The Cedarville Herald, Volume 26, Numbers 27-52

r* & ?k A g te as Yuletide headquarters for everything giyable in the gifWiiving Hue. The- doings here this season are unparalleled in the history of of our growth. This.Is a “ Christmas Store,” where ali the taxing problems may be solved; where every penny w-HI d-> its wirk surpris-. jbgly well, and every dollar will buy two dollars’ worth of satisfaction-—THIS PAGE IS FILLED WITH GIFTS WHICH MAKE SUITABLE AND PLEASING PRESENTS FOR EVERYBODY, We cannot describe everything by name—we couldn’t -do it if we filled tills entire paper—hut we can give a few hint3 winch hinge on Yuletide presents. Do not forget that the store is packed with ARTICLES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, ESPECIALLY SUITABLE FOR HOLIDAY BUYING; UNTI CALLED FOR. COME NOW. RINGS. Diamonds, 84.50 .to 8500,00 Rubies. 81.00 to $400.00 Emeralds SI.00 to8300,00 Pearls 81 00 tn 8200.00 (Jems’ Initial $2, 83.75, 86,50, 810 , Opals §1 50 to 8100.00 Plain gold ami engraved band from 81.00 to §15 00 SILVERWARE. , In Tea Sets $8,50 to $75 00' In Coffee Tets $5.50 to $25.00 Iri Chocolate Sets 85.00 to .$20.00 ’ In Cake Dishes $4 50 to. 815 00 In Candelabra $2,00 to 135.00 J In Smoking Seta $4 00 to $10 ,In Shaving Mugs $3.50 to $10 CUT GLASS. In Bon Bon $2 to S8 In Vases $2 50 to $20 .In Berry $2.50 to $25 In Pitchers 85 to .$15 In Water Bottle $2.50 to $8 In Wine Set $10 to $75 In Punch Bowls $10 to $30 PHONOGRAPHS. E d i s o n 10 00, $20 00, Columbia 3,50, Columbia Disc........ Victor,. .................. $30.00 15.00, 20.00 20.00 to 50 00 "15.00 “ 50.00 .Cuff Buttons Stick Pins.... Studs ... ...... Necklaces...., JEWELRY. ................ $ 50 to $15.00 .50 *' 25 00 ,75 “ 100,00 100 " 10,00 Chains;., Fobs..:... t harms .75 “ 25 00 .75 " 15 00 ,./.50 " 50.00 WATCHES. In Nickle. .$ 1.00 (o 4 00 In Silver.,.-...... ,, In Go d Filled.’..,, In Gold ............ 3.50 “ 12.00 8 00 '“ ' 25 00 15.00 *.* 150.00 CLOCKS. In Gold . In Wood....- In Iron . . . . . In China.,,. ........■-...$ 2 00 to $00 00 3 00 “ 10.00 4 50 « ’ 12.00 1.50 •* 15.00 UMBRELLAS AND CANES. In Gold............ 3.50 to $25 00 In Silver.................. 3.00 “ 12.00 In natural wood, mounted in gold aud' silver 82.50 to $6.00 DIAMONDS. In Brouchvs......... ,,.,,,..$7 .0 0 to.$500 In Stick. Pins .... .......... 8.00 “ . 75 In Cull Links.« . ............ 3 00 " .40 Tn Lockets......... ............. 4 50 “ 35 in Studs ....... 8.50 “ 150 In Rings ................. ............ 4.50 •» 500 KODAKS. , A i* •- . - Eastman Kodaks $1. to $50 • Cameras $3.60 to $50 - PIANOS. . Baldwin, Ellington, Hamilton, Howard,'' Valley Gem - Bush & Certs, Victor & . Oxford, Walworth & Haines Bros., J . H . Fisher Pianos. HandPainted Fine China. In Plates,.L- ...... In Vmes............... ..........$1.50 .to 8 5 ........ LoO “ 10 In Choeulate................... .400 " 12 In Brush "Trays..... . . 2.00 " 12 In Pitchers..... .......... S OO “ 22 In Salad........................ ’. 5 00 f‘ 14 Steins..................... ........ 1.00 “ 0 STATUARY. A very, line Selection from $2 to $50 Silverand Gold Novelties.^ In Gold‘Jewel Boxes $3.00 to $15.00 In Gold Knives $5 to $7 In Gold Cigar Cutters''$4.50 to $7 Silver Toilet Sets $4 t« $25 .Siivernin Toilet Sets $1.75.to $6 Cloth. Bntslir-s 75c to $5' f'onibs 40c to SI 50 Match Boxes 50c to 85 Souvenir Spoons, following engrav­ ings: 0>tv Building, Court House, Post Office, Wittenberg College, Library, High School, St. Raphael Cbtir h, Odd Fellows Home, K. of P. Home, Masonic Home 75c to 82 Bookwaiter Hotel Building, Springfield, Ohio s’tallt breaker. Two persons tire uecets- sary to dri ve this kind of stalk breaker, but a grant deal of ground can begone over In a short time, I TO BREAK CORN STUBBLE , Tito #r Tliree Imtileiuenti*, None of Them Oliitenll to Haiti*, '• When the ground la frozen hard. If the land Is not too hilly or rough, the breaking of Hie corn stubble Is not dif­ ficult If the farmer has the proper Im­ plements. says an Ohio Farmer writer. For those living handy to a railway It la a good plan to buy an old rail or p.itt of a tali discarded from the track. About (our feet titan each end of ft a hole !.« dtllled through the narrow n o w t o ,M nk.« a P u tt H o ld e r . The bag hoh.er shown. In the cut Is one which un’Ohlo Farmer correspond­ ent says lie has used for some time and found satisfactory. The back stand­ ards are four feet long. The others arc three, feet eight laches. There are cleats at V and holts at X. The bolt is the teaching of soil physics, sail fer­ tility and the. study of the soil prob­ lems bf the state. The popular “ corn school/' or two weeks' course In corn and grain Judg­ ing, Instituted last winter will he held the coming season .bin.’ 4-1(5, and Is expected to result ln evi-n better work. Corn has 'been collected, and many acres have been grown for the purpose of securing data which will prow re- liable for the farmers of the state. Over $3,000 is to be awarded In premi­ ums at the com school, POTATO CULTIVATION. ooiij/otAt,!! mu: a Ki:im part. A chain is attached, nt each hole tf,. a bolt r H ok, and. the <Suiitmbeing brought together at the other end* h ring h aff.tched. to’ which three horses me hitched. The chains may he a't* t tacbed without .drilling holes if irons tods of suitable .size he treated and bent round the mil at l*'i>proper places, on an to fi't ni eyes or hooks. Another good malt; breaker may he made by (circling a wooden pole of as uniform tllitnn-ter an possible ami long enough to break five or seven rows of chillis. After ascertaining the center o f gravity by balancing over a tog or fiine like object cut notches at three and a half Hi four fee» on each side of *hi.i center, Fasf<n chains around flic j, be »t the notches and to a doubletree, i; ;d singletin s, ir« nhmVn In Fig. 1. ‘Ibe Inivis,er flliowtj |p Fig. •*faharder to I'uom-Hif, but If Is a very effective one on level ground. Two pieces of 2 hj 4 or 2 by ti inch ntritf about twenty r< 4 Imtg ,m> connected by two crowt- Idreen «l«mt 2 by 4 Inchc* by IPi feet j A fiair nml one-half Incb bolt at each! of the vntiiii'Cttng points Imldo the j frame togilher. A light chain la looped t r.'Und no b irosspftue and held at ihej dri-Ted mild by u v.m>.len or Iron pin or bolt, ihugletrecs ara attached to the 1 i' * The ehftbm are adjusted so that the will hot raise the front of th« a bag Bormnn holes are r I x mid n half Indies from the top end of the back and eight Inches from the top at the front stand­ ards. The width at the top should be just ns wide ns a common scoop shovel, Ray eleven Indies. Spread the bottom to sixteen or eighteen Inches to make it stand rigid, O r e g o n S iisfar fle e t H ftrv eM . In the Holds nt La Grande. Ore., In­ dians are preferred to .laps because they are more thorough 'aml work cheaper. They are paid 70 cents per day.’ Hundreds of acfea of the Grande Hondo are yielding fifteen to twenty* eight tons per acre, and the capacity of the feetory la 3,10 to 400 tons daffy. There are nhout 4(50 men, women and hoys In the fi 'Ids’ pulling beets. Tim estimated output Of the valley this season Is 13.UOO to 15,000 tons. The sugar campafun will continue for some time. While' beets are allowing re­ duced sugar content, the average/ for the sensm/s crop promises to he above 15 per ecus. Laborers are plentiful, and no trouble Ims been experienced at any thus to get bands td look after the*crop,—Oronge Jildd Farmer, R o ll P h y s ic * rtttti O rntrt iltid R ln s , tinder the leadership of Its new presi­ dent. tir. A. ft, Storm*. the Iowa Stato College of. Agriculture and .Mechanic AHs .ls carrying on Its m-cimsomed war!; and »HH ft rthvr developing coma recentfv Ititrodiu d Dues. Among these. j T h e M e tlia il* h r -W h ic h ' G e r m a n y tin s j, O b t a in e d P r e - e m in e n c e . From the report o f Fuitcd .States Con­ sul-General Mrmon of lterlln come sonic Interesting facts tn regard to scientific potato culture in that,country.' Among other things be says: 1 Potato cultivation, like alt farming on a large scale in Germany, is based on an exact knowledge of the soil. This Includes not only the eh meats which-It contains, but Its underlying strata, ex­ posure, elevation and minoundings, whether shaded by adjacent woodlands or building'-, and especially its suscep­ tibility to natural efficient drainage. There is no careless, bit or miss guess- work as-to what the soil may lack or What It contains. The agricultural and technical Schools of Germany have trained an army of practical chemists, expert In the analysis of- soils and fa miliar with the elemental mpdremehis of every plant known to German hus­ bandry. The effective Value of every kind of fertilizer, Its hitiderice ou crops ; planted In sand, clay or loam ntul the eflioaey of chuer, lucern and other growths when phnve ’. In to enrich anils ‘ In nitrogen are accurately known. . i .Although the potato will grow In ev- - cry arable field tn Germany, from the upper hill slopes to tho nu ulanils of the valleys and seaeoasf. there Is n ‘ wide variation, both ns to quantity and quality;’ In the product of the different localities, Boor, light, gravelly soil:; yield small and few potato.*!). and in dry seasons fall altogether. Heavy, tough, cold r-tnys me likewise unfavor­ able. The Ideal potato land is warm permeable, loamy sand of a light moor land, well drained, clean and rich from the Vegetable deenyof past ages. Soils containing large proporOonn of sand produce potatoes of the best flavor and with highest percentage of f.tnfcli, No marked 'nr- these clmraet^rlstle effects that In vvory potato market, of Uer-j tunny the potatoes of certain communesi are known and rated at the head of iho; list because the Bolls of those districts/ have demonstrated their superior fit i ness for potato culture, A potato field j ’ should ne open, ruuy exposed to sun and wind, not Blinded or obstructed by . trees and. above all. free from clay substrata which hold water and .make a wet- subsoil. Crops grown on land with these defects may In some seasons be large, but they rot easily and arc al­ ways deficient in starch nnd'of Inferior flavor. In Germany the red and so call­ ed "blue flkinned" potatoes are found to do better than the White in damp lo­ cations or where the land Is excluded from free action of sun and wind. In the preparation of land for potato planting tho first requisite Is deep, tlior; o*ugb plowing.”-In view of the many centuries during which the fields of Germany have been cultivated and the generally high standard of intelligence among farmers here an American is surprised to-note thnt in many wheat rye and oat fields tho plow does no! cut more than sis or seven Inches hi depth. But for potatoes tills superficial scratching of the earth will not suffice Gvery additional Inch of depth broker adds a tangible percentage to the yield and on the best farms subsoil plowing attains a depth of twelve to fifteen inches. Small tracts ore worked with the spade, and Instanced are given where the potato crop lms been doubled by working the soil two spade lengths In depth. This deep,, careful prepara­ tion of the land Is always coiimleted In autumn grid the Upturned earth left exposed to the action of frost and thaw­ ing during the winter. Careful experiment has shown that a given piece of land prepared In au­ tumn yields one-third more potatoes than If treated lij precisely the same manner in spring Immcdiateiy before planting time. Having been deeply plowed and thoroughly harrowed in autumn, (be frost penetrates readily, the action of the air upon the various elements of the soil is enhanced. It dries out quickly in spring and with the fil-st warm days Is ready for plant­ ing, It is then plowed again, usually to n depth of five or six inches; with a broad, shallow plow drawn1 by nno horse, and In.every third furrow the potatoes are dropped and are covered by the fnrijiw slice next turned in. This quick, easy method of planting With the plow is practicable only lu liglif, loose soils that have been (hor- migbly piepafcd. lu heavy clay soils holes live or six inches deep are made In rows with the hoc or spado, the po­ tatoes dropped therein and covered with tlm lme.' Safely Will* the iRitilern, It Is ,mt.safe lo hang a lantern ou a common nail, as many people do. An Amerlean Agrlcuhurist wdtespoudent suggests having so m e b o o its made and put­ ting theta up in the barb and stable to hang the lantern on, Then it will, not f ' t knocked off. The lantern wlil dot unbook by being bit with a mv.NTimx hook , anything,Three- eighths Inch round iron, sharpened on one end and bent as shown In the illus­ tration, answers the purpose. 1 O n e T it In a: n m l A n o t h e r . The market is calling for smooth, fleshy cattle these days, and the big boned, old fashioned kind are not want­ ed. even If they have been made fat, says National Stockman. Director.Smith of the Michigan ex­ periment station recommends the use of the roller on untidy soils. For winter forage sorghum, corn and millets nre recommended ”U* the South Dakota farmer and stockman. ° Alfalfa, which Is a soil replenisher, ’ should take the place of timothy, which is relatively a-soil robber, FENGfiS FOR ANGORAS, SCwo O b je c t * M u st B e K e p t In v i e w fn C o n n fr n c tin tt T h e m . The fencing for pastures Is a matter which early concerns one who contem­ plates going into the business, for it Is (lie current belief that goafs will climb on to any shed of ordinary height tir jump a fence that will stop other ant- tnalp, says a report of the bureau of animal Industry. While (hey will climb anything that Is built fn such a manner j that it inny bo climbed easily, they Will uot jump any ordlunry fence.- They will, however, creep jlirough if there Is J mi,opening largo enough. The old rash- loued ''‘worm" fence, especially if It : leans outward, will not stop goats. The angles In such n fence are an Incentive and a delight to them. Indeed there are many, hogs that will go over a fem e of this kind, tn building a goat fenee there rire other matters to be .taken into account' tlmu simply that, the goats shall be kept In. The animals thetn- (elves, especially the young ones, must be protected from dogs and wolves , from the outside. In tin southwest It Is much more Important to fence to keep vermin out tlmi.rlt Is to fence (o keep the goats In. $o the double object must be kepi lb view in building it goat fence. Fueli a fence must be dog proof and wolf proof, a -bog ut liber,y which has once laid the taste of chicken or - lamb or kid is a greater inilsaiice than ! any Wolf or dog and should ■be dis­ patched as being an enemy to other young live stock as well as kids. One correspondent of the bureau con­ structs n fence of ten barbed hog wires, with posts set twenty feet apart, buv- big three stays between the posts. The lowi-ri wire Is o' l,v one inch from the ground, the next four wires three and a quarter indies apart and one-half ’ neli added to every space above. It nec­ essary tb.it all tile wires should be kept very tight. This correspondent^adds the interesting note that many wolves nre killed by screw worms in wounds reeeivid while attempting to crawl through six h a fence. A good fence may he made by woven wire three feet high drawn on the inside of the posts and a closely, barbed strand of wire three or four inches above fastened to the outside of the posts to prevent ani­ mals fn w jumping in. A straight rail fence, if the rails are laid close enough, as well as an ordinary board fence will turn (.cats. .Mr. Johnson of the bureau says that a live hoard panel fenee four feet Ugh is sufficient for goats. He also says that sigzag or worm fences are an incentive for goats to climb-and that they wifi waL along the top of midi f« nces ns easily as on tlie ground. If they are permitted to climb on to the roofs of buildings it will not I k * long before they will have theta completely ruined. Crunks$Ualiscs \ ■ , • • , Tho baggage handler "may be rare less and rough in handling trunks, j lie cannot smash our trunks. The' [areo la reliable make, hiuud v.idi pMeel and Lhre<* strap hinges K\ <;i , heavy n.et.d corners with sl**l clamps < ud bumpers, (Janvi>s covvred. wl well lined. The only thing . «*3>■ n about them is the price trim $2 5(1 up. SULLIVAN The (letter, 2r F, lmnnrir lie st. Fj riiigfx Id. * W h e n t h e A r e D r o p p e d . Have your ewes drop their lambs nt the time most suitable to your conven­ ience. if properly provided with the necessary feed nml shelter, then early— the earlit i* the*better, as you will tiitve more time tn care for them during.Hie WifibT thin after the spring work sets in. But *f the proper provisions have not been made then lmve them drop offspring later when Weather 1ms be­ come settled and they will care for themselves. Tlie First I.’xlitblt, Although the department of live stock of the Louisiana Purchase exposition was the last to be organized nml was under way fully ft year later than any other, it is the first to be ready with an exhibit. In less than seven months' time chief Column has secured an ftl- lotmcitl of an amount of money blllmr-' to unequaled for live slock prizes, has issued classillca lions nud prize list and now homes forward with the honor of being the first to lune nn exhibit ready ou the world's,fair grounds, The dully s bulletin of the world's fair press bu­ reau culled attention to this fact in the roitowhig announcement: “ The first outdo )r exhibit to be installed In the eximsitum grounds Is practically com­ pleted and ready for operation. The exhibit consists of three alios." D b n jt fo rge t the men; any qf th em w ill lik e slippers for C h r is tm a s , B e s t , assortm e n t and low es t prices are ■ at ■ SIEGENTHAUiR’S Hpringfi*ldr Ohio.