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The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08

Steel pens came into use about 70
years ago. A gross which is now sold
for ten cents was worth over $35 then
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08

In the favored and much protected
United States, within six months after
the introduction of tie D:ngiey duties
Which ret resent the conlpiete and final
arstein of protection, the wages Of the
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08

More female than male Immigrant
came to the United States last year
from eight European countries.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08

A, resuryey of the state line by the
state OF Maryland robs West Virginia
Of about forty miles of territory.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08

The Graham Guardian correctly says
home industry should always be pat
ronized by home people, for remember
it is through home people you make
your living. Quite number of busi-
ness men in the valley make it point
to send abroad for things that can be
had at home, simply because the home
article costs little more. Suppose
customers of these same men should
send OFF for all the articles they con-
sumo, simply because they could get
them cheaper, how long would our pros
porous firms exist?
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08

Nearly 100000 pounds of colors are
used by the United States government
annually for printing paper money,
revenue and postage stamps.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08

There is an old woman, says Lon
don paper; who has milk stand in st.
James park, who has STOOD at it for
sixty-three years. Her mother kept it
before her and her grandmother before
that, the latter having been IN posses
sion FOR seventy two years.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08

A resolution protesting against 'the
habit of male teachers parting their
hair in the middle" has been adopted
by teachers institute in West Virginia.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08

It appears from the law of California
that all savings banks are required to
publish the names of depositors and
the amount Of deposits, who have not
been heard from for ten years. Here
are two Arizona depositors published
in the Chronicle as depositors who have
not heard from for ten years: Richard
Cczbitty ea Tucson, deposit a. e04 81
Johanna O'Leary, of Tombstone, de-
posit $71939 If any one knows of
either of these individuals the arr
nouncement may be Of value to them.
The Hibernia Loan and Savings Bank
is the institution which holds the de-
posits.-Tucson Star.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08

The Williams News truthfully re-
marks that any individual eervlng
the public that hasn't the nerve TO
stand criticism should be promptly ex-
PEELED from office or position, for If ne
thinks himself above criticism It's
sure sign his bump Of egotisnn IS en-
tirely too inflated for public SAFETY
and until a man can accept criticism he
is not fit public servant. The trouble
with a lot of "jays" working for the
public is that they seem to think they
are masters Of the public5 and not the
public their master, and that they dc
not owe their position and bread and
butter to the public's trust, confidence
and compliment
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08

4 preacher in New York disguised
himself in the garb of mechanic and.
visited five different churches, to seq
what receptions would be accorded
thai class OF people. In. not single
church was he invited to seat, and IL
one. where BE took seat without IT.
ritation; he was requested to retire
There il too much style and nQa
enough good old fashioned religl2na 2a "
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08

The wave of prosperity appears to be
flooding the east. Banks are failing,
wages are being reduced, and strikes
are taking place every few days. Still
Henry Clsws, the spokesman for Wall
street, claims the outlook fer better
times are Frightening every day and the
republican press are trying to gull the
people by uttering like protestations.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08

The greatest depth of ffie ocean ever
sou-dea is 1870 faae'
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08

The cotton manufacturers Of Lowell,
Mass, will reduce the wages of their
employees on the 18th instant. This
cut will affect $4,000 operatives. Man
chester and Suncook, n. H, have also
reduced wages The wege-earners in
the east are receiving the benefits OF a
protective tariff and may learn some
dey that the only protection it affords
them is to reduce wages ard enhance
the cost Of living.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08

The Territorial Board OF Eqraliza-
ticn proposes so hold meeting on the
27th instant, to devise q method of
equalizing assessments and with that
end in view have invited the Boards Of
Supervisors and Assessors of the va
rious counties to meet with them, The
object is good one and Navajo coun-
ty should have an able representative
at the proposed meeting.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08

An exchange says that q Nebraska
man who had car load Of horses to
sell, wrote to friend at the national
capital asking II it would be advisable
to ship them to that city. The friend
replied "The people of Washington
ride bicycles, the street cars are run by
electricity, and the government is run
by iackasses. No needfor horses here :"
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08

Secretary Gage is authority for the
statement that the president will veto
any silver bill that may be passed.
There is no news in the announcement
although It indicates that the silver
plank in the republican platform, like
several other old boards; does not cut
much ice so long after election.
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-08
THE ONLY IRON

lin fire
stomers O WE must
furnish them
representation If have been dissatisfied else
try Is
The Advocate and news., 1898-09-07
whltewaSh for Farm Buildings.

The most durable whitewash is that
used by the United States government
for painting light houses. 1t is made Of
three parts fresh Rosendale cement and
two parts of clean fine sand we'll mixed
with clean fresh water 1t must be kept
we'll stirred when using and the wall
must be wet with clean water just before
applying the whitewash, which should be
as thick as it can be conveniently spread
with a whitewash brush. A good, dur
able whitewash is made by shaking
half bushel Of fresh lime with boil
ing water, dissolve six pounds of fine
salt in water and thoroughly nix
this with the slaked lime and strain it
through fine seive or coarse cloth, add
half pound Of powdered Spanish whit
ing and one pound of clean glue which
has been dissolved in warm water, add
to this five gallons of clean hot water
and stir 1t well over slow fire until it
Is thoroughly heated and well mixed,
then set 1t away for day or two so it
will become we'll seasoned and when us
ing 1t keep 1t thinned with hot water
to consistency that can be readily ap-
piled with whitewash brush and spread
1t while quite hot.
The Advocate and news., 1898-09-07
THE LINING OF SOILS.
Its Chemical and Physical EHeCts-A Rem
OVAeor Of Alkall Land.

Its Chemical and Physical EfTeCts-A Rem
OvAtor of Alkan Land.
Great interest has again arisen in the
use Of lime for the improvement of soil,
and the experiment stations have been
working on the problems involved in its
proper application. Perhaps no clearer
and more practical exposition of the
subject has appeared than that of Dr..
H. j. Wheeler Of the Rhode Island sta
ton, presented in farmers bulletin No.
", on the lining of the soil, from
which the following extracts are made:
Lime is said to take the place of pot
ash in certain chemical compounds
which exist in soils, thus liberating the
potash and placing it at the disposal of
plants In this particular, gypsum
Gland plaster or calcium sulphate) is be.
lieyed to act more energetioally than
carbonate of lime, air Stacked or water
Stacked lime.
When soluble phosphates are applied
to soils deficient in lime and magnesia,
the phosphoric acid combines with the
iron and alumina of the soil to form
compounds which are not readily utiliz-
ed by plants. If, however, the soil is
fairly we'll supplied with lime and
magneSia, this transformation is retard-
ed so that the plant is afforded an op-
portunity to utilize much Of the phos-
phoric acid before it becomes unassim-
liable. If soil containing certain in
ert phosphate Of iron is heavily lined,
tits believed that this phosphate will
be changed into a form which the plant
can utilize. Lime may therefore not
only help to maintain fresh applications
of phosphoric acid for a long time in as
similable condition, but it may, if ap-
piled in sufficient quantity, help to un-
lock stores of phosphoriC acid which
plants would otherwise be unable to ouse.
Hilgard has abundantly demonstrated
the great value Of gypsum Gland plaster)
in renovating "alkali" oils in the arid
portions Of the United States Wherever
too much sodium carbonate (black aka
Ii 10 the cause Of the unproduCtive con-
The Advocate and news., 1898-09-07
High Ceilings i'm Houses.

There seems to be a prevalent idea
that high ceilings in dwelling houses and
especially in sleeping rooms furnish bet
ter ventilation and purer air than cell
ings Of medium height. Careful investi-
cation has shown that this is generally
mistaken idea, because the high ceiling
is too often considered a substitute for
proper ventilation, and when the room
becomes filled with impure air the higher
the ceiling the more injurious it becomes.
A low room properly ventilated can be
much more easily kept warm and OF an
even temperature in cold weather than
one with high ceiling. The accumula-
tion Of overheated and impure air in a
high room will cause a much greater
change in the temperature when the door
Is opened and the cold air Is allowed to
rush in than If the room was lower and
the volume of impure air was less. Prop
er ventilation is far more important
than the height Of the ceiling and this
is especially true of sleeping rooms.
The carbonic acid gas which Is thrown
of in breathing the air will first ascend
to the top Of the room and then become
separated from the air and settle near
the floor, where, IL 1t is breathed again,
1t becomes injurious to health, Hence
the old-fashiOned trundle bed which was
The Advocate and news., 1898-09-07
Removing stumps.

Some kinds of stumps decay so slowly
that farmers who have stumpy land can
not afford to wait until they rot out
themselves This Is true of oak, ash and
black walnut, while hickory, cottonwood,
elm, Eastwood and soft maple will rot
in a few years If they are killed so no
sprouts will grow from them. When
worked up into small pieces old stumps
make excellent fuel and when the wood
is needed for fuel the best way to re-
move them is to make a hole under them
with a crowbar and set off small stick
OF dynamite under each one. This will
blow them out of the ground and shatter
the wood so that it is easily made into
good fuel for the stove or CRATE. If the
wood is not needed for fuel an easy way
to get rid of them is to bore an inch
augur hole in the top of the stump eight
or ten inches deep, fill it with kero>
sene and plug 1t up tight After 1t has
stood a month or so, until the kerosene
has permeated the wood, set fire to this
hole and it will burn the stump out,
root and branch.
The Advocate and news., 1898-09-07
,Jeru.alem ArtIchokes.

Jerusalem artichokes are hardy In this
country, for they are native here and
did not originate in Jerusalem, as the
name might imply. In planting they can
be cut even smaller than seed potatoes
and five or six bushels will plant an
acre. They should be planted in rows
and cultivated and kept clean the first
summer and hogs should not be turned
onto them until October. II the hogs
are allowed to root they will attend to
the digging themselves and will get a
fairly good living from them when the
ground is not frozen. In early spring
harrow the ground down smooth and
keep the hogs off from them until fall,
when they will be ready again for piggy's
plows, and this process can be continued
for many years, furnishing an immense
amount of cheap and wholesome food.
The Advocate and news., 1898-09-07
shlppIng Eggs.

A question of interest has been raised
as to whether the motion and jar in
shipping eggs some distance Injuries
them for consumption or Matching. The
consensus of opinion seems to be that
when shipped in early spring, If carefully
packed and properly handled, they will
not be injured for either purpose. But
that later in the summer theeggs be-
come weaker and will not endure as
much handling and shaking as in early
spring, and when shipped long distances
they become materially injured so they
will not hatch and are decidedly off
color for table use. Hence great care
should be taken in handling eggs and
bringing them to market. Hay or straw
placed in the bottom of the wagon on
which boxes or cases are placed in which
eggs are packed will materially lessen
the jar and tighten the risk Of injury to
the eggs.
The Advocate and news., 1898-09-07
Fodder Corn.

For fodder corn a sweet, juicy stalk
with an abundance of leaves is most de-
sirable. StOwelPs Evergreen is large
growing sweet corn which generally an
swers the purpose for good fodder corn
better than almost any other variety.
II needed for late summer feeding to
supplement short pastures, 1t may be
cut up and fed from the field, using care
to feed lightly at first until the stock is
used to the change of feed. For fall
and winter feeding 1t should be cut and
shocked just before the leaves begin to
turn yellow and may be fed from the
shock as needed. 1t makes a good feed
for cattle, horses and hogs.
The Advocate and news., 1898-09-07
LISTED CORN.
The Lister and the Manner OF Its Uso Do
scribed-TO List or Not TO List.

Tho Lister and the Manner OF Its Use Do
scribed-TO List or Not to List.
What q lister is, what is meant by
listed corn, and finally the question
"to list or not to list" is thus consider
ed by a writer in Farm, Field and Fire
side:
A lister is a plow of which the point
Is in the center, the same as a shovel
plow or q cultivator shovel, and the
share and moldboard, instead of slop-
ing backward only to one side from the
point, slopes both ways. So it is much
like large shovel plow or a plow with
two shares and moldboard, only, of
course, not so large as where there are
but single ones.
To list ground we commence at one
side of the field and go forth and back
just as you would lay off or mark out
corn ground with the old single shovel
plow, except the ground has not pre-
viously been plowed. The planting can
then be done in the lists or burrows by
single or double row planters. But a
combined lister and planter is generally
used so the plowing Of the ground and
planting Of the crop is all done at one
time.
But to list or not is the question. l
will say that 1 always praCticed plow-
ing and planting until 1 came to Okla
homa, and now I list and plant at the
same time. II I were in my old Iowa
home, with its shallow surface soil,
heavy clay subsoil, with usually much
Of cold, wet weather at corn planting
time, we should certainly practice and
teach planting corn. Here, with a deep
surface soil and with subsoil differing
very little from that Of the surface and
with warm and dry weather, and espe-
cially as Kaffir corn, which is our main
feed crop, is not usually planted until
May or a month or more after corn
planting and because the lists catch the
rainfall better and listing is more
quickly done and listed work more east
ly cultivated, we practice and teach list
ing for corn and similar crops.
It is proper to state that on the five
farms with which / am connected we
have never planted over 20 acres Of corn
in one season and this year but half an
acre. But within five miles are a num-
Der Of fine corn farms, and the owners
all practice listing but one
The Advocate and news., 1898-09-07
WAterr class for Preserving EGgs.

The objection generally made to eggs
that have been preserved in lime water
is that they do not always have the fresh
flavor which Is so desirable. When pre-
served in a solution of waterglass, which
is soluble silicate Of soda, no unpleas-
ant or stale flavor is impaired to them.
Get from q druggist one gallon Of best
waterglass, boil ten gallons of clean wa
ter to sterilize 1t and mix we'll with the
waterglass The eggs should be fresh
and clean and carefully placed in stone
Jars, with the small ends down, to keep
the yolks from settling against the sides.
Pour the solution of waterglass over
them until all are well covered. Then
cover the Jars and set them in cool
place and the eggs will keep for six
months or year.
The Advocate and news., 1898-09-07

per cut into pieces about foot wide
When the celery is nearly grown, a
strip of this paper is wound around each
plant after the stems are brought close
" together, and single tie of twine is
all that is needed to complete the oper-
alton. Usually q little earth is also
drawn up against the base Of the row.
The accompanying engraving shows the
old and the new method side by side.
The Advocate and news., 1898-09-07
Ant Hills

A good way to get rid Of ants and
ant hills Is to make holes an inch or so
in diameter and a foot deep, with a
sharp stick, in the ant hills and pour a
tablespoonful OF bisulphide Of carbon in
the hole and close the top with earth.
The bisulphide Of carbon will penetrate
the ground and kill the ants. Care must
be taken in handling the bisulphide Of
carbon, as it is suffOCating and danger
GUS II breathed into the lungs. Kero-
sene poured into an ant hill will destroy
the ants. Pulverized red pepper will
drive them away, and so will powdered
bOrax.
The Advocate and news., 1898-09-07

made low down for children was the
worst possible place for them to sleep,
and especially in rooms with high cell
ings that were poorly ventilated. Mod
ern Investigations have shown that
rooms Of medium height when properly
ventilated are not only the most health
full but also the most comfortable be-
cause the temperature and ventilation in
such rooms can be more easily regulated
and controlled.
The Advocate and news., 1898-09-07

AS soothing and strengthening nerv-
inc, nerve food, or invigorator, DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription is une-
qualled and is invaluable In allaying and
subduing nervous excltability, irritabil-
ity, nervous exhaustion, nervous pros
tration, neuralgia, hysteria, spasms, cho-
rea, or st. Vitus' dance, and other dis
tressing, nervous symptoms commonly
attendant upon functional and organic
diseases of the womb. 1t induces re-
freshing sleep and relieves mental anx-
iety and dependency. Even insanity,
when dependent upon womb disease, as
is often the case, is cured by it.
The Advocate and news., 1898-09-07
The Same Old Plan.

Beyond question more mares have
been bred this year than in any year
since 1898. A good many Of them have
been bred to a very inferior class Of
horses, just as they were in the palmy
The Advocate and news., 1898-09-07
Celerv Blanchinr slmpllted.

A simplifed form of paper blanching
in connection with dwarf celery has
been illustrated in Vick's Monthly.
The paper used is coarse wrapping pa
The Advocate and news., 1898-09-07

dition OF the soil the gypsum reacts with
1t, producing sodium sulphate and car
Donate Of lime whereby the alkalinity
may be sufficiently reduced to render
possible the profitable production Of
crops. In case protosulphate Of iron and
certain other poisonous compounds are
present in soils, lining so changes them
as to render them harmless to plants.
When the remains Of plants undergo
decay upon soils deficient in carbOnates
OF lime and magnesia, acid OF sour hu.
mus is liable to be produced, which is
particularly noxious to most agricul-
tural plants, though perhaps helpful to
the growth Of lupines and few others.
Such conditions are liable to occur even
in upland and naturally we'll drained
soils. Lining is in all such cases an
effectual and probably the most econom-
iCal remedy.
Many clay lands when wet by rains
ara not porous enough to allow the
water to pass through them with suffi-
cient rapidity, in consequence Of which
they become waterlogged, and the air
which is necessary for the healthful de-
velopment Of plant roots within the soil
is excluded. In times Of drought also
such soils cake readily thus becoming
more difficult to till and less adapted
physically to the growth of plants.
Lining is an effective preventive or
remedy for all of these unfavorable con-
ditions Upon certain loamy soils, con-
tanning considerable clay, lining often
renders the surface more friable and
less liable to form crust upon drying.
The improvement Of drainage brought
about by lining is one of the most ef-
fective means OF preventing surface
washing When heavy rains occur on
lined soils, the water sinks into the
soil, instead Of rushing over the sur
face, carrying the fine soil particles and
thus producing gullies and washes.
Soils composed Of siliceous sand are
frequently benefited by being rendered
more compact by lining. On such soils
carbonate Of lime is preferable to air or
water Stacked lime, owing to the caustic
nature of the latter, and the best ma
terisl to employ, where it is obtainable,
is clay mari containing fair amount
of carbonate of lime. The clay, as we'll
as the lime, tends to materially improve
the physical condition of the soil. 1t
should also be the aim to increase the
amount Of organic matter in such soils,
by the use of muck and stable manures
or by the occasional plowing under Of
green crop or sWard.
What TO Do With the Strawberry Red.
Our usual method of treating a straw
berry bed after the first picking season
is to invert it and SOW either cowpeas
or clover, says correspondent Of Rural
New Yorker. The only profitable crop
we have ever gathered Immediately sue
ceeding turning under a strawberry bed
is medium clover. Any strawberry bed
which needs a plow to assist in clean
ing it up should never be run a second
soosOu Va yUOr1d raInnva the muloh
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-28
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