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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-11-17
EnsiIage.

4 wrIJer upon this subject said he
presumed he should lie called an en-
silage crank, but so long as he could
produce l, 900 pounds of butter worth
25 cents per pound from one acre of
ensilage, with other feed furnished,
he was willing to be called a crank.
That sounds very well, but in reality
is no argument IN favor of ensilage
because of its Indebtedness. At first
thought, the impression would be
that the acre of ensilage had pro-
duced the thousand pounds of butter,
but then upon reflection, the reader
Is left in the dark. There is no ex-
PLANTATION of what the other feed is,
nor how much in quantity; neither is
there any intimation of what the cost
Of production was Undoubtedly en-
silage Is all right and may be profit
able to those producing milk and haV-
ing dairy large enough to warrant
the expense OF building a silo. But
at the same time, from the tests
made at different experiment stations,
there is not particle OF evidence in
favor Of ensilage instead of the same
fodder in dry state. 1t must be re-
membered that in the case of ensil-
age IL Is Recommended OudO 10 De nOU
planted too thickly, so that it may
develop a better growth and also
ears of grass. This all goes into the
pit as a part Of the ensilage fodder
and is so fed, still further supple
mented with other grass, and those
using it are inclined to compare its eff
fects with those of ordinary corn
stover that has stood for the ripeninp
and removal of all the grain Cut
your corn, dry the fodder and feed
the combined product. and note the
result before making the comparison
with ensilage. This is a fair way tC
maze COMPARISONS
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About soWinr Wheat.

The Ohio Agricultural Experiment
Station has for several years been in
vestigating such problems in wheat
culture as the quantity of seed per
acre, the depth of seeding, drilling
versus broadcasting, the mixing of
different varieties, cross drilling and
the use of the roller press. The
average results favor sowing at the
rate Of five to seven pecks per acre
of thoroughly cleaned seed, and SOW
ing this not to exceed two inches deep.
In favorable seasons broadcast seed
ing has produced about as large crop
as drilling; but if the seeding season
be hot and dry, drilling is likely to
give the best results No advantage
has yet been discovered in the mixing
of different varieties. The Indiana
Earmar
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be on other things than your beautiful
body"
-Bu5. sister, don't you wash your
body2"
The fact is, +" she replied, as her eyes
frightened with smile, by chance L
caught glimpse of my knees the other
day, and they were so black that was
ashamed to stand in the presence Of our
dear Lord.
And think how praiseworthy this is,
too. for Sister Ursula is not forty-two
vet. She Is still q beautiful woman,
and. as YOU may remember, was born
princess. It makes no difference. 1
don't feel myself equal TO such a sacri-
fee. never could stand having black
knees.
And yet, Blanche, can't remain as
am. / have looked at the moon for
whole hours, and it hasn't helped me
out a bit, For this reason I've been
looking forward vita such great anxiety
to have you with me. to advise me, to
enIiRhten me. wanted your judgment
on matters and men. You must be very
wise, now that you are a mother. Is it
such an enrapturing thing for a woman
to clasp q babe to her bosom! Which
do you love the better, the father or the
child? Or do you love them both she
same? Do you commence to feel at
home In this new walk of lfeS You
may write freely to me. You may trust
me as your other self. Mamma never
reads my letters.
No doubt you say to yourself: II
Adrienne is 50 Ruch in need Of ADVICE
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ndisoenaneous ReoIpes.

GuoD COFFEE -One tablespoonful
of coffee for each person; mix with
one egg and the f1lm-like lining of
the shell. Add a quarter Of a cupful
Of cold water for each spoonful of
coffee; boil twenty minutes. This
makes strong, well favored coffee.
MINT JULEP. some sprays of
quite young mint into a tumbler, say
about ten or dozen, with table
spoonful of castor sugar, a table
spoonful of peach brandy and half a
wine glass full Of pale brandy; then
fill the tumbler with pounded ice.
GREEN TOMATO PRESERVES Eight
pounds of small green tomatoes; pierce
each with a fork. Seven pounds of
white sugar; the juice of five lemons;
one ounce of ginger and mace mixed
and tied in a thin muslin bag. Heat
all together slowly and cook until
the tomatoes are clear; take out with
perforated skinner and boil the
syrup thick. then add the fruit, fill
into cans hot and seal. Very nice,
indeed.
ONE EGG MAYoNNAIsE DRESSING.
Beat the yoIk Of one egg very light,
salt and as much cayenne as can be
taken up on the point of a penknife;
then add half cup olive oil, only few
drops at time until half is used.
/ then stir in the remainder more rap
idly. As it thickens slowly add a
tablespoonful each OF vinegar and
lemon juice, lastly a small teacupful
OF whipped cream.
FRIED APPLEs-Fried apples make
a nice relish with both roast and fried
pork, and are generally very accept
able with other kinds of meats Cut
them unpeeled in slices Of moderate
/ thickness across the core. If very
/ sour sprinkle them with little sugar
while frying. Fry to a nice brown in
lard and butter, or in all butter II
preferred. They may be used as a
! garnish, or be served IN a dish By
/ themselves. either is delicious.
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COMBINED ASH BIN AND LITTER

set pals and other vessels containing
ashes and live Goals directly on the
floor of some out-building. 1t is GER
tainly very foolish to run all this risk
when, for few dollars, a good and
safe receptacle for the ashes can be
easily constructed. The engraving
from a sketch by L. D. Shook shows
a simple form, three feet wide, four
feet long, two and a half feet above
ground, and one foot below ground.
1t is made from brick laid in single
tier with water lime. Where coal is
used, there is great economy in sift-
ing the ashes. Two iron or wooden
bars can be placed cross-wise six
inches below the top. Upon these
rests a common ash riddle with
handle projecting IN front. By throw
ing the ashes on the sitter and closing
the hinged cover, the coal is separated
from the ashes without a cloud of
dusU. The handle is simply hooked
to the sitter and unfastened when
the sitter is emptied. Wood ashes
need not be sifted, but may be safely
thrown into the bin while hot. A
cement floor will keep the ashes dry.
Unleached wood ashes are an excel
lent fertilizer.
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planting carefully done and at inter
walls Of time to secure a succession Of
crops The cultivation should be so
freouent as to prevent the growth Of
weeds, and to keep the soil loose and
porous. None but good seeds should
be employed and these can be pro-
duced Of any OF our advertisers OF
seeds Some varieties will do better
in one kind of soil than Others, so 1t
is a dinlcult matter to present a list
adapted to all soils, but the observing
planter will be able TO determine what
is best adapted to the requirements
OF his own case.
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that the contracting pe4sies,- as tas
divorce courts call them, don't 49,
behave themselves with perfoct psS.-
priety.
It's shameful when you come to thtnk
OF 1t And sometimes it even happeng
that we make our boast Of the fact that
the young man who asks for as In NAV
rage is no milksop, that he has sown =
plentiful crop of wild oats, etc. instaad
OF shrinking from him in disgust az ~
would If We respected ourselyesl SIM.
pose for an instant, little mother. thaA
1t were possible for a young man 10
escape ali this contamination, with 4
single purpose to remain faithful and
true to his beloved, and suppose he
should present himself some fine dav
full OF Ignorance and lofty ideals and
ask for-say-my hand, do you suppose
mamma would encourage him? Not a
bit Of 1t. She'd refuse him at first: anv-
way, she'd say that he didn't know
enough OF life. And to judge from the
little have overheard Of such conversa-
ton. she and her friends would have a
good laugh over the poor fellow. Whyp
I've just been re-reading Paul and
Virginia. oh, who will set me down
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be flied easily, and is easy to empty,
and the weight comes where it is
easy to carry. 1t is made OF half
inch stuff for the sides and inch for
the end; the handle is placed near
the center. The piece "a" is hinged
so as to cover the end to keep such
things as apples, potatoes, etc,
from rolling out In carrying dirt it
is not needed. We have used one to
carry twenty to thirty wagon loads of
dirt in and out of our green houses,
and it filed the bill completely. 1t
can also be used for other purposes
where a load is to be carried OF. =,
shoulder Farmer.
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Horticultural Notes.

Do NOT cultivate so deep as to dis
turb the roots.
AN effective remedy for black knot
is cutting of and burning.
MANY make mistake in falling to
spread out the roots evenly.
KEEPING the soil shaded aids ma
terially in the storing of nitrogen.
TRANsPLANTING two or three times
helps in the formation of f1brous roots.
In growing berries for market. the
best results are secured with a rich
soil
ALLOWING them to grow too thick
is one cause Of failure in growing root
crops
GENERALLY in transplanting it is
best to set the plants down TO the
first leaf
MULCHING newly set trees during
hot, dry weather often saves them
from dying.
MANY plants die because care is
not taken to place the soil in close
contact with the roots
IT is rarely a good plan to allow a
fruit tree agent to select the varieties
Of trees for the orchard.
ALLOWING moss or lichen to grow
to the bark Of the trees affords hid
ing or harboring place for vermin.
TIE grape can be readily pro-
pagated by layering and a good sup
ply of plants be secured at low cost.
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How Honest Farmers Arc Made.

The moment you can show the
farmer that he can make money by
being strictly honest that moment
he becomes an honest man, no mat
ter how big a rascal he was before.
He must begin by being honest to his
land. The land will be sure to strike
back. He must be honest to his
stock;loo6 how they return it to him,
in better meat, better butter, better
and more manure. He must be hon.
est to his hoe; there is nothing in the
world keeps a hoe so bright and
cheerful as keeping 1t busy in hunt
ing out weeds. He must be honest
in his seed. He must give every
foot of land It's honest amount Of
labor. He must put up his crops for
market in honest shape. He must
ask an honest price and stick to it.
He must be so honest himself that no
dishonesty can live on his farm, and
all the money that he gets will have
that honest yellow glow the sign Of
thrift
Morality on the farm is fully as
important as anything else. Do you
believe in head work? If so, don't
let weeds belle you. Do you believe
in big crops? If so, don't let your
manure pile be bigger than your crib
Do you believe in honest measure? If
so, don't let it get lep-sided except
when you buy. Do you believe in fat
stock? Don't let ribs give you con-
tradiction. Do you believe in fire.
quent settlements? If SC. don't let
the sheriff call on you to remind you
Of them. In fact, the morality on a
farm is easily resolved into the old
saw, ''Do as you would be done by"
or you will find yourself done. Don't
be prevaricator. Don't shirk a re-
sponsibility. Don't try to drive
through a stump; better 90 around.
The moral code is a sure one between
you and your land and stock. Ger
mantoWn Telegraph.
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rreat the Cows kindly.

Cows are naturally of the mildest
disposition of any four-legged animal
upon the farm, and they should be
treated kindly and not abused by the
mixers and drivers. The practice OF
sender a dog after them and allowing
him to rush them into the milk yard,
exhausted and excited, is a practice
that will cost each year from ten to
twenty-five pounds Of butter for every
COW MIXED. Drive the COWS leisurely
to and from the pasture. If you are
in a hurry let the driver make double
quick time when he is going to and
from the field not accompanied by
the COWS The throwing Of stones
sticks or other missiles should be for
hidden, and the operation Of milking
should be done rapidly and with but
little or no talking. Should cow
make a miSstep or switch you I'M
pleasantly during fiY-time don't speak
SO sharply as to startle her. In many
herds there are often one or more
COWS which only a certain member of
the family can milk. This indicates
very plainly that some one is mild
tempered, and understands the cows
disposition. A box located at some
accessible point should contain at ali
times a supply of salt If salt is fed
in heroic doses once or twice each
week, the COWS will then gorge them
selves, caused arrangement of the di-
gestive organs Milk should not be
applied to the teats to reduce the
power required in milking, for it does
not, but most certainly adds filth
RI tho ui1k obtained and in cold
weather the wet teat will become
cracked and sore. All COWS with a
domineerinG nature and sharp horns
should be dehorned. Brass ferrules
at the tips Of the horns lessen the
danger but do not prevent the push
ing ard bruising OF other COWS.
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Increase In Weight OF Ducks.

The rapidity of growth of the Pc
kin duck is almost marvellous, and to
one accustomed only to the keeping of
the common puddle duck, the claims
made in behalf of the Pekin are sub
ject to doubt. Using ten ducklings
for the experiment, we weighed them
carefully. When just Matched, the
ten duckllngs, together, weighed ex-
actly one pound. When one week
old they weighed two and one-half
pOunds;at two weeks old they weighed
four pounds, at three weeks, seven
pounds; at four weeks, ten pounds; at
five weeks, seventeen pounds; at six
weeks twenty pounds, and at seven
weeks, twenty-five pounds, or two
and one-half pounos each. Some Of
them were short on weight, while
some weighed three and one-fourth
pounds each. At eight weeks the
largest weighed four pounds each.
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beneath the glowing sky OF the isle OF
France, on the shores Of the River des
Latanier, in the Alice des Panaple-
mous5eS? Why is not Madame de La
Tour, or even Marguerite, not my
mother2 Where are the cabins in which
Paul and were raised2 To have run
barefoot since childhood in those very
paths with this chosen brother, to have
gone astray innocently in those vast
forests, to have been shielded from the
storm by the same skirt turned up over
both our heads, to have crossed the
streams carried in his arms without
fear. rocked by the gentle rise and fall
of his breast. never to have seen the
face of any other young man, to wonder
together at the meaning of those de-
hghtful and indefinable emotions which
they increased by questioning eack
other as to their cause; finally to have
but one roof, one bower, one grave, one
eternity-such, such is the dream of
every young girl. isn't it, dearest
Blanche2
Why may it not be realized2 Why
must we be satisfied with these society
Pauls who have been in love with a
whole string of VirglHias before they
met us2 Well, as men and marriage go
nowadays, NJ. de Villelong seemed to
me to be a very desirable catch, and
several of my girl friends made haste to
tell me, which naturally set him up in
my estimation not little. I soon be-
came accustomed to seeing him, yes,
even 1onged for til got in the way of
expecting him on the days he was to call
and il 1 was to meet him in society
had him in my thoughts while was dress
ing.
One fine day said to mamma: After
thinking it well over, I'm convinced
love M. de Villelong, and 1 should be
perfectly satisfied to marry hint" You
mates eagerness in anything. You
love him, do your" she replied. Love
is big word. Well talk about it in a
month or two. That will be time
enough. I suppose, of course, that he
is in arnest. You may continue to
meet him, but have entered into no
compact with him or his family. Let
things go of their own accord. He
hasn't proposed yet. Wait till he does,
and then we'lI see about it. The happi-
est hours of married life are those in
which we long impatiently for 1t to
beginl"
From this time on, however. coasid-
cred myself as engaged, although
didn't pronounce the actual words. and
more's the pity. fused often to discuss
marriage with Casimir-that's his first
name, and don't like it any too much.
But mine were glittering generalities,
such as: at would appear to me-" II
should marry, I would insist, etc.; or
Il should indulge the hope" took
good care that these elastic views
should be very vaguely expressed. he
always agreed with me; he does still.
No more to-day, little mother. Low
ingly, ADRIENNE.
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Why Plowtne Is Hard Work.

While the work done in blowing
may not be greater, theoretically,
than drawing u wagon by the same
exertion of force, yet the blowing is
really harder and expends more act
ual force, because OF the dead weight
moved 1t is easier for man to carry
q load Of any weight. twice as quick
ly, By spurts, with rests between,
than in any given time with a con-
slant movement. Let a man carry a
bag of corn for five minutes and
then rest five minutes. and then re-
peat, and he will make better time
than another man Of equal strength
who has twice the time allowed him.
Equally, a horse may travel fifty
miles every second day and last long
er than he would If travelling twenty
five miles every day. And this is
what makes the difference between
blowing and drawing a wagon
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LETTER NO. 3.

Fancy our surprise, dear Blanche, at
this juncture to receive a letter from an
aunt of mine, or rather from the sister
of the husband of the sister Of my uncle
do you follow me?J, a letter announcing
her return to France after so1Ourn Of
several years in Algiers, and asking If
it would be agreeable for her and her
son to spend a few weeks with US. She's
a charming woman, and had been very
fond of her. The son is a young officer,
and having had an attack Of fever had
been granted a furlough and was to
spend it in France. His mother was de-
lighted to get back to France TO see her
old friends and to show of her boy,
who wears q decoration of which she
is very proud. But he has no title and
no de; he's plain Rene CauIon, lieu
tenant Of the Third ZOuaves. 1 remenE-
bered him as a chubby checked boy, not
very wide awake, awful bashful, in fact,
quite ordinary.
Well, was Medusaedl In walked a
tall, slender, graceful fellow, very thin
and pale from the attack of fever,
large, sea-green eyes. black lashes,
black eyebrows. black mustache, black
tuft of beard, cheek bones sticking out
Adams apple In bold relief, the head Of
a defiant consumptive, for he had the
shoulders of a Hercules. But all this
palIor and this cancellation were the
effect Of a mere accident, few weeks
rest would cure them. With the con-
flding and expansive manner of person
who feels sure OF her happiness, well
coined my aunt with hearty kiss and
held out my hand to her son.
How do you do, cousins" said with
unaffected gayety.
How do you do, my dear cousin5s he
replied, kissing my hand with charm
ingly easy grace.
IEo BE coNrENuED.(
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Feeding Skim Milk.

Quite a number of dairy farm.
the United States are trying TIL. -.
pertinent Of feeding the skim-milk,
when sweet, back to the cows, and
without exception, so far as we have
heard, they are greatly pleased with
the result. One thing we co know,
and that is that-the village cow that
gets all the waste milk and slop from
the kitchen can usually double the
amount she gave when she was a
country coW.-Hoard's DairYman.
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The Vegetable Garden.

The value and Importance of the
vegetable garden to every farmers
family cannot be oyereStlmated. As
a source OF supply of food in great
abundance, it may be made almost
unlimited in extent and variety. 1t
is duty that the farmer owes to his
family to supply it with the greatest
possible variety of everything in the
vegetable line, so long as it can be
done by little expenditures other than
that Of labor. To grow vegetables of
the best quality requires a rich. sandy
loan, provided with an abundance of
active fertiliZing material The soil
should receive a thorough pulVeriza-
ton as preparatory seed bed, the
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AGenern1 Purpose Hod.

Carrying things on the shoulder is
something that cannot always be
avoided. Make the work Of carrying
as easy as possible. The use Of the
bod leaves the hands almost free.
One can go up and down stairs or
ladders, and around corners with
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LETTER NO. 2.
SAME TO SAME.

Last winter you recollect meeting NJ.
de Villelong at our house, don't you,
dear Blanche? Madame de Pontlouis
had introduced him to US. She made no
secret of the motive which induced her
to present the Baron, for he is a baron
and a real one, too. She admitted to
mamma that the matchmaker's mania
had come upon her, and that she was
looking out for me. I had already met
this young man, had often danced with
him. rather liked him, and the moment
saw him at the house knew what 1t
meant. Anyway, mamma was open and
aboveboard in the matter. She told me
to look upon him as a sutton for my
hand. Said mamma, with faultless pro-
nunciation and admirable intonation:
His position, my darling, his age, his
fortune, his family, his antecedents are
perfectly satisfactory to me, but it. 8 for
you to decide. You are not supposed to
know anything about the man. Study
him at your leisure. I don't want to
influence you in the least"
You remember him, don't you, dear
Blanche? You met him just about the
time you were married. I think you
must have noticed him = tall, thin,
blonde, a good head of hair and a fine
beard, handsome teeth, rather small
head, broad shoulders, in a word, every
indication of physical strength, A lover
should be strong, shouldn't he? It's
such delightful feeling to know that
you have a protector by your side, one
that doesn't fear man or demon, fire or
water His feet do very well. He al
ways keeps them perfectly dressed, and
he's very careful with his hands, too,
although they're little hard. He rides
well, he is witty and full of fun, and
need scarcely add belongs to several Of
the swell clubs. They say he has had
many frst-rate chances, and I don't
wonder at it. How I came to know?
Why, I have heard mammals friends
speak of him Just as they do OF any
young man in society when they don't
foresee his presentation as a sutton.
OF course, they spoke in enigmas, but 1
understood well enough The simple
fact is, dear Blanche, that it is utterly
impossible TO bring up girl nowadays
in complete ignorance of the affairs Of
actual life. The morning journals are
filed with these topics which become
subjects of discourse at the email
dances. A young girl hears the names
of her partners coupled with TIE first
names of certain ladies whose car
riages pass and repass ours on the
Champs Elysees, in the Bots and else
where. We meet them In the shops, we
run against them in the establishments
of the great men milliners. They set
our fashions for US, they furnish us with
husbands. When they become ours do
they give up the old set or does the old
set give up them? In short, we girls OF
this day and generation are initiated
into Thousand and one things of which
the girls Of the good old times didn't
even suspect the existence. If we live
In Paris we soon learn to know that ali
marriages are not made in heaven and