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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-21
Buffalo Live stock.

East Buffalo, May 20.-Cattle-Steady.
Hogs-Active Workers, fair to choice,
$3.90a4; roughs, common to good SS.l5a3.35
pigs. good to choice, 1890 Sheep and
lambs-Very slow; lambs. choice to prime,
S5a510; common do, $44Oa465. Sheep,
choice to selected wethers, $i.iOaI 60; culls
and common, S2 25a3.65.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-21
New York Live stock.

New York, May 2O.-Beeves-,No trading:
calves, quiet and lower; veals, sia5. Sheep
and lambs-Steady, yearlings firm; sheep,
S3a4. so; lambs, S6.75; yearlings, S5a5. %. Hogs
Weak at Sia425.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-21
CHARLES LAWN
CHOSEN PRESIDENT
Work Of the Catholic Total Abstinence
Diocesan Convention Completed.
LIVELY FIGHT FOR SECRETARY

Mr.. Mclaughlin, of Freeland, Car
ried of the Coveted Prizc--The
Next General Parade will BE Held
in HaZIetOn on October IL, But the
Societies viii BE Invited to Parti-
cipatc in the Parade in This City
Next August.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-19
horticulture.

Successful cultivators of the grape
endeavor to train up entirely new
branches of the present seasons
in order to procure fruit for the next
year. The bearing branches of this
year are usually entirely cut away.
1t does not pay to attempt to raise
onions on the same field for sue
cession of years. The land becomes
unsuited to the vegetable, no matter
how well MANFRED. If the crop suf-
fers from the blight, the next will
suffer more.
The object in mulching the small
fruits is to prevent too frequent and
too rapid freezing and thawing, by
which the fruit buds may be injured.
1t should not be done until the
ground is sufficiently frozen to bear
the manure wagon.
The object in covering rhubarb
and asparagus is to prevent them
from freezing too deep, and to in
duce an early starting in the spring.
This covering should be done before
the ground freezes, and worked into
/ the ground as soon as it thaws out.
Keep the orchards, gardens and
/ greenhouses clean, allowing no
rubbish about on which fungi can
breed. Remove and destroy all dis
eased fruits and plants as scrupu-
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-19

is not enough. They will live, but
not develop and it will cost more to
get them again on the upward grade
than to have kept them we'll through
the winter.
One of the most potent causes of
failure in village dairying is allow
ing the cream to collect until there
is "enOugh for churning." A bit
ter taste develops, which spOils the
butter. Regardless of the amount,
the churn should be set swinging
thrice a week.
Some butter was never good, some
was spoiled in handling, some has
been kept too long, while some has
been spoiled by bad odors absorbed
from too close contact with other
substances. There is wide range
of prices from highest to lowest, and
this range was not in the milk al
the start.
Milk freely and rapidly, with as
little movement of jerking as posi-.
BILE. Even avoid loud talking while
milking. Anything which attracts
the attention from the operation af,
fects the secretion, and this secre-
ton goes on during the drawing Of
the milk.
1t Is only in the combining proper
ly of good and abundant foods, fed
to we'll bred COW of dairy tempera-
ment, and one having the care
which should be bestowed upon al
mothers, which will bring the dairy
mans reward.
The Kerries are good mixers, anC
are almost as easy keepers as goats
There should more place be givel
these tough little animals on gu
rougher hill lands, where Shorthorn
and Herefords do not thrive. The!
furnish steaks most choice.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-19
MERE SPARKS.

We live in proportion as we love.
A thought grows clear and definite
by simply lying in the mind.
Any delayed duty, be it ever so
small, becomes irksome and disa-
greeable.
In trying to wrong another man do
you do yourself a greater harm than
you can do him.
There are some things, such as the
acquisition of knowledge and the
growth of character, that cannot be
hurried.
That Christians should fight one
another when they are facing the
world, the flesh, and the devil, is an
unspeakable pity.
However rough and difficult the
road Of duty may be, it is in the
long run far smoother and more
pleasant than the path of sin.
Worldly greatness perishes. Who
remembers tie name of the man that
was Prime Minister of England
when Wesley began his work as an
evangelist?
While Judas betrayed Christ for
thirty pieces of silver, many a man
has betrayed him for nickle.
False religion always shines in
borrowed colors. 1t depends on eX-
ternais and does not give any heed
to the condition on the inside.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-19
Had Infants For Sale.

An amusing incident occurred out
at Stokes, last Sunday morning.
Rev. w. s. Walker, of Dyersburg,
was conducting services in the
Methodist church and had been urg-
ing the congregation to buy hymn
books, which were for sale at Doc per
copy, by our friend, Squire r. S.
Beaver. Many availed themselves
of the opportunity and purchased
books. At the conclusion of his dis
course, Bro. Walker announced that
there would be an opportunity for
infant baptism that afternoon and
requested those who had children to
bring them out. Squire Beaver
whose mind was still running on the
hymn books, arose and impressively
announced that he could furnish
those who had none at 80 cents
apiece. The laugh was on Squire
Beaver.-Dyersburg State Gazette.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-19
Agricultural and Live Stock Department.

necessary to success. Poets may be
borne to their inheritance of image
ry, but we find farmers who are
born into the requirements of their
business are scarce as angels in our
average metropolis; but the farmer
finds so much to develop his taste,
fancy, invention and originality.
1--WE are too prone to despise the
day of small things" We do not
fully realize that "a penny saved is
a penny earned;" yet domestic
economy is not parsimony, and
frugality is not stinginess. Our
leaks are to be found in every hand,
in the field, the forest and the house
hold. We must learn to live upon
much we now waste.
Light is not favorable to nutrifica-
ton. Manure spread upon the sur
face must wait until the rain washes
it into the soil. In the spring the
grass may so shade it that organisms
can work. If plowed under, the
moisture and heat will be suitable
for forming 1T into suitable plant
food rapidly.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-19
Poultry.

II fowls are kept bedded with straw
or clean leaves there is no use for
roOsts. High roOsts are worse than
none. If they are to be used at all,
they should be fiat, and not fewer
than three inches broad, not over
two feet from the ground, and al
ways on level.
Corn will grow chickens more ra-
pidly than any other grain, and de-
develop them sooner. 1t is not an
egg producing food, but it brings
the pullets up to the egg laying
period earlier, while wheat or oats
keep them longer at the work of
frame and flesh making.
We can not reason that if a hen
makes a profit of 81 80 year,a thou
sand will make Il clear profit of
81 800. We must consider the mi
tial outlay for a larger farm, and
the interest thereon; there will be
deaths from crowding. Different
sanitary conditions will come into
play.
There is a great deal more in the
feed and care than in the breed of
fowls. 1t is not necessary to have
any particular breed for success,
while the smaller breeds will lay a
large number of eggs during the
year.
1t is not well to feed grown up
fowls with too much soft food, as it
tends to make them dyspeptic. The
crops become distended, and the
food passes into the gizzard in larger
quantities than required. Better
feed them more on tho whole, dry
grains.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-19
Agriculture.

All seeds and roots, in growing,
develop carbOnic acid gas in the soil,
and this makes the ordinary phos-
pilates soluble; so, if there be suf-
ficient nutrigen in the soil to start
growto, plants will get the phosphate
they need, if within their reach, in
whatever condition it may be.
Whether we raise grain, grass or
hogs, we must always be on the de-
fensive against drawbacks and
enemies. Without doubt it is well
that it is so. If we could SOW and
reap without an obstacle in the way
the world would be soon stepped in
idleness, and the necessities and
comforts of life would be without
value, because they cost no effort in
their production.
The teaching of the agricultural
Journal is shedding new light and
interest about the farmers work,
making it no longer drudgery; it is
transferring understanding labor to
the horse and the machine; most of
all, 1t is bringing him greater grains
than he could possibly procure with
out the influence of its teaching.
The farmers aim should always
be to produce something better than
has been produced. This must be
done either through thorough cul-
tlvation of the varieties he has or in
the introduction of that which is
new and superior. Selection is the
great agent to be employed in ac-
cOmplishing advancement in any
field of labor.
That there is such thing as work
for no profit should not be forgotten
by the farmer. Every item of eX-
pense should be considered, and
every drop of perspiration counted
He should make up his mind tC
adopt an intensive plan of farming
and be ready for it by the coming o.
spring.
The genius of investigation has
turned the business of the farmer
upside down in the last 90 years
The secret is now more in planting
than in the harvesting. Hi
philosophy extends to the TWO eX
tremes of plant life and potato bugs
Popular humbugs are dead; truth i
alive.
Where intelligent labor is honor
ed, where laboratories, colleges, eX
pertinent stations newspapers ant
the active brains of farmers them
selves are constantly moving hus
bandry to higher plane, surel,
farming is worth the name of a pro
fession, and one of such importanc
and such possibilities as to stand a
the top.
A natural taste tor farming is nc
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-19
Items of Interest to Farmers and
HOrSemen.


NO fruit is more certain to give
good annual crops than the straw
berry.
Too much feed is as bad if not
worse than too little, especially
when the horses have but little to
do.
Hogs broken down in theloins can
De cured by simply splitting deeply
along the backbone two inches be-
tween the hip bones and pouring in
spirits of turpentine. Apply the
turpentine several times.
James Kinnard, of Columbia.
Tenn, writes us that one of his tur-
Key mems OF last spring hatch came
TO MS barn the other day with
nice brood of young turkeys. Who
ever heard the like?-Southern
Stock Farm.
what the farmer wants to know
IS the value of the variety of any
KIND OF product upon his place, not
upon the experiment station farm,
and he is the only person who can
find it out. To Thoroughly test a
variety is to introduce it.
A coat Of fat upon the outside and
lining of the same will do much to
Keep, stock comfortable in cold
welther, and they are not apt TO be
profitable unless they are COM
Portable.
How shall we manage to have our
. pigs ready for market at six or eight
months old? First, by all means
raise them from mature mothers
ana young sires. The mature
mother will not only have larger
ana more vigorous pigs, but will
also give more milk, and so give a
better start to the litter. The
young boar will give more con-
stitutioual stamina.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-19

lousy as you preserve salable ones,
and there will be more salable ones
to preserve.
1t is surprising how far generous
culture and clean culture will go to-
ward avoiding fungOus diseases
without special treatment, in every
class of horticultural growth. 1t is
upon the principle of prevention,
and is certainly more desirable work
than curing our infected vines aud
trees,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-19

Important Investigations regard
ing the mean density and weight of
the earth which have been carried
out by Prof. Richarz and DIR. Krigar
Mcneil in the pass twelve months
have shown that the density of the
earth is such that the whole globe
weighs fifty-four thousand six hun
dred and eighty-One trillion tons.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-19
Stock.

Use no grade sire, however good
he may be in appearance. He gets
his style and merits from his thor
power to transmit his good qualities
or his fine appearance to his progeny
in any important degree. He will
breed down faster than the thor
oughbred will breed up.
We all know that the best profit is
made only by getting on the top of
the market, and unless we get very
near that point there is no profit what
ever. There is no use raising or try
ing to make living out of common
or average" stock.
Feed the calf well, and you en-
courage and intensity the tendency
to put on flesh, which procures the
full growth of the animal in a short
time; this induces in the progeny,
also, early maturity and a tendency
to put on flesh. This is not wholly a
matter of breed, for the feeding has
much to do with it.
1t is a discouraging matter to doc
tor sick animals; it is comparatively
easy to keep them well by giving
them good food, pure water and
clean quarters. Let the rules about
the stock yard be decidedly fixed
and always intiexible.
Now, while cheap, is the time to
stock up the farm with the kind of
stock which pays bills, taxes, in
terest, and leaves little over for
the pocketbook. Buy none but the
best. Pure bred horses, cattle, hogs,
sheep and poultry are as easily kept
as any, and they orly give the re-
turns hoped for.
Among the cattle, sheep, swine or
poultry the motto should be to
"cull." Get rid of all suspected of
being Improbable, and all which,
because of age or infirmities there is
any reason to doubt about being
safely wintered.
1t is too bad to let worthless stock
eat good prOvender all the winter
and then lie down and die in the
spring. Ii not attended with too
much expense, fit them for market,
but sell, kill or get rid of them in
some way. They can at least be
given away.
| II gOu CNOI W. ouSll blluS 90
clean out your stalls, do it before
spring and put the manure under
shelter; indeed, all compost heaps
should be sheltered.
There are farms where the cost of
keeping stock through the winter
neutralizes all profit made on it in
the summer; there we find no silo
no root crops grown or stored, nc
provision for saving the fodder from
going to waste in the fields.
Salt causes stock to eat more, slim
ulates digestion. and helps to pre-.
serve the general health. In mod
! GRAFTON it is great help to the ply
steal organization and growth of al
animals, especially those put up t
fatten.
The COWS, pigs and hens SHOULD
clothe the family and pay taxes anC
grocery bills; also, in this way
man may begin on a run down farm
, and by a wise and careful use of tn
: barn manure, helped out by littl
fertilizer, can keep the farm contin
, ually improving. Let him be sur
: his stock is good stock.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-19
INSOLVENT NOTICE.

Having this day suggested the insolvency
o. .he estate of George Stockard (colored)
deceased, this is to notify all persons hold
ing claims against said estate to file them
with the Clerk of the County Court OF
Naurv County, duly authenticated, on or
before the 18th day of July, 1897, or the same
will be forever barred, This the 18th day
of January, 1877. W. O. GORDON.
ian92 A. Administrator.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-19

There was a deal of human nature
about the boy in Life who said:
Papa, don't say must to me; it
makes me feel won't all OVER
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-19

The lowest temperature ever re-
corded was on Dec. 30, 1871, and was
experienced by Prof. GorochOn. He
was Werchojansk, Siberia, and the
temperature was 81 degrees below
zero,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-19

The sports now look upon Nevada
as their promised land, and plan
is on foot to lobby bill through the
Legislature to license lotteries.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-19

The morning of opportunity
passes; the day of accountability
never.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-19

An ounce of eamestness is worth
more than pound of rhetoric.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-19
Dairy.

Itis mistake to try to winter
calves too cheaply. The straw stack
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-19
MELANGE.

Nonsense and News, Odds and Ends,
Wise and Otherwise.
Next to the fool and his money,
the comb and brush do lots of part
ing.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-19
We have a fine line of Crockery

which we would be thankful sell you, you
VIII be delighted to buy when know the price
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-19
What about q BiCQCIe /?

We are still selling the cele-
brated Eagle wheels with Lu-
minum rims. Ten different
models this year. Come and
see.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-22
poylrE CoURr.-The following cases

PoYlGE CoURT.-The following cases
were disposed of Saturday night:
Maria Shepherd, colorod. charged with rob
bing clothes line. was fined S5, sud in de-
fault OF payment sent to Jail.
Ellis West. colored boy charged with
stealing articles from Mr.. c. G Lemons drug
store. was fined So with the proviso that
should his father whip him he would be TO-
leased.
Thomas Bandheim, colored. charged with
carrying pistol. was fined $40 and in do
fault of payment sent to jail for 30 days
A man charged with drunken and disorder
" conduct, was fined So.
man charged with assault vas dismissed.
The following cases were disposed of this
morning:
Maria West charged with disorderly con-
duct was dismissed
Hen Harris, colored, charged with assault.
ing Harriet Robinson. cclored. was fined 81
A man charged with being drunk in the
street, was fined 81.
Edward Grinder, charged with discharging
y pistol and with disorderly conduct, was
fined SO.
Edward Davis, colored, charged with sidii 6
fugitive from justice to escape, was dismiss,
cd on that charge, but WAS held on warrant
issued by Justice Lovejoy charging him with
assault.
Two slloon Keepers charged with keeping
their houses open on Sunday, were fined 81
each.
NIGHT Rep0rt-Last night was clear ana
mild. Three prisoners and ten lodger5 were
at the station house.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-22

KILLED BY A TRAIN.-The south
bound train on the Washington South
ern Railway as it was passing over the
Long Bridge south OF the draw shortly
before four o'clock this morning struck
man who was on the track and ground
him 10 pieces. Papers found in the
pockets of the mans clothing identify
him as Emil Cans, pensioner from
New York. The remains were scatter
ed for some distance along the track
and passengers on the electric railway
were looking at them for some time
this morning before they were removed.
They were eventually gathered up at
the instance of Justice Birch, who was
to hold an inquest over them this even
ing. The killing of the man was pure
ly accidental. He had been a private
in company B, 6Sth Infantry N. Y.
Volunteers. Cans was seen sitting on
the track yesterday evening. He left
New York ut is supposed from the
Soldiers Hmse) on the 4th instant, &C.
cording to diary in his pocket. He
had coupon in his pocket for $24 pen
sion money which had not been col
lected
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-22

INTERESTING SERYICEs.-The SER
vices conducted by Rev. J. o. S. Hunt
ington of the order of the Holy Cross in
st. Paul's Church yesterday are gen
orally conceded to have been among
the most interesting and successful ever
held in this city. The discourse in the
afternoon at $50 o'clock was one long
to be remembered by the vast throng
which filled the church. Only males
were present. and in the audience were
persons from all denominations. The
reverend gentleman in an earnest man.
ner described the many temptations
and pitfalls which are in the paths of
those of the masculine gender, especial.
ly the young, and showed that in many
instances parents were sadly remiss in
failure to exercise proper judgment
in rearing their boys. bringing them
up in ignorance of lurking dangers and
allowing them to obtain their know
ledge from the vicious. Mr.. Hunting
ton was often graphic in his descrip-
tons, and he furnished abundant food
for thought to all, both young and old.
He showed the necessity for life of
purity in thought and deed, and gave
many valuable hints as to how the
mastery could be obtained over beset-
ting sins. During the delivery of his
discourse his audience was filled with
interest, and those who heard the rev.
erend gentleman with one accord say
cit was good for them to have been
there" At night at 7:30 o'clock an
other large crowd gathered. The SER
mon was, of course, in another line of
thought, but it proved equally as alb
sorbing to his hearers rs that in the af
ternOOn,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-22

SUNDAY SCHOOL MISSIONARY MEET.
ING.-The Sunday School of the NJ. E.
Church South held its annual meeting
last evening. At 7:l5 the scholars and
teachers met in the basement room and
marched thence by classes to the main
audience room where seats were assign
ed them. These were followed by The
Juveniles in the primary department
who sweetly sang Marching on"
song, each bearing a beautiful banner.
Mr.. Henry X. Field was in charge of
the music by the little people. Prayer
was offered by r V. ]. 7. Williams.
A scripture lesson was next read by
Miss Ruth VanAukeu. The order Of
exercises was announced by Miss r.
NJ. Pollard The first was recitation,
by Miss Mary Pollard, Feed my
limbs Solo, by Mrs Grymes, "Some
Mothers Child" This young lady has q
we'll cultivated voice. Recitation, Miss
Nina Tanna. This little lassie aCquit-
ted herself most handsomely as she al
ways does. The music on The large
pipe organ WAS sweetly dispensed by
Miss Lula Cockey to the delight of all.
An interesting missionary talk was
given by Miss r. NJ. Pollard which
proved both profitable as well as enter
tanning to all who heard it. A spirited
missionary selection, 'Send the light"
was most excellently sung by the
school. The missionary report was
read by the superintendent, J. f. Alex
ander, which was gratifying. The
school proper had raised $40S, the two
women's missionary societies S5l2, the
Parsonage Aid Society $72, making a
grand total for the conference year Of
1902. The following named were the
banner classes or those contributing
the largest amounts: II. K. Fiel !
$l7 rs; Thos. H. Netherland. $51 03;
primary department, Mrs. ]. E. Alex
ander, S24.03; F. J. Pollard, SIS L.;
Miss Edna Alexander, $40 II; Miss
Julia Brawner, $2S %; Mrs. J. 7. WI
liams. 80 Is; Miss Anna Summers,
$3.50; Miss Virgie Driscoll, 81 so;
Rev. j. IT. Williams, $25 90; E b.
Kemp, $l002 These are included in
the general collection. This proved to
be the most interesting missionary
meeting held by the Nj. E. Church
South for several years. The exer-
cises closed with singing the doxology
and the benediction by the pastor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-22
Something Know

1t may be worth something to know
that the very best medicine for restor-
ing the tired out nervous system to q
healthy vigor is Electric Bitters. This
medicine is purely vegetable, acts by
giving tone to the nerve centres in the
stomach, gently stimulates the Liver
aud Kidneys, and aids these organs in
throwing off impurities in the blood.
Electric Bitters improves the appetite,
aids digestion, and is pronounced by
those who have tried it as the very
best blood purifier and nerve tonic.
Try it. Sold for SOC or S1.O0 per bottle
at E. L. Aliens Drug Store.