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•;-* ; fwimibsi )UNOtf IM* »f:- Kfltoctod With TNW and <9IM» Ctoari Wr1|» t* tfceOailmililact. • Attention to two things alo*e will go .v xar TOWS r a iriBHonniiig. it BOine irorn downright ugliness to beauty---namely, trees and grass. Many mistakes are made in setting out shade trees. Here are some helpful points in the matter given by a Country Gentleman corre­ spondent. He says: "Evergreen# ought never to be set near the house. They are useful as windbreaks at the north and west, at some distance from the house, where they may be set eithiu m clumps or hedges, but never on a lawn. Why not? First, because grass does not do well under them, as under deciduous trees, and, second, because so many of them drop cones almost the entire year, which not only are unsightly, but great- ly interfere with the use of the lawn mower. JVIistaln No. 2 is in setting fruit trees ihfetead of forest trees, and there are two objections to these: First, they are too short lived, and this is a serious objec­ tion, for we ought to plant shade trees for a lifetime, and it is a serious matter just when we have secured shade to have oar trees die. Mistake No. 3 is in setting trees too near the house. It is hard to realise when planting a tree no larger than« bean pole that in time it may have a spread of branches 60 or 80 feet in diam­ eter, and so trees are set 10 or 15 feet from the house, and long before they' reach their prime the branches are rest­ ing on the roof, rotting the shingles, and the leaves are choking the gutters. The correspondent quoted advises planting a row of trees in front of the house, but elsewhere plant in clumps. Leave an opening to the southeast, so that the morning sun may dry the house; then plant immediately south of the house to protect from the midday son and have an opening to the southwest; then there should be a clump planted a little north of west to protect the house from the sun late in the day in the long days of summer when it is intensely hot until the sun goes down. The row of trees at the front of the house should, if possible, be 40 feet or more away. Not one farmhouse in ten is supplied with good walks to the outbuildings. Concrete walks are expensive, but at­ tractive and durable, and when the farm­ er can afford it this material is advised. Around the house no walks need to be more than 3 feet wide unless it is at the approach to the front door, where it may sometimes need to be wider, and a 2 foot walk answers very well to the barn and other buildings. Plank walks can be made for 8 or 4 oents a square foot, or even less, and will last for many years and give good satis­ faction. To make them place 2 by 4 scantlings on edge, with flat stone under to keep them from the ground, and nail short boards across from one to the oth­ er. The writer prefers narrow boards not more than 6 inches wide, and 4 is better. Nail them on an inch apart, as they will dry out readily and last longer for it and will also keep cleaner, as the dirt carried on by the shoes will most of it fall through the cracks, and the walk costs less than if made with wider boards or laid solid, as with 4 inch boards 90 per cent of the lumber is saved. BOMS M * Fertiliser. TheRural New Yorker has oft# ad- vocated the burning of bones as a cheap and easy way of reducing them to a proper condition for use as a fertilizer. There are cases where burning is advis­ able chiefly because this is about the only way some farmers can get them into a fine meal or powder. As between a whole bone and bone ash, the latter is preferable, but if the whole bone could be crushed or ground into a meal without burning it would be worth far more for fertilizing. It is. a fact that bone ash is very slowly soluble as compared with a su­ perphosphate of fine raw bone. Take 'two similar bones--burn one to and grind the other to a fine meal tthen apply heat in the form of steam. The steamed bone will be twice as valu­ able as the bone ash for immediate use. the same time there are cases where le burning is economical because of great cost of crashing bones with jprdinary tools. .£ Symptoms of Foal Brood. w If you are aware of a bad odor oc opening a bee hive and then find holes in the center of the cappings over brood, and on opening a cell find the f rva rotten, of a dark color and of a py character, so that on thrusting into a toothpick and then withdrawing it the rotten brood will string out, then, flsays The American Bee Journal, you will "do well to get out your bee books and *ifeudy up on foul brood. The symptoms ^escribed are unmistakable--they mean 'j$nl brood. Flotaam and Jetsaaifb Professor Cooke is quoted as saying that ordinary skimmilk is worth 11 ^bfcnts per 100 pounds just to pour on the Jjgpround n3 a fertilizer. In other words, . 4 can of skimmilk contains all the fer- there is in five pounds of the high- ; «St grade fertilizer. "' ' The Vermont experiment station tried ^mixing molasses with the bordeaux mix- » fc^re on potatoes. It caused the mixture < W> stick to the vines, but the practice is .;,P9ndt iimed because the molasses at- tr»ct8 bees to the poisonous mixture. - With the single exception of potatoes, " English crops are "extremely unsatla- ;tory. The hop crop is very short and ie grain crops below the average in the three kingdoms. .{During the month of June 2,338 tons hay were sent from this country to f fci England against 284 tons for June, 1892. <i Holland did better yet, sending England *"$,587 tons against 1,705 for June, 1892. ^ the Vermont station for two con- j^ecuilre seasons the bordeaux mixture *. u ^"j>$>Ved an effective remedy for the blight 21;#nd rot, the tests being made both at tl e .-experiment station and in the fields of •;t £ Several potato growers about the state. Oat smut can be entirely prevented by '«|0aking the seed oats in hot water. "'V*: WW* ' i mi Teepmmt OhlMm A little nine! Wood fttAfched to Dmuteane on Wednes­ day afternoon by way of Second avenue and the streets around Stuyvesant square. A jolly crowd of children it the miracle, not a band of soldiers. The big flower beds were being dis­ mantled, and the small people who have ni^j thprn a]) m around awaiting their chance to secure a blossom. Bright geraniums, elephant's ears and cannas were the principal flow­ ers. The roots of the former were to be sent up to the greenhouses in Central park and stored for next season, but the blos­ soms and leaves are today in half a hun­ dred tenement house homes. Few of the children who enjoy this park have nurses. Most of the rickety wagons are pushed by little mothers who have to strain up to reach the handle, and the baby inside seems far more ro­ bust. They piled up the wagons, these little creatures, with bright colors and green leaves, almost burying baby in the unfamiliar beauty, and made for home with a haste and disregard of the un­ steady wheels of these chariots that would fill an up town mother with horror. Some of the children dressed their hats with broken leaves, but not one of them mutilated a plant.--New York Herald. 1 My LoTing Little XelghlMM. a little neighbor, . A red cheeked boy of Ave, With curls of gold about his And every limb alive. He lifts a darling sister, " ' * A girl of years twice nine. Upon whose hectic cheek then lurk The marks of swift decline. I saw my little neighbor Just ere the rammer's dose Go lip and down the garden wsH| ; With lightly tripping toes. , He spied me at my window , * - And In a gentle tone Called me to aid him in his tmmg For he was all alone. -i ' Within his tiny Angers '•\ • Were skeins of silken thread* . X Tangled and twisted in his haste, ..*&• And thus my neighbor said: Ij?, **Oh, please bend down the hranrhdM." ' I am so short yon know; A last as I touch their little tips :• Out of my reach they go. ^ "If you will hold the branches - For me a little bit, Then I can tie these threads around Each leaf and fasten It." ~~~'i "But why, my little neighbor, Must you the leaves tie fast?# " , i Then came a quiver to his His eyes were downward ca«. b "Because," he said, "they're saying ; S That when the leaves shall fall My sister dear--my ConstantiiH^' ' Must go and leave us all. "I want to tie the leaflets on ; .U" So tight and firm that so They cannot fall, and then perhaps She will not have to go." --Otto E. Kresse In St. Louis Republio. W%e* Ma»afacto«l|s»i|iart Up, Them Witt' Bo>D«iMdlforW»ol. . Justatttfcsent there fe * great depr»- rionhang&gover the sheep bn#iM«8la this conntry, #d many are taking * gloomy outlook a»d selling efif' their sheep as fast as possible. For some time past now the depression in manu­ facturing lines has greatly reduced the demand for wool, and the trade in places has been so very small that prices have declined to a point where it is not profit­ able to sell them. Rather than rusfaN their wool so market, many farmers who have been in need of ready cash or whor became frightened too early at the pros­ it pect began selling their sheep, thereby (VJJ| killing the goose that laid the goldenJ " Hegg. There has been an unprecedented Irush of sheep to the cities as a conse- 1 quence, and now sheep are dull and lag-: | ging, so that prices for them are also . very low. Still many discouraged farm­ ers continue forcing their sheep upon the market, anxious to get rid of feeding 'them and eager to obtain a little ready cash. It would be well if such farmers would stop and reason a little before going any further into bankruptcy, for it can be nothing else. The great number of sheep that have been killed, which were for­ merly kept simply for the wool they pro­ duced, will very materially reduce the wool producing capacity of the country for the next year. When manufactur­ ers start up again, there will be a de­ mand for wool, but the lessened number of sheep in the country will not be able to supply the demand. Wool will con­ sequently advance and also mutton sheep, for every one will want to keep his sheep for the wool, and this will draw from the market many animals that usually go to make up the regular supply. Look at it as we will, we cannot help concluding that there iaa good outlook now for both wool and mutton. It may not come until after the new year, but come it must. It is true that these im­ proved conditions will be partly the re­ sult of hasty actions of unwise farmers. Those who have not sold out will profit at the expense of the foolish. But it is thus in all business concerns. Some houses get frightened in times of pres­ sure, and they try to close out early be­ fore times become harder. They are afraid of failing. They sell out at a &reat sacrifice what they have and come put with a little ready cash on hand. |But those who stand by the ship a short ijfeime often weather the storm, and find Jfchat compensation is made them through jthe withdrawal from business of many |rival houses. 1 Farmers as a rule are inclined to get too much frightened at the signs of an approaching panic. If we would all I'eason more, as the business men do, Jfchat the depression cannot last long and lafter it has passed away times will be itter than before, we would save many ions moments and live a happier life, e sheep industry is subject to depres­ sions as every other business, but on the |whole it is good, sound and substantial. * "r-firiP. Smith in American Cultivator. ; AKD mi No nin can! yWWBfcfon ar* tl»H« # lealr flt of » cheaply *' ihorottffblv %o« ««t pr VM •»»* efie#he»,r nice ?oat, an r asiy h*h otmmm** J «t* lt«h OVMHMttt (Wr prl«*e , are lower than «vrr before defy competition Com* fee us. and let us take your neaiur?, AUGUST BUCH*OLZ, McHiSlliY, I L> L. Horse and Mule Gravel, Gretell Gravel." One of the most popular games of the mill children of Connecticut and Rhode Island is 44Green Gravel." It is played in an immense ring, the singers revolving as they chant, and one child facing out­ ward with the end of each stanza, where she is called by name. The revolving continues to the monotonous words un­ til everybody faces away from the cen­ ter and then concludes. The words to whieh the children play are these: _ Green gravel, green gravel, ^ _ How green the grass grows!; And ail the Freemasons ^Ar© shame to bestows. ||Dear Annie, dear Annie, ^ Your true love is dead. He sends you a message To turn back your head. --New York at the Fair. 'eature of the great World's fair at Chicago was the department of toys. Here the children who visited the grounds were in their glory. The speci­ men dolls from yearly every country in the world were especially interesting to the little girls, and many of the "grown up folks" found pleasure here in recall­ ing their days of happy childhood. The Price Hackney. This horse, with a chestnut coat like flatin and an ejje like a beautiful woman, lis Ottawa, the first prize 3-year-old 'hackney stallion at the Columbian ex­ position. Greater spirit, foot and leg Action^ intelligence and endurance are fieldom combined in any one horse. Ottawa is owned in Bowmanville, Ont. Our Canadian neighbors have, there­ fore, snatched this prise from t • . '„*/ ••*><!/ . - * ."V* svri'> ' mm There were Russian dolls, German dolls, Japanese dolls and the dolls of In­ dian children--in fact, as said above, there were dolls from everywhere. But of course those from France were the children's favorites, because they were so pretty, so nicely dressed and could do so many things "just like sure enough babies." The above picture represents * vafr of the ttttie Fr«nch beauties. I' OTTAWA. but nobody grndges it to them, for it was fairly won. Those who can attend the Madison Square Garde# horse show jln New York city in November will see ^Ottawa in ail his beauty. His sire was Lord Derwent II, land in both sire and dam is the blood of the most imposed and approved hackney breeding, gr ^ ---------- Stock Points. Southern New Mexico is developing Into a magnificent horse raising region. It is true that irrigation is necessary, but when the work of this is done and the/ water supply is once provided it is there, and there to stay. An enthusiast who has begun the business of breeding Cleveland bays in the Pecos valley de­ clares it is "simply impossible for ahorse to go wrong there." The climate is dry and stimulating, like the best cham­ pagne, so that it is almost as impossible for a human being to "go wrong," so far as his physical health is concerned, as for a horse. Those who have begun horse breeding in southern New Mexico are confident that in a few years their district will rival California as a horse country. The cross of Dorset rams upon grade Merino ewes has been found to be a most valuable one for the production of mut­ ton lambs as well as full grown sheep. The blood of the two breeds blends well. The Dorset lamb, with horns or with­ out, appears to be the one that is going to be most in demand for both winter and spring eating. The rearers of market I lambs will do well to lay hold of this; point. It will be worth while next summer, when sweet clover is at its richest, most fragrant stage, for poultry raisers to make the experiment of cutting and, cur­ ing it for the fattening birds in winter. It may take the place of red clover, which is chopped and soaked sometimes for poultry feed. The exquisite fra­ grance of the sweet clover, green or dried, Take advantage of low prices and buy your Harness, Blankets and Whips now. Blanket your horse and save oats: A very floe lot of Robes just received. CUS CARLSON McHeary, 111., 1893. <1 Ft" Satchels, S ouider Strap, H a m e s s , : ? : Whips & Collars. C. U HUBBARD. v Barnes* King. Nunda, III*, 1 SOS. A. Eageln's mm AMD EESTAUEOT Fine Kmtucky Linen, Frneh Bittm. UcHiary Lagar Ja». -AHD-- J. Schlitz Hilvankee Bottle Beer, In any quantity from I Suits GlaBB to 1C0 barrels. WHOLESALE OB EETAIL Beer in bottles, kegs ipest. or case at oheap as THE ohea_ We buy none but the best and sell at Seasonable Prices. all and see n* hi o j *i)l use AKTCKT BN»KUH. t 'IJ- *» ¥>I IH** • * / , ~ Vv" . v'Cv- ft I. i t - ft CREAM MOST PERFECT MADE. A pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. Free from Ammonia, Alum or any other adufHrant. 4p YEARS THE STANDARD. •**,/ jSth h J ^ j).' 1 ^ ' "f y> ^ " f \ v " * "•{(> - * y* » I, .. i:'Ar "? t > *, * J' •V< f . y f t ( > » s % f . ~ i „ J OLD STOVES 'I-,:: .vria."-, i l> "f i v, f $<-*'<1 ;* Voun BflSpeCtfollf, I • " 'f •1 \ »_ _ * "V I v t *« • i ^ TP » j -V-i ' I SMAILES BROS. i i .W' . . . K V r i i -? ' . " 'V 'J Rooms 1, 3 and 4 DuBois Block, • • ff lcySM III * & *•».» III.; Our new Fall Goods art all in and COOK pries wamy aev W#s and designs • cordial invitation it fiteided to ear friwds patrons to examine our stoek. JUSTEN BROS. PealRn in Fine Fumitnre of all M. With two stores, one on the West side snd one on t|ie | side, (McHenry), they present to the buying public ,* all kinds of FURNITURE REDUCED PRICES. 1 Than ever before, whisb we • re offering »t greatly IS THE T«ME TO ~ |^»We also keep In stock a full line ef samples ©f CARPETS, snd waeaa five voh anything from the cheapest to the finest Brussels at Iwr pnoes tbM any other house In the oounty. Ifs ha»e taken great pains in select I Dg oar ̂ J | U N D E R T A K l N C S U P P L I E S , Coffins. Caskets and Trimmings of the latest designs. Everything new aid elegant. W«» keep nothing but the best. Do not fail to call and Ml as whei li | want of anything In our line I A SPLENDID NEW HEARSE, la connection, which will be furrlsbed a« Reasansble Ratei. We V^ish to SBDOUDCO to all who have public auctions In contem­ plation that the PLAIHDBAU» Office is headquarters tor Sale Bills. Ova facilities are such that r we are able to do tl» best ot ^work. A« We employ only first cla-s workmen. all jobs turned out by u» avt artistically printed Can [furnish any sise or color of iBsle Bills, on cloth ̂ card-board or paper, in ^ the most approved t'vT ? " • styles. <. * ^ iST'Our prices are moe*. reasonable, jk tree notice inserted in the PLAINDEAL- BB« McBenry County's leading paper, tor all who have theii bills printed at The undersigned will sell at Public A at the PiiAiNOBAiiER office, in theviliagai McHenry, from now until Tuesday, March 31, 1894* Between the hours of 7 A. m. and 6 p. m., set- day except Sundays, the following proper|f 4 - 10,000 SALE BILLS 10,000, ' Or ioni'whiir* In the nelghborlM**! o* Iba® nnmber which wiM announce some ,bing like 100 p« "llo eue- tione In MoHenrr and Lake Countlee. Xheae MUs will offer lor eale '• ^•VXvHOBSEgr Ranging in age from one to 34 yeace. and laelndiair roadetera, rarere and drafte of tke beet breeds known to m&m. OAT fLI. Ofeneb celebrated breads aa Durham a. HolatofjM Jersey a, etc, and in eonditton auob ae to receive »e praise ot the beet judgee. Sheep and Hogs. All of which are handsome in appMianee and nearly ready for butchering purpoeea or for the mavkete. , % % FARM IMPLEMENTS, ^ ^ In great ebandaane. coaprleiee corn Planter*. Beapere, Mowor*, bav Sakeo. fiarness. Wagons, Bnnieaana »leigba; alaoa large amount of foaee- hoi" Good6, and many other articles too nnaieioas to mentton- TERMS,--All earns of ten dollare and under eaek In band. A free notlee will be given to eaek pereen whose eale MUeare printed in una office. THE PUAINDKALKft. A. O. RCPP, AUCTXO&KJEE. (fe-'rVv. this office. Of course we would be[plekked to do your work. We are here tor that purpose* Tou|wil) consult your own interests by I 7% idfl^Jp^BssWp ^ - .'1 ... .zHiu.' yk: . +*.. *r &J. V* .*>.'l kl. T 5 m ... V'/ • FIRIFLT us a CALM/C w V. Very /ivf 1- 'JLi • • M L'f ^ * L | . O. BUPP, M...I'V..vf &J: