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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-12-20
LAND FOR CHILDREN.
Boys and Girls Should Have Few Rods
Entirely Their Own.

Boys ana Girls should nave feW hOun
Entirely Their Own.
Every boy that lives on a farm, and
every girl, too, for that matter, should
have the use of a piece Of ground. 1t
need be only small, out-of-the-way
corner at first, place for the child TO
dig and make plans. increasing gradu-
ally to the acre of corn or potatoes or
turnips, or whatever it may be, as the
child grows Older.
There are few farms that could not
easily spare it, and few children to
whom it would not be benefit.
Books and magazines and games are
good, but they are for the mind and for
the leisure hours. and while they may
keep the children at home, they can
scarcely foster a taste for farming
without something to supplement
them.
A child early learns the meaning of
possession, and few square rods of his
own will be more to him than the broad
acres of his father. Many boy has
grown to manhood on the farm, and
left it at the earliest possible moment
after he came of age because he had
been made a mere machine-a laborer
without laborer's wages.
If the child could be oftener treated
as sentient, responsible being, there
would be fewer disappointments. Let
his manliness be brought out instead
of suppressed. Let the father talk to
the boy, and the boy to the father as
man to man; if the boy is to be farmer
let him begin his calling early and
grow up with it. Furnish him with
small piece of land and let him cult
Nate it with no other restraint or advice
than he may seek himself.
Trust him to discover the best meth
DDS and the best market. The profits
lnay be insignificant. but they are his.
and they mean as much to him as do the
earnings of the largest farm in the
country to its owner. And. more than
all, he is obtaining a practical interest
IN farming; and year by year it will
strengthen and broaden, and by the
time he is of age he will not only be a
farmer physically, but in heart and
brain also.-Ilousehold.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-12-20
BARRELlNG APPLES.
If the Work Is Done Properly the Frul
VIII Not Rot.

If the Work Is Done Properly the Fruit
VIII Not Rot.
Many of the most profitable opera
tions in commercial life depend in the
first instance upon very simple facts.
Most persons would pass by without OBJ
serving the barreling of apples as q
case in point. If apples were placed
loosely in barrels, they would soon rot,
though passing over but a very short
distance OF travel; and yet, when prop
erly barreled, they can be sent thou
sands OF miles-eyen over the toughest
ocean voyage. in perfect security. This
is owing TO fact discovered years ago,
without anyone knowing particularly
the reason, that an apple rotted from a
bruise only when the skin was broken.
An apple can be pressed so as to have
indentations over its whole surface
without any danger of rotting, pro,id-
ing the skin is not broken. In barrel
ing apples, therefore, gentle pressure
is exercised SO that the fruit is fairly
pressed into each other; and il is mpos-
sible for any one fruit to change its
place in the barrel on its journey. APP
plies are sometimes taken out of the bar.
rels with large indentations over their
whole surface, and yet no sign of de-
cay. In theHe modern times we under
stand the reason. The atmosphere is
full OF microscopic germs which pro
duce fermentation, and unless they can
get an entrance into the fruit rot can
not take place. \ mere indentation
without rupture of the outer skin does
not permit of the action of these mi
crobes. This is u simple reason why
the early observation enabled the bar
reling of apples to be SO successful
Meehan's Monthly.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-12-20
OUR CORN THE BEST.
Contains More Protein sepd Fats Tha
That Grown In Europe.

Contains More Protein sspd Fats Than
That Grown In Europe.
An analysis of maize from the Black
sea and the Danube was recently made
in the chemical division of the DEPART
ment of agriculture with a view to de-
termining its comparative value as a
feeding stuff with that grown in this
country. OF late years these countries
have been shipping corn in large guam
titles to Germany and Great Britain
and other countries of northern Europe.
The advantage enjoyed by these coun-
tries in competition for this trade is
believed in this country to be offset by
the superior quality of the American
product, and this impression is strik-
lngly confirmed by the recent ANALYSIS.
The samples were found to correspond
IN composition to poor corn grown in
the United States, being from Is to II
per cent. lower in protein and fully 80
per cent. lower in fat than the averages
OF over 200 samples of American-grown
corn. While an average for corn the
world over shows but 9.45 per cent: of
protein, and this average is higher than
samples from the Black sea and the
Danube, the American average is 1915.
So with fat, the general average be-
ing 4.29. The average for corn grown
in southwestern Europe is Alb, while
the average for American is 5.4, and
many samples of the latter showed So
and per cent. The American aver
age rs given, moreover, includes nu-
merous samples of inferior corn, and
cannot be said to fairly represent the
average of corn exported.
1t is pointed out by the department
that while these facts speak eloquently
of the higher quality of the American
product, they also testify with equal
force to the Importance of maintaining
the high standard of the feeding quail
ity of American corn in foreign mar
kets, as that is undoubtedly the char
acteristic upon which main reliance
must be placed to enable the American
growers to compete successfully with
the cheap labor of southern Europe.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-12-20

BILE labor if the ordinary method is fol-
lowed. A short cut is shown in the ac-
companying illustration. A number
of dry goods or grocery boxes, all of the
same size and shape, are procured and
nailed together side by side, and to the
top of the bin thus made cover is at
tached-and the thing is done! Each
box must be of size sufficient for hold
ing all the grain of any one kind that
must be kept on hand, but this will not
be difficult matter, for boxes of every
size and shape are to be had at grocery
and dry goods stores.-N. Y. Tribune.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-12-20
LIGHTS IN BARNS.
Precautions to BE Taken to Prevent Ru-
nous CONGREGATIONS.

PRECAUTIONS 10 Be Iaken to Prevent Ru-
nous CONGREGATIONS.
1t is time just now to take another
lesson, which is in regard to the lights
used in barns, and especially in regard
10 the smoking of pipes in the buildings.
The contents of the barn are of the most
combustible character, and very small
and invisible spark will smolder for
hours and break into flames that by this
lapse of time will be unquenchable.
Then the farmer, apparently prosper
Gus, but careless and uninsured, may
be reduced to poverty in few hours
1t may be that the act of smoking in
the barn may be held, and properly so.
we think, such an act of careessness
of the most reckless kind, that the in
surfing companies will refuse to make
good the losses. which will then have
to be borne by the thoughtless owner.
The use of lights, too, should be con
sidered in this regard. The use of kero-
sene is too risky for the farm buildings.
for the mere dropping of lantern may
cause an explosion that cannot be pre-
vented from firing the buildings. The
old-fas hioned oil, sperm or lard, or even
the common olive or cottonseed oils.
are safe in this respect, and no others
should be used about the barns and sta
b|es. The lanterns should be hung into
q safe place within screen of wire
cauze. with a half-inch or an inch mesh,
50 that nothing may strike the swing
ing lantern; the use of matches in the
building should be carefully avoided.
The light should be prepared in a safe
place in the house, or in a toolshed,
where all risk is avoided.-Colman's
Rural Wnrll
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-12-20
RAISING OF HORSES.
Prospect for the Future Nor AS Gloomy "a
Many Have Supposed.

Prospect for the Future Nor AS Gloomy as
Many Have Supposed.
The price of horses has of late been
so reduced that farmers are discouraged
in horse raising. The low prices now
prevailing are due to want of demand
on account of the electric car system,
which has been so generally established
throughout the cities and some parts
of the country for rapid transporta-
ton. This is, no doubt, in some part
the cause of the weak demand for
horses in the markets. There is, how
ever. another cause, which will be
found in overproduction. A few years
ago the horse craze, as it may be called.
prevailed among farmers, and there
was scarcely anyone who was not breed
ing either first-class roadsters or
blooded drivers.
For these, for few years, first-class
prices were obtained, and the demand,
which was at the time fictitious one,
produced sort of boom in horsehesh,
with an oversupply, and now there are
too many horses for the market, which
has for the time been somewhat dimin-
ished by the elecric car lines.
But good horses are always desirable,
and will in the near future bring better
prices than now. Farmers will under
stand what they need, and for awhile,
perhaps, the supply will be short of
the demand. but the price will again
settle to a fair compensation for the
trouble and risk in raising good
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-12-20

II 10 and d as Indicated in the illustra-
ton. Attach one end of the two ropes
and Y to b and run them through the
pulleys attached to the crosspiecc f.
Fasten these ropes to the hind legs of
the animal TO be lifted. If one rope and
n gambrel is preferred, attach it to the
middle of h and run through n pulley at
m. Two ropes are preferable. BY this
apparatus one man can lift the heaviest
carcass. y wagon box bottom side up
may be placed between a and b for a
platform.-H. o. Sorkness, in American
Agriculturist
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-12-20
Cheap But Durable Road,

Avoid all steep grades, and where
sufficient gravel is not near to make a
road that will not get muddy, put in a
pavement of poles like the corduroy
roads sand spike on this by beveled edges
two steel rails about IL inches wide
by onefourth inch thick, for the wheels
to run on. At the present low prices
OF steel rails and spikes, the metal for
such road would cost but little over
four dollars per rod or less.-H. A.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-12-20
The Solution of q Mystery.

The apparently mysterious way in
which newly formed lakes, ponds, can
ais. etc., become populated with fish
was discussed by some of the members
assembled at recent reunion of the
Piscatorial society at the Holburn res
taurant. in London. More than one of
them considered that this was effected
by birds which had been feeding on fish
spawn elsewhere. and which, alighting
On these new waters, dropped some Of
the spawn from their hills.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-12-20
A HOSTING DEVICE.
Great Service When Killing

It IL of Great Service When Killing
Beeves on the Farm.
The accompanying illustration repre-
SCENTS simple device which is of great
service when butchering. The uprights
O and b are 4x4's, or ordinary post tim
Der ten to twelve feet long. These are
Get into the ground two or three feet,
Ave feet apart. To the tops of these
fasten with bolts or spikes. Place
and d in position, secure the upper
ends at e and +, and set tie lower ends
firmly in the ground. For use an old
shaft or a piece of hard wood and fasten
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-12-20
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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-12-20

pacity, so that sheep can feed upon both
sides at once. 1t can be extended to
any length to accommodate the size of
the flock. In the sketch one of the end
boards is left off to show the construc-
ton of the remaining pans.-Amer-
lean Agriculturalist.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-12-20
FEED BOX FOR SHEEP.

Almost a Necessity Where Grain Is Fed In
the Yard.
When grain is fed to sheep in the
yard, or pasture, long feed box, or
trough, is essential. The accompanying
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-12-20

Experiments in feeding lambs on
rape at the Canadian experiment sta
ton have shown that it surrasses all
other green food for the growth of both
carcass and fleece.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-12-20
USEFUL GRAIN BINS.

How to Construct Serviceable Feed Chests
with Compartments.
Feed chests with compartments for
different kinds of grain are necessary
conveniences in the barn or stable, but
the making of such a bin with numerous
compartments is matter of consdera-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-12-20
GOOD DRAINAGE TOOLS,
They Can BE Made at Home by Any In
telligent Farmer.

Much more tile draining could be
done if the farmer was only convinced
that it is not very difficult job and be-
yond his ability. We have laid all our
tile for years and have been very sue
cessful. Good tools are, of course, alb
solutely necessary, but not expensive.
Buy good lS-inch spade. Iprefer one
with square corners. The remainder
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-12-20
NoTlCE.-RoADs AND BRIpaEs

cprrsS %s Of the enormous expenses in
snow blockades, &c ii Is ordered tb;s g ss, neavy
0 OH Eeoruary, a. d. 1896 by the County COM,
mn, toners OF Frederick County, Nd thai thav
or %1 ne cUnsidet any application for new Roads
year nom tbs dsss until the expiration Of one
VIM. M. GATHER.
=. --nD1n. President.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-12-20

HOMEMADE TILE DITCHING IMPLEMENTS.
of our tools are homemade. A sod cut
ter shown at a is desirable. Ours was
made from an old pointed shovel, as
was also the scoop b. for cleaning the
bottom of the ditch. BY the aid of
blacksmith these were easily converted
into very useful implements. TO make
the cutter, heat and hammer the shovel
fiat, then with cold chisel cut out the
desired shape. Sharpen the edge, in
sert the handle and it is complete. For
the cleaner, turn up the edges and cut
Off the corners, making it about five
inches wide. Rivet two quarterback
rods to the sides. Weld the outer ends
and drive them into the handle.-W. /.
Moyle, in Farm and Home.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-12-20
THE NETWORK TIMES

THE TIMES is a newspaper for intelligent
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OF the world every day. The paper has distin.
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is not frivolous or visionary 1t sees plenty of
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OF the bad when 1t must but not unwhoe
somely. II prints with fullness the record Of
human endeavor In many fields outside ofbus-
mess. politics. and warm literature, religion
science, art, sports, and hOuse hold matters
NO paper in the country prints so many book
reviews and so much book news No paper
has so complete financial page daily man.
ual for investors and officers Of financial insti.
buttons. Its market reports-wool. cotton.
Dreadstuffs' farm products &c.-are the best
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majority rule, no bossism, no machine tyran.
ny; the divorce OF politics from private money
making, a sound currency, industrial emanci-
patton. and every day honesty. To promo te
the advance of the Democratic party along
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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-12-20

A flock of fifteen ~ > ,ar =. r..
Gently sold at Svt,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1895-09-21


Wouldn't it be good idea to or
ganizc a society in Providence some-
thing on the order of the following
taken from Awe Up to Date" pub
lishcd in the Times Democrat
"a very original Organization is to
be formed in New Orleans in the near
future, 10 be known as the "Anti-
Gossip Circle" and among the mem
bers will be some Of the brightest
girls in this State. These girls mean
to pledge themselves under oath &c
speak or think no i'll of their neigh
Dor. and 10 use every effort in sup
pressing gossip of any kind. The
idea has originated with member o
the aFrances Willard Y. w. G. I. U
OF this city, aud the hearty good viii
of all strong minded women will b
with her In this work. Perhaps there
| is no charity, no intention for doing
good that is quite as necessary as
circle of this kind, if the circle eve
grows wide enough. There should b.
an enactment compelling every mem
Der Of society to give oath or bon'
not to villify or traduce or destro.
the character OF human sinner
This nature of speech correspond
with the thrust of the assassin"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1895-09-21

The Morea claim has been paid by
the Spanish Government in the shape
Of 4 draft for S1,400, 900 on the
financial agent Of the Spanish Gov
ernment in London, which was pre-
scented by the Spanish Minister tc
the acting Secretary Of State. This
marks the final settlement Of claim
which has been pending for nearly |
quarter Of century.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1895-09-21

Capt. w. S. Brown, assistant U. ..
Engineer, while in Vicksburg last
Saturday was interviewed by Gil.
reporter, aud gave the following lcvee
dots:
There was vast degree OF activity
along about half the line OF ninety
miles extending from Reid's levee 10
Arkansas. There are seventeen con-
tracts for enlargement and banquette
work on the As miles of levee men,
toned and fourteen of the seventeen
contractors have their work wei
under way, while tho others will be-
gin operations very shortly. Those
already at work have strong forces OIL
their respective contracts and are tax
| ing advantage of the fine weather
At Reid's levec there are 40 teams or
the works, which are to be completed
by November LIST. The other con
tracts are to be completed by Marci
LIST, and will raise the lcvees to fou
feet above extreme high water mark
With few exceptions all the levees o
tho ninety miles above Reid's will b.
OF that height when the contracts nov
pending are executed, as tho other 4
miles was raised last season, and, J
may be added, that nearly the entir
length of this line is provided with al
eight foot banQuette.
4 When the present years contract
arc finished Mr.. Brown inclines TO tn
opinion that the levees north of Reid
will be something admirable in thei
perfection.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1895-09-21
Succession Sale.

State of Louisiana, Parish OF East Carroll.
Succession of g. F. Hall, Seventh Dis
trict Court No.
BY virtue OF writ OF sale to me directed
by the Honorable Seventh District Court
for the parish of East Carroll aforesaid, In
the above entitled cause. l will proceed
to sell at public auction. at the door OF the
Court House, in the Town of Providence.
East Carroll Parish. La, on "Wednesday the
23d day of October, 1895 between the hours
prescribed by law, all the right, title ana
interest of said Succession in and to the
following described property, to-wit = :,
HAL tract being S w u OF Sec "a, zo'
Il IL e. 159 20-l00 acres.
2-The undivided rs Of the Asa p. GREE
Tract. composed Of Lots /. 2. 3. and an ~
| s of Sec. % s - OF s Z u Of Sec: ~ "
X Sec. % and Lot s Of Sec. 3d. All In i ~
| Z IL e, containing in tract S6i S4-i0o acres.
3-Residence and Lots measuring 100 py
500 feet in Faubourg Arlington Of me
Town OF Providence purchased by Y: =
| Hall OF Mrs. A. r. Wilson as per deee
/ recorded 10 Notarial Book r. f0ilo ~
and 215 OF the records Of said parish.
/ Terms Of Sale--cash according 10 ap
praisement. ,.,,,v.y c,.a~,t
She, iii's office, Proyidence. La. Sept rs
1S05.-5t.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1895-09-21

The latest reports from Texas
show that the cotton crop this year
will be fully 90 per cent less than it
was last year, owing to the heavy
and constant shedding Of the plants
and the appearance Of cotton worms.
The crop is short, and there is every
reason to believe that the farmers
win get this fall and winter better
price for their cotton than they have
received in years.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1895-09-21
Come to the BIG STORE for the best
Goods at the lowest prices.
w. N. WHITE, Agt.

when any one of them casts his vote
for the nominees of the Democratic
party, the act will be taken as evil
dence of repentance, and he will be.
come a Democrat in good standing.
To adopt any other test would be
dangerous and would be tantamoun1
to delivering the party into the
hands of Its enemies. Democrat
Journal.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1895-09-21
Sneakinp of the pension fraud tn.

Speaking OF the pension fraud the
Baton Rouge Truth says that dur
ing the period Of our generation
there has been paid out by the United
States s1,70O, 100000 to pension
ers. The number Of applicants dur
ing that time was over 1000, 900, OF
whom near 100000 were placed
on the rolls. The amount paid last
year was little over 140, 200, 900.
OF the enormous number on the rolls
scores of thousands have been fradu-
lently placed thereon. This is noto-
rious, but it is near sacrilege for any
official to look into the matter too
closely. II this burden could be re-
moved in the course Of time it would
be more honorable, but there is little
prospects of this. There are over
200 900 widows on the list, and wild.
ows are long lived. There are nine
old ladies now on the roll whose
husbands were in the revolutionary
war that ended 112 years ago. VI
the pesion list Louisiana is credited
with 1851 benefciaries. 1t is estl
mated that the pension outlay is at I
cost OF two dollars per annum t
each man, woman and child in TIL
country