Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, March 14, 1901, Image 3

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WHEN AND HOW TO PRUNE.
In Winter For Wood Growth, In
Summer I''or Fruit Production.
There are many orchards well cared
for in every way except in the matter
of pruning, and this is often sadly
neglected or improperly done, some
claiming that it is working against na
ture to prune. If we neglect it, na
ture makes an effort to do it for us in
■
her only way—by causing the surplus
wood to die for want of air and sun
light. This is an objectionable way of
pruning, ns it leaves only dead scars
on our trees for life. The true prin
ciple of pruning is to begin with the
young maiden tree and give it light
anuual pruning when it can all be done
with the pinning shears. If this is
then neglected and a tree allowed to
grow as it will, we will have hard
work to get it !n proper shape and will
injure the tree more or less by cutting
awav large branches. Trees will form
a very nice looking head when young
with but little pruning, but before we
are aware of it we have a tree so dense
that the inside wood begins to die, and
it is impossible for the fruit to come
to perfection.
This matter of pruning is neglected
and improperly doue more than any
thing else pertaining to fruit culture.
Every kind of fruit and in fact nearly
every variety of the same kind needs
a different method of pruning. A
Clapp's Favorite pear might do fairly
well with an occasional heading in, as
it makes but little surplus wood, but
the same treatment applied to many
other varieties that make a surplus of
wood, such as the Lawrence and many
others, would give us a perfect brush
heap.
The time of pruning is not so impor
tant as the method. It has been said,
'Prune whenever your tools are sharp,"
but I would not advise severe pruning
when the trees are growing or are in
full foliage, as cutting off much foliage
has a tendency to weaken the tree
somewhat. Where the work can be
done in a short time March and April
are preferable, but where there is much
to be done any time from the falling of
the leaf until it starts again in spring. !
I do not advise cutting off large [
branches in the fall and winter, but
where it is absolutely necessary to cut
such they should be cut several inches .
from the trunk or large branch and
then cut closely any time during June,
when they will heal readily, or they
may be cut close and the wound cover
ed with a thick paint. This will in a i
measure prevent decay. All branches
over an inch in diameter should be so ;
treated, or the wounds will decay more ]
or less. This is especially true on old j
trees where there is not so much vigor
as in younger trees.
There is no danger of injury from
pruning when the wood Is frozen.
Whenever the workman can endure the
fold the tree can. I have practiced
pruning in every mouth of winter and
i. ive never seen any injurious effect
' rom it when the wood was frozen,
'runing when the tree is dormant in
iuces wood growth. Summer pruning
riduees fruit production and Is not
generally to be recommended. In some
where trees are large and old
nough to fruit, but do not from ex
essive wood growth, judicious sum
ner pruning might be advisable, but
nust be done with caution.—Charles
?laek of New Jersey Horticultural So
iety.
White Glolre de I.orrnlne Rfitonln.
Few plants ever bounded more sud
lenly Into certain favor than Begonia
Gloire de Lorraine, whose advent is
not more than five years past This
?h;trming begonia seems to be every
where, a wealth of pink bloom and a
I B IKJ.MA, WHIT* SrORT TBOM GLOIRE D*
LOKKAINE.
icture of loveliness. It has also yield
ed a uumber of color variations, and,
iccording to American Gardening,
which illustrates this sport, of them
ill none surpasses the puro white
•farm, Caledonia, which bids fair to Lo
lmost as well liked as the older pink
legonia.
THE REVIVAL OF HEATH.
Thi* Old Favorite IK VOW a Popula*
ChristMua nnd Kanter Plant.
The erica or heath family has late-
V conn- into very general popularity
is interior decorative plants, being
•videly grown for both the Christmas
ind the Easter pot plant market.
The winter heath (Erica hyemalls) is
well known for its delicate beauty, its
ilnk and white blossoms being very
abundant. But it is not so easy to
jianage as some other plants, and it is
to be feared that many of the beautiful
specimens of this erica sold soon die
jr at least become too unhealthy to
ilossom again.
Although heaths enjoy a little
warmth in winter, it must be accom
panied by moisture or it is fatal to
ERICA WILIfORKZ. ,
wnai
Molhcphood
Motherhood means ei/her happiness
or misery. There is scant happiness for
the mother, who in pain and weakness
brings into the world a weakling babe
which she can neither nurse nor nourish.
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription fits
women for motherhood. It strengthens
the maternal organism. It tranquilizes
the nerves, encourages the appetite and
brings refreshing sleep. It makes the
birth hour practiallv painless and gives
the mother the nourishment to give her
child.
There is no alcohol in " Favorite Pre
scription," and it is absolutely free from
opium, cocaine, and all other narcotics.
" Words cannot express how grateful 1 am for
your kind advice am! your ' Favorite Prescrip
tion,' " writes Mrs, I) "li Harricks, of Perrows,
Campbell Co.. Va. "1 feel that it has cured me.
I had been in poor health for four years. Suf
fered greatly with my right side, also with
bearing-down pains, and my nerves were in a
dreadful state. After usiug four bottles of your
' Favorite Prescription I am now well. lam
the mother of two children. With the first
child I suffered twenty-eight hours, and with
the second I used your medicine and was sick
only three hours, 112 believe Dr. Pierce's Favor
ite Presciption to be the best medicine in the
world for suffering females. I wish you great
success, and hope that God will bless you in
your noble work."
Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser, in paper covers, is sent free on
receipt of 21 one-cent stamps-to pay
expense of mailing only. Address Dr.
R. V. l'ierce, Buffalo, N. V.
them. Tliey should never bo placed
over hot water pipes, but will do best
in a position where the ground is con
stantly damp. If used in the house for
a few hours daily, they should be re
moved to the conservatory before
lights are lit in the evening, or they
may stand safely in a bathroom for
the night, where 'lie hot water can be
turned on for a ft-*v minutes to moisten
the air.
Plenty of tepid water is necessary
for ba&ths at all times, and faded flow
ers should be carefully cut off after
cutting back the fresh growth to with
in three or four inches of-their base.
If kept moist and warm, the heath
will quickly throw out fresh shoots,
and the plant should be repotted as
soon as these are half an inch in
letigih Ample drainage and fibrous
peat, with silver sand and powdered
charcoal, will suit this plaut. and the
soil must be made extremely firm be
tween the ball of roots and the clean
pot. allowing about half an inch be
tween the two.
In June it can be placed in the open
air. the pot being sunk to the rim in
coal ashes. Taken into tiie conserva
tory in the fall, it will be found to be
covered with buds, which will open
from Christmas time to February, ac
cording to the temperature kept up.
Erica wihuorei is a variety that may
ue flowered later, especially in March
or April or about Eastertide.
Empire tiown wsth km en, fcn-,
The elegant empire model here re
produced from Vogue is a charming
example of this style carried out In
EMPIRE EVENING GOWN.
black crepe de chine over black prr.u
de soie. Drapery at the back is in a
watteau plait.
A large chou of black velvet and tulle
holds drapery at left of corsage, with
pendent chains of cut jet beads. Edg
ing the neck above a narrow jetted
band is a wavy band of gold cloth shot
with pink. White crush rose and a
rope of cut jet beads form shoulder
straps, and a rose and jeweled band
adorn ftie coiffure.
Jnst I.ike Her Elders.
The baby was only 4, but she was an
only child and had lived with her parents
largely in hotels, and she was a self pos
sessed little maiden. She was always a
model of propriety as to manners, so that
when one day a young man, a friend of
her papa and mamma ami a great ad
mirer of the little girl, asked to take her
out to luncheon all by herself she was
allowed to go. A very tiny girl may go
without a chaperon sometimes. The lit
tle girl was to do the ordering. She un
dertook this responsibility with confi
dence and, taking np the menu, studied
it with as much gravity as if the letters
were not as unreadable to her as Greek
would have been to her mamma.
"I will have some meat and some pota
toes," she said gravely, "and by and hy
1 may have some ice cream."
The order was given, the cream follow
ed, and the little lady was an altogether
charming, dainty and sweet little com
panion for luncheon. The meal ended
with the dignity with which it had begun,
the young woman donned her wraps, and
as the young inun was preparing to escort
her to the door she remarked gravely:
"And now I will have some Bowers."
It was the last touch of grown upuess,
and it was the proudest young man in
New York who took home a pretty and
dignified baby with a big bunch of roses
In her arms.—Ne;v York Times.
Added opportunities are coming t
tl)oS£ Aiaeri'-ao liejiYoScs wliu have at
umtiitiou 10 marry a title. It is re
ported from China that titles in the
Celestial empire are now ou sale at
greatly reduced prices.
Bishop I'otter recommends that .11
of the population of overcrowded New
fork be transplanted. There are sev
eral places which would be willing to
take sections of Fifth avenue or even
eome chunks of Broadway.
[Tending by electricity.
iAntp to Dale 111 v <-ni inn For Fann
ers Sow on Trial In Mlchiß*ii.
A man named McXair lias devised a
system of pasturing sheep by electrici
ty, and experiments are being made
with it at the 'agricultural experiment
station of Michigan at Lansing. In re
cent years nearly every town of any
size has been provided with an electric
generating plant, and frequently the
wires are strung along country roa<is
from town t town. This fact led Mr.
McNair to attempt the use of electrici
ty on the farm, For sheep feeding he
devised a curious pen some 15 feet
square, built of wire and mounted on
broad, flat wheels. This pen is design
ed to run In any pasture, even though
it be hilly. Wires connect it with a
I small motor stationed at one side of
the pasture, this in turn being connect
ed with the electric wires from which
power i 3 derived. A turn of a button,
and the pen slowly creeps across tie*
field. This is the essence of the inven
tion.
Two lambs and part of the time an
old ewe have been pastured in the pen
during the summer at the station at
Lansing. The field is planted with lu
cern. growing thick and heavy. The
pen is so arranged that it crawls the
full length of the pasture in one 1 lontli.
traveling about two feet an hour. At
the end cf this time it is switched
around and travels back again. As it
moves the sheep eat every bit of tie
fodder, eagerly cropping next the for
ward side of the pen as it runs over
new ground A bit of canvas duck is
linng over one corner of the pen so thai
the sheep i ay be w< 11 sheltered, and.
curious as it may seem, they have be
come so accustomed to the moving of
tin; pen that when they lie down to
sleep they snuggle up close to the for
ward end of the pen so that they may
lie as long as possible without being
disturbed by the rear end of the pen as
it creeps toward tliein.
When the pen lias passed, the lucern
that has been cropped by the sheep
grows up again, and by the time the
pen has made its monthly circuit the
pasture is again in good condition. The
advantages of this electrical pen are
that the are kept from running
over, half eating and trampling down a
large amount of pasture, and it keeps
the sheep quiet, so that they take on
flesh rapidly.
The Flock master's liininK.
The only thing to do for the insatia
ble American taste for mutton i< to
"take something for it," a lamb chop
or a leg o' mutton, says The Breeder's
Gazette. Comment has been recently
made on the capital demand at this
market for sheep and lambs, inquiry
outstripping the supply and absorbing
the enormous receipts with scarcely a
ripple in the market. From Kansas
City comes a complaint that packers
are unable to get sulßcient supplies of
fat sheep to keep their killing plants in
operation to full capacity. So keen has
been the demand for mutton that pack
ers have been obliged to enter into
competition with feeders for the range
bred sheep that should by rights go in
to feed lots rather than to the sham
bles. Now that the run from the range
is largely over, dependence must be
placed on the supplies from the feed
lots, and it does not seem that the de
mand at that market is likely to be
met. All this conies from the increase
in the appetite of our people for mut
ton. Packers at Kansas City have
planned to increase their output of
mutton if they can obtain the raw ma
terial. Observe the situation: Last fall
so many sheep were going on feed that
conservative heads feared for the fu
ture of the industry. The enormous
numbers that came from the feed lots
during the winter and spring were lick
ed up at satisfactory prices, and now
killers are competing with feeders for
sheep. This certainly argues the ex
pansion and the permanency of the in
dustry. It is merely the taste of im
proved mutton that has wrought this
revolution. The public knows a good
thing when it tastes it. The industry
is capable of considerable extension
yet, and the man who breeds and feeds
good sheep is very apt to come out win
ner.
Getting; Over Wire Fences.
A wire fence is an ugly affair to cross
either by climbing over or crawling un
der or between the strands. The ac
companying cut from The American
STILE FOR WIRE FENCE.
Agriculturist shows a handy arrange
ment where one must cross a wire
fence occasionally and does not wish to
lose the tension on the wires by cutting
a gateway. This double stepladder can
be put together in a few moments and
will prove a very convenient affair.
Hoxncmntle tore* ror tolas.
For bronchial trouble put 10 tea
spoons spirits of camphor to 40 times
their bulk in boiling water. Place in a
pitcher and incline tlie open mouth
over the top, so that the steam enters
the throat freely. Care must be tak
en in the perspiration which ensues not
to contract further cold; but this is a
royal remedy for heavy chest colds.
For threatened pneumonia put the
patient to b«»<l with hot water bottles j
applied to the soles of the feet, palms
of the hands, armpits and under the
knees. Of course no one with so
serious an illness as this should go long
without medical advice.
I'or threatened influenza put 20 drops
spirits of camphor with ?i) teaspoonfuls
water. Take one teaspoonful every
half lr nr. This Is excellent in incipient
grip.
For threatened colds in head wring a
• loth from ice cold water, lay over the
bridge of tuise nnd eyes dry cloths
over it.
For hoarseness take frequent sips ofj
glycerin and lemon juice in equal parts
anil shaken until they are incorporated.
For neuralgia place a wet cloth over
a hot water bottle, a soapstone heated
or a hot brick and apply the steam to
the afflicted part. - Good Housekeeping.
t>ne o" the curious things in Ameri
can life is the fondness of people anr
legislators 112 ii' new laws. Everybody
seems to think the millennium can In
hastened I• v legal . iiacimeut. and hence
legislators every year are busy passing
pew law*, which sometimes are a dead
letti v within three months after the
date of their supposed enforcement.
Nerves Like a Fiat-Iron.
A woman who suffered for three years
from nervous prostration says, two "bot
tles of Liclity s Celery Nerve Compound
effected <t complete cure. Sin- hardly
knows today whether she has nerve-; or
not, as she never feels them. It is
certainly a wonderful remedy. Sold by
Rossn MI <V Son's Pharmacy
IMI IT \ OIK* I'K
Vuii can tell just as well as a physician
whether your kidneys art* diseased or
healthy. Tlie way to do is to takea bot
tle oi - glass (in ill tier, ami till it witli urine.
It there i> a sediment a powderlike
substance at the bottom after --tan.linn
a day and a night, there is >omething
wrong with the kidneys. Another sure
sign of disease i- a desire to urinate often,
and still another sign i> |.ain in the bark.
If urine stain- linen, there is 110 doubt
that the kidneys areallecled.
Anv ami all disease-; of the kidneys,
liver,"bladder and of the urinary passag
es and const i |»at ion oi the bowt ls are cur- 1
ed by I' l '- David Kennedy's Favorite
Ketne.lv- There is no<jiie u tion about its
being the best and sun -t medicine in
. the world for sueh troubles. It .piickh
relieves and cures inability to hold urine
and people, young or old, who take it
are not compelled to yet up a number of j
times during the night. For putting an J
end to that scalding pain experienced in |
passing urine, nothing i-- -o good as Dr. 1
1 >avid Kennedv s favorite Ueniedy. Il j
corrects the bad ejlects of whiskey and j
beer; is pleasant to the taste, ami does ;
no' seam to be medicine at all. Diseas- j
es of the kidneys and the bladder often ;
require the use of instruments to push
back the sandy matter so the urine can
be voided. In such eases Favorite lJem
edy should be taken without further <h -
lav or the disease may prove fatal. It is
sold for one dollar a bottle at all drug
stores. It is well worth many times its
price.
Siiiil|)l< n Kr« r
If you wish to test l>r. David Kenne
dy's Favorite Remedy before buying to
send votir full post office address to the
l>r. David Kennedy Corporation, Roml
ont, N. Y., and mention this paper. We
will then mail you a sample bottle free,
well as circufars living full directions
lor its use. Every reader of the ,MON-
Toru Amkijk an can depend upon the
genuineness of this liberal oiler and all
sufferers from kidney troubles should
take ail vantage once of it at
SHE RESEMBLES VICTORIA.
A Chicago Woman Who I» Snid to lie j
llie I.ate queen'* Dontile.
Mrs. Sarah Derby Le Clere, G92G
Perry avenue, is said to bear a striking
resemblance to Queen Victoria. Per
sons who have seen the queen declare
tlie likeness is hardly less than marvel
ous. A comparison of the photographs
certainly does show strong resein
' blance in both features and figure.
As a result of the fact that she fa
: vors the late English sovereign Mrs.
Le Clere has had some rather queer
experiences. She is frequently stared
at on the street by people familiar !
with the queen's picture, who will stop j
and look at her. Englishmen whom she ;
I has met have been astounded when j
they came into her presence and have '
declared that she was the queen's dou- j
hie.
I Mrs. Le Clere says she is glad tore- J
I semblc so good a person as Victoria, j
and she is not in the least annoyed by
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MKS. SARAH DEKBY LE CLEHE.
j the comment which the likeness
; causes. In fact, she was once per-
I suaded to dress up as much as possi
ble like the queen and have some pic
tures taken for her friends.
Mrs. Le Clere is now o4 years of age,
and she does not think that she looked
at all like the queen until 11 years ago.
Her features then began to alter, and
the resemblance has been growing
stronger every year. Her attention was
first called to the matter one day wliTn
she went to a studio to have a photo
graph taken. The photographer was
an Englishman, and he was struck by
her likeness to Victoria. When the
pictures were finished, he declared they
would pass for the queen's anywhere. 1
It is a fact of which Mrs. Le Clere Is
proud that one of her ancestors was
Sir Morris Abbott, lord mayor of Lon- ;
don in ISOB. Slit- is herself descended
from Scotch and Irish stock, but was 1
born at. Seneca Falls, N. V. She has
lived in Chicago eight years and is a
member of the Political Equality
league of the Woman's club.—Chicago
Times-Herald.
A Peanut Party.
At an evening party given not long
ago games which were played with
peanuts furnished a source of amuse
ment. The company was divided into
two parts by choosing sides, leaders
having been previously appointed, alt
er which the divisions formed into lines
facing each other. As many peanuts 1
as could be conveniently held In both '
hands were given to each of the lead
ers, who poured them into the open
palms of the person standing next
to him. 111 this way the peanuts were
passed down each of the lines and
back again, the side whose leader was
first to receive again his quota of pea
nuts being considered victorious.
Six peanuts were then placed in a
row ui»on the floor, and the members
of each division were in turn allowed
to attempt to place the peanuts in a
chair several yards distant without
dropping them. They were not to be
touched with the hand, but were to be
lifted and carried separately with a
caseknife. The task was rendered
more difficult by remarks which were 1
made, encouraging on the one side and
such as were calculated to produce fail
ure ou the other.
The lady and gentleman who proved
the most successful in this contest
were rewarded by being blindfolded
and seated in chairs facing each other,
each one given a saucer of shelled pea
nuts and allowed to feed one another
by means of a spoon. When the merri
ment which this produced had ceased,
peanuts were passed to the entire com
pany. Other refreshments were served
later in the evening.—Mary C. Farns
worth in Housekeeper.
• n row 11 H«»tt>\
Put alternate layers of sliced apples
»«ld bread crumbs iu a pudding dish,
I sprinkling each layer of bread crumbs
| with sugar and cinnamon and putting
hits of butter here and there. Add one
j half cupful of cold water and bake till
brown.
The chief stenographer of the reielis
tag says that the (icrtnan emperor
talks very fast. The stenographer
luight have added, if he dared to do
so, that be talks very much.
"Anarchy stalks in Mrs. Nation's
W-iki excitedly remarks a Kansas
newspaper. If anarchy doesn't look
out, it will get hit with a hatchet.
THE SPORTING WORLD.
In connection with tin- festivities at
tendant upon the second inauguration
of President McKinley a mammoth in
tercollegiate indoor athletic meet has
been arranged and will In? an event of
much importance. Many collegians are
considering plans for attending the in
auguration to participate in the grand
parade as organized bodies, and the en
tries of their leading athletic represent
atives in the games ate assured.
The games will be the third annual
indoor meet of the Georgetown Univer
sity Athletic association, which pro
moted with such notable success their
two preceding indoor meets at which
three new world's records were estab
| /v"'
* 1 —wn -n ■ 1 mmmii
ARTHUR F. DUFFY,
lished in the 50 yard dash, Ssi) yard run
and running high jump. The meet will
be held Saturday, March 2, in Conven
tion hall, which can accommodate 10,-
000 persons.
At least two world's champions are
assured as entries. These are Maxey j
Long, the New York Athletic club's
quarter miler, and Arthur F. Duffy,
Georgetown university's short distance
sprinter. Georgetown has nearly 40
athletes in active training. The meet
will undoubtedly surpass Georgetown's
two preceding standard meets and go
down on record as one of the best in
door meets yet held.
Itich I'riii-n For Tltree-j enr-oltla.
The indications point to the coming !
season as certain to be sensational in j
one respect among the trotters if in 110 j
other, and that is in the number and 1
high quality of the 3-year-olds which j
will l»e raced. There are at least five I
big stakes for 3-year-olds to be decided \
tills year, and the colt or filly that can
win either one of tliein will be a very
profitable youngster to his or her breed
er. These five events are: The Ken
tucky Futurity, value SlO.OtK); the !
Louisville Prize, value J?10,00O; the Du- '
buque Preparation, value sri.oOO; the j
Kentucky Stock Farm, value "»«».
ami the Ilorse Review, value $3,000.
Here is a total of 0(>0 for 3-year-old
trotters, and the youngster that can
win lirst iu two of the events will go !
into winter quarters one of the biggest i
money winning trotters of the season.
Nearly every section of the country i- I
represented in the list of youngsters ;
eligible to the big 3-year-old events. !
Out of the something like "00 that will
be trained with a view of starting in ;
one or more of the big stakes probably 1
not more than 23 of the best will final- j
ly face the starter in all five. No train- j
er will name a youngster 011 date of
naming the starters that is not capable
of trotting around 2:15.
Last season it took a mile in 2:10 ;y t to j
win one of the 3-year-old events, and in j
order to get any part of a purse trotted t
so fast a colt must be able to step right
close to 2:1.".. With the great number
of 3-year-olds that will be trained this
year the chances are that one or two
will be developed that will be even
faster than was last year's crack of
that age, and if such proves to be the i
case the 3-year-old division of trotters
will furnish about as much sensational
racing as any class that can he men
tioned.
t'enn's Crew Slay Go Atiruml.
There is likelihood of au American
crew from the University of Pennsyl
vania going to England to compete iu
the Ilenley regatta this year. Coach
Ellis Ward of the red and blue says
that while there was little possibility
of an English university crew coming
to this country, the time is ripe for a
Pennsylvania crew to cross the ocean
and attempt the task which both Cor
nell and Yale essayed in vain. This is
the most promising year in Pennsylva
nia's rowing history. With five men of
last year's boat and a splendid lot of
material to work with. Ward says that
he can send a lirst class crew to ilen
ley and a second to I'oughkeepsie,
which if it does not win will give a
good account of itself.
Most of the men in the crew are
strongly in favor of a Ilenley trip. Cap
tain Fleck win says that in his opinion
this is the year for Pennsylvania to
cross the water. Nations members ot
the crew have expressed themselves In
similar manner, and it is generally be
lieved the rowing authorities easily can
be won over now that Pennsylvania's
achievement: abroad last y.-ar are still
fresh.
A recent London dispatch says:
"Bishop Hartzell, who has been in Lon
don for ten days, sailed for South Afri
ca to resume mission work for the
Methodist Episcopal church. He is
taking with him two students from an
Illinois agricultural college to teach the
natives how to use American plows
and reapers. The bishop is an ardent
supporter of the British cause in South
Africa, which he identifies with the in
tercsts of higher civilization." This
combination of things spiritual and
things tei.iji .1 i ought to produce some
results in South Africa.
jhe young queen of Holland is dis- I
tinguished among European sovereigns
as a total abstainer and is au ardent
worker in th temperance -ause. Queen
Wilhcluiina is a patron of both the
Total Abstinence society of the Nether
lauds and of the Women's Social Puri
ty league.
Kranse's Gold Cure
(or <1 'lds in the head, chest, throat or
a,ny j»ortiou of the body, breaks up a
cold in M hours without interruption to
work Will prevent cold if taken when
first symptom appear Price 23c. Sold
bv Rossman & Son's Pharmacy
WEANLING COLTS.
1111 port a uoe «itf Proper (are During?
tin* I'lmt Winter.
The first Important item in the care
of colts through their first winter is to
have a good, warm stable, says W. W.
Stevens in The American Agriculturist.
It is not objectionable to put several
volts in one stable if they have plenty
iif room to move about and lie down at
will. Stop all cracks if the barn siding
Is not tight. If there tire any timid
ones in the lot that will not assert their
rights and crowd in for their rations,
better stall them to themselves. Have
good water within reach of colts all the
while and provide a small lot 011 the
east or south side of the barn where
the little fellows can take exercise and
sun themselves when the weather is
pleasant.
The rations of the colt should bp
made up mostly of clover hay, oats, oli
meal and bran. A few horsemen can
successfully feed considerable corn
where th< re is a blue grass pasture to
turn the colts in when the weather will
permit. But I would not advise a very
liberal use of corn unless the feeder
has had considerable experience. Nev
er feed a colt timothy hay. If you
have sheaf oats, cut tip and mix with
bran, making a damp chop in mild
weather and dry mixture in cold. Sor
ghum is a good roughness for colts
where it has been provided. Colts will
soon learn to drink skimniilk or kitchen
slops, and I know of no more profitable
way of disposing of same on the farm.
As to the amount of food to be given
no fixed rule can be laid down. Give
the colt all he will eat three times a
day. Be careful and never allow food
to accumulate and sour in the trough.
Do not allow tiiem to have water that
you would not care to drink yourself.
Always keep salt by them in a box sep
arate from the feed trough. Once a
week give each colt a tablespoonful of
sulphur in bran. This will keep them
from worms and ward off lice. Exam
ine colts carefully once a week to sec
that they are free of vermin. When a
colt gets lousy, he will do no good until
relieved of the pests.
I would not waste any time grooming
colts during the winter. They need to
be kept well bedded with straw, and if
there is not a great deal of room in the
stable it should be cleaned out every
few days. Unless the stable is kept
dry the colt is liable to get scratches,
and this is a trouble quite difficult to
get rid of in winter. Handle the colt
often the first winter of his life. This
Is the time to gentle him down and
teach him to lead. A colt not halter
broken by the time he is a year old gets
wild, and when handling becomes im
perative he is as wild as a Texas pony.
If when you go into the stable you car
ry an apple, a lick of salt or something
of the kind, the colts soon learn to wel
come your coming. Fillies as a rule
are more shy than the male colts and
need more attention to put them on fa
miliar terms with the feeder or han
dler. Never allow older horses to run
with the colts. They crowd them
through doorways, in stalls and corners
and are likely to injure them some way
or other. Older horses do not like to
have colts feed with them and will
kick and injure them. Even the moth
er of a colt does not care to have him
around after he has been weaned a few
weeks.
Rent llok For Farmer*.
My opinion is that the most profitable
hog for the general farmer to raise is a
hog that can be made to weigh 250 or
300 pounds as early as possible, say at
'J or 10 months of age, says a corre
spondent of The Prairie Farmer. As to
breeds, my choice is the Poland-China
The most favorable time for the young
pigs to arrive must be determined by
circumstances and the conveniences at
hand for caring for them. My experi
ence is the earlier the better, as I find
it difficult to get the same growth on a
May pig at 0 montbs as one farrow
ed in March. lam uot prepared to saj
just why this is so, but one reason un
doubtedly is that they are Just in time
to feed 011 the young and tender clover
and grasses. Where one has not a
good warm place for the young pigs
and wishes to raise a large number it is
probably best and much more conven
ient to have them farrowed the last 0/
April or May and turn them off at a
lighter weight or else keep them
through the winter, which takes more
care and feed. Another advantage to
be gained by early farrow is that if
you are an advocate of fall pigs you
can wean your pigs at G weeks or 2
months old and breed your sows again
to farrow about September, or if you
do not wish to breed for fall litters
your sows may be fattened ready for
market at that time, when pork is usu
ally a better price than later. This
takes them out of the way and gives a
better opportunity to care for the
young pigs. The young pigs should be
fed liberally with bone and muscle
making foods, (tats either ground or
whole are an excellent feed for growth.
Do not feed corn or other fattening
feed till they have made considerable
growth, when it is an easy matter to
put 011 fat. If they are pushed too
fast in the first place, they will onlj
make a lot of fat little chunks. There
are several reasons fur getting the pigs
to market as soon as practicable. It
saves feed, as every experienced feeder
knows that Jlic lirst 200 pounds is
much cheaper than the next 200
pounds, and the 100 pounds from 300 to
tut) is usually quite expensive.
Out t Mounters.
There are two varieties of cows—
the cow that gives more tiiau she eats
and the cow that eats more than she
gives.- Which variety would you pre
fer in making up a dairy herd? Which
variety do you actually have? Now
there is 110 difficulty about telling the
cow of one class from the cow of tho
other. There used to be, but there
isn't now. The Babcock test does it.
The apparatus consists of a small
scale, a Hahcock test, and a little gump
tion. P>y testing each cow separately
a man can soon tell which ones are
paying a profit and which are merely
boarders.—American Agriculturist.
With the retirement of Mr. Wolcott
of Colorado on March 4 the senate will
lose its only left" handed member, says
the New* York World. This will de
tract considerably from the pictur
csqtteness of that body. Many mem
bers and spectators drop all other
business whenever Mr. Wolcott begins
writing and watch him. He almost
turns his back to the desk.
Nasal
CATARRH
In all its slau-es Cuexc
ft,.mid be < L-uUiaes».
tlj's Cream Halm
• .<aus«»s,BOoU«.'s and heals I
atairb and drives M -JwiwiV
away it cold iu the head !
quickly.
( ream Balm is placed into the nostrils, spreads j
over tUe uiembraue and is absorbed. Relief i» Im
mediate #ud a cure follows. It is uot drying—does
iii.t I'ioJluce sneezing. Large Si/.e, 50 cents at Drug
gists or by mail; Trial Size, 10 cents by mail.
liLY BROTHERS, Gfi Warren Street, New York.
0,14#, RAILRUAU,
TIME TABLE.
lii Effect September Ist, 1899
GOING WEST
i I
: pas I |
| A.M. .
Nkw \okk. P.m. a. m. p.j|
lijtr<• I:t> St. L,v. „ : W ; |>n ""
' ristoplier St.. 930 ......! 10 on; ....
k .. a. . ...... J, 46 . ! lu , 6 :
S'cninloii \r ■•_•{(,
'daily „ v P.M. sso
0 , ,A.vi i 3 ;>U 5 . r *B
NfItANTON 10 00, •*) 340 «ftJ
Hellevue. ; I 3 4i 0 (*
1 ayiorvilie • Jo ,5! "7 3wm 10
Lackawanna ! 10 Zil " ]" 3 iiti 19
'"'Oea I 10 -2x\ 5" 3500 14
Pittaton | 10 3) ? 17 402
Susquehanna Ave.. J 10 35 '' 20 405 t;' jo
West Fittston 6 5 p, 39 *2 21 4o» « :*i
Wyoming 7 ( , iq 14 a '*• 4130 38
rortv Fort . 6
Bennett ~ ' io h2 a 3 64 2 5 ««
Kingston - . | jo 50 212 4 2XO 47
Kingston 10 ;.G a 44 4 3j«su
Plymouth June... . : a 47 4 qvk u
Fly mouth 11 o."> a 52 7 m
Avomlale i a 57 ""[ 720
Nanticoke ! 11 ]3 SOS
Hunlock'.'. I 11 iy 310
Shickshinny ; 11 30 3a4 )||| !
Hick's Ferry j fll 43 33a
Heaeh 1 Hven i 11 4Si S 4a ""
lierwick 11 51 340 ""
KriartJreek 112 _ j 112 3 56 ••••
Lime Kidge 8 -H) fia OK 404 ••••
Espy 8 Bji la 15 411 ••••:
Bloomsburg 8 1 12 22 417 ••••[
Kupert 86v 12 a 7 4a3 ••••;
Catawissa Sbt 12 32 429 ■ •
Danville 1 9 10 la 47 44a ••••!
Ohulasky I ... 4 49 ••••[
Jsmeron 9 2 la 57 464 |K 46
Nohthcmbkrlamd; #35 110 60S •••• 900
Ar.iA.M I P. M. P. M.P. M.jp.M
GOING EAST.
STATtOK*. 'pas! p AB- PAS. 1 PAB.'PAB
New Vou T»in:;P- N, l a - ni a.m. am
BaiclaySt. Ar. 3 aoi 6 Ou: (6 40
(Christopher St... 300 4io t35
Hoboken 2 471 4
Scran ton 10 0 V la 55 140
a.rn.j p.m. [ am
'daily j i p.ji
A.M. P.M., P.M. P. M.!(lly
Seranton 942 la 35 4 551 5 30|907
Hellevue B 3,si 460 6 30|9 02
Taylorville » 4 46 J 6 25,857
Lackawanna 920 4 371 6 ! M7
Uuryea a 23 1 434 i 6 848
Fittston 919 13 17 * 3»j 6 844
Susquehanna Ave.. 915 12 14 4 24; 6 |B3O
West Fittston .... 9'2 ... 431 6 836
Wyominir 9 (to li 08; 4 16! 50 822
Forty Fort 903 .... 410 4 o|B 28
Bennett 900 ' 406 4 0 834
Kingston 867 12 02! *Ol 4 821
Kingston 85512 00 4 « 4 810
Flymouth Junction 850 1 3 s"> *• B IS
Fiymouth 8 45! 11 53 361 4 41,801
Avondale 8 40; j 340 8
Nanticoke 8 35; 11 45 343 jj 51
Hunlock s 8 27 3 34 j" 46
Shickshinny 815 11 30 334 M
; Hick's Ferry 8 04 i 3 13; j'2s
! Beaeh Haven 7 53 3 07 ,7 12
Berwick 745 1104 301 706
I Briar Creok 7 1-8 "00
| Lime Ridge 730 ! 348 652
Espy 7 a:: 10 46 343 8 4i >
Bloowsburg 7 15: 10 41 338 .... ; 6 30
Kupert 7 09j 10 36 231 ®33
C'atawissa 703 10 32 326 i°3B
4Janvi!le 0 50 1 10 21 213 6ls
Uhulxsky !»0'
Cameron 608 jjOjj
NoiiTHI'MBKEL D... 835 10 00 159 ,® • >(l
Lv,A,H. A.m. il'.M, M. P.M
Connections at Kupert with Philadelphia Si
Heading Kailroad for Tamanend, Tamaqua,
Williairist ort, Sunbury, Fottsville, etc. At
Northumberland with F and E. l»iv. F. It. K. for
Harrisburg. Lock Haven, Emporium, Warren
Uorry, and Erie.
PENNSYLVANIA RftILROAD,
TIME TABLE
| In Effect Nov. 25th, 1900'
A.M|A.W.|PM,F.JI
Scranton(l)4tH)lv j6 45 29 38 3 18 g4 37 ....
I'ittston " " 708 flo 00'§ 342 452
A. M. A. M.IP. M. F.M
Wilkesbarre,.. 1 v tj 7 30 §lO 55| ! 3 08 it 00
Flym'th Ferry " 112 7 37 fli 02|f 3 16 to 07 '
Nanticoke •' 746 11 10 326 6 17
Mocanaqua .... " 80411 32 8468 37 ' *
Wapwallopen.. " 813 11 42 356 647 ""
Nescopeck ar 834 11 63 ( 407 700
A.M. j F.M. P.M.
I'ottsville lv § 5 50 |SI2 18 ji ....
Hazleton " 705 200 550 '
Tomhicken " 732 1 218 610
Fern Glen " 739 ; 327 618 •
Kock <Hen "I 7 35 j 3 34 6 25
Nescopeck ar) 800 j 300 650 ]
C'atawissa.. .ar
IA. M A.M F.M. P M
Nescopeck lv'§ 824 jil 52 407;7 00
Creasy •': 833 13 02 4 16 709 '
Espy Ferry.... " 112 8 43 12 10 112 4 24 7 2'i
E. Bloomsburg, "I 847 12 14 4 29! 725 '
j
C'atawissa ar' 855 12 21 435 732
C'atawissa lv 855 13 21J 4 35j j32
South Danville "j 914 12 38 458 751
Sunbury '• 935 1 00| 5 151 «15
A. M. F. M. F. M KM,
Sunbury lv || 942 S 1 10,§ 545 840
Lewisburg.... ar 10 13 145 6IS
Milton " lo 08 139 814 904
Williamsport.. " 11 00 330 7 10; <t 60
Lock Haven... " 11 59 340 807
Kenovo "A.M. 440 900
Kane "1 8 25j '
_ F.M. P.M.f
Lock Haven..lv sl2 10 II 345 j .... . .
Bellefonte ....ar 105 11 444
Tyrone " 21511 6 00 1
Fhillpsburg " 441 i 8 26 1
Clearfield.... " 637S 9 09
Fittsburg.... " 6 55! 1111 30
| I
A.M. F. M. F. M.IP M
Sunbury lv 9505155 ,; 5 25!ilS 31 ......
Harrisburg.... ar , II 30 § 3 13 „ 6 55 :o 10
F. M. P. M. P. M. A M
Philadelphia., ar jj 3 17||| 6 33 ||lo 20 4 25
Baltimore " S 3 lljlj 6 (10 j 9 4.5 2 30
Washington... "j§ 4 1011, 7 16 10 55! 4 05
I A.M. P. M.
Sunbury lv $j 8 57 § 3 03 r ;
Lewistown Jc. ar 11 40 , 3 50 1
Pittsburg •'! 6 |
A.M. P, M P. M. i' M
Harrisburg.... lv li 45|!l 3 46 || 7 20h 1025!
P.M. A.M.AM
1-ittsburg ar J 6 55jil 1130'|| 1 50 5 30
IF. M. pma M|am|
Pittsburg lv !| 7 10 j 8 30|J 3 00(18 00i....
A.M A Ml P M
Harrisburg.... ar'3 155 | 3 4u| 9 30;; 3 10 ....
P M A M!
Fittsbuig lv \ 8 00j
F M!
L.owi6town Jo. "| ; 7 30! •! 3 10
Sunbury ar; 5 9 20; i 6 00
IP. M. A M A M A M
Washington... lv; 10 40 ;j 7 45jii 10 50
Baltimore 11 41 451 840 11 45
Philadelphia... " .11 2<»|j 4 «r» 8 10 12 36
A. M A MIA. M. PM|
Harrisburg.... lv j| 3 35U 755 ill 4o!j 400
Sunbury ar J5 05 9 3(> I 10;? 5 <0|;""
jp.M. |A MAM
Pittsburg lv jl2 45 ; 8 <K) ; 8 00
Clearfield.... "j 409 „...j 9 28!
l'bilipsburg.. " ! 4 56 1 ! 10 la
Tyrone "| 7 15 II 8 10 12 30
Bellefonte.. " 831 , 933 1 42]
Lock Haven ar; 9 30j 10 :to| 2
P. M. A M Y M P M
Eric lv | 4 j
Kane, " 7 -55 U6 00
Kenovo " II 15 \ ti 45 10 30
Lock Haven.... " 13 03 735 11 25! I 3 00
A.M. P M
Williaiusport .. " ! 106 830 512 40 4 00!
Milton ", 14 919 127 4 it> ""
Lewisburg "[ I 905 1 15 4 471
Sunbury ar 227 846 165 j 6 20'""
I A.M. AMP MP Ml'
Sunbury lv J6 50 955 s 2 00,» i 48|
South Danville "| 7 13 ,0 17 2JI 808
Catawissa " 733 10 35 :]jl 6 37|
E Bloomsburg.. "! 739 10 4a 213 833
Espy Ferry.... 7 43 no 4V I 6 36
Creasy " 7 .V- lo M, 2 ftiij 648
Nescopeck " 8 Hit 11 0o ( 805 6 65 1 "••
AM A MjP. M. P M I
Catawissa lv T .'lB
Nescopeck lv ill 55 < 1 10 ■> 7
Kock illen ur s 2,i 12 21 4 1(6 731
Fern (Hen - 8 33j 13 37| 442 737
Touihicken " 812 12 35 451 7 iii
Hazleton " 902 13 65 5 12. 8 .*>
Fottsville " 1150; 220 6, »05
A M AMP MP M
Nescopeck lv 5 8 C'» U 08,| 3 05 ; 8 55
Wapwallopen..a; ii 1» 11 311 3 19 709
Mocanauua ' 828 II 32 329 721
Nanticoke 84s 11 54 348 743
P Ml
Plvnrth Ferry'jf 8 "17 ia 03 357 17 62
Wllksbarte ... "j 905 12 10 405 8 oft
AMPM P M P M
PittstoniDA H) ar 59 n *l2 4U »4 52 836
Seranton " ", 10 08, \is 530 |8 05|
>
Weekday*. > l>*ily. 1 flag station.
AddltioiiAt Train leaves Ha/ieton 5.15 p. 111.,
Tombickeu 5.35 p. 111., Fern (Hen 5.43 p. 111.1
Hock tilen 5.30 p.m., arriving at Catawissa
6.25 p. 111.
Pullman Parlor and Sleeping Cars run on
through trains between Sunbury, Williamsport
and Erie, between Sunbury and Philadelphia
j and Washington and between Harrisburg, Pitts
burg and the West.
For turther information apply to Ticket Agents ;
/. Ji. HUT CHIN 8 OA, J. It. WOOD, I
Gen'l Manager* Qen'l Pati'nW Ag. j
Shoes, Shoes
Stylisii!
Oixeap!
iKelia'ble 1
Bicycle, Gymnasium and
Tennis Shoes.
THE CELEBRATED
Carlisle Shoes
AND THE
Snag Proof
Rubber Boots
A SPECIALTY.
A. SCHATZ,
son iii
A Reliatol©
TO SHOP
for all kind of Tin Roofing,
Spouting and Ceneral
Job Work.
Stoves, Heaters, Ranges,
Furnaces, eto-
PRICES THE LOWEST!
QUALITY THE BEST!
JOHN HIXSON
NO. 116 E. FBONT BT.
JOHIST W. FARNSWORTH
INSURANCE
Li Fire AccMent wi Steal Boiler
«r
Office: Montgomery Budding, Mill street,
Danville, - - Penn'a
' ?• v - •?. " >•> 5 c.
PHILADELPHIA &
READING RAILWAY
IN EFFECT OCT. 15. 1900.
TKAINS LEAVE DANVILLE
(weekdays only)
Fcr Philadelphia 11.25 a m.
For New York 11.25 a in.
For Uatawlssa 11.25 a. m., 6.01 p. m.
For Milton 7.32 a. m., 4.00 p m.
For Williamaport 7,82 a. m., 4.00 p m.
Trains for Baltimore, Washington and tta«
South leave Twenty-fourth and Chestnut
Streets, Philadelphia, weekday*—3.2B, 7.14
10.22 a. m., 12.16, 1.33, 3.03, 4.18, 5.03, 7.26, 8.36 p.
in., 12.21 night. Sundays 3.23, 7.14 a. m., 12.16
1.33, 4.12, 6.03. 7.26, 8.26 p. m.
ATLANTIC CITY RAILROAD.
Leave Philadelphia, Chestnut Street Wbu
and South Street Wharf.
WEEKDAYS— Express 9.00 A. M., 2.00. 4.00, 5.60.
7.15 P. M. Accommodations K.OO A.M., 6.30
P. M. Sundays—Express 9.00, 10.00 A. M.
Accommodation 8.00 A. M., 5.00 P. M.
ATLANTIC CITY-Weekdays-Express
7.35, 9.00. 10.15 A. M. 2.50, 5.30, P. M. Accorn.
modations 8.05, A. M , 4.05 P. M. Sundays
—Express—l.3o, 7.30 P. M. Accommodation
7.15 A. M., 4.05 P. M.
Parlor cars on all express trains.
For CAPE MAY—Weekdays—9.ls a. m., 4.15*
5.00 p. m. Sundays--9.15 am.
For OCEAN CITY -Weekdays--9.15a. m., 4.1S
p. m. Sundays—9.ls a. m.
For SEA ISLE ClTY—Weekdays—9.ls a. m.
5.00 p. m.
NEW YORK AND ATLANTIC CITY
EXPRESS.
Leave NEW YORK (Liberty Street) 3.40 P. M
Leave ATLANTIC CITY, 8.30 A. M.
Detailed time tables at ticket offices.
W.G.BESLER, EDSON J WEEKS
Oen.Superintendent Ueneral Agea .
New
Coal Yard!
R. J. Pegg, Coal
Dealer, has re
moved to his new
COAL YARD.
On ice:— No. 344 Ferry
Street (near D. L- &\V. R.
R. Crossing )
Yard — In rear of Office.
Robert J. Pegg,
COAL DEALER.
Telephone No 158.