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The Winslow mail., 1897-07-23
Grease to Destroy Horn Fly.

The horn fly, unknown to cattle
breeders until within a few years, is
now widely spread, and it's attacks
need to be counteracted in every locali-
ty. The best preventive is to apply
grease pretty thoroughly around the
head and horns where the bulk of them
will congregate, and then sponge the
animal along it's back, sides and legs
with kerosene emulsion. Enough OF
the grease will remain after the water
has dried away to repel the fly. 1t
breeds in the fresh excrement of cat
tie, and If this is broken to pieces so
that it quickly dries, many of the eggs
will fail to hatch, or at least will not
reach maturity as a fly
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-23
Broad Tread WAGONS.

A law has been prepared in Rhode
Island forbidding the use of wagons
with narrow tires on the. public roads
Of that State. This is an excellent re-
quirement, and while in the beginning
it may work hardship upon individuals
it will in the end be to the advantage Of
all. A heavily loaded wagon with mar
row tires is bad for roads at any time,
but In the springtime, when the frost is
coming out of the ground, it is ruinous.
These narrow wheels cut through the
metal on the macadam roads and
necessitate constant and expensive re-
pairs There is no law in Maryland
against narrow tires, but in some OF
the counties they have been driven out
by better method. After the war the
State was filed with army wagons
which the farmers had bought at gov
ernment auctions. They had narrow
tires, and in Washington, and perhaps
other counties, it was found they were
running the turnpike roads. Rates of
toll were so adjusted that the narrow
tires had to pay much more and farm
ers soon found that 1t was too eXpen-
sive to own them. 1t was also found
that the wide tires on ordinary roads
are much lighter draft and in that re-
spect also are more economical. 1t is
said that at this time wagon tire less
than four or six inches wide is rarely
seen in Washington County.
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-23

Well and truly says the Natchez
Democrat: IF the farming people of
the South would raise all their own
meat, which they have as many facili-
ties for doing as those of the West,
who produce this article for Southern
consumption, our people down here
would be measurably Independent
whether cotton was high-priced or not.
The past two years has demonstrated
that five-cent cotton can be made at
some little profit, and if the output
should be so curtailed that the prices
of the staple would not go below six,
and half and seven cents, according
to the demand, our cOttOn-producing-
friends would soon again be 'on top
just as they used to be in ante bellum
days, when it was the height Of every
body's ambition to be a cotton planter,
own lot of slaves and live on the best
the land afforded. If our producers
would only grow their own foodstuffs,
for both man and beast, which they
can easily do, they could make their
cotton surplus crop, sell 1t as they
CAlOOc, anu 0CIlNC d If Ing plOhl llOhA
it, whatever might be the condition of
the market The South has too long
been dependent on the West for her
meat and other foodstuffs necessary to
make cotton at loss, but those of that
section have to some degree already
felt the new departure of a portion of
our people in raising much of their own
corn and not little of their own meat.
If we persevere in this direction, which
we can very readily do, we will in time
become entirely Independent Of that
section, and it is not only possible but
probable that the West would be send
ing to us for the articles Of consump-
tion that she has been so long supply
ing us at profit that has helped to
build up her greatness and grandeur"
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-23
Farm Notes.

Don't have any idle ground. Weeds
take more nitrogen from the soil than
a grain crop.
The old adage, Don't put your eggs
all in one basket" is applicable 10 the
farm. Don't depend on one crop.
In perfectly ripe cream, 50 degrees is
the point of best separation, and be-
cause it is warmer often causes failure.
Those who raise large numbers of
chicks find that the early ones thrive
better than those hatched late. The
cause is due to the fact that the late
Matched chicks are attacked by lice
during the warm days and do not grow.
Fifteen minutes of soaking the seed
in warm water will not only assist oats
to germinate, but will effect'la.ly pre-
vent smut. Numerous chemical rene
dies for smut are recommended, but
none are so simple, so inexpensive or
so effective as the warm water.
The best watermelons are grown
when the underdrainage is good. Make
the hills now and fill in with manure,
first digging small pits, using the
coarse manure, which will more readi-
ly permit the water to go down from
the surface. Plant the seed in May.
Parsnips are highly relished by all
kinds of stock and can remain in the
ground during the winter. They pro-
duce from 400 to 1000 bushels per acre,
according to soil and cultivation. If
only a small plot is devoted 10 them
they will be found welcome addition
to the stock rations in winter by afford
ing a greater variety.
Many grass fields have beer render
ed Improbable by inexperienced per-
sons, who have attempted to sow the
seed by hand. An even distribution of
seed is one Of the most important n.at-
ters connected with a grass crop, and
only those who have had long practice
should attempt to SOW a ield to grass
without the use of an implement for
that purpose, as there are several
makes Of broadcast seed sewers.
In the Hawaiian islands, where
pumpkins and other like plants have
been introduced, and where they have
no bees or other insects of that kind to
do all the flower fertilizing, it is done
by the natives. These plants were
found to flower profusely, though bear
ing no fruit, and when they finally solv-
ed the mystery they found it necessary
to carry by hand the pollen from
one plant to the pistils of another.
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-23
MEALS COST TOO MUCH.
Railroads to Sub ,titute the "Pay-for-
What You-Eat" Plan.

WallroadS to sub stitute the Pay-fOr-
What Eat" Plan.
According to F. w. Buskirk, assist
ant general passenger agent of the
Erie. railroads soon will have to drop
the 81 fiat price for a meal in the din
ing-car He bases this prediction on his
experience when he exhibited one of
the new trains of the Erie, which are to
run between Cleveland and New York.
One of the features of the new equip
ment is Partisan cafe service, a sort
Of a compromise between the table
d'hote served for a dollar bill on din
tng-cars, and the canned-goods delivery
found in buffet service. He also cited
the success which attends the a la
carte service recently put on dining
cars by the Chicago, Milwaukee and
St. Paul, and other Western roads.
People want to pay for what they
eat" said Mr.. Buskirk. ''They do not
want to pay an even dollar for a bowl
of soup and a slice Of rhubarb pie. but
they are willing to pay 81, If the sum
of their order amounts to that much.
Some of the roads are beginning to
recognize that little fact, and before
long you will see the dining-car meth
DDS changed considerably. When dir
ing-cars were novelties it was all we'll
enough to charge 81 for a full meal or
snack; but dining-cars to-day are es-
sential parts of the equipment Of every
well-regulated railroad. The dining
cars have lost the charm Of novelty.
and passengers are becoming critical.
The Erie, I think, has struck a happy
medium in its cafe service. Such ser
vice, of course, is unsuited for long
trips, but is admirable for such runs
as the Cleveland-New York run on our
line.
"This cafe service is elastic. One
can get full meal or one can get
sandwich and bottle of beer, and pays
for just what he gets. The luncheon
or meal is served on little tables which
are movable, and one end of the car is
reserved for men who want to smoke
after eating. If young man or wom-
an wants to give chafng-dish party
at the rate of fifty miles an hour, the
chafing-dish and ingredients required
are at hand, and the young person can
try his hand at a Welsh rarebit, lob
ster a la Newburg, or what not. But
the feature in the service which meets
the requirements of the travelling pub
lie is found in the y-for-what-you-
get plan, and this plan will be adopted
by all first-class lines before long, for
the American people have never taken
kindly to the table d'hote scheme Rail-
roads will be gamers, because hun
dreds of passengers are deferred from
entering dining-c car from the fact that
it means 81 if only a sandwich and
cup of coffee are ordered"
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-23
= ECENTLY the Cuban Junta,

X located in New York. placed a
- Nlarge order for dynamite, vari-
-ously estimated at from $4,000 to 500,
600 pounds. 1t was probably nearer the
former than the latter figure, but even
II it were the minimum amount, it
would be sufficient to tear some pretty
big holes in the Spanish ranks if prop
erly applied.
The concern that secured this order
has made lots of dynamite for the
Cubans; it also supplies the needs of
Uncle Sam whenever he is in want of
anything in this line. For long time
it was kept busy turning out 10000
pounds of the stuff day for the con-
tractors at the work ON the Chicago
Canal. In a year it turns out enough
of the explosive to almost blow the
earth into smithereens
1t would seem that concern which
does all this would be an imposing af-
fair, with a factory or series of fac
tories, with numberless acres of floor
space. But it is just the reverse, and
a stranger could stand in the very cen
ter of the dynamite factory and not
recognize it as such.
Dynamite is a peculiar commodity
and it is manufactured under peculiar
conditions. Uncertainty is the ruling
thir about dynamite, and this domi-
mating feature permeates the whole es-
tablishment. The factory Is located at
Gibbstown, N. j., place so small and
in section of the State so sparsely set
tied that the outside world would never
have heard Of its existence, perhaps,
were it not for the dynamite.
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-23

The horseless carriage seems to be
coming along fast to join the bicycle
and drive the horse out of business.
The number of horses driven out of
work by electric trolleys, etc, will be
small compared to the hauling of the
country by the carriages without
horses. There have been several sue
cessful trials of horseless carriages in
the last three months that are said to
have fully demonstrated their prac-
ticability. The carriage and the BIZ
cycle should compel good roads. The
National League for roads should en-
roll the l.. A. w. and other bikers and
the motor men in a great concerted
effort for good roads at once.
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-23
Little Gut Amber Now.

SIS that real amber?" asked the man
as he held up pipe before the dealer
The pipe was a handome briarwood
one and it had q clear amber mouth
piece nearly three inches long. The
price mark was three dollars and a
half.
Eyes, it's real AMBER" said the deal
er. 'That is, it's as real as any amber
you can get nowadays in a pipe. 1t is
not cut from piece Of amber, but is
made by a melting process. Ninety
per cent. of that mouthpiece is amber.
The other ten per cent. is a compost
ton used to harden it and make it
stick together.
"Some years ago amber was plenty,
and a pipe like that would have a
mouthpiece of amber cut from a block
and never melted. But the amber
mines have practically given out, and
you can't get any more big pieces.
"a piece Of cut amber as long as
that on the pipe you have there would
be worth from twelve to fifteen dol
lars, and it wouldn't be bit better
than the manufactured amber. 1t
wouldn't be so durable and would not
feel any better between the teeth
II was in England year ago." said
a man who had listened to the cOnver-
sation, land one Of the largest pipe
manufacturers said that there had not
been a piece Of amber as long as three
inches in the market for five years"
That's So" said the pipe seller.
"You may get pipe with genuine
cut amber mouthpiece in some stores
in New York, but if you look up it's
record you will find it was made eight
or ten years ago and has been in stock.
This composition is used to-day in eX-
pensive meerschaum as well as in
briarWOOdS"
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-23

Extract from a letter from French
Congo: A man threw a stone at his
wife and broke her back. She died the
next day. Her brother called a jury,
consisting of six influential men. the
King among them. They ordered the
man to appear before them, and told
him he must drink the Saxywood mix
ture, and if he was innocent it would
not hurt him. He dropped dead as
soon as he swallowed it, as they well
knew he would. They threw the body
away, and this was the end. Only a
few persons knew what had become Of
him until months had elapsed.
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-23
Minor Dairyinp Matters.

tails, connected with dairying which at
tract no attention. The manner in
which a COW is milked may influence
her yield. At the Wisconsin Expert
ment Station milking one teat at time
and weighing the milk drawn from
each teat was tested, and the order
in which the teats were MIXED was
changed at each milking until each
teat had it's turn of being MIXED first
and last. 1t was found that the teat
that was MIXED last gave less milk
than the others. The claim is that the
gland had been excited to action and
the milking delayed, which gave the
result as mentioned.
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-23

There is no need Of employing special
men to see that the precautionary
rules are observed, as every workman
is a spy upon his neighbors, for he
knows that his safety depends quite as
much upon the others as upon him
self.
Dynamite Is principally mixture Of
sulphuric acid chilli saltpeter and box
wood sawdust. There are good many
other things which enter into its COM
position, and before it takes the shape
of the finished cartridge it passes
through a variety Of hands. There is
one thing that the dynamite worker is
thankful for, and that is that his job
will never be usurped by machinery.
Nearly a dozen of the shanties are
chemical houses. They are called
safety buildings and are used for
the storage of the many acids which
help to make dynamite what it is.
One of the initiatory stages of the
cartridge is cooking" of the dynamite
gelatine. The product Of the cook Is
nitro -glycerine. Many acids are poured
into big leaden tub, the most con-
spicuous feature of which is ther-
mOmenter. One man watches the ther-
mometer like hawk and adds chilled
water from time to time to keep the
temperature Of the mixture down.
Should it evince a sudden desire to rise
there Is nothing for all hands to do but
run.
After all the acids have been added
the mixture is allowed to stand, and
then the nitro-glycerine comes to the
top like cream in milk 1t Is skinned
off and carried to another house, where
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-23

The latest device for the promotion
that is, library that stops at one
place for six months and then is moved
to another town or neighborhood. Two
philanthropists in Michigan and Wis
consin have fitted out number of such
enterprises, and they are said to be
very helpful and popular. The libraries
consist mainly of standard works and
first-class periodicals, and nothing is
charged for the use of them.
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-23

The Holland submarine boat is rapid
iy nearing completion in the Crescent
shipyards at Elizabethport, n. ]. 1t
was begun about six months ago. John
Holland, the inventor, has been in con-
slant attendance at the shipyards since
its inception. He believes 1t will full
fill all his expectations. The curious
looking craft is fifty feet long and ten
center, shaped like a cigar, sharp at
both ends. 1t has three tubes for throw
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-23
Time to Sell La III bs.

The time to sell young lambs is when
they weigh about fifty pounds each,
live weight. They will lose from twelve
to sixteen pounds when killed and
dressed. Those who have had no ex-
perience in marketing choice young
lambs should employ an expert at first,
as the manner of preparing for market
largely affects the price. If the lambs
are not fat keep them a while longer
cornmeal and ground oats largely
Early lambs may bring from So to So,
according to quality.
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-23
HE WEIGHS sos POUNDS.
An Oklahoma Contractor Who Has an
Immense AvoirdupOis.

The town of Perry, o. T., has one
of the fattest men in the world in the
person of Philip S!las Rucker. Mr.
Rucker weighs 595 pounds and is the
picture of good health. He doesn't
seem to worry much about the weight
his muscles have to carry around, and
his tremendous avoirdupois does not
interfere with the transaction of his
business. He Is just 36 years old, and
for many years he has conducted rail
road contracting business with profit.
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-23

Early summer is good time to prune
trees, provided the pruner is person
of good judgment Weak, half-dead
branches should be cut out. This adj
mits more light and air to the healthier
leaves and branches. which are ren-
dered more healthy and vigorous by not
having to congregate with the poorer
class.-Meehan's Monthly.
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-23
Skim MiIk for Pina

Warm Skim or n9w milk is the most
perfect feed for pigs, and when this
cannot be had the nearer to it the food
can be made the better the result will
be. Middlings made into a thin slop
(steamed if convenient and a little oil
meal added, is probably the best sub
stitute for milk. 1t promotes growth
of bone and muscle. Corn meal DOR
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-23

1t was unreasonable in Spain to ex-
pect any great military achievement
from Gen. Weyler. He was sent to
Cuba as a merciless executioner, and
has not failed in that respect. But he
is not built for soldier, and the Mad
rid authorities must have desired to
get rid of him when they ordered him
to the front.
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-23
Sill GtnwiuU,

Marys girl when you were down to the
city. Has she grown much since they
moved away from Eastwood Corners
Uncle Jedekiah-Grown! Why, she's
CROWN yet. You won't believe it, but
her newest dress only reaches to her
ENTHUSIASTICALLY Life.
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-23

Louisville Times: A couple of
suicides, 40 years old, have been
found locked in each others arms
in North Dakota hotel. They
died for love, and left note saying:
Though separated in life, we are one
in DEATH" If the couple had been un-
der 20 years of age the suicide would
have been romantic; at 40 it is more or
less ridiculous.
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-23
Content with What He Had

Brother" said the minister, "you
should try to be content with what you
have"
'I am" said the brother, who had
been grumbling. "It is what l ain't
got that l am dissatisfied about. Gin
cinnati Enquirer.
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-23
Absorption of Odors.

A physician who has experimental
upon oranges declares that they have
a power rarely possessed by other
fruits, that Of absorbing odors from
the atmosphere. Blood oranges are es-
pecially liable to do this, and if placed
In the same room with onions for sew
eral days will acquire decided onion
favor.
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-23

An interesting experiment in reform
work among criminals is to be tried in
the Tombs prison in New York City,
where a school for the boys is to be
started in charge of a teacher from
the university settlement. An hour and
half day will be given to the school
d1rti
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-23

A deserter from the army declares
that he was hypnotized. This is an i'm
portant matter. In the next war we
shall have only to employ an expert
hypnOtizer to enter the camp of the
enemy and disperse the invaders with
out firing shot.
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-23

The Englishman who has been tell
ing that England is unpopular" de-
serves especial mention as the first
Englishman who has grasped an i'm
pOrtant fact.
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-23

1t is probably true, as Gen. Weyler
says, that ''the Cuban insurgents have
nothing to confiscate." The tyranny of
Spain has impoverished them, and now
1t Is assassinating them.
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-23
SuuHawer Oil.

The chemist of the Agricultural De-
partment, in Washington, thinks that
the oil made of sunfiower seed. which
he says is perfect substitute for olive
oil, is the coming salad oil.
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-23

Mr.. Rucker is well known among poll
ticians, and he has no small influence
with his party. He is a native of OF
tumwa, Ia, and one of the foremost
citizens of the territory. Mr.. Fuckers
wife, formerly Miss Esther Schoonover,
weighs 100 pounds.
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-23
Published at Winsiow, Arizona.

A shower of worms is reported from
Burlington, n. ]. The early bird
should promptly put that town down
in his route book
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-23

After a man becomes old and worth
less there is no place for him to sit
down when he comes down town
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-23

If the Lord is as good as our mothers,
He will put the blame for all our wrong
doing on the boys and girls we have
played with.
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-23

ridge with a good proportion "f OIL
meal, is good ration, except that the
corn may prove too fattening.
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-23

What use has man with whiskers
for a napkipN
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-25
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