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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-02-18
TANNING HIDES AND SKINS.
How the Work ls Done and Good Tan
ming Formulas.

The effect of tanning is to make
the soluble gluten compounds of
which the skin is composed into In
soluble leather. II the skin is hard
and dry IL must be soaked In warm
water and worked until soft. The
hair or wool can be cleaned Of
grease and dirt by adding a table
spoonful of soda to three gallons soap
suds and washing repeatedly.
Place the hide upon a round,
smooth log and scrape off all fat
with a dull knife Then take the
brains Of the animal and work them
thoroughly into the hide, which will
render 1t pliable. Now cover the
skin with powdered alum and a lit
tie saltpeter and fold up with the
hair out. Leave It for three or four
days, then hang up to dry, and as
the skin dries work 1t until dry and
soft
Another formula recommended by
Farm and Home is as follows: Dis
solve two ounces alum and two ounces
salt in one pint boiling water, and
when cold put the skin in and leave 1t
for "a hours, then hang up to dry
This quantity must be varied to suit
the size of the skin to be tanned.
When nearly dry stretch the skin
out and nail It hair side down. Then
rub in a mixture of equal parts alum
and saltpeter until the skin will not
take any more, and keep on rubbing
II periodically for three hours. Take
out the nails, fold It up with skin
side together and hang 1t up for two
or three days, rubbing fresh salt and
alum in every day. Then rub the
skin down with pumice stone and
comb out the fur. This process is
especially suitable for large skins.
such AS sheep skins.
TO take the hair off bury the skin
in wet wood ashes or soft soap for
two or three days until the hairs
start, or 1t may be soaked in lime.
water. Then clean of the hair, wash
well and proceed to tan as before.
Following is a tanning liquor for
large skins: Mix four ounces pulver.
lied alum, eight ounces salt, one quart
new milk and one pint prepared
starch with four gallons soft water.
Put In the skins and air them often
by hanging over stick laid across the
tub, so they will drain back into II.
After few days OF this treatment
remove the skins and add one-half
teacupful sulphuric acid to the liquor,
adding very carefully a spoonful at
time and stirring well.
Replace the skins and stir often
for an hour, after which take them
out wiring and rinse In lukewarm
soft water Hang the skins up in a
cool place to dry, and when they be.
gin to turn white work and stretch
them until they become dry. Very
large and thick hides should be kept
in the liquor three or four days.
After skins and hides are dried out
the flesh side should be dressed down
with pumice stone. This dressing
will soften the hide, when 1t may be
trimmed as desired.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-02-18
Kerosene and Eoos.

II must be remembered that in the
use of kerosene in the poultry house
none of the liquid must ever touch
eggs intended for Matching. II is
Death to the embryo within. Even a
drop or two will ruin an egg for hatch.
ing When coal oil is used in the
henhouse for exterminating lice, first
gather all the eggs. II a setting hen
and her nest become infested, remove
the eggs to a clean nest, paint and
0r-n the inside of the nest box with
kerosene and refill with clean nesting
material. To remove lice from a set.
dng hen insect powders or dust must
be used, but never any oil or grease,
DIS 1t will get on the eggs and cause
Them not to hatch.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-02-18

hole and place the pole on top of the
post with the iron pin through the
hole. says the Prairie Farmer. Fasten
rope to The lower end of the pole,
which can be easily reached to pull
down the pole, and on the other end a
chain four feet in length with a hook
attached.
Place two posts with a pole across
at convenient distance for hanging
the hogs, with the scalding barrel and
scraping table so located that the hog
can be lowered into the barrel and the
pole revolved so that It can then be
placed upon the table and afterward
elevated to the pole where It is to be
hung.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-02-18
HIGHLAND.
Feb. 10, 'O9.


Master George Creed, of Cincinnati,
has been a visitor with Joseph Hos
kins and family the past week.
Orland Earl returned Tuesday from
a two weeks visit with relatives and
friends at Ft. Worth, Texas.
Miss Edna Good, of Careytown, was
the guest of Miss Imogene Terrell,
from Friday until Monday.
Edward Adams returned last week
from Chillicothe where he has been
the past few weeks.
Rev E. L. Knox supplied the pulpit
at Memphis on Sunday morning in
Brother Washburn's place.
DR.. Orebaugh and family have been
in Cincinnati the past few days.
Mrs. Jennie Hussey, of Greenfield,
was visitor with relatives here part
of last week.
Miss Alice Patton, after spending
the past five weeks with friends here,
left for her home at Waitsburg,
Wash, Monday.
The series of meetings which have
been held at Memphis the past three
weeks close d with the Sunday evening
service. There has been a number
of accessions to the church and a
general quickening of interests in the
entire membership.
Rev. D. Lee Aultman was present
at the quarterly meeting Saturday
morning and gave US very excellent
sermon Rev. Washburn had charge
of the service Sunday.
Miss Edna Ursell was visiting
friends In New Vienna last week.
Mesdames G. II. Pensyl and James
McQuay and daughter, Doris, we're
guests of DIR. Hull and wife, at Lees.
burg, last Thursday.
Frank Lyford, of Walnut Hill, was
the guest of T. L. Head and family,
last week.
Misses Alice Patton and Edith
Riley we're visiting Elmer Syferd and
wife, in Fayette county, Friday.
E.J. Fultz, wife and daughter, of
Leesburg, we're guests of W. r. Bal
lard and family, Sunday afternoon.
Miss Georgia Swanger went to Co
lumbus on Saturday, where she will
be the guest of her aunt for some
time.
Barry Mckinney and wife, of Mon
roe, we're guests of Alvin Sanders and
wife Saturday night and Sunday.
Mrs. ] r. Sprague was guest at
the home of her brother, Alfred
johnson, at New Vienna, the first of
this week.
The teachers of Wayne School,
with a number of others, making
about twenty-five in all, we're very
pleasantly entertained at the home
of ]. G. Grice and wife a short dis
tance north of town, Saturday even
ing. The evening was spent with
music, games, &C., after which deli
cious refreshments we're served
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-02-18
CARE OF WORK HORSES.
How They Should Be Fed During the
Slack Season.

With the conclusion OF the general
farm work in the fall, comes a season
II leisure for the work horses. OF
course grain, potatoes and other prod.
ucts must be hauled to market, but
there are weeks at a time when the
horses are not worked At such times
some farmers keep them in the
stables day after day without exercise,
except the little they get when being
led TO the watering trough Some
even water their horses in the stables,
and of course they have to pass their
time in ill-vontilated quarters. Under
such conditions, is It any wonder that
The old animals become stff and sore
and the young ones propel like fly
ing machine when hitched?
There are others who in order to
take the life out OF EN-" feed very
little IL any oats or other grain and
sustain the horses on poor hay. When
spring arrives, even horses in their
prime cannot do an average days
work without sweating badly and be
coming greatly fatigued.
As to old animals wlntered under
such conditions, they are about done
up" until spring pastures revive them
again.
Now don't think that II is econom-
ical to feed horses poorly during win.
ter, says the Farmers Review. If
they become run down they must be
brought up" again. II takes more
feed TO get rundown horses into
proper flesh and working condition
again than II would have required to
keep them thus.
What is to be done when one has
no work for the faithful animals in
winter? Well, can tell how we man
age our work horses and, of course,
I consider our ways just a little bet
ter than other farmers (O.
We feed timothy hay once a day,
and twice a day marsh hay OF good
quality and a fair allowance of oats.
Some time in the forenoon they are
led TO drink. About one o'clock in the
afternoon they are given their free.
dom to run and exercise at will. II
the ground is not covered with snow
too much, they will Craze till even.
Ing! Cattle refuse to eat old, dry
grass, but horses appear to enjoy 1t.
At any rate the five or six hours ex-
ercise they get each day keeps them
healthy, and | should think, happy,
too.
Salt Is as important for horses as II
Is for sheep, Judging from the way
ours partake of II In a salt trough pro
yided out-of-doors. Feeding II out-of.
doors, the animals take only as much
as their system Graves. That is as II
should be.
The use OF the curry comb and
brush in winter is important, too. Espe.
cially so towards spring; and the
legs should not be neglected. II
horse is so tender as to object to the
use Of a curry comb on the legs and
other parts, corn cob can be used.
The hoofs are often neglected. They
should be trimmed frequently and
clean stable floors are essential for
their soundness. If horses are shod
the shoes should be reset every four
weeks, OF course II may be neces
sary to do this sooner, but what
mean is that the shoes must never be
left on longer than four weeks.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-02-18

trees and in this example Of its con.
cern not only for the comfort OF dumb
animals, but for beautifying the place
as we'll.
Not every country village would feel
able to build such a structure OF
dressed stone as was the case in ques-
ton, but one less elaborate in design,
and made Of concrete, is certainly with.
In the means of any community that
has fortunately become inoculated with
the home-improvement germ. II is also
within the means of the individual
country property owner to erect on
the roadside in front OF his farm a
simple but substantial and attractive
concrete watering.place.
The first requisite is, OF course, a
supply OF running water, which this
season has been especially hard to get.
Then a substantial stone foundation
should be laid below the frost line-an
iron supply pipe as we'll as waste
pipe being brought up through this
foundation. On this foundation can be
erected as simple or as elaborate a de-
sign as one may desire. A mold Of
rough boards can easily be set up for
any rectangular shape, the boards be-
ing held in place by crosswise strips
nailed to the upper edges. The boards
can be raised as the work goes ON.
II is important, in making any form
Of stone or concrete water-place, that
there should be an outcurving wheel
guard all around the base. such az Is
shown in the illustration; otherwise
careless driver will soon mar the beauty
of the most substantial structure.
The roadway In front of a drinking
place should also be we'll paved with
small cobble stones, else the horses
feet will soon dig out holes that will
fill with water and make the approach
very muddy.
II round watering place is desired.
II will be we'll to set up on the pre-
pared foundation a section of boiler
iron, or such circular iron section as
is used beneath roadways to permit
the passage of water. This will make
an excellent lining for the watering
place and will provide fixed mark to
work from-the concrete being built
up around this iron cylinder, the
outer surface of the concrete being
kept at an exact distance from the
iron lining all the way around. When
completed, but before the concrete is
hard, the outer surface can be scraped
with straight-edged board, held per-
pendicularly, which will give a smooth
and even surface. A rectangular
watering-place ought TO present even
fewer difficulties. for instead of the
double board guides before mentioned,
box OF the required shape and size
can be used as temporary lining, this
being raised and removed when the
concrete has been carried to the de-
sired height. When any structure OF
this sort has been completed, tree Of
some native growth should be set at
one end or behind IL, that some day
may cast a grateful shade over the
drinking-place. A few shrubs also
grouped about will take OFF the bare
effect OF the concrete work and make
the whole most attractive adjunct
To the farm and TO the roadside
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-02-18
CARS NEED NOT BE PAINTED,
But Law Requires That "Gasoilne'
Must Be Stenclled on Receptacle.

Columbus, o.-Attracted by the re.
port from Stryker and other small
cities in Northern Ohio that an i'm.
postor has been going about under the
guise OF state official and painting
cans used for holding gasoline. an In
spection was made at the capitol OF
the law under which he pretends to be
operating. This resulted In The uncov.
ering OF the fact that there is really
no statute compelling the painting oi
these vessels red. Instead there is o
requirement that they must be stem
ciled with the words gasoline" "naph'
tina" or "benzine." according to the nse
to which they are put.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-02-18
Pole and Wire Gate.

wire as shown In the out. Set .
strong post four feet in the ground In
the middle Of the gateway and balance
the gate on It. The lower rail, ex-
plains Farm and Home. is made OF
two forked sassafras poles securely
nailed together so as to work around
the post
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-02-18

Portsmouth, O.-Mrs. Elizabeth
Baum, Portsmouths second bootleg
ger, was fined 800 and costs upon her
plea Of guilty before Mayor Searcy.
Scarcely had her husband, Louis
Baum, Cincinnati saloon man, paid
her fine when he was arrested by the
sheriff upon similar warrant sworn
out before Judge Blair three weeks
ago. Upon arraignment Baum plead
ed not guilty.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-02-18
FARM BurcHeRlNo OUTFIT.
An Arrangement Which VIII Make the
Handling Of Heavy careasses Easy.

Choose a good, strong post II feet
long and place It three feet in the
ground. Put a ring around the top to
prevent 1t from splitting and bore a
one-inch hole in the top of the post,
exactly in the middle. Drive into this
hole ine-inch iron pin which is about
one foot in length.
About Az feet from the end Of a
stout pole Ia feet long, bore a one-inch
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-02-18
Demand for MIX from Healthy Cow

AS result of the tuberculosis agi.
tation many people In Iowa cities are
beginning TO demand milk from COWS
which have been subjected to the
tuberculin test and found free from
disease. Certified milk is selling at
from one TO three cents quart more
than milk from dairies which have not
been inspected and tested.--Wallace s
Farmer.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-02-18
CAPITAL NOTES.

Hsrmon's Way Of HonorIns Lincoln.
Gov. Harmon granted the Lincoln
birthday pardon to John Rose, colored,
a lifer from Jefferson county, who
murdered his white mistress as she
lay in bed with her children because
he fancied that she was untrue to him.
He has been confined since 1897.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-02-18
The Dairy Bull

No dairy bull should be extensively
used until he has attained a very ma
ture age and proved that he is capable
of producing profitable progeny. From
the fact that male animal is pure
bred or registered does not positively
prove his worth. The efficiency OF his
offspring tells the story.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-02-18
Veterans Meet In cIermont.

Batavia, o.-The Clermont County
@. A. r. held an encampment at the
Bantam fair grounds. The Rev. Her
bert Ketcham. of Cincinnati. one OF
the speakers, declared that the negro
had been given the right to vote toe
soon after the war, and that unrestrict
ed immigration is a menace to the
country.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-02-18
Trust companIes Hit Hard.

Trust companies or other banking
institutions Incorporated under the
Thomas banking laws, can not deal in
real estate or act as agents for insur-
ance companies, is the gist Of an opin-
ion rendered by Attorney General Den
map TO Supt. of Banks Seymour.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-02-18
Opening of Local Option Flight.

Extensive preparations are being
made fer the opening of the local OPP
tion fight before the senate, Feb. 10,
when the temperance committee of
that body will have an open session to
hear arguments on the pending bills
before 1t.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-02-18
Thrasher Did II.

Versailles, o.-Job Armstrong pulled
his thrashing machine into the barn
of Lewis Householder, nine miles west
of here, and during the night the barn
caught fire from the engine and was
burned, with its contents. All the
outbuildings were also destroyed
Householder's estimate loss is $4,000
partly insured.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-02-18
Will Have To Issue Voucher.

Charles A. Mitchell, auditor Of Knox
county, will have TO issue a voucher
for s555 to the Knox County Agricul.
tural Society, in accordance with the
law, with which to conduct it's annual
fair. This is the decision of the SUI
preme court.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-02-18
Marie Bernardo Pardoned.

Gov. Harmon granted a pardon to
Marie Bernardo, serving a life sen.
tence from Cleveland for murder in
the second degree, upon the approval
Of the state board of pardons. The
prisoner must return to her mother in
Italy
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-02-18

Gallipolis, O,-United States Marine
Inspectors Clark and Thomas ordered
Capt. VIM. Lane, of the Marietta and
Middleport packet, Valley Belle, to ley
his boat up and surrender the boats
inspection papers until the boilers
were changed to conform with the new
law.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-02-18

Lebanon, o.-Melville L. Waymire,
the detective employed by the Warren
County Anti-Saloon League, was up
for trial in the court OF Mayor Ed Me-
10y, Of South Lebanon, and was found
guilty and fined $50 and costs.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-02-18
Lincoln Celebration at state Capital

Gov. Harmon presided at the Lincoln
anniversary celebration in the auditO-
rum of the board of trade, which was
filed to overhowing. President Fess
of Antioch college, was the orator of
the day. The United Brotherhood con-
Quoted the meeting.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-02-18
Parole Granted Mocaskle.

The board of managers of the peni-
tontiary granted parole to Thomas
McCaskie, shooting to kill, Lucas coun-
iy. McCaskie is the proud possessor
OF a Carnegie hero medal. He re-
ccived 1t for saving a girl from drown
ing several years ago.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-02-18

Xenia, o.-superintendent J. L.
Smith, OF the Soldiers and Sailors Or
phans' home, has been missing from
the home for three weeks and his wife
intimated that he is In California.
Gov, Harmon has sent letter. order.
Ing that the salary of the superintend-
ent be stopped.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-02-18
Gambling ParaphernaIIa Burned.

lima, GA pile Of ashes at the Cen.
trail police station in this city is 81.
lent proof that gambling in at least
three resorts is at an Snd. Two van
loads Of gambling paraphernalia, val
ued at $4,000, were captured In the
raid. when score of gamblers were
caught.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-02-18

Akron, Or. A. Pollock, represent
ing Muskingum college, New Concord,
won first place In the intercollegiate
oratorical contest held in this city un-
der the auspices Of the Ohio Intercol-
legiate Oratorical association.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-02-18

Sandusky, o.-Seven passengers,
Motorman Borders and Conductor AL.
fred King miraculously escaped in
Jury when a depot line car jumped the
track and crashed into the curbing.
An iron hitching post checked its mo-
mentum.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-02-18

Manchester, O.-The Farmers Co
Operative Milling Co., the controlling
stock in which is owned by Cincinnati
capitalists, closed down its plant here
Dull trade was given as
the reason.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-02-18
Opposition To Tax Commission Bill.

Opposition to the public utility sec
tion of the bill of Representative Frank
Woods, creating a state tax commits
sicn to take the place of the present
- boards made up of state officers, de.
vcloped at the meeting of the commit
tee on codes OF the house.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-02-18

Cleveland, o.-There have been ru-
mors here for some time that Mgr.
Kennedy. Of the American college at
Rome, was under consideration as a
successor to the late Bishop Horstman,
OF the Cleveland diocese. Mgr. Ken
nedy was formerly connected with the
Overlook seminary In Pennsylvania.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-02-18
viii Have To Draw Upon Surplus.

The appropriation bill for 1909, as
prepared by the finance committee Of
The house of representatives, will car
ry allowances OF about sS,4OO,OOO. To
meet 1t there are estimated revenues
OF S7,750,000. This means that the So
600 900 surplus will have to be tapped.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-02-18

Plqua. O.-After being closed for sew
eral months the Piqua plant of the
American Sheet and Tin Plate Co. was
started.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-02-18

Another thing that must make Mr..
Roosevelt very happy is that spring
house-cleaning can easily be post
poned until after March 4.--state
Journal.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-02-18
A VERY CHEAP GATE.
It ls Made OF sassafras Poles and
6arbed Wire.

A light, useful and durable gate can
be made of sassafras poles and barbed
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-08-14
Almost Any Mother.

The mother of a large family fell
Ill and died and the attending ply
sician reported that she died of star
walton. 1t was incredible, but he
proved it: The woman had to get the
dinner and then spend the next two
hours in waiting on the family and
getting the children to the table. 1t
was never on record that she got all
OF them there at the same time and
they came struggling in all the way
from potatoes to pie. By the time
she had wiped the last face. her own
hunger had left her and she had no
desire to eat Chickens, the doctor
said. come running at feed time. but
children don't. A hen has a better
chance to eat than a mother.-Atchi-
son Globe.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-08-14

allied to the Grand Army. marched
to-day in the parade that was the cul-
minating feature of the forty-third ma
tional encampment. Many military
bands and fife and drum corps made
the music to which the old warriors
kept step. The procession formed at
Eagle Gate. which is one of Salt Lake
City's many picturesque features.
At the word OF command the parade
marched west on Main street and
turned south down that thoroughfare.
proceeding seven blocks between solid
walls of cheering men. women and
children. AS the grizzled veterans
passed the enthusiasm was tremen.
dous and many spectator wept un-
ashamed as he realized that this was
undoubtedly the last grand review for
scores of the feeble heroes who
trudged along with eyes on the flag
for which they had given some OF the
best years of their lives
When Seventh South street was
reached the paraders themselves
broke out in mighty cheering. for
there they turned In front of the most
beautiful feature OF the day the "Liv-