Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 29, Number 9, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 March 1881 — Page 7

THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1881.

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OUR FA RH BUDGET.

A TVell-Coiisidered Article on the Application of Manures. Thann in Plgs-Paraljal Th Cult are of Small Fruit Union Set Asparncu4 Note, Kte. Thi Application of Mnur. Manure, being the foundation of a farmer's business. deserves more attention than anything elie on the farm. Experience lists taught nearly all farmers that the soil 'ive9 a greater reward when well manured than otherwise, and most of them are satisfied with the mere iK-rformance of spreading it out as well as iiotlnR'on the principle that "the quicker the job is over the better;" hut it is a mistake Jo suppose that the duty o collecting and distributing manure is ifll that U nwwarv. There are substances composing fertilizers that are and these are inert for want made available, as no plant insoluble, of lining cart take up from the soil these inactive portions. The soluble substances only are used, and to derive the greatest benefit from Id. therefore, be well rotted and tine and have been kept in pod ondi tion. Ammonia, phosphoric acid and pot ash are the pri:e substances of the manure heap. The l';rt is very volatile, ami escaj-s unless combined with some other sust:tn Such as sulphuric, nitric, muriatic acid or. trhars. with vegetable acids. Kven then, if eraosx-d, it w ill decompse and van ish. rhosi.horic acut (beins itself, as its name implies, an acid) always remains com bined. and wl en set free from its combina tions by sulphuric or other strong acids again forms new compounds. Potash also is always cinib:ned with the acids, never existing in an uncombined state in the manure heap. As it is necessary to notice these particular portions ot tle accumulated manure it requires notice al)of the proper period of application. On heavy clay sils it will tow better results to spread t in manure broadcast in the fall, first ploughin-the land and liphtly harrowing it ov-er. The compact sub-soil prevents Toss from rain and sn'. lieitit; on top, the fro?- quickly pulverize it. and as fast as it deotnposes the soil absorbs and retains it. 15ut on light, sandy, porous .oiis it should be treated differently, for when it is broadcasted in the fall on such soils, much loss is occasioned by the subtle substances being carried far down below the reach of the roots of the plant. Iftliere m no clay sub-foil underneath, we will lose tlve potash to a certain eAtent, as it is very soluble, particularly the sulphate ami muriate. V.x peri men H the past year have demonrated that ir. me iortiöns of New Jersey, where the soil is very light, manure applied at frequent intervals gives more return than by any other mode. If corn is manured in tLe hill at the time of planting and the process repeated monthly thereafter the crop will be .r0 per -emit, larger, without using a greater quanti'y of manure than is intended for a single application. Tltfre ane some crops, however, that do not thrive as well with such treatment, but they re few. Chemical fertilizers should always In ajv plied at regular .periods, as they are used for the reason that they are instantly soluble. The first rain that comes on them carries off .all that is not immediately taken tip by the plant, but if they are applied in small quantities at a time after every rain they will rive such result? a- will surprise tbuse who have tnever tried surl; plan. It is true, more exjense is incurred, but the crop will repay it when harvested. An experiment -of this kind teaches us a llesson. for it is only by testing theories that we can he envi:oed of the practicability of hem. It shows that, to a certain extent, plants should hove regular meals (oji some soils) rather thaai to be supplied once only. Jt is maintained by many that if the manure is once applied the plant will feed itwlf at proper time, which is trae, but our object here is r-.Uher to show the io--t economical method of application, for no one andeny that much manure on farms goes to waste when improperly applied. A thorough examination of the composted manure should be made in order to judjre if it is thoroughly decomposed, and if so. it requires ex fra care to retain the voiai i Ue .ammonia and soluble potash. The slightest charge of temperature may change the whole character of the conpost, and a heavy rain maj irender it jrfectly worthless. If .it is thus important to watch tliecorupostiheapin order to avoid loss, it is far more necessarv to spply chemicals at proper periods, as with them system is everything. They are cheaper .than ordinary manure, though seemingly f higher cost, the trouble with them being the imperfect knowledge of some .funners of tlveir proportions. Fertilizers are now in the market especially -.rtu-ulated for sejorate crop, no two of them being o!ie same, and the consequence is we are becoming educated not only to the fact that ph nts should be "fl regularly,"" but also that a plant, like an animal, requires for itself fl not relished a plant IL'ferfiit fros.i itself; indeed, we arc learning tbt it is incorrect to treat allcrops alike. As e do not rive horses the same food we riv hoi,K, m ither docs a crop of wheat require the sanieilood tliatacrop of tlover needs. Tliuiup In Plj PtralyM. Country jeatlenan.l I have Veen eeriiuie.nfing for years io trving to rure the disease known as thumps in pigs. 'K;e symptoms ire palpitation or j Jin extent tLrtt pigs thusitected will not oat, .and rapidly 'become emaciated, and soon die .from weakiirf-. I have examined a nuni.ber after deavth. but never could lin l any of the internal organs which showed evidence of disease. 1 am of the opinion thai it is caused by ehe accumulation of fat abaut the heart. Several pigs a!icted by thw disorder this ts wheii.aboiw: four month old, recovered by being jri v- a teaspoonfui of spirits of tuiyentine for everal days fan succession. The spirits t turpentine were dilated with Milk, and tku-ned down thei throats ifrom a bottie. Usually thislisorder u fleets pigs when ontined in a chx jpen, and nu;ely when as old as mine were. .although I Lnd one die wi&h it when a yearsi!d. I have lost nearly a avjiole litter, and Lk i the disease arrested when ithe others were urned out wl?re they had plenty of exercise. It generally origins to: in close conti nctueut, which ould iiatanLS'y cause an accumulation of ttt. Turpeuf-ine seems to be a natural remedy for pisiic relieving the spasmodic action of the heart, and ulso in destroy ing parasites, which fcotuetimes afloat the kihssand ause huiw tcss or parüal paralj'sis T the binder pari another form of disease a hicli ts quite coinjimi with is. An ajj.dication of .'p:.ritrif tnreiitiiie across the kins ill Mjiiietiiuv effect theCifre of the Litter. Itji such a powerful ctratip tliut it extends t) ever iart of tJi system, realiine ilio-e in egal organ whirh nootl(r ineiitne I ever tried dtes fcotllectitlly. I havti licvt r kinwu any injury Vt result from administering it. TheÄes cured by spirits of turpentine were tleoily -ne 1 ever knew in w hich there wa a recovery after the thumps had begun. Iiis not a contagious dica-e, as I have !rm;tir.ies lo.-t only one piy iit a litter, n'l t.'icn ain have u'.l but one. J-arly pig!. and eKcially those Lorn in the winter while the ww" are confined iti peas, ave more liable to bo affected with it than wiien thft tvii are mining out ami hav access to the ground. Tbi.- is the only fatal diori!er that ever prevailed anion pigs i: this part of the countn . l'ar:lysia from worms in the kidneys, or na migi;t perhaps be bstter de?cibej, eor-

ne across the loins, which makes the pig unwilling or unable to move its binder iarts. U tl next most fatal disease. I have always

succeeded in curing this by external or in ternal use of spirits of turpentine as spoken of above. The Culture of Small Fruits. Nearly every land owner, no odds bow lazy and shiftless, would have an abundance of good, wholesome fruit if he knew how easily it could be crown. But in the light of the manv elaborate and complicated directions given by horticultural papers, many are appalled and fear to attempt it. A writer in the Prairie Farmer gives such imid souls encouragement. The intending fruit grower must give np a plot of rather high and drv ground entirely to fruit or truck patch" purposes. If very loor, it should be covered with well-rotted manure before ploughing; ir not, the ploughing will sullice. A plot of ground sixteen rods by ten, or one acre, should give all the small fruits that a very larpe family could use the year around. Half this much land should give a full supply, and one-fourth to one-eighth as much can be maue to prouuee a smaciency with but verv little extra care. Supposing the patch to be ItixlO rods, you should plant across each end a row of ten cherry trees, one rod from the fence; two rows of currants, five feet apart, between the cherries and the fence at one end. and two similar rows of gooseberries at the other end. We then plant across one end, inside of the cherries, eight rows of strawberries five feet apart, ami the plants three feet apart in the row: first two rows of Crescent seedling, then two rows of Wilson, ami so on. Then plant eight rows f raspberries in the same way. only putting the plants six feet apart in the rows. e m. 1 l heso may be maieup oi two rowsoi iai-a son'9Thornless.twoof Doolittle, two of Mam moth Cluster and two t J rege. N e now have three rods for Snvder blar.klerries for we think it is useless to plant any other variety. Tley should be planted in live rows eight feet apart, and the same breadth for crajies. There should be one row of Hartford l'rolific or Janesville, three rows of Concord and one of Clinton. The first summer the ground should be well tilled, and jtotatoes or corn may be cultivated between the rows. Next year all except the strawberries should be ploughed out" several times, the strawberries will yield a full crop this venr and the other fruits some. The second winter a trelli for thegrapes r-hould be built, and put up early in the spring, and the vines tied to it. I'rom this time on for many seasons the grower should expect large supplies of fruit, with nootlvercare than regular and systematic ploughings each year. . I'htntlng Onion Set. l"-outheru Knterprise.l The onion grows to the greatest erfcction above the soil, so that only the fibrous roots are in the soil. To effect this, deposit the sets on the top of a ridge of earth. They will, if thus planted, grow more readily than if planted on a level, as the ridge of earth will be more readily warmed by the spring sun. The onions are more easily worked, the labor of drawing away the earth as they begin to bulb w ill be saved, and the onions when mature will keep better than those grown in the ground. Kvery gardener hhould plant a part of his onion crop with seed, us they make liner, more smooth and more delicately flavored bulbs, and keep much better than those produced in sets. Sow the seeds in bunches of half a doen every six inches in drills, one foot apart. Tl land intended for them should be thoroughly pulverized and highly manured with well-rotted manure, mixed with ashes, or with a cood superphosphate containing totash. When well established, thin to a single plant in the hill. The onions from seed come in just as tho from tle wets have grown too strong and tough for summer use. Sw verv thicklv in drills on thoroughly pulverized, but very thin land. If planted on fertile soil, they will make ouio-s. As soon as ripe, take up. sun well, and hantr in an airy place, tied in bnnche by the fVqs. A paracusia the flower Yard. Soutlwru Enterprise. There are few more beautiful plants than asparagus, but, like other plants that are common, though beautiful, it is never found among decorative plants. By its use in the Mower yard the useful and the ornamental may be admirably blended. JThe plants may be cut for the table in early spring, and then allowed to grow to full size for ornament. Prepare well small plats at suitable points on the flower-beds, and plant either single stools or circles ot stools of asparagus, and the regular beds may be dispensed with. Some of the finest heads we have ever seen were from isolated stools, which had come from the debris from the asparagus bed. thrown around apple treea and shrubbery as mulch. It w ill grow well even near and under trees. Try it. A family supply of this delicious vegetable may be thus produced without occupying space which is suited to other vegetables. FoUli Trenching. (Tne Garden. Kor a good parden. as I have said, a deep rich soil is essential; and to this end trenching is desirable; but trenching will not always secure it, for the palpable reason that subsoil is not soiL I have met with certain awkward experiences, where good garden mold of some ten inches in depth, which would have made fair show of the lesser vegetables, has been, by the frenzy of trenching, buried under fourteen inches of villainous gravelly hard-pan. brought up from below, in which all weds sickened and all plants turned pale. AYhatever be the depth of tillage, it is essential that the surface show a tine tilth of triable, light, unctuous mold; the young plants need it to gain strength for a foray below. And yet I luive seen inordinate sums expended for the sake of burying a few inches of such choice molds under a foot-thick coverlet of the dreariest and rawest gravel that ever held its cheerless face Vt ihe sun. Soil for rotting Plast. A niericau Garden. Kotr general purposes, the best noil for potting planus is simply turfs of fresh loam, take.1 from old pastures or the roadside when not otherwise to be had. Now is a good time to lay in a store for future use. The turfs should be cut thiu, not more than one and a-half inches thick. When cut pile away into a dry place under a shed or in an out-building, placing the grassy surfaces together in layers one above the other to a convenient height. Between each layer of turfs pLaoe a layer of cattle droppings. These can be easily procured, and are the best substitute for leaf mold when thoroughly mingled with the soil. Placed jit a dry place, the grass und its roots spcedify decay, and in the course of a few months will be tit foru.se. When wanted for use takca bharp spade, and, beginning at one end of the heap, pare down the surface from top to bottom as thinly as possible, and when a ouMicient quantity is cut, mix up well together, it will then hardly need any other prestation, but it may be well, lor using in small put-1, topas it through a.vi ry coarse sieve to remove large lumps and tindeciyed roots. Should the loam bu heavy, a portion oi sand (not gravel) may be added, thoroughly mixing it with the 111. It is impossible to accurately describe what constitutes ahwvyor a?a"ndy loam, but on an average one-sixth part of baud may be added with advaiiluge for gcianiunii, fuchias, heliotrope and abutilons.aiul in fact the greater portion of green-house plant. For cacti a larger portion may be added, or better still, pieces of broken rlöwer tiots to Insure thorough drainage. For tizaleas it is desirable to add alxmt one-half of god bent soil, or leaf nio'.d tveil dteoriiposed. The lirst is not always at hand, but without it, excellent results in cultivation ere to be had. In conclusion let me impress

on your readers the necessity of.firming well

the soil in potting as essential in successful culture, especially of hard-wooded plant". Colie in Honte. Correspondence Practical armer. The following remedy never fails to give relief in thisdisease, if promptly administered and in good time. It is one of tue secrets of the profession. Sulphuric etherone pint; aromatic spirits of ammonia one pint; sweet spirits of nitre twg pints; opium one-fourth jKjund; assafo tida (pulverized) one pound; camphor one-fourth jound. Mix. Let it stand fourteen days before using. Dose: One ounce (or less, according to the sie of the horse) every thirty minutes until relief is afforded. ANike or Swedish Clover. The American Bee Journal lias an article on aNike clover, by Mr. M. M. Baldridge, who has raised it for twelve years, beside timothy and eommou red clover, and he claimed special advantages for the alsike, Swedish. "He jositively asserts, from repeated exjieriinents, that it is superior to the common red clover as a fertilizer, because it lias a greater abundance of roots. In stead of one main tap-root it has three or four heavy branching roots, ending deep and wide, and their branch roots reach out in all directions. For this reason it is not to liable to heave from frost or to be injured by extremely dry weather. It however, is branching and falls to the ground like white clover and makes better pasture and hay to be sown w ith timothy or red clover, since they, being more upright growers, tend to keep the alsike from the ground. It is considered a hybrid between the common red and white clovers. The stem and branches are liner and less woody, and the hay is free from fuzz or dust. It has numerous branches, ai d abounds in blossoms rich in honey, which bees can easilv harvest. Unlike the red, the seed is obtained from the lirst cutting. When sowed alone, four lnjunds of seed is a great abundance. Yet it is better to mix with timothy or red clover. After .sowing the usual quantities of the other seed, one ponnd of alsike will give a good pasture. If seed is the object, then two jounds of alsike should be sowed. It can be thrashed as red clover, and separated by fine sieves. How to Catch a Hore. (Turf, Field and Farm. If the horse is shy and hard to catch, take finely grated horse castor, oils of rhodium ami cummin; keep them in separate bottles, well corked; put some of the oil of cummin on your hand and approach the horse on the windy side. He will then move toward you. As soon as you can reach him, rub some of the cummin on his noe, give him a little of the castor on anything he likes, and get a few drops of the oil of rhodium on his tongue. After this you can make him do nearly everything you want. Treat him kindly, feed well, handle gently, and your victory is certain. Farm "ote. It is said that a pullet's first eggs are not so good as those laid later. A race horse, w hen galloping, clears about twenty-four feet at a bound. Apply glue, as nearly boiling hot as possible, especially upon large joints. Keep files as clean as possible. Just as you keep other tools well sharpened. To make paint dry rapidly use a large amount of Japan varnish in mixing. Towilercd chalk added to glue in email quantities makes it hohl the stronger. A new instrument of German origin has been invented for measuring the butter fat in milk. The heaviest pigs, as well as the most healthy, are raised on mi ik, grass and clover. Tubers and roots are also line feed. Never overload a team or discourage it by a too heavv null at first starting, nor start from a bad place if possible to avoid it. Fowls seldom tire of mflk. They may eat too much grain or meat for health, but milk in any form is both palatable and healthy. A young farmer invested $2." in blooded hogs last year. Up to date he has sold from them $100 worth of meat and hasill) worth of hogs left. Texas is importing large, numbers of Merino sheet. It is said that she has im jorted more the last year than during any one of the last ten years. Almost all show animals which are ex hibited at our agricultural fairs are overfed. Many are the defects in form which are covered up by a heavy coating of fat. There are ten Mocks of Angora goats in Texas, which contain from P0 to 1,000 head. The hair sells for double the price of wool, the pelts bring a fine price and the meat is unsurpassed for delicacy. It is said that öO.OOU.iiüO pounds of hides are sold annually in the Chicago market, and that on one-fourth of them there is a loss of two centson a ound by reason of holes made in the hides by grubs of the gadfly, at a loss of $!.", 000 a year in the Chicago uiarket alone from the work of this Jest. Clover is a very strongly tap-rooted plant and strikes its feeders deep into the earth. finding nutriment where the finer roots of cereals would not go. The proportion which the roots bear to the top is very large, and on the removal of the crop these are left to rot and add their elements to enrich the sou. For table use fowls that are killed directly from a free range, where they have been fed for some time previously, and having taken plenty of exercise are in jwrfect health, are to be preferred to those which have been kept in a close coop, in connection with their own excrements and a jxilluted atmosphere. Set your hens at night, and see that they have set steadily day and night for a fewdays before you put the eggs under them Some hens, young ones particularly, will keep the nest all day and quit at night. It in good to put artificial eggs under them for a while until you are certain they are determined to brood steadily. "An Eastern man writing of a Kentucky sheep exhibition to the New England Fanner says: "The show of Cotswolds exceeded by far any show of this breed that it has ever been my privilege to witness; and it would have made our Yankee farmers smile to see these large, noble animals, each with a voung negro to fan them with a palm leaf fan." There are a great many farms and fields which can never lie cultivated at a profit. These, if planted with forest trees, such as chestnuts, oaks of different varieties, pines and larches, would produce a growth of timber which wou;d be a source of profit, and then the energies of the farmer might be concentrated ujfjn his best land, and his manure could be applied where it would do the most good. During the hurry of work at this busy season the stock ouht not to be forgotten. One of the most itutort.int requisites for health and thrift is regularity in feeding and watering. This refers not only to times of feeding" hut to quantities and qualities of fodder. It is important that live stock have plenty of good, frv!i water, especially at tliif time of year, when the herbage does not afford the abundance of jukes of spring growth. Between sheep's hoots a final 1 aperture ni'iy ! seen t ailed , the bitlex canal, whose office it is to vecre'.e an oily lluid for the purj ose of lubricating the skin between the hofs, it being called into action by every htepthe MN'i-p fakes in procuring its food. Therefore, hen jerpctually wet or conbOiutly dirty, the parts well, and this secretion alnudy p)ttn of ia Mopped or ro!ardel: henco not 'ii lv i tli f kin deprived of tli oi'-y secretion, but the bAcretiori it-lf h. com"s a i irritaiit of the glands which secreted it. Intlar idi'ion of the parts is the con scqu rat resul, h.ence toct rut, which un

less retarded and' remedied very soon de-i stroys not only the hoofs but tha glands, and perhapnthe coronary border which secretes the hoofs." The yearly consumption of butter in Ixindon has been estimated at ten pounds per head of the population, or 40.000.000 per year, without including some 3,n00 ton9 necessary for victualling ships leaving the port. To keep cider in good condition, whether it is to be used as a beverage or for making vinegar, the casks should be filled to overMowing every few weeks. Cider of the same quality is tost for this purpose, but when such is not at hand, sweetened water may be used instead. The bot, the inhabitant of the stomach of the horse, is produced from the eggs of the gad My, which are deposited in the hair of the horse: from these eggs are hatched a little grub, which is licked off. by the horse and swallowed. Sometimes several hundreds are thus deiosited in its stomach. Formerly they were considered very injurious, but now it is conceded that they can not do as much injury as the nostrums used for destroying them. Any resrectable hen w ill lay l.V) eggs in a year. A pullet hatched in March or April, if projverly cared for, will commence to lay about the first of October, and by the first of February will have produced six dozen eggs. The worth of the eggs may be anywhere from seventy-five cents to $2, and the cost of raising and feeding the pullet will

not have exceeded the value of a bushel of corn. By the time she is eighteen months old, if well cared for, she will have laid six dozen additional eggs. Thus her eggs would be worth $1.12-' to and the hen herself be worth more than the cost of her additional keep. A New Yorker writes: "To rid land of stumps I dig around and under them with a fpade, leaving a basin to catch the water of winter and spring, which, as it freezes, slowly raises the stumps from their beds. Some ot the largest were so raised by spring that we could tip them over by hand; the solid ones I went around again to give Jack Frost another opportunity to get his icy fingers under them. 1 think a field can be cleared in one-half the time that it could by the old way." All food beyond such amount that is properly digested and assimilated by the animal is a source of loss to the owner, and that in two ways: First, the food is lost; and second, the animal is not kept in the best condition for getting the most out of its feed its stomach is overloaded and its di geslive apparatus more or less disarranged Just inside the limits of assimilation is the point to have in view in feeding; in this way the animal will have a good upjx'ti.'e, and. other things being equal, is sure to give the best returns for food consumed. There is a golden mean in feeding farm stock, which the farmer should hnd. Some of the advantages of the co-oerative factory system of butter making are thus enumerated by Henry E. Alvord, of l"asthampton. (1) The expense of manufacturing the butter, including maintenance of implements and apparatus as well as labor, is much less in proportion when conducted at one place and for large quantities than for small lots at a hundred difl'erent places. (2) The advantage in disposing of the product in large quantities and by an expert agent, whose special duty is to watch the markets and secure the highest price. (3) The keeping of the skim milk on the farm where only the cream is sold to the factory, the great relief to the farmer's wife of having the milk or cream taken off the farm, saving all further labor and care. (4) The tendency of this system is unquestionably to very greaty raise the average quality of the product from the same cow. There are many other practical advantages, and it seems to us that the plan of associated butter-making is especially adapted to those parts of Massachusetts where the greatest quantity of butter is now made, and where the money returns for the product of the dairy are the leat satisfactory. CURIOUS HISTORICAL. RKI.IC. The Last Will and Testament of the Mother of George "Washington. Uev. J. C. Cruikshank, the Superintendent of Schools in Passaic County, New Jerse, recently paid a visit to his son in Kittrell, N. C. and there accidently made the acquaintance of a great nephew of (.eorge Washington, a gentleman named Charles A. Thornton. The latter is a prominent gentle man in Kittrell, and had in his .ossession many interesting relics connected with the history of the Father of His Country. Among others was the last will and testament of Mrs. May Washington, the mother of- the General, an old document almost illegible with age and threatening to crumble to pieces by handling. Mr. Cruikshank requested a copy of it and Mr. Thornton furnished it, together w ith a genealogy of the family. Hie following is a copy of the will as furnished to Mr. Cruikshank by Mr. Thornton: THB WILLIu the Dame of God Amen. I, May Washington, of Krederickhburg, lu the Coutity'of Spotnylvmiia, being in good health but calling to mind the uucertaiuty of this Life, and willing to dispose of my Worldly Kstate, do make aud I'liblish this my bot Will, recommending my Soul Into the Hands of my Creator, honing for the remission of all my Sius, through the Merits and Mediation of Jesus Christ the Saviour of Mankind. I dispose of all my Worldly Rstaieas follow: Imprimis. I give to my Sou, Ueneral George Vi ashingtoii, all my Lands on Accokeck Kim, lu the County of Startord, and also my negro boy ieorge, to him und Bis Hein forever; kIho my bet oed, bedstead aud Virginia Ciolh Curtain's (the same that stand in my bi st Room), my iuilted blue and White Quilt, and my bent dressing glass. item. I pive and devise to my Son. Charles Washington, my negro man Tom, to him aud his Aligns for Kver. Item. 1 give and devise to my llaughter, Betty Lewis, my I'tmeton and ray hay horse. Item. 1 give and devise to my Iauhter in Law. llamia Washington, my purple Cloth Cloak lined with Shsg. Item. 1 Kive and devise to my Grand Son Corbin Washington, my negro Wench ld Het, my riding Chair, and two black, horses, to him and his AsIgus for Kver. Item. 1 give and devise to my grand Son Fielding Lewis, my negro man Frederick, to him and his Assigns for ever: also my Kigut Silver table Serous, half of my Crockery Ware, and the blew and While Tea Clilna, my Walnut book Case, ovtl Table, one bed, bed stead, oue l'r. Sheets, one I'rblankets, and White Cotton Couuterpain. Two table Cloaths, Six Ked leather Chairs, half of my peuicr, aud oue hnlf of my lrou Kitchen Furniture. Item. I give and devise to my grand Son, Lawrence Lewis, my negro Wench Lydia, to him and his Assigns for ever. liem. I give and devise to my granddaughter lletty Carler. my negro Woman Little Het, and her future increitM, to her and her Axsigua forever. nlo my lurgc-t looking gins, my Walnut Writing De!k. with Drawers and Square Dining Table, one bed, lied Stead. bnlMer and pillows, one blanket, one It. Klic-eta, W hite Virginia Cloth Ciuitf rpuiu hu.J imrple curtains, mv Ked and White I'iiPia, tea whoiis, aud the other hall of my iewter. Croc kery Ware, and the remainder oi my Iron Kitchen Furniture. Item. 1 give to my grand son George Washington, my next bet JtresMiig Clsss, and Uel, tied stead, bolder, one pillow, oue blanket, one Pair Mieetsji id Coiiuterpiiu. :item. I lpvic all my wearing apparel to be equally divided between my grain! Uuughters, Petty Carler, Fanny bull and Millie Washington, but should my Jiaimliier Hetty Lewis, fancy any one two or tlire articles, bhe is to have Uiem before a di islon thereof. Ijisuy l nominate, and appoint my mh son tieneral George Washington, execute- of this my Will and us 1 owe few or no debts i direct my executor t- give no security, nor to appraise my estuic. but desiie the same may be alloitii to my devisees with as little trouble and delay as may he, dcsi-lng their acceptance thereof as all the token of my love I now have to give them. In witness ln ie f I have hereunto set my hand and seal this L",;iü day of May 17N1. IL, tfl May Washington'. signed, sealed and published in the presence, and sig.ied by us in the presence of tha d. May Washington, and nt her desire. (JoiIX FoiiSEY IiOl'GH. W ituesR -.Jam k.s M k veer. (.Joci;pii Walkkr. The Charles Washington, to whom "my negro man Tom" is devised in the firstitem, was the great grandfather of Mr. Thornton. anl the grandson Geonrc Washington. referred to in the seventh item, was the ! grandfather of Mr. Thornton.

SKY KRAL CONUNDRUMS AKSWEBED.

Who killed Cock Robin? I. said the Sparrow. With my bow and arrow; I killed Cock Robin. Who shot Teeumseh? I. said Colonel Johnson, With my trusty long gun, I shot Tecumseh. Who struck billy Patterson? I, said the brick. He fell mighty quick; I struck hilly Patterson. Who pinned Chase's coat UU? 1, nid the wooden joker. And he hit me with the poker, I pinned Chase's coat tail. Who cut Whittaker'n care? I. said the scissors. You dreary old quivers; I cut hittaker's ears. W ho elected Garfield? 1 said bold lMrey, In manner quite saucy; I. said proud koscoe. And wa'n't it a bosn go? 1. said John Kelly, With handson his rtomacL? 1, said Jim lSlaine, I'll do it again; I, said the Jewell, To deny it were cruel; I, said General Grunt, Though loud you may rant; 1. say they all. Aa loud as they can bawl ; I elected Gartield. Boston Tran-cript. T.RLK OOSVSII. John Truelove had a head, ujsm Which hair could not be mh-ii ; It glistened in the morning Min In radient glistening sheen; And thi the lesson that it tat;thi To every passer-by : The old trite saying proven is, "Truelove can never dye." California sent to the Eastern States $1,OuO.000 worth of fruit last year. "John, what is that scar on your chin?" "That scar? Oh, that's a relic of barbarism.'' The man who unearthed a mummy boasted that he had got a dead sure thing on the show business. They tell us matches are made in Heaven, but somehow they never smell that way when you strike them. A young lawyer wishing to cite an authority, and not being able to remember it, his opionent remarked, "Though lost to cite, to memory dear.' It is believed that as a concession to stalwart opinion Garfield will not take Conkling into the Cabinet, but he will place some old rye on tap at the White House. The New York Husiness Men's Society for the encouragement of moderation has issued a pledge binding the sipner not to drink liquor when absent from home. Up to this time about 10,000 copies of "Kndymion"' have been sold in Canada. It is said that no other look has ever reached so larre a sale in the Dominion. Miss Foprano (who has just finished playing): "Did I drop any notes, Susan'.'" Her cousin (from the rural district): "No, not as I knows on, but I'll look under the piano an' see." A very projier Itost on girl who reads the Bible to the family Sunday nights read of "William Dad, the Shubite,"' referring to him as "llildad" being considered.too dreadfully familiar. 1 f all the doffs were sent to Lapland, the lawyers to Lie-beria, the donkeys to Hrayzil, the lovers to Sigh-beria, the editors to Newsy.ealand and the key-hole angels to l'eer-u, the eternal fitness of things would Lave equilibrium down to a fine point The following lines have been copied from a stone in iravesend, I.. I.: "To all my friends I bid adieu ; A more sudden dath you never I new ; As I was leading the old mare to drink. He kicked, and killed rae quicker'n a wnk." Circumstances alter costumes: "Ye"," said the young lady, w ho was going sleigh riding, to her maid, "1 will put on lepgins and my thick overshoes. 1 don't care about my cardinal hose. Mr. (iritris a careful driver. He never upsets." Women are less given to suicide than men are, and married people less than the unmarried. The favorite mode of suicide in France is by the use of charcoal or by jumping from a height; that of Germany i9 by drowning or shooting. The highest deathrate by suicide is in Denmark. A Scotch clergyman of A3r, a few Sundays ago, prayed : "O, IiOrd, bless the Established Church and the Free Church, and the United Tresbyterian Church and all the other Churches. Thou k Lowest the various nicknames. Lord, by which they are called; bless them all." "Yes," said a great traveler, "get the St, Bernard if you want a good dog. Thousands of times have I seen this noble animal in the bitter cold carrying its frozen master by the slack of his trousers over the highest mountains of Europe. The truth isn't half told about these superb creatures." "What does your husband do?" asked the census man. "He ain't doin' nothin' now," replied the young wife. ' Is he a pauper?" asked the census man. She blushed scarlet to the ears. "Law. no!" she exclaimed somewhat indignantly; "a papa? why, we ain't been married more'n six weeks," Secretary fJotT has telegraphed to Philadelphia that anv boy from (Jirard College meeting the requirements of the Navy Department can be enlisted in the Navy to serve during his minority. Secretary Thompson held that boys from the College not having parents or guardians could not be enlisted. A circus proprietor has ofl'ered a premium of $10,000 to the loveliest lady in America on the conditio that she gives her services for thirty days as the main particiimnt in a grand daily pageant It is stated that as beauty, and not talent, is required, cood looks alone will secure the prize. But what man, or men, will dare decide the question? A newspaper directed to "His Satanic Malest: Hell, Below China," fell into the hands of the mail agent on the Salem Branch Kailroad, Virginia, the other day. Being puzzled as to what di?tosition he should make of the paps?r he referred the in tter to the Postmaster at Salem, who settled the matter by saying: "All foreign mail matter goes North." Eccentricities of a steeple: A Church steeple at Ionia, Micla., is thought to be bewitched. "One night it.appeared to stretch up and bore a bole in the clouds. At another time it seemed to wabble about' and lean over, aud its last trick was to apjear lo be on lire." Ionia whisky must be getting in its work on the folks near that steeple. A Boston composer has set the (ounds of Niagara Kails to music. The next thing we know some fiend will set the noise of a boiler shop to misic and distribute it through organs of Italian descent. And then there will le blood pilt A boiler fchop fantasy, with aiarcato movement, craning right on The IWh of "Pinafore," would make even the American Peace Society howl for w ar. A young man from Shnfesbury, Vx., having his girl along, took her to 'dinner at a hotel not far from Amherst the other day, and the pair were seated together e.t the table. Directly in lrun'tof them stood a glasi containing celery, the white crisp stalks still having the green leaves on them. Never having seen anything of the Krt before, and mistaking it for something ornament il. he turned to his sweetheart and remarked, in a drawling tone: "That's a heft v bo'kay, ain't it?" "De reason what for wo presented do resignation of. our pastor was for de cause lat Iiis services had Income di-benelicial to de Church," wa tlm lucid stat-.-mont of a colored trustee in umwer to an inquiry as to the p:u4tor's motive for leaving. Many a white brother win hai resigned his pastoral charge, owing to the real or imaginary dis-

agreement of the climate with hi wife' health, might jut as appropriately have summed up the case by admitting that his services had "become dtsbrnet'.cial to the Church."

TT1K SENATE OF 1H;0. There Were Giant in Thone Days A Glance at the Men of th Pant. IsreciAl Correspondence of the Philadelphia Times.) Washikotox, Feb. .. Jnt twentv-one years ago 1 used to frequently stick my head over the railing of the "reporters' gallery" of the United States Senate and behold the assembled wisdom there congregated. "And there were giants iu those days." From the same standpoint to day but two of those men are seen there Hannibal Hamlin, of Maine, and Henry 1. Anthony, of Khodc Island. My recollection of that Senate in February. 1m., conveys an idea of greatness which a look over the gallery iu February, does not maintain. John C. Itreckenridge, the Vice 1 'resident, with his dark complexion, presided with a quiet dignity that excited admiration, and his failure as a Rebel General in a few years thereafter can not efface from my mind the conception of greatness which I accorded him then. There was James V. Bayard, of Delaware, the talented gentleman, and his colleague, Willard Saulsbury, a man of undoubted genius, yet unable" to govern his appetite. Singularly enough, the small State now has a son of the lirst and a brother of the second to represent her in the Senate. Then there was Charles Sumner, the scholar, the orator and the courageous advocate of human rights. Whoever has Been him and heard hiin speak will never forget it. Not far from him sat the venerable John J. Crittenden, who ardently pleaded for peace and ineffectually concocted his compromise that war might be averted. And Zach Chandler, of Michigan, was then a new Senator, given somewhat to dissipation, and vet he had greatness enough to wrest a Presfdencv from its rightful owner. On the same side'of the chamber tat Wm. Pitt Fessenden. he of worse than plebeian origin, yet withal a great man. Also close by was the oratorical John P. Hale, w hose greatness was somewhat clouded by inetTiciency. Not far from him sat William II. Seward, the diplomatist, and who a few years later was assassinated nearly to death on the eventful night when the martyr President met his doom. The gifted Preston King was there, too. who afterwa-d so mysteriously junipd from a ferry-boat at New York and whose body never received sepulchre. At that time Andrew Johnson aat on the Democratic side while James P. Doolittle, of Wisconsin, had a chair on the Bepublican side, aa did also Lyman Trumbull, of Illinois; now they are bright particular Htars in the Democratic circus. Pennsylvania was represented bv the genial William Bigler and the man who now dictates the toliey and action of the great Hepublican artyof the State !rimon Cameron, and the latter at that time evinced no contrition of conscience for securing the Senatorhip by means of three Democratic votes in the legislature, which vntes Colonel John AV. Forney thought belonged to him. Tliat t-eneral Cameron is one of the great men who constituted the Senate of twenty-one y cam ago will n,t be disputed by those who even hate bin-, most, Hisson Don now sits nearly in the same position iu the Chamber. The "Little Giant of the West," Stephen A. Dmiglas, at that time occupied a prominent vlace in the 'ouncilsnf th t;.i, And there was the burly Robert Toombs, of 1 . i . . i . . . wcorgia, wii) thought mat the time would come when lie would call the roll of his slaves on Bunker Hill. Robert still lives to regret that lie ever made such a boa?t James M. Mason, f Virginia, and John Midell, ot Louisiana, were both Members or the tsenate then, and the little episode or their capture bv our Govern 4 J . . .1 . IIT ". , mem uuring uie var. wrnch came so near getting ns into trouble with Great Hntain. constitutes theironly tLtim to creat ness. And not least among the Senators ot tnat iay was Jen Davis calm, cool and calculating Jc the Rebel President. At that time, I recollect, an affection of the eyes prevented him from riving a very close attention to nis cenaioruu uuties, and one of the claims for greatness put forth for him was that his first wife was the daughter of President Aach Taylor, and that lie had married her in spite of the old man's opposition. I came near forgetting Henry Wilson, who afterward became Vice President, and "honest Ben Wade," of Ohio, who was never ;uraid to speak his sentiments on any and all occasions. Kansas and Nebraska were Territories in 1S, and the States Of Nevada and Colorado, now represented in mich a solid manner, were not even in an embryotic condition. In looking back upon these men. who at that time and a few years later in our Nation's eventful history tilled Mich a large measure of public notice, one fact is conspicuous not one of them develojnfd any military genius. Perhaps, by making Senators of them, many a good General wa spoiled. However, the present Senate has a sufficient number of General to makeup what might have been lacking in its composition 21 years ago. D. W. C. J. William F. McClellan, on old resident o Johnson County, died on Mondav, aged ninety-four. Mr. Met lei Un wqs n 'prominent man, having held many public positions. He was the father of Hogan McClellan, former Sheritr of Johnson County, also of J. K. McClellan. at ore time Treasurer of Johnson County. A Philadelphia girl who is an expert at handkerchief flirtations, thinks she ought to be appointed Chief of the signal Service. Indigestion, Dyspepsia, nervous prostration, and rU lonns of general debility relieved by taking.MENPMAN's Pkctomzed Hkek Tome, the only preparation of beef containing it entire nutritious properties. It is not a mere stimulant, like the extract of beef, bnt contains blood-making, forcegenerating and 1 if o-suMjuiiin properties; is invol liable in all enfeebled conditions, whether tha result of exhaustion, nervous prostration, overwork, or acute disease: particularly if resulting from pulmonary complaints. CASWELL, I1AZART ')., Proprietors, New York. B tc h upaiba. New, qnick, complete cure, four days, urinary affections, smarting, frequent "or ditlicnlt urination, kidney diseases. fl. Druggists. 38 Washington street Don't Die on the Premises. Ask druggists for "Rough on Iiats." It clears out rats, mice, bed- bugs, roaches. Only 15c per box. Deelin of Man. Impotence of mind, Hrob or vital function, nervous weakness, sexual debilitv, eta, cured by Wells' Health Kenewcr.' $1 a: druggists. 38 Washington street. Catarrh of the It fad der. Stinging, smarting, irritation of the urinary passages, diseased discharges, cured bv Buchupaiba. $1. Druggista. 38-Washington street f'oufth uti Kats. The tliiri d.'sintl found at hvt. Asfc tlrui.Tit, for "JloiuU on Knts" It clears out ratsmicc, ro:icht-s, bod-bugs, ecc. i ifteen cents per box. Skiac JMcn. .Well's Health h'tmower. Ahsolnte evirr fur nervjtis d' biljro s.n.l u.i ,i. . jenerative functions. One dollar at d-'i - i gi&t, 35 WüaliingUm b'U l A Sure Thing. Chapin's Buchupaiba quick, compile cure for gravel. tloi.c, kidney, bladde r and all urinary ÜVetioM. $1. 33 WwWugton street. Terrible Losn ot TLif e Million of rata, rcJcCj täte. taUu, roaches, lose their lives by colli. icn vt ith 'Hough on Kats." Sold by Drupgut-. Kip boies. Brain nntl Nerve. Wells' Ileal tli Renewer," greaton rcnedv on earth for impotence, leanness, bci "irt! debility, etc. tl, at druggists. 33 WasIJ -igtoa etieut,

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