Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 30, Number 52, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 January 1885 — Page 6

THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL WEDNESDAY JANUARY 28 188C.

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Early Este and Chle kens Shep fur the Butcher. lllstakes cf Farmers Planting Hut-Be artrijf Trees Bath Tabs for Farm Houses. TTblte Willow Tflndbrakes Cnt Worms Htils aod. Bits Household Bist farm Not. - Early Kggs and Crdrken. KaxisAi Farmer. The first object of every poultry keeper who wiabsa to succeed in his bauoess is to have his produce ready for market when the commodity la scarce, since 01 course he can secure a much higher price then than at any other tim. Wherever there is a large and permanent population customers can always be found for really fresh egss and plump, well fed chickens at the best price. A very frequent coauplaint among poultry keepers is that they can get any n ember of e??9 at the time when they are plentiful, and, therefore, cheap, tmt when egss are scarce they get few or cone. What is wanted is to keep only those birds known as prolific layers, such as Leghorns, Minore, Honda ns. Black Hamburgs, Lsntrshans. or Plymouth Kocks The mutter ot housing and feeding thould a! so have the greatest attention. There are many people who have the rieht kind of birds and who bouse and feed then well, and yet who can not obtain eggs very early in the ye;ir, und, of course, can not ha?e early chickens, the entire cause being that that their birds are too late, Bird above two years old do Dot commence laying until the end of Febrcary or the beginning of March, no matter how gocd layers they may be, and If ooly these be used then neither early egg nor chickens may be expected. To obtain early eggs only young birds, that is, pa lets of the first or second year, must be tred. Birds of the various breeds named above, if hatched to March and April, will begin to lay at latest iu September, October or November, and will conti nue to do o through the winter. At first the egss will be small, but will gradually improve in this respect, and pulletsjof the previous year will, if well housed, begin te lay about December, and their egs will be large and well formed. Under careful management it is cot very difficult to obtain a constant supply of esrgs It is of no use expecting that May or Jane hatched birds will commence to lay much ' before spring. They msy do so it the autumn and early winter are very favorable. January and February hatched birds are too early to bo used ai layers, and do not, as a rule, answer for this purpose, as they begin about August, fall into a moult a little later on, and are very uncertain in their produce daring the winter. For cj:?s, therefore, birds hatched In March and April, and not niore than two years old, are preferable. In a well arranged yard half the stock of layers will be bred each year and half will be killed ennnaily. hep for ilie Batcher. ! Farmers' Review. J There is no stock which in fitting for the butcher trite better returns ia increased weight, for the food consumed, than sheep of well-selected mutton breeds, or grades ot the same. A moderate consumption of grain during the winter months, in addition to or dinary rations, puti them in prime condition for the butcher in the spring. Bat the early spring lamb probably pays the largest profit on the cost of production, and nothing -which is eSered In the markets meets a more ready sale. As a matter of fact very few are offered ia the market, for the reason that tb7 are contracted for beforehand by the hotel?, restaurant! and retail batcheis, who make a specialty of supplying ctoice meats. Lambs of the mat ton breed dropped in December and well cared for during the winter, given ground feed in ad dition to the milk of the mother, re idity command from :t 50 to ir60 per head in the spring, and ct slight cost to the owner.. In the New York and Philadelphia markets they sometimes bring $10 per head. There is not the liability of loss in raising winter lambs that many might supse. Sheep will itand severe cold with apparent impunity if kept dry and not exposed to storms, and tbe tame is largely true of lambs. If the lam b is drepped in a compartively warm and wsll-sheltered place, is once dry and on its feet, and ha3 hold of the . teat, there is little to fear for it well sheltered from storms and cold winds. The rr others in such cue require rations specially fitted to produce the largest How of milk, so as to induce rapid growrh in the lamb, like a dally ration of roots, with cirameal and bran ; a ration of ensilage would also be excellent for promoting a !bw of milk. The writer, when a boy on a New Ed gland farm, has more than once, on going out to do the chores on a cold winter , raornirg, found a lively young lamb dropped . durics the previous niht, the product of a copulation before the rams were separated from the ewes in the fall, and there was sel- . dorn any trouble In raising such lambs. The manure of sheep ia of more value in proportion to the food consumed than that of any ether stock, which fact led to the Spanish proverb that "the fcot Cf the cheep is enlden." Up In this time mutton sheep have never commanded the . attention Ln this country which they have in Great Britain or in Canada. Oar people have cor learned as vet to aonreciate the value of mutton in comparison with other meats as an article of food. But they are learaiDg now, and prime mutton is going to be mere in Jemand than ever before. Through the enterprise of importers and sreecera ail tiie valuable breeds ot mutton aheep are beccminz well represented in this country, and breeding animals, either fo . raising pure iced or crossing with the nv. are becoming available for any wN desire them. Sheep breed so rapidly tit startin z v-with a pure-bred buck and pative ewes it takes but a few years to produce threefourth or seveo-eipbth ijrades. which for mutton production are scarcely inferior to the pure blood. - HMtkw of arrmr. Ao e ichaDgs famishes us with lha follow ingliat: L. To think that anyone can farm; that a .nan who has starved as a canvassar f or a .patent tooih-pkkcr has been nrmccessful as , a carpenter, can jump, into a business requiring high intelligence and persevering .efiorta, and, teiag tnfamilkr with details, be able to make money. 2. The idea that a large farm, half stocked and poorly cultivated, pays better than a few nacres well and carefully tilled. 3 What ia it bit the worst kind of a mistake to pay hundreds of dollars for good (arm machinery, and allow it for want of proper shelter to rot an i become useless a year r so sooner than it should f 1. It is a mistake to let year after year pass ty with no attempt to improve the -quality of the farm stock. Blocded cattle pay. They make beef quicker, and the cows give more and richer milk Setter blood in horses pay. A Norman or part Normtn colt is a valuable piece of property. . To let foolish pride or narrow-minded jaalousy prevent the adoption of new meth oda when they have been proved by practical meo. C To get cp after the inn, lean on the fork handle, speculate for an hour or two on what the weather is going to be, let the weads get a gocd start, and then wonder why farmIrg doesn't pay. 7. To leave a lot of nnchopped, wet or half-split wood at the pile, a lot of old harmsi hanging in the kitchen and mn liy tricks ln the dining room and expect to see tba women folks arood natared. ' . To have a lot of half -lad, emaciated, Jcnewme lacking tenia roortiiig dejectedly

in some old cotton wood tree, when a few. good, hea!thy rij mouth Rock or Drahn i chics ens, properly boused, would make to poultry yard an honor instead of a disgruse. Plantlos; Nat BearlD; Trees. It was stated at a meeting of farmers recently held in Massachusetts that cuttings of the black walnut would readily throw out roots If planted In the lame manner tb it

grare cuttings are. And now cimesacarrespondent of tbe New Holland Times, who makes some valuable suggestions about planting hickory nuts. He writes: "As I am a creat admirer cf the hickory tree. cither in the field, the lawa or the roadside. I would gladly see itr cultivation extended, and will an one point to the ideas already given. Tbe great d.fficulty to the successful transplanting of the hickory is from Its long tap root devoid of all fiber; but this can be overcome by making it a fibrous root, and thus securing ail the advantages that corns therefrom. Th's can be done by burying a broad board some ten or twelve Incae below tbe surface of the ground, and planting the nuts above it. The first year, the tree, if it msy be eo called, will make bat little growth, from two to eight inches, but the accord year will, if favorable, develop it more fully. The board will cheer, the growth of tbe tap root, and in some instances cause it to divide into many. 8 me, however, will be simply turned aside, and carry out their true nature when the e ie of the board ie reached. If a number of nuts are planted, a sufficient number can be ob talned that will successfully bear transplanting, and fully repay all care bestowed. Chestnuts, butternuts and black walnuts can all be Improved in this manner." Data Tabs for Tarn Houses. A correspondent of the Boston Journal writes: Not many farm houses have a convenient bath room; nor is it convenient to urrange one in many old houses without more expense than the owner or tenant is willing to expend. 6h;ill I tell you how one boose is arranged not far from where I am writing? The house was so small for the f smily that there was no room to spare for a bath room, but it fortunately had a good large kitchen. Upon one side of this kitchen stands the bath tnb. cased in with pine boards. Above this casing is a movable board six or eicht inches wide, and the whole is covered by a smoothly-planed hardwood board or boards, hung by hinges against the wall. When the board is let down over tbe tub it forms a kitchen table about seven feet long and about four feet wide, and thoee not in the secret would not suspect what is beneath it. When the table is turnt d up and the movable boards taken oat the bathing tu1 is of convenient height. A leal pipe carries the w at er off through the same channel that takes i t fro u the kitchen sink. Uere, by the kitchen (ire, the members of the family can take their bath before retiring for the night, and the delight ot the younger children at a tub in whi. h ther can lie down and splash to their hearts' content, is, as their mother assures me, eometning worth witness. nc, and after the children araoff to bed tbe older members pay their tribute to cleanliness. Tue same lady awurei me that the great kitchen table is as handy as two smaller ones would be. Of course, this is not as convenient as toe regular batb-rooaa, where the latter can be kept at a comfortable temperature, but we cau not all have new bouses with al! the modern improvements, and if we can afford to make oar old ones more convenient for those who bare to do the work therein let us d j . Toe making of the house comfortable fr those who spend their days in it should be a part of our everyday work, as much as the fixing up of arns and other baildioes White Willow iud Brakes A Ne'oratita carreponUent of the Farmers' Review writes: Three years ago I Bet oat several rows of white willows, one behind the other, eight, ten, or twelve feet apart, on the west and north ot where I expected to build ray sheds and bay-racks and btrn. I spent ODe dav with team going for the strip and putting tiem on. I cultivated them two years The Becond winter they formed a complete snow and wind brake. I set then ten or twelve inches apart. Now they are from fifteen to twenty feet high, aa4 are of great value in protecting stock from the cold wind in winter, and make a grand shade in summer. Besides, they are a thing of beauty a joy forever. If I were going to open a new farm one of the hrst things I would ao would be to put out a few acres of these wil lows. I have a cotton wood grove of some thing near 3.000 tree3, bat for use and Bervice to the farmer I think that one acre of willows is worth more than five acres of Cottonwood. Ten or twelve miles down tho river are willow hedge-fences set out ten or fif :een years B0. Tbey are worth from fifty cent to 1 per rod or firewood. When cut down they will sprout np again. The farmer can grow no other timber to equal it for profit. If you were here to-day and see how comfortable my cattle and hogs are behind this three year-old grove you would agree with me. Too much can not be said in pai?e of thee willow groves as wind-brakes on tbe prairies. Krmarkabl Held of Totatoes. A committee consisting of William Ham ilton, of Caledonia, N. Y James 8. Grinnell of Greenfield, Mass., John K. Kussell. of Boeton, and Professor L l Roberts of Cornell University, appointed by the Bradley Fertliuintr Company to award six pre rniums offered by that company for the Jarefst yields from one pound of "Dakota red'' potatoes with the use of their fertil izers, have made a most remarkable report, based upon careful examination of sworn statements from the competitors. The suc cessful competitors and the amounts yifcrj are: II. C. Pearson, l'itcalrn, N. C-".'.'??,. Prrr kable enough, and the largest of them i 05) fold) is far beyond anything ever before recorded in the culture of the potato. Reduced to bushels, it would be a trifle over fortv-two and one-half bushels from a single pound of seed. Light bushels of seed is a fair amount for an acre, by ordinary meth ods of planting, and if tbe same rate of Increase conld be realized from each pound of the eight bushels, the crop would amount to !!0,4f4 bushels. Cat-Worms Tbe Iaita or caterpillars of certain moths have received the name of cnt-worms from their habit of cat ting off tender and succulent plants near the base, so that, tnougn the destructive animal may eat bat little, it kills each plant it nibbles at. The cut worms, for the most part, belong to tbe genera AfTCStia, Hadenaand Mamestns genera. the caterpillars of which greatly resemble each other both in appearance and habits, though the moths may have striking points of diilerence. Tbe parent moths lay the eg33 during the latter part ot summer, sometimes en the ground about the roots of grass and other plants, and sometimes on the leaves near tbe ground. In two or three weeks the g?t batch, and by autumn the caterpillars have reached half an inch or more in length. At this stae they barrow into the groand sufficiently deep to escape from severe frost, und there remain in a forpid condition all the winter. The warmth of spring aroascs them to activity, when they seek the surface of the round, feeding at niht on almost any green thing they meet with, eating with almost insatiable appetites as they approach maturity, and borying themselves during the day under the surface of the groand in the neighborhwd of their deprecations. When full grown they barrow iu the earth to varying depths, and there cfcare to chryeaiids from which the mature in&Ajts escarp in two or three weeks. J hese insects are hurtfnl only while in the larval condition. As remedies, showericg the plants with Paris green and water, sprinkling them with a!r-elacked lime or powdered bellebors, or strewing lim or soot or mixtures of these substances around the plants on the tultw ol the gramd,

poc n ds ; O l Thompson . . ' : J pounds; Charles i) llXtr' flW0' l.77 5 7 pound? P- "d;,CrIlVT1Me.. 1 fciiV -and3; K. If. Yicks, Rochester, k v 'i oiW1; Dound. These fizures are all

have all teen recommended, and in some cates have been found useful. Planta have a'eo been protected from Injury by these caterpillars by strewing around them a little dry sand impregnated with coal oil. in the proportion of a teacupful of coal oil to a pailful of sand, thoroughly mixed. The application should be renewed every week This method of warding o& the attacks of injurious insects by tbe -use of odorous substance repugnant to them is rapidly growing in favor on account of the succeat attending its use. This coal oil remedy for cnt-worms is said to be very effectual, m and the cost of the application being so trifling its usefulness should be extensively tested It is manifest that none of these measures . .a fa.atkl han Faid rrrtn. Ar invaded, a

I O A V MU a u V v. . v mv.m w r - . the area would be too great tor any one to undertake to cover with such material. It such cases nature has provided efficient remedies to reduce the numbers of each injurious species. Armies of parasitic insects prey on them. Some of these directly de vour their living prey, ouiers ueposu eg iKln 4 Via twlia rt thftlr victim, which Vi t-ii n a intn vrnhn nmiinm them. Hence. it often occurs that an insect which is very abundant one season is scarce me cexu BRIDLES AKO BITS. Most hones will drive better with the hinge or snau!e-biL See that your horse's bit ia neither too. short ner too long for his mouth. Always take the slack np in the bearingreins and over-checks on road horses. Horses that are not free drivers will require less urging if driven with a bridle with blinds on. Some stylish rangy horses are driven without acy bearing-rein; though it is safer to use one. Some horses become slow and need more urging when driven regularly with an open , dndie. Horses that shy much and take a strong hold of the bit will sometimes drive better with an ODen bridle. Every driver of fast road or track horses should use tbe best forged bits to ba had. They are the safest. Some horses will not "go up" on the bit when the over-check and upper-jaw bit are required. In that case try an all leather npper-jaw bit. For a hone that carries his head up and travels with the nose inclined outward, and does not pall, the side-bearing rein will answer. Q A horse carrying his bead low and inclined inward, and does not pall much, can bist be driven with the over-check attached to the large bit. For some horses that pull moderately an npper jaw straight bit, attached to the overcheck, may satisfy the driver; it not, try a hinged upper jaw bit With a bridle without blinds some horses will drive gently to a no-top wagon, wh'lwith a top-wagon they will get frightened at the top and frequently run away. When the angles of the mouth become sore from the pressure of the bit apply pulverized alum and honey in equal parts toar or five times a day, and uss a wide bit. When the month and tongue become feverish and bruised a little from the effects ot pulling on the bit, epoegs those pirts with a tolution of white oak bark or alum water. Nsverputan open bridlaon your hone until you know that he will go safe! y with it. Some horses will get frightened and kick, while others will run away it driven with an open bridle. .Never drive a horse, no matter how qaiet he may be, with a flexible rubber bit. if his mouth is tender and a soft bit is required use the rubber straight bit or a leather-covered one. Have the bridle fit nicely. The bit should tonch the angles of the mouth, and do not allow the blinds to flare open. Have holes in tbe crown piece for an over check and loops on the throat latch for bearing rein, so that either may be U3ed. A bene that is apt to kick in harness should wear an over check and an upper-jaw or four-ring bit. The oyer check should be tightened so that the horse's head my be kept high. If the animal should offer to kick give him a severe jerk, first with the right line and then with the left. For hones which get the tongue over the bit and hang it out use the bit lately invented called the "Perfection bit," It has tbe upper jaw bit fastened to the large bit, Or get a flexible piece of rubber and fasten the npper jaw and large bits together, tying them with strong string, which will answer the same purpose. Sometimes soft, puffy swellings are formed on the membranous lining of the mouth by the bit bruising the parts, frequently causing the horse to pull and fret. These swellings may be removed by cutting otf a portion of them with scissors; afterward apply alum water, or equal parts of tincture of myrrh and water, two or three times a day. Horses that will pull on one line are met with occasionally. Jhere is often a causa for this. See if the comer of the mouth is sore; then if the outside edge of the npper jaw-teeth are sharp or have fangs which may cut the cheek. The inside edge of the lower jaw-teeth may be sharp and hurt the tr-9' Examine the mouth thoroughlv., üen ex amine the shoulder and brer- ,J:Qer Wh be a boil or chafe aed 07 tne collir or trace. A ereat QT People who drive horses do not W- wbat tm d of a bit or bearing-rein j- oest adaoted to their particular case. Some arfimals will become slow with the over-check and upper-jaw bit on, while others with the side-bearing rein will take hold of the bit and pull, the head being drawn in toward the breast, causing them frequently to choke. Attention to a few iimple hints may make pleasant drives for those owning and driving road horses. HOUSEHOLD HINTS. Small waiters of polished brass or copper are used instead of silver. Decanters of old silver are 'shown displaying the colored bottles of glass beneath. Among the novelties in brass is a scrapjar in the shape of an old-tajhioned mortar gun. The polished and burnished cqppf r coal scuttles are now more sought for thn those of brass. Many of the newest styles ot upholstered furniture have all the woodwork which shows gilded. Stuffed gray squirrels standing erect and holding small baskets for cards are among the novelties. Old fashioned mirrors over the mantle are a?aln in style with the additloa of bronze or gsyly painted frames. Footstools are of a Turkish design, and are most luxurious. The prevailing style Is a square cushion stuffed hard underneath and soft on top. Among new woods used for furniture and artistic interior finishing is cocabola wood ; it is much darker than mahogany and very rich in appearance. Tiger and fox skins mounted as mats have a very fierce and natural look; as mats for an invalid chair these are specially desirable, being just the right size, and the far Is long and warm about the feet. Chairs and sofa backs of various shapes and sizes are made of squares of antique lace combined with bands ot cros-stltch embroidery worked in colored flosselle silk on a ground of cream white scrim canvas. A pretty dish ia made by grating a large rocoannt into a glass dish; coyer this with a iayer of fruit, and then with whipped cream. Be careful to reject all of the brown skin that covers the cocoanut under the shell : It can not be eaten, and it spoils the locks of the dish. Every woman should cedtivate a "correct eye." fcbe should know when tilings are octofline. For ior,e peoplfl ttis Beerua an

uttei impossibility, and they ought to go about with a measure of some kind, so that pictures may hang aa they should, and the four corners ot the taoie spreads should all be at ao eqtal distance from the floor. Great attention is now being given in our schools to the due cultivation ot the observing rowers of tbe children. Games are invented which carry out this idea also, and ought to be welcomed in every family, lor their it fiuence may be felt in whatever occupation the young people may engage in. To xenove white spots from varnished furniture try this: Rub with a sandpaper gently, then with a soft piece of c it ton cloth rub on toiae shellac varnish thinned with turpentine. A handsome cover for the sideboard fs made ot fine white crash, with ends of Mcrame. Table scarfs are sometimes made in this way also. A pretty fashion originating in Germany is to attach the handle of a china teapot to the pot by a tiny ribbon tied in a dainty bow. And, by the way, would not a revival of the old-time china teapot be a move in the right direction. Tea is certainly more delicate in flavor if made in aa earthen pot, and then transferred from that to a China one, than it ever can be if made in a metal pot, Itisnot every cook or salad maker who understands just how the various ingre

dients of a salad dressing should be mixed or how important it is to conduct the opera tion with thought. Tbe mayonaiee dressing. which is probably the best known and best liked, should be made in this way: Beat one raw egg in an earth cake dish until It Is smooth, then add olive oil, a very littls at a time, carefnllv '.Irring it into the egg with the right band ai you drop it in with the left. When the egg and oil make a thick mixture pour a little vinezar over it, then stir in more oil. and so on in this way until you have the desired quantity of dress ng; season with lemon juice, pepper, mustard. pickles or onions chopped very fine, or with celery, water-cress, parsley, capers, olives, or with any flavor you choose. Hard-boiled eggs may be added also. Spiced beef tongue is a good dish for sup per. Make a mixture of half a pint of sugar, a niece of saltpeter the size of a pea, and a tablespoon ful of ground cloves; rub this into tbe tongue. Then make a brine of two quarts of water and three-quarters of a pound of salt; put the tongue into a jar and pour the brine over it. See that the tcngue is entirely covered and is kept well under. Let it lie in this pickle for two weeks. Then take it out; rinse it in several clean water;; make a thin paste of flour and water; wrap the tongue in this and put into a dripping-pan to r ake. It must bake t lowly, and it should be basted frequently with lard and water, or witu half drippings and water. When done remove the pane and the skin; let it be come cold; then cut into slices, and not too thin slices, either. A nice aaace for salt fish is made by melt log butter and draining it in such a manner that the salt will be leit in the eauceoaa; then to one teacupful of melted batter a! low four hard-boiled eggs: these are to be chopped fiDe; just before pouring over tae f t . 1 - s can aaa me juice oi one lemon. A dish of rare delicacy and excellence to serve with cake is mads by putting a thick laj er of canned red raspberries into a deep fruit dish, then on the top put one pint of whipped cream with tbe whites of three ecs ard ateasDOOQfui of powdered sugar mixed with it, the eggs to be beaten to a very stiff froth. If you choose this meringue may be f avored with raspberry Mayor or vanilla. The dhh may be prepared with fresh fruit in its season. The canned berries should be drained' so me wba, or the juice will endaug er the beauty of tbe dish. Apple Tuffs l'are, core and slice six tart apples, stew them and strain them throuzh a colander, sweeten and add a p:nch of salt: let this cool while you make your pane of two spoonfuls of butter worked into eight spoonfuls of flour; add ios-water to make of conBteLcy of bread dougb; put on the molding board and roll quite thin; scatter soaall nieces of butter over this and dredge with Hour; then fold it up and rod quite thin asain ; repeat this operation any num ber ot times, always rolling the paste into something like a square form. Cnt the paste into pieces four inches s luare; rut a small spoonful of tauce to one half the square. moistea the paste around it with water and fold the other half over it; make the edges perfectly smooth ; bake in a droppinz-pan lined with paper, in a quick oven, w hen you take them from the ovea edit powdered sugar over eash puii. FA K .si Tories. Los .Anpelea, Cah, shipped a car-load of noney to London.

The demand for permanent grasses I greatly on the incresss. The-United States raises 71 per cent, of t can grown in the world. Australia exports a great d' ' coal, some of it going even to Entr"-1 Feeding of stocV ins the winter months should he done at regular hours. jjev... add wood ashes to the manure heap. piier, however, will be found beneficial. Los Angeles County, CaL, produced 10,000 tons of honey last year, valued at ?1,000,CM). Carrots, turnips and cabbages are the only vegetables that can be raised in Greenland. Some of tbe Western premium crops of corn last year ranged from 108 to lit) bnjhels per acre. Sour milk, whey aid Imttermilk are excellent liquid for mixing with the soft food of poultry. It ia said that a solution of indigo in the soft food of chicks is a sure preventive and cure for gapes. The growing of mustard for seed is said to be profitable, as the seeds not only preface an excellent quality of oil but are utilized after being pressed. The Jnrgest vineyard in tbe world ia owned by Mr. G. G. Briggs, of Zolo County, California, containing over 1,000 acres of to choicest varieties of raisin grapes. The dust bath is as necessary for fowls as water is for man ; it cleanses their feathers and skin from vermin and impurities, and is instrumental In preserving their health. Recent experiments show that the weight of gram in wheat and rye in proportion to straw is about one third of the wbole, while in barley it ranges from one-half to onethird. In some experiments made with the different breeds of fowls it was demonstrated that with warm, dry quarters and good man agement the Leghorns were equal to the Asiatics. It saves i great deal c! werk to do what Is to be done at jnst the right time. The fanner who is always a Utile behind with his work is fenerally a poor one poor ia management and forethought at least, A Hereford bull (Lorn Wilton) eleven years old, was sold in England on August 2S for 3,800 guineas, equal to 3,090, or ?U, 31160. There were some American bidders on hand, but the bull was at last struck off te ao Eoglisbmai. The mulberry ia a good tree to raise in a poultry yard. It is hardy and long-lived, and the fruit is popular with the hens, be aivlts being very nice for the children. The leaves are large and the Bhade it makes is pense, which is desirabls also in summer. r.efore a man plants Any fruit extensively he should ascertain hsw the varieties which he proposes to plant succeed iu his neighborhood. If he can aot ascertain then plait moderately, ao as so "feel his way." Tbe variations on accront of soil and climsts are very great. Gilt-edged buter-makers d not use large quantities of eoion-Beed meal, though they allow a smal' quantitv, not exceeding a Quart a day, A proportion of linseed meal should alws-a be fed with the cotton-seed meat, tbe taixtnre being better than either when ffalonr,

It may be valuable, aavs the Rural Cali

fornias, to know that a flock of 300 turkeys sept a large vinyard clear of buss and worms last season, while in the neighboring vineyards not so treated the bugs and worms destroyed the crops. The turkeys became very fat and brought good prices at Thanks giving. Until dairymen can be Induced to discard the use of scrub bulls they can make but little improvement. Even if they prefer to sell the young calves they will find it profitable to nee thoroughbred, belling the calves in Older to retain tbe milk prompts the dairy man to use any kind ot bulls, and this practice should be discouraged. A place, say under a shed, where fowls can take a dust bath in the sun whenever they choose on fine days, is an admirable apendage to the poultry; bouse. Bat, to be sure that lire don't torment them, paint the hennery with kerosene about twice a year aod rub a little into the feathers ot each fowu Do this each spring and falL An English farmer says ; For two winters I have placed six horses on the following weekly allowances : 1' or ty-. wo pounds oau. 23 pounds ma'ze, 21 pounds beans, 21 pounds bay, 14 pounds oat straw, cut into chaff, 70 pounds long hay. Total. 1UG pounds of food per week per hone. Upon this food the hones have done admirably while inconstant work. One of the best remedies for diarrhea in fowls is as follows: Give a teaspoonful of raw linseed oil, repeating the dose the second day alter. Then give one scruple each of powdered Peruvian bark and hypo sulphite of soda made into pills with common soap once a day for three or four days. Keep the fowls clean and feed them on cooked oatmeal until they folly recover. It is said that in order to keep machinery from rusting take one ounce of camphor and dissolve it in one pound of melted lard; take olT tbe scum and mix in as much fine black lead as will give it an iron color. Clean the machinery ani smear it with this mixture. Atter twenty-four hours rab clean with a soft linen cloth. It will keep clean for months under ordinary circumstance. Ore of the strongest points in a really gocd cow is that she will continue to give a good mess ol milk during a lODg time. Alany otherwise good cows fail in this re spect, They give a large quantity in the hrst flow, but soon drop oil, and are dry half tbe year. Tbe habit of the heifer with her first calf fixes her habits as a cow in this regard. It is, therefore, not advisable to allow a young heifer to drop a second calf within a j ear of her first It is, therefore, better to wait, so as to have the calves fifteen months or more apart, in which case the heifer can be kept in milk a year or more. At a Grange meeting in Summit County, Ohio, the relative values of married and un it arried men as farm bands was discussed. It was urged on ose side that the extra work put upon tbe housewife by boarding farm hands more than equaled any gain that might arise from having men about tbe house. The farmer's wife said that few farmers employ married men and erect bouses for them, but one who had tried both ways, and kept an accurate cash account. fcurd tlat he paid about (30 a year for the plivllege of adopting a hired man into his family, counting the price of hoard what it was worth in the market. Tbe veteran writer on live stock topics, A. B. Allen, states that he finds wheat bran an unprofitable feed fcr swine, "They do not seem to possess the power of digesting it, consequently much of it passes through them only partialiv assimilated, it mixed with corn meal it does better, and can be ted with advantage to cattle, alongwithcut bay, if mixed with it aid well wetted, aa it then undergoes a second mssticttiou." In careful experiments made by the writer, wherein both the food consumed and the growth made were weighed, bran was found unprofitable, as comoared with cornmaal, whether fed alone or mixed with the meal. We do not wish to recommend oats as a principal farm crop, yet it is plain that more profit can be had now in oats than ln wheat, wbtle, with proper maaacement, there need be no fear of exhausting fertility. The great renovator is grass, or grass and clover, the more of the latter tbe better. Unfortunately, clover does not do so well as in past years, because of the ravages of insect pests lhese may disappear, however, as there is encouragement to believe they will, for in many infested fields clover in the last year or two has returned to its old character. The main question for farmers is what the crops shall be with reasonable expectation of profit Elmira Husbandman. At a Xansas fair two pigs were fed with a view to determine which was the best The Dxperiment lasted fifty-seven days. One was I'oland China, and weighed OG no rind a at the beginning, and at the end weighed 170 pounds, having mdeagaln of 82 pounds, the food bemfc three pounds to each one pound gained. The wher was a Berkshire, and weighed at the begging 81i poands, and at tbe end 1C4 pouti-iq gainin" ilxi pounds and consuming 3.16 Owmja ol food to each pound gained. The Berkskjre gained three-quarters of a pounu more tb. the Poland-China, but required a trifle ure food for each pound gained. Such experiments should be made on every farm, as they would soon enable farmers to grow the largest proportion of pork at the smallest poB&ible cost To wean a calf as soon as it can crack corn and eat grass, says tbe National Live Stock register, is to wean it earlier than nature intended, and earlier than it is profitable to wean it. The same rule applies to the litter of pigs. Abundance of milk at calving and farrowing time can only be secured by anticipating the drain aod keeping tbe flesh of tbe dam up to a reasonably high standard during the winter, and feeding litferally during the flow. The parent animal that starts in with a full flow, because of being in a condition to make this possible, can; without undue trouble, bave tbe flow kept up to tbe maximum, but if she Btarts in a low condition, with an adder meagrely filled, she will not be Iii ely to rise to a high Standard of milk production during any portion of the season. Tbe Kochiani is tbe purest breed of ArabIan horses. Their genealogy for 2,000 years has been most strictly preserved. They are derived from Solomon's studs. This race ot horses can bear the greatest fatigue, can oass days without food, show undaunted courage in battle, and when their riders are slain will carry them to a place of safety (Xiebuhr). The Kadischi is another eel brated race of horses, but not equal to tbe Kochiani. According to Burkbardt, the finest race of Arabian blood horses may be found in Syria, aad of all the Syrian districts the breed in the Hauran is the best; but all the horses of the noble bn ed are not equally distinguished. Among these there are only a few, perbsps not above five or six in a whole tribe, of the first-rate class in respect tosie, bone, beauty and action. Judges of Election Indlctad. Chicago, Jan. 24. The special ' oountv Grand Jury to-day returned indictments agalust 219 judges of election, serving at tho recsnt national election. The report declares that the present reglFtiy and election laws are entirely Inadequate for trie purpose or a laixe city, ana, as tbey exist, enable unlimited fraud. The report declares that out of the 171 precincts into which the city is divtded. there were but seven at which there were not violations of the election laws, in mxay cues, perhaps, thronen ignorance, some from ctreieesness, and others, doubtless, through criminal intent. A Brute In tinman shape. IlAZEf.TOK, Pa., Jan. 21. an abominable outrsge was committed recently at Stockton, a tnln1b ? Tillage ter r here. The victim was Mary Jane Collini. a child not five years old. The little girl was taken sick-, and it was found that she had be n subjected to a most brutal assault, and was aufiering Jrom a loallisome Olseaee. An Investigation proved tba t David Jesrtns, a miner, was berattallaiit. The miscreant fiel, and the father of tbe child kept tbe matter quiet, bnt Instituted a pern ooal search la tbe surrounding villages for Jeavlns. Being unsuccessful, he has now reported the case to the authorities. A hundred intn ire ont ctrehini the entire Lehigh region. Tbe popalar feeling it such that Jeavias will be lip; tiftjoa u captured.

F0EECLOSI5G A M0BTGAGE.

lie Central Trust Company Sues the Wabash Road to Collect 56,000.000. The largest complaint ever filed in tbe Circuit Court was filed yesterday. It is printed in large pamphlet form, has eightyfive pages, and conaista of twenty-three paragraphs. Tbe title is the Central Trust Company of New York and James Cheney vs. the Wabash, the BL L., I. 51. and S. Boads, the Mercantile Trust Company, tbe Farmers' Loan and Trust Company, the United States Trust Company, the Eel River Road, I., P. and C , U., C. and I., C. C. and L., A., C. and S., T., P. and W., St, L-, J. and a, C. and 8 , H , K. and E., P. aad P. U., a and W. I , Pan-IIandle, B., C. and B St. L., 0. and C. R., St. J. and St. L., B. and C, St. L., a, B. and O., St, L., K. C aad IT., II. and P., and a large number of bridge and other corporations and private individuals. From the complaint it appears that Cheney, plaintiff, is a resident of this State. In June, 150, tbe W., 8t. L. and P. issued 50,000 bonds, for ? 1,000 each, to plaintiffs, glying its mortgage on Its various lines, stock, etc, and on seventeen mortgages which it holds on other corporations. The allegations cover an immense amount of space, and the petition for relief Is very comprehensive. It concludes with prayer for an account of all the property of the Wabash Road, that the mortgages msy be declared a first lien on all the property, and for foreclosure, etc By the terms ot the bonds the interest is fixed at C per cent., payable semi annually in June and December, and the principle is to become doe in 1920, on the 1st of June. It is provided that If the Interest is not paid MompMythe entire amount shall become due; ahm if (he interest is over due six months tli- property mortzazed shall be aivertif ed for sale in the New York and St. Lnu' papers. The twentieth paragraph of the complaint alleges that on the 2d of June, lb-l. (Ji ne 1 falling on Sunday) the interest became due and default was made in tbe payment, and the interest is still due and unpaid. It is also alleged that a large number of the roupous were presented at the Wabash office in New York for payment and that it was refused. The complaint charges that the Wabash Read is for the time practically insolvent. After the making of plaintiff" a mortgage, the Wabash made its promissory notes aud sold them to the Equitable Life Insurance Company of New York. Afterward a proceeding was begun in the Missouri Co irts for the appointment of Receivers for tl- road to protect the Equitable L 'e Irtruiance Company's interests and p. Ofi' i be above notes. Plaintiffs say tbey t to infoimed that certain parties are intending to raise the question of jurisdicti03 of the United States Cocrt. wbeie these proceedings were had, and tbey come now into this cjurt to secure their interests in tue mortgaged property. Tbe attorneys are Bu'ler. Stillman .i ilabbard, of New York, aod Phillips & StewarJ, of St. Louis. The complaint was filed yesterday morning by the traveling solicitor of the road, and from the fact that he was in consultation with Biker, Hard & Hendricks, it is presumed that firm will represent the plaintiffs in this city. It was stated by tbe traveling solicitor that the pro rata interest of the plaintiffs in the Wabash Koad property of Indiana is about 17,600,000, audit seems from his statements that tbe Central Trust ComEany regard the main road of the Wabash as eing a profitable enterprise, but that f ir the past four years it has been hamrered by its numerous branch lines, and that ths complaint Is tiled partly to see if the road can not be relieved ot a large number of the branch roads which are rfgarded as but so many incumbrance)). Having secured as much of their loaned money as possible off these branch roads, the balance will be secured by a foreclosure on the main road in other suits along the main line of the read. The interest, due semi-annually, amounts to $3.000,000. TIIE BATTLE OF SII1LOII. Wbat McCook Says About Grant' Btrtctiire on Btm at That Battle. Salt Lakt, Utah, Jan. 21. An Associated Trees correspondent interviewed General A. Met). McCook, now In command at Fort Douglass, to-lay, in regard to General Grant's strictures on him in a mags .in e article on the battle of Bhiloh. MeCcok Bays ho will in a few days, through the proper channels, call attention to some facta regarding the battle of L'hiloh and his part therein, which will ihow that what General Grant taya a bout him (McCook) in the matter is absolutely without foundation ln fact. He says General Grant has persistently pursued him for twentytwo years, and that Grant never saw hlai at the head of his division as described; that the attack of the rebels at Pi tub arg f-snoJng was a complete surprise to General Grant, Jf1 refers on this point to tbe published diary of colour jake Ammor, published on pase 3.'ia. volume x., -e , part 1, of the Keport of the War of tne BeDoi0Qt an(i other documents therein; also, as to the ena a&Ja baUe to tj,e reports of General 61ierman,G.,9ralNelsoa an4 others kccompiin jin and showlu, lhe beary fighting, and McCook'. helson'a and t'ritienden's divisions did the decisive part of it at the very time Graut Ulks so confidentially of being abUto handle the Bebels with his own forces. Alter th fighting was all over be saw General Grant com, to him at head of bis line. McCook said the euy ousht to be pursued. Grant said be Intended to T,ri.ue them. McCook then reported ttiat hia troops ,a,j marched all tbe day before, twenty-two milt, werenp all nig bt coming from Eavannab: mat tbey bad been fighting ad day; that tbey were withoat provitioiia and scant ot ammunition. Tbe very information, he asys. which any intelligent commander would want to possess in case be contemplated an onward movement. Further, tbe General says, this is tbe first time he hai ever broken silence on this aubject. Captain Mitchell, of the bark Antoiae Sala, New York and Havana trade, came home ln May, entirely helpless with rheumatism. He went to the mountains, but receiving no benefit, at his wife's requeet began to take Hood's Sarsaparilla. He immediately began to improve; in two months his rheumatism was all gone, and he sailed in command of his vessel a well man. Hood's Bareaparilla will help you. Sold by all druggists. Lord Brabazon utters a useful note of warning when he points out what has long been patent to many observers, that there is a deterioration in physique of the inhabitants of the aaore crowded portions of our cities. "Want of food, exercise and fresh air are the causeä ot this decline. He points out that in Ibis year's drill competion of School Board scholars it was clearly noticeable that those children from the poorest and meet crowded districts were of shorter stature than the others. Aa a partial remedy for this lamentable state of things. Lord Brabazon advocates more variety in tbe system of education, and begs the authorities to remember that the body should be cared for as well as the brain. Not only, says Brundenell Carter, has the acuteness of vision of civilized man fallen below tie standard common among savage nations but at the same Urne the eyes of civililized men often depart from tbe normal or approximately spherical formation, either becoming flattened from front to back, so as to briDg the retina too sear the surface, or elongated from front to back, so as to remove the tetina too far from the surface. That ama It p. We could use all eorta of extravagant words about the effects of Farkers's Hair Balaam. Bnt the simple trnth is enough. It is tbe best thing ef its kind. Cores falling hair, dandrufi, dryness, restores original color, is a dellcior.a dressing and perfectly pure and clsan. Jt will satisfy , yon. The calj etaodaid bO cent dressing.

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Jotnta, etc. atniin carles of the bones, rtckew, spinal curratura", contortions, white a Wellings, varicose velna, ec, th BarsapariUia will reroive away tfcoee depoaa ank exterminate the virus of the flisoaiie frca th system, 1 A GREAT (fOKSTITtrnOJAL BEIEDI Skin diseases, rumors, ulcers and soresof aO kinds, particularly chronic diseases ol thttkln, are cured with srreat certainty bv a coursaf Drj RADWAVS 8 A RSAPAR1LLIAN. We taeaiEDSU nate oases that have resisted all other tre treat SCROFULA i Whether transmitted from parents or acqud, Within the curative ranee ol the ! SARSArARILLIAX BESOLYEV. It possesKcs the same wonderful rower in crtm the worst forma of etrcmone aad eruptiv discharges, ryphilold ulcers, sores ot the eyesMrai mm, mouth, throat, glands, exterminatiij th Viru of these chronic forma ot disease troi ths blooo. 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Sold by all drasgUta, DYSPEPSIA Badwmy-s Sarapartlllasi, aided 6y Kadwayfft Pills, Ii s cure for this complaint It rcatcre? atrenglh to the stomach, and makes It perform lt functions. Tki symptom of dyspepsia dipmppeax. and with them the liability ol the sratem to contract diseases. Take the toeditfne'accordtae. tat the directions, and observe waat we say In Mf alaw and True" respecting diet. "Road False and Truo." Bend a letter stamp to RADWAT A CO., No. r Warren street. Sew Tors. XnJorsoattoa wort thousands vtUM sent to reo. TO THE PTXBLIO. SHST3 Bora and ask for R4waTs, ana saw t&a cayt 'Recvar; is ea that yta