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ONION CULTURE.

Ashes are a very valuable fertilizer
for onions, for two reasons: They are
rich in potash, and, while valuable
fertilizer, they add no seed of weeds,
grass and the like, as is the case with
manures of vegetable origin. As the
onion is q surface feeder, 1t is well to
work the fertilizers into the surface
rather than to bury even moderately.
Onions should be sown early, but the
seed should be scarcely more than
pressed into the soil, but the pressure
should be strong enough to make the
muck quite firm. Onions should be cul-
iivated early and often, even before
they are up, so that the weeds can get
no advantage The plan Of mixing a
few radish seeds with the onions when
sowing is n good one, as the radishes
come ND first, and mark the rows, so
that til weeders can be run between
the drills, before the onions show, and
thus the weeds are held in check before
cultivation could otherwise take place.
Besides ashes, poultry manure thor
oughly worked into the soil is valu-
able aid in obtaining large yields OF
onions. Farmers Voice.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-07-14
TUBERCULOSIS IN CATTLE.

A well-known authority in referring
TO tuberculosis in cattle says: "The
more closely a system Of inbreeding is
pursued, and the longer it is con
tinued, the more likely, other condi-
tions being equal, is the strain or breed
to be subject to tuberculosis. The
beef breed which has been most closely
inbred, and which is also most tuber-
culosis, is the shorthorns. The dairy
breed which have been most closely in
bred are the natives of the Channel
Islands, and prominent among these
are the Jerseys" An official of the
Bureau Of Animal Industry says that
twenty per cent. Of the thoroughbred
Jerseys in the Northern States are af-
fected with tuberculosis. 1.-THE state
ments Of our authorities in veterinary
matters are true. and we have no good
reason for doubling them, then the
safest COW for you TO purchase would
be q common native and Of no speciol
breed, being careful to get one in good
health. It is claimed, and on good
authority, that where tuberculosis does
not exist among cattle, consumption
among the human species is an I'M
known disease. No effectual remedy
has been discovered for tuberculosis in
animals any more than for consump-
ton in man, for they are one and the
same; but the disease works 80 slowly
that few persons become alarmed at
its progress until it is too late for the
use Of preventives. New York Sun.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-07-14
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
MANUREs FOR BEARING TREES.

The complaint often made that ma
nuring the orchard often goes only to
the production of wood foliage rather
than fruit need not prevent manuring
after blossoming. There is still time
while the trees are dressed in white
and pink to materially aid them to per-
feet large crop. But it must be re-
membered that mineral rather than
heterogeneous manures are chiefly needed
and these mineral fertilizers must be
in available form. A mixture OF some
quick-octing superphosphate with
hardwood ashes is best. If there be
any sod around the tree either pillow or
spade it under beyond the reach OF the
limbs. Then work in literally the
mixture of phosphate with ashes
drench the whole surface and cover
with any kind of mulch One will be
surprised at the difference this treat
ment will make in the size and crop of
fruit. Often the fruit should be
thinned besides, but the extra manur-
ing is always needed for trees produc-
ing o crop. Boston Cultivator.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-07-14

A. n. Mcpherson, in the Zoologist,
quotes an interesting passage from
Aristotle TO show that the great phi.
losopher was as we'll acquainted as we
are with the peculiarities and habits Of
the field vole, wApse destructiyeness il
a cause of much tribulation TO farmers!
in Scotland as we'll as in the Pelopon.
nese. He speaks of their depredations
as $50 serious that some small farmers
having on one day observed that their
corn was ready for harvest, when they
went the following day to cut their
corn, found it all eaten The manner
of their disappearance, also" he con.
tinues, SIS unsccountable, for in q few
days they all vanish, although before
hand they could not be exterminated
by smoking and digging them out, nor
by hunting them and turning swine
c,mong them to root up their runs
Foxes also hunt them out, and wild
weasels are very ready to destroy them
but they cannot prevail over their
numbers and the rapidity Of their in.
crease, nor, indeed, can anything pre-.
vail over them but rain, and when this
comes they disappear. very soon"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-07-14
Farm AND GARDEN NOTES.

White heshed turnips give better
Yields than the yellow-Aeshed varieties,
and white carrots better than the yell
low.
Scours in O calf can usually be cured
bv q little parched wheat -four. The
calf must be given little food and kept
warm.
Coal ashes are valuable for strewing
in the paths in the winter to keep
from slipping, and in the spring for
making and amending roads.
A slight busting with lime aids the
keeping qualities of potatoes The
lime both prevents moisture and de-
stroys the microbes on them.
One point in favor Of green manur-
ing is that it distributes the fertility
through the soil more evenly than can
be done by any other method.
The scab of potatoes is fungus
growth. Scabby tubers should not be
used for seed, nor should they be fed
unless first boiled to destroy the spores.
No man can claim to be a good
farmer if he does not at least maintain
the original fertility of his soil. If he
depletes it ut all, he is a very poor
farmer.
A calf started we'll on milk and fed
with grain and skim milk eli the sum-
mer will, when six months old, be
worth as much as one year old I'M
properly fed.
As soon as symptoms ofstiff neck are
observed in sheep, the animals should
be given an ounce of sulphate of
magnesia with teaspoonful of
powdered gentian root
Seeds of cultivated plants carried by
birds into the woods and dropped
there will doubtless explain the
superiority Of some wild fruits over
others of the same family.
A soil that is very loose upon the top
is not in the best condition for the ger
mination Of seeds. Run roller over
it, or press the seeds down firmly in
some way, and farmers will likely have
less cause to complain about poor seed.
There are instances where n breed
ing SOW has been kept a dozen years
or more, but, MS a rule, it is believed
that seven years is-the limit Of useful
ness as a breeder When sS.' dscl9s up
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-07-14
The Famous FlOrentine Diamond.

The Imperial Treasury Of Austria
contains the Florentine diamond. This
is one of the finest diamonds of the
world, and it is noted for its lustre
and brilliancy. 1t is worth $3.50, 900
and has e romantic history connected
with it. 1t once belonged to Charles
the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, who
seems to have been rather careless IN
guarding his treasures. He went TO
battle one day with this diamond in
his pocket and the result was that he
lost it. The diamond lay on the road
and Swiss soldier picked it up. He
looked upon it as a piece of glass and
threw it down again, but as it fell the
sun rays caught it, and the soldier,
thinking it pretty trinket, concluded
to carry it along as a pocket piece.
Shortly after this he showed it to the
priest. TIE priest admired it and gave
him a coin amounting to about fifty
American cents for 1t. The priest sold
it to jeweler for sixty cents, and
rich merchant paid the jeweler S25OO
for it. The merchant sold il to an
Italian duke for a thousand dollars adj
vance on his price, and this duke sold
it to one Of the popes, who paid sixty
thousand dollars for its possession.
After a number of similar adventures
it came ,nto the possession of Grand
Duke, -gho married the Empress Maria
Theresa of Austria, and through her
il came 20 this Imperial Treasury, 1t
now belongs to the royal family, and
has its piece in what is considered one
G. tie finest collections of diamonds in
the wcrld. Atlanta Constitution.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-07-14
LADIES' COLUMN.
Nonrr TIE aREAr p1scovErERs.

WOMEN THE GREAT DISCOVERIES.
Grant Allen, in his endenvor toprovo
that women are not in the race, says
that no woman was ever n discoyerer'
To this n clever woman answers that
I'll her spare moments Nre spent IN
finding things mislaid by the male
members Of her family. When Mrs.
Columbus told her husband that he
would find her fathers chart and man
uscripts in the right hand corner OF
the top drawer, does anybody believe
he found them? Doubtless he cameto
the head of the stairs and shouted over
"Como find them for me. Flam-
marion can find new planets, but he
can't find his own spectacles. Stanley
could find Livingstone, but who doubts
that Mr.. Stanley finds his pencils and
mslaid manuscripts? Who can find
so many virtues as n woman can find
in her husband? Could he ever, I'M.
aided, find his own faults? "And, y
concludes this lady, "if Mr.. Allen haa
n wife doubtless she finds in him moro
than any man ever could. New York
Commercial Advertiser.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-07-14
RECIPES.

To Stew Mushrooms-Sprinkle them
with little salt, and put them in @
stewpan with black and red pepper
until quite tender, then add 2 small
lump of butter and two tablespoon
fuls of cream.
Strawberries with Orange Juice
Stem ripe strawberries, put in @ bowl,
spread thick with powdered sugar,
squeeze over the juice Of half dozen
oranges. set on ice to chill, and serve
without cream,
Coffee Jelly-Sonk one ounce Of gel
atine in a tencupful of cold water
when dissolved add teacupful OF
strong Mocha coffee sweetened to taste
Place in O mould and set in a cool
place to stiffen Ii not as sweet as
liked, add sugar before moulding.
Broiled Spring Chicken-Split half
grown chicken down the back and
fatten the breast-bone with o rolling
pin, lay on a CREASED broiling iron, set
over the fire and broil until done take
up, pour over melted butter, sprinkle
with pepper and snuce and serve with
mushroom sauce.
To Crvstalize Fruit-Select the best
specimens of the fruit to be crystalized,
and do not remove stones or stems.
Beat the whites of two or three eggs to
q stiff froth, dip the fruit into the
beaten egg, drain well, then one by one
take the fruit by the stems and dip
into powdered sugar.
Fish Cutlets-Take good-sized slices
Of any firm fish, remove tho skin and
as much of the bone as possible, trim
in outlet shape sprinkle with SALT pep.
per and -four, dip in beaten egg, then
in grated bread crumbs and fry brown
in boiling lard. Arrange on large
dish, garnish with slices of lemon and
serve with sauce tartare.
Sauted Liver-Cut liver into thin
slices, pour boiling water over and let
stand ten minutes. Put two table
spoonfuls of butter into n frying pan,
LET melt, add n small onion, sliced, and
the liver cook for five minutes, turn,
add n tablespoonful of flour and a gill
of stock; when the liver is done take
up, season the gravy with altand pep
per and pour over.
Scalloped Cabbage Chop a small
head of cabbage not very fine and put
it in boiling water to scald. Boil four
eggs hard and when cold chop fine.
Melt two tablespoonfuls butter in a
saucepan and add the same amount Of
flour When mixed smoothly, add b.
degrees n pint of milk and stir until it
boils. add the chopped eggs, Il ten
spoonful Of salt and a little pepper.
Drain the cabbage, place it in a pud-
ding dish and pour the sauce over it.
Crate bread over the TOP, add small
bits of butter and bake to a very deli.
cate brown tint in moderate oven.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-07-14
Cats Bent on Suicide,

Do animals ever commit suicide
This is question scientists of every
age have asked themselves, and one
that not infrequently, perhaps, pre-
sents itself to the mind Of the ordinary
individual If you doubt, ask the
driver Of any West or East Side horse
car. There's one of them cats again, "
said the Jehu of n Tenth avenue car
the other night. you wouldn't think
they'd commit suicide Well, they do,
Just the same. There isn't a night [
haven't n case.
On one of the rails a few yards ahead
lay a gray cat. II had walked across
the street on the approach Of the car
AID lain down to be run over and
killed. The driver was forced to kick
il before il would move, and then it
away only to await the COM
ing of the next car, New York Adj
vertiser.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-07-14
Man With the Head Of q Goose.

The man With a geose's head first
appeared before the public at the FAM
GUS "Gingerbread Fair" Liverpool, in
1872. He was twenty years of age at
that time; had eyes perfectly round,
and nose eight inches in length, fiat,
and shaped exactly like the bill or
beak of goose His neck was three
times TIE length of that of an ordinary
person, surmounted by a round fat
head perfectly devoid of hair. He
seemed TO have as much common sense
as that of the average country boy OF
his age; learned very fast, and, eftes
giving up the show business, became
photographer, His name is Jean Ron
der and he lives at Dijcr, France. -
Philadelphia Press.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-07-14

her head like a COW when feeding it
shows that she is losing her teeth and
not to be kept longer for breeding pur.
poses.
Mammoth clover has some advantages
over the common red besides its great
or Weld per acre. When grown for
seed it can be cut earlier-in time to
prepare a good seed for wheat. 1t also
produces more seed to the acre than
the red, and when cut leaves vast
amount of vegetable matter in the soil
for feeding the next crop.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-07-14
FASHION NOTES.

Close belts Of gilt wire are now made
of untarnishable metal.
Slender women only con wear with
grace the skirts that arc ruffled to the
waist.
Bows Of narrow ribbon, gathered in
the center ara popularity used on new
skirts
Velvet remains one of the fashion
able materials, and is likely to con-
tinue so.
Butter-colored md deep ecru laces
outrival the pure white lacas in pop
ularity as trimmings for dressy sum.
mer gowns.
Some new bonnets have very high
peaked fronts, with enormous clusters
If crushed roses packed in closely I'M
der the brim.
For a summer fabric nothing is pref
tier than a plumetis, a late edition of
dotted swiss. It is tinted and also
lowered and sells for sixty cents a
yard.
A new chatelaine is an enamelled
sword, whose ieweled hilt is thrust
through the wearer's dress. The
watch hangs from the sword by
chain.
A new bonnet has an enormously
high poke front. The sides come down
we'll toward the ears, and there is
pronounced cape which is evidently
the forerunner of an old-fashioned
gypsy bonnet
The most fashionable attire foT even.
ing wear is satin Of every conceivable
hue of a subdued tint Pale green and
pale violet seem to be the fayorite
colors. but all the satins are covered
with the most cobwebby of gauzes.
A stylish combination for inexpen-
sivc dresses is formed of colored cling
ham and white nainsook, used plain or
trimmed with embroidery. The belt,
collar, shoulder cape, upper part of
sleeves. and alternate ruffies on the
skirt can be ofwhite.
Divan cushions of rainbow" silk are
Just now in favor. This material.
while having groundwork of white,
is clouded with rainbow tints, shading
it IN most exquisite fashion. Acluster
of these richly covered cushions upon
IL low couch or divan presents an ex-
cccdingly luxurious appearance.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-07-14
The Biggest Egg

seWenow come, saidJ. C. Stephens,
It his auction rooms in King street,
covent Garden, ''so the egg OF the
Aepyornis maximus, the biggest bird
living or extinct. 1t has been extinct
or some time, and only two OF It's
bones have been found. According to
he catalogue the bird was more than
ZEN feet high and wss fightless. "
81 should think SO, said prospec-
i've egg buyer.
'1t would seem TO me, said Mr..
Stephens, "that the bird that laid this
egg must have been something like
thirty-fve feet high-about as high as
{. house. You will see by the cate-
logue that it measures 34s inches IN
its longest circumference and twenty
eight inches in girth. This egg Is
several inches larger than the egg We
sold last year. It's, OF course, great
rarity, and not more than thirty OF
these eggs are known.
This, I think, is the finest egg Of
the lot. 1t should be remembered
that there are sixty known eggs OF the
great aux, and they sell for a couple
of hundred guineas each. l don't
mean to say that this egg should bring
as much as a great auk's egg, but we
sold one not so good as this last year
for seventy guinness.
The egg was passing from hand to
hand in a wooden box while the
auctioneer was speaking. 1t looked
too large for an egg, though in other
respects it seems natural enough. 1t
was not difficult to understand how a
bird that had laid such an egg had be-
come extinct. The strain must have
been equal to the horsepower Of an
Atlantic liner, and the cackle that fol
lowed the arrival Of the egg must have
made the welkin ring until its head
ached.
The egg is of brownish gray color
and sounds like porcelain when 1t Is
drummed on with the knuckles. The
bird that was accustomed to lay this
sort of egg lived, it is said, in NADIA
gascar, and buried its eggs in the sand.
1t is only possibly to find the egg by
digging in the sand, and more eggs
may yet be found, as good deal OF
the seashore of Madagascar has not
been dug up yet.
The egg was finally sold for sixty.
seven guineas. Pail Mall Gazette.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-07-14
suA,nlY GLOVES FOR OUTING WEAR

Shammy gloves for hot weather wear
are very much in vogue again this
summer. For all outing purposes they
have the advantage of being n protec-
ton to the hands against sun, and best
of all one need not be over scrupulous
about their fit. They may be rather
loose, even a little ungainlv, only but
ton them snugly at the wrist. Coming
in white and buff only they are very
pretty with either cloth outing gowns
or cotton frocks, and when soiled they
can be washed, but this must be done
carefully to make the result satisfac.
tory.
As in everything else there is a right
way to 60 about it. Take q basin Of
warm water. into which pour a tea
spoonful of ammonia; then make o
strong lather of suds of some white
soap, but on no account rub the soap
on the gloves. Wash the gloves
thoroughly in this water, rubbing with
the hands until as clean as they can be
made, rinse them well IN warm water
softened by little ammonia, press dry
in a towel and hang by the tips Of the
fingers to dry. When dry they will be
stiff and hard, but this can be rubbed
ont between the hands. II they are
hung to dry with the finger tips down
the water will drip TO the ends and it
will be difficult, if not impossible, to
get them soft New York Herald.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-07-14
n,ts rIcn,os nre So sailed.

Everybody knows what q picnic Is,
but most folks would find 1t hard to
saw how it got that name, and yet it
IS simple enough when you come to
learn it. When a picnic was being
arranged for, the custom originally
was that those who intended to be
present should supply the eatables
and drinkables. A list OF those ne
cessities having been drawn up, it
was passed round, and each person
picked out the article of food or drink
that he or she was willing to FURNISH,
and the name OF the article was
nicked, or licked of the list. The
onen.air entertainment thus became
known as "pick and nick" The Gus
tom is said to have dated from 1902,
50 that the picnic is wholly an insti-
tuition Of the nineteenth century.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-07-14
HAVOC BY HAIL,
Great Damage Done to Crops in the
Schuylkill Valley.

Reading. Penn. AMI vicinity was visited
by q hail storm watch, for destru'tiYensss'
eclipssi all previous storms OF t1e kind sn;s
1866. The Rs1 Ting forge Vas flooded to
depth OF four feet AMI the fires hal to DO
drawn and the works shut down. Strset-clr
horses became unmanageable from the pelt-
ing hail an I the drivers were compelle1 ID
stop the cars AMI seek shelter Many
cellars were fooled. Grain. corn, oats,
flower gardens. grapes and other fruits were
stripped of like leaves. The vineyards on
Mount Penn are completely ruined ana the
owners do not expect to OBTAIN more thlh
five per cent. OF the crop.
A severe hail storm also passed. over the
northern part OF Phil1delphil b3tws, IN 8 an
7 .. m. Hailstones nearly an inch IN
diameter fell for fully fifteen minutes, break,
Ing thousands OF panes OF window glass AMI
cutting trees AMI shrubbery to pieces.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-07-14
SILVER AND THE LATINS.
Italy, France, Belgium and Swit1er'
land TO Protect Their Interests.

land TO Protect Their Interests.
Negotiations are proceeding between
Italy, France, Belgu AM switzsrlani for
the protection Of the Nations composing
the Latin Union, in consequences Of midas
action in regard to silver.
1t is believed that none OF the members oil
the Union will withdraw from it. In Bernie.
Switzerland. the minting OF ons-half, one
AMI two franc pieces has been almost sus-
pended. A few i've franc pieces are still be-
inz coined.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-07-14

ouid ma no cure for it. But / began to take
Hoods sarsaparilla and in one moath find
nss noods sarsaparllla both poor blood
ma ,1ySRsp55a, for I am now perfectly
49, 49, =. BE sure to get Hoods.
hoods Pills are purely vegetable and do NOT
urge pam OF sr'Po Sold By an dsgss:ss. ScsA
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-07-14
A verse may And him whom a $ rmon file

Ladies needing a. tonic, or children who
want building up, should take Browns Iron
bitters- II T. pleasant to take. cures MaIar a
makes tbs Blood rich and pure 'i'''' '-'''
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-07-14

II your Back Aches, or you are all worn out.
good Tor nothing, il is general debility.
5romn iron D .l viii cure you, make you
eppctite-t0nes the Nerves. ''' 'Ou sOo'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-07-14

E. A. Rood, Toledo. Ohio. sa,s " Halle "a.
tarrh Cure cured my wife OF cafarrb fifteen
years ago and she has had no return of il. lite
q sure cure Soil BY Druggists. &c.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-07-14

---,fsssls lbtlaand 'TsA end you viii be taken
for somebody.
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Llisscu,i he's 1901 school districts,
1,744 school houses, 1857 school
teachers, 500, 40 persons ofschool age,
and 6l0, $50 in the public schools.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-07-14

No matter OF how long standing. Write
for free treatise. testimon ais, etc, TO s. J.
Hollensworth & Co, Oweso, TiOga Co, N. Y.
Price 81; by mail, Sl.l5.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-07-14

The pleasant effect and perfect safety With
which ladies may use the California LIQUID
laxative, Syrup Of Figs, under all conditions
makes it their fayOrite remedy. To get the
true and genuine article. look for he name OF
the California Fig Syrup Co., printed near tbs
bottom OF the package.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-07-14

Fear manifested invites danger concealed
towards insult known ones.
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1t is but base, ignoble mind that mounts
no higher than bird can soar
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a COOP ApPETITE

a whale deyeFps 145 horse power when it
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-07-14

The diamond drill is poirted with black
diamonds.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-07-14

Beecham's Pfls cure Indigestion and constt
patton. Beecham's--no others Is cts a box
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-07-14

II AFFLICTED with s0re eyes use DR.. Isaac Thomp-
ton's Eye-water. Druggists sell at &c per bottle