TJlt' DAILY IIEItALI), 1 LATTSMOU J II, IN Kr.iCASK A.SATC UDA V. .1 ANTAliV S3, 1888.
WORK FOR GTKLS. 1
TEMPOHAriY EMPLOYMENT FOR "EX
TP. AS" AT COOD WAGES.
AV-II I'.iii! Ml u it Ion ; i:i)7 it Ilcglng
During tin J'oti!:iyM f.ieul 2.'iiiiiiid
f .r Siiii.i !. I'ictly Voting I.u.Iit-ft.
All l.l:j-rl iollu.'ilc IVulure 'I In. !.:iv.
Nearly nil l.-nyn :; Vi i: i rtail houses
liiro -::tr.i :n; ' s I .r lii - holiday trade.
I."i.i''-tc!i; of (':-: '.:':;::.' :.ie woim a.
They i.r : ' i : i. : and ;,!'it ; : in dry
imkI'S !r hi ', ;:(:. i . ." .':;or.s nod coafee
ti"! ' i" .-hop . Yii v I.. -pi. hti j from t!i
foitincia 1 1' !: !:; .; ;:la.i until tie w-t k
titter .: v." V ;.r' : !:: ..
1 iq-liri. S .-I'll'-'r- J elillg firms .show that
liO ! :.: tli.-'li ;ci;; v oir havo ;-.ofc
t-niji-rrr .' ;iij-!''.'. ' ' . :--' ; di.r-
in;; h ! ! i y "... ; ,'d lie.! :.. rr i t!i'..l-8-aC.d
l:i-VO '. '! 1 hi ! ' .11 ; l :.!!: i! l.tr : er.ho.
Tin if'.-1 : of ! ' I"'! !'.' vxt raV .1
jijc.y d I . i i l: . id : .! i r.;::;-! 1Yi.::i l.V) ii
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lts r -Ti!!.i- . in :.Ii:-..'.ir -.t;a-!l .
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lrmds ha . (:--.-. i .m f i from . '.' : .:!.. a.
J '.!i ir u.i-' i for the. san;" M TV "i.-cS
i:re fi-o-Ti . .:.ito .-1 ...'. a w.-.-l:. i.iM.'it i!m
aili'iM'-i il Ji-'-if.-: ii iv.-i I i :'. l.nost imp. -i-I.!",
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ki::l .:' "i--.: r:is'' i",:r.- L Oi:- l;j ;;,(; 1io;i.a
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jn-rc-jit ."' !'-' : P. it v.inl-fl. 'J'lio :tt-lTi:it,-:i
!.::! v.-r'-i sla! !:! lit ly
K.-iiilii!.'t :; ."( .ii' "..;::!.'' ri'iwrt i.i'iiK ::t3
1 !:: ii : ! i 1 ill i!n Lilly J.:i-
!. fur :- i' ! ; . i. !i- n !!, huvtrvcr,
that t iio . ri ii ! ". ...-is I- hi !; uL' ii;li'aiit..: iu
iii.i;il i" :-') iia !. a iii Li i l.
luiAUY or. !.i.":-! i:.vs.
"1V:-::- i ..;r; i--u::r ')!.. liii.-al iu:i.; umiit the
fc'il!.. l. :v.-. '
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Rr..,. : , ... ;-. ::, ., ... j, : i1iim m-at !y,
n '.::! : .!..!, -'.' ::!!. U:iw y;tn lixi;s.
TIifl.isL;. i. i :io i i whi !i must
.f I : y'.v'.i I a'. !' (!e(i'iclit. You
l:i.i s::;!.-, 1. 1 f i'a sho, ills have
a r-:u ''-.u ! u . ii ii t ' M-i .:!, a!i t ii:;--s, and
i.: i .' i.uU.i-iy:;. Vua will
ul v.: v.. I ! . ' 1 . ( vi":.s hi thy stores
-vvh;.-!t 1 !r- j.:.- : ;;:!'! . l isjust Kko
w i : ; ! 1 . si 1 1 iVsijil... will
. !... ' ".'i I;eiiity if i !w:i"t
-st t!:-.-.ii :i:.;. lliirr,- .::!:. TIi: ; i,iil, Lard
lu: i. '..; '. j .Vi"d .;i : ;!:.i. : c tiiat tho
I'.vcra rr;:i .'u;iM iu:!:"r l.i- s.aiNxl on by a
I- ri-l.I, .ufK.:i:f, !-; K.sl.ly d !;,:. younj
vo!iia:i tl::t:i U; i.r;m i:;rd l.y tlio frigid st;im
l on-iisiinotty fi i';i:ii;io ixjisoii, with
ful:-i Lair ar.-i a ;:.;!:, voiiv.''
" V ;, li:t i:: !.: iry j;..d ; trade the Cii.i-!i!.t:-;
a:-..- j!i"i::i-ii'.iily woiiii'ii," was sti-Ci-st-.v
I.
.'y d:ir I'O.'.y' tlio siijivrintciv.Iciit r-i)licd,
'yon !:.: . i- ! i aiiout thi' lvcliu!ogi-
cal oril.'r .'' si;. u!;'. ,;i:;.Lr. Woinou shoppers
tiro j::st t!m ov.o ::' iy-j all, strange a.- it may
f.Lvm, r. . v. i:"':i uiui o anxious; toliavo
pivltv j.ii 1 i l 'ik-:. j' -ri' is t!ic soi-rot: The
i. rr.i''' v :;i:4ri lia' tiut hiirr in this world
i. ! :!v :l who i.; ljt-vtvr looki.i";
LT !!! i".' i"v -d t ln rse'i". Yet thoi" is
jsuihins v.'ili f.o asiuii 1 tho ll.ok quicker
to on t'.:.- sly. Ti'c averayt; woman also
likrs r.o'.hii:; l;.':tl.r tli.ui n ciiuiKV to dotui
mvr over : !:: u. ; woniaiu in tho pretty
aad of tea .:y:i.:i:!y !:v.-;i.-d sliop jirl she has
-3. pns.siv:; vi'-. Tiio better looking ;irid
IvtU-r !:....! t::" ;:5rls, tlio more jealously
they will ii,- y.-d ! y v. omen v.ho call th-.-Vi
l.ij. !,!).!. . ! er. -ilar .;. whilo lurtivelj- tak-ii;;-
; ; f ,i( :iro use Iror.i tho fashionable
ottir.? or t ' j.
i:."i:. ;;o:-Ar.;.E feature.
"(Ji'.e o'jj .;;.!:;.!' i' 'rtturo that attends tho
l,iri;v; !' ; ..:; '.'... lv uU mc-i voaess alono
j::u-.-i n Ir.- 1-..T siijiit of. Tho most success
ful s!.op:i!'ier.s i'l ii.i ; cliy aro those who aro
in Itr-vue witli ;"iIesw;-.:-'ti. Our losses from
1 !..-.!. t.o,::'C- :.rc- i.iC.:'. r.'.ib'ie, and shojilifters
wvrkhit; i'Ji !:::le.v--:iien are rarely caught.
U.:t k. ;.;!::: is il, . ii '-e ilcrivefroiu tho
1'iVtiy tj.:it we ci:e; rf ally put Ui with
w!:;. lever I-s :.ai;!,ds it.1?
In I'Virty t-i'tlio lurc stores a largo number
of sln ;:i!-;-: l'ro:r. It t; 3 ii yeai-s of age wero
r.otice!'., v. ;.. Iik-'.c: d i r.hMUid lan."rid. plainly
: :. . ;::;. ! Lie:; cT l.e:iUiiy out r. or exercise.
T:.e :;.;.;.'. u.r i!:c suppressio-.i of vice has
jnndo svral si'.i..-:n;-t. to restrain tho largo
ii: ;..s i r. ai t i.v. in girls, but as tho law
spivil..-1 ;.;-r!s wii-iv; to work cannot lio
l.;ok-::le 1. tiu el"-':'.; of the society havo
fa:!,'.!, i ;. ;. r;:o:i oC the society that the
iiiilutiTc whicii I'li. round the p;irls aro dc-I'l-.Taii.:!:'.;
i.i ii e;l;v::!i and unfits them
for h. :is..'l:ol 'i'.i.Ies. is not cornbatted by
their c2.;;:-o-r.-, wiio, however, declare that
a pirl wi: is ::;. ; led to earn hor living
car.not 1 ;i better way todosothan "clerk
i:i :x . re. 2.c.v York Couimercial Ad-
erti'.
An A-T'clont tndlan J!ecd.
Fub-:o I.i! .:.-.:-ir.:i Il iin has inw ia his pos
Sf ".:! o: ;.;i:i .I tee 1 liy which six chiefs
of tho 1..! t.-.wot ;:t:k. in 1 1' coavoytnl to the
25.iby fnilly :i tr;ict f le.nd on tl;"o Detroit
river, i:: ;:r V. t p-r.'.--nt city of Detroit,
1:2 r.pc:.:.." li::g by 1-0 dvcp, nn "arpenf
i'.-:n:; :. iVe.icli iiica-iiro of land of an area
of ifbov.t c!i ve:i-t weii't'is of an acre. The
V;cii:i:-. ut U ia French, bears the tokens of
tho c!'i.'i', ami is witnessed by ona Wil
il;::::s ;is j:.. "f the iace. It lcars the in-iio:-s.-.:i-.:
t of Cea. D.; l'yster, who was in
tr.:v.u.v.:d of tho DrUl-Mi force at Detroit.
1h;s curio:: 5 old ". xinnent was found among
th. rvciI i:t 1 r,:-A-y hcinestcstd oa the
II- :r.i' r, r.e:.r ti.;. city. A frame is being
).:v;.;:;v 1 ' r it, i.i whicli it will bo inclosed
a::.l c::I:t' :.. I in tho library of tho Canadian
iua-tiiUi-t.. Vo:v ':'- lobe.
Ass t;r:?ji'. 1 After Dinner Speech.
The p:iter:.ti:n:K ut v;a? given by an carl,
dosorvouiv j.opuiar. It was extremely hand-s.-r:e.
a::d !.; ;'.i:i;u:! iluwed in almost ex
ive Hot .d. T r.oovoning was well advanced,
when a Kui ::::i:it oi l gentleman arose to
ro;-o-.- a toast. lio sttoko with entire
tlncncy : I '.;t s ;:i-nov.- he sid exactly tho op
ih. ite of what ho meant. '! feel," said ho,
that for a ; lj.i:i country squire liks myself
to a i iress this learnt d company, is indeed to
cast pearL before swine."' Never was so
successful a t-i eclt mr.:Io. Ho could get no
further for many minutes. The swia- ap-plaiido-l
v.x-Uerously. and as though they
wou d nover cease. Y"e know, of course, that
the good oi-1 '..-iit!sriKiJi meant that he was
the swine and that we were the pearls. But
then he had not said so. His meaning could
bo gathered, but was not expressed.
Longman's
Cape Co l Gradually Disappearing.
There isn't much doubt that Cape Cod is
gttti..;,- eaten up by t'ne greedy sea, and in
time wi.? liisappear. The Provincetown Advo
cate says tout "le-53 than one hundred years
liavo passed since a lighthouse was placed
hero by the government. The original pur
chase includol a plot of land ten acres in
extent. At tho present tiice this inclosure
embraces barc-Iy six acres. On a point just
north of tho marine stations at Highland
light tho fooo of the bluff has moved inland
200 feet iatha past five years." New York
Ban. ...... i -
EVER ONWARD.
"OniTftnl," BhouU earth with lier myriad toIc
if music, nye nnnwfrini? tlieHonK tf tbe Sven,
As ii wiiiK('il cliil.l of Itixl'H lovo nho r.' joiofB,
NwiiiKinjj li-r ceimi r of K'ory in heaven;
Ami !: it is w rit ly llie fliiKr of Clod.
In Kiintx-aniH and llowers on the biiiiliiig', preeo
soil;
Onward forever, forever more onward.
And ever she turoetli all trustfully Hunnan).
Gerald Massey.
ABOUT MEDIEVAL MEDICINES.
J Curious Cures fur Common ConiplHints.
Tim "HufjKtoiie'n" Many Virtilfs.
A lover of tho curiosities of medicul litera
ture have uneurtliil wmw interesting prac
tices among tho KUcrstitious jieoplo of
lueilii&val tim. Among other absurdities
of ignorance it was held that a chip front a
frallows, on which several ersoiis had liecn
hanged, worn in a bag around the neck, was
a euro for ugue. A halter by which some
criminal had been hung was bound around
tlio temples as an infallablo euro for head-ui-lie.
Tumors of the K'nds wero said to lo
"driven uway" by nine blows of a dead muu's
hand, while tho hand of a man who hud been
cut down from the gallows was said to work
j wonders in this particular. A ring made
from a cofliti was applied for tho relief of
:-ramps, which wero also said to 1m disjiellcd
by a rusty sword hanging by the patient's
bed. If one had tho toothache, one was told
to go and drive nails in an oak tree, which,
it is true, would not kill tho pain, but was a
sure preventive against a future attack.
A stone with a hole in it, huug at tho head
of one's bed, wa:; said to cure nightmare, tho
cause of that evil being thought to lo
witches, who sat on the patient's stomach;
hence tho jiendant ami stone was called a
'hagstone." Tho "hag.stona" was used gen
erally as a safeguard against all of tho ills
which aro ascriliod to impish interference;
and it is astonishing to find many such old
practices, tho relics of superstition and
ignorance, still kept up by jeoplo who ought
to know bettor, it is, for instance, a custom
to this day for ieoplo of a certain class to
steal meat from tho butcher, rub it on warts,
and then bury it, tho warts being expected
to vanish as tho process of decomposition
sets in. Tho writer remembers having tried
this when a child, at the recommendation of
a servant girl, but, it is needless to say, with
very uusatLsfactory results. Only stolen
meat, and beef notably, was held to be effi
cacious. Pricking a wart with a pin till the blood
came and then throwing the pin away was
also said to drive warts away, tho warts
being promptly transferred to tho hands of
whoever picked up tho pin. A potato car
ried in tho pocket is still recommended to
rheumatics, and hundreds of like practices
aro in vogue at tho present day among the
poor and ignorant, especially tho immigrants
of the peasant class, with whose ridiculous
remedies the physiciau often h -s to deal with
summary severity. Medical Register.
How Berry Wall Docs It.
Some time ago, whilo tho original "Emii
nio" company was playing an engagement in
V.'ashington, IV. S. Daboll, tho inimitable
rJTvrrmes of tho cast, occupied at a Wash
ingtofirhotol, with his wife, a room which
h.id just been vacated by Berry "Wall. After
Mr. Daboll had been iu the room a couple of
days a messenger came to him ono morning
saying that Mr. Wall had sent for a pair of
trousers which he hadlorgottcn on leaving.
Tho actor searched tho closets but found no
trousers except his own. The messenger left
but returned soon, saying the trousers were
under the bed. Mr. Daboll searched and al
lowed tho messenger to search, but still no
trousers could be found.
A third time the messenger came, begging
pardon for giving the actor so much trouble.
Tho trousers, he said, would bo found be
tween the mattresses in the bed, w hero Mr.
Wall had placed them to be pressed ! Mr.
Daboll turned down tho mattress, and there,
sure enough, were a pair of trousers stretched
out very carefully and creased as nicely by
being slept oa by 190 iound Actor Daboll as
they would havo been by the most careful
tailor. Mr. Daboll laughed heartily at the
king of tho dudes' -method of pressing his
trousers, and gave them up to the messenger.
Later he wrote the following and sent it to
Mr. Wall:
"Mr. E. Berry Wall dr. to W. S. Daboll
and wife. To pressing one pair of trouserrs,
-?1.50." Tho actor has as yet secured no set
tlement with the king of tho dudes. Watet
bury American.
Treatment for Wounds.
I make surgery a specialty, and I say tc.
you frankly that thero is entirely too mud
cutting going on, and most of it is beini
done by men who should never touch &
knife. This is especially true of treatment
for wounds of the abdomen, and of dis
eases affecting tho stomach and digestive
organs. Peoplo who have read of the suc
cessful treatment by heroic means of some
disease which they fancy resembles their
own are clamorous for the a; .plication of
knife, scaliel, saw and needle. And when
tho reputable, careful doctor, who knows
well tho dangers into which they would
ignorantly run, refuses them, they rush
straightway to the impostor and are butch
ered. That is why honorable medical men
are so chary about getting into print with
their difficult operations; they are perfectly
willing the people should possess all possible
knowledge of tho progress of science, but
they don't want to see so many costly blun
ders in divining between real and spurious
surgical skilL Surgeon in Globe-Democrat.
Darkey and "Dissecting Room."
" Can you give me a few cents toward
gittin' a supper." asked a negro of a couple
of detectives who were lounging about head
quarters. One of the officers, who is the
wittiest and quickest at catching on to a
joke, thought thero was some fun to be had,
and immediately fixed things by saying to
tho supplicant. "You're just the man I
want. Take this package up to the Jefferson
hospital, get on the elevator and deliver it to
Dr. in the dissecting room. Here's
half a dollar for your trouble." At the men
tion of "dissecting room" the darkey's jaw
dropped and his eyes assumed a scared ex
pression. He was frightened at the bare
mention of such a thing. "W-w-won't it do
if I leave it down stairs?" asked ho. "2sb,
sir; it will not," was answered. "Well, den,
boss, I guess I don't want no supper," and
with that ho vanished, slamming the door
behind him. Such is superstition. Phila
delphia CalL
Lalles Baying Goods by Sample.
Ladies living in small towns and villages
miss much of the pleasure that makes life
worth living to their city sisters by being un
able to visit the great bazars of trade and
do their shopping for themselves. However,
if they are not content to buy their goods by
sample, they can procure anything they need
or desire through tho medium of purchasing
agencies in New York, which will guarantee
to forward any article, from an anchor to a
needle, or to match any shade of dress goods,
and will obtain information on any conceiv
able subject. Some agents make daily, tri
weekly or weekly trips to' the city from out
lying districts and fill all orders consigned to
them. New York World.
FARM AXI) OA 1! DEN".
A SELF BRACING PORTABLE FENCt
FOR POULTRY YARDS.
Experiment of Mr. l!o:incr mnl OIIkth
In Kelirlnn Colts filial l".stiiii;itM of
tlio Crops l'ork 1'arkiiig Slal 1st ics.
Convenient Appliances for lliitclwrinij.
At thi.i season all information that in ;
any manner relieves the labor involved in ;
butchering is most welcome. Following ,
are suggestions wit !i illustrations of con- J
veniences from Tho Ohio Farmer that
will be appreciated.
Tr.IPOIl FOIi HANGING Br.I.i" Ol! HOG.
The, first figure hero given represents a
tripod for hanging tho beef or hog. It is
made of ash scantling, " i-'2. 1 inches, and
7 feet long. Two of these aro framed to
gether lirinly, as here shown, the third
one being used as n prop and to elevate
the carcass after being hooked on to "A"
by means of a short chain or rope arott::d
tho ganibrel stick. It is a, convenient de
vice, enabling tho farmers to hang tip :i
carcass without nssisUmce, and to take it
down when cleaned and ready. Tho
tripod can bo folded together and put out
of the way when not needed.
A CLEANING TAP.I.E.
The second cut shows a cleaning table.
It is made with ;i slightly curved top to
prevent the carcass from rolling off. Its
construction is easily siin. Tho slats on
it are ' 1x0 inches, set cut edge and
firmly spiked down to the two curved end
pieces. It is a very convenient table for
cleaning hogs before hanging up, and, in
deed, for donating and washing almost
anything.
A vat for scalding can be m:lo of two
inch planks. One described is si?; feet four
inches long and two feet deep. One end
is made sloping to facilitate the jv.it ting
in and drawing out of tho carc.tss. 1'iil
this vat within six inches of tho top with
boiling water, turn the hog in it several
times, until the hair slips otE easily, when
the animal may bo drawn out and placed
upon tho scraping table. In this last
operation the tripod shown in tho lirst cut
may bo used with advantage. Place over
the vat, attach the gambrel stick and ele
vate the carcass as far as needed, then re
move tho table.
Treatment of Colts.
The time to grow a colt and laj' the
foundations for a superior horse is in tho
lirst twelve months of its life. Take care
of the weanling and you will havo a well
developed yearling, and ultimately a, horse
that is a horse. Progressive breeders no
longer allow colts to shift for themselves.
They iced the young animals on milk,
oats and hay, uaid follow a system of
regular exercise ;md sufficient .shelter. A
well known biveder of trotting horses
gives his system in Turf, Field and Farm
as follows:
The brood mare, after foaling, is fed
liberally on grain. When the tiies ju-j
bad she is sheltered during the heat of the
day and is given the range of succulent
pastures at night. When tho stir is chilly
she is housed at night and is turned out
during the clay, lich mare is put in '..
box at feeding time so that she may tnjCy
her oats in peace .
The foal will begin eating grain when
two weeks old, and if tho mother is fed in
a quiet place tlio baby will have more in
clination a.3 well as time to nose in the
trough itself. At fivo months old tho
foal is weaned and it goes for the winter
into a sunny and sheltered yard used ex
clusively for wer.ztliug. At night two
colts occupy cue bo::, end during the day
the whole band enjoys the bright and
bracing weather. Each is fed cat3 in a
separate box and iz siren plenty of good
hay, and gathering in a band for exercise
promotes cheerfulness anl aids digestion.
Mr. Bonner's cxpei-tmesta with colts at
his Tarrytown farm eve ajluecd to in the
journal quoted from. Majolica, the first
foal of Startle cud Jessie Kirk, vraa raised
in tho old fashioned way. He was allowed
to shift as a youngster pretty much for
himself, and in the belief that the freez
ing process was beneficial he was given
every opportunity to shiver on the bleak
hillsides. As a weanling and a yearling
his growth was ctnnted, and the result
was that he grew up into a pocket edition
of a trotter. He stands but a shade over
fifteen hands. An entirely different plan
was followed with Westchester, the
brother of Majolica.- The dam was fed on
grain, and the suckling munched oats
with her. As a weanling the colt wa.i
sheltered and given oat3 and bran, and as
a yearling he weighed more than his sire. "
He is now a rangy and powerful hor?o of
1G.1. There is, in the face of many prac
tical tests, no room for argument as to the
best method of maturing yearlings.
Crop of 18Sr.
The statistician of the department of
agriculture, at Washington, gives the fol
lowing estimates of acreage, product and
value of corn, wheat anil oats for the
country: The area of corn harvested, ex
cluding abandoned or worthless acreage,
is 7'2.O00,00O acres in round numbers;
product, 1.456,000.001) bushels: value,
s4o,0007000. Area in wheat, 3r.400.0o0
r.cres; product, 45(5, 000,000 bushels; value,
ssodO.000.000. Area in oats, nearly
20,000,000 acres; product, 030,000,000
bushels; value, $200,000,000. The reports
of winter wheat do not show much de
crease of area. In Texas there is a con
siderable increase, and slight increase in
some other states. The average declina
appears to be between 1 and 2 per cent.
In Kentucky the average is 97; Ohio, DO;
Michigan, 88; Indiana, 100; Illinois, 93;
l
Missouri, 00; Kansas OS. Condition U
airected somewhat by the dryness of the
seed bed in the district that stiffen.-1 front
droiiL.'ht.dela in g. seeding, germ ilia t ion a: id
grow l!i. Tho la to rains greatly improved
t lie situation. '1 ho average condition U
05, ranging in tho principal states from btJ
t 0. The condition of winter rye coin
cides very closely with that of wheat.
lii'Kiiit; llitclii's in Winter.
There are many places where ditches can
1)3 dug in winter, even in the northern
states, provided one makes the necessary
preparation before I he land Li frozen too
har.l to plow. Joseph Harris' plan, its
told in American (Jarden. is to lirst slake
out the place win re the ditch is to be, say
from A to li:
r r.
-i:
Then take a riurht hand plow and strike
out a furrow from (' to 1); turn haw and
plow out a furrow from K to 1-', and keep
plowing till there is a wide '"dead furrow"
in lie..' center of the proposed ditch A, li.
Tho more you plow the bettor, not merely
because tho earth can be more cheaply
move 1 witli the plow than with the spade,
but becau :'' tho plowing is neccs.-ary to
st ir up and looseii't he soil and thus pre
vent liv.ing. .V .-oil repeatedly plowed
till it is l.-.ose and uxdiow, a foot deep,
will stand exposure to zero wenther for
several days ii hout freezing more than
an inch and a half or two inches deep, and
this crust, with loo.-e soil beneath, can bo
broken with a spado.
i Hut it must bo understood that the
plowing should bo well done and tho laud
left, in mellow condition. Tho bottom of
the dead furrow should especially bo well
broken up by the plow. The deeper and
tlio more rop'-t;- My ? i ' ! ,l- '
danger wiil thero io ul i. icw.uk. i.iug
stopped by frost. In sections where there
is much snow, the dead furrow, or the
speco plowed out for the ditch, will be
likelv to lie tilled up with .snow, and this
will keep out t he. frost. All that will be
neccs-ary in digging the ditch will bo to
shovel out the snow, and underneath tho
loose mellow, plowed earth wiil bo found
noMly or entirely free from frost.
Tho Number of Hogs J'Hckeil.
This season, during 2'ovcmber and De
cember, says Cincinnati Price Current,
the total number of hog:; packed at lead
ing points, was :5,s:j5.00i), against 4,175,
000 during the s-ime period in 1;0. This
is a falling oft of :;i(.(i0.' head. Tho
weights sold average less than last season.
At Kansas City, this .shortage has
amounted to twenty pounds per head, and
at Cincinnati twenty pounds. At Chi
cago the diiTcrence lias been less, and at
Iowa and Nebraska points, the average
of weights is nearly tho same. It is also
stated that there is a reduction in the
proportion of dressed to live weight. Tho
above makes it appear that the pork
product of the season suffers three re
ductions number of hogs, weight and
percentage of meat. Thero has been no
falling oif in the poimifs of pork exported
as compared with last season.
lrotee:iiig 12:.!!' Ti:..ril3" I'lauts.
M.iny half hardy plant-, which are left
in tlio ground and are destroyed by the
severity of our winters, might be saved
by t-i'iveri'ig the plant with a fairly deep
coating of ashes, which may be raked over
the soil and dug in when spring con.es.
Wood ashes c.lso form an excellent
manure for tho plants, and spread over
lawns produce bencdici.-il effects. In dress
ing a lawn with ashes it is best clone when
wet weather is likely to follow. After
being spread on tluk lawn ought to be
rolled. The. result will be a ttrong, close
growth of fresh grass for tho ensuing
season.
Itlulvs on tlio Farm.
The mule is a despised animal only in
tho eyes of those who know little about
it. If treated kindly mules aro not. dan
gerous animals to handle. They are sa
gacii us brutes, and if abused by their
drivers aro quite likely to return the
abuse by kicks. Mules need not be so
highly fed as horses; iu fact, they will not
cat grain to a great extent when put bo
fore them. They will leave it and not
long after will be found patiently pawing
aud nipping a thistle. To get good sized,
active mules breed a large, well made
iaro with neat limbs to a good sized
Spanish jack. If you do not wish to have
a lazy mule take cart? that the mare be
lively ati'l active. Mules aro less subject
t- disease than horses, and their term of
v. ork averages t wice as long. For culti
vating crops mules are superior to horses,
a.; they walk Indian fa.shion, ono foot
directly in front of the other.
A Desirable fence for I'oultry Yards.
W. X. Merwin, Vineland, X. J.. to
scribed in a recent issue of The World t Im
portable worm fence hero illustrated. As
this is both cheap, durable and c.'Tective,
it ir, hero reproduced for our readers.
A PORT-MILE FENCE FOIi POCLTKV.
A wire fence is considered to be tho
cheapest and best for yarding poultry.
The fowls do not attempt tolly over it,
because they cannot see the "top rail.''
liven the Leghorn is modest iu her at
tempts to scale the wire.
The above sketch represents a worm
fence made in sections of about ten feet in
length and four feet in height, with posts
at each end of every section, which may
be two inches square. A bottom board
fix inches wide is to bo nailed to these
two inch end pieces, and a two inch strip
to be railed in the middle of each section
(as is shown in tho cut) to secure strength
and position to each section.
The worming of the fence will take up
but little more room, and is self bracing.
The wind cannot get hold of the wires to
move it.
The sections are fastened together top
and bottom with hooks and staples. This
fc-nco is portable, and can be moved very
reaciily at any time. Xo stakes in tho
ground are necessary.
Agricultural News.
Farmers' clubs in Xew York state can
i have fertilizers analyzed at the general
'. experiment station free of charge.
1 All the bench and poultry exhibits col-
! lected at Columbus. O., for the annual
show cf tho Ohio Fanciers' association
I were destroyed by Are.
Potatoes are arriving in large quanti
ties in the port of New York from Scot-
j land.
I According to a recent estimate, about
' one-fourth of the cranberry area of tho
United States is In New Jersey. After
New Jersey Wisconsin and Massachusetts
claim the largest areas devoted to the
growing of this fruit.
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TEKNESSEE - SORGHUM - MOLASSES
Pure New Orleans Molasses,
vi'xnit?: io-vriz.
HONEY DRIPS AND
Syrup in Kegs and Pails
L. D. Bennett.
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n'titionttl interest ami importance will 'i
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President will take place. Ihe people of
Cass County who would like to learn of
Political, Commereia
and Social Transactions
of this year and would keep apace with
Ihe times should
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