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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-18
Oxford and Women.

Tho Oxford Association For the Edu-
cation Of Women has decided to apply
to tho university to open the door to
women for the B. A degree This de-
cision was come to by an overwhelming
majority, but only after a considerable
tussle, Strange as it may appear, the
advocates ut Oxford of the higher edu
cation Of women are not at one on this
subject 1t is good omen, however,
that the main resolution was moved by
the president of Magdalen and seconded
by Miss Smith, the pioneer of the wom-
ans movement at Oxford. The proposal
to appeal to the university, although a
consequential resolution, was hotly re-
sisted, but the majority for it was eight
to one. The battle. however, is not won
vet
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-18
Miss FRANCES willard.

Mrs. L. NJ n Stevens of Portland,
Me-, vice president Of the National Wo-
mans Christian Temperance union,
makes the following declaration: 1.-THE
statement which is being extensively
circulated that Miss Willard is to be
married is without foundation. She is
with Lady Henry Somerset at the pres
ent time at Reigate. England, and they
are busily engaged in making prepare
tins for the convention for the World e
Woman's Christian Temperance union,
which is to be held in London June ID
21
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-18
yomnn's Place In a ncpublic.

Mrs. Annie l.. Diggs of Kansas has
been giving lectures III New Jersey.
Woman S Place In IL Republic" was the
.hemc of fine address that she deliver
ed before the Woman's club of Orange.
She claimed that in the state, as in the
home, woman's place was beside man.
She thought it much more "womanly"
to express silent opinion through the
ballot box than to circulate petitions and
lobby and try TO Influence" all sorts of
men, and il did not take women away
FROM their homes nearly as much. FIX
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-18
EMPRESS OF JAPAN.

to know. Probably the unstable cos
tunes of London drcssmakers, costumes
put together in tho late seventies, are
unloaded upon trusting oriental palace
officials by some ingenious introducer of
civilization.
1t is a pity to so spoil the really charm
ing personality Of the empress, who
used to be bcwitching in the pretty
clothes of her own land. This drawing
represents the sovereign and her ladies
engaged in preparing lint for the Japa-
neso wounded-a most womanly occupa-
tion.-New York Tribune.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-18
pcrieuce in Kansas had shown that wo-

pcrience in Kansas had shown that wo-
men did not care to hold Office after they
had demonstrated that they were capable
of doing so successfully. The only offices
they continued to fill were those of coun-
ty superintendent of education and school
commissioner, in which positions they
had given general satisfaction. In fact,
all the objections urged against the en-
trance of women into political life had
disappeared i'll actual practice.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-18
WONTAN'S WORLD.
THE EMPRESS OF JAPAN AND HER
DOWDY COSTUMES.

I,loomers In Ann Arbor-womnn, Relig-
ion and Law-Noveltics In Jc,rclry-The
Dainty Null Gown-Lady Norreys on
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. In Now York.
This quaint sketch of the Japanese en-
press was mado by a native artist, who
loses every idea of grace when he deals
with European costume. 1t is not much
to be wondered at i'll the case of this fair
sovereign, whose foreign clothes are of
the ugliest fashion of II years ago. What
Ignorant and vulgar person furnishes
these garments it would be interesting
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-18
Invading Germany.

AS in England, SO in Germany, the
"new woman" movement is advancing
with rapid strides. 1t is about to have a
paper all to itself, and it will be known
as Frauenbewegung. There will be sum-
maries of native and foreign writings on
the woman question and other interest
ing matter from the pen Of woman.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-18

The Chicago Women's club has oblit-
Grated the color line. The decision to
admit colored women was largely due
to one Of the members, DR.. Sarah Hack
EFT Stevenson. The question will now
be brought up at the next meeting of
the Federation of Women's Clubs
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-18
Strong Minded and Domestic.

The notion that the strong minded
woman is not domestic in her tastes
and instincts seems to be disturbed by
the congratulations that have been called
out by the completion of Mrs Liver
more's 80 years of welded bliss.
ton Herald
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-18

Miss Annette Rankin of the class Of
20 of the University of Buffalo, who
graduated recently, is the first woman
to complete tho course in dentistry at
that university.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-18

The governor of New Hampshire has
vetoed the bill passed by the Legislature
to raise the age Of protection for girls tc
l6 years
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-18

Some young women are wearing their
watches set like largo button on the
lapel of their jackets.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-18

Lasell seminary at Auburndale, Mass.
has military battalion composed of q
girl students
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-18

Miss Nellie Giles has been appointed
school census enumeration i'll Omaha
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-18
Novelties In JeweIry.

The desire to meet the tastes of those
who have gratified themselves with tho
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-03-07
DysDetic Hogs.

The acidity of the stomach which Is
the result Of feeding hogs exclusively
on corn may be temporarily corrected
by feeding charcoal. But in this case
rs in most others, prevention is better
han cure. The hogs fed with a prop
erly balanced ration, including some
fine wheat middlings and few roots
each day, will not be troubled by acid
stomach
Acidity is 4 sign that fermentation
has progressed to it's second stage. the
first being alcoholic 1t is not posi-
ble to cause food to ferment in even
the slightest degree without some
waste of it's nutritious. When fermen-
tation progresses so far as to make
acidity of the stomach, the loss is much
more considerable.
There is no reason why hogs should
be troubled by poor digestion. The
power Of the pig to get nourishment
out Of all food given it is greater than
that of any other animal. If pigs were
never, even in fattening, kept en- con-
centratcd food, they ought always to
keep the perfect digestion With which
the young pig nearly always begins
life. Nearly always. for it is one Of
the most serious facts in pig breeding
that by feeding breeding sow mainly
On corn or other concentrated food her
pigs will be stunted and predastined
to runthood during their entire natural
|life.-Amcricun Cultivator.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-03-07
ViEor la the Flock.

One of the causes Of deterioration in
a flock is the practice of breeding from
pullets every season. A season or two
may not show any injurious effects, but
the constant adherence to the keeping
Of early pu,lats and the retirement OF
the hens is sure to det2riorate the
flock in the course OF time. Yet large
majority of those who keep poultry sell
off the old hens Ter hens only .wo years
Old only because they are compelled to
cease laying in order to shed their
feathers, and substitute pullets Of that
years hatch in place of the hens. Then
there is Il practice CT changing cocks
or 'e .Ss with the neighbor. in order 10
infusc new blood. which is really no
new blood ut all. as the system is such
that all the flockS Of each neighbor-
hood are closely allied. and no inn
pr0vcment can be expected To infusa
vigor the fully matured, strongest and
the best bird should be used. Never
change eggs with a neghbor for breed
ing purposes. but cndcavor to have
cockrels from Il strain that is from 4
remote yard. and never breed from
very young stock Young stock may
answer for Il single SEASON. but vigor
is only found in those that are ma
turetl.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-03-07

as he said, lust Smelling out the
eggs" To break the hens from egg
eating, few empty shells were filed
with mashed potatoes made very hot
with cayenne pepper, which was most
ctfectual. for by the time they forgot
the taste Of these pepper eggs they
were so busy and happy all the day
long that they had no further desire
to eat their own eggs. A load OF two
Of clover hay was brought from the
barn and stacked at one end of the
poultry shed, making an additional
windbreak and furnishing most excel
letn picking for the fowls, all winter.
which, OF course. added to the egg
production, and Farmer A., had ef-
fecttally learned one answer to the
question, why some fowls don't
pay" and never again would he be
guilty of overcrowding or keeping his
fowls in too close confinement.
Clara s. Evarts.
Lake County Ind.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-03-07
Feeding Straw for Bulk.

40 animal can live wholly on food
that has too concentrated nutrition.
When meal is given some coarser feed
must be cut up and mixed with it to
make the ration bulky enough for the
gastric juices to properly act upon it.
What this coarser material shall be
does not much matter, provided it is
something that is itself digestiblc. Cut
hay mixed with cornmeal is commonly
given for horses, but for COWS cut
straw. or even corn stalks is generally
substituted for the hay. Straw has less
nutrition than hay, and what it has is
mainly carbonaceous. But it is for that
fact the better fitted to mix with lin
seed and cotton seed meal, that have a
large excess of the nitrog nous ele-
ments Of nutrition. The hay crop in
many places is deficient this year, but
whenever much grain is grown cut
straw may well take it's place. if given
an addition of enough concentrated
food to supplement Its deficiencies.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-03-07
Variety of Pasture.

Farmers have a tendency to get into
ruts in farming, and in nothing is this
tendency more marked than in seeding
down to grass either for pasture or
meadow. Timothy and red clover are
the standbys that old-fashionad farm
ers always SOW. But for pasture, es-
pecially, a mixture of several other
grasses or clovers with these will g ow
more in quantity and Of bettertq ality
than without them. Comparatively
few farmers have ever sown the sweet
scented vernal grass. 1t is a grsss
good for either pasture or meadow,
and sprinkiing Of it through the hay
makes a great difference in the relish
with which all kinds of animals eat it..
The amateur farmers are those who
have heretofore sown most Of the
sweet-scented vernal grass. But they
have shown that every farmer can
grow it if they will sow the seed. Now
that the fragrance Of pasture and feed
is found to be important in making
good butter, it is to be hoped that
more Of the sweet-scented vernal will
be sown as feed intended for cows.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-03-07
AN ALPENA MIRACLE,
MRS. JAS. NJ. TODD OF LONG
RAPIDS DIsCARDs CRUTCHEs.
In an Interview With apReportcr
She Reviews Her Experience and
Tells the Real Cause Of the Miracle.
From Athena. AIichjpaA Aryus

From Alpcna, MichigaA Argus.
We have long known AIRS. Jas. NJ.
Todd of Long Rapids, Ai1M\ County,
Mich. She has been a SUI cripple.
Many of her friends know the story of
her recovery: for the benefit of those
who do not we publish it to-day.
Eight years ago she was taken with
nervous prostration. and in few
months with muscular ana intlamma-
tory rheumatism. 1t affected her heart,
then her head. Her feet became so
swollen she could Wear nothing on
them; her hands were drawn all out of
shape. Her eyes We're swollen shut
more than half the time, her knee
joints terribly swollen and for eighteen
months She had to be held I'D to be
dressed. One limb became entirely
helpless, and the skin was so dry and
cracked that it would bleed During
these eight years she had been treated
by a score Of physicians and has also
spent much time at Ann Albor under
best medical advice. All said her
trouble was brought on by hard work
and that medicine would not cure, and
that rest was the only thing which
would case her. After going to live
with her daughter she became entirely
helpless and could not even raise her
arms to cover herself at night. The
interesting part Of the story follows in
her own words:
Il was urged to try DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People. and at last
did 81. In three days after l COM
meEc. Il taking Pink Pills ! could sit up
and ,!I' s. i!..'ialf, and after using them
SIX W.. Ks went homo and commenced
working. ! continued taking The pills
until now begin to forget my Cl1lt hos
and can 80 Up and down stairs without
aid. am traly a living wonder.
Now. if l can say anything to in
duce those who have suffered as have
to try Pink Pills. shall gladly do 50.
If other like sufferers will try Pink
Pills according to directions, they will
have reason to thank God for creating
men who were able to conquer that ter
rible disease. rheumatism. l have in
my own ncighborhood recommended
Pink Pills for the after effects of Ii
grippe, and weak women with impure
blood, and With good results"
Mrs. Todd is very strong in her faith
in the curative powers of Pink Pills,
and says they have brought q poor,
helpless cripple back to do her own
milking, churn:ng, washing, sewing,
knitting and. in fact. about all OF her
household duties.
Dr.. Williams Pink Pills contain all
the elements necessary to give new life
and richness to the blood and restore
shattered nerves. They are for sale by
all druggists. OF may be had by mail
from DR.. Williams Medicine Company,
Schenectady, n. ", for SOC per box, or
six boxes for $3.50.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-03-07

however, by crossing. The American
preference for yellow legs is great
nlndrance to poultrymen, and prevents
them from producing p.ult'y Of the
0est quality. A cross Of the Gray
Dorking on the Light Brahma hen, or
colered Dorking on the Dark Brahma
or Cochin hen, is one that combines
size and compactness, and the legs will!
be Of a yellowish cast, some IF the Off
spring. however, taking the flesh color
Tie cross-bred chicks are usually
harry, and can be raised much easier
than can the pure bred DoIking.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-03-07
Soil for Potatoes,

Let us select, if possible, a piece Of
sandy loan we'll supplied with humus,
and the better 1t is provided with this
element Of fertility, the better for the
crop, if the soil is lacking in this we
cannot expect to obtain large crop I'M
less we supply this important ingre-
dent. How are we to do this? The
quickest way (but not the best is to
haul upon the field 4 heavy coat Of
well-rotted barnyard manure. A bet
ter way land here is where the clover
comes in) is to first see that there Is
q fine growth of clover upon the field.
Cut this clover the last of June for
hay, and allow the socona crop to re-
main upon the ground. Our friends
the dairyman will tell you to cut tn s
crop also and feed it out, returning 1t
to the field in the shape Of man re,
hut they care more for the COW than
for the potatoes. Leave it upon the
ground. and if you have cows that
must have clover hay, buy some of
some one that thinks it just as we'll to
cut the second crop, and in the spring
put all the manure you can spare on
top Of the clover, and be sure not to
LoiSeI Cue contents OIL your ASH mouse
and hen house. as these are especially
valuable in furnishing the necessary
potash and phosphates. Plow this I'M
der, and you have field ready to plant
to potatoes.
About the only improvement I can
suggest to this is to put your fertilizer
upon the clover in September, pillow it
under and sow thickly to rye end when
you are ready for potato ground next
spring you will have thick mass Of
green thirty inches high to turn under,
and your clover will be rotted and we'll
mixed with the soil, and in this way
you obtain the necessary humus or de-
composed vegetable matter required
for your plant growth. You will also
have large quantity of green materi IL
beneath the soil which will retain and
give moisture to the growing crop, a
point that is very essential section
where there is lack of moisture three
years in five during the growing June,
July and August.-C. r. Summers, Wis
consin
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-03-07
Market Qualities in Poultry.

The largest breeds. s,lcllias Krahmas,
Cochins and Plymouth Rocks, are not
favored with Il prepondcrance Of breast
meat. In fact. all birds that have very
small wings are deficient In the breast,
while those that fly over fences and
upon tree limbs are gifted with large
muscles OH the breast. 1t Is the de-
velopment Of muscle that covers the
breast bone with meat. The Dorking
Is we'll proportioned in nsarly all re-
spects. and possesses plenty Of wings
and tail, thus giving outward evidences
of Its muscular Development while it's
body IL large. low. long and heavy.
But the drawback to the Dorking Is It's
aesh-tolorcd legs. 1t is also II tender
chick when young. IL can lie utilized.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-03-07
Foul Play.

Cincinnati. Feb. 26.-While breaking
ice III the hnrbor to-day the body Of
Max herman was found with IL hand
kerclrief tightly tied about his neck.
indicating foul play. No money or
other yaluables We're found on his per-
son. He had been in business here
and had money. A note was found
requesting that his body be scut 10
his brother at Augusta. Ky. also Il
check to 4. w. Sommerfield. from
whom he had purchased goods. The
friends insist that the man was mur-
dered and robbed.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-03-07
Why Some Poultry Does Not Pay,


Farmer A., with long countenancc
and doleful air, thus acocsted Neigh.
Dor E., one day: "Look here, Neighbor
E., l wish you tell me what is the mat
ter with my hens? Last winter made
money off Of them right along all Win
ter. This season l scarcely get an
egg" On inquiry Farmer E., found
that Mr.. A, had kept but fifty hens
the preceding winter, and, as 1 said,
they had laid we'll all the time. AS
they had done so we'll, he had reasoned
with himself that if fifty hens would
return good profit one hundred hens
naturally would yield twice as much
therefore one hundred hens and pull
lets together with ten roosters, and
some younger fowls to be killed during
the winter, were crowded into the
same house that had held the fifty
Farmer A, had been reading some
poultry literature which had conclu.
sively proven that hens did better in
confinement than when given free
range and not realizing that conf!ne-
ment yards instead of the house, had
kept his fowls pretty closely shut ur
in the house, even on pleasant days
when thecy might have been allowed
full liberty. AS consequence, they
had no room for exercise in tlleil
crow ded quarters. and the generous
rations given them had developed much
fat, so that many of them did not Ia,
on that account. Others, with little to
do, had learned to eat their own eggs,
so that many of the eggs were never
gathered. AS the weather was very
severe SO that it was necessary to
keep the fowls confined for days ut a
time, Farmer f., recommended the
construction Of Il she'd to give them
more room. Following his advice Mr..
A.. on the lirst suitable day. built !,
frame for Il shed ten by fifteen feet,
adjoining the poultry house at one
end and opening to the south. 1t wa:s
about six feet high in front anu not
over four feet hight in the rear. Not
having lumber to cover it with straw
from an Old stack out in the field
was brought in and used instead,
which made it warmer than lumber
wSuld have done. This was kept free
from snow. the floors always Uttered
to the depth OF two or three inches
with straw and chaff for n scratching
place. The poultry house was also We'll
cleaned and the floor covered with
litter. For a week Or two their rations
were greatly reduced. and the warm
mess given them in the morning. made
stimulating by the addition OF al title
cayenne pepper now and then and
chopped onions about three times 81
week. All grain fed them was thrown
among the litter on the floor. and
kept them scratching and singing all
day. In the cellar were few heads
Of soft cabbage that had been saved
for the fowls. These We're hung up,
one ut time, by the roots. just he
yond theff reach, so that to get Il bite.
OF the tempting gIeenness the biddies
had to jump n little. Less crowded
and being made to scratch for their
living" they soon worked of their sly
pertluOts flesh. anl then the food cor-
sumed went to egg production. and III
six weeks time Mr.. AS hens were.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-03-07
Fight With n RrHr.

Duluth. March 1.-The warm weather
of the past two weeks has brought the
bears in the big woods to the south
and west Of Duluth out of their winter
quarters, and early this morning Geo.
Berry. Il carrier for the NewsTribune,
had desperate battle with one Oh the
corner of Fremont and Fifty-ninth
streets. in West Duluth. The young
fellow made Il hard fight and came out
of the SCRAP almost uniniured.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-03-07
Pension Franz.

Dea;lwaoA. s. D.. March John a.
Nelson. indicted for perjury in at
tempting to obtain Il pension from The
United States government. was found
guilty as charged by the jury. He was
recommended to the judge for mercy
on account Of old age and that he had
not been successful. Nelson was rep
resenting himself as his brother Andy,
who fought in the Mexican war. but
died in 1913.