The Middleburgh post. (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, January 29, 1903, Image 2
MIDDLEBURG POST. PLANS FOR A HOTBED. I ORCHARD IRRIGATIO! The Our llrrr llrarriliril la Ttiillt .c clTillim In Mi-lhmla ti Km1 rlnirnl tiitnlf ntr. At tliis m'iimiii of the ,car. ganincrs esptrially 11. ar large towns and cities, ilt rive a cotiMilcrable income from tin- tale of ngitaliU-s unci some ilowvrs by ptitliii.g plants in hotbeds. These arc low gliiMs structures which ore generally hinted by fermenting vegetable Milistaiiecs such as stable Dm mi re, altlxmeh lire beat is occas ionally applied, t-tea in, hot water and Hues being used. Hot licils should be located in some t t-luping to the south, protected by building, evergreen screens, boan' fences, etc. l-'rames arc made cither AlTltOVLD HUT 1JKU. nf planks or boards and may be port able or built in place, the former being taken oiiun and packed away when not needed. Wl.cn iimxable frames arc used they arc gt ncrally constructed of - inch jilank side jiieees being from nine to V2 feet and ends six feet length. 1" re ceive either three of four ordinary tash. eaidi from three to six feet. The" north side of frame ma be 15 inches Vide, south side nine to ten, thus giv ing a slope to the south side vv hieh will permit the water to run olTand allow the passage of the sun's rays through the glass. I'ikI pieces are six feet in length, or taper from inches at one to nine or ten on the other so as to lit the side boards. As support for the fash and to hold lhe side of the frame in place, cross Strips of board three inches wide are sunU in the upper edge every three feet and a mil herst rip of a w idt li nearly equal to the thickness of the sash is fastened on edge to the center of its side. ig lhe dirt about - feel iVipnwl two l'ect longer lit"1 --ti'ifri V'tiTim frame. Aft"" rtie whole has been filled WsA. Venting material tramp it down we.1.' "The frame Knofufl ..lien je pti t j it place ntr! mirniire banked about it. l'or covering frames on cold nights and during winter and early spring months, straw mats are, something used, although these may lie burlap if (Icsiri d. the burlap In ing either s'liude or double, or it may he stnll'cd with rtraw, excelsior or other material. Quilled mats may be filled with a eoin liinatioii wool which are warm and iiuiic durable. 1 In ci i.l! vv inter, w iuilnw shutters are also diirable to place over the mats as an a-Mstant 'n hold ing the l,i at. anil by k( eping the mats dry n!d al-o in preserving tlicm. (". M. liiiodeiioiigh, in farm and Hume. DIG M0NEY INCELERY. rriaelule of Capillar? Attraction ... i i .-..t. I rado llorllrullnril. Irrigation on the capillary attrac tion principle is now being investi gated by the ttate beard of horticul ture and the go eminent experiment ttatiou at I'ort Collins with a view to recommending it for adoption in th's state. Fruit growers who have ex perimented with the scheme declare it to be entirely feasible and much more effective than the old way of feeding moisture to trees by way of the roots. l-'lage tarter, of I:rk enmity, the first person to try the plan in this state, wrote (io. Oncan some time ago explaining the methi d rf irrigat ing a tree by capillary atl ruction. He takes a vcs.-tl. a pan or a bucket, or anything that can he tied to n tree limb and will h .Id water, lie fill it with ivultr and then bends a twig about the ciivii'u Terence of an or dinary lead pi ti into t lie water. The 1 if 1 it 1(1 will be rapidly absorbed by the twig and in tun: water w ill enter me limb ami Mini i i iiieate every part of the tie.-. Ti e problem of keeping the vessel supplied with water is not a ditlicult ore. for the reason 1hat a half gallon of water will do as- much irrigating ;i- in:ny cubic incite under the present p' .t t; . t he adherent - of the scheme claim. "Capillary ,t traction is the future or orchard irrigation." says the orig inator of the proposition. "I took up the matter : v ears ago. but did not nut it to ti lest until this soring. Then I had two trees that needed attention badly, and I experimented with each. One young tree had been rubbed thoroughly bv a horse and was wilted badlv. 1 aiinlied tnv method of watering it. and within one week it eoinpletelv revived. I next treated a sick apple tree, and now it is all right thanks to capillary attraction prin ciple." Ilcnver I'ost. ROLLING EARTH ROADS. Department of Atirlraltnre 1'olnU Oat lhe Importance of the Free 1 p of llie Holler. Idle! Jew Goods at Schnee1 From Headache 'and Neuralgia In Where earth roads are to be eared for, the roller is an important imple ment. This is pointed out by M. (). Eldridge in av recent bulletin issued bv the department of agriculture. Ho culls attention to the fact that earth is composed of mnall frag ments which touch each other at cer tain points, leaving voids between. Yliere earth is broken anil pulver ized, these points are cijuhI in vol ume to the solid particles, and as a THE ONION IN FAVOR. It Ik Mm OIIK Iiik n H mini Jnt Now In Varl- SeeliiiiiN nil n HcllaiMc Money C 'run. The onion is having a Fort of boom in various sections iust now as a good money crop. Onions, it is hardly nee essarv to state, may be grown from .seeds or sets. ISuilcy has described up to date onion culture in brief as fol lows: Jf seeds are used, thev mav be sown in the open ground where the bulb are to mature, or they may be sown ill' green houses or hotbeds and the young plantlcts transplanted to the rows :o the open ground. In sowing TAK a Few Minutes After Tailing AN INKOI.I.KD HO AD. result, the earth will absorb almost an eipial portion of water. In building or maintaining roads. it is therefore desirable that these small particles be pressed and packed into as small a space as possible, in order that surplus water may not pass in and destroy the stability of the road. To this end, rolling is very beneficial. The work of maintaining earth roads will be greatly lessened by the proper use of the roller. After additional matter has been placed on the surface of the road, it li n lil lie carefully rolled and not allowed to wash off into the ditch. -mm. Dr. Miles Anti-Pain Pills. Chronic Case Cured. "I cannot speak to hichly of your remedies and I will alvvavs tell my friends how much they have done l-r my husband and my: It for sudden attacks of headaches, nein.il(' and rheumatic pains. There is nothing equal to l'r. Miles' Anti-I'ain Tills. They ate simplv splendid and eiver lief in fifteen or twenty minutes. 1 used to he subject to attacks of headache, which had become chronic, and I took a coarse of Nervine and Nerve and I.iver fills in connection with the Anti-I'ain Pill The result is I now have very little trouble in that wav. My husband has also taken tlicse remedies and praises them verv highlv." We always have some of both kinds of pills in the house, and do not feel that we could pet along without them. Mas. Km: K. Johnson, McClellandsville, Delaware. There are many reasons why you should take Dr. Miles' Anti-Pain Pills, but the best reason is that they will give you almost instant relief from headache or other pain. In cases of chronic headache, when the sufferer knows an attack is coming on, a Pain Pill will usu ally prevent it entirely. In cases of extreme nervous exhaustion, when the brain is too tired and the body too nervous to res', an Anti-l'am Pill will sooth the nerves so that sleep may come. They r.ever fail, yet con tain no opiates and are non-laxative. All druccists sell and guarantee Dr. Miles' Anti-Pain Pills. They arenon-laxative;con-tain no opiates, never sold in bulk, 25 doses, 25 cents. Dr. Miles Medical Co., Llkhari, 1m). I hav4 just returned from tfie Eastern Cities with Ftock of Merchandise at bargain prices to every person, my 6tock before purchasing elsewhere. aniJ Cull, SHOES REDUCED 25 nr m All ladies and misses shoes have bceu retimed Men's Wool lined KiiIiIht boots, made by the Co., reduced to $2.50. Ladies first quality rubbers 4(X LADIES FUR SCARPS Worth 8-1.00 reduced to 83.00. A full liue of Dress Goods at liottom Prices. j nr i.. t AN IHKAI. ltOl.I.ICD I'.OAD. If the earth is left loose, wheels will cut ill and result in ridges mid fur rows which will hold water and re sult in a sticky, muddy surface in v.inter weather anil a dusty one in dry weather. If the surface is pone over with n heavy roller, it can usual ly be ninde siillicienl ly firm to sustain teams without deep ruttinir and to resist in a large measure, the pene trotinir rtower of the water. Such work ahoulil be done when the soil is in a plastic state, so that it will pack readily. The moist particles are pressed together and the road is put in pood condition for immediate travel. Oransre dudd Farmer. KEEPING ROADS SMOOTH. niM nvrriMiiiuK fieicrer. Farmer Dunk It's just three weeks since Ucr.con I-lint ruck .s death, anil 1 hoar that the lawsuit he'd been carry, in' on so lonp was decided in his favor yesterday, and there's 'most .$1.-)U0 'oinin' to him; that is, 't would if he were livin'. Farmer Whiftletrec I'y svvanny! The deacon won't never pit over bein' torry he didn't hold on lor u spell longer. Puck. HENRY HARDINI), SCIINHE, Pa MGlIf Sending Sinijd mjd out of door.-- m-ci! early as poi-siiilc thrte to :;ia fct with a half-inch Kit ONION. .-lioiild be put in a.s in t-hallow drill--apart and coven d if tine nioi-t cart h. Crentent t'uiiiiiioii Need In 'I Mk fniM- tiy 1 the ITeiiienl I n pi el in n til I'nlillc HiuliMii . Ileanltii ii f an I n ( eret I im i:i,-i Imenl C'oinliieleil mi n Three-Acre (11 tlperntlve 1'nrni. A Philadelphia Kiciety ihat 1ms hecn funning a tli fee-acre oopcrnt iv e. farm, say in a report: One of the most intere-'tinir and profitable parts of thi- three-acre farm was a celerw plot i f otic--ixicenth of a nacre. This lniiiiatitre celery farm, after thor ough fertilization and preparation, was t fan-planted :it. the rate of K'O.- 000 pin nt s lo the acre, the row.-- being1 only nine -inches apart, and the plants fet in drills live inches! from each other. The plants were prnvvn in the ordinary way and were transplanted to the plot at the proper season for such work, that is, from the middle of July to the middle of August. The plot was given a Miallmw or surface cultivation every ten days, hut was never handled or banked with earth os is usually done in celery culture. On this one-sixteenth of an acre 5,000 fine large stalks were matured, and efter being bleached, marketed at an average of IV, eenls per stalk. At this rate one acre of land will yield a gross product of .1.0n0. am not pre pared to fay that this- can he done year after year, for we attempted the same thing last year and failed, but 1 am sure that no greater rUk is in- lirr' tn frnv'o n oron by this une,ti.m than voulu be incurred tinder the ordinary way, and I am confidant that it can be done with much less labor in proportion to results. They need to l.c v cry ca re f ul! y vvieded nt first, bill if t he ground is-clean and mellow and the rows straight the wheel hoe will be able to take full charge of the work early in the tea son. It has been repeatedly shown that cheaper, better and earlier onions can be grown by transplanting the plants' from greenhouses or hot beds, where the seeds are sown very early. When the plant lets lire as large ui n lead pencil, they are set. four inches apart in row s t Ii i ce feet asund er, and cultivation is immediately be gun with the wheel hoc. In growing from sets the planting is made in much the same way. Multiplier or po tato onions are similarly managed. l'riz.e Taker is probably the most popular variety of the present day. Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune. TIMELY GARDEN NOTES. Keeping Sweet I'olatori. Sweet potatoes may be kept- very well in a cool, dry place until the mid dle of winter, l'erhaps the method that will keep them in thebfest condi tion for spring use is to have them thoroughly dry and then wrap sepa rately in paper and pnek away in boxet I Farmers' Voice. or barrels, putting them in a dry place where there is nodanger of front. This may teem like going to a great deal of trouble, but it does not take long to ' wrap enough for the family use if one will only get at it. Nothing but sound first-class potatoes should be used and ' the luxury of these fresh, well-ripened tubers will be to the lover of sweet po, t&toes will well repay for the trouble.. Label all seeds before putting away. I'se both name and year grown on the label. Fruit cans, baking lMivvder cans and such like, make good storage place for garden seeds. In northern latitudes raspberry and blackberry hushes should be laid down for winter protection. Work up down trees for firewood before felling any more, and so help the looks and increase the value of the wood lot. Cabbage and turnips w ill stand quite haul Tiois, but it i.ot lafe to risk them out in the field or garden after the middle of November. When you get to getting out the year's fuel from the wood lot do not slash into the trees thoughtlessly. Se lect those that interfere with others or those, that are dead or that are so fituated that they will never amount to anything but firewood. Then fell them so as to break down as few aa possible other trees when they fall, Mice like garden seed. If you have; none to spare them, put the seeds where they canno V gotten at. j Proper Time for Grafting;. Grafting should be done late in win ter or early in the spring. Thim and cherry trees ought to be grafted be fore growth starts. Apple and pear trees may be grafted later, even after they start to grow. Scions for graft ing should be cut early in the winter ind kept in the cellar, wrapped with damp moss, or in some manner to pre vent drying. Budding is done in July or August, and sometimes at late aa September. Midland Farmer. The Vital Qurntinn. It was during the heat of the great campaign. The orator of the even ing became eloquent ns he reached his peroration. "Men of the 'Stecnth As sembly district, are you husbands, are you fathers, are you men? In a word, are you w illing to sell your suffrages?" "Now, that's business," cried a rough voice from the crowd. "How much will you pay for them?" N. Y. Times. Concerning the Future. They were sealed in tho parlor con versing on the uncertainty of life. Wie The future la n vast, tmtath otnable mystery to us, isn't it? lie Yes; all we know is that we have to go sonic time. Voice from the Library It would It is more coiivi niciit to look aftir irth roads in spring and fall, but do not allow 1 ti v in to Hike care of tiiein- lves for the remainder of the year. The greatest coiuiuoii road need in tbe United States is frcciiicnt inspection. If this is given daily, no extensive re- airs will be necessary, and instead of i road becoming worse, it w ill improve from day to day. The road slioiild be carefully leveled at all times with a drag, smoothing harrow or anv instrument that will till up the ruts, level down elevations and keep tlic rmiu so that water wul mi off readily as soon tis it fulls. The best method of doing this must be de cided upon by each locality, in some places the road grader is used with the best results. The great dilliculty has been that sull'ic'ieut road graders are not uvnilabie to keep all the roads in any particular section m the best of condition. Drags so constructed as to level the roaif and draw the earth near the middle are very satisfactory ;ind are not at all expensive. Any farmer can make them for himself. It is very important to prevent water standing on the surface, but it is equally important to see that it is aliso removed from ditches alongside the road. This can sometimes be accom plished by having good open drains, but in most cases these should be sup plemented by tile. Just where to place the tile is frequently a problem. In the comparatively level sections of the rentrnl west, a tile in the bottom of the ditch at either side of the road is probably all that is necessary. If the land inclines to wash badlv, this tile should not be placet! in the bottom of the ditch, for it w ill soon be come uncovered and ineffective. Piece it either nearer the road or between the ditch and the road fence. The depth for the tile and the size to be used will all depend upon the amount of water to be removed, the character of the soil, etc. Where the tile is very carefully laid, one inch of fall to the 100 feet it sufficient. Orange Judd Farmer. ADJUSAABLE top. I. ijI.io . . I l.i.. . is ii.io iiit iieh ; i urge nun Mroiu; cik -tiiii t yoi.r Dictionary, Dikkctokt, Dfx, I katstJ Ml HI. K, Atlas, or onv heavy voliitre, at anv anglr. It can be rt voiced and tulju.sfal wlimJ so as to always throw the titrongext on (lf - . . i ,i i ion can inus avoid inc wrum on your oixmu when holding a book in your hand or on a !m It is made of Oak, and has on one ede a J, keep books from sliding oft. REVOLVING CASE. I his Case is 15x15x12 inches. s!u!i Oak or Asli, finished on both hides am! on all ami have ;) inclii' sot book space on tour sides, or d feet m all, l. i" i. ... i. l ! r i i room uiioiigu iur icicniice hooks oi utiiiy use. many ihmiKi ma' be placed on the upper shelf. In all twenty to thirty volume. size, can Ix1 put in it. CASTINGS connecting the top and Case arc finished in Mack and of siimeient strength to last a lile-tune. Pipe, Post and Legs. The 3 legs are attached bv round-headed screws to the Into this post is forced an iron pip?, which runs up throur' and to which tho castings at the top are attached. Aron the Case revolves. As a Home, Office or Lihuary article we claim its euiial M i 'Pl r . i . . . t i ii J exist, i lit? accuracy oi tins statement can ue confirmed in tinsoJ letters of the highest commendation from thousands of Ministers, torneys, Physicians, Government, State and County Oilicial and Business Men. Over 50,000 have been sold in the Unitei and orders now come for krce lia England- aud th k countries . ' HOW FINISHED. It-is handsomely finished in itntiiine and an ornament to any Office, Library or Parlor. AC f'l V...I" 1 .! fi.l 1. I. i . U i,,ii it,.. .,,-,,. ...... ..r ii.u Iioiiko. . il -v vjii'a. loiiuiitr iiiaoe is more siiiiaoie v.i iiit-im loairi holil if vouM make it kooner than or as a Wedding or Ifirthday Gifl than this Stand. tliat.-.N.' Y. u. ral.l. j HOW SHIPPED. This Stand is sent knocked down, wrapj- iTT..r s,.rr..w. ! Iiaivy paper, iii tking a p ickage of 20 lbs. 1W Freight it g Mist n;K-Too r. darlinL'. little second-class, and at about half what it would cost if sout at l ops : I'm afraid she will never re-, l lam directions for putting together accompany each btaml. While the regular price of this Stand is 7.00, for a short tin arc allowed to sell them ut the wholesale rate of Three lol!ai wouldn't j '' t-'iiicago. ur we will send the 1 ost one year prepuM ;i"ii w fctand shipped F. O. J5. Chicago, for 3.50. The FOST, tlll'lHll i tlie 1 tliij cover. Ho vou know. i.nii;:i i, i iiiiuiv the kindest thing would be lo have her .shot ami put out of her iniserv'! llriduvt 'Deed. 111:1111. 1 do Ihat. Sure, she iuig..f get belter, after till, an' then je'il be sorry ye'U hud her lolled! Punch. Trees Planted In the Fall. When planted in the fall, all trees should be banked up at least one foot high until spring. This overcomes the tendency of the trees to heave out, protects them from mice and prevents the roots from freezing before they have taken hold of the soil. In plant-; lng roses, shrubs, vines, and other del icate stock in the fall, the tups should be nearly or quite Duriea witn mellow earth during the first winter. The surplus earth should be removed early in the spring. Horticultural Visitor. Mnli-oiilr WnrnlitK. "The fanner," mi id the joung lur key, "seems to be very fond of me. lie throws the choicest morsels of corn to me every day, and in many wajs shows his admiration for me." "Well." advised the old turkey, "I wouldn't let it go on if 1 were you. You are apt to lose your head over it." Judge. KlTrcllve. T.jenks Do you believe in the pos sibility of the cure of disease by sug gestion? Hjinks Why, certainly. I was feel ing pretty sick last week, and my wife suggested that 1 go to a doctor, and it cured me right away. Somerville (Mass.) Journal. Thnlr Slicnillpanpe. Edith Do you understand the lan guage of flowers? Ethel-I do. Edith Then what does this bunch of rare orchids that Albert sent me signify? Ethel That a fool and his money are soon parted. Judge. Probably. "It is a terrible storm," said DitRty Dennis, crawling under the lumber pile, "and I think I have been bitten by a dog." "Der ore no dogs about, pnrd," re plied Timothy Ties. "Dat so? Well, maybe It was de 'teeth of de gale.' " N. Y. Herald. Measurement. "Which do you think should be more highly esteemed, money or brains?" "Brains," answered Senator Sorg hum. "But nowadays the only way a man can convince people that he has drains is to pet monev." Wanhlmrton A a,oou nog was stolen in bt. Louis one night recently. A dog like that ought to be put in the safe every day at sundown. The man who is always going to do great things to-morrow usually pends to-day in worrying over trifles. Middlekurg, I i F-0 i I easanaanaan Mannas ;c3c ElNITOfiE 0 0 Hero is an excellent TUFTED COUCH, best durable valour covering, excellent quality springs, just the taing for any easy rest, only Extension Tables, $5.00; 8 ft. $ '6.00; 10 ft $7.00. Beautiful Writing Desk, Top 26x48, highly polished four drawers, 17x11 and a cupboard with two departments. Two persons can use it at tho same time. It is fin ished on all sides so that it can be piaced in w middle of the room. It is a bargain at $S.50. or centrt table, 2d square, extra shell below, only vac. grades and more expensive finish, $1.85 w $250. D middle of the room. It is a bargain s Strong Oak Stand, 0 Large Arm Rocker, 0 A man who is crooked in politics is only straight in his private business because he is afraid of the sheriff. One whose word is as good aa hit bond is generally careful of his words. ! A good easy chair, a special bargain at $ t- Other rockers, $1 60, $2 00, $4.00 and $4 50. , PICTURES, fruit and scenery, size 27x31 oak, oxydized and gilt frames, easel, wrt $1.50, selling now for 1.00. Chairs. fSSSt'SSft; and 15.50 per half doz. i I have also a nice assortment of beds, tresses and springs. Gome early. J. E. itlAGEE, Kreamer, P. U ! t U