FARM CIDER PRESS.
|t Enable* Krnit Grower* to Mnki
Dm* of II uMli eI * of A|»|» Ie » Thut
Often i» o to IVmte.
On the farm where there is no cider
(iiill a large number of good apples are
wasted every year. These might be
ronvertec into cider. The accompany
ing illustration is of an easily made
press for the purpose of utilizing those
upples. Simply procure a plank about
four feet in length, and asbroad as avail
able, and a stout pole (b), 15 to 2(1 feet
Jong. Make a frame, or vat. to hold the
(pples to be pressed. It can be con
ttrueted of one-inch boards, about one
foot square. Set this vat on the plank
(a) and have a channel cut round it in -r--rZs£:t
-r--rZs£:t
CIDER' PRESS IN POSITION.
the form of the letter Y. Place the
plank and vat at the base of a tree or
Bitump, using a few blocks to raise it
from the ground one or two feet. Now
cut a deep notch in the tree or stump
about l'/a or 2 feet above the plank and
insert the heavy end of the' pole. At
the other end of the pole set four pins
as shown.
The apples to be squeezed with the
press are thrown into the vat a few at
a time, and a heavy wooden stamper is
used to crush them. When the vat is
full of the broken-lip apples, a wooden
cover, fit ting inside of the vat, is laid on
top. A few blocks: are placed on top of
this cover so as to allow the pole to
pres« down on the movable covering.
The pole is weighted down with heavy
ftones or bowldersiplaced between the
four pins at the end remote from the
press. Cut several small, V-shaped
openings round the bottom of the vat,
or make a system of channels, connect
ing with the large channel, to collect
the juice and permit it.to follow the
course along the plank until it reaches
the vessel used to receive it.
Theillust ration shows the press when
completed, and also explains the man
ner of using it. I can confidently as
sure any farmer readers that this press,
which will cost practically nothing,
will give entire satisfaction. —J. (J. All
bouse, in Orange Jtuld Farmer.
SHREDDED CORN FODDER.
If Well Drieil When rut In It Will
Iveejt Sweet and Wholesome
in the Mow.
It has been amply demonstrated not
only by experiments, but bv practical
tests made by feeders, that shredded
corn fodder will keep satisfactorily in
the mow il' it is well dried when it 1*
putin; it should not contain more
llian 25 per cent, of moisture. On tlie
other hand, if it is putin damp it will
mold. The quality of shreddec fodder
lias a great deal to do with its value,
lind especially its commercial value.
Where shredded fodder is baled and
Sold as hay if it is free from mold
It will bring as much as good timothy
hay, in most instances it sells from
f5 to $S a ton. We look for a great
ileal of tl.e bright shredded fodder to
be placed on the market this year.
A Nebraska feeder says that to secure
the nicest product the corn should be
shredded just as soon as it. comes
out of the dough, and that it will
keep all right if ricked outside with a
roof over it, but that it will heat if
It is putin the tarn in bulk. Another
feeder says that if the fodder is dry
when shredded it will not mold if
put intj the barn in great bulk. An
Illinois feeder says that he has
Stacked it outside and it kept well,
but that it was packed so solid that
water could not run into it. All of
these feeders prefer to have it under
roof and especially in barns where it
can be easier handled during the win
ter. In reply to a direct inquiry from
us about the only answer we get is
that the shredded fodder will not
mold nor spoil if tine fodder is fully
cured in the shock and is free froiu
rain when shredded. This is a very
Important point and should be re
membered by every one who has his
fodder shredded tills year. Be surf
that the stalks are eight before they
nre put into the shredder.—l'rairia
Farmer,
1 Rotation for Wentern State*.
We generally do all the fab plow
ing we can for all kinds of grain. We
let oats follow corn in tne rotation
after which we seed with clover and
timothy and let them stand for two
years. Then we turn under the sod
and plant with corn and rye. Our fall
grains we sow the last of August OF
the first part of September. We gen
erally get the best results from early
sowing. When we grow earl? pota
toes we put them in as early as the
ground is fit. For late potatoes we.
plant from the 1111 of May to the ls4
of June. .1. ('. Thompson, in Farm
ers' Review.
Furm SHI- rouiulftic*.
Farming is not only a means of get
ting a living; but. it Is an opportunity
|o cultivate the beautiful and to de
velop an appreciation of artistic sur
roundings. No lawn or grounds tan
surpass the farmers' at so small un ex
pense.
TAk-JG AN INVENTORY.
Somrlhlng Every Farmer Should Do
After (lie Sea»ou'« Croim Have
Been Unrvested.
All successful business men annual
ly invoice their stock; they arc not
simply satisfied with a bank account
which shows that they are growing in
financial strength; but the stock on
hand is gone over that just what is on
hand may be known and also what is
its present value, whether it has ad
vanced or depreciated, whether cer
tain classes of stock are ready or slow
*ale and all like considerations that
the yearly inventory reveals to the
thorough going business man.
The farmer usually knows how
many head of horses, cattle, sheep and
pigs are on the farm and can c#losely
estimate the bushels of wheat, oats
or corn and the quantity of timothy,
but these are not the most valuable
facts that an invoice on Ihe farm
should disclose. But rather, how
many acres have been required to
sustain a given number of cows, sheep
or pigs. What are the yields per acre,
what the profitableness of certain
kinds of grain, what the farm knowl
edge gained from the experiment
patch, what lias a well systematized
crop rotation done for the farm, what
has the flock of hens done towards
lessening the cash outlay for house
hold expenses, what has the garden
■paid, what has been the actual
amount paid in cash or rade for fam
ily expenses, what expenses have been
incurred for farm machinery and re
pairs, are there unnecessary fences on
the farm, what disposition has been
made of manure, and like questions
should be answered as the season's
harvest reveals the contents of store
house and barn.
When the merchant has completed
his inventory he immediately prepares
for the new stock and its sale, though
he may give the impression of doing
little; if he is to enlarge his business
he Is at work; so the farmer known
by his thrift and tine farm is now,
when harvesting his crop, planning
by the light of his own experiences
and by gaining knowledge from those
of other farmers preparing for the
crops of another season. The history
of excess! e yield always reveals that
the soil was studied, the seed careful
ly selected and the most intelligent
cultivation given. If the inventory
the farmer makes shows where mis
takes have been made as well as suc
cesses scored it is accomplishing its
purpose.—Colman's Rural World.
WATER-LIFTING WHEEL.
It I'tillsr.eH the Current of un Adjneent
Stream, Without (lie
of a l>ulll.
A novel wheel for lifting water for
irrigation purposes has lately been
designed and constructed by Mr.
Charles Hunt of Delaware county, 0.
It is planned to utilize the current of
the near-by stream without the ex
pense of a dam. The wheel is six
feet in diameter, with 34 paddles one
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i; i
■ft II
WATER WHEEL FOR IRRIGATION.
foot wide by four feet long; and is
suspended between two boats which
rise and fall with the stream, there
by keeping the paddle of the wheel
and the elevator buckets at the prop
er depth in the water at all times
without attention. The boats arc
each one by three by ten feet. The
elevator buckets, of which there are
31, each hold one quart, and make one
complete circuit every 70 seconds.
The elevation that the water is raised
is 13 feet.
As may be seen from conditions
stated, nearly .'{<>o barrels of water are
raised every 24 hours, un amount suffi
cient for considerable inexpensive ir
rigation.—James E. Taggart, in Ohio
Farmer.
SHREDDED CORN NOTES.
The topped corn fodder (stover)
contains 55 per cent, of digestible
matter.
Convert all of your corn stalks into
nice, palatable l odder, every particle
of which cattle will eat and grow fat
on.
Do you know that the corn fodder
or stover from one acre yields as
much digestible matter as two ton#
of timothy hay?
By using the best machines the
largest and heaviest corn stains grown
can be put through equally well as
the small stalks.
Cure and store shredded corn fod
der in the same way that you would
hay. and you will have little trouble
in its heating.
The corn fodder shredder is the
greatest feed saving machine ever in
vented. No other machine enables
farmers to save 40 per cent, of anv
crop.
The value of an acre - of ~hiredded
fodder put through a good machine
is more than three times as much as
the expense to the farmer of husking
his corn alone. —Prairie Farrier.
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1900.
THEIR EXPENSE ACCOUNTS. !
?omethtnK of u Difference Between
the Outlays of it II is ho |> ull d
n Drummer.
At the Methodist general conference re>-
cently held in Chicago certain members,
both lay and clerical, freely criticised the
large expense accounts of some of the bish
ops, relates the Chicago Chronicle. They
Were charged with extravagance, and told
that they had no right to live like princes
while serving the Lord. Bishop MeCabe lias
felt personally aggrieved by these criticisms,
and has published a reply. He declares that
his own annual traveling expenses average
less than $350. The bishop's hill certainly
looks modest. He states that a commercial
traveler to whom he showed his account
"laughed long and loud" and said: "The
house for which 1 work allows me eight
dollars a day for traveling expenses." This
comparison unquestionably is most favora
ble to the bishop. One i» reminded, how
ever, that there are certain necessary items
of heavy expenditure to the account of a
successful drummer which are escaped by an
itinerant bishop. If Bishop Mcfahe were
obliged to treat his constituents as liberally
and as frequently as the average commer
cial traveler he might find an allowance of
eight dollars per day none too ample.
SUSPICIOUS LIBERALITY.
It W un u <1 ueN t lonu lile It une Hut Jones
Got Ills Wife Home in
n llorry.
"It was a mean trick," said Jones, with a
smile, relates the Detroit Free Press, "but
I wanted my wife to come home, and it was
the only way 1 could think of to get her
back. She went away about five weeks
ago on a vacation and left me alone to get
along as best I could. It wasn't long before
1 grew tired of the arrangement, tired of get
ting my meals downtown, tired of sending
cheeks in reply to her demands for more
money. Three days ago 1 received a letter
asking me to send her $25 at once. It was
then that my plan suggested itself. By re
turn mail 1 sent her a check for double the
amount that she had asked for, and inclosed
it with a note that read: 'Don't hurry back.'
"It worked as I thought it would. My
wife returned by the first train with a
strange gleam of inquiry in her eyes and a
set about her lips that bodes trouble for
me if she confirms the horrible suspicions
that she is laboring under. However, 1 have
her at home, and I am not losing any sleep
over what she may suspect."
Mcdnl Awnrded Walter linker & Co.
■Paris, Aug. 20.—The judges of the
Paris Exposition have just awarJed a
gold medal to Walter Baker & Co., Ltd.,
Dorchester, Mass., U. S. A., for their
preparations of Cocoa and Chocolate.
This famous company, now the.largest
manufacturers of Cocoa and Chocolate
in the World, have received the highest
awards from thie great International
and other expositions) in Europe and j
America; t.hisi is the third-award from j
a Paris Exposition.—New York Trib
une.
I*nrt of the Core.
Mr. Tlenpeek The doctor says I absolute
ly must go away next week for a rest.
Mrs. Henpeck—Goodness! I can't possi
bly manage to get away togo with you then.
"I T m-m! I guess the doctor must have
known that." —Philadelphia Press.
A Keniurkn lile ( use
where, after a year's suffering, immediate
relief was given two persons by Palmer's
Lotion. Miss llattie Morrison of Selma,
Kansas, wrote: "One bottle of your Lotion
cured myself and my mother of (sore Eyes,
of over a year's standing, from which we
could get no relief until we obtained your
valuable medicine." This most reliable
remedy will at once relieve any case of Sore
lives and Fyelids and eventually cure them
without the aid of a doctor, li' your drug
gist don't keep it, send liiss name to Solon
Palmer, 374 Pearl St., New York, and re
ceive free pamphlet of testimonials and
sample of Lotion or Lotion Soap.
And Willie Knew.
Little Willie Paw, is ma a microbe?
Mr. Henpeck—Why. no, Willie. What
makes you ask such a question?
"Well, the teacher told u> that baldness
was caused by a microbe."—Baltimore Amer
ican.
LOW -It.VI E K.vt I USIOXS,
Via Missouri I'ncllic Halhvry and
Iron Mountain Itoute,
To points in the West, Southwest and South
east, at half-rates (plus $2.00) for the round
trip. Tickets on sale Tuesdays, September
4tli and 18th, October 2d and 16th, Novem
ber 6th and 20th,and December 4th and 18tji,
1900. For full information, land folders,
etc., address any agent of above lines, or 11.
C.Townsend,ti. P. & T. Agent, St.Louis,Mo. :
A fool at 20 may be wise at 40.—Chicago i
Daily News.
A dyspeptic is never on good terms with i
himself. Something is always wrong. (Jet
it right by chewing Been.an's Pepsin Gum. j
Very few people do well in an emergency, i
—-Atchison Globe.
Hull ■ Cutnrrh Cure
Is a. Constitutional Cure. Price, 75c.
_____________
THE MARKETS.
New York, September 7.
Flour—Choice. $3.30(f/11.60.
Wheat—No. 2 red 77e.
Corn—No. 2 at 44%e.
Oats—No. 2 white 27c.
Beeves—Nothing doing. Veals $5.00
(ti 8.25.
Sheep—Slow at. $2.25(a4.00, lambs
$4 .'J7 y. 01 6.25.
Hogs—Western $5.70.
Cleveland, Sept. 7. —Flour—Winter
wheat, patents, $4.50(04.05.
Wheat—No. 2 red BTe.
Corn—No. 2 yellow 45c.
Outs—No. 2 white 2(1 y,c.
Butter—Best creamery 23c.
Cheese—York state Il'/i.c. '
Eggs- - Best 15(?/ 16c.
Potatoes—Best ?.Q(tt 40c.
Cattle—Choice steers ss.oo(fi 5.25,
fnir $1.50(f/ 4.75, calves $6.00<« 7.25.
Sheep- Choice $3.75(rt 4.00, fair si!. 2 j
(ft.'i.so, best latnhs $5.40(ft5.50.
Ilogs—Yorkers and pigs ss.so(ft 5.55.
Toledo, Sept. 7.—Wheat—Spot
75 '/..c.
Corn No. 2 cash 41VI'e.
Oats—No. 2 cash 22c.
East Liberty, Sept. 7. —Cattle—Ex-
tra s').7."(ft (i.OO, good $5.25(fi 5.50.
Hogs Prime heavy $5.50(y5.00.
heavy Yorkers $5.70.
Sheep—Prime wethers $3.80@4.00,
choice lambs $5.75(« 0.00.
East. Buffalo, Sept. 7.—Cattle—
Veals $5.50(0 5.70.
ilogs—Mixed $5.65, Yorkers $5.65@
5.70.
Sheep—Lambs $4.00(&5.75, sheep
*2.00(03.75.
THE HARDEST HEAD YET. J
It Proved Too T IIIKII to Kick AS :
Cheerful 'Ktdiu Found to
II IN Sorrow.
Cheerful 'Rastus fiohbli d painfully into
the office of the city ph.vsici.in>, supported
bv two abbreviated I room handles, says the
Detroit Free Press.
"Well, 'Kassy, lio'v is the limb to-day?"
inquired one <>t the loung men jn charge.
"Tol'ble, tol'ble, replied 'Rastus, grin
ning like a new mo'in.
"Ah tell ye," h< said, as the
were changed, "Ah'se heerd all k;n s stories
aboot coon's haids—how hawd dey is an*
how prcsumshus it. beewnes cr white man ttr
'tempt ter break 'cm hut lem'iue tell ye,
ye dean' know aboot it 'tel yt runs ag*i
de real t ing. Me- an' dn> feller wuz vvokin'
togedder puttin' up a bilei, an' a desserta
tion ariz between us, an' Ah, in de 'zuber
anee of me feelin's, kicked wid all me mite.
Well, Ah reckoned ter >trike him on de
haid, an' Ah did. 'Deed Ah did! ( aught
him squar. He nevah moved—no, sah: Hut
de reaction didif do er t ing but break three
of my toes, an' dat's what Ah'in here fo' —
ha! ha! ha! huh! huh."
And Cheertul 'Rastus, with the broken
toes, laughed hilariously while the physician
readjusted the splints.
A Reflection.
"In your advertisement," said the man
with the suave manner, as he entered the of
fice of the ice company, "you say that there
are no microbes on the ice that you furnish |
to your customers."
"Yes, sir," replied' the treasurer, as he |
placed a blotter in front of his diamond stud ■
so that the caller would not have to blink, I
"and we stand by our assertion."
"1 stand by it. tr«o," said the man with th*
suave manner, "and I have called to say
that, as I have no fear of microbes.lieving
they are harmless, 1 wish you would direct
your delivery man to leave at my residence
in the future ice of such dimensions that two
or three microbes, if they felt so inclined,
could occupy it without unduly crowding
each other. ' —Harper's Bazar.
Some wives, like watches, have pretty
facts, delicate hands, and are good to look
upon hut somewhat difficult to regulate.—
Chicago Daily News.
Wotnon
Think
ikhoui This
In addressing Mrs.
Pinkham you are com
municating with
A Woman
A woman whose expe
rience in treating femaie
ills is greater than that
of any living person, male
or female.
She has fifty thousand
such testimonial letters
as we are constantly pub
lishing showing that Lydia
Em Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound is daily re
lieving hundreds of suf
fering women«
Every woman knows
some woman Mrs. Pink
ham has restored to
health.
Mrs. Pinkham makes
no statements she cannot
provem Her advice is
ftrnt* Lydia E. Pinkham
l rtitsa Med. Co , Lynn, Mass.
mail on receipt, of price J»0 emit* ario #II.OO.
WILLIAMS MFG.. Co.. Props.. CLEVELAND, OHIO
Fight on for wealth, old "Money Bags/'
J \ h V your liver is drying up and bowels wear
/V Vi FTIT Vtet\l nillmlnr mr — ( ing out ' some ay you will cry aloud for
112 MjJ i' lJt.il 112 i'll ■ 11 11 Ui 1 ■ I health, offering all your wealth, but you
if ~nfr
iNWI not get it because you neglected Nature
* n your mac * to £ et No matter
what you do, or what ails you, to-day is
l\( ay — ever Y day is the day— to keep
• i \ ' watch of Nature's wants —and help your
flispL rWWt il bowels act regularly— CASCARETS will
■imS£r\ Ii- \ m|/ b e lp Nature help you. Neglect means bile
112 i° the back of the head with a loathing
or that is good in life.
V - nj J Don't care how rich or poor you are, you
) ft \ v'' \lf I\ l m y° u will be regular if you take CASCA
\£ \ { /1 |[l \ RETS —get them to-day— CASCARETS —
N. I in metal DOX; cost 10 cents; take one, eat
llSy K/ it like candy and it will work gently while
1 v Ttr ■i. you sleep. It cures; that means it strength
ens the muscular walls of the bowels and
gives them new life; then they act regularly and naturally; that is what you want —
it is guaranteed to be found in—
j To any needy mortal suffering from bowel troubles and too poor to buy CASCARETS we will send a box free. Address
Sterling Remedy Company, Chicago or New York, mentioning advertisement and paper. «a
I.nnc'a Family MedlPlnr,
Moves the bowels each day. Jn order to
>e healthy this is necessary. Acts gently on
the liver and kidneys. Cures sick head
a< he. Price &> and 50c.
A Serious Powwow —"llu'h. not so loud!
We'n having a conference of the powers."
"Eh! Who is conferring'/" "My wile, my
mother-in-law and the cook!" Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
tarter'* Ink it Scientifically
compounded of the best materials. If your
uea.t r does not keep it he can get it for you.
If the poor insist upon playing golf, it will
be with this precisely as it was with appen
d.<: our best people will drop it. —Detroit
•Journal.
To Cure ll Col<l In One Diiy
Take Laxative Broiiu> Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money if ilfails tocure. 2T>c.
Si me lawyers receive a larger fee for keep
ing quiet than others do for ta.king.—Chi
cago Daily News.
I am sure I'iso's Cure for Consumption
saved my life three years ago.—Mrs. l'hos.
Hobbins, Maple Street, Norwich, N. Y.,
Feb IT, 1900.
Customer—"What would be the price of a
rir.g ike this?" .lewder—"The buying or
selling price?"— Town Topics.
Dyeing is as simple as washing when you
use li isa.m Fadeless Dies. Sold by all
druggists.
CHICAGQTOOMAKA
Double
Dai,y
* ervice
rtf IJ~ lIIWL I WTI New line via Rock
\ ford, DuDuque,
\ / Waterloo, Fort
/ Dodge and Coun-
X5/i.ROPcil Bluffs. Buffet-
Ubrary-smoking
cars. sleeping cars, free reclining chair ears,
dining ears. Send to the undersigned for a free
copy of Pictures and Notes En-Routo illustrat
ing this new line as seen from the car window.
Tickets ol agents of |. r. K. It.ariil connecting
linos. A. 11. HANSON. U. I'. A.. Chicago.
Delicious DtMiMerts.
Hurnliam's Hasty Jellycon makes the
finest dessert jellies, clear and sparkling
and (klieiously flavored. Prepared in a min
ute. It is only necessary to dissolve in hot
water and set away to cool. Flavors: or
ange. lemon, strawberry, raspberry, peach,
w ■ cherry and unfavored "ealfsfoot" for
making wine and coffee jellies. All grocers
MONEY -"HEIRS-
Heirs of Union Soldiers who made homesteads of
less than ltiO acres before June !W. 1H74 (110 matter if
abandoned), if tho additional homestead
not sold <<r used, should address, with full par
ticulars, IIEMCY N. «OH\ Washington. I), t.
A 1 11*1 IMATKM Van Buren's line...
IE S S 1 I 1 iwm inatic Coiuponud is
U Ulil I the only positive cure. Pastex
■lE 111 ■ ■ nerience speaks for itself. He pot
V« V r BvM L% UUUoiaxu Ave., Chicago.
I AHIFV When Doctors and others fail to relieve
LNlllktfi you. try N. F. M. It :it never tails. Box
!>•*«» Mr*. H. Kowan, MII wutikee, Wit.
Go SOUTH SJiV-W, Norfolk, Va.
SB
b Satisfaction £
H is unusual with " Five-Cent cigar ra
£ smokers/' but it has been the every- JJ
day experience of hundreds of thou- #
0 sands of men who have smoked
2Old Virginia Cheroots®
Kg during the last thirty years, because J
J they are just as good now—in fact,J*
® better than when they were first made. ®
Three hundred million Old Virginia Cheroots smoked this
year- Ask your own dealer. Price, 3 for 5 cents. c Z
99#
NEBRASKA
THE LAND
OF PLENTY
I wonder why it is that so many
men spend their days working hard
on rented farms, barely making
enough to get along, with no great
prospect ahead of owning their
own homes, when within a few
hours' journey is a land of plenty
Nebraska where all kinds of
grain and fruit oan be raised with
the least amount of labor; where
cattle and hogs fed on corn bring a
handsome profit; where the climate
is healthful and churches and
schools abound; where land is
cheap and can be bought on very
easy terms.
Think of this, and if you want
information about the country send
to me for"The Corn Belt," a
beautifully illustrated monthly
paper that tells all about Nebraska,
and also for"The West Nebraska
Grazing Country," an interesting
illustrated booklet containing a
large sectional map of Nebraska.
On the first and third Tuesdays
of each month during the balance
of this year cheap excursion
tickets will be sold over our road
to Nebraska, so that people may go
and see for themselves. Ask your
ticket agent about this.
P. S. EUSTIS,
Cen'l Pa&ft'r Agt. C. B. & Q. R,R,
CH«CAGO, ILL.
READERS OF THIS PAPER
DESIRING TO m. V ANYTHING
ADVERTISED IN ITS COLUMNS
SHOULD INSIST UPON HAVING
TIIEY ASK FOR, REFUSING
ALL SUBSTITUTES OR IMITATIONS.
I GENT Pr. Sq. Ft.
Including cape and nails, for the best Rod Ropo
Kooljuk. Substitutes ior Plaster. Samples tree.
»HK FAY Manilla IIOOHMJ COMPANY, CAMUK.%, N. J.
ILLINOIS FARMS FOR SALE IN TRACTS of 40 to
iOOACUm W. FITHIAN. NEWTON. ILI
WHEM WHITING TO ADVERTISERS
pleu»<» Mat*' til lit you «a\v the Advertise
ment In thl* paper.
A. N. K.-C 1829
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