, SO ph 'losophy, and the law.
From Russia come the most of tho
women students, their number being
116; 2l belong TO Germany; from
North America there are IL; 81 are
Swiss, 9 Of Austrian nationality, Z
Bulgarians. A English women, 8 Rou-
manians, aud 5 Armenians. - Boston
Transcript.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-09-09
rLANrINe AN AraLE oRcHARp.

A very common mistake in setting
out apple tress is TO plant them too
near each other. Under most circum-
stances the young trees should be
placed forty fee apart each way, and
although TO many persons such dis
tauces may seem all unnecessary use
of land, yet after fifteen or twenty
years tho wisdom of it will be appar-
ent. On rather thin soils, and on
hillsidcs, thirty feet apart will do very
well. So far us what at first seems a
waste of land is concerned it may be
avoided by growing crops on it for a
few years, and the young trees will be
benefited rather than injured by
judicious cultivation. The same care,
however, must be observed in keeping
up the fertility of the ground as is
necessary elsewhere in raising Sic
cessiye crops. Whatever fertility is
carried off i'll crops must be fully
made good from outside sources. as
long as such cropping is kept up, or
the growth of the young trees will be
seriously intorfered with. AS soon as
the orchard begins to bear. other
cropping should cease. Peach trcos
may also be set between tho rows of
apple trees. and thcir usefulness will
generally be ended before they be-
come an encumbrance in the apple
orchard. In setting young trees the
holes should be dug large enough for
the roots to be spread out in their
natural condition as they were grow
ing in the nursery. On thin soil 1t
is quite we'll to mix in a little manure
in filling up, so as TO give the young
tree a good start. Deep planting is to
be avoided. When the setting is la-
ished tho collar of the young trees
should be about two inches below the
surface. -[New York World.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-09-09
August.
Flower

"Iam ready to testify under oath
that if it had not been for August
Flower l should have died before
this. Eight years ago ! was taken
sick, and suffered as no one but
a dyspeptic can. employed three
of our best doctors and received
no benefit. They told me that | had
heart, kidney, and liver trouble.
Everything l ate distressed me so
that / had to throw it up. August
Flower cured me. There is no med
icine equal to it." LORENZO +.
SLEEPER, Appleton, Maine. o
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-09-09

N the plants used in manufacturing tho
ileasant remedy, Syrup of Figs, has permn-
nently beneficial effect on the human system.
while the cheap vegetable extracts ami min.
oral olutions. usually sold as medicines, are
permanently injurious. Bcing well informed.
you Will use the true remedy only. Maaufac.
Lured BY tho California Fig Syrup Co.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-09-09

be formulated as suit the situation
and wants Of the flock. Farm econo-
mics in the direction Of food crops
only 10 be used on the farm have not
been studied.
The impression is that If corn. oats
and hay--cash products-cannot DO
turned into wool at a profit, then wool
growing is Improbable. This is
partly true in some localities, but crop
economies may be seful.-(American
Farmer.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-09-09

CATCH CROPS FOR SHEEP RAISERs.
The value of catch crops-crops
grown out of the regular rotation
practiced ON the farm-cannot be esti-
mated too highly in sheep raising.
The cost of keeping sheep must be re-
duced to minimum; the better de-
velopment may be secured in less
time; a high-priced wool and mutton
may be obtained by the bountiful sup
ply of choice, cheap food, that may in
no way Interfere with regular crops.
The lands do and should grow plants
to shade the grouLd. 1t might as well
be food plants as weeds, many of
which are not suited, though eaten, TO
the best results in sheep culture.
Without showing the relative value
of plants, list of catch crops might
be suggestive to those who are inter-
ested. Corn, WHEAT and oats--the
usual corn crops-may be probably
used as catch crops, but are not SO
used as often as turnips, rape, beets,
beans. peas. kale, millet, Hungarian
sorghum, pumpkins, squashes, scarlet
clover and whole lot of other plants
that we coull name. A little fore
thought, little expense and labor,
could not be better employed. Under
our present crop systems the food fed
TO sheep costs too much money. We
feed cash products when We might
use foods that grow as cheap as
weeds.
The thinking, enierprising sheep
raiser will see to ii that experiments
be begun and systems of catch crops
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-09-09

1t costs Paris annually over 81, 100,.
600 TO keep up her well-descrved rev.
utation of being the clcanest OF 81
The great cities.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-09-09

A. NJ. Priest, Druggist, ShelbyvlIle, Ind.
says. Halls Catarra Cure gives tho best Of
satisfaction. Can get plenty of testimonials,
as 1t cures every one who takes IT," Druggists
cell it, 55c.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-09-09

ScuRvy and scorbutic affections, pimples.
and blotcbes on the skin are caused by impure
blood which feecham's Pills cure.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-09-09

MALARIA cured and eradicatcd from the
system by Browne lror Bitters, which en-
ton. Acts ike charm OH persons In general
Ill health, giving now energy and strength
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-09-09

II afflicted with Sore Eyes use DR.. Isaac
ThompsoI's Eye Water. Druggists sell it at
25cts. per bottle
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-09-09

To aid Digestion take ono Small Bile Bean
after eating. Sc per bottle.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-09-09

Long spells OF sickness aud heavy doctor bills
an be prevented by using In time Bile Beans
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-09-09

Go tw;ee as far as liver pills and cure oftener
Small Bile Beans.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-09-09

BROWNS Iron Bitters cures Dyspepsia, Ma
larin. Biiiousness aud General Debi lily. Gives
Strength, aids Dige tones the norves--
creates appetite. The best tonic for Nursing
Mothers weak women and children.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-09-09

The Friends School Of Providence, r. /.
snow over century old.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-09-09

It often requires crooked workto get out OF
straitenei Circumstances.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-09-09

The St. Louis Chief OF Police requires
tic 1000 Chinese in that city to be
photographed.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-09-09

There arc $500 Congregationalists
in the United States.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-09-09

Paper cor wheels ceased years ago to be a
.rvelt7.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-09-09

The deepest perpendicular shaft is in ths
kuti,nberg mine In Bohemia. 377s ieet deep.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-09-09

Ahorse was killed by bees at Leslie, Ga.
recently
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-09-09

There were 1900 railroad accidents in
New Jersey last year.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-09-09

A million dollar sugar refinery is to be
built at BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-09-09

Japan is said TO have apple t.ee. only four
inches in height. which produces fruit about
the size of currants
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-09-09

The largest Masonic library building and
the only Masonic library in the world are at
Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-09-09

There are said to be 2.SOo.OJO bce-hivcs in
the United States.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-09-09

Constipation cured b. Small Bile Beans.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-09-09

1t is still the reign Of silver in tho
matter of toilet table articles.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-09-09

"castoriaissoweli adapted to children that
recommend itas superior to any prescription
known to me" H. A. ARcHEn. N. D..
III So. Oxford St, Brooklyn, NY.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-09-09

Castoria cures Collie, Constipation.
Sour Stomach, DiarrhRa. Eructation.
Kills Worms, gives sleep, and promotes di.
gestion.
without injurious medication.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-09-09

The cruAUa COMPANY, n MURRAY STREET. NEW YoaE
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-07-01
III BAZ

situation now is such that the Demo
cratic candidate, if elected next Novem-
Der, will carry both branches of Con-
gress with him, and the country must
then learn what Democratic rule is in all
that the name implies.
-Bibliomaniacs will await with i'm
patience the sale of the Althorp Library
at public auction; for Lord Spencer can
no longer afford to keep it. 1t is proba-
bly, the finest private collection of books
in the world. The $4,000 volumes have
each an uncommon value; in binding, in
rarity, or in association. Priceless ex-
amples of illumination and early print
ing on vellum are in state of unusual
preservation. Many of the early Bibles
are valued at thousands of dollars each.
There are tifty-seven Caxtons out of the
nine-nine known as the product of his
press; three are unique. 1t is stated
that the library will be sold to America
in one lot, if the price, which is yet un-
Determined, is paid. Here is an oppor-
tunity for an American of wealth to
make his name imperishable. Even
Omar is immortal by the aid of the books
he despised, when in the seventh CEN
fury he burned the pride and the learn
ing of the Ptolemies.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-07-01
Tho County w. CT. IL.

May we be permitted to send few
side notes from Rupert. In the first
place we came here to attend the Con-
vention of the W. G. T. U. held yester-
day. A company of eleven from Airing
ton. We started from East Arlington
Wednesday at 7 o'clock a. m, and came
through Sandgate pia the "Notch." 1t
was billy but we liked it and the ride
was delightful. We frequently walked
up the hills for change, stopping by
the way to gather wild strawberries and
flowers, and to pity the poor boy in a
large potato field lying on side hill so
steep that our driver remarked that it
would only be necessary in the fall to
dig the potatoes and they would roll to
the bottom of the hill, but hoeing them
was apparently uphill business. 1t
seemed on some accounts poor "emi-
hence" for potatoes, and the boy, as he
sat at the foot of the hill, seemed to
despair of attaining unto the height
thereof; but perhaps he afterwards
plucked up courage and hoe, and with
these boys can accomplish good deal.
We arrived in Rupert at eleven o'clock,
receiving a cordial welcome and most
thoughtful hospitality from the Rupert
people. The Convention was held in
the Methodist church. We understand
this building was the gift of certain
man to the people. 1t is very handsome
and has convenient arrangements for
entertaining Conventions. The repast
at noon was beautiful and bounteous,
and served in kindly manner. The lit
tie bouquets of roses which we found at
each plate seem to add that extra touch
of graciousness which is so much APP
preciated by guests. They have a pipe
organ in the church and in the belfrey a
clock which every hour reminds us in a
loud but pleasant tone that tempus
fuqtt
The address, of Mrs. Housh, the
State President, was listened to with
much interest. In the course of her
remarks she said that when she was a
child she lived in Ohio, and that her
| grandfather was an abolitionist who
often helped slaves escape from cruel
masters. Her mother was in sympathy
with this movement and used often to
pay for the freedom of the slave.
''Mother," inquired the little Esther,
show can God make the slaves free?''
"My child" the mother answered i'm
pressively, "God has a way" And we
may apply this remark for our encour.
agement in temperance work. "God
has way to emancipate us from the
terrible curse Of rum, II we will work az
he directs US. The remarks Of the pas
tors Of different churches were very en-
couraging and inspiring. Mr.. Swarti
Of West Pawlet compared this gian
evil to huge serpent and said that thu
various organizations must unite anC
aim blow at the head of this monster
Mr.. Waltz Of Manchester Centre gave u
a short but rousing address, in which b.
assured us that his voice should never b
stilled in this cause whenever and where
ever there was need to speak, unit
stilled in death. The evening servic
, was pleasant. The Rupert people fur