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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-06-07
Ikl.,E
I ON in EARNEST
lent as TO Number of Men
Who Went Out.
STRUGGLE HAS JUST BEGUN.

Unexpected Feature Of the Day Was
he Absence Of vloIenee- When the Non.
Iaisa Men We're Taken to the Macs
here Was No Trouble at Any Gallery
v No Hostile Demonstrates
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PASTURE OR PADDOCK SHED

PASTURE OR PADDOCK SHED.
afrording free entrance to air, bu'
keeping out rain. If such building
were located near the other farm
buildings, it would make an admir-
able winter shed for sheep, the win
dows being closed, or a winter stor
age place for farm machinery, the
front being closed in with lappcc
boarding.
When such n building is located II
the pasture, the cattle can be taught
to come to it at night by giving an
occasional feed of grain there. In
this way they will have immediate
shelter if a sudden shower occurs ir
the night. Moreover, much manure
will thus be saved. which can be
drawn away to the fields or piled mp,
rotted and spread evenly over the
pasture land. As the manure is
dropped by cattle in the pasture, il
is of but little benefit to the soil, rs
it is all in one spot, killing the grass,
and rendering unpalatable to cattle
the rank grass that grows about its
edges for several years thereafter
Sheep enrich the land they feed
upon. but the manure dropped 10y
cattle in a pasture is very largely
wasted. d.-Country Gentleman.
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HOG-FEED!NG PLATFORM.

graped by the writer on one OF the
large hog-raising farms in this COM
munity. 1t is. in my opinion. n
cheap. ideal platform for feeding
corn to hogs, shclled or in the ear.
The platform is about 6Xl2 feet. sutii-
ciently large to accommodate eight
or ten fair-sized hogs. The owner
of this farm has several just such
platforms which he uses in feeding
his hogs, SO that each litter is kept
separate from the others. The plat
form itself is made of two-inch
plank II feet long. 1t is considered
best to use plank on account of the
wear and tear. | have used both the
two-inch plank and inch boards; the
inch stuff will do, but will not last
as long.
In framing the platform the planks
should be mounted upon 2xis set up
edgewise. The 2X4s should be of
good pine or oak; either will last
well. The plank are securely nailed
to the 2Xis. On one side of the plat
form is the trough, and this is n good
place for it. 1t gives the hog a good
place to stand while drinking and be
free from mud and slush in very bad
weather. At the other side and end
are nailed 2x4s to keep the corn
from working Off of the platform
when the hogs are eating. The OPP
posite end has no clcat but is left
open to give place to clean the
platform readily after each feeding
When building the platform let il
incline toward the indicated end sc
that in rainy weather the water vii
wash and clean the platform.
The amount of material required
to build this platform is less than 2OC
feet, and at the price of hemloch
plank in this market (about ST. PEI
Ny it is so cheap that no farmer
should try to get along without. The
platform will pay for itself the first
wear and it will last many years.
Leo c. Reynolds, in Ohio Farmer.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-08-28
RAISING BEEF CALVES.


IN successfully growing calves l
prefer an April calf of good beef
stock" says a correspondent of the
Indiana Farmer. The mother should
be well taken care of, fed on plenty
of clover hay, ground corn and oats,
mixed half ami half. Let the calf
have all the finest milk that it
wants; then take il away from the
cow and put it in n stable handy and
where the COW can see il, if il is bad
weather. If the weather is nice put
the cow on a good pasture of rye,
with the calf just over the fence at
/, straw shed or stack, where it can
get the benefit of the sun. The calf
should be turned to the COW morn
ing. noon and night for the first two
weeks; then the calf will eat if it is
where il can get something green.
There should he small lot of rye
Fenced off for the calf, and that.
with plenty of milk morning and
night. will be all that is required for
The next two weeks. Then the calf
VIII bS 'iit li'util 'li' WI aNdN 1
there should he n patch of oats
ready for the calf, with box nailed
up under n shed where the calf can
go out of bad weather and eat n
quart of ground oats and corn, equal
parts, morning and night for the
next month. Feed just after turning
the cow out. During the third
month, June. the calf should be
treated the same as the second, ex-
cept little more ground feed. say
one-half pint more. The fourth
month it should have a patch of peas
to run in, and the feed should he cut
down to one quart morning and
night. The fifth month the calf
should have three pints of ground
oats and corn and one of oil cake or
flax-seed meal given Just after being
turned to the COW. with the pasture
increased by letting run on fresh
rye patch. At the end of August il
will be six months old. and should be
ready for market at the top price for
calves. should have said at the
end of two weeks the calf should he
trimmed and dchorncd If horned
calf, and during all this time the calf
should have fresh, clean water where
1t can go and drink at WILL"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-08-28
Meat Is High Everywhere,

Beef and mutton are highin England
Beef and mutton are high in Australia
Beef and mutton are high in France
Germany and on the continent gener
ally. Beef and mutton are high il
this country, but not the highest OF
the worlds markets. Beef and mutton
are high almost everywhere. Civilized
man eats. What has done all of this
over the universe is human hunger ant
the improved condition of the masses
Cold storage is at such an improved
stage that the congestion Of products
at certain far-away centers is relieved
by taking these cheaper meats to mar
kets where they are needed and can
be used. Then droughts and stocl
diseases have helped largely. The
world Is meat hungry and is paying
the price for its food.-National Pro.
visioner.
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HAS A FINE RECORD


Gen. the Hon. Neville Gerald Lyttel-
ton, who succeeds Lord Kitchener as
commander in chief of the British
forces in South Africa, was appointed
to the command of the Fourth division
at the front in 1900, and has also been
at the head of the Fourth brigade and
the Second division. Born at Hagley,
Worcestershire, he is the third son
of the fourth Baron Lyttelton and one
of the many old Etonians who have
served in the war. He entered the
Rifle brigade in 1865, went through
the Fenian rebellion in Canada in the
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-08-28
RAZOR-BACK CROSSES.


The fecundity, vigor and digestive
propensities of the razor-back hog is
to be utilized in the production of good
hams and bacon. Experiments are be
ing conducted at the Wisconsin expert
ment station in crossing the razor
back boar, direct from the wilds of
Arkansas, with berkshire and Poland
China sows. The first cross is said to
be a great improvement over the male
parent, both in looks and quality of
the same pork. Subsequent genera
tions are expected to accentuate the
most desirable porking qualities of
the dam. while retaining the keen APP
petite and natural fecundity Of the
wild hog. This is a very interesting
as we'll as important experiment. At
one time the rough, wild hog of the
forest was the only source of pork that
our forefathers knew anything about,
Thousands Of years were required to
improve such rough stock to its pres
ent satisfactory condition. 1t is not
to be wondered at that during all the
necessary inbreeding for special points,
the final progeny should lose some of
its original digestive and productive
yigor. If these desirable qualities can
now be extracted from the original
type of wild boar and Incorporated
into our present symmetrical breeds
by judicous crossing, the profits from
the swine department of the farm will
be still greater.-Agricultural Epito-
mist.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-08-28
PROTECT YOUR STOCK.
Constructed Pasture or Pad
dock shed.

Where cattle or other animals are
kept in pasture both day and
night, there should be some protec-
tion provided against rainstorms and
heavy showers. 4 shed well adapted
to this purpose is shown in the ac-
companying illustration.
It is low, and has one side open.
This open Aide should face the quar-
ter from which cold rains are least
likely t,, comic, the direction varying
in diheY Yent parts of the country
No fooi il required, thus saving
much lumber. The numerous win
dows are provided with drop shut
ters, to be kept open as shown, thus
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-08-28
Charter Notice.

Notice is hereby given that an application
will be made to the Governor Of the Common
wealth Of Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, Sept y,
1902, by Will l.. Hopes, II. 5. Scholl James
Nankiyille, Frederick Espenschade and Will.
lam NJ. Craw ford under the act of assembly OF
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, entitled
IAN Act to provide for the Incorporation and
Regulation OF Certain Corporations approved
April 2pth 1874 and tn" supplements thereto, for
the charter Of an intended corporation, to be
called The Middleburg Electric Company, the
character and object of which Is the carrying
on OF q general business for the manufacture
and supply of light, heat and power to the pub.
lie by means Of electricity in the borough OF
Mddleburg Snyder County, Pa, and vicinity
and for these purposes to have, possess and en-
10y all the rights, benefits and privileges OF the
said Act OF Assembly and its supplements.
JAY G. WEISER,
Mddeburg, Pa, Aug. 13, 1902. Solicitor.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-08-28
TRUTH ABOUT VERNE.


There have been so many contradie-
tory reports recently about the con-
dition of Jules Verne. the most famous
writer of purely imaginative tiction
that the world has ever known, that
the correspondent of the New York
World visited his home the other day
at Amiens for the purpose of ascer-
tanning the exact truth.
1t has been said that Jules Verne
had become blind, that his eyesight
had been restored, that he was in des-
titute circumstances, and that he was
living in comfortable retirement upon
the proceeds of his successful novels.
The truth is that he has never been
blind, and that he is in excellent con-
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-08-28

(French Author Has Meyer Been Blind
and Is Well-io-Do.)
diton financially, man of wealth, in
fact, as fortunes are estimated i'll
Amiens. His eyes, however, have long
been source of trouble and anxiety
to him.
He lives in plain house on the Boule-
ward Longuevlle with his devoted
wife, who speaks of him with great
admiration and recitos his virtues with
eloquence. 1t was she who received
the representative of the World.
"Yes, he has some trouble with his
eyes," she admitted, but he has not
been hampered with his work, the
study where he works being so ar
ranged as to let in only ray or light.
OF course, the operation for cataract
will be postponed as long as possible,
on account of the danger which might
result from it at his age"
In order to show how exaggerated
the newspaper reports were, Nine
Verne went out on the porch and
called: Jules" and in came the novel
list, in his morning gown.
Tall, with his white curly beard, he
looked the picture of strength. The
half closed condition of his eyes was
the only indication of his infirmity.
He is now "A years of age. The idea
that his American friends were con
cerned about him was gratifying to
him, and he began at once to give many
details about his work. He expects
not to lay down his pen until he has
reached his hundredth book.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-08-28
Public Sal Of Real Estate.

The undersigned will offer at public sale on
,be premises 3, ola mile south east OF New Ber-
lin lin on the public road leading from New Ber-
lin TO kratzerville, on
SATURDAY, AUG 30, 1902,
uqo'olock p IN. the following described tract
~ land to wit:-Bounded East by lands OF
charles Miller South by public road Mest by
land of ; T. Benner and North by fennscreek
Ton,sining % ACRES, more or less, whereon
ave erected n ostory log weather boarded
DWE!IING HOUSE, Stable. Carpenter shop.
liz Pen. A well Of good water near the door
And choice fruit The land is OF the very best
soiI i'm the neghborhood OF New Berlin along
Pennscreek, and is very desirable home for
one of moderate means. The property will be
offered in lots and rs n whole. clear title of
all interested in the land will pass by this sale
Terms reasonable. a. w. POTTER,
B, +. SOLOMON
Guardian Of Sarah + Beckley, Emily l.. Mar.
lin, James f. Martin, Lille NJ. Valentine, ka
tie NJ. solomon, Mary } Coup and Martha A..
Walker. SA-3t
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-08-28
FEEDING PLATFORM.
Any Farm where Many Hogs
Are kept.

The time for feeding hogs will soon
be here again, and with grain at such
prices as now indicated, it will pay
to arrange for feeding without
waste. There is a leak somewhere in
the management of most farmers
through which the profits steal away
Most farmers feed corn in the ear
to hogs, and throw it on the ground
When the ground is frozen this meth.
cd will do, but when the ground is
soft or muddy there is lots of waste
The accompanying illustration
shows feeding platform photo
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-08-28

d MENDMENT TO CONSTITUTION
n PROPOSED TOME CITIZENS OF THIS
ypo,t coMMoyNwEaLTH mo J, FpR THENlR nNRHk ApI
ASSEMBLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF
PENNSYLVANIA. PUBLISHED BY ORDER
OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMON.
WEALTH, IN PURSUANCE OF ARTICLE
XVIII OF THE CONSTITUTION.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to section ten of ar
tice one of the Constitution. so that u dis
charge OF jury for failure to agree or other
necessary cause shall not work an acquittal.
Section !. BE it resolved by the Senate and
House Of Representatives of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met.
That the following be proposed rs an amend
mcnt to the Constitution: that is 10 say, that
section ten Of article one, which reads as fol-
lows:
mo person shall for any indictable offense,
be proceeded against crimnally by information
except IN cases arising in the land or naval
forces, or in the militia, when in actual service
i'll time OF war or public danger, or by leave of
the court for oppression or misdemeanor in Of
flee. No person shall, for the same offense, he
twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall
private property be taken or applied to pHblic
use, without authority of law and without Just
compensation being first made or secured" be
amended so as to read as follows:
No person shall, for any indictable offense,
be proceeded against criminally by informa
tion, except in arising in the land or ma
,,;oo H., ,i,, - - n,,r; " 'L I.' -, '.' ', ~ ' H. =
Ia. n ~ ti"e ., Vi war OF Pupilc a"nser' OF
meenor in Office. No person shall. FOR the same
TnerSI, Tr'i ,. ne ,w,ee pu. IN !eopafdy oi NE OF
ncro, ou' m ,uIscIarse oI .ne jur! LOT a,iure 10
aS acm,, ", ".her Nc.essry enuse, sha,l no. Wotk
taken or applied to public use. without author.
~ ~ % sa 'aW anu wl'hont JUST compensation ne
't r,s trno ,,a,e nn',,e ., ,i Ieep[eu. Hi. p,.,.
""e 'oPs vi 'ne JONI w i.esU'1son. II; 0I.sr
~ " ". uhlhol,
secretary oil the commonwealth.
>,rNnup>r no NUN coNsr,r,.r,,>,
"A ppnpnSun no ,,,iI - y ~ ~, y,
L rnNwG,eWP ~ ruE Snn ~ iHGNS Gn Dr nno
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-08-28
The German Army Horse.

Prof. W. \. Henry: The German
army horse often travels over 40 miles
in day, one-third Of the distance
being in walk, trot and galIop re
spectively. This work means an eN.
penditure of energy amounting to not
less than 23.74S,OOO foot pounds, or a
feedrequirement of l4.77 pounds, of di.
gestible matter including the food of
support. The horses are fed on an
average a ration consisting of only g..
pounds of hay, II pounds of oats and
some cut straw. This ration contains
only about SIS pounds of digestible
components, and 'it is therefore not
hard 70 understand why the horses
lose heavily in weIght during the ma
neuverS. and that, when these are over,
large number of animals have to bc
disposed of, IA not adapted for use in
the military service; they are also un'
fit for almost any other work
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-08-28
They Work While You Sleep.

"hileyour mind and bodyrest Cas-,
carets Candy Cathartic repair your
digestion, your liver, your bowels,
put them in perfect order. Genuine
tablets stamped c. c. C. Never sold
IN bulk. All druggists, Ioc.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-08-28

GEN. NEVILLE G. LYTTELTON.
(New Commander in Chief Of the Brit
ish Forces in South Africa.)
following year, receiving the medal
and clasp; the Jowaki expedition Of
1877; and the Egyptian campaign of
1882, including the battle of Tel-el-
Kebir, for which he was mentioned in
DISPATCHES, awarded brevet-lieuten-
ant colonelcy, the medal and clasp, the
bronze star, and the fourth class Os-
manieh. In the Nile expedition of
1898 he commanded n brigade, was
nresent at the battle of Khartoum,
was mentioned in dispatches, and pro-
NOTED major general. His appoint
ments in time of peace include A. ID. &.
to the viceroy of Ireland, 1S6s-73; mil
itary secretary to the governor of
Gibraltar, 1SS3-S5, and to the governor
of Bombay, 1SS5-9O; A. A. G. at the
war Office, 1895; and assistant military
secretary, 1s97-9S. He held a COM
mand at Dublin until 1895, and was
head of the Second infantry brigade
at Aldershot in 1899 and 1900. Gen.
Lyttelton is married to Katharine,
youngest daughter of the Right Hon.
James Stuart-Wortley.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-08-28

Charcoal is an excellent thing for
fowls, whether in confinement or run
ming at large. 1t is inexpensive and so
easily provided that no flock should
be permitted to be without it. Let
it be granulated and placed where the
birds can readily have access to 1t.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-08-28

.,nyincing PROOF tnat Inc kidneys ana piao-
ar are out Of order.
What to Do.
There is csmfort In the knowledge so
ben expressed, that DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
soo,. the great kidney remedy fulfills every
Sish in curing rheumatism, pain in the
s,ck kidneys, liver. bladder and every part
.t,be urinary passage. 1t corrects inability
"a hold water and scalding pain in passing
or bad effects following use of liquor,
!. ZINE or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant
,.cessity Of being compelled to 60 often
S,uing the day, and to get up many times
airing the night. The mild and the extra
o,5insry effect Of Swamp-RoOt is soon
,.slized. 1t stands the highest for Its won
S.rtul cures Of the most distressing cases.
Tyou need a medicine you should have the
hs,. Sold by druggists in Soc. and ST. sizes.
You may have a sample bottle Of this
soads,tul ,. disc discovery ven. Gs:s "a s:s.
more about it, both sent sts! "! 4: ss;aiEsa
absolutely free by mail. sW0 ee:sssssEss9
address DR.. Kilmer & Home Of swampRoot.
Co, Binghamton, N. Y. When writing men
lion reading this generous cffer in this paper.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-08-28

sediment or set
ting indicates an
unhealthy condi-
ton Of the kid
neys; II IT stains
your linen it is
evidence Of kid
ney trouble; too
frequent desire to
pass 1t or pain in
the back is also
- I'LL
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-08-28

How To Find Out.

c, bottle or common glass with your
-, -. and let It stand twenty-four hours; a
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d MENDMENT TO THE. CONSTITUTION
n PROPOSED ToSfIs C}TIEENS OF THIS
COMMONWEALTH FpR THEIR AP-
PRoyAL oa REJ'gCiIJS "a T'nI u GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF
PENNSYLVANIA, PUBLISHED BY ORDER
OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMON
WEALTH, IN PURSUANCE OF ARTICLE
XVIII OF THE CONSTITUTION.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-08-28

restau.
he wait.
''lIera at.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-10-22
annexation by Assin ,lation.

More than hundred thousand
Americans have emigrated to Can
ada within a year. At this rate there
will soon be no trouble about the
inevitable annexation of the Domin-
ion. Americans will be in the ma
jority, and will come into the union
as matt>r of course, as chickens
come home to roost. Canada now
buys from us $119,000.0O0 worth of
goods annually, three times as much
as it imports from what is facetious-
ly called ''the mother country"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-10-22
Due to Importing Merohandise.

The receipts of the treasury last
month over the expenditures were
$10,675, 434, so that the surplus of the
first quarter of the fiscal year is
about $9,000000. If this excess should
continue during the year the surplus
will be over $4O.O0O,OOO. When the
war taxes were repealed it was pre-
dicted that the revenues would bare
~ meet the expenditures, but SO
much merchandise has been imported
that the receipts are well main
tanned.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-10-22
THE SUMMER SONGS.

When the rosebuds are unfurled
There is music in the world
All day long.
It is whispered by the trees
AS they rustic in the breeze,
And its song
Lends a mystery unknown
To the GHer-restless moan
OF the seas.
In the summertime of life,
In the pauses of the strife,
There's a song.
1t is sweet beyond compare,
And its cadence fills the air
All day long;
1t is borne across the seas
By the sympathetic breeze,
Everywhere.
But the roses fade away,
And the longest summer day
Soon is past.
Life and all that it portends-
Hope, ambition, friendship, friends
May not last.
Yet though other things be vain,
Still those summer songs remain
To the endi
Arthur Domain Grange, in Chambers
Journal.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-10-22
AFTER MANY YEARS.
United States Bond Found Behind Old
Picture at Berkheim, Ger
many.

A $500 government bond on which
interest had not been paid for near
ly 80 years was presented for re-
demption at the treasury department
the other day. The owner will not
be paid interest for the entire
period, however, for the bond was
called for redemption in 1879 and the
interest ceased then, but the unpaid
coupons amounted to S1s7. The bond
was forwarded from Berkheim, Ger
many, where it was found back of
an old daguerreotype. In clea ming
the frame it came apart and the
bond, wrapped il paper. fell ont
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-10-22
Memorial to Arthur

Tuesday Vermont erected a me-
mortal to her distinguished son, the
twenty-first president of the United
States. Chester a. Arthur had been
so long identified with the social
and political life of New York that
most of his countrymen supposed
he was a native of that common
wealth, but he was not only born in
the Green Mountain state, he resided
there until after his graduation
from college, when he removed to
New York.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-10-22
A Wise Old Solomon.

\ wise old Solomon with the beard
of patriarch holds down a seat on
the bench of Pennsylvania and occa-
sionally let's loose judicial ripper
among things domestic. The other
day, with becoming gravity, he held
that n husband was not guilty of de-
sertion when his wife rents room
to boarder and crowds him out of
the house.