Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 31, Number 40, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 August 1885 — Page 6

THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2G 18S5.-

"ÖÜR FARM BUDGET.

Testing the' Atinals cn th Tarn Summer Propagation. Transplanting in ti.e Fall Inset-tide Feeding Oats or Corn Potatoes lYoin Khoots IIon-M-boUl Hints aut Kann Nute. A It arvtt Song. The odor f wtet of new-mown hay I wuftcd o'er the Inn. I; lIU'il li'tfb. thehtavto! golden gr.un, Wuitlor the thresheis haui. "Aide, billowy fields of corn uplift Their tanii'er bread and gree a. With picuty's promise graven bright u euch, in tdittt-riug sheen. The leafy vine bend low with weight I f ;; clusters f.iir, SprKKtiiV-.c's glad prophecies fulfilled Tt.c burdened orchards bear. Oer 11 the land brown-handed Toil And patient Thrift have wrought Ihiy f: r d;.y. till dreams Lave been To lull fruition brought. Yet r.ot to them all praise be given, Ni t nil to Tr.il and Thrift; "W ho give the increase." uuto Him Our j. rttttritil heart we lift. Who can the richly varied store VI goodly (. '.ttx t.ehoil. Nor with Israel's prophet bard, "Thy work, how luaniioM 1" Western i'ii risitiun Advocate. Testing the Aniuial-4 on the Farm. Philadelphia Record. lti i hc tests of celebrated dairy cows may 1 f tut little value to the average farmer, as he does nut practice the modes of feeding during sm-h tests, nor give tlie same care aiid ii,iiiiaj-ement to his stock. Hut the tests are valuable, as indicating what an animal an I e forced to do if the conditions essential to success arc eomidied with. Now, the farmer's business is to discover what the ( t millions for the success of his stock are. lie may have the examples of others as jruide, which will m.-iterially assist him; but tl.tre are conditions, however, peculiar to his: own circumstances, to which he must conform anil in which no one can assist him. His soil, buildings, water, shade, quality of I ;i-tt:re, method of feeding; and kindofiood iiMdareall imjortant factors to be be consider d. So far as the denial of the utility of public tests are concerned, tin fact Tfi&Mhs that the serve as beacon lights in the direction of which all must steer. It signifies nothing that the product of the cow may aj i arently exceed the nutritive value of the fot d consumed, for the figure are stem, and j-oint unerringly to the realization of the objtct sought, and through the high-pressure public ttsts may be of a kind not approved t by the farmer, yet they oieii up to him a wide field for reflection, and teach him that while he may not hope to euul such, yet he must also test his stock, if he is to succeed, without regard to capacity. Kvery animal on the farm should be teste.) whether cattle, sheep, swine or horses. The ordinary cow should have her merits known .to- the dairyman, and he should familiarize himself with her qualifications, r.ot enly as a milker, but a? to the kind and quality of food bet adapted for her pttrjost?, and the most profitable. A cow may j;ive only twenty pounds of milk a day and yet I e an excellent animal if site can produce that amount at a low cost, while another cow in t he same herd may yield thirty pounds er day and yet prove uuI rohtable compared with the other. Tue twe should give twin lambs, but it is more iiuiortant that she should give them suit'. cu-iit nourishment, as well as yielding for herself a fair average of wool. The mare may le serviceable for all kinds of work and yet be unproductive as a breeder, while the tow. though bringing forth lartre litters of j ip, may be unsuccessful with' thera as a nurse. Xor are the males to be excepted. The quality of their ;ret is important, while they must give a profit for themselves as individuals. In order to know each animal it must therefore be tested, and not only tested during certain seasons but at periods ranging over the whole year in order to thoroughly understand the conditions. Then the feed itself is to be tested, as it differs in quality at certain times. A crop of hay one year may be a dinerent substance from that of another time, and hence the results obtained during certain periods which not always enlighten the farmer as to his projx-r course at another time. Uut such tests will materially assist Lim to avoid mistakes previously committed, and teach him where to ecomi.e and when to be liberal and generous with his Mock. Public tests demonstrate that there is no limit to the capacity of un animal as long as the conditions are not complied with. Mie may be able to do more without having been jriven an opjortunity of so doing, and thus it is on the farm. The farmer should not condemn his animals until he has faithfully endeavored to give them the full privilege of demonstrating their capacity, and when he has i-erform-d his j-art he will then know that his f.otits will le according to the quality of the stock, as he can retain any snich as have proved themselves worthy of his confidence, while the inferior class will he discarded, the result being that the stock will be gradually improved and the profits increased. Transplanting in the Fall. Fruit Recorder. "We know it would be to our advantage pecuniarily to urire our readers who are writing us about setting out large plantations of strawberries, and who want plants by the thousand for that purj-ose. to recommend fall setting, but as a rule, we can not do it and be true to their interests. Where but a few hundred are wanted to start new kinds or to get a little fruit next year, we recommeud setting next month, as small beds are properly cared for after setting and protected through the winter by mulching, but do not recommend setting out plants in quantities lor market purioses before spring, unless it be south of Virginia, where winters are mild and they tan be set in November. eptemler is the best month for fall settings of a few dozen or hundred plants, although we have had good luck with October setting, and even in November. Uut for blackberries and raspberries, we say most emphatically, the fall settings is far preferable, and we propose setting this fall about thirty acres, driving over ground just before freezing weather begins und throwing a forkful of manure over each hill as a winter protection. Our experience in setting, both spring and fall, is that we get neariy double the growth the first year from those set in fall over the ones set in spring, and the following year nearlv double crop that is, if set this fall, they will make nearly double the growth next season over those set next spring, and in IKs" we get about double the crop. Summer Propagation. lAmerican Agriculturist. The nurserymen propagate large stocks of certain shrubs in summer, and it offers to the amateur an easy method of multiplying his shrubs. There are enthusiastic growers cf plants who never try to propagate them, as they thinlc that for this there is required worne art or knowledge beyond their reach. It is true there are some "hard subject" that tax the ingenuity of the most experienced yardener, while, on the other haiilr tltere is a large class of plant that may be multiplied with the greatest ease. For summer propagation we need a moist atmosphere and shade. These can best be secured by mans of an ordinary hot-bed or cold-frame, the . glas l-ein? coated with common whitewash or whitening and skimmed milk. If this doe not furnish shade enough, a straw mat or Mint evergreen houghs may be laid over unng the hottest part of the day. In the absence of sash, a lath frame covered with rottn cloth will answer a good purpose, and we Lave ued common grocers' boxes, without top or bottom, with a cloth tacked over,

with good results. The soil of the led should be v ry jr and sandy, or pure sand may be used. In such a bed as this, cuttings of the just rijning shoots of most of our ornamental shrubs will root readily. Weigclas, dentils, hydrangeas, roses, and a great many other things can be ep.sily multiplied with lut little trouble. Cuttings of the just hardening wood of three or four joints are put in the sand, which is to be pressed tiAnly about them. Tue sand is. kept moist by jTcper watering, and air given when the sun is very hot. As soon as the cuttings strike root "they are to be removed to good soil, where they can be shaded until they become well established. A bed of this kind will le found very useful for striking , cuttings of such plants as are to be kept in the house over winter. Vigorous young plants of geraniums, verbenas, cuphea ( cigar- lanU, etc., will get erally give much better satisfaction than old plants that are Potted after having been in the open lorder all summer. Those who have never triedit will be surprised to timl how many nice plants for themselves, or to give away to their friends, will come out cf a i ropagating bed like this. f eeding Oats or Corn. Fcr many purposes oats make a better feed than corn, writes a correspondent of the breeders' Gazette, and especially during the sunimtr for working teams. Corn perhaps makes the better feed during the winter, as it contains more heating and fattening material than oats. This is not especially desirable during the summer. Of course horses, and in fact stock of all kinds, want tobe kept in good, thriving condition, and it is very J oor ec onomy for the fanner to allow his stock to be otherwise; but during the hot days in summer t4X,k that is very fat surfer considerably from the heat, and especially in working tca-iis. Oats furnish more nutriment that supplies muscle and sinews than corn, and when Imrd at work this is what the teams need the most. Taking the relative prices of thrashed oats and corn, and geneially oats are the dearest feed. This may not be the case just at thrashing, when com generally reaches the highest price during the year and oats are sidling at the lowest. The oats at thrashing time gcift rally sell low, and in many sections away from a good market they fail to bring a price that will give the farmer any profit over the cost of production. Yet the farmer can hardly ailord not to raise a few acres for feed. They occupy the ground but a short time, are easily raised, and are a much surer crop than com, with considerable less expense. If the farmer is obliged to thrash and feed tby are not as cheap a feed as corn. It does not pay to feed them in the sheaf. Every fanner knows this that has had any exjerience. There is so much waste that when it can be avoided they should never be fed in this way; thrash out and feed the thrashed oats and stack up the straw carefully, and feed the same as hay. A cheaper and better way is to have a good cutting-box and cut up the oats and feed in this way. There is no waste: horses, sheep, or cattle will eat all up clean, and fed in this way thev

they will make a whole feed of grain and "roughness." 1 have seen teams fed the w"ho!e year (with the exception of an occa sional feed of corn as a chamre) on oats cut in this way and kept in lir?t-clas condition, working a considerable mion of the time. considerable improvement can be made m this by adding a small quantity of bran, w etting slightly and mixing ail together. All kinds of stock rdi-li this and will thrive ii I -on it. of course, it is tome trouble, but the amount saved in feodimr a crop of oats s sumcient to make the work pa v. Where only a team and one or two cows are to be fed a small cutter will answer, but for a number of teams, with several head of cattle and sheep, a large cutter is the cheajest. and it will pay to take time to cut a large quantity at once, saving time in feeding. Potatoes From Shoots. A leading French pajer reorts a communication from M. d'A ndre, professor of agri culture in the department of Aveyron, to the Central Agricultural Society, describing rinriiiif ms iiiuo oy mm in me propagation of potatoes by slips during the last t Tr 1 lour years. Jiaving received some new varieties for cultivation in i7i, M. d'Andre de termined to try the effect of transplanting rooted shoots from his main crops. Detaching about rifty stich shoots from different varieties, he carefully planted and watered them, as the season was dry, to insure their striking. I hey grew vigorously, aud when he came to test the results he found that each transplanted shoot had produced, at tacbed to us foot as m the case of arti chokes, tubers equally numerous and quite as large as those produced iy the plants irom which the shoot wen' taken. In the foillowing year he reieated the experiment in a somewhat different manner. Instend of transplanting shoots of sixtoefcht nv hes he uprooted two nrtially grown plants, detached all the shoots, on each of which a small tuber had formed, and planted them at a depth of four inches, with twentv-sbc inches between the rows, taking care not to break any of the small sections of the roots. In this way from two tubers originally planted, M. d'Andre obtained ninety-oight shoot, which produced forty-eight pounds of potatoes. I he most curious result, however. was that, although the variety was a late one, it came to harvest, fully matured, six weeks oeiore other sorts grown mtheordi nary way. M. d'Andre, who has related his exjriment three times, recommends the plan, especially in the case of a new variety of potato, desirable to cultivate, but too ex--ensive to plant in the ordinary way. A similar exieriment, but more easy to carry out. is recorded by M. I'oget, of Nouviou-en-Thierache, Aisne, wno took cuttings. out roots, from the stems of potatoes, each cutting having from live to six leaves, and planted them out, after removing the two lowest leaves. Twenty days after planting he had tubers half an inch to an inch in di ameter on each cutting. HOUSEHOLD HINTS. India prescription for sore eyes: Sulphate of zinc, three grains: tincture of ooitim (laudanum), one drachm; rosewater, two ounces; mix; mit a drop or two in the eye iwo or inree times tiany. Camphor Soap: Curd soap, twenty-eight pounds; oil of rosemary, i pounds, lieduce the camphor to powder, add one ounce almond oil, then sift it; when the soup is melted ana ready to turn out add the cam phor and rosemary. Two pounds of copperas, or sulphate of iion, ui.ssoiveu in a pan oi water, w in greatly assist in purifying a privy or cesspool. A Iound of nitrate of lead dissolved in the same way is excellent for sinks, drains or vaults, i blonde ot lime is also efiectual, or a layer of charcoal dust will prevent offen sive odors arising from any decomposing substance. The quantity of these substances win depend uion the amount of tilth to le deodorized, and the length of time during which they will le effectual will deiiend ujon local conditions. - , The following mixture forms an excellent brown coating for protecting iron and steel from rust: .Dissolve two parts of crystalized iron chloride, two of antimony chloride and one of tannin in four of water and anrdv with a sponge or ra and let dry. Then another coat of the paint is applied and again another, if necessary, until the color becomes as iart as desired, when dry it Is washed with water, allowed to dry again, and the surface polished with Ioi led linseed oil. The antimony chloride must be as nearly neutral as tospibie. - A corresr-ondent brings under our notice a remedy for burns an i " scalds which he assures us is suenor even to Carron oil namely, a saturated solution of carbonate of soda. The mode of application is to cover the injured part with lint or soft cloth soaked in the solution, and never allow to become dry. The chief advantage this treatment has over Carron oil is the marked relief in the pain which follows its applica tion ; the other advantages being it greater cleanliness and general pleasantness to work wjth Carron on being very disagreeable.

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and sr ciling everything it touches, Again, turr.s and scalds. treated with soda have less tendency to form eranulations or "proud flesh," this being kept down by the slight caustic aetion of the boda. Chamber's Jour nal. M. K. Johnson has given the following re ceipt lor stumping textile materials indelibly : Dissolve twentv-two parts of carbonate oi soda in eighty-five parts of glycerine and rub into the solution twenty parts of gum arable. Dissolve eleven parts oi nitrate of silver in twenty parts of officinal water of ammonia. Mix these two solutions and heat the mixture to boiling. When the liquid has acquired a dark color stir into it ten parts of Venice turIentine. Apply the resulting ink with a stamp to the fabrics, and subject the impression to natural or artificial heat. Small potatoes are very nice cooked in this way: Peel them and boil in silted water: do not let them boil until they are soft. Peat one egg, and have ready some fine ciacker crumbs; roll the potato In the egg and then in the cracker, and fry in but ter until a light brown, turning frequently that the color may be uniform ; or the potatoes mav be dror-ped into hot lard. In this case a cloth should be laid over a plate and the potatoes should be drained for a moment in this before sending them to the table. Glazf O tTM hfrs. Cut the cucumbers into quarters, split them in the middle, re move their seeds; peel them, let them blanch for a few minutes; then range them in a stewpan, spread with slices of raw ham: moisten them with a little gravy, let them boil, letting the moisture reduce to glaze; then dish them up. Dilute t lie stock of the stew an with a little white wine, let it noil, thicken it with a little Kneaded muter; pass the sauce, through a sieve, over the cucumbers. i lazed cucumbers may be masked with hci-lmmel siiuc. white s;mee. brown sauce and even with tomato sauce. Dubois. Entire Wheat Muffins For a dozen muf fins there will be ret i tti red a cupful and a half of entire wheat Hour, a cupful of milk. ore-third of a cupful of water, an egg, a tea spoon fui of cream of tartar, half a tea-spoonful of soda, half a teasoonful of salt a:id two tablespoontuls of smrar. Mix the drv ingre dients and sift them into a bowl. Peat the egg until it is light, and add the milk and water to it. l our this mixture upon the Iry ingredients, and beat them quickly and vigorously. I 'our the batter into buttered muffin pans and bake for twenty-rive min utes in a ratm r quick oven. 1 he batter will be thin, and will give a moist muffin, but that is as it should be. An economical dish is made as follows: Wash a calf's liver; remove the skin and cut off the white fat from the under side. Lard the upper side with fat silt pork. Drown in a baking pan two tablepoonfuls of llour in hot butter or dripping; place the liver in the pan and let it brown on both sides. Add one carrot cut in halves, one onion in which six doves have been stuck, one bay-leaf and the rind of a lemon. Dour three cupfuls of wather on broth in the pan and bake for half and hour, basting often. Then add one teaspoonful of vinegar and one of lemon juice, suit ami jK pj-er; baste two or three times. Strain the gravy over the liver, garnish with round slices of lemon and serve The follow ing "fried herbs" are served with the liver. Four handfuls of young spinach, two of young lettuce ami two handful of parsley, well washed and drained. Chop line and add one handful of young onions, well minced. Put them in a saucepan with one ounce of butter and some pepper an! salt. 'over the pan and put it on the rire, shaking it until it boils; then set it back and let it sin-.mer until the herbs are tender. (lamMi the liver with them. FARM NOTES. Nearly ö,0ij patents have been granted in this country for churns. A iound of poultry Mesh may be produced as cheaply as a jKjttiul of pork, and it sells for twice the price in the market. A Connecticut gardner prevents the attacks of insects by the use of mosquito netting, and states that it pays him to do so. Verbenas to do their best must have rich soil and a sunny osition, have the branches pegged down all fading Mowers cut off. In Iowa the oats are slightly injured, bvt corn is ahead of its usual time, while the vield of wheat in some ortions of the cftate is large. French cheese-makers aim to get $ 1. to .2oo yearly per cow. Fine stock, great care and specialties in the manufacture are the means. The now Degonia hyoria gigantca, now introduced from (Jerniany, is said to have flowers six inches across, probably the largest of the family. Sow grass seed over the thin places in the lawns and rake it in, as it will enable the lawn to have a more uniform apearance next spring. The annual meeting of the National Dairymen's Association will beheld in November, at Chicago, during the continuance of the Fat-Stock fchow. Never grease a hen that is sitting, for if grease gets on the eggs it closes the pore3 through which- the confined chick gets its air, and the consequence is death. The number of sheep slaughtered for mutton annually in this country alone is roughly estimate'd at 12,000,000, from these the bulk of "pulled" wool comes. If the farmers will burn over the stubble in the wheat field, after it is well dried, they will destroy many of the insect pests that remain in the stubble until the next season. Chicago packs more pork than all other cities combined, Kansas City ranking second, Cincinnati, formerly the chief ork-packing city, is now exceeded by several other places. Two Holstein cows belonging to Stillwell Si Co., oi Ohio, in a recent test for a week, gave over eighty pounds of butter, each, daily, and made twelve pounds of butter, each", during the week. Mildew on roses is caused by sudden changes in the atmosphere, dampness and cool nights. Powdered sulphur applied daily, when tht dew is on the plant, is the best temedy and preventive. From a Mock of eighteen sheep, a St. Albans, Me., farmer has "raised the present season thirty-one lambs. A good flock of sheep weU cared for pays even in dull times, when wool is down to low-water mark. The Hubbard squash, is a good winter keeper, and may be planted as late as this month in some sections, though Julv is better. Any process practiced for keeping pumpkins will answer for Hubbard squashes. In the exjeriments made with potatoes at the Ohio Experiment Company, the varieties first to rien were Clark, Early Harvest and Karly Ohio; Vanguard. Pearl of Savor. Early (iem and Deauty of Hebron riened five days later. A writer says that it is a fact, established beyond soccessful denial, that a thorough bred Shorthorn or Hereford steer will cost no more to raise than a rative. and that at the same age it will weigh more and command a more ready sale at a better price. O. W. Pill, a prominent Kansas farmer and President of the State Shorthorn Breeders' Association, says he knows that youns LI. V it i 1 1 t r - ' cucme-uurrs w in kiii pigs, ne iounu eiev'en head, about six months old. dead in a rule. and four in another, from eating cockleourrs. Hardy shrubs in pots are frequently tised in England for in-door ornamentation and the decoration of balconies, verandas, etc They withstand a great amount of harsh treatment, and a good, healthy shrub is cer tainly more ornamental than a sickly, ten der plant. IWessor Shelton's results with five pigs fed on corn-and-cob meal, having like size, age and trade, with livo i.il's fed on imnle corn meal, were as foliows: Total feed of corn-and-cob meal, 3,019 pounds; average gain per nig. 111.4 pounds: total feed of corn meal, pounds; average gain per pig, 1H.4 xounds, showing that the pigs

ctually gained more relatively on the corn-itiid-cob lood than the others did on pure corn. - Mr. K. J. Cook, of Michigan, whose crops are always equal to those of other farmers, states that a few years ago he purchased several colonies of lecs for his sons, ami in 1M.1 the proceeds ot the honey from the increase of colonies exceeded the products of his farm. Fruit growers say that while the Sharpless strawberry is one of the largest, there is difficulty In growing them. They are apt to be over-ri? and rotten on one side before t icy begin to turn on the other. Others say tat the Downing berry gives the best satisfaction. No kind f itock should be allowed to eat young chetrj' shoots, however worthless the latter may bn. The leaves and bark of the cherry contain a considerable amount of prussic acid, and this is occasionally fatal to thf ep and cows left to graze where they can get at it. The average weight of milk is eight and five-eighths pounds per gallon of four quarts. Richness slightly varies it; the more cream the lighter the product. This is however, the standard usually accepted in this country and Europe. In ordinary calculations we reckon two pounds to the quart. Rams often tight desperately, bruise their heads, and the maggots get in the bruised places and kill the sheep. Many valuable rams are lost in this way every season, and where several aged rams are kept together they should always be blinded so as to prevent their fighting. Farmers who'use pork as food in their families should produce as healthy as the nature of the beast will admit of. Hogs should have range in a spacious lot, and have a free use of their nose, and all the pure water they want to drink; and if it is convenient let them have plenty of water to wallow in. It

is claimed by some that when fattened under the most favorable circumstances there is not more than one out of ten not diseased, it they have attained eighteen months. In selecting seed wheat the New England farmers favor grain from fields that have produced Avell in both straw ami seed rather than from thin fields with plump grain. This conclusion is arrived at by practical tests. It is claimed that short straw carries short heads, however plump the kernel may be. The New England Farmer is inclined to favor selecting continually from tall straw with longheads, which would naturally tend to increased productiveness, not only with wheat but with other small grains. The canker worm is spreading every year. The female moth is wingles, and n 'st crawl up the tree to dcosit her eggs, and all that is necessery is to prevent her from so doing by placing around the trunks bands of paper smeared with printers' ink. If the fruit grewcrs would ct-o:erate and use their endeavors against the nioth instead of the worms it would be an easy matter to prevent injury to the fruit, ami the sooner this fact is appreciated bv those interested the les difficulty they will have in the future. The New York Tribune reports Mr. A. S. Fuller as suggesting that "consumers would better use dark-colored evaporated fruit than be slowly poisoned with sulphuric acid generated in the bleaching process." In the fruit regions of the West the better class of evaj orators do not leave the fruit dark-colored. Hence sulphurizing is not needed. It is cidv fruits ev;qorated on the woodshed roof, or on strings hung over the fence, that an iiark-colond. These need boJi wasliin and sulphuring to make them decent-look ing. The system of washing in cold water on the sheep's back nevei results in a washed fieece fit for the manufacturer, bit only the eradication of an unknown and uncertain part of the velk contained in the fleece. which s thus changed into an unmerchant able commodity to be sold on its uncertain merits as to shrinkage. The name vir desig nation of washed wiol has ceased to have anycharm.anl the sooner the practice of washing is entirely abandoned the belter it will be for the sheep, their owners and the tratle generally. W ool Journal. In various countries in Europe, where the district is famed for sweet butter, everywhere the makers treat their subject as an art. and reap results accordingly. When everything is readv, and the cream well stirred, it should be poured into the churn, its temperature being about 5s, or from this to J1, and to test it a thermometer should always be used, If the dairy is a degree or two below these figures the cream will be all right; if it is too low the cream mav be removed to a warmer apartment until it has reached the required temperature. Potatoes are ready for digging as soon as the tops lie down. It is bestto dig them early in the day and allow them to remain on the ground a few hours, when they should be taken to the barn and stored in a cool, dark dry place; but it is not advisable to place tot) many in u single heap. All dis eased or in hired potatoes should be removed from the lot, or they will have more or less effect upon the whole, as they will be the hrst to decay. Potatoes may be stored in mounds during the winter, but are not easily utilized in that condition. Inse tides for the Garden and Orchard. We take the following brief directions for mixing various insectides from a recent Pamphlet of the United States Bureau of l-.ntomology : Tobacco Decoction: This is made as strong as ssible as a wash or spray to kill insect pests n animals and plants. Hellebore: The powder is sifted on alone or mixed one part to twenty of flour, u 1:1 one gallon ot water one-quarter pound is mixed lor spraying. Tyrethrum: Persian Insect Powder. Is blown or sifted on dry: also applied in water, one gallon to a tablespoonful of the powder, well stirred and then sprayed. London Purple: To twenty pounds flour Irom Ji to y-j Hiuml is added and well mixed. This is applied by a sifter or blower. With forty gallons water i to J pound is mixed for spraying. Taris CJreen : With twenty pnundsof Hour from to 1 pound is mixed and applied by sifting or by a blower. The same amount of the insecticide to forty gallons water is used as a spray. Carbolic Acid: A solution of one part in 100 of water is used against parasites on do mestic animals and in barns and sheds; also on the surfaces of plants and among the roots in the ground. Bisulphite of Carbon: For 'use in the giound a quantity is inmred or injeetet among roots that are being infected. Against insects damaging stored grain or museum material a small quantity is used in an air tight vessel. Her Laut Dress. Courier- Journal. "My wife," said an old gentleman in the hotel reading-room, "bought her last dress twenty years ago." 4,Deen an invalid since then 7" inquired a bald-headed man. "No." "Deen making it over ever since?" inquired another listener. "No. never made it over." "Must have been made out of good cloth.' "Of course it was. Do I look like a man who would buy a cheap dress to bury my wife mr' How to Take a, nil. (Medical Reporter. Place one or more pills under the tongue, then take a mouthful of water or other liquid and swallow dust as in the act of drinking) this done, look for the pill. Invariably the "I-can t-take-a-pill patient is astonished and sometimes he investigates the mouth with his fingers to reassure himself if he has really swallowed the rill. The secret lies in the fact that in the act' of drinking the toncue curves back uion itself; the pill taken by the force of the current, is imierceptibly washed down the esophagus.

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A WRECKED STATESMAN. SIR CHARLES W. IULKE, EXOLISH EErt'ETK'AX rOLlTICIAX, THE SfEJECT OF A S1IOCKIKCt SCAXDXL. Probably no English statesman, with the single exception of John Pright, is held in equal respect by the people of this country, with Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke. He has traveled extensively in the United States and Canada, and other English-speaking coun tries, and has published a book on his observations, whicli is one of the ablest yet written treating of American matters. While here he made many friends, and impressed all who came in contact with him by his ability and manly character. Naturally, the accounts of his, at least, temporary fall from the high position which he has attained in English political life, are read with extreme pain on this side of the Atlantic. As corespondent in a divorce suit brought by Mr. Crawford, an employe in the Home Depart ment, after having, it is said, paid 12.",ooo to the injured husband as a cure for his wounded honor, he is under a cloud which is intensified by a division in the council of the Liberal Association, as to whether or not he shall be asked to retire from public life until after the trial of the divorce case. An advanced thinker of the same political school as the statesmen of this country, a man of great attainments and commanding ability, until now with what promished to be a career of surpassing greatness as a statesman before him, his troubles are a subject of much publie concern here, only less so than in his own country.where democratic thought is rapidly spreading and avanced and capable men are needed to lead the aspiring masses. Hr Charles has scarcely attained the years of middle life. He was born in 11:;, and is the son of the late Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke, and the grandson of the literary critic who made the reputation of the Atheimim. His father also edited that famous periodical until the year of his death, when the present Sir Charles, who had been educated at the University of Cambridge, inherited the honor, along with the baronetcy, which is a smaller distinction. "Crcater Ilritain; a Record of Travel in Knglish-Spvaking Countries during lMWiT.'1 is the literary work by which Sir Charles W. Dilke is best known. His eminence in politics is perhaps more than equal to his nigh literary reputation. He was first elected to the House of Commons by the constituency which he still represents, in 1S1S. In 17J he made Iiis great sjeech against the Royal Establishment, and avowed himself republican in his political views. He was Under Secretary of State in the Gladstone Cabinet, lately ousted from tower. His voice and vote have been freely bestowed in the direction of elevating the ieople by education, the enlargement of their jolitical rights and the abolishment of all exclusive privilege. In his domestic relations Sir Charles has been exceedingly unhappy. His first wile, whom he lost in 174, alter only two years of married life, was. an Irish lady of superior beauty and attainments. She left one child, a son, who is being brought up with the children of Mr. Chamberlain, Sir. Charles' Radical associate and friend. The lady with whom his name is linked in the present scandal is sister of the wife of his deceased brother, Sdr Ashton Wentworth Dilke. On learning of the scandal with which the name of her intended husband is connected, Mrs. Mark I'attison, the lady to whom Sir Charles is betrothed, and who is in India on a pleasure tour, immediately telegraphed him to announce their engagement publicly. BRONCHO BERTIE. Her Very Remarkable Life, and Her Very Tragic ami l'athetic Death. (Philadelphia Times.l I-ate in the winter of 180 Jeff and I were members of the raiding party that jenetrated the fastnesses of the Mountains of Death, in search of a family of cow and horse thieves named Taylor. "One morning we entered a little canon, through whicli ran a stream of water. About midway down the canon, on the bank of the run, " the scout in advance made a horrible discovery. The three Taylor boys, whom we were in search of, and a Mexican vaquero, had been ambushed and killed by the Indians, and their stiffened bodies, bloody and scalpless, lay across the trail. We hastily dug a shallow grave with our hunting knives on the bank of the creek, and buried them side bv side. Then continuing on, we crossed the next divide and reached their camp in a canon similar to the one we had just left. The camp of the outlaws was a rude affair, consisting of a small tent, a camp lire, a brush corral, and a heavy wagon. Just as we was about to lift the fly of the tent a shrill, treble voice, which came from the direction of the brush corral, cried : "Say, thar, 'mister man, thet's my text. Keep out'n hit." W e all turned at sound of the voice, and the queerest little girl, in a dress of faded calico, bareheaded and barefooted, crept from under the corral gate and walked toward us. She was not above 7 years of age. and she had the shrewdest face and brightest eyes imaginable. "Keep out'n thet' tent," Bhe repeated, walking toward the Sergeant. "Hit's mine,I tellye' "And who might vou be?" asked the Sergeant, smiling and dropping the tent tiap. "I'm Broncho Bertie," was the quick answer, and she tossed her head saucily. "Leastways thet's what the boys call me. "And who are the bovs?" "My buddy's, Jim, Bill, and Dan. Ye all know 'em, well enuff, an' I know you ; j'ou're rangers, an' if you thing jou'll git the boys yer left. They're out yonder in the mountings an' they'll shoot quicker'n a wink.:' We crowded aoout the little maiden, ana one of the boys, in as tender and simple words as he conld command, told her of her bereavement. She didn't shed many tears, but a great lump that rose in her throat was swallowed with difficulty, and her thrill voice softened and trembled as she spoke. "1 knowed they'd git laid out some day." she taid, shaking her head, "but hit's better thet-a-way than to be drapped by you'ns." She peered into the face of every man, and finally, stepping to the side of Reckless Jeff, laid her brown hand in his, saying: "I like yer looks, an' I'll go with you." We took her back to camp, and on the road she taught us several lessons that set the men to thinking. We were a pretty rough lot, and when one man, for Bonie tri

fling cause, began to curse she raised her sm'ail Land. and said:. ; "Ye mustn't cuss. Tain't perlite when ladies is about, an' hit's wicked, too." When we made camp that night Broncho Pertie ate her supper in silence and when one of the boys spread some blankets and told'her it was to be her bed for the night she thanked him gravely, and folding her hands, knelt down and prayed. 1 noticed that the eyes of several of the boys were moist when she finished, and when she walked arouud the circle and lifted up' -her dimpled mouth to each bearded face tobe kissed she received a succession of convulsive hugs that must have bruised her frail body. The entire company held a consultation over the matter the night we reached our permanent camp, and it was formally decided to adopt this brown waif as "the child of Company E." When Partie was informed of our action by a committee delegated for the purpose the nodded her head and made answer in l.er quaint fashion: "I like ye boys, an hit's ago!" The best tent was fitted up for her especial use, and if a man had gone to the post and not brought back a present for "The Broncho" his life would have been placed in jeopardy. She exerted a wonderful influence over these rough men, and there was not one in the company that would not have laid down their life for her. Reckless Jeff in particular was her devoted slave, ami "The Broncho" was always in his company. She loved him, and would sit for hours in his strong arms listening to the stories that fell from his lips, occasionally commenting in her cld-fashioned way. Never was princess draped out more gorgeously with ribbons and fine dresses than'Broncho llertie. Once when she was sick a man killed his horse riding for the ost surgeon, and the men tip-toed their way about camp lest "The Broncho'' should be disturbed. Mad Milton taught her to read and spell, and the Cajtain brought her the gentlest ony that could be bought for money. One day, no member of" the Company E. will ever forget it. Reckless Jeff and Mad Milton went to the post, and came back to c: i-p under the influence of liquor. We had ' :,'shcd a shooting match when they . t : :i, and both men laughed at our marks-

mai.smp. "See here, boys," cried Jeff, pulling out his six-shooter, "I'll show you what shooting is, Broncho'." The little maiden stepped forward, and he, whispering something in her ear. handed her an ordinary bottle cork. She ran to a tree about twenty paces distant, and facing us set the cork on top of her curly head, and folded her arms. Jeff cocked his six-shooter and slowly raised it. "Don't Jeff!" we cried in chorus, for he lurched unsteadily. Two of the men started forward to prevent the rash act, but they were too late. Jeff's eye ran along the barrel of his revolver, his linger pressed the trigger, and as the report rang out. Broncho Bertie threw up both her arms ;.vd staggertd toward him. "My (iotl!" he cried, and ran toward her. The blood was streaming from her head and she was reeling oündly, but when he caught her in his arms she smiled faintly .ml gasped : 'You did'nt mean to Jeff good " Her curly head drooped and she was dead. He laid the body down and stood for a moment regarding the loved form. Then, starting sudenly, he lifted his still smoking six-shooter to his temple, pulled the trigger, and his soul joined hers in the Unknown. "I took a solemn oath over that grave never to tov.ch liquor again," i.iid Mad Milton, when we talked of the dead, '-and I've kept it." HOW TO EAT A WATERMELON. The.'Way a Southern Kditor Cut and Swallows the Succulent Fruit. Atlanta Constitution.! The fact that a Georgia watermelon is now at its best, in the very power and prime of its lusciousness, so to sjeak, reminds us that there is no healthier fruit than a erfect melon. Its juices not only tickle the palate, but strengthen and refresh the whole inner man. Very few reople, however, know how to eat a watermelon, just as not one man in ten thousand knows how to eat an orange. To be properly enjoyed the iertcct watermelon should be ounced on in the patek just after sun-up. It should be carefully se lected. In resjonse to an eager thump there should follow a dead and meaty sound, ami the melon should weigh not less than twentyfive iounds. Atter it is pulled it should be split from end to end with a short ocket-knife, so that in tearing it open the glowing and juicy heart, bursting oi-en from its confinement. shall find a lodgment on one side only. At this joint the knife is to be Hung away. For a moment the eye should oe allowed to feast itself on the vision thus suddenly brought to view, then the heart should be scooped out with the hand and its nectarious meat thrust upon the hot and thirsty palate. There ought to be something savage m the enjoyment of a watermelon : it ought to be bruise! and swallowed'with avidity. The man who knows how to enjoy one will come away from the fray with the sweets in his beard, in his hair and on his clothes. Household Perils. I Hartford Tiines.l These are two or three volatile liquids used in families which are particularly dan gerous, and must be employed if at all with especial care. Benzine, ether and strong ammonia eon stitute this class of agents. The two first named liquids are employed in cleaning gloves and other wearing apparel, and in removing oil stains from eariets, curtains, etc. The liquids are highly volatile, and flash into vaior as the cork of the vial con taining them is removed. 1 heir vapors are very combustible, and will inflame at long distances from ignited candles or gas flames. and consequently they should never be used in the evening, when ti e house is lighted. Explosions of a very dangerous nature will occur if the vapor of these fluids is ermitted to escape in the room m consideraoie quantity, in view of the great hazards in handling these fluids, cautious housekceiers will not allow them to be brought into their dwellings, and this course is commendable. As regards ammonia, or water of ammonia, it is a very powerful agent, especially the stronger kinds sold by druggists. Aii accident in its use has recently come under our notice in which a young lady lost her lite by taking a few drops through mistake. Breathing gas, under certain circumstances, causes serious harm to the lungs and membranes of the mouth and noe. It is an agent much used at this time for cleaning purposes, and it is unobjectional if the proper care is used in its employment. The vials holding it should be kept apart irom other containing medicines, etc., and rubber stoppers to the vial should be used. Oxalic acid is considerably employed in families for cleaning brass and copper utensils. This substance is highly poisonous, nd must tf ketit and nsed with creat caution. In crystalline structure it closely re sembles sulphate of magnesia or r.usom salts, and, therefore, frequent mistakes are made and lives lost. Every agent that goes into families among inexierienced persons .linnld be kent in a safe place, lableu Prop erly and used with great care. Full of Peril Arc those disorders which, beginning with am apparently trivial Inactivity of the klduey or bladder, terminates in Bright's disease, diabetes and cystitis. The first two not only interrupt the functions of the renftl rgans. but destroy their structure with as much certainty as tubercular consumption does that of the lungs. IIostetter'B Stomach Hitters U an excellent öluretie, promotitijr the activity of these organs without overexcitfng them, thu averting the deadly maladies In which their Inaction Is so prone to culminate, The removal from the blotxt of impurities which the kidnevs should, but do not, when inactive. secrete, is another beneficent effect of this incom parable medicated stimulant and derurent. The hitters is. in ail esses, too, a fine restorative of vigor and aid to digestion, remedies malariarliease and banishes liver complaint and constipa tion..

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