SOUSE AMD FARM.
Sb»ll WeWaih Onr Sheep.
The Passumsic Farmers’ Club
bare been *discuB«ing r this question,
an( j what the members said, as re
ported in the Vermont - Farmer, is
go expressive of general experience,
we think, that it is well to open the
discussion among shepherds by pub
lishing it:
j. P. Foster —I am opposed to
washing. It injures the sheep and
men who wash them j but as
loner as buyers offer a premium’ for
dirt wc shall be tempted to wash.
If buyers would pay strictly accord
ing to cleanliness and careful pack
in<r no such temptation would exist.
I carried two small lots of wool to a
buyer, both washed —one well wash
and nicely put up, and the other
washed lightly—and manufac
turers said there was full five cents
p er pound difference; still each lot
was sold to the same man and at
the same price. I believe that no
farmer should wash his sheep. We
could shear one month earlier with
ouUumshmg with greater safety for
the sheep. Buyers make one-fourth
difference between washed and un
washed wool. Poor sheep are
nearh spoiled by driving to the
washir-; place and back, carrying
the weight of water in the wool. It
i; much better to shear before the
-sheep leave the barn. In shearing
late vve lose ranch of the wool, I
once sheared in June. There had
been some very hot weather, but a
few days after shearing it came on
very cold, and I lost two and a
neighbor seven from the cold. Man
ufacturers prefer to buy unwashed
wool.
C. U, Barker—l wash clean when
I wash. I find I get no morejor
well-washed wool than those who do
hut halt wash. I think we should
none of us wash, then the price of
wool would be more uniform.
/
J. G. Lawrence—There is a great
dLie encj in the unwashed wool, as
cjuch as between ordinary and well
washed. It is very difficult to make
an even tiling of this wool business.
Taost who wash and shear late lose
Vq wool what the bushes in the pas-
Vitt from the sheep. Should
ire a/f adopt tbe plan of not washing
ve would jjet nearer the real value
o
for oar wool than now. I think we
should encourage all the farmers to
dispense with washing,
J. Morrison —l wash ray sheep.
I get more money to wash than not
to, I wash dean, put up well, and
get a fair price for ray wool. Ido
not think it hurts sheep very much
to wadi them. Always keep them
under cover in stormy weather.
J. Dow—l find that I get the
most money for my wool when I
half wash, and the least when I do
uot wash at all. The-men who buy
the wool are not judges ; they pay
so much for washed and so mnch
for unwashed, and often buy with
out looking at the wool at all. If
any advantage of the manu
facturer we are smart, that’s all. I
believe there is nothing to be gained
■u ti;e long run by washing. We
a}} wash or none. I think
; better discard washing en
tirJv.
h. P. Harvey —Does it pay to
sheep Coarse wool sheep
P-ony washed may give better re
turu> than unwashed, if we let them
- ln tsv ° °r three weeks after being
u ' l< hcd, ami let them roll in the
an d dirt as they will when they
C3a find it. The great trouble is
ignorance of the buyers.
L- y cannot tell half of the time
Wp-er the wool is wa-hed or not.
c ma ntifacturer has nothing to do
the buying only to make the
k'co, and he is careful to make it
lj u tnuugh for all the poor washing,
i, ‘ l 1 d las buyer finds poor washed
the price is all right, and if he
t ‘ L ‘* well-washed wool it is his
luck,-and so much in his fa
ur. I sorted wool ten years in a
, aCl&1 . v > aQ d know how the wool is
° u ght and handled.
j ‘ —For three years past
ia>e not washed ray sheep ; I get
returns than when I washed.
s j’.' ,l( ' ar t lifc of Aprils before the
have the barn. By shearing
!l .' l 'u-get rid of the ticks that are
"• to the sheep. If
t i \ A nave gone from the sheep to
j, ‘ a little snuft’will kill them.
(~ t . )o^l s beop. and lambs do
ei than when I washed and
sheared late. Often the stock will
lose as much wool as the discount
that Is made by the buyers between
washed and unwashed wool
Elastic V arxi§h fob Ladies’
Shoes. —The Manufacturer and
Builder furnishes this receipt:
Three pounds of rain water are plac
ed in a pot over the fire, and when
well boiling there are added 4 ounc
es white pulverized wax, 1 ounce
clear, transparent glue in small Sen
egal, 2 ounces white soap scraped
fine, 2 ounces pulverized sugar; the
ingredients are placed in one by
one, and, every time up; it
is well to take the pot from the fire
every time a substance is added, to
prevent boiling over; when all is
added the pot is removed from the
fire; when sufficiently cooled, 3
ounces alcohol are added, and finally
three ounces fine Frankfort black,
welP incorporated by continued
stirring. This varnish is put on
the leather with a brush, and is very
valuable for boots and shoes, as it
can be afterwards polished with a
large brush like ordinary shoe
blacking, shows a high polish, and
does not soil the clothing.
Breakfast Puffs. —Take 2 eggs
well beaten and stir into a pint of
milk a little salt, a pint of butter
and a pint and a half of flour. Beat
the eggs and stir the milk. Add
the salt, melt the butter and stir in.
Then pour all into the flour, so as
not to have it lumpy. Stir up thor
oughly, and grease the cups into
which the batter is poured, filling
them two-thirds full. Eat with
sauce.
Jelly Cake (to roll). —Three
eggs, i teacup of sugar; |l table
spoonful of cream ; J small teaspoon*
ful of soda. Bake five minutes.
Pie Crust.—Good pie crust is
made by wetting it up with cream
instead of water and not taking so
much lard tor shortening. It is
sweet, tender and melting, and a
good deal more Wealthy. I should
have said I take sour cream.
Custard Cake.—Three eggs, 1
cup of sugar, 1 cup of flour. Bake
in jelly pake tins ° layers. Custard
for the above; Halt a pint of milk,
2 tablespoons of sugar, 2 tablespoons
of flour, 1 egg. Boil the custard
and flavor with vanilla.
Cracker Pies. —Take 6 soda
crackers, break them into a dish
and pour over them 2 cups of cold
water. Let them stand until they
can be reduced to a pulp. Add A
cups of sugar, 2 teaspoons of tartaric
acid and flavor to taste with lemon.
This is sufficient for two.pies.
Dish fob Breakfast. —Take
half a dozen or as many as necessa
ry, good cooking apples, cut them
in slices about a quarter ot an inch
thick; have ready a pan of fresh,
hot lard. Drop the slices in and
fry brown. A little hot sugar
sprinkled over improves them.
Serve hot.
Hominy Pudding.—How to make
a hominy pudding. Prepare as for
batter cakes, add 1 egg for each
pint, some whole cinnamon, sugar
to suit taste, and a few raisins; bake
like pice pudding. A little butter
or chopped suet may be added.
Serve hot or cold, with or without
sauce.
An Omelet. —Four eggs beaten
separately, 1 small teaspoonful of
milk # a piece of butter the size of a
walnut melted, and put in the milk,
uneven teaspoonful of flour. Put
in lastly the whites of the eggs well
beaten, bake in a quick oven, either
in a tin or earthen pan.
Stewed Celery.—Wash 2 large
heads of celery, throw away the
leaves and green stocks, and cut the
heart and white stocks into pieces
about an inch long. Put these in
fast boiling water, and boil them
till very tender. Put into stew
pan a gill of cream, a little salt,
white pepper and pounded mace;
put it over the fire,-and when it
simmers drain the celery and put it
into the cream. Boil up once and
serve.
Ribbons.—To iron ribbons take a
moderately hot flatiron on the ironing
board, then place the ribbon on the
left side of the iron and pull it through
underneath the iron. If the ribbon is
not pulled too fast, and the iron is
the right warmth, this will be found.
to be a much better way than simply
rubbing the iifon over the ribbon.
THE RADICAL; FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1871
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fJiOLEDO MUTUAL ;
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,
TOLEDO, OHIO,
ORGANIZED IN APRIL, 18 12.
PAID UP CAPITAL
85130,000.00.
BOARD OP DIRECTORS.
HOH. W. W. JONES Eos, C. H. SCRIBNER,
MoS.C.A.KING, Eos. W. A. COLLINS
WM. BAKER,
8. H, BERGEN, C. B. COY,
C. L. LUCE,
J. R. SWIQART, ROBERT CUMMINGS,
JOHN CUMMINGS, L,T. THAYER,
FRED BATON,
WAGER BWAYNB, CLARENCE MORRIS,
J. W. ROSS,
PELBQ T. CLARKE, W. S. WAITE,
CHAS. COCBRAN
OFFICERS.
8, H. BERGEN, President.
F. J. KING, Vice President.
CHARLES COCHRAN. Secretary.
J. F. ARIB, Assistant Secretary.
W. W. JONES, Medical Examiner.
WILLIAM BAKER, Attorney.
THE TOLEDO MUTUAL
WILL ISSUE ALL TBS
different kinds of policies
USUALLY ISSUED BY
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES,
At the usual rates charged by other
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travel by, the usual routes, to or from any Potion
of the Western Hemisphere, north of and includ
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Europe, and to reside within said limits of travel,
without extra charge.
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UPON SURRENDER OF AN
ORDINARY LIFE POLICY
At any time after the payment of one
ONE FULL ANNUAL PREMIUM ,
The holder of such policy will be entitled tojnsl
AS MUCH PAID DP INSURANCE
As any other man of like age can
OBTAIN FOR A CASH PREMIUM
VALUE OF THE POLICY,
Computed in accordance with the rate of
Mortality and Interest
ihat may have been adopted as the standard
fo the State for the
VALUATION OF LIFE POLICIES
F. J. KING,
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Equal to the
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-- ' . band Instraments
From Mr. Edward the celebrated Pianist,
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UNDER FEED SEWING MACHINE.
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We take pleasure in showing It
LEE S. &MITH,
GENERAL AGENT,
NO. U SIXTH ST„ (LATE ST. CLAIR.,)
PITTSBURGH, PA.
AGENTS WANTED IN THIS COUNTY.
Uost Liberal Terms both in per cent and time.
nov!s 6m.
Stevenson & wimsirs land
office,
198, Penn at., (near St. Clair Hotel) Pittsburgh,
Pa., and Beaver Falls, Pa.
Exclusive Agents for Allegheny, Beaver and
Lawrence counnes of the lands oMne A. T. & San
ta Fe R. R.; (can give tickets at reduced rates to
go and see these lands;) also lands of Union Pa
cific and Iron Mt. & Ark. Railroads. Have over 60
firms for sale. Call at either office and examine
our register. We offer for sale the following prop
erties, etc.
A GOOD FARM.
This farm contains 53 acres of first class soil;
mostly cleared; with enough of good timber; sit
uated about four miles from New Brighton, on the
New Castle road. In North Sewlckly twp , Beaver
county, Pa.; haa a very good orchard, the farm is
In good repair, there is
A NEW FRAME HOUSE OF SIX ROOMS,
well finished, and a large frame barn with other
outbuildings. Plenty of good water at the house;
running water on tbe place. Price $5,000 in pay
ments. Adam Kirk, Jr., owner.
NO. 70,
A GOOD DAIRY, STOCK OR GRAIN FARM
In Big Beaver township, Beaver county, Pa., con
taining about 140 acres—of which 120 acres are
cleared, 85 acres first bottom land: 20 acres in oak
timber; balance ot cleared land ; gently rolling ;
all under fence, on the P. Ft. W. & C, Railroad ;
building on a good township road one-half mile
from Homewood station; soil is first class and all
can be worked by machinery. Improvements, one
newly weather-boarded log house of 5 rooms, two
stories high, veranda and frame kitchen, with
pleasant surroundings, one new two-story frame
house of 4 rooms, portico in front: a good cellar;
spring of water and well close to house; one new
bank barn, with stone foundation, with
plenty of stablingfor horses and cows; corn crib,
smoke house, and all usual outbuildings; a first
rate orchard of various kinds of fruit trees in good
bearing condition, and a young orchard. This place
is in a very pleasant part of the county, with eve
ry surrounding object to make it agreeable and at
tractive, and is a first-class farm in a good neigh
borhood, c'osc to schools, churches, post-office and
station—will subdivide this tract if desired by the
purchaser, for sale. Price, $BO per acre, in pay
ments. George B. McCready. owner.
NO. 73.
A SPLENDID GARDEN OR DAIRY FARM.
containing about 107 acres, of which 82 acres are
cleared and under a high state ol cultivation, well
fenced, mostly post and rail, and in splendid order;
ten springs on the place, - two orchards containing
225 apple and 100 peach trees, bearing and in good
condition; about 27 acres of the best quality of
timber; a good frame barn 50x36 feet, with stabling
underneath; a new fiame stable 10x30; a new corn
crib, a good frame house of four rooms and cellar,
a good milk house, an excellent enclosed garden
patch: plenty of small fruit such as cherries, plums,
quinces, grapes, &c. Near to a new schooF bouse.
I>4 milcsTfrom Industry oh the C. & P. Railroad,
good roads to station. The soil Is good and the
term Is well adapted to dairy or stock purposes,
and is considered one of the best. Price 80 per
acre, in payments. Benjamin Todd. Owner.
maylS ly
ANTED.
We will give men and women
BUSINESS THAT WILL PAY
from $4 to $8 per day; can be pursued in your own
neighborhood; St Isa rare chance for those ont of
employment or having leisure time; girls and
boys frequently do as well as men. Particulars
free.
Address J, LATHAM & CO.,
292 Washington St, Boston, Mass.
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NO. 80.
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CAN PIANO,”
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for the vuallty. Large prices allowed for Second
in Exchange. ’
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popular Instrument. .
for mwjieJ territory.
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STOVES,
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COOKING STOVE IN USE,
EXTENSION TOP.
STANDS UNRIVALLED
1,000 NAMES ATTEST ITS MERITS;
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WORD WITH # YOU!
To Insure Against Accidents
To Lease Your House,
To Hire a House,
To Buy a Farm,'
To Sell a Farm.
Any Legal Writing Done,
Do not fall to call at the office of
If You Want
EBERHART & BED I SON,
GENERAL INSURANCE AGENTS AND
REAL ESTATE BROKERS,
No. 223 BROADWAY, NEW BRIGHTON,
sept27-ly Beaver County, Pa.
TRUNK STORE,
JOELS. GO E & CO.,
Manufacturers and wholesale and retail dealers in
SADDLES, HARNESS, TRUNKS, VALISES &
TRAVELIEG BAGS.
No 60 Federal St., Allegheny City, Pa.
All orders promptly filled and work warranted.
mayl6-lm.
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WITH THE
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To Buy Property,
To Sell Property?
Your House Insured,
Your Hoods Insured,
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JJBADBURT PIANO FORTES:
ESTABLISHED IN 1854.
OVER 10,000 MANUFACTURED.
NO BETTER INSTRUMENT 1
V7HS BRADBURY THE
NATIONAL PIANO of the COUNTRY!
READ THE PACTS.
Mrs. U. S. Grant uses in ber family
bary and says; “I ami perfectly delighted with It.”'
Theodore Tilton says: “1 nave bad the beauti
ful Plano bo long that now to ask me bow 1 Bke it
is like asking mo bow I like one ot my children.
In fact if yon were to ask the children I'm afraid
they would eay they liked it almost as well as they
like me. It speaks every day the year round and
never looses vis voice. I wish its owner could do
half so well.”
LETTER PROM BISHOP SIMPSON.
. Philadelphia. April 17,1863,
T. G. Smith & Co.—Gents—Having used one of
yourßradbury. Pianos, it has given great satisfac
tion to my family and to many visitors who have
heard its sweet tone sat mv boose. It Is a very
auperionnstroment, both in finish and power. I
heartily wish you success as successor to the lata
W m. B. Bradbury, in continuing the manufacture
of his lastly celebrated Pianos. Tours truly,
M. SIMPSON.
Cblet Justice Salmon P. Chase, Washington D. C,
Decides the Bradbury to be the National Piano
of the country.
Vice Admiral D. D. Porter, Washington D. C.,
“The Bradbury is exquisitely and beautifully
proportioned. We are delighted with ours.”
Hon. Columbus Delano, Secretary of tbe Interior,
Washington, D. C., calls the Bradbury the Piano
for the Interior.
P. M. General Crosswell and Mrs. CresswelL—
“All our friends admire tbe delightful tones o
the Bradbury, used at our receptions.”
Robert Bonner, New York Ledger—“At anytime
will drop the lines of "Dexter,' to listen to the
tones of the Bradbury.” j
Grand Central Hotel, New York—“ln preference
to all others, we selected the Bradbury Piano*
for onr parlors. Our guests pronounce them
splendid.”
St. Nicholas Hotel. New. York.— I “Have always
used the Bradbury Pianos in onr parlors, and take
pleasure in recommending them.”
Hon, John Simpson, M. P„ Canada, says: ""The
Bradbury can't be excelled. The best in the
Dominion.!'
AT. Simpson, Bishop M. B. Church. Philadelphia.
‘"We know of no. better Piano than tbe Brad'
bury.”
E. S.'Janes, Bishop M. B. Church, N. Y.—“W*
know of no better Piano than the Bradbury.”
Key. Dr. John McClinton, Drew Theological Sem
inary—“My family and friends say the Bradbury
Is unequalled.”
T. S. Arthur, Philadelphia—“We have used for
years, and can recommend the Bradbnrv Piano.”
Philip Philips, New York, says, “1 have sung with
and used the Bradbury Piapo in my family foe
years.”
W. G. Pischef, Professor of Music, Girard College,
Philadelphia. “I use as my family Piano, the
Bradbury, and can with confidence recommend
them."
Rev. Daniel Curry, Ed I tor Christian Advocate: “I
purchased a Bradbury Piano, and it is a splendid
instrument In every respect.”
Theodore Tilton, Editor Independent; “If you
were to ask my children, Lam afraid they would
say they liked our Bradbury almost as well as
they like me,"
Dr. Daniel Wise. Editor Sunday Schop'f Advocate.
“1 use the Bradbury Piano, and think, like his
music it cannot be excelled.” ?
Hev. Dr. Perris, New York. “My Brsdbnry ha*
stood longer in tune, and sounds better tban
any Plano in my District.”
Rev. Dr. Fields, Editor of the Evangelist, “I have
used a Bradbury lor years in my family, and
think there is none superior.”
Sands Street Church Brooklyn, St. Luke's M. B.
Church, and a host of other churches use the
Bradbury Piano In their Lecture and School
Rooms, also the Conservatories and prominent
Hotels in the United States.
John Caughey, Beaver Pa., purchased from me
three years ago a No. J 5 Bradbury, and says:
“There Is no better, or sweeter toned, or more
desirable Piano, according to my judgment and
experience, than my Piano. It has giveii entire
satisfaction, and grows better as it becomes
older."
Wm. McCoy, of Beaver, Pa., in tnc spring of 1871 r
bought from me a No. 8 Bradbury, which has
proven to be a superior instrument in every re
spect.
Miss MaryMcGafflck also owns and uses a Brad
bury.
I WILL SELL THE
.BRADBURY
AT NEARLY
WHOLESALE PRICES
From $5O to $lOO cheaper than elsewhere. Will-
DIRECT FROM TBE MANUFACTORY,
NEW YO R K
WARRANTED FOR FIVE Y|ARS.
A $650 PIANO FOR $4OO
ORGANS
BEST CLASS
Ordered at the Jhweet rates
BELOW PITTSBURGH PRICES.
PIANOS OF OTHER MANUFACTURERS
LOWEST RATES.
Call before purchasing and see
SMITH CURTIS, Agent.
no^B
order them
OF THE
WILL SELL
AT THE
Radica 0 JTtc j,' Braver
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