TWO GRAFTING SYSTEMS.
Oaie In Known an the Cleft, the Other
uh the Whip Method, und liolh
Are Excellent.
A method often used is called cleft
grafting. Select a branch from one
to two inches in diameter, saw it off
at a smooth place, far enough above
any knot or branch so that it will split
easily, then split it in the center by
driving a strong knife into the end. The
tcion must be a twig which grew last
year. The buds on the scion must be
fcnugly wrapped in their winter coats
und must not have begun to grow.
Dormant scions can be gotten at any
time during the winter, but if grafted
then they would dry and wither long
before the time for them to grow.
Hence we must wait until the tree is
ready to grow in spring. The scions
must be taken sooner and kept in a
THE WHIP GRAFT.
eool place where they will not wither,
to prevent the buds from starting.
With such scions, grafting can be
done any time in spring. Take one of
the scions and shave off the bottom
en two sides, making a wedge. One
tvjde should be just a little thicker than
the other, and on that side there should
be a bud just above where the wedge
begins, leaving about three buds in all.
Prepare another scion in the same
•way. Now open the split made in the
branch. This may be done with a nar
row wooden wedge. Put the two
scions in at the outer edges with the
thickest side out, slanting them just a
little to make sure that the line be
tween the wood and the bark of each
rcion crosses the line between the wood
and the bark of the branch. When the
ccions ure in position, remove the
wedge and let the split close up, hold
ing them fast, as in the illustration.
Then some wax will be needed, because
if the graft were left like this, these
exposed places would toon become so
dry that no growth could be made.
Wax may be bought of seedsmen, or
can be made. Boil four parts by weight
oi resin, two of beeswax and one of tal
low, until all are thoroughly melted.
Then pour in cold water, grease the
hands and pull it like molasses candy.
It grows lighter in color by working
and should be soft and pliable when
ready for use. Cover the ends of the
branch and the split down the side,
aisc the tips of the scions, with the
CLEFT GRAFT AND SCION.
wax, so that no air or water can get
in. If all goes well, in a short time
the buds on the scions will begin to
Bwell and grow. In a year or two the
branch will be large enough to bear
apples.
For whip grafting, the only tool
needed is a jackknife. The method is
practiced for branches about the size
of a lead pencil. Make a long slanting
cut across the branch, as shown in the
illustration. Then make another cut
a little more than half way toward
the end of this slanting cut, as illus
trated, then cut the scion in exactly
the same way, holding the tip toward
you in making the cut. Place surface
of scion and stick together, pressing
the tongue of each into the cut of the
other. The barks of the two must
come together on at least one side. Th«
grafts must be waxed in waxed cloth
made by dipping pieces of the cloth
into the grafting wax.—Orange Judd
Farmer.
How to Destroy Cutwormn.
Those who are much troubled by any
of the several species of cutworm
should remember that they can easily
be destroyed by the use of a mixture of
bran and Paris green, moistened with
sweetened water, just enough to make
into little balls that are to be placed by
the side of each hill, or scattered at in
tervals of three or four feet apart along
the drills. The worms will eat this
in preference to the plant, and the; will
never eat plants again after once try
ing this. Kach ball should be hbout a
teaspoonful. One pound of I'aris green
to 50 pounds of bran is sufficient. It
should not be put where the poultry
can get it, but poultry have no busineg*
in the cultivated fields.
WHEN YOU KNOW HOW.
riien (hp Milking of Praotloun Ilelt®
era IN Not tin Haril a* It Seero»
HI Klr*t tilnnce.
I have kept this past winter 12 heif
ers, coming two years old, several of
which have already come in. I have
had the question asked several time I
by farmers if I did not have a good deal
of trouble in breaking them to being
milked, and when I have said "No,"
surprise has been expressed, and the
remark made that they nearly always
have a great deal of trouble—one say
ing that he usually had to wrestle long,
and have his pail kicked away from
him many times, before he "could sub
dtie the animal and take the kinks out
of her."' As many others may have
had a similar experience, it may in
terest them to learn how such trouble
can be avoided. ,
In caring for my heifers, T have had
them carded two or three times a week
and when doing so, have handled their
bags and teats carefully from either
side, so that they became familiar with
such handling; so when they came in,
they were not frightened at an attempt
to milk them. But to them the act of
milking was a new thing, and they
would be sometimes restless, and some
would spitefully kick. In such cases,
if a gentle patting and word would not
prove effective, I took a chain and put it
over the back and around the body,
just in front of the bag, hitching it
somewhat tight. This always proves
effective; sometimes one trial is suffi
cient. or perhaps it needs to be used
several times, but it is always sure—
without hurt to animal, its disposition
or temper.
One farmer, when told how easy it
was to break a cow from kicking, said
such knowledge would have saved him
many a hard tussle and a good milker,
as he had to turn to beef an otherwise
valuable cow.—Charles 0. Newton, in
Country Gentleman.
TETHERING ANIMALS.
The Dei ice Here Illutilrnleil nnd De
scribed I* Perfectly Secure nnd
He«iulre« No Attention,
The plan herewith will not allow of
an animal becoming entangled* as in
using a rope attached to a peg. Take a
pole, a. 30 feet in length, and near the
large end bore a suitable sized hole,
say seven-eighths inch, through the
pole. Place an iron ring, c, on pole
large enough to slip along from end to
end. Drive an iron pin, b. about 18 to
20 inches long through hole in pole
and into ground, so as to permit it to
A SIXTY-FOOT ANIMAL TETHER.
revolve in a circle around pin, the,small
end of the pole being supported by an
old wheel, d. from cutting bar of a
mower, an old plow wheel, or in the
case of these not being easily procured,
a wooden one cut from a piece of plank.
Use a halter chain to secure animal to
ring on pole, having it of a length
which will not allow animal to step
over pole with its rear feet. This easily
constructed' device will certainly be
found of much benefit to the suburban
ite who wishes to tether a horse or cow
in a manner to admit of its having all
the range of feed possible, and so us to
be perfectly secure and require 7io at
tention.—J. G. Allshouse, in Farm and
Home.
WATERMELON CULTURE.
When Wisely Conducted, Thin I* a
Very I'lenxant and Profitable
Si<l«* Oct?filiation.
Watermelons, like pumpkins, are
strong runners, and seed should be
planted in well-manured hills eight to
nine feet apart each way. Plant live
to ten seeds in a hnl as soon as the
nights are quite warm and the trees
out in full leaf. Protect the young
plants from insects, and when well
started thin out, leaving only the best
plant standing in each hill; cultivate
frequently and keep free from weeds.
When the vines are well started to run,
exercise care not to injure or bruise
them in any way, as they are quite
tender. You should then pull the large
vveeds by hand or use a hand hoe.
When the fruits are ripe the small
tendril at the base of the stem turns
brown, the skin where the fruit rests
on the ground becomes yellow, and
the melon has a hollow sound when
struck sharply with the finger; also,
if the hand is placed on the fruit and
some pressure applied, the flesh will
be heard to crack slightly. The ripe
fruits will keep a considerable time in
a cool place.—Burpee's Vegetable
Guide.
Trees anil Their Kcrdn.
In the effort to change bleakness
into beauty the greatest ally is the
tree. The tree is the easiest to estab
lish because it can send down its roots
long distances into the moist subsoil,
and will exist when smaller plants per
ish with the drought. The trees once
established protect smaller plants that
are afterward set out and become the
sturdy barriers against destructive
winds and withering heat. Trees, how
ever, must, be themselves protected and
fostered till they have obtained a firm
hold of the soil and have established
the ability of appropriating the soil
water. —Farmers' Review.
Milk is much more sensitive in re
ceiving and tenacious in holding im
purities than water, and hence care
must be taken to keep pure from the
start.
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1900.
MnJlnm In Pnrvo Prnyfr.
Georgie's mother insisted upon his repeat
ing the prayer of childhood. He started
sleepily, requiring prompting at the begin
ning of every line. Drowsiness had nearly
won the mastery by the time that lie had
obediently got as far as "my soul to take."
"God bless—" prompted his mother. Georgie
has a long list of relatives. There was a
flutter of his sleep-laden lids as he lumped
them all together: "God bless the whole
shooting match!" And he was asleep.—
Chicago Chronicle.
lie* fnr mm Cannot Be Cored
by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an inflamed condition of the mu
cous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube gets inflamed you have a rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is
entirely closed deafness is the result, and
unless the inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal con
dition, hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases of of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an inflamed condition
of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness (caused by catarrh that
cannot be cured bv Mall's Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars, free.
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O.
Sold bv Druggists, 75e.
Hall's Family Pills are the best.
Noncommittal.
Mrs. Rlowpay— A girl formerly in your
employ answered my advertisement for a
maid. Is she honest?
Dressmaker—That is more than 1 can
say.
"Why. what do you mean?"
"Well, you see, 1 have no positive proof of
her honesty, but every time I sent her to
you with mv bill she failed to give me the
money."—C'nicago Evening News.
I.fine's Family Medicine.
Moves the bowels each day.in order to
be healthy this is necessary. Acts gently on
the liver and kidneys. Cures sick head
ache. Price ?-*> and 50c.
Fortune keeps up such a see-saw that the
man for whom a town is named is liable to
be found in the poorhouse 20 years later. —
Atehison Globe.
PUTNAM FADELESS DTES are fast to sun
light, wushiug and rubbing. Hold by all
druggists.
The chronic kicker usually kicks himself
out of joint.—Ham's Horn.
The smarter a man is in fancy the more
he will smart in fact. —Ram's Horn.
THE MARKETS.
New York, May 12
Flour Minnesota patent 3.85.
Wheat No. 2 red 75%e.
Corn- No. 2 at
Oats—No. 2 white 2!>>\
Beeves—Steers $-1.6U(« .i.75. Veals
$-!..-»0(fi7.0O.
Sheep- -Clipped s4.oo(fi 5.5-j, clipped
lambs 7.: 17 1 _.
Hops Western $.J.:10(?/ 5.55.
Cleveland. May 12.—Flour- Winter
wheal, patents, -ft.oo(fiit.so.
Wheat—No. 2 red 75'<,e.
Corn—No. 2 yellow 4':%c.
Oats—No. 2 white 29% c.
(Slitter 1 (est ereainer.v 21c.
Cheese York state 12'/,c.
Egga- Strictly fresh 12c.
Potatoes Hest grades 45c.
Cattle Choice steers $<1.75(7/5. JO,
fair s4.4o(fi-t.iio, calves ss.2sfti H.OO.
Sheep—Choice So.oo(fi 5.25, fair $4.50
C<i 4.75. best lambs $5.75(f< (>.50.
Hogs—Yorkers $5..'15, pig's $5.00.
Toledo, May 12. — Wheat No. 2 cash
72 1 ;C.
Corn- No. 2 cash 40c.
Oats—No. 2 cash 24>/ s c.
Clover Seed -Prime new $5.00.
Oil— North Lima $1.15,
Fast P.uffalo, May 12.—Cattle- Ex
tra ss.:;o(ii 5.50.
Hogs Prime heavv $5.45, best
Yorkers $5..'i5(« 5.40.
Sheep—Choice lambs $6,900/7.05,
prime wethers $5.40(«5.60.
East Liberty, May 12.—Cattle—
Extra steers $5.40(7/5.00.
Hogs—Yorkers $5.35(f/5.40.
Sheep—Native lambs $0.40(W0.65,
sheep $5.25(8,5.^3.
DR. HARTMAN'S ADVICE
Is Sought by Female Suffer
ers From Ocean
to Ocean.
leWr -r» Jm growing
'lpjEf' worse all the
iv'w® J#.# a marked im-
Peruna."'
All over the country there are women
who have been invalids for many years,
suffering with female deraugements
which the family doctor cannot cure.
What a boon to much woman fs Dr.
Hartman'm free advice I So famoum
ham hla ah lit mmda htm that hari**y a ,
hamlat or town lo the country but :
knowa hla name. He ouraa tana of
thouaanda, and he of farm to every wo
man who will write to him her aymp
fomm and a hlatory of her trouble,
from advice and treatment.
The medicines he prescribes can be ob
tained at any drug store, and the cost is j
within the reach of any woman. He de- I
scribes minutely and carefully Just what j
she shall do and get to make a healthy, j
robust woman of herself.
The Doctor has written a book especially j
for this class of women, entitled "Health '
and Beauty." This book contains many '
fa< ts of interest to women, and will be sent '
free to any address by Or. Hmrtman,
Qmiuimbi'm, O. I
G«iiln-0 Mnclr Her Pnl.
Westfield, Mass., Nov. 27, IWiC.
Genesee Pure Food Co., De Roy, N. Y.:
Having used your Orain-0 for the past
three months 1 thought I would write and
let you know how much good it lias done me.
When I was away on my vacation last sum
mer the people I visited asked me to try
Orain-O, and I drank some, but I didn't
like it at all. But the more 1 drank the bet
ter I liked it, and now I wouldn't drink any
thing else. I never weighed over 106 pounds,
and last winter I was down to 103 pounds,
and now I weigh 120, and never felt better
in my life. It gives me an awful appetite,
and makes me strong. It is doing me more
good than anything I ever took, and 1 would
recommend it to everybody.
Mrs. Ceo. R. Brown.
Something; Practical.
Many a young girl makes the mistake of
thinking that because she would die for a
man she really loves him. In this restless,
throbbing age it is necessary for her to ask
herself in all seriousness: "Would I take
in washing for hiin?"—Detroit Journal.
Ask Your Dealer for Allen's Foot-Ease.
A powder to shake into your shoes. It rests
the feet. CuresCorns,Bunions,Swollen,Sore,
Hot, Callous, Aching, .Sweating feet and In
growing Nails. Allen's Foot-Ease makes
new or tight shoes easy. Hold by all druggist*
and shoe stores. 25e. Sample mailed FREE.
Address Alien S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y.
A room ni nil 11 ting;.
"I am a British subject," he said, as he
signed the register with a flourish. "All
right," replied the hotel clerk, "if 1 notice
any Boers lurking about I'll give you the
tip to rush to cover." —Philadelphia North
American.
Many People Cniinot llrink
coffee at night. It spoils their sleep. You
can drink Grain-0 when you please and sleep
like a top. For (Jrain-O does not stimulate;
it nourishes, cheers and feeds. Yet it looks
and tastes like the best coffee. For nervous
persons, young people and children Oain-O
is the perfect drink. Made from pure grains,
(let a package from your grocer to-day. Try
it in plac° of coffee. 15 and 25c.
Mrs. Bunt —The new tenants next door
are not a bit neighborly." Mr. Hunt—"No;
1 notice they keep their confounded piano
going almost constantly."-—Philadelphia
North American.
CuaKlitiiK I.cud* to ConMuniptioti.
Kemp's Balsam will stop the Cough at
once, (io to your druggist to-day and get a
sample bottle free. Large bottles 25 and 50
cents. Go at once; delays are dangercus.
Most of the good iokrs are old oTies if yon
ot.ly knew it. —Washington (la.) Democrat.
To Cure H Cold in One liny
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Ail
druggists refund money if it fails to cure 25e
He who can stand the little trials is fitted
for the great trusts.—Ham's Horn.
ALABASTINErv™"
base wall coating
in 5 lb. paper packages, made ready for use in
white and fourteen beautiful tints by mixing
with cold water. It is a cement that goes
through a process of setting, hardens with age,
and can bo coated and recoated without washing
off its old coats before renewing.
ALABASTINEH=
various kalsomines on the market, being durable
and not stuck on the wall with glue. Alnbastsne
customers should insist cm having the goods in
packages properly labeled. They should reject
all imitations. There is nothing "jnst ae good."
ALABASTINE
Prevents much sickness, particularly throat and
lung difficulties*, attributable; tc unsanitary
coatings on walls. It has been recommended
in a paper published by the Michigan State
Board of Health on account of its sanitary
features; which paper strongly condemned
kalsomines. Alabastino can be used on c ither
plastered walls, wood ceilingp, brick or canvas,
and any ono can brush it on. It admits of radi
cal changes from wall paper decorations, thus
securing at reasonable expense the latest and
best effects. Alabastine is manufactured bj the
AlabasYine Company of to Rapids, Hidiip
Instructive and interesting booklet mailed iree
to all applicants.
Use Certain Cough Cure. Price. 25 cents.
BaWW—fWBII MAM-M-MA!!
DON'T YOU HEAR BABY CRY?
1 BRllill 11 ou or £ et at summer's coming with
vfil 1 Pi! its an^ers to the little ones—all troubles
ijtL wSSSP^ - ?! 1 |l> re<^m koweis.
||| | The summer's heat kills babies and little !
/ I chilc, ren because their little insides are not in
.Js JIM I good, clean, strong condition.
1! ! '! Winter has filled the system with bile. '
* I )i I belching, vomiting up of sour food, rash, j
• Bar. l|| I flushed skin, colic, restlessness, diarrhoea or !
1 j constipation, all testify that the bowels are out i
I you want the little ones to face the coming' dangers with-
I 01,1 anxious fear for their lives, see that the baby's bowels are j
« >BEnref jjji I gently, soothingly, but positively cleaned out in the spring time, j
and made strong and healthy before hot 'weather sets in.
/y Mrr * " on^ V Sa * e axativc * or children, pleasant to take (they
ask for more ) is CASCARETS. Nursing mothers make their j
milk mildly purgative for the baby by eating a CASCARET I
now and then. Mama eats a CASCARE7\ baby gets the
benefit. Try it! Send for a 10c box of CASCARETS to-day and you will find that, as we '
guarantee, all irregularities of the little and big childrens insides are
To any needy mortal suffering from bowel troubles and toe poor to buy CASCARETS we wiil send a box free. Address j
Sterling Remedy Company, Chicago or New York, mentioning advertisement and paper. «2j> 112
BI MISSED THE MOTIVE.
The Speaker Thought It Wan Ills Own
UeuiuK That Held the
Child.
! Tins is a story which Representative Eddy,
! of Minnesota, tells on himself. Mr. Eddy
I not only enjoys the situation when the laugh
j is turned against him, but has a sense of hu
| mor which leads him to start the laugh some
| times himself:
"In making the campaign in my district
! one year," said Mr. Eddy, "I took along as
an attraction a veterau of the war of 1812
I and of the civil war who was a famous hand
jat beating the drum. He was a drummer
j from away back and could arouse a whole
township. Drum music is an incendiary
i kind of thing, anyhow, and the old captain's
drumming was particularly stirring.
" W ell, one night, after the captain's drum
had given the usual overture. I commenced
j my speech to the populace which had been
| lured to the scene by his drum. I noticed
at the foot ol the rostrum, the same being
' a big dry goods box, a bright-eyed litt'e
| fellow about 12 years old, who sat through
the speech, following me with great atten
' tion. It pleased me very much. Any fool
| can interest an audience of adults, but it
takes a genius to hold a child.
I "So, after the speaking, I went down and
i spoke to the little fellow, and after shaking
j hands with him asked him how he liked my
speech.
i " 'Oh, it will do,' he said; 'but if I was
| you J would keep the captain drummin'all
I the time.' " —Washington Star.
A ( tear ('use.
| "What's the charge?" asked the court.
I"The prisoner, your honor," replied the
| officer, "asked t his man here what his father
I was doing, and when told that the latter
I was a spy in the mint, without provocation
j called the father a mince pie."
j "Poor fellow!" said the court. "An ex-
I amination into his sanity seems almost un
necessary."—Philadelphia North American.
Piso's Cui • cannot be too highly spoken of
JS a cough i ure. —J. W. O'Brien, 322 Third
I Ave., N., M ineapolis, Minn., Jan. 6, 1900.
Mrs. C. T. Harding, Cynwyd, Pa.
| (near Philadelphia), wrote April Ist,
1900: " I have been using
Palmer's Lotion
for ao years for ray
HAIR AND EYES
and other ailments. It is the best
friend I have."
Lotion Soap
Prevents and assists in curing all skin
troubles. At Druggists only.
I CENT Pr. Sq. Ft.
< Including cape and nails, for the beat Red Hope
: Hooting. Substitute* for Fluster Samplee free,
J J LIT I* AT IU.MLLA HOOFING (OUTANY, (AVDKN, .V J.
nPOPQY NKW DISCOVK'HY; gives
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The best and most reliable time
keepers made in this country or in
any other.
" The perfected American watch", and illustrated book of
interesting information about watches, 'will be sent upon
request. American Waltham Watch Company, Wal
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tt jfl should keen them —if
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Son receipt of price and 25' •* <l '
•J extra for carriage. State kind of leather,
■fcT^KW s ' ze » anf * width, plain or can toe. Cat. frte.
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If you taxe up vou r hoin< >i
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--OWj I & trated pamphlets, gi vip*
JAfVI Kam experience of farmers
r> W wbohavo becomewealthy
F Information astnreducf «J
4Mml railway rates can bo had
on application to the
Superintendent of Immigration. Department <>f
Interior. Ottawa, Cauada, or address the Undor
eigned. who will mail you atlases, pamphlets, etc.,
free of cost. F. PKDI.KY. bupt. of Immigration.
Ottawa, Canada: or to M V. McINNKH, No. ifMcrilll
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