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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-10
DANCES.

Artistic silverwares. Mermod & JAG.
cards.
Miss JenaIyn Wainwright of No. 1903 La.
fayette avenue entertained a few Of hel
friends, with an informal dance Monday
evening in honor of Miss Adele Boyed o.
Chicago. Those present were:
Misses
Erma Trotman, Marie Ramsey.
Jenalyn Dolan. Katheryn Horner,
Ida Gallery. Mary Wells,
Adele Boyed of Florence Voelker,
! Chicago. Martha Atcon.
Messieurs-
Ed. Boyed of Carl Henderson,,
Chicago. Arch Pollard.
Ed Smith, Albert Mache,
Will Copper, Oscar Yeger.
Carl Parker, Erma Gaimore.
VIII Bramer, Ed Noonan,
The Cleon Club will entertain its friends
Mahler's Hall. No. 35i5 Olive street.
MUSICALS.
The 1%olleMx inss, erosTam%%s as Tai rf gSsiesS
War March of the Priests from Atha Msnds,s.ob,
Mendeisschn Musical soeie;y.
Plano solo-Xalse Brilliante; cd q fat M~a'0r-cn0p'n
Nj, Ad0lDh r.. 4. cons accompanied by
C$-n,,u
concert Mem Mendei.sohn Musical Society.
PART II. .,n.
hant'f'ann s SaSis; Nj Musical Society: Rocker
sfs:a1 1sa sslssf k1a5s, assegPanl;d y Y Me-, : F:
Elsne!; violin .s 05llsa a0a Mis- Finale lauFa tr a9e''e'
Si''P con asiPnN"-.a:. :" Msn del S,ss
Mr.. c. Bertrand G aa5ysy; M accompanied by MISS
taeaf'' HENDERSON, Musical Society.
Mrs. c. J. Luyties and Miss Ross enter.
tained the Rubinstein Club at Its last +
musical session on wednesday evening" ~
programme follows:
Sa'iaos ~ Miss Teresa Finn.
Gay The Spring. My Dear. Is No Longer u,,se,
Spring -. RANGES atiiSssseaa
% LAH0n Miss Blanche Moiiarity.
pS NO. &C m 1aytles. Miss Mabel Ross.
Aii0F che F0F'0 s aiss set sA'!'''' "SsF'l
Reverie -. .vieuxtemps
Miss Ellen b. johnson. Mrs. HessenbEueh.
a 4. Parting aK9ssls
Orchestral accompaniment arranged for
Miss Mabel Ross.
THEATER PARTIES.
lust opened some beautiful designs Of
plated c~andelabra. The low prices Will
surprise you at Mermod 6 Jaccard's, |
Broadway and Locust. !
Among the prominent people in the audi |
nee at Music Hall Thursday evening were
yr. and Mrs. Sanford Northrop. Mr.. John
!. Carter of the Field Club. accompanied
" Mrs. Carter. Mr.. Charles Parker and
ir. EVELYN B. Baldwin, the Arctic explorer. |
The party occupied one of the boxes on tho
light and were the recipients of much So
.ial attention during the ntermissions
Friday nights audience to hear Piccinf's
,pera. La Boheme," was large and not
bile. Its personnel was. in fact. almost
with the Monday, night Francis
Orummond were down on the front row,
ntent listeners, the entire evening.
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Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Hess of No. 2S11 Eads
avenue have announced the engagement ct
their daughter. Miss Maud Frances Hess,
to Charles Mansfield OF No. 1880 South
Compton avenue. The wedding will take
place early in June.
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Doctor Charles P. Harveille of st. Louis
and Miss Isabelle Bailey. only daughter of
Doctor and Mrs. Steele Bailey of Stanford.
Ky, have announced their engagement. The
wedding will be a May event.
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ment," tied with the club colors. blue and

ment," tied with the club colors, blue ant
geld.
The members present were:
Misses
Marye Wiley, Vida Whitman,
G Gssis MSf,s stsln0'''' o 5al'a ead Gsay.
Ula Cochrane,
Miss Nellie Fuess Of No. 35O1 Shenandoah
avenue was rendered n surprise party by a
number of South Side people Saturday
evening. March 2. Games. dancing and vo-
cal music were the chief amusements of
the evening. Supper was served at mid
night Those present were.
Messieurs-
| William Chapman. Hugo Spies,
! Herman Boyer. Dion l.. Johnson,
| William II. zelier. Walter scholte.
F; J. Beaumont. Charles Fuess.
W; II: Cochran. NJ b. Hilgard.
Alma Wenderoth. Rose Spies:
Lulu Cochrane, Pearl Collins,
Emma Zeller, Ellen Mcmillan.
Mollie Zeller, Lillian Spathe,
I June Beaumont, Mabel Spathe.
Ono of the p%,easantest social features Of
the week was a coffee" from to 8 o'clock
and n euchre from s to 10 o'clock by Mrs.
y. L. Stocky of the South Side, in honor Of
Mr.. A. L.. Stockey's birthday. An impromp-
tn musical and literary programme gg9.an ih,s occupied
was served. There were present:
Messieurs and Mesdames.
VI. w. solomon, SCnaIieT,
&. d.. Mahoney, S. Kaltwasser.
A. l.. Stockey, r. Wintermann,
c. Kempf, S~chopmer,
Rebe, j. Sharlky,
{. Goergen, \. Hilbig,
c.. Wissmath, /. Sellinger.
Misses
Goldie Mahoney, c. Breidert,
Lotta Goergen, Kelly,
Fronie Goerlich. o. Blanchard,
NJ. Breidert, J. Sharkey,
II. Morris. C. Damen.
MesSieurs-
Mrs. Z. Schenck of Nc. 4503A Easton ave-
nue. entertained a number of her friends
Wednesday afternoon, it being the anniver-
with pink carnations and ferns. Simple
games were played. Prizes were won by
Miss Julia Moore, Mrs. Strother, Mrs. Will
son, Mrs. Flanagan, Mrs. Moore and Miss
Minnie Schenck. Music was provided by
the Misses Staudte and Ogden. Those pres
ent were:
Mesdames-
VI. P. Moore, Minnie Schenck.
George Leck, John Mohr,
j. e. Flanagan, c. l. Moore,
C.. p. Strother, James Brewer
J. S. O'Brien, l.. B. Wilson.
". NJ. Schenck, J. Gazzolo.
Hattie Ogden. Emily Davis.
Laura Staudte. Lena Wagenbrett,
Julia V. Moore, Name Mcclure.
Mrs. c. W. Graf of No. 1884 Newstead
avenue, entertained the Up-to-Date Kafee
Klatch. of which she is a member on
Thursday. March Z. The club Will next be
entertained by Mrs. F. Thoene Of East
st. Louis.
The members are: Mesdames. G. strath-
mann. II. Reitx. Charles Becker. Louis
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Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hummins Of No. 24o4
South Eighteenth street announce the en-
gagement of their youngest daughter, Julia.
to Henry Rohlflng.
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CARD PARTIES.

The Wedding Invitations engraved in
Mermod & Jaccard's factory, Broadway
and Locust, are done by the most expert
engravers in America. The fine material
and workmanship are the reasons they are
so In demand in the most fashionable cir
cles.
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tall vases and in clusters about the room.
Palms and ferns made a pretty back
ground for the receiving party, and con-
cealed the musicians stationed in the re-
ception hall. The guests were:
Misses
Genevieve Withrow, Helen Maiinckrodt.
Bessie Pierce. Charlotte Simmons,
May Van Blarcum, Florence Taussig.
Anna Belle Purcell, Ruth Nasse,
Dig Bernays, Lucille Silk,
jeanette ~Brinkmeyer, Esther Gehner,
Willard Hartmann, Blanche Van Studdi-
Clara Longinnett, ford.
Estelle Rumsey, Marian Steers.
Beatrice Altheiner, Challie Duncan,
Celeste Brooks. Alice Sturgeon,
May SwingIey, Katherine Drew,
Edna Bollmann, Gladys Hughes.
Irene Mcguire,
Messieurs-
Will BARLEY, Douglas Adonis,
Arthur Allen, George Vandervoort,
Lawrence Able. Francis Sanguinette,
Harold Franciscus, Harry Carpenter.
Bruce Edison, Roland S~essinghaus.
Tom Jardon. Will Stuever,
Boyd rthwe Frank Hull.
Charles SOmmerville, Churchill Hussey,
Edward Rand. Joseph Lawton.
Henry N~iedringhaus, Edward Riddle,
Dave Medart. Frank Crawford,
Martin Cook. Clarence Mohr.
Louis Humphrey. Eugene Leonorl.
Albert Pierce, Fred Handlan,
Thomas Branch,
The ladies of Fountain Park Congrega-
tional Church will give a reception at the
home of Mrs. Brown, No. 1923 Fountain ave-
nue., March 15. from 2 to 5. Ladies assisting
are: Mrs. Fred Allen. Mrs. L. Holman, Mrs.
Humid and Mrs. Spalding. Musical selections
and recitations will be given during the
afternoon.
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Miss p. J. Brodigan of No. All Papin
street entertained a few of her friends on
Friday evening. In honor of her sisters,
Mrs: +. 3. Armstrong and Miss Josephine
Meskfl. of Cairo. H., who have been her
guests for the past week.
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The Jolly spinsters were entertained by
Miss Ula Cochrane of Benton Station Sat
urday afternoon with a vegetable party.
The prizes We're awarded to Miss McNair
been served several selections were rem
dered on the piano by Miss Cochrane and
Miss Steinbiss. Souvenirs of the occasion
consisted of a song, 1.-The Spinster's La
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RECEPTIONS.

Watches. IS to $3.50. Mermod & Jaccard's.
A large reception was given Tuesday
evening by Mrs. Howard Wheeler of Haw-.
thorne boulevard in honor Of Miss Evalyn
Odell Of New York City, niece Of Governor
city. The receiving party stood in the front
d~rawing-room, which was tastefully deco
rated in pink and white roses. placed In
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Bent. F. w. Krenning. Jr.. F. W. Thoene.

Bent. F. W.. Krenning. Jr.. r. W. Thoene.
Wednesday by the Misses Ethel and Lorah
Culbertson at their home. No. 2S17 Stod-
dard street.
Among those present were:
Lorah Culbertson. Hettie Culbert-
M M.hsi e smi.h. M sSn. Davis.
MeSSrS-
Pink Mayfield, Will Miller,
VIII Hudson, Thomas Delmore.
Albert Jaeger,
Miss Lucille soheer. daughter of Mr.. and
ebrated her thirteenth birthday on Friday
afternoon by giving a party to her friends.
Music and games were INDUCED in until 5
o'clock. when a luncheon was served.
Those present were:
Mis- SEES
Dora Proske, Anna Schmftt.
Cecilia Davis Madie Clendenin,
CletuS Peet, ANN Fitzgerald.
Helen Duppe, SOretto Mcrrisey.
Lizzie King, Yancy Driscoll.
A number of boys and girls gave Miss
Marie Murrell of No. 800 South Twenty
third street, a surprise party on Tuesday
evening. the occasion being her birthday.
The Misses Ida and Clobelie Smith assisted
In entertaining.
Those present were:
Ida Smith. Otto T. Laude.
Clara Moore, mann,
May Newell. George Markham.
ClObelle Smith, Jack Ntncil.
Lillian Moore, VIII Frantz.
May Bregeman, Charles A. Eoour,
Alma Garcia. Harold Baker, |
Louise Frantz, - White.
Florence Smith, - Barron,
Rhoda Luyties, -Zacher.
Lulu Pickles, - Baker,
Alice Spilker. z. Black.
Rose Ford, = Hartman. /
Agnes Ford, - GelIcrs. |
Ella Zacher. G. Ford.
Arela Frantz, Fred Garren.
Ruth Hart, Joe z. Murrel!,
Martha Hart. j.. Moore.
Messieurs- = Evans.
John Hart, II. Link, |
Joe Smith, Alfred brooks.
FRANK Bauer, Selman Lacher. |
Miss p. J.. Brodigan of No. All Papin
street entertained a few of her friends on
Friday evening. In honor of her sisters,
Mrs: +. b. Armstrong and Miss Josephine
Meskil. of Cairo. H., who have been her
guests for the past week.
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II the eyes tire easily when reading OF
sewing. it Is probable spectacles are needed.
DR.. Bond, expert optician at Mermod 81
Jaccard's, Broadway and Locust, will ex-
anime your eyes free of charge and guar
antee q correct adjustment Steel frames,
81 and upward; gold, S. and upward.
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Friday nights audience to hear Piccinf's
onera ia Boheme," was large and not
able. Its personnel was. in fact. almost
Identical with the Monday, night Francis
Drummond were down on the front row,
intent listeners, the entire evening.
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Miss Urma McDannold Is visiting friends
in Louisiana. No.

Miss NJ. Elenor shipman OF St Vincent
avenue, who has been spending the winter
with friends in the Ozarks, has returned
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Mrs. H. c. Holman Of No. 234 South
Eighteenth street entertained her friends
- hxs&s&X marty Last vaak ~ 0,&~ta
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Among the prominent people in the audi
ence at Music Hall Thursday evening were
MI. and Mrs. Sanford Northrop. Mr.. John
S. Carter of the Field Club. accompanied
nv Mrs. Carter. Mr.. Charles Parker and
Mr.. Evelyn B. Baldwin. the Arctic explorer.
The party occupied one of the boxes on the
right and were the recipients Of much So
attention during the intermissions.
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Miss Kathryn Walsh entertained the Co
mus Euchre Club at her home last Friday
evening. Prizes we're won by Miss Juliet
Garvin. Anna Leahey and Anna Garvin,
Messieurs Fred Rose, 10 Kenney and Gene
The others present Were:
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Mrs. e. e. Cowles and Mrs.! e. Guriey
have just returned from a trip to New Or
leans and Mobile.
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INFoRMAL ENTERTAINMENTS.

A surprise party was rendered last Tues
day by a number of friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis c. Lava-t on the occasion of their
thirtieth wedding anniversary. The couple
were the recipients Of many useful and
ornamental presents.
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PARTIES.

lust opened some beautiful designs Of
fine plated candelabra. The low prices will
surprise you at Mermod & Jaccard's,
Broadway and Locust.
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Miss Lolita Klemm, the young daughter
VI MIS-. John Schroers. who is in the East
with her parents. went down to the inaugu-
raj ball under the escort of four Annapolis
cadets. so l perceive by the newspaper ac-
counts. Miss Klemm is both pretty and at
tractlVe. and [ daresay the naval quartet
felt itself honored to a degree.
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Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ. Grifen enter
tained a few friends Tuesday evening in
honor Of Mrs. T. II. wiseman OF Centralia.
Mrs. Wiseman was Miss Anna WEIGH of
Cabannc. one of the November brides. The
conversation. A chatting dish supper was
served at II o'clock. Among those present
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Artistic silverwares. Mermod & JAG
cards.
Miss JenaIyn Wainwright of No. 1903 La
fayette avenue entertained a few Of her
friends, with an informal dance Monday
evening in honor of Miss Adele Boyed OF
Chicago. Those present were:
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The Cleon Club Will entertain its friends
Friday, April II. with a formal dance at
Mahler's Hall, No. 35i5 Olive street.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-10

The ~well-known and wei Connolly Tur-
can on sale at Sonnenfelds sole agents for
ST. Louis
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"A number of boys and girls gave Miss
Marie Murrell of No. 800 South Twenty
evening. the occasion being her birthday.
The Misses Ida and Clobelie Smith assisted
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Miss Katherine Eberle Of La Sails street
is at present in South Jacksonville. and In
tends to remain until the end of April In
Florida,
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Mrs. A. Busch. Mrs. L. Busch and Mr..
guests at the Tampa Bay Hotel, Fla.
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TEMPORARY HOUSES.
A Pennsylvania Pouitryman Prefers
Then, to the Costly Structures He
Used for Many Years.

l started Is years ago with we'll
built poultry house, which, while com
Portable in winter, was too hot in sum-
mer. 1t finally became infested with
vermin. which | could not keep rid OF.
| finally built sheds of poles and old
hay, and have used them with the best
results. These sheds are made 25x10O
feet and ten feet high. with poles set
in the ground six to eight feet apart.
Use poles for the top pieces. put cross
wise. Fence wire is stapled on top of
the cross pieces lengthwise, about IA
inches apart.
About two feet of old hay is put on
and tar paper laid evenly over the hay,
with the ends projecting on the north
about five feet. SiN-foot small-mesh
poultry netting is put on the sides all
around he shed. aud before stapling
to place the wire is set in the ground
about eight inches to keep out rats.
Poles are then set about three feet
from the sides all around the shed,
with the exception of the south side,
and few strands of wire tackled to
themto keep the sides in place. When
the hay is put in it is tramped well un-
til it is built up TO the paper and the
projecting laps laid over.
When cold weather sets in the south
..ide of the shed is covered with heavy
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HENHOCSE MADE OF HAY.

duck and Stats nailed over the duck.
Hor entrance a flap is left and board
tackled to the duck endwise. Loops of
leather or wire are stapled to the board
to draw taut. This will give the build
ing plenty of light and will answer
better than window glass. During the
warm months the duck is removed and
put away for future use. The sides ON
the north are also removed for ventila-
ton. In the fall new sheds and runs
are erected upon a new location, the
poles removed, the old pile of hay
burned and the ground plowed for a
garden for the next season.
During the winter when the wealth
er requires it these sheds are heated
with steam from two old steam cook.
ers in greenhouse, which is located
about the center of this row of sheds
Two-inch pipe is laid through the
sheds upon blocks of wood in trench
20 inches deep. 1t is covered with
boards and then dirt. The pipes
through the shed are not covered, with
the exception of Stats over the trench
The steam does not return to the
greenhouse, but is let out at the enc
of the last building. I breed fancy
poultry altogether and was unable tc
get paying prices for stock and keeI
them in perfect order until ] adopted
this style of buildings.-Or Orange jude
Farmer
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POULTRY YARD HINTS.

The dust bath is still one of the ne.
cessities in the poultry house.
Make your buildings tight and warm
for your fowls, and they will be better
egg producers.
Green bone and meat scraps in win
ter take the place of bugs and worms
that the fowls have during The sum-
mer.
The season for selling eggs is again
at hand, and little card in your home
paper would undoubtedly bring you
good customers.
The scraps from the table will pro.
duce better results If given to the hens
than to the pigs or cows. Give plenty
of milk also.
Scaly legs can be cured by dipping
the feet and legs of the fowl into coal
oil. One or two dippings will be all
that's needed.
A pullet is at her best as show bird
just before she reaches the laying
point-as regards color, condition OF
plumage and general physical develop.
ment.
Ii you have eggs to sell this spring
it is high time you were advertising
them. Get yourself before the public
in time to get well acquainted before
the egg season begins.
1t is never wise to buy breeding
stock at beginning of breeding, sea
son. Buy before, so that the stock viii
have become used to its new surround
ings before breeding season com
mences.--Barnum's Midland Farmer.
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THE PEOPLE KNEW HIM.
(DensoGs Plaster % Pains Master)

George Washington made and sold -four,
and every barrel of -four in the market
branded &C Washington, Mount Vernon, !"
sold without delay. No question was ever
raised as to quality or weight
Bensons Porous Plaster sells on its repu-
tation everywhere. All the buyer wants to
be certain of 10 that the plaster offered him
really 70 Benson's, and not Q worthless imi-
tation of it or substitute for II. ls}
A plaster is the best form of external rem
edy, and Benson's is Che best plaster; 5000
physicians and druggists, and multitude
of people no man can number, have settled
that. "You can trust IT," they say.
Coughs, colds, lame back. lumbago, mus
cular stiffness and rheumatism, troubles of
the liver and kidneys, influenza OF grip,
pneumonia, and all other diseases open to
external treatment, are at once relieved and
cure by Benson's Plaster.
Do not assume that Belladonna, Capsi.
cum or Strengthening plasters are "just as
good as' Benson's They are vastly in
ferior.-No other plaster is a. good a.
Bcnson's.
In competition with the best-known
plasters of Europe and America, Benson'a
have received tfty.fce highest osodrds.
For sale by all druggists or we will pre-
paw postagc on any number ordered in the
United States, on receipt Of 25c. each.
Seabury & johnson, Mig. Chemists, N. Y.
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SHIPPING CRATE FOR FARMERS.

fair to make purchaser of pig two
months old pay express rates on 30 or
40 pounds of crate when they can be
made sufficiently strong and weigh but
half as much. For ends and bottoms
take five-eighths-inch seasoned spruce
or other tough light wood. one-half-
inch stuff for sides and cover, with
space between Stats. In front is a
trough cry for feed and water. just
above is sloping board (P) running
to the top, through which the feed in
transit is given. The upper compart-
ment is provided with slide (S) on
top. and inside is the bag (B) contain-
ing the meal and grain fare. ample for
the journey. In cold weather the sides
may be boarded up almost tight. To
pigs weighing as pounds standard OF
one-half-inch stuff is nailed in the cen.
ter of the sides. Shavings from q
shingle mill make the best bedding
j. A. Macdonald, in Breeders Gazette.
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CORNCOB CHARCOAL.
should Have Constant Access to
. supply Of 1t.

Prof. w. A. Henry, in Feeds and
Feeding, says: "The following direc-
tions for reducing cobs to charcoal
are given by Theodore Louis: Dig a
hole in the ground five feet deep, one
foot in diameter at the bottom and
five feet at the top for the charcoal
pit. Take the corncobs, which have
been saved in dry place, and, start
ing fire in the bottom of this pit,
is gradually drawn to the top of the
pit, which will be thus filled with
the cobs. Then take a sheet-iron
cover, similar to pot lid in form,
and over five feet in diameter, so as
amply to cover the hole, and close
up the burning mass, sealing the
edges of this lid in turn with earth.
At the end of 12 hours you, may un.
cover and take out a fine sample OF
corncob charcoal Charcoal SO pro.
duced may be fed directly, or, better
STILL compounded as directed by Mr.
Louis in the following manner: Take
six bushels of this cob charcoal, ol
three bushels of common charcoal;
eight pounds of salt; two quarts OF
air-slaked lime; one bushel of wood
ashes. Break the charcoal well down
with shovel or other implement, and
thoroughly mix. Then take ~
pounds of copperas and dissolve il
hot water. and with an ordinary wa
tering pot sprinkle over the Who'll,
mass, and then again mix thoroughly
Put this mixture into the self-feed
ing boxes, and place them where hog
of all ages can eat of their contents
at pleasure"