Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 31, Number 13, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 May 1883 — Page 7

THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEU WEDNESDAY. MAY 2, 1683.

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Tbe Strawberry Crop Petato Bo Destrojen. Pruning for Small Frulta-Sixa-med Millc for Hens and Cnlckens. O raft la a; ftonm Trait Wralt W.mt- Brly rotatoaa-Exbauitioii of tha 8Urua Kote, Etc. The Strawbarry Crop. Philadelphia Record.) If the best faults are expected from setting oat the plants in the spring the work must be doo early, for notkiag ia mow benticil t them than tba spring rain Until wdl rooted the plant can not stand the alight d-gr e of dryness in the soil, a.-.d hiMr,lf they are trnsfanled in time to set tlm rains of this season, a larger propor tion of fleni -will thrive. One of the most w v - essential pointi ta be observed in strawberry culture is to push the plants forward the first rear. Every blossom that appears and every runner that takes root robs the plant of ao-joura vitality, and the effect is always 8W the following season; therefore tlie " blossoms should be plucked off aud not al low d to fruit, while the runners should be prortp J chetked whenever tbey begin to rujhfoiwa d. To successfully grow raw berries rei - ire i over the average proportion of laboi. bat the vines alwaysyieldabindsntly to g.v.Kt cultivation. Theroanl should be d well worked into a fine -eindition preparatory to the reception of the Tonne planu. After settirs ihe plants - In Txwition. the distance apart beini tnat whiz-h hMuiti f r cultivation with hoe l iMiltivator. they should be kept-clean and free from (rra-s and weeds, for the plants will, mt fcr ' they should unless protect ed in that respect Tte pf rr method of manuring s to use 1 kiich mute rial as is fine and tuoroncnly dArnmooped. The most economical way of appljing it i to rsise the vine with the hand and scatter the manure around the Mem and the rovs: hut to thoroughly broadcast th- whnl fi-'d i batter. The best fertilizer of an artificial character is snperboppha.e, aud tbe addition of wood ahes is an iruShould there be a fesreity of wood ashe a substitute may be used in the shaps of kaiuit r German potash raits (sul bataof potato), wmcn n ufuuuriL irum rti izr marvitaClurflM. uime n c n tuerru by some jrriwer to ba injurious, but plaster is a va'uiMü as tstiat. A Winne-r will easily make Taistaces in se!eciirir varieties. Some are bi ezual and fertilize tbomlvcs, while other varieties mnst be planted in company with those that are rfiiire.l to fertilize ihf m. a? the ccfcint, for instance. The old standard. Wilson, though discarded every teison. is alwars rclimi upw when new varieties fail, and in addition to the hardiness f tbe vines and th gob-acidity, good teepee qualities and color of the froit. is the rest for shipping. Althoorh th Wilson prod aces berries of median u:itcari be mdo to yield them of U'pt- rinrtions if the exceva of berri s li tnken off.wb.vch, though canning a reduction in tlp;.r number, does not detract from their bnlk in measurement, the price also bein; higher in market and Inequality imoroved. Amorg the later varieties are the Sharpies?, TVidiell, Manchester and Mount Vernon, he Manchester beirs considered the i best for lisrht oil. Tbe Kentucky is a late strawVrry, of g"od quality and prodnciive. In the Cr"-?nt, Green Prolific and Hovey'a Seedling, the stamens are abortive, and the Wilson is usually planted between them, owing to the flowers beinj Distillate, one row of plan's with well-developed stamens being enfuctent for seven rows of the pistillates. The principal obstacle ithe inclination of the f laminate varieties to crowd out the others, but this can be avoided by care"fol cultivation. Strawberries can be transplanted in the fall if preferred, and as the cold eason comes on should receive careful mulching. In fact, all strawberries should be ru niched for protection in winter, bat more especially yocrg plants. Should new plants be desired at any time, a few rows should be allowed to produce runners for that purpose, bnt eyery other portion of the field should be guarded against auch efiort on the part of the plants, as tbe propagation'by runners Is in direct opposition to the propagation by seed, thus lessening the tendency for fruit

production. I Spare the Destroyers wf tbe rotate Bag. r t . .. 1

A number of insects aid the farmer and gardener ia keeping the greatest of potato ests. the Colorado beetle, in check. The ady-bugs or Lady-birds," in their larval state are among the most -effective enemies of the "potato bog," doing valuable service in destroying both eggs and larvru. The mature lady-bugs are red, pink or brijzh t color, with small black dots, and should be known and protect el bv all farmers. Some of the tiger beetles do a good work seat est the potato beetle. The Lydella doryphcra i an internal parasite, closely resembling a commen fly, and is one of tbe moxf efficient destroyers of tbe Colorado beetle The female fly attaches a single egg to tbe bod f of the potato larva. Tbe amall font'eso mat 6oon hatches, burrows into i be body of its victim, aod finally -destroys it. Tins My niy be seen buzzing about in the inrarar, and at times it is eo abundant in potato filled, as to remind one of a swam of bees. A species of mite (Uropoda Americana) atu cks the beetle and sometimes so covers it host tbat no part of the beetle is visible This enerns 1 parasite is about the size of a small pin hta-J, and is yellowish brown. Several birds feed upon the potato beetle, amoiitr which is the too much rerecnled

2lcmw. This fable bird will even dig into the I 1 J . i rm

earkii lor in- in ucrLiannn luuiviuuais. ine services of the common qnail are underrated in this respect. Tbe rose breasted grosbeak has a fondness for the potato beetle, and does much good by feeding upon it. Ducks And chickebn have learned to eat the larva-. and some fowls have overcome the native dislike for the mature insect. Thirty or forty perfect bec:les have been found in a chicken's crop. Among quadrupeds the skunk sometimes eats the potato beetle, while the common toad and black snake feed freely upon this pest of the farm. Tbe various poisons employed, among which Paris Green and London Purple take the lead, are effetive and easily applied; but very precaution should be taken to favor the natural enemies, and thus help to so adjust the system of natare that it will favor the healthful growth of all farm and garden crops, bpare the insect and other enemies of th potato beetle, and there will be less need of applying dangeroaa arsenical compounds. Clese Prnnlagfor imalFralU. Tbe importance of thinning canes, and shortening in the wood of small fruits, is not ienerally understood by tbe arerage farmer. I thinks ha has done his duty when he has planted his currant bushes and raspberries under tbe wall or fence and left them to tbe rivalry of weeds and their own suckers. His grape vine elimbs an apple tree, or the trellis an the aide of the barn, without much pruning, and ha blames the nun eryman for imposing upon him with won hi ess varieties of fruit. Let him apply the) knife to the grape vine, cutting bacz all tna new wood to two eres, after tbe Tine has covered his trellis, and he will aee clusters to rejoice his vision and palate. Only four cases to tha stool should be left for the raspberry, and treat other shoots as weeds,

Even the canes that ara lett to grow, f.fter tbe old ones have finished bearing aod are CUt away, should have their brauche shortened, by tham'j pruning, to give Ibi best rctaltj. Manure yonr currant br.sh.es with a&hes;k-c p down the worm with white bellebore, cut out one-third of the wood every season, and even the old Red Dutch currant will surprise you with its fine fruit. xr.alnsasi Milk for Bests and Chickens. There is nothing better for laying beas in the spring than milk, after the cream has been taken ofll We bare tried it seTeral seasons with complete success. With the milk gixen fresh from the dairy room every day, tne fowls will need no other drink, acd it will supply everything required in the way of animal food. The vullet fed with milk and corn, and a miitura of corn meal and milk, through the cold weather, have eiven an abundant euppCy of ezira. Wheat

bran is also a good article to mix with the milt. It is better to gire the aixture a boiling and to feed it in the warm state, but this is not necessary. We hsve als fmnd the milk one of tbe best kinds of diet for young chickens, soon after they come from the nest, to promote their health and rapid growth. Indian meal, ground coarse aud scalded with milk, is a perfect feed for them. As tbey grow older, cabbage or onions may bs chopped fine and added to tbe daily rations. A portion of the milk on dairy farms, usually going to the pig Uouch, may be diverted to the chicken coop with great advantage. Eggs are worth twenty-fire cents a dozen, and poultry twenty cents a pound, wbeu pork brings but ten cents a pound. Grartlog fctone-Frult. Maisachuretts Ploughman. While it is more difficult to make scions live on a cherry, plum or peach tree thsn it is on a pear, apple or quince, if the scions be properly set and cared for most of them will grow. The cherry should be grafted qu;te early in the season; in Massachusetts the last of March is not too early. The plum may come in a little later. The peach should also be grafted early, but as a rule it is not good io'.;cy to graft a larce peach tree. About the only occasion when it is best to resort to grafting the reich tree is when, by some oversight or tad luck, :he seedling tree is permitted to get too large De'ore it is budded. A peach tree that is more than an inch in diameter is too large to bud to advantage, so that a tree that is three-quarters of an inch in diameter in the spriDg will be too large to bud in August; bat, if it is not, at least one year is lost in wailing to bud it, for if grafted in the f-pring the graft will, if it lives, make a growth at once, while if budded it woald not grow until the next season. In grafting such trees it is best to Bet the scion near tbe surface of the ground and cover the lower end ith earth; in this way it is very sure to grow. The plum and cherry may be grafted under the same circumstances iu the same way; but both the cherry and the plum may be very successfully grsfced wtien they become nearly full grown trees. There is one precaution which should always be taken fchen lare trees are grafted esriy iu the season, which is to protect the scions from the birds. UTly-?et scions if left exposed are frequently started from their proper Azcea by the birds resting on them. To prevent th id some of the small limbs thit are cut from the tree should be tied on the grafted branches in a manner to protect the scions. In fastening tbe branch care should b? taken to have it strong enough to preveut it from getting looEe so as 10 toucu tue scions. Those who have never Riven this subject any attention a.e rot aware bow large a proportion of scions set on larga trees are prevented from growing by being misplaced by passing birds. Scions s-et late in the season are net as liable to be misplaced, because the time is so thort between the setting and when tbe scion hegin i to grow; but when a tree is grafted a monti before the growing season commences, unless eomo protection is provided, the chanc.-s are that the larger portion of the scions will be started by pa-s-in birds before the growing season commences. Habits of Frait Worms. Professor Comstock eays: "The fall webworm, the insect which makes the unsightly webs upon the various fruit and forest trees during the latter part of summer and in autumn, has attracted much attention this year. Among various methods employed to destroy it one of the most practical is a web of cloth tied firmly to the end of a long pole, saturated with kerosene, set on fire aud held under the nest. 1 hare used the same for the destruction of the apple tree tent caterpillar. It is important that these two insects, frequently confounded, bs distinguished, as there are differences ia their habits which must be taken into account in attempting to destroy them. The apple tree tent caterpillar appears on apple trees in early spring as soon as the leaves expand. It makes a triangular tent in the tors; of a branch. This tent serves only as a residence. During the warnt part of the day the worms leave the tent and spread over the trees to feed. If the tent be destroyed at such a time the greater number of worms will escape. The pcoper time to use the torch is in ear!y morning, at evening or during cold, cloudy days. At such times the wot ms are lu their tent. In the case of both these iusfCJ it is obviously best to destroy them as soon asjowble after tte webs are discovered. Tbe fall web wom appears much later in the season and i ifevs many kiud of fruits and forest treer. e web is begun ne er the end of a branc , and rves both as residence and pasture. When the leaves within the web are destroyed the web is extended toward the trunk of tbe tree so as to Include other leaves. Thus tbe fall vreb worms are always at home, and may be destroyed at one time of the day as well as another. fv hen only a few colonies of either of these ppecies exist the tents or webs may be cut from tbe trees and the worms destroved with less trouble than by xaeans of a torch." Early Potatoes. Farming World. In an early variety, yon want to combine earliness with yield. As the early bird catches the worm, so the early potato scoops the profits. If yon can get your crop into market a weeic aneaa oi tne general early crop, nine seasens out of ten your profits are 100 per cent. more. To do this, chaDge your ni every year ana plant the best: to 50 cents p?r bushel more for seed is a tr lie compared to the results in the croo. Northern grown varieties are decidedly the best, for In the Northern grown tuber, you secure all the vitality inherent in the kind; it has not sprouted or wilted and become spungy as those do that are erown in the 8outhern States. All our live. po-ahead truckers know it pays to plant iSoriDern-grown seed, ine umber notth the better. This is why Early Rose, grown on rrlnce Edward a island and New Bruns wick are so popular for seed. But the trouble in getticg pure s'.ock is great, as there are thousands of bushels pal wed ofl for genuine that were not gro-ru within 1,500 miles of those places. The genuine are known by their smooth, plump shape, being nearer round or oval than our nativevrewn stock, and having a red or deep pink ;adf. looking as thOHgu they had been rUied in brick dust. This is caused by the red shell or "shall" tbey are crown in, and are peculiar to the northern section of New Brunswick and P. . Island. Any reliable seed hous3 dealing in them will freely give a guarantee oi their purity. If you can not get them near home then buy of the importer. After plantin? these one season you will not complain that Karly Kose are "running out," nor go baca to the nativegron for your seed. Tbe Beauty of Hebron is as early (posnbly thirty minutes earlier than P'arly Kose), and in some sec tions yields enormously. It is nodoubt the finest table variety we hs,re. but for all soils and conditions tbe Early Rose has proved itself a valuable cropper. Now for second early or late crop for profit, yield and ap

pearance are the main points. P. E, I., Prolific, Burbank.' Peerless, Late Rosa and Mammoth Pearl cosäs in in the order Cimed, but there is rery little choice between them, except that the Prolific is tbe handsomest potato, and it looks well and will sell la any market, besides being leas liable to rot, and the best keeper, retaining its crispnejs until July when dag in October. exhaustion of the Sott Farmers Revisw.1 The Scottish Chamber of Agriculture has issued for the Government a final report on the subject of compensation for farmers' imprOTeiuentS, With special reference to unexhausted manures. In this document there are embodied the views of upward of COO of the leading practical farmers throughout Scotland. "The report gites the proportions

of exhaustion daring the years which cover the active existence of the Principal applications, and indicates tbe margin to be allowed for arable and pasture land. Lime is said to last for two rotations on light arable soil, and on hill pasturage consumed by sheep and cattle for thirty years, save in wet climates. On arable land it is generally computed to exhaust at the rate of one-tenth per annum, but is by some deemed most beneficial after the first yeaT or two. Horse, cow, and town manures last from three years on sandy soil to nine years on clay land, two-fifths being exhausted the first year. Of guano, bones and phosphates the grea'est endurance is given to half-inch bones, which are said to extend over seven years at the rate of one-tenth per annum. Bone meal covers six years, with most effect the first year, while quicker action is assigned to dissolved bones. Ammonlcal and phosphatic guano, nitrates, sulphates and .-pecial manures are yet more speedily exhausted, the former often spending its efficts in a single year, though special manures and cakes sometimes show their electa over three and four years. Kalstng Calves. Correspondence New rUmpthire Mirror. If I wish to raise a calf dropped in winter I let it lie with tke cow one or two days, and let it suck ai much and as often as it pleases, unless the cow's udder is caked. I then milk all I can before the calf sucks. After the first two days I take the calf away and let it go to its mother only twice a day until a week or ten days old, then let him go without one feed so as to be pretty hungry, then put my lingers in the warm milk and put them in his mouth, at the same tirae bearing his nose down iato th warm milk in the pail, and so soon as he gets sucking well slip the fingers from the mouth and let the calf drink, if be will, a fe-v swallows; if not, repeat the operation two or three times until he gets a good taste of tbe milk; then leave him until the next feeding time, and then try hint in the same way, and if he will not drink let him go until he will. Few will g beyond the third time tryine. I t-eldom have one which will not drink utue the second time. When they get so the5 will drirk it is a good plan not to Krve a full mess for two or three days, but let them be rather hungry at each time of feeding until they get the habit of drinking well formed. As soon as this is done, place a trough or dish with some meal in it in such a ituation that tbey csn not turn It over. Nail it up against the side of the stall or pen in which the calf is kept, but convenient to pe: at, and let him eat ail he will, which will not be very much. Place a little hay so he can get it, either rowen or early-cut herd.'graas is best. Tbe best meal for a yoanp calf is a mixture of oats and corn, ground in the cob, two bash els of the former to one of tbe latter. At four WCCk3 Old skimmed milk, slightly warmed, may be substituted for new milk, but for a while should cot be allowed to stand until it gets very sour. After eight weeks they may be fed and will do well, if given a fair allowance of meal, upon milk that is even so old and sour. Watering Milk With llrewery Bef use. Professor Arnold in New York Tribune.) The enormous amount of spent grains which come from the breweries of this country are all consumed by domestic animals in the neighborhood of the breweries, and hv far the larger part of it by milch cows. The volume of milk which a cow will give depends very largely on the amount of fleshproducing food she can digest, and brewers' grain?, which abonnd in fleab-formirg matter, eay of digestion by reason of the treatment it receive?, responds forcibly to this rule. There are but few fcods that will stimulate a large flow of milk equal to brewers' grains, but there is no butter in it, When used as au exclusive diet the milk of cows consuming it soon ceases to produce any butter. When used as a partial leed the butter product will be gauged by the other food used with the grain-. As the grains increase the weight of milk and decrease its value for butter production, it is very unfair for patrons of a creamery to feed grains to their cows unless all the patrons do the same. It is an artful way of watering milk the milk beice watered before it comes from the cow instead of afterward. So far a batter making is concerned, both modes of watering produce exactly the same results, and, if not the legal, the moral bearing is the same in either case. It means tometliing for nothing: or, to phrase it a little more exactly, it mesui money for water. By far tbe largest part of brewers' refuse goes to feed the cows which supply with so-called milk the city or village in which the brewing is done. The people who purchase the milk expect it will be watered "all it will bear,' and it is a matter of little account to them whether the watering is done before or after milking. Cowa supplying milk to a creamery should have no sour or fermented food. Farm Motes. The season has opened well for fruit, and the prospect seems good for a full crop. One who has hail pim rienrn t rfifioial hatchirg advWs the use of Leghorn cocks With large uraama or uocnin hens. The cross is a good cue, and tbe eggs invariably hate. There is nothing better for potatoes than wood ashes. They should be spread on the plowed ground and harrowed in, or they may be sown just before or alter iL The warm days will cause au extra amount of work in the onion field. It is a crop that will not pay unless tbe grass is kept down in the rows, and even haadweeding is sometimes necessary. Ia answer to Inquiries why hens lay softshell eggs, it may be stated that the difficulty is caused by a lack of lime. Pounded oyster shells should bo within easy resell of tne iowis at ail times. To every barrel of flour (19f pounds) (here is about forty pounds of bran. It is too light to ship except at high rates, and there is an opportunity for some inventor to nevise a method for compressing It into bale?, as is the case with hay. Every one interested in potatoes hould tiy on a small scale new varieties till tbey find something adapted to their eil i ration. etc.. and by being a little careful, can double their yiePl on any ot the old kinds with but little additional expense. Tennessee reports th largest product of sorghum syrup, and New Jerney the most supar. hyery jear the product increases, and with tbe improvements now beirttr added every season in cultivation and manufacture, sugar will be as easily produced at tbe North as in Louisiana. Clover is not always heat when sown with a grain crop. The theory that the rapidly crowing grain shades the young Planta and accelerates their growth is doubtless true in some Instances; but it U equally true that there are seasons when it would succeed better when sown alone. The Gardener's Monthly advises owners of fruit treei to remember that the trees, like grain and vegetable crops, must have manure to keep ud their fertility. An annual top-dressing is best. If tbe manure can not 1

be had fresh earth from ditches or roadsides apiead half an inch or so deep under the trees will have a wonderful effect. A Western farmer who tried wheat bran as a manure for wheat reports that the effect of an application of one ton of bran to the acre was equal to that obtained from the usual application of a mixture of bone-dnst, guano, lime and wood ashes, and the difference in yield ot tbe crops that received bran as compared with those not eo treated was very great. A correspondent of the Rural Xew Yorker says that those who undertake to raise seedlings from the rhubarb as a means of improving the quality will be disappointed, as the plants fresh from seed, tbongn vigorous and healthy, will vary as seedlings of all plants do. A choice sort once established is easily increased bv taking ofT eyes, with a bit of root in October. Cloverseed. ai inquirer is informed, will germinate when three or four year, if kept in an even temperature, and dry. It is subject to attacks from insects, and consequently deteriorates in quality from that and other causes. It is bet to use new seed, but that remaining aver from the tecond year may be used with safety. Everything depends on the care of keeping. A correspondent of the New England Farmer thinks farmers make a great mistake in not being willing to pay good wages to a thoroughly capabls man when he can be had, but rather eeeking oat caeap laborers who can not be trusted to work alone, and whose labor is of far less value iu any circumstances. There is a good deal of solid sense in that idea. At a recent talk on the strawberry, at the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, Mr. C. M. Hovey said that "the pump and manure are the most important item." When La Constanta was introduced, he said he planted a bed on hard, clayey grouud on the Blope of a hill, and laid a hose at tbe top, so as to give all the water they needed, and he never saw such a crop as they produced. Any one who intends sowing timothy alone' for pure hay ought to manure it well, use some fertilizer that is rich in phosphates in the last harrowing; then, just before or after a rain, when the land is in a proper state, sow two gallons cf timothy teed per acre, brush it in and roll down nicely. Where early potatoes or corn had been grown is a good pleca for this operation. A cultivated crop thrives in proportion to the effectivenesi of the cultivation. T. suppose that the killing of weeds i? the only purpose of the cultivating of a crop is a mistake. A premium crop of potatoes was hoed every day in the season until the crop was gathered. Stirring of the soil is equivalent to fertiliittion, and, as long as there is room to pas between the rows, a weekly working of the soil the surface only xiil be beneficial. Much of the potato stock held by Western farmers has been frosted, and will piove -f little value except for immediate use A frosted potato, if only sliehtly touche-i. cun he kept in good condition till time for planting; it is, in fact, of no value for nerd. In sections where the thermometer has run down thirty to forty degrfes below zro it is next to impossible to save such perishable property as potatoes, henre nearly all the Western potato crop has to be marketed in the fall. Experiments were made at the Massachusetts Agricultural College in girdling surplus branches, which were afterward to be cut away. A revoliics knife cut rapidly a ring of the bark a fourth of an inch wide, jmt below the bunch of fruit, about tuirisummer. Ibis treatment was performed on twelve rows of grape. The enlarged aud early fruit sold for I'M more than the same amount Of the common or tuain crop, the labor being less than half this ham. 'o injury has been apparent to the vines so treated, the girdled canes being cut avray w h-u done with. M. TimiriaztiT inform the Trenr-h Acidemy that he has found the leave- of plants to be capab'e ot trsnaforrr.ing into chemical work as ranch Si 40 rr cjct. of the ew-rgy absorbed by them from the sun's rays The chemical werk is the locking up in plant tissue of a great quantity of solar energy which remains ready to serve wLoeverslail liberate it. the leaf being tbe worderfui storage battery of nature which bottles the snnbeams so securely that we are able to apply them at pleasure to beating our furnaces, driving our engines and sustaining our bodies. A most beautiful and fragrnt growth for a window may be obtained by soakix g a seasponge in warm water and sowing in its cells the seeds of umbrageous grasses and wild flowers, with here and there tbe delicate fern and creeping wild berry.known as mock strawberry. The hanging may be done by a cilded rod or ornamental cords The spoiice mar be kept moist and distended by daily sprinkling with blocd-warm water. Tte sponge thus treated is much lighter, prettier and more snrely verdant tbau any other spring basket. National Farmer. GEORGE O. IliBNKS.

Continuation of flli Letters From London Tbe Iorü'a Nam Mentioned Everywhere In the Great City A Trip Through tbe Suburbs. Correspondence cf the Stanford (Ky.) Journal. 102 Shacklkwkll Läse, Dalstos, Lox pox, E. C, March 28. The "Easter Holidays" rival Christmas ditto in England. The recoil is tremendous. It ia a carni salve instead of a carni-vale, and tells very plainly where the average heart lies. Yet I can not say that I would like to see Lent abolished. It is a "form of godliness, without the poTfer," 1 am sure, in most ca??;; but still, like tbe pkui inscn't tionj over all tLe public buildings in this wrnderful London, and like the "In God We Trust" on America's coinage, it speaks of a bidden earning after better thing?, even though it be like a spark under heaps and heaps of ashes, aa this observance of our 8 iviour'a passion and resurrection is, God knows. Yet He also kDows, to the praise of His adorable grace, that "we are but dust," and I am sure pities us and accepts more than we now dream, the feeblest approach to doing Him honor. I am impre'sed, wherever I go in London, with this unique fact, that, t) mv mind, adds another "identification" in proof of England and lost Ephraim being one and tbe same, viz the ncme and nature of God, ownel on every hand aud carved in every variety of style in enduring stone. What Na'ion but Israel would ever have erect d "The Monument"' Btanding near London bridge, with its massive stone blocks piled to such a prodigious height that 310 steps of its circular staircase within are required to reach the elevated gallery, where visitors may stroll aro nid and view London almost from fix clouds? And still above this, one can climb other steps until the summit is reaibeJ. where a givat globe of gilding resetaoiing ' tonzuesoi n re, grouped into a iDsive flame, tells in symbolic language hat the Lmia inscription Jon the solid ;bse below reveals in written characters that here, nearly 200 years ago. gratitude to Hod for stopping the devasting progress of tbe "gres.t tire," and not allowing it to crws a certain limit, took shape in this great stone memento. I wonder if Chicago has ever thought of putting up something of this kind to tell out to generations to come her thankfulness for being BKKCCED FROM TOTAL DISTXrCTIOS? And so. go where you will, tbe Lord's name is mentioned, and texts of Scripture adorn tbe Courts of justice, the haunts of trade, the approaches to bridges, the municipal banquet house, the Lord Mayor's "Mansion House," the schools and Hospitals, not to mention tbe places of public worship, where one expects to see such things. There is nothing like it In the world, of so marked a character and ao uniform. Abd a bile on this topic let me mention a n uuiiuiii, niwi ion morn ne lor i the first time. Thiaisa very ancient ifruc! I visit to Uuildha'l, made this morning for

tu re, and the interior is more that of a great

Church than what it is, as its steped-ex terior also suggest the same. Here are the famous giants. Gog and Magog, percned on pedestals in the narrow gallery that runs acrcsi the end of the barqietiog ball, where the municipal entertainments are held, the Mayor lives at tbe Mansion Houte. near th Royal Exchange and Bank cf Epglard, where hi 9 eilded coscb. with four noble horses in trappings, gold-wouuted, driven by a coachman in a tightly curled gray wie and gorgeous livery, may be sren alruos' any day; but Lis entertainments andothctal meetings come on" at "Guildhall." under the patronage cf the ancient giants aforesaid. Gog and Magog, tbey being two colossal statues in bronee, twelve or fourteen feet tall, very old, and representing tbe ancient Roman and Briton, respectively, in fall armor. A rare and wonderons museum is also connected with it free as the air to all who behave tbemaelves, as are the British Museum, the Roval Academy of Fine Arts and the Tower cf London, on certain days, whose untold treasures are treated as the property of the people, and all may enjoy them without let or hindrance, the officials being strictly foi bidden TO ACCEPT EVER KRATCTTICS. Yesterday I saw three rsr:rd voung Brit-, ons strolling hand in hand with the great throng that tiled the gorgeous balls of :he IlDyal Academy, and these gamins of tender years seemed as much at home and strutted around with as much tbe air cf conscious possession as any one in the building. And they did have as much right there as the Queen herself. So with the free libraries attiched to various public institution!), an Englishman, or any foreigner, for that matter, has unresticted access to the sure- of learnirg contained in millions of volumes in the aggregate. Isn't it gr-uid? The failure to take advantage of it all does not impair the glorious nature of the gol-Jeu opportunity offered to all. Like "the (Jcsptl of the grace of Gol," free as air and light t every soul, yet, alas, neglected by so many! Grace is grace, for alt that. To return to "Guildhall." Another tht't let me notice that ia also perfectly uniq 't. In front of Guildhall lies a small rectangular court, twenty or thirty yardi acro?s, and in this open space hundreds, if not thousands, of pigeons feed in rx-rfect security, bo tame that they will cot fly out of the way, and one has to be careful in going in Irst be should tread upon the pretty birds. A quickened walk to prevent being crushed by throDgii g footsteps is the only mark of fear they exhibit. This millennial exhibition, remember, in located in the very heart of 'hUgrrat flabd, ard is the prettiest thing I have yet seen in the city. In tre n il sleepy uiOtqTes in India, wuere the pigeon iia facr'.1 bird, and the Moolahs have little to (I i bat to feed the prytty creatures. I have evn he arue; but coming npon it in the renter of London, without "warning, I can U"t wrtte bow the fight effected me. E-nr Mondav Wiilit- and I look a fchorttrn nt'u inn vj'i'itry to visit tin; villaj.' wer my father wrs born. We found it without much difficulty, though everything is really chaugtd litre I was here twenty odd yrarg aro. Ltr-ha!ion lies but twelve lui'es from London bridge, and and is alruot iu ti e subarn of te treat city. bine na'!! h L .n .-j, Urightoi and S:utb ' m-a 11 dlway. Tnit ti'ivci its di-rt-clion in pr;. 1 1 is to n o:fxt und on th cntb of jj.jrtev eul of t!? Thames Irutu Middletex l-K PUCK r PlM-UIMA-.K was chitlly tj the old Parish Church. We came to it an some i-t-rvite or other was breaking, and the beodie in full costume gave us all the information he could, rwfides volnuteering to run fr the I'aribh Clerk, wliiv,e busine it ib to show, for a half crown, tbe Parish record', rbe kindhearted beadle fo md him, auijvrry twin we had the unwonted gratification of look:n:r nptn and inhaling tne musty odor cf parch luent rtc rds of ontu'ies as far bsck as the ruiddiof the six?e?ath. Tbey are carefully pre-'erved in an iron 1 ox and beside it is its ma e containing the Church plate, of great ar;t'qoiy. Tbel.vteris of pure, massive beaten silver the youngest piece in the collection heig a chalice of 1T2T. The others are 1(500 and something The cups are models of rauty and elegince. All, alius disheiand bread-plates included, are gift9 from god'y people of the pa3t. at various tiuits, hi d invaluable es relics. The old Church was built in 12."0, and although added to, the structure remains, ivycovred and time-honored. Of course it ws built by Hornau Catholics and the friars who ministered are buried, tome cf tberu, under the stone Mags. One accient vicar records the fact on bis funeral tablet that by bis special desire his bones are to be deposited side by side with tbe good friar who ras bis predecessor, and. in Latin, sends down to following ages bis conviction that .he Lord accepted the friar as well as himself, ar.d that they would bath rise joyously together In the last day. This good vicar, who died in 1654, seem3 to have administered in tbe old Church a good while, and fcr a long time acted as clerk in writing up the records, owing ta the defection of Richard Smith, the regular official: and one page Of the ancient vellum record is taken up with an explanation, in very quaint spelling, of the gap In the records, where tbe aforesaid Richard bad neglected his duty, although profuse in his promises to write up the records, having all tbe requisite memoranda at hand, whereas, when after long delay, bf-ing fervently pressed by the Vicar to dtlay r.o longer, it came out tbat he had not a ringle scrap to show, and so the records for births and marriages fcr quite a spaca went by default All of which the good Vieir deplores and puts the blame on the rigbt shoulders, that posterity may not hold Liai William Qelc1: rerroit-iblf, but the aforesaid delinquent, Richard Soiitb. Ai Smith died the next j.-ar, let u? hjpe that ! e was not hurried to his grave by reitione f..:r remissness in duty, tnough a minute of the Vicar would seem to imply as much GOOD WM. yrELCH was a bit of a wag, too. In his cnu'&i baudwriiiag apcears this record iu 1012: "This yeare of marriages, not one; wo to je vicar!" hinting, not obscurely, his grief at the failure in receiving certain fees, that then, as now, appertain to ti e minister's office In connection with the holy ordinauce of matrimony. Cromwell's "Ironside" stabled their horses in the old Church during the wars cf tbe Commonwealth, and the great window at the back of tbe alter was then bricked op and has not ben disturbed since. As tbere is a thfckis of nearly three feet occupied by this bricking-up, tbe present parish Clurk. who ia quite an intelligent autiquarian, thinks that there is an elegant window and perhaps other treasures (paintings possibly) recused between the walls of the brick. Th Vicar, however, will not consent to an investigation, and ncbody knows what is there. Carnbalteu Church is very proud of an ancient "brs," as it is called, ihan which there is but one more ancient known in Kngland, ami that in York Cathedral. A stone, with figures snd lettering curiously wrought aud often very elaborate and coetly. This funeral g-m of its kind in Carshaltnn Church oears date H'K) ommemoratin i the denize of -'Nicholas Uaynsford and Margaret hi s if" Another, 13."8, js letinto the eron a.!s!! which, besides the inscription telling the age of the buried tadv, has also tbe fgure of a female with hinds clasped, and a scroll proceeding from her mouth bearing these words: "O Blessed Ladye of pitepray for me y't my mle may saved be." The grave j ard is exceedirgly ancient also in its its gravestones and inscriptions. I bave only space to oopv one among many curious epitaphs. Tbe whole place is an antiquarian study. Here is the epitaph: "Tom Humphreys lies here by grim death be gull Ad, Who never did barm to man. woman or child ; And alnoe without foe none ever was known. Poor Tom was nobodr's ioe but nisowu. Tr liffhton him earth fYirn.m would thsn h r.v w r , .. .. vjfötf'"1-

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the Alariaieg 'ator ot Uwaea Pargets i'nm.iwi Kor Wby SI en mutl U'uintL o Timid. "I fear no ev;i thnt 1 can we!" exclaimed Nsfo con, at d Ids sets proved the truth of hi pbtlosophr. lie could fice danger io every form; bu, tht mi en road of W terloo was an un?en fo, u-fhter thin the armies around him. Tbis tame principle seems tine with mo t people. We f-r tte unseen; we dread the unkuoau; vre shrink from that which has p-twer to hanu. ih-.t which is liable to brfiik at ftny mome:). A volcano is xHctcreqoe, bni men do not Lu'ld their homes upon iu sidei In the midst cf so much mystery end so many unseen dangers, we naturally fi-el a sense of awe. "We wonder if some terrible cilamity may no be just bftuath the surface of what is spi aicotly bright and serene. NV'e wonder if ncine small portion of the human machinery should g'it out ot order wbat the result would be; and we fenr diiaster from powers we can not cn-.preLend. It is natura! we should do fco. It in re;s r.ablc wc should wontler what would become of us if the delicate niecha&i'tra of the bri in ebould get broken. It is ?iatt:rai v.e should ask what the result would be if the million tii-sje of the lcrrri, Jircr tn.d kidneys houl i become dlf ordere d. A flixht execsr. u careless attention to thf oeui! of health, apparently d es no harm, but it tone the Jess un Jet mines the life. It is a draft upon vitality which rmirt b honored in lue fuf iirc. The trite ying tha-i such acts "drive nails in one's coffin" ia hs tree a? it is old. But cur own neglect is by no meaoä ail the unseen ir juries that owe to tbe huraas system. There are a thuitand evil intlueiice all aroui.d us at war with our lives. They are inhaled in'o our längs and pis;:i the blood; they aro absorbed through the sin and fi-stcr disee; they are devoured with the food and corrode the nio.-t im?ottant organs of the tody; they are transmitted by contact with vegetables and r.inera!s as well as mankind, flood health is a thicg to be acquired; it will not come o( itn own cc.'id. The man or woman who possesses the pover to counteract all these evil influences and tendencies has obtained a secret of untold value. The constant strain and exertions ahoe referred to gradually weaken some of tbe most important orgaus of ihe body and invit them to welcome the coming of broken health. The lunes, heart, liver and kidneys can very easily brcome weakened; and how? lly tb-e very abuses and strains that tre constantly brcngbt to brr.r upon them. It is necNary to guard these organs and preserve their proper tore a &A limes. A prominent gentleman residing at the Kit. felt unnsMal'v titt-d one day, but tv.P sing it to be caused by iver-exertton h gave it little auviiuon. The next day ho whs not so languid, but hi head jtained hiru. This he attributed to ii;dirmiioo, ut.d t k no further notice of it. Alattei. went alone in this way for several v. vek, tbe hadch and languor incrt-aing, e coaip-mied occa sionally by certain dull pains iu vario-.iu parts c;.f th body. He was not wholly it;(enslble to tbee trouble, but being closely r ccupied, he hieilesl.y overlooked them There finally came an intepxe pain in tt;e Hiuallof the back; his aukles bocame sjtoI e-i to twice their natural bize; mo?t vioieoc naavea took pofcsiOfi of hiiu. nod lifo se-ned one intenee pain. A physician was called, tlio pronounced it ight's disease cf Ihe kidncyp, which he wo able to relieve, but could not cure. Xow, had any one warned thin pentleiuan that the symptomy that had 'roubird him so long arose from the kidneys, be tfcu!d hare attended t-3 them at once; b.it he did not know it; and many men and women to-day ia every part of Auierioi are suffering subetantially as did this gentleman, and from the same cause; and it 16 high time they should know wüiH it uieini It mc-&U4 present discomfort, f iture unhapp:r.?si ard premature death, unless attended to promptly and treated lightly. The on'.y discovery whicn has ever been made in the scientif'13 or medical worlds that in a certain remedy fjr all such trjr.btes is Warner's Safa Kid ney and Liver Care. Made from a tropical leaf, wh e properties, like Peruvian bark, are known and invaluable, it acts at once and naturally upon th organs which prodace thee dictressinf; troubles, carrying beitl'.b to tbe entire pyitem aad banishing pain. While the tuo.-t ferisns evils which can afflict man or womankind are those which arise from disordered kidneys, they are diseases which can bo controlled if taken in time. The trouble is that they are "uneecn evil?," and the primary danger arises from the fact tbat tbe f vmrtonit thrv manifest are not recognized, but are attributable to some minor disorder, which by being considered slight, is permitted to fasten itself npon the system. Thnt one-half of physical disorders arise froto 'imperfect kidneys is a new but settled truth; and that these disoiders might be prevented by using Warner's Safe Cure is equally true. Thousands ot people, including prominent physician, ecienti&ts and divicc, who have known of its wonderful powers, indonvo and recommend it. Cc:e bhouhl be Uken, however, to secure the genuin article, as its eitreme populirity hss canard many bass imitation to come upon the market. It r.cts upon both kidntys aud liver in a direct and certain manner, nnd invariably relieves and strengthens boüi. It puts them in a bsalthy condition, when, otherwise they would be come irtiarued. It tiive a p'fssing ioic to the entire system and harmonizes all ths parts. Druggists throui:ho;it the world pell it, and the opportunity forshu-i cbt lining its benefits tre brought near to every one. It will toivo the BiyKtery cl good health, and keep back the dt.j ca which come3 ''the great mystery." BUTLER AND .JEFFEHSON DAVIS. ;hey Meet at 7ea Just Before tbe Outbreak ot tbe Civil War. From Governor Bulle-r's Speech to the Sixth lir glmeui at uostoi., April 1 j The Democrats failed to unite at ra,.'.imore, but I will not trench on politics to say more than such was the fact, but 1 May Fay that a Committee of fifteen from the Dreckenridge wing w.v chosen to roeft about Christmas at Washington, to take measures for future organization. I wrs tne ot thai Committee, atd when I v.ent to Washington 1 found the Delegates from South Carolina bringing tte ordinance of secession. I conversed witk them and I convert d with others of tbat Committee, and I found that they had no intention of doing anything bat to fourd an Empire, the corner- 'one cf wnich wa to bslavery, and to get the roof from the United Sla'es. I told them that b!o'-ilv, terrible war would be the result; but it is only fair to those gentlemen to by richi here that they did not believe there would be any contest, and they honestly dl j not tnink s- bt cause they were of opinion that the Nonn would not Chr. My ans er to thern wa: "The North will figiit. abd Ann't vou lur.ke any mistake about th..." "The North will lignt'." one Texi g-utlr-ma; asked; "w It, who will lUht?'' i-IisUkkI gut up abo.t.t that ime. 'liepliM, "I'll tisht for my own side."' The answer ws. "There wi;i he plenty of men to tae cure of you." I said, "I hav argued aud voted for union for twenty years, and, od helping me, I will fight a year or two if necessary for the same thing." After I bad concluded to return home 1 called upon Jefferson Davis, then Senator for Mississippi. I had previously traveled with him whf n he was on a visit to New England, and I believed him then to be a firm Union man. 1 sent a note to the Senate Chamber, saying I should like to see him, and I have the note In my possession now, which contained his reply, in which he says: "Call and take tea with me this evening. I shall bo Riad to see you." I went, and I baid to him: "Can not you stem

this torrent? Cai -.t y.ui sf.;.p this terribl caittfctrophe whi.:r i, brc-kirg oi 11? V,tat ci'tire a.-e jou g -irg to uki-?' H- stayrel to thii k fur a timf, and hen jai;: 4 lhsll go ith my side.' He covtmned and said: "Voti r a Detii'-erAi; what coor. ill tot tflkt ? ' I repMrf : i thp po wits nty side" and I d.d -t.l my t!d will g v th nia. I'lii reTiii) arjr-r. but more f o .rrow betx-een u. st.d whi'e the tea - exl In bis

eves Mr. Dii s-.ui: "Is it 1 ...;t U thtf t) X l t i t- uitit r t.r, I , .M . mitt? 1 6vlSed In in. ... : i- t pei'ds tu you." mi-; iviw -inuaKjaip. Too rtr.cb ral'ntuud Too Matny Schcm-ra erTu: the lr-ilrot I'rcun Xatnlmf. C". shara' toceseor. t-refi d to trfe rn kT-J-r.rrw l.I VV ab iK r . A 1 ri 1 'r. f'ie IimJ zia. dels tra'iou at W.hit g; r. ss r.! ni np on the Jug'shlp ccr.tti. Hard;? in. 1. '.hem cau aitre i.p-.n tt.f .-sme isai to t.i".: il.e life poitio'i vtctted ry General i.-et-:.-.su Unas ever thus v.i;h 'the In'iara iieation, .nd of co.ir-e t-e iVesHent d ; -s not know now 10 K.i wimout be idms'.s opon Ore-ham nam'r.R tLe b?.-t man t. 8pc:t:. aod that be wili rot lik.lv d-i, for ipi erJ Gresham is not in C.ö r.- it. : eiror !I .r'fon called open the r.cMctr.i yv:irda ? cain tadr.y ei.d nr-rd th epj-oin'm i.iVf his Jaw partner. Judge H:nr.cf luii.v rp .!!. II is about fs a:xicts fir the n;j oi;. ncnt of Hincs as thrt l).jo:ocfei rr' Gen eral Tom B.-owr, Colo:.. 1 Dudley, Corumhsiener cf V ami V. W. Cirrv nr(i m:k't.'' a ttronr fight UrJate Killry.rf f::. Liv.o 1. Ma jor V7. JI. Cnikit s is !;-.e. :ci- r: -i.g for Iba appoin r.iv i t of onie Veil p " Itiaan in Mich'irin Cl'.v. Bi-nc-ir, et K.vieTilleL w.mta JaöiM K-.miler a; p .ii.tf 1 Oliver IL Wilson is f-T Kihhey. ? h :h ij'.t Stanton J. IVelle Vfill be hon tc i:n to throw the weight of his ir.fi;:cnc- for some loral miu in his District prtltsis Hinaa. it Juoje Iv.l-on, cC Mount tmon, lived in Indianapolis, Le misrht stand someihow for the tIkco, but hii location rums his chances India-sj. ':s ia Indiana with the IL" s:er lt"p.;h:ici i. nd would b3 with the Hooker Dour c?.i? if the boy frotn the ruril district did nt snre iu their mig;t Gceavorady and g'amp o-it the Capita! Kin: Indianapolis hat aU the fit Federal offices here Poitmier Genera1. Assist ant Secretary of the Treasury, C m?. mission er of IVti-ions. Fifth Auditor ot the Treasury, Chief Spcd&i. .Agent of the IV .Vm-i Depart ment, arii ot., ever so many o':.er nice, soit n'aces. By nil means ive Inditna-jclis th Federal Judjebbip. Strickeu Wim trnral n-M. Cou'unrs, K ril 21. Overncr Fo-ter s ftther. "ZI 'I ul,r..it.'.l r j .r-lr.l-.it, .1'h tot. .t l'ostorla t'.'-day, fi'.:S 'n reiurte! Ivir'V to-nlsrhU. The Governor and t&milr have gone to Fostoria. M.icli d'-tresi a'id Hi'fcre.v. attributed to d)sp--psia aud chro nc diarrhea 5s occasioned ov humor in thr stomach. Hood a fcarsaprilia is t r.e remedy. EEK. health and avoid sickness; Instead of feeling tired ana worn out, instead of aches and pains, wouldn't you. rather feel fresh and strong I' You can continue feeling miserable and good for nothing, and no one but yourself can find fault, but if you are tired of that kind of life, you can change it if you choose. How? By getting one bottle of Brown Iron BitTERS,and taking it regularly according to directions. Mansfield, Ohio, Nov. a6, iSiiGentlemen : I have uffered with pain in my tide and back, and peat fcoreness on my breast, with snooting pains all through my body, attended with great weakness, depression of spirits, and loss of appetite. I have taken several different medicines, and was treated by prominent physicians for my liver, kidney, and spleen, but 1 c"t no relief. I thought I would try Lrowu'a Iron Eitters ; I have now taken one bottle and a half and ant about well pain in side and b.ick all gone soreness all out of my breast, and 1 have a good appetite, and am pining in strength and flesh. It can justly h Called the king trf tmdicinet. JOHM K. ALLENtCJU Brown's Iron Bitters iscomposed of Iron in soluble form; Cinchona the great tonic, together with other standard remedies, making a remarkable non-alcoholic tonic, which will cure Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Malaria, Weakness, and relieve all Lung and Kidney diseases AYER'S Sarsaparilla la a highly concent rat nl oxtrart ot Sarsaparilla and other Mood-purifying roots, combined with lotUtle of Potassium and Iron, and is tlie t;:.Vft, most reliable, aud most economical l!xl-i.urifier that eaii he uwhI. It invariably cspcls a'l Hood poisons from the system, enriches :.nd rcneva the L1kh1, und restores Us vitalizius lower. It is tho tx'st L.UOWT1 remedy for Scrofulav and aU Scrofulous Complaint, ErysJp- , -la, lU-zoma, Ring-worm, MatJia "i Soros, ltolls, Tumors, and Kruptiorsa ' of the Skin, es a! for all d;rd.T caused. hj a thin and impoverished, or corrupted,. cor.iliiiou of the blood, such as ItlieunitUicm. NVnrnljria, ICl.-.mmatic Coif, General: r'!llirj-, anJ fcVrorulon C'ut.irrh.. i f "Arm's Sakha pari i.i. a ha curvd me of tho Inllamniatory IthcrtiuatUm, mith hi.-h I have stiffen. d lor many years. V. Ü. ilooKE.- . Inuhum, la,, Maxcii 2, 1882. i rUEl'ARED BY Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass. Sold ly all Druggist ; 51, six bottlea for S' OT ft A MONTH-ARENT4 W,.sTElMa J-J i J i)evtnti;iugaiücie1ij the wr.rM- l a.n.t.1. frf. Vdfts Eiu,N;OS

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