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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-27
THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE.
Proposals for a Complete System Of
Plumbing for the West Side High
Sch0oI.
ONCE OF tho Cerk OF Committees

City Hall, Providence, December Ia, 1895.
SEALED PROPOSALS. are hereby invited
by the Joint Standing Committee of the City
Council on City Property for the installation
OF a complete system of plumbing In the West
Side High School building. TO be erected on
the corner OF Summer and Pond streets by
the City of Providence.
Plans and specifications for said plumbing
sy stem may be seen at the Office OF Martin ~
Hall, architects, No. 502 Industrial Trust
Building Providence. X. j., on aud after
December 10. 1895.
Proposals must be addressed TO David Burton,
Chairman Of the Committee on City Property
City Hall, Providence. X. l., and will be re-
ceived until SATURDAY. December -, 1885,
at two 90 O'Clock p. m.
Bonds, with satisfactory surety OF sureties
will be required Of the successful bidder in
amounts equal 10 twenty five (25) per centum
OF the face of the accepted proposal, and no
bid will he considered unless the same Is ac-
companieu by a certified check, payable to
the order Of the City Treasurer. for the sum
Of three hundred (S500j dollars, as guAran-
tee that said contract will be signed within
ten days OF the date OF acceptance and IL said
contract Is not signed within ten DAYS of the
date OF acceptance, then said SUN of three
hundred dollars will be retained and held for
the use of the city as liquidated damages on
account of failure TO sign said contract within
ten days of the date Of acceptance.
The committee reserve the right to reject
any or all bids.
BY order of
DAVID BURTON, Chairman,
ID. r HAYDEN, Clerk of Committees.
decl6 lot
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-27

CITY ADVERTIsEMEYT
THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE.
Proposals for a Heating and venti-
Iating System for the West Side
High School.
one. Of the Clerk Of Committees.

Omce or the llerk OF Oonlmlttees,
City Hall. Providence, Dec. H. 1895.
SEALED PROPOSALS. are hereby invited
by the Joint Standing Committee OF the City
Council on City Property for the installation
OF a com plete system of heating and ventila-
be erected on the lot corner OF summer aud
Pond streets by the City of Providence.
Plans and specifications of said system OF
heating and ventilation may be seen at the
office OF Martin a. Hall, architects, No. 5O2
Industrial Trust Building, Providence. X. l..
and also at the Office of Professor s. IA. Wood
bridge, No. - Water street. Boston, Mass., on
and after Monday, Decsmber ID. 1875. Bonds.
with satisfactory surety or =, se;ies. will be
required OF the successful bidder la amount
equal 20 twenty-five (2l per oentum Of the
face OF the accepted proposal and no bid will
be considered unless the same IL accompanied
by certified check. payable To the order OF
the City Treasurer. for the sum of i've hun.
contract viii be signed within ten days Of
the date Of acceptance. and II said contract IL
not signed within ten days OF the cate Of ac-
ceptance. then said sum OF five hundred dollars
Will be retained and held for the use of the
city az liquidated damages on account of
failure 10 sign said contract within ten days
OF the date Of acceptance.
Proposals must be addressed TO David Bur
ton, Chairman OF the Committee on City
Property. City Hall, Providence, X. J., and
will be received until SATURDAY. Decem'
ber 2S. 1895. at two p o'clock p, m.
The committee reserve tho right to reject
any OF all bids.
BY order Of
DAVID BURTON. Chairman.
HAYDEN. Clerk Of Committees.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-27
Court Calendar for saturday.
appellate Division.i

appellate Division.i
Eq. 1864. Josiah A. Whaley VS.. Mary
Harrington ct al.
Eq. 1907. Joseph Il. Graham ct al VS..
John W. Harris.
Div. 1921. Alexis Menage VS.. Susan
+. Menage.
1912. Catherine A. Mcconnell VS..
Frank Mcconnell.
Eq. 4O73. Mary Mulledy ex. VS.. John
Carey
Div. s755. Mary A. sneeston VS.. Robert
Sneeston.
Eq. 4Oe4, Thomas o'Gorman VS.. L. d.
Newell a. Son.
T. w. William Schulz vs.. Alpha r.
Hill, ct ux.
Eq. s9Os. EIward Cameron ct al VS..
james Beatty, ct al.
Div. 10, 351. Elizabeth Toner vs. Pat
rick Toner.
Ex. State VS.. John Nelson.
Eq. 1887. Edward Kehoe VS.. Peter
Eq. 1852 Roswell o. Whitney vs. Mary
Harrington, ct al.
Eq. iOs9. Alanson p. Wood ct al VS..
Benjamin A. Reynolds.
Div. 10,12s. Sarah b. Waterhouse VS..
Thomas Waterhouse.
Div. 9sS2. Charles L. Tetlow VS..
Sarah }. Tetlow.
fcommon Pleas Divlsionl
The following matters are in order for
disposal tomorrow.
2230. NJ. j. Hugh Conlon ct al. VS..
James McNally, tr., ct al. Demurrer to
equitable plea.
Erastus Salisbury va. Nathan W. Breault
For allowance costs
Gabriel Ferri ct al We. NIncenZo Bar
oni. 10 enter reasons for appeal.
25i. Eugene Il. Warren VS.. Frank A.
Irons. Application of defendant for
permission TO take the poor de btor's oath.
Motions for confirmation OF commits
sioners' report.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-27
Civil Service Examination.

A competitive examination Of applicants
for the classified postal service connected
with the local Office will be held in the
postofiice building Feb. A., 1896, COM
mencing at 10 a. IN. Applications for
this examination can be procured from
Charles NJ Young, secretary OF the local
board of civil service examiners, and
must be made on blanks prescribed for
the purpose, which must he fully and
accurately filled out in order TO be ac-
cepted ny the board. Applications should
he handed in on or before Jan. IS, or
the applicants will not be eligible for
this examination.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-27
THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE.
To Registry Voters.

Offico Of the Board of Canvsssers and Regis
tration,
City Hall. December IL, 1895.
Notice is hereby given that persons de
string 10 vote in the year 1896 for general ofn-
GERS must register on or before December 81,
1895.
Notice is also given that in accordance with
law, this Office will be- kept opened until o
y. M, on SATURDAY, MONDAY and TUES
DAY, December %, 80 and 81. 1895.
BY order OF the Board OF Canvassers and
gacIp'ist CHARLES II. SMITH, Clerk.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-09-06
HANDY FEED RACK.
When Properly Constructed 1t Is Said to
Give Perfect Satisfaction.

When Properly Constructed 1t Is Said to
Give Perfect Satisfaction.
When on RECEIPT visit to Mr.. A. j.
Proctor near Chardon, o., our atten-
ton was called to a novel and con-
venient device for feeding horses, con.
structed by his son Lyman, young
man of twenty. At our request he
draughted a sketch of the arrange
ment, zinc etching Of which appears
herewith, which will be understood
with the following explanations:
A denotes stall partitions. B is a
rack for hay, and is hung on hinges at
the bottom, so that by taking hold of
the rope Co. and pulling it out of the
notch in the board (H) the front part
OF the rack may be let down at right
angles with the back part. The hay
is thrown upoA this lowered part and
then by pulling the rope (G) it can
easily be raised to the position shown
in the cut At each end of the rack
there is piece of strong canvas which
serves to keep the hay in the rack and
also holds the front part of the rack
when let down.
E is a feed box eighteen inches wide
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-09-06
Sour Milk for Pigs.

The feeders of swine were somewhat
surprised at the announcement made a
few years since by the Vermont expert
ment station of the high feeding value
of sour milk when compared with
sweet milk. The Ontario experiment
station has concluded an experiment
on the same subject, which it gives in
the twentieth annual report of the
station. The trial is summarized as
follows: Summing up the averages
of both lots when fed on practically
the same amount of feed for the 6
weeks. we have gain of $40 pounds
for the sweet milk periods, and a gain
of 43s pounds for the sour milk periods
"a gain of 50 pounds in favor of the
sour milk. This experiment would in.
dictate that sour milk is equal to or
better than sweet milk for pigs weigh
ing from lao to 200 pounds, as an
economical producer of gain"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-09-06

often the only bath you allow me and
since you have robbed me of most ~
my natural protection against the
singing, tickling flies, do this in
self-defense. Give me a chance of ho-
ing clean, feed me with wholesome
1000 give me good shelter and a dry
ped and will repay you a hundred
fold for your care"
figgy has good ground for his com.
plant. 1t has been too long the notion
that anything was good enough for
hog. This has been the cause of untold
loss. Many poor cottager might save
one-fourth to one-third of his outlay in
producing his annual supply of ba con
II only his pig was kept warm and
clean, and had his food been given in
more wholesome form and with
greater regularity. If growing is the
OBJECT, give as much exercise as is con.
venlent to obtain, with an occasional
II not regular, bite of grass, a little
salt and wood ashes within reach
failing wood ashes, ordinary cinders
and ashes. If rapid fattening is the
object, mixture of meats with boiled
potatoes and house scraps, together
with perfect quiet. 1t is serious mis-.
take to use only one meal, no matter
what kind. A mixture is infinitely
better.
This treatment applies with equal
force to one or five hundred.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-09-06
The Horse Is Here to Stay.

1t is nonsense to talk about ''the
elimination of the horse" He is here
to stay, and here to win as great hon
ors as any gained by racer or roadster
in the past. So long as men admire
one of the most intelligent, one of the
noblest of animals, SO long will they
ride the horse and drive the horse, and
find zest AMI pleasure to be gained in
no other way. The progress of inven-
ton may bring into vogue for certain
time and to a certain extent many a
curious vehicle. Like the wheel"
the horseless carriage may find, in
deed, some degree of lasting favor.
But until all lovers of outdoor exer.
else shall be placidly content to be
mere motormen will the horse continue
to find, year after year, his full quota
of warm and appreciative admirers on
the road, boston Globe.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-09-06
RAIL FENCE LITTER.

Good Thing When Taking Down and
Laying Over Are Not Needed.
The accompanying cut shows de-
vice for use in repairing rail fences
when they do not need entirely taking
down and laying over.
The whole corner can be raised as
shown when it is desired to change or
replace the block or stone foundation.
If a rail is broken this will raise and
hold independently the portion of the
fence above one end while the other
may be held by hand while the rail is
changed or by another litter. If there
is good, strong rail above the broken
one the litter may be placed in the
middle and made to hold up the entire
length.
With this, one man can easily repair
dilapidated rail fences where two men
would otherwise be needed, particu-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-09-06

lazy, their health was unimpaired' and
they grew fatter ana tatter'
Mr.. Tong told his fra, 1as about the
mystery, and, like him, ~ all gave
1t up. He was speedily cGu,il-, 10 ,he
conclusion that he had RroclleSa d
breed of ducks that, char'eNeon-1lkes
would live on wind, when Police Se.%
geant Massey solved the mystery, The
sergeant was hurrying to the REPORT
ing place, when, coming down in the
middle of Market street, he saw Bob"
longs ducks.
They came in Indian file, mammoth
drake in the lead. The ducks wad~
died as they came, and a desultory
conversation appeared to he going on,
judging from the quack quacks that
were heard along the line. The SER
geant was interested, and, as he was
ahead of time, he followed the ducks.
walking quietly and keeping in the
shade.
The ducks stopped under the first
arc light and ate the large pile of in
sects which had been killed or MANNED
by the lights. When all the bugs had
been devoured, the ducks went on to
the next electric tight, and kept on I'M
til they were SO gorged with bugs that
they could only barely waddle back to
Tong's stable
The secret was out. The ducks had
been living on bugs. So we'll did they
love the diet, that they gorged them
selves until they could eat no other
kind of food.
Sergt. Massey was interested. The
next night he watched for the ducks,
and they came as usual. The next
night he was at the stable when the
courthouse clock struck two. When
the last note echoed over the city, the
ducks emerged from the stable. A
watch has been kept ever since 1t is
when the clock strikes two that they
come, and always on the second.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-09-06
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

THE very small potatoes are just the
thing for the hens in winter, and will
be worth as much for feeding as those
that are larger.
HEADwoRK is worth more than hand
work. The farmer who makes no mis-
takes will reduce his expenses in every
department of his farm.
A BEEKEEPER says that should coll
ony become queenless from any cause,
three weeks may be gained by having
an extra queen to give 1t at once.
PEAR trees that are blighted should
be cut down, rooted out and burned,
or the disease may spread. The sacri-
fee of a few trees now may save many
others later on.
BY the judicious use of bran and linz
seed meal the coarse foods can be made
to do excellent service in maintaining
stock. A combination" food is better
than the continued use of one or two
kinds only.
APPLE trees should be SO pruned that
all parts may be reached by a spray;
well-pruned trees allow free access of
light and air among the branches, and
this prevents fungi from obtaining SO
stron0 p b~''
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-09-06
NOTES FOR DAIRYMEN,

NEVER keep cream in damp cellar
If you do it will rot.
If the butter is bitter, 1t is likely the
cows are eating eeds
If there is rag-weed in the pastures,
look out for bitter butter.
RoPY cream is the result of an i'm.
perfect physical condition of the cows.
IT is claimed that skim milk for feed.
ing calves is worth 20 cents per 100
pounds.
AS rule it is better to sell butter as
fast as it is made. Make good article
and let her go.
If butter is kept in jars, the jars
should be glazed, as unglazed jars are
porous and admit air.
SWEET cream should be churned at
lower temperature than sour cream.
About so degrees is proper. Farmers
Voice.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-09-06
LIVE STOCK NOTES.

USUALLY the swine pasture should
be larger than is the case on many
farms.
WHEN the cold autumn rains come
the hogs should have a dry sleeping
place, and clean, too.
A GOOD sheep is good friend to the
farmer. Do not abuse him, even
though he is not on top just now.
TAXING the country at large, the av-
erage value of milk cows has increased
20 cents since 1894, or from SLIT to
S21.97 each.
THE herd of swipe forms a very good
savings bank for the various small
items of food that too often go to
waste when hogs are not kept.
A HOG should be kept for every COW
on the average farm, provided there
are at least two acres in the farm for
each hog kept. Piggy needs room, so
do cows, horses, sheep and poultry.
ONE point in favor of sheep is that
moderate-sized flock can be kept on
very many farms with but little cost;
sometimes with actual direct advan-
tage to the farm aside from the money
return for wool or mutton.
If your pasturage is short, feed corn
fodder and help out the corn with
some fall pasturage; barley, for in
stance, or winter rye. Sow these now
where the earlier grains have been
taken off and you will get we'll paid.
RAPE is a valuable pasture crop to
grow this fall as it will help out the
winter supply of fodder by lengthen-
ing the time to winter feeding. Sow
two or three pounds among the stand.
ing corn. This will give good pastur-
age after the corn is removed from the
tield.-Western Rural.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-09-06
H1eH-BRED PoUTEB AND FANTAn Pr
nEnNa

GEoNs.
and liberal cash premiums at the ex-
hibitions of their country, still further
development may be looked for. The
stately pouter cock in the engraving
was sketched from a winning bird
shown in England by the well-known
Scotchman and writer on pigeons,
Robert Fulton. These birds have in
their show cages pedestal on which
to stand that they may pose erect, this
being the ideal carriage for pouters,
as the length of their tails prevents
the bird from standing straight when
shown on the floor of the show cage.
Length and slenderness of girth are
properties quite as much looked for in
these birds as is the large, roundly-
inflated crop. The fullness in the back
of the crop in this pouter was point to
which Mr.. Fulton especially called my
priced by fanciers. These birds meas
ure from IS to 20 inches from top of
beak to tip of tail. The legs, also,
should be long-6 to 7 inches being
expected on good bird-and to stand
well up bird requires good length of
limb. 1t was my good fortune to see
the model of the portrait of the fam
tail, in the lofts of his breeder, not
long before the expectation to this
country. The precaution which the
owner took in handling this specimen
while showing it to me was only a
sample Of the great care taken by
British fanciers in rearing the birds
and training them for show purposes.
The way in which the show fantail is
picked up means almost as much for
the development of well-formed and
well-carried tail as does the birds very
breeding. Not feather must be
visited or displaced, not movement
of the head restrained-for the car
riage of these birds heads is valued
point If correct, and very offensive to
judge of them if the bird is deficient
in this respect. have seen these
birds SO proud and strutting, so high
on tiptoe, that their gait, if so it might
be called, was but dancing, and APP.
parently as many steps were taken
backward as forward, while scarcely
half-dozen in succession were per-
formed either way. Their motion was
whirling and turning, backward and
forward, all the while sticking the
head and neck forward and backward
in @ nervous, strutting fashion, the
very picture of self-consciousness and
pride. Such is the fantail as seen at
our best exhibitions of pigeons and
poultry. The sight Of group is not
unlike that of a bed Of large white
lilies or tulips shaken by the wind
Orange Judd Farmer.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-09-06
HOME CHEESE.MAKING,
How Many of the Troubles of the Anie
teur May BE Avoided.

How Many of the Troubles of the Ana-
teur May BE Avoided.
The New England Homestead gives
the following suggestions for home
cheese-making: Strain the milk into a
vat and add half pint of rennet to
one hundred gallons of milk, which
should bring the curd in one hour
when the temperature is at about so
degrees. Stir the rennet and milk
thoroughly. Many of the unknown
troubles of the amateur cheese maker
arise from the use of Unconditional
rennet; if doubts as to its purity exist,
1t should be filtered through flannel
or cotton fiber. AS the condition of
rennet, quality of milk and tempera-
ture vary at nearly every cheese max
ing the prepared rennet tablets sold
by dairy supply houses are undoubted-
ly more certain in results. To the be-
ginner thermometer accurately grad
uated is essential to success. The curd
is cut into one-inch squares immediate.
ly after it has formed, to hasten the
separation of whey and curd. The cut
ting is repeated two or three times at
half hour intervals and then dipped
carefully into a basket in which
strainer has been placed Arrange the
basket on ladder over the whey re-
ceiver and cut the curd occasionally
to hasten draining. When compact
and fairly free from whey, tie the
strainer ends by opposite corners and
n In 10
run is made. Proceed with the MORN
ing's milk precisely in the same way
until ready to hang. This curd re-
quires little more draining that it
may be firm and decidedly free from
whey.
Cut the night and morning curds in
slices, place in bowl and chop into
pieces half inch in diameter Pour
over the curds gallon of hot whey or
water and stir until a squeaking sound
is made. Drain off the scalding water,
add salt to taste and thoroughly mix
in the curd. Place 0 dry strainer in the
hoop, carefully introduce the curd,
fold the strainer neatly over the top,
put the follower on and consign to the
press. Only enough weight should be
used to nicely consolidate the cheese
and press out the small remaining por-
tions of whey, If placed in the press
in the morning, at night turn the
cheese, substitute fresh strainer,
the next day remove from the press,
butter the sides, top and bottom, and
place on an odorless board in a COOL
airy place, to cure. Four weeks for
curing is necessary, and during this
time the cheese should be turned daily
and buttered If inclined to adhere to
the board. AS cheese is liable to ex-
pand, band of strong cloth should be
drawn and sewed tightly around 1t to
obviate crocking. ---..--- --
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-09-06
A GREAT CONVENIENCE.
Handy Arrangement for Hanging Wagon
Beds and Hay-Riggings.

Handy Arrangement for Hanging Wagon
Beds and Hay-Riggings.
After lengthy experience, no sys-
tenn OF ropes and pulleys to directly
raise wagon-box or rigging is salts
factory unless the coiling be sufficient
ly high to permit the suspension out of
reach of the heads of men and horses,
and usually of top carriages. A better
plan, requiring less tackling, is pair of
heavy brackets on the side of the shed
or haymow, with a rope and single pull
ley in the side wall Of barn frame
above where the box or rigging will
reach when turned on edge upon the
bracket. On removing the rigging,
ETC., drive close beside the brackets
and attach the rope to its opposite
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-09-06

larly If it be stake and wire fence as
shown in the cut. This shows the
stakes wired together instead of the
old-fashioned wooden cap with holes
bored in it to bind the stakes together
Also there is no need of driving the
stakes into the ground as was former
ly done, the wires holding all firmly
together, enough SO as to prevent
blowing down. 1t will be noticed that
the stake is cut off square at each end.
1t was formerly the custom to sharpen
the lower end and drive it into the
ground, but this soon rots and con-
stantly lifts and heaves with the frost.
On sandy soil the stakes might be
driven, but on our clay soils it is not
the thing.
The litter is made by taking piece
of 3x4 for base and mailing the two
standards to it. The base should be
about IS inches long and the standard
inch thick, inches wide and AZ
inches long. Notches are cut in either
side of them so as to make it reversi-
BILE. Seven half-inch pins are put
through for the lever to work on.
The rest of the construction is shown
by the cut without further description.
E. E. Bogue, in Ohio Farmer.