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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-02
4 shrovin', a shrovin

i be come q shroyin'
Pir' %, o. Tol 6Te9 ID, s,E piece Of cheese
or dish q dolghnu's
4 shray NV asFroT INN
be come q shro:in'.
II the serenaders received their bread and bacon
they retired without further demonstration. but
refusal brought upon the householder a hat or
pottery whose attentions would have been more
honoreI I'm the breach than IN the Observance
H. kect group OF girls c1ngregatei az one part
Of the village and burned an uncOutn efigy which
dubbed holy boy" while the boys returned the
compliment by firing similar image which they
In scotland The favorte game OF ball enjoys ad-
is he spor carried on that househollers are Oft
times constrained 20 protect their windows with
Scone near Perth seems to have been the centre Of
festivities. Tho men Of the parish assembled at the
cross the married on one SIDE and ne ptcat.ors on
the other. A ball was tossed up and the rival fAc-
We're the measures used by both parties 70 MAIN
tain their respective standings that II finally gave
rise 20 the proverb still IN use. a. is fair at the
Among the canny Scots. dlvinatlon Is stll in order
ce,ebrsted in lent. there surely can be no harm in
seeing what fate Sas in store for lovers when
Lenten days are over.
CHURCH FESTIVALS
OF all the church festivals no one was more
keenlv enjoyed IN old English days than shrove
Tuesday The festival character O.; the day q
ioll!ty and dro.ery. amusemeE, ari good humor
The pancake and shrove Tueslay We're inexrica-
bly, associated IN the popular mind as recorded in
Old literature. Before being eaten there great
contention among the participants 70 see which
could most ad-oitly toss them in The par.
The practice Of Lent Crocking" bears SOM re-
semblance 10 the Thanksgiving antics of our boys
to-day.
Tho rna!dens OF ol1en a. We'll as more recent days
utilized this church holiday by the use OF certain
ceremonies 10 get peep a. the mysterious future
which held the- matrimonial fate. In Scotland IN
was the custom quite recently fo~ the girls in eat
ing their supper on the OF Shrove Tuesday 10
rlera the first three bites - their pancake one
eiJo repeating these lines.
Here ! leave three bites OF cake.
TIoning this night my true .Ove 20 soc.
Let him be dead awake or across the sea.
r. he's alive he'll come back 20 me-
IN utter silence they retired. and in their dreams.
~ ora true love revealed himself 10 them
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-02

The members Of the Luther League OF 81 James
spent pleasant evening at their last social meeting
playing a game called Mystery. This clever ittle
game consists OF ten cards. on each OF Which Is
picture representing some word.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-02


Bottles. which is already on sale
with leading druggists.
This Nipple. called the ANTI
collie" is so constructed that IL
cannot collapse. and yet IL VIII
not collect accumulatiprs 81 milk
and food. the fault Of other So
called non-collapsible nipples.
which are not smooth inside.
To those who have given the
sanitary feeding OF infants any
attention. the advantages accru-
ing from a nipple possessing
these qualities will be readily
apparent. All mothers VIII well
come the ANTI-COLIC NIP
PILE, as It prevents Wind Cole
land gives a more easy flow OK
milk
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-02

killed
In Cornwall another custom 70 tie hen TO
a mans back. with some horse bells beside II.
Ihen others, blindfolded. and with sticks in their
hands. followed. guided by the sound Of the bells.
striving to get stroke at the bird. Sometimes the
man was hit and sometimes the contestants hit
each other; but AZ the conclusion the hen was
boiled with bacon and added 70 the pancake feast
Cockhghts were also common. a small tax called
"cock-penny' being imposed upon the boys by the
masters OF the public schools TO provide for the eX
penses OF the entertainment. In Dorsetshire and
Wiltshire the boys having saved NJ for months
the broken pieces Of crOcke~y. assembled, ana IN
one. singing:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-02
FIint's Fine Furniture.
Stylish Attractions.
Ladies Desks. ................ Ss.0O.
CAKE FOR LITTLE FOLKS

children can eat at their bedtime supper WIKI
out danger Of unpleasant dreams
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-02

The fourth regular meeting OF the League OF
Parents and Teachers will be held tomorrow, al :
D. m. at Barnard College.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-02

For the benefit Of the Post-Graduate Hospital
comedy entitled our Regiment VIII be gwen
his afternoon at the Knickerbocker Theatre.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-02
Pancakes and fritters.
Say the bells q =. Peters.
Where mus We FRY en-
Saw the bells ~ Cold High-n.
In youder land thurrow.
Saw the bells OF WelllnboT0ugh.

THE sounds Of these bells writes quaint John
Taylor the Water Poet" make thousands of peo-
pie distracted and forgetfui either Of manners or
humanity"
The Pensioners OF the Vicar OF Wakefield are
represented reliGiously eating. pancakes on
Shrovetide. while Shakespeares characters make
frequent reference TO the custom.
las fl az a pancake fer Shrove Tuesday" says
the clown AS You Like It." and that sealed the
question OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-02

lecture on armenia" given last evening
bv W. W Howard at the Friends Meeting House
C;ramercy Park. More women than men seem 70
be Interested in the Armenian Keller meetings
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-02

Mrs. A. Kohut lectured on George Eliot last
evening at the Temple Emanuel Assembly HAM,
FIfth-ave. and Forty-third-st
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-02

Mrs j. Ellen Foster. the president Of the Ma
tional Womans Republican Association. assisted
by the women who represent the different states
a. rho association will receive to-day from 10 8
O'clock AT the Strathmore Arms Washington.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-02
A| liaN !I.tzz'|'l'.l'I:'y
A NEW NIPPLE.
'.~.~<rc7r1SSTsca y

Herewith is shown new Nipple FOR Nursin
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-02

Ms Helen l. Bullock will address the Ladies'
Aid Society OF the West End Presbyterian Cnurch.
-and-hfth-st and Amesterdanl this
afternoon az O'Clock. In the evening she Will
speak in Morris Hal. Mott-ave. and One-hundred-
md ftN- irst-st.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-02

Miss NJ s. Miller will present this evening Leigh
Doane" picture story, at the Reformed EpIscopal
Church. Jefferson and Nostrand ayes. Brooklyn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-02

The Monday Evening Equestrian Class OF the Dur
land Riding Academy will give charity hower
ride on the evening Of March 20 for the benefit OF
the Church Settlement. at No. S29 East Elshty-
SoC-,bs, Each h0rseW man will be dressed 10 rep
rg.enr flower and her partner Will wear IN MS out
tonhole the blossom she has chosen
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-02

Miss Mary Proctor lectured asst night IN cram
war School No S. Ssventy-seventh-sr. and Amster-
d,rr-ave on Giant sun and His Family on
Thursday evening she will speak in the Town Hall
~ Snencer Mass. on The Wonders Of the S;ar
Dem rs
The advocate., 1897-08-18

every crop as one expects to use; any
surplus can be saved by drying or put
ting in a silO. Crops well adapted to
soiling In most parts Of the country
are these Red clover and timothy,
sown separately in July and August;
crimson clover and barley, sOwn in Au-
gust and September; and wheat and
rye, soWn in September and October
all these for use in Gan OPEN winter
and early spring. Oats, spring barley
and peas sown early in the spring;
vetches. also corn and sofa beans,
planted or sown in May; cow peas, corn,
millets and Hungarian grass, sown in
June-these for cutting in the summer
and fall. The first and second crops
from the regular moving lands Of grass
and clover will fill in the gaps.
A good deal of skillful management
is needed to bring on the crops at the
right time in proper succession and In
sufficient quantity. At least 40 pounds
of green forage should be provided
daily, on the average, for every 1000
pounds weight of COW; the quantity
will vary much with the character Of
crop. BY the sOiling system, we'll man
aged, one acre may feed two cows for
five or six months, and three acres for
five COWS is a conservative estimate.
One Of the points Of gain by soillng
is saving the food expended by the ami
NAL in it's exertion to procure its food
at pasture. But moderate exercise
should accompany soiling, and small
pasture lot or large paddock should be
provided convenient to the COW house
for use of the herd, especially at night.
(To be continued)
The advocate., 1897-08-18
Keep the Farmers Wife Oontented.

h66p bud dILl6I VA1o OOuO0nJOu1
A wife, writing to the New York
Tribune, offers the following sensible
suggestions to farmers concerning the
treatment of their wives:
''It is often said that the isolation of
the country is the strongest objection
to it. Charles Dickens once said that
when he found anything in his own
heart he felt sure that it might be
found in other hearts, since human ma
ture is much the same everywhere.
So, speaking out of my own experience,
/ say that one may love this very iso-
lation; may be glad to have home
that is quite away from others, where
ones very own may be gathered. Of
course, l do not mean such loneliness
as is found in the newer portions of
the West, where the nearest neighbor
is miles away; where the pOstOffiCe Is
further still, and where churches are
not. II is rather of conditions such as
are found in our thickly-settled Central
States that l write.
Assuming that the farmer himself
is satisfied, and would be glad to have
all the family equally so, is there any
thing he can do that will tend in this
direction? Leaving for the present
the question of how to keep the boys
and girls on the farm, let us consider
how to keep the farmers wife con-
tented. since she must needs stay.
Few women Of the present day have
strength for the manifold tasks that
The advocate., 1897-08-18

acre field here in Fremont county that
has paid the owner an average Of $400
a year for a number Of years now, and
it has received but little more work
than would be required to raise Ordi-
nary farm crops Scores Of similar inV
stances could be cited. II we would
make a success of farming we must
read, study, think and work out our
financial salvation with sweat and
gumption. But whatever we do, let's
not undertake too much"
The advocate., 1897-08-18
To Prevent HOG Cholera.

Indiana farmers are suffering heavy
losses this year from cholera among
their hogs. A bulletin lately sent out
from the Purdue Experiment Station
advises the following preventive meas
ures: Large herds should be divided
into punches according to size; clean
pastures with a reasonable amount of
shade and an abundance of pure well
water are safer than pens; do not per-
NIT the use of wallOws or of surface
water under any consideration. 1t has
been found in a series of years that the
highest per cent of loss has occurred
along the rivers and streams to which
the hogs have access. Use any ration
that will keep the hog healthy. An
occasional drink of sOapsuds to expel
worms, and the use of charcoal, salt
and ashes as an Alternative, will prove
beneficial. If the disease should break
out in the herd, separate the we'll from
the sick, and not the sick from the we'll
On removing the we'll hogs from the
sick, place them on part of the farm
where no diseased animal has been.
Burn those that die, as it is the only
sure method of destroying the germs.
Keep everything clean and let the sun
have a chance to do the disinfecting"
The advocate., 1897-08-18
Don't Undertake Too Much.

o. II. Barnhill, in Wallace's Farmer,
says: 1--WE farmers often initiate the
bulldog in chewing more than we can
bite off. The continued hard times is
causing men to strain their nerves as
never before. On many farms where
there is plenty Of work for three men,
only two are found. After we have
spent the winter in thinking how we
will have to economize, we conclude to
try to get along with less help than we
know we need We begin spring work
fully determined to push our work from
start to finish. But after awhile it be-
gins to push us. Inauspicious weather
hindered us more than we counted
upon; things turned up that we never
thought Of; our stock we'll went dry
and so did our pOcket-bOok; right while
we were busiest plowing corn, one Of
our main work horses tried to sift him
self through barb wire fence, and had
to be laid off as a result. So we keep
getting farther and farther behind with
our work untilw at last hire the much
needed help. But the small grain was
mudded in, the corn was planted too
late and given insufficient cultivation,
the oats got too ripe before they were
cut, the clover died a natural death, the
tOX-tail smothered out that seeding,
those burdOck in the pasture went to
seed, and the garden has Jared worst
of all. But why all these evidences Of
poor farming? Is it because we don't
know how the work should be done, or
because we don't do enough of it? Not
at all. We simply undertook too much.
Does it pay? Does it pay to make one
stalk of wheat, or one ear of corn, grow
where two might have grown? One
reason why we didn't get good stand
of corn was because we didn't take
time to put the ground in proper
condition before planting 1t. Perhaps
the moss was so thick on our backs
that we didn't know that the proper
time to harrow ground was before the
Clods had hardened. Doubtless we
have been trying to do so much that
we have been too tired to read current
farm literature. AS a result, we may
be in the ruts so deep that we can
hardly see out. Let us ask ourselves
again the good old Yankee question
Does it pay?' We are paying interest
on a big mortgage, and borrowing
money at the bank at double the legal
rate besides, but we think we must own
all the land we can. Wouldn't it pay
better to own less land, and be out OF
debt and have capital enough to put in
crops that will pay you twice as much
per acre as those you are now raising
Your $50 land is yielding you only s.
to S6 per acre, while hundreds Of acres
in your own county are yielding severa
times that much Their land didn'
cost any more than yours, but the!
were content to put more work on i
than you would be. There is nine
The advocate., 1897-08-18
Spontaneous Combustion Of Hay.

The editor Of the American Agricul-
turist says that whether or not hay
ignites spontaneously has never been
determined. Usually the fire has orig
mated where considerable quantities
Of clover hay have been stored. In
nearly every case the stacks or build
ings were entirely consumed, so it was
impossible to determine the origin of
the fire. At the Pennsylvania Expert
ment Station barns in 1895, the fire was
seen dropping from the ceiling Of the
COW stable.
Investigation proved that the fire
was confined to a NOW Of hay 18X23
and about twenty-three feet high.
The drafts were stopped and the top
of the NOW kept covered with blankets.
Openings were made in the sides of
the barn and all the hay, about thirty
tons, was pitched out. While remOV-
ing this the entire center Of the NOW
was smOldering and ready to burst into
flames when exposed to the air. For
tunately, a hydrant was near at hand
and the top was kept constantly sat
urated and the barn thus saved. All
the center of the barn was thoroughly
packed, hot and smoking. The high
temperature Of the hay made it de-
cidedly uncomfortable for those who
were removing the smoldering fodder
The holes burned through the NOV
floor were over the middle of the sta
BILE and not near the walls. 1t is evil
dent that the fire could not have been
either accidental or incendiary. The
hay was second growth clover and tim
othy, mostly clover, and when har-
vested was thought to be in unusually
fine condition. The fact that it was
very compact gave color to the theory
that the combustion was spontaneous.
Examination of the hay, after being
thrown out of the barn, showed that a
large proportion of it was so thor
oughly charred that it would Crumble
when handled. Some of it had not
been subjected to so great heat and
was only brown in color, but was
wholly unfit for stock.
For several days previous to the fire
peculiar OdOr had been noticed about
the barn, and examination seemed to
indicate that the rOwen was heating,
but there were no indications of fire,
This odor soon became so strong that
it was compared by some to that of
burning grain. While positive proof
as to the origin of this fire may be lack
ing, the circumstances are such that it
is safe to consider it spontaneous.
The advocate., 1897-08-18

fall to the lot of the farmers wife.
Many drag through the daily round,
but are so tired that there is no pleas
ure in anything. So my first sugges-
tiOn is, plan so that she may get more
rest. Competent help in the home is
increasingly hard to obtain, and many
women prefer to do their own work.
If husbands realized how like a last
straw the weekly washing often is,
they would insist on hiring that part
of the work if the wife has no help.
81 fancy many a farmer will smile
at my next hint, that the chickens
should be fenced out of the dooryard.
There are few women who do not love
flowers. But it is disheartening to
plant and have the beds scratched over
before night. The neat dooryards in
the towns, with their flowers blooming
unmOlested look very tempting to the
woman who has carried brush and
piled around the few plants that she
has succeeded in keeping alive in spite
of the chickens. There is so much
more room in the country that there
is greater opportunity to have beautl-
full home surroundings, but the aver
age farm house compares unfaVorably
with village homes in this respect. AS
an aid in making the home attractive
buy lawn mower and use it. Flowers
never appear to such advantage as
when the beds have a setting of smooth
green turf. If the yard must be moved
with a scythe, as is often the case on
the farm, the grass will be allowed to
grow up and hide many Of the more
modest blossoms. Perhaps the horses
will be turned in to Craze it down, and
to trample down the flowers as well.
"Sympathize with your wife in her
hobby, whatever it may be. A hobby
is usually a very harmless amusement,
and every woman needs something
which will interest her enough to take
her thoughts away from the wearing
daily routine of her life. The path Of
duty lies along this routine, and a con-
scientiOus woman finds pleasure in
doing that duty as we'll as she can.
None the less, she needs something out
side of it all.
"The farmers wife is shut up to the
home life in a greater degree than is
true of almost any other class of wo-
men. She does not simply work from
sunrise TO sunset, but from before day
light until long after dark Sometimes
it happens that when all the chores are
done and supper over, the other mem
bers of the family gather around the
lamp with books and papers or games,
while she must mend, or, perhaps,
make new garments. Often the family
is so used to this state of things as
not to notice it. Yet in her heart the
wife and mother may be longing to
read. If some member of the family
will read aloud she will find her task
less wearisome, and all will be bene-
| flied by the discussion which is sure
to follow.
"In my own busy days | read very
little, but my husband read aloud while
| worked or mOthered the babies. Now,
with time to read for myself, l only
half enjoy any BOOK that is not shared
I NTH cOp,n npo a1cn -
The advocate., 1897-08-18

Beecham's Pills for stomach and
liver ills.
Evening star., 1897-02-26
DIED..

CGiAN. On Thursday, February - 1897 at I: -
pm. at her r,sidfnce, 1894 NJ street northwes'.
MARY, widow Of Thomas Cogan.
FGIeral from ST. Matthews Church on Monday,
March 1, NJ 10 am Relatives and friends in-
rite'i 10 attend. -
cooksEl. ON Friday. February 2e, 1877, at 80
O'Clock am. At his Residence. l.2s street
S"uthe"st, CHARLES l., beloved husband of
Notice oi funeral hereafter =.
pWvER. The remains of The late MArEIcE v
DlNNE; viii be taken from the vailt Nj.
oli'et colnetory and buried saturday. Fei,ri-
sfy -. 1884. at pm. Fr'-nds Invited.
DoNNIIIE. On Friday. February 81. 1886.
KATE, beloved daughter Of Mathew AMI Mnry
bonosh"e, aged twenty-five years and eight
May her soul in peace
street northwrst. on Monday. March !. at >::D
am. Requiem ~. SicI,h,ns at y
o'ciock Friends Of the family respectfully
MEniE. on lrrsiay. Febrg3ry =. 1891. at =
O'Clock a.m J. RANKIN Aiiiii1E.
Fun, raj Will take place from the New York Ave-
nuc PRESBYTERIAN Church saturday February
q, at 80 O'Clock pan. lnterment at Giei-
wood cemetery.
jackson. on Thursday February -. 1897 At
12l5 O'Clock am. her residence. HOP 2lst
street northwest. GERTRUDE T.. the youns,4,l
daughter OF Trey Jackson. and sister OF Goa
ard John jackson.
Fuueral saturday morning, February -, at y
O'Clock.
IAJ FISCHER. On 1lur>dav evening. February -.
1881. BAI;BAl;A iAI I;>' HER. wife of the late
Peter Llulsch-r. n her eight y-first wear
Funeral SATURDAY. February "a, at 3 oclock pm.
Sacks. 100 L street northwest.
NASH Departed this life on February ~ 1891.
az ] 30 pm, JAMES =, beloved husband of
his i'r@a rdenoc. no No. ISIS 3D. 3D. street nsrieasr s." d"
Funeral from late residen-e AT 3 o'clock sunday
afternoon. February Is Friends and relatives
invited. -
.-. -,
O'Clock am. MARGARET JANrIER, beloved
daughter "f Henry ". u, and Mary \. Nirhol
son and sianddaash,er Of Marearet b. and me
Major A. a Nicholson l. : Marine Corps '''''
furcrai services Win he held a. lhc r,s'd.i'c' OF
March l, at oclock. Friends invited TO az
tend lntermcnt private.
oERiEN. on February 20. 1897. AT 80. at Fort
Mycr Heights Va. ANNIE o'ElltN, infan,
four month. and mine days.
FGneral A,IiNatel saturday. February -.
oRME no On Thnrfly Etg7 E;sqsSy y NE lS.. at si
Funeral from I2:.5 :i2d stceet at ; pm. Satnr-
day. February "a. Please omit flowers
HDENorR on THURSDAY, February %. ls97. At
am. HERBERT CLARK, son of Charles II.
ana Jessie Rdenour. aged eleven years.
the parents rrsidencr: 2c.i . street north
west. nterment at GleI wood
.l:.sn pu.. his residence, 1891 ara street.
EsLneton. GEORGE L. STANLEY. in the twcI-
ty-sixth y"aI of his
Funeral Sat .rdlg afternoon. February "a ut Ia
o'clo.k fIoin 81 ratrck's Church.
WEST. on Friday. February 20. 1897. at G!cn
Echo, Nd. FRANCES MEDBIRl. b.loved wife
of Goldsmith Bernard West. aud daughter of
the late Jaco5 Howe OF Rocls stcr. dorchester,
Biimi:Sham. Ala, and London. England. papers
please copg.t
WILLIAMS. ON February ~ 1891. LOGAN ".
WILLIAMS. aged eighty years
Funeral VIII trke place from his late residence.
l.l2 31th street. Georgetown on saturday,
February "a. 2::io O'Clock pm. ktlaIiycs
ard friends invited attend
Evening star., 1897-02-26

Is connected with prominent families OF
southern Maryland. Mrs. Duke is well
known for he charitable work. Her sum-
mer home. near Towson. Is one, of the
hnest estates In Baltimore county. Her
income from her former husbands estate
Is stated to he about SGi.0p" per year
quiet wedding took place Wednesday
afternoon al o'clock in the parsonage OF
Concordia Church. The contracting parties
were Mr. 4. ]. Lohse and Martha Hense
daughter of Mrs. W Hense. The ceremony
Was performed by Rev. Menzel. lmme-
diately after the ceremony Mr. and Mrs
Lohse left for a short trip 20 Philadelphia
Ihey viii be az home 10 the.r friends after
March l..
Evening star., 1897-02-26
MARRIED..

IulISE-HENSE. I'm February - ISa7 ~ i',c
Rev. Menzel At,;. Y IoIISE 10 NsliTI4A
HENSE both al Washington I,.C.
oNEsA, kER-EISToN. TN February - lS,1 hy
;he Rev. :. Il. Ward, Van HorneSsillr Her
kinicr county y. Y. Mr.. CHARLES VI uN fI;-
MkER of Washington DC. 10 Miss DAISY
II. EiSTON.
IARTnIt'E- CALDWELL. on February - 1857
10y the Rev. Alfred Harding at -. rauls
Church, ROBERT III. PA;rHlGE TO EVA Il.
CALDWELL.
Wu.kINSoN- FREEMAN. ON MONDAY. December
-, 1S;hi. by the Rev Nm J. Pricr ut Al.N-
ardria. Va. CHARLES 4. WILKINSON %
MILDRED 10. FREEMAN