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Washing Slicop. Tliorc Imh boon n diiTenmco of opinion Es to tho ndvlsubitiiy of wiwhlng nhoop oforo slionrinjr. '1 ho objections on tho inrt of tho wool grower tiro that wash m In tho writer of tho cold streams In htH Stnto ia detrimental to tho shoop, joth in tho not of waahlny and also bo oaust! th'jy miiHt carry thoir flcocoa too Into in tho seaBon. Sheop generally lose ileah during tho last month thoy carry thoir lleocos when kept to tho usual time, and oven no longer than is absolutely m-cossary to Boouro siilllolont warmth In tho water to make tho opera tion of washing Hafo. A second ob Section is that it is a very unpleasant lob for tho waflhors and cnonngors thoir health. This objection can bo obviated whfro largo tankH can bo constructed, bo that tho washer can stand outsido and not enter tho water. This is dilHcult to Hceuro, and at the samo timo lmvo water enough to make tho washing oiVoclivo. To tho wool-grower, as far as the sheep, lt,s health and thrift is con cerned, tliero is not a singlo thing to bo paid in favor of washing, while tliero is much to be said in favor of not washing. t is far bettor for tho sheop to bo sheared as early as the middlo of Ma'. It is then too warm to carry such a coat, and thoy generally lose llesh after this time till sheared. After being turned out to grass tho wool becomes more or less lilthy, ewes suckling lambs lose their wool, and .sheop sheared at this timo if kcnl under shollor nighta and during cold storms will do much better. Tho wool also starts better than when .beared after tho weather is hot. Tho praetlcal oxporienoo of cvory good shepherd is that early shearing is host as far as tho sheep is concornou. Tho next question is regarding tho Jleece. Tho wool grower is anxious, of cour.se, to put it in condition to got tho most money out of it, and buyers have generally demanded that it bo washed. One dillleulty is that wool is not bought nud sold on 'its merits. In each class of wool tho diirbront lots bring about tho same price, no matter what tho condition unless decidedly bad; there is u certain price for washed llceces and a certain deduction for iinwashod, yet the unwashed may havo loss foreign matter in it. It is, of course, impossible to teat tho matter with the same lleeco, but t hero is hardly a doubt that a Merino lleeco wn-huifin tho usual way and the sheen nllowod to run for sovcral days after washing before being sheared, will havo nearly or quite as heavy lleeco as if it were .sheared before any warm weather, and there is little doubt that tho liber would bo better and stronger. There is little doubt that under tho present meth ods the fleece will bring more if washed on tho sheep, but that it ought to is not so plain. Having reference only to its value, the tleceo certainly can be worth no more to the manufacturers after go ing through the spring storms on tho sheep and allowed to till with oil on tho sheep after washing. If thcro is more extraneous matter in it beforo washing, it, of courso, is not worth so much pur pound, and tho co.st of freight on tho diflorence in weight must also bo de ducted, but that this difference is as fp-eat as that made by buyers is denied )y wool growers and they will not bo liovo it until thoy seo tho prioo of wool graded according to its condition and its value. There is a growing objection to wash ing sheep, llrcedors of choice sheop will not do it, and if none that grow wool would, and at tho samo time take pains to keep thoir sheep cloan and shear early, they would probably re ceive for their wool as much as thoy now do. If not tho gain to tho sheop would compensate for some deficiency in lleeco by allowing oarly shearing. More sheep aro sheared unwashed ovory year and tho number will probably in croaso until washing tho wool on tho sheep will bo unknown. Detroit Post and Tribune. When to Commence Tree-Planting. It is tho desiro of tho farmor, says tho Chicago Times, "to havo a largo num ber of trees mature at oneo and to oom jnenco to produco fruit at tho samo timo." Even to many f armors whoso furrows aro not straight and whoso fences aro in a dilapidated condition, tho eight of an orchard with trees of differ ent ages and not in "boo lines," would causo feolings of disgust. It is to bo considered whether this demand for or der and uniformity by most farmers is not a mistake ami at the expense of years of onjoyment of tho fruit and to tho detriment of tho valuo of tho or chard. It is not to bo donied that whero wealth is in nbiindauco and loisuro to devote to tho details of lino orchard management, tho sotting of tho wholo orchard at onco is a desirablo thing to do. In such casos, it would bo attend ed with no particular daniror, and to most people tho boauty of tho orchard would bo much enhanced. Tho labor of caring for such an orchard would bo greatly increased at first, but in tho onil would bo loss. Hut for tho major ity of farmers who commence their oper ations with littlo means, and who havo ,to strugglo along for a numbor of years to make suro of thoir titlo to tho soil jwhich they cultivato, it is an impossi bility to commonco their orchard opora jtions oarly if thoy insist on sotting all tho trees at ono timo. Thoy havo not Alio monov with which to mirchnso tho trees; the land may not bo oloarod, and thoir timo is too fully occupied with gaining a oaro livelihood to pormlt thorn uiuur imu uxiuusivo inut imuiagu- icnt. Honco tho question arisos, shall such a farmor wait a number of yoars lolng without milt entirely, or shall ho lot out a fow trees oach year in as lino rdor as posslblo, and in tho end havo orchard soraowhat irregular m ap pearance as to rows and alzo of trccflf Tho average farmor will say wait, his horror of unnymmotry in tho orchard overcoming all other considerations. It Ls well to take into consideration that a largo orchard of voting, growing trees is an oxtremoly difficult thing to manage. There aro ao many dliierunt theories as to thoir ncoda by those who aro exports, tho conditions of thoir suc cessful gi)Wtharo so intricate and seem ingly changeable, that thoy becomo al- ' most an "elephant" oven on tho hands of ono who has spare timo anil means; nml tho many orchards in our vicinity, the trees of which were set out at once and in perfect order, that aro now con sidered failures in beauty and in worth, attest not so much to tho laziness of the owners (to which thoy aro generally attributed) as to tho great dillleulty and almost impossibility of bringing to a , successful termination such an under- i taking. Tho orchard at tho Agricult ural College is considered a failure, ami there is some talk of tearing it up, root anil branch. The many reasons given for the failure aro undoubtedly correct; there was poor soil, poor management, J and iiisumclent menus; but it exactly ' illustrates tho point which wo wish to ' make. If the Agricultural College fails in making a beautiful and paying i orchard by starting it at ono time, how :in tint fivnniirii fimiifr. who cnrtainlv I ""- r f ------ , has no better soil and much less skill , and means, hope to succeed? The farmer should, as early as possi ble, put out a few fruit trees, and add to J them year after year until his orchard is , as largo as ho desires. There aro many I advantages resulting from this method ' over that of waiting and setting all at I oneo, hardly compensated for by sym metry and beauty of the orchard even if thoy can be obtained, ins lew trees will cost but littlo money and labor, and if, in his ignorance, ho makes mistakes in thoir care, the experience will not bo clearly bought. Ho can gradually be come accustomed to caring for them, and his acquired knowledge can be used to better advantage on young trees than on those that have grown under tho blighting influence ofliis ignorance. It is well to have new trees coming into benriii" at different times with largo crops; it will oquali.e the yields between the dillerent years, and thus better dis tribute tho farmer's work. New varie ties of fruit aro constantly appearing and much improvement is being made, which can bo taken advantage of in this way. It is tho experience of many that fruit trees do not necessarily do best when associated with others, and many examples of remarkablo growth and yields aro given of solitary trees by the side of some road or stream. With a littlo precaution in furnishing shelter from the licrcost winds, a few trees standing alono with plenty of room may do better than if thoy were in a largo orchard. Their roots and branches will have no obstaclo in tho way of near neighbors, and tho sun will havo a bet ter chance to do his part. Tliero is no particular advantage in trees growing in an orchard, although mutual protection is afforded; but it is often the caso that thoy causo mutual injur'. A fow trees will generally bo better tended than an orchard of many trees, for they require less time, and the crop of fruit being small at tho best, tho farmer's homo supply deponds upon tho closest atten tion, while a largo orchard is almost suro of furnishing enough fruit for homo consumption even if much neglected. Latmng Jlepublican. Licking an Elder. Ono summer in the years agono while a camp-meeting was in progress in En ton County tliero arrived on tho grounds a bully named Miller, who had mado a vow to il'.'k Elder .Johnson and break up tho wholo business. Tho Elder heard tho nowa with calm composure, ami as soon as iifc liberty, ho hunted up a world ly friend of his own and asked: "Friend Smith, didn't you used to fight in your younger days?" " Ah! Elder, 1 havo had many a turn with the boys." " And wliat is tho effect of a suddon blow between tho oyesP" " It astonishes and huinblos." " Is there any clangor of killing a man by such a blow?" " Never know a caso of it." The Elder wont his way with a serono smilo on his face. Millor had his coat oil' and was hunting for him, and thoy met face to face as thoy turned a wngon. Miller started to crack his heels and crow, but ho never finished. Tho Elder took him ono square between tho look ers without, stopping his paco, and it took twelve rowdies, three dinners of ! wator and two quarts of whisky to re vive tho patient and got him off tho grounds. Ono clay, a year aftorwards, no met tho Elder and soriously asked: "Elder, some of tho boys say I was kiokocl by a horso, and others stick to it that 1 was struck by lightning, but I'vo always had a suspicion that von hit mo 1 with a provision stand. How was it, anyhowf"- Detroit lrcc Press. Instructor in Latin: "Miss B., of what was Cores tho goddess?" Miss 11.: "Sho was tho goddess of marriage." Instructor: " Oh, no; of agriculture." Miss 11., (looking porploxed): "Why, I'm suro my book says sho was tho god doss of husbandry. Our Continent. Returns from India stato that tho numbor of persons killed thoro by wild boasts unci snakos has increased from 19,2711 in 187G to 21,900 in 1880. In Bengal alono, during tho latter year, 359 persons wore killed by tigers. Put four or fivo lima beans in a pot and covor them an inch deop. It Ureal fun to seo thorn como up. Tako care of tho plants, and sot them out without disturbing tho roots. it. Louis Globe FACTS AND FKJUUKS. Thcro nro In Loirsiann, out of a population of 919,916, illiterates to tho number of 18,:i80. Of these 259,'129 aro colored persons. N. 0. Picayune. There was moro oloomargorlnothan butter exported from the United States in 18S1, tho Iigurc3 standing at 26,000, 000 to 21,000,000 of pounds respectively. Two Cnlifornians in partnership havo on their various ranches 95,000 head of cattle and HO.OOnhcad of sheep. To tako care of these (locks 500 men aro now employed. Tho highest price over paid for a piece of land in Now York, is supposed to have been tho S1C8.O00 which J. II. (Jlovor has just paid for a lot 30 by 10, with building thoreon, at tho southwest corner of Wall and Broad streets. - Up to 1876, when tin figuros wcro Drought into shape, it was lotind that tho Erie Canal had paid tho whole cost of construct ion, working expenses and repairs, beside putUig gfrl.rt.'lS.iUS into tho trousers pocket ot the State of Now York. N. Y. Herald. Tho returns of tho census taken in Italy at the close of 1881 show the pop ulation of the Kingdom to be 28,-152,000, an increase during the decade of 1,650, 816. The numbor of Italians living in other countries is estimated at 800,000. The only city in the Kingdom whoo population has decreased during the last ten years is Florence. A recent Gorman work gives tho following return of the population of the world, counting by millions: Europe, 15,000,(J00; Asia, 831,000,000; Africa, 205,000,000; Amcricn, 95,000,000; Aus tralia and Polynesia, 5,000,000; Polar regions, under 1,000,000. Total, 1.4-15,-000,000 boiiur an increase of over 16, 000,000 upon tlio last census. Chicago is tho greatest lumber mar ket in the world. Tho single item of sawed lumber received there in 1881 would lay an inch llooring fourteen feet wide round the earth at the equator. Tho amount of lumber manufactured in the three States of Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota during 11 would lay .such a lloor fifteen feet wide. N. Y. World. The first conveyance of real estato in New York by John Jacob Astor is elated August 14, 1789, being two lots in tho Bowery Lane, for jClCiO. Tho next was for a lot in Littlo Dock street (now Water btreot), for jU850. Aaron Burr, from the timo ho moved to this city, in 1783, until his ruin, twenty-four years later, purchased twenty-four lots of real estate, and mado eighty sales. M. Y. Graphic. Profuse spitting is injurious in sev eral ways. The saliva is poured into tho mouth to do a specific work, and Mien passes into tho stomach to be ab sorbed. If tho saliva is constantly ejected from the mouth, the system is drained of what it was not intended to lose. And tho mouth, in that case, be comes an organ of excretion, thus re lieving tho kidneys in part of thoir office. N. Y. Tribune. WIT AND WISDOM. When a clergyman puts the subject for a sermon in his hat, does it becomo a text tile fabric? Tho idle man travels so slowly that even poverty easily overtakes him at tho first turn of tho road. Wo impatiently whip a horso for shying at a shadow, ami yet we aro constantantly doing tho same thing our solves. Tho following "uotis" is posted up in an East Texas saw-inill: "Doant Munky with tho buz, saw whon in mo shun." Philadelphia Bulletin. "Is this angol's food?" asked a young lady at a party of a gentleman who brought her somo delicate cake. " It is now," was tho gallant response. A young lady in a Boston ollico is so particular about her personal appear ance that she always takes a peon in tho mirror boforo answering a call at tho telephone. Somerville Journal, "Why will not hens lay?" asks an agricultural writer, anxiously. Wo don't know eggsactly; perhaps because thoy alwas want to set; hens tho trouble. Uennuntown Telegraph. " I can't get up early," said a poor victim to his doctor. "Oh, yes, you can," was tho reply, "if you will only follow my advice What is your hour of risinjri" 'Nino o'clock. rk " 'Well, cmt. in. luilf nn iinnr ln1ninvnrv ilnv. mill in tho course of a month yon will find yoursolf up at four in tho morning." Di-tornilnod boforuhund, wo gravely pro- tond To Book tho tutvico mid tho thoujrhts of n frlund, Should ho differ from us umlor nny prc- tonst), Wo blush for his want of both Judgment nud utilise. But should ho full In with nnd flatter our plan. Why, realty, wo think him n sonslblo num. "Sister told mo to como in and talk to you 'till she found her hair," said a six-year-old girl to her big sister's beau. " Do you like to havo mo talk to you? Sistor says you sing liko a screech-owl. What is a screech-owl? Won't you sing for mo? Sister says you don't know boans; 1 know beans a whole bag full. Sistor says why, you alnt going, aro you? Oh my, won't sister bo mad thought" Detroit Post. Thoro is said to bo only ono auto graph of Volasquoz, tho groat Spanish pintor, in private hands. Ex. This intelligence will bo npt to causo a gen eral wave of gloom and doprossion to pass over this country. Thousands of Americans havo been buoyed up with tho happy nnd cheering boliof that hun dreds of old Volasquoz' a autographs woro In private hands. This promises to bo a year of disappointments. Bur lington Hawkey e. Marked Cards. There aro many ways of cheating at poker. Ono is by marked cards. Ono way of marking cards is on tho backs at tho timo of their manufacture. Hero aro seventcon different stylos of marked cards which I sell all over the United States. To an ordinary observer tho backs aro of an intricate and symmet rical pattern; but I can tell at a glanco every card in any ono of tho seventeen packs." "How can ono remembor so many marks?" "It is very simplo when you onco learn. 1 will gunrantco to teach any in telligent person to read any one of these marked packs in two hours. It only needs seventeen marks to a pack. Four marks will expose tho four suits, and thirteen marks will oxposo tho cards in each suit. Although tho marks arc so plain that they can bo read as far as you can see a card, they aro so covered up in the scroll work and patterns that you would not notice them unless they wcro pointed out to you. Sometimes the marks aro in tho fold of a Hag; some times in the turn of an ornamental scroll. lion.1 is a pack that is apparent ly ornamented on the back with a miir blo pattern. By looking at the upper left-hand corner you can plainly see a heart, spade, club or diamond careless ly thrown into tho pattern. All tho high cards are denoted by the dillerent positions of a little scoop. This a gentle reminder of the way the boys get scooped by them. All tho low cards aro marked with various positions of a little device that looks like the butt of a pistol. A casual observer might think tho backs are all alike on each card in the pack. Yet, in fact, each card is n'intcd from a separately engraved iaek. These cards aro sold at about $1.50 a pack." "But do not those printed marks soon become known among gamblers''" " Yes. Then thcro is a way of mark ing cards specially for one pack, which costs S7 or 88. This is done to cheat gamblers. I know a man who went in to a gambling game up town, and played and lost several nights at poker, i'hen he put private marks on an ordi nary pack of playine- cards, staked tho darky who furnished tho cards to tho players to put in his pack, and ho went out of the game $1,000 winner that night." " What is the advantage of marked cards in poker?" " You can tell every man's hand as it is dealt beforo he knows it himself. If he gets a low hand you can often bluff him out of his stake at the start. If ho gets a high hand you know when to keep out. But when your turn conies to deal you can give each player what ever cards you please. Watch mo deal this pack. I will give you, while you are watching me, either tho second or third card from the top without detec tion. If I see a good card on top L slip it down and keep it for myself, and deal you the next ono. Or 1 can slip that down, too, if I choose, so that your chance of getting a good hand is very slim." "Suppose some one else furnishes cards that aro not marked. Have you any way of marking them?" "Several. Here is a littlo tool called a poker ring. It is apparently an ordi nary diamond ring. Look at it. You see nothing peculiar about it. Pass your linger over the nart that is inside my hand. You will feel a little sharp steel point. Suppose you take out a fresh rack of cards which I have never seen, u ten minutes' play I will havo all the good cards marked with my littlo prick er. Every time an aco or a king conies in my hand 1 will prick a littlo hole in tho corner. That throws up a small burr. When I deal tho cards I can toll with my eyes shut when I como to one of thoso pricked cards. You may bet your life I will never deal one of them to you. Sometimes, to avoid suspicion, I will prick four deuces or fours and deal you three aces. Then I mako you feel son-'. The slight embossing that is dono by the pricker will not be no ticed. 'I he old-fashioned way of bond ing corners to mark cards is out ol uso, as mingling and easily detected. N. Y. Sun Interview. A Cincinnati Hermit. Cincinnati has Edward Ilolroyd. a strange hermit in lfo wns once ti part- nor in n largo and successful dry -goods ' nouse, ami at mat timo was public spirited, jovial and widely known. Twenty years ago he retired suddenly from business, .secluded hiinsolf in a very handsome suburban residence, and has never since been ofl tho promises. Tor months no human being sees him, his ordors to the family who live in tho houso boing sont from his room in writ ing, and his food being passed in through a rickot. Tho building is going to ruin through neglect, and tho grounds aro untended, but neither through stinginess nor lack of moans, as his property has appreciated to two hundred nnd fifty thousand dollars in valuo, ami ho frequently gives away monoy in charity. Ho takes tho daily nowspapers, and scomstokeep Informed as to what is going on in tho world, but will havo nothing to do with it, and lately refused to seo ono of his former business partners. Many of his old as sociates believed ho was dead, so com pletely had ho dropped out of notice, when a description in tho Enquirer of his manner of existence called their at tention to him. Ho is now eighty. Tho . causo of his seclusion was his wife, with wnom no quarrollod, and who obtained a divorce, compelling him to provido for her a scparato maintenance. This soured him, and ho vowod to bo dono with human beings. Tho north polo has nover dono us any harm, why not lot it alono? 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