Owingsville outlook., 1899-02-23

Ladies' bonnets are again to be
adorned with bugles, but the only
one they will blow is on their face,
and is always fashionable if not
satisfactorily built.
Valentines were numerous in
this vicinity on the l4th inst, es-
pecially of the comic type, and old
topers, dirty dishwasers, the new
woman, old maids and bachelors
were treated roughly.
A neighbor informed your scribe
that he had recently broken up q
very severe case of the grip by
drinking l6 cups of coffee. We
believe l6 cups of coffee would
break up most anything.
Miss "Pop" Cross, of Clinton.
county, Kentucky, claims to be 80
years old. She was lever sick q
day in her life, was never out of
the county. and never had u beau.
And she has missed a whole lot of
fun.
The other night your scribe
looked out and gazed into the
heavens and expressed surprise at
the cloudy sky, but was still greater
ssrprised moment later Mt the
large number of stars that appear
ed. We had fallen on the ice.
Unless all signs are as naught,
the wedding bells will ring, also
the COW bells, for an old bachelor
on the creek this week. The sign
is getting right now and we may
look for several of our old "spuds'
to get off before the TOses come
again.
VIM. Rich has moved with his
! family back to his original home
Cincinnati this week to educate
his children. Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
are very pleasant people and good
citizens and we are sorry to see
them leave Us. John Gopher will
move into the house vacated by
Mr.. Rich.
Luster Parker and Ike Roberts
had quite a chase during the big
snow. They were hauling out fod-
der, and after tearing the shock
down a rabbit jumped out, and the
snow was too deep for him. They
started in pursuit, and when they
would start to pick up the hare it
would dodge under the snow. They
continued in this manner over .
fifty-acre feld, and then it went
into a bole in the ground. The
boys felt like the boy that let the
bird go.
Married, Feb. Is, at the home Of
and by Elder b. +. Parker, Mr.. Ed
Treadway to Mise Nettie Robbins !;
also Mr.. William Warner and Miss
Annie Pieratt. We learned no fur
ther particulars, and while We lose
a good item by not being posted
the knot will perhaps stay just as
firmly tied as if We should give
them a column. We congratulate
them as worthy people and wish
them every joy possible one could
have in married life.
By request OF some friends Q
will write another article on tobac-
co culture. Sowing the seed Of
tobacco il one of the particular
points. A plat Of ground, the
richer naturally the better, that
slopes to the south il bet for a
bed. The ground should be thor
oughly burned over. Old rails,
logs, brush, in fact any rubbish, is
suitable material. The bed should
be about nine feet wide and as long
as one would wish. After it is
burned over, while yet warm, all
trash should be raked off and the
ground spaded up to the depth Of
six inches, mixing the ashes in
among the soil. The rake should
be used extensively. The bed should
be boxed in with inch boards, said
boards to be SIX inches above the
level of the ground. When situated
stobs should be driven to hold the
boards in place about four feet
apart, and the top of the stob
should be two inches or more above
the board. This work should be-
done as early after the first day o.
February as the ground will admit
of work. While the bed is stifi
warm mot hot) the seed (about .
teaspoonful) should be mixed into
about a quart of ashes, the more 10
is mixed the better. and then sown
evenly over about 100 square feet
of ground. A canvas composed Of
cheap domestic should be so made
as 10 cover the entire bed. Small
hoops Set in the bed at intervals
help hold the canvas up and the
edges of the canvas should be tied
to the stobs holding the boards. 1t
requires experience and good
judgment to successfully canvas q
bed. Its action is two-fold: it
forces the plants and prevents the
depredations Of insects. Early SOW
ing can be too much forced, and
frost without the canvas is injuri-
Gus. We believe the majority Of
readers will agree with US on this
subject, while we may find an old
prejudiced sore-head or two that
will disagree. But remember We
are not writing to please everybody.
SUSAN JANE.