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The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25
Remedy for Pear Blight.

A remedy for pear blight, and one
that is very important if it accomplish
es what is claimed for it, is given by Il
fruit-grower of thirty years expe-
rience. He states that he uses salt, ac-
cording to the size Of the tree, from
one quart to one bushel, evenly spread
ON the ground, extending beyond the
range Of the roots. 1t should be done
in the spring, just as the frost is leav-
ing the ground, so that the fiber roots
will carry it to the sap. The salt de-
stroys the germs of the disease. 1t
should be done at least before the buds
begin to SWELL and the fruit-grower
who gives the valuable information
advises each grower to try the remedy
with a single tree, and the COST of the
experiment will not be over 10 cents.
The remedy is so simple that any one
can give it test, and as the salt will
destroy some of the insect enemies it
will at least prove beneficial in that
respect
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25
Ventilation of Horse Stables.

1t takes a good deal of care to keep
the horse stable sweet and mt for
healthy living during the summer sea-
son. Unless it is quickly covered with
earth, gypsum or something equally
efficient in absorbing odOrs, the decom-
posing manure will not only waste am
monia, but it will be worse than vast
ed because it will injure the health and
especially the eyesight of animals.
Many horse has gone blind because
of the ammonia affecting his eyes in
poorly ventilated and dark stables. This
is the chief advantage of underground
stables in summer They are cool, but
1t is very hard to keep them well ven
tilated and without offensive smell
But If the underground stable has, as
it should, cement floor, it may not be
worse than the overground stable that
has plank floor filled with the urine
and other secretions that have soaked
into if
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25

A Jersey City boy, Ii years of age, is
threatened with death because of eX-
cessive cigarette smoking. The climax
TO a busy life in this respect was reach
ed when he rounded out Il special feat
of smoking 10 of the things in 10 con-
secutive minutes. 1t does not appear
that this -emarkable effort was the re-
suit of any wager or a trial of smok-
ing endurance. but just an ordinary
episode in the young mans day, only
in this case nature had reached the linn
it and collapse followed. 1t would seem
superluous to hang any moral on this
episode. 1t would seem that every per-
son who can read or has the sense of
hearing must know by this time the
deadly character of cigarettes. Yet the
fact that this Jersey City boy has per-
mitted himself and has been permitted
by his friends deliberately to Kill him.
Sc indicates that a warning is still
needed. Parents must shoulder the
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25
Beat the Drum in 1912.

Sunday, May 16, New Hampshire's
only survivor Of the war of 1917,
Eleazer Smith, of Danbury, was 80
years old, rounding out the. century Of
his life in unimpaired health, with
acute senses and with much of the
sprightliness which once filled his
youth. Notwithstanding slight lame
ness. his carriage is erect and his
shoulders square. His eyesfght Is
particularly good for man of his age.
Never has he needed medical attend
ance. and only once, and that foul
wears ago. has he ever suffered. Eleazer
Smith was born in Grafton, \. h.,
Nav 16. 1893, and was one of family
of eight children. All his brothers ana
sisters have been dead for more than
twenty years, one brother being killed
i'm the civil war. His grandfather was
a soldier of the Revolution, participat-
ing In many engagements. He saw
General Warren fall at Bunker Hill.
and was himself wounded. EleaZer
resided ON his fathers farm till 1872,
when he became imbued with a desire
TO 90 to the defense Of his country,
but his extreme youth made him in
eligible until 1914, when at 16 years Of
age he enlisted in the face of opposi-
ton from parents and ridicule from
friends.-Hanover (Mass.) Cor Boston
Globe
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25
The Retort Courteous.

The noted French writer, PirOn, was
a wit whose reputation for brilHancy
of speech was unriyalled. He was
famous for his flashing retorts: but
even the best of us sometimes have to
bow to superiority, though it be only
temporarily.
A lady once thoughtlessly asked
Piron in company whether he could tell
her the difference between a woman
and mirror.
1T is. madam" said Piron, instantly.
that a mirror reflects without speak
ing. and a woman speaks without re-
flecting."
VERY we'll, Monsieur Piron,'' she re-
piled. a little nettled by the remark.
"but can you tell me the difference be-
tween a mirror and a man?"
NO" answered the poet.
.Oh," was the reply, lit is this. Mon
sieur Piron. A mirror is always pol
ished, but man is not always So
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25
PUZZLED BY AN OWL.
Savants at the Capital Thought the
Monument Was Haunted.

Monument was Haunted.
In one of the many glass cases in the
Smithsonian Institution bt Washing
ton is a stuffed owl. This particular
owl is the one, in the words of the
late President Hayes, "that Jared the
Washington monument and therein
lies the story.
During centennial year Congress re-
solved to provide the necessary funds
for the completion of the monument,
which up to that time had been work
ed at only while the several smaller ap-
preparations lasted. 1t was discover
ed, however, that the original founda-
ton was likely to prove incapable Of
sustaining the enormous weight of
marble necessary for carrying the shaft
$50 feet above terra frma A new
foundation was therefore needed. and
architects thought a solid concrete bed
100 feet square and nearly fourteen
feet in thickness would accomplish the
strengthening desired
During the operation of replacing the
old foundation it was considered ex-
pedient to provide means for noting
carefully the slightest vibration of the
walls lest the monument might be in
danger of collapsing. Accordingly a
heavy weight was suspended by
stout thread from the apex to pan of
thick sirup located in the base, so that
no chance drafts of air would be likely
to sway the weight. An ingenious con-
trivance was so attached to the weight
that the slightest vibration of the shaft
would be faithfully recorded, and its in
security would at once be an establish.
ed fact.
one morning a few months after
these careful precautions had been
taken there was great commotion
among the workmen. A complete rec
ord OF numerous perturbations and
tremblings had been written on the in
dex, showing conclusively that the
mammoth Obelisk had Jared, swayed
and settled during the night Scientific
heads were obviously shaken. After
much persuasion one of the men finally
consented to go to the top and examine
into the cause. The astonishing report
came into the midst of the anxious
throng below that an owl in seeking
shelter in the lofty tower had somehow
managed to catch its wings in the
thread and was still hanging there,
suspended to the interior of the monu-
ment, and the innumerable fiappings
and struggles of his owlship had all
been recorded by the index as testi-
mony against the stability of plumb
laid marble blocks and solid concrete
Philadelphia Record
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25
Green Fodder for Cows.

Early fOdder-cOrn, when eaten by the
cows, will make a satisfying feed, and
it will also largely increase the guam
tity of milk. Fodder feed when half
grown or immature is very poor feed,
as it is mostly water. The cows will
consume a large amount of such fOd-
der, and give very small quantity OF
milk. Give to each cow four quarts Of
mill feed, in the morning, when they
At noon give each cow an armful Of
the fodder, spread over the pasture,
and the same quality of mill feed made
into slOp, and one armful of fodder;
after the mill feed and fodder is eaten,
turn out upon the night pasture. If
the cows have to be kept in the stable
yard. give them, in addition, a small
forkful of oat hay, or well-cured clover
hay. The cows must be given all they
can eat. On such a ration, good cows
will average from two and one-half to
three gallons of milk per day all
through the summer, and the milk will
be of good flavor and rich in cream.
AS fast as the fodder-corn is cut off,
the ground between the rows should be
we'll worked up with the cultivator,
and then run out with the One-hOrse
plow. making the furrow about five
inches in depth, and sowed to fodder
corn Sow one large handful Of bone
phosphate to every three feet Of row,
and about twelve grains Of corn to the
foot. Cover the corn as fast as it is
soWn.
1t will pay to keep the cows in good
condition.; if they are allowed to be-
come thin, it will take large quantity
of grain to get them in order for the
Winter.-The American.
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25
Blue Grass Pasture.

There is no better pasture grass than
the blue grass, which in some parts of
the country is known as June grass.
It's roots run near the surface, and the
pasture Is therefore sweet and good SO
soon as the grass starts. In midsum-
mer these shallow roots have another
great advantage. They are benefited
by the light rains which only penetrate
one or two inches, and which will not
reach down to the clovers, whose roots
strike down into the subsoil in time OF
run more deeply. The clover roots
strike down into the subsoil in time
of drought, and the clover grown then
is best. With June grass the best pas
ture is in June, as later it will prob
ably be dried out too much.
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25
Clearing Fence Corners.

Nothing more clearly shows the
painstaking and careful farmer than to
have fence corners between fields or
along the roadside kept free from
weeds. grass or shrubs. AS rule all
the old-time fence corners were kept
scrupulously clean. A good deal Of
valuable hay was made from what the
scythe reached in and cut there. But
when the horse mower and the self
binding reaper came into use, it every
year became harder to find anybody
who could be hired to clear out the
fence corners. The result was that the
ak rather than the scythe was requir-
ed, and the growth, instead Of being
restricted to fence corners, encIached
each year more on the cultivated fields.
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25
Uncle sam's First Postage-stamps.

Fifty years ago-in July, 1S47-Un-
Gle Sam issued his first postage
stamps" writes Fannie Mack Lothrop
in the Ladies' Home Journal I'm
England, seven years before, Rowland
Hill. father of the penny post intro
duced the sticking plasters,' as the
stamps were contemptuously called.
John NJ. Niles, our POstmaSterG General
at that time, tried heroically, but in
vain, to move Congress to authorize
stamps for this country. His successor,
Cave Johnson, was more fortunate,
and the bill desired was approved on
March 3, 1S47, the stamps not being
issued, however, till August, though
the time appointed was July l. Only
two values of new stamps were in
troduced in 1847-a five and a ten cent
stamp, bearing, respectively, the pOr.
trait of Franklin in bronze tint, and
Washington in black.
The first purchaser of stamps in the
United States was Henry Shaw, the
father of Henry Wheeler Shaw (better
known as Josh Billings the humorist).
Mr.. Shaw was in the Postmaster G en-
erals office on August 6, 1S47, when
Mr.. Johnson entered with the printer
from whom he had just received sheets
of the new stamps. Mr.. Johnson pass
cd sheet to Mr. Shaw for inspection
After giving the stamps a haSty glance
Mr.. Shaw, perhaps with an eye tc
future fame, took out his wallet, count
ed out fifteen cents and purchased one
of each variety. The five he kept az
curiosity, the ten he presented to
Governor Briggs as an appropriate
gift"
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25

Lynch law admits no defense. View
ed from every standpoint its effects
are bad. 1t may be granted that as a
rule the object of mob violence de-
serves the fate which Overtakes him;
but every outbreak of popular fury
brutaliZes the community and weak
ems respect for law and order. The
true remedy for mob violence is the
cultivation of confidence in the ability
and certainty of the courts to punish
adequately all forms of crime.
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25

chief responsibility for occurrences OF
this kind. They are too prone to look
upon cigarette smoking as merely an
obnoxious habit, and their boys accord
ingly soon learn to take the same limit
ed view of its nature. The fact must
be impressed that the cigarette is Il
poison. 1t brings death in It's wake,
and even if death is resisted for time
the life given up to this practice is be
reft of most of its pleasure and useful.
ness. \ weakened constitution and
mind are the inevitable immediate con-
sequences.
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25

1t is said that the late Mrs. Oliphant
was informed fourteen months ago that
she was suffering from fatal malady,
yet she wrote steadily on almost to the
last day of her life. Stephen Girard
once remarked, IF l knew that
should die tomorrow 1 would, never
theless. plant a tree to-day"
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25
They Are So niGerent.

"They have law in Vienna which
obliges circus proprietors to give their
performances exactly as they are pic
tured out in the Autographs.
by George, l wish that sort of law
could be made to apply to the girls
who claim to wear the charming bath
ing costumes we see on the womans $
page. e."-Cleveland Plaindealer
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25

by weight, she would give a larger
profit on fewer eggs. Selling eggs by
weight gives both the producer and
the consumer fair sale and purchase,
and farmers would begin to select the
breeds that produced large eggs. They
would then be compelled to improve
their fOckS in order to secure the best
market prices for their eggs.-Poultry
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25
Theory and Practice.

"Miss Heftilass thinks woman
ought to have just as many cares and
responsibilities as a man." said one
young man.
when did she say that?' asked the
other.
Yesterday evening, while she let me
do all the pedaling uphill on tan
dem. m."-Washington Star
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25

In New York the other day several
deaf mutes sang" several popular Sc
lections by gracefully utilizing their
fingers. The attention of the young
man who thinks that Sweet Rosie
O'Grady" loves him is respectfully di-
rected to this method of expression.
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25

The New York Iress has very live
ly Imagination indeed. 1t says that
genius. like Shakspeare's toad, may
be out at the elbows and down at the
heel, yet all the while wearing a pre-
cious jewel in its head" If Shak-
speare ever had toad that was out at
the elbows and down at the heel we
don't recall il.
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25

We are convinced that if anyone
ever introduces the great American
game of poker into the Orient Colonel
Hamid will not have to walk home
after a social session with the powers.
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25

The Japanese attach their prayers to
the arms of a windmill, and believe
that every revolution counts in their ia
vor. They have also learned to emboss
them on the tires of their bicycles, and
no doubt are happy in the conviction
that he prayeth best who scorcheth
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25

The last French survivor of Water
loo was banqueted last month at his
home in France. His name is Ballot,
and his age is 104. He was 22 at the
time of the battle, and, though many
of the French troops were younger
than himself, he alone is left of Ma
DOieon's host of 81 600.
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25
Soil for Radish hes.

To grow good radishes, one needs a
sandy soil, thoroughly fertiliZed. 1t is
practically impossible to grow fine
quality on a heavy soil. The roots
grow very slowly, and they become
tough, and, in many cases, wormy. A
loamy soil will do very well, but a
heavy clay is not suitable.
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25

young Kentucky boy who married
a widow of % the other day was given
81 GOO in cash and told to go away
somewhere alone and enjoy a honey
moon trip. He'll probably forgot to re-
turn the change.
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25
ParaIyziug Goodness.

Your pocketbook, young woman"
demanded the footpad, as he reached
forward
Haven't any," said the young Wom-
an, this is a handbook"
And she walked away leaving him
paralyZed by her GOODNESS.
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25

A loaf of bread taken from the tomb
of Rameses has been given to BOs-
ton museum. If there were cooking
schools in those days that interment of
Rameses probably represented botn
cause and effect
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25

Colonel FitzsimmOns evidently is
wrong in saying that Colonel Sullivan
"can stand only two or three stiff
punches" He is standing more than
that right along every day, to say moth
ing about cocktails and straight
whisky
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25
Protecting Cows from Flies.

A very weak dilutiOr Of carbOIic acid
will keep flies off from cows in hot
weather. The carbolic acid may be
made stronger and mixed with some
grease to put around the cows horns,
as the horn fly is more persistent in its
attacks at this point, and there is no
danger of the acid here where the COW
cannot get at it to lick it, No COW likes
the OdOr of carbolic acid.
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25
Sweet Potatoes.

Before the vines start to run, culti-
vate the ground between the rows,
and, after a few days, throw furrow
to the plants on each side Of every row.
Take the hoe and draw the earth up
close to the vines, and cut out all
weeds. The after cultivation consists
i'll stirring the ground between the
rows with the cultivator set to run
shallow, and of hoeing the ridges and
preventing the vines from roofing at
the joints. AS soon as the vines COM
mence to turn yellow the potatoes are
ripe, and can be dug and sent to mar
kat. 1t is more profitable to dig and
sell direct from the field.
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25
An Amateur.

Husband-HOw do you know that
the fellow was not professional
tramp and fraud?
Wife-Because he moved the lawn
and split lot of kindling to pay for
his dinner.-Detroit Free Press.
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25

A Syracuse contemporary says that
'the actual cost of an np-to-date 500
wheel is $3O.31" Bahi That will not
furnish the courtplaster and arnica for
the first three months.
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25

Russia's census total of 1921, ,113
looks like long lead, but the United
States will pass it in twenty-five years
by maintaining the average rate of
growth
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25
To Kill the Hornf1y.

The best way of fighting the trouble
some horn fly is by the application to
the cattle of an emulsion Of some kind
which will kill the insects already
there, and keep others away. Fish oil,
to which a little carbolic acid-about a
tablespoonful Of the acid to pint of
the oil-has been added, makes a very
cheap and effective application. Ker-
osene emulsion used as spray is also
good, being especially adapted to large
herds. The emulsion is made by add
ing a half pound of soap dissolved In
a gallon of boiling water) to two gal
Ions of kerosene. This emulsion, when
thoroughly mixed and allowed to cool
assumes the consistency of clabber
milk; when used as a spray, 1t is di-
luted with water in which tobacco
stems have been boiled.-Farm News
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25

The Nashville Banner says: "Hank
Stubbins left for Johnson City last
night. The purpose of Hanks visit was
not stated" This certainly looks sus-
niciOnS
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25
Tho OuarreIsome Scorpion.

The scorpion is the most quarrelsoine
creature in the world. Two placed III
the same box will always sting eact
other to death.
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25

The economical man who follows the
custom of laying in his winter supply
of Goa. in summer is wondering in be-
wildered way where he is at.
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25

A correspondent writes that the Sui
tan is a hard worker and has 10 fads.
1t seems that he is collector of ulti-
matumS.
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25

ScAN- AWKWARD POSITIONS


care anu CduIlOu. Oue evening ue saw
Isabel Dennison entering the library.
He knew it was his one, because she
had on q gray dress, whereas her cous-
in had worn a green one during the day;
otherwise it was too dark to see her
features. He followed her into the
room.
"The incest time for a chat" he said
and she made q movement as if to leave
the room, fitting toward a further
door.
Eyes, but I'm afraid can't stay" she
.said. Il only came to fetch something
/ left here
''Well-but don't go-stay a minute" :"
said Dacre, etnreatingly. He had no
doubt at all about his accuracy as to
7 fidentity; her desire to escape from him
was sure proof, let alone others; for it
was precisely the desire she had shown
i'll the last few days, and which he took
las favorable sign. "Miss Dennison-
Il IlIsabel-am l mistaken in thinking-in
| .hoping-you knOw-yOu surely must
l,know-that I love you"
The girl had stood still for a second,
l'while Charlie rushed on with his dec
I 'laration, but she interrupted him hast
lilly
Indeed, Mr.. Dacre, I'm afraid"
Don't say that" said Charlie, going
nearer; "all those weeks in town-down
here, when we have been thrown so
much together surely have not mis-
A stifed sound came from the dim fig
,ure before him, whether laugh or what
he could not tell; but he suddenly start
he'd back, and in so doing came face to
ltface with another Isabel in a gray
dress.
If the earth had opened and swallow
led him Charlie would have been thank
full. This was the crowning disaster.
Neither Isabel stirred; which, in heav-
ems name, was which? To whom had
he proposed? How should he ever
know he had got the right Isabel?
He recognized after the first wild
movement that he must save the situa-
ton. He approached the newcomer,
who eyed him disdainfully.
"Miss Dennison-Isabel," he began.
(Which Miss Dennison do you intend
to address, Mr.. Dacre?" she demanded
stiff1y.
"How the deuce should 1 know? 1t
is nearly dark and you both evade me-
You had better pursue your conver-
sation with the lady you seem to recog-
nize best, and l will retire"
The other Isabel sprang forward.
Don't be goose, cousin" said she,
half laughing, 'and you, Mr.. Dacre,
wait a minute You know very well,
Isabel, it's all mistake, and I'd have
interrupted Mr.. Dacre before only he
was so impetuous l had no time. He
didn't mean me at all"
"Mr. Dacre doesn't seem to know
whom he means," said the offended Isa-
bel.
II know very well when l can see
them," murmured Charlie, nearly
| crushed. Here goes for a light"
But when a blaze of light illumined
the room only one Isabel remained.
| Dacre took her hand.
"You are the one," he said
care you quite sure?" she asked,
archly.
"Ah! that's cruel! OF course, 1 am.
What will you say to me, Isabel-for-
give me and"
Love you," whispered Isabel.
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25
Advantages of well.Bred Stock,

1t is particularly In the time when
all farming is least prosperous that
those who have been careful to secure
only the best bred animals have the
advantage. The first effect of de-
cline in prices is to make the scrub ami
NAL unstable at any price. All through
the period of depression the scrub stock
farmers are changing from poor or in
ferior stock to that which is better. By
the time they have all secured the best
stock the times will have improved so
SIS to make farming profitable again. 1t
is really a case of cause and effect,
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25

The sick man of Europe seems to
have lately taken some nerve-building
medicine.
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25

We have a new interest in wanting
to go to heaven; we want to find out
from Joseph Schlatter why he didn't
lay hands on himself.
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25

We are skeptical about that New Ha-
ven girl turning to stone. Perhaps she
merely feels trifie rocky.
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25

A man hears and reads a great deal
more about love in the course OF a day
than he secs
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25
A Moving ADDeaI.

A Wabash college boy, having been
admitted to the same Greek society 10
which his father belonged, introduced
his next request for remittance with
Dear Father and her."-Minne.
apolis Journal.
The Winslow mail., 1897-09-25
Love you," whispered Isabel.

81 hope it's the right one" said Bal
lantyne, when the marriage ceremony
was over; but upon my word, he was
almost taking the bridemaid's hand in
stead of the 'sv'-London Star.