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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-17
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BARN CELLARS.

Maine Farmer Correspondent Gives
Views on the suhoct-saving Manure.
regard barn cellars as indispensable.
Under no circumstances would 1 think
of getting along without one. With me
the first consideration is the making
and saving manure, and the value of the
liquid manure, especially since farmers
are generally buying SO much western
feed, is well known 1t is true much of
this could be saved by liberal use of
absorbents The farmers in the state of
Maine are few and far between who
systematically use absorbcnts the year
round in quantity sufficient to save the
most of the liquid manure. Many intend
to doit Some do it when they get time.
If was called upon to state the greatest
loss the farmers Of this state suffered
from any one cause, l should say the
waste of liquid manure and the teaching
of the manure heap, both Of which would
be saved by the use Of barn cellar.
Sheds are often built over the manure
heap oprevent leaching These are very
objectionable.
As the tie up is always supposed to be
built on the sunny side of the barn,
more and larger windows are being put
in to let in the sun, for the comfort and
health of the cattle. The windows of my
tie up are nearly continuous, and l find
l have made a mistake in not making
them three lights high instead of two.
Now she'd over the manure heap hides
the sun. Some Of my neighbors, whose
tie ups are on the south side Of their
barns, have manure sheds While most
of the time during the cold weather, in
the day time, my tie up is light and
warm from the great amount of sun
shine, theirs are always dark and damp.
With me this is also an important con-
sideration.
Many of the objections to barn cellars
arise from the fact that so many such
cellars are faultily constructed. Sunlight
and ventilation are as essential to the
barn cellar as elsewhere. Large windows
and enough of them should let in the
sunlight. Thorough drainage should
keep the cellar perfectly dry. And it is
an easy matter to ventilate it if it is
properly constructed.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-17

the occasion, with the help of Mrs john
son, who had taken care to have his old
clothes and gloves handy, he got the
stove to the back porch without much
difficulty.
"It must be blackened, said Mrs.
johnson as she mixed the backing. 1t
blackened to beautiful finish with very
little rubbing, and johnson whistled at
his work.
Then he tackled down the oilcloth
mat and the zinc and kept ON whistling.
He took the stove in carefully and
put it in the right place.
There was plenty of the old stovepipe,
and while be cleaned it in the alley
with a stick Mrs. johnson sat ON the
back porch and listened to him whistle.
The first joint went ON all right, and
the damper staid in place. The next
joint fitted SO well that johnson almost
stopped whistling in sheer admiration
for it, and so did the next one. The ell
bow fitted admirably, and the collar and
last joint went ON like top. The seam
was ON the right side all the way mp.
There was not even a speck of SCOT on
the papers Mrs. johnson had spread Oh
the carpet.
In ten minutes more johnson had 9
lovely fire in the stove and was in his
business suit again spick and span read
ing the paper while his wife got supper.
It was just here that there was a saw
age nudge in Johnson's left ribs and he
heard his wife tell him to wake mp, and
hustle out now, for it had been daylight
for half an hour, Topeka State Journal
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-17
LOVE FOUND A WAY.
Even a Bulldog and Coal Tar Couldn't
Balk These Lovers.

Even Bulldog and Coal Tar Couldn't
Balk These Lovers.
John Watson Hines, a young farmer
of Wolcott, n. Y, after an ardent court
ship asked early last week for the hand
Of his sweetheart, Miss Emma Eileen
Beon, daughter Of Joshua G. Boon, a
neighboring farmer, and was nearly
kicked out Of the house. On Friday
night the lovers prepared to elope.
Mounted ON a barrel, young Hines
helped his sweetheart from her chamber
and then fell into the barrel, covering
himself with the contents, liquid coal
tar.
Forth rushed Pa Beon at the sound,
followed by Kosciusko, his faithful and
ferocious bulldog, and they chased the
pair into the barn, where Hines buggy
was concealed. The dog was boosted in
through a hole and attacked the lovers,
but he was speedily killed with a few
we'll directed strokes of a pitchfork.
Then Pa Boon stormed swore and shiv-
cred, for he was in his thin nightrobe,
till the cold wind and the snow under
his bare feet forced a compromise. The
whole party returned to the house, and
the wedding was arranged for Christ
mas, after which the old man was put
to bed, from which he has not since
risen. Young Hines spoiled his best suit
Of clothes, but got his girl.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-17

A method Of painting farm buildings
and country houses, while by no means
new, is yet so little known and so de-
serving of wider application as TO war
rant a description, says an exchange
The paint has but two parts, both cheap
materials, being water limo or hydrau-
lie cement and skimnilk. The cement
is placed in n bucket, and the skim
milk, sweet, is gradually added stir
ring constantly, until just about the
consistency of good cream. The stirring
must be thoroughly done 10 have an even
flow, and if too thin tho mixture will
run On the building and look streaked
The proportions cannot be exactly stated,
but n gallon of milk requires a full
quart Of cement and sometimes little
more. This is convenient quantity to
mix Mt time for one person to use. If
too much is prepared, the cement will
settle and harden before all is used.
A fiat paintbrush about inches
wide is the best implement to use with
this mixture. Lay it ON exactly as with
oil paint. 1t can be applied to wood
work, old or new, and to brick and
stone. When dry, the color is a light
creamy brown, or what some would call
a yellowish stone color. This sllimmillI
cement paint, we'll mixed, without add
ing color, has good body, gives smooth,
satisfactory finish ON either wood or
stone and wears admirably. Try it,
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-17
OLD MILITARY LORE.
Regulations That Guided Soldiers In the
Sixteenth Century.

hERuInNt0nA LnhI Nulueu EOluleEs IN AhS
Sixteenth Century.
"The Pathwaie of Martial Disoi-
pline' (15S1), by Thomas Styward, is
full Of plates and abounds in quaint re-
marks. Giving the duties of a provost
marshal, we find: "He shall according
to the lawes punish all offenders with
out regard or respect of persons, and in
the market place shall set up pair of
gallows, both for the terror of the wick
cd and for execution upon them that Of
fend the lawes. That he shall set upon
all victualls brought to the market
reasonable price, that the seller and the
buyer may reasonably live by it. " In
the Office of coronel Tor cOlonel-the two
terms seem to have been introduced at
the same time, but the latter became the
favorite), after mentioning his appoint
ing Of as many captains as is needful,
giving 800 men to a company, (which
is convenient number, " for if the men
are divided into smaller companies too
much money would be spent on the Off
GERS. With regard to the lieutenant, he
is to be "of great experiences, qualities
and behavior. " 1.-THE coronel shall also
examine the selections that the captains
have made Of all the officers throughout
their companies, and if they be such as
ought to be, or not much worse he may
allow them, and not otherwise. ~
Before firearms drove out all other
weapons it was an object to equalize
the strength Of the company, "the shot"
tas the musketeers came to be called)
aupplementing the pixies. All the com
binations Of men for drilling which are
given by various authors illustrate this
thus for the defense from horsemen
"Place the ranks of pixies every way,
your shot next unto them, your bills Cor
halberds) and ensign in the midst, the
pixies ends couched down the better to
resist the enemy"
All kinds of dodges are taught-thus
"If in sight of the enemy, which is su-
perior in numbers, the front rank Of
pixies shall spread out SO as to admit the
men of the second rank in the open
spaces But if the enemy manifest a
real intention of attacking, and theVe
be no place of refuge near, the second
rank shall return to their places, and all
shall serrie close together. The shot
shall be placed in the voward and rear
ward so that they may skirmish and re-
| tire as occasion serveth. "-Gentleman' s
| Magazine.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-17

The most powerful sunglass ever con-
structed in France was that made un-
der the supervision of the savant M
de Villette. This glass generated heat
sufficient to melt copper coin of the
size Of our silver 20 cent piece in ~
seconds.
George Parker of Fleet street, Lon
don, made glass much more powerful
than that which resulted from the
Frenchman efforts Parker's was three
feet in diameter and so powerful that it
was actually used to melt substances
which were too refractory for the fur
naces. The best authorities ON heat say
that it had a power of 1866, 1862 degrees
f. This is best understood when it is
known that IL only takes a temperature
of 2,7s7 degrees to melt cast iron so that
1t will flow like water, st. Louis Re-
public.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-17

THAT MARVELLOUS LIGHT.
1t Penetrates Many Solids, Among Them
Aluminium.
WILIIAM sTEINITZ.

1t Penetrates Many Solids, Among Them
Aluminium.
Great progress has already been made
with Professor Rontgeu IS wonderful dis
covery of new light, if that be proper
description of it, which / cabled few
days ago. Professor Klupathy of the
Pesth university has obtained even
greater success in photographing con-
cealed objects. He also varied the ex-
periments by inclosing objects to be
photographed in variety Of coverings.
1t has been ascertained that the light
from Crooke's tube penetrates not only
organic matter, but also one metal,
aluminium. Professor Rontgen has sent
rays of the new chemical light through
aluminium plates an inch thick, and they
went as clean through as if the sub
stance had been glass. The same was
the case with two sets Of books, includ-
ing many volumes. These he placed he
tween a Crooke's tube and an ordinary
compass. Behind them was a wooden
case with dry plate. and the result was
as complete photograph Of the compass
as is possible.
1t is perhaps no photograph in the or
dinary sense, because no lenses are used.
1t is not negative, but positive plate
that is obtained. London Cable New
York Sun,
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-17

Tuberculin injected three times into
healthy cows during a period of 215
years has had no i'll effects at the Penn
sylvania experiment station. "Since tu-
berculin contains neither the living
germs nor dead ones, Dr. Pearson
shows that it cannot introduce tubercu-
losis into a healthy animal, but admits
that tuberculin may start into activity
latent tubercles that otherwise might
remain harmless for years. DIR, Pearson
regards tuberculin as an almost infalli-
BILE test, but in Massachusetts, where it
has been most extensively used, says The
New England Homestead. about 10 per
cent Of the money paid by the state for
cattle killed is for animals which proved
to be healthy.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-17
cottonseed SIeal-sqja Bean Meal.

A brief report on an experiment TO
compare cottonseed meal and sofa bean
meal ON two lots Of four cows each in
alternating periods Of three weeks comes
from the Massachusetts Hatch station:
The COWS on the SOFA bean meal gave
rather the most milk The cottonseed
butter was of firmer texture than the
other, but was, by the verdict Of three
families working independently and
without knowledge Of the nature of the
difference between the samples, decided
ly inferior to that made from the sofa
bean cream. The latter was of higher
color and much more agreeable texture
and flavor. The cot tonseed butter had a
greasy feeling in the mouth, while the
other was Of agreeable texture A larger
percentage of the total fat in the milk
was recovered in the cream from the
cows fed on cottonseod meal than in the
cream from those fed on bean meal 1t
would appear from this experiment that
the SOFA bean meal is superior to cotton
seed meal as food either for milk or
butter production.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-17

thte. As the fteu Cfoss s0oie5y OF my OF
Its representatives never visited this lega-
tion, II IS clear and logical that this lega-
ton has nothing to communicate to said
society. This legation sent its communE
cation TO the press because It Is the public
that the Red Cross society took in its con-
adence, but naturally always will be
ready and pleased to give the Red Cross
society any explanation it may think IL
proper to ask for. This whole question:,
added the minister, ''is a question Of
rights"
In an official statement issued by the
Aationnl Armenian relief committee the
situation Is explained as follows: 1.-THE
Intention Of the Turkish government to
refuse the American Red Cross society
permission to enter Turkey will not cause
The national Armenian relief committee
and ats branches throughout the country
70 relax their efforts in raising funds to
ave the $50, 900 Armenians who are per-
lshing from starvation and exposure.
Many are not aware Of the fact that relief
work TO the extent Of not less than $780,
900 already has been successfully carried
out in Turkey during the past three
months It seems incredible that while
the Turkish government is permitting
uoh relief work 1t should exclude the
Red Cross society,".
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-17
White House of the confederacr.

Within a short time the old home Of
Jefferson Davis in Richmond will be
thrown open to the public as a Confed-
crate museum. The "White House Of
the Confederacy, as it has been called,
has been the property of the city for
many years and has recently been used
as schoolhouse. A room in the house
will be assigned to each of the states
that seeded for collection Of relics,
and in addition there will be a large
room for general museum and one for
a library. The first of the state collec-
tions-that Of Georgia-has been re-
ceived. 1t was presented to the commit
tee by Mr.. De Reune ON the eighty y-sixth
birthday Of President Davis, June, 1894.
Among the relics are the cape, gauntlets
and sword Of General Lee; the plumes
from General Stuart's hat; the spy
glasses used by General Beauregard at
the battle Of Manassas, and the colleo-
tions from the various soldiers homes
established throughout the south, in
cluding the Lee Camp Soldiers home
collection, which contains, in addition
to many rare and interesting relics, the
skin Of Stonewall Jackson's charger.
There are also number Of manuscripts
and private papers. New York Trib-
una
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-17
BUILT THE WRONG WAY.
why the Qualesr's Chester Hogs Took No
Prizes In Georgia.

why the Qualtsr's Chester Hogs Took No
Prizes In Georgia.
"I never shall forget an incident
which occurred at the first fair ever
attended in Georgia." said a retired
Cincinnati meat packer. "It was at
Macon. and 1 think they called it state
fair. At any rate it was big thing for
the town in those days. They had some
fine stock on exhibition, and a Pennsyl-
vanian had sent down about 90 Of the
finest looking hogs you ever saw. They
were mostly Chester Whites, and If 1
recollect Alright they were exhibited by
Thomas Wood, a great hog and cattle
fancier Of 20 and 80 years ago. He it
was who introduced that famous breed
Of hogs, the Chester White, and he
made a great deal Of money out of his
fancy stock. He was a Friend--a Qua
ker, you know-who used the plain Ian
guage and wore broad brimmed hat.
He was a smart old gentleman, honest
and prosperous. He sent his hogs from
state fair to state fair, and they took so
many prizes and blue ribbons that each
hog looked like boy who had spent all
his money making collection of badges.
"When the Macon judges made their
awards, they gave blue ribbons very lib
orally TO the razor backs, but not one Of
the fat, sleek Pennsylvania hogs got a
prize. The owner of the exhibit did not
understand it, so he hunted up one Of
the judges and said in the language Of
the Friends:
"'I know thee to be an honest man,
and do not question thy fairness in the
award, but to crafty my own curiosity
would be glad to have thee tell me
why thee gave all the prizes to the ma
tive stock and what fault thee found in
miner
"'My friend, the committee admired
your hogs greatly, the judge replied.
They are certainly handsome, and
have no doubt that in your section they
are the best breed to raise, but they are
not suited for this country. They are sc
short legged and fat that nigger could
catch them in two minutes. What We
require in a hog in the south is legs and
wind. We give our prizes for speed. -
Atlanta Constitution.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-17
WATER SNAKE FIGHTS EEL.
Terrific Combat which Finally Ended Ii
the EeI's Escape.


Terrific Combat which Finally Ended An
the EsI's Escape.
"Did you ever know that there is a
deadly antipathy between a common
water snake and an eelT' asked the
fisherman. "Well, never knew it un.
til an experience that l had in witness
ing fight between the two. Personally
! have the greatest dread of cells. I'm
more afraid Of them than l am of a
snake, and You can imagine my chagrin
when l happened to hook one on one of
my fishing expeditions. Twas afraid to
touch it, and all could do was to let it
dangle in the air. could not get it off
my hook, and was meditating what to
do. when. altogether unnotioed. allow
ed the Shiny object to drop down into
the water.
"In a moment / saw big water
snake make dive for it. At the first
lunge it caught the neck of the eel
squarely between its teeth, and could
see 1t sink its ugly looking fangs into
the cells flesh. Iwaited anxiously to see
the developments. With its grim hold
still ON the cells neck the snake. quick
as It takes to tell 1t, wrapped its sinu-
Gus body around its antagonists neck in
an effort to squeeze it TO death. The
body Of the eel was too sleek, however,
aud the snake coils. despite all 1t could
do. would slip down into the water.
Time and time again il tried to squeeze
the life out Of its antagonist, never fol
an instant releasing its hold on the sel'l
neck. but the body of the latter was toe
sleek for It and.eVeFy time it would sliI
down. Finally the hook broke and the
eel made good its escape "-Indianapo
lis Sentinel.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-17

The potato crop in the United States
is the largest ever grown. The yield of
sweet potatoes, both south and north,
while large in !he aggregate, is uneven
and not especially distributed.
The cranberries are likely to cost
nearly as much this year as the turkey.
The Russian thistle has come east
Muskmelons for winter use may be
obtained in two ways-by forcing them
under glass and by growing the long
keeping varieties in the field.
In the greenhouse-try lettuce in
thumb pots.
If the garden was afflicted with weeds
and insects the past season, plow it now
and expose TO the air aud frost.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-17
Not So AwfulIy Superior.

Paleface-Why don't you get a civ
ilized name for yourself, now that you
have become a civilized Indian?
Noble Red Man-Ugh What your
nameP
Paleface-My name is Iglehart.
Noble Red Man with crushing sar-
casm)-Ughl Iglehart Heap good In
jun's name Eagle Heart Heap bad =
Chicago Tribune.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-17

Friend-Doesn't the journey to and
from the country every day seem very
longH
Mr.. Suburb-Long9 It's too short.
When take the train in the morning, I
know I've got to pinch in and work like
q horse the moment the train reaches the
city. That makes the journey seem too
short, doesn't itP
81 presume It does. But how about
the journey backH"
well, always remember after l
start that I've forgotten something my
wife wanted particularly, so that ride
is always over too soon. Pearson g
Weekly.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-17
A SUMNER SCENE.

Laden come the maidens home,
With poppies and wild roses,
Singing ditties as they come,
And blushing like their posies.
Crowned Is one merry maid
with corunal of poppy;
Nature has with beauty played,
To make a faultless copy.
Laughter gathers in her eye,
Her every movement bushes;
HarlSl she mocls n lovers sigh
With songs in birdlike gushes.
Cupid, should be pass her way,
For lack OF strength must tarry;
She will steal his bow away
And bid the rogue go marry.
Charles I. Lusted In Blackwood's s Magazine
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-17

~. Gladstone has a personal oonnec-
ZION with British Guiana, as his family
fortune was made there. His father
owned great sugar estate at Vreeden
Hoop, IN Demerara, and was q large
e. owner One OF the Grand Old Man 8
first speeches in parliament was a de-
fense Of West Indian slavery. made just
before the passage of the act abolishing
slavery in 1888. He was undersecre-
soAry for tbs colonies when 6chomburgk
Swab laying Uuk his line.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-17

Two weeks ago Cecil Rhodes was
the "uncrowned king of Africa" Now
the London papers call him restless
adventurer. " Nothing in England's 3
policy Of territorial aggrAndizement fails
like failure Chicago Journal
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-17

During the four years of the civil war
there were lO7 pitched battles, 102 com
bats involving the presence of a number
of regiments ON each side and 862 skir-
mishes, sieges and other actions.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-17

BUFFALO, Jan. 15.-The large ware
house Of S. S. Jswett & Co, stove manu-
facturers at the corner of Mississippi and
Perry streets, was totally destroyed by
fire. The loss is about $3.50, 900; fully
covered by Insurance. The origin Of the
fire is not known, but is supposed 70 have
45eeR from a lighted match carelsssly
shown BY some workman into pile Of
cohfbnstible material in the building.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-17

The ancient inks closely resembled
black paint, and ON account Of the large
quantity of gum employed in their com
position the letters stood up in relief ON
the parchments as though embossed.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-17

2 Watts, yon know something about
this Tfanssaal affair. don 't-you"
''I thought did until tried 20 tell
my wife something about 1t. Indian
,kpolia JouEnd 'Sr r.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-17

Prayer has right to the word Gin
effable. " 1t is an hour Of outpourings
which words cannot express-of that in
terror speech which we do not articulate,
even when We employ it.-Mme. Swetch-
inc
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-17
Woman's Weakness.

An Ohio girl has been asleep since
Nov. 2S, and all efforts to awaken her
are in vain. She talks in her sleep,
however. Ripley Bee.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-17

Appeals to the Queen and the President,
WORCESTER, Mass, Jan, 16-Dispatches
have been sent from this city to Queen
Victoria and President Cleveland asking
them to put q stop to the massacres in
Armenia and to aid the Red Cross society
in affording relief to the sufferers. These
dispatches are signed Two Hundred Ar
menian Residents OF Worcester, Mass
The dispatch to Queen Victoria is as fol
lows;
!, I'VE beseenh you by the love of God to
put an end 10 further massacres Of our rel
Atives ana friends in Turkey and to urge
by every means in your power that the
Red Cross society of all nations have pro
tectlon in saving thousands from death by
starvation and exposure"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-17

Sir John Herschel proved that AN ici-
Gle 40 miles in diameter and zoe, 600
mixes long would melt in one minute
should it fall into the sun.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-17

rhses Saw the Cotton States Fair.
One millim two hundred and eighty
six thousand eight hundred and sixty
three persons visited the Atlanta expo