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The Winslow mail., 1897-05-01
Farm Notes.

A Wisconsin farmer, who had some
Canada thistles on his farm, says he ex-
terminated them by cutting them off
an inch under ground and giving them
a dose Of common salt.
A sheep should be caught by the hind
leg or by placing the arm under its neck
and never by the wool. To carry the
sheep. stand at its left, pass right arm
over, with hand resting under brisket
just back of fore legs, lift and grasp left
hind leg with left hand as you lift.
When snow is on the ground rabbits
have a hard time securing food and will
eat anything that will prevent Starva-
ton. 1t is then that they girdle trees
and do damage which is not within the
power of the farmer to repair. Smear
Ing the trunk with blood or wrapping
the trees with tarred paper or mosquito
netting two feet from the ground serv es
as a protection.
On many farms early lambs have al
ready appeared, and the object should
be to force them in growth as much as
possible. One Of the best foods for
them, as soon as they are old enough to
eat, is ground oats. The ewes should
be fed not only grain and hay, but also
carrots, turnips and other succulent
food, so as to induce a full supply Of
milk
The piles of stalks and straw which
go to waste can be made to do good
service in providing shelter If it Is not
considered fit for feeding. With a few
posts and poles the stalks and straw
will furnish a warm refuge for animals
that cannot be accommodated in the
barn or stable. With plenty Of straw on
the ground, under the covering so form
ed, no better place could be arranged
for sheep, and with care in making the
roof only a heavy storm will cause it to
leak.
Whenputting down drain tile it is bet
ter to take time and do it properly than
to slight the work, as any defect after
the tile is covered cannot be remedied
without incurring an extra expense,
and an obstruction is not easily located.
The tile should be so laid that the Joints
will not be displaced and the bed on
which the tile rests should be firm. If
the work is done intelligently, and in 2
manner to provide perfect drainage, the
tile should do service for many years
without getting out of order.
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-01
Sweet Corn.

There Is popular idea that sweet
corn is richer than common field corn.
In fact they are chemically just the
same, the carbon in the sweet corn ap-
pearing as sugar and starch and In the
field corn as starch alone The sweet
corn is most palatable. therefore prob
ably most digestible. AS the sweet
corn will not yield in either stalks or
grain as much as field corn, it would
seem to be good plan to grow teld
corn for the main feed and enough
sweet corn TO use as a change. or when
the appetite for starchy food has been
cloyed But oats or wheat middlings
would be better for this even than
would sweet corn
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-01
Fattening Pigs in Winter.

There is very rarely much profit in
keeping pigs through the winter, and in
the meantime fitting them for sale for
spring pOrkers. The trouble is in keep
ing the pig warm enough to make the
best use of his food, and secondly. in
giving him the material to make
growth as we'll as fat. Milk is scarcer in
winter than at any other time of year.
In fact, it cannot be had on most farms
Yet by cooking some fine wheat mid
dlings, to which tablespoonful of lin
seed meal for each quart of porridge
has been added, a very satisfactory
substitute for skim milk may be made
1t will be really richer in nutritive val
lie than is skim milk, and if pigs so fed
have warm quarters they will thrive
just as we'll as they will in summer.
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-01
Saved by a Hatchet.

Golden Days tells a story of a pros
pector in Ala ska, who, in company with
eight other men, was walking across a
great ice-feld. At one place a thin
sheet of ice hid from view a crack about
three feet wide
The party approached the crevasse
diagonally, the prospector in advance,
when suddenly he and the next man In
the line slipped through the thin coat
ing of ice and disappeared in the chasm
below. Their cries narrowly prevented
some of the others from meeting simi-
lar fate.
The second man carried gum and as
he held on to it, the weapon lodged
croSSways in the crevice. and enabled
him to be rescued; but the prOspector
went down at least seventy-fye feet.
and was tightly jammed between the
walls of Ice.
He could not be seen. but his voice
could be distinctly heard directing the
movements of his reScuers Blankets
were torn into strips and tied into
rope. This was lowered to the impris-
oned man, who fastened one end around
his body. When the rope was pulled,
however. it was found that he was
jammed in so tightly that he could not
be moved without tearing him asun-
der
The rescuerS We're in a quandary but
the imprisoned man suggested that
they lower him Il hatchet and when
this was done he chopped himself loose
in short order. Altogether he was thlr'
ty minutes in the icy tomb. and it was
week before he recovered from the
shock
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-01
Oxygen in surperr

Remarkable results are reported to
have been obtained in England by
treating wounds with oxygen gas. Two
kinds of micro-organisms are found in
wounds, one kind being benehcent and
the other injurious in its effects. Oxy-
gen causes an increase of the former
and a decrease Of the latter, so that,
according to a writer in the British
Medical Journal, wounds treated with
oxygen heal more rapidly and with less
pain than by any other form of treat
mpnt
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-01

A quick piece of engineering work
was carried out one Saturday night re-
Gently on the Great Eastern Railway
near Ely. An old bridge of one hun
dred and thirty feet span over the River
Ouse was taken down in six hours, and
a new single-span bridge that had been
erected alongside was lifted up on a
set of trolleys and put in its place In
two hours more, only one regular Sun
day train having been delayed.
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-01
Good Clover Hay.

Glover hay is much better appreci-
ated than it used to be- While most
horsemen in cities are still shy of it,,
the farmers know as they always have
done that in nutritious valua 1t far
surpasses timothy or other grasses. 1t
contains more nitrogenous nutrition
than the grasses. This is what makes
it hard to cure without turning dark
colored, but the late clover crop, which
is always nearly black when got into
the barn, is for sheep, cows and calves
the best hay of all.
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-01
"N1rs. Lfncoln's Zouayes. "

Julia Taft Bayne, in st. Nicholas, de-
scribes the pranks of willie and Tad
Lincoln" in the White House. The
Presidents sons were playmates of her
brother 'Budd." Mrs. Bayne writes:
About this time they formed mill
tary company called Mrs. Lincoln's
Zouaves." She gave them a flag, and
they were reviewed by the President
from the portico. The Secretary Of
War promised to furnish light (con-
demned) rifles, but l do not remember
whether they were ever armed or not.
for the company dwlndled until it was
like Artemus Ward's-"all officers >
Willie was colonel, Budd major, and
Hally captain, while Tad refused every
rank but that Of drum major. The off
GERS had old-fashioned swords, giver
them either by the Secretary of War OF
by Gen. Mcclellan.
They spent great deal of time on
the fiat copper roof of the White
House. 1t was surrounded by a stone
balustrade, and here they built cabin.
The roof was by turns ''fort'' and q
quarterback" They used to raise and
lower the flag with due ceremony, and
look for strange salr' through a spy
glass.
l remember once, when "Budd's sis
ter" ascended to the stronghold with a
stern demand for the scissors, she was
received at the "side" with naval eti-
quette. They showed me a Confeder-
ate flag at Munson's Hill, think, and
Tad said some boats on the river were
pirates
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-01
As surely as bread is the staff of If

AS surely as bread Is the staff of life.
so surely is America feeding the world.
From the wheat fields of the West
three streams of grain are flowing
one toward the Pacific coast for ship
ment to India and the far East, one
down the Mississippi TO New Orleans,
and another toward the Atlantic sea-
board the last two for transportation
TO Europe. This demand is a factor
In producing the better times that are
daMning for the United States.
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-01
Tks1
ZsxAuv
G17ZS
The Won Bulow letters will shortly
be published in London.

The Won Bulow letters will shortly
be published in London.
The title of the new novel written by
Conan Doyle for serial publication in
the London Queen is Uncle Bernac: y
Memory of the Empire"
The Bodley Head issues In the Dor
ian Mood" by Victor Plarr, a book Of
verse which does not justify its title
and hardly it's publica ton. 1t amuses
little and instructs not at ALL
Louise Imogen Quincy has in press
volume of short essays of a whimsical
and desultory character to which she
gives the gypsy name, "Patrins." A
patrin, Miss Quincy says, is a gypsy
trail made by casting handfuls of
leaves on the road to show which way
they have taken.
The Bookman expresses a desire to
have Henry T. Finck write a paper on
''The Probable knowledge of Quater.
Mons Among the Pre-Confucian Chi
nose," the motive being to see whether
he would be able to get beyond the first
page WITHOUT Df4HSlHS Ill tue DSlofeu
name of Herr Anton Seidl."
In Echoes from the Mountain" G.
E. D. Phelps touches now the lyric
chord of Greece, now the modern Tyre
of society verse. Both are wholesome
and the latter especially welcome. Mr..
/ Phelps Is not of the number Of those
versifiers who have apparently been
trying to convince the public that the
sense of fun is dead in the world.
Prof. William NJ Sloane Is now In
/ Europe arranging for the simultaneous
| publication in French and German Of
his Life Of Napoleon Bonaparte." The
Bookman, commenting on his change
from Princeton to Columbia, says: "It
is no secret that on the death Of DR..
McCosh Prof. Sloane would have sue
ceeded him in the presidency of Prince
ton had not the traditions of that insti-
tuition required the incumbent of the
office to be a clergyman of the Presby
terian faith"
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-01
WnrIred Both WaYa.

The police of San Francisco have re-
Gently been enforcing the law prohibit
ing work on Sunday, especially against
Chinese laundrymen. Last Sunday, as
a large load of these offenders was be-
ing carted to Jail in the police ambu-
lance resident Of the western addi-
tion sked the reason and was informed
by policeman. yep" grunted dis
workee Sunday, he go jail-'gainst law
workee Sunday. Man no workee, he go
jail-vag. America heap hell of coun-
tIy"
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-01
The Demagogue's Bill of Fare.

A certain candidate for a city office
so the story goes-made it a rule that
callers should be admitted to see him
at any moment even if he were al
table. This rule, it is needless to say,
applied only before election.
The candidate was fond OF the pleas
ures of the table, and was aware that
this was not counted to his d;s2dvant-
age among a certain class of his sup
porters. Therefore, when he was seat
ed one day at a meal Of canvass back
duck and champagne, and his maid
servant announced that deputation
Of men from the ward was waiting in
the hall to see him, he did not order
these articles removed until he had
found out who the men were.
They looks like workinlnen, sir"
said the maid.
''Then, quick, Bridget! Take off the
duck and the wine, and bring me some
cold chicken and cup of coffee"
The servant did as she was bid. She
had gone out of the room after exc
cutting the order, and the politician was
devoting himself in a somewhat gin
gerly way to the cold chicken, when the
girl came rushing in again.
1--WE just found out, sir" Sue said,
chat they's delegation of poor, half
starved, shtrikin' tailors from the
sweat-shopsw
The politician gave a long whistle.
"Ah, then, if that's the case, Bridget,
take off the chicken and the coffee, and
just hand me cold potato and glass
of water, and show them in!'
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-01
Draucht Horses ON the Road.

The strength of the draught horse
enables him to make good time for q
short sprint. despite the excess of
weight he carries. But unless on soft
dirt roads fast driving of draught
horses should not be attempted, be-
cause the excess of weight makes the
pounding of the horses feet on the hard
surface all the more severe. 1t is well
known that heavy horses are quite apt
to have defective feet This we believe
to be the cause, Kept to their appro-
pirate pace on the road and on the farm
dra ught horses will live and do good
service years after they are 20 years
old. 1t is nervous worry that shortens
life. rather than hard, muscular toll,
both in horses and in men.-Exchange.
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-01

Street cars can be ventilated by
means of new device consisting of n
rotary fan run by the motion of the car,
placed in the car roof and connected
with an exhaust fan placed in the end
of pipe running to the interior OF the
car, the Intention being to exhaust the
foul air in the upper part of the car, so
that pure air can enter from the out
Sida
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-01

A novel case in the law of habeas cor
pus has recently been decided by the
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachu-
sets. The writ was applied for by a
prisoner who had been sentensed to I'M
prisonment at hard labor for two years
and six months. The sentence was er-
roneous In that it did not go further
and direct that the Imprisonment
should be solitary. For this reason the
petitioner claimed that lie was entitled
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-01
Specific for Sheen scab.

Hot baths made by putting sulphur
in water are specific for scab in sheep.
1t is very infectious, and any sheep
having it should be kept by itself. The
bath will need to be repeated at inter
walls of one or two days, for at least
three times, in order to destroy germs
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-01

OF the Supreme Court denied the mo-
ton, saying that the judgment was cor
rect as far as IL went, and there was
nothing TO prevent an amendment OF
the sentence, which would add the fur
ther penalty which the prisoner said
should have been imposed upon him.
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-01
Close Relationship.

"The Bluvvingtons keep up a very
imposing establishment" remarked the
gossipy man who had just moved into
the neighbOrhood.
They do that, indeed" replied the
corner grocer; land my stores the one
that's mostly been imposed upon
Washington Star.
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-01
What a OnesfiOn.

His New Mamma-in-Law--l trust,
my dear son, that you never indulge
in the pernicious habit of going out
between the acts for a drink of intoxi-
cants?
The Bridegroom - Why, my dear
mamma, you didn't think I had it
brought in, did you?-Cleveland PLAIN
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-01

Florists and gardeners have found a
simple and what is said to be an effec-
tive means of ridding their greenhouses
of devastating insects. Tobacco stems
are placed on the heating pipes, and the
heat brings out the OdOr Of the tobacco,
which destroys the pests.
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-01
A Decided Change

Lady-And you escaped from the
wreck?
Indfgent Seaman-Yes, mum.
Lady-How did You feel when the
waves broke over you?
Seaman-Wet, mum; very wet; but
now. mum, feels dry; VERY dry
Tit-Bits.
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-01

liam sheep growers have succeeded In
eradicating scab from that country.
Now every sheep brought to Australia
has to submit to the bath once to de-
stroy possible germs that have not be-
come visible.
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-01

In Lexington, KY, there is club the
youngest member of which is 50 years
old. All the others are over 80. The
club meets regularly for purposes OF
mutual improvement and social pleas
urp
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-01

II 1t be true that diamonds can he
hinder the average citizen of the future
from rising TO the supreme level OF the
hotel clerk.
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-01
Pshiishsd "a wfssiow, Arizeaa

The Kansas City Star is Of the opin-
ion that Russell Sage has probably
more money and less fun than any man
OF his class in America.
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-01
1t Was.

Dobson-That was a somewhat pre-
yfous joke Witticus got off, wasn't it.?
Smiley-Yes; previous to the food
New York Herald.
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-01

A woman knows as little about man
as she knows about horse.
The Eddy current., 1897-05-22

ny virtue OF an cr cutlon Issued out oi
the district court ni the niih judicial disc
tfiri within nud for tnc county uf iudy, ter.
riturf ut Sow Mfkiru, dated thr 2ifh nny ui
April q, ID. lWi, iu certain action where
in u. IT, scheiilrr n2 plalntiN recovered
Judgment against tbarlDs ", Greene, DC.
feWdnnt, for the Num OF thfoo thOuaHud
thrcc hundred dollar, ana costs uf suit
taken nt oiRht and O-iJl dollar. on the airt
day ui November a. 40. is1i
have irvicd upon the iulluWinr dosrrih-
ed rHnl estate. situated iu the county of
Eddy, territory ui Sew Mexico, doacrlhrd "a
follows, to-wit. Blocks i5, o.. ii, ~, 2l and
"a ui the Gibson addition CO. The town oi ld-
dyi nnd block I, 4. ?, q Y aud y. loig :. 2
ANA 10 of block six, lots I. =, 3, :, 3, @, q, p
and 10 Of block ., lots I, 9. I ana q % block
2, luis nnd 81 block ll, aud lots ., p, Z, n,
puud 10 oi block 10. an uf Greene Highland
addition ~ the town ui Eddy.
Notice j. hereby given that ON Monday,
the 2iih day % May, a. -. 1871, hctwpcn ihc
hours ~ 10 u' clock "a, ~. ana , O'Clock o..
iu. 81 said day. iu front uf the court house
iu the town ul Eddy, Eddy county Ncw
MoNicu. I VIII sell uii the right. title nud in-
iorrst oi the said Charles ". Greene, de-
icndant, 100 and 90 the above described proc
prrtY, ni public auction, for cash, Co the
highest bidder 90 satisfy said execution
Dated I'd ny once this lo,h day Of April.
g. y. 1901.
~ q. SrrNAUr,
sheriff ui Eddy TO-, n. NJ,
hy q. y. ARMSTRONG, Deputy,
The Eddy current., 1897-05-22

Secretary Gage has made several Ny
log tfips to Now YORK since entering
uppn hi. duty Ht Washington, aud the
old familiar slghi uf d public official
hobnubhiug with the men who fntion
uu ihr necessities oi she people s. again
presented. ihis sort Of thing hus been
going on tor number of years. No
suouer dnrs secretary OF the treasury
assume hi- dntius than he illrs 90 Wall
street 60 ascertain what tho people
want in tho way of hnaucinl policy
II is very muuh like shepard consult
ing with tho wolves hs 10 the br.t meth.
ods OF protecting the hooks. What this
country nords, aud needs tho sors. way
in the world, b. % financial policy thpt
viii render o. unnecessary Tor Wall
street to give % advice. Tho itto Dan
ini Manning furnished tho one break iu
tnu long iiur uf consultations between
secretaries uf tho treasury nnd NAL
street. lie knew shat tho people wanted
aud ghou Wall street sought tn in.
trrforu he resented %. When asked
shat Boo would DO in cHfo Wall street
began o. run on ~ gold Frrrryo for th,
purpose uf forcing bond issue rt
piiedi PAY you la silver 10 that come.
hAudiesi.
Aud tnufr eas 40 RON nn the gold O.
aufYr while Dnuial Manning was sscf,.
tafy uf thu trra-ury. Had Manning
policy been adhered tu by hs surce.
sof. there souli have been un necre.s.t.
iuf boud is.ues Hggugatiug SaGl 900 un.
aud the business uf gambling in gul
glu.d not nave been mofe pruHtahl
tnAn Investments iu manufacturing co.
J trfpfisrs. But gold gamhln1 ha, b-
cliue u recognized feature of govern
ment nnsncur, and tho result D. in
cfl ased bafdons upun the people viii
nlt 4uy sdird compensation Boo ihe wn
OF industrial enterprise. What thl
county nc6is aud viii have vheu th
peupls afu thoroughly aroused b. snHLat
, ciN pu.toy dictated by cuinmou srns
and desifo toe public good. iu.toal d,
n policJ dictated BY Wall rirs,i tor pt
Fuir gam.
The Eddy current., 1897-05-22

made hv the saiu defendant, Inmrs o.. war
r'N. iu nrHr u. ih" Hld complainant, Tho
fIrsi national lHUa. Ni Eddy. aNW Mexico
uu WNlUn lh ff. 4. uuW duf iNu sum ui Nit
llfti, with lnInffsi un ilH Fum ui f..Wls ~
taHr.ui nt ih riir ID A. pDr cUutuW per uu-
nun iruW fIH uf1i day uf January A. 10.
NiANl ut thH ril ui ~ per ceutum uuf nunum
lfufl tnn liil dny ui iuly, So %, i-ll, Win
interest un sac slim EiAi WrruI from The
AHi uly Cos january a. 10. ifN. Nt thU Wlo
nI .l n.f cHufuw uHr nuuuri. auI Nliu ln-
tcff. lu iHU Num RI 20. i5 tnDIHui 90 ihc rate
20 NI u'f rHf'nW Der rnuNW ifum ins iih
nuy lf Attrfu, a. u. lti
It H. nNTIWAN,
mr Nij-it special Master.
The Eddy current., 1897-05-22
MASTERS SALE.

Notice is hrrohy given that thc uudcriNu-
pd, appointed for thni purpose ny certain
made aud rendered ON the ajth day oi Nu-
ycmhrr, a. ID, 1896, hy the district court ni
the nith judicial district ui the territory OF
New Mexico, sitting within and for the
county oi lddy. iu that certain cause in
said court pending wherein Frederic DoWi-
nice nnd The Pccos valley Trust 'omrany
are the complainant and Tho l'ccua valley
Iown Company, The fccoH Irrigation nnd
Improvement Company, The koawcll Lana
and water company and James j, Iingcr.
man are the drlcndnui., under authority oi
Hnld last mentioned decree ana order oi
sale viii expose Tor sale nl public auction
ana sell to thr highest ana hest bidder, for
cnsh, on the sth day ui june. A. ID. isli, nt
The hour oi 10 O'Clock IN The morning, az
tho south door Of the court huuHe uf ihc
county of Eddy, In the town and county 9i
EDDY and territory ~ New Mexico, the fol-
lowing described real estate, lying ana be-
ing lu tho town of E0dy, iu the county OF
Eddy nnd territory oi Sew Mexico ana par
three go, fiYc iii seven tlt nine i3l, eleven
uiJ nud thirteen lill, of block number six
lgl, Of the original t9wnsite oi tlg s1li town
situated on said lot number one 90, three
lll, nyc l5l, scVcu lll and nine tpl, formerly
known as Hotel iiagermun ana now called
the Hotel windsor, ana All other improve
mruts on al 81 said lots,
said decree under which said sale o. 90 be
had ls q decree of foreclosure OF certain
decd OF trust, executed, made aud delivered
boy the said defendant in said suit, The po-
cos valley Town Company, in favor 0i the
said complainant if said suit, Frederic Doe
mnlcc. az trustee for the sald complainant,
Tho rccos Valley lrust Company, ~ ccHtui
que trust, 90 secure The payment oi ccr-
tain note nl hand made ana delivered by
the said defendant, The pocuf Valley Town
Company. in inyor OF the said complainant
lho pccus valley Trust Company, for the
principal sum uf twenty thousand dollars,
lS.1. OOl O0i, which note bore Interest nt the
rate oi ten per Ccnium per nnnum, said in-
tprrai being payable srml-hpnunlly a. pcr
! four coupon notes for the sum Of one thuu-
sand lsi,00l O0l dollars each. attached tu
said note ui hand, ON which said note ana
] intCrtHt coupon notes thcrC De- nov unpaid
ANA due hY tho said defendant, The foCus
| valley Town company 90 thr snid complain
nut, The gVcua valley Trust company, ns
ndiudgcd aud dCCrgod hy said decree nlure-
mentioned, the sum oi twenty -uno thou.
sand, one hundred aud three dollnr nfd
/ fourteen cCnts, 1921, iUi ii, with Interest tnl
/ the sum Of twenty conc ihuusnnu dollar.
lg2l. .uOO. Oll thereof nt the rate az ten prr cen
I tum per Rnnum from the 2uih day ui July,
| a. ID. 1895, ana with Interest on the sum ul
/ one hundred ana three dollars ana fourteen
! cents lsiWi iU thereof from tho Gird day u
| July, a. -, lSB, 40 the rate oi twelve pei
| ccutun per nuuum.
OEoR0r CUUWy,
mayS-i Special Master