Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 29, Number 55, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 February 1882 — Page 7

THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL. WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 22, 1882

OUIl FAI13I IUIDGET.

lTliat the Farmers Home Should Be jlere About Ensilage.

OM Time Farmers An Opinion of Farm Lifo Flower Oardens Notes, tc.

out tbat much In a solid chunk. He says tl e pressure is sufficient to keep the air out of the hides of the crop, and that the product is kept even better than m the silo-, where i- is too often bruised and battered until the succulent juices depart atid are replaced by useless and harmful bubbles of air. His theory is that of uniform and continuous pressure. He said he could sustain eighty milking animals six weeks on the product of five acres. Ilia plan was to get it into the silos quickly and cover it immediately. He f A his animals three quarts of grain a day and thirty pounds of ensilage food. He planted his earn in hedees about thirty-two inches apart, pitting in thirty or forty kernels, instead of five or tlx as usual. The growth was principally stalks, very sweet, with hardly any ears and splendid food tl.at could be cot very green. He had used an old fashioned mower to cut the crop from the field. He estimated the cos: of harvesting at seventy cents a ton, but said he would rather have one ton of that crop than a ton of be t hay. He estimated that lie had raised TOO tons on twelve acres. Upon being questioned, he a knitted that he had neither measured the product nor the land, but he protested that Iiis estimate was correct. When crops were cut the corn was perfectly green at the top. He spoke with emphasis against feedipgany unripe product, and for that purpose opposed r.tising ears of corn to be cut greeu. Such unripe food, be said, was poisonous. Even clover was, in his opinion, poisonous

to cattle if cut before it blossomed. J he corn he favored most was Southern horse-

tooth corn. He was careful to get seed from

one locality, so mat it wouiu au ripen together. He spoke of the necessity of

keeping the surface ot tbe ground broken.

so that when rain lea :t would soak in aud

not evaporate, taking the best of the manure with it. Under a hie of cross questions, he

described his method of putting weights on his crops in ensilage, and said that the great

a swallowing up of small principle was to Keep me air exciuuea.

enough evidence as to me virtues 01 tne system has already been volunteered by the

gentlemen whose careful experiments are given above, and while the chief interest in ensilage has thus far been confined to the

Eastern State, the subject is attracting great

attention in hi West, and will Uadoubtedly

become a matter of very general importance within a very short time. In certain West

ern dairy centres where pasturage is yearly becoming more limited the farmers who keep cows for dairy purposes are seriously

discussing the subject of introducing silos.

Old-Time Farmers. Boston Journal. Fifty years ago and more tbe farmers were

simply farmers and nothing else. They de

pended almost wholly on tne products ot their farni3 for their living. They raised

neatly all the supplies for their own tables,

and largely for their clothing, which was manufactured from tbe raw material in

their own hoaies. Wheat was niucU more Generally grown then than now. but -not in

sufficient quanities to furnish bread for the

household, x loar was rarely Bought by the

barrel, and barley, rye and Indian corn

were extensively used. In those earlier

days Hour bread was, with large

numbers of lamme dignihed with

What the Farmer's Home Should Be. From lion. Paul A. Chadbonrne's Paper, Read at the Massachusetts ätaie board Meeting. I I see, or think I see, great probabilities in the farmer's life yet to be reached. Agriculture is now, and must, from the nature of the case, ever remain the employment of a great mass of ieople in this world. They can not live on the products of the mine er mill. It ii of the utmost importance that the great mass of humanity connected with farm life should be able to secure the best possible conditions for human development and enjoyment. The home is the center of life, and - the farmer's home we wish to improve to carry on more rapidly and intelligently that good work that has been going on for the past fifty years. When picturing the farmer's life pf the future we must remember that we live in an age of invention and discovery, and some new element may come in of which we at present know nothing. There must be food for all, and such variety ' of food as will call for a great amount of hand labor; and there must be material for clothing, wool and cotton. These come from the field. The question then arises, Is the tendency in the future to be a division of land into

small farms, or

farms into large estates? Great estates must

fall to pieces. The tendency North and South is to Bmali farms; as diversified industry increases and diversi ted crops are called for, those that require an increase of hand labor. Thejtime is coming, though perhaps a long w i v off, when the surplus product of our land will come from a multitude of small farms, representing pleasant, thrifty homes, instead of from great plantations representi' g nothing but land-robbing and unsettled, wandering wage labor. And the products of our soil will be more and more consumed in our land as new branches of man a fact ii ring spring up to supply the material now purchased abroad. Hence we ask, what can be done to make homes what they ought to be? The first thing we want to see prominent on every farm is that its chief end is a home, and that those for whom all others are simply conditions are men and women. We counsel the owners of farms to see that the fruits are the best that can b raised, that he animals are of the best breeds; but we want above all that every son shall go forth from the farm house with a good education, trained to honest labor, with a sense of his duty toward his fellow-meu, his country and Iiis (jod; and every daughter with cual training, certain then that she will rind her own sphere, through that womanly spirit implanted in her nature, which needs only culture and a fair chance to make her the blessing to the world which all good women are. The first thing is the choice of a farmer's home io that it be in as healthful locality as possible. As a general rule, the buildings should be placed on the highest ground of the farm, if it is easily accessible. If water can be secured from a spring tnat comes directly from the deep strata of rocks, somuch the better. Don't fear the cool breezes. They will not be half as fatal, at the worst, as the damp of the valley below, and they can soon be wonderfully modified by evergreen screens properly placed. Make the location as near good neighbors as you can.

Vicinity to school and church is a great advantage. Let the permanent work of the farm, the planting of trees, and all other farm changes, h-.ve reference to the ultimate

place of residence on the farm.

Then let the inside of thn bouse be pleasant. It may be small and plain, but let it

show signs ijf taste and culture; make the home pleasant to ycur children.and make a

happy chiionoou tor tnem. send your chil

dren 10 6caooi ana ut tnem to be citizens.

but never send them to college; let them go of their own choice. I believe the farmer's

iiorue oi me iuiure win continue to improve, and tint it will be a place of honest labor. Of generous culture, the best place to

begin me, a gooa place to spend it, and the best place for it to come to a close.

The only entailment of property we want is

the continuance of the old farmer's home

stead from generation to generation in the

same lanmy, oecauae ii is a place worthy of

the

name

of

"cake.'

wife. We have a large family. I feel contented, happy and cheerful, and enjov good health and work as much as any of my daughters, except at the washing. It more of our Utershad tneir minds and time taken up with the interests of farm life, instead of novel reading, fine dress, looking from center to ciicumfert nee for the late.t styles, they would be happier sua enjoy life better. Get interested in the farm and beautify your home, See to your garden, oo that you may have your own vegetables. Do what you can, but do not injure your health. With all that, do not neglect the education and culture of your sons aud daugh eis. Do not think for a moment that a farmer's wife and daughter are looked down upou because they are required to perform labor. I am glad I can say my daughters are getting an education in the school loom, but do not think for a moment that their education in the kitchen is being neglected. Should they marry men ot wealth and not be obiiged to work," they will know how to teach others to do it right. If required to work themselves, how independent they cau feel. They need riot go to their lriends to be taught, lllesaed is the iLiau, no matter what his profession may be, that has a wife who knows how to work in the kitchen. 1'k-k up courage, and put your desires into practice, and 1 have no doubt you will prefer a farm to that of ton life.

considered a luxury for use on extra occasions, when company was entertained. A storv is still told in one of our old Rocking

ham County towns, which illustrates this

fact. A high-toned gentleman, known as

the "Squire," called at a larm house one da?

on some business, and when he had finished

his errand, and had remounted at the door.

the good housewife, wishing to impress the Squire with the dignity and thrift of her

family, said to him. "bquire, won t you stop

and have some of flour bread and butter?"

thinking it now too late for him to accent

L-er invitation. To- her chagrin, the

doughty is iuire replied: '-Thank you, marni,

1 duu l care it 1 do," and promptly dis

mounted and entered tbe house. The poor

woman could only explain that to her surprise she found the flour bread all out, and

offered him the best she had, some Indian

bannock. When a boy the writer has often

seen in tne ouuse ot a neiguoor a string ot

these bannocks, eiht or ten in number.

tet up on tins in front of the fire

in the broad fireplace, there being room left them in one corner for him to sit

and look straight up the chimney into the

blue heavens. Tnere was a very little market for farm produce in those days, ex

cept in the larger towns, and long journeys

had to be made, mostly to such as were known as "seaports" as there were no in

terior towns of sufficient population to be

centers of much trade. Every farmer kept

a Hock of sheep, and wool constituted a

large proportion of the clothing of the fam

ily. It was carded, spun and woven at home, and made into garments for both

sexes. The best clothes lor the men ana

Tbe Flow Garden. LGatdeuer's Monthly. To make handsome, shapely specimens of shrubs, cut them now into the forms you want, aud keep them so by pulling out all slioots that grow stronger than the others during thesummer season. (J raft trees or shrubs where changed sorts are desirable. Any lady can graft. Cleft grafting is the easiest. Split the stock, cut the scion like a wedge, insert in the split so that tbe bark of the stock and scion meet; tie a little bast bark around it, and cover with Trowbridge's grafting war, and' all is done; very simple when it is understood, and not hard to understand. It flowers have been growing in the ground for many years, new soil does wonders. Hieb manure makes plants grow, but they do not always dower well with vigorous growth. If new soil can not be had, a wheelbarrow of manure to about every fifty sqaure feet will be enough. If the garden earth looks gray or yellow, rotten leavesquite

rotten leaves will improve it If Leivy, add

sund. If very sandy, add salt about half a pint to fifty square feet. If very black or rich, from previous year's manurings, use a little lime, about a pint, slacked, to fifty square feet. If the garden be full of hardv, perennial

flowers, do not dig it, but use a fork, and

that not deeply. Dig garden ground only when the soil

is warm and dry. Do not be in a hurry, or

yon may get behind. Yv hen a clot of earch

will crush to powder as you tread on it, it is

time to dig not before.

If perennial plants have stood three years

in one place, separate the stools, replanting

one-third, and give the balance to your

neighbor who has none.

liux edging lay well now. Make the ground Iii iu und level, plant deep, with tops

not more than two mches above ground.

Roll the grass well before the softness of a i.haw goes away. It makes all smooth aud

level.

In planting trees remember our repeated

advice to use the pruning knife freely.

down on stiffened sheets and killing them

with tne thumb and ringer. Ine jarring is effected by striking witn an axe or hammer

on iron plugs inserted in the main branchef.

It must be continued daily, or twiee a day.

as Ion as any insects are found. If inter

mitted the remedy will prove a failure.

The exportation of potatoes, cabbajres and

therveretables from Germany to this coun

try has constancy increased since it began

ast fall. Uae steamer in Crrtober took out

,190 heads of cabbage; four otters have

since left with 0.000 bushels of potatoes.

1,000 beads of cabbage and o0 bags of tur

nips. It is said in Germany that additional shipments will be made during the winter.

Animals often show their excellence

through their offspring in one sex alone.

imported Ixleneoe, one of the grandest

thoroughbreds the world ever produced.

wis a total failure witn his sons, but his

daughters made good runners and brood

mares, one of them being Focahontas (in

England), dam of Stockwell, King Tom

and Rataplan, and m this country his

daughter were tbe dams of Kentucky, As

teroid, Norfolk. Gilroy and hundreds of

other good ones.

Uur readers mu?t remember that only re

cently has it been clearly demonstrated that a dead branch on a tree nzakes almost as

great a strain on the main plant for moisture

as does a living one. It is one of. the most

important discoveries of modern botanical

science to the practical horticulturist, as by

this knowledge be can save many valuable

tree. When one has been transplanted

some roots get injured, and the supply cf

moisture in the best cases is more or ls de

ticient. Any dead branch or any weak one

should therefore be at once cut away.

Gardener s Monthly.

Russian Frnlt. A correspondent from Itoachdale, Ind.

makes inquiry of us concerning certain kinds of "Russian" fruit-trees, bhruhbery

an 'I plants. A certain strawberry plant he

states, as' represented to him by an agent,

will produce fruit as large as a guinea eg,

e have no information regarding tue mat

ter, but would warn our friend that when he is promised strawberries as large as guinea

egus, lie bad better keep a sharp lookout be

fore purchasing.

sheer

i;:. , k u t sexes, lue uesi cioiues ior iue men an cloth." This was made at home, of the finest

More. About Kosilage.

Al the Ensilage Congress, recently held in

New York City, much information was ad

duced in regard to the new method of pre-

servinj green iocuer.

Mr. W. M. White, of New York, said he

had planted corn with drills in rows thirty-

two inciies apart, anu goi eleven tons and

200 pounds to the acre. He had tried sow

ing broadcast, and only got half as much as

by drilling, lie cut some of his corn three-

eighths oi an inch iongand put it in his silo.

After that be cut some double that length

The corn that was cut later was not so satis-

factorv iu feeding. The corn that was sowed

latest was most satisfactory when taken out

of the silo. That which was older the cattle

did not like so well, lie approved of cutting the corn in a comparatively green state

for ensilage, He managed to stow four tons

an hour from the field to the ensilage pit

very comfortably. lie had fed as much as

10Ö pounds a day for one ration, but eighty pounds was better. In one case an animal

gained 100 pounds in weight in forty-two days. He proposed to try a sixty pound

ration.

Mr. Wright, of ew lork, described his four iilos. They were each twelve by forty feet, and sixteen feet deep. They held about

200 tons and he had hlled them in two days.

using sixteen men and six two-horse teams.

costing him from thirty to thirty-five

cen's a ton for cutting and put ing

the crop in tne suo. ine crop was corn.

planted about thirty-two inches apart. He got about 350 tons out of forty acres, and

planted with drills run by horse power.

After he got the crop m the pit he got the

boys o tramp it down, and then put on 100 pounds to the square foot. He showed a

sample that had kept perfectly well.

Mr. Wright said lurthcr that he had never

seen any ensilage food like that described by

the inventor, Auguste Goffart, of France.

which was said to be perfectly insipid, with

out perceptible ooor. lie referred to the

samples present as proof that no such pro

duct had yet been secured by American ex

perimenters. He had raised only 330 tons

on forty acres or lann, out tnat was owing to the drv season. The vear before he had

raised rif teen tons to the acre, and several

acres averaged twenty-live tons each. "Did vou weigh it?'' inquired a farmer.

'I did not wei;b it. I know how much it

wa, because 1 estimated it," said Mr. Wright. Mr. C. W. Mills, of Fompton, X. J., gave a long statement, and submitted to a protracted cross-auestionirjg ou the subject of au independent discovery which he claims to have made in 1871, whica makes the pr.;ce?3 of ensilage cheaper than before. He abolishes altogether the expensive pits built of stone or brick and lined with cement, the cost of which has frightened many farmers. He claims that all that is necessary la that there shall be a slight wooden frame, not necessarily air-tight, to prevent the spread of the ensilage crop when the weight is placed on top. He has built silos and used them, but says he will never bnild another, because they are unnecessary. He estimates that he nuts on about 300 pounds pressure to the square foot. This is applied on the top of blocks of wood about four feet square. When he wants to take out his crop he takes oft one block and cuts

material, and taken to the mills known as

"fulling mills," where it was put through a process of thickening, dyeing and finishing.

Ibe women used to wear g'wns . I cloth which were called "pressed woollen." This was simply home-made flannel, taken to the

mills above named, and pressed, so as to

preent a glossy face.

r.very larmer had a small paten ot tlax,

This was pulled and spread out in rows on

the ground, "rotted, and then "broken and "swingled," and was thus prepared for

the combing, carding, and the little wheel,

as the machine was called on which the tlax

was spun, to distinguish it from the larger

machine for spinning wool. It was woven

into cloth for table covers, toweling, sheet

tng and shirting. The "tow," which was the

corse portion combed out on the "hetchel,"

was spun into a coarse yarn, of which a

cloth was made for summer suits tor the

men and boys. The tow shirt, so com

monly worn, was, when new, an instrument of torture to the wearer, as it was full of prickling spines left from the woody part of

tbe stalk.

The tailor of the old days, with his goose,

traveling from house to house, to mane up the clothes for the men and boys, or to cut

and fit them for the gossiping "tailoress" to complete, is not known to the present generation. The old-fashioned shoemaker, who

ued to perambulate the country round with

his kit, taking the families in turn at their

homes and working till the whole house

hold was shod, is almost forgotten. That,

however, was a common thing in the olden

days. The writer calls to mind an anecdote of one of thebe ancient cordwainers who was

noted for his wit and the geniality of his disposition as for the excellent quality cf his work. He used to make the shoes

for all the leading families of the town

and his visits were occasions of mucu

fun and jollity on the part

of the youngsters of the households. One of these families had a black woman in their service as a slave, and when her turn came the young people thought they would have

some fun at the shoemaker s expense, when

he should come to measure the "long beel

Phillis was called iu and all the boys were there to 8e,e the sport, but the wilv old Cob

bler was equal to the occasion. He ordered

the poor darkey to thrust her foot into a tub.

She obeyed only after a stern command and a stamp of his foot, when he told her she nright go. lis then measured her wet track

on the lloor, and cheated ihe jolly young

sters out of their fun

A SISTER'S SORROW,

Pathetic Letter From Mrs. SeoTllle to

31 rs. t.'arfleld.

"Safely Keep Ulm From IoIng any More

Harm, but Forgive Him."

BUFFALO 310ÜNTAIX.

Faller Particulars mt the Disruption of Its

Cra jgy Front. IMishvllle (Teua.) Banner.

A few days ago news reached Kjioxville

that Buffalo-Mountain, in Upper East Ten

nessee, had crumbled to the earth, and the

inhabitants of the neighborhood were stricken with terror. A Tribune reporter

was sent to Johneon City, the nearest point to the scene oi destruction. Upon arriving

there he learned White Itoclc Peak, on Buf

falo .Mountain, tbat had succumbed to geo

logical agencies, was lar distant over a

mountainou tract of country.

Bo halo Mountain is one of the ridges that

forms the great Iron Mountain. It, how

ever, runs east and west, the western end of

which, terminates near the line of Waahing' tot and Carte? Counties in an abrupt prcci

pice towering far in the Heavens. TLe end

was swim rocs, composes oi wnite sand

stone that glittered in the noonday sun, the effulgence of whose rays could be seen for

miles by the traveler, hrom its wtiite-appearance it receives the name of White

ltuck; that is on record in several places in history. It was also called by tsoiue the

Lone bentinel. liefore the huge mass of

quartJ crystal leu a prey lo peoic

agencies, its massive form could be teen

from afar, looking like a ulent specter,

A Chfrago special to the Times-Star of

last night says:

Chicago. Feb. 16 The followinelttter xras mt

by registered letter, yesierdav. wriwen br lira.

ScoTille, sisler of Uulteau, to Mrs. Otrteld: j

Lncretia Garfield, Cleveland, O.:

"Ea Ma am Hoatblv 1 address voi..trurttn I

you will not turn a deaf ear even upon despised üutieau'sfcister. All tbet-e weary raou the I hate patiently waited until the time should come for me to speak, when aticr the verdict, whicft I be

lieved would be 'not guilty' by reason of insanity, 1 could bay without sname-facednes that my heart bleeds for you and the saluted deai. My poor brother was not ' ais o va master when he fired that shot. forgive and look

with compassion on him and me. I have counted the hours for the time

when I should boldly say to you, as I have said from the moment when the terrible news was brought me, on that dark day in July, h was brain sick, deluded, crazy. Forgive him even a Christ tball fonrive us all. Both our mamred

President aud his family havlmz shown suen an

example of Christian fortitude and trut lu the

Most iiiij a as toe world may well revere, led rue to hope that the seiisc of wrong Ulf; red would, when the trut'i was shown, be tempered with that nia!ciful fonuvencss which-is in

deed Chrintdfce. All those dreadful weeks of the

President's suffering I prayed tbat the Father alove us all would spare hisllfe. Day ar.d nint my beseeching cry weut uo 'trod pave the Preiduut.' I thought he could not die. When the

people of the whole world CAlled lniehtilr unto

Iiim to loterpose in his behalf. 1 said.

eu rely He will show forth Iiis glory: but

alas, the teudcrest care of wife, family and

mouils, the prayers of the people, could not move the Ruler of the L'ulveree to countermand the de

crees of Ills aa-wif-e and Hiymerums providence; coul L not keep bis poor, d spoiled body, his grandly beautiful bouL Despite the vigils. .the tears aud th prayers of his fxinily, of the Nation, of the world, the midUght bells were tolle-i, the

midnight cry wan heard.. 'Tne President is dead!' V Rszed upon the lifeless clay. "Gone!: Gone!!

to dwell with tbe glorified saiuts of the Laid,' and wa Hhed our teas without sUnt, aud we said;. 'Is

there uo God . Truly it was a grievous wrong. The

Lord and lie aiou can mage where lies

tbe meral responsibility. This people are In His

hand. They walk oil holy ground ; it befits them that they see to it, putting off their feet the unclean shoes of their woraly walking, being shod

with the sandals of righteousness, tnat they tread

ctrefuUy. tenderly to the trd, tbat jualk-e aud

trutn and mercy tnau prevail. - Ju July, when it

was reported that tnu sunering fresideut

was nkely- to- se?over, i wrote a

letter to you. Manne the- facts in

my brothers life ana ever, thing of this ca.e.

tfciuking that both yourself and the President

wonl i be glad to know that a poor, crazy man had done the deed, instead of the hardened wretcu be was painted. At tlie time it wa reported that the President was interested in everything retarding the tsrriole affair, that he even

said i'ilt.-rly. I wonder what that poor fellow would think If he fciiew tliat 1 had. forgiven him?'

,Oh, that I Might know from his own wife U that were true! TtiesainU'd Gariie;d knows from tü:it

he 'had in do it,' aud I feel sure if he cjuld i-peafc he would forgive that deluded ujrii, reu a 1 forgive him. 'lately keen him from doiiiK any more karin, but forgiva him.'

"I never sent the letter. Tho resort came al

most immediately that the Prt-sideut wan wore.

and I knew you would not wish to be troubled

with aiivthihff from uulteau s sister, l had noied

by waiting, to come before you with a better show

lue, vindicated so lax as insanity is an excuse for

crime, but my heart buraa wiliiiu me.. aud, not-

ütandinUKUardoVer the toWOS and Valleys Vihsianüing that unjust verdict and barbarous vTnpth seniekce, I rai'st speak. My brother is shut away oeneaui. . from the world for mouths in a tomb-like cell. It was the highest peak on I-uhalo Moun- , a r , of Bunsiliue. nol a blada of crass, not

An Opinion of Farm Life.

A '-Farmer's Wifu" writcä to the Ohio

Farmer as follows:

I was reared on the farm upon which I

am now living (my father's homestead)

When I was married I left the dear old

home with much reluctance to go to the

place oi my hushand 3 business, wnicü was in a flourishing town. We remained thare seven years, and at the expiration of that

time wo concluded to return to the farm, as

my lather wanted to retire. 1 thought it a

treat to get back. We have lived here eev

enteen vears. I have a ereat deal to see to

outside of my own allairs, having hired

help all the time and husbind away most

of the time. I can not call him the farmer.

but I must fill the place of the farmer's

Firm ud Workshop Notm.

Ihe hr.u-premium fowls of the rairs are

hatched this month.

Chester white pigs nave increased in ruice

in the past two years.

Separate all breeding ewe from ihe other

in the flock now until after lamoing.

Orchard crass, though suitable for orch

arda, can endure more sun and drought than

blue era$s.

It is a mistake to allow sows to breed be

fore they are at least a vear old, a3 they are

not mfhciently matured, and pigs from such

are sometimes too weak to live.

Like the blackberry, the raspberry bears

the fruit upon the cane of the previous

ycar'a growth, which, after fruitage, dies, the

new cane coining forward for the next year a

crop.

Nearly all kinds of fruits do well on a

mixture of superphosphate and wood ashes. Lime is not auitable for strawberries, but

excellent around apple, paach and pear

trees.

Grapevines should be pruned as early a.s

the season will permit. It deferred too late they will allow an escape of sap(bleedk even if trimmed a little while before it begins to

ascend.

If it is desired to change bees from one

locality to another the hives and boxes should be changed before thev are ready to

ily out aad become accustomed to the new

locality.

Tty training a pet lamb to come at the call.

and afterward putting it with the nock, the owner can call his sheep wherever they hear

mm, as the pet will come, followed by tbe other sheep.

One of the many cures for ronp is to wash

the head of the fowl with warm water and afterward bathe it with a solution consisting of four grains of sulphate of zinc dissolved

in an ounce of water.

For the information of those who value

cows that give four pounds of butter per

week: it is -just as easy to have those that give double that quantity by using Jersey

bulls for breeding purposes.

In cold weather egss for hatching should

be collected daily. They freeze easily when

exposed, but will retain vitality for several

weeks if gathered as soon as laid and then

kept at a uniform temperature.

Fine flowers require thoroughly rotted

manure and wood mould mixed, and to

mato or other early plants can be grown in boxes, and afterward transplanted wilh better results with such a mixture.

At a recent farmers' meeting O. A. Judd

said he had noticed that when cows aborted the premature calves had no bones, which

led him to think that a deficiency of phos

phate in the soil was one fruitful cause of the trouble.

Do? doing damago among sheep have

been blessings in disguise in home sections.

fhe farmers were compelled for security to

hurdle and houe their sheep, the conse

quence being a greater profit from them and

an increase of yield from the lands in crops.

For ordinary work a horse of average size

should be fed twelve pounds of oats or other

rain food, and hueen to eighteen pounds

of good hay; but, if driven on the road, two

or three pounds of hay, morning aad nxii

and eignt or ten at night, with the same kind

of grain.

In Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, last

Siason, one larmer sold his two acres yield

of tobacco for 1,112: cost of Labor, etc.,

$:'12; net profit, $!W0. Another farmer realüed $133 an acre from three and a half acres .'nd another $550 an acre from one and a

half acres. They think it pays.

Tlie two principle troubles with the plum are the black knot and the curculia Nei

ther of them need be formidable. The

black knot may be prevented or cured by

promptly cutting au on on its hrst appear

ance and burning it. More commonly it Is

allowed to spread a year or two unobserved.

and then it is jn-dly pronounced a very for

midable and incurable disease. Taken in

time, it is much less labor to keep it nnder than to cultivate the ground. The curculio

is readily destroyed by jarring the insects

tain, and from this point the country could

be viewed for miles around. The end

which formed the Lone Sentinel was about

i.."MXfeet above the surrounding country.

and was almost a perpendicular ciiir. The

entire mountain, with the exception of

the White lt;ck, was covered with a heavy

growth of timber, prominent among which were tbe oak and chestnut trees. The brow

of the mountain must have been a half-

mile or more across, and composed for the'

mst part .of white sand-sionp. Last

Wednesday, about 3 o'clock in the after

noon, a tremendous crash, that in its force

resembled the quakincs of an earthquake

was heard by the inhabitants of the towns and valievs below. Those who witnessed

the scene from a distance describe it as one

of horror.

Looking back in the direction of the noise it looked as if the entire mass of the mountain was falling upon them, liocks as I a rue

as houses were being hurled into the valley

with a terrible force. Trees were uprooted and cut down as if they were mere brittle

bushes. To the illiterate people who in

habit the valley, death seemed inevitable.

Families crouched together and sent up

pravers for deliverance The nneodly,

thinking tbe world's destruction had begun.

fell mon their knees and fervently asaed

pardon for their numerous si rn. The mis

pense must have been tern he. with a

noie that made tbe ground shake the

avalanche came crashinc: down the moun

tain side, carrying everything with it that stood in its course, finally, however, the

noise subsided and the vibrations ceased,

a flower, not a bird, not a iriend to speak a kino.

word. Who is tnere to Meak la his behalf,

if not his heart-orokea sifter? Did I not steak

the very stones would fry out. His sunmed mo'hei, the purest and to 'lest of women that mother who gave her life for his, wh j suffered torture for seven lone years because of his binn.

until death ma le her free t that lather, teuder

and kiud. but mistaken iu bis uirection of the

hor. would, if iHMule. make their voices beard

from beyond the crave, even veiiiy believe

would the Kiorihed barnaui cry out in

horror at that verdict. Whtit of that verdict?

Was it according to truth. iu&Uce and mercy?

Mrs. scoville tneu reviews lu her own way tne

evidence and incl leuts of the trial, luxirg which

she says Uuncau was "not bom right. raiied right

uor raarrled right." u ouncluam us lollows: 'Tour forth to your merciful heart tlie plead'

lngsof one who must ever feel a tlster'g love for au insane, motherless boy, even though by the whole world condemned and despised. I beg

rnn 1 itdT tfl Vflll Hllll VlllLM Wflftt ll would

fay if iu his rkht mind : "Forgive, even as Christ shall foreive uh all.' With the utmost sorrow aud

respect 1 remalu iiucerely yours.

6.(2 West Mouroe street.

FADDY RYAN TALKS,

The Defeated PugilUt's Arrival in Xew

York Hi Oplulou of Sullivan How He

Looks. Xew York Herald.)

Paddy Ryan, the defeated princioal in the

great fight at Mississippi City, arrived in the

city last evening at about a quarter to 10

o'clock, several hours later than he had

been expected. He was met at the depot by

Kicbard K. lox, William K. llardinir Will

iam McDevitt, James McDevitt and 1'atTier

but the frightened population could not be ney. He was accompanied on his journey by

ureed near the scene of destruction.

The track ot the rocks in their terrible downward flicht was perceptible for a mile

or more. A bowlder weighing several tons, which had diverged from the beaten course.

was lodged here and there aeaintt a tree, but

most of them bad gone to hll up the valley

below. Trees several feet in diameter were

cut completely in two, some as hihupas

forty feet, showing what a poweriul force

mnst have ursed the rocks to a lower posi

tion.

We conversed with several in regard to

this ereat fall of rock and many are stub

born in the opinion that it was caused by a

movement in the earths crust. Uthers,

however, are of the belief that it was the

was the work of what geologists term acque

ous acencies. binee cnnsimas we nave nau

i continuous wet spell, and water percolatnr this rock froze and in expanding split it

to the depths of 100 teet or more. . .Probably

this effective lever has beenjprizing away for vears. splitting the strongly cohesive sub

stance, but finally it yielded to the pressure

and was precipitated into the valley below,

The spot which was overlooked by the

Lone Sentinel bears a historical significance

that will be added to its recent disaster It

13 frequently spoken of m the histories of

Tennessee as the spot where Governor Sevier

and his friends and Colonel John I. Upton

and his allies met in a bloody and fatal at

fray just ninety-four years aeo. In the lat ter part of the last century, while this por

tion of the State was yet South Carolina, it seceded and set up a State Government of its own. calling itself Franklin. Governor

Sevier, it will be remembered, was elected

Chief Magistrate and Commander of

the Militia. South Carolina. still

claiming tins . territory, appoint

ed her olhcials. thereby causing a conflict.

Colonel John B.Tipton was appointed Coun

ty Court Clerk of " ashmgton Lountv. lie

lived at the foot of V hue Kock, and Gover

nor Sevier, followed by 150 men, proceeded

to the houe of Tipton to divest hnu of the

official papers. Colonel Tipton, backed by

a strong force, routed ti e Sevier allies. Sev

eral men were killed and wounded dnnng

the day. On account of this engagement

White Itock hasoftan been referred to in the

histories of Tennessee, and now that it has

parsed through such en ordeal its name will

shine brighter tnan ever on the records of

time. .

A practical educator, writing to the New England Journal of Education, tays: "I know of no better mode of ventilating old

buildings than the simple, inexpensive one of fitting a board tightly across the bottom

of the window, some eight or ten inches

wide and two or three inches from the sash,

on tbe inside. The lower sash! is then

raised without causing a draught of air upon

the scholars while the pure air is entering at the bottom and middle of the -window. I

have seen this tried successfully with every

window of a school room eight In all thus raised, to a greater or less extent, through

every session, and during the entire winter season, without a single scholar taking cold therefrom. The, room was 23 by 32 by 15,

and the best vendlated I ever entered whil.e a school was in session."

j "lie seemed to me a pood, likely fighter,

but not beyond hnding his match."

Do you think he is the king pin now?" "Why, by no means. You can pet men

in this country more than his equal." "How did you feel in the first round with Sullivan?"

"I felt as I always did perfectly easy." "Did you not feel alarmed at Sullivan's

terrible hitting?"

otabiL Look at me and see if I am

any the worse beyond this slight scratch on

tne up. in the sixth round Sullivan dropped his hands as if he were weakening, and at that time, if it had not been for tlie complaint from which I was suffering. I should have gone in and done- better work."

BAD ADVICE. What vras your plan in Ightine Sulli

van:"

"If I had been left to myself I should- in

pite of everything, have gone in and forred

the fighting, but 1 was advised' by my sec-

nds fom Klley, of St. Louis, and Johnny loche to act on the defensive, and there I

think was a mistake; but, no, I believe the whole cause of my failure was tie hernia.

That came against me from the verv start.

The night before the fight I wrestled with

the truss for hurs together and- it would not fit The trouble was that mv comDlaint

had become worse since the fight with Goss, and I didn't calculate enough on that."

He was asked if he intended ever to enter

the prize ring agtin and he said that he had promi.sed.his mother that he would noL

and he intended to adhere to that promise;

out wnen air. lacpard Iv. 1 ox, who lost altogether $10,000 oi Ryan, suggested that he

wouia back hiru agam for double the

amount of the last venture, he grew silent and paid nothing, and left the impression

that he was likely to consent.

Kyan, on tbe whole, looked as if his pun

ishment had been very light. The scratch on the upper lip was the only indication

that he had been rs a nght, and that was very trifling. His neck, which was said to have been so badly bruised, showed no sign

whatever of beinz even scratched. The

blow he received there produced a simple

swelling, which had- almost disappeared

last evening. He was unwilling to admit that Sullivan had any superior scientific training as a fighter, and regarded him en

tirely in the light of a "slugger," or one who hits awav without any regard to the art

of putting in his blows with design and precision. In shot. Uyan appears to regard

Sullivan as sii,.y a- lighter on the brute force principle, who in the course of ten or eleven rounds would soon beoome exhausted. Ryan is satisfied that if he could

only bave held out a few more rounds Sul

livan would have cavsd in, but his (Ryan's) condition was so desperate from the cause

already specified that if he had kept up the struggle his life would have been seriously endangered.

oteldoa Defense. A Washington special savs: "It is under

stood that a vigorous defense of A. C. Soteldo will be undertaken. - It in said that the

theory of the defense is as follows: The boteldo brothers went to the Republican of

fice without hostile intent, but believing

that there was a possibility of an assault on

tnem, went prepared for an emergency. It will be claimed that the office was a public

place, in the sense that it was open to access

to any one, and owing to A. AI. Soteldo s

previous connection with the mper, espe

cially so to ' him. A. M. Soteldo asked the publication of cer

tain matters, to which Barton

objected, llarton opened a drawer at his

riht aud laid his hand upon a pistol. The

younger Soteldo saw the action from his position, but his brother was so situated that

he could not. The younger Soteldo saw that

liarton was preparing to shoot his brother.

as he thought, and he saw that the latter

would be behind in the point of time, not

having his weapon in hand, and not Kware

tbat Larton had his own at his command

A. C. Soteldo then drew his revolver, and

attempted to shoot Barton, in order to pre

vent liarton from killing his brother. A.

C. Soleldo would be a witness, and circumstances would be relied on to corroborate

his testimony. It will thus be attempted to establish s justification for tbe firing of the shot by A. C,

Soteldo, through which, it is believed, his

brother was accidentally- kilied. Cnarles H.

Keed will conduct the defense. The mys

tery relative to the discrepancy between the

fcize of. the bullets found and the caliber o: the revolver in the possession of the author!

ties has been explained bv tbe announce

ment that the officers made a mistake in

giving the caliber of the pistol as thirty-six

when in fact it was thirty-two.

Daniel Webster as a Hay Maker. Mr. John. Taylor, who resided on

Johnny Roach, Joe Connick, Wallv Wilson

Joe Snannon, of Brooklyn, and Jack

Stvles. He left Cincinnati on Fri

day evening, and Pittsburg yester

day morning, and on hts way to this

city he had an ovation at the various inter

vening Stations quite as enthusiastic as if he

had been the victor in place of the van

qmsbed. Accompanied by tpe two brotners

McDevitt he enp?red Hau s Hotel on Cha

tham Etreet and immediately proceeded to

the bar, where he threw out a 5 bill and

asked the boys standing around to take a drink. A Herald reporter, who happened to-

be nresent at the moment, introduced him

self to the renowned illustrator ot fisticuffs and was cordially received. He appeared a

manly, unpretending sort of fellow, standing over six feet high and dressed in the prevailing style of aieu's costame. He wore a partially cutaway dhat of dark English

tweed, ana vest ana pants to correspond.

and a hair guard, with gold

mountings, depended across his vest. His collar was low cut. and .his scarf-pin vas a crystal inclosing a dog's head. He had no

marks upou him ot the recent terrible right, except a slight abrasion of the upper lip, on

the left hand side, which merely seemod to

disarrange the uiformity of his very moderate mustache. In the shape of his head and body he bore a resemblauce to tlie

Apollo Belvedere. His face had a manly

and pleasant expression, and hi voice is in

harmony with his appearance, ihe impres

sion given the spectator was that whether victor or vanquished Kyan would still be the same. A number of persons crowded about him at the bar and very obsequiously shook hands with him, hut the man's man

ner indicated that he wanted no taffy and no sympathy. His teeth are regular, his

nose straight, his face round, but not full, and his hair iscut short in frontand behind.

He was asked a number of questions, to which he responded frankly and fully every time.

THE TnVSS WAS THE TP.OCE.kE. "Sa3, Ryan," said one of his interlocutors.

"what made you lose the right?5-

"If it badu l been," said be in reply, "for

that hernia from whicii I was sutferir.g I

think I should have succeeded. What I

should have done when I found that the

truss I wore wa broken was to have thrown

up my two hands ail let the fight end at the

second round, but I was unwilling to give

in as long as my friends were concerned.

When 1 lought G.oss I had the same hemic but I was not alomied about it then for tbe

truss kept in its place and 1 stood the pun

ishment from Goss without the least fear of

tne consequer-ees. in'tact, l was far worse

IKmnded by, Goss than I was by Sullivan, und the effect of that fight remained with

me for six seeks, ho that I was unable to lie

in bed except on cme side.

Finally he tackled his valise and went pp to his room in the hotel, and there he spoke

nis mind freely. "Did 5 ou ever meet Sullivan before, Fad dy?" "Never in a fight." "But you knew him personally?" "Well, ves, I have seen him."

"What did you think of hint as a fighter?'

the

Webster : farm at Franklin X. H., tells the

following about the "creat Secretary"

"One day we had fourteen tons of English hay well made and ready to put in the barn

in the afternoon. It was a busy day on the

farm, and all who could handle a rake o

pitchfork were. pressed into the servioa.

When we came in to lunch in the forenoon, Mr. Webster entered the kitchen and

in, a playful manner and tone of voice, said

" 'John Taylor, what wages will you give

me to work for you this afternoon? " 'I will give you half a dollar, sir.'

. '"Why, John Taylor, lean not afford; to

work for that price, and you underrate my

abilities.

A EOMAXTIC MARRIAGE. How a Tonn? Man From Washington . County, Indiana, Stole His Bride and Avoided a Warrant tor Kidnaping Am Interesting Hotj, Louifville Courier-JournaLl A most romantic love ctory was developed" here yesterday upon the arrival of a young couple from Washington County, Indiana, on an elopement to Jeftersonyille. The details of the young couple's lore under the cruel harshness of an irate parent, the boldness of the gallant youth's action at a critical point, tbe true heart of the divine maiden and their flight are not beaten in any work of fiction. Miss Sarah E. Baird, the briie in the case, is the daughter of s wealthy farmer in Washington Connty, Indianas who, having riches, gave liberally to the accomplishment of his daughter, and having reared a rare flower was desirous of pointing out the home in which it should shed its fragrance. The young lady, however, had a mind of her own, as wa subsequently developed, and had settled her aflections upon Samuel 1". Lowry, a young man of poorer station bat withal a gallant.

noble youth, ana she had declared she would be his and only his. Her fathev had

viewed this objectionable intimacy between

the two young hearts, and determined to crush it out if it lay in the power of an iron heel. The young man was forbidden the house, but this was rtot all. for upon discovering the young couple held secret meetings, he sent his daughter to a relative, under striot (directions to watch over her ccrrespondence. Thus time rolled on, the lovers

hearing from each otner occasionally for nsar-

ly two years, the girl's father thinking by that time the thoughts of the village youth bad faded from her memory, and having in view for her heart and hand a wealthy gentleman

ho was not averse to taking a companion

and adding to his store.. Vpon learning her

father s intentions, this young man. whom

she had previously treated-with kindly consideration, was received with a coldness bordering on ontnpt and would have been re

pulsed entirely but for hv father's alliance with him. She was daily annoyed by her

father's show of determination to have her do his will until the poor girl became faint from- resisting, and finally resolved to at least make an outward show of acquiescence

to her lathers wishes. A strict watch was

ept over her unless Lowrv should again

have- an opportunity of wielding an influence over her, and the only comfort the

younggirl receired was in tbe silent watches

of the night when she vrould steal out and

spend a few precious moments in the arras of

her lover, who, ever fait nul to Ins promise, would be in waiting. Things ran on in this

way till last Wednesday, when the father of the young lady thinking matters had been worked up to the right pcint between his

daughter and her chosen husband, was de-

rous of securing their union in marriaze.

The heavy heatt with which the young girl '

received the intelligence that tbe license for their marriage was to be taken out can be imagined. She had not looked for this entergencyand did not know how to meet it.

After racking her mind in Tain for some

fruitful ideas, she remembered that that night she was to meet baaj in the orchard, and she would submit the whole case to him. Her plans, however, were to be ba filed.

for her father lingered in bis sitting room far into midnight, and th sore young heart, who had been wishing and waiting for an opportunity to steal out to her lover knew it was then too late, One more night, however, was between her ard the impending fate, and she resolved to trust it all to that

night. Fortune favored her, for upon tlie next evening her father retired early and the long wfshed-for opportunity presented itself. She stole out to the orchard, w here she found her lover awaiting her coming, and told him all, and recognizing his danger of losing her who was all to him. he hit

upon a scheme which, was as bold as bis position was desperate. He would steal her off at once and hide her until he could take her away and settle the matter forever. She was not without courage, and agreed to. bis proposition: at once, and allowed hcrbelf to be bidiaway in the neighborhood.. Her father's condition of mindvhen he learned his daughter was gone, and, too, on the efe of her nuvrriage, can be imagined. He accused Lowry of kidnapping his daughter, and swore out a warrant for bis arrest, but he evaded it, and Friday night, the opportunity presenting itself, the young coulpe boarded the train and came to this city, putting np at the Su Cloud Hotel. The young groom- explaining his position to the hotel men, Mr. J, IL Hall, the affable bartender, who is the friend of eloping couples, agreed to see them through, and accordingly they were, yesterday afternoon, married- by Ksquire Kegwin, at Jeffersonville. The happy couple will remain in this city a few days and will then return home.

A Rothschild Baby. OUver Logan's London Letter.l I suppose the accouchment of the Countess of Ebsebery was a matter sufficiently iiuEortant to be reported by cable. A son and eirl: Lucky little pink rasca..lyine there all unconscious- in his lace-trimmed crib.

craving nothing but frequent imbibings of ha i ' i 1 1 a rkrtl Tirkxxr litrlj a atro rf

i can iiicu as mucu nay as any the faot thjU he a TX)rd something or other.

other man

. u It is on the supposition, sir, that vou

are a good hand that I offer you those wages; we get our best men for one dollar a day,' I replied. " If that is the case, John Taylor, I am your min. I will finish my correspondence with the Department, eat an early dinner, and be ready to take the field with you. As nooning on that day was short, and by the time the teams were ready Mr. Webster "made his appearance, we drove- into the field ; the bay lay in windrows. If r. Web

ster and myself pitched on the same cart.

He took a windrow on one side and l the

other. A ton was put oh the cart, when he took the whip 3nd drove it to . the barn.

leaving me in the meantime at work in the field. When unloaded he returned with the empty cart, upon which we pitched a ton, making La all three tons betwean us that afternoon and one ton and a half as his part of tlve work. It was a hot after

noon, and I öbserved what I bad before seen when he used- muscular exertion, he sweat more profusaiy than most men; it literally poured off of him like rain.

"When li met him tne next morning,

said he: '.Cohn Taylor, I have'slept sounder

and feel in-better health than usual. How

I wish I could only live as you do! A farmer's liie is the most rational mode of

existences good lood. nome-raiseo. witn,

healthful, work for the day and sound sleep

for the night. It gives .man a clsar head.

a large ieart and strong uands.'

Ibis- father's sot); though that is a small

matter compared to the other circumstances.

namely, that rve is bis mothers bairn, and

as such a Knight of the Bed: Shield, and

that not a ship floats the ocaan, nor a crop

of grain is sent to market in, all the wide, .

wide world, but that in some way, sooner or

ator, part of his profit will accrue

to the money-mill of his ancestors

in M. dwitmnas Lane. let

as tme an inheritance as he

derives from his pecunious mamma, without

which ail the rest would ba deprived of its

savor, is (or so I should fancy) a splendid

physical constitution. Miss Man nah de Bothscbild was a noble example of robust

girlhood, and her children should be by

rights of such vigor as to- form a living proof of the falsity of Dr. Itioh arson's assertion

that the world of civilisation contains no

entirely healthy baby. The residence with

in whose walls the young hc-ir has entered a world which he will find all padded at, the

angles for him is Lansdowne housa, in

Berkeley square, which the Carl of Rosabery has rented for a period of years from, the Marqmis of Lansdowna. It iso e of those large ancestral houses of which a few yet reEAüia unharmed in London, amid tho-mania

for improvement and rest collection

A WinaDini Horror, ICrawfordsvIüe Journal. I

A yoiing man of thia city recently made

a stay of a few days Winamac, and tells the following horrit! smallpox story : He

saj3 that several days before he came to the

town a man. having the Smallpox, ar

rived. The good citizens of that burg took

him to the fair grounds, laid him on a pile

ol straw in a stall where he received no at

tention, and finally died. A kind-hearted

citisen dug a shallow hole a few rods away.

threw a running noose around the man s

feet, dragged him into th hole and covered

him with a few shovelfuls of dirt, not enough, however, for the hogs rooted him

up and devoured him. This shameful act took place in Christian Indiana. It is too

horrible to think of.

An Old loctor's Advice. .

It wa3 this: "Trust in God and keepyoor

bowels open. i or this purpose many an

old doctor has advised the habitually cos

tive to take Kidney-W ort for no other rem

edy so effectually overcomes this condition

and that without the uistress ana griping

which o'Jier medicines cause. It is a radical

cure for piles. Don't fail to us it. Trans

lated from the ew lork ZeituBg.

Stonewaü jacluon'i Toddy,. Colonel A. R. Eotaler in the Philadelphia Weekly Tists. Having lingered to the last allowable mo

ment with the members of my family "hereinbefore rneniionetf' as the leiyil docu

ments would term them it we after 10

o'clock at nijht when I returned, to head

quarters for hnal instructions, and before

going to the-General's room I ordered two

whisky toctiieaao, be brought up alter me..

V hen thev aptared 1 oileredi one of the-

glasses to Jackson, but he drsw back, saying:

"AO, bo, C olonel, vou must excuse me. 1

never cVink intoxicating li quors."

"I know that. General," said I, "but,

though you habitually abstain, as I .do myself, from everything of tbe sort, thero are occasions, and this is ono- of them, whrn a

stii&ulant will do us both good; otherwise I would neither take i t myself nor cQir it to you. So you must ruake an exception to your general rule acd join me irva toddy to-night." He again shook h'ia head, but. nevertheless, toot the tumbler and began to sip its contents. Presently putting it Oi the table after having but partly emptied it, he said. "Colonel, do you know why; I habitually abstain from intoxicating drinks?" Ard, on my replying in the negativ he continued : "Why, sir, because I like the taste of them, and whn 1 discovered that to be the case 1 made up my mivtd ?,t ouce q d..9 with out thera altogether.'