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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-02-04

yelours MORE had the low bodice
sparkling with silver embroidery.
drapcd up into a point In the center
over a folded bertha Of turquoise-b blue
velvet; the belt was also blue and the
short sleeves we're frills Of white chif-
fon.
Some Of the most charming satin
ball gowns In pale shades OF green or
danodil yellow have band Of sable
or OF brown fox round the hem and
acre and there. upon the bodice.
little fur trimming to correspond.
An Appropriate dinner gown was OF
rich white satin, the seams Of the
skirt outlined with tracerles OF gold
and silver sequins. had here and there
tufts Of delicate green on silver stems;
the low bodice was draped with white
moussellne de sole covered with this
exquisite embroidery, and 10 were tho
transparent sleeves. while the sash
was Of green chiffon.
The smartcst black dinner gown yet
seen was Of finely tucked black net.
with shlmmerlng rows Of brilliant Jet
arranged In graduated acknowledged
checks all over the skirt and bodice;
the effect was wonderfully striking
and folds Of deep orange and pale lem
on silk round the waist gave a bright
dash Of color.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-02-04

Information has reached un that
some Of the Western solicitors for New
York houses have bcon telling the
ercamerymsn that there was no ncoca-
atty for using parchment paper lining
In their tubs. and that goods packed In
that way would not sell any more read
fly nor bring higher price. says the
New York Produce Review. We arc
surprlsed at the length OF time II tAken
90 got a good idea through some mems
keada. Why anyone oonvcraant With
the Nov York trade, and who attempu
10 keep In touch with the changing
needa OF this market should Try 10 con-
vince a butter maker or n creamery
secretary that paper lining IL unnccea-
sary and has no practical use In be-
yond our comprehension. The proof
Of the pudding Ia In the s'ning," runs
an old saying. and the value OF tho
naner lining has been determined by
The seyorcat kind Of use for more than
n year. IL has grown In favor steadily
and a very large number OF crc,mer.
ies are using II all the time. Page
after page has been written about IT,
value aa protection 20 butter. the ard
given In stripping. etc. and buyers At
home and abroad have come TO lOof
upon the paper lining aa essentlai a.
perfect packing. As soon M foTeigs
buyers became Interested In our but
tiers they asked for tubs with the
parchment lining. having learned TO
know the value OF that class Of goods
In the English markets. Now comes
an interesting demand from homo buy
en- for that style Of packing, and there
are strong evidences 10 prove that
within another year three fourtha Of
tho trade will call for paper lined but
ter. There have been Instances al
ready this season where the butter
brought a little more mOney because
the tubs were lined with parchment,
and most receivers can cite oases where
the preference was given 10 that kind
OF packing over other oonulgnments. II
will only be a matter Of time when
creamerymen will be forced TO use the
PAPER lining 10 maintain the standing
OF their product. and the sooner this ID
recognised and the newer method
adopted the better II viii be for tho
trade.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-02-04


According TO the registrar generals
report. says British Dairy World. the
number OF milch cows In Ireland In
1896 was 1893. 1876. or is.t22 below the
average Of the preceding ave years.
From this In would seem A. N foreign
competition In butter was telling It's
tale. While Il Ia a good thing to study
dairy breeds. II Ia even better TO study
dairy cows Success with the COW IN
tho fundamental problem In dairying.
The dairy industry In some districts
has made about as much Improvement
a. II can under present conditions. I'M
al the COW and her management Ia i'm
proved. II Is universally recognized
that many Of our butter makers rank
among the foremost Of tho world. but
too many Of our dairy herds. a. a
class. fall far behind. one OF the hrst
essentials Ia TO be able TO distinguish
a good dairy COW from one that ls not
a dairy COW at all. II viii be observed
that there IL wider range OF varia
lion between the Individual cows In
any one breed than between the breed
themselves. 30 the selection OF breed
Ia only ,Ae initial step In dalrying. Cen
orally there IL a wider relative yaria-
ton between the cows Of a single dairy
herd than between the several dairy
breeds.
A great many farmers say they have
no time to read. This IN just the reason,
An a rule. gNy they do not succeed bet
ter. The man who does not read may
be hard worker, but he IL apt TO have
poor Judgment a look over the
country will convince any man that the
most successful farmers are Invariably
the most inte"gonL Al a meeting OF
the Edinburgh Association " Science
and Arts. Mr.. John Laing, r. I. c.
read . paper on Dairy Products. from
the Producer TO the Consumer. M We
Get Them. and az We Ought TO 0e,
Them" In order to get the best re-
suits from the dairy. cows should be
fed and kept under the best possible
conditions. lie was Of opinion that
gruaa grown on sewage lands was not
proper or clean feeding for mileh
cows. MIX obtained from cows fed
exclusively on sewage graaa was yery
much inferior. from every point Of
Wow. 10 the milk obtained from cow
fed on natural sweet meadow grass
MIX from sewage grass gave way YER,
readily. not 80 much to aeidity. but Il
putridity. and the buttor and chess
from such milk were very inferior IL
quality.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-02-04


The question ~ Nseplug many towh
together IL one that has been frequently
considered. Il has been assumed and
believed that chickens did better In
small fockH than In large ones. We
are very uncertain that this Ia true.
with the one exception Of health. Were
IL not for contagious diseases We be-
llcve that chickens could be made TO
do we'll In large iiocka. Unfortunately.
whom many hens are together II makes
way FOR the spread OF contagious dis
eases. n one started with clean pens
and bred all OF their own stock. using
lncubatora. and having their flock 10
far from noighborH that the disease
germs would not cross tho Intervening
pens Il might be possible 10 have i'm
menae focka. The more would this be
rotalblo n the fowls had the range OF
whole farm. aa they would not In that
case be 30 likely 10 crowd together and
infect one another did a contagious dis
ease appear. Hut most people that
raise chickens are not situated no that
thoy can have these conditions. Small
focka OF not more than ffty should be
the rule. A hundred may possibly be
kept. but II will require great diligence
and wAtchfulnoaa 10 make that number
a success. When disease breaks out In
a flock, the sick fowls should be killed,
lnleas II be merely case OF indiges-
lion. Then the other fowls should be
taken from the pens and the latter
cleaned ana purified
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-02-04

saucepan. when drop rolled be-
tween tho finger and the thumb be-
comes creamy ball. remove the
saucepan from the fire. When the
strip has cooled enough to bear ones
finger In IL. begin TO stir II, and after
II has become smooth and white. and
Of the consistency OF lard begin to
lnead. when II has been well knead-
cd press II into an earthen jar; cover
II with well-olled paper, and set II
away. II will keep about month. but
after that time Il soon becomes too
stale for use. when this Icing Is need
ed for cake. SGT little In bowl In
boiling water, and when II is melted
pour II over the cake and quickly
sppad It on smoothly and evenly. II
win harden rapidly.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-02-04

The London Qsng) Times says
How greatly the times have altered Is
shown by the circumstance that last
week Witnessed the inauguration OF
the export OF fresh meat urozen) from
England TO the Cape, the steamship
Nineyeh having taken on board 1000
quarters OF Bowen (QueenBland) beef.
and 1000 carcasses OF River Plate NUT
ton. for conveyance 10 Cape Town. The
most noteworthy feature OF this trans
action Is that the meat could be pur-
chased In England at much lower rate
than In the countries OF production.
Beef at 2hd per Id and mutton at 2hd
per ID free on board could not be sup
piled In the Colonies, but was procured
al home.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-02-04

A dainty and odd lace bodice had
tiny frllls OF green chiffon on the dec
olletage and a great spray OF La
France roses lover which lowered
some bees tied with mauye ribbon.
Green can be- very effective for night
wear. II only the right shade Is chosen
and worn by the right person. A most
regal gown was In a rich emerald
green miroir velvet. the how bodice,
trimmed merely with a wide strip OF
thick lace. jeweled with Jet and tur-
quolso and the sleeves being formed by
two nounoes OF lace, caught up with
Dig clusters OF Parma yiolets.
A beautiful dinner gown OF cream
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-02-04

oi ,nloo,iaie-slzed peaches and covered
WI vi Of rcd netting to deceive and
s se.ua nobody but the packer. No
oUuy wants Il at any price. The quick
se aui most expeditions way Of max
~ oa'ket OF peaches unstable TO .
~ $50 customer Ia to cover II with
~ netting He knows at glance Just
WI. u contains, Just az well as II he
liau lpped the stun on and poured the
peaOues on the table. The commission
man Is lucky u he finds a purchaser at
" emu per basket for such fruit Even
Iela'lefs Will not impose on their Gus
.os''is With such fraudulent packages.
Mha' becomes OF IT. Italian vendors
OF .heap fruit got hold OF II and retail
u ron push carts in the streets and
suoutps OF Chicago. They are about
the only kind Of men who can dispose
OF u Reputable grocers and market
men VIII not touch II. much OF II goes
70 the gareage pile. condemned by our
health oHacers
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-02-04

Now, let us consider tho question OF
water. Il IL very important question
and one which has not resolved much
special attention. writes e. o. Roessle
In Country Gentleman. II has some
thing 10 do with egg production, more.
In fact. than most OF as Imagine. There
10 no more serious mistake made In
caring for a flock OF layern than 10 give
them ice cold water. at o'clock In tho
morning. with their fool, And ye. how
many thousand breeders are doing this
every winter, II we give them a warm
mash and sometimes put red per u
II, We do Il 90 warm them auu
then we give them ic' "-lf water. v.
course this IL not --.ent, anf a.
In my onlnlor IN u.t II you hav,
aoch Of ATTY ne lnins 81.
i'rge IN your b ipEd roo 'ng la
vogr w-son hey run It day
10 . rough for drink OF
'-a 'aatsr lis Is AN instance because
It IL pAsars. No farmer would bother
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-02-04


II Is permissible to wonder who reads
the guidebooks TO conversation and ct
lquette which are published every year.
There certainly must be a demand for
them by people honestly searching for
enlightenment. for although these
books are amusing to the general read
er they cannot depend upon his pat
ronage for sale. The inanltles OF what
passes for conversation In polite cir
cles, the small subterfuges Of the so.
cial miscellany which Is "at home"
gives dinners and dances and runs
down 10 the country for a few days.
are usually set forth with grave hon
esty by the writer's OF guides TO polite
conversation. In one OF Mr.. Plneros
farces some OF the dramatic personae"
are driven by a Grc In the dead OF the
night to the house Of n neighBor: ana
In the morning one OF the refugees.
with a broken ornament under her
arm, plaintiyoly remarks: How awk.
ward Il Is to break bust In the house
OF comparative stranger This az.
ony OF etiquette must be the dread OF
every serious student OF the art OF con-
yerslng He or she Is doomed to spend
much OF the day and not a little OF the
night among comparative strangers. for
people 'ln society" rarely have the
time or the inclination to know one
another we'll. and the whole scheme OF
intercourse depends upon the exchange
OF the smallest OF ideas In the hlnnest
OF verbal artincea
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-02-04

Red Netting and Peaohes-A Chicago
correspondent Of the Rural New Yorker
says; To say a basket Of peaches came
from Michigan is equivalent 10 deolar-
ing that Il contains lot OF green. I'M
wholesome fruit. topped with n handful
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-02-04

Il seems hardly likely that any
farmer readers OF The Farmers Re
view lack good flock OF poultry.
There may be. however. readers liying
I'm the towns or suburbs OF towns thai
have forgotten what help the flock 9i
poultry Is to the housewife A small
number OF hens may be kept at no eS.
pence. When one has not a flock OF
hens the waste from the kitchen IA
painfully apparent Especially In thk
40 n the family be- larse aud more espe,
clally 80 n there be many children In
H. Much food must be thrown away
because Il becomes old before Il can
be disposed OF. When one has flock
~ hens all OF this surplus food may ba
turned into eggs. Fresh eggs should
be- used In large quantities, Next "a
mink they are the most convenient
10 IN OF food and have nearly as many
uSss. II lsa pity that Americans eau
not be convinced OF the necessity OF
hrsbandlns their resources. It In said
that the French nation could live on
what the American nation throws
away. We need to learn how to util-
lie the side products and instead OF
throwing them away turn them into
th'ags OF comfort for the family.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-02-04
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.

Nov suoessstui Farmers Operate This
Department OF the rarm-A rev
Hints a. 20 the care Of Live stock
uaa Pouitry.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-02-04

That Seed Distribution. The gov
eminent seeds, The Rural New Yorker
says The free seed distribution il as
mueh 81 bugaboo as ever. Secretary
wilson was Inclined TO distribute the
seed according to the original design.
Wnleh was to import aud distribute
now rare and promising speclaltlos.
But the comptroller OF the treasury has
decided that the language OF the APP
preparation a. passed by congress Ia
mahuatory, and that the only course
leit open 10 tho secretary Ia to adyer-
use Tor seeds all put up ready for dis
rlouuon, and the commonest kind Of
soeus at that lie can't even buy tho
seeds and have them put up for dis
tripnuoh The whole thing IL a farce.
me writer received some OF these
seeds ne past spring. as he has for
several years. and among them were
varieties grown by market gardeners
Tor the past forty years But the sys-
tom must tickle the farmers. az II must
please the congressman who think
that they can buy the farmers for a
pinch OF cabbage or onion seed.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-02-04

Annual Rings on Forest Treca.-In
all the timber trees Of the temperate
portion Of our country the wood OF the
stem Ia laid on In sheets or layers
which 90 any cross section. appear na
10 many eonccntric rings. Generally
these ring are sufficiently well defined
TO be readily counted. and. since only
one Is formed each growing season.
they furnish a very convenient record
OF the particular cross section. and, n
properly chosen. Of the age ~ the tree.
Viewing a cross section Of the stem OF
a pine, NJ, cedar, etc. these ooncentrio
yearly rings appear as alternate mar
row bands or limos Of lighter darker
color, the dark line. or summer wood"
occupying the outer portion Of any one
ring and being sharply contraStcd
against the llghtest portion OF the In
ner. lighter, OF spring wood" part OF
the next ring
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-02-04

-ugsaa "a Agioul,ure.--l say, un.
IrgtnRJin = that the young Of our
airy 0Ao IN bring to agriculture
a. sducal 1rsrd intelligence, the in
duHug AZ pera~vsranee essential 10
sr.osss IN syery other career. whether
rc-rcantila, industrial or professional.
WI N he course % the nskt twenty
years attain lar greater degree of
material we'll being on the averagI
than awaits them In any other oallini
Narsr tlrow soft feed on The EronsI
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-02-04

II Is sometimes convenient to have
Icing on hand for cakes This can be
done by preparing a simple foudan,
icing OF a pound Of sugar. boiled to
''tho BALL" with a cup OF water Cook
the strip In bright granitewarC
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-02-04

Foreign View OF American Agrlcui-
ture-Tho French delegate Monsieur
ZollA, who 10 Investigating American
agriculture. 10 delighted with the In
tclllgenco OF American farmers and the
great variety ana abundance OF their
farm stock and agricultural produota.
He praises our agricultural schools M
superior 10 those In France. lie says:
"These schools are numerous and they
are conducted In splendid buildings
with every convenience: that the APP
paratua for teaching the best methods
Of dairy work. OF stock feeding. and
OF general farm economy are complet,
and admirable. You spend so much
money on these schools. Hut then yoJ
have Il TO spend. and we are compare
lively poor, have received every
whore. from your minister OF agrieul
turo at Washington. Mr, Wilson. from
your state officers. and from even
farmer | have met. the most obliTiDl
c0urteay."-Ex.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-02-04

Kansas Dairy Producis.-of butter
made In families and factories 10 Kan
sas the aggregate reported Is SIsll.sT4
pounds. being an Increase OF s'2Of p,
pounds over the previous years proc
uet
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-02-04

Strange Work Of Llghtning.-The
London Lancet reports the remarkable
case OF the killing Of Major Jameson
by lightning In a Geld near Guildford.
on August 20. There was but a sim
gle fash and a clap Of thunder. The
victim was found ying on his face
dead. with his clothing torn 70 frag-
ments and scattered widely around
MIN. Even his undergarmenta were
rent 70 ribbons and scattered over the
ground. The soles OF his boots we're
stripped on, brass eyelet holes were
torn out, ana nails forced from their
places
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-02-04

Trees and Men.-A single tree. ao-
oording to a computation In Knowl-
edge. Ia able. through ia leaves. to
purify the air from the carbonlo acid
arising from the respiration OF con-
adorable number OF men. perhaps a
dozen or even score. The volume OF
carbonlo acid exhaled by a human be-
Ing In the course OF twenty-four hours
Is put at about 100 gallons. but by
BouAalngaulta estimate. single
square yard Of leaf surface. counting
both the upper aud the under sides OF
the leaves. can. under favorable cir
cumatances. decompoao at least a gall
Ion OF carbonie acid In day. One
hundred square yards Of leaf'surfaee
then would sufiieo TO keep the air pure
for one man. but the leaves Of tree
OF moderate size present a surface OF
many hundred square yards.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-02-04

Selling or Pasturng There Ia no
question In the minds OF those who
have tried Il Of the great saving made
by the practice OF soillng. Expert
menu recently made at the Michigan
experiment station show that about
four times as much food Is obtained
from a meadow allowed 10 mature hay
as from a field pastured. In solllng the
difference would probably not be 80
great. owing 10 the fact that the grass
or peas. or alfalfa. or whatever 10
grown for the purpose, is cut before II
fully natures. but even then from two
TO three times the number OF animals
can be supported by tolling aa on pas
ture.-Ex.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-05
AsSignee's Sale Of Wood Bros.
Planning Mill Go. Property.

BY. virtue of the power vested in the un-
dersigned assignee, by a certain deed OF
assignment made by the Wood Bros.
Planning Mill Co, corporation dated the
10th day of January, a. d. 1898, to Ed
ward Wagner, assignee. which is record
ed in the office of the Clerk Of the County
Court of Ohio county, West Virginia in
Deed of Trust Book No. H. folio 2S9, the
undersigned assignee will, AT 10 clock
SATURDAY, THE 23D DAY or APRIL.
ct the front door of the office of
he Wood Bros. Planning Mill Co,
Chapline streets, in the city of Wheel
ing, County of Ohio and State OF
West Virginia, proceed to sell at public
auction the following described property:
lst-All that certain parcel of real estate
situate in the city of Wheeling. County OF
Ohio and State of West Virginia. describ-
Rltchie' $ addition, situate at the junction
of Thirty-third, Thirty fourth and Chap
line streets in the said city. being the
same property heretofore conveyed, to
Wood Bros. Planning Mill Co. by John
SpeiGel and Anna l.. Speidel his wife, by
deed dated the Sth day of June 1882 which
Of the County Court of Ohio county. West
Virginia. in Deed Book 50, page pa. to-
gether with the Planning Mill and all the
buildings thereon and appurtenances
thereunto belonging. and all the machin-
cry, mill fixtures and tools in the said
mill, which machinery, mill fixtures and
follows: One engine And boiler, one 20
inch surfacer. one hatcher, three iointers,
five saws one sticker, one molding ma
chine, one band saw. Two nortises. two
shapers. one pony plane. three fathers,
one shutter machine. e-sft oft~saW :~~UTlt
twist machine, one Corner block machine.
one band saw machine and one sanding
machine, together with all other machin-
cry and fixtures on said premises.
2d-All that parcel Of real estate in the
State of West Virginia. described lots
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-05
MARTINS FERRY.

Frank Hammond. of New Athens,
was the guest of Harry Stewart yes
terday.
Raph Young, of Rochester, Pa, is
visiting relatives here for few days.
The Womans Club will meet Thurs
day at the home of Mrs. A. J. Smith,
on North Fourth street.
CLAYTON HOge, of Mt Pleasant. was
in town yesterday calling ON friends
and relatives.
Charles Efelling of Ellwood Pa,
is visiting relatives here.
Carl Lash is home from Gambler
College spending the spring vacation.
VIII Curtis is still very i'll.
The election yesterday passed on In
a very quiet manner. Not much inter
est seemed to be manifested at any
time during the day.
Mrs. l.. ]. C. Drennen entertained
the Social Club in a very pleasant
manner at her home on West Walnut
street last evening.
A. A. Fletcher has returned to Gin
cinnati.
The "carryin gin" boys employed at
the West Virginia glass house went
out on a strike yesterday morning be
cause they were not getting as much
Inv five cents turn as the boys en-
Moved at the Crystal glass works.
Secretary Smith adjusted matters in
a short time and the boys returned to
work.
At the opening of the spring term
of school yesterday forty pupils were
enrolled. the largest number that has
ever been enrolled at any spring
term The total enrolment of the
schools at present is something over
! 800. and is still increasing.
The picking department at the Act
na-Standard is off on account of an
accident having occurred to the pick
ling vat.
Little Vixie" sparkling comedy
drama. was presented to large audi
ence at the Opera House last evening
bv the Warren Comedy Company. The
plav was an excellent one and every
BODY was we'll pleased.
Mrs. Ella Bishop has been appointed
ia teach the class formerly taught by
Miss ANA Ebert. and Miss Blanche
Cillesnie has been given charge OF
Mrs Bishops class.
Word was received here from Ma
comb. H.. Yesterday announcing the
death of Mrs. Mary Greer. widow OF
the late Thomas Greer The deceased
was a resident Of Martins Ferry and