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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-04-06
Starting CantaIoupes.

Catalogues reach their highest de-
velopment on deep, mellow, sandy
soil. 1t should be well prepared and
the seed be planted as soon as danger
of frost is over In order to grow the
crop early, which is very important
consideration from commercial
standpoint, it is best to make two
paintings. one every day and the 9TH
er some 10 days later Should the first
planting be killed BY eresE q Ay IN.
sects, the second will usually make
a stand If neither planting be killed,
the second pair of leaves have made
some growth
We have planted seed in rose pots
which were placed in a hotbed till the
plants reached the proper size, and
when danger from frost was over put
them out in the fields. Plants started
In this way have produced ripe mel
ons one week earlier than seed plant
ed in the fields Parts of old tin cans
may be used instead of pots. The cans
may be thrown into the fire and the
soldering which holds the ends and
seams he melted, and afterward the
cans be rolled out so as to form n
smooth cylinder. After the plants are
set out, one of these tin cans may al
so be used for plant protector
against cut worms and cold winds I'M
til the plant starts to run. The can Is
simply slipped up above the plant,
with an inch of it remaining in the
soil to hold it.-Prof. r. S. Price, Tex
EXper Sta.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-04-06
A Good Farm Hoo,

The American stockman has devel
oped no distinct breed Of hogs. AL
though we have breeds called Ameri
can, they have been developed from
foundation stock brought over from
Europe. The nearest to an American
hog is the Cheshire, which was prob.
ably produced by crossing Berkshires,
Yorkshires, Suffolks and Essex. The
breed was first recognized in 1859 and
has certain qualities which make it
adapted to farm conditions In the u.
S. While not unusually large, they at
tain good size, often reaching 500 to
600 lbs. During recent years they
have been bred more for beauty of
form and quality than for size, and
consequently the Cheshires of to-day
are smaller than those of 40 years
ago.
The one good quality that the
Cheshire admirer claims above all 9th.
ers for his breed is early maturity. In
this respect they surpass all other
breeds Many instances are known Of
pigs dressing 400 lbs. when nine
months old For pork purposes no pig
should be kept more than nine
months, consequently the Cheshire
produces a larger animal at this age
than other breeds and is more profita.
BILE. Another claim is that the flesh
is exceptionally solid and firm in tex
ture and of very fine grain. 1t has a
larger proportion of lean meat than
any other breed which Of course is
very desirable. If the feeder wants
fat pork. all he has to do is to keep
the Cheshire a little longer The fat
meat is also noted for compactness as
well as the lean. Buyers are not often
able to guess the weight of Cheshires,
because of this quality. They are usu.
ally much heavier than their size indi
cates.-New England Homestead.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-04-06
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VEGE rABLES.
Why Farmers Should Raise Them for
Home Use.

Why Farmers Should Raise Them for
Home Use.
Vegetables will make family more
happy, more congenial and better ia
tured in every way. Pc atoes are Vege-
tables, but we do not want to stop al
them.
Here is a list that nearly all farm
ers should raise: Cabbage tulnips, on
ions, squash, pumpkins, beets veseta-
BILE oysters, parsnips and celery. We
have all the above in our cellar now,
and can get any of them when we
want them without going out in the
cold. We have enough celery, growing
nicely, set in sand, to last us until
warm weather 1t is getting better
and more crisp every day.
Besides the above list, we have q
small fruit garden with blackberries,
grapes, currants, gooseberries, black
and red raspberries, strawberries, as
paragus, apples, pears, peaches and
cherries. 1t is a bad year, indeed, that
we do not have good supply of some
of these good things to draw from.
We also raise sweet corn, peas, let.
tuce, spinach, stringbeans, and lots Of
other things too numerous to mention.
Now, how can we raise all these
things and do other farm work? SIM
ply by having things handy and plant
and arrange the garden with system.
Do not spade up square beds as our
fathers did, and lay the garden out
like miniature village lots but plant
everything in long rows, and wide
enough apart to admit of horse cult
walton; and if you are not able to buy
fine TOOLS make them. A narrow "a
drag with fine teeth can easily be
made, and will do good work if used
in time.
The reason so many farmers have
ranged so unhandy that it has to be
worked with a hoe The hoe does not
work in these days of fast machinery.
Rearrange your garden this spring.
Put it close to the house. This will
make you eat more vegetables, be.
cause they will he handy.
Put it close to the road also If you
have any pride this will make you
keep it cleaner, and you will arrange
it better every year, so other farmers
will look at it as they pass by. 1t does
me lot of good to have people
"crane" their necks TO look at our gar.
den as they pass by.
You can raise more garden stuff
than you know what to do with if you
only go at it right, and hardly miss
the International Rural.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-04-06
DOCKING.
Why the Barbarous Practice Is Be,
coming Unpopular.

corning Unpopular
A New York man who is actively in.
tcrested in all that pertains to light
harness horses recently said that
''when fashion decreed that 1t was
correct to drive horses with as short
a tail as it was possible to make. ev-
erybody who wanted to be in the
swim followed the foolish idea, and
the unfortunate horses suffered &C.
cordingly. Now that large number
of the dock-tailed horses have been
worn out and broken down, they have
become common in the ranks of hard
working horses. and delivery wagons.
express wagons, and even peddlers'
wagons are now pulled by dock tailed
horses so that diminished caudal APP
pendage is no longer confined 10 the
ranks of the heightened brigade.
Whenever any fad (and the dock
tailed horse was only a fad becomes
common the leaders of society drop
out and it then naturally goes out OF
fashion. 1t was so with the bicycle. AS
long as the price of bicycles was held
UP W IL punt lldl Kept lutlu bul vi
reach of the common people they were
popular among society folks, but
when Mrs. Bon Ton found that on her
daily spin with her wheel she was
liable to encounter her washerwoman,
the grocery boy, her own servants or
any other of the working classes, she
soon became disgusted with the wheel.
Now that the short tailed horse Is
common, the exclusive set have gone
back to the long tail class, and many
a fine pair are now to be seen in the
fashionable quarters. The shrewdest
dealers quickly caught on, and while
many horses are shown with their
tails tied up. they are not locked ex.
ccpt by order of the purchaser"
Whatever the cause of the change
true lovers of horses will be glad of it.
Docking is inhuman in this country
of flies and careless treatment of ami
mails. We are glad to see that the
Presidents horses wear long tails,
and probably this has la som II.
tluence on the fashion RHn%i Ii
tail is less Objectionable n he
former custom. and mly a ain prev il
with coach hOrSes.-EX han e.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-04-06
Food for Swine.

Denmark is so famous for excellent
pork products that Danish methods of
feeding are important to swine-grow-
ers in other countries. Roots are ex-
tensively grown. 1t is found that four
pounds of potatoes when boiled are
equal to one pound of grain in fat
tening swine and potatoes produce
pork of good quality. Experiments
show that four and one-half bushels
of potatoes when cooked are equal to
one bushel of corn. Corn has a little
higher feeding value than the grain
used by the Danes. barley and rye. In
Danish experiments where mangels
were fed in comparison with barley,
rye and other grains, it was found
that from eight to ten pounds of man.
gels equal one pound of grain. The
mangel is the most watery beet
known. When the richer varieties of
beets, including the sugar beet were
experimental with, higher values were
obtained Four pounds Of sugar beets
were found equal to one pound of
grain. OF ordinary beets. which were
generally better than the mangels,
from six to eight pounds wer0 found
equal to one pound of grain. While
the Danes cook potatoes for swine
they usually feed the beets raw.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-04-06

barrels must be handled carefully,
two men must take hold of each bar
rel, for it is an unhandy thing to get
hold Of. The holder is made of iron
rods by a blacksmith, with handles
and straps. 1t can be opened wide and
slipped down over barrel, then
brought together under it, as shown
III the figure. 1t can then be picked up
and carried away with ease. Where
there are large numbers of barrels TO
ne handled such a device will prove
very effective. To keep the iron rods
from slipping on the bottom of the
barrel the upper part of the rods can
be flattened to an edge.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-04-06
NO cause 10 worry.

81 suppose" he said, as they undu-
lated around the hall, that my moth
er would be awfully worried if she
knew l was here. She's very religious
and thinks 1t is a terrible sin to
dance"
ooh, never mind" the girl said.
"She wouldn't know you were dane
ing, even If she saw you. Chicago
Times-Herald.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-04-06
THE DAIRY COW.
A Beef Type Cannot Produce Butter
ProfitablY.

One Of the economies practiced to.
day by our best and most successful
manufacturers is to provide them.
sc.VtS with the best machinery in
tier line OF work. Where slow, bung.
liz. uncertain handwork formerly
W.s used, and where clumsy, unsats-
f. ;arg machines were formerly toler-
NE :. today we STE the latest and best
a-t-luat c machines that do the work
To perfection at the lowest cost.
Let Is watch the management of
OF neighhoring most successful man.
Uf&ctories and we often see machines
replaced that are 10y no means worn
out but the new ones will do the work
much quicker, better, cheaper than the
old ones. Now this is purely a matter
of business with the manufacturer
These lessons we farmers can learn
by actual observation and apply to
our own case, that in these times Of
close comp tition we can not make a
profit nor even hold our own unless
We adopt the best modern methods
and use the most improved modern
implements in our business Our grain
growers and fruit growers have not
been as slow along this line generally
as our dairy farmers The gr, at ma.
jority of our farmers who try to make
a profit out of their cows keep and
pride themselves on their shrewdness
In keeping a general-purpose. allpur-
pose or duuble-purpose COW in the
farm dairy The same farmer would
not think of using the old general pur
pose combined mower and harvester
neither would he buy a general par.
pose to both rip and cut off as it would
be failure at both. No, he would in
vest in the special purpose tools and
he knows his investment would be
profitable. But the Leneral-purpose
cow idea he can not shake off, though
he would just as well try to rake his
hay with harrow as to try to make
a profitable dairy COW out of beef
bred animal
Now, l am not advocating any par.
ticular breed. but the dairy type Of
any breed that will produce such type.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-04-06
Refused to Correct II.

Morrell-This life is getting to be a
constant rush. Even death seems to
come quicker than it used to.
Wytte-True. There's the interest
ing case Of man l knew; buried one
day and died the next.
Morrell-Got that twisted, haven't
you?
Wytte-No. This man was an un-
Observation-Disclosures Press.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-04-06
The Cheerful Idiot.

'Who was the sporty guy saw you
talking to-" asked the shoe clerk
boarder.
zone Of our most noted ethnolo-
gists," replied the Cheerful Idiot.
"HimY
Eyes. He writes books on the
races."-Indianapo Press.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-04-06
SKIM MILK.
Its Food Value in Combination With
Grain.

TO OOd dluC W. SOlIUludlfOn WIKI
Grain.
The Utah station made Il cont II u,
series of experiments 10 study
economy of feeding pigs on skim milk
alone and in combination with various
kinds of grain. The animals used We're
Berkshires or berkshire grades and
quite young at the beginning of each
experiment. When fed in combination
with grain. skim-milk has sixty-three
per cent. greater feeding value than
it has when fed alone, 100 pounds of
skim milk taking the place of 232
pounds of grain in the former case
and 142 pounds in the latter. The
hogs fed on the milk and grain ra-
ton made much more rapid gains
than either those fed on milk alone
or grain alone. The time required to
make 100 pounds of gain was 20 days
for the hogs fed on milk and grain,
116 days for those fed on grain alone,
and 147 days when the food was milk
alone. When the skim milk and grain
were fed in the proportion of three
pounds or less of skim milk to one
pound of grain the return for the skim
milk was greater than when a larger
proportion was fed When fed in the
proportion of two pounds of skim
milk to one pound of grain 100 pounds
of milk took the place of thirty one
pounds of grain, but when fed in the
proportion of four pounds of skim
milk to one pound of grain only TWEEN.
ty-four pounds were displaced. Hogs
fed on skim milk alone gained very
slowly and did not keep in good
health. In some cases they were of
their feed so frequently that change
had to be made. The milk and grain
fed hogs, however, without exception
kept in good health
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-04-06
POULTRY PLANT.
An Outfit for Raising Eight Hundred
Chicks Annually.

The New England Homestead re-
Gently offered prize for the best arti.
Gle on practical poultry plant 1t
was won by Fred Grundy of Illinois,
and is as follows:
When properly managed poultry Is
one of the most profitable products Of
the farm. With a few inexpensive,
conveniently arranged buildings and
yards one person can annually raise
800 to 500 chicks without much diff.
Guilty. and the loss need not exceed
= per cent. Here is a sketch and DIES.
cription of such an outfit
The two yards are $50 feet long. No.
I is for the hens aud is 30 feet wide
Fence is four feet netting. inch
mesh. with 6 inch board at bottom.
No 2 is for chicks and is 16 feet wide.
Fence same as No. l, except that
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-04-06
Where His Was.

"Say," said little Freddie to Mr..
Murgleson; do you know what?"
mo; what?"
when sister Fannie comes down
stairs you watch and see how she
Iimps. We've all been getting vac
cinated. Mines on my left arm
Chicago Times-Herald.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-04-06

"a typical polled Durham Dairy Cow.)
A beef type COW will not and cannot
produce butter proftably This has
been proven again and again by our
foremost dairymen and at our expert
ment stations so often that we can al.
most call 1t self-eyident truth.
There are certain characteristics
about dairy COW which it is well
for us to become familiar with so that
II we wish to buy to repenish our
herd or If we wish to select to breed
from for Improvement we may have
clear, intelligent and definite idea Of
the true dairy type.
During 1898 a very careful study
was made with the college held at
Storrs Agricultural College, Conn. The
herd was divided into four groups:
~ typical dairy cows, (2) cows Of
dairy type. (3) cows lacking digestive
capacity. and a. general purpose
cows The results were that the tvpi.
cal dairy cows produced butter at a
cost of $50 cents per pound and made
9 net average profit of SAL go per year.
The dairy type charged 12.4 cents for
the butter per pound and made a net
average profit during the year of 49,
o.. The cows lacking digestive capaci.
ty made butter ct 14.9 cents per
pound with a net annual profit Of
SIS; while the general purpose COWS
charged 1871 cents for what little but
ter they gave and the net annual aver
age profit they made was 80 cents
National Stockman and Farmer.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-04-06
Givinu and Receiv, no.

81 don't give damn!' sneered the
coal man.
st is more blessed to give than to
received" retorted the ordinary citizen
ominously.
For it was not impossible that the
worm would turn.-Puck.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-04-06

Many stations are being placed in
the hands Of companies of farmers at
the present time The plan is not
new one, but is III much more gener.
al employment by stallioners this sea.
son than eXrr hnforc
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-04-06
Primitive Woes.

Lilian-What awful, awful hardships
our forefathers must have expert
enced.
Blanche-Yes, just think, they didn't
have olives.-Indianapolis Journal.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-04-06
Aversion to That Also.

Lord Wolseley, Lord Roberts and
Sir Evelyn Wood have all written con-
siderably for the press. Sir Redvers
Butler has never written anything but
dispatches to the War Office, and
shows his aversion to anv other chan.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-04-06
CHINA, LAMPS, ETC.

We call your attention to our stock
of China, consisting of
DINNER, TEA AND TOILET
WARE.
plain white and many pretty decora-
lions. These goods come from the best
factories and are new and desirable
shapes. We will be receiving new
goods from now on each week. and if
you need any house furnishing goods
call and we will be sure to please you.
We show a splendid assortment of
LAMPS. Remember the Studedt
Lamp and the American Centre
Draught Lamp are the best reading
Lamps made. We sell them.
We carry complete stock of choice
Family Groceries. "White STAR Cot
fee is the best that grows, and 10 Mi
Tea is the best tea to drink. We are
sole agents for these goods and know
they will please you.
Ask for something nice. We don't
keepit We sell it
F. B. SAPPINGTON,
Jan l9-l9O0 If. ~ North Market st
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-04-06
" TO THINK .oF FURNITUREE !
Ills TO THINK OF CARLY"
Carty's Bargains

OdIIy = at 8 o'iI
PARLOR SUITS of very effective style
and very desirable makes and finishes,
carved and inlaid frames of mahogany fin
ish; highly polished spring seat upholstery,
covered in figured damask. Attractive
suits and remarkably cheap. 600
Our leader t........................"41@ @
BRASS BED of elegant design, elab-
crate and handsome, is gold lacquered, high
headboard, heavy pillars with large vases
strong frames, perfect joints, Al feet wide.
Excellent value for $1,000. Other styles of
brass and iron bedsteads upwards Cd
from. ...........''.s.'''''..-' 5000
BEDROOM SUIT, solid oak, pieces,
bed, dresser and washstand, swinging bevel
mirror in dresser, splasher back washstand,
top of bed and dresser, very neatly 07E
rVed...................... ......'.'''''
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-04-06

NSEA EXTRA fancy China, Japan India
IL ana CeyIon Teas, specially selected as n
cup drawings. Fine Icing Teas in variety.
ALLEN ROHRBACR,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-04-06
A Convenient Carrier.

The cut shows a very handy device
for carrying barrels of apples, vegeta-
bles or of any farm produce. When
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-04-06
Statuary.

The Younger one-Oh, he looks
just like a Greek god!
The Elder One-The only Greek
gods ever saw were decidedly hard
looking characters. = Indianapolis
Press,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-11
FUNERAL OF JOHN M. DOUGLASS
 TO-DAY

Middletown, May 10.-The funeral of the Hon. John M. Douglass will be held tomorrow afternoon. There will be prayer at the house on Court street at 2:30 and then the public services at the South Congregational church at 3 o'clock The Rev. pr. Hazen of the North church, and the Rev F. w.. Greene of the South church will off, ciate The interment will be in Indian Hill cemetery. The stores and places of business in this city will be closed during the hours of the funeral.
 The death of Mr. Douglass recalls one peculiar fact connected with the his tory of the Douglas factory. The orig inal founders, William and Benjamin Douglass, and the four representatives of the next generation have died. Will liam Douglass died April 21, 1858, and Benjamin Douglass June 26, 1894. Of the next generation George T. Douglass died May 30, 1874; Joseph w. Douglass, May 21, 1885; Edward Douglass, May 22, 1899, and John M. Douglass, May 8, 1900.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-11
PADEREWsKI WA HERE.
Delighted Large and Fashionable
 Audience Yesterday.

Delighted Large and Fashionable
 Audience Yesterday.
 Paderewski delighted his audience at the Hyperion yesterday afternoon and was very we'll received. His selections were played with his usual artistic abil- ity and nearly every number met with enthusiastic applause. This will be the last performance of the great pianist in Connecticut before leaving for Po- land this summer. His audience yes- terday was not large owing no doubt to the abundance of musical events here thia week.
 After the performance yesterday af- ternoon Nathan Fryer, the promising young pianist. was introduced to Pader- ewski. The big pianist asked the little pianist if he played and the little pian- ist said meekly Yes sir a little"; whereupon Paderewski requested Ma than to play a certain piece. Master Fryer sat down to the piano and care fully executed seven or eight bars of the composition when he was interrupt ed and told that he omitted note. Paderewski showed the prodigy how to play the bar in question and then told him to finish the piece. Master Fryer did so and when it was finished he was complimented by the famous pianist and told that he would become a great pianist some day The young pianist feels justly encouraged with the result of the introduction,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-11

nue just after o'clock yesterday morn ing and a considerable quantity of milk was spilled. The horse ran into Grand avenue and in front of the residence or Dr. Stevens the wagon smashed into tree. Here the wagon was overturned and the horse was stopped. The top was smashed, also one wheel and other parts. About two dozen bottles of milk were saved from the wreck unbroken
 A gang of men were at worg yester- day removing the car tracks from East Pearl street. When the Fair Haven and the New Haven Street railway the managers determined that there was no longer a need to run the East Chapel street line, but it was kept in operation until few weeks ago.
 A sale has been made by Katherine J. Shea of a small triangular strip of land adjoining the Air Line railroad in the Annex.
 Emanuel Low has sold to Alice l.. Weaver 227 feet of land on Forbes ave- nue.
 William E. Morgan of Grand avenue has been reappointed quartermaster general of the Connecticut department, G. A. R.; the reappointment was made by John K. Bucklyn. the new com mander. Mr. Morgan has held the po- sition several years. He is member of Admiral Foote post.