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Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-08-22

1t is nearly impossible to make stain
ed barley hold out to standard weight,
IS pounds per bushcl. The grain Is
very rarely much above that weight
under the most favorable circumstan-
ces. The barley that is much stained is
usually that which has been kept until
dead ripe, and this never fills so well
as barley that is cut while the stalk is
somewhat green. There is another rea-
son, in the fact that the wetting which
is necessary TO staining swells the bar.
ley and starts it towards termination.
This increases the bulk without incrcas
ing the weight of solid matter. WheU
the grain dries out ii fills up more space
in proportion to its bulk than it did be-
fore being wet. There is also q diff
Guilty in mailing stained barley evenly,
and this is one reason why it is OBJ
iCctcd to Ey brewers
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-08-22
How to Xii, Ouack Grus :.

II ycu must plOw quack grass land,
plow for corn. fit thoroughly and plant
in bills. with handful of good phoS-
phate liz every hill, cultivate as soon as
possibie, and keep cultivating and hoe
ing until the corn is too large. says the
Country Gentleman. In the fall, after
removing the corn. plow shallow and
harrow. if possible, with floating
spring tooth harrow. Next spring plow
again IS early as possible; about the
first of June plow again, and plow deep
ly-aS deeply as You can; tit thoroughly
and plant beans You can begin cult
waiting the beans in weeks time after
they are planted. Three times cultivat-
ing il you have Il good tool, and work
close To the crop. will be enough. can
safely promise you Il clean field and 4
good crop OF beans, also good prepara-
ton Of the land for any following crop.
If you do not wish to raise beans. you
can put in potatoes, giving the land the
same treatment, with the advantage
that potatoes will bear rOugher treat
ment than will the beans, but you cau-
not begin cultivating the potatoes as
soon after planting unless you make
deep, plain marks. so that you can fol-
low the rows before they come UP.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-08-22
Green Foliage for Fowls

One of the first things to be done in
spring is to plow small patch near
the hen yard to be Sovn thickly with
some Kind Of spring grain. A mixture
of oats and peas, or barley and peas.
or of all three grains together, and
covered by being cultivated under the
surface. will furnish plenty of work for
the fowls. They will roll in the fresh
plowed ground. will eat such of the
grain as they may find. and when what
escapes them comes up, it will make
excellent green feed for them. When it
gets too large to be eaten readily. plOw
the patch again and SOW second or
third crop. The peas are the best
grain TO use for this purpose, but for
the fac; that the grain is so large that
very few of its seeds will escape the
fowls to grow.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-08-22
THE FARM AND HOME.
MATTERS OFINTEREST FARM.
Err AND HOUSEWIFE.
Hare n Blacksmith Shop on the Farm
How OraciS Grass Can Be Killed
Plant Cherry Trees by the Roadside
Notes.
Farm Machine Repairing.

On all wcll-conducted farms where
muc.; machinery is used, farmers spend
Il great deal of time running to and
from the blacksmith shop. There are
so many different tools used that some
thing gives out almost every day. Now.
4 great deal of this expense may be
saved by having small shop on the
farm, says a writer i'll the Agricultu-
rist. 4 portable forge can be had for
SD This viii answer every purpose,
although il is not advisable 10 get one
TOO Small Secure hand anvil weigh
Ing about 100 pounds. Il good hammer,
a te1-pG;ind siedge, stci punch, and
q good bilcksmith'S wise. and you are
ready for almost any job but horse
shOeiDG- OF course. Il beginner cannot
with q little practice time and money
can be saved. My outfit contains sew
eras tools in addition tn those men
toned above, and cost ne about $50.
The money is well invested. \ farmer
should not be without an assortment of
good carpenter tools. l say good ones,
because I believe the farmer ought to
have as good ones rs the carpenter.
Many Il dollar can he saved by their
use. If the farmer does not care to do
his own repairing. PERHAPS the boys
tif there be any, Will take hold. and to
them It viii soon become mere of Il
pleasure than q task.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-08-22

Many old apple trees are nearly ruin
ell by the growth of suckers from their
trunks. These come from buds that
are usually dormant but which any in
jury to the bark causing n stOppage of
sap VII! set to growing. If the sprouts
are cut back before the leaves start
new shoots will spring UP from the base
of the sprouts, even when it is cut into
the bark and no buds are visible But
If, after the new sprouts have brown
three or four inches. so as to be i'm full
leaf, they are pulled off very few will
sproHt n second time. Two or three
cIearings of the trunk through the sum
mer will eradicate the buds so that
scarcely any will appear the following
season
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-08-22
Handling Brush.

When piling brush use Il long handled
fork. In 10 other place are the alvan-
tages of Il long handle over Il short one
more apparent. To lift and stretch in
vain 10 make 4 fcrkftil Of brush swing
clear Of the earth is the severest labor
known. Brush often contains grape
ana other running vines. as well as
briers. which make it hard TO handle.
\ short handle has convinced many
persons that brush cannot be handled
with Il fork, but such is not the case.
Clear I'D and burn everything in the
form Of brush before snow falls. After
the snow is gone in spring work will be
pressing. ana the clearing has to wait
until after haying. to the detriment Of
the winGS.-Americ;;n Agriculturist.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-08-22
FINDS SUBSTITUTEFoR WOOD.
Planks Made ofCOrk Are to BE Utilized
in Our Warships.

Several months ago the Board OF IN
spection and Survey of the Navy De-
partment was directed to make an in
yestiSatiOn with q view Of obtaining
some practicable substitute for wood
In fitting naval vessels. The desire for
substitute was the fact that 4 lighter
material was wanted If possible, one
that would not take SO much space in
the vessel, and more than anything
else, material that would not splinter.
II was also desirable. to have 4 non
combustible substance.
The board has made a report to the
Secretary of the Navy. and some of its
recommendations have been adopted by
him, and it Is probable that several Of
the new ships will be fitted with the
new material as substitute for wood.
One of the best materials which has
been found by the board is Il wood sub
stitute composed of waste cork, or any
cork. This is subjected TO 100 degrees
Of heat, and 1t is then pressed into
blocks of any required size. 1t can be
90 " u Al ~ Nilili Oh rps VI 'Cls
much as wood is handled Cork has a
gum which heat meltS and CLUES its
particles together in 4 compact mass.
After being pressed it sticks together
as tightly as if it had grown that way.
The cork boards may be made heavy
or light. Some of the lighter kinds are
used in the walls of refrigerators 1t
IS a nOn-cOnductor. and can scarcely be
made to burn. This material IS used in
the place of wood in German vessels.
Commander Bradford, who made the
search and examination Of this partic-
ular substitute, found that the Germans
were using it under patent taken out
by John Smith. of New York, and that
companies in the United States had OBJ
tanned rights for its manufacture here.
Washington Post.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-08-22
Paint Saved the Poultry,

A New Jersey woman painted the
heads Of her chickens with vivid
green pigment few days ago. and the
result is that she has back in her coop
all the poultry that had been stolen
from her, says The Massachusetts
PlOughman. Her forty chickens had
been taken in one night by gang OF
young men, several of whom were ar
rested and locked Up. One of the chick
en- thieves confessed that he had as
sisted in the theft Of nearly five hun
dred chickens, which had been sold
alive to persons on the outskirts Of
Newark. Detectives who were sent
out to hunt up the stolen fowls could
identify only Mrs. Kraemcr's green
heads
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-08-22
Cherry Trees by Roadside.

No kind of fruit tree thriveS better
under neglect than does the cherry. 1t
needs no pruning except what the cher
~ pickers naturally give while harvest
Ing the crop. Unlike other fruit trees
its crop is not so easily gathered that
1t would be apt to be stolen by passerS
by. The picker earns fully half of all
he can gather. 1t will greatly add to
the attractiveness of country drives in
nei-hbGrhoods where the cherry is
planted, and the passer by will not feel
as he piikckS this fruit and eats that he
is wro1ginS its owner, who from what
is left can make the roadside give him
greater profit than he could make with
any other crop.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-08-22
Growth OF Public Libraries.

The growth Of public libraries in the
United States Is one of the remarkable
features Of our system or progress.
There are now nearly 5000 Of them;
and recent writer points out the sig
nificant fact that with the single excep-
ton of the county, there Is not single
has not adopted this form OF educa-
tiOnal service.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-08-22
Wasted Fertility.

The seepage from the manure pits at
the Iowa Station was collected i'm bar
rels and sprinkled on growing corn, in
creasing the yield twenty-three bushels
per acre on the area where applied; the
liquid also made the plants more Wig
orous than those not so treated; they
endured the drOuth much better, and
altogether the experiment was regard
ed as very marked. And yet, says the
New York Tribune, thousands Of dol
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-08-22
Fall Strawberry Planting.

Strawberry plants can be set out i'm
the fall of the year from the young run
ners, but they cannot be depended upon
for producing a crop the next spring.
The advantage Of making the bed in
August or September is that the work
can be done better than when the hurry
of spring operations may retard the
transplanting which should be done
parly
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-08-22
Remedy for Garrett,

Garget Is one of the things that ev-
eryone has remedies for, and still 1t
keeps right on running the best COWS
by drOves every year. We doubt if
there is any better remedy than liberal
applications of hot water and 4 large
amount Of hand work in the operation,
and when through apply liberal appli-
cation of lard, and at the same time
withdrawing all grain foods and feed
ing non-stimulating milk rations.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-08-22

lars worth Of most valuable plant food
is running to waste on farms, and then
replaced. in part, with costly CONNER
cial fertilizer Every ounce Of both
solid and liquid manure ought 10 be
scrupulously saved. TO do this. We heed
clay or cement floors in stables, and
large sheds under which manure may
be stored. Where the manure is hauled
out as made, or permitted 10 accumu-
late in bOXstallS. the loss is reduced TO
minimum; where It lies spread over
a large yard, exposed to rain and snow,
wiz the water from the barn roof rum
ming upon it for six or eight months,
little of value is left. Gather UP the
fragments that nothing be lost" applies
here
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-08-22
Mi1l< Good for Layiup Hcua

Remember that milk IN any form Is
good for laying hens. 1t contains ali
the elements of egg food, i'm almost the
proper proportions. If the fowls have
free run, give them light feed of
grain i'm the morning and full feed at
night, and they will find the extras dur.
Ing the day.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-08-22
Scales Doctcrcd to Suit the Trade.

Scales Hoctcrcd TO Suit the Trade.
You would be astonishcd,' remarked
"A flour and feed dealer yesterday. "at
the number of people who come here
to get weighed in the course of week,
and at the comments they make if the
number Of pounds is not up to their cN-
pcctation. One of my customers, very
thin woman. came here yesterday anu
asked me to weigh her. Four months
ago she had tipped the scales at ll;',
and she remarked that she would beat
the record this time. | thought so my
self. for she insisted on holding Il
satchel and IN umbrella, but to my
surprise the balance struck at 1Ol. Al
ter rOundly berating me. the scales ana
the flour and feed trade in general, she
flounccd out, and lost good customer.
Sometimes. however. the balance is to
the good. as in the case Of stout wom-
an who found she had lost three
mounds. and was so tickled that she
ordered a barrel of flour and said she
would call in again to be weighed i'll a
week. The scales are all right, but Ill
have TO fix them for her benefit, in
order TO compensate for the loss of the
thin woman's trade. Philadelphia
Record.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-08-22
Can Preserve Bodies for All Time.

Thomas Holmes, Of Brooklyn, an *.
pert on embaImlng fluids. claims 10
have perfected 4 process by which the
human body can be petrifei. He says
that within two weeks he will make
tests at Bellevue Hospital. Dr.. Holmes
has in his office petrified arm, which
looks like piece of marble. He claims
that antiSeptic gas can now be manu-
featured as cheaply rs any fluid in use
for embalming. After the gas has been
injected, the doctor says, the body will
gradually solidify and turn white rs
marble, even to the nails and hair, but
the latter only close to the skull. DR..
Holmes is now 70 years old. He said:
81 believe | have discovered n process
OF embalming superior to the old Egyp-
tian"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-08-22
S3.961.S


The total output of gold from the
year 1902 to 1892, according to the
same authority, including the United
States mint, was $500. 900, 900; 4G per
cent. coined gives $3,773,979,3S0; and
had the world demonetized silver in
1892 this amount would represent all
the primary money i'm the world, or
S1S1 500 200 less than the world had
in 1850.
An English statesman made a speech
before the Scottish Agricultural SOcie-
ty short time ago, wherein he stated
that the Increase Of population In the
world during the last twenty years had
been 2OO,OOO,OOO, and it will be safe
then to call the increase for the past
fOrty-twO years (from 1850 to 1892 at
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-08-22

In Scotland i. was for a long time
usual to place Oh mans tombstone the
symbols of his trade. Especially was
this the case at Dunblane, where, in
the burial ground of the abbey, it has
been found that of those tOmbstOnes
which are from 100 to 200 years old
about one-fourth are thus marked, the
symbols being in low relief.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-08-22
Total both metals. -. so. 430, 213 GOO

Statistics show that about iG per
cent of gold mined is coined into mon
ey, and 40 per cent. Of silver mined.
According to these percentages OF coin
ed money, In the year 1850 there should
have been i'm the world:
In gold. 81 40. G6S. $50
In silver. .............. 2,5O7, 10000
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-08-22
Selling Butter vs.. Selling Milk.


In a New York farm institute Mr.. +.
f. Dawley stated in Il striking way the
advantage Of the butter-Elaker dairy
man over one who sold milk. a ton Of
butter removes only Is cents worth of
fertiliZing clements, while a ton of milk
removes $50 cents worth. 1t takes on
an average 10 pounds of milk to make
a pound of butter SO that 10 sell milk
enough to make 4 ton Of butter removes
S2S worth of manurial elements from
the farm. Herein is one of the adj
vantaEcS of using the butter separator.
1t saves the milk for home feeding
without wasting it by souring. The sep
arated sweet milk is worth more for
growth than is that which has ali its
butter fats in. rs this will make grow
ing animals fa;ter than they should be
for the best growth.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-08-22

When an 1S-year-old girl says her
mother won't let her accept an invita-
ton to a party. 1t Is certain that the
wrong person has asked her to 60
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-08-22
The Worlds Money.

The total production of gold and sill
yer i'm the world from 1902 to 1880 was:
Gold So. 162 3D., 900
Silver G,261 $50, 900
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-08-22
HUSTLING HOLSTERS.
TENS GATHERED FROM OVER
THE STATE

An Interesting Summary OF the More I'm.
portant DonSs of eur Neisiibors-Wed-
dings and Deaths-Crimes. Casualties,
and Geaeral Indiana News Notes.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-09-19
LIVE STOCK.

Chicago, September 1S.-Cattle. common
TO choice dressed beef and shipping steers
sold at s. 6)G5 g. chiefly At 81 SOq5 so; eX-
ira grades about So 75Q6 90; stOckers and
feeders - 40G4 % for common TO prime,
with sales largely al s. S5U3 So; bulls 81 10
as ODD. cows and heifers 81 5003 90 the
bulk OF the sales We're at 81 9003 10; calves
s. 5ou6 % for inferior heavy 20 choice
nght weights. Western range cattle 04l0c
higher
Hogs higher and firm; common TO
choice heavy hogs SO &u4 i5: prime
butcher weights 81 50, mixed lots IS ylU
( 50; common 20 prime assorted light
weights IS 9Tl4 g. pigs g i5Q4 30, little
pigs s. l503 80. packing hogs 81 tOq4 20.
and shipping s. 352 80.
sheep prices were weak at yesterdays
declines. Western sheep 81 &N3 %. ma
tives 81 j003 s. for inferior 70 prime heavy
wethers, the bulk selling at s. jOtt3 20;
lambs = 1504 S. for poor TO fancy, sales
being mostly at S. 9oui 30
ReceiptS-Cattle, 5000 head, calves 5.O
head; hogs, 2o@0 head: sheep 5000 head.
East Liberty Pa. September N.-Cattle
Slow "a yesterdays prices.
Hogs, active and higher prime medium
81 N04 80, common 10 best Workers 81 Goa
4 so, roughs S3 seas -
Sheep. steady and unchanged
Cincinnati. O.. September 1S.-Hogs.
steady at 50 G504 So, receipts, 400 head;
shipments, 1000 head.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-09-19

Fluns-Blue. 81 2J42 30 per bu; red,
u 59el 20; qamsons, s. 50Q2 20; green gage,
bcAd5c per basket.
Peaehes-S1 1902 90 per bu for fancy;
81 gV4l sd for common TO fair
Cabbage-65G ,5c per Dbl for choice.
Grapes - Concord, Glib basket lS020c:
Warden, lSg2Oc; Niagaras. ZSq50c; Della
Tomatoes-Fancy, S5qlOc per bu; com
mon 10 fair. -5N5OC
Celery--Fancy, S5a40c per bunch; COM
mon, lrG l5c
Egg Plant-Choice, 5QSOc per doz.
Green Corn-J4Ic per doz.
Beets-9yi l1c per uU.
,onions-Sl seal 70 per Dbl; 55a65 per bu.
Melons NatermelOns, 12g2Uc; canta-
loupes, s. COG2 . per Dbl; Gems. iOq50c
Potatoes Fancy. 81 sal 20 per Dbl;
other qualities. 81 coal 10 bulk 3jG4Oc per
Du, southern sweets. s. OOQz %; Jersey
- seas TO-
POULTRY.
=. Large live chickens. e5q75c per pair;
I'VE chlcNens, small. fVnauc. spring ctuck-
ems, 5olI55c, as TO size; dressed chickens,
l1Ql2c per ID; dressed spring chickens,
MISCELLANEOUS
Beans-New York and Michigan peas.
s. 512 ~ per bu hand picked medium,
s. O0N3 10; Lima, 5izN6c.
BeeswaN-CPolce yellow, 30435c; 1-oz.
Honey-White clover. in 2-lb sections.
40l5c per Id; 2-lb sections, 12i@6lSc per lb.
Seeds-Timothy s. 15li2 20 per bu; red
clover. 90 lbs, So 50H5 90; crimson clover
W lbs. s. -pu3 -, blue grass, 81 l5gl . {;
orchard grass, 81 30; buckwheat, common,
4ominy-New. s. 90 per Dbl of 9oO lbs.
Cider-Pure juice, l3Ql4c per gallon;
country sweet, Per DBL 50 OoG3 30.
Feathers-i.ivu geese, JJN6Uc; No l do
4VN SOC; mixed 5QTGJC.
T9llow-Country S&g44o per ID; city
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-09-19
WOOL.

Boston. Mass. September 1S.-The Amer
lean Wool and Cotton Reporter will say
tomorrow OF the wool trade:
Excepting Boston. the wool markets
during the past week have been quiet and
business has been confined mostly 70 small
purchases. domestic woods especially have
been quiet. Ia Boston, however, sales
preceding week. but in New York and
elsewhere sales have bees more small
Purchases. however have ruled steady
and there is no weakness discernable any
where. Some western holders who have
been retaining their woods at extreme
prices. may De a Lttlc easier 20 deal with.
but this has no bearing on market prices.
The market has been more active this
week Prices for good merchandise re-
main firm.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-09-19
DRY GOODS.

New York. September 1S-In keeping
with expectations, IL has been rather a
quiet market throughout as natural 90
was a moderate demand. but the chief
sales and large ones We're reached through
deliveries on former purchases. There
was more inquiry Tor spring specialties
and considerable was done i'm that direc-
ton.
Printing cloths firm at $50, but nothing
in the way of sales.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-09-19

princess eoW1 OF another attract
sort s tl. artist s. Offering here 10
OF uasllc CC'orel wColIou suite
-t with pale blue s motoet
plain goods of the ground color
front OF tlo plain goods and
square yoke oi the same.
Including collar and sleeves.
--l s-uu A corscict belle
velvet extends across JAc tg-
leaving Che front free. and
.e same shade CL velvet
.uurc -uIsl the puned
TOP the winter are ol-
4 and l0t OF them are
.l ..e gluze-slip. Over-sNlrt
H.l square cuJ-JutS 10 hide the
lLcr aers rLaL have been so
ODD i.E Satin comes into Use
.t-er las been rather snuoo6a
time. The very Tat woman
1.st loves 90 get her rounding
l.-os cuuhasized by the simmer
.. rr material win again have q
c..lr. insertion is scen I'm tne new
model. iu 5l effect most elaborate
.r carried ac.. Tine material on either
LID. u I.a insertion is carefully cut
ar -.cu the carving edges. tLe Wlol-
INK 3D. most delicate and difficult ar-
t.lt guam urc.s Iish-prleeu
.. v9rE rLORETTE.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-09-19
BALTIMORE &OHlORAILR0AD.
ARRIVE

From New York. Philadelphia, Saul
more and Washington. $50 a. n. 0a.ly, -,
Cumberland accommodation tlO p ms
Grafton accommodation, 1910 q. me-
MoundsviIIe accommodation. 7:l0 a., N.
and l:10 D. m, except Sunday ana ''4y De
cumberland express, 4:25 p. M, daily
WHEELING AND PITTSBUHG DIV
SION.
For pttsburg. Washington, Baltimore,
Philadelphia and New York. 4.S5 q. III
and 5:!5 p. N. daily.
For Pittsburg 1890 4. N. daily.
Pittsburg express. 100 p. m.' ezceps
Washington. Pa. accommodation. SOC
b. m, except Sunday.
ARRIVE.
From New York. Philadelphia, Balu-
more Washington and Pittsburs, 1910 q.
m. daily IL 30 p. m, except saturday sAa
2:25 a. m, Sunday only.
Pittsburg mail. 1875 p. m, except Sun-
Washington Pa, accommodation, $40 q.
IN, except Sunday.