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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-24
SOME DAIRY DON'TS.

Don't think scrub sires can produce
choice stock for any purpose,
Don't keep calves in dark, filthy
places and expect them to thrive.
Don't be afraid to spend money for
sire from first-class family.
Don't make your cows drink water
that you could not drink yourself.
Don't feed calf grain before it's age
is sufficient so it chews a cud
Dou't try to be called large dairy
man by the number of cows you keep.
Don't keep a COW q month without
testing her to see if she pays her way.
Don't think that strainers or sepa-
rators can take soluble filth out of
milk.
Don't run or worry cows going to
and from the pasture or in the milking
yard or stable.
Don't think to raise calf for a mich
COW and feed it up to its time Of partu-
rition for n beef animal
Don't have pastures so short that
cows must work every hour of the day
and night to get enough to eat
Don't forget that cow is decidedly
q creature of habit and in ell ways try
to conform to her peculiar habits.
Don't feel that your cows are wasting
time if they lie in the shac~sand chew
their cud for few hours each day.
Don't forget to SOW plenty OF oats
and peas or corn for green feeding
when the annual shrinkage is sure to
come.
Don't leave cows with cracked or sore
teats day after day and then beat them
because they kick while being milked.
--Colman's Rural World.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-24
a;z:,5.,s#R ROAD GA y..;s5s: !;
s& at es$sxs re sIisS 50
IMPROVEMENT.
NORTH CAROLINA ROAD.
Splendid Macadamized Highway Built
Mainly by COnvicts.

Mainly by Convicts.
While in Georgia last summer, had
an opportunity of examining road
made by convicts. Half way out from
Fort Valley to the Hale's peach orchard,
we came upon the "chain gang" at
work. The first thing we saw was a
white man sitting under a tree with
loaded rifle in his hands, while up the
road at some distance sat another SINH
larly armed. Between them worked
squad of IL or Is colored convicts.
Each wore "a striped suit, and had an
iron ball chained to his leg. While
they worked, this ball and chain were
fastened around the waist. Several
were driving mules and scrapers, while
others worked with pick and shovel.
They were all hard at work and, ap-
parently, good-natured and happy.
Later we saw where they spent the
night. A large tent was pitched at the
edge of a wood, with small, open fires
burning near it. After their supper of
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-24
VINES NEAR DWELLINGS.
How to Secure Growth of Plants Whic
Seem Without Life.

How to Secure Growth of Plants Which
Seem without Life.
1t is often difficult task to get vines
started which have been planted near
dwellings,. The plants stand still for
a long time in many cases. 1t is fire.
quently the case that the soil is poor in
such locations. Excavations for the
cellar have been placed there, often of
sand or clay, in which no plant can
thrive. This must be made right by
digging out a barrowful or two of this
rubbish and filing in with good SOIL
Another, and perhaps a greater reason
ings keep away the rain from certain
quarters, causing the soil to become so
dry that nothing can grow in it. When
this is the trouble it can be remedied
to great extent by procuring vines
of some length of stem, that they may
be planted some distance away from
the wall. Let it be Virginia creeper,
for instance. Get a vine with a stem
two feet or more in length. Plant it
two feet from the wall, opening trench
from it to the wall in which the shoots
are to be laid and covered over with
earth. This VIII bring the point of
The vine close to the wall, up which
it will soon run. The roots being two
feet away from the wall will meet with
more moisture than if closer to it, and
the shoots which have been carried
along under ground will make root in
time, pushing along the growth fast.
In this way, with the roots IN good soil.
many vine has been given good start,
which otherwise would have grown but
little or have died out complete ly. 1t
is an excellent plan, and one not often
thOnUht nf-Prairie Farmer
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-24

until the finished product goes on the
market, he should be able TO make a
finer and more uniform product than
the factory man, who cannot control
these important conditions. Notwith-
standing the possibilities of the case.
THE facts are that to-day the great mass
of butter made OH the farms is sold for
a less price than that made in creamer-
les. Let us look for moment at some
Of the reasons for this condition of af-
fairs.
In the first place, there is a large
amount of butter made on farms that
is not good to begin with, and justly
ishould not bring any more than it usu-
ally does. This sort of butter is made
where the cows and butter making are
"a sort of side issue of the farm, where
the milk and butter must await the de-
,mands of all the other farm and house
work before they receive attention. 1t
lis made where the maker is ignorant,
careless and dirty. The cows are MIXED
tat the convenience of the hired man.
land the milk is strained and put into
ithe creamery at some indefinite time
thereafter, when the hired girl gets
ready. Sometimes the cream is re-
moved in "a hours, and some times not
in four days. In hot weather the
:cream gets too sour, and in cold, it
sometimes never gets sour at all. 1t is
'churned at temperature sometimes
too low, but oftener too high, and never
twice alike. The buttermilk is not
guess, and it is worked by main
strength till the dairy maid gets tired.
During the whole process it associates
more or less intimately with the cooked
and uncooked food in the family pam
try, and the wonder is, not that it is
bad, but that it is as good as it is.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-24
How TO Make Crab Croouettes.

In giving q little dinner, crab cro-
quettes make an excellent entree. To
prepare them take one pound of crab
meat, gently press out the juice and put
it in a bowl with "a tablespoonful of
fine crumbs, half teaspoonful of salt,
half saltspoonful of pepper, dash of
anchovy essence, the yolks of two eggs
and q very little cold water. If the
eggs are enough to make it the proper
consistency bind the ingredients to-
gether and place on ice until wanted.
Then work into cone-shaped forms, dip
them in beaten eggs. then in crumbs
and fry in best fat.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-24

sary to insure protection against mice.
Rabbits are not so likely to injure
trees where theSe are other small plants.
such as young grapevines or nursery
stock, in the immediate vicinity of the
orchard, as they seem to delight in
cutting off the young and tender
branches in preference to gnawing the
bark of older trees. 1t is always safe,
however, to protect the trees, and a
favorite method is to wrap the trunks
with closely-woven wire screen, such
as is used for screen doors.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-24
when Calling on Acquaintances.

BY the way, one should never say
making calls" one should call it
paying visits" That seems rather
misleading phrase, as it might imply
stay of several days. duration. But
it is good form to say it, nevertheless.
Another dictum of the smart set is that
more than two people should never
pay visits together. If there are, for
instance, three unmarried sisters in
society, or a mother has two unmarried
daughters, the three must divide their
forces in some way, but they must not
descend upon a friends drawing-room
oroo
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-24
AN OBJECT LESSON.

Pruning Wounds Should Be Protected
from Moisture and Air.
The three sketches herewith show
the successive stages of the wound in
flicted in saving off a big branch from
tree and neglecting to properly cover
weather. Fig. l shows the freshly
made wound. In Fig. is seen the first
effect of the ''weathering" action of sun
and wind. Seasoning cracks open the
wood and permit the entrance of water
at every rain. 1t is then only question
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-24
FRUIT BARK BEETLE.
Although a Recent Importation 1t Has
Done Much Harm.

Although Recent Importation 1t Has
Done Much Harm.
This insect is comparatively new to
the farmers and fruit growers of the
United States, having been known in
this country less than 20 years. 1t has
been a serious pest to various kinds OF
fruit trees in Germany for over so years,
and was found working upon fruit
trees in the vicinity of Elmira, N. Y,
In 1877. 1t has gradually spread in all
directions, especially through the
south and central west. 1t was OBJ
served in large numbers in orchards in
South Carolina in 1856, and was very
destructive to fruit trees in Illinois in
1888. Two years later it was found in
Indiana, and is now well established
throughout the central Mississippi
valley.
My attention has been called TO it
many times during the present year,
in orchards throughout central and
southern Illinois. 1t is becoming
very serious pest, and many orchardists
and farmers are becoming greatly
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-24
Tuberculosis in Calves.

In some of the experiments in Iowa
it is found that calves born from tuber-
culous mothers, when allowed to take
milk from their mother developed tub
erculin, but when raised on milk known
to be healthy, did not become affected
with the disease. This has raised the
quest ion whether the children of con-
sumptive parents could not escape the
diease if at once removed from their
care. The point is an interesting one,
as it involves the question of inherited
tendencies, and we hope that scientists
will endeavor to shed more light upon
a.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-24

of time until the result shown in Fig
3 is reached-a hollow trunk that ulti-
mately falls before severe wind. The
moral is obvious. Cover such pruning
wounds so that all air and moisture
may he excluded, and this can only be
done by painting the exposed wood
with some durable and firmly adhesive
substance-lead paint being perhaps
best of all. Wax soon peels off, while
mechanical covers of wood or tin rarely
make tight joint.-Orange Judd
Farmer.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-24
FTNHE OLD AND RELIABLE
SHOE HOUSE.
FREDERICK, MD.
mo GOODS MTSREPRESENTED. "
No. Is \. MARKET STREET
TTNHE OLD AND RELIABLE
No. Is n. MARKET STREET
TO THE LADIES.
Jnne 22-l394

Now that winter is passed with ail lis snow
and chilly blast we beA in TO think of those ho1
summer months which are sure TO follow
therefore want to do away with those high
cut SHOES we have been wearing to keep us
warm and think how we keep ourselves
COOL Now if you want TO keep cool, which
everybody does, why just purchase pair o!
those easy and 'perfecl fit Oxford Ties thai
we are offering at such low ii ureS this season
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-24
). & r. COUSINS

handmade Oxfords which sell by their reputa
ton. you will find after wearing to be the best
Oxford you ever had on your foot, they are per
feet beauties on the feet and as soft as q glove
If you are troubled with those uncomfortable
fits, which you are always complaining of slip
ping in the heel or 90 tight here or there, try
pair of these which we recommend So highly,
we guarantee satisfaction. Now can give
you these styles in any color, Tans or Blacks
for Women, Misses and Children.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-24

cover is hinged to form the front, and
a longer spout is used instead of the
one that belongs to the pump. This
long spout can be bored out of piece
OF pine in few moments. TIL inclosed
air about the pump will keep it from
freezing, even in very severe weather
if the door to the box shuts snugly, and
Orange Judd Farmer.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-24
SHOES FOR MEN.

Gentlemen, when you think of purchasing
for yourself a pair of those fashionable Tan
shoes which are all the go this season, why
give us a call and you will find the larges,
stock to select from in the city" styles, we
will give you ali idea; there is the needle, pic
cadilly, opera, razor toes and many others, in
all colors of Tan you can possibly think of.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-24
OXFORD TIES.

Why we have them In every style that yoL
can think OF, square, opera, piccadilly, square
point, globe ana that common sense toe, which
is so easy and comfortable tu those who suffer
with cornS and bunOnS.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-24
TESTIM ONIALS.

FREDERICK, MD, Nov. 23rd 1895.
Mr.. VIM. H. AKIN, Agent
Mutual Life ms. Co. of N. Y.
Dear Sir Permit me to express my heart
felt thanks for your compauy's prOmptness in
paying my late husbands ANDREW j. Will
coXons) pulley of 5000, increased with divi-
dends to S8,S9000.
Gratefully yours,
MRS. A j. WILCOXON.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-24
FROST-PROOF PUMP.

Box That VIII Prevent Freezing Even
in Very Severe Weather.
A box of the right size and shape is
procured, and, with one end removed,
is set about the pump and firmly and
tightly fastened to the platform. The
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-24
HATS.

1t is time to lay aside that heavy felt or wooden
hat you have been bearing all winter and think
of getting yourself or child stylish straw
hat. We have just received a large invoice o
Hats for Men, Boys and Chi dren; the styles are
very pretty this season. We can give you the
broad brim sailor for the three year old to the
man of three score and ten, SO nobody is over
looked.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-24
SHOES.

We can't forget the children. This summer
they are the best that have ever been on the
market; there is a larger variety to select from,
both in tan and black Don't forget the "Old
Carlisle Shoe"
We also carry a very large assortment OF
trunks, Satchels, Telescopes. ValSeS and
Umbrellas and most everything you can find
In Ii -claSS shoe eSlahliS hmPnt
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-24
LIMA, o., April q, '92.

LIMA, o., April q, '92.
e. d. WALLACE, Agent
The Mutual Life Insurance Co., of N. Y.
Dear Sir:-Please accept thanks for draft of
s., 600 in payment of Policy No. 320,O14. The
y emium was due four days before Mr. Lock-
heads death and was unpaid, but the COM
pany took no exception to it, and paid my
claim promptly. | would recommend the
Mutual Life to every one having family to
provide for.
MRS. II. A. LOCKHEAD.
FREDERICK, Md, Aug 20, 1882.
Mr.. VIM ii. AKIN.
Dear Sir Il wish to state in reply to your
enquiry, that 1 hold a policy in the Mutual
Life Insurance 20. of New York for 5000, which
was issued November list, 1867. The policy
cost me $l4820 annually. The dividends have
not drawn but allowed them to accumulate TO
the credit of the policy, which al present
amounts to S2,9S4. / consider the Old Mutual
the safest, strongest and best company in the
United States.
Yours truly,
ANDREW j. WILCOXON.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-24
FREDERICK, Md, Nov. 23rd, 1895.

FREDERICK, MD, NOV. Z3fd, 1870.
w. II. AKIN, ESQ.,
My Dear Sir:-To any one we'll posted In
Life Insurance, any word of COMMUNICATION
for so large and powerful a company as the
Mutual Life of New York would be superflu-
Gus, while 10 others can only say wish was
ance.
Yours truly,
FRANKLIN BUCHANAN SMITH,
Court street, Frederick, Md.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-24
Mr.. VIM. H. AKIN, Agent
Mufuai Lite Insurance

Mr. VIM. II. Akin, Agent
Mutual Life Insurance, N. Y.
Dear &r:-My father had policy on his
the claim was paid in full IL was great sat-
isfaction to do business with such an institu-
ton, always ready, able and willing to fulfil
its contracts to the letter. The conn any has
my sincere and hearty thanks for The prompt
and satisfactory settlement.
Yours truly,
JOHN L.JORDAN,
Clerk of the Circuit Court for
Frederick County, Md.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-24

BALTIMORE. Jan. 22nd, 95.
Mr.. w. AKIN,
City Hotel,
Frederick, Md.
Dear Strive send to-day to Mr.. j. c. Mot
ter the company check for S6,Sl0O0 in pay
ment of Geo. w. CramerS claims.
Yours very truly,
o. +. BRESEE IL SONS.
Gen Agts.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-24

FREDERICK, ND, Nov. 23rd, 1895.
VIM. H. AKIN. ESQ.
Dear Sir Il regard the Mutual Life Insur-
ance Company of New York, represented by
you as the strongest and one of the best Insur-
ance Companies in the United States. Any
person in need of insurance cannot mistake in
selecting this company.
' cry respectfully,
FkANK l.. STONER.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-24

FREDERICK, Nov. 23rd, 1895.
Mr. w. II. AKIN.
Dear Sir: 1 received the above check as des-
lgnated in the letter enclosing the same. 1t
was paid promptly. .-..,u,,,.,
&c. MOTTER.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-24

CITY HOTEL
FREDERICK, MD, Nov. LIST, 1895.
Mr.. WIN. II. AKIN.
Dear Sin: 1t gives me great pleasure to in
dorse the Mutual Life Company of New York
as the best in the United States. l hold one
policy of $4,000 in it. So great is my faith in
its ability, willingness and prOmptness to set
tie all claims in satisfactory manner, that
intend making application t4r more insur-
ance in the near future.
Yours truly,
G. ii. UTERMEHLE,
Propr. City Hotel.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-24

FREDERICK, Md, Nov 23rd, 1895.
Mr.. VIM. H. AKIN, Agent
Mutual Life of N. Y.
Dear Sir My husband had policy in your
company at his death. 1 received the compa-
ny's check for $4,000 1 wish to thank them
for the very prompt payment of this policy. I
should recommend the Old Mutual to all who
wish to provide for their families.
Very truly yours,
MRS. a. G. CARLIN.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-21
DON'T STOP TOBACCO.
HOW TO CURE YOURSELF WHILE
USING 1T.

HOW TO CURE YOURSELF WHILE
USING 1T.
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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-21

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE
property.-By virtue Of deed of trust
dated the LIST day of january, 1893, from
w. A. Harris to the undersigned trustee,
recorded in the clerks office of the county
court of Roanoke county, Virginia, on
the Goth day of April, 1893, conveying
the hereinafter described property in
trust to secure to A. NJ. and w NJ. Full
Ter the payment of the sum OF fifteen
thousand dollars (S15, 100000 with inter
est thereon at the rate of six per cent. per
annum from the LIST day of January, 1896,
evidenced by two bonds of the said w. A.
Harris, each in the sum of seven thou
sand five hundred dollars Cs7, 800. 00), and
payable, one in five years after date and
the other in ten years after date, with
interest thereon payable semi-annually on
the first days of July and January in each
year, and default having been made in
the payment of the semi annual install
ment of interest due on the 1st day of
July, 1896, and being authorized so to do
by the deed of trust aforesaid and being
required so to do by the said A. NJ and
w. NJ. Fuller, l will, on the 7TH DAY
OF AUGUST, 1896, in front of the court
house in the city of Roanoke, Virginia,
proceed to sell at public auction, at 70
o'clock IN. on that day, all of that certain
tract of land lying in the county of Roa-
noke, in the State of Virginia, and
bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at northeast corner of lot
No. ~, section AZ, Crystal Spring map;
thence north 5S degrees 26 minutes west
T04 feet to Il point at the northwest cor
ner of lot No. IL, section 49, thence with
east line of Carolina avenue south 5S de-
grees 26 minutes east 704 feet to Il point;
thence north 81 degrees "a minutes east
$3.50 feet to the beginning, containing
by survey ten acres, and known as the
Virginia College for Young LADIES' and
is an exceedingly valuable property,
within n short distance of the corporate
line of the city of Roanoke and within
easy access thereto by electric car service,
and being the same property conveyed to
me by the deed of trust aforesaid
TERMS OF SALE:-Cash enough to
pay the costs of executing this trust and
the sum of fifteen thousand dollars (S15,
OO0.0O), with interest thereon from the 1 st
day of January, 1896, and the residue
upon credit of one and two years with
interest from day of sale, to be evidenced
by two equal annual negotiable notes of
the purchaser, secured by a deed of trust
upon the property sold.
S. w. JAMESON, Trustee.
NOTE-The above sale will not affect
in any way the continuing of the Virginia
College for Young Ladies, and all of it's
patrons are respectfully notified that this
sale is necessary in order to further the
settlement of the estate of w. A. Harris,
deceased, and will not affect the coming
session of the school, Respectfully,
MATTE p. HARRIS, President.