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Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-02-07
IRRIGATION OF GARDENS.


The importance of irrigation of gar
dens ana farm lands is a matter of
rapidly increasing interest to those
concerned. Irrigation has been scme-
what of bugbear to farmers always,
the idea being that 1t required costly
works and much labor to accomplish
it, and it has always been associated
with the utmost aridity of climate and
toilsome cultivation of the soil. But
If there are in existence any districts
where more than in others the profits
of the farm are greater, and the ease
OF cultivation greater, too, with the
certainty of maximum crops also
greater. they are the irrigated dis
tricts of the far East. Indeed, some
of the causes of the depression in East
ern farming is due to the less cost Of
growing crops under irrigation. and
the ability of the farmers to sell the
products of their farms at low price,
such as other farmers cannot afford to
take. In fact, the time has come when
irrigation must be made a practice
wherever the water is available for it.
For 1t is one of the laws of vegetable
growth that this is in proportion to
the quantity OF water in the soil.
But it is in the growth of grass that
the application of water to the land
may be made the more profitable with
the least trouble. The myriads of
rivers and streams that flow through
this broad land down to the ocean
may all be impounded and made to
work for the farmer without cost, ex-
cept for the permanent works re-
quired; and some OF these need only
be of the simplest kind. Here low
banks thrown up by the plow, or
otherwise by the horse scraper, will re-
tain the water of stream shen it is
high, while it deposits its load of dis
solved or suspended matters to add to
the bulk of the low lands along its
banks, and to increase the stock of
plant food in 1t. The water thus flows
in at the higher end of the embank-
ment and, slowly moving down to the
lower part OF the stream, gives up Its
load to the greedy soil, and hastens on
to the next farm. where it takes with
it its newly gathered spoils, leaving
them behind as it goes on and on
toward its final goal, the great ocean.
Lands thus embanked are quite
common all over Europe, and are so
productive of grass and the related
crops-all used for feeding -as to pay
the interest on a value of $1,000 or
$1,000. an acre. If the irrigated lands
of the great West have lowered the
value of the Eastern farms, why should
not these take the same method of
cheapening their products, while the
quantity is increased, and SO restore
the old values 10 them? Irrigation,
wherever it is possible, is one way to
effect this improvement. New York
Times.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-02-07
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

Dairymen should always remember
it is dangerous to use the milk from
sick COW.
Get a good churn. They are plenty
and cheap. Time is too precious to
waste over poor churn.
If milk is properly pasteurized
there is no cooked flavor present such
as is noted in sterilized milk.
In manipulating butter, never allow
the hands to come In contact with it
as their warmth melts and Injuries the
grain.
AS the conclusion of various exper.
iments, the cost of keeping dairy
COW, without roots or silage, is put at
$50 year.
Young trees should be cultivated for
some years after planting, as this is an
essential condition of their making q
vigorous growth.
Now is good time to cut out all
useless, weak, or spindling wood in
the orchard. A twig that can be cut
with knife now may require saw
next year.
1t Is important that the COW should
be given smooth surface for lying
down. Dry bedding should be pro-
vided and cold drafts of air excluded
from the table.
When packing apples for market
preserve uniformity in size as much
rs possible. Select the largest and
finest to form an extra fine quality to
sell at fancy price.
Trees which are heeled in during the
winter should not be co, cred with hay
or straw, as such material draws mice
and other rodents, which gnaw the
young trees and destroy them.
The colder apples are kept without
freezing the better. They will endure
much lower temperature than will
potatoes, but when stored in a cellar,
good ventilation is necessary and as
even temperature as possible.
/ All young hogs in the orchard should
be left unringed anu free to root the
soil as much as they like. Ringing
older hogs is sometimes necessary, as
in dry time old sows will get in the
habit, if unringed, of gnawing the bark
of the trees and thus causing irrepar-
able injury.
The appearance of moss on apple
trees shows that there is an excess of
water in the soil. The land should be
drained for orchards as for other crops.
Stagnant water is OF no benefit. A
system OF undertaking should be
employed, 30 that the suhsoil will hold
more moisture for the use of the roots.
Every farmer should teach his boys
the art of budding and grating.
Variety and quality of fruits in small
orchard may be greatly improved by
iudicious budding, and such work may
be made pastime which will add in
terest to farm life and also increase
the satisfaction from the family
orchard
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-02-07
PHOSPHATE FOR POTATOES.

Potash rather than phosphate would
seem to be indicated as fertilizer by
analysis of the potato. Yet many far
mers have been very successful apply
ing little phosphate in each hill, not
only increasing the yield, but growing
potatoes free from scab On heavy
soil the application OF superphosphate
may make more potash available. 1t
always contains an excess of sulphuric
acid which acts on the soil and fits its
potash for use. This same sulphuric
acid also probably destroys some OF
the fungus which causes the scab. But
the germicide corrosive sublimate used
as weak dilution for the seed IS more
effective in preventing scab than any
other application. The phosphate will
need to be literally supplemented with
potash for potato crops grown on
sandy soil, and some of the potash
should always be used on heavy soils,
as what they contain is often not in
available form to be used as plant food.
Boston Cultivator.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-02-07

The editor urges all readers to grow the
earliest vegetables. They pay. Well, Salzer' S
Seeds are bred to earliness, they grow and
produce every time. None so early, so fine
as Salzer's. Try his radisnes. cabbages, peas,
beets, cucumbers, lettuce. corn. etc.! Money
in it for you. Salzer is the largest grower
of vegetables. farm seeds, grasses, clovers,
potatoes. etc.
If YOU WILL CUT THIS OUT AND SEND to
the John A. Salzer See Co., La Crosse. Wis.
with 10c postage. you will get sample pack
age of Early Bird Radish (ready in 16 days.
and their great catalog. Cata!og alone 5c
postage. ca.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-02-07
"Mate" is Quite Scarce.

"Mate?" repeated tea dealer a
while ago. "Never heard of it. What
is it?"
"a tea grown in South America,
and it is drunk more than Chinese tea
by those people," was the answer of
the man who had asked for the article.
This conversation was repeated in a
dozen offices. till at last, concluding
that the tea trade knew nothing of it.
the man betook himself to the Uru-
quay Consulate. A man was found
there who for years had resided in the
Parana region, and who, when told of
the quest. laughed, and pulling a lit
tie bag from under table said: 81
am not surprised. 1 guess this bag
represents the sum total of mate in
this part of the city. There is no
trade in it, for only few people who
have lived in South America aud have
become attached to the tea, buy small
quantities for their own use."
He opened the bag. It contained
perhaps twenty pounds of leaves.
ground coarse, of dead green color,
having no perceptible smell and of a
slightly bitter taste. 81 got this" he
went on ''partly for myself and partly
to send to the Atlanta Exposition.
And you know, We cannot infuse the
tea as we do Chinese it must be drunk
boiling hot-not allowed to stand
else it becomes insipid. So we have
these cups and tubes." and he took
from his desk wood shell cup like a
gourd, holding scant half pint, and
tube about foot long. Mate costs
about two cents pound down in
Paraguay. New York Press.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-02-07
soFrENINa BONES WITH LIME.

1t is not the lime that softens the
bones when they are mixed with fresh
wood ashes and lime, and the whole
kept moistened with water, but the
potash. The potash in the water is in
mild condition, il the fol m of car
Donate of potash. but the ,,i;rs,e takes
the carbonlc acid from the ashes and
makes the potash caustic. The caus-
tic potash is very acrid, and eats the
lime in the bones and SO softens them
that they may be crumbled with ease
after months exposure to the mixed
ashes and lime in pit; SO that with
out the ashes it is not possible to
soften the bones; the wood ashes are
indispensable. When bones are burned
the gelatine-which has fifteen per
cent. of nitrogenl in it's destroyed
and thus the greater part of the ferti-
lizing value of the bones is lost. New
York Times.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-02-07
SELECT sIfTlNas.

Sound moves about 743 miles roI
hour.
A "horseshoeing parlor" is one Of
the delights of Traverse City mich. }
nomenclature.
At recent sale OF old violins in
London Guarnerarius del Jesu, OF
1741, brought $3.50.
One hundred and sixty plows
started in a row in a recent plowing
match at hartford, England.
Reindeer, as rule. are not very
strong. They can carry only forty or
fifty pounds on their backs and draw
from $50 to 800 pounds.
There is toboggan slide at st.
Moritz, Switzerland, three-quarters OF
mile long, that has been desce nded
in seventy-one seconds.
Mrs. Hester Curtis, of Lafayette,
Ind, who was murdered few days
ago, was the mother of twenty five
children, including seven pairs OF
twins.
J. J. Hall, of Cynthiana, KY, gave
centennial birthday party tho other
day. He is 101, and his wife is ninety
eight, but they were both able to &C.
lively entertain their guests for the
evening.
The Earl of Glasgow, Governor Of
New Zealand, at a cattle show the
other day, went into pen to examine
prize shorthorn bull. The animal
suddenly charged him, and threw him
over the fence. He escaped with
few bruises.
There is Smith family in Ohio with
peculiar given names. The father is
the Rev. Jeremiah Prophet Elijah
Smith. His sons are named Most No
BILE Festus and Sir Walter Scott Bart,
and his daughters Juan Fernandez ISL
and and Terra Del Fuego.
A handsome memorial brass to DR..
Parke, who accompanied Mr.. Stan.
ley in his last expedition, has been
put up in the parish church at the
dead officers birthplace. Kilmorey,
Ireland. Mr.. Stanley and his com.
panion, Lieutenant Mounteney Jeph-
son, are the donors.
A good deal interest is manifested
just now in an old document on ex
hibition in Bucksport, Me. 1t is a
commission signel by Thomas Pow.
nall, Governor of Massachusetts,, ap-
pointing Jonathan Buck First Lieu
tenant of a company to invade Canada,
and bears the date of March 13, 1853.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-02-07
TREATMENT OF FROZEN PLANTS.

"When the days begin to lengthep,
the cold begins to strengthen" is an
old weatherwise saying which is so
true that often the window plants
which have come through December
unscathed will be frozen in January,
writes IS. c." When one rises in the
morning to find them in such plight
making up the fire and warming the
room as soon as possible will be fatal
to all but the most hardy. On the
other hand, if they are removed to a
closet or the cellar and allowed to
thaw gradually in the dark, many OF
them will be injured very little. l
have frequently had geraniums come
through the ordeal none the worse for
it. Many persons cut the plants down
at once, when they have been frosted,
but this is not necessary with geran-
iums or shrubby plants, as they will
usually put forth new leaves in short
time.
Begonias thrive better than most
plants in the warm air of the sitting
room, and hence are favorite plants
for the window garden, but they are
very susceptible to frost. A few va
rieties, the Vernon and Weltoniensis
among II IN, will sprout up from the
roots aft II being frozen down, but my
experiel 10 with other kinds has been
that it is useless to try to save them in
such case.
Last winter l had hyacinths in full
bloom frozen one very cold night.
The hyacinth before it flowers will
bear considerable freezing, but it
seemed scarcely possible to save the
waxen bells of the flower spike. How
ever, they went into the woodbox as
soon as its contents had been emptied
into the stove. A covering thick
enough to exclude the light, and also
the air for some time, was thrown over
1t. After some hours l peeped in.
They had thawed, but the spikes were
dropping sadly. They were allowed
to remain in tho dark all day, and by
the next morning scarcely showed the
effects of the cold. As precaution
against freezing it is we'll to water
sparingly in very cold weather. The
few "green things growing" kept in
the windows brighten the home so
much in winter that it is always pity
to lose them. New York Tribune.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-02-07

HEAPING UP THE EVIDENCE 80
PROOF UPON PROOF.

A West Troy Mans Testimony Added 10
that of Thousands of Others In Favor Of
the Wonderful Emcacy Of DR..
Williams' Pink Pills for
Pale People.
From the Times, Troy, N. r.
The effectiveness Of DR.. Williams Pink
Pills has been recognized In thousands Of in
stances in recent years and testimonials have
been received from every quarter OF the
globe. praising in the highest terms this
wonderful remedy, which has been Of such
incalculable benefit to mankind.
On recent morning an instance in which
he pills had accomplished An admirable
work was brought to the attention of Times
reporter. who started at once to ascertain the
authenticity of the report
1t was in the village Of West Troy, New
York, that the object of the search resided,
and socn after crossing the pretty Hudson the
reporter was successful In locating his man,
Lewis Ferguson.
Mr. Ferguson was found at his work in the
large box shop of Harrington Co., where
he is engaged as foreman. He greeted the
scribe pleasantly and In conversation DR..
Williams Pink Pills were spoken OF, where
upon Mr.. Ferguson's face frightened and he
began to tell Of the good the pills had done
for him.
Mr.. Ferguson said: "About two years ago
had an attack of facial paralysis and my
left side was affected. l ncc-d OF the merits
OF Dr. Williams Pink Pills ani decided to
try them. think that perhaps used hu;;
dozen boxes. The pills accomplished won
derful improvement in my condition. and
am now practically free from the effects Of
the paralytic stroke. think the pills will do
all that is claimed for them.
continued Mr.. Ferguson. "and am perfect
ly willing that you shonld publish anything
have said"
The speaker, who talked with such earn
estness concerning DIR. Williams remedy, is
well-known in West Troy, whe re for twenty
eight years he has been connected with the
lumber business.
The sale OF the pills in this vicinity has
been very large. and their properties of hav-
ing. all the elements essential to give new life
and richness to the blood and restore i'm
paired nerve, have been the subject of more
| than frequent comment.
DIR. Williams Pink Pills contain, in con-
| densed form, all the elements necessary TO
| give new life and richness to the blood and
restore shattered nerves. They are an un-
| failing specific for such diseases as locomo-
| tor ataxia, partial paralysis, ST. Vitus' dance,
sciatica, neuralgia. rheumatism, nervous
| headache, the after effect of la grippe, pal
| pitation of the heart, pale and sallow COM
| plexion, all forms OF weakness either in male
or female. Pink Pills are sold by all deal
| ers, or will be sent post paid, on rereipt of
| price ESQ cents a box or six boxes for So. 80
| they are never sold in bulk or by the $40 y
| by addressing DIR. Williams Medicine Com
pany, Schenectady. N. Y.
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80 ---.ss - - r7f - -
How the Earth Loses Time.

The explanation of Lord Kelvin's
estimate that the ''set back" of the
earth in its daily rotation round it's axis
amounts to twenty-five seconds per
century is reported to be that such
retardation is owing to the friction
caused by the tides, the latter acting
as brake, and such action is calculat-
ed, according to the same authority,
to be equal in weight to some 400, 900
tons applied on the equator. Other
causes, he says, have also to be taken
into account, as, for example, the in.
crease IN the size of the earth, due TO
the falling on it of meteoric dust,
which, if deposited at the rate of one
footin 1000 years, would produce the
observed retardation by itself. Fur.
ther, such a phenomenon rs the annual
growth and melting OF snow aud ice at
the poles, by abstracting water from
the other parts of the ocean, intro
duces irregularities into the problem,
she abstraction accelerating the earth's
motion, and the melting, by restoring
the water, retard,ng it. Boston Jour-
nal OF Commerce.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-02-07
Drawn Out,

The pain OF small burn can be easily ex-
tracted by placing it near heat, which draws
it out. One feels the pain going out as II
were, and this illustration explains broad
principle of cure of many things. For in.
stance, in sprain, severe or mild. warmth
by friction begins true operation. But.
first and foremost, use st. Jacobs Oil. The
needed warmth and friction comes from ruh-
bing it on. The skin and injured muscle
grow soft and heated and take up the
curative properties of the remedy. and 1t is
not long before one feels the pain drawn out.
Other properties are at work to strengthen
and restore, and positive cure follows like
magic.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-02-07
CARE OF THE COWS.

Have you ever watched your COWS
on bitter cold day sneak slowly up
to the water trough where you have
broken the ice and stick her tongue in
the cold water several times until she
got used to it, then take little sip
and little more until she could stand
no more of it. Then she will walk
slowly over the frozen ground until
che gets in the shelter of an old
wagon, and there with her back
bumped up she will stand for two or
three hours shivering until what feed
she hae eaten has had time to warm
that water up to a living temperature?
low long ought it to take sensible
man to find out where all OF his feed is
going, no matter whether it is a milk
COW or dry one. Nearly every pound
she eats is needed to warm that water,
and little is left to repair the body,
much less to make milk Or fat of. The
simplest kind OF heating apparatus
will cost not over ten cents a day to
heat the water for a small herd twice
day. 1t will pay for itself twice over
during the winter in food it will save
and the milk it will allow the cows to
make, and it will do the same in add
ing flesh to the other cattle, especially
the young ones.
Then go a step further and buy some
boards to build shed with that the
poor things may have dry place to
stand and lie down uLler with a wind
break against the cold piercing storms.
These are not only acts of humanity,
but they appeal directly to the pocket
book. They make the stacks of hay,
the corn fodder and the meal hin &c
nearly twice as far. to say nothing ot
increasing the profits OF the mi!cl
COWS.
II a liberal allowance OF straw, leave.
or other trash is scattered under the
shed the amount of manure saved vii
far more than repay the cost anf
trouble of collecting it, while it great
ly adds to the comfort OF the animals
If you are not too tired by this time
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-02-07
C.tarrh Canno. Be Cured

With local applications, rs they cannot reach
the seat Of the disease. Catarrh is a blood or
constitutional disease, and in order to cure
1t you must take internal remedies. Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts di-
rectly on the blood and mucous surface. Halls
Catarrh Cure is not aquack medicine. II was
prescribed by one OF the best physicians in this
country for years, and is irregular prescription.
1t is composed of the best tOnics known, COM
bined with the best blood purifiers, acting di-
rectly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect
combination of the two ingredients is what
produces such wonderful results in curing ca
tarrh. Send for testimonials free.
F. ]. CHENEY 81 Co., Props, Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, price 75c.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-02-07
Cowbell Imbedded In q Tree.

The Bowling Green (Ky.) Times
says that Deputy United States Mar
shal Smith, while cutting some trees.
found in the heart of one tree, thirty
feet from the ground, cowbell. It
was completely imbedded in the wood.
The tree was perfect from tae roots
up. The bell 10 old-fashioned in form
and looked as if it had just come from
the store.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-02-07


Last year we offered 5000 for the bigges.
yield on oats. 209 bushels Silver Mine Oats
won. This year we offer 5000 more on
oats, 500 on Silver King Barley, Barley
yielding in 1895 116 bushels per acre, and 800
on Golden Triumph, Yellow Dent Corn, the
corn of your dreams!
What's Teosnte and Sand vetch and SAGA
line and Lathyrus and Giant Spurry and
Giant Incarnate Glover and lots OF such
things? They'll make you rich if you plant
plenty. Catalogue tells you.
If YOU WILL CUT THIS OUT AND SEND IL
with l0c. postage to the John A. Salzer Seed
Co., La Crosse. Wis, you will get, free. 10
grasses and grains, including above oats,
barley, corn and their mammoth catalogue
Catalogue alone Sc. (A.)