Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 33, Number 36, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 October 1887 — Page 3

THE INDIANA STATE BNTINL." "WKDN-ESDAX" OCTOBEß 12 1887.

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TIMELY FARM TOPICS.

Tin Apiwy -Ruge for Poultry 1 Pompkin Tbit Lived on Milk. W.yi of Milk Wisiiaz Agiinst Dorsst SLeep Atcut Spring Lmbs. Stwirg Wteit With Timathy Lidy Bagi Iniiiig Kicking Cowi. live Shorthorn for General Purposes Pasture Trees Household Blatters Rectpea Live Stock and Farm Xotes. Honey was domestic mannfactura of great importance before the Introduction of cane sugar, and in those countries where cane sugar is scarce the preparation of honey is rery extensively carried on. It is sot uncommon for a peasant of the TJkrine to possess five hundred or more hires, and for a parish priest in Spain to haye fite thousand hives in his apiary. The editor of the Canadian Bee Journal has been publishing the methods of wintering practiced by some apiarists. He sum tip some of the more important points o his own practice as follows: "When we prepare our bees for winter we examine each colony and give tbem from four to eight combs, according to their strength. "We select the combs having the best sealed stores, and if they have not sufficient to keep them we feed them on sugar syrup until each contains from twenty to tbiny pounds. "We see that they all have good fertile queens (young ones if possible), and enßiclent stores sealed to carry them through until first of May, or long er if necessary, plenty ot bits, and all in pood shape for wintering. This should be done at least three weeks or a month before they are set into winter quarters.They should not be disturbed after they are once so arranged, disturbing bees late in tbe lall and tinkering with them means disaster. We leave tbem in tbfa condition until the weather gets cool and winter begins to show itself. We then place them in the winter repository, removing the lidi and leaving the entrances wide open until they are returned to their summer stands. Keep the temperature about 15 degrees. Would rather have it 50 than 40 degrees. We always keep our repository dark." It may safely be maintained that of all plants suitable to the production of honey, buckwheat stands deservedly at the head, as it Is not only one of the most profitable crops for its trraln, but tbe large amouut of excellent hone 7 it yields may well be added to the pro tit side of the account as to much gain, tbere being no expeitne attftdirg either its production, its gathering cr its storing. Hange for Poultry. The Poultry World says: "It is desirable, where it is possible, to giva fowls ample rasee. The care Is reduced to a minimam jn such cases, and the expense of keeping is much less. But rente is not absolutely indispensible. The number of fowls which csn be kept in health and made pay in very limited quarters is much larger tban many, perhaps the most, suppose, lint to do this it is Becessarv to supply, what fowela upon a good range obtain for themselves. Fowls upon an extensive range obtain plenty of exercise, by which their health is promoted. Fowls in narrow quarters must be induced to take a corresponding amount of exercise if they are to be kept equally healthy. To do this various expedients like burying grain, hanging np articles of food just within their reach, and a con sunt turning up of the soil must be restored to. Fowls upon an extended range obtain a variety of food, especially of green food and insects. Fowls In narrow quarters must be furnished with a variety of food especially of green and animal food. This is not difficult, but it is very often neglected. Fowls upon an extended raoge obtain clean ground, good dusting places end the like. The first is obtainable by constantly stirring the soil, using disinfectants and the like, and the second by furnishing a box provided with road dust, tulpbur and so forth. In brief, if quarters are kept clean, variety of food furnished and exercise promoted, tbeir health will remain vigorous. Some of the finest specimens have been raised in narrow quarters. l)t much greater care is necessary to produce the tame lesulis. It remains exceedingly desirable, where practicable, to furnish a good range, but there are many men who are deterred from keeping fowls simply from the mistaken notion that what is deIrable is aldo indispensable. This notion ought to be removed, because it is wholly false. It is dillicult to imagine any man, Ilvico outside of tbe compact parts of a city, who can not keep a few fowls if he is Hilling to take the necessary care. Bat if a man who has but limited space desires to keep fowls he should understand that he most supply the things necessary to he&ltu which fowls having a free range are able to obtain for themselves. AVys or Milk Wasting, IS'ew York Tribune. It Is common to dry np cows three or four months before calving. In many cases they dry up without any eflort on tbe part of the owner. This is the habit of natives more tban of thoroughbreds. The Jerseys hold on to their milk longer tban any other breed, and this propensity carats from their being milked as long as they all gtve any. No doubt thlacnaracteriatlc can be fixed by jnst this sort of practice continued from year to year and generation to generation. They will keep on giving milk up to tbe time of calving, even tbonsih the food be poor. There are sv eral Jerseys on Kirby homestend which have never been dry since the first calf, before they were two years old. Tbe old fashioned rotion to milk only in the BiorolDjc after cows drop off in the yield In winter Is mistake. It worth inilkicg it all, ft ccw is worth milking twice a day. 8h will not only Ire more, but the milk will be ot a great deal better quality. It does not do milk any good to remain in the udder so many hours after it Is secreted. and it does not do the cow any good. Jnet wby the last milk drawn is tbe best Is un explained. We know it Is tbe richest, and XI the reason is because it is tbe laut se rUd, then the twenty-four-hour rule of milking Is a poor one in more than one sense roor In quantity and nnallty. The law of stimulation holds good In milking. and, if well followed, wilt hi!p to make good miners, and, if casual and disregarded, it win run down the best and run out rap idly those which do not have the charac tertstic of production so strooely devel oped. Irregularity is milking aoes more damage to cows than most persons are aware of. and the same is true in regard to feeding. There should be as little excitement as possible, and an effort made to xtiiik, feed, water and clean the cows at fixed and regular tims. Tbere is a great deal of sympathy between the cow's mtnd and th machinery operated to CII her ul der. Good care counts as mach almost as good food. I"arm Labor lo Canada. if r. Eloir, Secretary of tbe Ontario burean cf Industries, writes in his last report: There is marked falling off in tbe rate of wages paid to laborers in 187, from the average for the last six years, and there is, on the whole, a slight reduction from the gurea fox 1880, The average wages

paid In the case of yearly engagements, with board, is $159 per annum for the present year, and in monthly engagements, which apply principally to the summer months, the rate of $1G 91 per month with board Is paid. During the harvest wages generally ran at from $1 to $1 25 per day, or $20 by the month, for short terms. For engagements covering six months of the cummer, about $15 per month was the usual rate, for t laborer of average ability and experience. The highest rates are paid In the northern districts, and next to them the east midland group comes hiehest, probably owing to the fact that these localities are nearer than others to the lumber region and to railways in process of construction, where the demand for labor is greater. Although the Introduction of improved machinery and the dullness in lumbering operations and the construction of public works have reduced the cost of labor in farm management, there is yet no solution of the domestic servant problem on the farm. Correspondents complain that servant girls are scarce, and cannot be Induced to remain, owing to the greater attractions that are offered them in cities and towns. Immigrant girls that are brought out of the farms soon find their way to the towns as a rule, and refuse service in the country. The average monthly rate of wages for the province to servant girls for lbSl is $0 05, and the average weekly rate for the five years, 1882 6 is $1 52.

Abont Spring Lambs. Philadelphia Record. Now Is the time for preparing to secure early lambs, as this is the season for couplirgthe Bheep; and as a few weeks would make quite a diilerence In the prices, the profit will depend upon early birth in the spring and rapidity cf growth of the lambs, which will assist them in getting into the market Lefore May. The prices varyaccordirg lo tbe searon. From July until snricglamb eball come in tbe next season the wholesale prices will range from six to eight cents per pound, but in March, April and May the prices this year wer from $3 to $7 per lamb, with a few sales In March at $10 each. Not many lambs reach the market so early as March or April, and they are usually Bmall, but, like spring chickens, they will always be in demand at high prices If tbe farmers can produce them. As there J3 a difficulty in the way which is beyond the control of the farmer to a certain extent (that of coupling) he has but one resort tbe forcing of the lamb after birth, though the sheep will come earlier by due attention to the age of the sheep and mode of management. Karly lambs from some kinds of sheep do not always get into market early because they co not grow fast enough, and the most important point in raisin? early lambs is to give duo attention to the selection of tbe breed. As was mentioned before in these columns, pure bred Oxford lambs have been known to weigh thirteen pounds t birth and reach k.kj pounds live welzbt when three months old, or a gain of nearly one poucd a day from birth. As a Jarse number of lambs are born in February, a well-bred lamb ahonld weigh over forty pounds in March, and be reaJy for market, though only thirty days old; but such Welch's as 100 pound in three months should not be expected by farmers, as the lambs mentioned were used for experimental purposes, and required an outlay in labor. What tbe farmer should do, however, is to use Oxford, Bhrooahlre or Hampshire (Downs) rams Jn his Hock, and thereby iacreape tbe size of his stock. In twoior three seasons tbe nack will be near ly equal to the pure breeds. Bat in so doing special feeding will be necessary. As the flock becomes improved the conditions necessary for success change. Large sheep are not as active as merinos, and can not climb steep hillsides to work for their sup port. Yet with early lambs at from $7 to 10 for choice quality the flock will well ay lor all the care that may be bestowed, he ewes must be so fed so as to give a full supply of milk, the lambs kept dry and warm, the food varied, and plenty of oats fed the Iambs as soon as they can eat. This work may be done, however, at a time when but little else can be performed, and if farmers will select the mutton herds, and make early lambs a specialty, the wool and mutton will pay expenses, leaving the arnDS as prone Training Kicking Cows. Then milking a cow. writes F. C. Curtis in the l'ractical Farmer, she should stand In a proper position, which many cows eeem determined not to. The cow is the strongest, and anger and brutal treatment are the rtsult. Could the milker apply his strength in some easy, practical manner, so as to compel the cow to stand In a proper pfmition while being milted there would be t o cause for arger on the part of tbe milker; hence no brutal treatment would mcmarily result. Borne cows kick from natural cr acquired viciousness, others because tiae optratlon or milking Is painful i;om ter.uerness or otherwise. Hence, In tome cases it is sort of turgical operation, erd tie patient must be confined to submit. Tbe proper position for a cow to stand m is to "holöt," I. e , the right hind foot should step back; or what is equiva lent, ine opposite toot scouid be advanced. It will be noticed that a cow in this posi tion rests her greatest weight on the foot farthest from tbe milker. Bnch being the cafe, she cannot then well kick with tbat foot. It eeems, then, very plain that the cow should "hoist." if she will not, I simply propose to compel her to. For this purpace I keep in the stable a rope about ten feet long. Make a loop on one end, go to the left side of the cow, loop the rope around the hind lc?, drop it down near the dew-claws, pass it around the stanchion (twice if necessary), and draw the foot forward as far as necessary. This Is a forced hoist, and it has the effect, in almost ail esses, to cure or break up the annoying habit of many cows tbat keep stepping or rhanfiing positions, thus compelling the milktr to move as often as the cow does. Xtoiintyvfor Tieulxr Culture The territory of Dakota baa made very liberal provisions for the encouragement of timber culture. ( 'hsptcr 14 of the tension laws of l's3.r) provides that any person planting one acre or more of prairie land, within five years after this act, with any kind of trees except black locust or cotton wood, and successfully wowing and cultivating for three years, shall be entitled to receive for ten years thereafter an annnal bounty of $2 for each acre to planted and cultivated, to te psiJ cut of the territorial treasury, but such bounty sball not be paid any lorcer than euch trees are maintained and kept in growing condition. Tbe code farther provides that any one-fourth part of of any quarter section of prairie land, the same being a legal subdivision, on which five acres of timber shall be planted by either sowing seed or by setting trees or cutting?, and the same to be kept in growing order byerj ttitatlen and not to be more than twelve feet apart each way, together with all improvements thereon not 10 exceed In valne $1,000, shall be. exempt from taxation for a period of ten years from and after the planting of said timber, and any change of ownership of such land shall In do way e fleet the exemption from taxation as herein provided. To secure the benefit of this exemption, the applicant shall file an affidavit with the assessor that he has in every way complied with the require ments ot tne jaw, wnereupon me assessor shall therein state In effect the following words, to-wit: 'Kxerapt from taxation by virtue of tree cnlture,"and shall dea?rib the particular tract or t acts of land so exempt. A Pumpkin tbat Lived on Milk. Kewburg Register. The Orange County seed store on Culden street exhibits a pnmpkin of tbe variety known as Vlamraotb Chili, grown in I'mDsm rounty, which brings down tbe ntls at 2C0 pounds. From the day of its bioaom to being cat from tbe vine, extr.ty twcntyi-elght days elapsed, and a companion growing pn the same Tine at tbe pres

ent time weighs fully as much. Strange to say, mammoth pumpkins are all given substance from artificial sources. Mr. Cornish says the pumpkin exhibited has used for a fortnight past oyer a pint of milk dally. Near the pumpkin a root is sent out from the vine, which, if unmolested, wtuld find its way to the ground for sustenance. Experience has shown that leading this root to a basin containing milk causes the material for first-class Thanksgiving pies to ripen much quicker, and attain a larger size than by permitting it to feed from the earth. After a while, no doubt, the gardener will bring the cultivation of vegetables np to such a science that the pumpkin will absorb milk enough in growing to need none in preparing it for pies, Tbe Shortliorn ava n General Purpose Cow. "We find the below article from the pen of a correspondent in the Breeders' Gazette. There is much truth in these claims. If the shorthorn cow does not already possess all tbe possible virtues of a general purpose cow. probably some breeding to that ead will make her perfect The writer says: What Mr. Farlee says of the different breeds is all well enough, but when he attacks the "general purpose cow," or shorthorn, he attacks one that has more friends that all the other tribes of cattle put together. He says that "the general purpose cow is a delusion." Now in that statement he is just as much mistaken as though he had "torn his shirt" No doubt he Is corrett from his point of view, there in the Fast It is a natural thing tor "Western farmers to sell off their poor milkers, and possibly some of th?ee cows find tteir way into the hands of Eastern dairymen. Have handled most all kinds of cattle in a Bujeli way, except polled Angus, Hereford, and Holstein Frit sian; urn not farming at present, but keep a hih-graJe Ehorthorn cow to supply us with milk and butter. She had her last calf in February, and at this time the gives about twenty quarts of milk per day. There is no "delusion" about that, and as the old cow weighs about 1,400 pounds, and is a perfietual milker. I fail to see where the "Jeusion" comes In. This cow's sire belonged to the Llibernia family, and was bred in Kentuc ky. He never got a poorer milker that I know of, and I owned him seven year?, I suppose that nineteen out of every twenty farmers around here carry oa rueral mixed farming. They raisacattte, hoies, hogs, and some sheep. They milk a few cows and raise a few Bteers every year. Nearly every one has grade Shorthorns, It was not an unusual thing for me to get about as much for a yearling steer weighing from HOO to l.OlX) pounds as his dam would sell for; and some times a cow would have her udder hurt and be spoiled as a good milker, wben all we had to do was to feed her up, and sometimes get a good price. I remember one -1 -year-old cow that I had failed to breed, and I sold her, right from June-grass pasture her weight was 1,000 pounds. There are poor milkers and some that are jast ib good as the best In the Shorthorn race of cattle, and my advice to the young farmer Is to keep these best ones. There is another important item which is not often thought cf till to late, and that is the disposition ot the cattle. I never had any trouble to break yonng Shorthorn cows to milk. We just took the pail, sat down and milked ; of course the cow was either in the stanchion or tied in the barn. And I never bad any trouble with an ugly Shorthorn bull; I never saw one; and that is more than I can tay for tbere little yellow Jenejs. Several persons have been injured by them in this country. Trees In Tnütures. An observing stock raiser writes: Tbe heat and drought of tbe past summer tested the value of shade in pastures to the utmcfrt. One of the most striking features of several runs for long distance during the Intense heat was tbe groups ot live stock hugging closely the shady sides of

Hees and fences to find temporary deliverance from the fierce glare of the sun. Unfortunately, the majority of clumps In pastures are fenced round. This minimizes the value of the shade to the utmost The clomps, too, are montly planted on the verge of the pastures; hence they can only ailord shade during a portion of the day. It is most aflectlng to see cows and horses go round and examine tbe fences in all directions to see if, mayhap, they can Led a stady nook or corner; but often the search is all in vain, and they resign themtelves lo their fate, that cf semi scorching wiin pieel snn beat, and perpetual teasirg and tormentlbg by flies. In contrast to innumerable such sights of live stock In a state of restless torment, it was nust refreshing to witness at times live steck cooiirg themeelves In running biGGEH, and enjoying the cool tihadowof ti es, in the few cases in which unfenced cinrups h Horded tbcm complete shelter Hem tbe cJocuies sun's broad glare from t'swn to dark. Hunger Is sure to prompt the stock forth to feed, ami tbere Is no fear W hatever of healthy live stock preferring even cooling thelter to good victuals when they need the latter. lUit cows and other stock prefer to feed at night, or In the cool of the morning or evening, during very hot weather, and to lie in tho Bbaiie and chew tbe cud during the burden and heat of the day. This rest and contentment is as favorable to tbe production of milk of tbe best quality as to the laying on of meat, and when the eiiecis of rest, peace, freedom from anxiety, and all soothing Influences on tbe milk ana meat supply are duly appreciated, then will every grazing mead have its unfenced clamp for shelter and for shade duly provided for it These are as gratefully welcomed by horses as by cows and bullocks of all sorts, and sheep, though tbe latter tuCer lets from direct sunshine than the two former. When we get so far as to furnish each pasture with its clump or clumjsof treesfor shelter and shadow, the first step will be taken to combine landscape beauty with the economy of grsztcg and farmlsg for mere profit, and experience will probably prove that in this, aa in other matters, beauty may be as profitable as the baldest, barest utility. Agnlnat DotaetKheep. Kural New Yorkar. And row, mt Henry Stewart, one of our best sheep authorities, in the New York TlDiea.wlth all tbe deprraelon tbat baa fall en upon tbe .sheep raising industry, we are threatened with a large Import of a kind of abcep which will be most utefnl in our climate. The horned Dornet sheep is now the favorite, and tome agricultural journals are vociferously boosting them them into notoriety. These sheep are resred and kept in tho county of Dorset, in Kngland, one of the southern tier bordering on tbe Atlantic Ocean, having a mild, moist climate, where mow Is rarely teen. Tbey breed twice in tho year, and are kept for the production of lambs for tbe London market, less than lOOmllesdistact. The second cron of lambs appears In November, and are ready for sale with tbe green peas and mint (for sauce), which are tit for market in February. It is clear that while there sheep might be kept In parts of the Bouthern states, they would be en tirely out of place in tbe North, where tbe cold would interfere with tbe rearing of the lambs. Whatever good may be said about them in regard to tbeir prolificacy, they stould be avoided by American far mers aa being too small in size, having too small a ueece, and being too delicate and tender for the roogh, cold winds of our ruce and Inhospitable shore. Lady Hugs, (Frairlo Farmer. Lady beetles or "lady-birds." or "lady bugs," as they are frequently called, form one of the most interesting of Insect fam Hies. They are nearly all neat and handacme appearance, having rounded Of oval forms aid bright attractive colors. When young, however, they are of very different

appearance. They are then elongated, active creatures, generally covered with bristles, and of various colors. Like the adults, they prey upon other insects, being especially fond of plant-lice, small insects oi which the "greenfly" of house plants is a representative. I have frequently taken youcg lady-beetles on plum trees infested by these plant-lice and have seen them when confined eat the licegreedly. They also abound on cherry trees Infested by plant-lice, and are one of the principal agents in destroying these pests. Sowing Wheat With Timothy. Prof. Forbes gives the following account of an experiment reported to him:. A field of twenty-eight acres was sown to wheat in the fall of 1874, when the chinch bugs were innumerable throughout all this region twenty acres with timothy and the remaining eigkt without, timothy being sown in the latter in spring. This eightacre plot like the rest in every respect except that mentioned, was overwhelmingly infested by the clinch bug, the grain at harvest yielding only seven bushels per acre, while the twenty acres, bearing a thrifty growth of fall timothy, remained wholly unaffected, except for a short distance adjoining tbe other plot and yielded an average ot twenty bushels to the acre. The latter wheat seid as "No. 1" at $1 per bushel, and the former as "rejected" at C5 cents. Recipes etc., Tigs' Feet. Put four feet In a saucepan with cold water, pepper corns, whole cloves and allspice, adding salt, and boil them until tbe bones are loose, llemove all the bones and put tbe meat in a stone jar. Strain one quart of water in which the feet are boi'ed, add one pint of vinegar and boil for five minutes. At the end of this time turn the vinegar and water over the meat from the pigs' feet, completely covering it, and keep in a cool place. The mass will be like jelly, and is cut as needed, If desirfd, it may be put in bowls and turned cut on the dish before serving. Boiled rice. One an ad half cups'of rice are rarelnlly picked over to remove all annulled kernels. Wash the rice thoroughly in several waters to remove every particle of starch, to that the last water is perfectly clear. Have a gallon of well-salted water boiling, bubbling on the range. Turn the rice into this and let it boil for ten miaute. Then drain the rice, letting It stand on the back of the stove half covered until it is dry, and nerve. Kach grain of rice will be thoroughly cooked and distinct. The rice must boll ten minutes. The large quantity of water keeps the rice active, preventing it from adhering to the pan. Vegetable Family 8onp Two pounds of lean beef, half an onion, one large carrot cue turnip, quarter of a cabbage heart, two fair-sized potatoes, one tablespoonful ot minced parsley, two stalks of celery, pepper and salt, tbiee quarts of cold water, browned flour. Put the beef over tbe fire in the cold water and cook slowly for three hours. An hoar before taking it from the lire prepare the vegetables. Bared tbe cabbage, cut tuinips, celery, carrots and potatoes into dice, and slice the onion. Cook tLem half an hour in boiling, salted water. Drain this off and throw it away. I3y this time the meat should be tender, but not in shreds. Add tbe parboiled vegetables to it and the broth, put in tbe parsley, pepper and salt to taste. Cook all fifteen minutes; stir in a great spoonful of browned tlour wet with cold water; boll up and I our out Washing colored goods. Powdered borax put in the water In which scarlet napkins and red-bordered towlcs are to be washed will prevent their fading, also red stockings or calico or muslin dresses with bright colors. Delicate blues may be saved from fading by putting an ounce of sugar of lead Into a pailful of water. Let tbe article soak In it an hour or two, then dry it, and it can after tbat be washed without changing color. Cat be careful and not put the hands into the water. If there should chance to be a scratch or cut. or the skin off the hands tbe sugar of lead will poison one. Put the cloth under the water with a wooden spoon or clean stick. Take it from the water in the same way and throw it across the line out of the sun. When it has drained a few moments pull it cut smooth on the line by a prudent use of the fingers. Tripe. Take tripe, premising that it has been carefully cleaned and partly cooked, or 2 pounds, cut It Into pieces three or four inches square and boll it until it is perfectly tender throughout about two hours. Half boil in water in another raucepan four good sized onions. Then pour ofl water and finish boiling in milk. When soft enough to mash take them out and mix with milk, a bit ot butter and a teaspoon ful of cornstarch, if you have it, if not, Hour, previously smoothed with water. Let it come to a boil, return onions to it, season with salt and pepper and let it

come to a boil again. Now, tne tripe beleg done, transfer it to a deep dish and pour tbe onion sauce over It Or, having boiled tripe and cut into pieces as directed above make a batter of two beaten eggi, two tuiilespconfuls of Hour and half a pint of milk. Have boiling in the frying pan "a lot" of tbe drippings of roast beef or roast veal. Dip each piece of tripe twice In tbe atter, then lay it in the pan and fry it brown. Tripe Is an extremely digestible tul8tat.ee and brings no unpleasant drtntns. Ifoutvliold Mattera. Insist cn having the occupants of each room strip tbe clothing from the beds and hang before the window to air, on arising. Tlo kitchen should be roomy. No woman can do housework well in small. cluttered-up rooms. Let it be arranged as conveniently as possible. Every kitchen should have a set of measures and scales for use in miking cakes and other articles which must be compounded carefully and accurately as regards proportions. I HJave a place for the accommodation ot duty cmtbes, and te&cn tne children to put all their soiled garments there when they are exchanged for clean one. This will remove the necessity of making a trip to every room on wash day. Some women mako a half-dozen trips to tbe cellar when one would be sufficient if they worked as well with their heads as they do with their hands. They do not take tbe trouble to trunk; before koIur to the cellar or storeroom for one thing, that several ether thicgs will be required from tbat place. Let the bill of fare be varied from day to day. When jou get hold of a good recipe put It In a scrap book, which should be kept in every kitchen. In a short time jouwlll have a large number ot recipes which you can rely on, and reference to this will suggest variations in tbe dally food. Never admit anything but a tested and reliable recipe. Insist on having a set of small drawers In which to keep iplccs, etc., near your mixing table. Have these drawers labelled plainly. Have a place by Itself for such vessels as you use fox baking and other ccoking. Never let these vessels get into any other department This concentrates your labor; there will be no necessity for running here and there for what Is wanted. To reduce housekeeping to a system, oa must arrange your work atter a plan, and let this Plan be adhered to. Take Hun in an orderly way, not as so many others WV AAM m jUUltlV) SAKf 1 4J flJB ItSKlV W MAUI UW V a and then a little ot that or trying to do bslf adczen things at the same time. Get one thing out of the way before you begin another. Think jour work over and decide the order In which it can be done to the best advantage, and, having ascertained from experiment what that order is, mate it the daily programme. Housekeeping should be conducted on system. No business is well conducted without evstematlo rules which are strictly adhered to. Housekeeping Is as much a

business as bookkeeping, though but few housekeepers ever look at it in that light There should be a place for everything-, to begin with. A great deal of vexation, of loss of time and extra labor results from not having things where they belong. If you are in a hurry to find anything, it generally happens that it can't be found; or, if found, it has to be hunted for. This can all be avoided by forming the habit of putting each article in its proper place and keeping it there when not in use. It is an easy matter to do this when once the habit Is formed. Do not allow yourself to "lay anything down wherever it becomes handy to do so." Farm Kotes. Late ploughing will kill out cutworms. Attention cannot be directed to the importance of so doing too frequently. Mutton may be cured and smoked in the same manner as venison, and it is considered nearly equal to venison by those who have used it smoked. Cement floors are not rat proof unless pounded glass be mixed with the cement before the laying of the floor. The ordinary glass slag from glass factories is excellent for the purpose, and will cost but little, as it is usually thrown away as refuse. To protect trees from the girdling of mice, clear away the earth at tbe base, wrap a pi ece of two-ply tarred paper around the tree and replace the earth. For peach trees, ordinary thick pasteboard is better, as coal tar or any of the products of petroleum is sometimes injurious. The proper way to give jalt is to season the food. When thrown in the trough and licked up by tbe animals, salt sometimes causes them to drink freely, which is not beneficial in very cold weather, unless the water be somewhat warm. Salt is neceuary for all classes of stock but it is more beneficial when given in the food. Raw meat chopped fine and fed once a day will produce more eggs than any other food that can be given the hen. One pound of rough meat to fifteen hens is sufficient. The meat should be lean, and, if preterred, may be cooked, but it gives better results when given raw. It is not expensive when the increased number of eggs is considered. Though no person should allow the family horse to depend npon grass alone, yet owing to its being his natural food, he should not be deprived of its use entirely. When in use, however, Jo wing to. its looaauleg efitcts upon the bowels, it should not be fed to htm, but when not in use grass, with a portion of good hay and grain, forms an excellent ration. In storing away garden seeds place them in woolen bags, with a piece of gum-camphor in each bag, and also dust tbe seeds with insect powder. These methods will protect the seeds against Insects, which destroy many kinds, such as peas, beans, etc. All seeds should be kept in a dry place, and an examination of tbem should be made several times during the winter. It Is the general impression among farmers that it will not pay to raise fall pigs. As they are usually cared for (left to shift for themselves through the winter) this is no doubt true; but where attention is given to them, and they are provided with warm quarters and proper food, they can be kept through the winter with small outlay, and should make satisfactory growth. Wben tbe grape vie es have been trained on high frames for arbors they are less rubject to rot as compared with those vines that have been trained close to the ground. The grapes that escaped tbe rot were those growing near the top of the arbor. This Indicates tbat the nearer the grapes to tbe groand the nearer they are to the spares, and that a free circulation of air is a partial preventative. A p'g which while eating, takes Its head out of tbe trough and acts as if the slop had run the wrong way has the sni flies. He should be removed from the herd and cared for, as the disease is contagious. Put pine tar in the slop and smear both the nose and face with it. Feed sulphur and give turpentine. A free use of carbolic acid, externally and internally, should also be made. The Hog. The carcass of our sheep should be made so valuable by its ability to reproduce itself annually in value market lamb, and sell when its turn comes to be turned into money for a sum which would afford a profit npon the cost, The fleece, as a secondary consideration, should be made as valuable as possible. To secure these results tbe skill of breeders should be brought to use to improve all of our sheep np to this standard. Our orchards gone rally produce full crops only every other year. This is because the full crop cf one year so exhausts the fruit producing qualities of the soil that it Is not able to produce a full crop the next year. Give it a good supply of the proper kind cf manure and thus make np for the loss of tbe fruit-producing qualities of the soil and you may expect good crops every year provided you treat your trees properly in other respects. A writer In the Pioneer Press stys that his field of green barley being threatenod by chinch bogs, be pleogbed a deep furrow about the field and banked it Tak

ing six-inch fence boards, he set them along the bsnk, lapping and Uklt g them down. Twice a day he wet these boards with kerosene about two inches from the top, and the result was that when tbe bugs ap reached they at once turned and marched away. An ox, a cow or six sheep will eat all tbe prass tbat grows on an acre between April and October, and no hum in labor will have been ex peuded in the process; but the tame arc, well manured, would produce thirty tons of roots, which would feed at least five cx?n for five months better than tbe grass led one for the same time. Besides, the condition of tbe land for ths land for the nextyear's crop would be reatly improved. Astronomical Experiments, Ottawa. Out. October 7. The Dominion astronomical survey will be concluded shortly. Toe party has reached Port Ar thur, and ail that remains is to mate experiments by telegraph with the Montreal or Cambridge, Man.. Observatories. Work wsi comment cd at v ictoria, u. u., on oau obtained from the American Ooservatory on the l'acifio CJoaat. The results achieved ere numerous, including the location ot the principal meridian in the Northwest. as well as the discovery of several errors in the Northwest surveys. Jeff Wilt Try to Oct There. MiroN. Oa.. October 7. Jeff Davis has written to the President of the State fair to be held here on the2Cth inst : "My condi- . a. a i.ii ta 1 I . V A lion II DO nJRicnajiT uerou pioco a unu . w a . & v a the plersure of seeing you nere, out i nave Y.mtir roaann tn hnn that It mav be In m T power to attend the Confederate reunion . . . a . a a . . at Macon than X men naa. it nas Deen my sincere desire to be present on that oncaslon and it is now, as when we met only . l .L Mil -M IB a question ox pnystcai aouuy to uoso. Anotber Republican "Short. HcKTiwiTO!, October 4. 8peclal. The County Commissioners began suit in the Circuit Court here to-day against Joseph btults, Republican ex-Treasurer, to recover $2,402 of county funds ha failed to 'torn over to his successor. Food makes Blood and Blood makes Beauty. Improper digestion ot food necessarily produces bad blood, resulting in a feeling of fullness in the stomach, acidity, heartburn, sick-headache, and other dyspeptic Bjmptons. A closely confined life causes indigestion, constipation, biliousness and loss of appetite. To remove these troubles there Is no remedy equal to Prickly Ash Bitters. It has been tried and proven to be a specific.

THE VEILED PROPHET'S BALL..

President ax d Mrs. Cleveland Attend and Soon Afterward Leave for Chicago. St. Loos, October 3. In the evening the President and Mrs. Cleveland witnessed the grand street pageant of the Veiled Prophet's, illustrating by 22 floats some of the events of Biblical history, beginning with the dawn of history, the expulsion of Lucifer, Egyptian captivity, scenes of the Exodus, the Phillistines, the Prophet's, events of Daniel, Jonah and Josiah's life, war scenes and ending with the famous Belshszzar feast The procession moved without interruption and was about one hour in pssslng. Throughout its length it was illuminated with colored lights besides the glare from the hundred thousand gas jets, especially erected for the carnival. The crowds along the line of march were very dense, From Fourth to Sixteenth streeth along Washington avenue, was a mass of humanity leaving scarcely room enough for the floats to pass by. Tne 500 police were utterly unable to control the people, but the moving column kept open the way. At U o'clock the last car had passed by the Lindell hotel balcony, and the President and Mrs. Cleveland were immediately conveyed to tbe Merchant's Exchange Building, in the great hall of which was to beheld the Veiled Prophet's ball. They were received in tbe Library room, which had been especially and elegantly furnished for the occasion. After a short rest they were escorted to the ball room, Mr. Frank Uaiennie, president of the Exchange, and Mayor Francis leading, and the President and Mrs. Cleveland immediately behind, followed by members of the rec-p1 ion committee and their wives. A trumpet call signalled their aprcech ai.d they marched around the hall, to tbe music "Hall to the Chief." At t3e center of the north end, npon a platform, were sears for the President and wife, Mayor Francis and wife and Mr. Uaiennie and wife. The triumphal procession moved to these, and as the honored guests were seated the audience of ladies and gentlemen, in full dress costume, roundly applauded. Mrs. Cleveland was attired in a ruby velvet dress, low neck and short Bleeves, bodice cut square and necklace of diamonds. For a few moments those on the floor fathered near the platform, but soon lesumed the promenade. At 10 o'clock the trumpeters announced tin coming of the Veiled Prophet and the promenaders gave way to give his excellency and oourt followers, the desired room. His excellency led the procession, escorted by a train of gaudily and richly dressed men, bearing banners of strange device and arms of feudal days. Tbey marched around the hall several times and when that termiated tbe ball was opened. At 11 o'clock the Presidential party withdrew and were escorted immediately to the depot, and were boon on the way to Chicago. Tho Importance of purifying tho blood cannot bo overestimated, for without puro blood you cannot enjoy good health. At this season nearly every ono needs a good mcdicluo to purify, vitalize, and enrich the blood, and Hood's Sarsaparllla Is worthy your confidence. It is peculiar lu that it strengthens and builds up the system, creatos an appetite, and tones tho digestion, wullo it eradicates disease. Givo it a trial. Hood's Sarsaparllla Is sold by all druggists. Prepared by C. I. Ilood & Co., Lowell, Mass. IOO Doso8 Ono Dollar j a no fee!! i i:ztsiizzii::i r ioa so. niwiLEirnu Chicago, III. Clark St. The ?ülar, Old-EaulUihsi Physician & Surgeon Is still treating with tie greattel SKILL AHD SUCCESS VAl II I P I ?rii fey thcIr wn cU ci I U U 1 1 U ltll.ll Imprudence or I oily Sutler Irom Nervoua Debility, Exhatxtinff Praira upon the Fountain or Llle. anectirur Mind, uoaj und Manhood, ihonlj consult the Celebrated DK CLARKE at once. Remember! Ntrvous diseases (with or without dreams) odebility and !ou of nervi power treated cienufically by new rstthodi wilt never-failini; uccea. ho now fndrtne ret, altiea following their TransKrestiona.ludikcrciionf orOver Brain Work, may consult with the assurance of Speedy Relief nc Permanent Cure, il within reach of Human Skill 111 TlPJlirrJ w,, "er from weaknenea wilt fin UlrtUlllLll Immediate Relief and Comfort, aial u many catc a permanent cure. ! The terrible poisons oi syphilis ana sit diq olood and akin diaeaeea, completely eradicated with out mercury. M tt Remember that this one nornbl disease, if reelected or improperly treated curses the present ami (cminr tfntntwnt. Mir All unnatural diacharea -urel promptly with. Out liintlranc to buaineoa. Old electa. Stricture and II disease, of the cenito-uriaary organi cured without Injury to Homach. kidneys, or other organ. Mir Noeitperimente. Hoth aexe consult COO a dentially. -Ag and experience Important. Mr It m;kea no cillcrcnce wnat you bar taken ot who h.t f.uled to cure you. Mi Send 4 ct. poatace for Celebrated Works ea Chronic, Nervoua and Delicate Diseases. Cooiiilution personally or by letter, free. Commit the old Doctor, inouaanat carea. uincn una pinon rivate. 4r Thte contemplating Msrrise senö r lr. Clarkc'a celebrated ruide, Male and Female ach nc. both (tiamri). before confiding voul we, consult DR. CLARKE. A friendly letter oi call may aave future autTeriiiR and harne and add Ct den years to lite. Meiliclne aent everywhere aecur from cxpoaure. Hours 8 to 8 ; Sundays 9 to is. Address: r. D. CLARKE, M. D.. 188 So. Clark Street. CbJcaco. Ill

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