Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 29, Number 44, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 December 1883 — Page 6

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THE IISmAtfA STATE SENTINEL. - WJLWNBbluL. DECEMBER -& 1883.

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Iffdirr; Ewes la "Wimter An Expertvest "Witk Gypsum. The Composition of Animals Horse Maxima Hog Killing Time. A Pranilin-r Ink-Mark of a Good Cow l'ooltry Note farm Kotes Etc. lie Didn't Sell. 1 guess I'll sol the farm, June Ann, and bay a h use In to.tn: Jones warte an oCer yesteway ht'll pay the moo .-y Be said tie wasn't anxious, bat I a bad the cash to pare, , And reminded me that nowaday cash sales are very rare. The farm ain't Orth much, any way. (he soil is mighty thin. And tbe crops it yields is hardly worth the puttia' of them in: Ucsidei. mat i est j railroad that they're puttiu' thro' this y Will cut the old place slap in two Jones told me so to clay. j ain't afraid to work-, you know my dadly always aiu, 'There ain't a sJnsl5 lazy hair in Nehcmiah's head." There warn't f) lazy hairs, I know, in that oi l hefcri cf his For he diu the work of three hired men, in spite of the rhenmatii. No. I'm not afraid to work of that I don't complain l e truii to work wi:h wlllin' hands, in sanshine nnd in rain: And I're always worn a cheerful face, except at times, may be, When thütn gkluy, headstrong steer o' mine would usw." when 1 said "gee!" Prhap it may be riniul for a mortal to rind fanlt With toiiing hard both day ana night, it he only made his salt. But I've thought while crartleiu' rain-lodjed oats on the side hill over there. That my cross was a' moat too hefty for a smallbontd man to bear. It's always been my custom, when p'.owin' stumpy toil. To bum some good old-fashioned hymn It sorter eased my toil But I tell you what, 'twas pretty hard to smother the words of sin W hen'er a springing toot would break and whack me on the shin. J mention these 'ere things, Jane Ann, because I'd lite to lead A peaceful, blameless kind of life, from all temptation freed : But as long as Hessian flies exist and tater-bu&s abound, There'll be some tall profanity at times a fioatin' round. So now, if you're agreed, Jane Ann, I'll sell the farm to Jones He'll find that wat it locks In soil it will make up in r tones; And we'll mire into the town next week what's that your saying, wiler You'll never leave the good old place as long as you have life!"' W ell there It toes again, I mm ! Co on, and have jour way; . You're bound to wear the breeches -in a figurative wit: Bnt you'll find 111 have my way this time, old gal, ss weil as you. Jo, if you're bound to stay right cere, by gracious m stay, too: Feeding Ewes in Winter. I .National Live Stock Journal. In growing market lambs, the feeder should remember that the lamb must be sustained on the food eaten by its dam, and th must eat eooueii for two. ahls consid eration shows that her food tnudt be liberal and of cood quality. The larub should in crease in weight at least one-half pound per day t growing lor ruaraet, and this alone re quires a fair ration to produce: and, there fore, feeders must deal with ewes' sucking lambs with a liberal hand. The ewe must produce a profitable fleece beside growing her lamb and keeping up her own tiesli. "We have produced most satisfactory results in feeding suckling ewes upon the following combined ration. Ten bushels of oats, nine bushels of corn, with one of flaxseed, all ground together into flue meal, and then mixed, at the time of fending, with one-half wheat middlings, hath ewe had of this one and a-half pounds Der day. with about the same weight of fine-cut hay. This was all eaten clean. Cut the hay 13 not neces sary, ertual rain can be made on straw! but in that case tbe ewe should have two pounds of such a ground ration on straw. and if the straw is cut short, all the better. -A good shelter is supposed, in this case, else such growth on lambs as we have mentioned can not be irade on such a ration, nor per haps on any ration, in cold weather. This small amount of flaxseed has a remarkable ellect in modifying the heating quality of com. it seeps the bowels in a healthy, ac tive condition, and prevents all dancer of garget in the ewe. An Experiment With Gjpanm. Country Gentleman. Feveral plant pots were filled with strons. rich and manured garden soil, and set with red clover plants. To one portion of them gypsum was applied to the surface of the soil: to another, on the leaves only; and a third was not treated with it. They were watered alike for several weeks, but no differ ence whatever was seen in the growth of all the plants, indicating that plaster is of l'ttle use on highly manured land. Other pots were filled with soil of medium fertility, more sandy in char acter, and which bad not been manured. Kea clover seed was planted In these pots, and after the plants alike were up some were treated with, plaster and others not. As coon as the plants were in the secoud leaf, the plastered ones had taken the lead, and for several weeks were about double the size el these cot plastered, or so long as the regular watering and growth con tinned. The watering was the suspended until th? soil had become quite dry, and the plants had -withered and fallen, the unpiasterea plants being the most withered. Both were then copiously watered. In a short time the plastered plants were restored, assumed their erect position, and appeared as vigorous aa ever. But the un plastered ones presented no appearance of life, and were entirely dead.. The experiment indicated the value of plaster on common soib, and especially those of a light character, in projuuhiug vigor oi groww, ana in lessening tue enecw oi severe drought, . , Tne Composition of Animals In a recent lecture before the Illinois Swine Breeders' Association, Professor William McMurtrie, of the Illinois Industrial University. read a paper relating to the chemistry of ani mals, in general composition, the Professor stated, the bodies of ail animals exhibit but little difference. Built up on a skeleton, lis sues constituting the various organs, the frame work of bones determine the contour of the body. The matter thus supported con sists principally of adipose tissue'and muscular tissue, or fat and lean flesh, and these, to gether with the bones, held together bv car tilage, membranes and tendons, support the several viiai organs. Regarding fat the Professor states that In the animal body the adipose tissue, or fatty tissue, is, as a rule, distributed between tha muscular tissue and the skin, and within the abdominal cavity around the internal or gans. Sometimes it is distributed through the muscular tissue as well, bat with com Earatively few exceptions, to only a very mi ted extent . As found immediately underneath the skin and within the abdominal cavity, it consists of masses of cells containing globules of fat each of which, in turn. is inclosed within an exceedingly thin enveloping membrane. Underneath the skin. in most of the fat animals, it ia dis tributed through the areolar tissue, so that in the hog the latter. In the external layer i, ia Parently obliterated. The fat cells themselves; have a diameter of from 1-800 to 1-300 of an inch, and are unrrnnndpd by a membrane the thickness of which is esti mated to be not more than 1-25,000 of an inch. The fat contained within these elobules con sists of compounds of glycerine and the laityacias mown as oleine and Stearine, witn varying proportions of pal matin, accoraingiouie species oi animal under con aideratios In the U of the hog oleine pre-

dominates in the proportion of about 63 per

cent., the remainder, together, oeing uaxxu. asmargarin. Muscular tissue, or tne lean meat vi animals, is made op of two distinct groups, that of the voluntary muscles, wnicn are controlled entirely by the will of the animal, and that of the involuntary muscles, operated without the intervention of will power, aa in the heart. When muscle in -a fresh state, and freed from any adherent blood, is frozen and thoroughly pulverized, and the pulverized mass mixed with lour tunes its volume of snow, containing 1 percent, of common salt, and the whole farther pulverized, it will eventually become liquid, and at three deerees C. or thirty-seven degrees ' will Cass thronen linen, while at O it it may be passed through paper. The opalescent liauid obtained, when exposed atordinary temperature, will quickly coagulate to a hrm aiass, wnicji on standing win contract like the clot of blood, with a tendency to sep arate into flakes, leaving ah opalescent liquid surrounding it. The muscle clot consists ot mvosin. In the muscles of freshly killed animals it is in the semi-fluid condition common to all flesh, abe muscle at mis time is alkaline in its reaction, but in a short time it becomes acid This myosin now sets or coagulates, and causes the hardening or stiffening of the muscles commonly called tbe "rigor mortis." It is muscle in a solution of 10 per cent, of sodium chloride (salt), and in neutral salts of all deerees of concen tration, exceedingly soluble in dilate alkalies and acids, but can not be separated irom so lutions of the latter unchanged. According to Kulme the muscle scrum consists of at least three forms of albumen, which are: (1) Albumen coagulating at eightv-six decrees F., when abundance of 8 cid is present; (2) albumen coagulating at 113 degrees F.: (.1) a large quantity ot albumen coagulating at 107 degrees P. There are other matters, in small quantity, coagulating at 105 degrees F. The rigor mortis is alsj undoubtedly due in part to tbe coagulation of some of these albuminous by the acid developed in the muscle after death, bat Jtevmond believes that there is no relation between the acidity of the muscles and the rigor mortis. - Horse Maxim. Never allow anyone to tickle vour hone in thestable. The animal only feels the-tor ment and does not understand the joke. lcious habits are thus easily brought on. Let the horse's litter be dry and clean un derneath as well as on top. Standing on hot, fermented manure makes the hoofs soft and brings on lameness. Change the litter partially in some parts and entirely in others every morning; brush out ana Clean tne stau tnorougniy. lo procure a good coat on your horse, use plenty of rubbing and brushing. Plenty of "elbow grease opens the pores, softens the skin, and promotes the animal's general health. I'se the cuir. -comb lightly. When used roughly it is a source of great pain. 1 et the heels be well brushed out every night, mrt. it ai owed to case in, causes grease and sore heels Whenever a horse is washed, never leave him tiil he is rubbed quite dry. He will probably get a t hill if neirlected. V hen a horse comes ofr a journey, the first thing is to walk him about till he is cojI if he is brousht in hot. This prevents him taking cold. Let his legs be well mbbed by the hand. Nothing so soon removes Ftrain. It also de tects thorns of splinters, soothes the animal. anu enauies mm to ieeu comiortaoiy. Let tue florae nave some exercise every lav. Otherwise he will be liable to fever or bad feet. Let your horse stand loose, if possible, without being tied up to the manger. Pain and weariness from a continued position in duce bad habits and cause swollen feet and other disorders. Look often at the animal's leers and feet. Diseases or wounds i.i these parts, if at all ceg.tctea, soon become dangerous. IIog-Killiug Time. Farm and Field. Christmas is about the period when the bogs on the farm are slaughtered. Ilog-kill-ing on the farm is a different matter from the methods practiced in the nackine houses. The hog for the farm is one that receives all attention that humanity can bestow, noth ing being leu undone lor nis comfort even ignorance of his intended fate contributing io ma Happiness, lie is tne pet oi all, and the more he revels in opulence and luxury, the higher he is prized, until, finally, at the proper moment, he is dispatched without a sign of mercy on the part of his admirers. It is to the period of hog killing that the farmer looks for a fresh supply of meat. The sausage machine is brought out to again be operated, and souse, scrapple and pickled feet are to be luxuries again for a short time. Hoilintr lard, and packintr awav th carcass in the shape of pork, besides hanging tne nanis and snouldersfor the smoke-house. is again in order. Every one will be busy. ana me cnoice steass, iowis and other por tions, will be considered diin ties until they are gone, when recourse will be had to the barrel for the pickled article, which is ex pected to do its part until the animal killing again takes place. ihe trouble with many farmers is that they do not raise the right kind of pork. They have not realized the fact that the hog, like other animals, has been bred to suit the purposes of all. The majority ef carcasses are too large and coarse, and devoid of oualuy. At is tue oojeci oi most farmers to grow large nogs as a matter or economy, oureconomy does cot include bulk alone. Poor meat is sot desirable, nor is lard, exclusively. Lari;e carcasses are crowded with fat, the 1 l a . . a . a - usual coast peine .mat it .la of a certain depth of thickness, 'but while such meat may be., suitable- for the packing houses, tbe point to be kept in view is to impress on farmers that the meat for the family should consist of that which is interspersed with fat and lean. While the sides are always heavy with' fat the hams and shoulders should be full. It is not nec essary to keep the hogs small in size in order to do this, but to breed for it -Fortunately. we can do so. We have the Berkshire, with nis prominent hams, from whom to obtain. A Branding- Ink. . - A waterproof branding Ink. trood for marking sheep: Shellac, two ounces: borax. two ounces; water, twenty four ounces; gum arable, two ounces; lampblack, sullicint Boil the borax and shellac in water till they are dissolved, and withdraw from the fire. When the solution be comes cold complete twentv-fiv ounces with water and add lamp black enongh to bring the preparation to a suitable consistency. When it is to be lued with a stencil it lnustlbe made thicker than when it is applied with a brush. The above gives a black ink. For red ink substitute enetian red for lampblack; lor blue, ultrarxarine; for green, ultramarine and chrome yellow. Marks of Good Cow. Maryland Farmer. Those who keep but one or two cows natu rally want them for general purpose, do not want a mere butter cow. cor vet a mere milk animal, but one which combines both in as great a degree as can be found. Such cows are cot plentiful, we admit er at least are not often for sale at a moderate price, so that when they are onered it behooves would-be purchasers to be able to tell them. We do not believe in very small cows, nor yet in large, heavy animals: as neither, as a rule. are capable of tilling the bill, the former too often falling short in the quantity, while the large ones are apt to run too much to flesh to make them profitable dairy am mala. The medinm sized ones invariably rroduce the best results, and a heavy milker and a large butter maker is seldom fat, as the majority of tbe food she consumes is con verted into milk and' butter. The head should be fine but bony, with small horns, large, mealy nose, and shapely eari The base of the horns and the inside of the ears should do of a bright golden color. We have never yet seen an animal with hoofs and ears well colored (golden yellow; which laded to

make fine quality of batter and highly covered It ia an unmistakable sw;n. The body should be of good size, and tbe width and

depth rapidly increase as it runs to the rear or bind quarters. The milk veins should be large and prominent, and the udder need not necessarily be large, so it is not meaty, but is (mail when milked out. The teats should be of good size, and only have a single bole in each. We have seen quite a number with teats having two holes. The hair should be flue and soft, while the skin should be pliable, and almost as soft to tbe touch as velvet or kid. In color it should be tinged deeply with yellow, especially on the (boulders and flank, and along the back. Combing the hair is rather a secondary mat ter, though the best cows are generally yellow, tawn grav or white, with dark marks edjttd with yellow. Black cows seldom prove to be good general purpose ones, tuougn, ot course, there are exceptions frequently met with. i POrLTKV NOTES. Ground bones are necessary for the chick ens to make egg shells of. Thin shells are caused by a lack of gravel, etc, among the laying hens. Because a bird has won a prize it by no means follows that it is suitable for breeding purposes. Never feed your fowls damaged grain or tainted food. See that the water they drink is clean and good. Overfeeding is an error of which amateurs are only too liable, ft renders fowls not only indolent but unhealthy. Never cross non-sitters, such as the Leg horns and Black Spanish, or Polands and Hamburgs, for the progeny of the cross between any two of them usually turns out to be a scrub ihe good qualities of both parents are lost in the union, and good sit ters and indiflerent layers are the result The non-sitters cannot be improved in their ' dominant peculiarity (disinclination to sit) by any kind of a cross, ihey must be bred pure, each breed distinct. For hatching purposes, during the winter keep Ieghorn cocks in the flocks. They are active among the hens, and prove better than other breeds, but they should be removed early in the spring in order to yard the pure breeds to themselves. It is not easy to procure good, fresh, fertile eggs in winter, especially from the large breeds, but this dirhcultv'mav be partially overcome bv the use of Leghorn cocks during that season. Commence to hatch with incubators the latter part of December, and follow with successive hatches until the middle ot May. The first lot of chicks will be marketable when they weigh about three-quarters of a pound each, as early broilers, then the prefer ence changes for those weighing a pound. next one and a half pounds, and thus gradually the chicks increase in weight until the old fowls are more salable. The price is high per ponnd, the earlier they are hatched. Often a single hatch more than pays for the incubator, brooder and all other expenses. If late chicks are hatched (June) the prices will be too low and may be discouraging to a beginner. I'arm Kote. One of the best materials for mulching is boughs from evergreens. Two thicknesses of newspapers make a good lining for apple barrels, Do not overlook the fact that sheep require shelter now as well as other animals. Kye will prow at a low temperature' and continue to grow later and start earlier than most other grains. Trune the grape vines as soon as the leaves becin to fall. Cut back to three buds and take away all surplus cane. Horse radish should be dug and packed away in sugntiy moistened sana. fctnau boxes are suitable for the purpose of storage. Captain It I. King. Texas, has about 30.000 head of sheep, his pastures amounting in the aggregate to something over 1,000,000 acres of splendidly watered lands. If there is a large accumulation of course manure put it where the fowls can reach It Tbey will not only scratch it to a fine condition, but be benefited by the exercise. Trees should be pruned regularly and not allowed to grow without pruning for several years, with only an occasional treatment. They should receive attention every season. The Country Gentleman says the Lombard is the most productive plum known to cultivators for all localities. Two ' twigs of that variety sent to that office, which were sixteen and seventeen inches long, bore an even peck of well grown and well ripened fruit The American Garden savs that in its nat ural state the strawberry is generally found growiDg in deep, rich and moist ground, yet iree irom Btanaing water, anu tuese are just the condition of soil we endeavor to provide for its most successful cultivation. A. N, Wiswell informs the Beatrice (Neb.) Independent that his broern corn, of which he has 150 acres, will go fully half a ton to the acre, making seventy-five tons, worth f 100 per ton. Allowing 15 a ton for cutting and baling, he realizes the neat sum of U,iio for his crop. The supposition that the introduction of farm machinery would cause a displacement of farm laborers has not been borne out by facts, as at no period has there 'been a great er demand for human labor than at the pres ent: Jrarm hands are always scarce in sone sections. In mulching do not put the material on too thick, as two inches are sufficient except on wet soils. It should not be done too early, as it is best to let the ground become frozen first Tbe object of mulchinz is not to keep away the cold, but to prevent thawing, which dislodges the plant ' An Italian claims to have discovered that by drenching tbe foliage of grapevines with a solution of soda the filaments of the mil dew fungus will be shriveled, while the leaves will remain uninjured. A Wisconsin nurseryman, however, advises the use of Hour of I sulphur, which he believes a good remedy, also, when applied to the vines and when added to the soil surrounding them. " The cabbage worm. Piens rapn is affected in certain-localities in Illinois, by a disease somewhat similar to the one attacking tbe silkworm, which destroys them in great numbers. There is hope that, through the ravages ef this disease and the attacks of the parasites, the worm will be so lessened in numbers as to bo no longer a dangerous enemy to cabbage culture. Michigan Far mer. The New England Farmer thinks it would be next to impossible for the members of a farmers' Club to engage in a law suit with each other. The habit acquired at the Club meetings 01 looking on an sides of a ques tion, the courteous methods acquired in de bate, the ready Submission to organized au thonty, the cultivation of social feeling, all exert an influence upon members which can but make each feel charitable and friendly toward all. Chewing bones, lapping barn boards, eat Ing old leather, whips, boots, woolen cloth i n g an d th e m an ure from grai n -fed horses, are an indications that the cows want some thing that they do not find in their regular food, or else that they have lost their appetite and have a constant craving or an ab normal condition of the digestive organs. A perfectly healthy cow will be fully satisfied with healthy food, such as grass or hay. xsew ingiana farmer. A writer in Farmer and Fruit-Grower says ult the Agricultural Colleges and experiment stations would make disinterested trials of the new fruits and rive the public unbiased opinions of the character and merits of each fruit, it might prove of aa much value in their bulletins as some of the lengthy ac counts about the albuminoids and carbohy drates. Nurserymen's circulars are generally made to puff those plants to which their pe cuniary interest predominates." The Farm and Garden learns from a cor respondent that the best method of storing sweet potatoes is to cover the bottom of a box ox barrel with dust to the depth of tkree

hu he, and on this place a layer of potatoes o that they do not touch each other. Then cover with dust sdd another layer of potatoes and dust, and so continue till the receptacle is filled Many experiments have been tried by the writer, and he has selected this mode as the best Superintendent Graham, of the Kansas Agricultural College, says: "We have in the Kantas Agricultural College ponds carp that are something more than two years old, and, although we have not seen them lately, we ffel safe in expecting some of them to pull down to the extent of five pounds or m-re. Ibe ponds are now plentifully supplied with fry, and up to date the carp seem to have fulfilled all that we claimed for them in rapid growth and increase in numbers." Hon. George F. Lord, of Elgin, keeps 100 cows on 300 acres of land, and has not raised a ound of hay for years The corn is sowed in drills three-and a half feet apart and about the time it blossoms it is cut with a self-raking reaper, cutting one row at a ti'ne, the machine throwing it off the gavels. When sufficiently wilted, it is bound and set in large stacks and allowed to cure, standing on the ground nntil winter sets in, when it is hauled to the barn. He secures a yield of about seven tons of cured fodder to the acre, worth as much as the best hay. He is one of the most successful dairymen in Illinois. Western Farmer. Delos Lyon, of Chenango County, New York, relates bis experience in putting in

wheat after buckwheat in a letter to the Country Gentleman as follows: "I have been engaged in farming over thirty years. and I am satisfied that buckwheat is not in jurious to wheat, oats or seeding. I have raistd large fields of buckwheat with the befct results to the crop following. C. Van Üuren, of Laurens, N. Y., a man who is too well known for further comment told me of on field that had been sowed to buckwheat for several years in succession, until the land would not produce that crop, and then he seeded, it with the best results." Artichokes have been grown for swine sev eral years at the Michigan Agricultural Col lege, ihe method of management has been to have a smau paten oi arucuoxes conve nient to the swine pens, upon which the breeding sows were turned early in the spring and allowed to harvest the roots for themselves. Ihe crop is thus grown with very little labor, since it requires no harvest ing, the roots remaining in the ground all winter, and it furnishes succulent food for the sows just when it is most iueded and most diflicult to obtain irom other sources. Professor Johnson. Farm Superintendent, is so well pleased with the results of this management that he is enlarging the artichoie plantation. The Swiss cow is large bodied, but fine boned, of the style of a shorthorn; the horns are large, short, clear and tipped with black the color is chestnut brown, mixed with white; the rose, tongue, hoofs and switch areblacK; a mealv-colored band surround the black nose; the udder and teats are large and well formed, and while they differ to a great extent from our common notions about the right form which a cow should have, 3et tbey are excellent and profitable cows, yield ing twenty to twenty nve quarts ot imik uany. ana ine tiiiiK is neu in nutter oi an excellent quality. Theskinis vel'ow. soft. elastic and covered with boft siiky hair; they cany remarkable tscut chcons and are ex tremely even in appearance, showinsr careful and good breeding, for a considerable length of lime, Harry Sedgwick, Cornwall Hollow. Conn.. lias a pair of 1'ert heron mares weighing about 1,U)U pounds each, in driving tnem rrty milfp from his home to the State Fair they easily averaged seven miles per hour. In addition to this natural trotting pace they have that also of fast walking, winch is still more essential. Now, this is exactly the kind of horsts which is wanted in pairs for heavy soils and hard farm work, while on lighter soils and for lighter work a single horse of this breed is equal to a pair of the ordinary sort, for he can turn a sufficiently deep furrow alone, harrow, cart a ton or more of manure, or an equally heavy load of vegetables or hay. It is much more convenient and cheaper to use a single horse than a pair for general farm work, and it is only half the trouble to take care of one, and it does not consume, though so large, over two-thirds as much hay and grain as the smaller pair. . - i rr; I ECHOES OF THE REBELLION. Frettideut Bnclianan'4 Secretary of the In terior to Write a Hook. In a conversation with a correspondent concerning-the recent controversy between General Joseph Holt and himself, Mr. Jacob Thompson, who, besides General Holt, is the only living member of President iiucbanan's Cabinet, stated that he coatem- ... ... i l -f l . 1 - r plated writing a nisiory oi ins visu to Canada as the aeent ot the Southern Confeder acy. Mr. Thompson speaks of it as his "Canadian campaign." and declares that a full publication of all tho facts wonld create a considerable breeze. His sole reasou for hesitation, he declares, is that several prominent citizens, one or more of them occupying peats in the Congress of the United Stites, would be utterly ruined. He intimates that at least one of tbe gentlemen to whom he refers was in the confidence of tbe United States Government at the time of which he speaks, and at the same time was aiding him in his efforts for the success of the Confederacy. Air. I Lorupson declined to say more that this, but. is evidently in earnest about writing, at some future day. the story of his doings in Canada. His private Secretary, Mr Cleary, who is at pres ent a rcsiuent oi vuviugtuii, ivy., was wiwj him during the whole of that period, and it Is probable, from what Mr. ihompson said. thai if he can procure his assistance tne publication will be made. Without his aid in arranging and editing a large mass of papers which wr. Thompson Das in ins possession, the scheme woulb be impracticable. The ex Secretary of the Interior Is growing very feeble in body, though his mind seems as active and his memory much clearer than is usual with one of his age. His frame is thin, his shoulders stooping, his complexion of a mottled hue, and his hair and beard thin and white. 'but his eye is still keen. He has a devoted wife, whose memory of ante bellum days at Washington is very clear, and a charming daughter, at present one of the belles of Memphis society. Of Miss Kate Thompson her father is very fond, and he exerts himself in order that he may be seen in public with her. The faintly resi dence, in the southern suburbs of Memphis, is simple, bnt elegant and stately, and is very much admired. A former rcaideuco, upon whose site the present building stands. was burned 6ome years ago while the family were absent at the seashore, lhis is men tioned is remarkable from the fact that but one niece of furniture was saved an escri toire, containing about $20,000 in United Slates bonds, which had been forgotten in the worry of preparation for the visit the escritoire was removed from the burning house,' no one knows bv whom, and was left stand ing untouched in the yard for several days. The bonds it contained were finally secured npon a telegram from Mr. Tohmpson, Those to whom this fact is not positively known are skeptical, as Mr. Thompson ha not the reputation of leaving his loose change lying carelessly about He has amassed a large fortue, and is exceedingly careful about securities and investments, in a recent in terview he alludes to the reqaest of the spy Kichard Montgomery for a loan of $5, tor which the latter was obliged to beg very hard. Mr. Thompson took his note for it, and has 2. ji j n i i : .1 it to mis goou uay. no uiuivuguuivugspaired of its rtpayuient Jabal Karly' Eccentricities. ViVil-tnn Pnrx-lA?-Old Jubal Early is a character in Virginia. lie is drawn up into a hard knot with rheumatism, and has a face like a hick ry nut His voice is pitched on a very high key, and he is a compound of shrewdness und sarcasm in equal parts. He was strongly opposed to xecession at the beginning oi tne war, al though he, ought yaliautly when Jizhtinj

was inevitable. In the Virginia Convention of 1MS1 he attacked the conduct of South Carolina bitterly. After the war had actually begun he had in his brigade a 6outh Carolina

regiment. It was observed that old Jabal v,as always sure to put that regiment in the most ticklish place when the brigade was under lire. During one of the battles around Richmond Early s brigade was ordered to the front, and. as usual, Karly made the South Carolina fellows head the column, squeaking tit at the top of his voice as he rode up to thini: "es, 1 11 send you to tao front, and I'll keep yon there, too. You got us into this fix, and, d n vou,- you've got to get us out!" During the war he went to Church only once, and his experience then was not such as to encourage him to go again. It was in the winter of lSW, when the Southern States were agitating the expediency of a conscription. General Early was one of the most ardent advocates of it. lie talked con scription in season and out of season, and wanted to conscript everything. Une bunday morning, to the amazement of his staff, he proposed tLat they should ride over to a neighboring Church and hear the sermon. The officers were nearly paralyzed at the proposition, but of course, consented promptly. The country congregation was astonished at seeing General Early and his entire staff march solemnly into Church and take their seats in the front pews. As soon as old Jubal settled himself he laid his head back and relapsed into a comfortable nan The clergyman took for his subject the testi mony of the truths of Christianity. After preaching an hour or two he asked: "What wonld you say. my brethren, if the dead of all times and nations and ages should pass in solemn review before you? What would be your feelings at seeing this vast and countless multitude from the grave? What would jou do with this army of all trades, all grades, all professions, all of every kind before you? 1 repeat" with a whack on the desk, "what would you do.?" Do."' bawled Jubal suddenly arroused from his nap, "I'd conscript every one of them!,' A roar went up from the congregation, and Jutal made a bee line for the door. General Early has a peculiar and incisive wit that Mabone dreads and hales. He guys Mahonejunmercifully. The Grand Duke Alexis, of Russia, whose visit to this country was a social event while General Urant was President, is now first to get married at tbe age of thirty-three. His chosen wifo is the princess Amelle, of Orleans, eldest daughter of the Count of Paris, a Roman Catholic, and is toremain so. Tbe wives of Russian Princes have hith erto all been Germans, except in the case of Alex ander ill., the present tuir, whose wife is a Dane. Alexis is now Admiral-in-Chiei of the Kassian Kay v. Colonel J. G. Prathek, the Missouri member of the National Democratic Executive Committee, and the Stale Democratic Committee are exertinj themselves to Stcure tbe holding of the Demo crat'c National Convention in Et. Louis next sum mer. o Attention, Horsemen! Try Gombault's Caustic Balsam. There never has been a veterinary remedy to equal it as an application ior an causes oi lameness and bletushes. tsee advertisement Mrs. Immel Bailey, of Lo:ust Grove, L. I., who eloped two weeks ago with her husband's partner returned Thursday night, the picture of abject woe, and was turned out of the house by her own nottier. who was preparing supper for Mr. Bailey, and followed her erring daughter out door with a kettle of boiling water. The poor wretch was found shiver in? in the cold outside soon after mid uiifht. und Mr. Builev brought her in, and warmed and fed and forgave her. Ilorhford's Acid I'hospbate, A GOOD TJIIXG. Pr. Adam Miller, Chicago, 111., says: have recommended Horsford's Acid Phos phate to my patients, and have received very favorable reports. It is one of the very few really valuable preparations now offered to the afflicted. In a practice of thirty-five years I have found a few good things, and this is one of them." Mn. Arnold, while lecturing in Hartford, bad a make-up "Dot unlike that of Dundreary." Wear ing on i eye-glass he sat on the platform between a man who wore two glasaes and a man with no eyeglots at 111. Why scfler with Malaria? Emorv's Stand ard Core Pills are infallible, never fail to cure the most obstinate cases; purely veget able 25 cents. A well-known actress m Vienna, Mathilde Singer, has hit upon a brilliant idea, which even the versatile Sarah Bernhardt haa not yet tried She ba opened an oyster bar, over whice she pre sides herself, with the result that the Austrian "maabers" flock in crowd to do homaee at her Shrine, consume bcr delicacies and bring their golden ducats to hcrcouers' A Fair OC The Voltaic Belt Co.. MarjÄall, Mich., offer to send Dr. Dye's Voltaic Belt and Apph ances on trial, for thirty days, to men. young or old, afflicted with nervous debility, lost vitality, and kindred troubles, bee adver tisement in tkia paper. The office of County Treasurer ot Berkshire County, Matsachusctts, has been held by three generations of Tucker. . George Tucker, the pres ent Incumbent, is a young man under thirty, who was unanimously elected to the position on the death of his father. His grandfather also died in the harness, and the family have held the office for teventy years. V. J. CliAnPv A- Pn Tnlodn. O . nrnnrietors of Hall's Catarrh Cure, are daily in receipt of testimonials showing wondenui cures. No doubt many are cured who do not testify which is evidence that Hall's Catarrh Cure is something that has real merit and can perform all it promises. SrcKSTART Chandler a few days ago wrote to Congressman Walt of Connecticut, in reply to an inquiry: "Frankness compels me to say that we have too many Navy Yards and tbe old system of expensive repairs of wooden vessels has broken dowr). fnTcsR the Naval asylum Is removed to New liOndon. I think tne yari at tnat place anouiu be givid back to the Bta'e of Connecticut." The great popularity of Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder is its own best evidence ot its worth. Whenever a swoet, white biscuit is wanted, or a light pot pie, an elegant cake or a delicious pudding. Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder should be used, as its purity and uniformity is certain to produce such, results. Buy it in tin cans securely labeled, wits, in Vit ttrmrvtul 1ra bv Tlr ITHnn'a Great Nerve Restorer No Fits after first day's use. Maveloub cores. Treaties and tl trial bottle free to fit cases. Bend to Dr Kline, J1 Arch St, Phlla,, P. THE GREAT GERMAN REMEDY FOR PAIN. . Relieves and cores TmEUMATISM, Neuralgia, Sciatica, Lumbago, VtACKACTIE, IlLaDACUE, TOOT!2ACHa - fOFE THROAT, QTjrNSY, SWXIXINTJ5 sritAixs, i Sreneta, Cuts, Bruises, fT.CSTBITES, nUKNM, SCALDS, " And all other bodily aobas i and pains. 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A great many what particular troubles B3jip IkON jDiTTEkS is good for. It will cure Heart Disease, Paral ysis, Dropsy, Kidney Disease, Con. sumption, Dyspepsia, Rheumatism, Neuralgia, and all similar diseases. Its wonderful curative power, hi ximply because it purifies and enriches the bood, thus beginning at the foundation, and by building the estem, drives out all disease. A Lidy Cured rf Sneumatism. . Baltimore, MJ.f May y, 18S0. My heaLhs much shirterei b? Rhemmatiua Sei I commenced taking Urown's "ron Eitters, and i carcely had strength enough to at tend to my daily houiehold duties, lam now using the third bottle and t am regaining ttrcnth daily, and X cheerfully recommccd it to alL I cannot say too much in prais of it. Mrs. Maav . Bkasheak, 173 Prcsunaatt. Kidney DIseas C.rA m t4Ljaxns)u, ViX, 1 68 1. Str&ring from kiuney disease, from which I could get no relief, f tried brown's Iron Bitters, which cured me completely. A child of mine, recovering from scarlet fevrr, had no appetite and did not seem t be able to eat at all. I gave him Irak Bitters with the happit t results. J. KVLS MOKTAIA. Heart Disease. Vine St., Harrisburg, Pa, Dec 9, ibSi. After trying different physicians and many remedies for palpitation of the heart without receiving any benefit, I was advised to try Brown s Iron Bitters. I have usea two bottles and never found anything that gave me so much relief! MrS.jEN.Ml HlCS, For the peculiar troubles to which ladies are subject, Brown's Ikon fiiTTEkS is invaluable. Try it. Sa sure and get the GenuTce THAT SETTLES IT. Brought Irl o Competition With the World, the liest Carries Off the Honor. At the great Centennial Exhibition of 1876, tbe leading products of all tbe branches of the World's industry were assembled at Philadelphia. To carry otfa prize in tbe face of that tremendous competi tion was a task of no ordinary difficulty. Inventions and preparations for the alleviation of pain and the cure of disease were present in the greatest pos sible variety, representing the skill and the profoundest study of the ace, and it may be of vital importance to you, personally, to know that the highest and only medal given to rubber Porous plasters was awarded to the manufacturers of BENSON'S CArCINE P0R0U3 FLASTER, by the following jury: Dp- YVM. BOTH, Surgeon General, Prussian Army. .J. II. THOMPSON. A. if., M. D., Washington, D.C. C. B. WHITE. M. D., New Orleans. ERNEST FLEISCH, M. D.. Austria. The decision was afterward confirmed by the medical jury at the last Paris Exposition. Know ing the value of i uch high and unbiased testimony. the medical profession, both in the United States and in Europe, quickly threw aside the old, slow acting plasters they bad been using, and adopted Benson's In their regular practice. That physicians and surgeons of the broadest reputations did this distinctly proves the intrinsic merit ot tne article. It is CO more than just to add that the average physician of to-day Is not dominated by the preju dices which retarded the progress and modified the successes of bis predecessors of not more than twenty-five years aeo. lie accepts hints from al quarters and indorses and adopts demonstrated healing agents wherever he finds them. The right of Benson's Capclne Porous Plaster to stand at tht, bead of all external applications whatsoever, for the mitigation or care of disease, is no longer questioned. . It the purchaser, however, be on his guard atainst imitations. The genuine has the word CAPCINE ( CT in the middle. Eeabury & Johnson; Chemists. New York. To Dyspeptics. The most common signs of Dyspepsia, or Indigestion, aro an oppression at the stomach, nsasea, flatulency, water-braeh, heart-burn, vomiting, loss of appetite, and constipation. Dyspeptic patients suffer ontold miseries, bodily and mental. They ihould stimulate the digestion, and secure regular daily action of the bowels, by tu ose of moderate doses of Ayer's Pills. After the bowels are regulated, one of these Pills, taken each day after dinner, is usually 11 that is required to complete the cure. Avr.K'8 Pills are sugar-coated and purely vegetable a pleasant, entirely safe, and reliable medicine for the cure of all disorders of the toinach and bowels. They are the best of all purgatives for family tue. rSEPAEEO BT Dr. J.C.Ayer&Co., Lowell, Mass. . Sold by all pracsista. HAPPY RELIEF Bneedil !tciaad Ball stages c! fKetlcDit eases cnnraclagtke various fefm 1 e 13 tin Dls eases, kienar-itlraa, Scrofula, FHwbt j ad Sea oodary 8yphilla Gleet, lmpotenty.-J s?alweak net and b'permttorrfcea permanently cue 2. Sail and experience can be relied on, as laa a trad a ateof medicine and surgery, sndlcsrer located ti this city than any other physician in mjt 'cialt I have made a special study of Female i)isea and their treatment. Can give permanent '( in Inflammation or Ulceration of Womb,Fala( and Suppressed Menses. . ' , Kellable Fills, with full printed directions, sea to any address for f 1 per box. N Consultation free and Invited. F. M. ABBETT, M. D., Ko. 23 Virginia Avenue, Indianapolis. N. B. Please note the number, and thus avoid office sear with same name,

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mm Great Triumph in Ueäical Chemistry. t Wells' Rotgh 0 Corcres BiIAiX a tue eessf ul remedy for Consumption, is creating aa Interest. It is thought the most remarfcabie compound of the day for chronic, irritating and troublesome Coughs. In Catarrhal Throat Af fecüons. Asthma, Hoarseness, Sore Chert, Weak LuntraT Bronchi tia and Consumption, it is BUT prisuurly effective. I it relieves those hacking and annoying cough almost immediately and loosens tie phlegm. Cures of the moot serious, long-standing, throat and lung affections reported every day. Its marked specific effect upon the throat and lungs fa important, and worthy your consideration. Though prompt and efficient, is mild and harmless, safe and reliable for children. In conveliient sizes of 25c., Wc and Si. tvoncaiize by purchasing large size. jjaroxiTAXfT Discovxzrr. Many year !ive elapsed since the disoovi of a remedy s- .Uiportant to the people as that of Wells' "RovOJo Coughs" Balsax, a new and successful rerncÖT In the trwttmnt of Consumption, Bronchol, Asthma, Chronic Coughs and all pulmonary dssases. The uniform certainty of its beneficial etlects, its peculiar adaptability and specific effect upon the Throat and Lungs in eusease, prove! it the long deserved panacea for a class of disables heretofore cCTwidered incara- ( le. All miff ei era are confidentially requested to give the Balaa-n a truU. IT WOULD 8CCI3I that at last a cure has been found for Asthma, Bronchitis Conmimption, weak, sensitive or sore Lungs. For these complaints innumerable remedies have been tried. The unrivalled success cf Wells' " Rough on Cocghs " Ba1ax place it at the head of the front rank of Pulmonary remedies. Cures have already been eiTected of caaes thought be von d reach of any possible remedy. &Jc and $1 bottles. WOUXD'S GREAT COUGH RXSTT7XIU. A medicine which can justly bear the title Should be not only flirt-class in every particular. but far superior to all others. Wells' Rough on Corona " BaLSast is the only one that ran with propriety claim above distinction. .Because adapted to every imaginable affection of tbe Throat, Chest, and Lungs, which may exist in any clime, and is equally reliable and safe for children, and is in conv-vient sizes. Adapted U the wants and meana of all. AI7 XDSA f ÖeTT?!ncyjriTnndln?TrEtLS' "LVTGTI OW Core; if Bai -ram can be had from the fact tha It reouii-es from 3d to 40 hours to complete it. Unlike many preparations made on a large scale. It is prepared with tho scrupulous exactness and cleanlinem that would be given an individual Ereecription. 'ihis being rwctsssary to keep uj ie eood rcpuüÖJn the Balsam has won as the reaW Couth üraedy U the present da Ckx, Mc and fi botUea. TRY IT ONCE. Try it now; lay aside skepticism, or prjudix and test the merits of the new and great Kerned for Consumption, Bronchitis, and Troublesome Coughs Wbxui' Hough 0 Oocchs " Balram. All with one acdaim pronounce it the tang r remedies for Throat and Luns. The mother's favorite Cough Medicine for the Infant baby, children and adults, is WlLUr "KiVG0 OtfOoVGH.' Troches or Liquid. t WIDEAWAKE. V: ur. aVe 3 or 4 hours every night coughing. Ov i.nwoi.ir-ie ivlivf and sound rest by using t: jv j v.: . '' xu .'' Troches or liquid. :; :.i vters, ministers, Fin-' r- . vctionivrs will find a great benefit ly cliix auu '.rengthenlng the throat wilk WHOOPINQ COUGH 4cd the many Throat Affections of children rrompUv, pleasantly and safely relieved by Wells' ''4cgh os Coro as " Bauuh. Faihertnotbers, when your little ones are Stuffed with a cough, sore throat or hoarsenesss, five Rotoh ok Corona " TaocBxa ior Baiau leasant and safe to take. YOUR THROAT, Lungs, Che t it I said that a slight cold cpr which should not be neglected, since being deli cate and very Important organs, serious comw Siences might ensue. This is very true. The l-important question to, what is the remedy; Wells' "Roma on CCCShs " Balsam 1 1 is the remedy in wefaik implicit confidence can be placed for rXpW7 and sure relief and cure. It never fails, be said of any other remedy r 1 7 H(&Tgxr ixd cocxtky stokxs. fsTjlKES, ISC. & 25C f,SiM,2SC, 60c. & SI bOttlOb Xauser SiAOS COxeaipestS E. 8. WELLS, Proprietor, 22 Simmit Ave., Jersey City. N. I., U.S. A. JOHNSON'S ANODYNE LINItltTwSl positively prevent this terribls disease, an fffll poV tivolyeuriilB eaaaa vnt of t-n. IcforT pUrn thai wOX na-y rri frr fcy imlL lent oeliy moment. ITvrT-tton ia r Tthn cor. I. a Joirssoi CO., POSTOV. .'.S3., formerly P', als. nrPiawn1 Itbtttii Itiia maAa new rrn btooo VfinVP ITTJVJ Addrs DR. JIM ES WILßOJT, lUUflU JuLU Cleveland, o., for Pumrhlet, In Pliln ealed envelope, cf our INSTRUMENT (WORN NIG nTP'y ard method ef (irir.g Night EmikAioni. Simple, Cheap, and NEVKil FAILS.

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