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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-03-19

A gentleman OF amethoiicli h0h;t,
who had adopted tho practice OF re-
tanning copy OF every prescription
issued by his family physician,
became Interested as time wont on 10
note that the same lngrclicnls wore
pretty certain TO be prcscribolat
some point OF tho treatment o! every
ease. For a poor appetite, or sorc
throat, for restlessness which lis
turbod the baby's sleep, and for
troubles which boset the aged grand
parents, the favorlto remedy was
always turning up, although slightly
modified from time to time anl used
often in conjunction with others.
One day our friond happened to OBJ
serve that the formula OF certain
advertised remedy was identical
with tho latest prescription he hal
received from his own physician,
and in some surprise he stated tho
case to him. The family doctor.
after listening to what ho had to say,
replied; "The case is about this
way: Whenevor there is disturb
ance Of the functions Of the body,
no matter OF what nature, It is pret-
~ certain to be accompanied bya
derangement Of the digestive organs.
When they are all right the patient
gets wolf. That particular formula
that you have observed me 10 write
more and more frequently is tho
result Of an age OF careful eXpcri-
ment, and is pretty generally agreed
upon now by all educated physicians
who keep up with the times. Tho
discovery OF the past few years Of
the means reducing every drug 10 u
powder and compressing tho pow
ders into littlo loaenges or tablets.
or tabules IL you prefer, which will
not break or spoil, or lose their good
qualities from age, If protected from
air and light, il the explanation Of
how IL has come about that this pro-
scription Is now for sale as an ad-
vertised remedy 1t Is the medicine
that nine people out OF ten need
every timethey need any, and
have no doubt that making II so easy
TO obtain, so carefully prepared, and
withGl so cheap, will tend to
actually prolong the average OF
human life during the present gem
Grafton"
lipans Tahules arc sold by dru .slsts or by m!
he pr ca 80 ceits box Is sent to The Il pa
clinical Company, No " sprusi ST., New Yor
mple VIAL 10 cents
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-03-19

Paving blocks OF paper pulp are to b.
on short section OF street In Tor1
Kan, as an experiment. The block,
said 20 resemble vitrified bricks, but
much lighter.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-03-19
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In acrobatic, gymuastic and athletic IN
ing one thing seems 10 be entirely left on
thins which, IL practiced, might prev
many serious consequences and thereby
come tho useful part OF training. 1ov
fall down easily and gracefully, with \
least amount OF resistance by the muscl
might be made fine art. Why not ndofl
slide and practice fect-sllpping with ikl
objects IA view. Everybody knows that
this season the worst injuries result from ,
knowing how to fall. There seems TO
nearly always n complication Of injury
every fail. such rs sprain. bruise and oi,
broken limbs. IL IL truo that for all IN,
mishaps, either separately or in complies,
form. ant especially for sprains. ST. Jne.
OIL is the bcst known md surest cure. Spe'
ing Of sprains, the very worst often fcs
from falls, because the muscles sustain 81
violent twists from resistance. But wheti
there Is practice OF the nrt or not, the m
remedy for rain is sure TO euro.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-03-19

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indicate small and weak lungs.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-03-19
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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-09-03
Clever Trick of a Sheep.

Two ears ago lamb owned by a
gentleman whose farm lies close to
Tough Foyle was left motherless, says
the London Spectator. A yardman In
charge of the flock nursed and fed the
little orphan. She became very tame
and was much petted by her masters
children. Last year she had grown
into young sheep. with lamb of her
own. One day some dogs ran through
the pasture grounds. and the fright
ened flock scattered and fled through
the field, which was large one, slop-
ing toward the sho.SA The yardman,
Alcck. banished the intruders and col
lected the sheep, as he supposed into
safety.
An hour or two afterward the pet
sheep rushed past the dwelling house,
apparently in great Distress With
piteous bleatings she went to the
lodge gate, where Aleck was sitting
at his MONDAY meal, and, coming close
to him, seemed to seek his help. AS he
rose from the table she ran out of the
house and straight through the pasture
to the shore. He followed her and
soon saw the cause of her alarm. Her
lamb, terrified by the dogs, had fed
to little peninsula among the rocks,
which the incoming tide had trans
formed into an island. OF course, it
could not cross the strait, and the
mother could not save it, therefore
she applied to the power and sympathy
of her human friend. Her trust in his
help was not disappointed, and she
and her rescued offspring were soon
reunited
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-09-03

6;;;3 n, the neat is NOT wen decomposedt
.h,+ is 5if II ia coarse and fibrous, and
brown in color, having a thickness OF
more than eighteen inches then usual
". in such cases, open bitches should
t;rst be resorted to-. The necessity for
onen bitches, in such cases, grows out
of the fact that undecomposed peat,
when drained, shrinks very greatly
and settles, so that the surface may
fall ten to twenty inches during the
nrocess of drying. If the tiles are La
In such lands at once, the danger rs
that they will be found too near the
surface for effective work when the
land has become dried. After such
band has laid two or three years, ana
the neat has settled, then the open
bitches may be deepened and the field
properly tile-drained.
For black marsh soils, tile draining
is the only suitable way to bring them
under good agricultural conditions.
Wherever possible the tile In these
lands should be laid not less than two
and one-half to three feet, and the
lines of tile should usually be no fur
ther apart than seventy-five to 100
feet three-inch tile being used for the
laterals, and larger size for the main
drains. the size of the mains varying
with the number of laterals and
amount of ground drained. If the
lands are very fiat, so as to require
careful leveling in order that the
drains may be properly laid, it will be
found best in the end to put such work
under the supervision of man VINO
understands thoroughly tile draining
for otherwise considerable expense
might be incurred, resulting in an I'M
satisfactory piece Of work.
The best grasses for such lands are
redtop and timothy both doing we'll
where the ground is properly drained.
On the black marsh soils, too, corn and
oats thrive, but there are usually
found in many of these lands spots
where corn fails to develop, or where
If may start out well, but soon be-
come yellow and die. On such spots
farmyard manure usually exercises a
very beneficial effect, but just what Is
the cause of this dying out of corn, or
failure to develop, is yet an unsettled
problem. 1t should be said that these
marsh lands, when they are once thor
oughly drained, become the most val
ua and productive lands we have,
and where there is not too thick a
LAYER of undecomposed peat, there is
usually but little risk to run in i'm
proving such lands, where these are so
situated as to be easily underdrained.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-09-03
GRASS SEEDING FOR MOVING
AND PASTURE. -

II is generally customary to NOV for
a year of two land that is to be event
ually turned into a permanent pasture
field. saws ]. G. Watson of the Penn
sylyania Experiment Station. Inc
clovers, particularly, fit the heid Ior
permanent pasture grasses. Inc
GRASSES are. without exception, what at
the present time are termed nitrogen
consumers, the legumes are nitrogen
gatherers.
While clovers that are used mostly
for forage crops do not maintain them
selves well in the land, they are paruc-
ularly fitted to precede plants that re-
ouire nitrogen. The clovers, through
the aid of bacteria, make use OF con-
siderable amount of free nitrogen or
the atmosphere While 1t is not ex-
pected that red clovers or alsike VIII
maintain themselves very long in the
pasture field, yet their decaying roots
and stems leave a good deal OF TINS
valuable food, nitrogen, for the grass
which will come naturally.
II the seeding is to be made after
wheat, and moved for year or two
before being pastured, SOW largely
clover and timothy, particularly II IL
Is in locality where bluegrass will
come in naturally and form a thick
turf in a short time. If it is not a
natural bluegrass country, then some
bluegrass should be sown, from one
II 70 httuh
timothy should be sown in the held at
the time of or soon after seeding 10
wheat, at the rate of two to four quarts
per acre, or it may be sown in corn at
the last cultivating. Sow in the spring
mixture of three parts red clover
to one part Of alsike, at the rate OF
eight to twelve pounds per acre.
A valuable grass that at the present
time is attracting attention is Festuca
elatior, called meadow fescue. ms
grass is well calculated to maintain
itself with other grasses under some
what adverse conditions. Besides be-
ing tenacious and hardy, it is very
nutritious. If some of the seed of this
grass can be procured. it should by all
means be sown with the Kentucky
bluegrass. The fescue l refer to Is
variety pratensis, a nutritious, haroy
persistent grass that will gain a foot
hold in a we'll -establshed bluegrass
sod 1t is n much shorter grass than
the English F. elatior, which grows
abundantly in bottom lands and
bitches.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-09-03
THE STATE NORMAL COLLEGE,
TROY, ALA.

This college is supported by state
and Peabody fund appropriations for
the training of teachers and is not
mere Preparatory School" for some
other. but is Of college grade in every
vay, as a teachers training school
should be, and grants college degrees
and diplomas, and its graduates re:
ceive state certificates for two, four
and six years, or for life, from the
state superintendent of education OF
Alabama, and these are the strongest
testimonials of professional worth 10
a teacher. Indeed. the graduates OF
TINS college are In great demand
teachers and the college authorities
take great pleasure in answering re-
quests for trained teachers sent in oy
school authorities from all over Ala
bama and ad Joining states.
1t will be seen from the Normal Ex'
moment that students desiring the US
ual college course may get t here at
very low expense, too. Board is but
IS to $40 per month and tuition and in
cidentals low.
Persons desiring information as TO
this college or wishing to secure good
teacher should write to DR.. E. r. Ell
bridge, president at Troy. Ala, for
the Nor NAL Exponent explaining ev'
erything.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-09-03
BLANKETS FOR COWS.

Blanket cows in summer to protect
from attacks of flies and other insects,
which cause the loss of large quaint
ties of milk and cream because of this
constant fretting of the cows. Where
only few are kept, or where the pas
ture is free from bushes, through
which cattle delight to crowd, one may
abate the nuisance of fly time to IA
great extent by light Jiankets of bur-
lap. Cut this ir the form of a rec
tangle and sew in stout cord to tie at
base of tail--like a crupper-at the
breast, and beneath the body. just
back of the forelegs, passing the end
up from this tying between the fore
legs and tie into the string Mt the
breast. This and the crupper ties will
keep the blanket from slipping out of
place. Burlap can be had at drygoods
store for trifle. 1t comes about bales
of goods, and the comfort an animal
will experience from a blanket made
from it will pay one largely for the
trouble.-American Agriculturist.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-09-03
KEEPING HEDGES.

One of the principle objections urged
against the employment of live fences
or hedges is the cost of keeping them
in efficient repair, for it admits of no
qualification that unless they receive
proper attention they will prove to be
of but little value as fence against
live stock
Unfortunately. our best hedge plants
so far are of strong growth. especially
when young, and consequently require
to be trimmed two or three times dur
ing the summer, at least for several
years after planting, and this at time
when farm crops demand attention, so
that in a vast number of cases the
hedge is neglected. and soon ceases to
be serviceable. The best hedge plant
is one that could be kept by winter
trimming only because in that season
of comparative leisure it would proba-
bly, receive attention, but with such
strong growing plants as the Usage
orange and honey locust, our two pop
ular hedge plants, it is impracticable
to produce close fence without fire.
Quent summer trimmings. There is
one thing. however, which should be
put to their credit, that, after a few
years. the growth will be less profuse;
the weakening effect of continued sum
mer pruning ultimately weakens the
plants. so that they become easier
managed This also prevents them
from sending out their roots to a great
distance, so that they do not interfere
with cultivated crops, an evil which
soon becomes visible when hedge is
neglected and allowed to take care of
itself When hedge gets into CON
dition that one summer trimming and
one winter trimming will keep it in
fairly good condition the labor and cost
is reduced to- minimum. 1t will also
have a tendency to retard the exuber-
ance of early growth if the winter
trimming is delayed until after the
buds begin to push in spring. This will
make a difference of several weeks in
regard to summer trimming, and will
prove of some Importance when sum-
mer is confined to one operation.
The weakest part of a hedge is al
ways nearest the ground. The critic
rion of well-kept hedge is that of
thickness at the bottom; this should
also be its widest part, and it should
taper upwards to a point. Unless this
form is strictly maintained, the lower
branches will gradually weaken, and
ultimately die out, leaving gaps, which
are not easily closed. Hedges which
become weak and full of gaps through
neglect may be renewed by cutting
them down in early winter to within
eighteen inches or so from the ground;
the plants will then branch out Wig
oroussly, and by proper pruning soon
be all that need be desired as a fence.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-09-03
GRAPES WITH LITTLE LAND.

1t is a lesson to most farmers TO go
into the crowded city and see how
much use is made of small plots OF
land that they would consider not
worth. anything. We have seen grape
vines trained up beside houses but
little distance from them, when all the
land they could use was comprised In
a few square feet. The trellises were
made as high or nearly as high as the
building, and most of the fruit was on
its upper portions, out Of reach OF the
passers by on the street. The finest
grapes are thus grown, and they are
earlier by several days than on trel-
Uses away from buildings. In the
country, if the kitchen Is on the south
side of the house, a trellis with grape
vine should be put four or i've feet
away, to protect the kitchen from sun
shine.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-09-03
Gludness Comes

With a better understanding Of the
w transient nature of the many phys.
ical ills which vanish before proper ef.
forts-gentle cfforts-pleasant G. forts
rightly directed. There is conn rt in
.he knowledge that SO many fori, IS Of
sickness are not due to any actual dis.
ease, but simply to constipated cont,
ton of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative, Syrup of Figs, prompt.
Iy removes. That is why it is the onlv
remedy with millions of families, ands
everywhere esteemed SO highly by ali
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact, that it is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness, without facilitating The
organs on which it acts. It's therefore
ali important, in order to get its benz
fetal effects, to note when you pur.
chase, that you have the genuine article
which is manufactured by the California
Fig Syrup Co. only, and sold by all rep
utable druggists.
If in the enjoyment OF good health,
and the system is regular, then Taxa.
tives or other remedies are not needed.
If afflicted with any actual disease one
NAV be commended to the most skillful
physicians, but if in need of laxative,
then one should have the best, and with
the well-informed everywhere, Syrupd
Figs stands highest and is most largely
used and gives most general satisfaction
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-09-03

from where he sat. When he vas
through with his repast he shouldered
his pick and sauntered over toward the
huge bowlder He struck lis pick into
it several times and dislodged a piece
of the decomposed rock. Great was
his surprise when upon picking up the
fragment he saw traces Of gold and
copper. Chipping few more pieces he
carried them to the nearest town and
had them examined by assayers, who
found that they would average $50
worth of gold and copper to the ton.
Nelly has established claim and is
now holding off for syndicate offer.
The bowlder Is estimated to weigh
10000 tons, and its value Is considered
to be a million dollars. S7S-
In speaking Of the discovery Nelly
says: ut was some time before l
fully realized what fortune had dis
covered, but when it dawned upon me
that at last l was rich man / am
afraid / made such demonstrations as
would justify anyone who might have
seen me in believing that had lost my
senses. For several years have been
'grubstaked in prospecting these noun
tains without success, and many Is the
time have gone hungry for The want
of the price to get something to eat,
and can you blame me for going nearly
crazy when / realized that / was 40
LONGER uoorT
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-09-03

Fan enterprising Kansan who'has act
,uuired facility for selling liquor. and
whose business In Tonganoxie was
greatly hampered by numerous jail
sentences for violating the law. has
transferred his saloon equipment to a
farm wagon and is following a zigzag
course among the thirsty workers In
the fields. An accurate knowledge Of
the location of county boundary lines
has enabled him thus far to elude the
@atchful sheriffs, and his experiment
is being noted with increasing interest
by host Of expectant imitators.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-09-03
EFFECT OF DETAssELING CORN.

EFFECT OF DETASSELING CORN.
At various times it has been thought
that the removal of the tassel of the
corn plant would result in larger
fact that large amount of energy is
used in the development Of the flower
and the production of pollen. A num-
Der of tests were made to determine
the facts in the case. OF course it was
necessary to allow enough pollen to
be produced to fertilize the silks. In
most of the tests, therefore, the tassels
were removed from every alternate
rOw,-pulled out as soon as they ap-
peared,-or three rows were detasseled
and one left untouched.
At the Cornell station detasseled
corn produced slightly greater yield
during the first two years, but the
third year there was practically no
benefit. In Nebraska, detasseling re-
suited in decreased yields. Here the
tassels were cut off instead of being
pulled out, as was the case in New
York. In Maryland the yield was de-
creased by the practice. In Kansas
the detasseled fields produced slightly
the most corn. In Illinois, tests were
made during two years. In both cases
it was evident that no greater yield
was produced by rows that had been
detasseled.
1t will be seen, therefore, that the
question has by no means been de-
cided, but must be more fully investi-
gated. One thing, however, is certain,
the ordinary farmer can with profit
cave the matter for experiment
station men to determine. There
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-09-03
ANEW DISCOVERIES OF AMERICA
Did His Work About the Year Coium'
bus Was Born.

To sum I'D briefly. The shortest
route from the old world to the new is
from Cape Verde to Brazil. WINDS
and currents tend to carry snip
across. There is, therefore, an inner
emit probability that Portuguese YES
sel should have been dri~en on to the
Brazilian coast. This actually nap
pened to Cabral in 1900. 1t mighs nave
happened at any time after ships began
to round Cape Verde. That cape was
first rounded In 1445. In 144o re-
markable map was made by Bianco,
showing the most recent Portuguese
discoveries. On 1t long stretch Oh
coastIine Is shown southwest from
Cane Verde. with an inscription say
ing that It is authentic, and 1900 miles
to the west. The only land In such
position is South America. The dis
covery must have been made between
1445 and 1448.
1t Ia recorded that an unknown
island was found far to the west IN
1447. On the first map dealing with
the Atlantic Ocean after Bianco's map,
a large island is found In the position
indicated by Bianco. The Portuguese
had good reason for not troubling much
about such an island, until the papal
bull of 1893, with its line Of demarca-
ton, when their conduct leading to the
Tordesillas treaty of 1894, by which the
line was shifted SO far that they Sc
cured Brazil, seems to have been based
on knowledge Of the existence OF lana
in the position of that country. More
over, there Is evidence to show that
they publicly claimed the possession OF
such knowledge. If the views here
set forth are tenable, the interesting
and important result is obtained that
America was discovered by the Portu-
guese In or about the very year In
which Columbus is believed to have
been born. Without removing one iota
from the real merit Of Columbus, 1t
would add the browning laurel to the
already great glory of that marvellous
man, Prince Henry the Navigator,
who, 1t is pardonable to remember.
was BALI an OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ical Joufh
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-09-03
PREVENTING SCOURS IN CALVES.

| milk my cows for the butter that is
in the milk, writes C. l.. Gabrilson in
Hoard's Dairyman, and | cannot af-
ford to let the calves have it. | there
fore, feed skim milk. The great
trouble in feeding this way is scours;
but | have learned that this difficulty
can be entirely prevented by the use
of rennet extract, to be given with the
skim milk as we get it from the deep
setting cans We make business of
dairying, and the calves must take
their chances with the skim milk, and
everyone knows the difficulty in feed
ing this skim milk. If we increase the
quantity little or have it too cold, the
calf's digestion is upset and scours fol-
low. | accidently tumbled on to the
use of rennet extract in liquid form,
which can be bought for $3.50 per gal
lon, and is of such strength that one
teaspoonful is enough for ten calves
getting four quarts each of milk at
feed. to prevent any danger from
scours. With this adjunct, skim milk
can be fed with as great safety as new
milk, and now I can put my calves on
skim milk in about five days. l feed
the milk at temperature of about
eighty degrees at first, but after
two months l reduce it to sixty-five or
seventy degrees. The rennet extract
never fails to prevent scOurs.