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The Taney County republican., 1899-10-05
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The REPUBLICAN and the Kansas
City Journal both papers one yesr
for one dollar.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-09-07
CORN FOR FODDER.
1t Should BE Cut Mt the Proper Time
If Really Profitable Results Are
to Be Secured

When corn is at its best, the glazing
stage, it has a value of say 100 per cent.
-45 per cent. of this will be in the ear
and 55 per cent. will be in the stock and
leaves. Of the So per cent. in the stalk
and leaves, 60 per cent will be in the
stalk below the ear, which will be 80 per
cent. of the whole value. The feeding
value of the ear is mostly in starch, in
the stalk it is in the form of sugar
From the glazing stage to full curing
the changes in the stalk are all against
the feeder, for while the sugar is all di-
gestible, in the ripening and curing
process it gradually changes to starch
and woody fiber, and becomes less and
less digestible, and thus loses much of
its feeding value. While the stalk at
its best was filled with sweet juice, that
fully cured, found in the rick or shock,
has not trace of sweetness left, but
has changed to wood or been washed
IYnt9 hence we see how important it is
that corn fodder be cut at the proper
time and handled in the proper wav to
secure the very best returns. Upon this
point experiments conducted at the
Oklahoma station showed that corn fod-
der left in the fields until required for
feeding purposes loses much of its feed
ing value, but how large proportion is
not often considered by large number
of farmers. The results of these tests
showed a considerable reduction in the
feeding value of the corn stover. equal
in the opinion of those who conducted
the tests to fully one-fourth of its orig
inal worth, with corresponding in
crease in the crude fiber which is the
least valuable part of the corn.-Prai-
RE Farmer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-09-07

hose Is to 20 feet long for hand use, pro-
vided with rose and stop cock, branches
from the main barrel pipe.
The derrick is built directly on plat
form five by eight feet made of flooring
and so slanted as to drain to one side,
SO the substance used can be collected
in a trough and poured into a lower
barrel sunk in the ground. From the
lower barrel there is pipe running to
the upper one, which is provided with
a pump. There is also a narrow chute
leading to the derrick through which
the cattle pass.
The dip is mixed in the lower barrel
and is then pumped into the upper one.
An animal is driven on the platform
and the dip allowed to play on it for
one minute, while so doing the hand
hose is used between the thighs and
on the brisket and lower parts of the
body. The dip that runs off the animal
is caught in the lower barrel and
pumped up, thus preventing much
waste. Trash must be kept out or it
will clog the nozzle; this can be done
by using a cloth strainer on the upper
barrel.-Farm and Home.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-09-07
SELECTION OF SEED.
Are Being Bred by the Kansas
Agricultural College.

1t is common among corn raisers to
maintain or improve given variety by
selection of the seed. Ears showing de-
sirable characters are set aside and
furnish seed for the succeeding crop.
Though not so convenient, this method
can be applied with equal success to the
selection of seed wheat. The expert
ment station of the Kansas state agri-
cultural college is endeavoring to breed
up improved varieties of wheat. There
is no reason why the simple method of
selection should not be applied by the
individual wheat raj ,er. We would adj
wise the following procedure: Before
harvesting, the grower should go into
the wheat field and select a number of
the most desirable heads. The basis of
selection depends upon the wishes of
the individual, but is carried on as in the
case of corn. Usually it will be upon
the basis of yield and quality. In this
case the heads selected should be large.
well-formed and with plump uniform
grains. The grain derived from these
heads should be grown upon a plot of
ground under the most favorable condi-
tipns. The grain gathered from this
'rict furnishes the seed for the third
year. But before harvesting a selection
of suitable heads should be made from
this for the next seed plot. In this way
the seed is each year imprived or at
leastmaintained atits present standard.
The size of the seed plot depends upon
the total area of wheat to be grown.
Furthermore the seed plot may be given
much more careful treatment than is
applicable to the field. 1t is best to have
the seed plot within the main field so as
to be entirely surrounded by wheat.
This lessons the loss from grasshoppers
and other insects, and gives the plants
better rotection.-Farmers' Review.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-09-07
POINTERS ON HORSES.

Horses that are subject to collie must
be handled with care
1t is an easy matter at this time to
ruin a horse by overheating.
a horse that is watered only two or
three times a day is apt to drink too
much.
The teams should not be allowed to
drink stagnant water under any cir
cumstances.
Remove the harness while the horse
is resting at noon, and at night as soon
as the work is done.
After cooling off in the evening give
thorough cleaning up; the animal
will rest much better.
See that the stables are kept clean
and well ventilated. 1t will do much
to keep the horses healthy.
Keep the teams as quiet as possible.
Excitement and fright are more apt
to heat horses injuriously than hard
work.
Two-thirds oats and one-third corn
is a good summer ration. Corn is too
heating to be fed exclusively in sum.
mer.
Unthrashed oats run through cut
ting box to which little wheat bran
has been added make one of the best
feeds for horses known.-St. Louis Re-
public
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-09-07
FLIES AND THEIR WAYS.
Pests Which Annoy Housewives
Found in Greatest Numbers in
the Vicinity of Stables.

blouse flies" said DR.. L. o. Howard,
the famous entomolOgist of the agri-
cultural department, come mostly
from the stables and the dirt left in
the streets by horses. If we could do
away with horses we would not have so
many flies. A single stable in which
horse is kept will fill an extended
neighborhood with flies. People living
in agricultural communities will prob
ably never get rid of the pest, but il
cities, with better modes of disposing
of garbage and with the lessening of
the number of horses in stables conse-
quent upon the increased use of cleo
trio street railways, bicycles and horse
less carriages, the time may come when
window screens may be discarded
How fast do flies multiply?"
AN ordinary house fly will lay 100
eggs during its existence, and 80 per
cent of them will be Matched out. Dur
ing the ordinary summer II or 10 gen.
erations of flies will be produced, so
you can make the calculation yourself.
Every female fly is the progenitor of
millions of flies during a single sum-
mer.
There are four or five kinds of house
flies. The most common known to en-
tomologists is the 'musca domestica,
medium-sized grayish fly with its
mouth spread out for sucking up liquid
substances. 1t cannot bite. There is
another called the 'stomoxys calcitrans,'
which resembles it closely, but differs
in having an important appendage that
is built to pierce the skin. 1t is second
in abundance. Both of these flies are
chiefly bred in manure. In our expert
ence and those of other entomologists
it has been discovered that they will
seldom lay their eggs in anything else.
There are several other kinds of
flies, but these two are the most COM
mon, and to them we owe the nuisance
that housewives suffer. The eggs are
Matched into larvae within "a hours
after they are laid. They remain in
the larval state from five to seven days,
and in the pupal state a similar time.
The average life of a fly is from ten to
fourteen days"
Does the fly serve any useful pur-
pose?"
mot so far as we have ever discov-
cred" said DIR. Howard, land it does
great deal more injury than people
commonly suppose. We are accustomed
to think of flies simply as a nuisance,
but they are undoubtedly the carriers
of contagion, as was abundantly proved
during the war of the rebellion and
also in the camps of our army last
summer. 1t is the judgment of the
highest authorities that a considerable
part of the typhoid fever was due to the
flies in the camps. Chicago Daily Rec
ord
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-09-07

When flowers are costly pretty din
ner table decoration may be had by
using smilaX, laurel or asparagus vine
made into wreaths and tied with white,
scarlet or pink satin ribbon. These
wreaths may be placed at the four cor
ners of the table, inside the covers, or
laid around candelabra placed in the
center, at the corners or at each end.
Or they may be used at two corners,
dagonally, with vases of suitable
flowers, daisies or carnations, in two
other corners. If violet ribbons are
used have the dishes for bonbons filled
with crystallized violets and mint
leaves. Candles with white shades are
prettier with violet and green than
those of color, as the light through
a violet or green is not becoming.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-09-07

The Veterans of sixty-one and five and
their friends, who are going to attend the
33rd G. A. r. Annual Encampment at Phila-
delphia in September, could not select bet
ter nor more historic route than the Big
Four, Chesapeake & Ohio, with splendid
service from Chicago, Peoria and st. Louis
on the Big Four, all connecting at Indian
apohs or Cincinnati and thence over the
Picturesque Chesapeake & Ohio along the
Ohio river to Huntington, West Va, thence
through the foot-hil of the Alleghanies,
over the Mountains, through the famous
Springs Region of Virginia to Staunton,
Va, between which point and Washington
are many of the most prominent Battle
fields: Waynesboro, Gordonsvlle, Cedar
Mountain, Rappahannock, Kettle Run,
Manassas, Bull Run, Fairfax, and a score of
others nearly as prominent. Washington is
next, and thence via the Pennsylvania Line
direct to Philadelphia. There will be three
rates in effect for this business: LIST Contin-
uous passage, with no stop-over privilege;
End. Going and coming same route with one
stop-over in each direction; Sd. Circuitous
route, going one way and back another with
one stop-0ver In each direction For full
information as to Routes, Rates, etc, ad-
dress j. c. Tucker, G. N. A., 234 Clark St.,
Chicago.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-09-07
Take Care of the Pigs.

Losses in narrowing and the present
apparent supply of hogs on the market
as compared with former years at the
same time, suggests that it will be well
to care for the pigs that did survive and
grow them into the best hogs possible,
for prices can hardly fail to do better in
the fall than they have been for some
time past. In fact, it nearly always hap
pens that reduced production follows
quickly upon year of low prices, as
the past one has been resulting in an
advance of price. If this happens upon
general principles it is much more like.
ly to where there has been as large a
loss in farming as there seems to have
been this spring. Take care of the
pigs!-Prairie Farmer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-09-07
CATTLE AND HOGS.
An Approved system of Cleansing
Animals of Lice and other
Kinds of Nermin.

Where but few cattle are kept they
may be kept clean easily by applying
wash or emulsion by means of sponges,
mops or syringe, but where large
number are to be cleansed, the illus
tration shows method that is popular
in the ranching sections of the great
southwest. 1t consists of a derrick 16
feet high on which barrel is securely
fastened. From the barrel is a pipe
that divides into five smaller ones, each
is inches apart, on each of which is a
piece of hose ~ inches long, and to the
end of each hose tin rose from a
sprinkling can is fastened. Another
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-09-07
To Clean White Kid Boots.

When not very dirty, put half an
ounce of hartshorn into saucer. Dip
a bit of clean flannel in it and rub it on
u piece of white curd soap; rub the
boots with this, and take a fresh piece
of flannel as each piece becomes soiled.
When the boots are really dirty the bet
ter way is to stuff them as full as posi-
BILE with old rags or common cotton
wadding, to prevent any creases. Then
mix some pipe clay with water to a
stiff paste, wash the boots with soap
and water with a nail brush, using as
little water as possible, to get the dirt
off. When they appear toierably clean
rub the pipe clay well over them with a
flannel and hang them up to dry. When
dry, beat out the superfuous clay with
the hand, and rub them till they look
smooth
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-09-07
How to Extermip1te scoh.

Beware of introducing scab when YOU
get new sheep. 1t is very easy to intro
duce scab into your barns, and extreme
ly difficult to eradicate it. Every animal
purchased should be isolated from your
permanent flock for few days-at least
15-and closely watched for symptoms
of the disease, says the Country World.
In fact, it would be much better plan
to dip the sheep yourself Immediately
upon their arrival, and then give them
a second dipping in ten days. They
may have been dipped at the stock yard
when you purchased them, but there
will have been abundant chance for
to again become contaminated on their
way to your farm, especially if they
were shipped tn the cars.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-09-07
FOLDING PIAZZA COUCH.
A Convenience for LOunging or Sleep.
ing in Open Air During the
Warm Weather.

For the summer piazza one of the
most convenient pieces OF furniture is
folding couch that can be raised up
and fastened to the side of the house
somewhat similar to a mantel folding
bed.
The illustration shows such a couch
that is attached to the weather boards
of the house at the inner side, by means
of large strap hinges, while the outer
edge is supported on legs fastened to
the under side of the woodwork
An old hair mattress can be employed
as the topping, and it should be laid
on the platform and held down by
means Of denim, which is drawn down
all around the edges and tackled secure
ly to the wood.
The tufted effect shown in the illus
tration is obtained by making holes in
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-09-07
Mrs. johnson
Saved from
Insanity 10y
Mrs. PSs9kkasss

menced to have spells with my spine.
Every month l grew worse and at last
became SO bad that l found l was
gradually losing my mind.
1.-THE doctors treated me for female
troubles, but 1 got no better. One
doctor told me that would be insane.
Twas advised by friend to give Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound a
trial, and before had taken all of the
first bottle my neighbors noticed the
change in me.
81 have now taken five bottles and
cannot find words sufficient to praise it.
l advise every woman who is suffering
from any female weakness to give ii a
fair trial. l thank you for your good
medicine. "-MRs. GERTRUDE M. JOHN
son, JoNEsBoRo, TEXAS.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-09-07
All Extra work Counts.

1t is always the extra work required
to produce the best that pays on the
farm. In this, however, it is only the
rule which holds good everywhere else.
The world is full of slipshod, lazy work,
ers-men who really do not want to
do any work, but who under compul,
sion do just as little as they can and
still pass. Thousands of farmers OBJ
iect to certain crops, because to work
on them is very disagreeable. What
they want is the crop that is most easily
grown. Such crops are always low IN
price, precisely because of this habit
of human nature to seek the easiest
jobs, forgetting that precisely because
they are easy jobs they are always over
crowded with applicants. - American
Cultivator.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-09-07
WELL-PLANNED GRANARY

feet of siding, flooring, etc. a fraction
less than four squares of roof is re-
quired. If anyone may desire it, l can
give exact bills of lumber and method of
construction, etc. 1t will cost about 500
to SIS, and can be constructed by any
one of ordinary ability, as l built my
own. Size, 12X24, height, eight feet to
square. The foundation is building
block pillars eighth number, with floor
of granary about on level with ordinary
height wagon bed bottom, making it
easy to load and unload. All siding,
flooring, etc, is good quality southern
pine, which is said to be mouse and rat
proof. Roof, galvanized steele. r.
Wagner, in Ohio Farmer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-09-07
FOLDING COUCH FOR THE PIAZZA.

the wood and with a long pack needle
string is drawn up through the mat
tress and tied at the top through the
edge of metal or cloth-covereG but
ton.
Where the string is tied the mat
tress is depressed so the bottom is deep
seated. A valance of the denim is made
and gathered around the front and two
ends, as shown.
In rainy weather, or when more plaza
space is required, the couch can be
raised, valance tucked in and the whole
thing fastened to the weather boards
by means of a strap. - Louisville
Courier-Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-09-07

Place them before they have time to
wither between sheets of writing paper.
Spread the flowers out in as natural a
way as possible, with neither leaves nor
petals crumpled. Lay on the top of
them several sheets of drying paper,
then more flowers, putting a stout
board over all and heavy weights. The
paper must be changed several times
each day.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-09-07

old blue linen which is very decorative,
and, being smooth, it is easily worked.
If the door curtain is to be used as a
screen, select a linen of the desired
width and make it little narrower
than the opening in the door. String
the top upon a rod and run a rod
through the foot of the curtain to keep
it in place. 1t is, of course, easily
brushed aside. Thread your needle
with coarse embroidery cotton and
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-09-07
A CLOVER HINT.

look something like this. 1t should be
a third wider than the door.
Plain brown muslin ma very
artistic door hanging. St> Il band of
figured creton at the top and bottom,
and if you desire to use the doorway
frequently you can drape back one of
the curtains with cord. These are eX-
tremely simple curtain designs and can
be carried out for less than one dollar
each
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-09-07

work circles and crescents upon the
linen, letting one cross over the other.
Embroider one in red, white and blue
If you desire a national curtain, and fill
them in with small designs to suit your
fancy.
A denim curtain can be worked in
scroll design with four-leaf clovers.
The curtain when stretched out will
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-09-07
Mrs. Perkins 'xettar,

81 had female trouble of all kinds,
had three doctors, but only grew worse.
1 began taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills
and used the Sanative Wash, and can
not praise your remedies enough
MRS. EFFIE PERKINS, PEARL, LA.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-09-07

Electricity in the hands of a Vienna
doctor has turned the Ethiop white.
The negro went to the hospital from an
Austrian Jail and was treated with elec.
tricity for four months. AT the end of
that time he was cured, and also COM
pletely bleached.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-09-07

want problem" She's a genius! What's
the solution?' "Why, she says all you've
got to do is never find any fault, submit to
everything, do as you are told, keep out of
the way, and pay good wages, with privileges,
and you wont have bit oS trouble. Phil
adelphia Bulletin.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-09-07
Out.

Caller-I have here several bills which
are long overdue an&-
Harduppe (desperately)[ am sorry to
say that cur cashier is out to-day.
'Oh, well, it doesn't make much differ
ence; I'll call and pay them at some fu-
ture date. Good day, sir. "-Philadelphia
Record.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-09-07

"What are the holes for?" asked little
Edna, looking at the porous plaster that
her mother was preparing to adjust on
Willie's back. Its funny you don't know
that, Sis" interposed Willie. They're to
let the pain out, of course. Boston TIav-
eler
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-09-07

Mrs. De Tanque-"You horrid wretch
Aren't you ashamed of coming home in this
condition. DE Tanque-'No, shir; I'm
(hic) proud of it. Amt many tellowsh can
fia' tn way home when they re full's this
-Philade!phia Record
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-09-07
HANDY FARM GRANARY.
1t Will Cost Not More Than S75, and
Can he Constructed by Any
Intelligent Farmer.

/ send you brief sketch and descrip-
ton of a granary I recently construct
ed. While it is not original with me,
yet it may be new in some localities.
The frame requires about 1900 feet of
rough lumber and about 1000 to 1 400
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-09-07

."Well, l never thought that Jonesy would
die, natural death, said SnagGs. when he
had been told of the passing away of man
he had known. Il didn't say he died a nat
ural death" said Dinwiddie. You told
me he died in bed" "But it was in fold
iag-bed. "-Pittsburgh Telegraph
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-09-07
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SUMMER DOOR HANGINGS.
Three Charming Designs That Can be
Carried Out for Less Than
One Dollar Each.

This is the season when doors are
taken off and stored in the attic. A free
draught of air is what is desired
throughout the house. Artistic door
hangings can be made of inexpensive
materials. There comes this year an
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-09-07
Home Run Strikes.

Diggs-So your daughter is married, eh?"
Biggs-Yes.
And how does your new son-in-law strike
you?"
"Eor w or an * usually."-Chicago
Evening News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-09-07
Why They Are Nervous.

A correspondent says that those who dine
whit queen are usually painfully nervous.
Perhaps they are tortured with doubt of
the propriety of prasing the pie, not know
ing whether her majesty or the cook made
it.-Denver Post
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-09-07
Work for All.

Thousands of men are making good wages
in the harvest fields of Minnesota North
and South Dakota. There is room for thou
sands more. Half rates via the Great North
ern Railway from st. Paul. Write Max
Bass, 300 South Clark Street, Chicago III.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-09-07

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease, powder for the feet. 1t makes tights
or new shoes easy. Cures swollen, hot.
and bunions. At all druggists and shoe
stores csc. Trial package FREE by mail.
Address Allen S. Olmsted. lie Roy, N. Y.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-09-07

HE says his wife can't cook little bit !"
That's unfortunate yes. But that isn't
the worst of il. She insists on cooking a
lot. '-Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-09-07

Plaster busts and statuettes NAV be
cleaned by dipping them into thick
liquid starch and drying. When the
starch is brushed off the dirt comes
with i
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-09-07

The Nickel Plate Road, with its Peerless
exceled Dining Car Service, offers rates
lower than via other lines. The Short Line
between Chicago, Buffalo, New York and
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-09-07

Some people keep the Sabbath so holy
Shat they don't work any for three days