Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-02-23

! MISS margaret n. w. hiIhoi, VI ulCH-
coe, proceeded with her performance,
which was very entertaining and valu-
able paper entitled "Our Girls Miss
| kirker gave many facts relative to wom-
ans progress and present position. She
spoke in warm words of the dignity of
woman's work, and of its honor, though
( it be kitchen work, and claimed that
women whose work is in the kitchen are
better paid than almost any other female
workers. She especially urged women
to get more good out oflife by turning
their thoughts to its artistic and intellec-
tual side, to leave petty and trivial gos-
sip for good books and papers. The pa
per was well written. and full of we'll
arranged ideas.
Miss Ida Conrow, of Flushing, here
recited aZingerella, the Gypsy Flower
Girl of Spain" The story is full of beau
ty and power and was well appreciated by
the audience.
Miss Mary l.. Hoge, of Louisville, read
valuable paper with the subject, "The
Boys and Girls of Our Country" She
deplored the fact that so many boys
leave the farm, and urged the farmer to
hold his calling in more esteem. If it is
hard and difficult, so is every successful
calling under the sun. She rapidly
sketched the bettering advantages of
womankind, and thought that they por-
tend for her a better era. Her paper
bristled with practical ggestions, among
which was the advice that woman learn
the household arts whether she be called
to use them or not, and DR.. Johnson's re-
mark was cited that man is better
pleased with his wife when she sets him
good dinner than when she speaks
Greek.
"Ananias Brown" was recited by Miss
Olive NJ. Patton, of New Athens. The
selection is witty and taking. Miss Pat
ton delivered it'in full, round voice
that was heard throughout the room and
the audience was set roaring.
The music throughout this session, as
heretofore, was uniformly excellent, Miss
Laura Pratt officiating at the piano. This
instrument which was kindly loaned the
Institute by c. j. La Roche, of Bellaire,
was an elegant Everett, of exquisitely
soft tone and of easy manipulation. A
chorus of some fifteen voices produced
anthems, while special quartettes and
solosts agreeably varied the program.
At the afternoon session, the question
of ''Dairying Butter or Milk
which," was discussed, first by j. H.
Denham, of Bridgeport, L. C C.Sedgwick, who
was scheduled, not being present. Mr..
Denham said that with fourteen cows
he had in two months an income of
$3.50. He called attention to the fact
that good location for shipping is alb
soluteiy essential to milk production, but
thought that butter might be made with
profit on smaller and remoter farms any
where in the county.
Mr.. r. E. Giffen called attention to the
vastly increased population of towns
and the decreased population of the coun-
try, and said that farmers ought to take
advantage of this. He advised not to
raise hogs and cattle, as we cannot COM
pete with the West in these branches. But
he thought that butter and milk may be
produced here, with profit, although
he had never been able to make 500
year from one COW. He showed the
evils resulting from placing oleomargar-
inc on the market. He said that the
dairyman must work at unusual hours,
and must give up'the ''long winter even
ingS." He thought grain is the cheapest
food for cows, and had obtained the best
of results by feeding dry fodder. Mr..
Giffen made many other excellent points.
Mr.. R. K. Giffen was then asked to say
few words, and said that he had studied
the location of his farm ,and concluded to
90 into dairying. He thought a man
should have nothing to do with the gen.
eral purpose cow Thoroughbred stock
is best; you want a dairy COW for
dairy. and not one that. can be turned
into beef after her milk days are over.
During his first year his cows had cost
S52 each to keep, and IL cents gallon
was the amount required to produce
the milk. The next year he constructed
silos, and with the aid of good dairy
man reduced the cost of each cows keep
to S42. and the cost of the production of
milk to six cents a gallon. Mr.. Giffen
undoubtedly conducts his dairy on bust
ness principles.
After music, Miss Nina Morgan gave
a pleasant and humorous recitation that
was very well taken by the audience.
Miss Morgan has good voice, and her
expression is excellent. Mr.. Archer then
sang bass solo.
W. j. Giffen read carefully prepared
paper on "Wool or Mutton for Profit y
He took the ground that raising wool is
the more profitable He said that even
at low price for his product the WOO
grower can make money. He took the
untenable ground that the tinkering at
the tariff by politicians is benefit to the
wool raiser. He enumerated many prac-
tical difficulties in the way of successful
mutton raising in this country.
John Watson thought that both WOO
and nation could be made profitable, but
that the advantage is decidedly with the
former. There is nothing more profita-
BILE in farming than fine wool growing
! He said that farmers now get as mucf
per head for their fleece as they did wher
) high prices prevailed. The fluctuation
2 in the price of wool have been less thai
5 in many other products. He recon
mended keeping pure bloods, and re
E peated that the most profitable sheep j
D a smooth bodied animal weighing from
$50 to.300 pounds, and producing delaln'