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kNOR SALE-S450 upright piano entirely
IL new will be sold at great bargain for
casdh. For particulars Adde'S G. A. TIB-
bETTS. Chief of Detectives, Lewiston,
Me-. ?. Q Box 123 E. D. O.. W. 10-1>
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FOR RENT-storo No. SO Exchange street
= :, opposite Portland Savings bank. Owner
VIII put In fixtures to suit tenant Immediate
possession. BENJAMIN SHAW 5lM Elk
hauge street. Lift
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FOR SALE.

NOR SALEM fords, new two family
house, rooms and bath for each, two
front doors, good stable. large lot rents for
S2s. Electr1cs pass the premises, forced
sale for S2700; good investment, or home
with a tenement TO LET. W. Il. VAL
ORION & CO., $50 Middle street. Ill
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E'OR SALE--Deering Center, new 2 story
Il house, rooms, water closet and bath
room, hard wood floors, 500 feet of land.
me house is thoroughly built and within
Two minutes OF elec,rics. must be sold,
price $3.50. W. II. WALDRON & CO., 1876
Middle street 10-l
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fAto IIET-IleasanJ furnished rooms will
a furnace heat and use of bath room a
457 Cumberland street. ga :
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VOUNG 2olored man aged "a. won d ike
Il WORK of any kind in private family.
can take care of furnaces and understands
the care of horses, and can make himself
useful. References given il required.
Please address +. HAMlLI ON, &c Ed wards
Place. Rockland. Ma inc. ~
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NOR SALE-New two story house, s roms,
4 decorated, Sebago and water closet.
bay windows, cemeDted cellar and sta bic.
cars, located between Portland and Wood
fords; forced sale, price 5000. W. II
WALDRON & CO., $50 Middle street. l0-l
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-07-05


the albumen of the eggs, which was
lacking in the carbonaceous food a.
the grains.
Another important advantage in the
feeding of clover hay is that it abounds.
in mineral matter, thus providing lime.
In soluble condition for the shells
and In supplying the bony structure
for the chicks in the eggs. The phos.
phates, salt, soda, magnesia, iron and
nitrogen are easiest obtained from the
grasses, but in less proportion than
from bran, or some product of the
preparation of grain Yet it is less
concentrated and more soluble. wbila
the fowls can consume a much lari,er
quantity. To attempt to feed clover
however, without grain as an assistant
would be going to the other extreme.
and hence, the best results can only ba
obtained from mixed or balanced
ration, by which the laying hens are
supplied with food Astounding in all
the elements essential to the produc-
ton OF eggs, as well rs to supply the
hens with animal heat and to renair
waste of tissue.-Farm and Fireside.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-07-05
INSTRUCTIVE FIGURES.
How Much Butter. Should Be Made
Each Pound Of Fat

How Much Butter. Should Be Made Of
Each Pound OF Fat
Time does not permit me to go into
details to show the reason, but much
investigation has demonstrated the
fact that for each pound of fat in milk
one should make about l u pounds, or
! pound 2 ounces of butter. To find
out how much butter should be made
from 100 pounds of milk, multiply the
per cent of fat in milk by ~. For ex.
ample: From 100 pounds of milk con-
tanning per cent. Of fat, we should
make about 8 pounds ounces of but
ter; from 100 pounds of milk contain.
ing 4 per cent. Of fat. AZ pounds of
butter, etc. Suppose, in making but
ter, we get more or less than the
calculated yield. How shall we ex-
plain this? If less than the calculated
amount of butter is made, the de-
crease must be due to one or both of
two causes First, excessive loss of fat
in skim milk and buttermilk; and
second, the working or pressing out of
too much water. If more butter is
made than the rule calls for, then it is
due to the fact that fair amount of
moisture has been left in the butter,
caused by unfavorable conditions Of
churning, or by insufficient working.
These facts enable the butter maker to
find out whether he is making mis-
takes in his work, and whether he is
getting the best results in butter yield.
Cor. American Creamery.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-07-05
Green Food for the Stock.

Green food all through the summer
and fall months can be obtained with
good grass, rye, clover, roots and other
crops planted on rich soil The food
value of all these products needs no
demonstration. But great mistake
many growers make is to starve the
animals by giving them very little or
no grain. Good growing animals need
grain, even i'll the summer, when green
food is so abundant, and it is mistaken
economy to deny them this. The
dairyman finds this out when he tries
to sell his cream and butter. and the
beef and pork packers when they cal
culate up the cost of raising every
pound Grain is an essential food for
cattle summer and winter.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-07-05
GARDEN AND ORCHARD.

YOU'VE shade trees should be trimmed
into shape the first few years after
having been set out.
WHEN the energies of a tree are de-
voted to the making of wood it cannot
be expected to do much in producing
fruit.
PICK off all the blossoms that may
appear on young strawberry plants set
out this year; fruiting will injure the
plants.
BY securing strong, vigorous growth
early in the season the plants will be in
a much better condition to withstand
drought.
MANY apple trees are too full OF
twigs, which form a dense mass,
through which the sun and air cannot
penetrate.
RAsPBERRIEs and blackberries are
harder if planted on light sandy
loan; to secure fine fruit it is always
best to mulch in July.
For bagging grapes, get ordinary
two-pound paper bags, such as are used
by grocers; clip the lower corners, SO
as to allow any water that may enter
to escape, slip over the lunches of
grapes and pin the edges together
If any signs of blight are seen on the
pear or plum trees or yellows on the
peach trees, cut off all infected or dis
eased wood, wash the cut with whale
oil soap; also the knife or saw with
which the cut was made; otherwise the
disease may be transmitted from one
tree to another.
TRAIN up the branches of grape vines
and the young canes of blackberry and
raspberry in the way it is desired to
have them grow. The more perfectly
this can be done in the early stages Of
growth the better.-St Louis Repub-
lie.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-07-05
HOW TO MOVE BEES.
Not rs Difficult Task as Many Seem Tn
Think.

Not rs Difficult a Task as Many Seem tn
Think.
The evening before the bees are To
De removed, when they have all re-
turned from the fields, they should be
fastened In the hive. When it is suf-
hciently warm for bees to fly they leave
the hive very early in the morning.
and II the hive should be closed during
their absence, they will follow and an.
noy the driver and team. Every exit
for bee should be securely closed.
Their fly entrances should be covered
with wire gauze to admit air so that
the bees will not smother. II the
weather is very warm while the bees
are in transit, and they gather on the
wire gauze. they may smother; a halt
should be taken and buckets of cold
water dashed over them.
Previous to moving, the frames
should be secured so that they NAV
not jostle together. If the frames are
those with fixed distances and glued
down with propolis and have not re.
Gently been handled, they need
NV Ho oAoeui ucl-tucy Will not strike
together. If the weather should be
warm, put on the second story above
the brood nest With little or no di.
vision between them, and nail together
so that no Earring by the wheels going
into deep ruts will part them. Bees
have been moved thirty-f1ve miles in
this way. The hives should be loaded
on the wagon so that the frames shall
be crosswise of it fol safety; the wagon
should be loaded before the horses are
attached. When the destination is
reached put them where they are to
remain and leave a short time until
quiet is restored and then remove the
wire screen quietly. The same prin.
ciple Is involved as when bees are
moved by wagon. They should be pre-
pared In the same way, but when put
into the car there should be this DIFF
ference: The frames should be length
wise of the car in lieu of crosswise, as
in a wagon. The hives should be
packed securely together with straw.
Farm and Home.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-07-05
THINNING PEACHES.
need OF 1t is Appreciated by A
Experienced Growers.

Ahs Need of 1t Is Appreciated nv All
Experienced Growers.
Inc need of thoroughly THINNING
peaches las also plums and other fruitsl
has often been pointed out. 1t is well
appreciated by all experienced growers
ana practiced by the best of them.
no" to do it in the most expeditions
manner is the great question. Some
growers we know of Just knock off n
portion OF the half-grown specimens
with pole. This is a quick. although
perhaps somewhat rude and rough
method. At any rate, it is better than
leaving an excessive number of speci-
mems on the tree. Others go over the
trees and carefully remove a portion of
the fruit by hand, leaving the remain.
ing specimens, as near as practicable.
at even distances apart. The claim is
mat 1t will take less time to pick off
and drop the specimens now, and aft
erwards gather the fine and large fruit
which was left at the first picking.
Than gather the whole when mature.
and all OF only medium or inferior
size. Growers certainly find this
double picking by far the most profit.
able.
There seems to be a close connection
between pruning and thinning. Ma.
ture thins by pruning Overloaded limbs
often break off, sometimes before the
fruit comes to maturity, sometimes
when the fruit is ripening. In one
case the remaining fruit may have
some benefit of it; in the other, the
tree will not be In shape to set so
heavily another year. This method of
thinning is uncouth in the extreme,
and not half as effective as we can
make 1t by judicious pruning by our
own hand.
Many varieties of peaches, especially
the earlier ones, are struggling grow
ers. Their general character is shown
in Fig l of the accompanying sketch.
The fruit grows mostly near the ends
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-07-05

Iand IN the year 1343 1t was recorded
by the earliest writer's that the Rye
lands stood at the head of the short
wooded breeds. Mr.. Herbert, who has
studied the subject, is of the opinion
that the HIGHLANDS extended through
England from the Thames to the TYNE.
and even intimates that the Cotswold
were produced by cross of the Rye
land with some heavy sheep. The
counties of Hereford, Shropshire, Stat
fordshire and Oxford sheep were only
varieties of the Ryeland breed. 1t was
the work of years, but in the evolu-
tions OF the sheep industry, potential
factor In good husbandry, the Ryelands
were gradually forced to give place to
a heavier, earlier-maturing sheep until
conditions were reached that the
heavier sheep could not supplant them.
Until this time they were known as
Hereford sheep; but when they were
confined mainly to the southern part
OF the country, where 1t was the Gus
tom to SOW great quantities of rye, and
to pasture fiocks thereon in the winter
season, they received their significant
name Ryeland. That there were two
breeds of Hereford sheep we are led to
infer from the writings Of William
Ellis in l747, for he shows there was
"a dark-faced sheep that was much
sought for by graziers and feeders in
Hertfordshire," where he lived, and in
other counties which were then re-
garded as feeding sections of England.
Youatt describes the true Ryeland as
small sheep, seldom exceeding more
than fourteen to sixteen pounds to the
quarter in the wethers, or than ten to
thirteen in the eve. They have white
faces and are polled, the wool growing
close to and sometimes covering the
eyes. The legs are small and clean,
the bone altogether light, the carcass
sound and compact and peculiarly de.
veloped on the loins and launches The
Ryeland has that form which at once
bespeaks it to be patient of hunger and
capable of thriving on scanty fare. 1t
scarcely admits of a doubt that old
Ryelands would endure privations of
food better than any other breed. Sir
Joseph Banks, who was well acquaint-
ed with their constitution and habits
used to say that the Ryelands deserved
niche in the temple of famine The
weight OF fleece rarely exceeded two
pounds, but it possessed a degree of
tiueness unequaled by any other Brit
ish breed. 1t was finer than the South.
down of one hundred wears ago, but
not so fine as the Saxony The Rye
land mutton was always spoken of as
Of the best quality. The sheep was at
its best at five or six years old. -Orange
Judd Farmer.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-07-05

Of the long and slender limbs, bending
them low down, and perhaps breaking
many. To thin the fruit on such tree
we have hardly any choice, but must
resort to the pole and knocking-ofr
method.
Such trees need heading back. more
or less, every year. Thus we obtain q
tree like that shown in Fig. Q. On the
unpruned tree, Fig. /, the fruit grows
mostly outside of an imaginary circle
indicated by dotted lines), while the
PROPERLY pruned tree has its fruit most
ly inside of a. similar imaginary circle.
On the one the fruit is crowded to the
outside, and will remain small and inn
perfect On the other the fruit sets all
over the inside of the tree, and If there
be any undue crowding on account of
excessive fruit setting, the excess can
easily be removed by hand, as we can
reach every fruit on the tree either
from the ground or from short step.
ladder. 1t is only occasionally, how
ever, that much thinning will be re-
quired on tree, Fig. ., and yet this will
bear the fairest fruit and give the most
profit. Gardening. Il.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-07-05

made out of three hickory pieces, /
Gh by 3 feet, boltei on the upper end
a-inch triangular piece of hickory,
d this upper part is fastened with
ton hinge to the handle. The bot
n or dasher, is made with 1-inch
sas, nailed together and holes
nd In to fit the three upright hick-
pieces.
lhe wheat is ground by wind power
pa the truck is run into the mill, so
pat there is very little handling of
ped and water.
Having platform around my trough
fd losing no feed through the hand
hg Of bucket, claim that can
Pve one peck of feed per day in feed
hg 40 hogs. Besides, the slop is kept
Hean, as the hogs cannot get their
Pet into the trough. Fig. will give
I idea of the stirring machinery
Tex. Kennel, in Ohio Farmer.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-07-05
HINTS FOR HORSEMEN.

SEE that the brood mares are in
hrifty condition.
GIVE every horse and colt bran
lash once week.
THERE is a great deal in the early
~aturing of horses.
SHoulD the old coat not start readily,
crease the grain ration slightly.
CorToNsEED meal and oil cake are
od spring rations for work horses.
Vur Of every twenty horses raised for
asket nineteen are spoiled by want
seeding rather than by overlooking
WIFE the beginning Of spring work
prSes get out of condition, lose their
Ppetltes and become feverish. The
~ should be changed at such times
numerous bran mashes be given.
lHE latest sulky for the race track
The drivers seat over the hips of
Morse and pneumatic-tired wheels
!, back of the horses forelegs on
Vn side, The new device reduces the
luunt of harness necessary and is
y 70 give the horse perfect freedom
"ouon.-N. Y. World.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-07-05

An officer of the police detail said re-
Gently: ."NVhen was mounted po-
liceman learned of a most humane
and kind meth@l of curing balky
horse. 1t not only never fails. but it
does not give the slightest pain to the
animal. When the horse refuses to go
take the front foot at the fetlock, and
bend the leg at the knee joint. Hold
1t thus for three minutes, and let it
down, and the horse will go. The only
way in which | can account for this
effective mastery of the horse is that
he can think of only one thing at
time, and having made up his mind
not to go, my theory is that the bend
ing of the leg takes his mind from the
original thought. Farm and Field.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-07-05
90 1-.sECrIoN or TRouGH.

.,ooss are toe-nailed to the bottom of
Rough and also nails driven in at each
.nd fused oak lumber for this, as it
i stronger than pine. A space of IA
,rches is given for each hog to feed
.-om Nv trough will accommodate if
tv.one head of hogs of any size. l have
.iso a cover made of 12-inch pine
boards TO cover the trough in case of
roIp or snow. These covers / raise
and lower by means of small pulleys
fastened to pieces of boards, nailed
rsrpendcular to the bottom of the
trough and extending high enough so
Mat when the covers are drawn up
tbey will not interfere with the hogs
when feeding They also prevent the
hogs from jumping over the trough.
The barrel is on truck Is inches
bich. The wheels are from an old
ktraw stacker The slop is let out of
The barrel from Pinch faucet with a
hide and through 3-inch rubber hose
Into the trough. When the slop is
stirred sufficiently l pull out the
slide, and the barrel being full
of slop and Is inches higher
than the trough, will give it enough
pressure to ram ont pretty thick slop,
which IS the stuff to feed to lay on fat.
lhe truck runs on a 2x2 wooden track.
When the trparh is full at the place l
started close. the slide, lift up my
hose AMI pub tie barrel further on
nntil the ,rouri il !illel. thus stand
by watchinr tht 81 y run out into the
Trough in teal OF haniliag and carry
tg it vita bu':';
!haye also i:s-n2r Ian apparatus onto
the barrel to Stir /" hop with. 1t works
en the prilci?l- / the oil l-fashioned
elurn wi j 4 4 lie attacseI to the
dasher 4 seaat!:2. like fe,t, rippe,'
prea at tie t"nf," l,llr e, is bolte,
onto the barrel. Ia, ,tirvia :apparatu
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-07-05

and nail a small sharp stick to It,
which Is intended to open a small fur
row for the seeds. Attach handle
about five feet longtto the top edge of
the board and pull 1t straight ahead
over freshly-plowed ground and you
will have nice, smooth ridge, with a
small furrow on top to receive the
seeds. To cover the seeds remove the
small stick and drag the concern over
the ridge again. Il. L. Roberts, in
Farm and Fireside.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-07-05
ThE RYELAND SHEEP.
A Breed Whose History Goes Back Man
Hundreds of Years.

A Breed Whose History Goes Back Many
Hundreds of Years.
There is not another breed of sheep
In England that can trace its history
and origin SO far back, or whose value
to the sheep industry has been so con-
tinuous and sharply defined for so
many centuries as the Ryeland. The
accompanying illustration of a Rye.
land eve suggests the origin of the
breed, as there is considerable resem-
blance between her and the Merino
ewe This, with the peculiar character
of the wool, leads, according to Will
liam Youatt, to the suspicion that the
Ryeland breed may be of foreign ex-
traction. The Merino breed in Spain
was one of those valuable gifts with
which the Romans were accustomed to
propitiate and enrich the people whom
they conquered they were never sat
is6ed until they had effected both the
introduction of sheep and the estab-
lishment of manufactures. 1t Is a
historical fact that ten years after the
invasion of Britain by the Romans. in.
the year IS b. c., the victors estab-
lished wooden factory at Winchester,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-07-05
Success In Plant Growing.

There is a wonderful amount NJ
truth in the following statement:
"Some persons have knack of making
all kinds Of plants grow in the most
unfavorable circumstances think
this is partly owing to magnetic at
traction existing between such per-
sons and their plants. The plants
seem to know that they are loved, that
they are household treasures, that
every new leaf and flower Is as well
come as the new words and expanding
thoughts of baby to its mother. APP
parently unconscious Of this they do
their utmost, and In places least
adapted for house culture OF plants, we
often find stands or individuals equal
to the best greenhouse specimens Ii
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-07-05

and such was the character of the fab
ricS that they were in great estima-
ton at Rome. 1t is easy to believe that
these tine-wool sheep were already
in the country. but it is possible that
they were a benefactiou from the con.
querors 1860 years ago
1t Is believed by Bishoff that the
Herefordshire sheep, now called the
Kyeland, were the wool-bearing sheep
of England that gave such value and
interest to the wool industry of Eng.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-07-05
uANDY SLOP.FEEDING.

No. an ohio Farmer Feeds Ground Wheat
to His Hogs.
Nrmerou. articles have appeared on
,,adInq wheat to hogs, and presume
IT, il not all, who fed the ground
Ia used the old-fashioned slop bar
~ and bucket to dish it out to the
.orkers. As l have not seen any
prticle on how to feed wheat slop to a
,arga number of hogs conveniently 1
Iii give my plan of feeding.
Flo. represents q part Of my
cough, hewn out of a tree 50 feet
,ong The crossboards are lx15x1O
iucba. cut bevel at one end. The
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-07-05

meets the stick to surcingle and halter
80 as to give the stick some play. A
pad may be needed on the back under
the surcingle as the latter sometimes
cuts through the skin. In very per-
sistent cases two sticks may be needed,
one on each side of the cow, outside of
her fore legs, to break from sucking.
Afterward single one will do
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-07-05
o-oVER HAY FOR HENS.
excellent because 1t Abounds In
Mineral Matter.

excellent because 1t Abounds in
Mineral Matter.
only recently that clover hay
4 !, oeeh found to be the cheapest and
ii, N winter food for laying hens, and
rocn vS It's use the great difficulty of
!, surlng green food is overcome. In
'le essential want of hens in win
4 ~ mot SO much that of green food
star 'u,Ny food of heterogeneous char
49,. for many years the writer's and
lbm MS nave made q speciality of rec.
Iu nlendlng all kinds Of grain for
oe.y The only variation being that
bo oIr'ain times some of II was to be
I'M grain and at other times soft
tb0 was to be given. It did not occur
maj siu y mat the effects Of a lonr-con.
|NI Su = aiet of grain was as Injurious to
Its s rs to cattle, and that the coneen n
ban grain gram food gave the best results
es 81 diluted Qf we may use the az.
hal O1 with some kind Of bulky ma
stior which mic not only promoted d.
ppIvin.Os put also largely assisted IN
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-07-05
Sc LF.SUCKlN0 COWS.

Follow Directions Hero Given and q Cure
Is Easily Effected.
The cure is easily effected by adjust
ing a halter and surcingle around
the body just behind the fore legs.
Connect the halter ring and surcingle
with a stick three to three and
one-half feet long, letting the stick
hang between the cows fore legs. A
short strap four to six inches long con-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-07-05
USEFUL GARDEN TOOL.

Almost Indispensable When Planting Very
Small Seeds.
For planters Of small gardens will
describe a homemade tool which find
very serviceable in planting small
seeds, such as radish, onion, etc. Take
plank six or eight inches wide and
one foot long. Hollow out the side
that is intended to drag on the ground
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-07-05
EOR SHERIFF.

F."
throughout the county, hereby announce my
self a candidate for Sheriff, subject TO the de-
clsion OF the Democratic Nominating Con.
vention OF Frederick County for 1895.
Respectfully,
JOHN A. DENT,
12sep. 9i-tc, Graceham. Nd