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To Prevent I'otHtn teab.
Pots to r.cab fan be prevented by the
usp of corrosive sublimate or of for
malin on the seed potatoes. In tests
made this year at the Vermont experi
mnt station the potatoes treated with
coirosive sublimate shewed less than
4 percent of the crop scabby, aurt those
terated with formalin showed i percent
scabby. In the same soil and from the
seed, untreated potatoes came
out with 41 percent scabbed. An in
crease of 37 percent in the measure of
first-class potatoes ought to be worth
any man’s time.
Spring Diet for Stock.
If cattle are doing well on dry food
during the winter the farmer will us
ually ailow the animals on early rye
as soon as the spring opens. If the
animals are not carefully ohserved
they may lose weight from the change.
In fact, when steers are to be soid
they should not again be allowed co
graze. A short time on early rye may
do no harm, but too much young rye
causes bowel disease, which, though
©asily cured if the steers are kept up,
prevents further ncrease in weight.
neaaon Why Some Mem Won’t Pay.
Some one has said that the reason
farmers do not succeed with poultry is
that they fail to increase their accom
modations in proportion to the increase
in the flock; they fail to recognize the
fact that large flocks are difficult to
feed so that each individual may se
cure its allotted share; that various
ailments have to be guarded against
where large flocks are kept that are
comparatively unknown among moder
ate sized flocks; that large flocks re
quire constant attention. Neglect in
the case of a large flock will often
be very costly, which with a small
fl'vk might not result in any harm.
The man who has attained success
with a fair-sized flock should be very
cautious how he increases it. He
should make a careful note of the facts
that have resulted in securing his pro
fits. How he can increase his flock
without disturbing the situation or
weakening the factors that have
crowned his management of his small
flock with success should be his first
consideration.—New r York Weekly Wit
ness.
Barn Conveniences.
There should be in every stable a
closet large enough to allow the hang
ing up of all harnesses, whether for
carriage or work teams, and so snugly
made that when the doors are shut
the closet will be nearly air tight. The
cost of such a closet will be more than
repaid by the saving of leather from
the fumes of ammonia, if there is a
cellar for manure under the building,
and from the dampness caused by the
breath of animals or in other ways.
Another and smaller closet, or box
with shelves, near the animals, or two,
one for the horses and one for the cat
tle, in which to keep, currycombs,
brushes, cattle cards, sponges, hammer
and nails, often needed, and m,tle bot
tles or packages of simple remedies
that may be needed for a sick animal,
to save calling a veterinarian or to
save the animal until he can be brought
there. We usually had tincture of
aconite, saltpetre, powdered charcoal
and a bottle of some liniment on hand
always. Then a rack in the stable to
hold forks, shovel, hoes and brooms
for cleaning them out, and another in
some other place for forks, rakes and
ibroom, as well as other things used in
feeding. When there is but one place
for each article and that is always in
its place, no time is lost in hunting
for it, and there is less breakage from
their being thrown down, stepped on
or run over. The field tools should
have a room or place separate from
those that are used at the barn nearly
every day.—American Cultivator.
Mistakes In Wintering Vegetables.
It is a mistake to keep some vege
tables in the cellar, especially some
cellars. Wilted, shriveled, mouldy
Vegetables are not good. Many of
them can be kept best in the ground.
But mistakes may be made here. Pota
toes often come out watery, especially
during wet winters. They must be
kept dry. To make sure I bury mine
in boxes with straw in the bottom and
top and keep the boxes well covered.
Turnips often rot or freeze. The rot
comes because they were buried too
early or the heap made too large. Make
t long and narrow. To prevent freez
>ng and keep turnips in prime con
lOU requires some care. I cover
e heap with a good coating of straw’
o orm a blanket against frost. On
Js I put a few inches of soil, then
■*ait until the frost penetrates to the
s raw. Then a light covering of ma
nure is given and when this is frozen
“ eavy c °ating is put on. My pota
oes are treated the same way, and I
n ' frozen ground in the hill when
ani ready to p]p.nt. There are no
sprouts on eitbc,- turnips or potatoes.
ere is no cheaper or better method
°f cold storage.
-t Is a mistake to leave the roots or
- >ms of cabbages above ground, as is
S'nerally done. The freezing and
Jawing rots the stems, which convey
lc r °t 1° the heads beneath the
sroiind. i Ja y fi own and cover stems
a B- Often parsnips and horse
a ish are wanted when the frost has
orked them in the ground.. A supply
these should be dug and buried in
reaches with a heavy coating of ma
re over them, so they can be got at
v sn wanted. Beets, carrots and sal
y can be treated in the same way.
Don’t believe it when you are told
that hard freezes will not hurt onions.
Don’t disturb them in the least when
frozen.—W. L. Anderson, m American
Agriculturist.
Strawberry Culture.
, Li | :e ths onion among vegetables, so
lS tilß strawberry among fruits a
.great, money crop f or the skilful n’ro
uueer, but a source of annoyance, dis
appointment:-, and even loss to the
--hi.tiess manager, m-ro is scarc dv
an overproduction of good berries,
well colored, perfect berries are
always in. demand,, bring good prices
and prove profitable to the producer.
Tne best, soil for growing strawber
ries is well drained clay loam, but a
;a,r crop may be grown on any ground
that will raise corn. The lay and na
ture c. tne soil have much to do with
the season of ripening. A grower of
strawberries can generally lengthen
his berry season, and conseouentlv get
more money from his crop by select
ing a sandy composition of soil with
southern exposure for an early crop,
and a clay soil with a northern expo
sure for a later crop. The best ground
ior planting strawberries is soil which
is well manured, well cultivated and
previously worked for one or two
>eais with crops of corn or vegetables.
The veryp best berries, can only be
grown on rich, fertile soil. Well de
enmnosed stable manure is a reliable
fertilizer and should be free, as near
can be from foul weens, as they are
an injury to the strawberry plant, and
a great annoyance to the grower. If
the strawberry patch once becomes a
bed of weeds, the sooner it is plowed
down and anew one planted the bet
ter it will be for the berries and the
grower.
The ground should be loosened up to
a considerable depth as the roots of
the strawberry usually go down deep
into the ground, without spreading a
great deal, strawberries should be
planted in the spring, as soon as the
frost gets out of the ground and can
be worked into proper condition, and
when the plants commence to show
signs of new growth. When the ground
is in proper condition mark out the
rows tw T o feet apart. Berries planted
in the spring should not be allowed
to fruit the first season. All such
fruits should be picked off and the soil
kept clean from weeds if you wish to
obtain good, strong plants and a good
crop the following year. The best
results can be obtained in raising
strawberries by planting a bed every
year, but never plant, anew- crop on an
old bed.—Louis Campbell, in the Epito
mist.
vriiy Dead Furrows Are Not Wanted.
Upon the character the soil and lay
of the land depends the manner in
which land should be plowed to give
the best results as regards production
and ease in cultivation. By far too
many farmers do not give these im
portant matters sufficient considera
tion. Some practice plowing nearly all
the land in narrow strips, leaving deep,
dead furrows about 35 feet or less
apart. When the soil is naturally wet
and heavy, this proves beneficial, as it
gives good surface drainage, but it
leaves the surface in an extremely bad
condition for use of crop gathering ma
chinery, as the jolting and wear and
tear of machinery and jerking about
of team and man are wearisome to say
the least. Besides, when any portion of
the crop falls into one of these deep
furrows it is difficult to secure.
Land that requires deep, dead fur
rows for drainage should be thorough
ly underdrained, then dead furrows
would not be required, and 9 times in
10 it is only a portion of the field in
which dead furrows are necessary.
However, unless plowed in patches, the
whole field is cut up with furrows, re
sulting in a greater loss than if the
whole field was plowed level. But lit
tle grain or other crops grow in the
deep furrows, and what does is usually
stunted.
The whole field should be plowed
level or without dead furrows. When
harrowing and seeding has been com
pleted. take a one-horse plow and fol
low along the lowest portions or the
natural water course. This will prove
effective and you will have only one
shallow furrow to contend with instead
of a perfect network of them. One
other great mistake many farmers
make is to throw the furrow several
years in succession toward the fence,
often leaving the soil at that point a
foot higher than where the fence is
located. This earth is usually thrown
in so far that it cannot be turned back
with the plow. The only true way is
to at one plowing turn the furrow to
ward the fence, then at the next plow
ing turn it all back. Do not crowd
the fence too closely. It takes years
to again get a field level that has
been plowed in this hit-and-miss way.
If a field is nearly square, or two
sides are parellel, it is but little trouble
to commence in the middle of the
field, turning the soil at all times to
ward the centre. The next plowing,
throw toward the fence, but going
around the field, commencing at the
side. If it is absolutely necessary to
plow in strips or lands, make them as
wide as possible, and after plowing
each dead furrow at once turn back
two light furrows, one on each side,
into the dead furrow. The process of
harrowing and drilling will make the
land quite level. Gf course this is
only possible w’ith stubble land or land
free from scd.
A side-bill plow is a good implement
to use for level plowing. You can
commence at one side and throw all
he land in one direction. Some of
’hese equipments are very simple, and
;.he moldboard con be changed from
right to left or vice versa while the
team Is turning around. To level up
an unequal surface they are just the
thing.—L. D. Snook, in New England
Homestead.
THE WEEKLY NEWS, CARTERSVILLE, GA.
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Original Hloomer Advocate.
Mrs. Mary E. Lewis, the last of the
original “bloomer" advocates, who
never abandoned the costume until
her death has just died in Indiana.
Mrs. Lewis was one of the staff of
“The Lily,” the fiat woman suffrage
organ in this country, of which Mrs.
Bloomer was editor.
on Nothing fi Year,
There is said to be an American
woman in Paris who dresses superbly
on nothing a year, because she has a
fine figure and is a good adveitise
ment for the fashionable dressmaker,
who clothes her. His creations are so
enhanced by the w earer’s charms, that
she is besieged by inquiries for the
name of her couturier, who thus has
secured a greatly increased clientele
In the fashionable circle.
English Women’s Ornament*.
Gun metal links, set at intervals
with threaded crystals, have taken the
place of “barbaric” muff chains, which
are laid aside during the prescribed
period of English mourning. Jet
combs in the hair are taking the place
of tortoise shell. Black silk bov/s for
the hair, worn high in front, are the
only ornaments suitable for the coiff
ure.
Satin and tulle a”p being used in
stead of velvet neckbands, velvet not,
being a strictly mourning fabric. A
narrow band is worn tightly clasping
the throat, and upon it in front are
fixed pendant ornaments of pearls or
diamonds.
Pearls are accounted mourning
gems. Silver will be used later, but
gold will not be employed for many
moons.
Gown of Gray Cloth.
Avery striking frock is of a fine
gray cloth with a rough surface. The
skirt is cut severely tight to the knees,
after which a shaped flounce shows
Insertions of black Chantilly lace edged
with chenille. Two of these inser
tions run up each side of the skirt. A
tucked gray chiffon blouse, piped with
the chenille, is worn under a bolero
entirely composed of appliqued lace,
with a trelliswork of chenille and
mousseline de sole —a most effective
combination and an extremelv becom
ing one. The sleeves of this bolero
come just below the elbow, and under
these are seen the gray chiffon and
black lace ones belonging to the
blouse. A wide, pointed, swathed
band of black panne completes this
very fascinating costume. Another
pretty blouse to be worn with this
gown is made entirely of ecru lace
over white chiffon and shows long,
tight sleeves reaching right over the
hands. Tiny, fancy Parisian buttons
decorate the fr-ont of this blouse, hold
ing together some little straps of
turquoise velvet, the blouse pouching
well over the waistband in front, as
fashion decrees our bodices shall still
do.
New Wanli Fabric*.
•
The display of early wash goods is
exceedingly interesting in the matters
ol coloring, design, and in fabric or
weave. The tendency at present is
toward sheer rather than thick ma
terials, but very thin organdie is de
cidedly less popular than it was a year
ago. Batiste abo has lost somew-hat
of its favor. Swiss in numberless va
rieties, dimity, and thin mercerized
muslins have superseded all other
weaves in the lighter-weight summer
goods, while ginghams, in linen, cotton,
and Madras, cotton covert cloth, and
plain and fancy linens are the fa
vorites in heavier materials.
The new Swi?s and dimity designs
all show a striving after the realistic
in the choice of floral decoration, very
large designs being chosen, and
colored as nearly as possible like the
original blossom. On the other hand,
embroidered figures on Swiss are often
of the same color and shade as the
material itself.
The especial charaeterisitcs of the
wash goods now showing are the in
troduction of the satin stripe or dot,
the general adoption of a colored
ground with white pattern over it, and
the universal employment of mercer
ized effects. The latter treatment is
applied to cotton, linen, silk, and silk
and linen weaves of every variety,
and to thick and thin materials. Mer
cerized cottons, somewhat sheer, are
being cpmbincd with Valenciennes
lace, while the cotton cloths of a firm
er variety are embroidered or com
bined with the machine embroideries.
—Harper’s Bazar.
Ilie High filiation.
There are divided opinions upon the
new method, which is, of course, only
a revival of dressing the hair low in
the nape of the neck. Women whose
faces have lost the fresh bloom of
earliest youth are ill-advised to adopt
it without a very earnest consideration
of their profile in the looking-glass,
when, should they be critical, they will
probably decide that the chignon is
trying and not nearlv so “smart” as
the coiffure built high. There is a
droop about the effect that is quite
dowdy unless a special concentration j
is made upon the tresses on the brow
and the crown of the head, tending to
raise them, and provide the height and
dignity that most countenances re- ;
quire. But undoubtedly the fresh ci
face and soft and round of count •
nance need not hesitate, and shou’i
fhei' - hair be short. "’hat prettier
nc-wer method is there of drearing it
than cn queue? ••’’or th r> long-haired
there arc coils: r nr short a’l that
is iv i- t -n‘ th > hair be ;u.ud
under and cither w th a rib
bon has! c- with a jewelled comb.
Aim-, tv v , n will always, diny to
the high coiffure, and lust no-- it is
so becoming with the hair slightly
puffed and less waved, arranged from
the centre with a twist, forming a
cur! falling carelessly on the forehead.
The hair looped up to the c r own of
the head, having two or three twists
interlaced with tulle, finishing in a
fanlike bow toward one side, is very
attractive and becoming to most faces.
A wreath c f smn ll "osc arranged
around the crown and interlaced with
coils of the hair is another effective
evening eoinhire.—New York Commer
cial Advertiser.
If You Wish to Book Vnniijj.
The face is. without doubt, an index
to the heart, therefore if you wish to
look always young and charming, be
as happy as you can. Dress as well
as your means will allow, dress be
comingly and dress modestly; give
every attention to your underclothing.
Always wear nice petticoats, so that
when you raise your skirts your ap
pearance may be dainty. Wear good
fitting corsets; they should be re
moved as often as necessary. Never
wear soiled corsets and it seldom, if
ever, pays to clean them; better pur
chase another pair, or. better still,
have three pairs constantly on hand,
to be worn on alternate days, and all
of them will be found to wear better,
to keep clean longer, and to be more
healthful. Neve: - lace a corset, too
tightly, as this will push the flesh
where it should not be and cause the
wearer’s hands, face or nose to be
come red and. swollen. For a slight
woman, corsets of medium length in
front with short hips and low in the
bust should be worn; for a plump wo
man a corset nearly the same length
all the way round is preferable. Let
the corset, whether worn by a stc.ut
woman or a slight one, nearly meet
at the waist, but open wider at the
top and bottom edge; this will keep
the figure in trim. A stout woman
should clasp her corsets from the top
downward, whereas a slender woman
should fasten he’’ corset from the
lower edge upwards.
Wear your hair neatly and becoming
ly dressed; if you have very little
hair you should, in justice to your self,
wear artificial. If the front hair is
very thin an artificial fringe may be
necessary, but select one that is not
heavy or it will not look natural; if
the back hair needs to be added to,
select a switch that matches your own
in color and in texture, and do not
have It too heavy or too long.
It is the duty of every woman to
make herself as attractive as possi
ble. and every one should look her
best at all times, not alone from a
motive of self-respect, but because her
friends like to think of her as pretty
or dainty. As one advances in years,
to have pretty and fashionable clothes
it is not necessary to dress like a
young girl; the one great thing in
dress is to have it well made and well
hung and becoming. American
Queen.
Embroidered Swisses are marvels of
beauty.
Arabian lace collars are gems for
linen suits.
Fresh roses last well in the hair a
whole evening.
Velour crystal is appearing in many
pieces of new neckwear.
Tucked skirts, made straight, are
nearly certain to be clumsy.
With a violet silk waist, a set of
amethyst buttons is a treasure.
A stunning cloth dress has a blouse
and flounce of panne applique.
White and yellow, with a touch of
black, is almost sure to be ’ovely.
Materials are in every case cut
away from under lace insertions.
In the spring a woman’s thoughts
lightly turn to thoughts of such colors
as gray and violet.
One new blouse coat boasts little
rear appendages that look like a swal
low's tail in flight.
Some boleros disappear up into noth
ing at the front, while others refuse to
cover Beauty’s back.
Flounces are either plain, circular
affairs, or they are tucked or plaited
to a part of their depth.
Triple collars, the outer one en ap
plique, give a fetching finish to the
blouse for the linen suit.
Plain goods, wash or otherwise, re
joice in borders, which come in handy
for edging plaiting3, as well as panels.
All-over tucking makes a pretty
dress. Cut in narrow gores it is most
effective if set together with inser
tion.
A floral hat may take the shape of
the frame underneath, or it may look
like a Jot of blossoms caught up by a
whirlwind.
Under, or lingerie, sleeves come
ready to wear. They look curious
enough, being sufficiently long to
reach the elbow.
Those metal tags, which started out
mildly enough, have grown to four
inches or more in diameter, and in
this size are used to finish off the
ends of broad ribbon.
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