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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1897-08-19
Among the Poultry.

Geese and ducks should be full feath.
cred before killing,
If eggs are stored in damp place
they will soon taste mustY.
Buckwheat is first class egg pro.
Queer.
Keeping fowls on hard floor will
frequently cause swollen feet and legs.
At night before they 60 to roost is a
good time to give the fowls little extra
food.
Late Matched turkeys can be given a
free range earlier than the early
Matched.
When there is no check in growth the
chickens will get over their feathering
easily.
A rapid growth Of bone, flesh and
feathers demands frequent feeding.
If there are any hens to be sold this
fall good time is to sell them is when
they quit laying.
Dampness and lice are the great de.
morslizors among all kinds Of young
poultry.
A little Aaxseed meal in their food
will help the old fowls to pass through
their moult quickly.
One hen that eats eggs will soon spoil
whole flock if allowed to run at
large. :.
The flesh of the guinea is dark, but it
has a delicacy of flavor that approaches
that Of wild game.
The best plan is to train the young
poultry to roost in poultry house from
the start.
If young ducks are allowed access to
a pond too early they are liable to have
cramp in the legs.
The LAYING Of unusually large eggs is
pretty good indication that the hens
are too fat.
Minorcas, Leghorns and black Span.
ish chickens are especially valuable for
laying.
II the hens stop laying change of
food will often start them to laying
again.
EARLY, we'll developed pul)ets make
good winter layers. Select them out
before sending the fowls to market.
If the hens are too fat, change the
grain ration and give a small quantity
of whole oats daily.
One of the best times to commence
feeding the fowls to fatten is just before
they are fully matured.
Ducks will thrive best and fatten
fastest on soft feed-one part corn meal
one part bran and little meat is a good
fattening ration.
AS a rule, if the hens become brcody
and begin to set in a little time after
they have boen broken up, it is a good
sign that they are too fat.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1897-08-19
Don't Stop Tobacco.
HOW TO CURE YOURSELF WHILE
USING IT

The tobacco habit grows on man until
his nervous system Is seriously affected, inn
pairing health, comfort and happiness. TO
quit suddenly is too severe shock to the
system, us tobacco to an invcteratc user be-
comes a stimulant that hssystem continually
Graves "Baco Curo' is a scientific cure for
the tobacco habit, in all its forms, carefully
compounded after the formula OF an eminent
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1t is purely vegetable and guaranteed per
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per cent interest. "Baco. euro" is not a sub
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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1897-08-19

Leaning against a tree Will Derlng
stood, his dark eyes fixed upon the
gorgeous sunset, his thoughts with the
one he loved.
twill! Will" cried his sister, excited
ly, "there is something in the water-
it-is-a woman! See! Right at your
feet!''
One swift glance, and Will was over
the bluff. and in the ocean, swimming
straight for the drowning woman. And
when he had brought her safe to shore
fancy his amazement to find that he
had saved his dear love, Constance! 1t
did not seem possible.
With averted face, her voice trem-
bling, Constance told the whole story,
and Will listened pale with indignation.
When all was told, he took her little
coldhand, and wet, and limp and drag
gled-a perfect maid he led her be-
fore the assembled group.
"This lady-Miss Constance Rollins,
is my promised wife!' he said his eyes
shining with the light of happiness, we
are to be married in few days That
woman youder," pointing to Magda-
lene, who stood in the background,
trying to look unconcerned, "has just
attempted her life! AS Constance wish
es me to let her 60 unpunished, | will
not bring her to justice; and from the
heights Of our great happiness, we can
afford to look down upon her guilt with
pardon. Her crime has only been the
means of fastening our marriage. And
now" he turned to Constance, with
tender gesture, "you must let me take
you home to my sisters; you will be i'll
in that wet clothing
They drove home together in the fad.
ing sunset-yery, very happy. And as
they turned away, the gates of lasting
Paradise opened before them, and they
entered in. And that was what hap
pened that Fourth Of July, which might
have ended in tragedy.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1897-08-19
THE LADIES' HOME JOUR
NAL FOR 1897,

Tie LADlFs' HOME JoUKNAI promises sss u "s':
ally interesting and strong. The list is strong and
magazine: that is, the three White House articles
which cS-PrcsIdent Harrison is to write No man has
done what General Harrison will do in these
articles: show us what "A Day With the President
at his Desk means in article; in another tell Of
The Social Life Of the President, and in third ar
tiClc describe "tpaairs Life in the White House.
Each of the articles will be prolusely illustrated An
other series equally fascinating is the one called
"GrCa Personal Events, III which some of the great
est cnthlSiasmS which have occurred in AMERICA will
he revived: those wonderful times when Louis Kos
suth rode up Broadway; when the young Prince of
Wales was here when Jenny Lind sang in Castle
Garden; when Henry Ward BCccher electrified his
congregation by selling slaves IN his pulpit; when
Grant went round the world; when llcnry Clay babe
farewell to the senate; when John Wesley preached
in Georgia, of which SO few know. All these men,
orable events and others will be wildly recalled,
told graphically than before and illustrat-
ed with pictures which have occupied twelve artists
over year. third series is unique and valuable
from the fact that it will give women scores of ideas
for their homes viii reveal what there is Inside
of Hundred American Homes" and carefully re-
produce pictures OF one hundred completely furnish
ed rooms i'll homes in this country from Maine to
Californa-where taste has gone farther than money.
Two new department w1srs have aso 5een eH,ds
who will hereafter have charge Of the domestic de-
partment and give series of cooking lessons, and
Dwight L. Moody, the famous evangelist who is to
put the result of his life study of the Bible in de-
partmcnt entitled MIR. Moody's Bible Class" The
artist, Charles Dana Gibson who created the Gibson
girl will present six full page pictures showing The
People OF Dickens while Alice Barber Stephens
will alternate with Mr.. Gibson and present her idea
OF Six Types OF American Wumanhood,' showing
the American woman in society, ia religion, in bust
ness, in summer, in the home, and mother
Mary E. Wilkins the New England writer, will re-
vive the old quitinc.paty, the ancient singngschoo
and the apple pairing bee in The Pleasures of Our
Ncghhorhood' Sir Henry Irving is to tell how to
study, read and present Shakespeare in Small Com
munities.' Philip Sousa has written waltz, while
Ira d. Sankey has composed hymn which he con
siders greater than his famous Ninety and Nine"
Wards numerous sereal, "The Burglar Who Moved
Paradise" will run through the year, Jenny Lnd's
daughter is To sketch my Mother as Recall Her '
Side OF the Prince OF Wales" in a lavslly illustrated
article. II it has become fad as it seems for every
girl and woman to take this magazine it is an excel
lent one and, unlike many other fads sensible one.
The JOURNAL is published by The Curtis Publish
incr( IL ltillIDlt.lAtl
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1897-08-19
A Cure for Lame Back.

"My daughter when recovering from an
attack of fever, was a great sufferer from
pain in the back and hips" writes Louden
Grover, of Sardis Ky. AFTER using quite
a number of remedies without any benefit
she tried one bottle of Chamberlain's Pain
Balm, and it has given entire relief" Cham
bcrain's Pain Balm is also certain cure for
rheumatism. Sold by DR.. jas. X. Waters.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1897-08-19
Golden Hours.
PROSPECTUS FOR 1896.

Since the first number of GOLDEN Hours
as'lssucd it has been conceded by juvenile
readers to the best young peoples paper in
the world Although graiicd beyond ex-
preston by the hearty appreciation with
which his efforts to please haye been met, the
proprietor shall in future strive to obtain still
more hearty cncomlums, and shall continue
to give to tie youth of America a paper that
will be both instructive and entertaining, and
q welcome weekly visitor to every hou: ehold
in the land.
On the staff of contributors to GOLDEN
HOURS are such wcll.known writer's ofyonng
peoples stories as: Weldon j. Cobb, Matt
Royal John De Morgan. Cornelius Shea,
IIarric Irving Hancock, Fred Thorpe. Geo.
W. Browne, William G. Pa'rn, Scriptus,"
Burt r Rral'ock, SAD Cox, Ad II Gibson,
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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1897-08-19

Just around the bend in the rocky
bluff the picnic party were lingering,
watching the sun set eyer the old ocean,
and not needing the gathering storm.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-05
Spiritunlistic Services.

There will be a dual service at Bryan
hall this afternoon. Mr.. Saunders. the au-
thor OF the painang, The Face of Christ"
Will open the service with thirty min
utes lecture on the subject. Life as 1t
Leaves the Body, Where it Goes and What
Becomts of It," Mr.. John w. Ring OF
Galveston win conclude the service with Il
lecture on the subjeUt The Similarity OF
the Teaching Of Jesus, the Nazarene, TO
These of Modern Spiritualism." MIR Saun-
ders' great picture will be hung in the hall
and may be enjoyed by those who attend
the service. Quite number OF the spirit
ualiss will so to Galveston on the p. m.
La Porte train to attend service there at
night. They will take the train In a body
from Bonner's Point leaving Galveston ON
the return trip at 1890 p. IN.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-05

The city school board Is meeting with
some difficulty in securing properly quail
fled teachers to fill the vacancies in the
coorei schools. An examination OF appli
cants for city teachers certificates was
held on last Wednesday and Thursday. but
the superintendent yesterday announced
mat II viii be necessary 10 hold another
examination of applicants before the cleo
tlon or teachers. The examination will
be held ut the city High school on Wednes
DAY ana Thursday. September and o. Ap-
piloants should report at $50 Wednesday
morning, as the examination will omen
promptly al O'clock
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-05
How Poultry Helped Out.
Poultry herald

An Illinois farmer, who writes the fol-
lowing is beginning 10 give a fairer esti-
mate of the value of poultry to him. He
says we farmers raised this season 235,-
10000 bushels OF corn in Illinois on almost
'.ooo'ooo acres of high priced land with
all our improved machinery, horses, hired
heip, etc, while our wives and daughters.
win hardly an acre of ground, little or no
machinery. no horses to keep and feed,
ana no hired help to pay, have raised
chickens, turkeys. geese and eggs equal 10
almost one third of the entire corn crop
OF the State. That is pretty good showing
Tor our farmer wives ans daughters this
year oil agricultural depression. Indeed. |
hardly know what some OF US farmers
would have done the past fall and this win
ter without this poultry and egg money to
supply our homes with flour. sugar, tea
cofiee and such things as we are obliged to
buy
Today In our market dozen eggs will
bring as much as bushel and q quarter OF
corn. and good fat hen MOI han all the
corn man could carry on his back. and
note that Illinois stands fifth as a poultry
producing State"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-05

A Mrs. Lenard Arlington Mrs. Scllln
Alien. Miss Minnie Alexander, Mrs
Alex Alpuente. Mrs. Annie Allen, Mrs
Mary II. Anderson Mrs Annie y. An
derson. Miss Emma Armstrong, Mrs
Eva Artusy.
l. Mrs Carlin3 Baker. Ann Baldwin,
MISS teclha BeauVouS. NJ lisa Ella Ri
henoskie, Miss AIaGtio Blair, Mrs. Adj.
die Blake, Mrs Lily Bowman, Miss
Anna BOYD Mrs. J. Brock, MJlle
Hrown' Miss NJ. brown Josephine
Brown Mrs, Amer Bra2zas. Mrs. S. e.
liroohs. Miss Emma Burl Cornella
Burel, Netuc h. Butler, Mrs. Rhoda
Barnes.
c. Mis- Ella CALVIN. Mrs. Jennie Carter.
MRS Cora Cline Mrs. $. r. Clements,
Mrs, Florence Cobbs. Mrs. Irene Cuff-
man, Miss Addie Coleman, Mrs. Alice
- Suwant Mrs. Alice craig.
d. MISS Jennie T.. Davenport Miss Annie
pebrow 90 Jessie Dunkcns Miss An
ME ounhns, Miss Eyelon Dye,
Miss MIS- s Helen Evans.
f--Mrs. Wm rerguscn. Miss Rebcker,
Fisher, Mrs. V j Frymior Mrs. Free
ma Freeman.
o. hlrs. Rose Gardner, Mrs. G.. w. Gales
MISS Manda Gentry. Miss BESSIE an,
iesn:e, Nine. Goldberg, Mrs. l.. e.
Gytl, Mrs. j. T. Green, Miss Ida
Il Mrs. w. a. Hatcher, Mrs. Bcuo traw-
kins, Miss Florence tiaterm. Mrs. Hat
We HAYS. Mrs. Leila Harrison. Mrs
Manda Harrison, Snll.e Henderson,
MISS Lucy a. Hin, Mrs. Alberta Hicks
MarS, NarceSsy Hopkins, Miss Mary
Mrs Fannie jefferson, Miss Mary Il
Johnston, Miss Lille Y. Johnson, Miss
l., Clara Johnson. Miss Viola Jyles.
man. Mrs. Jake King.
Miss Mary Langston, Miss Lark Lang.
MIS- hottle l@nnard. Mrs. L.. w. b,
MINIS. Sadie Mann, Miss Phillas Matthias
Mrs. Nedle Mathews Mrs. Idna Ma,
thias. Mrs. Hattie Malone Miss Envy
MARITIME, Miss Melissa Miller. Miss Bet
,ie Miinin; Mrs Murphy, Mrs. Lula
Murphy. Mrs. Sarah McCallistcr. MISS
Caura MoCarthea, Mrs. Gracy Nc
Kane
N-Miss Nellie.
Miss Sadie Parks, Miss Cora Patton
Mrs. Mary Pattison. Miss Io,tie Pol.
lard, Anna Cecil Polk, Mrs. I. j. Pur-
year.
R-Miss Molle Reese 10y, Miss Geneva
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S-Mrs. Marie Scott, Mrs. Annie simn-
son, Mss Bette Lee Smith Mrs Hen
=, rietter solomon Irene NJ Stout
Mrs FRANCES Tarver Silvary Thomas.
Mrs. Florence Thomas
V-Miss Nora VALENTINE, Mrs. Emma We
lasco. Mrs Jim Venahlc
W--Mns. r. II. Walker Mrs. Annie Walk
err, Mrs. Ressie Watkins Miss Rachel
Waikcr' MISS Sailie Washington, Mrs
sue Walker, Miss A. WEIGH Florence
West Plnk.e Weaver, Miss l1Imora
Wilson, Miss Mamie Williams Mrs. s
Wilson. Ms. Tom Williams. MARY
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f-Niss Corncalious York.
FOREIGN LETTERS
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PACKAGES.
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r-rommie Treat
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-05
CLEAR GREEN BRIDGE,
contract Let for the Harris County
ApprOUch,

Hirsch met at noon yesterday and opened
the bids for the construction of the Harris
county approach to the Clerk creek bridge
connecting this with Galveston county. The
contract was awarded to o. NJ. Shannon, he
being the lowest bidder at 1894, which is
considered very low. According to the
plans nj the county surveyor the approach
VIII be 5S12 feet OF trestle and about COO
OF dirt embankment. estimated at 1900 Gu
bic yards The work will be begun Tnis
week This matter has been hanging fire
for some time, but as soon as the board
placed the matter IN the hands of the above
named gentlemen, they went to work with
their customary zeal ana energy, and the
above is the result. rhe main cause of the
delay heretofore has been the difficulty in
procuring right of way fer The road.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-05
Irrigation and DrOuths.

| inpSHieuI age.
| There has never been a year when drouth
mas not appeared in some section, and
| so far as securing sufficiency of mois-
| ture from the clouds is concerned the
farmer is helpless, A single shower dur
| ing very dry season may add several
hundred dollars to the receipts in a year,
| while one week more of an impending
| drouth may cause disaster. AS rule there
is no lack of rain except during June and
July, though occasionally there will lie
dry spring and fail. III the farmer can
get through June and July, his crops we'll
Watered, he VIII be safe from danger of
prolonged dry spell. These matters are
well known, but the question is how to
secure the needed moisture. Many of the
experiment stations are at present working
over the problem, and they have derived
excellent results by irrigation, not by dig
ging canals and conducting water from
long distances, but by storing the water
that can be pumped by windnlllls or gas
engines. Unlike those sections where
rain seldom falls, the farmers of the East
need ony supply their farms during erods
when rains are not frequent, which does
not compel them to construct large stor-
age reservoirs. tanks OF sufficient capacity
being required only, and on some farms
1t has been demonstrated that more than
a full supply Of water can be thus obtained.
The capacity of tweivef foot windmill with
an ordinary wind, and water not pumped
from too great depth, is much more than
is supposed by those who have not given
it a trial, and their cost Is 50 little, COM
pared with their usefulness that it is sur
prsing that farmers have not looked into
the matter closely long ago.
1t must be admitted that the conforma-
ton of the land is to be considered in irri-
eating, and there must consequently be
some height to give pressure to the water
1t must also have at least slight decline
In order to flow. kroperly but the tank can
give pressure, which is the main point
Waite. may be conducted along the heads
of the rows by ditch made with pillow,
and II small furrow down the middle of the
space between the rows permits the water
to flow. Windmills now have appliances
for regulating the flow, and If the tank has
a full quantity according to its capacity the
pump will bring in more water as fast as
the flow from below takes it's way hence
the supply does not depend solely on the
storage supply on hand but upon the con-
slant accumulation as the use occurs There
will be more loss on sandy Soil than on
that which is more compact but the water
flow will be freer on the heavy soil The
opportunity to thus irrigate may not be
feasible on some farms owing to the situa-
ton of such. but the low cost of wndmills
compared with what is possible by their
use place them within reach of all, and 1t
is safe to maintain that there is at least
some portion of farm upon which they
may be soplied for the purpose mentioned |
Any method for mitigating the effects of |
drouth is better than none. and the wind |
mill and gas engine offer the easiest solu
ton Of the problem
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-05
Pickle Milking.

Watermelon rinds and ripe cucumbers
should be cut into pieces OF Il convenient
size and shape. washed and then nut in a
'ar Win salt and allowed to lie twelve
hours. Put in layer of fruit ana then
a sprinkling of fine salt. In the morning
rinse and boil in weak alum water. Allow
one TABLESPOONFUL of powdered alum TO
gallon OF water. Take sufficient yineear
10 cover your fruit and add suyer To taste
iHe usuai recipe is one pound to quart
blt we like more. Boil and skim on1
men put IN part OF the fruit and COOK
slshtiV' IL should not he done so as IN
,Use me shape Skim out and add r.ore
Nueh IL - all cooked boil down the vine
gar. which will be much weakened, place
'he pickles in Il glass Jar. and nut In ND
Aluuie n bag of spices and nour IN mo
boiling vinegar. This will keen good n
iohS tlme II the vinegar is good and boiled
down sufficiently.
Cucumbers fer picking should no .otb.
ereu every day, and should not Ia ovar
Two and one half or three inches IN ,enrtb
nave them as nearly of a size as possib,o
ana pour over them boiling brine If ono
,a.se cup OF salt TO gallon of water Do
thls three mornings In succession Tho
lourth morning rinse and scald in weat
aium water one tablespoonful NJ ai,r, a.,
one gallon of water Let this st,na ~
them TIL they are cold, and then r,psa
and drain '' iH'se
rake as much good cider vinegar a, vm,
nun, ~, YOU WIZ need boil and skim. Phrnw
IA ,he cucumbers few at a time and ho,I
elsht minutes. Boil sufficient new vineg,r
10 cover the pickles. which Won have
placed IN suitable jar or can. and nor
oVvr them when boiling hot You can ada
p pv,' peppers or any other spice Won like
~. , mink the less spice the better for
,hn n.'u Oh pickle. Lay grape leaves on
mi. w or cover with piece Of flannel
mis- VIII keep the scum from the mol i,s
cucumber pickles are often made wiz
OUT neatlng. Throw them as soon nc
picked into good cider vinegar and ,s,
."eih stand until white scum rises ON The
.op' then take them out and put In fresh
ynihegar which YOU have spiced 10 taste
race them in glass jars, put a few g-ana
ieaves on the top and seal. rhey VII,
keep without further trouble. | have oft>n
ea.eh very nice pickles made by This
Picked Mangoes Take small must-
ns.on, cur out one piece large enough 10
insnioNe All the seeds from the inside
Prepare Milling OF scraped horse rodlsh
whole mustard seed sliced onions ~hni.
cloves and all spice. Put this ,iS inro
INTO the mangoes and then replane rho
piece You have cut out, sewing n with
coarse trread In its original shane. pickIa
the same as other pickles.
'ucumbers and 0nions-Eoil In tbra.
pihts OF vinegar a quarter OF Mound ~
nour 81 mustard, mixed as for tsble rsa
let IL stand TIL cold Slice n dozen ,ar..
cucumoers and half dozen large onians
Iut them into Jars with two ounces q,
SINGER nalf an ounce Of white pepper and
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-05

To the Editor OF The Post.

10 the Editor OF The Post.
Houston, TNas, September 3.--In last
Sundays issue there was very nice little
notice Of the donation OF brick for the
Faith Home by three little boys, and while
| 40 not expect a published correction, in
case the nance OF the little contributors
were recorded, | want them to be correct
Their names are George, not "Genge." |
viii give them again; Willie Irvine George,
Rotert Faunteroy George and William (nct
WILSON, Perry George. Hoping you will
not think me troublesome, / am very re-
spcctfully,
The Liltle BoYs' Grandmama.