Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, March 16, 1901, Page 8

ANCIENTS TAD SENSE. Dated Beginning of Year from Opening of Spring WHEN ALL THINGS IN NATURE START AFRESH. Some Other Things in Which the Ancicats Haye Given Us Points. The ancients began their year with the advent of spring. How much more appropriate thus to begin the New Year with the new life of nature in the awakening spring. At this season all processes throughout the natural world start afresh. The ancients also showed their sagacity and appreciation of the great changes and active processes of spring- time, by realizing that this is also the time for renewed life and energy in the human system. They well knew that the blood should be cleansed from impurities and the nerves re-invigo- rated at this season. Hence the estab- lishment of the custom of taking a good spring medicine. This most sensible and healthy cus- tom is followed by almost everybody at the present day, few people of in- telligence venturing to go through this trying time of change from winter to summer without taking a spring med- igine. The unanimity on this subject is a settled fact; the only question hereto« MR. STOUGHTON L. FARNHAM. fore has been in regard to what is the best thing to take. The people have now become unanimous in their de- cision that as a spring tonic and restor- ative, Dr. Greene’s Nervura blood and nerve remedy is pre-eminently the best. Year after year Dr. Green’s Nervura blood and nerve remedy has proved itself the surest, most positive and reli- able remedy. Made from pure vege- table medicines, it invariably cleanses, purifies and enriches the blood, making the blood rich and red, and at the same time, by its invigorating effects, giving strength, power, vitality and energy to the nerves. In fact, Dr. Greene’s Nervura blood and nerve remedy has proved itself the most perfect of medicines and just what everybody needs for a spring remedy, Try it this spring. Mr. Stoughton L. Farnham of Man- chester, N. H., says: “Some time ago I was troubled with lassitude and a feeling of fatigue. I did not have the ambition to do any- thing that demanded unusual physical exertion. “I was recommended by a friend to try Dr. Greene’s Nervura blood and nerve remedy. I took two or three bottles and am prepared to say that it did me good. I can recommend it as a tonic, as I know it helped me.” Remember Dr. Greene’s Nervura blood and nerve remedy is recom- mended by physicians, in fact, it is a physician’s prescription, the discovery of the well-known specialist in nervous and chronic diseases, Dr. Greene, of 35 W. 14th St., New York City, who can be consulted free of charge, personally or by letter. A Pretty Good Sign. “What makes you think this new fiand is likely to rise rapidly over the other men in the factory?” “I noticed last night that he worked aearly four seconds after the whistle vlew.”—Chicago Times-Herald. Don’t Get Footsore! Get FOOT-EASE. A certain cure for Swollen, Smarting, Burning, Sweating Feet, Corns and Bunions. Ask for Allen’s Foot-Ease, a powder, Cures Frast-Bites and Chil- blains. At all Druggists and Shoe Stores. 25c. Sample sent FREE. Ad- dress Allen S. Olmsted, LeRoy, N. ¥. At the Breakfast Table. She—What a tiny little egg that is v’ve got. Isn’t it cute? (after breaking it)—Cute? I should say it was “chic.”—Catholic Standard-Times. Dropsy treated free by Dr. H. H. Green’s Bons, of Atianta,Ga. The greatest dropsy specialists in the world. Read their adver+ tisement in another column of this paper. Out of His Class. Schoolma’am (encouragingly)—Come, now, Harold, spell chickens. Harold—Please, ma’am, I’m not old enough to spell chickens, but you can try me on eggs.—Leslie’s Weekly. Sweat and fruit acids will not dis- color goods dyed with PUTNAM FADELESS DYES. The talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do well.— Longfellow. Don’t ache, use Hamlin’s Wizard Oil. Rheumatism, neuralgia and all pain banished by it. See your druggist. At all turns a man who will do faith-. | fully needs to believe firmly.—Thomas Carlyle. Piso’s Cure is the best medicine te ever used for all affections of the throat and lungs.—WM 0. ENDSLEY, Vanburen, Ind.. Feb. 10. 1900, There is a great deal of difference ‘between a copy and an imitation, If You Have Dyspepsia 4 no money, 4 jox 148, for six express paid. If cured, pay vop's Restorative; if not, 1t is free. The love of man dies as the love of money grows in the church. Racine, Wis, | | Cultivation of Orchards, (Condensed from Farmers’ Review Stenographic Report of Illinois Horti- cultural Convention.) F. D. Voris spoke on the cultivation of orchards, In part he said: For the first seven or eight years the cultiva- tion can be done in connection with some field crop. When the trees are young—from three to four years of age—we ‘prefer corn to any other crop, and I might say that this is true for the first seven years or till the trees begin to bear. It is very important to keep the soil well broken up in every county where the soil is not very rich. The black soil of central and northern Illinois may not need fertilizing, but even there some of the potash ferti- lizers might do a good deal of good. If I were going to buy a harrow for use in the orchard, I would buy an orchard cutaway harrow. We must keep the orchard free of weeds and grass throughout the growing season. Sow in the fall for the winter cover crop. You must begin to cultivate your orchard well early in the season and keep it up through the summer and early fall. You must do this to get the best results. Q.—Do you use a cover crop? A.—I have used rye. Q.—Have you noticed a prolonged season of growth resulting from cul- tivation; that is, where the trees are cultivated, do they grow outside of their season? A.—No, sir; if the cultivation has | been kept up through the summer. Mr. Van Deman.—Now, the point as to the continuous cultivation is very important; for if there has been no cul- tivation during the spring and sum- | mer, it will not do to begin it in the fall, as it is very likely to bring disas- ter tothe orchard. If the orchard is to be pastured with sheep, it should be over-pastured, so that the sheep will | have to be fed; that will result in en- riching the orchara. Horticultural Observations, The Illinois State Horticultural So- | ciety has arranged an exchange of vol- | umes of the State Horticultural Re- ports previous to the year 1894. Some people have duplicate volumes but lagk single numbers of other years. Any that are in a position to exchange vol- umes will confer a favor on other II- linois horticulturists by correspond- ing with the secretary, L. R, Bryant, Princeton, lllinois, relative to the same. 4 see It is always difficult to keep sweet potatoes, but it can be done, even out- side of a cold storage house. It is be- lieved that 50 degrees is the best tem- perature for this kind of tuber. An- other requisite is dryness. Van Deman says that in New Jersey the farmers dig pits where they will remain dry and store the tubers in these. The po- tatoes are covered to a depth of sev- eral feet with pine needles, and these in turn are covered with dirt. The natural temperature of the soil is about 55 degrees in that state, and the conditions for long-keeping are very good. eee A tree planter says that the great- est enemy to newly-planted woody plants is grass. When such plants and trees are set in holes cut in the sod they do not generally do well. Keep the sod away and give each tree and shrub a chance to grow. The tree that is once establishec and can reach out and get the food it needs will require | little attention from year to year. Care should be used not to plant a tree too low; it should be planted a little high- er than it stood before. Whether trees or shrubs, they should be given room in which to grow. When large trees are to be set out, especially large forest trees, it is advisable to steady them with wire stays and cables. The stays should not be wound around the trees, but should be fastened into wire eyes screwed into the trees. These stays will prevent the wind swaying the trees and loosening the roots, while they are still loosely fixed in the soil. The Future of Forests. Those who have been dismally pre- dicting that the forests of northern Wisconsin and Michigan. will soon be gone and that the business which has so far developed this territory will be a thing of the past, have overlooked a few things of interest. It is true that the pine forests are rapidly vanishing and that soon little pine timber of value will be found standing. While the rush has been on for pine, little attention has been paid to the im- mense tracts of hardwood which cover a large share of this land, and which have not been considered of any con- siderable value. This being the case, there is no immediate danger of north- ern Wisconsin being deserted with the disappearance of the pine, even though no new enterprises come in. Work- ing of hardwood will take its place and the demand will be just as great as it is for pine today.—Green Bay | Gazette. If the soil is in good condition as to moisture, cloudy weather is the most favorable for planting evergreens, not only because there is less danger of drying the roots of the trees, but also because there is’ less evaporation, A few days of cloudy weather will en- able the trees to establish themselves almost without check, A sheep expert has figured that the Chicago markets in January were short about 25,000 sheep as compared with January, 1900, and notwithstand- ing the fact that the cost of feeding is |considerably more, prices are-lower by | $1.25 to $1.75 than they were a year ago. When forest-tree seedlings are re- |ceived from the nursery, they should be immediately unpacked, the roots ‘puddled, and the plants heeled in ta await favorable weather for planting. | A BOON TO LAUNCH OWNERS, A Satisfactory Searchlight for S$ a Laupches Is at Last Furnished, A. H. Funke, 101 Duane St., New York, has placed upon the market a searchlight for small launches, which will be appreciated by every one who has attempted to run a launch in the dark. It is named the Baldwin Search Light, and is guaranteed to work sat- isfactorily. The lamp is complete in itself, re- quires no generator in the cabin, which is the common method of mak- ing gas for search lights. The gener- ator is attached to the lamp itself, no pipes or tubes being used. ‘The lamp is simple in construction, anyone can operate it. The light is steady and powerful, buoys being read- ily “picked up” at from 300 to 400 feet. The roughest seas or the strongest winds do not affect it in any manner, but it gives at all times a clear, bright light, far in advance of the yacht. The light is so focused that a beam of light similar to that from an elec- trie search light is obtained, only less powerful. This is accomplished by condensing the light on a parabolic re- flector, then projecting it through a special lens, which throws the light to a great distance. Under all conditions the lamps are absolutely safe. The lamps stand 16 inches high, fitted with 7-inch reflectors, and are made in two styles, one with attachment for operating when fastened to the cabin roof, the other for setting on forward deck. ‘These lamps can also be used on sail boats to a great advantage. ‘Her Sweetheart’s Double. A young married woman who had taken new apartments on Capitol Hill, was having her pictures arranged. One of them was a framed portrait of James Whitcomb Riley. “Who is that?” asked the chamber- maid, after looking long at Mr. Riley’s portrait. “That is James Whitcomb Riley,” was answered in a way consistent with the idea that the maid would not know Riley from a foreign potentate. “Reason I asked,” explained the maid, “is that he looks exactly like an old sweetheart of mine, and I thought you might have had his picture.”— Denver News. An Apt Pupil. Benny was a new boy at school, and, as the teacher enrolled his name in her book, she asked: “Where do you live, Benny?” “On Blinker street,” he answered. “You should say ‘in Blinker street.’ That is considered the proper form now.” “Yes’m.” “You have lately come to town, have you not?” “Yes'm.” “Where was your home before?” “Booneville.” “Where is Booneville?” “In the Erie canal, ma’am,” said Ben- ny.—Boston Herald. ON VERGE OF INSANITY. Mrs. 'E. A. Deacon Tells of a Case Where a Lady Wax in This Seri- ous Condition, But Was Saved. East Randolph, N. Y., March 11.— (Special.)—Mrs. E. A. Deacon of this town is Vice President of the local Women’s Christian Temperance Union. She is a lady of splendid capabilities, and these she has always directed to- wards the uplifting of humanity. What Mrs. Deacon says is accepted in East Randolph without question. No one has ewer doubted her truthfulness or honesty of purpose. Mrs. Deacon says: “My attention was first called to the remarkable cur- ative value of Dodd’s Kidney Pills, through the cure of a literary lady who was a friend of mine, and who from mental overwork was on the verge of insanity. After the failure of her physician to help her, her husband was advised to have her try Dodd’s Kidney Pills, which she did with gratifying re- sults. She used five boxes before she was completely cured, but at the end of two months’ treatment she was her own, happy, brilliant self once more. “feeling languid and worn out my- self, I thought perhaps they would be a help to me, and I am very glad to say that two boxes made a new wo- man of me. I feel ten years younger, am in the very best of health, and ap- preciate that it was entirely through the use of Dodd’s Kidney Pills. I give them highest indorsement.” These cases are becoming very com- mon in Cattaraugus county, and many ladies have had experiences similar to those of Mrs. Deacon and ‘her friend. What Dodd’s Kidney Pills have done for these suffering women, they will do for anyone who gives them a fair trial. They are 50c a box, six boxes for $2.50. Buy them from your local drug- gist if you can. If he cannot supply you, send to the Dodd’s Medicine Co., Buffalo, N. Y. The Dog Couldn’t See The Joke. John Joseph Carney, eight years old, living on the island at the foot of Michigan street, went to the Fitch hospital late yesterday afternoon with lacerations on both legs. He said he had been playing jokes on a yellow dog, and that the dog didn’t take them right.—Buffalo Express, Lice of Cattle, Those who write to us about this time of the year complaining that their zattle are lousy are doubtless unaware of the fact that there are two kinds of lice which infest cattle. They are di- vided into two separate families—viz., sucking lice and biting lice. Of the frst named there are two varietles— viz., short-nosed louse and long-nosed fouse. “Of these two the’ short-nosed ‘ouse is the larger and most difficult to destroy. It is to be found mainly about the neck and shoulders, which ! oarts are often denuded of hair by the rubbing induced by the itchiness | caused by the little pest. The long- aosed louse is, however, the most fa- millar to cattle breeders. The body is about an eighth of an inch long and about a third of that in width. The head is long and slender without vis- 'ble eyes. The one species of biting louse is very common upon cattle and 's easily recognized and differentiated trom the sucking louse, as it is red while the other is blue. It is often called “the little red louse,” but al- though it is more common than the sucking louse does not cause so much ceal damage as its blue relative. The | biting louse has a pair of cutting and biting jaws and attacks the animal along the spine, hips, rump, and some- times the head and neck. Its body foes not fill up with bluod as does that of the sucking louse, but it leads to a great deal of discomfort where oumerous. One notices the presence of lice about this time of the year and towards spring. The cattle rub them- selves on posts and fences and often do so in such a vigorous manner as to scratch the skin, causing it to bleed and become bare of hair. Emaciation is then likely to follow, and if the cat- tle be not relieved the owner is a con- sidorable loser from his feeding opera- tions. When any of the above symptoms are observed the cattle should be ex- amined for lice and it is best done after they have stood in the sun for a time as the louse comes toward the surface when warm. If it is found, the building occupied by the cattle should be vacated then thoroughly cleansed and whitewashed, adding a quarter of a pound of chloride of lime to each pailful of lime wash. The cattle should not be returned to the building before they have been vigorously treated for lice with one of the usual remedies. The Bureau of Animal Industry ad- {visesthe use of a decoction of fish berries (Cocculus Indicus). Take half ‘a pound of the berries for each ani- mal, pound fine, then add two quarts of vinegar and set on the stove to simmer for an hour. Apply this thor- oughly by rubbing it into the hair of the affected parts. This will not in- jure the skin or sicken the animals and is said to remain long enough to kill all of the young lice as they hatch out of the “nits.” Professor Riley’s kerosene emulsion is also highly rec- ommended and is prepared as follows: Kerosene, two gallons; common or whale-oil soap, one quarter pound; water, one gallon. Heat the solution of soap and add it boiling hot to the kerosense. Churn the mixture for five or ten minutes or long enough to make an emulsion. Dilute the emulsion with eight parts of water, and apply it to the animal by a thorough rubbing. Fifty animals can be treated with ten gallons of this emulsion. Another fa- vorite application for lice and espe- cially the lice of horses, is stavesacra seeds, four ounces; boiling water, one quart. Apply twice daily when solu- tion is cold. For lice on hogs a so- lution of chloro-naphtholeum is found: very effective. Some use one-third tur- pentine, two-thirds machine oil, an¢ claim to have the best of results. Horse Sales at Chicago. During the last week in January and the first week in February horse re- ceipts at Chicago were the largest in about four months, February 4th’s re- ceipts were the largest for any day since September, 1899. Receipts for January aggregated 9,593 horses, and | 5,113 shipments, against 11,074 arrivals and 9,334 shipments last year, 10,4323 arrivals and 9,158 shipments in 1899, 11,375 arrivals and 9,159 shipments in 1898 and 9,206 horses reported and 3,982 head shipped for January, 1897. The most active inquiry was for farm thunks which sold for $60 to $135 for medium to good animals weighing 1,200 to 1,500 pounds. Many horses that would weigh from 900 to 1,100 pounds were purchased for southern markets. Foreign purchases also in- creased the latter part of January, the bulk of the trade being for bussers at $90 to $110. Draft horses of good qual- ity brought $200 to $225. Agents from she lumber regions bought liberally for logging purposes and also took some draft animals. Buyers of cavalry horses for the British army were like- wise in the market. At a special sale of drafters and roadsters, 525 horses were disposed of, the bussers bringing $120 to $130. At the regular auctions frivers brought $265 and matched eams as high as $550. Separated Milk Almost Worthless. The introduction of creameries in ireland has been followed by a curious result. The farmers who send milk te she creameries get back the separated milk which they feed to the calves and pigs and in many cases consume: in their own household. The food value of this product is almost nothing and tompares very poorly with the butter- nilk that was formerly given to young stock. Simce the change a fatal dis- yase has broken out among the calves. | Not only has there been a great total! of deaths, but those that live are stunt- | :d in size and inferior in quality. It} s estimated that the depreciation in| che value of the marketable animal , ‘rom this cause is almost £1 a head,’ vhich represents a loss of tats o Irish cattle breeders. The increase of destructive insects H s hindered b; ~ rotation of crops. : His Ulterior Purpose. “Pa, what did the man in the song mean when he said: “Drink to me only with thine eyes?'”’ inquired the young- est Gubbins. “I guess,” sald his parent, thought- full, “I guess he meant to monopolize all the real drink.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer. Loyalty to His Employer. That young man who consented to have @ portion of his blood let out to save his employer set a remarkable example of heroism. The incident shows what power there i3 in good blood. There is only one natural way to get good blood, and that is from the stomach. If the stomach needs assistance, try Hostetter’s Stom- ach Bitters. This wonderful medicine cures dyspepsia, indigestion, constipation, and makes rich red blood. ° Looking to the Future. “And he was so courteous to his cus- tomers!” sighed the bank manager, referring to the miissngh fhChrdlu rd referring to the missing teller. “I suppose he always kept in mind that some of them might possibly be on the jury,” dryly remarked the pres- ident.—Puck. Try Grain-O! Try Grain-O! Ask your Grocer to-day to show you a package of GRAIN-O, the new food ‘drink that takes the place of coffee. The children may drink it without injury as well as the adult. All who try it, like it. GRAIN-O has that rich seal brown of Mocha or Java, but it is made from pure grains, and the most delicate stomach receives it without dis- | tress. 1{ the price of coffee. 15c and 25 cta per package. Sold by all grocers. The situation that has not its duty was never yet occupied by man.—Car- lyle. FITS Permanently Cured. Notts ornervousness after rat day’s use of Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Kestorer, Send for FREE $2.00 trial bottle and treatisa. Ta. R. H. Kiiwk, 1 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa, Analogy is merely a method of con- vincing without proof. Final There is an end to acute suffering when St. Jacobs Oil promptly cures Dar once’ ©. with rig to sellour Poultry Mixture; salary $15.00 per week and _ expen: contract; weekly pay. Address with’ stam: Eureka Mre. Co., Dept. P, East St. Louis, When Answering Advertisements Kindlp Mention This Paper. 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