31!EAT SOLDIER GONE.!
3EN. PLEASANTON SAW MUCHC
SERVICE DURINC THE WAR.
/ |
«»f th«* Mo«i lirtliMitt Cavalry ;
f«r «« fit** I nIon skt«* l>i«tliignl aU +a
tfliin**ir In Nnrt • Important Kiw/;^g<» »
uoirlu.
INBUL Ajntt
Pleasanton , *o>p of
the most dflstln
gutshed cavalry
i oramaiwlett.L «f the
lata war. dfted In
Wushlngltav B. C.
a few «Lap* «g>v
(General Pfewannuiii
for the Igst. seven
years lived an al
most he/mll’s Hfe
ti Wsshlugton, ®vit moving. *>ut of his
spartmenu and. denying btonself *o all
persona save a Tew of bis saast Intimate
'rlends. He JtoD that toe had not been
well treated by the goverguneut aftpr
bis Ulrtloguiabed services In tie- war,
and this, tnip*ther with ID health,
preyed upon tils mind an id made him
nSNORAL AI.FRBD PI,F, AH ANTON,
rasher «ccenitic Hi* only attendants
••erel’i* private secretary, Mr. Murphy,
tvwl HvnrleU'i Roane, a faithful colored
•nurse, who were with him 'when he
T'aesert away. It was the wist of his ar
my friends that he nhould be burled
■with appropriate honors at Arlington,
hut his lust direction to hi* nurse were
bis lart directions u> his .nurse were
that he should toe burled with the other
member* of his family In the congres
I yJonal cemetery.
Allied Pleasanton was born in Wash
ington. T). C.. done 7, 1824. and gradu
ated from itovs West. Point military
GEN. PLEASANTON.
teailemy In 1844, then 20 years of agp.
He served In the Mexican war and was
Breveted first lieutenant “for gallant
ind meritorious conduct" Jn the battles
>f Paio Alto and liesacu de la Palma.
Subsequently he was on frontier duty.
He was conimissUmeil first lieutenant In
1849 and captain in 1855. He was act
ing aejutant general to General Wil
liam S. Harney during the Sioux expe
dition and adjutant general from 1856
to I860 In the campaign against the
Seminole.s in Florida, and also in the
operations in Kansas. 'Oregon and
Washington terrlbcny. He commanded
Ib regiment in a march from Utah to
Washington in the autumn of 1861 and
was commissioned major of the Second
Cavalry in February of the following
year. Serving through the peninsular
I campaign, he became brigadier general
of volunteers in July of the same year,
and commanded the division of cavalry
of the Army of the Potomac that fol
lowed Lee's invading army iuto Mary
land. He was engaged at Bonnesbor
ough. South Mountain, Antietain and
the subsequent pursuit, engaged the en
emy frequently at Fredericksburg and
stayed the further advance of the con
federates at ChancellcreviPe.
May 2, when Jackson's confederate
corps was coming down upon the right
flank of Hooker's corps. General Plea
santon. by his quick and skillful action,
eaved the army from a serious disaster.
Ordering the Eighth Pennsylvania to
charge boldly into the woods in the
fm-e of the advancing host, he delayed
i, Jackson's progress a few minui.ee Just
long enough to throw into position all
the artillery that was In r*aeh. He or
''' lumirii "Jill aim
caunister, and depressed enough to
make (he shot strike the ground half
way between their line and the edge
i t the woods. When the t-onfe<lera.e
lulumu emerged it me: such .» worm
of Iron as no troups could pas* through.
About this time Jackson fell, ami be
fore ony new maneuvers could be nn
dettaken darkness put an end to the
lia.v't work
in IMK tleneral Plea van ton received
the b"*vet of lieutenant colonel, and
was promoted to major general of vol
unteers ill Jam*. IMS. lie participated
In the Mimneiu action* that per eded
I the battle of 0»tt>sburg and was com
wander-in vhlel ol cavalry in that ac
tion lie was Mewled .olonri July J,
IN' Transferred so Mtsaourt In U«»
he diove the Iwim under tleneral
fteellng Pru* from »M state, aa! la
ilsWk, Ike year follow u*. tts hrsvst
»U k gad lei ■•*•«•! in Ike I'nlHMI
dials* armv for kla gat last service m
tkat campaign Ha iea.*o»<l (a IMS
•ad was Palled dials* ivltaiur of to*,
•aa* for aaverat years, aad taall) pres
•dent of «k« Terre Ha*** a t loelaaati
• atlroad la May, IS»» he was placed
Vi * as retired Its) attfc the raak of
luieasl, aad sum* the* had roatdaa tn
Wash lag* «• bus Mb a«aaa *d Itvml
nasal b*iag kts pea*o>a Hta aiititarv
letora a as aotatgtakad ft.uo sk> begin
I aing <0 Ika 1 laws of kla tare** Hi*
»)>!•* Masker llsasrnl A*sa»i Uoo
t*’*a sate* oaa the aval nor of tka tarn
P’S "kla* flat* theory **
O, kI .let Stoam
\ 1 nisi ****** ls*t ta*i ft*».
Mat M. Ki**s is a Mon N* ospat
ti$ re* *t land 1M1I >*#*»» fellas -
* *v,»» l «» ta
f iMMaHBSfMHnBnHHaana
I JOKb ON PURNSIDE
* WniiiMlI* Otlirk ICdteft t«
' fhr I nlo»» flcnrrMl.
It the Century (Jen. Horace Potter
'describe* the vrst of his ebs*' *o the
home of a Mrs. Tyler, whose husband
waste eoiouel ln the confederate arm*,
(ten Porter then tells the following
anecdote: We could see that she^as
en retaining views which everywhere
prevailed In the south. The dtuhof'tlea
■naturally put the best face upon1 mat
tera and the newspapers tried tr> buoy
tip the people wilh false hopes * It was
not surprising that the InhabUants of
the remote parts of the cooWtry were
In Ignorance of the true iffogress of
the war.' (Jen. Grant replied in a quiet
way: ‘"Gen. Sherman is certainly
advancing rapidly in tha1 direction and
while I' do not wish to he the com
municator of news which may he un
pleasant to you I have every reason to
believe dial Rome Is by this time In hla
possession." The older lady then as
sumed a bantering tone and became
somewhat excited and defiant In her
manner and the younger one Joined
! with her In scouting the Idea that Rome
could ever tie taken. Just then a
courier rode up with dispatches from
Washington containing the telegram
from Sherman. Gen. Grant glanced
over it and then wad It to the staff
It announced that Sherman had Just
captured Rome. The ladles had caught
*be purport of the communication, al
though It was not Intended that they
should hear it. The wife burst Inft)
tears and (be mother-in-law was much
■i ffiw'to/l I.* iiaiiiu itikloh tasija nf
course, mu) tiding* to both of them.
The mother then begun to talk with
great rapidity and with no little ss
perlty. saying: "I eame from Rich
mond not long ago, where I lived In a
house on the Jame* river which over
looks Melle Isle and I had the satisfac
tion of looking down every day on the
Yankee prisoners. I aaw thousand*
and thousand* of them and before this
campaign Is over I want to see the
wbolfe of the Y’ankee army In southern
prisons." .In*t then Hurnstde rode Into
(he yard, dismounted and joined our
party on the porch. Me wa* a mmi of
great gallantry and elegance of manner
and was always excessively polite to
the gentler sex. Me ral*od bis hat,
made a profound bow to the ladles and
a* he looked at hi* corps filing by on
the road said to the elder one, who
was standing near him. "1 don't sup
pose, madam, that you ever saw *o
many Yankee soldiers before," She re
plied Instantly: "Not at liberty, sir.”
This was such a good shot, that every
one was greatly amused and Gen. Grant
joined heartily in the laugh that fol
lowed at Burnside’s expense,
WARNER OF MISSOURI.
Wa* I.airly Talked «»f *« a iFuMltilr
Cabinet Officer.
Tne subject of this sketch is a na
tive of Wisconsin, where he wsh born
In 1840. He was educated at Law
rence university in that Mate, studied
law and was admitted to tbe bar; but,
when tne tocsin of war Hounded, the
young disciple of Blackstone answered
the summons and did good service In
the forty-third and thirty-fourth Wis
consin regiments. At the conclusion of
the war, hi located at Kansas City.
Mo., and soon attained promlnenoe and
popularity, as was evidenced by his
election to the post of city attorney in,
1867; circuit attorney in 1869, andj
mayor in 1871. He was a Republican
presidential elector In the campaign ofj
1872; U. S. district attorney for western
Missouri, 1882-84, and was twice nom
inated by his party caucus for the,
United States senate. In 1884 he was,
elected to the national house of rep
resentatives. and was re-elected hi,
HON WILLIAM WARNER.
ISM; Ki''in id very Inception be took
an anient Intermit In ibe (hand Army
uf the Republic. He waa id lirat de
partment (uiumander in MI«»ourt. and
Ain teal and ability were gracefully
ret onnlied by tni comrade* In IMAM b.v
bii elctum to Ibe honor*hie poat «f
tnmnuuxlwi of the national encamp
«ae»i
!*•■ attkMM a* an Aped IMti
A indy uAp* couaulied |>r Jobuoon
on in* degree of turpitude to bo at
inc bod to but oun'a robbing an oreb
•rd •Madam »ald )ob«*u« "It all
depend* »p*u» (be weight of th* bo*
I romomhot •» whool feiMu tb«i
U rrbh «bt> woe olway* a mu# Rd
tow tabbing • twr* orchard# with
impunity. but tb# «ory tin tiui# |
ctiaabod up aw appt* ifoo tfwr l •%, at
ways w booty buy I tb# bough brob#
wi«b u»» awd it wo# cuttod a todgmooi
I wp|»w» i bat w wb* |a*<k # U wa»
lino r#pr*MMMod ottb a pair a( ###!##. *
AWMtn #M IMUM *»••«•
Tb# ouMi «u«tng tutu «g««i to* a*«
hi Ml tot manta#* M«*n ladtow*
•ad wblto* in ttbubc uc boo Manned
the mart**#* buxueo* tb# ObM#
young nt*w nr* pax mg »g oi«b <A m
ooalik* «*- •#> *i > to tutu* ibo handv
and »b* *#«»•
rs L. 3. GAGE’S SHOES.
NEW PRESIDENT OP THE FIRST
NATIONAL BANK.
taniuel M. Mrkmmn. Who H«u>r*rd« ‘r*»
tile of tt»e Hfrrotury ^ th»
Trea»«nry >■ a *kllfnl FIaa•*« »•**■ Mk
t'Ace#r m a (tanker.
AMI'Rl. A4 NICK
KRflON, 'who ha*
once worn become
president of the
First National
Bank of Chicago,
to succeed Lyman
.1. Mage, resigned,
wan born In Chat
ham. Maas.. In 1830.
He haa been a ree
t d n n t of Chicago
since 1839, and during all the time of
hi* residence ha* been Interested In
banking and otner enterprises requir
ing capital ami financial training Mr.
Nickerson watt elected vlcs-presldent
of the E’lrat National when that bank
wa* organized In 1868, and was later
made president and continued In that
position until .January, 1891, when he
resigned and wa* succeeded by Mr.
Gage, fllnce that time he haw traveien
extensively in this country and abroad,
and made line tour of the world.
Whenever he has been In Chicago he
has given bis time to the bank, and
has been chairman of the discount
committee. He will now devote his
entire time to the bank. Mr. Nickerson
was prealdent of the Chicago dly rail
road from 1864 lo 1867. He organized
the Cnlon Btockyarda National Hank,
now the National Live Block Hank. In
1867, and was prealdent of It for sev
eral years, resigning from that posi
tion and from the presidency of the
street railroad company to devote his
entire time to the management of the
Hirst National Hank. Mr. Nickerson
said recently that he regretted the ne
cessity of Mr. Cage's resigning, as It.
put him back to a place from which
he had once resigned.
ar-asara—«——— — i 1" riiwwsi— 'minii
THE KORESHANITE9.
Jk Queer Serf Who Think the W'nftS Is
Hollow,
One of the queerest of religions is
Koreshanity, a smpll Chicago sect un
der the leadership of I>r. Cyrus E.
Teed, who bears the title of Koreeh.
The Koreshanites believe that the uni
verse Is a hollow sphere, on the con
cave part of which we live. The In
terior, which Is eight thousand miles
across, ts filled with three belts of at
mosphere the air which we breathe,
then hydrogen, then aboron. In the
center of this vast, spsce Is situated
the sun. which Is about one hundred
miles In diameter. The Koieshan sys
tem teaches, however, that the sun If
hidden from sight by three atmos
pheres, and that what human being*
see as the sun is a focalir.atlon of the
true sun's energies at a distance of
1.800 miles from the earth's surface.
The sun and the world are supposed to
constitute a mighty galvanic battery,
which develops millions of cathode
rays that are projected back and forth
on the inside of the globe anti Hash
out here and there as stars. Each of
the planets Is supposed to lie not a
real material globe, but really the«en
crg.v of one of the minerals In the
l i a s m i i l I _ ..•moil -a till
cni in n i him aii««u ••• -
made luminous a* light. Thera I* a di
vision of tha aortal ayatain of Koresh
anlfy Into two distinct general orders,
tha prime and superior order halng
celibate, the inferior being marital,
The object of the celibate order Is tha
conversion of tha sex energies for tha
higher spiritual, mental and physical
regeneration. Koreshans maintain
that tha dissipation of the aex forces
Is the causa of mortality, and that Im
mortality will come only through the
purification of the mind and body In
obedience to the principles of celibacy
and chastity Instituted by Koreahanlty.
The headquarters of the society
have, for some years, been In Chicago,
but I)r. Teed so resents the humorous
attentions of the newspapers of that
city that he Is preparing to establish a
special home for his followers at Ws
tero May on the Gulf of Mexico. The
SAM M. NICKERSON.
The Luillfi of LlMiigollen.
A writer In tbe Century Magazine
brings back to our memories tbe ro
mance of tbe high-born recluses of
Llangollen, who passed their declining
days together in the seclusion of the
lovely Deeside Vale. Lady Bleanor
Butler was the instigator of the plan
by which she and her younger com
panion. the Hon. Sara Ponsonby, es
caped from Dublin society and the at
tentions of a too persistent wooer to
natures own solitude. They adopted
an invariable costume consisting of a
heavy dark-blue riding-habit, with
stiffly-starched neck-cloth, and gentle
man s hat and boots aud a profusion of
rings and brooches, lu 1820, when
laid}' Kleanor was past eighty aud her
friend sixty-five. ('has. Mathews, the
celebrated actor, was playing at Os
westry, twelve tulles from LlauitoUen,
and the ladies went to see hint, having
secured seats in one of the boxes. Their
uppearsMcn so distracted the actor’s at
leuiion that he continued his psri with
difficulty. 'Though I have never men
them." be says. "I Instantaneously
knew 'hem As they are seated, there
is not one point in distinguish them
from men the dresaing and powdering
of thett hair, their well-starched n*< k
cloths, the upper part of thvUr habits,
which they always wear. even at • hi
net party, and which are mag* pro. uw
Iv like mens -oat* They iwwh*d • «
a.-tljf llks two reape, table saperaasw
tied eld clergyaua"
Is tisk IsSetS Xtnss.
The I'pisnliy Medical college ««f
New Orleans ksa determined to ss'sb
Itek a trntatug school fur negro Worn
> a as S’trees The uhjevl M la supply
well I reined nurses who will serve for
moderate pat The Irataed so>e*n
■ hv are wus la New Or leans are no*
suaseruus enough in meet the demand,
■ad (hey are paid fur lheir settle** at
s mi# whtrb man* people nhn used
ihem cannot effwrd
4 ig> Suppose yea buy sto- ks Chid
in, sad I sail them at the saute it as* *
'hotly -An y*s* Algy Oss nf na
seuld tosh* asm duasherknnw, and
it hnM 4»*14# the ytnltt P >« A
ground plan of the new Jerusalem, as
if. Is to be called, is a square containing
36 square miles. The site for the con
struction of the temple is 1,600 feet in
diameter, surrounded by a circular sea,
300 feet wide, the water to be supplied
from Estero bay and Estero river.
MIm Brinsley Sheridan.
Miss Emily Brinsley Sheridan, who
now lafces the part of Mavis Clare in
the dramatized version of Marie Co
relli's "Sorrows of Satan,” is making
her first appearance on the Iain don
boards since she played with Mrs.
MISH ItHINKI.rv MIIKHIUAN,
Umtr) il ib« Opara t oattiue bm«
ibaa a >*ar ape MIm Hkertdau to tke
IlMiblN of lltolV l<Outlet HkirMia
to P . aa«i ika ■readdaapktiir af Mr
Mallard hrretl, aal an rwt »<t<*ae
fu> m lb ibiiiw l»h>" da adopted
Ik* »i*p» a* a profeaalea
«w ton ml uimw »•» tea
riw t’kleapa let*. »««■*** tape ilea
M P HtOdebapep aad Male deaaier
hUi ti A lkto«<i are trlwiu af ibr
roil ear l» akkk ♦*. b leal a* atm,
bm a kite (!*• HuMibopar to mimaa
bl* npbt area Peaaior ttobaera a.«u.#»
ik* loea ef bto toft Per tear* it baa
a*«a ike prartka of tk* ta* tvtvraa#
ii> *»•*• >*ae pat* ef *U*tea da far balk
* b«iw tk* ** feral port baas* a baa
pair k* ta» arteblp «#•*!» ike ttgbi
*«•»• «• ike «•■*»»* ill ebea tk* eea
eior u<Mti »ke paaeral aitl pa« tfte
toft pbaea
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO ,
AGRICULTURISTS.
_
■nine I'p-to-dat* Hint. Almnt Cnlllvu
tIciii of the Moll and Yield. Thereof
• Horticulture, Viticulture and Florl
e altar*.
NE of the notice
able feature* of a
vineyard, parf'cu
larly In mid sum
mer and ialer, is
the ma ly folded
leaves the Interiors
of which have been
This
Is especially evl- _
dent with thick
leafed varieties, the
whitish" surface contracting
strongly with the dark green of
I he upper. If the leaf be un
folded It will he found to con
tain a very active, wriggling, green
ish larva, a little leas than one Inch
long, which la apt to spring out of the
fold and fall or hang by a thread. The
i# it.all ac III frviin/l In liA fl 11
to th* folded part by mean* of numer
ous little cords of silk. If the larva Is
full grown the Interior of the leaf e#ll
be thoroughly skeletonized, and soiled
with accumulated excrement*. The fold
almost Invariably brings the upper side
of the leaf together, the larva feeding,
therefore, on what would be the upper
surface of the leaf. Th* larva trans
forms to a reddish-brown chrysalis
usually within a much smaller fold of
the edge of the leaf, but sometime*
within the larger larval fold. The moth,
which during mid-summer. Issues In a
few day*, expands about an Inch, and
Is a shining opalescent black, with
wings bordered with white, and marked
with white spots, as In the Illustration,
a slight’variation In maculatlon being
noted between the males and females.
The moth 1s seldom seen, but If the
vine* be shaken It may be frightened
up and observed In quick flight, seek
ing other concealment. There are two,
or, In the south, three broods each sum
mer, the last brood hibernating In the
leaves very much a* dots the grape
berry moth, the pupal cases of which
are very similar to those of the leaf
folder. It recurs from New England
southward to Florida, and westward at
least to the Rocky Mountains, and J
probably is distributed throughout Lhe
vine districts of the United Stales. It
affects all kinds of grapes, showing,
perhaps, a little preference for the
thick-leafed varieties.
Remedies. The appearance of a leaf
folded by a larva of this Insect renders
Its detection easy, and if the vines are
gone over and the larvae crushed In the
folded leaves early In the season when
they are few In number, allowlug none
to escape, later damage may be almost
entirely prevented. If the vines are
sprayed with arsenical* for other leaf
eating Insects, the treatment will de
stroy all larvae folding leaves soon
thereafter, but not those already pres
ent. The ease with which this insect
may be destroyed by hand makes It
hardly advisable to spray for It alone,
and after the grapes have become well
formed later In the summer, it Is no
longer safe to spray with arsenlcals.
Aside from hand-picking at this time,
there Is nothing to be done except to
adopt measures that will afford protec
tion the following year. These consist
In the collection and burning of all
fallen foliage as promptly as possible
In autumn to destroy the hibernating
larvae and chrysalides.
Small Farm*.
The tendency of the times Is to do
things on a large scale, and too many
are disposed to do much or to do noth
ing. This Is a fast age, and but few
are disposed to go slow—all want to
keep up with the procession, writes P.
II. Brewster In Home and Farm. The
result is thousands are left In pov
erty and despondency, who. If they
would be satisfied to undertake no
more than their ability enables them
to accomplish, might succeed In mak
ing a good living and something to
spare. In too many Instances tba
farmer of limited means, instead of Im
proving his small farim and of Increas
ing its production from year to year,
ijecomcK a minnows 10 enlarge ins [iim
Hesalans, which he often does by going
In debt, which causes him to deny
himself and his family for years to
come, not only all the luxuries of life
hut also many of Its comforts. In order
that he may "finish paying for his
land." Would It not be more sensible
to t>« sal lulled with u small farm and
devote all hla time and energy In
making It produce as much as one |
many times Isrger. and consequently 1
equally as valuable? It requires no ar- |
gument to prove that an affirmative
answer to this question I* the correct
and proper one; yet, notwithstanding
Ibis fact has been so often demon
clrated, those who adopt the policy of ,
making "two hladeo of grass gruw
where hut one grots before" are ex
ceptions to Use getters! rule and are .
largely la the minority. Tbs farm.is '
In thm sectkw. aad in fact In ovary sac- ,
tlua tilth tshich I am familiar, ara ,
‘ laad poor “ They have plenty of laad. 1
bat little alaa. and many of them still
•ant “nil that Joins them " It la true
that a Urge majority are In deM, and
lad that farmu* dooa not pay, but
they have the satisfaction of knowing
that they own the laad. aad gay the
unos tm it My culUvattac a targe
sreo. and using eoaamervul fertilisers j
liberally a roaaiderahto amount of
ottua and some corn may he raised •
»a tl. aad tha guar farmer* maaaa* to
get sleag aomeboa, while they ««a
uaue in hope that hatter timss will
«ms. a eava of prwepertly alii saeop
>er tha MMtatry, aed that asoaey will
low tnt« thetr pock sis' is tt not to
mark*My strong* that se many of us
know tha tight approve it. too tea
Noth the wrong and got the wrong
yumwar* In re«atd to many iking*.
fto ..re “always learning, yet never
■oniing to a knowledge of the truth."
I.#t(n«*r Rot.
From the Horticulturist, published
>y the Wisconsin State Horticultural
loclety, we take the following query
ind answer:
“What is the cause of lettuce rot In
he greenhouse? And what Is the rem
»dy, and is It likely to spread from one
lied to another? 1 have discovered to
iay what I suppose Is the rot, st any
rate a good many of the under leaves
of the full-grown lettuce were withered
up and 1 found two plants rotted off st
the root. I have lettuce In ell stages
of growth from plants Just set to full
grown; will It be necessary for me to
pull up the whole crop and remove it
to stop the rot? The younger plants
show no signs of rot."
From your description I think this Is
lettuce rot, although It Is Impossible
to state positively without an examina
tion of the diseased plants. The condi
tions that cause this disease are too
high temperature, Imperfect drainage,
too much moisture In the house, espe
cially at night, and lack of plant food
In tbe soil. It will not be necessary to
throw out the whole crop, but remove
and burn all diseased plants, also all
leaves and rubbish of any kind. Keep
the bouse at 3S-40 degrees at night and
give plenty of air in Ibe day time for
a few days, lettuce will grow vigor
ously In a temperature In which the
disease will make little progress.
Avoid overwatering, lettuce Is a cool
weather plant and will not atand much
forcing. Too much water In the soil,
»iih mn hieh temnerature. causes a
rapid but weak growth that la liable
to be attacked by rot or mildew. We
should strive to Imitate the conditions
under which tbe crop thrives best out
of doors; that Is, cool nights and day.
not very warm.
Frederick Cranefleld,
Agricultural Experiment Station.
• no )'«aa
The Georgia experiment station has
published a bulletin, wbidh gives some
valuable Information In regard to dif
ferent varieties of the cow pea. Forty
six varieties were tesied at the station
with lhe following results:
First The earliest cow pea, and
hence the variety best adapted to htgl
latitudes, Is the New Era. This ma
tures In a little more, than sixty days
from the time of planting. Other very
early varieties are Gongo, White Giant,
Chocolate and Vacuum.
Second The heaviest ylelder of
vines Is Red Ripper, followed closely
by Forage or Shlnney, Black and Un
known.
Third—The heaviest producers of
peas are Unknown, Calico, Clay and
White Brown Hull.
Fourth—Tbe yield of peas, as a rule,
though not Invariably, parallels the
yield of vines.
Fifth—For hay, tbe erect varieties
ate preferable to those of a recumbent
babit, since tbe mower cuts them all.
The best of the erect varieties are the
Unknown, Clay and Whippoorwill.
Sixth—Where a dense mass of vines
Is wanted to remain all winter on tbe
ground, Calico. Gourd, Black and Con
stitution are preferable.
Seventh—Tbe beet table are tbe Su
gar Crowder. Mush, Large Lady, Small
Lady and Rice.
Eighth—The best stock pea for field
grazing of either cattle or bogs Is the
Black. It will remain In ground all
winter without injury. Everlasting,
Red and Red Ripper are also good.
Ninth—For an "all purpose” pea the
Unknown leads tbe list. Clay, how
ever, closely contests first place. Un
known and Wonderful are identical.
I.ic< on Hogs.
A correspondent writes: "Will you
tell me If lice on hoge are a benefit or
disadvantage, and if a benefit. In what
way? I see a great many breeders
have them on their hogs.” There Is no
doubt about tbe fact that many breed
ers have them on their hogs, tbe rea
son being that these hogs are usually
kept in rather close quarters and not
allowed the hog luxury of wallowing
in a mud hole and when the mud dries
going to the fence and scraping it off.
lice and all. It is not, however, to tbe
credit of the breeders to export lice to
different herd* in tbe state, and every
man who buys a hog should first ex
amine and see whether It is an immi
gration agent iu disguise. .The use of
a little carbolic acid or kerosene emul
sion would get rid of this type of ver
min which It anything hut a recom
mendation io the breeder that sent!*
them out. Wallace s Farmer.
Seed Potatoes Lay aalde this winter
tome of the best potato®# for seed. You
must not expect tine, large pouioes
from tmall teed. Tbe continual plant
ing of small teed la Just what ruin*
our potatoes. A person can take a va
riety of potatoes and Increaao the teed
and productiveness by selecting the
very largest lot planting every y*u (or
several year* Haute way with every
thing else If y«u want tbe beet, plant
the best.—Wsilats’s I'srmer and Dairy
_
Whits l eghorns—Tbe single romb
White Ugh ore is n very eslunhls fowl,
especially for co-nnwreial purpeee*
They are rightfully railed "rgg-mo
rhloee," and are ronaeguenily areas*
•nahrrs. Properly housed and their
bebiie studied they oiU ho fouod giooi
prehtshle to beep My tsratag le the
r« beret* for broiler* sod selling tbeit
large white egge el the highest ftgure,
each pullet should avetage at leaat
three dollars preht per y**r end n
go. h iw. lu.Hag ns*tea. shwuid Increase
this materially,- K«
Abusg Mutter . »«ea. Oregon has ap
peons t a vine that a hen above «bo
•retrod wilt tee vs tbe mu and rung
10 say vegetal tea to ogled It c*o at
torb Heel.* and through ehteh II roe
grow bwrlikiMrt fho seed to gug
to hove be* a broogut is. ye with at fab
la seed from «*H uthe
