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    THE DAILY HERALD, TLATTSMOUTII, MEBKABKA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1887.
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Ijt JJlattsmOUtl) Dcilg cralb, a11 thing9 by all ways that tho heart j
measures tnc law has been a boon to
FARM AND GARDEN.
KNOTTS BROS.
Publishers & Proprietors.
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENT N.
In
Call fortho Meeting at Lincoln
October.
The Kchubllmn elector of the state Tol Ne-bra-ska
are requested to solid delegates from
tlie several couiitiei. to niee t in convention at
tlie opera liousc, lu the city.'of Lincoln, Wed
nenday, Octobers, 1HK7, at K oViock p. in., for
the piuuoHe of 1 acini? in Humiliation candi
dates for one associate Justice of the supreme
court, and for two members of the board of
regents of the state university, and to transact
Huch other business as may be presented to the
convention.
THK AI'I'OKTIOMENT.
The several counties are. entitled to repre
sentation as ful'ows, beiug based upon the
vote cat for Hon. John M. Thayer, governer.
In lew;, giving one delegate to each new
county, one delegate-at-large to each couuty.
jind one for each 150 votes and the major mic
tion thereof :
Iowa people beyond price. Measured
in i ...
in uouars nnu cents, or by tno very ma
tcrial or unfeeling method by which its
opponents are taking their last hopes for
its final defeat, it is proving equally as j
valuable. Not only has life become
more sacred and property better protect
ed since the departu c of the saloons
from Iowa, but court expenses and all
the costs of litigation have I een lessened.
So that the law, tested by tlie standard
of dollars and rents and by the better
standard of human feeling," is thus early
in its youth demonstrating to all Rood
people the wisdom of its enactment and
tho duty of tlie state to retain it.
INGENIOUS CONTRIVANCES
FEEDING SWINE.
FOR
One Estimate of the llelatlve Yulrte of
Dairy Cows When to Cut Fodder Corn.
A Ilrlef Iilatory of the Wyandotte
Fowls.
It is about five years since the American
Poultry asswiation admitted the fowl va
riously termed Eureka, SeabriRht. Cochin
and American Seabright, to the standard
as a variety sufficiently established to
perpetuate tlie characteristics claimed for
it us an individual. It waa then given
me name or Wyandotte.
Jersey Is far ahead as a producer of creatn
or of butter, with the Ayrshire grade next,
while tho Ayrshire Is tho best if tho milk
la to be sold or cheese is to be made, and
the Devon ranks next for the cheese
maker, and the shorthorn grade close
after.
The fact that the cow requires food very
nearly lu proportion to her live weight
would also serve another point for the
Jersey and tho Ayrshire, the lightest
weights yet the most productive, the ono
In weight of milk and amount of cheese
made therefrom, the other in amount of
cream and value of butter.
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COUNTIES. VOTES.
Adams '3
Antelope
Arthur 1
Wane
liootie '
Jirowii 'J
Uuttalo 11
Ituiler s
Hurt B
Chase 3
liars .... IS
Cedar.... .. ...... 3
Cheyeniie &
chciry S
Clay 11
Colfax
Cuming 1
Caster 10
1'akota
l)awes
lMxo'i 8
loilgo 1"
Douglas 3-
li.iwson &
DiuiilV 3
Filiuore 1
Hum 7
mUNTIKH
Jefferson ..
JoilllHOll ..
Kearney...
Key a i a'la...
VOTES
9
4
Franklin....
I-'r'Mit'er....
(iage ......
Cos per ....
Cr.mt
tire lev
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all
Hamilton....
Harlan
Haven
Hitchcock...
Holt
Howard
Total...
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3
1
. 3
2
. 11
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7
3
6
11
6
Keitn , 5
Knox ' 7
l.ancaHter 28
Lincoln 6
Iaikau 2
Loup 2
Madison 8
MM'hereon 1
Merrick 6
Nance 4
Nemaha 10
Nuckolls 7
Otoe 1J
t'awnco 8
I'helps 7
fierce 3
I'lat'e 6
1'ofc (i
Kic'iardsou 12
Ui-d Wi'low -.. 7
Sioux 1
il . IE
S:'py 6
Saou-le 11
Hnward 12
Slier. i' ui 5
Slierman 4
Stanton... 3
Thayer 0
Thomas 1
Valley .... 5
Washington 7
Wavne 5
Webster 9
Wheeler 1
"York 11
Unorganized ler'y 2
for
tin
out
592
It is recommended that no proxies be admit
ted to the convention except suuh as are held
by persons residing in the counties from which
proxies are given.
WAI.TRR M. SURLY, Secretary,
Geokge W. Kuktost. Chairman.
Some Plain Talk.
In another column of the Herald is
renrinted some statements regarding the
effect of temperance legislation in Iowa
which are worth thoughtful concider
ation. It shows that crime has decreased
and that court expenses are less, and
that prohibition ha9 been a benefit to
Iowa in every way.
TnnEE months ago a revised tariff went
into operation in Mexico, which is much
more favorable to the United States than
the old one was. On the same date a
postal treaty went into effect, under the
provisions of which letters or packages
can be sent from any point in one coun-
trv to anv noint in another for the same
rate as between any two points in either.
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These regulations, although largely in
creasing our trade with our sister repub
lic, have not proven so advantageous to
the United States as was expected. The
cause of this is the necrlect to extend the
postal money-order system to Mexico.
This defect in the scheme should be
remedied at the next session of congress.
St. Louis Globe Democrat.
That there should not be a large surplus
of money in the treasury is generally con
ceded. When the democrats came into
power, the republicans warned them of
that danger as all outstanding bonds
that would soon mature would be paid,
and on that account the revenue laws of
the country should be raised, liut the
democrats saw too good a chance
plunder to make any reduction in
revenue laws. The little fellows
west of course expected a reduction, but
the controlling fellows never thought of
such a thing. What they want is a big
su'l'ius iii inu treasury so as to give a
chance for jobs and the living of some
democratic pockets. It is a good thing that
the poor editors and private democrats
out west should cry out against this
surplus and g' ve warning of the coming
jobbery and corruption. But the people
must understand that this is a democratic
fght, democrats with democrats
m. i . ii ...
ineouiy wrong inmg about the raving
and railing by the western democrats
against the large surplus, the high tariff,
the jobs and plundering that is expected.
is their cowardly attempt to make it ap
pear as if the republicans were to blame
for the things they complain of. IIow
much mo:e manly and brave it would
be if they would come out like men
and say the demotrats have been in pow
er three years and have let the surplus
in the treasury grow to such proportions
that there is danger of all the chief
democrats becoming jobbers and cor
rupt men. (if they are not already such.)
And then declare their independance
and fight those of the:r own tribe who
are responsible for this surplus. Or what
would be still better, own up that unless
the republicans are soon given power,
the country will be ruined. Of course
they wont do th;s, but the people under
sfand it and will put the republicans
back and to star.
It is not strange that the old time
democrats and the new should differ and
quarrel with one another on the tariff,
the whiskey and the spoils, but it is sad
that they cannot see how rediculous they
make themselves when they pitch into
their own dear adopted child, the pres
ent tariff, and try to make others
believe that in doing so they are fighting
the republicans. In as much as the pres
ent tariff is just what the last democratic
congress left to the country, the
republicans can well afford to let the
deluded fellows who think they ammount
to something in the democratic party tare
around and yell "free trade" till they
wear themselves out. Still their party
will not give it to them. If they ever
change the present tariff it will be a
jumping out of the "frying pan into the
fire" with them. The rapublican is the
only party that can properly handle the
tariff question for the reason that they
will deal with the subject from the stand
point of broad statesmanship and will
pursue such a policy as will meet every
exigency as circumstances and times
change.
The Quaker Medicine Company
Respectfully ask some very plain ques-
A. , -a
iions: uau consumption be cured or
even be benefitted? Can a Cold be cured
or even stopped I Can you expect to be
even relieved by any medicine or physic
ian? No you cannot, if you simply
change the temperature of your body
three or four times a day for every
chang you add to your cold Mothers,
your children's health and your future
happiness demands of you consistent
love. Shall vanity make your life mis
erable, ending only in death. Dr. Wat
son's New Specific Cough Cure is the re
sult of science. Price 50c and SI. It is
warranted by the following druggist
W. J. Warrick.
A PAIR OF WHITE WYAXDOTTE3.
While its origin is obscure it is supposed
to nave been a cross of the Silver Span
gled Hamburg and Dark Brahmas with
probably some blood from tB Cochin
family. It shows its composite origin by
prominent characteristics and sport. Tho
plumage is very attractive, being white.
heavily laced with black, especially over
tho breast, the tail alone being solid
Mack. The standard weights given for
Wyandottcs are 8 1-2 pounds for the ma
ture cock and 7 1-2 pounds for the hen.
Tho Wyanuoitea nave proven them
selves worthy of tho early claims mado
for them and stand today among the best
of all purpose fowls for the farmer.
though they do not appear to have inter
fered with the popularity of the Brahmas
and Plymouth Rocks. As table fowlJ
the Wyandottcs are excellent, their flesh
being juicy, tender and delicate. A3
spring chickens they have proven a first
rate breed, for they feather early and ma
ture rapidly. The hens are prolific lay
ers, being exceeded only by the Lieghorns,
but the eggs produced are small in size
a decided drawback when these are des
tined for market.
The original Wyandottes afforded a
tempting lield to tho fancier which has
not been neglected, as the white Wyan
dottcs with their small rose combs testify.
Saving the best white "sports" each sea
son, and mating these, has resulted in
some beautiful specimens. Our cut is a
fair representation of a- pair of white
Wyandottes.
Dissolved Bones.
Bones contain about half their weighs
of phosphate of lime; the other half con
sists chielly of organic matter. Tho phos
phate of lime in bones is what is called in
soluble phosphate that is to saj-, a com
bination of phosphoric acid with as much
lime as it can unite with. One-third or
two-thirds of the lime can, however, bo
taken away and still leave definite com
pounds. When two-thirds of the limo
has been taken away the compound
formed is soluble in water, and i3 called
soluble phosphate of lime. In dissolving
bones it is found that if enough of acids is
added to convert all the phosphates in the
Boluble form tho whole is converted into
a liquid mass, which refuses to dry up
and is unfit as manure. This is owing to
the organic matter in the bones. There
is, therefore, a practical limit set to tho
proportion of soluble phosphate which
dissolved bones can contain. As a rule,
in the case of pure dissolved bones noi
more than half the phosphate is present in
the soluble form. According to Dr. Ait
kin, high English authority, pure dis
solved bone cannot contain much moro
than 20 per cent, soluble phosphate and
For the next few weeks "choice of lots in South Park may
be had for $150. Purchaser may pay all in cash; or one
half cash, the other half in one year; or, one third cash, bal
ance in one and two years: or s2o cash, remainder in month-
In the Vineyard.
A noted vineyardift sets his vines Cx8
feet, and as they grow thins to 12xy, uses
chemical fertilizers exclusively, and gives
perfectly clean culture. For stakes ho
cuts chestnut timber early m August, lets . ,.-.., ' 7 a , ,.nnf
it lie three weeks before trimming, and I ly installments of -10; or, any one agreeing to construct.
tnen saws into 6tai:ea oxj incnes, eigns
feet long, which lie in a drying house ono
year. The bottoms arc dipped in coal tar
before setting.
AVhen to Cut Fodder Corn.
Farm Journal savs: "Whether for soil
ing, siloing or curing for winter use, it is
a waste to cut fodder corn too soon.
While in bloom it contains but 1.J per
cent, of solid matter. When the cars are
formed, and the kernels beginning to
glaze, it has attained 23 per cent, of
Bolids. '
A Cheap Insecticide.
Li. E. Tod. of Orange, N. J., finds a
weak solution of London purple a moro
effective and much cheaper insecticide
than any other known to horticulturists,
London purple in the residuum of color
ing works and has no commercial value
for any purpose excepts death to insects.
Ilog Troughs and Fender.
Tlie following descriptions, with illus
trations, of fenders for hog troughs ap
peared originally in The Prairie Farmer.
To make the trough shown in Fig. 1, put
two posts as far apart as the trough is
long.
Proposals
For the conrtiuctlcn of stoini water ewers in
the city of Plattsmouth, Neb.
Sealed bids will be received by the city clerk
of said city up to noon, Thursday, Oct. C, 1887,
or the construction of etorin water e ewers as
follows to wit :
AMOUNT.
About l'C? ft. of 7J5 t.
bricK sewer
f903 ft. of 54 ft. brick
fewer.
500 ft. of VA ft. brick.
sewer.
H0 ft, of 15 inch pine
7C3 " " 12 inlet pipe
KNGINEffR's ESTIMATr
$11.00 perlin. ft.
7.50 " "
6.00 " " "
I- . :."
.80
4.C0 " vett ft.
3.50 ' " "
24 catch basins or inlets
10.040 lbs. frames, covers
una Kr:es .04 per lb.
lojrether with the nepansnrv nnnnropt u-nrl-
';'"ri um.i;iiv unm-j, pine lumoer iorsneet-
uiii ;iu p'ue lumner ior sneet pneinir. extra
ifrauiER, ruuoie stone work, urick masonry &c.
in accordance with th nl.nn. nmnita an,)
s'teciucauons on nie in ti e otuc of the citv
Bids must be in.i(lf on hlHdino- hianka fi
nished by the city clerk : and all bids must be
accompanied with a certified check on a local
nanit in rne sum or si.wio. an n viin nf
Ktm i;iun. no Dins win De entertained which
exceed the estimate.
j ne Doard reserves the richt to reject
and all bids and to wave d' fects.
J. W. Johxbon,
Chairman Board of Public Works,
any
Decline of Lltlgalion In Iowa.
Des Moines Reerister, 25: One of
the most significant and irristible testi
monies in demonstration f the wisdom
of prohibition, is shown in the decrease
of litigation in Iowa, The law has been
on trial but two or three years, and yet
it has already emptied the most of the
iails in the state, decreased the rate of
crime, and lessened the work of courts
in such a remarkable degree as must con
vince the most skeptical among fair
minded people of the economic as well
as the moral value of the statute. The
harpooned and expiring monster of the
saloon is dying slowly, but it is dying.
Greater comfort has come into many
thousands of Iowa homes, peace and
happiness reign where squaror and bru
tality reigned before, and measured in
Death of Gen. Phil Kearny.
The death of Gen. Phil Kearny at Chan-
tilly has always been shrouded in mys
tery. He was killed instantly, but the
circumstances which led to his death have
hitherto been kept very quiet. Gen. Pierce
Young, of Georgia, has just returned from
St. Petersburg, where he was United States
consul general. He was a Confederate officer
during the war, and says that at Chantiliy
he and his command unexpectedly sur
rounded Kearny and his staff. Young, who
bad been a classmate and friend of Kearny,
motioned to the Union general to escape.
Kearny saw the signal, but before he could
take advantage of it was shot dead by the
rebel troops. New York World.
There are over 100 asylums and homes for
lunatics, friendless, men and women and in
curables in New York.
The " Nelgbortng' Darner.
A new trade for women in Albany is that
of "neighboring darner." Tho woman who
follows it has for her customers a dozen or
twenty households, each of which she visits
weekly, and spends a few hours la doing tip
the family darning and mending. ,
from 2 1-2 to 3 1-2 per cent, of ammonia.
He claims that "the dissolving of bones in
sulphurous acid is a wasteful process, not
to be recommended, for by so doing tho
bones are degraded to the level of mineral
phosphates, which supply soluble phos
phates more cheaply and more efficiently
than bones. Ii soluble phosphate is
wanted for a crop, then the cheapest form
of superphosphate is the best thing to ap
ply. If bones are wanted for the crop or
the land then the natural bone, finely
ground, is tho cheapest form of applica
tion. If both are wanted both should bo
applied separately, but to attempt to com
bine these advantages by dissolving tho
bones is to effect a compromise that is not
economical. It is really in effect to spoil
good bones and to make poor superphosphate."
Treasury Department Whitewash.
One of the best recipes known for white
wash is that called "White House white
wash" and "Treasury Department white
wash." The latter name arose doubtless
from the fact that it is the recipe sent out
by the lighthouse board of the treasury
department. It has been found by ex
perience to answer on wood, brick and
stone nearly as well as oil paint, and is, of
course, much cheaper. Slake one-half
bushel of lime with boiling water, keeping
it covered during the process. Strain it
off and add a peck of salt previously dis
solved in warm water, three pounds of
ground rice previously boiled in water to
a thick paste, one-half pound of powdered
Spanish whiting and a pound of clear glue
dissolved in warm water. Mix these vari
ous ingredients together and let stand fov
several days. Keep the wash thus pre
pared in a kettle or boiler, and when used
apply it as hot as practicable with a white
wash brush.
A Word About Potato Scab.
The skin of the potato is a layer of cork
cells, and when injured it heals by tho
formation of a new layer of cork. When
the tuber grows in water, or in a wet soil,
the cork layer thickens at various points,
producing many little warts on the sur
face and rendering tho cuticle less resist
ant of decay. If the excess of water con
tinues for a considerable time decay sets
in and the starch and tissues of the tuber
become discolored. But if the decay is
arrested the cork layer forms between tho
decayed and healthy parts and the potato
is "scabby." The trouble is, therefore,
the result of excessive moisture from a
wet soil or wet weather. Stable manure
may increase the moisture and cause the
scab, or it may fill the soil with spores of
molds or f ungL Some insects, by wound
ing the cork layer, may increase the
trouble. Some saline fertilizers may
hinder the growth of fungi. Connecticut
Station Report.
Relative Value of Dairy Cows.
In tests made with ten breeds of cows,
by Professor Brown, of the Ontario, Can.,
Agricultural college, to ascertain the
value of tli? milk, cream, butter or cheese
made by tkom, the following conclusions
were drawn from results obtained: The
FIG. 1 FEKDEIt FOR THOUGH.
Make the trough a foot wide and five or
six inches deep; fasten it under the fence,
projecting two or three inches on the side
opposite the hog yard. Get a board, or
two boards fastened together by cleats,
about twenty inches wido and two inches
shorter than the inside ot the trough. For
long trough it should be two inches
thick. Get two pieces of hard, tough
wood, twenty inches long by two thick
and three wide. Make these) round, and
two inches in diameter, foi about one-
third their length. Xnil on both these
firmly to tho wide board at each end near
one side, letting the roundeil parts pro-
ect. Bore a two inch hole through each
post, twenty inches from the; ground, to
receive the rounded pieces mentioned, and
which act as hinges for the board to swing
on.- "When this board hangs down, the.
lower part of it is in the trough. In tho
middle end upper part of the wide board
bore a half inch hole. Bore a simila?
hole twenty inches from one end of a nar
row board or pole five feet long. Paste: i
this to the wide board by putting a boI$
through the two holes mentioned, so tlu
board or lever can turn to onq side by
using the bolt as a pivot. When pouring
swill into the trough, turn the tipper end
of the lever to one side a. little and then
pull it back from the fence, which swings
the wide board forward. Turn the lever
back at right angles to the wide board,
and the lower end catches on the upper
front edge of the trough. This prevents
the pigs from getting into tho trough un
til the feed is ready for them.
residence worth 2,601) and upwards will be given a lot with
out lurthcr consideration.
27W I!
THE TIMS
to select your residence lots, even though you should not
contemplate building at once. One visit to South Park
will convince the most skeptical that it is the most desirable
residence locality in the city, and we will add, that the most
substantial class of buildings of which IMattsmouth can
boast for the year 1837, are now being constructed in this
handsome addition.
Beautiful Shade Trees
-OF MOST-
Y
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ADOS.N TSCE
around and through the
DESCRIPTION
LOTS.
entire tract.
Any one desiring to canstruct a cottage or a more preten
tious residence in South Phrk, can examine a large selection
of plans of the latest style of residences by calling at our
office. Any one desiring to examine property with a view
to purchasing, will be driven to the park at our expense.
GALL ON
Windham or
John A. Davies,
OVSP, CASS CO. BAITXC.
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FIG. 2 FEEDER FOR TROUGIf.
For Fig. 2 arrange the wide board aa
before, except that it should be two or
three inches narrower than the trough,
and should ho hinged to the posts down
close to the trough. On the side of this
board, which extends inco the pig yard, at
the middle, hingo a notched board, as
shown. These notches are to catch on one
of the boards of the fence, to hold the fen
der up while tho hogs are ealag. When
let down it keeps them ouli.
MER STABL
Facts Farmers Onglit to Know.
The secretary of the New Jersey Horti
cultural society say that the Triumph
gooseberry has on his grounds exceeded
any other variety in the size and product
lveness 01 its mut ana s freedom from
all disease.
A leading Boston market gardener
names tne cupper, Aiclan's Advancer.
American Wonder and Champion of Kng
land as the four best and softest varieties
of wrinkled peas. Of smooth peas lie
nnus Jlaud S. the best early sort.
The Southern Planter, of Richmond.
Va., does not think that honey bees injure
Krape3. xne jc loncia i armer is convinced
that a yellow wasp is the pest that injures
grapes.
A well known rmrsery house ha? what
is claimed to be a cross between a plum
and a peach.
Tho bulletins issued by the Massachu
setts agricultural experiment station will
be sent free of charge to anybody suf
ficiently interested to make written appli
cation for the same to Profess C. A.
Goessman, director, Amherst, Mats.
At the recent meeting cf the National
Association of Teachers of Agriculture and
Horticulture, at Champaign, Ills., Dr.
Townsend, of the Ohio university, was
elected president and Professor Lazenby
secretary for tho ensuing year.
Florida claims to have extensive phos
phate beds, equaling those of South Caro
lina. Quite a revolution is promised in the
Texas cattle trade, owing to the rapid
settling np of tho Indian territory and the
co-n try west of It closing up the cattle j
trail, i
Have anything you want from a two-wheeled go cart to a twenty-four
p-is.senger wagon.
CARRIAGES FOR PLEASURE AND
SHORT DRIVES,
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are always kept ready. Cabs or tight carriages, pall-bearer wagons
and everything for funerals furnished on short notice. Terms cash.
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RICHEY BROS.,
Corner Pearl and Seventh Streets.
DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF
Lumber
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Cement, Flaste
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