Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 30, Number 45, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 December 1884 — Page 6

TBE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10. 1884

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7TbiWr Jlanajement of Xannre. ptartlas Cattine A. Lesson la Grape C al tar e HoakoM Uinta Farm JioUs. Winter Mana(m9t of Manure. PLiladelpMa Record.) It is safe to claim that on tha majority of farms there is a larger quantity of manure lost than saved, and this, too, in the face of the fact that the winter is the most appro priate period for converting the raw material into manure. As a rale, the making of manure is not so nach of that whkh is added to the heap, bat what is Baved by using it for soch pnrnose. To moee the manure in winter it must be in creased in every poratble way, and when once ootained should be brought to the most available condition for use at the proper time. There are two methods in vogue that cause a greater loss to farmers than any other operation of manure making. The first is that they place too much faith in the torpoeition that all kinds of coarse material can be rotted aad rendered suitable in tLe spring, and the second is that they do not tue tbe proper precautions to retain all the fertilising nlexnents tbat already exist In the erode materials at the time of adding Vbeni to the heap. To mix the materials in a manure fcesp properly is very important. The method of firs: laying a bottom of coarse straw, ox even of earth, as a foundation for the purpose of ar-aorbius the liquids, is well enough to a certain extent, but it avails bnt little so far as tue entire mas is concerned. It is customary to add material indiscriminately, il am this is the case th finer portions will ferment sooner than toe coa ss matter. the result fceme that in many cases "hreJaneing" takes place before the farmer b comes aware tbat the heap baa heated. To avo d this loss the manure should be well raiied with absorbments in a uniform man iter and tbe beatiDg be under the control of the farmer, which is eaaily done by occasionally Mtantin? the heap with the liquids from the stock. As soon as decomposition se ta in the beap should be examined daily, even with the aid of a thermometer. When toe interior has sutHciently heated the head ahoald be shoveled over, the matter on the outside being placed in the center, and the whole heap thoroughly saturated with Brine. In fact, the liquids are really of more value than the so 1 103, and not an ounce of such should be lost. Solid manure, made without the addition of the liquids, is always deficient in some elements of plant food: and although it is claimed far bar njird manure that it combines all the necwwsry elements, such claim is only true whsii the isannre is composed of both the lquds and tbe solids, as either portion without the other is inromoiete. The absorbent material should be as fine as possible. It will always pay to cat np all coarse substances, such as straw and stalks, to be used either as food or bedding before adding it to the heap, es the facility of applying the manure to the land in the spring will he increased. The greatest loss, howTer, occurs from the leaching of the Imp by wa'er. As last as tbe maaure becomes rtfconipcsed a certain portion becomes soluble, and the rains wash thw out complete' ly. AH manure, therefore, should be nndr corer. and should be bo situated as to pre vent the Cowing otTof the urine. As fast as an access ol liquid's exists there shoall be added azain to tbe same beap or used for new heap, in order to save all tbe volatile mitt er. A heap cf weii-manased manure la worth four times as much as that niaJe by throwing together the maunre from the stables, stalks, straw, leaves, etc , and allow ir.g the mass to stand until overheated in some parts before decomposition has becrnn in others, and upon which the heavy rains fall and carry on the soluble and most vain able elements. gtartlug Cuttings. Professor Budd, in the Iowa Homesteal, eocdemns the storing of cuttings in tne cel lar, as ordinarily practiced,"in sand or earth just moist enough to preserve them in con dition suitable for grafting, as thus they will fail to absorb tbe requisite moisture needed lor changing the starch stored no in the cell structure into sugar water, and the base of the cuttings instead of callousing, will be found a little blackened and the bark and cambium laver at the extreme baa9 dead or nearly so. If these cuttings are pat out the vpper buds will start, when the requisite heat is furnished by the sun, and exhaust all the stored nutriment in the cutting before a show of callousing is exhibited at the base. On the other hand, if the came cntlings were packed in sand in a corner of the cellar, or in shallow boxes with the base of the cuttings upward and screened from the air by not more than two inches of sand kept all the time moderately moist by sprinkling, every cutting will callous. When planted in the open air such catting will emit roots before the top buds make mach cf a start, and, with few failures, will make n'ce plants before fall. Bit the commercial grower should net bother with keepln lifneous cuttings in the cellar. It is far better to put them in a pit in the open air. fct the bandies npside down in a shallow pit er dry ground, as tightly together as tbe y can be crowded. Cover over the top about live inches of earth, and as it grows cold cover tne hole with fresh norse manure to mainly keep out frost. As the Bun gains airesgtn in tne spring ta&e on tne m innre and rake the earth tine and even. The sun brat will finish the callousing of the butts of the cuttines by the time tbe ground is ready to receive them. Treated in this way the farmer can root tbe grape, the weigelia Ue tree honeysuckle, several of the spireas. the cataina, and a greater nnniber of trees than Le might supooea possible." Batter-Mfrkin, lu Winter. "Winter batter-making Is one of the legit imate outgrowths of high civilization. As wealth in crease a there is a constantly grow ingoen.aca ror table luxuries. There are now in every large town many persons who will pay the price demanded fc fruits raised under glass and for vegetables produced out ei i?8n oy mf in3 01 artihciai neat, sci ence Has brought octjnaethods of preserving fruits in their trtnn state as well a vegetables of varioa kinds. The persons who have discarded dried fruita, who have oicimbera in March and green peas and new potatoes in April, desire newly-made butter all the year round. They are no longer satisfied with that which is made In May and Jane, nd kept till the winter months. They de sire an article eqcal in all respects to June butter, but they want it made within a week of the time it is to be served on their tablej. The demand for butter made in winter had apt eared since the late civil war. Several persons who have engaged in enpplyin cus tomers witn it have been very successful. Winter butter-making, if jadiciousiy con ducted, may be made very profit able. It sonst be of excellent quality, and made with tbe expectation of telling a large price for iL Persons of small or re od er ate means will not be purchases of first-class winter-made butter. They will be GDiigea to content themselves with thit which is made while cows ran in the pas ture, and which is preserved in the ordinary methods. Persons who engage in winter batter-niaxing should strive to make an article that will be sought by epicures and tr.ose wco cave the meaus to Dnrchase ccstly luxuries for the table. Unless they have the facilities and skill to make an arti cle in all reäpects superior, they will find it to their advantage to conduct their dilry operations in the summer months. As only persons of considerable means will be purchasers of batter made in winter. so only wealthy farmers can engage in mak ing It, A farmer who has only scrab cawi, rail pens for protecting them, wild hay for Jed aad a poor cellar for storing milk, can jiot ejpeci toBUcceelio the business of mik

ing butter in tbe winter, winter dilryinz

is a branch of high farming. It can only ne conducted by persons of considerable means. The best cows are required, and knowledge and skill are essential. The cows neea Detter protection than is usually auorced these ani mals on most farms, iney require roomy. convenient, warm and weu-ventuatea stables. These buildings must be epi scrup ulously clean. The excrements ol tne aoimals muat be temoved as soon as they are voided. If manure is allowed o accumulate it will fill the building with tad odors that win be absorbed bv the milk and conveyed to tbe butter that is made from It. The floors where tbe cow9 stand Bhould be covered ith absorbents. The dronmnes should D hanled to the field where they will be needed as ff rtillzers, every morning. Disinfectants should be freelv employed. The doors and windows of the barns should bo left open when the cows are taking exercwe m the yard. The cows should be carded and brushed twice each dav. Everything that conduces to their comfort should be studied and care fully attended to. They will require not only rood food, but a variety. They should bava in addition to excellent hay, meal. roots, oil-cake, or linseed meal. Silage has rrovedof ereat value as a food for dilry cows during the winter. The supply of water should be ample and the quality the best. It is desirable to have facilities for bringing water into the stables, so that the cows can drink dnrins: very cold and stormy dfvs without being compelled to R3 out oi doors. It will be readily seen that there are many drawDacas to winter dairying, it, however, has many advantages. Choice butter made in winter will bring from 60 to 100 per cent, more than that male in sum mer. With suitable facilities the cost of the production L not incressed in a propertionate ratio, it is as ea?y to nave tne cows in milk during the latter pait of the fall as six months later in the season, it is easier to procure milkers for a lar?e number of cows in the winter than in the summer. Many persons who live on farms have very little to do during the winter. They will ordinarily be glad to take contracts to milk a certain number of cows every night and morning. A per son who devotes bis farm to the purpose ot producing milk for making butter daring ue winter can employ canas tne entirs year to excellent advantage, in the summer they will be engaged in producing and stor ing food for the cows to eat during the colder season ol the year, while in the winter they will be employed in feeding it out, in milk ing and taking care of the milk. Experience has shown that calves dropped in October are rafred as easily and rtake as good animals as those dropped in tbe spring. Ot course, it is neces sary to raise them "by hand," bnt this method of raising calves is now generally practiced by farmers who manufacture the milk of cows daring the warm months of tbe year. Calves dropped in the fall will make a fine growth daring the next summer and wll be of very little trouble to their owt eis. If a farmer who is engaged in winter dairying dees not desire to raise calves he can dispose of nis skimmed milk to good ad vantage by feeding it to the pigs. It he makes this disposition of it he should ke-jp his pus at a considerable distance forn h;s cow-stable so as to prevent the passage of bad odors. A Lesson in Grape Coltore. Fruit liecorler. There are many hints in the papers about summer and fall pruning, and other meth ods cf treating prape-?ines for the purpose cf promoting vigorous growth, good crops of irnit, etc l wisn to record a noteot my success cr lack of aaccesa last yew in s3:iring a good crop of grapes. My graoery comprises e-bt varieties cf grapes, all of which ripen well in average sea.rms. Last year I grew a variety of vegetables between the rows of grapevines, mostly climbing btars. The vines bad a grand start in the ring, were well trained on trellises, were remarkably healthy during the senscn, bad a large burden of fruit (after thitnicg out from a third to a half in the summer), and I had a good prospect of har vesting a nice crop of frmL Bat my grapes generally failed to ripen, though I think it was partly owing to the cool, wet weather of September. After thinking over the matter and reviewing my operation in the garden, 1 have concluded that a thorough weedinz which I gave the beans in August was the main cause of the failure ot my grapes to ripen well, as under other circumstances I generally had fine grapes in good Reason. I believe tne grapevine should not be cultiva ted nor the growth f wood stimulated by artificial means after the 1st of Jul v. but that all stirrinz of the ground and application of fertilizers shculd be before that time. The roots and spcngioles, which convey nourishment to the vines and fruit, should not be disturbed after getting well established for the season, as late cultivation reduces new growth below as well as above ground, and consequently retards both wood and fruit. A gocd substitute for hoeing, to keep down weeds. Is mulching, and a method sug gested by last year's experience is to suspend tne growing or crops or vegetables among the grape vines, and mulching the ground suf ficiently to prevent the growth of weeds after Jane I believe that upon this depends the ripening of the fruit, HOUSEHOLD HLXT5. Shoulders of Mutton. Uub it over with salt and pepper, flit the inside with a savory forcemeat of neros. witn plenty of pars ey ar d bo eggs; roll it cp and skewer it into a neat oval fcrm cr bind it with a tape; lay it in a etewran with two onions, two carrots, eouie herbs, a bay leaf, pepper, salt and a little broth or water; stew it gently over a slow fire cr in the ov?n, basting it often. When near'y done take oif the cover and let tbe meat brown in the oven. Before eervint take op the meat carefully, remove tin bii.fiiDg and place it on a dish to keep warm rhile yon strain the crravv: tase all the fat otf', and boil it down to a strong gla.ine. Pour this over the meat. Tomato or sorrel eauce may be put around the dish, or cucum ber sauce served witn it. fcalmi ol Dock, with Olivei Roast for ebbt minutes two eurigtail docks: take out and rut oil the meat. Rreak up the bones and carcasces and pi. t on the lire witn water, a dozen e'eves, one oiion. and eome celery to make gravy; when done strain u(f. Fat in a 6tewpan the meat, two ounces of butter, the gravy, salt pepper (cavewnei. one-balf head nf celery cnt in strips, a tea epoauful current jelly and a dozen stoned elives; cok gently ten rnionfes: stirring it wU untd mootb, add a piece of butter rolled in brown Hour, stew hve minutes and serve very hot. Sheep's lit art. Make a forcemeat with two ounces of beef suet and two ounces f at bacon finely minced; add 'quarter poind bread crumbs, pepp'i sf. little chopped parslev and thyme, and a little grated lemon peel ; if liked, the very faintest sonpeonof onion; this quantity will stutftwoBheep's hearts or one calfs heart bet the hearts lie iniwarai salt and water for half an honr to extract the blood' then cat away the windpipe, and carefully clesn and dry. Mixy.iur forcemeat with sunirtant beaten egg to bind It one ahoald be sufficient for this quantity. Stuff the hearts with it, pressing it well down into the holes. Secure the flaps of skin over the top with a needle and thread, and roast, basting constantly. Serve with ploln gravy and red-currant jelly. A sheep's heart will take half an hoar; a calf s heart, which is the best, an hoar in a hot oven. picedItoundof Beef. -Take about twenty peuDds ot round of beef, which ruo well with ahont three oances of coarse brown sugar, and pnt into a pan for twenty-four hours Found up to a powder, two ounces of saltpeter, two oances of black pepper, two ounces of allspice, a little nutmeg, one blade of mace and six cloves. Mix this with twelve cences of common salt and the juice of four ounces of pouaded luntper berries. and rub well into the beef, repeating this daily for three weeks. When ready to be cooked, wash in cold water and place in a deep covered pan the size of the meat, to which add a quarter tint of Titer. Cover it

with beef suet chopped very fine, over which ;

put a common paste crust, riaca on me cover and put into the oven; when aois, let it get cool before taking off the crust and suet. Fried Chicken, a la Maryland. Fat butter alone into a deep pan, make it hot, then take the separate parts of two young plump and tender chickens, lay them in, sprinkH in pepper and sali, cover the pan, cook slowiy Dnisteaaiiv; wnen one biub is a aeucaa brown turn the chicken, and sprinkle salt and pepper oyer this side also; if the fat is oteerbed add enough to keep the chicken from burning. Half an hoar should cook it. Serve with small French peas or button mushrooms, cooked separately. Chicken Fritters. A good way to use up bits of cold tnrkey or chicken is to cut them in pieces of uniform size if possible, make a batter of milk and tlour and an egr.. sprinkle pepper and salt over the cold fowl, and mix with tbe batter; fry as yoa do any kind of fritters in hot lard; drain well; serve hot. This is a good breakfast dish. Oyster Sauce. Farboil the oysters in their own liquor, beard them and reserve all the 1 Minor. Melt a piece of batter in a sauce pan, add a little flour, the oyster liquor an I enough milk to make as much sauce as is wanted. Put in a blade of mace and a bay leaf tied together, pepper and salt to taste, and the least dust of cayenne. Let the sauce come to the boil, add the oysters. and as soon as they axe quite hot remove the mace and bay leaf. Stir in a ten drops of lemon juice and serve. Orange Preserve. Some time, when oranges are plenty and consequently cheap, try this old time receipe for making preervas of them: Orate the thin outer portion of the rind, then squeeze out all the juice and pulp; put the orances into cold water and let them lie there for one day and night; meanwhile weigh the jaice and pulp and grated psel; allow twice their weight of sugar; boil them tccether nntil the syrup looks clearer, ukicgcaie to skim oil any scum that rises: pat this in a cool place UDtil the oranges have tx en in the water the required time; then cut the oranges into small p'ece s, drain them well, pnt in some fresh water (just enough to cover them), add sugar in the proportion of bait a pound to one pint of water; when they have coiled in this nntil they are tender add tne pulp, etc. ; let them boil then for ten minutes, after which they are ready to be pnt away in cans. Instead o! cctting. the oranges into small pieces yon may chop them very fine. Fegin with Soup. No doubt in many families the prejudice against soup has arisen from the fact that it is usually prepared and served in large quantities, instead of, as at tbe tables of the rich, in small portions, though many kinds would furnish in themselves a substantial meal for a growing child. At any rate, the advantages of commencing dinner with soup are manifest in the saving of tbe meat bills, and economy practiced la utilizing Borapa of all kinds for the making of soup, and the comfortable sensation experienced after a little has been taken; for lt any person who feels, as the saying goes, "too hungry to eat," swallow a few spoonfuls of soup, and the feeling of exhaustion will quietly pa?s away. Indeed, a wellknown authori y has Eaid that nothing tends more to lestore tbe tone of the stomach and make easy digestion than a little soup. Lime Water for Barns. The readiest and most uteful re used j for scalds an J burns is an embrccation of lime water and linked oil. These simple spenta combined forma thick, cream-like substance, which edectnally excludes the air from the injured psrts and allays the inflammation almost instantly. The mixture may be procured in the drag stores, but if net thus accessible, slack a lnrup of quicklime in water, aal as eoo an tbe water is clear mix it with the oil acd shake well. If tbe case is urgent us9 boiling water over the lime, aad it will bocome clear in five minutes. The prepara tion may be kept ready bottled in the housa. and it will be as good six months old as when frit made. Bard Gingerbread. Ooe cup ot mo!a3S9s. one enp of sugar, one-half cup of milk, onehalf cup of batter, one-half enpof lard, a little salt, one egg, a scant teaspoonfnl of ginger and a heaping teaspoonf ai of saleratus. Mix quits hard. Roll oat, rat in cakes to suit your pan, which should be a shallow one. Have your oven hot when yoa pnt your bread in, but be careful not to burn it, Sometimes yoa may pnt in one tes&poonful of cream of tartar, but it is not necessary. Wall Taper on Wood. To make wal paper stay smoothly upon an un ceiled wall, rjrst cover every crack with strips o! old Bbeeting or similar stud, torn into strips wide enough to cever the crrck completely and adhere well to each edge. When this is dry, then paper. The expansion and contraction of the lumber will go on all the came, but behind the cloth, so that it willm no Kay interfere with the wall paper. carrot coup. uut np some carrots very fine, put into a pot with either a small piece oi raw neei or tne Done remaining from a roest leg of mutton, two or three onion?, one turnip, pepper .and salt. Boil for three nours and tren pnt t&rou2h a colander or sieve. Make this tbe day before it is wanted and rewarm. Potato soup is excellent made in the eamo way, only substituting potatoes lor the carrots and adding one carrot. Only about 10 per cent of the land in In diana is under cultivation. 0er 5.0C0 patents on churns have alrealy been granted by the Government. On the same diet an animal at rest will fatten more readily than one that takes con stant exercise. An occasional sprinkling with a dilute so lotion cf carbolic acid will not only present diseases among poultry bat drive away the lire. The olesnJer, buttercup flowers, fool's parsley, meadow hemlock, waterdrcp und dftVdil are all poisouous when eaten by aui mats. From the milk records of th Michigan atate farm tne average annual yield of six Shorthorn was 5,00:). 16 pouud3; of ei k Ayr shires. 3 525 ril pounds, and two Jeiseys, 1,919.0 pounds. There are always small. nnmarkeiaVe potatoes in every crop. Tbe best nse to mo of these is to hoil and mash them, mixing in eome oats, chop and milk and whey, 3d eervirg them to the chickens. - The refrigerator-car method cf transporting on iter to market has enabled ihe Mississippi Valley to enter into 6tron competition with tbe Eastern dairymen in the large cities on te Atlantic CoasL It la an old proverb that the first point to be learned in sucoesful stoote raising is never to allow an animal to loss Mesa. Tne lose of a pound is equiraleot o a lo?s of two, as the animtd should gain instead of losing tleshA sample of American cheese in London, says the Orange County Farmer, proved to contain neither milk .or any of its derivations. It came from Ntw York State, and was composed principally of lard and coloring matter. Barn cats should rarely be allowed to come' to the bouse, and never be fed there: All they neei is plenty of milk; compel them to get the rest of their living, and they will end it about tbe barn, granaries, cribs, sheds and in the field. It is stated that, with the exception of the three animals condemned by the Stato Veterinarian at Geneva, 111., no cases of contagious plenro pnenmonia have occurred in any of the places iu Illinois except where quarantine exists. A Faltimore paper says that city alone pit ap the past season 1 4,000.000 cans of peaches, 2,000 000 cans of peas, 300,000 cans ef string beans, 100,000 cans of pears, 3 0K),000 can of tomatoes and 1,000,000 cans of fruits and other vegetables. The Mississippi Valley produces 185,0 tens of cottonseed, one-ionrt'a of which is marketed iu Memphis, mach of it being "ehipped in a crude etate from that point to

Italy, whence it !rreturnei tn this country in the shape of "fui e olive oil"

The domestic carpct-grado of wool is mine generally ot that grown in the extreme West and Southwest by native Mexlc3 sheep; bnt a very large amount of carpet stock is imported from Russia. Africa, tha East Indies and other parts of the world. Surplus cockerels should be sold or killed at this season, wj they si - oly consume food without returning an t .uivalent, Mare than one cockerel with un hens results in continual warare, and the flacks should always be separated whenever possible. The pumpkin contains six or ssven times as much water as either corn or oata. but even if the pumpkin be freed entirely of its water it would not eqnal the grains for feeding; bot, considering the ease with which pumpkins can be grown, however, they are very cheap. In Scotland they do notawar premiams to stallions for beanty of form and symmetry, bet for their ueefulnesa. A stallion, when competing in the show-room, must be accompanied by a large number of colts sired by him, and the young stock is judged as closely as the stallion. Members cf the Illinois Hortcuituril Society denonnce the propriety of ringing orchard trees to produce early bearing, except in thickly planted orchards, where the linal intention is to take out alternate trees. In this case the tree to come out may be proStbly forced into early bearing. No efficient plan has jet been discovered for combatting with the corn or fall-worm on a very lare sfJile. Fires at nlRht nave been tried; also lanterns suspended above water, so that the moths striking the lanterns will fall into the water. Theas plans can be used on a email scale only. A Vermont farmer recommends that cornstalks be cut very fine, sprinkled with bran and salt in layers and be allowed to ferment. mis is cone Dy nrst moistening the mas with warm water. Ho says it makes a kind oi ensilage, softening the stalls, and fur nitbes a roars that is easily digested. It is eaid that a larger crop of apples mav be grown when a hive of bees ia stationed in the orchard. The pollen is rubbed from their bodies against the pistils of thousands of flowers, which thus become fertilized. Many of the strarre freaks ot hvbridizinz varieties are aue to tne agency oi bees. Mr. John Uitthell. a farmer near Newburg, N. Y., has refused an offer of 13,000 lor a Holstein neuer and her call, ehe is said to bave produced the largest quantity of milk and butter ever before made from a sip sie animal, viz., 103 pounds, or about oi;i quarts of rich, nnely-iiavored milk. His whole Holstein herd average over 4,00") quarts per year. One of the most wasteful practices, says tbe Stockman, is the too co nmon one cf feeding on the ground. (Jo where yoa will and yon will find farmers feedinz their sheep on tbe ground in the worse weather that ever stormed. Not only ont of consid eration for the dumb animals, but as a mat ter of economy, troughs should be coastrncted in which to place the feed. An expert in strawberry cultnre averts that in transplanting the strawberry the runners tnonid bo left on to the length of six inches. The ends of the runners are then to be bent down and bnrried with the roots, and act as suckers to draw nourish ment to the plant until new roots are foroied. In this way. he contends, plants will thrive under conditions which would otherwise prove fatal. When the lioyal Agricultural Society, of KneJand. held Its exhibition in Shropshire. in 145, there were no Shropshire shown as a distinct oreed. ioere was at that time a variety of sheep having, as wo are told, many recognized oaeritp, iuown as the Loogfvnd breed In that locality, but it was not until some eight years after that event that the Shropshire breeder raaaagod to carry oif pnr.es at the lioyal Exhibition. "Where wheat is largely grown rye is one of the worst kind of weeds that can get in the land. It is very diflcult to separate the grains so that some rye will not be sown each year. Bat as rye runs no into head Eeveral days earlier than wheat, it is a com paratively easy matter to go through the grain and with a corn-tnile cut out the rye. If cnt just before the wheat heads ont, the rye will nut eprout Eoon enough to mature any seed. Profes3or W. V. Tracy, after experimenting with successful results, recommends the potato remedy in vogue in England for wire worms. Professor Tracy, in the experiments alluded to, buried potatoes a few feet apart and a few inches deep in infested melon and cucurnber patches. The worns left tbe crops it was deeired to protect, and fed on the po tatoes. The potatoes that were usad as baits. when examined, contained from eight to twelve worms each. A dairyman statas that he wai traaV.ei with the smell of garlic, cr wild onion, in the milk from his cows. To obviat this he put the cows in the stable about S o cIooe each aiternoon ana fed them on hay, givm them their erain as njual. Ihe result wm all he anticipated. A rest of three hours al lowed the odor to pass o'J in the other secre tions, though previously it verv strongly fla vored both milk and batter. The same course would probably be of advantage when the milk tastea of other wced3 in the pasture. Professor W. A. Henry regards salt simply a a solvent, since sodium and chlorine, of which it is composed, ere always present In Boils. He compares it in its effect with lime, in that it sets free or renders available food otherwise not immediately avaiable to the plant. He makes the following ant comparison: "S.:ltand barnyard manure are to the growing crop as a whip and oats to a borse. You may get work from a horse for a time by the nse of a whip, but sooner or later oats must be given or the work will case." In an experiment with beets the tap-root was traced nearly two feet. Branches started out from this at intervals during its entire length, no roots appearing above the Up root. The branches were traced to a diS' tance of two feat horizontally from the tap root. The librons roots were very s'ender and del '.cafe, and, though not very namerous, ex 'ended over an area of about twelve pquars fett. Tbey often extended npward f torn the Drancues, and in some case3 appeared to reach the surface of the soil. New l ork Tribune. The Tribune and Farmer say3 that those wno prefer to have the fintst brush on their harness after it is oiled should follow these directions: Alter yoa have satirattd the leather with as muca oil as it wiil readily absorb, eponge oif the harness with a thick lather made of castiie saap, and wben dry follow in tbe same manner ith a sointion of earn trasacanth. of which tike half an ouce and boil down with two quarts of water to three half pints. Btir fraeiy while boilintf, and wben the contents are cool lay on quite thin. The first C03t of raisin; wheat in India is lees than in this country, because labor costs only from five to ten cents per day. It is claimed by some that wheat can be grown in the interior of India with ench labor for twenty-five cents per bushel, bat the ! figure is probably nearer thirty-üve cents. When it ia carted by bullocks it casts three cents per bushel to transport it every twenty nve miles; bat when railroads are built withGovernment aid the cost of trans portation is cnt down so as to land wheat at Calcutta cheaper than it can usually be landed In ew York. The draft horse progress in the West is clearly shown in the Clydesdales winning the gold medal sweepstakes for best stallion acd best mare over the large exhibition of thoroughbred, trotting-bred, and all work classes that have heretofore controlled the pr'ces bv selecting committees who did not appreciate the merits of the draft horses. Now the draft horse is the popular, profita ble bore of the day, and has won the proud victory at many fairs this year. Tbe draft borf.es hare been the chief attraction at all the lead in 3 f;rs in the West this year.

In the dairy experiments, both in this country and in Europe, and over extended periods, there is shown a large increase in quality. At the Eldena Foyal Academy of Agrioalture, of Prussia, testa are pablished Ql J?Y?n je2U9 0 pasturage, followed, by

seven yeara of soiling with the time herd of from forty to seventy co unchanged, except as old cows dropped out and new ones were added. Under pasturage tne averaze per cow for the seven yeara waa 1,533 quarts; under soiling tne average per cow for me succeeding seven years was 3,442 quarts, or more than doable tbat ander pastarage. CASTIXU THE ELEOTOBÄX, VOTES. Tbe Presidential Electors of the Several States Cast the Electoral Totes as 8 v. rally Instructed Notes and Incidents, Naw Yoiik, Dec 3. Dispatches from all points state that the Presidential Electors of the several States met to-day to cast their votes as directed by the people, and selected messengers to convey to Washington the re sult cf the ballot. At the meeting of the Electors of this State, at Albany, the proceedings were suspended for an hour, owing to the absence of John Delmar, of Brooklyn, and Alvin Devereux, of the Twenty-sixth District. The floor and the galleries were crowded at the time, and much dissatisfaction was expressed at the failure of the two Elec tors to respond 'Treaent," when their names were called. ' Eugene Kelly, banker, presided, and when his name was exiled to vote for Vice President he picked np a ticket with Clevaland'sname on it and deposited it wiih tbe others. One of the other Electors detected the error in time to save Mr. Hendricks from being cheated out of one elec toral vote. When the votes were announced, the cheers of the audience were given. The returns were signed, and Erajtus Corning, of Albany, designated as messenger to con vey tbe returns to Washington. In New Jersey the Electors united in recommending Attorney General Stockton as a proper representee of New Jersey for a Cabinet position, in case Cleveland should i i i i . .i - i t v : . rv.: aeiermine to select a uieuiuer ui ua vauiucb frcm this State. Wiieeliko. W. Va..Dec 3. Tbe Electoral College of West Virginia met in the State- . v a i . y nouse in mis city mis morning ana organized by electing lion. D. B. Lucas, of Jenerson County, Elector-at-Lsrge, Chairman, and M. L. Frame, of this city, Elector of the First District, Secretary. Tbe eligibility of each Elector was carefull v inquired into, and six votes were cast for Cleveland and Hen dricks, and Colonel John W. Harri, of Greenbrier County, Elector for the Third District, was appointed Bpecial messenger to convey the certiorate of the result to the rresident of the Lmted BtateB Senat. ÖPRiSGFiEM, III., Dia. 3. The Elctora' College met at neon to-day and did cast their ballot for Elaine and Ivogan. St. Pa cl, Minn., Dec. 3 Tb' Presidential Electors held a rneetinz to-day and cast the vote of the Bute for E;a:ne and Loran. Coixmpis, O., Dec. 3 The Ohio Electoral College met to-day and organized by the election of Ralph F. Backland, of Freemont, President, and L. U ilirv.n, of Akron, Secretary. The full vote (twnty-ibree) was cast for Elaine and Logan for President and Vice Pre3ident, and messengers were selected to Washington and the D'strict Court to de liver the result of the proceedings. Con-cokd, X. IL, Dec. 3. The btate Elec tors n et this morning and cast the vots of tbe State for Maine and Lnaau. Kaleigu, N. C. Dec. 3 The Electoral Col lege met and cast the vote of the State for Cleveland and Hendricks. Tbe ballot Qed were made of silk grown in North Carolina and made into United States nags. Atlanta. Ga., Dec. 3. Tbe Presidential Electors met to-day and cast the vote of the Slate for Cleveland and Hendricks. Bt. Locis, Dec. 3 A Jetferson City special to the Tost-Dispatch says the Presidential Electors met this morning and cast s xteea votes for Cleveland and Hendrick3. John I. Martin, of St. Lonis, was elected as messenger to convey the vote to Washington. St. Lons, Dec. ' A l'ost-Dispatch special from Springfield, III., says the Presidential Electors met in the Senate Chamber at noon and cast twenty five votes for Blaine aad Lo?an. Ex-Lieutenant Governor Andrew Shaman, editor of the Chicago Evening Journal, was selected as messenger to carry the returns to Washington. Acstis, Dec 3 The Democratic Presi dential Electors for Texas met at the Bute Capital to-day and cast their thirteen vo'es for Cleveland and Hendrir.ks. A spirited contest was had for the office of meskjnger to Washington. W. S. Robson, of Fayette, was chosen after twenty-five ballots. Eight csDdidates sought the honor of meiseugpr. Tbe Electors rent a telegram to President elect Cleveland, congratulating him on his 12S OuO majority in Texa". Little Rock, Ark., Dec. C The Presidentini Electors met to-day and cast tne even votes cf Arkansas for Cleveland and Hencricks. Topeka, Kas., Dec. 3. The Presidential Electors met to-day and cast the nine votes of Kansas for Biaine and Logan. J. M. Miller was cboeen messenger to Washington. Nashville. Tenn.. Dec. 3. ihe Jennefse e Electoral College cast twelve vcte3 of the State for Cleveland and Hendricks. Colonel Robert J. Chester, the oldest Democrat in the State, was elected messenger. Dejsvkr, Colo., Dec. a. xne presidential Electors met at noon Vwi&v and cast Colorado's three votes for Blaine and Logan. Lanmno, Mich., Dec. 3 At noon to day the Michigan Electors organizf d by ending J. Eietn.au Johnson Chairman and George H. French Secretary. Two members were abBtur, an.) Georee C. Steketee was chosen to carry the vote for Elaine and Logan to Washington. Litti-k Rock, Dec. 3. Tbe Presidential Electors met to-day and castjthe peven votes of Arkansas for Cleveland and Ilendrick. M. M. Dnflie was chosen messenger to Washington. Before adjournment the Electors unanimously adopted a memorial to the President-elect urging Senator Garland for Attorney-General. LocibViLiÄ Ky., Dec. 3. Tbe Electoral College met at Frankfort to day, and cat vote of Kentucky for Cleveland and Hendricks. H.S.Stanton was elecied messenger to Washington. Dss Moines, Iowa, Dec 3. Tbe Electoral College met to-day and cast tbe full State vote for Blaine and Longan. DEPUTY MARSHAL. INVESTIGATION. Str. Springer Expects Xt Will tx Referred to His Committee He Sys the Committee Are Now Experts From, the Star Route Kxperlence. 8peclal to the BcntlneL WAsnuccToy, D. 0., Dec 3. "I expect we will have a long investigation into the par ticipation of Deputy United States Marshals and pension men in the Ohio election," eaii Chairman Springer, of the House Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Justice, speaking to your corresponent this afternoon. "Tne committee Is done with the Star Route business, and is now ready to take hold of Mr. Follett's proposition to investigate Federal officials' work in the October election in Ohio. I presume it will be reserred to ns, as we are experts." "Can yon make the investigation from here, or will go into Ohio?" I asked. "Well, of coune, that I do not know; bnt it is my impression tbat we would visit a few of the large cities in Ohio Oolumbos. Toledo, Cleveland, Cincinnati, for instance." "Do yon really believe anything could come of each an inquiry ?" I have Mr. Follett'a word for it. He was a candidate for Congress at Cincinnati, wai on the spot, and if be ts willing to assume responsibility of an investigation, I don't believe anybody else ought to object. We know tbat these officers were in the S'at and took part in the election. We want to

know just what they did, and if it was ont aide their datier, who is responsible." DEATH Or AN OLD DUELIST.

A Student Who Toajht H Qerraacy and (Hld Deer Here, Dihham, Mass., Dec 4. Nearly thirty years ago Frederick Klemm came to this town and opened a little inn, and sold the first glass ol beer ever tasted here. . Toesdsy night he died, aged sixty. Since Lis residence in this town his life has been comparatively uneventful, but his previous history is remarkable enough to furnish material for a' novel. He was bom ia Par za, Saxony, in April, 1821. His parents were wealthy, and he waa educated at Heidelburg University for the ministry, but on account cf having taken part in a duel he was not allowed bv the Piofessors to complete his course. One of his fellow-students at tbe University was Carl Schurz, and a strong friendship existed between them. At the breaking oat ot tbe revolution young Klemm, as well as Schurz, was engaged in the riot Schurz was arrested and imprisoned, while Klemm escaped and was obliged tollee to this country. He arrived in Amer in 1S54. Daring his paseage he was ship j ccked o!f San Francisco In the month of December, at which time he partially lost the use of his feet through exposure. He was picked np by a ship and taken to Liverpool. He again set tail for Boston, where he arrived on February", 1854. In the following jear he was n arried. In May, 1850, he with his wife removed to this town. He was a fluent, talker was well informed upon all the topics ef the day, acd cou'd convene upon his histories aLd people of dnWent countries. He was conversant with French, Latin and Greek. Herr Klemm was a most expert swordsman, the many successful duels he bad fought in Germany mskinghim an experienced teacher. Ue bore npon his face aad body rears ir dieted by the steel of his opprrients. When the war broke out he wa busily prgsad in teaching tbe ue of the oco-' t-iptkins, lieutenants and other u:it.s encamped at Readville. His wife. a wuiUiy woman, died only two weeks ago, and it Is a fact worth noting that he predicted that he would not live two week3 after her deatb. DOllSLK DEATH. A Family rnd Tbtt Results la DocMc Killing. Boosvit-ie, Ind., Dec. 3. In the neighborhood of tbe Ayrshire coal mines, in an isolated part of Pike County, a family feud which has existed for a number of years between William Johnson and Thomas Smith, two neighboring farmers, terminated in a double death last Saturday. A number ot quarrel 3 and difficulties have from time to time canned between members of the two families, and threats Lave teen freely made. Saturday a ten year eld boy of Johnson's was met by Smith some distance from the home of the other, when an abusive conversation was indulged in. One Lard word brought on another, until the youth used some language which so exasperated S;uith that he drew a revolver and fatally shot the boy. The pistol shots were beard by some rat n at a distance, who hurried to the scene, and, picking the wonndtd boy np, conveyed him home, where he soon died. The killing of the boy bv his bitter euemy bo enraged the parent thst before any one could prevent him he feized fcis revolver and wert to the home of Smith to eeek revenue. Opening the door of Smith's home, that man was found hitting in tbe midst of his family relating the particulars cf tbe trsedy, and without a word Johnson tbot .Smith dead where he sat. Johnson then returned borne, where he was soon alter arrested. Tbe murdered man and his victim were buried Sunday. The Swatm Court Martial. . W.f hingtos, Dec. L In the S wai m court martial to-day, the counsel for accu-ed opened the line of defense that the stock trs"acticns between General 8waim and .icrnan fc Co. were illegal because there was no actual transfer of stock, and that any pretended claim of Rateman xCo. nponuea eral 8waim for losees in these transactions could not be recovered in court by law, as no actual shares of stock ever came into Swaim's possession, neither actually or coo. etructively. The cross-examination of J. Stanley Brown was concluded without any thing new or important being eliicited, ad then Bateman was put on tbe stand, but tbe court adjourned before his testimony was fairly begun. An Editor Arrested lor Criminal Libel. Fpecial to the Sentinel. Siielbt vii.le, Ind., Dec. 4. Charles 'X. Mathews, editor of the Daily Republican, publican, published here, was arrested st 11 o'clock this morning by Sheriff James Ma gill, on a Grand Jary warrant charging him with criminal hbeL The bill returned against him by tbe Grand Jury was based on several tavsge articles written by Mathews and published in the Republican during tbe the campaign, assailing Isom Wray, a prominent citizen of this city, who has a $15,010 libel suit now pending against the stockholders of the Republican. Mathews gave bond for his appearance. Reported Deatb of El Malxli. Lonpos, Dee. 3. A dispatch from Don gola says: "Tbe Mudir has received news tbat Wahdi is dead from cholera, and his followers are djing fast. The Camel Corp? and Staffordshire regiment will start for Am boko) next week." Cjiieo, Dec 3. The troops advancing up the Nile are ready ta proceed at once Irom Han dak to Debbeh. Cairo, Dec 3. Two hundred of the "British trccpaat Wady Haifa are prostrated by enteric fever. The pain and miBery suiTered by those who are afiiicted with dy? popsia are indescribable. The distress of the body is equalled or surpassed by the confusion and tortures of the mind, thus making its victims suffer double silliction. The relief which is given by Ucod's Sarsaparilla has caused thousands to be thankful for this great medicine. It dispels the causes of dyspepsia, and tosej np the digestive organs. Try Hood's Sr&apar illa. Pleaiaut to Ua. Delphi Times. J Now that the smoke of the last political battle has cleared away, and an opportunity for an unprejudiced view of the campaiga is afforded, it becomes more and more apparent that the splendid victory that rests upon the Democratic banners is due, to a certain extent, to the spirited and energetic fight made by the Indianapolis Sentinel. In order to cripple the Democracy in this close Stats, the SeDticel was selected as a target for an aggressive attack from the Blaiaeacs, and an el! ort waa made to throttle it because o! certain publications concerning tbe immorality of Blsice, although other newspapers, published in States whose electoral vote was sure, made the tame attack npon Blaine and were not molested. The Sentinel showed tbe proper spirit, maintained its dignity, compelled its malignant accusers to cry for quatter, and wielded a tremendous influence for the Democratic ticket. Its endeavors have been Buccessfnl and the Sentinel merits the best patronage the State affords. Enemies Ueady to Strike. Every family ia constantly in danger from impure water, unripe fruit, unwholesome food, contagious diseases, cramps, cholera morbus, congbs and colds, indignation and simple fevers. In such cases a bottle of Parkers Tonic kept in the house leaders it unnecessary to call a physician. Nothing so good for children.

aR. .R. Radways

Ready f The Cheapest and Best Medicine FOR HUILT OSE 111 THE WORLD CUKES AND r BETES IS Coughs, Colds, Sora Throat Hoarseness, Inflammation, Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Keadacho, Tccthacho, Diphtheria, Influenza, Difficult Breathing It was tbe Crst and U tne only PAXN ItKJIEDY Ib&tlnrtsntly etcpstbe mort excruclatlnj pains, allays inflammation ana eure Congestion, wneiheroithe Lungs, Stomach, EoweU or O lh4 glands or organs, by one application. In From One to Twenty Jliinutcs? No matter how tiolcat or excrnciatlrg tbe pa!ns the Rhenmatic Eed-ridien. Infirm. CrtrpioUl Nerrotis, heumlslc, or proetraurt wlO Ciaoue ioay cuder. BAD WAY'S READY RELIEF WILL AFFORD ISSTAKT KASJt Inflammation of the Kidneys. Inflammation oi the Blad ler, Inflammation of the Bowels, Congo, boa ol the Lang, la!pluUon of tne Heart, Uvterlcs, Group. Diphtheria. Catarrh, lnflacna Nervonsue-fi, eioepiesnow, mieumania, rcjxucn, Paini In the Chert, Back or Limbs, Broisoa, SiTaina, Cold Ohiila and Agne Chliln. Tbe application of the HKauv BEURF ta the part or psrts where tho difficulty or paia ex ists will anora eese ana conioru Thirty to sixty drons in half a tumbler of wate will in a lew roinntos cure Cnuoape, epavma, Boo Etomach, Heartburn, ick Headache, Liarrnu Uyicntery, coiic, muain me üoweis, ana au internal ilns. . . . . Travelers 6hen!d always carry a bottle ot Ka-V way's Keacy Relief with then. A faw drop us water will rrevent sicknew or painn from cbtcn of water, it is bolter than Frenca Brandy or Li ten as a aUmulant. MALARIA, In Its Various Forms FEVER and AGUE. FEVER and AGUE cured for M oenta. There la not a remedial agest in the world tht will curt Fever aud Agree aal all otter M&lariou. Rlllooa. Scarlet, end other Fevers (aided by BaUWAVV llLLt) so quickly as RAD WAI 'S READY RELIEF. Tlfly CenU er Bottle, fists. Sold by all Proe DR. RAD WAY'S Sarsaparillian Resolvent. Pure blood makes sound fa, stron? bone anl aclearBitln. If you would have your fieeh fins, your bones sound, without carlo, and your coro rlexion fair, use KAlAVATd BABSAFXElLllAJ KEbOLV&NT, the Great Blood Purifier. FALSE AND TRUE. We extract from Dr. Eadway's "Treatise on L! eareand Pa Cure," as follows: List ot direaM cured by DE. &AlfYAk"3 SABSAFAXtlLZiIAH BESOLVENT Chronic sun disease, carles ot the hone, huasort of the blood, scrofulous diseases, trphliiilo oorv plaints, fever sores, chronic or old ulcers, salt rheuro, rirketa white iwelllDu, scald head, canker, glandular swellincm, nodes, w&Ming and decay of the body, pimpies and bio'xhes, tumor dyspepsia, kidney end bladder diseases, chronic rLeuD&iigm and gout, consnmotion, grTel and calculous depo-lv and rarietiea of the above complaints, to which sometime, are slven cpeo ions names. In cases were the system has tieea ptllvated, aad mnrcury has accumnUted and bocome dep'td in the bonea, Jotuui, etc.. causing catriesof tiietone, ric kets, .p'nal curvatures, contortion, white swelling?, mricoea Teint, etc, tt ßarfiapsri'.lia will rc?olve away Lce depoda an J exterminate tbe virus of the disease froxa Ua syttem. A GMT COKSTMIOKAL BEBEDI EkJn Clseasea, tumors, racer aad wrca cf aU kinds, rrtirul&rly chronic dlsea&t of the ktt are cured with pr.t certainty by a course cf Ifc KiDWAY'8 eARSAPAUILLiAN. We mean owt nate cafes &t have resisted all other trtsxent. SCROFULA, Whether transmitted from raren U or acquired. Is within the curative ran go ol the SAKSArAKLLLlAX RESOLVENT. It potee tr.e same wonderful pov.-r in curia the wortt forms of strumous end eruptive ci charges, syphiloid ulcer, sores of the eye, ear not, mouth, thront, glands, exterminating tba Tirns of these chronic forms of db-ase from ta blood, tores, Joint, and la every prt of toe human body abere there extKs disoael depotita, ulcerations, tomors, hard ictrr or Nsrorulons r tamiration. thts preat and towerfnl -emv)T wUJ exterminate rapidly and pernwuniiy. One bottle contains more of the active pnnci pies of medicine thsn any other preparadou Taken in uasvonful doses, whi!e others rrit ßveorsix times as mncn. OXB DOLLAB VBJ OTTLS. Sold by druRglM. DE. RAD WAY'S REGULATING PILLS III Great Liver and Stomsf h KenMy. Perfect j ; tartelcss, eleirantlj coated ; purr, regulate, purify, cleanse and ttreErUser Xr. Badwsy's 1111 for the cure ot all disorders of tne Btomach, Liver, Bowels, Kldnrn Bladder, Nervous Diseases, Loa cf AppetiW Headache, Constipation, Oostlveneas. IndlResrioi. Dyspetwla, Biliousness, Fever, Infiammauoa the Bowels, Plies, and all derangements of the ?r ternal viscera. Purely vegetable, contaialsi a mercury, minerals, or dolctcrlons drags. Price 25 Cents Per Box. Bold by an druggists. ' DYSPEPSIA! Rad way's 9ar.aparillUn, ailed tT Ea3wx's Pills, Is a cure for this complMnt. It reator suength to the stomach, and makes It perioral tim functions. The symptoms of Oyepepsta dlapiear. and with them the liaMllty of the system to txv tract diseases. Take the medicine according to the directions, and observe what we say la "el and True" respecting citit. . "Read False and True." Bend a letter stamp to RADWAY A CO., 5o. Warren street, Kew York. Information worm thousand will be tent to yon. TO TITS PUBLIC WBs tore and ask for Eadway's, and See tha t& nasa "&ad way" is oa what ya boy.

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