$lc l)at!)am Record
II. A. LOSDOZ,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION,
$1.50 PER YEAR
St idly in Advance
Cr.sIUON.I TOlt HAT TINS.
Cushions for long hut-pins are made
from lull slender glass or silver vases
into which u loug slender cushiou,
stuffed with curled Lair, powdered
cork, or sawdust is lit tel. Tbo cush
ions are covered with colored silk, nud
(it the opening of the vase with a cover
of colored plush. Some of tbo bud
vases used for the purposo can be
bought for twenty-live and fifty ceuts.
Those in green u:jd gold nud white
und gold uro more ( xpeusivo.
A O ! It I. WHO OWNS OOLD MINF.
Mini Jennie Hillon, the successful
young gold prospector of Arizona, ban
not won her position without hard
work, liver since her girlhood the
Inn b.-i-a obliged to suppoi t herself,
it will not until .die gave up teach
ing school and started out with her
brother and uncle, as a prospector,
that sac found congenial employment.
Sho i-. now twenty-nine years old and
has jn-1 sold a half interest in tbo
Kansas eoid initio for S23,000. With
this she intends to continue her work,
but sho will now be able to spare her
self much severe manual labor in pur
suing her search for mineral wealth.
New York Advertiser.
hais-V-day Pitr.ssnsi.
Emancipated Brooklyn women hovo
formed an us ciut ion whose members
ugree to wear abbreviated skirts on
rainy days. According to tho adopted
constitution of the club, these skirts
niu.st not be lets than three inched
from the ground; they can be as much
si) uler as tho individual wearer de
termiix
Tho chief obslaolo iu tho way of
dress reform for women has always
been the unbecoming nppearaueo of
biroiig-mitided costumes. N"o self-respecting
woin in will look like- o guy
even for tbo privilege of having both
bauds free to carry her umbrella or
her puokujes. 0:i the other hand, sbo
rebels secretly against tho tyranny of
u fashiou which eoinpils her to hold
up heavy skirt.i on her wet weather
pilgrimages, or rim the risk of getting
them muddy and bedraggled.
The bicycle has come to tho rescue
of women in this matter, ns iu many
others. Tuo bicycle buit for girls,
consisting of j c!ut, short skirt and
leather or cloth leggings, is sensible
ftud becoming. Tho publio has be
come accustomed to it, aud there
seems no reason now why women
should not wear it on stormy days.
The skirt need only be a few inches
from the ground to accomplish its
good purpose, while tho gain to the
wearers iu freedom, comfort nud even
benltbfuluess would bo enormous.
If all the women iu this city who
ride bicycles should appear iu these
suits on tho-o sad days wbou mud is
prevalent, tbo remainder of the fe
mnlo population would uot be long in
adopting a similar dress. New York
Advertiser.
WUAT IiOYAL LADIES DO.
Royal ledies arc tho busiest ladies
in tho world, suys a writer in Women
at Home. Tbo nmount of real hard
work they get through every day of
their lives would rather stagger you
and mc. As n rule they aro early
risers, aud havo managed to accom
plish a vast amount of reading and
writing boforo tho ordinary "society"
woman has completed tho curling of
her fringe. Tuko our own Queen for
instance. With what wouderful per
severance mid an unflinching sen so of
duty sho has attended to state affairs.
Y'et even at her present ago sbo does
not cousider sbo has finished her ed
ucation, and grapples daily with the
dillicnlties of Hindustani. At least
half a dozen European languages are
familiar to her, aud not content with
knowing German nlone, she has
mastered many of tho country dia
lects. The Empress Frederick of Germany
still pursues tho study of inusio and
painting with tho zeal of a young
gill; and her dmghter-in-hw, tbo
younger Empress, besides herself
looking after her house and children,
rises a cock-crow sometimes to writo
documents of importuned for the Em
peror. The (Jueen of Italy just now
very keen ou bieyoliug usually
tpeuds the morning houu in study
VOL XIX
ing languages and stago plays. Tho
Belgian Queen aud Austriau Enpress
iu former diys employed their leisure
moments with "breakiug iu" pet
ponies, but of late tho Belgian Q.ieca
h:'s preferred the study of literature,
and tho Austrian Empress of Greek.
Tho Dowager Empress of llussia and
tho Princess of Wales havo tastes en
tirely iu common J both aro devoted
to art embroidery, painting in water
colors, nnd are wouderful adepts at
millinery. Most of our own royal
princesses can cook very nicely, muiic
butter, aud are initiated into tbo mys
teiies of household urt. They aro oue
au I all singularly accomplished, aud
useful and sensible women.
Exceedingly smart nro tho short fur
j ickets for wear when winter sjts in.
Tho fronts are loose, tuo back tight
fitting, with just a little fulness iu the
skirln, sleeves medium size, and Itrired
back revers faced with tho fur, aud so
arranged that tho collar at tbo back
cau bo pulled up as high as tho ears if
necessary. Of course short fancy
jackets in tho Eton and bolero stylo
are to be seen iu fur, but these nro
more like the trimming of tbo street
gowns. Tboy are extr. in ly becom
ing, for they havo blond pointed rc
vers which turn back to show full
vests and fronts of while satin covcrod
with laco rufllcs and jabots.
Rovers of fur nro mich used in
trimming handsomo gowns, aud a
pleated piece of fur sewed into the
shoulder scum and hanging over the
front of tho wai.it is ouo of tbo new
est fancies. Chinchilla on dark blue
or green, beaver, otter, and sable on
all colors, aro in stvlo; an 1 the pieces
of furs certainly give a touch of smart
ness and oddity that is very desirable,
Tho band of fur around the hem of
the gown is again in favor even on
eveniug gowns, whilo on the latter it
is also used to outline the seams on
cither s'do of the embroidered trout
breadth; mil around the shoulders or
across tho front of tho waist of low
cut gowns it is considered most effec
tive. Tor this purpose sable, mink,
beaver, nro used iu preference to other
furs. When these fur bauds aro put
on it is best to havo them an inch nnd
a half or two inches wide, uud tbcu
double them so that u round edge
shows, nud they look particularly well
put just under a fold of cloth or pas
tementerie. Monition, the fur that enmo into fa.
vor last season, is to be greatly in
fashion this year. It is such au ex
quisite bhade of gray that it is uioro
becoming than chinchilla, although
the latter is much handsomer. Capes,
collars, and boas with mull's to match
are made of this fur, but it is not yet
used as a trimming. With a gray
cloth costume with touches of yellow,
and a muff and capo of monition lined
with yellow, a most artistic effect cun
bo obtained, while with the new
greens, reds and purples of this sea
son's colors it is extremely smart.
Just nn edge of fur showing around
tbo cloth coats making them look ns
though liaed throughout, is again
fashionable, nnd some of tho new
evening wraps, which nro most regal
in construction, havo tho edging of
ono kind of fur and the lining of an
other. Harper's Bnzir.
FASHION NOT KB.
Fancy wash flannels aro nlco for
cycling or tenuis.
Fur will bo seen on tho gnuziost of
gowns this winter.
Tbo all-velvet hat promises to lie
decidedly popular this season.
Eaibroide.-ed muslins aud lawns for
children uro elaborately made up as
the eveniug gowns of their elders.
Broad, wriukled waistbands nro
now very fashionable, and are fast
ened with long buckles or jeweled
buttons. Many are of black batin,
and can bo worn with any giwn, but
by far the prettier fashion is to have
ono of tbo same material as the gown
or of silk of tbo samo tone. Thoy are
very easily . ade and fitted, if tho ma
terial is usod perfectly bias. Taking
abroad piece and fastening it closely
about the waist with a buckle or but
tous it will ?;i'jk!e artistically and fit
perfectly.
PITTSliORO, CHATHAM CO., X. C
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.
Chica
has
electrio elevated
road.
The curtu is gradually growing
colder.
About three bundled species of tur
tles and tortoises are kuowu. Some
of these attain a very largo sizo.
Au elaborate scheme has becu form
ulated for providing Johannesburg,
South Africa, with n comprehensive
system of electric railroads.
Tbo longest distanco to which
projectile has been thrown, was nt
ShoebuiyiKss, England, ou April 10,
1888, when a L ingridgo wire-bouud
guu threw a shot 21,358 yards, or 12
miles 238 yards.
Somo electricians carry a small
compass in their pockets, aud before
they touch the wire hold tbo compass
near it. If tbo needle is not deflected,
they know there is no current in it,
aud that it is safe to haudlu it.
It is said that a largo number of tho
smalior towns iu Switzerland, where
water power is so Abundant, uro being
supplied with the electric current for
lighting nud power purposes which is
generated by water power.
Professor Lang of Vienna, declares
that sponges, owing to tbo impossi
bility of destroying germs in them,
have long since been banished from the
surgeon's table, uud sbouldalso bo ex
cluded from tho bathroom and wash
staud. According to the Cdogno G izotte,
parafliuo is found to be un cxclleut
remedy for snake poison. The par
afliuu oil if worked thoroughly into
tho wound and then nllowed to stand
ou it iu n pool or tbo bitten pu t may
be poulticed with paralliue.
Lieutenant Joseph E. Maxwell,
chief signal offieor of th ) department
of tho Missouri, is to make au ascent
at Chicagoby meansof a man-carrying
kite. The kite is to bo built by
Octavo Ohatinte, und will havo an arm
hair tilted to tbo frame, and will bo
for tbo purpose of testing tho eflici
ency of a llyiug kite for observation
purposes as au adjunct to tbo balloon
service.
Au official dispatch from Lwoll
Obsorvatory at Flagstaff, Arizona,
announces that tbo astronomers there
havo discovered thnt tbo plnucts Mer
cury aud Venus rotate cneh of them
ouly ouco ou its axis during its re
volution around tho sun. These plan
ets, therefore, havo only ouo day in
each of their years. Tho Lowell
observers find, further, that Venus is
not cloud-covered, us has bjeu sup
posed, but hm about it a thick atmos
phere, whilo Mercury has uone.
A Light Seen Sixty Jliies.
Tbo penetrating powers uud ranges
of powerful lights, such ns are cm
ployed iu lighthouse service, rapidly
decrease as the ratio of their luminous
power increases. For instance, a light
of 5,00d,000 caudle power in tho Brit
ish channel has in average weather a
luminous rango of about forty-four
nautical miles, wuilo it tho light be
increased to tho power of lO,0JJ,000
candles, tbo luminous rango is ouly
live miles more, or forty-niuo miles.
Accordiug to current practice lights
up to 200,000 caudlo power nro ob
tained by means of miuoral
oil lamps while electric lights
are used for higher powers
nnd almost any power may thus bo
obtaiucd. The highest power yet at
tempted is about 30,00.1,000 nt Pcu
Miark point, iu tho department of Fiu
isterc, France, which when completed
will be tbo most powerful lighthouso
illumination in tho world. Tho height
of tho tower iu which it is to bo locat
ed is about sixty-three meters.euabling
it to bo soon during tho day from a dis
tanco of oightjen miles in lino weath
er. Dnriug the night this light will
bo visible for sixty miles. Tlio ro
tuudily of tho c.irlli will prevent tho
rays from striking tho eye directly at
a distauco of more than thirty miles,
but the sky overhead will nppear il
luminated for thirty milles more. Tho
estimated cot of this lighthouse is
ubout $120,01)0.
It t' remit.
Ho ran down tho gangplank nnd
kissed her. "Henry l" sho exclaimod,
"whero is tho poodle?"
"Dearest," lie said, "it fell over
board." She wrung her haiuln.
'Why did tho steamer n t stop to
rescuo it?"
"They only stop to tavo human
life?" he explained.
"Thcn.lleiiry.why didu't you jump
overboard?" Life.
A now translation of Shakespeare
into French is shortly to bo published
iu Paris. M. Jules Lermiua, tbo au
thor, claims that it will bo more lit
erul than any of its predecessors,
FOB THE HOUSEWIFE.
BECHAMEL SACCE.
Put four tablespooufuls of butter
and three of flour iu a saucepau, pour
on this three gills of boiling water;
tie together n bayleaf, sprig parsley,
one of thyme, put in a saucepan,
with small slice of carrot, half au
onion, tiny bit of ninee, eighteen pcr
percorns, generous tcnspoouful of bait
two tablespooufuls of gravy or btoek,
simmer gently hulf an hour ; strain ;
add three gills cream, let it cumo to
boiling point, and serve.
This is ono of tho most useful
snuces; it m ly be used with fish, poul
try or vegetable!!. Chicago Record.
T
ATPLn MEHINCiCE.
Ono of the most inexpensive of des
serts is an apple meringu . This is
not to bo confounded with an apple
meringue pie, which is made of a
straiuod upph sauce, flavored with
lemon peel, is spread, if you wish,
with apple j Uy uu I a meringue of the
white of three egg", three tablespoou
fuls of sngir nud tb -j iiceof a quarter
of n lemon, the whole baked in a
crust. Au npplo meringue is not
baked iu a cruM. To in ike it, select
six mediuin-si.e.l rather tart apples ;
core and peel tb.-m aud put th.'ui in a
porcelaiu-liued s iueepau with half a
cup of CjI I water mid half u cup
of sugar. Cover tho upples closely,
turn them alter they have
cooked three minutes, uud bnsto
them thoroughly, lupeat this process
iu three minutes more. When tho
opplesure tender, but before they break
apart, take them up very carefully
with a largo spoon, so ns to keep them
whole. The syrup on thein will be
nprlv all absorbed ; Dour tho little
that remains ov.T them. It should
not bo over n ipiarter of a cupful.
If it is more, reduce it. When the
apples nro cjU! lill the cores with jelly
aud pour a little melted j ;lly over each
one to glaze it. Apricot and currant
jelly nro both excellent, but nothing
is better th iu a j -11 v- made of a piut of
apple n'.iim and cores boiled in a cup
of water until tender. It will take
about half nn hour. Tbo juice is then
pressed out "of the pulp, measured
and sugar added iu proportion of a
piut to a pound. Add four strips au
iuoh long of tho yellow peel of a
lemou. Heduco tbo liquid until
j,.lly is formed. it is better to
prepare the apples nnd plaza them nnd
lill them with jelly the day before they
are served. They should be put ou a
thick plate. Half au hour before ser
ving beat to a stiff froth tho whites ol
three eggs, tbreo tablespooufuls of
powdered sugar, and the juieo of half
a lemon. Tour the meringue over tbo
apples cu the plate, diawiug it doo
to tho edge, and nliow n little to glaze
the edge. Dredge it thickly with
powdered 6Ugar aud let tho plate on 8
thick block of wood iu a slow oven. In
twenty miuuics the ineiiiiguo will be a
very delicate brown. Serve the dish
at once. The block of wood protects
the apples from the heat, so that tho
jelly in the.m does not melt, but the
apples remain in glac . Tho tart ap
ples enclosed iu this sugary meringue
are very uio H .stou Cultivator,
household niMS.
Anything with a meringue over it
should be put iu a cool oven and al
lowed to brown tbwly if you wish it
light. A strong heat toughens merin
gues. If a bunch of grapo leaves is put in
tho briue iu which cucumbers are to
bo soaked for pickling, it will help
keep tho cucumbers souu l aud firm,
and of a good color.
In blanching nut meats pour over
them boiling water aud let it stand fl
few moments Throw over them cob!
water and rub tin m between tho fin
gers and the skins will readily come
off.
When tho whites of eggi are usod,
and tbo yolks ore not lupiircd at the
same time, drop tho yolks iuto a small
cup or glass, c ivei the surface with s
littlo cold water and keep in a cool
place,
Flnt irons that havo bceomo rongt
from rust or st.neh should be nibbed
with yellow b:eswax. "Have a cuke of
tho wax tied in a piece of course
cheese cloth. Heat the iron until it
is very warm, but not hot, rub the
iron briskly w lib tho beeswax, and
quickly rub with a clean, coarse cloth
until the surface is smooth.
Iced tea is refreshing certainly, bul
it is note iiisidered entirely wholesome
for tho regular use of any oue, notably
children. A way to make it to insure
a minimum of tannic acid is partly to
fill a goblet with cracked ice; make
the tea somewhat stronger than usual;
then pour, boiling hot, ove: tbo ice.
i Ablice of lemon nud a little sugar may
I be added.
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DK CEMMC II 10, 180(5.
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.
Icebergs sometimes last 200 years.
The latest fad out West is colored
colli us.
Iu the palace of Emperor William
in Berlin, 500 housemaids und 1,800
liveried footmen liud employineut.
Tho entire population of the State
of New York (0,513.311) could iind
standing room on a tract of only oue
square mile iu extent.
Sir J. Andereou of Ji.ittovant.Cork,
Ireland, spout $1 50,200 iu 1837 m
tryiug to perfect "u stcum drug or car-
riairo for common roads"
The great clock at Koiien, Fruuce,
has been grinding out tbo hours aud
minutes without interruption for 500
years, aud gives promise of going for
500 more.
The largest fig-tree iu Calioruii
grows ou Catalina Island. It covers
a circular space al out 200 feet iu di
ameter, and its trunk is tweuty-six
inches thick.
A clergyman at C'ra.bicli, Onp3 Col
ony, South Africa, alvcrti.scs iu the
local paper that he is prepared to un
dertake the tuning of pianofortes and
to give lessons ou tiiat instrument.
Portland, (Me,) tiro idiirm boxes
are now made prominent at ui;;ht by
lanterns fixed on the top of tho posts,
tho panels being of red glass with
the words "lire ulann" ua the four
sides. A feature of the carnival week nt
Kansas City this year will be t'ua start
ling uud rage-producing bladder on a
tick. A linn h is imported M'O.)
bladders to help along tho wctk'r
merriment.
Tho cold nose of a spaniel, pressed
against the face of a sle-piug man ii
Hocklaud, Me., awoke him. Ho arose
followed his dog to the kitchen, au7
found it flooded with water from a
leaking tank.
Tho specie-room ou conn Hteam
shins is usually 10 feet long, t;u teet
wide and eight feet high. Jt is formed
of steel l'lutes ii uuai ter of an inch
thick, with u steel door, which has
burglar-proof combination loci;.
The body of Mrs. Marv S. AlUo' .son
of Columbia Slough, mar l'ortlaud,
Oregon, was being prepared for the
grave when a friend noticed the tint
of lifo on the cheek. The burial was
deferred, and in week tho woman re
covered from her trance.
Lightning pliued queer pranks iu
the residence of Paul Siuimouson, at
Montague, Mich. It pussed down the
chimney, reut tbo stove pipe, burned
holes in a table-cloth, nnd cut some
picture wires. Six persons wero in
tho house, but they were not injured.
To Cut an Apple, hut Not the Skin.
This littlo trick, well performed, is
quite startling. Select au applo with
a firm, smooth skin. Take a long und
slender darning needle and thread it
with silk or linen thread; cotton will
do, but is more liable to break. Be
ginning at the stem end take a long
btiteh uuder tho skin of tho apple,
being careful not to go so deep that
tbo point of tho needle does uot read
ily emerire. Take another stitoh in
the same direction, sewing right around
the npple exactly as you would cut it
in half. When tbo thro id comes out
again near tho stem take tho two ends
ono iu each baud, cio?s them aud pull
Bteadily. Tho thread will, of eourse,
cut tbo npple iu two, leaving no mark
on tho skin, nnd without breaking it
beyond tbo tiny holes m.ido by the
needle, which uroqu.te invisible By
repeating tho performauco is different
parts of tho apple, it may bo cut into
quarters and eighths, uud on being
peeled will fall into three section.
Boys Attacked by Snakes.
William J. Walters, aged 10; An
drew L. Atkinson, aged 20, aud Wil
son T. Dulling, aged 17, had a thrill
ing experiouco with a number of b'aik
euakes while gathering ch-stnuts near
Buttouwood Corners, Pa. While Atkin
son and Walters were picking up nuts
tbreo largo black snakes made their
appearance from a cave nud came tow
ard them. Tiiey at oiiej begau n des
perate battle. The reptiles hissed
and sprang at the young men, who
had to work to keep out of reach ol
their fangs Oujof the snakes wound
itself arouud Walters' leg during the
battle, but Atkiuson quickly procured
bis knife and cut tho snake iuto three
pieces. In doing so he cut Walters'
leg, but not seriously. Atkinson was
bitten on tho finger while saving his
companion. Tbj snakes each mea
sured three to six feet in leugth,
Tlio First Step.
Ethel By tho way, is your new
bicycling club stait 1 yet?
Cis N'o, but it's getting on. We've
engaged tho doctor.
NO. 1(.
FOR FARM AND GARDEN,
EARLY BREEDING: Of IlEIFEHS.
There is no especial advantage in
Laviug a cow grow of large size. The
breeding of heifers at nu early ago is
therefore beneficial to them ns milk
ers, becatlso it encourages tbo tend
ency to milk product rather tbnn to
lay on fut, provided always tbo heifer
bo kept to milking us long at possible.
Tho young heifer lias usually very
nu ill teats Frequent handling of the
teuts whilo she is n calf bus n tend
ency to culargo them, aud also to
bring the heifer in heat earlier than
she would bo if rot thus treated. Iu
Jersey ull tho heifer calves nro petted
nud mude as tamo as possible by fre
quent handling of the udder aud
tents Wbeio this is done tho heifer's
teats will not be too smnll for easy
milking, though tho heifer herself
may bo small of size, becauso she
breeds too early. American Culti
vator. STKER IT.EDINH.
Whilo dairying is undoubtedly the
most profitable for those conveniently
situated, there is stiil money in beef
raisiug if a good quality of meat is
produced, writes W. J. li irues, of
Wisconsin. Beef cultlo are not ns
good ns they were a few years ago, as
less attention has been paid to beef
quality. Much Wisconsin beef is pro
duced at a loss An animal which puts
most of its meat ou the outsido is
desirable. A dairy animal which sells
for 3 l-2eents just pays expeiises.a go jd
beef animal which will sell for four
cents yields a good profit. My experi
ence bus beeu mostly with Shorl
horus As with diary aniuial-, how
ever, it is not so much the breed ns it
is tho build. I turn oil' tno y.:ni-olds
because they bring tho higbist I rice
aud are raised at tho least Co t per
pound. The heavy four-year-old is a
thing of the past. My cjws do h hiio
thing at the piil, but I don't attempt
much.
cake or i:wi:s.
It is very essential ut this season of
the year to prepare bleeding ewes for
u good crop of lnnibs to protect them
from storms and provide good pasture,
or iniiki) ii) the deficiency with roots
or graiu, und all wo.l nud tilth should
be ti iiiuued away that would hinder
coupling, and to facilitate service u
small ration of barley or corn may be
given in connection with their usual
teed, which should be gradually less
ened and taken away after the coupl
ing season is over, and o.its substitut
ed, if there is not plenty of good clo
ver bay, or corn fodder is given with
a small ration of roots, which should
not bo fed in Inrgo quanti
ties, especially tbo .utter part of
gestntiou (as they are too cold aud
bulky). It is belter to increase feed
three or four weeks before ewes com
mence dropping lambs by adding
i. small feed of oats. A good yard
should be provided for them to exer
cise iu during the gestation poriod.and
encouraged to do so by having it well
littered with straw before they are let
iu to prevent getting cbnff in their
wool. They enjoy picking at the
straw, which will prevent them from
getting muddy, and will be converted
into a good fertilizer before the ensuing
fall. Ewes should not bo worriod or
compelled to pass through narrow
doors or gateways while breeding.
A. K. SpauUling iu Farm, Stook and
Home.
now to hob.
Somebody ouht to estublish a hoe
ing school and teach our youug people
and hired men how to use a hoc, writes
T. (iieiutr. It makes me sick when I I
see how our help do this importaut
work. Tho fundamental error with
them is to think that tbo purpose of
hoeing is to lull weeds and nothing
else. Cuusi q iently they just skip
over tho surface, trying to hit the
wee 1p, and if no weeds happen to be
there tho spot is skipped over uu
touched. When tho job is done, our
man or man think tbo weeds aro done
lor; but in a few d ivs tho g.ound is
again well occupied. The fact is that
Ibis pcraj ing over the surface is not
bv any moans tbo best means to kill
. weeds, uud it amounts to noth
ing much iu other respects.
A good hoeing should touch
aud stir tho whole surface, and fresh
en it, nud give the weeds such a set
: back that they will not recover from
1 it in a long time. When I hoe I let
J the blade go iu corncrwise, and when
' I get done there is no spot that is left
i with old crust on, w hether there were
. weeds or not. Tbo fresh ground, soon
I after hoeing, looks smooth aud clenu
I nnd attractive. There is at least nu
' inch of well-pulverized soil nil over
the whole surface, aud the plants,
I thus surrouudod by fresh, moist, loose
foil, seem to be grutelul and respond
t with quickenci) growth, Lit it is hard
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HOW TO WA1F.R I'LAXTs.
It is never too late in the season to
discuss tho subject of plant watering.
There aro house and greenhouse
pluhts that require to be tended and
cared for all winter. Ouo of tho city
dailies iu reply to a correspondent
who asks how plunls should bo watered,
replies very briefly "somo do it with
a watering pot, others prefer a hose."
That doubtless represents fairly the
city idea of this subject. As well
might tho editor reply to a question
what to cut, by saying "that soiuo uso
imilo und fork, otbers a spoon, uud
tho Chinese know how to do the
trick with their absurd chop
sticks." Older than any of these was
using ouly tbo fingers, which an old
adage hays, "were made before knives
and folks" The art of watering plants
cannot be discussed in two lines, if
justice is doiio to tho subject. Dous
ing water on the surface with either
hose or watering pots helps to com
pact the surface nud exclude air. Ia
heavy soil, when tho water so poured
uu dries ol)', a hurd crust is formed
from tho evaporation ou tho surface.
If, on tbo other baud, the soil is all
the time saturated with water, this
exc.il les air and bumie nci I is formed
in the soil, which is poisonous to the
roots of ull plants, except mosses, ferns
und lichens The proji.-r way to wet
plants is from beneath, the water ris
ing in the soil, and the surface being
cultivated to keep it from
evaporating too rapidly. Iu the
flower po, tho plant is best
watered by filling the saucer in which
it stands with wuter uutil the so. I near
to the sin f ice is moist. It is better
not to huve the sui face soil moi.-.t iu
pots fur house plants iu w inter, for if
it is chilled, ns must often be the fact,
the more water iu tiio soil near tho
stirtueo the more the puuit wui suner.
A good way to water limi-io plants or
plants out of doors is to dibble little
holes near tho plant and partly fill
them with water. Then level tho sur
fuc.?, filling tbo holes, keeping the sur
face soil loose bo as to prevent (:vapo
ration as much us possible. Boston
Cultivator.
winter rnoTF.i rios ron small vitriTs.
Not a weed .should be left iu the
berry garden l.jis full. Destroy nox
ious weeds and iu ect eegi by burning
nil weeds, dead brush and vines thus
sAviug much labor another suasou.
Let the ground be c'.eau a:i I apply a
liberal dressing of lii:o manure over
the entire sutlaee.
Winter protection is nu absoluto
uec .Bsily for growing small fuits sue
cessfully in a uuit leru climate. It
should be practiced m every locality
where the temperature reaches zjio
or below. Even iu localities where
plants show no injury, uud umong
those considered most har.ly, tho vi
tality is often ulT-cted nnd tbo succeed
ing crop very much reduced.
The best winter protection for bluck
berries, raspberries nud grapes consists
laying them down aud covering
lightly with dut. If plautu have been
well mulched iu summer with greea
clover, cleau straw or coarse manure,
as they should be.less d:r. is required
by using this mulching.
Iu laying plants down (the row
ruuuiug north and south,) commence
ut the north cud, remove the dirt from
tbo north side of tho liiil about four
inches deep ; gather the brauches iu
close form with a wide loll;, raisiug
it toward thetopof the bush und press
geutly to tho north, id tho samo time
pluciug the foot lin ily on tbo baso
of the hill, aud press hard toward
the north. If the groan I is hard or
bushes old, a second man may uso ft
potato fork instead of the foot, insert
ing same deeply elo.-o to south side of
hid, and press over slowly, bending
tho bush iu the root, until nearly flat
ou the ground. The busu is then bold
down with tho wide fork until projior
lv covered. Tbo top of succeeding
bill should rest near tho base of pre
ceding hill, thus makiug n continuous
covering. Tins process is nn impor
tant cue, but istasiiy acquired with ft
little practice.
Iu tho spring remove tho dirt care
fully with a fork, and slowly raise the
bush.
With hardly varieties, and iu mild
winters, sufticieiit protection may be
had by laying down and covering the
tips ouly. drupes beiuji mote flexi
ble, arc laid down without removal of
dirt near tho vine.
There is no moro important work
on tho fruit farm, or garden, than
winter protection, uud there is im
work uioro generally neglected. Let
it be done thoroughly, uftur frost
havo come, oud before u inter eet it.
Farm, Fioid and Fireside,