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The Winslow mail., 1900-12-06
AUTOMOBILE MOWERS.
cry Tested at Paris Proves an
Unqualified Success.

1t is contended that the United
States leads Europe in the excellence
of many of it's agricultural imple-
ments, but especially in the matter
of harvesters. Reapers and mowers
are of American origin, and this
country has always kept ahead of
imitators. Among the mowers ex-
hSbited at the Paris exposition this
year were some which may be pro-
PEELED by gasoline engines, and re-
quire no horses. Two of these ma
chimes came from this country The
cutting devices do not call for no.
tice. One of the American firms en-
ploys gearing to transmit power from
the engine Cor motor) to the driving
wheel, and another uses a chain. A
steering wheel is necessary. cf course,
and this is controlled by a lever from
the drivers seat
Automobile mowers were officially
tested on farm in the presence of a
| number of public officials and promi-
nent agriculturists. The crop cut was
lucerEe, and it was the second growth
OF the season. The forward move
ment of the machines was three or
four feet second, or about five or
six rods a minute. About an acre
an hour was cut. No accidents oc-
Cured. Both machines worked salts
fact orily. and experts express the
opinion that The system has proved
entirely practicable. Automobile
mowers, like steam plows, are a sue
! cess.=N. Y. Tribune.
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-06
Picked Green Tomatoes.

Put half peck well-washed green
tomatoes in a brine strong enough to
float an egg; add six green peppers
freed from seeds; put a board with a
small stone on top to keep the con
tents under the brine; let stand As
hours; then rinse them off with cold
water and put tomatoes and peppers
in a stone jar; boil sufficient vinegar
to cover and put it scalding hot over
the tomatoes; let stand till next day;
then drain eff the vinegar and boil it
a few minutes and again pour it scald-
ing hot over the tomatoes and pep
pers; 24 hours later drain off all the
vinegar; place it in a kettle over the
fire; add - whole cloves, the same OF
allspice and three blades OF mace, half
cupful sugar; boil five minutes and
pour scalding hot over the tomatoes
and peppers; when cold close the jar.
Ledger Monthly.
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-06
FOR HOUSEKEEpERS.
Odd Bits of Information Relating
to Various Domestic
Matters

Travelling hampers for soiled clothes
that will also admit of the cloths be-
ing laundered and returned are made
with heavy brown canvas covers to
keep out dampness and dirt, and come
IN all sizes and cost but little, and are
much more useful than the leather
bag for soiled linen, which can never
be used for anything else, says the
Boston Budget.
Lettuce may be served with French
dressing; this is the simplest and most
wholesome salad. Lettuce and cucum-
bers may be served together with the
same dressing. Thin slices of toma-
toes, cucumbers and white hearts of
lettuce Slay be served with French
dressing. All should be on ice until
| served. Lettuce served with simple
egg dressing is very nice; also with new
dressing. New carrots and new beets,
sliced thin and cooled, are very nice
served with cream dressing.
One of the most sensible trifes in
vented in years is the clasp for keep
ing short hairs in place when the Golf
fure is high. They are made not only
of shell-real and imitation-but also
of gold and silver. All are of the ut
most possible lightness, that they may
not drag the hair down.
Picked butternuts are a dainty rel
| ish, the excellence of which is known
best by country housewives. The nuts
should be gathered while they are soft
enough to be pierced by hatpin. Soak
them in brine, strong enough to float
an egg for six days, changing the brine
twice in the meantime. At the end
of the time dry them, pierce each with
a large needle and leave them in clear,
cold water over night. The next morn
! ing scald four quarts of vinegar with
ten blades OF mace, 80 cloves, 36 black
/ peppercorns, Is allspice and one cup
of sugar. Pack the nuts in small jars
and pour the boiling spiced vinegar
over them. Repeat the latter operation
three times within a week. Then cover
them and set them away. They will
be ready for use in two months.
! Preserved flowers may be prepared.
In several waters thoroughly wash
some fine, clean sand, and dry it in the
sun. In q box of suitable size spread
sufficient of it to hold the stems of
those to be preserved. Pluck the bios
SONS while they are fresh, but upon a
dry day, and stand them in the sand
carefully to prevent their touching
each other. Now, with sieve, gently sift
in more sand, meanwhile arranging in
place every leahet and petal. Con-
tinue until the topmost leaves are
covered, and set away in a dry place
for ten days or two weeks. Then gently
tip the box, allowing the sand to sift
out, and the flowers will remain col
ored and intact like so many beautiful
mummieS.
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-06
PRETTY THINGS TO WEAR.
Some Elaborate Creations That Are
Noticed in Ladies' Co.'S
tunes.

For young women the Russian
blouse in dark shades of velvet is ex-
tremely popular. 1t buttons up close
ly to the neck in front, and if any
gold decoration is apparent it is found
in the narrow belt, with perhaps the
addition of q gold tassel or two, says
the New York Tribune.
Lacings of gold cord are much used
in velvet and taffeta boleros, and are
also introduced in the side panels of
many new skirts. A popular notion is
to have the entire sleeve slashed over
the upper side from shoulder to wrist
and laced together with fine gold cord.
This gives opportunity for dainty
undersleeve in white or some delicate
shade to show through.
Tea gowns from Paris are elaborate
creations in plush OF panne, and more
than half of them are of Japonaise.
with yoke straight in the back and
terminating in two rather long and
narrow points in front. The sleeves
are of the flowing pagoda cut, and
reach a little below the elbow, show
ing DdnQS lOE utillS SIIQIIdT 10 Uuo YOKE.
Embroidered silk crepe is the mate
rial usually selected for these dainty
gowns.
Gathered skirts, with tunics puffed
on the hips, are among the possibil-
tiles for winter in full dress costumes.
The puffs are not large, and if not eX-
aggerated are generally becoming and
the tunic may be of the same fabric
as the skirt, or else of some thin,
gauzy textile. The bodice is necessar-
lily arranged somewhat in the Louis
XIV. style, with long points, elbow
sleeves and square or pompadour neck.
This will be great season for but
tons. Small ones by the dozens are
used for dress trimmings, and large
ones form special ornamentation. Nail
heads" in jet, gold and steel have been
revived after lapse of many years,
and are decidedly ornamental
Gay colored silk Innings to tailor
made gowns are now passe, and black
cloth is invariably lined with black
Colored cloths have the Innings to
match as nearly as possible, and very
dark colors have black Innings.
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-06
Hints on Wintering Cabbage.

A good cool cellar will keep them
until April with little or no loss. In
putting cabbage in the cellar for use
in early spring, [ prefer to leave roots
and most of the leaves on, set as close
together as possible with roots on the
ground and heads upward. For pit.
ting out of doors, select dry place
for the pit, dig out a few inches deem
and two feet wide, as long as will be
required to hold the cabbage. In
placing in the pit put heads down,
letting roots extend upward and close
together. Cover with clean straw or
other material and then with suffi-
cient earth to prevent freezing. Open
the pit at one end when wishing to
get at the cabbage and when enouob
has been taken out for present needs
close up the end with straw or other
material to prevent freezing.-W. S.
Fultz, in Farm and Home.
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-06


below the axles, being united in an
iron socket a few inches in front of
the frame. The mules or ponies are
harnessed, not in front, but on each
side of the frame, which is less than
foot in thickness. A single short
shaft with a fixed transverse bar at
the end, which hooks on to the two
collars, screws into the iron socket
and can thus be made the length re-
quired. The load is placed upon a
double pack-saddle, which rests upon
the center of the frame. Its weight
thus presses almost entirely upon the
central wheel, the two sides balancing
each other and resting only slightly
upon the backs Of the mules, which
are able to employ nearly all their
strength in drawing the load. At the
same time the possibility Oh tipping"
backwards or forwards is prevented
by the leverage of the shaft attached
to the collar, just as it is in two
wheeled cart
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-06
FEEDING THE HORSES.
Many Farmers Make q Mistake by
Giving Them Too Much Hay and
Not Enough Grain.

Farmers generally do not give the
feeding of their horses the attention
they should The dairy cow and the
feeding steer are carefully examined
and discussed, but the feeding of the
horse is usually all the hay he can eat
and various quantities of cats and
corn, according to the amount of
work being done. Sometimes even the
latter part is neglected. If horse is
expected to do extra hard work he
should be literally and regularly fed
The horse has small stomach in pro-
portion to his size, hence frequent
feeding when under hard work is nee
essary. The human stomach can bear
hunger far better than that of a
horse. When driving on a journey
you feel hungry you, may be sure
your horse has felt it before you did,
and is needing his feed more than you
do.
Opinions differ a great deal as to
the watering of horses. Some prefer
to have the water in their stalls. 9th
ers prefer watering only as the horses
come in from their work or before
feeding. Horses should not be wa
tered after meals, as the stomach, be-
ing small, is liable to be partially
emptied of the undigested food, caus-
ing trouble in the bowels and partial
loss of the food. Oats and hay are
the ideal food for horses in our coun-
try, but because they are the best is
no reason why they should be exclu-
sively used. Variety is often much
relished by the horse. With this va
riety cheapness and economy may be
introduced. Good timothy hay, early
cut and well cured is the best hay
for horses. Many farmers make a
great mistake by feeding far too
much hay and not enough grain. They
might very well take a few lessons
from our liverymen who find their
horses do better and keep healthier
on a small amount Of hay and a lit
tie more grain.-Joseph ii. Yoder, in
Ohio Farmer.
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-06
4 Noted knight TeInplar
Owes His Health to Peruna.

Colonel T. P. Moody, prominent knight
Templar, is well known in every city in the
United States west of Buffalo, n. Y. as
jewelers. Auctioneer. In the city of Chi
cago as a prominent lodge man, being a
member of the K. T.'s and also of the Ma
sons. The cut shows Colonel Moody in the
costume of the Oriental Consistory Masons.
32nd degree.
In recent letter from $500 Michigan av
enue, Chicago, H., Mr.. Moody says the fol-
lowing:
"FOr over twenty-five years I
suffered from catarrh, and for
over ten years I suffered from
catarrh of the stomach terribly.
Z" have taken all kinds Of nedi-
cines and have been treated by
all kinds Of doctors, as thousands
of my acquaintances are aware
in different parts of the United
States, where have travelled, but
my relief was only temporary.
until a little over a year ago I
started to take Peruna, and at
the present time / am better than
1 have been for twenty years.
"The soreness has left my stOm-
ach entirely and / am free from
indigestion and dyspepsia and
will say to all who are troubled
with catarrh or stomach trouble
of any kind, don't put it off and
suffer, but begin to take Peruna
right away, and keep it up until
you are cured, as you surely viii
be If you perseyere.
'|My wife, as many in the southwest ca n
say, was troubled with bad cough and
bronchial trouble, and doctors all over
the country gave her up to die, as they could
do nothing more for her. She began taking
Peruna with the result that she is better now
than she has been in years, and her cough
has almost left her entirely. The soreness
has left her lungs and she is as well as she
ever was in her life, with thanks, as she saws,
to Peruna. Yours very truly,
T. P. Moody.
Catarrh in its various forms is rapidly be-
coming general curse. An undoubted rem
edy has been discovered by DR.. Hartman.
This remedy has been thoroughly tested
during the past forty years. Prominent men
have come to know of its virtues, and are
making public utterances on the subject. To
save the country we must save the people.
To save the people we must protect them
from disease. The disease that is at once the
most prevalent and stubborn of cure is ca
tarrh.
If one were to make list of the different
names that have been applied to catarrh in
different locations and organs, the result
would be astonishing. We have often pub
lished partial list Of these names, and the
surprise caused by the first publication of it
to all people, both professional and non
professional, was amusing. And yet we
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-06
SPRAYING EXPERIENCE.
An Excellent Mixture for Apples,
Pears and PIums and How it's
to Be Applied.


I have been spraying fruit, with
more or less success, for the past II
years, but not until the past four
years have l been able to find mix
ture that would make perfect spray.
In my earlier experience 1 used prep
arations recommended by tom, Dick
and Harry" and did everything 1 was
told to do, but my fruit was almost
invariably lost. In the last four
years, however, l have had excellent
results and l attribute it almost en-
tirely to the efficacy of spraying. ]
have had particularly good results
with apples of all varieties ana piums,
such as Wild Goose, little and large
Damson, Abundance ard seeding of
the Green Gage. These I have found
needed spraying particularly. For
spraying use two teaspoonfuls OF
London purple to two and one-halt
gallons of water and one gallon OF
lime water, making three and one
half gallons in all. Give the trees the
first spraying before the bloom comes
out, to insure killing any insects that
have lived over winter in the bark.
The second spraying should be done
after the bloom is entirely gone. Give
also a third and fourth application il
found necessary, but this is rarely
needed. Never vary this mixture for
plums, and, of course, as all old fruit
growers know, never spray while
bloom is on, as it browns, poi
sons or kills the pollen. For apples
use the same mixture and apply in
same season as for plums. For goose
berries and currants it is equally eff
fective. Apply only before currants
bloom and after fruit is started. For
pears the solution should be weak.
ened. Use one teaspoonful of London
purple to two and half gallons OF
water and half a gallon of lime wa.
ter. Peaches require the same mix
ture as pears. My experience has
proven mat this mixture is exactly
right in every proportion and makes
an ideal spray. For keeping fruit
from rotting on the tree 1 have dis
covered that there is nothing like
llllC. tO1dhC ulIC lIllC Ill GuC VI y
manner and strain so it will run
freely through the spray pump
Spray the trees with this lime water
at any time, spraying right on the
fruit. Early in July put in little
London purple, about teaspoonful in
water and lime water. Use no more
London purple after the fruit begins
to arrive at fair size. For this lime
treatment / except Wild Goose plums
and I would not use lime on any red
plums. Use the lime right through
the season till the ripening of the
fruit. Any one can certainly raise
fruit this way, and it will keep per-
fectly while growing on the trees.
have saved all of my crop this year
while my neighbors with some of the
same varieties have lost their fruit
Sometimes [ air-slake lime and shake
it from q can attached to pole right
on the ripening fruit and it perfect.
ly preserves it. This year in one
clump I saved by this lime treatment
AZ large plums Ga basketfuD that lay
together. 1t certainly is an excellent
mode of keeping fruit from rotting
on the tree.-George W. Hostler, in
Prai irie Farmer
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-06
Sliced Tomato Pickles,

Slice green tomatoes after washing
and cutting off the ends. Let them
stand in stone jars with plenty of salt
between each layer for "a hours, then
drain off and cook in sweet, spiced
vinegar until tender, but not SO they
will break to pieces. Make the vinegar
as you would for any sweet pickles.
Place the pickles in small stone jars
or twG~quart glass ones and cover
with fresh hot vinegar.-HousehOld.
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-06
NOT UP IN THAT GRADE.
Little WiIlie's nthematical Ability
Was Not Equal to the Task
Set for Him.

It is not often that the very young
recognize the advantages of higher edu-
cation. but in this case it is evident that
little Willie, even in his first six months
of school, had grasped the meaning
and value of superior knowledge, says
the Chicago Chronicle. 1t was one of
his restless afternoons and to keep him
busy he had been set to counting
basketful of walnuts. Stretched full
length on the kitchen table he la bori
ouslv piled them out one by one in
big heap. Tessie, who was past mis-
tress of the art of ''plaguing," picked
a double handful from the pile and car
ried them off to the hammer. 81 only
took 12." she said, sweetly. Willie
gazed after her fercely for awhile,
then began to count them all over
AGAIN. Fifteen minutes later, when he
had a second time almost emptied the
basket, Tessie again raided his stores.
81 took ten this time" she said. There
was a moment of storm, but it ended
with Willie beginning once more at the
beginning. But when she perpetrated
a third outrage the small brother sent
forth such a roar of fury and rushed
with his case before the maternal tri-
bunal. 'Jist as soon as [ get them near
done she comes along an takes away
a lot of them I've counted, an then [
have to count the whole basketful over
again" Eyes, but. maw," protested
Tessie, virtuously, 81 always tell him
lust how many [ take" "4es, yuh do,
yuh mean thing, yuh,' yelled Willie,
"but yuh know very well our class is
on'v beoinnin' subtraction!'
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-06
Eurorc likes Our Ann1ex

Liverpool is coming to be we'll ac-
quainted with American apples, and
so great has the trade there become
that it is reported that in a single
week as high as 100000 barrels of
American apples have changed hands.
The apple trade with England is
bound to follow the American trade
in meats and expand greatly. This
trade must necessarily be in the win
ter varieties, such as the Baldwin,
greening, russet, willow twig. There
is great room for expansion in the
growing of these varieties and of vari-
eties iii the same category. 1t means
that some of our land that is of no
use for anything else can be made
remunerative in the productioa of ap.
ples.-Farmers' Review.
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-06

keeps all dirt and dust from the bin
from working out into the room
Many houses could make this arrange.
ment for their coal bin, to the great
saving of kitchen labor; but the pan
before the opening is a very essential
feature of the device, since in nc
other way could the dirt be kept
from the floor. A piece of worn-out
bake pan will serve the purpose ad
iSiirably.-Country Gentleman.
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-06
How's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured
By Halls Catarrh Cure.
z. j. Cheney G. Co., Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known F. J.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transac-
tions and financially able to carry out any
obligations made by their firm
West q Truax, Wholesale Druggists, To-
ledo, o.
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls .Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
SURFACES of the system. Price 75c. per bot
tie Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials
free.
Nalps Family Pills are the best.
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-06
Fate of His Ligaments,

"Yes," said Mrs. Brown, "my son Thom-
as has had an awful time playing football
But Toms quite a hero. He wrote me all
about il. He said the professor at his COL
iegs told him he. had only three ligyments
bold the foot onto the leg Well, Tom says
that, a year ago he bruk his first ligyment,
that's the outside one, in playin' thet game
with Purdoo. Then in playing the Sham
pain university he broke the second ligy-
ment right short off, And jest last week
in playin' with some college from Indianna
he bruk the third Iigyment, and now there
amt anything on airth holdin' that foot on
except skin. Chicago Tribune.
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-06
To Mothers Of Large Families.

In this workaday world few women
are so placed that physical exertion
is not constantly demanded of them
in their daily life.
Mrs. Pinkham makes special appeal
to mothers of large families whose
work is never done, and many OF
whom suffer, and suffer for lack of
intelligent aid.
To women, young or old, rich or
poor, Mrs. Pinlzham, of Lynn, Mass,
extends her invitation of free advice.
Oh, women do not let your lives be
sacrificed when a word from Mrs.
Pinkham, at the first approach of
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-06
stiu More Counterfeiting.

The Secret Service has unearthed another
band of counterfeiters and secured large
quantity of bogus bills, which are SO clever
" executed that the average person would
never suspect them of being spurious.
Things of great value are always selected for
limitation, notably Hostetter's Stomach Bit
ters, which has many, imitators but no
pepsia, constipation, nervousness and gen.
eral debility. Always go to reliable drug
glsts who have the reputation of giving what
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-06
uomeseekers, Excursion Tickets.

To nearly all points in the United States
on sale at all ticket offices of the. Chicago
Great Western Railway on the first and
third Tuesdays of October, November, and
December, at the very low homeseekers''
rate of one fare plus. $500 for the round I'd
days from date of sale. Persons contem-
plating trip will save money by calling on
any Great Western Agent and obtaining
detail information regarding the home
seekers rates, or addressing F; II. Lord,
G. P. & T. A, 1l3 Adams St., Chicago.
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-06
Chicken ScnIIon.

To prepare chicken scallop in the
chafing dish, cut two cupfuls of cold
chicken into dice and put it into two
cupfuls of hot chicken stock. Pulver-
ize the yolks of four hard-boiled eggs
and mix them with one-half cupful of
bread crumbs and one tablespoonful
of melted butter. Add the chicken and
serve as soon as hot.-N. Y. Tribune.
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-06
Try Grnin-O: Try Grain-o,

Askyour Grocer to-day to show you pack.
age of GRAiN-O, the new food drink that
takes the pace of coffee. Children may
drink it without injury. as well as adults.
seal brown of Mocha or Java, but is made
from pure grains, and the most delicate stom-
chreceiyesit without distress. / the price of
coffee. l5c. and 25c. per package. All grocers.
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-06
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RUN ON ONE WHEEL.
Russian Wagons for Military Trans
port Built Upon an Entirely
New Principle.

A new system of military transport
has lately been successfully intro
duced into the Russian army 1t is
intended for use in roadless districts
of Asiatic Russia, in which, as in so
many parts of South Africa, transport
by ordinary military wagons is ex-
tremely difficult and laborious. A sin
gle wheel is placed within light
wooden frame. The shafts are at
tached to this, one on each side, just
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-06
Best for tae Bowels.

No matter what ails you, headache to a
cancer, you will never get well until your
bowels are pat right. Cascarets help nature,
cure you without gripe or pain, produce
easy natural movements, cost you just 10
cents to start getting your health back.
Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put
up IN metal boxes, every tablet has C.. G.. G..
stamped on it. Beware of limitations.
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-06
Exnnrts SheIled E~c.S

Vast quantities of shelled eggs are
exported from Russia in hermetically
sealed tins and are drawn off through
tap. One tin holds from 1000 to
$500 eggs. The eggs must be care
fully selected, or a bad one would
spoil all the others in the can.