f THE JBIO
f * Tjpg ISftndred and Eighty Thousand Pounds
\ ° -Dynamite Exploded in the Interest oj
Navigation.
New York dispatch : In order to pro
tect lire and property at the Flood Rock
explosion to-day , the most careful and
complete arrangements hod been perfected.
A force ol 450 police in addition to thj
'harbor police were detailed near the scene
-of action. Blackwell's Island contained a
detachment ol one hundred menwhile one
hundred were on duty at Ward's Island.
All the buildings on the north end of Black-
iv ell's Island were bared of inmates , includ
ing the almshoase , workhouse and lunatic
asylum , who were massed on lawns at a
safe distance from the explosion and care
fully guarded. In the penitentiary the cell
doors were thrown open and the prisoners
conducted to tho walls. The prison was
surrounded by police , while large forces
were stationed among tho convicts to pre
vent escape or riot. All points on the
shore from which Flood Rock could be seen
were densely packed with people. The
police were kept busy in keeping the crowd
outside tho danger line. Ropes had been
stretched across the river above and below
the place of explosion , and launches from
the navy yard patrolled the river to see
that'no vessels attempted to pass through.
When the bell in tho tower of Stann's
school building struck 11 , fifty thousand
people were waiting expectantly for the ox-
plosion , which was advertised to occur at
that hour , but at that moment a num
ber of people were still on Flood Rock.
A few moments later , however , a tug
boat took them off , and then the specta
tors braced themselves for the expected
shock. Ladies and gentlemen in i arriagcs
stood up on cushions and leveled opera
glasses toward the island. A hushed ex
pectancy fell upon the vast crowd. Tho
river in tho vicinity of Flood Rock and
Hallet's point was now clear of vessels. At
a respectful distance , however , scores ol j
excursion steamers , yachts and tugs , I
crowded with people , waited for the press
ing of the electric button. At precisely
11:13 o'clock the bosom of tho river was
pierced with a mighty upheaval of rocks
and timber. Up , up went glittering masses
of water until it seemed as if they never
would stop. At a height of two hundred
feet the uplifted waters paused and fell back
again to the river. Mary Newton , the 11-
year-old daughter of Gen. Newton , touched
tho button which fired the electric currrent
that exploded tho submarine mines. This
is the same child who exploded the first
Hell Gate explosion. The shock of the ex
plosion was felt only slightly on the Astoria
shore. Tho noise resembled far-distant
subterranean thunder. When Flood Rock
had been exploded amass of broken wreck
was seen on top of it. The big derrick
which had been left to its fate turned
over on its side , broken. A huge
tank which had been left at the north
end of tho island still stood in its place ,
tilted over a little , as it had settled when
let down with the angry waters from its
aerial flight. Immediately after the explo
sion fire broke out in the wreck and burned
I * lustily amid seething waters. Fourinstan-
tanecus photographs were taken by officers
of the corps of engineers from the firing
point at Astoria. As far as was possible
to judge from the position and appearance
of the wreck the explosion was a grand suc
cess , though for the present tho vicinity of
the blasted rock will be even more danger
ous than heretofore until the wreck has
been removed. The shock was felt to a
slight extent in the city and distinctly in
the city hall , the structure trembling for
five seconds.
One of the engineers in speaking of the
work done by the dynamite and "renda-
rock" said that so far as his observations
had extended the explosion was eminently
successful. Flood Rock was not buried out
of sight. It sank perhaps three or four
feet and that was all. Some had affirmed
that the bed of tho river would be so
broken up and jagged with rocks that the
middle of the channel would become im
passable until the debris was removed.
Such did not prove to be the fact. Sound
steamers experienced no difficulty whatever
in making their trips through the channel.
If the work of the electric current failed at
any point to discharge cartridges , it was
probably under the rock known us "Nigger
Rock , " opposite the electric light stand , at
Hallett's point. The keeper of the light ,
who watched tho upheaval of the waters ,
said that the water at that point was not
disturbed. It might be , however , that he
was mistaken. The engineer felt confident
that an examination of the bottom of the
river would show that the rocks were shat
tered into fragments. Capt. John Somers ,
of the light-house boat John Rogers , after
the explosion said : "We were to buoy the
scene of the explosion after it had occurred
if necessary. We found at the south end of
'
the island'six fathoms of water , and on the
west end three or four fathoms. There
were three or four feet of water there before
this. We did not find it necessary to buoy
the place at all , while the main channel is
entirely clear , so that the explosion is a
success , and vessels con pass without any
fear. "
THE STATUS OF SETTLERS.
JRcferenceSeinff Had to Zhose on Debatcfjle
Indemnity lands of the Manitoba Road.
Bishop Ireland , in company with Father
Stephan , of the Catholic Indian Bureau ,
called at the interior department to con
sult Land Commissioner Sparks on the
< tatus of the settlers who are on the de
batable indemnity lands of the Manitoba
road. They found Gen. Sparks disposed
to do all in his power for the settlers. He
said he was sorry the general principle of
cancellation of indemnity limits should do
honest settlers any possible injury. In
such cases all the power of the office within
bounds of the law and justice should bo
extended to protect the settlers. There
are about 200 farmers arouud Grac ville ,
in whose welfare Bishop Ireland is inter
ested. Besides these there are said to be
over a thousand settlers at various points
along the road in the same plight. Their
lands are held under a contract from tho
St. Paul , Minneapolis & Manitoba rail
road. The indemnity decision puts the
right of the road to those lands in doubt.
The indemnity selections are well made ,
and the whole question now is whether
the rond has had no more land than it
was entitled to.
Soren Listor , formerly of tho Fergus
Falls land office as a land lawyer , has un
dertaken to work through by an appeal to
-the general land office a considerable num
ber of land entries on the land of the Irish
men. When the case was laid before Gen.
Sparks , he said that as pre-emptors the
present settlers would have thirty days
in which to file after the land had
been foifeitcd by the railroad and offered
by the land office. As homesteaders
they would have sixty days. The
law clerks in the land office , however , found
a provision of the law passed January 13 ,
1881 , of which Gen. Sparks was unaware ,
that covers the case not only in Minnesota
but on all similar grants throughout
United States. It is so precisely to the
point that it will afford relief to thousands
of bona fide settlers who have been worry
ing of late over then ? land titles. It is as
follows :
United States statutes at large , vol. 21 ,
page 31 Be it enacted , etc. , that all per
sons who shall have settled and made
valuable and permanent improvements
npon any odd numbered sections of land
within any railroad withdrawal in good
faith , and with the permission or license ot
the railroad company for whoso benefit
the same shall have been made , and with
tEb expectation of purchasing of such com
pany the land so settled upon , which land
so settled and improved may for any cause
bo restored to the public domain , and who
at the time of such restoration may not be
f ntitled to enter and acquire title to such
lands under the pre-emptionhomestead or
timber culture acts , shall be permitted at
anytime within three months after such
restoration , and under such rules and regu
lations as the commissioners of the general
land office may prescribe , to purchase not
exceeding 160 acres in extent of tho same
by legal subdivisions , at the price of $2.50
per acre and to receive patents therefor.
OASTJS.
Wfeellaneotu Hatter * / Interest Pertaining
to foreign Otntntrief ,
A government nkase nas been Issued In
Russia ordering all governors and other offl-
cer3 throughout the provinces to use the
Russian language exclusively in their official
duties.
Cardinal Manning's article on how Catho
lics ought to vote in the coming election has
npteared in the Dublin Review. The Cardi
nal defends Parliament in constitution even
though opposing Catholicism. He praises
.Liberalism which is devoted to the care of
tbe poor , change of land laws , andfthe en-
foi cement of local option. He strongly de
nounces secular education , and urges the
Catholics to place the religious question
foremost and support only those candidates
who are In favor of placing voluntary schools
a vital question In Christian education ; and
of appointing a royal commissloa to examine
the education question.
A decree establishing custom-houses on
the Isthmus of Panama has been issued by
the President of Columbia. This decree is
Issued under a law passed in 1SS4. The
custom-Louses at Colon and Panama thus
1 rovided for will charge import duties at the
rate of 60 per cent of the duties levied at
other custom-houses in the republic. Great
excitement and Indignation exists among the
merchants , who will send representatives to
intercede with the government.
The Ambassadors of the powers are urging
the Greek Government to stop its war prepa
ration.
Bands of Bulgarians have raided Servia
territory and plundered the villages near the
frontier. A force of gen d'armcs have gone
to the scene of the disturbance to drive out
the intruders.
The Roumanian Chambers have been sum
moned to meet on the 27th inst It Is intend
ed to mobilize the third army corps and a por
tion of the fourth.
The Porte having asked for an explanation
from the Servian government of the war-like
attitude Servia has assumed in mobilizing her
army and despatching troops to the frontier ,
an answer was given which was not considered
adequate by the Turkish embassador , and he
has gone to NIssa to demand an audience
with King Milan respecting the matter.
The National Zcilungsays Germany will
join the bl metallic conference when England
consents to do likewise.
The French war office received a dispatch
dated at Tamatave , from Admiral MIot , com
mander of the French force in Madagascar ,
stating that the French and Hovas had an in
decisive fight on the 26th of Sept. at Passan-
dova Bay. The French lost 21 killed and
wounded , the Hovas 200.
London disoatch : The rumor has gained
credence m Europe that King Milan will is
sue a declaration of war , and it has wonder
fully fanned the excitement over the situa
tion in the east. A German envoy has been
sent post-haste from Berlin to Nisch , and he
is said to be carrying a most important mes
sage from Prince Bismarck to King Milan.
The na'.ure of this message is only a matter
or conjecture , but it is believed that the Ger
man chancellor withes to restrain the Servian
king from invading Turkish territory. It is
almost certain that any attack by Servia upon
the neighboring provinces of Bulgaria would
te like a spark in a powder magazine , but it
is feared that Bismarck's restraining mes
sage will be too late to be effective.
It is stated that Austria is in favor of the
cession of Weddin to Servia , but that Germa
ny and Russia refuse their consent
The trouble between Burmah and the gov
ernment of India , will probably lead to the
annexation of the former to India. The mat
ter was seriously discussed at the Indian de
partment. It is generally believed that a suf
ficient force will be sent to depose King The-
baw and annex the country to India , in order
to prevent future complication whenever the
king of Bnnnah u ants to raise money to give
a great feast.
A heavy shock of earthquake was felt at
Palermo , Italy , Oct. 15th. The disturbance
caused a three-story building to fall , buryin- :
its occupants beneath the debris. Eight
corpses have Leen recovered from the ruins.
President Grevy , of France has officially
announced that he will enter the coming con
test for the Presidency
fERSOJTAX AND KUPERSOirAZ.
R. B. Hayes would never try to palm ofl
an old hen as a spring chicken.
Mary Anderson will receive a right royal
American welcome home on her arrival.
General Benjamin F. Butler's hair is
growing gray , but his heart is as youthful
as ever.
The friends of B. K. Apgar , of New York ,
have resolved to raise $3,000 for a monu
ment to his memory. *
Secretary Whitney uses his country seat ,
five miles from Washington , only as a placi
for an occasional visit.
Gen. Toombs on his death bed denies
that he ever said he would call the roll ol
his slaves on Bunker Hill.
Hon. William M. Evarts ia envied by
many a dyspeptic. He is blessed with an
exceptionally good appetite.
It is generally supposed that the consti
tutional amendment , doing away with the
October elections in , Ohio , will be adopted.
Major Daniel Simpson , the "drummer
boy" of Boston , who is now 87 years old ,
attributes the preservation of his youth to
baked beans.
Sheriff Brinkerhoff , of Hackensack , N. J. ,
has in his establishment the tallest man ,
the shortest dog and the liveliest coon in
Bergen county.
A South Carolina woman rode twenty-
five miles through a drenching rain to meet
her prospective husband. She has doubt
less asserted her reign bj this time.
As long asthofarmershave the numerical
strength , as they have in states like Iowa
and Minnesota , remarks the St. Paul Globe ,
there is no reason why they should not
have legislation to suit them.
Not Equal to tbe .Emergency.
He looked ft bit hard-np , but he had a
pleasant face and smooth address as he
walked into the office of a railroad run
ning West and asked for the superin
tendent. When conducted to that offi
cial's desk he began :
"Iwant the favor of a pass to Buf
falo. "
"Can't have it , " was the prompt reply.
"I expected that answer , and am pre
pared for it. I did not come here with.
s. tale of woe. I have not been robbed. "
"No ? "
' 'Not a rob. I did not lose my money
on the street. I am not obliged to rush
home to see my wife die. I am not a
consumptive who is anxious to get home
and die among his friends. All those
pleas are old. "
"Yes , very old and thin. "
"And yet I want a pass to Buffalo. I
feel that I have a right to ask it. "
"Onwhat grounds ? "
"This morning I saved the life of a
passenger on one of your transfer boats.
He was a big red-whiskered man named
Clark. Had he gone overboard , it would
have cost you perhaps § 50,000 to settle
tho claim. "
"Clark ? Big manwith red whiskers ?
Wretched man , you know not what you
did ! That's tho man "who already has a
claim of § 20,000 against us for breaking
his leg. If you had only let him go
overboard we could have settled with Ms
heirs for less than a quarter of the
amount ! Go out go away. You have
taken thousands of dollars out of our
pockets by your meddlesome act. "
The beat walked outwithout a word ,
but as he reached the door he was heard
to grumble :
"I thought I-was the best liar on the
Atlantic coast , but I might as well hang
up from this date 1" Wall Street Daily
News.
Lame and Lazy A Fable.
Two beggars , Lame and La2y , were
in want of bread. One leaned on his
crutch , the other reclined on his couch.
Lame called on Charity and humbly
asked fpr a cracker. Instead of a cracker
he received a loaf.
Lazy , seeing the gift of Charity , ex
claimed , "What , a cracker , and receive
a loaf ? Well , I will ask for a loaf. "
Lazy now applied to Charity , and
called for a loaf of bread.
"Your demanding a loaf , " said Chari
ty , "proves you a loafer. You are of
that class and characterwho ask , and
receive not ; you ask amiss. "
Lazy , who always found fault , and had
ratherwhine than work , complained of
ill-treatment , and even accused Charity
of a breach of an exceeding great and
precious promise : "Ask , and you shall
receive. "
Charity pointed him to the painting
in her room , which presented to his vis
ion three personages , Faith , Hope and
Charity. Charity appeared larger and
fairer than her sisters. He noticed that
her right hand held a pot of honey which
fed a bee disabled , having lost its wings.
Her left hand was armed with a whip ,
which kept off the drones.
"Don't understand it , " said Lazy.
"It that Char
Charity replied , means
ity feeds the lame and flogs the lazy. "
Lazy turned to go.
"Stop ! " said Charity. "Instead of
coin I will give you counsel. Do not go
and live on your poor mother , for I will
send you to a rich ant. "
" Eich aunt ? " echoed Lazy. " Where
shall I find her ? "
"You will find her in Proverbs , sixth
chapter and sixth verse. "
Moral : Instead of waiting and wish
ing a rich uncle to die , go and see how a
rich ant lives.
What Patsey Is Doing.
Mrs. Hoolahan , whose rather coltish
eon , Patsey , went out West a few
months ago to seek his fortune , re
ceived great news from him yesterday.
"Did Patsey write to you ? " we in
quired. "No , be jabers , he has niver
written a line since he lift , but one of
the Conner b'ys who went to Dinver a
fortnight ago promised to hunt up Pat
sey and let me know what he is doin' '
I got a litter to-day , and Conner tells me
that Patsey has a great situation as
superintendent of a free-lunch route ,
which extends pretty much over the
whole city. " "That must be a pretty
nice thing , " we suggested. "Well , I
should say so. Patsey is a nice boy , and
I knew he'd do well if he had a chance , "
returned the confiding old woman , her
innocent , motherly old face brightening
at the thoughts of her wayward boy's
success , and showing no trace of sus
picion that "the Conner b'y" was try
ing to be funny by perpetrating a joke
on a loving and unsuspecting old
woman.
"THERE is'but one easy thing to bor
row , and that we don't -want trouble.
THE MABKBTS.
OMAHA.
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BARLEY No.2 56 ©
EYE No. 2 44 & 45
CORN No. 2 mixed 29 | @ 33
OATS No. 2 19 & ] 9
BUTTER-iFancy creamery. . . . 22 © 23
BUTTER Choice dairy 12 © 13
BUTTER Best country 12 & 15
EGGS Fresh - 12 © 13
CHICKENS Per doz. 2 00 & 2 25
LEMONS Choice - 6 50 © 6 00
BANANAS Choice 275 © 350
ORANGES Mesina 6 00 © G 40
ONIONS Per bbl 400 © 475
POTATOES Per bushel 25 © 30
GREEN APPLES Per bbl 225 © 303
SEEDS Timothy 2 3,1 ® 2 40
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COKN No.2. . 51 ? 53
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POKK 950 ® JO 00
LARD 630 © 635
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KANSAS GHZ'
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Dakotans Auxions for Win. .
'We can accommodate ten thous
and girls with husbands in Dakota on
ninety days' notice,1 * said Col. "Pat"
Domin nt tho Grand Union liotel a few
days ago. The colonel of the luto
confederate forces , now a journalist in
the great territory , towered fnil six
feet under a big slouch hat. "Wo
have published in The Furgo Argus , "
he continued , "two thousand letters
from as tunny young women , and have
made many matches. Ju May , 1880 ,
there was only one marriageable girl
ia Fargo , and to-day , with a popula
lion of 12,000 , we have only four un
married girls. In Deadwood , at the
height of its mining fever , m 1879-80 ,
there were five thousand oaehelors and
only six marriageable girls. You get a
great many t.iles in the east about tho
lone youngvomon who take up farms
in Dakota and reject all oflers of mar
riage. Why , they don't live m tho
territory a year before they are wed
ded.
"Most ; of our men went to Dakota
when they wereboys , and that is tho
reason we have so man } ' bachelors
there thousands of them , all willing
to marry. The strange thing about it
all is most of them know lots of girls
in tho eastern towns from which they
came , and make no eft'ort to wed
them. They won't have the girls they
used to kuow , and they can't get any
others very well. Any attractive girl
who will go there can queen it over
the"whole territory. Montana is older
than wo are , and has plenty of mar
riageable women. My , how those
girls there ride horses ! But in Dako
ta 1 know scarcely a town with an un
married girl in it. It would .surprise
you to know how many army
officials and men of prominence mar
ry servant-girls. High or low , rich or
poor , a good girl can have her choice.
I know one prominent man who mar
ried a pretty waiter girl of one of the
hotels the other day. She gave him
as a wedding present a Dakota farm ,
some diamonds , and many other val-
ables. In Dakota women are equal
with men before the law. "
Coi. Donan , although now a noted
match-maker , is a bachelor himself.
Maj. Edwards , editor-inchiof , and II.
C. Plumley , managing editor , of The
Argus , he says , are both unmarried ,
although they have overlooked and
published all the two thousand letters
sent him from eastern younsr women.
When asked about the allegged
great poker gamrf between Stanley
Huutley and Maj Edwards , in which
the former threw away four queens
and drew three aces to an ace in hand ,
Col. Donan said : "L'ho story isn't to
believe. Maj. Edwards knows how to
deal , and having four kings in hand
and a pot of Si,400 on the table he
.would not deal his opponent three
aces. "
"What about tho division and ad
mission of the territory as a state ? "
was asked.
"The admission and division of
Dakota have been agitated with us
since 1870 , when we had twelve thou
sand inhabitants. Since then there
have been several constitutional con
ventions which have met , resolved ,
and sent delegations to Washington.
Last winter we had a delegation at tho
capital which spent hundreds of thou
sands of dollars in vain. There are
three things to prevent division and
admission. The south will never per
mit the admision of two northern
states if it can help it. The eastern
high-tariff republicans will never per
mit two low-tariff states to enter ii
they can help it The democratic
party will never concent to the admis
sion of two republican states if it can
help it. Dakota will be admitted only
when it consents to come in as one
state. " New York Tribune.
Emery Storrs anil the Millionaires.
One day a group of millionaires ,
who were sitting on the piazza at the
United States , at Saratoga , began to
chaff Storrs in a solemn fashion. He
had just confessed to them that he
was not worth any money , and that he
had spent everything ho made as fast
as he got it. Suddenly he turned upon
one of tho would-be tormentors and
began : "You rich fellows appear tc
think that money-making is an intel
lectual process , anil that tho wealth
.acquired by you * proves that you are a
-very superior kind of men. You are
very much mistaken. There is nothina
intellectual about acquisitiveness. It
is merely an animal trait. It is less
ihishly developed in you gentlemen
than it is in the chipmunk. The
beaver is very much your superior in
this regard. Where are the rich men
in history ? There are two only whc
live in thelegends of literature Dives ,
who survives on account of his fortun
ate connection with a pauper , and
Croesus , because his name has been
used bv poets merely as a synonym.
Gentlemen , where are the stockholder !
who built the Parthenon ? Doubtless
in their day they sat around in Athens
and spoke of the line work that Phidi
as was doing for them. But , gentle-
men , where are the stockholders to
day and where is Phidias ? " Ho went
ion in this quaint way for fully half at
.hour , and when he had finished ever
the millionaires did not seem to thiufc
that thoy had had the best of it , Neu.
York World.
Conductors on reaching Chicago used tc
call out "Chicago I Twenty minutes for di
vorce. " Things have changed since then. 1
DOIT takes thirty minutes to get a divorce.
3SSE
INDUSTRIAL BKKV1T1ES.
Notes .and Comments of General interest to
tho Husbandman.
Tho electricians of the old world .are
among the latest strong advocates ot
employing trees as protectors from
lightning. Investigation leads them
to conclude that tho greatest protec
tion a building can have is to have tall
trees near by. Tho branches aro so
many points conducting tho electricity
by the trunk to tho ground. As to
what particular trees are the best for
this purpose , there is some question ,
but all agree that tall growers are the
most desirable , also that those with
erect branches arc better than such as
have spreading ones. Po'rhaps all tall-
growing kinds liko oak , popular ,
hickory , horse-chestnut , elm , pino , or
spruce , aro of nearly equal value. Tn
planting to protect buildings a dis
tance of lif ty feet away would bo proper.
To have the trees closer vhoro would
be danger in case of a stroke of light
ning that the fluid would follow the
ground to the building. A small pond
between the tree and tho building
would render tho protection about
complete.
A tarmer m Los Angeles county ,
California , who has been troubled with
mice and squirrels , has evolved a
cheap and sure means of dealing with
these twin nuisances. Tubs or cans
partly lilled with water aro put around
the baru where the mice aro most
plenty , and they go to them for drink
and aro drowned. An average of
about two thousand a month have thus
been caught. In dealing with the
squ'rrels the same means have been
adopted , substituting a barrel partly
sunk in the ground and half filled with
water. Besides this , pieces of water
melon rind with a little poison sprink
led on it and put into tho entranced to
the burrows have been found remark
ably efficacious , and by the combined ,
uso of these means tho death rate
among the ground squiirels has been
swelled to astonishing proportions.
At the annual meeting of tho On
tario Bee-keepers' association , held at
Toronto , Sept. 17 , tho president
advocated the establishment of an ex
perimental bee-farm in which races of
oees from foreign countries could be
thoroughly tested. "After having the
Asiatic races inllicted upon us , " he
said , "weurenow threatened with the
Carniolan. " He expressed the
opinion that the Italian race should be
maintained and cultivated as tho best
bee America has yet tested generally.
He advocated the formation of a union
among the Ontario beekeepers , fpr tho
purpose of establishing a foreign mar
ket for the surplus product. He men
tioned the Colonial and Indian exhibi
tion to be held next year in England ,
as affording an excellent opportunity
for the display of Canadian products.
In making preparations for the win
dow garden do not forget the bulbs ,
which are so reliable and satisfactory.
Plant them in pots or boxes of rich
soil quite liberalmixed with sand ,
water and put in the cellar for five or
six weeks that they may form roots ,
then bring them to the liirht , when
they will soon begin to bud and blos
som. By having a liberal assortment , ,
and bringing them up at intervals , one
may have blossoms all through the
winter. Hyacinths , are , of course , tho
most desirable both for beauty and
fragrance. The single are preferable
for pots , as the bud forms and rapidly
grows without a corresponding growth
of foliage. If one wishes to retard the
ne and promote tho other make a
cone of paper to inclose the bud for a
lime.
Each hen in a house should have one
foot of space on the roosts. One hundred
hens then would require four roosts
twenty-five feet 'long , and to prevent
the hens crowding too much upon the
top roost these should bo all on tho
game level. The roosts should be one
foot apart , and be arranged in a frame
hinged to the wall , so they can be lift
ed and hooked up for the purpose of
cleaning. The roosts will take up
four feet , and there should bo eight
feet more .floor space ; thus a house
for one hundred hens should be twen
ty-live by twelve feet on the floor in-
Bide , and should be at least six feet
high in the front , with ample ventila
tion
In a Parisian process , known as
xylophasty , the wood is softened by
steam and imbued with certain in
gredients , wnich in part to it a suffi
cient ductility to enable it to receive
bas-relief impressions from four to five
millimeters in height. For medallions ,
bosses , etc. , mastic is forced into the
hollows' so that all tendency in the
compressed wood to split or open is
completely overcome. For book-bmd-
ing purposes , much seems expected
from this process , as it ia applicable
to the scented or odoriferous woods
cedar , teak , cypress , rose-wood , etc. ,
which repel worms.
The cranberry growers on Cape Cod
have begun to gather their crop. At
the beginning of the season the pro-
pects were good for an unusually large
crop , the average of which is 38,000
barrels , but the drought and fruit ,
vine and span worms have been in-
eti umental in devastating many farms ,
so that the most sanguine do not ex
pect the yield to be over 28,000 barrels.
An estimate of the annual crop of
Bariutable and Plymouth counties
five vears from now , unless interfered
with by successive disastrous seasons ,
places the figures at 100,000 barrels.
A bee-ra'ser has discovered toads
making great inroads upon the popu
lation of his hives. During the dry
weather he examined the hives in tho
morning and found a toad at the an-
trance of each of several boxes. Tho
toads were apparently asleep , but as
soon as a bee or two appeared would
shoot out there tongues and convey
tho honey gatherers into their capac
ious mouths. Tho toads were killed
and dissected , and many bees found
in there stomachs. The bee-raiser has
elevated tho hives
An authority on diseases of sheep
says tho external symtoms of fluke in !
sheep are : A wasting condition , skin r
loose and flabby , sometimes spotted
yellow or black , with a peculiar crack
ling sound when handled. After death ,
insects called llukos will bo found in
tho liver. When it has fairly sot in rot
is incurable. In tho carl } ' stages tho
sheep may bo fattened. Feeding
vegetable charcoal is said to bo a euro.
One-half dram sulphate of iron and 1J
drams common salt should bo given
daily , mixed in the food.
Sweet-potato raising is increasing
in northern Now York. Several farm
ers report a yield of from sevonty-livo
to one hundred bushels per acre , and
state that they can tell them in the
nearest towns for 5 cents per pound.
They succeed best when planted on
quitolow ridges , as tho tapers aro
short and thick.
Salt is being freoly used by certain
Now York nurserymen in their pear
orchards for tho purpose of counter
acting blight. Iron filings and cop
peras in solution have been used for
the sauio purpose. If these remedies
clonqt prevent the disease , they at
least correct a disposition to blight.
The importations of live stock from
foreign countries to the United States
for the seven months ending July 81 ,
1885 , were as follows : Cattle 14,901 ,
horses 11,710 , sheep 4,185 , against the
following for the corresponding period
of 1884 : Cattle 25,425 , sheep 1,875.
During last year bees in Ohio gath
ered 1,731,093 pounds of honey , esti
mated to be worth § 276,975 , while tho
fowls produced 32,602,1321 dozen of
eggs , valued at $1,890,318. Tho value
of the eggs was nearly equal to that
of the wool produced in tho state.
Somebody claims to have discovered
a new use for peaches in the making
of peach wine. It is said to be tho
finest flavo ed wine ever discovered ,
and bids fair to become a favorite and
profitable beverage.
A valuable bod of silicious earth , th
only deposit outside of New Hamp
shire , has been found in Jefferson
county , Kentucky. The eaflth is of a
peculiar quality , and is used in polish
ing metals.
Dr. Paaren , fllniois state veterina
rian , who has made tho circuit of all \ \
places quarantined last year on ac
count of pleuro-pnoiimonia , says there
are now no traces of tho plague left in
the state.
Gen. Forrest in the 'Bns.
Gen. N. B. Forrest , the famous Con
federate cavalry leader , visited New
York , and one day , while riding in a
Fifth avenue stage , a dude of the most
pronounced type entered and took his
seat in tho corner opposite tho Gener
al. While searching his pockets for
something tho youth withdrew a large
envelope from which a number of pa
pers slipped and were scattered on the
floor. He picked up those within
reach , and turning to Forrest , who
looked like "a member from the rural
districts , " said in the drawling , con
sequential and supercilious tone pe
culiar to his class , "I say , can you
reach those papers ? " Tho General
grasped the situation in a moment ,
and extending his arm , replied with
well assumed country patois , "Wall , I
jis kin , stranger , an' that's about all. "
Then he drew himself up to a sitting
posture again and looked innocent ,
while the occupants of the stage roar
ed , and the embarrassed dude pro
ceeded to help himself , and as quickly
as possible loavo tho unsympathetic
company.
An old gentleman , who , to judge
from his shaking sides , heartily en
joyed tho scene , now changed his seat
for one next to tho General , and re
marked to him : "Stranger , excuse
me for the question , but where are
you from ? " "Arkansawl" was tha
rejoinder. "Well , " said the old man ,
"I've always heard that an Arkansian
is a of a fellow , and now 1 be
lieve it. Shake hands , stranger ! " He
was doubly delighted a few moments
later when , on arriving at the New
York Hotel , Forrest introduced him
self propria persona , and invited his
new-found friend to become his guest
at dinner. Home Journal.
Secrets of the Household.
"Will you have a piece of tho pie ,
Mr. Goodman ? " asked Bobby's moth-
er of the minister.
"Thanks ; no , " he replied.
"N-no- guess not , " said Bobby ,
rather hesitatinglv.
The minister looked . .t Bobby in
surprise. "I thought all little boys
were fond of pie " lie said.
"They are , " replied Bobby. " ]
could eat that hull pie ; but ma said if
you didn't take any I mustn't , an1
she'd save it for to-morrow. " NK.U
York Times.
It is said that viestern women have strongei
voices than have the women of the east. It ii
well to note right here the compensations ol
nature in such cases. Western msn bavi
much larger ears than their eastern contest
porar.'es. Lowell