davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-07-30

potato. these branches viii be cut of,
and the strength of the eye diminished
more or less. The proper way to cut
the tubers for seed is to cut them
crosswise of the tuber, as indicated by
the dotted lines, beginning with the
one near the stem-end, and going
around with the spiral produced by the
eyes. This will leave the eye and its con-
nection whole from the surface to cen
ter of the tuber, and it will be in the
best condition to terminate and grow.
1t is not settled yet whether it is best
to plant the tip or the seed end, or not.
In practice I do not do it, as there are
SO many eyes together there that they
interfere with each other, and, except
with new and very highly priced
seed, I clip the seed end squarely off
and throw it away.
The usual method of planting pota-
toes is to cover three or four inches deep
with soil, and plant in drills. This is
probably the best way where the land
is infested with weeds, but 1 am con-
WINGED that larger crops can be grown
by mulching the surface with straw,
where there viii not be too many weeds
to contend with. One man in Illinois
made great success by using straw
only as covering, putting on enough
to keep it from drying out at any time
during the season.
/ have tried this plan, with varying
success, but a better way with me has
been to prepare the ground in the best
possible manner, and plant the potatoes
as usual. In few days light harrow
is run over the land, and this is re-
peated about the time the potatoes are
ready to come through the ground.
After this the mulch of straw is put on,
and the only after-work is to pull out
the weeds that come through; a small
task if the land has had proper Gull
tivation during previous years. One
of the best and largest crops / ever grew
was grown by this method.
In whatever manner potatoes are
planted, they must have thorough Gull
tivation, deep for the early part of the
season, and shallow after the roots be-
gin to run across the rows, for there
is not a crop that is injured more by
having the roots torn off by cultivation
than crop of potatoes. Unless the
roots have plenty of room and plenty
of food the crop cannot be good one.
This is one point where most people
sin. They do not stop to think that
the potato-plant has naturally long
roots, and needs to be cultivated ac-
cordingly. If this were attended to,
the crop of the country would be enor-
mously increased, with not cent more
side
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-07-30
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

The meannesses of human nature are
a bar to cooperative effort. There is
too much pig nature in the combine
tons.
Nothing pays better on the farm than
to keep accurate accounts--to know
what is raised at loss and what yields
profit.
Be sure to get the bulletins from the
agricultural experiment stations.
They dire doing important work. Keep
in touch with it.
Be careful in selection when buying
trees. One variety will bring profit, an
other will cause you loss. Foresight
is better than hindsight.
Don't waste the straw. 1t may not
be as nutritious as good hay, but it con-
tains enough food and fertilizing prop
critics to be well worth husbanding-
Farmers Voice.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-07-30
wash for Fences and Barns.

A wash for fences or barns is thus
made and will last for five years: Half
a bushel of fresh lime is Stacked and
strained and three pecks of hydraulic
Gem are added, with water sufficient
to r uce it TO a proper liquid condi-
ton. Ten pounds of burnt umber and
one pound of Venetian red are well
mixed dry; four ounces Of lampblacx
killed with sufficient vinegar are then
mixed with water and added to the
other materials. The whole is diluted
to make . barrel of 80 gallons. 1t Unjust
stand a few days and be frequently
stirred before being used. A wash for
inside work that will not rub off is made
Of one pailful of common lime wash,
to which is added thin paste made
Of half a pint Of -four and boiling water.
Plural World.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-07-30
HANDY swILL TRUCK.
One Can BE Made az Home at Cost of
Three Dollars.

One Can BE Made az Home at q Cost of
Three Dollars.
l have a homemade swill truck which
/ like very much. | bought an oil bar
rel, knocked out one head and bored a
hole opposite the bung hole and of the
same size. Then, at a blaelxsmith's,
/ got two old buggy wheels with boxes
in, and the iron part of buggy axle.
and had the blacksmith take a piece out
of the axle and shorten it so that it
measured two feet nine inches between
the hubs. had the axle for two inches
back of each shoulder rounded, it being
square, and showed it through the holes
in the barrel, until the ends were at
equal distances from the barrel; then 1
wedged all around the axle with some
soft wood, such as pine. Then made
3 frame, see 2. two feet eight inches
from outside to outside, in
width, and which may be of
any length desired. Two irons
8, of the right length to bend around
the axle, were bolted to the frame.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-07-30
sssl @ESsE
EARksGGARDEN.
=, - - - - y
curTlNe PoTATo SEED.
The Proper Way to DO 1t Is to Slice the
Tubers Crosswise.

The Proper Way to DO 1t Is to Slice the
Tubers Crosswise.
There is a right and wrong way to
cut rctato-seed. and most people cut
the wrong way. If you will take a po-
tato and examine it carefully, you will
see the eyes. instead of being placed
promiscuously about the potato, are
placed in more or less regular spiral
from stem to seed end. If a potato is
split in half lengthwise after the eyes
have started in the spring, you
can see the continuation of the eyes
from where they appear on the surface
to the center of the tuber indicated by
a watery streak, something after the
manner shown in the cut.
Now, if in cutting potatoes for seed
the pieces are cut straight through the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-07-30
FARM WATER SUPPLY.
why Every Good-Sized Farm should Have
Deem Well

Few farmers remember how much
they appreciate cool draught of wa
ter, fresh from the well or fountain
in summer, when providing for the live
stock. Too often the tank or trough
is filled but once in "a hours. The pigs
too often have access to the drinking
places of tine larger stock. Positive
tietriment to the stock results when
the water is not always of an inviting
temperature.
AS a rule, digestion is aided more by.
good water ever in the reach of the ami
mails than any other one article. The
quality is much better if possible to
furnish it free from surface impurities.
The deep wells which Are sunk now
100 feet or more below the solid rock
strata will do much to abolish the evils
attending the surface water. Where
the expense is great on account of the
depth of 500 feet or more, cooperation
of small farms is advisable. A town Of
GOO or more people in some parts of the
west is supplied by two or three deep
wells, with no serious consequences.
From two to four farms might be sup
piled by partnership well, where
brains governed the management.
Double fences for a few rods, to keep
the stock separated by a healthful dis
lance, would be the chief consideration.
Such reserve wells, too, would prove
often very convenient every month in
the summer, even when the surface
wells are filed, avoiding the removing
of some of the stock long distances
from the pasture for watering.
Each 160-acre stock farm should have
a deep well.--Farm, Field and Fireside.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-07-30
BRIGHT poYss IDEA.

He Explains How He Bends and Makes
Perfect shiny sticks.
y bright boy writing to St. Nicholas
tells how shiny sticks are made.
Il get sticks, he writes. las nearly
straight as possible and bend them at
home. have goard made like this:
There are two pins at one end, at and
2, around which the stick is bent; and
at the other end are two rows of holes
INTO which a pin, No. 8. can be put to
hold the handle in place. When the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-07-30
HOW TO MAKE A SKINNY STICK.

sticks-they should be as green as pos
sible-are in place on the board. put
the whole thing in the back of the fur
mace, where the stick will bake. In
about two days the sap is dried out and
the stick will keep its curve.
'Then take belt lace--a leather
string about half an inch wide and
one-sixteenth of an inch thick-and
bind it on the short end. If the stick is
split, l bind it first with brass wire and
then put the leather binding over the
brass
Loss ana Gain.
ut seems as if Roberts had lost both
in flesh and spirits since his failurei"
''He may have lost in flesh, but his bill
for spirits is twice as large as it ever
detroit Free Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-07-30
DON'T STOP TOBACCO.
How To Cure Yourself WINE Using it.

How To Cure Yourself While Using II.
The tobacco habit grows on a man
until his nervous system is seriously
affected, impairing health, comfort
and happiness. To quit suddenly is
too severe shock to the system, as
tobacco to an inveterate user becomes
a stimulant that his system continu-
ally Graves. ssBaco-Curo" is a scien-
tific cure for the tobacco habit. in all
its forms. carefully compounded sitter
the formula OF an eminent Berlin ply
stefan who has used it in his private
practice since 1872, without a failure.
it is purely vegetable and guaranteed
perfectly harmless. You can use all
the tobacco you want while taking
"Baco-Curo. 1t will notify you
when to stop. We give written
guarantee to cure permanently any
case with three boxes or refund the
money with 10 per cent interest.
..Baco Curo'' is not a substitute but a
scientific cure that cures without the
aid of will power and with no incon-
venience. 1t leaves the system as
pure and free from nicotine as the
day you took your first chew or
smoke.
Cured by Baco-Curo and Gained Thirty
Pounds.
From hundreds OF testimonials, the
originals Of which are on file and open
to inspection, the following is pre-
sented
clayfon nevada CO.. Ark. Jan. %, 1895.
Eureka Chemical Mfg Co. La crosse;
wis Gentlemen: For forty years ! USED
tobacco in all its forms For twenty-five
years of that time i was a great suHeter
from general debility and heart disease.
FOR fiffeen years tried to quit but could
NOT I took various remedies among OTHERS
..No-To-Bac' the indian Tobacco Antidote,
"Double Chloride of Gold. etc. etc. nut none
of them did me the least bit OF gooo. RIM
aily. however ] purchased box OF your
..Iisca-c caro- audit has entirely cured me
of the habit in all its forms, and nave IN
creased thirty pounds in weight ana am re-
leaved from all the numerous aches dhu
pains of body and mind Icoulu Wtlte
aufre of paper upon my ehdhseo tethhks
Yours respectfully. p. II MABBURY,
Pastor 81 Z. Church, Clayton Ark
Sold by all druggists at 81 90 per
box: three boxes (thirty days treat
menD $3.50 with iron-elad written
guarantee or sent direct upon receipt
ii price. Write for booklet and
proofs. Eureka Chemical q Mig. Co
Lacrosse. Wis. and Boston, Mass.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-07-30

seem tC reach the dis
ease at all until S.
SIS. was given, when
an i'm prove m e mt
was at once noticed.
The medicine was
continued with fav-
orable results, and
now she is cured
sound and we'll, her
skin is perfectly
clear and pure and
she has been saved
from what threat
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-07-30

"Mystic Cure for rheumatism and
neuralgia radically cures in one to
three days. Its action upon the sys-
tenn is remarkable and mysterious.
1t removes at once the cause and the
disease Immediately disappears. The
first dose greatly benefits. IS cents.
Sold by Jos. I. Bennett and Stone &
Hassell. druggists. Lancaster, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-07-30
LANCASTER
STEAM
LAUNDRY,
GEO, ANGUS, Prop.
GEO. ANGUS, Prop

Is now prepared to do all kinds
of work on eight hours notice.
Work received in the morning will
be delivered in the evening if re-
CURED, except on Monday and
Saturday.
Bring your Lace Curtains, Ladies
Shirt Waists. and all articles de-
ired, a nd he will guarantee per-
feet satisfaction. Prices reasonable.
All inquiries cheerfully answered.
Call and look over his laundry.
ladies as well as gents. He will
be pleased to see you. l2yI
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-07-30

1 next put on the wheels, and the thing
was done. l can put in II pailfuls Of
swill, and if pains be taken TO wedge
water-tight. 1 can fill it three-fourths
full or more. To empty, tip the barrel
and pour out, as the axle turns in the
wheels and frame.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-07-30

1t is actual merit that has given
Hoods Sarsaparilla the first place
among medicines. 1t is the One True
Blood Purifier and nerve route.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-07-30

ened to blight her life forever.
SIS. guaranteed purely vegetable)
cures Eczema, Scroiula, Cancer, Rheu-
matism, or any other blood trouble.
1t is real blood remedy and always
cures even after all else fails.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-07-30

threw IN the labor for a good cause.
From our dooryard to the hogpen is
200 feet. For eight months of the year
my wife was carrying out the swill, if
we men folks were away. There was
an average of ~ pals day for some
body. Walking the 200 feet u times over.
or 2,4o0 feet a day, in eight months,
counting &c days to month, gives us
EOS days, and 499, 200 feet in a year. In
% years this amounts to 12,4s1 900 feet,
or 1904 miles walking; at 80 miles a
day, this would occupy nearly 70 days.
In 25 years one might have 10 eXpend
SIS for trucks and repairs. Anyone who
carried the swill would earn about 20
cents day. Dung married man, do
youwish your wife to work for 90 cents u
day and board herself, when if you have
truck standing by the door you can
take it right along on your way to the
barn without extra steps?-Rural New
Yorker.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-07-30
Eczema
All Her Life.

Mr. f. d. Jenkins, of Lithonia, Ca,
says that his daughter, Ida, inherited
severe case of Eczema, which the usual
mercury and potash remedies failed to
relieve. Year by year she was treated
with various medicines, external appli-
cations and internal remedies, without
result. Her sufferings were intense.
and her condition grew steadily worse.
All the so-called blood remedies did not
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-13
TA|uoR R.

IcDhaniah Edwards of Olyphant, vis-
ited his parents, MIR. and Mrs. II. j. Ed
wards. on Main street. yesterday.
Tho aprOn social to be held Friday
evening at the Methodist Episcopal
church promises t. he an elaborate af-
fair. The admission Zee is IL cents.
The Ladies' Id society of the COngre-
gational church held II social last even
ing Everything was an Indication of
success.
The Junior order Of United Ameri-
can Mechanics of this place intend hold
ing II grand entertainment ON March II.
The employees OF the Taylor. Pyne and
Holden mines received their monthly
stipend yesterday.
The next thing to be discussed by our
literary societies is "Women'S Rights"
our burgess has issued u piocama-
ton which announces that any dog
found ON our streets within Il period of
two months is subject to the mercy of
the police force. 50 II any dog escapes
notice t. will be becauS" he was not
seen. This was effected by he running
around Of Il mad dog which has prob
ably inflicted injuries yet unknown.
Mr.. Owens class held Il novel and at
tractive social at the Calvary Baptist
church last evening.
Tonight, March -. will occur tn;
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-13
HON DALE.

T.. Levinson. of Philadclphia, is call
ing on Honesdalc friends this week.
The heavy fall of sEow only delayed
the gravity Il few moments.
Wooden Il lilakncy were forced to
close down their shirt factory Ncdncs-
dav aftcrnoOr ON account of II break in
their machinery. They resumed opera
tiOnS Thursday morning.
Upwards of 300 new bicycles Will ""
sold in lioncsdalc this season.
The rcport in Thursdays Tribune "f
the capture of two robbers ut Duryea
has greatly intert sted HonrSdale cit
iZcns The article stated that num-
her of reviewers and raZurs We're found
un their uprsonS. Graham Watts. th"
HOncsdalr hardware dealer. who was
iobhcd Saturday night. reported inert
of rcvOlvcrs and raHOrs The razors
of Mr.. Watts are all stamped with
his name and address in the steel blade
and could bc easily identified. The re-
viewers were Of - and ~ "aihrc.
The Erie and Wyoming Valley rail
road win discontinue their trains to
Ioncsdalr on SUNDAY next. new
tiuc-ta table taking effect which viii II"
aMay with the train from Hawley to
Hone :dalc and rittst"n to- Wilkes
Barre.
The prospects for plenty Of employ
mrnt in HCnesdale this summer an
pears very GOOD. and barring some I'M
furrscrn trouble. i0ncSdHlr ought to
see Il prosperous year in 1896.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-13
MOSCOW.

Miss Grace Travis, who has been
spending some time with her sister In
Nicholson returned home Tuesday.
Mrs. Charlie Noack. Of Scranton. Is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
+. Sayer.
AlonZo Kinds, of Scranton, called on
friends in town on Tuesday.
Mrs. Will Roberts and Mrs. Fred
O'Rourke, of Tobyhanna, We're visitors
in town on Tuesday.
Mrs. w. l.. Carr of Capouse avenue.
Scranton. visited friends in town the
forepart of the week
Mrs. II. l.. Gaige left Monday for Bal
timore to visit her daughter, Mrs. s. H..
Whitlock.
Rev. A. ID. David is holding revival
meetings in Rhoad's hall, E.lmhurst.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. n. Sayre. Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel Roberts. w. F. Clements.
Mrs. Arch Decker Misses Nellie and
Grace Kinds We're visitors in Scranton
on Tuesday.
Mrs. :. $. Yeager. of Mill street de-
lishtfully entertained a number of her
friends Wednesday evening. the Occa-
sion being her birthday. Mrs. Yeager
proved herself charming hostess, and
her guests were more than pleased with
the pleasant time offered. Those pres
ent were Mr.. and Mrs. w. +. Clements.
Dr. and Mrs. L'Amoreaux, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Nj. Noack and little son Frank. the
Misses Sue Pyle. Cordie Pyle and Mollie
NOack
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-13
successful Religious Campaign.

The eVangeliStic campaign conducted
by Rev. Thos Needham in the Presby-
terian church at Ashley for the past
three weeks viii come to a close this
evening. The meetings have been very
successful as is shown in the fact
that $50 persons have profeSsed religion.
Mr.. Needham has been ably assisted in
the work by Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. l.. Wilson.
the pastor of the church, Rev. Marvin
Custer. and numerous ministers Of
other churches. The singing of Mrs.
Wilson. who by the way is a sister of
the late =. Z. Bliss. has been a great help
To the work She has rich. clear and
fun voice and her songs reached many
hearts. Mr.. Needham who is Il BROTHER
in-laW of Rev. ID. NJ. Stearns, so wei
known here, will deliver his farewell
sermon tomorrow night, the subject of
which will be The Second Coming of
Christ"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-13
EACTOR~VILCE.

SNOW began failing about 20 o'clock
Wednesday morning. and at this writing
sleighing is good and the people are UHt
with cutt RS and sl"i%hs improving the
time while the SNOW lasts.
James Gardner. of Benton. has pNr-
chased of \. u. Reynolds tn" pr"uerty
known as the Dix lot on Maple street,
and expects to build q; residence there
on.
Dr. \. y. Woodward, nf Tunkhan-
mock. visited his daughter, Mrs. II. W.
Totu jc Wednesday.
Mrs. NJ V. Townsend and Mrs. Jane
Seamaus spent Tuesday ana Wednes
day at Scranton.
Mrs. Fred Reynolds and two sons. of
Plymouth. visited the family of Elias
Reynolds Tuesday
The Ladies' circle will hold their rcgu-
lar meeting Saturday evening. March
A. \ fun attendauc" is desired Sp"-
cia business will come before the meet
ing.
MIS-. Charles knaup and Mrs Lihhir
Armstrong attended a birthday part"
at WaVerly Wednesday.
The Ladies' circle will give an enter
tainment AZ the Grand Army of the Re-
public hall Tuesday evening. March
II (not March Is. as stated in last week :
Tribune) The entertainment will con-
sist of music. recitations. readings and
tabeauX. The entertainment will hc
followed 10y a cherry tree social. Adj
mission. IL cents.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-13
PERSONAL AND OTHER ITEMS.

II. NJ. Rounds and family wish to
publicly thank the many kind friends
who assisted them during his wife's
late Illness. and since her death. Es-
b neciallA would they thank the mem
bers of the Shield uf Honor for their
many kind acts during the bcreavc-
ncnt.
The mntOrman of street car No. Il.
of the Rapid Transit company. lost con-
troll of his ear while descending towards
the Erie grade Tuesday las. and the
car got on the Erie tracks. causing
delay in traffic on both roads.
Mrs. John Goodrich, Of Lincoln ave
nue.. is on the sick list
j. J. O'Neill. the city's mayor-clrct.
and Il. -, Stuart. the city solicitor.
are at Reading attending the convcn-
tion of third-clasS ci.ts.
The Columbia Hos" team. cleared $il0
after expenses paid, as n result of the
last three months.
Frank Dennis and his daughter. Ger
trudc, were in the capital city yostor-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. l.. Walker, of Brook
lyn. y. V. are the guests of Mrs. Will
liam Walker. of South Tclrac" street.
Miss Louise Slucum. of South Church
street, is again rouvalrsc"ni.
III" gravity wa- running fun time
Yesterday.
The ''frecn Goods Man" at the Opera
house "Wednesday night was greeted
10y Il small audience.
G. IL. Mandervillr has been Ic-ap-
pointed a director of the Dickson Man
Nia"turing company. Scranton.
Rev Father Fccley. of Scranton Ca
thcdral. preached the sermon a. ST.
Roses church last Wednesday night.
The Central Pennsylvania Telephone
company have closed Il contract with
l.. \. Kelly for tn" second floor of his
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-13

building. on North Main street, for an
exchange.
The entertainment committee OF the
Grand Army of the Republic are nego-
tating with Miss Mcneil and Mr.
Knoll. of the Waite Comedy company
for q concert
John Kearney, West Side, Is con
fined to his home by an attack OF
pleurisy.
Mrs David Chiffon. of Ninth ave
uur. Is confined to her home by i'll
ness.
Louis Spencer. who has been the
guest Of his brother. G. l.. Spencer. f"l
the past six weeks. left yesterday f"r
his home in Ynsilanti. Michigan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry \. Brown. ol
Wyandyce Long Island. are paying II
visit t. the latter's sister Mrs. +. W
Mills. on Lincoln avenue.
Mrs. Hunter, Of !hs city. is visitin.
her sister. Mis-. James Harding, at
f.atonville, Wyoming county.
tn" Delaware and Hudson Canal
company paid their employees ON tn,
locomotive road and shops yesterday.
Mrs. J. l.. Thomas. Of .oiNphant. and
Mrs. Edwir Iiamlm and son. George
of ilogbOttom, are the guests of Mr
and MIS-. Dwight iihincvauit.
hr. Wheeler expects to operate o,
Mrs. King at the hosnital next Satur-