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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-07-29
Harvesting Wheat.

There are several advantages in cut.
ting wheat reasonably early. The grain is
heavier, millers claiming it will make
whittier and sweeter flour. Early cutting
also lessons the loss from Smelling out in
handling, while the straw shocks and
stacks better and makes better feed for
the stock. Cut reasonably early, well
cured and cared for so us to keep in a
good condition, wheat straw makes a
triment. When the grain is in the
dough, just after it has passed the milky
stage, is the popular time for cutting
wheat.
There is no advantage in cutting the
stubble lower than is strictly. necessary
to save all the grain, asserts Missou-
rian in letter to Prairie Farmer. He
says:
There may be occasions when it will
be advisable to cut low in order to secure
more straw, but this will be the excep.
ton rather than the rule. The better
plan usually is to leave the stubble high
and then turn it under, or if the land
has been seeded to grass or clover cut
ting the stubble reasonably high will be
a special advantage as protection to
these plants from extreme heat. Wheat
should not be left lying ON the ground
any length of time, and so far as is pos.
sible the shocking should be kept well
up with the cutting. Take care to set
the bundles SO that they will protect each
other and then cap carefully. Wheat
that is well shocked can stand longer
than almost any grain. At the same
time, when it can be done, it is best to
stack as soon as possible after cutting.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-07-29
FOR McXERs AND RUNAWAYs.

How Professor Oscar l.. Gleason Breaks
Them of Their Fad Habits.
Ia his book ON horses Professor o. Il.
Gleason tells Us how he overcomes the
bad habits of kicking and runaway
horses rs follows:
III breaking horses that are kickers or
runaways I use the double safety rope.
In case some of you may not have tic
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-07-29

Every poulterer with large focks
needs at least IL few acres for cropping
and penning his birds upon alternately
One source of loss is wasting the drop
pings or selling them at too low price
when large return might be derived
from them if used for growing good
family and poultry food. But the prin-
cipal reason why the farm should be
large enough to alternate the runs with
crops is to keep it clean and prevent dis
ease. An excellent plan for cropping
and penning land is illustrated in the
cut shown herewith and thus described
in The Farm Journal:
Rows of posts are set permanently one
rod apart or less. On these wire net is
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-07-29

A comparatively new business is that
of exporting good grade of American
hay, which rise in the English market
has led to. The English crop has been
almost an entire failure. The crop in
France has been bad and that of Ger
many less than the average. The failure
has been caused by drought. An enten-
sive shipment of American hay was re-
Gently made to France. 1t is reported
that hay which sells in New York at
from SIS to $50 per ton is sold at $50 to
s35 per ton in the English market.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-07-29

A piece Of evidence some time back
in Quebec breach Of promise oase was
cuff with an offer Of marriage written
on it. One night. while the defendant
was holding the plaintiffs hand and
whispering fervid words. be popped the
question ON the smooth linen at her
wrist. She was sentimental or shrewd
enough to keep that article ont Of 'the
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-07-29

Dwarf pear trees, says E. W. Wood of
Newton, Mass, must have a moist soil,
for ounce roots are the same whether
the top is pear or ounce. They do poor
ly on light soil. Dwarfs should be set
deep enough to root above the junction
This may be FASTENED by gouging and
lifting bits of bark just beneath the sur
face on the pear wood, then hauling
back the earth. Dwarfs thus rooted are
far stronger, as the roots are more nu-
merous.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-07-29
Echoes From the Experiment Stations.

Echoes From the Experiment Stations.
According to an Illinois station report,
e,0Oo, coo acres are annually planted with
corn i'll that state alone.
Some of the experiment stations have
actually struck the same figures of Rural
New Workers. recipe for the bordeaux
mixture-viz, one quarter of a pound
each of lime and copper sulphate to each
gallon of water.
AT the Utah station they find in two
years trial that increasing the size of the
pieces of seed potatoes increases the
yield, but they doubt if pieces larger
than one-fourth of the potato will yield
enough more to repay the cost of the
extra amount of seed required.
At the New York station concentrated
foods like cottonseed meal, lirseed meal,
etc, furnished the richest manures in
feeding tests to ascertain the relative
value of fertilizing matter in different
classes of foods. Next in order cam
the leguminous crops, as clover, peas.
etc, then followed grains, and lastly
root crODs
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-07-29
Always Punis liable.

Milwaukee Sentinel
The crime of obtaining a national
election under false pretenses is usual
ly punished, in this country, about
four years after it is committed. The
next apportionment of punishment
will take place in 1906
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-07-29
DIVIDING TIE Runs.

stretched to remain. Net hurdles are
used for the ends and divisions. Every
alternate space is used for crop and
afterward inclosed while the run now
used for fowls is cropped. This saves
time in fencing. the land is easily worked
in long rows and burrows, and the green
stuff for the birds is always easily OBJ
tanned for feeding them three times per
day.
Tho hurdles dividing the runs may be
placed near the buildings when the birds
are first turned in and moved back a
rod or so each week In this way the
flock cannot run over. tramp down and
waste the food on the whole plot in
short time.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-07-29

Pruning Roses After the June FIowerins.
1t is often very desirable to have ny brid
perpetual roses flower freely in the fall
Meehan in his monthly says that to ac-
complish this the plants should be Sc
verely pruned after the June Towering.
Some growers cut almost the whole of
the Towering branch away, leaving
young shoots from near the bottom to
take their places An abundance of
flowers usually follows this treatment.
Those who cut their rosebuds before
mature or as soon as the petals fade
have fall flowers freely
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-07-29

surcinglc9 and different appliances that
use, will explain how you can use
what you have near at hand. Take a
common harness and put on the horse
an open bride and lines. Run the latter
back through the thill straps, the same
as i'll driving a colt. Next take two
straps, with ring in each one, and buc-
kle around the fore legs just above
hoof. Take . half or five-eighths inch
cotton rope 20 feet long and fasten one
end through the ring in strap on near foot
and pass the other end over the belly
band of the harness. down through the
ring of the of front foot and back over
lelly band of harness again. Now take
the rope back with the lines and start
the horse. The moment he starts to kick
OF run you can test the control you have
over his front feet by simply pulling
tightly the rope You hold in your left
hand. This will of course bring him to
his knees ana render him powe1lcss to
get awayTnless you permit him by loosen
ing the rope
Ia 30 minutes the most vicious run
away or piungcr will lie completely sub
dued 10y this treatment. also use this
rope on horses afraid of bicycles, cars,
hrocrac!;ars, etc, as well as i'll driving
over paper OF going past top carriages.
1t IS impossible for the horse 10 turn
around with You, for as he does so just
fI-a- <=z;;s=zss,s=ssT=se5 Q ,-zr-rrrr,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-07-29
Az AMATErR's CITY GARDEN.


The small circles are edged with al
ternanthera and in the center is placed a
Nine. CroZy Gamma at the extreme end
of the yard have two large ,Jacquemi-
not roses. in the corners hollyhocks, and
/ in front of the .jacqueminot roses have
one Hydrangea grandifora and one rho
/ dodendron. On each of the sides are l2
| placed alternately The vine covering
the fence is Cobea scandens. 1t is liter
ally covered with flowers. also have
coreopsis, dwarf sunfiowers and fall
| Towering daisies and bleeding heart, all
of which give Il great deal of pleasure
and no troIble.
This garden is surrounded on all sides
by buildings. but we have the sun near
ly all day over the tops of the houses.
My grass is fine. cut it on an average
of three times II week during June, July,
! August and September and water it
with Il hose every evening. About Dec.
| | cover it with two inches of coarse
stable litter, which remove about May
l. then take pint of grass seed and
mix it with a pailful of street sweepings
and sprinkle this all over the grass. The
result is magnificent lawn. The walks
and curbs are cement. The walks are
feet wide. and the flower borders be-
tween the walk and fence are feet
inches. This is of great value, as it
gives room for three rows of plants. In
the picture, which WAS photographed in
the early spring, the beds in the grass
appear without their summer occupants.
The plant in pot in the rear is Cory
pha ailstralis, which | have found the
hardest kind of palm. My hollyhocks
were raised from seeds sowed in July.
They grew about one foot the first year,
lived ont all winter without protection
and Powered nicely the second season. |
use six barrels of manure on my garden
every year. On the top of the frame
have two feet of poultry wire used Us a
''cat fence" and find it admirably adapt
ell for vines. The lines seen in front of
the cobaca vines are wire clotheslines.
The Wall Flower For Garden and Window
No outdoor plant has given greater
satisfaction. writes one correspondent of
American Gardening. for a window
plant in winter than the wall flower. A
plant rooted from slip grew and bios
somed all summer in the border and in
late fall was potted and brought into
the sitting room. 1t never wilted, but
was one mass Of blossoms all winter. 1t
has had the same treatment every spring
and fall since and is never out of bloom
summer or winter.
1t roots readily from slips and will
stand extremes of temperature better
than any house plant, but requires Il
great deal of water Its growth will
not be checked when lifted. even when
in full bloom. if taken into dark room
for few days and given plenty of wa
ter. Some of them will live all winter
outdoors if a covering of leaves and
heulock boughs is laid on
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-07-29
GLEASON'S suRCINGLE

tighten the rope, and he is on his knees
Loosen the rope, and he will be ON his
feet again. In manipulating this rope
Oh the road l Use knee pads made in the
following manner: Take Il piece Of felt
about @ inches one way and II inches tho
other, and i'll the middle of it sew on d
piece Of leather in the shape of the horses
knee. Have Il strap fastened to the toy
of this felt and Il strap TO buckle ON the
bottom. Buckle these on the horses
front knees, and you have pair of knee
pads that will answer every purpose.
They can be bought, however, of any
regular harness dealer.
Gleason himself uses surcingle of his
own devising adapted with rings and
buckles, as shown in the illustration.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-07-29

NEW POINTS IN ENslLAeE.

Some Put the Fodder In Siios Whole. but
the Majority Favor Cutting 1t.
The silo has attained such large pro-
portions that the one best way to manage
It can no longer be specified. Silo advo-
Gates differ in the details of growing the
fodder, filling the silo, etc., but silo
once built and tried remains on the farms
of progressive men in climates where
long winters prevail.
Shall we cover the silo? Who knowsi
"All covers and no covers work equally
WELL" says Mr.. Gould. with the odds
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-07-29


Which of the following courses will
be more profitable: /. To keep 20 cows,
selling the milk ut .! cents quart, using
the manure. one-half on the meadow and
one-half for cultivated crops OF, ., to
keep 10 cows with milk ut the same price,
putting all the manure on the cultivated
ground, and buying Canada wood ashes
at $l4 Il ton and selling the hay which
the COWS i'll the first case would eat at
SIG a on?-Connccticut.
Answer-No man can answer such a
question fairly. There are too many
conditions that an outsider cannot com
prehend. There is very little money in
milk at p cents PSF quart. Rye straw
and potatoes both ought to sell fairly
well with you. We understand that Con-
necticut farmers do not grow potatoes
enough to fill all the Connecticut mouths.
If you have land that is suitable for moth.
ing but pasture, keep your 10 cows on
that. Build 4 silo and put all your stable
manure on ensilage corn, following the
corn with potatoes, using 500 pounds OF
more of complete fertilizer. Then sow
wheat or rye and seed to grass with
clover in the spring. You can sell most
of your hay and your rye straw. The
ensilage. with some clover hay, will feed
the cows, with cottonseed meal and
other grain. This will give you milk.
potatoes, rye straw and hay for cash
crops. This is assuming that you have
market for all these products. If you
have not. the plan must be changed
Exchange.
They Ought to BE Ashamed
Notwithstanding the fact that only the
rich can afford TO cat pork, and, TO per-
petrate a very bad case of Irish bull,
that the pig is really the goose that is
laying the golden egg for the farmer,
surprisingly large number of reports
reach us of the practical loss of the
spring litters The weather has been as
unpropitious for the pigs as it was last
spring, but the lesson of that time was
thought to have been severely enough
enforced by the course of the market to
make such losses almost impossible. Ger
tainly many hundreds of farmers pre-
pared as never before to save the pigs
of weather, and they will
surely have their reward. The wonder |
is that any farmer could be so indifferent
or careless as to allow unfavorable |
weather to rob him of large part of his /
pig crop, OF course losses are
bound to occur even with the best of |
treatment. Accidents will hammer in the l
best regulated barnyards, but enough |
reports have reached US to indicate that |
the thoughtlessness. carelessness and |
lack of Judgment which last year left |
thousands of farmers without pigs when
prices were abnorinaHy high have again /
eurtailed the crop A farmer must be
indeed rich if he can thus afford to pay /
tuition in the school Of experience. =. |
Breeders Gazette.
People's voice., 1893-04-21
More Strikers.

The Santa Fe shopmen, car repair
ers, boiler makers, ETC., in all the
shops from the Missouri river to Ore
gon went out on a strike April s,
the company having broken their con-
tracts and acted in bad faith with
the men. The company claims that
it will be able to get along without
them and refuses to entertain any
propositions for compromise, and will
Gil the places with new men. Only
one man in the shops at this place
has returned to his position and no
new men have arrived to take the
places of the strikers.
On Monday the same class Of hands
on the line Of the Union Pacific from
Omaha west went out and there are
strong indications that other classes
of labOrers will follow suit. There is
an indication of unrest and bad blood
all over the country and if the next
few months develop the most exten-
Sive strikes the world has ever known
no one need be surprised.
People's voice., 1893-04-21

Democratic statesmen in Washing
ton are at their wits end to discover
some line Of tariff policy to pursue.
A depleted treasury to begin with and
a reduction tariff pledge to fulfill are
two things that do not harmonic
very well. An income tax is actually
talked of as last resort. Among
the many interviews being published
on the subject, here is a bit from
Horizontal Bill MOrrison's" ideas.
Says Mr.. Morrison:
"If we lower the duties on some ar
ticles, then we must take other articles
rom the free list and lay taxes on
them in order to secure revenue for
the machinery of the government.
An income tax | hold as improbable,
and still believe, as | have heard
frequently quoted, that the tariff
scheme or budget, or whateverit may
be, decided on by the Democratic par
ty. if it provides sufficient revenue to
meet the demands of the government,
will result in the restoration of some
tax on sugar, and if it is not done.
that the scheme or plan of reduction
or system of taxation which is adopt
ed will fall short of meeting the re-
quirementS OF government and result
in increasing the national debt which
was one of the purposes of the McKin-
BILL"
Oh yes! By all means put the tariff
back on sugar if necessary. BY so do
ing every man in the country will
pay his share of the government ex-
pense, whether his income be $l.l5
per day or $1,000 per minute. And it
will be so wisely compounded with
the price Of the sugar" that the con-
Sumer will hardly know he is paying
it, as Blackstone would say. 1t is a
misfortune that what Col. Morrison
says about the income tax being i'm
probable is true. The man whose in
come is $1,000 per minute would never
submit to raising revenue in that
manner, when such a slick scheme as
the sugar tax is possible. The people
who labor and create the wealth for
these $1,000 per minute men to enjoy
always have paid the taxes and al
ways will until they learn to break
the bonds of slavery which bind them
SO blindly to party name. Rouse,
We slaves!
People's voice., 1893-04-21
Program for Teachers Association.

l. A paper on Conscience, or the
Moral Sense by NJ. S. Alexander,
South Haven.
Z. In what part of an action do we
discover its moral quality? By Su-
perintendent Mclaughlin.
3. The duty teachers owe to one
another, by o. H. Holiday, of May
field.
4. Need of cultivation of the men,
ory, by Norman Pool, of Milan.
Discussion to follow each paper.
This county association cOnvenes
May 6, 1893, in examination hall at
court house in Wellington at p. IN.
All those teachers who wish to ap-
pear as live, energetic workers in the
cause Of education and who desire
the public patronage, are expected to
be present, especially those in the
above program. COMMITTEES.
People's voice., 1893-04-21

Little Judith, the eight year old
daughter Of Mr.. Mullineaux, of the
Inland Christian Advocate, Des
MoineS, Iowa, on learning hat her
special playmate, a child of her own
age, had taken the whOOping cough,
took bottle of medicine which had
cured her of Troublesome cough and
went over and said: You must take
this medicine: it will do you good"
Mr.. MullineauX was curious as to the
result and on making inquiry learned
that the little neighbor, who had been
unable to rest at night, had been
greatly relieved in that respect. The
parOxySms were neither so frequent,
severe or enduring. The cough, un-
der the genial action Of this admir-
able remedy. was lOOSened. The med
icine lique1es the mucus and enables
the sufferer to throw it off. The at
tack in the beginning gave every evil
dence of being a severe attack Of
whooping cough. Indeed it was a
genuine case; but this preparation,
while perhaps it may not be posi-
tive cure for the disease, is undOubt-
edly able to alleviate it If it does
not cure it, it will give uQuestiOned
relief. The medicine referred to is
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. For
sale by H. f. Smith.
People's voice., 1893-04-21

Jim Hedden, charged with assault
with intent to kill, had his hearing
before Justice COrbett Wednesday
He and J. ]. Teahan got into a dis
pute at the Rock Island restaurant
some time ago and after striking at
one another a few times Hedden
threw a bell at Teahan, striking him
in the face and coming near causing
his death. A number Of witnesses
were examined and the Judge reserv-
ed his decision until Thursday after
noon.
People's voice., 1893-04-21

An Indiana exchange gives an ac-
count Of quite IN extensive and de-
Slructive cyclone in that state, but
says they only got slight swipe from
it, as it devastated property and killed
many people in Missouri and Kansas.
40 far we have had no cyclone this
year that has caused loss of life or
much property and hope we shall not
nave and would thank the Indiana
newspapers TO own their own cyclones
and keep them at home.
People's voice., 1893-04-21
Dress Goods.

Every lady in Sumner
County IS interested in
knowing where to find
the latest styles in Dress
Goodsand Si'ks-we have
them.
We invite your attention
particularly to our line Of
wool dress goods ranging
in price from I2H to 25
cents a yard. Also to a
handsome line of all-wool
henriettas at so cents a
yard, Our printed China
silks at 4S cents and IS
cents a yardare excellent
value. At SIoo a yard
We will show YOU the best
black silk ever sold in
Wellington at that price.
Are you gong to the
Worlds Fair? If you are,
we have just what you
want for a travelling dress.
People's voice., 1893-04-21

Tim Kings dray team ran away
last Thursday, causing considerable
excitement on Washington Avenue.
In front of Spruance's clothing store
they struck the buggy of j. R. Dillon,
overturning it and throwing his 10.
year-old daughter to the ground. She
was picked up and taken to DR.. Bar
nett, but was not badly hurt. The
team was caught on Lincoln Avenue,
before doing any damage.
People's voice., 1893-04-21

No stronger argument for the abol-
ishing of the star chamber secret ses-
sions Of the United States senate has
ever been brought to the notice of
the people than the action of that
body in regard to the Russian treaty
with reference to refugees to this
country. From all that can be learned
it is proposed that our government
shall run down, capture and deliver
such of these people as the Russian
government may demand, and at the
entire expense of the taxpayers Of
this country. The parties are guilty
of no crime, but are to be prosecuted
because they have dared to denOunce
the tyrannical government of the
carl Petitions are rolling into the
senate from all over the United
States protesting against the adOp-
tion of any such an agreement or
treaty and it remains to be seen what
course the senate will take. At any
rate it is high time that the star
chamber sessions Of that body be
abolished. Servants of the people
should be compelled to transact their
business in public and if these secret
meetings cannot be abolished the peo-
! pie should abolish the senatel
People's voice., 1893-04-21
GREAT QUADRANGULAR DEBATE AT PHIL
ADELPfiIA.
How Our Readers Can Get the Speeches in iul
QUESTION:

QUESTION:
(which offers the best practical pO-
litical means for the benefit Of the
wOrkingmen of this country, the
Democratic party, the Peoples party,
the Republican party or the church?"
SPEAKERS.
For the DemOcrats-COl. Henry
WattersOn, March a.
For the Church, Rev. Russell II.
COnwell, March 20.
For the POpulists-Hon. j. B. Wea-
yer, April 6.
For the Republicans-Hon. Stewart
L. WOOdford, April l3.
The Farmers Tribune, Of Des
Moines, Iowa, will publish these
speeches verbatim in the order they
are made, the first to appear in the
issue Of April 5. These speeches
alone are worth more than the paper
costs for one year.
Subscriptions can be made through
this Office, saving exchange and post
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People's voice., 1893-04-21

Our lines of Wool Serges,
Whip Cords, HenriettaS, and
Wool Novelties, afford an un.
rivalled selection of the new
choice Spring Shades. Our
pattern Dresses combine rich.
ness and beauty-no two alike.
Our Satin Gloria, Silk Stripe
and fine Scotch Zephyr Cling,
hams are two of our lines of
Summer FabricS-we have 90
more. We have a most com.
manding line of Black Dress
goods in wool and silk wool.