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single. The broad top is usually Gov
cred with small points, or corruga-
tions, and the rear generally ends in {
well developed spike. But this coml
presents great deal of variety. Ir
the Redcap it is excessively large, and
the corrugations are very deep: in the
Hamburg the spike turns upward, IN
the Wyandotte downward, and in the
Leghorn rose combed) is carried hori-
zontally, while in the Silky it is want
ing, the comb being reduced to a pur-
plish round lump or knob.
/ Third. The pea comb. This wa,
named from its supposed resemblance
to the blossom of a pea, and is best de
scribed as three single combs, spring
ing from common base, and united
at the front and in the rear The mid
die of these three is usually the high.
est. This comb is seen in its greatest
perfection on the Light Brahma, and
is possessed also by the Plymouth Rock,
the Indian Game, and some other
breeds. The web comb is properly
elassed with the pea, being in appear
ance compromise between the pes
and the rose. From web combed birds
some very good pea combed specimens
are bred, but no really good rose
combed ones. The comb of the Malay,
also, should be classed as a variety OF
the pea comb, though having char
acter of its own.
Fourth The leaf comb. This was
So called from fancied resemblance
to the open leaves of book. A real
leaf comb is now rarity; it would be
two single combs, united at the base
and opening at an angle of about
thirty-fve degrees. But the sprigged
comb of the Houdan, the Y comb OF
the Polish, and the upright horn of Ls
Fleche, all belong to the leaf class o.
combs. American Agricultural.
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HOW TO GIRDLE GRAPEvrNEs.

The time for girdling is shortly after
the fruit is formed, and when the
young grape is about the size of pea.
1t is done by removing q ring of bark
nearly an inch broad from the arm or
branch of last years growth. One or
two shoots of the present seasons
growth should be left back of the cir
die for renewal, or for the next sea-
sons bearing wood.
A knife is made especially for this
purpose and vineyardists find it very
convenient. 1t consists of two hooked
blades attached to wooden handle,
parallel to each other and about seven
Fights of an inch apart. The inner
part of each blade is filed to cut
ting edge. A chisel-shaped knife is
fastened on the back of the handle.
In operation the blades are hooked
over the vine and the handle passed
around it, at the same time holding
the blades firmly on the vine; this
will cut two lines seven-eights of an
inch apart through the bark, the knife
is then lifted from the vine, tur aed
over, and with the chisel-shaped part
the ring of bark is severed and lifted
from its place. The whole operation
is performed in few seconds.
The grapes should be removed from
the shoots left growing back of the
girdle, as it is desirable that these
make vigorous growth of wood for
bearing fruit the next season. The
vine beyond the girile makes a great
growth of wood and fruit, and the edge
of the girdled spot eallouses and partly
oyergrows the naked wood. Shortly
after the fruit has been harvested the
girdled part is severed from TIE vine
for the benefit of next years bearing
+. wood. American Gardening.
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The Down Trade.

From out of the chaos of new indus
tries the down trade has sprung to o
most conspicuous place Down pillows
and head rests, as well as down com
fortables, were, up to short while
ago, imported almost entirely, but to-
day they are manufactured very largely
in this country, and many grades are
produced and sold here more cheaply
than the imported.
The idea of manufacturing quilts or
comfortables filed with down goes
back in its origin to q patent secured in
England many years ago by Y Yorkshire
drummer, who conceived the idea OF
waste; the thing hung fire for while
until some one introduced down as q
substitute; then the industry assumed
large proportions and to-day it is esti
mated that our manufacturers consume
from 2, 900, 900 to 5000, 900 pounds Of
feathers for bed purposes each season,
which means the annual contribution.
dead or alive, of something like 10, I
600, 900 of the feathered tribe.
Years ago we used to smile with con-
scious superiority at the idea of thu
Dutch sleeping under feather bed in
stead of over it. The idea OF sleeping
upon hard mattress and climbing I'M
der soft one seemed rather an ana
chronism and a singular perverision o.
common sense, but the Introduction
of the down or feather comfortables il
simply the utilization of that knowl-
edge Of things which some Of the olde,
countries had long ago known. Featheri
are exceedingly warm and q covering
of them superinduces and retains III !
heat In the human body.
A curious claim is nov made for n
new comfortable of down. The maker
assert that their product retains all tia
natural warmth. but allows the impur !,
air to escape from the bed, how on
wherefore We are not informed. Tho
Upholsterer
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Swiss VINEYARDS.

Many Swiss vineyards are formed
with persevering industry upon these
PERCEPTIONS slopes by means of parallel
walls, whose narrow intervals are filed
with earth that has been carried up by
the peasants in baskets upon their
backs from below and in the same
way they must be abundsntly covered
with manure. These successive ter
races are reached by steps, frequently
cut with infinite labor in the hard
rock, and with every economy of the
land Every inch of the ground is
valuable. because only on one side of
certain hills will these vines come to
perfection. These lands, after being
purchased at so high rate, need con-
slant attention; for the coil is washed
away from these sleeps beneath the
stone walls, and must be replaced
every spring; every clod OF earth is a
great treasure, and they carefully col
lect the earth that LAS been thrown out
of a ditch to fill sup their vineyard
patches. A square foos of land is
reckoned to produce two bottles of
wine annually.-American Agriculture
list.
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Mud Shoes For Horses.

Mud shoes for horses are common in
certain parts Of Washington State, be-
ing used on horses M blowing the low
and wet lands of the valley north of
Sumner nearly every spring. The
mud shoe consists of heavy board
about eight inches wide and from
eight to ten inches long, rounding in
front. On this board redhot shoe
of the size worn on the horses foot
for which it is intended liz placed un-
til it burns into it to depth almost
sufficient to bury itself tt Is neces-
sary that the shoe have long toe and
long corks. A piece of circular band
IRON to fit over the top part of the
hoof is then attached TO the board and
over the hoof 70 hold the mud sLoe
solidly to the foot. One end OF the
band il fastened to the board with a
screw, which when frightened holds the
board as squsreiy to the bottom of the
hoof as if it had grown there. The
horses become accustomed to wearing
them, and after a day or two expert
ence no difficulty in working in them
BY this means farmers are enabled TO
pillow land in the spring where without
the use of the mud shoes horses would
nire down, Chicago Herald.
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An incident once happened in Edi-
sons laboratory illustrating capitally
the intense practieability OF the "'Wiz-
ards nature and also showing the i'm
practical ways OF professors. During
the course of some incandescent lamp
experiments Edison wished to know
the amount of space enclosed in the
glass bulb, and so, turning to two of
his wise and learned assistant electric
ians, requested them to ascertain the
cubical contents of one of his electric
illuminators.
To these professional minds there
occurred but one way to solve the
problem mathematics. ANY one who
has ever probed very deeply into this
science of quantities and magnitudes
will know by reason of the irregular
form of an incaudescent lamp that to
ascertain its eubical volume is no easy
task. In fact it called for the greatest
mathematical skill But the profess
ors went to work with true grit, and
after using several sheets of paper and
consuming considerable time, in
formed Edison of the result To their
surprise the inventor said these figures
were not within gunshot of the true
solution, and to the question as to how
he knew, the wizard" would only
shrug his shoulders and tell them to
find out for themselves.
The electrical experts again went
over their figures, checked them and
tried ell the forms Of mathematical
calculation, from n ithmetic to applied
mechanics, bat without avail, for the
final result was again declared wrong
by Edison. After several more useless
attempts, and when a good portion Of
the day had been wasted. the profess
sors would work no more upon the
problem until they knew Edison's
method of computation.
The wizard then simply took
the cap off an incandescent, filed it
with water and then poured the liquid
into an instrumen; ussd to determine
the volume of fuids, whence the cnbi-
cal contents wss known.-New York
Herald.
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Traits Of Turkish Ncmads.

The Yuruks, indeed, assert that hu-
man souls return into the bodies of
animals, and that the spirits OF the
latter take also human form and ap-
pear at determined epochs. This is
certainly the reason they are so kind
to animals NJ. Elisee Reclus says
that Yuruk loves his horse as much
as his family. The horses have their
place under the tent. and it is not un-
common to see them warmly wrapped
in q magnificent robe when the Yuruk
and his children are covered with
rags. Some other customs attest also
pagan origin; in the Orient every
body knows that the Yuruks worship
certa in trees and rocks. These facts
yield sufficient evidence that mono
theism is by no means the essential
dogma of their religion.
Among the qualities possessed by tho
Yuruk, hospitality is, no doubt, promi-
nent. Deprived, by the very influence
of his adventurous life, of all the fierce
instincts which characterize the Turk
omans; restricted, by his occupations,
to the woods, the plains, or the noun
tains; constantly exposed to the in
clemency of the seasons, to dangers
and enemies of all kinds, the Yuruk
has conceived generous and noble
idea of hospitality, and he practices it
with disinterestedness and pleasure.
His tent, whether in his presence or in
his absence, is always open to the
traveller, and food and drink in abund-
ance are given him. The tents of the
Yuruks are square, and made of sort
of thick black wooden cloth.
Aside from the information I have
given here, nothing precise is known
of their private life For instance, no.
body ever knew what became of their
dead, as no one has ever seen eeme-
terry. All am able to say is that the
body of the deceased is placed on a
black mule, destined exclusively for
that use, and thus carried to noun
tain. There, am not aware whether
it is cremsted or buried; but, as /
was told that they also take sheaf of
firewood, it is safe to believe that Gre
nation takes place. Popular Science
MONTHLY.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-07-01

An exact record of the milk results
from six COWS has been kept through
fifteen months by E. FL. Harrington, of
the Illinois Station. The shortest
milking period of any of the cows WAS
27S days, and the longest was 428
days. The butter fat was the most
changeable constituent of the milk.
The per cent. of solids not fat was
quite uniform. Both were higher in
the last part of the period of lactation
than in the first, when the COWS were
fresh, and the minimum quantity of
milk was produced. This was
especially true of the fat. As the ac-
tiyity of the milk glands gradually
declines until the flow Of milk ceases,
the formation of the fat seems to be
longer maintained than that of the
other milk constituents. Calculations
of the total amount of milk and of
butter fat were made from one, two,
three and four OF the weights and tests
of each month. The results so OBJ
tanned were found to be, in many
cases, ninety nine, and in no case less
than ninety per cent. of the totals
found by the daily weights and tests.
A gradual increase of the grain feed
from twelve to twentyfour pounds a
day per head, and the change from the
stable to pasture feed, each increased
the yield of milk, but had very little
effect on its quality.-American Agri-
culturist.
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away, and l sought it at pool whore
the animals used to go for water
While was waiting the bullock ap-
preached and, when in the act of
drinking, suddenly began trembling
like an aspen, being apparently I'M
able to move. Then, for the first
time, l perceived a fearful sucuruyu-
ba, or water boa, which, with its
tail coiled around a tree in the pool,
had planted its grip on the bullock. As
the animal attempted to escape, the
snake drew out till it was but the
thickness of cable; giving it play,
but then swelling up, it drew the
creature in toward the tree. This it
repeated till the bullock was exhaust
ed; then suddenly it loosed its tail
from the tree and began to wind
around the body of its victim. When
it had got to a considerable tension,
l sprang from my lurking place and
drove my knife between two of the
vertebr8 of the boa. The Keen
blade pierced through, and soon the
reptile was unable to do any injury.
In few moments | had dispatched
it and drove my bullock home loaded
With the booty.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-07-01
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

Winter apples are good crop t.
have.
Wood ashes are of great value to OF
ehards
Teasing the colt is apt to make o
biting horse.
A mixture of corn and grass is excel
lent for hogs.
The intelligent breeder is not apt to
complain of his luck.
For family use, the Concord is one
of the very best varieties of grape.
1t is best to wait until the pastures
get well started before turning the
stock out.
It is good for a man to be master oil
his horse, but it is far better to be mas
ter of his affections.
1t will not pay to neglect the calf,
no matter whether it is intended for
beef or for the dairy.
In growing tobacco the first consid.
Grafton should be the adaptability of
the variety to the soil.
The cultivator should be kept run
ming III the orchard until some low
growing crop is planted.
The age at which females are bred
for the first time has good deal to dc
with the size of the stock.
Oats are said to contain twice as
much mineral principle to form and
grow bones of the animal as Indian
corn.
Dy giving the hogs supply of salt,
charcoal and ashes where they can get
at it themselves, roofing may be largely
avoided.
Linseed and cottonseed meals il.
crease the richness of the milk of dairy
cows. Cottonseed meal should be fed
spsringly.
OF all the varieties of sweet corn, the
Stowell is still the favorite. Its prob
ably more used for canning than any
other variety.
The unsound fruit is what the bees
like. They are able to get at it and
suck the Juice. Sour fruit is too hard
for them to puncture.
Pollen is the substance bees carry
on their legs, and which is often mis-.
taken for wax. This is gathered fol
the purpose of feeding the young.
BY feeding the bees heavily or
honey or syrup wax may be produced
in large quantities. 1t is natural Sc
cretion of the bee, being produced by
the food.
1t is wilful waste to throw away
pieces of broken combs. Save then
and melt into wax. Ii the market Ii
dull and you cannot get fair price
for it the wax will keep until you car
get reasonable figure.
Worms are often very troublesome
especially when they get into the hive
The only way of preventing them gain
ing an access to it is TO have variety
of bees which will keep them out. The
Italian bees, SO it is claimed, are the
only ones which do this.
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Oats for Canaries.

Canary birds are fond Of oats; try
them and see how they wiz enjoy hull,
ing out the grains, and how eagerly
they viii aevour every kernel IN theig
cups. 1t agrees with them, does no.
make them too fat, end promotes a
luxuriant growth Of shining piuzaaga
that viii giisten in the sun as neve- be
fore. | have known birds whose bodies
we're entirely bare, even in winter. ter
feather out beautifully when given this
diet. -Houssksepers Weekly.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-07-01

The docking of horses tails by
Anglomaniacs who ape English man
ners and customs should be made a
criminal offence, punishable by inn
prlsonment for not less than one year.
Nature provided the horse with n tai
to brush off flies, mosquitoes, and
other insects, just as the Creator fur
nished man with hands TO protect him.
self. There are no mosquitoes and
scarcely any flies in Great Britain /,
bother animals. A man who vii
wantonly cut horses tail should be
compelled to stand on n sugar dock III
hot weather with his hands tied behind
his back, and he would then know the
agony and torture poor horse suffers
with nothing but stump of n tail Il
drive off these pests and tormentors. -
st. Louis Herald
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-07-01

vegetarians say it is a popular fall
lacy that meat is needed for strength.
One prominent exponent of the faith
says it is a fact that the strongest ami
mails in the world are vegetarian and
not carnivorous. 1t is the ferocity of
the lion rather than his strength that
makes him formidable. An elephant
is a match for several lions, and is a
vegetarian. The animals with most
speed and endurance the horse, the
reindeer, the antelope and others-are
also vegetarians. Dog trainers, says
the authority. always feed their trick
animals ON a strict vegetarian diet, and
many hunters do the same thing
Chicago Herald.
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COMBS OF POULTRY.

The comb of the Gallus bankivs.
from which wild species all OF our do
mestic poultry is said to have de
scended, is single. If this theory Of
descent be true, then combs, as well as
well as other features of fowls, have
undergone remarkable evolution.
The combs of fowls may be inclued in
four general types.
First. The single comb. usually
erect, but sometimes dropping in the
female, This is the comb common to
very many of our popular fowls, the
Plymouth Rocks, Leghorns, Spanish.
Games, etc.
Second The rose comb. This is
thicker but of less height than the
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TRUST THE CHILDREN.

Trust the children! Never doubt them.
Build wall Of love about them.
After sowing seeds of duty,
Trust them for the flowers ofbeauty.
Trust the children! Don't suspect them
Let your confidence direct them.
At the hearth, or in the wildwood.
Meet them on the plane of childhood.
Trust the little ones! Remember
May is not like chill December.
Let no words of rage or madness
Check their happy notes OF giadness.
Trust the little ones Yet guide them!
Aud, above all, ne'er deride them,
Should they trip, or should they blunder
Lest you snap loves cords asunder
Trust the children Let them treasure
Mothers faith in boundless measure;
Fathers love in them confiding
Then no secrets they'll be hiding.
Trust the children, Just as He did.
Vino for such once sweetlv pleaded.
Trust and guide. but never doubt them;
Build wall OF love about them.
Mrs. NJ. A. Kidder, in the Ledger.
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THE SKIN As An 1NprcArog.

To anticipate and prevent the posi-
BILE trouble with flock of sheep is the
especial province of the shepherd. To
do this it is necessary to handle the
sheep frequently and critically. To
the expert the skin viii indicate good
health or foreshadow coming trouble.
With domestic breed the skin should be
pinkish in color. If there is marked
deviation from this, either too white
or of purplish-red color, it is safe to
infer that something is going wrong
and some prompt changes are needed
in feed and care. -American Farmer.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-07-01
PEAS AND OATS For FEED.

Farmers have long known that to SOW
oats and peas together made an excel
lent feed, cut any time before fully
ripe. They are both strongly nitro
genous, and yet paradoxically the COM
bination does not exhaust the soil.
While the oat crop gets its nitrogen
from the soil, the pea root has power
TO take nitrogen from soil-imprisoned
air. Sometimes we have thought,
noting how the oats thrive among the
peas, that the pea roots fed not only
their own plant but in some way left
little in the soil for the use OF oats
Boston Cultiyator.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-07-01

Efeetaa'ly yet geatly. when costiys or BIZ
ious or when the blool il impure or sluggish.
to permanently euro h,bitnd eonsdpati on.
to AWAKEN the XII lnsfs an liver 10 a he tlthy
activity, without irrlia Ing o. weakening
them, TO disEei headaches, cod or levers, use
S. rup Of + igs.
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To Treat Tired Eyes.

Eyes that are tired from loss OF
sleep, overuse or travelling can be re-
freshed by being covered half an hour
with linen cloth lifted out of water
as hot as can be borne and laid drip
ping over the lids.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-07-01

Malaria cured and eradicated from the svs-
tenn by Browns Iron Bitters. wh eli enr chs
the blood, tones the nerses. aid digest on
Acts lks charm on persons / ! general hi
health, giving new energy and strength.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-07-01

No matter Of how long standing Write
for free treatise. testiTDon ais etc, 20 :. J.
Hollensworth & Co, Oweso. Tioga Co., n. y.
Price 81, by mail. Sl.i5.
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S; X. Cabarn. Mgr. ClSrie &c II. writes = |
End HAT 5 catarrh Cure a valuable remedy
Druggi Is self il, &c.
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Brown's Iron Bitters cures Dyspepsia Mala-
ria Blliousnsss and General Debility. Gives
Strength. aids Di Ee-t o tone. the nerves
crates appetite. The best tonic for Nursing
Mothers ~ ax women and ch5i1rsa-
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-07-01

/ AT last there has been found wife
who kills her husband in defending
herself when he tries TO beat her. She
is to be honored.
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Money i'm Chickens.

q man v 10 fevofed = ysan
Of bis llfs 20 C0NDrcffNg
a POULTRY YARD As A
BUSHES. not a. . pas.
tiiae- A. me living Of hius-
self and family 1eyendel
on 4. be ense The snhiect
sEfb s;tenilon ss ocig q
need Of breaA sil eorn-
mard. and the result vas q
Kfand sa1ceHs. afizx Be had
sprnt much nnoafy and l0st
hundreds q vslgsbie chick.
ere n experimszflng. What
he iearned IN al these years
Il embodied IN The book.
which sc send postpaid ~
rs cents u stamps. ID
teaches ycg boz 20 Detect
and Ctrs Diseases. how 70
Feed for Eggs ard aiso fos
sftsning, Nhirh Fowls -
Fave foz Breeding Purposes
and eserythin9. isdcsd yos
snculd know ca this sab isck
BOOK PUB ROUSE.
IA Leonard S.. y. +. Gin
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it i the troubles of tomorrow that make
people heavy laden to-day.
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IL afflicted with sore eyes use DIR. Isaac Thornu-
sons Eye-wa;er Druggists sell at zsc.per bottle.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-07-01

The man who viii not improve his talents
steals from himself.
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We Cure Ruptare.

The taste o. pie does not depend upon the
size or the shape of the piece
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-07-01

There are thirteen eemenfs in the body
five gaseous and eight solid.