The farmers' alliance. (Lincoln, Nebraska) 1889-1892, January 10, 1891, Image 7
THE FAKMEKS' ALLIANCE, LINCOLN, NEB., SATURDAY, JAN. 10, 1891. X FARJI AND HOUSEHOLD. SUGGESTIONS SUITED TO THE SEASON. Iaterta f att Bert Trm-W Ur Car of gtott Itoll'af Wheat a f Rear E Tmt Stock Walt MM Bewa-sfraaehea, V Bora eat the hm. "A farm without boy would soon coma to grief," say h you wi!l about the general usefulness of boys. It appears to me that many farmers do not appreciate the work they do, nor give them all the credit they de serve A famous writer says that it is quite easy to be boy, but that it takes a great deal of practice to be a good one; and this seems especially true of farmer boys. The term "good boy" is not easily defined, for in one community it means one thing, in an otifcr, something quite different In general, however, this term is applied to boys who are obedient and sub missive. But from an agricultural point of view this forms tout the small est part of its meaning. Here, besides willingness V6 obey promptly and a general good behavior, he must work do a great deal and do it welL Un less he combines these qualities, he can hardly hope to be classed as a good boy." . It is largely due, no doubt, to the ririd rnfluiramenta ranosed on their early lives, that many truly great jnen can trace the beginning of their greatness to the influences and disci pline of some lonely plantation. As a ' rule, farmer boys do not enjoy the privileges and advantages that other bovs eniov: vet despite this fact many a farmer boy laboring under advereo circumstances, has ' fought his way to the front. Look around you and you will And among the most successful of your acquaintances, men who suffered many hardships and privations during their early lives. Such men have filled with credit posi tions of the greatest responsibility. It is . a noticeable fact that courage, self-reliance and perseverance are the distin guishing traits ol character oi sucn men. . It is said that life is what we make it, and while this may be true in a great measure, It is also true that our sur roundings exercise a wonderful influ- - ence on our character, on its physical, moral and intellectual sides. It is unnecessary to allude to men " who were born and bred in the "back woods," received their primary edu cation in a little log school houso in some out-of-the-way place and finally rose to eminence. Any one who has ever read the li ves of noted men can name such men. ! At the present day many of our civil officers and profes sional men point with pride to the . rustic scenes scenes of their boyhood days.' But as a rule, farmer boys feel little satisfaction and less amusement in their situation. , And if we consider the numerous duties that usually de volve upon them and their condition gener-ally, we could hadly expect it to be otherwise.' ' -. ' Winter Care of Stock. . A great deal of cruelty is thought lessly inflicted upon the animals in wintering them. Sheep are the only domesticated animals that do not re quire careful wintering in well-protected bama or sheds. f , Nature has provided them with a covering in their pelts aud fleeces which defies storms and winds. Too closo confine-, ment of sheep, however,', engenders the rot, which often reduces the flock to one-half its original size. The open range is necessary for the health and comfort of these animals, but some sort of protected shed or peri should also be provided for them so that they can go under it if they choose. . But more harm is done among sheep in too close confinement than In letting them have the full benefit of an open range. ' The milch cows and horses, however, are not thus protected by nature, and they must have good attention iu the winter. Enough has been' said about tight, warm and wetl-vetilated barns and stables, but there is another kind of protection which the stock need. On fair, cold days they do not want to be cooped up in the barns, but should bo allowed to get some of the sunshine and fresh air. Exercise is conducive to their health, and the more they can get out of this the better will their health be preserved. Colts especially should be kept outside until they are thoroughly broken, and daily exercise is absolutely necessary for their well being. . . --i . . ' Out stock should have some' sort of shelter to go to at any time, and yet be able to get fresh sir and race about freely. A rude shelter- of corn stalks and wheat straw can easily be made in one corner of the lot Make two walls of posts and - rails, running east and west, and about ten feet apart Cover these with wheat straw, and the top with oornstalks. This makes an ( effective atelier for the horses on cold ; day?, and they-will . frequently r stand on the south side of the wall to sun themselves in the daytime." The double ' walls will protect them from the cold. northerly winds, and the fresh air and sun will be greatly enjoyed by them. Stock is never well wintered unless the i feed and water are given to them properly. Selling1 Wheat as Floor. ' It is the practice of some farmers to hare their wheal made into flour, and have it sold thus, they retaining its , bran and coarser portions . for stock feed. When the Hour is sold at who'. ale rates it brio gs about as much as the wheat itself would da. But on flour in ten, twenty-five or fifty-pound lota a higher price is paid and a larger profit made. The greatest advantage is that when the bran and mill feed are kept on the farm very little that takes from soil fertility is removed. If wheat is sold largely bran and mill feed should at least be bought in equal proportions. Keeping- gtork Well Bedded. Sheep will work down a big pile of straw into good manure if a little is thrown under them every day. Their droppings mixed with straw get up a gentle heat after the pile grows to a foot or more in thickness. In the very coldest weather a well enclosed barn basement will not freeze where sheep are bedded thus. It is not bad way to keep other stock excepting milch cows, which can hardly be trusted to keep themselves in condi tion for milking without the daily re moval of all excrement so that the cow need nover get herself bedaubed with her own solid or liquid droppings : Secure Good Oat Seed. The ftat crop last season was general ly poor, and the oats were light at well. It will be hard in many cases to get plump, full weight seed, but this is important to prevent the next crop from further deterioration. It is better when feeding oats to winnow out the heaviest and save for seed. If oats are threshed by hand, the heav iest and plumpest come out first while some of the lightest can hardly be separated from the chaff. This is really a good way to secure the best oat seed cut of any given crop. Breeding Horniest Cow. In the breeds of cattle which naturally have horns, the process of dishorning after one or two gener ation produces . progeny that are naturally mooters. The shape of the head is also changed when dishorn ing is done at an early age, and with it the character of the animaL The more active and nervous the breed the greater is th need of breeding it into the mooley, especially as, this is done without apparent injury to its other and more valued characteristics. ' . Salt For Fruit Trees. An occasional heavy dressing ot saltan the apple orchard greatly in creases its productiveness, salt is a solvent and makes all plant food in the 6oil more available. It also in creases the moisture of soils and more often than almost any other crop fruit trees suffer from drought Phosphate often goes into insoluble forms in the Soil. It is nature's way of locking it up' to prevent waste. There is no cheaper way to unlock it for any crop than to use salt freely. , v ' ' Hints to Housekeeper. For an aching tooth, saturate a piece of cotton with ammonia and lay it on the tooth. - A good rule is to use pastry flour whenever baking-powder is used i and bread flour with yeast : ' Thick sweet cream sweetened and flavored, and thickened with a little flour or corn starch and baked be tween two crusts, is excellent Fur stomach worms in a child, mix one teospoonful of powdered sage in two tablespoonfuls of molasses, and give a teaspoonful every morning. Lamp chimneys may be cleaned by holding them over the steam from a teakettle, and then rubbing them with soft cloth. Polish with newspaper. Ribbons and other silks should be put away for preservation in brown paper, as the chloride of lime used in manufacturing white paper frequently produces discoloration. '' - - , Iron rust may be removed from marble by taking one part of nitric acid to twenty-five parts of water and applying it carefully to the spots Rinse off with ammonia and water. To take the rust out of steel, rub the steel wltli sweet oil; In ' a day or two rub with finely "powdered unslaked lime until the rust all disappears, then oil again, roll in woollen aud put in a dry place, especially if it be table cutlery. : . '' ' ". ' Scrubbing brushes should be kept with bristles down and they Will last twice as lonj; common sense will tell you if you stand them the other way the water will run down and soak Into the back, loosening the bristles, wheth er they be glued or wired., , Wj ;A young housekeeper asks for some thing that will remove' indelible ink stains. Cyanide of potassium, which is a deadly poison, and must be care fully handled, will remove some stains of so-called "Indelible" ink. Get di rections for its use from the apothe cary whore you purchase the prepara tion. ' " "- ". A sickroom screen should be made very light so it can be moved easily. A clothes-horse will answer for the frame. . Buy a couple of tubes of dark est green, thin with linseed oil and a little turpentine, and with a flat bristle- brush . paint the light wood frame, Dark green silesla, tacked on one side firmly to the wooden frame, will shut out light On the other side you can pin up one picture at a time. If there is color in that one picture, so much the better. The nearer you make your sick room screen like the screen an artist uses in his studio, the better for the recovery of the sick child. The use of this screen is to rest and protect the eyes. The use' of the picture is to amuse the sick child. W BAT IS 009D SOCIETY f r Tre iMMlsllM e OmIIssm ta4 iimm Ueweea. Good society is that where toadyism is 'rowned down upon and scandal niongers re not admitted. Good society ii that where one earns we's title to gentlewoman not only by Hrth but by good manner. Good society is that where men are re pectful, where ff-color stories are not q' J, and where the women do not smoke igarettes. Good society is that where to under laud Greek is of leas importance than to understand courtesy in ah its law. Good society is that which is not per- ods1 in its talk, but which finds suffi cient topics of interest to discuss without diluting on the sins of its neighbors. Good society is that where the art of welcoming the coming and speeding the parting guest is graciously practiced. Good society is that where women are iot hastily judged, but once they are be lieved to be untruthful, deceitful and ill 1 red they are ostracised. Good society is that which can give a Jinner without sending a notice of it to the newspapers, can introduce a daugh ter without having her frocks made the subject of a paragraph, and which be lieves that the family and its happiness is of more importance than the booming of a beauty or the being counted amosg the Four Hundred. .' V - '"' ' . Good society is that which; while it recognises the value of all the conven tional rules, is yet sufficiently strong to be guided occasionally by hearts, and not of necessity to follow a leader, as sheep do. - "- ''.'' Good society is that which is formed when two or three are mot together in pleasant couverse. You can, if you will, though yours be only a room in a boarding-house, make the best society in the world there. Bab. A Man Whom VaaderbHt Had. There arrived st the Palmer house yesterday a quiet little man that one wotty! put down for an actor. ; Young looking, without a silver hair, yet he' is 70 years of age. Many years ago he wa struggling for a living iu Kow York Sts.te. Suddenly he was a millionaire ; then almost as suddenly he had not a fenny. Again the scenes shifted and he had more pennies than an English syn dicate. After four er five years on the top wave again lie wss down. This is a brief history of John Harker. When Commodore Vanderbilt was searching the United States for a ma to for his flyer, Mounts in Boy, Mr, Uarker, then a small horse trader, appeared in Now York and presented Commodore Vanderbilt with Lady Planet "I think I've matched your horse," raid Mr. Harker. "If Mountain Boy and Lady Planet make a swift team you are, welcome to my horse, , I don't want a cent for her.M It was a swift span, as everybody knows. The commodore beat every team on the road and held the doublu team record for years. John .Harker was not forgotten. He was given stocks, bonds, &c, which made him worth soma $800,000 in a little while. Harker was not satisfied and the many whirls he took on Wall street soon caused his for tune to disappear, ? Again Commodore Vanderbilt placed him on the top1 shelf. Tlie erst-whfle hone-trader then retired from active speculation and lived like a king for a few years, until he found his way to Wall street once More. - JHis as sociation with the bulk and the bears soon caused a separation between him and hi coin and for the third time he joined the bread-winners. Now he bar a fair competency and enjoys life. ; w.;fv ' - " f f- . ' , " Tweaty Tear of Selene. .; : The editors of Nature (London), on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of the establishment of the magazine take occasion to review the progress of science during that period of years. In the physi cal sciencei, the development of the atomic theory and the establishment of electricity aud light, have been the main achievements ; in chemistry, the procla mation of the periodic law of the ele ments and the development of organic chemistry ; in astronomy, the develop ment of the spectroscope, the use of pho tography, and the extension of the nebular hypothesis; in biology, the firm establishment of the Darwinian doctrine, the development of the study ef bacteria, and, later, the effort to. deter mine the ' position of the Lamarck tan principle, have been the main features. In botany, the .key-note has been the study of protoplasm and cell-life ; in geolojy, the greatest advance has been in the application of the microscope and the study of rock structure. k V ' A bhucUc;! Clorgjr man. ; r A subject for the Pastor's Union to Inck'e (maybe they hate) is tha Sunday "church notices" from the pulpit One of ur popular clercy men read on Sun day morning a certain noticu of a-com-iv.g entertainment of a gastronomic sort at the church vestry, and then added : "It always makes me shudder, to read such a notice ns tluvt from a pulpit but I suppose it is a necessary oviL. and wo h-'pe yoti will all come, f J There are some things that certainly seem too ma terial for a church pulpit, and pork and beans and fish chowder, or New England .1 inner, are not without power lo dis turb the" equanimity. Lewiaton (Me.) Journal. :t ' ' ' i ij v ' More Seeded. "Before we take up the collection this morning, remarked the good pastor as he looked mimly over the congregation, "I wish to say that we have already in the church treasury two quarts of nickels that appear to have been punched through and afterwarki plugged with lend. These coins, I am informed, will not buy stamps, groceries, or fuel, and conductors on street cars refuse to tako them, I The choir will sing 'Oil land of test, for thee I sigh.'" Meclir.nics Earn Mure tliau Novelist. It ii said that if ten American novel ist whose books sell readily are selected, cud ten mechanics who earn $2.50 per day, At tia end of tw years the mechan ics will have earned the most money. CRIZZLT AKU UUOXS" ritflfT. ft Was Battle te the Death, aa4 There TV a He sarvlver. The Allowing story was told us by a staiwtn Indian, who, having been among the Frinch balf -breeds a geod ceal, bad received from them the Frsnck name of Baptist. He said: "One summer, long ago, I was with a large party of Indians. W were mak ing a Ion journey over the rolling prairies, from one piece to another. That we might have plenty of meat to eat two of us were appointed to keep about two days' journey ahead of the company to hunt and to kill all the game we could. The reason why we kept so far apart was because we hd dogs and babies and women in our party, and you know they will all make much noise, so they would scare the animals far away. " Well, we two hunters kept well ahead. Some davi we had good luck and killed a great deul, and then other days we did not kill much What w got we cached, so that the party could easily find it by the sign we gave them when they cams along. We always put it near lite trail for them. ; Then we would, push on. looking for more. "la the rolling prairies the hiu are like the great waves of the sea, only some of the bills ana about a anile apart, with the vallevs between. , When we were coming to the top of one of these, .'swells, or hilts, we would creep np very carefully in the long grass and look r down in the valley on the other side, Sometimes we would see game to shoot and often there was nothing at all. When there was no sign of anything worth stopping to shoot, ' as we were f tor big game, having many mouths to feed, we would hurry across to the next hilltop and carefully look over into the next valley. One day as we bad parsed several val leys and had seen nothing that was worth our stopping to shoot we came to the top of a pretty large hill, and cautiously looked over. There was , a sight that we "hall never forget , "Right down before us, - within gun. shot, was a very large grizsly bear and two big buffalo bulls. Well for us tho wind was blowing from them to us. They were very angry-looking and tvere preparing for a big tight The buffaloes seemed to know that the b?ar was an ugly customer, and ho looked as if he did not know how to manage the two of them at once. "For quite a while they kept up what you might call a pretense of battle. The bulls would paw the ground, and keep up a constant roaring.:, This only made the bear the more augry, and if there hud only been one he would soon hare got his big claws upon him, but there being two made him cautiouv "After a while both ef the bulls sud denly lowered their heads and charged the bear. As they rushed at him he quickly arose upon his haunches,', and. us they closed in upon him, he seized one of them by the head and neck, and, with asudden jerk, so quick! broke his neck that he fell down as dead as a stone. y " The older buffalo, which had charged at the same time, gave the bear a fear ful thrust with hk sharp horns, one of which pierced him between the ribs, causing an ugly wound from which the blood soon began to flow. The bear, having killed the other buffalo, tried to sieze hold of this one also, but he, list ing given the bear the ; ugly wound, quickly sprang bock out of his reach. He ran off for a little distance, but as the bear did not follow him, he cams back again. There they stood looking at each other, loth verj angry, but both very cautious. As they kept moving around it seemed to us as though the buf falo had so come round to the windward bide of the bear that he caught the scent of the blood from the wound. The smell of blood ahvays excites to fury these animals, and so, lowering his head, he furiously charged at his wounded yet still savage enemy. The bear rose upon his hind quarters to receive him, and,: seizing him as he did the other, killed him on the spot "We saw him go from one buffalo to another and smell them both, but be did not offer to tear or eat either. We could see that he was very badly wounded from the way he kept twitching his side, from which the blood kept running. It was an ugly wound and he was a very sick bear, and so as he looked so cross we were not in a hurry to let him know any thing about us. , . , ' , ' "Imagine, if you can, " said ,Baptiste, while his eyes flashed at the recollection of this royal battle, "how excited we were as we lay there in the long grass' and watched this great fight "Then we thought: Now if wo can only kill that wounded bear we will have plenty of meat for the whole camp for a good while.- But', although we had oui guns, we' were none too anxious to begin the battle with such a bear as that one ; so we crouched low and watched hint. It was very -fortunate that the wind, which was quite a breeze, blew as it did He never seemed to suspect that other foes were near. : "After a whila he went oil a little distance and lay down in the long grass, which rose up so high around him that we could not sue him. We waited loug for him to get up, but as he did not, and we could not stay there all day, we pre pared for a big tight with him. We put our knives whore we could ' instantly draw them, and carefully examiued our guns to see that they were all right Then we began to crawl down carefully through the grast toward h-.m. "My ! how our hearts did beat I and how every second we expected he would hear us, and the tight would begin for lite ot death. . "We got very close to him. although not near enough to see nim. , men, as we heard no sound we made a little noise to attract his attention. And then we wantf d him to get up, so we could have a better chance to shoot him. But he did not stir, So, with our lingers on the tnirgers of our guns, we-called outj 'Mr. Bear, here are enemies ready for another bnttlo V Still there was no stir, and so we got up and went to him and found him us dead us the buffaloes. So without tiring a shot we hud a great quantity of meat f,New York Leager. 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