Bloomington Progress, Volume 19, Number 9, Bloomington, Monroe County, 29 April 1885 — Page 4

P'; ' TBK STKICKKS SOMMER.

Oeru Orftrit'ft Olstiivto -with Oeatlu

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X3W York dispatches ot the morr.rac of SatRrtlay, April IS, reported favorable progress In Gen. Gnat's ewe. The tthutrioas patient passed SrMy In quiet manner, t times paling his room, and :-urered no pain la swallowing bis food. He talked freely with members of the family. Inoonwadietloaof tie statements sent ont that the General's malady was not cancerous, but only an aggravated soie threat, the doctors want the public to understand that is H suttering from epithelial cancer ot a maltenant form, and Incurable There cannot be the slightest doubt of this. Aside from V -e many diagnoses that have been made, the progress and symptoms of the disease hava been practically in the line marked ont by the highest medical science for its .levelopment. Kot a physician or expert who h.i been connect d with the case has differed from hi oolleasnes In the renal ts of his invest ration." The bulletins telegraphed from Sew York on the morula? of April 29 tat retard to Gen. Grant's condition reported thu patient, as atill on tnc mend.' H.t bad passed two pood days

and nights resting Quietly, sleeping soonaiy.

Atone time he appeared at the windows and amilod at a ntnnber of people who were on the street, and also gave them a mi Itarv salute. Notwithstanding the improvement In the General's condition, the physicians persist :d in their claim that the discs -e would terminate fat-illy, though death might b.-daayed ftir an indefinite period. Gen. Grant enjoyed knotlier nlg'i'snnbTOken rest, and the morning ot April'21 fcand the sufferer .to f ir improved that the phj sfciaas gave their consent to his ttking an airim in Central Part. Shortly after noon Che family carriage was driven to. the dcor. "Gen. Grant heard the ramble of. wheels, and as the driver reined np the team the sick man pulled aside the curtains moment to assure himself that the time bad crime for the lowcd-for drive. Hwrlson, the colored nurse, with a fur robe upon his arm, emerged from tlie house and prepared the carriage. A moment later the General appeared. He woret high bat; about his nccfe was a bilk se rf, and ehwerr buttoned about bis figure was a heavy beaver overcoat. The General carried a right oanc, tad. unaided, walked down the steps with a firm tread. Ashe crossed the flagging he bowed and smiled as a hundred bats were lifted in salr to by those who had assembled on the walk across the stroet. As the General was stepping into the carriage he glanced np to the colon-d coachman awl bade him good-morning. Harrison, as he me uated to his place with the diivr, remarked : That don't look much like a uoad lleneral, does itr and his face was wreathed in siafles." The sufferer refused to go ont riding Sun day.the 1Kb, airing as an excuse that at the time were were many people pr&yinc for him, and it would bardiy be risht dsat he should appear in public.

Gen. Grant stapt nnintemptedlr night of Aurii -it- and was rrantga ,

ly saining in strength. Hie swelling at the

Bassof his tonxuo sou exttted. 14; was dnven through Central Park during the ttay. A Haw York telegram aays; There are still rnmocs la certain circles that Gen, Giant's disease has been misrepresented. These rumors are in-ra-taatnp, and tula morning the Su "aid editorially that the hemorrhage was canted by a sors which has now disappeared; that he has not had cancer: that his doctors now admit it, and that Drs. Donoclas and Shrady have got a good deal of free advertising and are sham fellows, A continued Improvement in Gen, Grant's condition was noted In tn i New Vol k msratcnes of Aprils. His three physicians liild a coa'L.Uei. and examined bb throat, which they found to be muc h better than wast, test seen. The General drove ont in his carriage, and later walked a block or two, returning not In the least fatigued. A gentleman, ju-t arrived from England, presented sb' General v. ith a card, apon which Premier Gladstone had written hu sympathies and itood wishes for him. A Chact&neoaa dispatch reports that a movement is on foot in that dty to tender Gen. Grant the free use during his convalescence of a private 'lotel on Lookout BTountain, in sight of the battle-fields of Chlckamangt , lfjwrton Ridge. Lookout Mountain, and Chattanooga.

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A New Tosx telegram announces the death of San Mam, the famous driver. He was boot at Cambridge, Maw., May 2&V 181, and his father, alter whom be was named, was a horseman before him. The senior Dsss. Maoa was the proprietor of a h.-ery sta)le in Bosten, and little San used to ride runnirig races under bis instruction An old lady named Sands, -dierl in Westchester Counij', New fork. She was supposed to be poor, bnt $30,000 was found concealed in her skirtu. and tank-books showing that she bad deposits to the amount ot $21,900 besides. Her heirs are fear nephews, one of wfibm lives in Chicago . . . .Four persons hist their nves in a burning baihling on farm near Beading, Pa. H is tboadat the fire was of inceridjary cri,in, and a stan- snsperied of the crime is locked np. Tbk. Ber. Dr. Tajlor, whose centennial birthday was celebrated Dee. 17 last, has just died at Albany. K. Y. He was born in Ipswich, N. II., and was the oldest

graduate of Dartmouth Cottege, befog of

the chtss or bids ttev. m. s. ri. ryng, of Hew York, was found incompetent to manage his pei-son or property, which .will be given into the bands of bis wife. . At Greenwich, Conn.. Barclay Johnson enticed his Mother and sister into the woods and kffied theanand biiasetf with a revolver. The bead of the family is a prommeat j rail way lawyer, named 3. An. gngteg Jebnaoiu ' Fobest firej in Oamdow, Atlantic and Gtsaeester Ccnatieg, Kew Jirsey, have bnrned cranberry mirshes, dee Uoy ed coke a cozrMood in large rpantiliea, and redaced to sehes acres of cedar trees and ;tber Umber.... The exports of produce ftom few Yoifc daring the ktSv week were vmlccdst f6,103,0l. . Aterrtlc ernlosion - e gas oeenned bar the Phoenir eowery at Kttston, Pa. Aboat W men were- in the nam at the I'm, bnt no one was fatally hurt TBxPnllmaiiPalaeeCarShtfaatPbUadlplda were Vrrned, cresting heavy loss. Seven ears, wo-th $105,000, anl machinery valued at ftt,0lv were destroyed.

Joss P. McKishkt. Fiqua, Ohio, fermertya meinber of Oongresa has been conricjsd of recerving -exeeBgive fees for

aoueciiDK penswBS ttoe-CUoiem of a

vinuent charticter is rdlling ciff swine in huge numbers in MontgonMry Comity, Ithnofa Fire sept awny sixteen 4nildinas in Bristol, Ind. , and Wilsx a'g planingntill and sash factory at Harris:. Mich.

At the inquest in 8L Louis on the body of C. A. . Preiler, a witness racagntsed. a phofogrsph of the supposed mnrderer as that t Walter Maxwell, whose father owned large potteries at Northampton, EBghtnd. Owtkg to the prevalence of leuro-pnen-asoiuft among cattle in CaHowiiy and adja-

r eeni connties in Miasoori, the :il ways hare

agreeo to renwe cattte snipinents from

'4j . - loose uotnw unieKB aceoraaaiaea oy out

of nealtn from a Oovernmcnt inspector.

' The graduating exercises of a class of

Hwenty-two at tlie Woman's Hedkai Co?-

legit of Chicago were dosed by an address by Miss Ada O. Sweet By ; he payment of s sum said to ba less than fl,OM,000, Jay Gould secure .1 the dismissal of he Maiic-Ogrrrson suit afinst the Missc.ri Pacific Bead, pending in the J e'deraJ Court at St. Louis In a Ohicnirocviurt. a cattle-

dealer from Texas was awarded jndgmertt for against the Western Union Tele

graph Company for an error it a quotation sent over the wires, through which be lost

the umoant churned.

CHICAGO tt-Jegiam: lhe recent rains

bare extended alt over the Northwest and

bavegreat'y facilitated seeding In West- ' era andSoothern' Dakota the ground has : been ryrr dry, bat reports from these sections now my there is plenty of motstute and that' seeding is being rushed. In Southern Minnesota there has been no com plaint of drought, 1iut the rec ent rains will not impede sowing to any great extent At Wheaton, HL, fire brokft oat in the hardware stoto of J. V. Bauor through a leakage of gasoBne, and before it was srjbdaed seveiiteea buiidings wei e destroyed, infiietisgloss estimated at $5(1,000 The Ixmts Cook Carriage Companj , of Cincinnati, with liabiatien of $900,000, has made an assignment to ex.-Mayflj Stephens. . Nbak Menne todge, Kan., water- '' afoot caused the death of several entire 'Jbntaes. Aoipa'b from MerHcine Lodge kKea the' following meager rticulars of Vl;fe dissster: "The water fothd down.over 4lhe' lowlauds ag sf Medicine Lodge five - Siwetvafcetin height. Several families .& known to hava b3en drttwnod. Men who weut ont to give reBef fonnd men, women tmd ehildrsn c'mginK to trees with noibing on but i)itir night-clothes, and , -some without any clothiDg heyer, bat tilt n i' O. '1 heir 'cries conhl ba he heard as early w i o'ofoch in (he morning. Three "Uttempts wets sw4e to reseat person oa

the opposite side of lha river, but each boat itx turn wag swamped, aud the occupants only saved themselves by swimming to trees. Six boclics havo so far been recovered. There were eight movers' wagons camping in tho bottoms, and one old man has recognized the bodies of three of his family his wife and two children." THK SOUTH. The Grand Jury at Wheeling, W. Vs., last week reported 125 indictments an exGovernor, a candidate for United States Senator, the head of one of the State departments, prominent merchants and manufacturers, society men, attorneys, and others being indicted for gambling. An Alderman and city officials aro on the list, and respected real estate owners and agents are also set down for renting houses for immoral purposes. Mrs. Henrietta Morgan, of Lexington, Ky., inherits a fortune of $1,000,000 by the death of the Baroness de Fannemberg, at Cannes. France, April 12. The Baroness was- horn' iu Lexington, and is the daughter of Col. Junes htrother. Mrs. Moigan, who is her nearest relative, is the mother of the Confederate General John H. Morgan. TEE veterans of the Texan army of 1816

met at Sherman on the '31st inst., and celebrated the anniversary of the battle of San Jacinto. Davy Crockett's famous bowieknife was . exhibited by Kobert Wheat Among the noted characters present was Mr. Phillips, of Brazoria, who raised the first Lone Star Hag on the Bio Grande. - WiaSfifisUraTOK. - The First Comptroller of the Treasury has advised the Commissioner of Agriculture that he has power to order the slaughter of infected catt.e and carry out quarantine measures, Es-dov. BiiOXHAM, of Florida, has been appointed Minister to Bolivia. He displaces Richard Gibbs, of New York, appointed in 18S3. The salary is $5,000. B. W. Hanna, of Indiana, appointed Minister to Persia, succeeds S. G. W. Benjamin, of New York, appointed in 1883: salary $5,000. Walter Fearu, of Louisiana, appointed Minister to Boumnnia, Servii, and Greece, fills a newly created office, the three countries having been consolidated into one mission. No American Consulate has heretofore been established in Servin. Jame Murray, of New York, appointed Cousnl at St. John, X. B dbmlacea llarins B. Warner, of

Ohio: salary, 2,0,). Ex-Congressman Bovd Winchester, of Kentucky, appointed Consul at Nice, France, succeeds Thomas W. Bison, of the District of Columbia; salary, $1,500. Mr. Winchester accepts this position to reeupernte his health. Charles P. Kimball, of Illinois, appointed Consul at Stuttgart, Germany, displaces Charles Einstein, of New York; salary, $1,500 Mr. Burchard, Director of the Hint, estimates the production of gold in the United States for 1884 at $30,800,000, and of silver at $48,300,003. The Secretary of the Treasury has received from the Union Pacific Bailroad Company $916,704, of which $633,641 is to be applied to the sinkinc-fund account and $283,163 to the Vnd and interest account, in accordance with the awards made by the Court of Claims A. U. Wyman,

treasurer or ins umieu ouata, uau resigned his position, to the regret of Secre

tary Manning, to nscome vice j-resiueut ui an Omaha bank. C. N. Jordan, formerly a bonk cashier in New York, will take , the vacancy. - . Rules governing the appointment of postofBce inspectors havo been issued by Postmaster General Vilas, declaring ths.t candtdites must pass an examination; tint

appointments wid be made npon merit, and run for six month? only, reappointment

to depend npon efficiency. Any political

influence brought to bear will be inimical to

candidates clique s for appointment. Pbesidekt Cleveland is said to be somewhat embarrassed by the pressure

from politicians in the older States to secure judicial positions or land offices in the Ter

ritories, in aeaance or me principle or, home rule. 1 Savannah (Ga) telegram: "Gen. Lawton has sent a dispatch to Washington declining to accept the Russian mission, to which he has just been decided eligible by Atty. Gen. Garland. Gen. Lawton's notion is based on ii desire to relieve the administration from any embarrassment which might result from the inevitable fight which would occur over his confirmation by the Senate. It ran be asserted on the highest authority that until to-day President Cleveland expected that Gen. Lawton would litart

for Bufaia within a few days, and that the '

declination of the - latter is not Cased on a suggestion from any one in or ont of official circles. Gen. John B. Gordon, of Georgia, will, it is 'said, now be tendered the Russian mission. " Since his appointment as Consul at Melbourne, it has been discovered that Mr. James W. Morgan, of South Carolina, supported Blaine dnring . the recent Presidential campaign. His indorsees Were Butler, Hampton, a d Gorman Boyd Winchester, of Louisville, has resp ctf ally declined the appointment as Consul to Nice, at a salary of $1,500 per annum. Toe Illinois House declined an invita. tion of the Illinois Central Boad to visit the New Orleans Exposition, notwithstanding that the Speaker drew up a resolution favoring the trip and that it .was warmly supported by ,Mr. Linegar. Speaker Haines was given, leave of absence for a week to visit the Exposition, and permission was a! so granted that he take a select committee with him. ,

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Gladstone stated that the report of Sir Peter Lumsden as to tho battle on the Afghan border differed widely from that of Gen. Komaroff, and the British Government felt the necessity of holding all the resources of the empire available for instant nse whorever required. The House of Lords passed the vote of credit without division. Granvillo remarked that operations in Egypt could not be abandoned. The attitude of Earl Dufferin is considered by the (lazctlt, of Moscow, suffioient causo for war and that journal urges that Bussia withdraw from her assent to the clause of the treaty oi Paris which relates to privateering. TheTagblatt, of Warsaw, says it is the inteution of Bussia to seize and fortify Herat. It is-ruinored that Ayonb Khan, fornisrljl Ameer of Afghanistan, who was arrested at Teheiau, was taken in custody by ovder of Bussia, and that he will be kopt at (.he disposal of tho Bnssian Government. One of the uses to which, it is wid. he will bo put, if it becomes neeesKa'y, will bo to produce schism among the Afghan troops. Ax Engish newspaper correspondent now at Bttkp is authority for ihstteniont that the? Bussian Orat 'has determined to proceed to Samarkand', there to bo crowned as Emperor of Control Asia. It is raid that the coronation ceremony and the incidental festivities will-last oi- many days, aud will he ou a scale, of rungnifl once alctiluted to distal e the Asiatic Ivhans and ' Chioft.iins. The pogeaut will toko p'e in t)i ancient palace of Tamerlane. . . .Finland has protested against the issue of betters of marque ; should ' .vnr . t ike place between England and Kussin. '. Finland is api rehensive of sevions I'nniago along her coiss by the flel of Enlud should theie lrt ersH-f-nmrque be igsnwli ... Sweden ban

deteimtnea to remain nemmi w me crcm nf war liniwnan Ensjand and Busiin, and

THE PRECIOUS METALS.

Estimates of tho Production for One Year of Gold aud Silver in (lie United States.

1.1,800, 000

Mr. Burchard, Director oi the Mint, in

his specir.1 annual report on the production of boU and silver in tho United States oc the calendar year 18S4, estimates tho production ot the country to have boon :

Gold ...30,SOO.W0

Bilvor, compntca SK tne silver o on ar

coining I BM)

Total $7.t,fli,'JU0 Thin Shawn an increase over the vield of

tho previous year of nbont $so(r,O00 gold and $2,41 0,000 silver. Tho total deposits

of gold at the mints during tne year amounted to $i.0,518,179, of which $30,807,'iOO was repotted as domestic, "Che" oxports of gold bnllion, exclusive of United

States oars, anioumeu 10 omy iio,v".

To the amount depositee) at me minta- and thtf Binall amount 'X-

ported mightf- b'' addSd S'Shie" $000,0110

WOrin CI gOlu couuiiuotr in BUYUi Hum, exported, and alo, possibly, 700,000 f undeposited golli the,.fonp of nnggfts. grains, etc, 8edi,ini,nan!ieiitation, and $200,000 in bars in private refineries ued for sim-.lar nuruoses, which would inake.iu

all an addition of about Sl.fiOO.tHIO. But

of the fto.d neoeivea; rrom Briugii uoiumaia ibi l the Hortbern Staten of Mexico,

amount in ? to about Sl,00((HlO, only $100,(MM1 waf: deposited at tho Sun Fmnoisco

mint ab foreicn. and the Htatemcuts tur-

nished by refinerii show that it was refilled by thoia and included in refined bullion

deposited at tuni mint miner me neiiu ui

domestic. Dedm-ting tins wiiuUl sUll.levo

Wi.Wn-WOOjWI rital to-the amount 'of gold dc-

.;i;J,5 41,; Tt f ftnttloS.l posited at the mints, so it is itsfe to assume

Seven executions and a lynching took place in the United States on Friday, April IT. ThoBias Samon, the triple murderer, was swung off at Laconia, N. H., and two

Itaban railway laborers at Thomaston, Ale. William Phillips was hanged at Fort Smith, Ark., for the murder of his -father-in-law.

Kenton and Johnson were hanged at Ca

milla, Ga., for a triple murder. Gns Finley was swung offa t Frestonburg, Ey. Aaron

Jones, a convicted murderer, was taken

from prison by a mob and hanged at JSew Roads, La. About a year ago, at Haste, Denmark, P. A Michaelson deposited $39,570 with a banker, previous to sailing for Halifax, and took a receipt. He was wrecked on the steamship Daniel Steinmann, at Sambro, and the banker refused to transfer the money to Michaelson's heirs. The Danish Government instructed its Consul at Halifax to recover the receipt if possible, A small trunk which washed ashore last week was found to contain the precious document. Dispatches from the Northwest Territory, of April 22, report: Fort Pitt, on the

Saskatchewan Biver, wuich was garrisoned by twenty-five police and sheltered twenty civilians, has been sacked by the Indians. Gen. Middleton U at Carte's Crossing, awaiturgsuppHes with which to move forward He will move along the east bank with five hundred men, while Lord Melrnnrlwill lake the west hank with a mixed

force of four hundred. The attack on Biel is expected to take place immediately.

OwlNa to the failure of Congress to ap

propriate the necessary funds, some of the

United State i courts in Pennsylvania must cease doing business. .. .The French showed more feeling than the Colombians over the presence of the United States marines on the Isthmus, but all opposition is now ended. Trains on the Panama rood make six trips daily, guarded by armored ears carrying Gatling and Hotchkiss guns. It appears that President Barrios, of Guatemala, was killed by a Salvadorian sharpshooter as he was in the act of leading a regiment which had refused to march under a distateful Colonel Two hundred Mormon converts from England and Scotland, en route for Utah, reached Mew York last week. aTOnUaCttT The warlike rumors which for weeks have been coming over the cable received full justification in . request by the British Ministry for a credit of 855.000,000 for the army and navy $22,500,000 of this amount for war purposes iu the Soudan and 332,. 50tMQO tot other military preparations.

o'SvifiWiT station on the Island of Gottland.

A volcanic eruption which caused the dea'h of one hundred persons is said to hare occurred on the Island of Java Gen. de L'Isle telegraphs from Hanoi that hostilities have been everywhere suspended by the Chinese. ADDITIONAL NEWS. An explosion occurred in the basement of the admiralty building In lymdoo. The bulMlns was badly damaged, and man; persons were injured, among- them wore symj oft e head ciRoials of tho department. Th'.explosion was undoubtedly caused by itun cotton or dynamite. Tho explosion set tho room on fire, but tho officials and flremen soon ex ingu shed tho fl-unc. An examination of the admiralty ofllco thows that tho glass do me 1 roof of tho bulldlngr wa sh .ttered into fr igmsnts by tho oxplo ion, but the grand stalrcaso was uninjured, lhe face of asma'l American clock, blackened ly the explosion, with pieces of tio olookwork a -tacbed, were found amonar tlio debris. T 10 officials suppo-o lh?80 are parts of the infernal machine- which caused the explosion. Captain John O'Brien, of the steamer City of Mexico, was arrested by a United States Deputy Marshal in New York, on the charge of supplying; armi and insurgents of -a "country at peace with the government. Tho vessel wa3 also eeized. She wa-s o!. arte rod in March last to carry lumber to Boo.1 Dl Torro in the United States of Columbia, and her manifest called for lumber, but In reality she carried, as Is charge!, fl x-.irms at S iborlalla, a port held by the rebels. She took aboard 280 Insurgent; and proceeded to Rio Hotchos. Here, the captain of this pojrt, taking the City-, of Mexico to be an American vessel, put out to her and was oaptu ed, with his crew. At Santa Marts, it is said, a portion of the cargo was discharged. The invitation to spend the summer at tbe hotel Kaaterskill in tho Cats is ill mountains. Hew' York, extended to General Grant and his family, has been ccoopted through the General's son, CoL Fred D. Grant, who .writes ;to Mr. PaJgo, manager ot the. hotel as follows:

"General Gri-ntdosires me to answer your letter and says that it Is his inten Ion, If alive, to visit the CatskiUs during the month of August, and If convenient, will accept your kind invitation for that month." i Many English residents at St Petersburg are preparing to leave the country , The Russian government has not yet replied to England's latest dispatches, but will probably do so shortly, and in such a manner as will force a decision for either peace or war. Mr. Edward Temperly Gourlay an advanced liberal member for Sunderland, will ask Mr. GladsU ne In tho House of Commons whether he Is willing to f ulimlt the ltnssoAfghan frontier question to President Cleveland for arbitration. ' Forest fires are prevailing throughout New Jersey nd Pennsylvania. Thousands of feet of va'uable lumber have been destroyed. ,. A oommittee of hree will been appointed by tho Secretary of the Treasury in a few day 8 to supervise the count of all the cash and other securities In tho Tr. usury of the United States incident to the transfer of the efflce of Treasurer' from Mr. Wymatf to Mr. Jordan. Toe committee will bo composed or a Representative of ti:e Secretary, who wilt be seleo.ed from the public moneys divlslo i; BRpr:gutatiro of Mr. Wyman, who will be selected frozn tho Treasury office, and a liepresentativti of Mr. Jordan, who will be elected from outside. A young man under 20 years, after dining In a restaurant at Kaasas City, drew a revolver and shot himself through the brain .without rising tram the table: ' A card on bis person bore the addre. s of J. Edwin Liddy, New Paris, Indiana, x , Messrs. C. A. King & Co., of Toledo, Ohio, publish the result of 900 crop reports from grain dealers in Ohio, Indiana,. Illinois, Michigan, Kansas, aud Missouri, received -luring the past five days. One-third of to reports present the prospects favorable for winter wheat, with a quarter poor, and nearly a half very pooc Illinois and Kansas promise the poorest, M'chigan tho besi.and better than last year. Ono half the reports say the prospects aro better than a fortnight ago, a quarter say they are as good, and a quart or worse. Illinois is the only State which does not report an improvement. The latest reports are the best, especially from Kansas

THE MARKETS. NEW YORK. BeBveb. $S.S0 Hogs , 4.60 Whkat-No. 1 Whit .09 So. 3 Red 97 COBK No, 60 Oats White FOBK New Mess 12.75 CHICAGO. Serves Choice to Prime Steers. 0.75 Good Shippinx 8.26 Common to Fair 4.2S Hogs 4,511 FIjOUB Fancy Red Winter Ex . . 4.60 Prime to Choice Snrinn. 4.25 Wheat No. 1 Red t4 Cobs No. j.. v Oats No. S..... St Rye -No. Of. BABLEV No. 2 04 BUTTBJt Choice Creamery 22 Fine Dairy lfi Cheese Full Cream n Skimmed l-'lut on EOGS Fresh is Potatoes Choice, per1 bu S3 Pons Mess 11.50 M1XWAUKK!:. Wheat No. 2 86 Cohn No. 2...,, 10

OATS NO. 1 S3 Rye So. l ,. .w lUBixr -N- 2 (12 l'ORK Mesa. u.so TOLhUt. wheat No. 2 Rod. . 90 COBN NO. 2 4B Oats No. 2 35 ST. LOUIS.

Wheat No. 2 Red 1.01 Cobn Mixed 41 Oats Mixed 34 Rye co Poke Mess , ;a.oo

CINCINNATI. VtHEAT No. 2 Red 103 COBN 4t Oats -Mixed a? Pokx Mess ll(.0 DETROIT. FtOCB 5 50 Wheat No. 1 White 1.02 COBS Mixed 49 Oats No. 2 White 40 Posit New Mes. ta.60 lNDIAMAl'fll.CH

Wheat No. 2 Red 97 COBN Mixed 46 Oats Mixed j, -. . Wheat No. 1 hard 1 00 Conn No. 2. . . 63 OATS No. 2 White 41 EAST LIHBRTY. :aitxe Best , 0.85 Fair 6.2S Common -25 Ho8 tJBEW,,. ,1 f?6

7.00 6 5.25 & i.ei S) .99 & .67 m .17 (0 1123 & 6.25 C 5.7tf &l 4.75 Hi 5.00 & 6.00 3 4.75 & .90 & .48

.35 .07 .06 .24

,12 .06 .13 .58

(12.00

.87 .48

.31 & .70 .oa (Si.'.oc & .91 gy -hi & .87

l.Of a .45 (S12.21 C4 l.Of. & .49

f .38 'i

(912.511 & fi.00 til 1,08 .50 & .41 12.78

.98 .47 .87 1.08 & .55 SD .42 7.0) m 0.0s & 5.00 fB.00

that (he gold proihtcr of tho mines of the

United Statos roi tlie year iwi woutu no understated ruthor than over-;stimated by taking the amouut deposited id the minis and assnv ofiices as ilomeHtic bullion.

The total deposit of stiver bullion exclusive of vedeposil nt the mints aud as

say offices was 5Ji,tiii..)i. or wnicn S32.305.fl;lB was ontt red us diaiKstic. Tho

exports of domeiitic silver noie $17.C'.)7,tHi7, of which S-M4H,.78 iere 1'nitod

Htates baTs, aud 9t(i,IHMi ii twaiiau coin manufactured of domestic sili or of ISSl's

product.'ou, which would leav.) the export of domesfcc undeposited silver, as entere-l at the custom house ai its coiniuor-iai

value, $14 H, 848,479. The- exports of silver were .T3,25rt,'.l38, of which a,2!W,2l8 came to the niint-N, leaving nearly l,000,C".iO exported as domes tio. . Deducting this

leaves $13,887,(100 as tho ronvraeroial

value of rhe net export of nudoposttod domestic silver, which, nt its coining rate, equals $16,4()0.(HI0. It is estimated that abont SlOll.OtiO worth of domes

tic silvor bulliou was futnishod by private

refiners to jewelers and tutors: adding to the amouut of domestic silvev deposited at the mints the nt exports of undeposited and the amount of undeposited used iu tho arts, would make- the silver production of the country about 49,000,000, or at its

commercial vahv:! about S42,0OU,000, which

is about Stl;500,000 less thna Mr. Valentino's estimate. The product of the year an .1 disposition may be approximately stated n'!i follows: Gold. Silver. Production $30,8(,ooo $3S,0,000

oil oettloa Deixffiltod le-ss foreign ... .lo,ootl.(00

unoejwsitcc exponas iie,iuu TJndepositect, used in the

arte o,w

(32,300,000 . lfi.400,000

100,000

Total $30,800,1 0 $18,800,000 Fiftv-threo incorporated companies work-

ins cold and silver mine!) paid during tho

year in 227 dividend! $7,fiG7,6!.

During tlie same penoa somo assess

ments were levied on 117 min. on which

it is estimated that over f.4. noo.UOU have

been naid. The Dtrfctor a report also con

tains detailed reviews of the production of

the various States aud iemtones, ana ot the milliner sections and properties, as well

as many valuable statistical taiite3 of pro

duction, consumption, imports, exports, coinage and circulation, and a nnuiuer of

scientific metallurgical articles.

THE BUSINESS SITUATION,

rPrum the Chicairo Tribti ne 1

The disai'Dear.inco of the wn:r-vlond has

deprived the business worm or tue spec

tacular and speculative element thit recent

ly caused ho much disturbance, ana we must now lull buck on the nml merits of the situation aud the slow, humtlruin course of ordinary trade events. Exeunt the damage that hns been done to the i iuter wheat

iu tne gruutiti, uie cmoui. ui v..uiuu nvuuujr knows, and which must theiefore cause eonsiderabUi fleet tuition in t he price oi the comnwditv, there is nothing which

ta likely to furnish tho speou-ators much

material to 'vork with.

.' The distiibtttion of goods is now very unsatisfactory to the sellors as to quantity and still mora so as to pric e, Wbile tho cool weather has something to do vith this, the main causes are the enforced economies of

consumers and the timidity of retailers, who

do not dare to lay in large stocks in anticipation of a better demand in the mar future. The iron men have lcsigned them

selves to the expectation of low prices for a long time, and the dry goods people th.uk themselves fortunate if they save themselves. There is considerable activity in

lumber, but profits are small. The reduc

tions in the jliv ilends of the ciLrryiug coni-

lx-nies attract a imkhJ deal of nitration, be

cause their Affai is ate publicl) known; but

their hardships nve not at an out ot proportion to those of other branches of business.

and there is more probability ot further re

ductions tha;i of a return to the old divi

dends so n.

The labor market is more quiet all over the country than for some weelis. There was so much slack rope in the money markot tliat tlie war exritement did not produce any visible effect on it. The reserves of the lank are growing again, nnd

rates are as !w as ever. 1 nei was an increase of nearly S27.000.OO0 in the gold

held by the it oial banks of the country between Dec. 20 and March 10, and the holdings are no doubt larger now. The loans fell off daring that time, and havo certainly not increased much since, though we are mw in what is usually an active sea-son-of the year. Tl-e stock murket is very dull, and there s nolhintr in t Ue legitimate

business field which promises any large

trading in stock for months. OUR WHEAT CHOI.

HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

Topics of Interest Relating to

the Farm, Orchard, Dairy, and Household.

The indications are nil pointing to not more than a total of 400,000.000 bushels as

the wheat crop of tho lunted Mates this vear. savs a leadinu Western icurnal. The

Government estimate, issnud ;i short while ego. finds ample confirmation the aspect

of the wheat fields since tnose ugures were made up, thf recent rains rather exposing the damage than improving the appearance of things, Thwo is some disposition to think that thsse dovolopuiouts, with the advance in prices noted this month, will cause a lwge increase in tluiareasoeded to spring wh sat It is by no menus certain that there will be any such increase. Some of our exchanges are figuring out that even with a crop of only the quantity above stated we shall still have on hand an aggregate of coitsidera'oly over 500,000,0' JU bushels at the close of next harvest, 01 say fully as much wheat an was raised in the United States last yms: But this estimate counts in a largo fmnulity which is not available under ordinary conditions. One might as well talk about till the -money in the conutry ns available for circulation aud certain to be brought out before tho next harvest is readv for salo by the former. Iu other words, the Ritnrtion does not war ant bearishncsK on tho idea that there will bo a big lot of when; ou liand a fow nmuths heuce to depress pices. The Moiiey-KiuK. Washington telegram. George Jones, the prominent Greenbacker; who is here, says: "Tho new administration of tho 'troiisury is playing into the hands of the money -kings. It: has beeiu in power six week:i, and already tao great surplus has beeu reduced about $20,000,000, and there no only have been no bond calls, but the national bank syndicate has beeu notified in effect that there will be none; that they can keep their bonds in pence and draw the interest upon them indefinitely, possibly, through this administration. A few of the leading men in the Democratic parly are eimplj the tail of the British kite, and these fevf rii en con toI the Demoorotio party. The Stilts of Maryland, Alabama, Arkaisas, KelitW'ire, Georgia. Maine, tfew Hampshire, .New Jeroey. Oregon, and West Virginia hove never had J 4u tenant Governor

Hints ob Btook-biceding1, Fruit Culture,

roultry-riiising, House Management, aud Kitchen Economy.

THE FARMER. Limestone Sollt. The best soils for funning- purposes are based on lline.-toiie foundation, it is only

wnero lime abounds tho t good wheat can bo in-own. When tho sot s are exlRrusted tho loss of fertility is not entire, as good maiiaure-

mont Willi a little manure will vender tiiem productive. A soil naturally strong has more of hop in it for the cultivator, evett when barren, than 0110 that has never been productive. It Is a siflKiilnr fa6t that on exhausted llmest-mc lands a dressing of llmo proves to be just what is needed to restore productiveness, tliougrh analysis of the soil may show It to' be well supplied with tlil.t mineral in an Inactive ntute.

Sheeiflmprovcd Pasture Dr. Reynolds, of Maine, writes: "Hhoep

effect very uiurkC'l Improvement In pastures.

rasiuros n-iucn nave necomo so iiioroiigtiiy runout and overrun by briers and busbed as not to bo Moi-ih fencing lor cattle pasim-insr, by beinjr g-ivcu over to tho sheep for a fow years will bo brought into a productive condition. Any pasture used for cattle or hor.-09 may protttahly Havo ns many sheep added to the stock as there are aires In the pasture, and tho pasture will be benefited thereby. Blioep eat so many kinds of plants irhlch cattle ani horfes refuse that the addition of a fow sheep, by keeping down those plants which t tier stock refuse, really increases the product if grasses for other Steele. A committee o:' the lllnghaiu, Mass., Agricultural Society once remarked In their report that a Hook of sheep Is as beneficial to the pastures of a large larin as tho pruning-kntt'o U to the orchard, U3 the broom to the kitchen.. They will effectually float- up tho wcoils, briers, bushes, and other rubbi&h, thii-reby saving the farmer more labor with the bush scythe, and by tbelr droppings prepare tho Held for the plow. It is for these purpose, for raising mutton, and lor clearing up Id f arms, mauv of which aro bucomln foul, and possibly for the exportation of full-blot'dod sheep, particularly bucks, that tho farmers of this iratnodiate vicinity suould engage in tho raising of sheep." Harvey Wolcott, Esq., ot Agawaui, Mas., who has been lengaged in sheep husbandry for many years, says: "I havo two pastures, twenty acres ouofa. I have kopt sheep on ono of them about seven years in ton, and tho othertUrco in ton. The one I kept sheep on tho most is worth 25 iter cent, more than, t he one 1 pastured with cattle. I have ari orchaid of 400 or 500 trees, ot about five acres. When the

apple? are the size of walnut, I turn my sheep ta. Tboy pick up the green frn.lt which has fallon to the ground, thoroby destroying

many worms. 1 alum- tuem to remain until

the middle of July, and I think they benefit

the 01-ohar-J more than one-half the expenses

of their pasturing tbrougu tho season. Tile farm.

A wniTEii in a London paper claim that

better self-binding harvesters are now made

in England than in this country, and. that they aro sold for half the price ehsrijed'tor

buuiiur urbunva acre.

Nothing adds more to the comfort of tho occupants oi a farm-house than dry and clean walks about it. They are almost Indis

pensable from November till May, and do

not come amiss during tho other live months.

A mas poled some lima beans with common four-foot laths, driven 0110 foot into the ground, and when tho vines had climbed the three-loot poles tbe.v were pinched baclt. Hesuit, more and earlier bcaus than ever be

fore.

Boors made of coarse felted wool are now

much worn by lumbermen and city team

sters during the winter, 'and thoy wou d appear w be admirably adapted to the wants of farmers. A wool boot is not "a thing of beauti." but it is productive of comfort and

conduoivo to health. 'As these boots do not

shed water, t ho lower portions of thi mare

protected by rubber shoes.

An exchange wisely says that rocky forest

loud had bottor be kept In woods unxll the rost of the farm Is In the highest 8' ate of cultivation. There are millions of acres ot"

noor land, unrtly cultivate 1, that ought

never to have been cleai-od an. Of that

which is nlowed. not one acre iu one thou

sand is made to produce half 08 much as it

would produce if thoroughly tinea ana wisely

fertilized.

Tesh result ot grain farming aud stock farming, says tlie runudiVtn Breeder, maybe summed up as follows: Tlie grain farmer

spends all his onerglos in getziug all lio can out oi tho land Curing the short space intervening between the beglnniogof sprin j work aud tho end of harvest, or perhaps be may havo a few acres of wheat, which he sows in the tfe.ll, and, after sprutitlnjg, waits till the advent of spring to renew Its growth, whilo

the s-:oek breeder mis 111s work nt ni-i nana the whole year round, but his herd manures tlie land, reaps the crop, and carries It to market. A i auhkk who has spent somo little time and money In draining a swajnp on hit. place that sad becomo an eyesore, writes to the (iio Furn er: "I enjeyed it hugely when I got that drain through and saw tho water run out, and t he frogs jumping about la the greatest consternation; but the enjoyment was far greater yesterday, when I saw tho ground fairly covered with splendid potatoes, worth almost a cent npie.'e. This enjoyment was not all caused by tne dollars the crops would bring, although these will come very bandy this dry season, but part of it came Trow the fact that a itlnk: ug, unhoulttiy, unsightly hole, a birthplace ?or malaria and froiss, had been tranformed by means of a little labor anil skill into a vory fertilizing ami pifoductive piece of land. It was the enjoyment of comjuest, with no harm done exoupt to the frogs, nags, and miasma." A common-sense writer says: Tho oost or machinery to properly equip a farm In largo, and why the- should be such carelessness displayed in the care, or rather In tho want of care, or this expensive machiuei is a puzzle. Take the gi-aln-drllL for Instance. The farmer uses it for putting iu his crop, and in about ntno oases out of tea leaves it in tho fence corner or in an open shed,, where it It exposed to the weather, and where tho chiokens roost on It and damage it mo re than a year or two of use should. 11 it Is a fertiliser drill, the chances arc. more thtin good thai the farmer never thinks or olconlnsr out the fertilizer that may be scattered In the hopper, and the aoid in the fertilizer eats out the leather belts and renders a new set neiostary for the next sowing, all of which expanse aud trouble might bo avoided by proper care that would takS very little time., THE STOCKBREEDER. Watering Com Oftett. Iu very cold weather it is difficult to make soiii-9 cows drink as muoh as they should, (living them n dally small ration of salt, in thou' food will increase tholr demand for drink, ivhen fed partly with roots or green food, twlco watering will answer. Fattening cattle often drink but once a day. Khulnets to Animal. A man of kindnes s to Ids beast is kind. But brutal actions show a brutal nilnd: Remembcrl He who raao thee, madeths brute; Whu gave thee speech and reason, formed him mute. Ho can't complain: bnt Clod's all-seeing cyo

Uoiwllts tny cruelty, ne nears ui cry; lie was designed thv servant, not thy dtndgc; And know that his Creator Is thy Judge! Youufi Bref, The practice of keeping cattle till t liree or four years old before fattening Is much loss common now than formerly. The improved t reeds or beef cattle mature early.. Two-year-old steers of tho Shorthorn breed are as iimt 1110 and average larger than three-year-olds of native stock- Move good beet can Lo made between ono and two yours old at less cost with Shorthorn caltlo than by keeping them longer. Jtarhrd Wire with Vine. The difficulty in preventing injury to stock fr-im barbed-wire fence Is obviated l j some extent by making them trellises for grape vines. Tho barbs aro just as eit'ootive in repelling stock; but the difficulty would be Unit after a lew years the fruit would become much too valuable to be subjected to stock depredations. In many places roadside fences aro disiienscd with, liecuuse stock Is never al loved on the roads ovcopt as driven to markot. In suoh places a barbed-wlro rond fence as u trellis rot- grtipe vines would be entirely practicable. Iflnts About Breaking Colt. Break and drive colts by using tho homemade "rig" often described as a "breaking ourt" a stout pair of wheels and axlo with shalts attached, running out behinj eight foet or so, ai cording to tho height of the wheels. '1 his is to prevent baoking and rearinir. In making this breaking cart, it Is best to "havo tho shifts ratht-r close, us tho colt Is more confined, and soon gives up tho natural tendency lo turn orouna. Drive coles barefoot until tho feel show slMns of wear and lameness, usually until they are 5 years old. If tlie aim is to make a trotter ot him, and he I' given speedy work that alters the case somewhat, and the hard pounding- that some roads give, with the dangor arlslnr from striking stones in such a way as to split the hoof, mokes it necessary to shoo fast oolts when thov are undergoing training exerotie. In breaking and training colts slnge, it is 1 est to do so without blinders, 'f bey become quickly accustomed to the nppotiianoe of u vehJcto followiutr them, which must bo a terrific sight to horse that has always been driven i jrwoly blinded, when by ohanco, hav lag- on u headstall with loose oheok-pleow, or

by any other accident, he see a top wajon following close a t bis heels. Many a frightful runaway has come from this cause. Long cheek-pieces, when the horse Is suddenly drawn up, are mturally thrown out from the head, and this lets tbo animal have a

view perhaps fov tho first time or what Is bahind him and away he goes. Tnen tho harder tho driver pulls, tho plainer the horse sees the wagon. Iu buying a horse, ninlco sure that he Is not afraid of the vehicle behind him whon in motion. It la easily dono

by walking at hlj side and lifting the back part of the blinder. One of the ntost imnortant shlngs to teach

a colt is to back and to stop backing at the

woru wnoa 1 inis snouiu always on none at first ou a (rentlo down grade. Tlie backing,

of course, must be done down the grade,

wnicn snoulil noli bo stcenenougn to take tne

entire oll'ort of backing off tho colt, but to

lessen it essentially. As soon as the colt be

comes a little accustomed to the carl, orevon

before tie Is put in snartfl. lie must learn

what whoa : in bh us, and under any and all circumstances to stop short when ho hoars it. Then, when placed before th. breaking

oart. some sove -o "chcok should te ar-1

ranged to be applied at once, soveral con

trivances are In 1 se. A hard jerk upon tho I

bit is made to take tlie p ace of tho check.

but that makers t tie tender mouth sore and Irritates tho animal, f-'ome colt-breukcrs us - a strap rem with a ring In tho end, nassed over and attached to the head

stall, tho end of tho rein being run through

tho ring, which hangs at tno rlgnt slue or tne head, and goes back to tho hand of the

driver. At the word, a sharp pull tbr'itens

tho noose upon the colt's throat and throws

up bis had. KionDlnir nim at onof. it mays

loose immediate y ou being re axed and while it gives tho colt a palpable hint it does him no harm. The expectation ot the ' bint" will soon cause tlio colt to stop at the word, as If he were struck in the face. The habit thus acquired will last for 'ire, provided the word is not Improperly used, and he gets an idea that whoa! means "not quite so fast."

Kven a runaway horse, properly trained to

stop at whoa' will often do so. and the habit

Is a sui-o safeguard 11 cuius t accidents, which

can hardly bo over-estimated. American

Aurt'U'turM.

THE POULTERER. pisec Poultry Iloute. As ninny people arc beginning in the poul

try business, a caution may be needed against

building lory exiionslve nouses, aim espe

cially very large ones. Tf you caleu ate to

keen 5o or l.uvo . owls do not uuita e ny one

structure for mote than a tonthof t tint num

ber, anl do not keep more than fifty to

gether. Then, ir you succeed. It will be the easiest thing in tie world to build a second.

or third, or fourth house like tho flrsr, with.

as mauy wnpruvcuieuu) ws experience suggests.

Brrallwj Pen of Black Coehis. This Is a variety of high class or thorough

bred fowls whose merits are as numerous, aud whose good qualities are as seldom sung about as any Iu tlie long list- And notwithstanding the fact that thoy havo bren bred

anu exhibited toi: yars, tnoj- are comparatively unknown to those who do not belong to tho "fancy." That such should bo the ease is no fault of the fowl itself. Its many good qualities certainly entitle It to the fi.vor and indorsement of tlios-s who breed foi tlio love of the thing, and of those who Dreed for profit. As a thiig of beauty tbo Black Cochin certainly is. tbe peer of any of our domestic fowls: argo, sturdy, well formed and majestic, their rich, glossy plumage

glistening in tbo light, and their bright red

combs contrasting with tbo deep black or tbelr pluniaga, they certainly arc "a thing of beauty and a joy for over." Who over saw a flock of the beautiful

birds on a brigbr, grassy lawn and did not

admire thorny Certainly it one did not he had no love in tils soul for tho beautiful. But the Black Cochin does not depend upon its beauty for lis sole recommer.dationa.

There is no variety of the Asiatic family that possosses more good qualities, than this

worthy breed. Tboy are not quite so large as the Partridge or Buff Cochin, or the l.'ark or Light llrahtno, end, far that reason, are not so clumsy or help'.oss: cat loss, lay better, sit less frequently and persistently, mature younger, and are very much superior as a table fowl. Tbe skin is fine and yellow, tho meat luley, welt llavored, short

and fine-grained. The eggs rival the Light

Brahnias m sue and are turgor than tho Partridge Cochin, while tbelr weight and

flavor is equal to that of the Giime hen's

eng.

Black Cochins are as vo'l adapted to the farm as they are to town or elty. They aro about as easily coil flni d as any o. the other

large varieties, aud stand conltnt mont full us well, and, Ixdng black do not sbonrdust or

smoke so badly as most of tho other breads; whilo lor beauty t hoy aro the no plus ultra; or. In plainer Kngl sh, they havo n : superior.

They have nil tbo graceful ntllre possessed

by the other A$:atir breeds, witn tneso 111 au

dltion: They are not so largo and olumsy;

they do more toward earning their own llv

ing. and, being bla?k, more easily escape the

eye of hawks and other marauders, which is very important with tbe farmer. To their

many good qualities is added tlit.t of hardiness and early maturity. They put on feathers rapidly, and, for that reason, stand cold and dump woathor better than their slowerleathered cousins. When fully matured the cocks weigh from ten to eleven pounds, hens

from seven to nine pounds.! uiya iw vouMiy.

THE APIARIST. MlanaUnu BeesBte Diarrhea. Gustav Leopold, of Jollet, III, writes as follows In the -Ivii-.i-icuii Bee Journal, ot Chicago: I have handled bjos for twenty -nine years, and l find a pood deal of pleasure In it I can deal with them like tiles, pick: Kg up handfuls of them with my bare bands. I can take a whole hive full of bees and empty them over my naked b-xly without reeolvlng a sting. When the season for swarming comes, 1 sirupiy shake the bees into my hat (1C I cannot do this, I scrape them iu with my hands), and then carry them to tho hive. In this way I have oftentimes hived from twenty to thirty-five swarms in ono hour. I have a hoe-house made out of matched ilooriug, 200 feet Ions, 5 feet hUrh and 3 feet wide, ji-Bt wldo enough to slip in tlie hives. It has a roof b oping toward tbo north, and it hasdooi-4 on the south side htm 1 in? on hinges, which I can close nt any time when it is. noeessary, but I have them closed as long as there is snow on tho ground, and I keep the snow shoveled up almost to the roof. I left a space about one-quarter of au Inch wldo to let in fresh air. A3 soon na the snow is all tone, 1 raise the doors, and an soon as tho weather is warm for a low days in March, 1 place pans of rye lioura few feet from tho hives. This rye Hour every bee-keeper ought to give to his bees. They use it only for rearing their brood, nnd It makes them swarm early, and also makes them produce largo sw arms. Ever since I bavi kept my bees, housed up, I havo never lost a colony. 1 used to laso a, good ninny colonic;. L-y diarrhea, generally in tho spring, and sometimes in the summer, until I found a very cheap euro Tor it. 1 fill shallow troughs nearly lull of rain water, and then put a small handful of rock salt Into each of them. This I give to them from spring until fall, and ever since I have used this remedv 1 havo never lost another colony. 1 behove that they take the salt water to their hives to purify the hoi ey: and 1 also have no trouble with foul brood since I used tho salt water. THE HORTICULTURIST. Tlio n,itit Mulberry. Tho wonderful stories told about the new Hussian mulberry uro greatly exaggerated, according to Prof. Iludd, or tbe Iowa Agricultural College. This muiberry was first introduced from Ilussla. five or six years ago, for experimenting purposes upon tho cold plains of the Northwest. Dealers vrho arc grow ng this troo ola m for it most wonderful merits of hardiness, truitfulness, and valuo as a timber t roo. Kuwthat these itusslautrcesai-ecommand-ingsomueh attention in all our Northern States, wo will g.vo Prot. Hudd's words la regard to tho mulberry: "Wo frequently asked the forestry expert in various parts of Central and Southern ltusslii if it was rocngnlzcd as a valuable tree for forostry plantations, with tho unruiling result of exoltlng laughtor at tho idea of using suoh u low, bushy troo In timber grow ing. It to much used on the steppes of South ittusia lor planting in single linos as wind-breaks, and in the outer lines along railways, to arrest the drifting unow. For this use, its hah t or low-spreading growth, w th stronir si H limbs from the crown upward, is in its favor, s is also the lieauty aud perfect health of Us follngo. Iu this form It bears large crops of fruft, which Is used to sum ? extent for culinary purposes und dessert by lhe peasants, but its niaiu value ss in fuiiilshltig food which tho birds prefer over rnspboi rips and cherries. Hundreds of our planters are now ready to bet evo that It will bo valuable for the same u-es with ns. Iu this form it may he grown 1 rofttably on the Northern prairie, where Its tops kill luck somewhat n our test winters. As to Its fruit, not one in S00 of the s-'odlings will be prized, on account of Its small size and low quality for dessert use. Yet now and then we find a troo producing fruit as large and fine i s represented In tttt tra-lo lists. In due time we will propagate theso select variottos rrom cuttings or graft ', as we ln-opilgato select vuriotiesoi tbe orchard fruits." Brief Holes, A single railway suitiou In Ohio sont ,000 bushols of raspberries to market last soasou. Allowing seventy-five bushels to an acre, this gives about eighty acres in that crop. TufcE planters should Uyxvu to know that a well-grown yo.nlin r Is usuully the best tree to plant. Sm h trues have not 1 een trained into any form, and they aro mora susceptible to tho operations of the 1 lanter. IT Is a very peculiar and significant fact that most shrubs which gr-iw naturally la swamps and other low g round, also thrive well if set upon uplands, even in sand, if it bo not too dry. Thoro are many familiar examples of this miture. Tbe "black ahier,"

some Of

which aref-uplands.

It Is a peculiar ifabj'tftMlawst people will givo $10 for )rrn) rmw-faugled flower or fruit sold by a traveling agent) where thoy wilt give $1 to join a horticultural society whure the value of novelties are discussed and recorded. THE HOUSEKEEPER. JiVmifure Polish. A fine lustrous iiolleh for delicate eabtriet work can bo mode as follows: Half a pint Unseed oil, half pint of old ale, the white of an egg, one ounce spirits of wine, one ounce spirits of salts.. Hliukc well before using. A llitlo to be applied with a softiHnen pad, and lluhtly rubtiom for a minute oyer the artlole to be polished. freivuffoe of Void Feet, Let a layer of curled hair be basted to a piece of cloth und slipped into the stocking; the hair touching tho soles of the feet will titillate the sklu and draw the blood thither. Tho bar conducts the moisture from the feet to the woolen cloth, and thus keeps them dry. Tlio ha ir soles should be Disced

before the f re at night, so as to be thoroughly dried by (tho morning. Cork soles absorb moisture from the shoo and tlie feet also, and require several days to be -thoroughly dried.

A Vheat Stained. Floor. Putty ud carefully all the oranks In I ho

floor. Take n sutficlcnt quantity of boiled linseed oil, nt Ix 1 1 with a small quantity of burnt umber n oil to color the wood as dark as you like it. A pound can or it mixed with oil coats only 18 cents in New York, and that

would no more man enough to do all the floors in tbe houso. If you have not the lin

seed oil, whiob costs about 110 or TO cents a gallon, com m n kerosene oil will answer vory

wen instead, una tut disagreeable smell untlrely disappe ars In a day or two after it is applied. Tiili mixture or oil and umber must lie applied with a c'oth, not wltha pulnt

rrusn. The floor Is to be stained, not painted. And

the beauty o! it is tbat It shows all the natural graining o ' the wood so much more per-

reci anu mn-f.oio Man any artinciai graining, but far less exjwnslve. It :s also a very easy thing to accomplish. An Intelligent young girl in my employ of about 14 years of ago put on a pair of old kid gloves, and kneeling on a large newspaper began at the furthor end of her sleeping room and finished it nicely in less than half an hour. If the base-board is painted white, cure must, be taken not to hit it with the cloth. If It Is grained it does not matter. After two or three days apply turpentine and yellow beeswax molted together in the proportion or ona gallon of turpentine to ono pound of wax. Apply with a woolen cloth as before, warm. This las. preparation may Lo applied more than onco to good advantage. The first tlmo I bega 11 experimenting on floors put on too much wax, having an idea that the Hoc r was so rougl that It would need more wax to fill up the cracks and leave it smooth. Tbe result was that the floor did dry wolL Floors look very well without using the wax and turpentine at all, but they lack polish.

unless tney get it oy constant use, in vtBiting an orphan asylum in Brooklyn, I was attracted by lhe neat dining-room floor, which looked like oak, Tbe Sister in charge, wko was courteously nhowing me through tbe building, informed me that it was only a plain floor of pine boards, simply stained with keroeine. I wag very much surprised, especially t s not tho least odor was perceptible; but on going home had It tr'edon a small floor in the barn with similar results. Tho Unseed oil is preferable, I think, on some accounts. Fit ono reason, it does notevatornto so quickly, and so retains its color longer. -Tiie HoMwihoid. The Work-Basket. BED-spm ads miide of alternate squares of satin and antique lace should have an antlquc lace diamond or bit of applique embroidery sewed on tlie satin square. A pitFTTv idea file small screens tor tables Is to cut a small head from any fashionplate and stick it to the silk of tbe screen, and work 1 he dress, hair, etc., in brfarhtcotored filoselLe. A FiiET'tT, simple baby-carriage rug la inado by scalloping around the edge of a square ol fine llanketlng; on the upper point and lower ecge of eaoh scallop is fastened a quite large white worsted ball; a bow of satin rilion is sewed on the center. A pnF.TTi- p!n- usliion, which Is Intended to be htinir on the wall near tbe dressingcase, has a 1 ound center of brown velvet of the eizo and color of tho center of a sunflower. Hm-rounding" this are leaves or petals of yellow velvet, pointed and put on with a very small pleat in the middle, so that the point will stand out stiffly. Make it look

as nearly Hike a sunflower as po-slble. The plus are to be put in tho brown center, that baingthe cushion. A fruit v case to hold cabinet photographs.

and which Is Inton ded to lie on the taole, la

madt of plush folded like a book; It is lined, and bus body given 10 It by having one thickness ot wadding tctween the lining and tbe outside; tho plus i Is folded over at the aides and forms a sort of pocket, which holds the picture in place. It may l e ornamented with embroidery; a pretty design is a pomegran

ate and let.v.' s. or it may nave tno initials or tho owner la .silver letters upon It. THE LAUNDRESS. Taxing Silk, Never put a hot l.-on directly upon silk It takes the life out of it. To Clean JI.'nrA- Cloth, Take your aartnent, woll brush It, then wash all tie greasy spots, the collar and cutrs also, with soap and warm water and a fow drops of liquid ammonia. Then prepare as follows: one ounce of ground logwood and apiece o. soda tho sice of a small marble, aud boil fc gethor in o ie quart of water ten minutes; strain the liquor, lay the garment on the table; aud, witn a clean brush dipped into the boiling Muff, well brush it; until It Is saturated ; then itet some clean pot water, on tho surface of which drop a little olive oil, not-too much, but when wasted add a few more drops of oil and brush It in the direction or the grain then bang them up. If a clear day, out of doors, if not In a dry room, and they will turn out a beautiful blaok. I have mod ' tbo boys' suits look equal to haw In this way. and 10 Inst us long as two without it, nml the girls' jackets; too; In fact, any black c!o h garment, boys' caps in particular, tan to renovated by this process. 'Jid Aunt Patlit; of London, Etiff. How to Stareh Clothes. I uIwbj-h starch my clothes In hot starch before hanging oat to dry, and In this starch 1 put a plooe of starch polish, allowing to one quart of starch a piece of polish the size of a nickel, th s to be well worked in the starch. When dry I make gome more starch, allowing to one shirt, collar, and pair of cuds ono toaspoonf ul of stiu oh dissolved lu as warm water as 1 ho hand jfflll boar, rubbing them woll, so thoro may be no dry place. When this Is dono I roll up very tight and leave fo an hour or two and thon Iron. I always keep a piece ot tlio finest emery paper with my Ironing sleet, also a piece of beeswax In a lot of old cloth, and whonovor my irons are the least rough I rub well on the emery paper, thon on tbo beeswax and finish on cou mon brown paper. If you will do this your irons will never Btlok or soil your clothes. The reolp for this olfsh is as follows: One ounce of nhlto wax, two ounces of spermaceti, one-hair ounce of stearine, one-hslf otinoo of ultin-innirine bluej melt slowly altogether, 1 hen add the blue, and when well mixed turn out in little butter plates to cool. To one quart of boiled starch a piece as large as a nlckol Is sufli clout. The HnuselwW.

rHio

Mil

Solid Daily Trains (each wayll CIKCWSATT A Kb m W

Solid Daily Trains (each wayrlw't VI XVI b'N ATI AND LOUISVfM

Solid DiiilvTrnlnsfiiadh wayl W

AT. LOUIS AND LOVISVlLIeW-

- .1

WO Change or f?tfir fgff

Olafaa or laOiiggifc gf

First Clans, Second CVffM , WrJ Fcaaeiwrs. all carried oir,WB

Trains, eoushling of I'.itna Slteiiigf

tuaanl Parlor tloathes and eui

Day Coaches, ail ranmtt" Tll$ WITHOUT ClIANOE. ',

ilnlv 1 i TTnn fa Time

Between. Cincinnati and St. Louis, ir: jK 'fi

Louts and Louumlu. .

But Four Hours .

1 aic

Tlie Ohio & Mffttfl

is the only Line bettseefi.r

Under one management, running a!

trains through "80WD," an Ijl queuce h the only 'tvenffsmm'w0Sm0-,: route between those cities, fu . ''Aa, Easy Grades, lis Splcitdid fwf?jf.

I,.. Sil.l If, ..la. XfM.aVr

uwvi y www vH. vm.Tjifrw ' Track, and SolM -RoM?fflM

Enable the O. Je St. to make ffan-

ago time than any other- Westeri

I-Ask for Ticket via P. For sale by AeenU of ooi

East, West, North and

W. W. PEABODY. Presidntaa

W. B. SHATTUC, Gen. Ag

CINCINNATI,

: '1

THE COOK. Carrot Soup. Cut up some carrots vory line; put into a pot with thorn either a small piece of raw "beef ot-tbo bor eremaiiiingXrom a roast logof mutton, two or three onions, ono turnip, peppor and salt. Ho 1 roi- throe hours and then put through ti colander or sieve. Make this the day before It is wanted, and rewarm. Baked Hen. Soak a pint of white beans over night; pour off the water In tho morning aud bolt tin twini In salted water until they are moalv. Then put thorn tn an earthen pud-dlng-dlsh; add a toffco-cupful or rich cream and" a tabkwpooniul of sugar, and bake in a moderate, oveu until browu. Haiti Gingerbread. One cup of molasses, ono cup of sugar, one half cup of 11 Hk one-half pup of butter, out-half cup o ' .ard. a Utile salt, ono egg, a scant toaspoonf ul Of ginger, and a heaping teuspooufi.il of sfi'oratus. Mix quite hard. Holt out, tut in ce.r Is to suit your pan. which should bo a shallow one. Have your oven hot when j ou pi t your bread iu, but be careful not to otirn It. Sometime you may put in ono teas .poonl'ni of cream of tartar, but it is not licet ssary. Freoh jtfeot. A MlssDiiri man telle now his family mauage 10 feut ton :resh meat all the year round. After killliu hi- swine, and allowing them to cool properly, h outs them up into Hitch sized ploct s as may le convenient tor table use. 'ibese pieces a:c then washed and tolled In a large kettle, being seasoned with salt and pepper. The are then ' plaoed In a barrel, closely togother, but not pressed, aud when the iiarrel is; tun warm lard Is poured In, tilling the orovlcos, and leaving a depth of one or two inches of lard at the top of the barrel. This excludes tho air and keeps tbe moat swi el. Any smaller sl?cd vessel can be filled tn tht same way. Tbe object is to provide a supply of fresh meat for home consumption, instead of no mutti salt pork and haw.

BLOOMINGTON

BUSKIftK DUNCA& nee in New Corner

stairs. Will urnctice in

State. Special attention, jftlAfhj 1 : ., ..a .. 1 1 n. .

miltnttce 0f uU claims.

t oudun t Miiwmmte

PPliife!

AMoreiiSt?i

.::f

over First National Bant.

ncss ot a legal nature givm cajciut,, w tion in all courts. Rent ete Tjtfiw,!

.iriiit

fully ex.uiin.cd by '.HWWHttAjK

stract. A epcetatty mfr m.anMitWttkl

innoo ftfctarw Wngar fij

v itu aw, mwsmm&Zi

fV.iert

xrx

ni-aciicoin tlmvariouM

cial attention eiven to colle

probate busincs. OBtM,-f!eo,

poEite 1110 rrogrcs- vmct. r tCXWtlSX

ROVERS 4 'Ar,tWPteMip Collector. Oue,ii buildine. Special attelMtfMii

n.j mi.im nnif In A 1 1 -4T

tling decedents' estate and to aH

probate business. Also, anwue

TP AST & EAST, Attpmeva,

S2I Kloomincton, Ind,

(Iron's Block, north sMe liinMS8 nnd nollectiona

tenion. Will prncticc; itf VuWs oijsU.f -ffi

i-Moimiis; counties. I tustn csa -iwlUntt, , . vra?

r wist suo liiocs:, no tho probate and cullcvtioti

will give special and particuha-

tton. uiisiness niicnaea to- 10

surround in counlioi. . -. ' - . ......i

T T Utflce five uoors soutn 01.

corner, tip-stnirs. ilo a general

and probato business. !Wilil courts of adjoining counties..

1 it. WORRAhL, Atto

V. in Kew Uhnsk, w

Cnlln & t'o.'s. Will iwcctici1tt

courts. Special "alien tion lv&ig D;..n 'Mc AnA ,i.Ahkt .liUAlnMa1.

T A. FULK, AUorim r

I . in A MeXarv's new block

over corner room. SDetiwrvtlMlllMl

l.A ..n 1. nr.tVal.i Ki.nnAtftt mssJht'

fnompt collection of chttiair

TJ late anu insurance agent of titles, nd claim colh!Wr.. ita-rs. over corner roaiSr-in''!

MeXarm Ilhck Iluifini;-S. HoWst!

'MilLa

.-it. -

tlEfc oil - i

mmm

AUK VOt GOIi;j

l o tho-e vho ccntemiui!o

c a- ur rivnuwetis mns 1 vbw des re to Hire ixt the dvtihii

son.c inquiiy :ut to -th - rqute,; tni

bi'.e. In th s connection.

th attention of these ii-tetrtrtOLt

indti-iiienf-a offoreil fav ihfi

dxtax Line in -lhe Ttaj 4f-'

piompt connections ana. naeoi for th? safe aid comfottaiiliii

ot 1 asse; cis of all cbsses.

von aro cttunl .over u . best Itailroail in lhe IffiL lauded in Union Depo.-.

c-.ii all annoying Outtluil

You ca purchase tiww.Ml baggage, checked throuch. lo avoidiue all vexations HBmfitS

you are going to travel ftujj j lnr. ta secure the- b -st. anSdf

eted via the VainjSlSfW

Resident of BloooBion .

dcsinno tovwitliK

Vasdama Bocte

tiiii the Hofcat, the qwekest,

AppUoatiou for wtos ottami et.-.. should be made to the nes

A cent or to H. E. DEB1

Assistant General jftwetier

iiii

&EKirM

mmm

ORCHARD

S,M. Orchard &i

PROPRICTOII.

Opposite the Dcp-i

LoDisyills, New

Two l)&ilv Ttiroturh Fast 1

ger Trains In MOHmt 1

LOUISVILLE to CHICAGO

CHICAGO to

Connect ing closely with the night t ont of Olilca-'O on till (Stent Tti

lints Westaid Xo:tnws ,aa4wittfS

ipg ana evening uir u:ga ins ont on tbe Oreat 6 utberu and 8outh

This Popular Kouts now rans th 1

j.uihAjiu wivra va m nu rMm ni tlit trains, and hasnaly oua chMi

Jl. WV IllllWIUfll IUKIH ID'l B H J El Bcnt.h, fiiist, or West ff H 11 Through Ti ' ets rr rift 10 crossing nnd connecting raUrcM-i ilitr la nrira rr Ilin. ..k 4-n . a KHM-A'iti

w. ,iM. SJ a, v.ma W 1 WUflv.

Imm

mmm

-X

-4-

lay-over ou tan ionrnev.

.'.ow-ruK!, uwu n,xpioreri

, .i

V Inter and Bummer T outi-tr

ets on sale iu their reaneothre aMi Wl I ( heer ully give StavaJeAJ!

..1 ii yaiii w M1U UUSli WHIW and earn -st ohange', and tlt

unu p a?att route; ana w t Mips, Hme-Tnbles aad j muoii useful in'orma; 00 to tr ....,1 -

vm k nitntviK. eliSnil

llrn l..o So nt !itltlM'rUk.i

Chicago, JU. y;UWppaaP

1 i.

Resident

iSr-.S

Offlua in the Kew Qloek,

Cola's tkofe Store. AJ i