AXQKLS JSVEllYWHEttE.
Mother , with your children straying
Into danger everywhere ,
How , amid your household duties ,
.Can you keep so free from euro ?
"Oh , " she said , with pleasant smiling ,
"
"There arc angels everywhere.
"Angola guard the little children ;
All their willful fancies rule ;
Match them in the summer playing
IJy the deep and reedy pool ;
Keep their little feet from straying
Going to and from the school.
4'0n the winter's frozen river ,
In the summer's fever heat ,
In the woods or on the mountain ,
In the danger-haunted street
what could mothers do It angels
Did not guard the little feet ? "
And we arc but larger children ,
Needing also angel care ;
They give courage when we're weary ,
Hope and help when In despair ,
Whisper many u word ; of caution ,
Keep ourfeetfrom many a snare.
In and out across our thresholds ,
They go with us over } ' day ;
Oh. how often have they turned UP ,
When wo should have gene astray ;
Oh. how ottcn death had met us ,
If they hud not barred the way I
And we dimly feel their presence ,
Fool their love , and strength , and care
And amid a thousand dangers ,
In life's battle take our share ,
Fearless , knowing Hko the mother ,
"There are angels everywhere ! "
AGEIOULTTJEAL.
on Merinos for Wool and Mutton.
Cor. Breeders' Gazette.
Following the lead of Mr. C. Hills ,
venture to oiler a few remarks as to the
best mode of crossing on merinos for
mutton sheep. I scarcely think the
Downs , any of them , would answer
well , as they are not very large , and
they approach too near the merino in
denseness and fineness of ileece. I
have used the Downs on Lieccsters and
their grades with advantage in produc
ing finer wool for family use and also
superior mutton ; but the sheep that
pleased me most of all for general use
was obtained by using a pure Cotswold
ram on pure Southdown ewes. The rc-
* suit was a finely-formed sheep of excel
lent quality of mutton , with dense , mod
erately long , crinkled wool , of gres
lustre and fineness. The Ileece of a
lamb ( accidentally killed by dogs in the
fall ) weighed , when well washed in
warm water , 1U pounds. Now I
feel confident that the Cotswold
would cross equally well on
the merino , giving the produce the size
and aptitude to fatten desired for a
mutton sheep , and producing a Ileece
of good , serviceable and lustrous wool ,
which , if produced in sufficient quan
tity , would surely iind a market for the
manufacture of certain classes of goods.
The whole region interested should
adopt one standard of crossing , so as to
make the produce of wool uniform. It
won't do for one country to use Down
rams , another Cotswolds , and still an
other Liucolns or Leicesters , as a non
descript clip will result that buyers will
not care to handle. Mr. J. Harris , of
Rochester , used Cotswold on merinos
with the very satisfactory results men
tioned by Mr. Hills. If in a few gener
ations the sheep get to coarse to suit
the market , . a cross back on a merino era
a Southdown cross would do the work
and add to the quality of the mutton.
* I write from personal experience , hav
ing handled cross-bred sheep for twenty-
five yeai's , bred simply for good mutton
and wool for family use. But mind
one rule , never use grade rams. If you
do you will not be able to name the
progeny , they will be so various.
Autumn Care of Jleadow Land.
American Agriculturist.
Meadows should not be closely
grazed at any time , and especially not in
the fall. They need to have fertilizing
materials added to instead of taken
from the soil. Young animals are
much more injurious than mature ones ,
while full-grown stock that are being
fattened and are fed rich grain rations
may , by their droppings , add material
ly to the fertility of the soil. Young
growing stock withhold a large share
of the potash , phosphoric acid and
nitrogen of the food to build up their
bodies , leaving the manure compara
tively poor. On the other hand , mature
fattening animals need very little of
these three chief elements of soil fer
tility. Aside from the loss of plant
food , the close feeding of stock on
meadow land does mechanical damage.
If the soil is soft the feet of the ani
mals injure it , and the close grazing
pulls much of the grass up by the
roots. Meadows , like winter grains ,
are injured by freezing and thawing ,
and the plants need to be in a vigorous
condition in late fall , with a good
growth of after-math for protection
from the frosts , winds , etc. Well-
rotted manure applied to the meadows
as a top-dressing , will strengthen the
plants and insure a line crop the next
season. This application is best when
made soon after tlje hay is removed.
Later in the season much of the soluble
material is washed out of the soil by
the fall rains. Quick-acting manures
should be used in the growing season ,
otherwise loss is sustained. Take good
care of the meadows , for they suffer
greatly if abused. They are easily
and often injured \ > y animals in late
autumn.
Shape oftlie Horse's Jiac7 : .
The London Live Stock Journal , in
an article relating to the selection of a
horse for the work he is expected to
perform , after stating the result of
man } * observations on horses , remarks
that it is the arch of a bridge which ,
from its structure , can bear weight
placed upon it , whereas an inverted
arch would fall to pieces or would with
stand a far less pressure. It has been
observed that low-backed , or rather
hollow-backed horses , working in har
ness , kept their condition , while those
with high backs lost flesh. Persons of
not very inquiring or observant disposi
tions would probably attribute this to
the fact that the former were of a more
hardy constitution than the latter , but
this would be a false conclusion. It is
owing entirely to the curvature of the
back , for a horse which can draw a
"weight was less able to bear a weight
upon its back , while the horse unable
to stand the bear the strain of draft
could beat the other any day in carry
ing a weight. The line of the vertebra )
indicates the sort of work for which the
horse is fitted. If it is high the weight
must be on the top to press it together ;
if low , the pressure must be from be
low for the same reason. A downward
curvature is , therefore , the best form of
spine for a draft horse.
Xhrcshlny Buckwheat.
Prairie Farmer.
There are several ways'buckwheat
can bo threshed. Where it is a special
crop and is grown for making flour ,
farmers make a threshing floor in the
field by scraping and sweeping smooth
a piece of ground 20 to 30 feet in diam
eter. The straw is spread here as it is
drawn from the field and threshed by
the tramping of horses or cattle in the
old-fashioned way. This rough and
jready method has some advantages and
some obvious drawbacks. A slow but
common method is to thresh with flails
on a barn floor. This may do when the
farm is not provided with a threshing
machine , but the machine does the
work very quickly and very well when
a necessary precaution is taken. This
is to take out the concave , or upper
covering of the cylinder , and put in its
place a suitable piece of smooth , hard
plank. The grain is quite soft and brit
tle , and close contact of the spikes of
the machine will break much of it , but
this change removes this danger. In
feeding the machine it is well to crowd
it rather hard , so as to save the grain
from injury as much as possible ; the
straw then" forms a soft cushion , against
which the spikes will beat and knock
out the grain without damaging it.
SOTES.
Any grain food given to a young calf
should be thoroughly boiled and given
as gruel , with a little salt.
The production of early lambs is very
profitable , despite the depression in
wool , provided a fine animal is grown.
Hogs are very fond of beets , and they
are good feed for swine , and it is a good
plan to raise a patch of this vegetable
from which to supply them.
The Guernsey and Jersey. Islands
contrive to preserve the purity of their
breed of cattle by absolutely prohibit
ing the importation of any other kind
of cattle.
The board bill for grasshoppers cost
Missouri in 1874 $15,000,000 , and in the
same year impoverished and drove 1,000
settlers out of Kansas.
Horace Boutellc , of Amherst , If. H. ,
slanted the eyes from a single potato
ast spring , and this fall harvested two
jushel baskets full of potatoes from the
single one.
A poor , indifferent steer is usually a
dainty eater. His consumptive capa
city is small , and hence it is more diffi
cult to encourage him to eat poor foods
than the well bred steer.
In England under free-trade there is
ess land cultivated than formerly by a
million acres , and in Ireland less by a
million and a third acres. It is in
Great Britain that farming is truly an
mprotected industry.
In England it is not uncommon to
raise more lambs of the mutton breeds
ihan there are mothers. Sometimes as
ligh as 20 per cent more are raised
hat is , 120 lambs to 100 ewes. The
lampshire down ewes are remarkable
or bringing twins.
There is a way by which the wool
growers can protect themselves without
congressional interference. It is sini-
) ly by killing the dogs. They can grow
vool at a profit without protection.
One dog in a hundred1 may be of some
ise , but the danger outweighs that
manyfold , therefore kill the dogs.
Brazil claims to possess 800,000,000
coffee trees , covering over 2,000,000
acres of land , about 400 trees being
jlanted to each acre. Each tree aver
ages about one pound of marketable
coffee per annum. The coffee industry
of the empire gives employment to 800-
000 persons , mostly slaves.
Wheat is exceptionally low , mainly
owing to the large supply. Corn is just
now exceptionally high , owing to spec-
ilators. The crop is large , and the
> rice must come down. Beef is higher
ihan it ought to be , and western farm
ers ought to turn grain into meat , for
he benefit of all concerned.
The Canadian horse , for his style , is
a very perfect animal. No one point
mproperly predominates , but a general
larmony exists throughout his con
firmation , and this is the reason he is
o powerful for his size , sure-footed ,
veil gaited , hardy , gentle and docile.
One fourteen to fourteen and
and a half hands high is often as strong
vill do as much work as can be ac
complished by a higher horse standing
hree-fourths to a full hand taller. As
a pony it is difficult to find any animal
uperior to a choice French-Canadian
or good action , strength and hardi
ness.
"
Sea Etrds 27iat Soothe the Sea.
lanchester Courier.
Often while sailing among the South
3ea Islands I have passed flocks of
) irds , principally terns and whale birds ,
esting in vast numbers upon the sea.
'tis remarkable that , however rough
he sea may be at the time , yet where
he birds rest there is not a ripple to
[ isturb them. This may be caused by
oil , but whether it is purposely depos-
ted by the birds with the intention of
uieting the water or whether they dee
o from natural causes is a question.
Waiting for a Shortage.
Mttsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
"And will you really be married in
September , Louisa , dear ? "
"Why , Lilly , sweet , it is not definitely
arranged yet. You know Alfred has
) een in the position of cashier with the
> resent firm for only two years. "
"So you were telling me , darling , but
lo you think you will have long to
wait ? "
"I cannot say definitely , Lillj * . but
Alfred is very energetic , and he says
; hat if business continues to improve he
lopes within the next three months to
accumulate a shortage upon which we
can live comfortable. '
New York sells annually about 100-
000,000 pounds of butter , of which the
commissioner of agriculture claims
over one-half is bogus.
People who have buffalo robes would
do well to hold on to them They will
soon be valuable as curiosities.
OUIt KAIILY FKIElfDS.
How sweet to hare our early friends
Keep gentle , fond and true ;
Better to cling to ono old friend
Than find n dozen now ;
Our early friends if few and fur ,
Can bless our hearts much more
Than newer friends , If true they are
Till life's brief hour Is o'er.
Our early friends to us express
The happiness they feel ,
And only hide the bitterness
They tremble to reveal ;
The holy sympathy they leave
Our anxious thoughts employ ;
I'd rather weep with those I love
Than share a stranger's Joy.
In the grand njres yet to bo ,
Where faith flnils sweet repose ,
Fond friendship in full constancy
Shall blossom as the rose !
Oh. who would live for self alone ,
Or for one's own sweet will ?
A heart congenial to our own ,
All aching voids must flll !
Our early friends arc always best ,
* They shared our early days
Their welcome ever sweetly fall
Wo love their words of praise I
For fame Is but a scentless flower
Though it bo crowned with gold ;
But friendship , like the sweetest rdse ,
Hides friendship in each fold.
LuTHEit G. Ricas , in Chicago Sun.
XENT I'EOVLE.
Mr. Morosini will take up his abode
in Venice , where there are no coach
men.
John C. Eno. late of New York , has ,
it is reported , rented a $20,000 house
in Montreal.
Mr. Gladstone walked up Ben Mach-
dui , the second highest mountain in
Scotland , the other day. The distance
covered was twenty miles.
It is stated that General Grant will
receive $50,000 for his history of the war
from the Century. The great com
mander prefers a fixed sum outright tea
a royalty.
An incident of the Augusta Comte an
niversary by the Paris disciples of the
Dhilosopher was a visit to the cemetery
of Pere la Chaise , to place a vrreath
upon his tomb.
Mr. George W. Cable is so fond of
giving readings , and the people appear
to be so fond of hearing him that he
mil give another course during the
coming fall and winter.
William H. Vanderbilt and his sons ,
ays a New York dispatch lo the Cin-
iinnati Inquirer have , lost nearly $50-
000,000 the past few years in ill timed
speculations of various kinds.
The diary of Lieutenant Lockwood ,
one of the victims of the unfortunate
Greely expedition , which was written
in shorthand , is now being written out
by his financee , who is the only one
that understands his system.
It is said that the estate of the late
Bishop Simpson , amounting to nearly
$100,000 , was nearly all the result of
prafitable investments which the advice
and opportunities given by warm
friends enabled him to make.
The late John W. Garrett's wealth is
estimated at between $15,000,000 and
$20,000,000. The death of his wife
which keenly affected him , prevented
him from completing his will , and
many bpquests which he had intended
to make to charitable associations have
not been named.
Senator Merrill , of Vermont , now
takes precedence of all his colleagues
in the national legislature in the mat
ter of years. He is not only the oldest
senator in age , but also in term of
office , and he has , besides , the satisfac
tion of knowing that the Greeen Moun
tain State is the only one that holds its
united representation in the senate of
eighteen years ago.
Zo/-esu/e Musings.
"Kissmeajrain. "
r >
Tender and true were the great
brown eyes that looked so trustfully
into those of Richard Irwin as these
words were spoken , and as he gazed
long and lovingly into their liquid
depths there came to him with terrible
force the realization how much this girl
had suffered , how much she had given
up , and how much she was yet to un
dergo for his sake.
They had been married but three
days , these two , and their story was the ;
old , old one of that most priceless treas ;
ure the pure and passionless love of a
pure and noble woman being bestow
ed upon one whose social status was be
neath that of her whom many mysteries
and potent influence of an unchanging ;
affection had drawn to his side. Gladys
Hathaway was a girl fair of feature and
beautiful form , and since the day when
her mother dying almost at the mo :
ment of her greatest joy had placed
in her husband's arms the tiny waif of ;
humanity whose entrance into the world
had been the cause of so much sorrow
and told him to guard and cherish it for
icr sake , she had been alike the joy
and idol of her father. All that pa- ;
ental love could suggest and wealth >
jrocure had been lavished upon her ,
ind when , like some fair flower of the
Orient , she had grown almost uncon-
ciously from a tall , shy girl into a wo
man whose statuesque beauty was not
more attractive than the queenly poise
f her regal head and the soft , winning
ones of her voice , there had come to
Morton Villa suitors by the score. But
none had won her heart. Kind alike
o all , she gave each one plainly to un
derstand that friendship was not love ,
steem not affection.
And so the years went on with silent [
tread until one evening at the fete
hampetre given at her father's house
Gladys had met Roscoe Nutwood. Sh
vas a girl of strong perceptive facul-
ies , being frequently able to find pie in
: he pantry when the hired girl hael said
here was none there , and an instant
after she had been introduced to Ros-
oe she knew that her future life was r
inked with his , and that some day she t
vould be his wife. And the oracle of t
icr soul had spoken truly. Loving c
urn with a passionate adoration that \
mew no bounds , and appreciating , in \
all its horrible intensity the fact that
icr father , strong in the pride of ances-
ry , would never consent to their union ,
he had boldly leaped the barriers of
ocial prejudice and fled from home and
riends and kindred with the man with
out whose loving words and clinging
dsses her life held naught but desola-
ion and sorrow. }
"Here is the paper , sweetheart , " said i
loscoe.
j
She glanced down the columns care- t
lessly , when suddenly her eye fell upon
something of absorbing interest. It
was an article concerning her elope
ment the sensation of the day. On
and on she read , until suddenly the
peachy cheeks grew white with a
ghastly paler , the luminous eyes were
dim with the mists of sorrow , and the
lines of her beautiful face were terse
with agony.
' 'My God ! " exclaimed Roscoc , taking
her in his arms , "what has happened ? "
"Papa has been interviewed , " she
gasped between the convulsive sobs
that almost choked her utterance , "am
he has taken an awful revenge. "
"What has he done ? " asks the bus
band.
"He has , " exclaims the girl , "given
my exact age ! "
FACTAXD FAKCl'
"What is rarer than a day in June ? '
asks a contemporary. "Why. hang it ,
man , the payment of subscriptions to
this paper is so rare that it is almost
raw. Paris Beacon.
A Cleveland ( Ohio ) man. while milk
ing , tied the cow's tail to his own leg to
keep her from Hopping the milk in his
face. The neighbors who saw him go
by thought he was training for a walk
ing match , and cheered him on. Ex
change.
In these uncertain political times we
cannot wonder at the reply of a little
boy of our acqaintance , who , when
asked whether he was a republican or a
democrat , answed , "I don't really know
what 1 am , my mamma is a republican
but papa is a blue nose. " Gorham
Mountaineer.
There is liable to be a sorry time for
the livery men , if the young men heed
the solemn warning experienced by a
young man in Chicago , who was out
driving with an Ohio girl , when she de
liberately got out of the buggy and shot
herself with a pistol. Electric Light.
One of the homeliest girls in Illinois
has been given a verdict of $5,000 on a
breach of promise suit. The jury
thought she ought to have enough to
take her over into Wisconsin to live.
Detroit Free Press.
HOMAGE TO THE OVSTEK. Sweet
bird of aqueous habitation , come : ex
pand thy hardened wings and pour
forth an epicurean song of saline sweet
ness. Sport thyself in the milky stew ,
warm thy esculent form in the ascend
ing clouds of steam invade the indi
gestible fry. Take on the robes of
scalloped beauty. Mingle thy succu
lence with the best of the land wher
ever thou flyest and wreathe the inner
man with smiles of joyous exaultation.
Delicious bivalve , we greet thee.
Baltimore American.
An anxious inquirer wishes to know
how to cook onions and yet avoid the
disagreeable smell arising from them.
One very effective way is to keep a dead
horse in the house.Pittsburgh ( Kan. )
Democrat.
During the present season New
Hampshire has paid § 1,251 in bounties
on woodchucks. We are not informed
what the state wants them for. Boston
Transcript. They are of no use at all ;
we woodchuck them away. " Philadel
phia Call.
Barnum's showmen say that Jumbo
always seems nervous when in Chicago.
Jumbo is probably afraid some Chicago
belle will tread on his toes. Philadel
phia Call.
Bfarrying in Haste.
Clara Belle in Cincinnati ! Enquirer.
Various influences are at work to
change the fashionable time for getting
married from the spring to autumn.
New Yorkers have been accustomed to
mate just after Easter , and in the cir
cles of our acutest and biggest wealth
there are more weddings in a few weeks
of the early spring time than during
the rest of the year. These matches
were sometimes the result of the win
ter season of dancing and other festivi
ties akin to ilirtation in town , but not
usually. As a rule they were the clirn-
ixes of engagements made in the pre-
jeding summer. There is no time like
he torrid one , and no place equal to
he hot resorts , so favorable to the gen-
jration of love. Girls are never so be
witching as when dressed in the soft
ivbite flummery of July and August.
& . merely pretty mortal in a dark
ight costume becomes a beauteous
mgel when clothed Jn the sweet-
icss and light of nainsook. Every
sensitive and alert girl knows
hat she can impress a man more easily
ind effectually in summer than in win-
er. The surroundings of rurality have
I'little to do with it , no doubt , but the
aiain reason is that she is more allur
ingly dressed. Well , the consequence
s that 75 per cent of the gills who spend
he summer at Newport , Long Branch
r Saratoga come back betrothed in-
ormally , if not in a positive and bind-
ng manner. The wedding days are
iccordingly set for the ensuing spring.
Such has been the usage for many
fears. But we are a rapid people. We
jet iip to a higher rate of social speed
ivery year. Half a year or three-
juarters is too long to wait
for matrimony after it has
been contracted for. Broken engage
ments are too often the result. Heirs
ind heiresses too frequently wriggle off
the hook after being fairly caught ,
mpatience is characteristic of youth.
Iherefore , is it likely that , within a few
pears , the bethrothals of the summer
will be generally followed by marriages
in the autumn , or at least before Christ "
mas. That fashion will be quite numer
ously followed this year.
HIKTS ABOUT SQUASHES The crook-
necked squashes are net as watery as
the round ones. Select those that are
tender. If they are not too-old you can
cut through the skin with your nail.
Wash them and cut in slices about a
half inch thick , and lay them on a cloth
in a steamer. When they are tender
turn them out into a hot dish and mash
them , adding salt and butter to taste.
Lf the skins and seeds are not tender
enough to eat , rub the squash through
a colander.
A minister writes to know what he
should say about a neighbor's dog that
howls all night at the moon. There's
not much use in telling you , parson ;
you wouldn't say it , anyway. Detroit
Journal.
THE COMING SHOW.
What la Wanted , and How to-Gather , 1'ach
and SMp the Same ,
I have just returned from New Or
leans , where I have been to look over the
ground preparatory to putting In place the
Nebraska state exhibit at the .world's Indus
trial and cotton centennial exposition. I have
secured ten thousand feet floor space , will
wall and column space to correspond , most de
sirably and advantageously located In the gov
ernment and United States building. Also
ample space In open ground for planting our
representative forest and fruit trees , vines ,
shrubs , etc. I have pledged these spaces shall
be filled. To do so , requires material , time ,
money and labor. I need the aid of the people
of the state , and therefore make 'this public
appeal with full faith that the response will be
that for which Ncbraskans have ever been
characterized promptness mid Hberalltv.
What do I want , do you ask ? Everything
and anything grown , or produced in Nebraska ,
obtainable , and that will bear transportation.
I particularly desire both quality and quantity
ot all the great leading and staple agrletdtura'l
products of the state.
Of corn in the car. I want from each county
or each locality In the state from tlve hundred
to one thousand ears , of the very largest and
best specimens of each variety" be found ,
with the inner half of the husk left on. Shell
ed , from five to ten biibhels of each variety.
Of small grains , thre&hed , the same as shelled
corn. In the sheaf , small grains , from twenty-
five to fifty sheafs each variety. Timothy ,
clover , millet , hungarian , llax and other small
seeds , one to two bushels each. In straw ,
about what would equal ten to fifteen sheafs
or small bundles of each variety. Of all the
varieties of native grasses , each , about what
would equal five or six good sized sheafs. In
addition , of sm.ill grains and grasses , of
simply heads , with , say , four to six inches of
the stem tied in small bunches of a hand's
grip , one to two hundred each. Corn in the
ear , sheafs and heads of smalls grains and
grasses to be carefully packed in boxes. Shell
ed grain and seeds In good strong sacks. Ap
ples and pears , twenty-live to 100 specimens of
each variety , each piece wrapped separately in
soft paper old newspapers are good on
which to be written the variety of the fruit and
grower's name and postofllce address , all pack
ed close in tight barrels , bored full of holes as
possible , to not Impair strength , and to secure
proper ventilation.- varieties of vegetables
arc desired that will keep and bear transporta
tion ; potatoes , beets , carrots , turnips , ruta
bagas , onions , pumpkins , etc. Specimens of
stone soil , brick , lime , kaoline and building
material are desirable. Stone six to twelve
inches square , dressed different on all sides ,
from a fine polish finish to the natural quarry
break. Specimens of soil from various parts
of the state will be very acceptable. This Lit
ter can be forwarded in boxes , and afterwards
arranged in glass show bottles or columns.
. Education , fine arts , mechanics , dairy , botany
any , geology , woman's work and all othe'r feat
ures and all else to be thought of.
This remember. None but the very largest
and best should go on exhibition. This exhibit
will be for the whole world to look at. "While
quality , excellence and perfection in all re
spects are indispensable requisites on occasions
like this , quantity goes quite as far as all else ;
an exhibition like tbis , continuing six months ,
will require frequent renewals , especially of
perishable exhibits , rearranging and adjust
ments. Hence , quantities are required.
All articles donated will go on exhibition at
New Orleans , with donor's name and postofliee
address. Purchased articles will go in the
name of the state at large. It is hoped dona
tions will cover the entire exhibits. Purchases
will only be mata in cases of extraordinary
merit , and not otherwise obtainable. All trans
portations , both in rendezvous and to New Or
leans , will be provided for by the commissioner.
Ship to mv address , Linc'oln , Neb. , marked
"For New Orleans Exposition. " All must be
in Lincoln by Novemeer 1st at the farthest ,
as all exhibits are required to be in place at
New Orleans by November loth.
As heretofore announced , passenger rates to
and from New Orleans , on main lines , rail
roads , and water routes , will be about one
cent per mile , going and cominc , during the
exposition , from December 31,1SS4 , to May 151 ,
ISSo. Lower special intermediate excursion
rates to be provided , and announced from
time to time , arc promised.
Now , in conclusion , let not Nebraska fail to
be represented in her multifarious and unsur
passed resources , and the people to see this ,
the srrcatest exposition of the world.
"Headquarters" in the government and
states building , where every accommodation
possible will be furnished. Those desiring
private rooms and board at New Orleans will
te accommodated on application as far as pos
sible , and in our power.
Information not herein indicated , and at
command of your commissioner , will be cheer
fully and promptly furnished by correspon
dence. Let all make free to apply.
Very truly ,
ROBT. "W. Fcnx.vs.
TJ. S. Com'r for Nebraska , Brownville , Neb.
To November 1 at Brownville. After thai
New Orleans , La. Will every newspaper in
the state give this circular at least one inser
tion in full ?
1'OPULAll SCIENCE.
A recent estimate , made by means of
a very intricate testing apparatus ,
) laces the rate at which an electric dot
ravels over a telegraph wire at 16,000
> er second.
9
A strong decoction of the leaves and
terns of tomato plants is said to be
deadly to caterpillars , lice and other
enemies of vegetation without being in-
urious to the plants.
M. E. Bergman has observed that
orrnie and acetic acid occur in the pro-
opism of all the plants he examined for
liem , being found in the colorless cells
and in the green tissues : and lie con-
iders it probable that several other
acrids of the fatty series are equally
liffused in the vegetable kingdom.
Layers of paper or paper pulp , formed
nto a corrugated sheet , with a lining
of asbestos to bear on the hot surface ,
s a new form of boiler lagging , and is
veil spoken of. The intention is to
make air spaces between the boiler and
he lagging , and yet have a strong cov
ering which will prevent the radiation
of heat.
The moulting of the shell of the horse-
hoe crab is described in the American
Naturalist for October. In this animal
.he . shell splits open around the front
edge , and when the animal draws itself
hrough a rent along the back of the
arapace.
Railroad cars are indicated by Judge
jawrence Johnson , of Hally Springs ,
\Iiss. , as vehicles by which destructive
moths are carried from one part of the
country to another. In traveling last
rear he was often struck by the num-
) ers of Aletio3 on the trains and he ob
serves that there was a sort of coinci
dence last season between lines of rail
road and abundance of cotton worms.
Herr C. Schneider , of Dresden , has
nvented a dry galvanic battery. It
consists of two cylinders , the larger one
of copper and the inner or smaller one
of amalgamated zinc. Both cylinders
are open at each end , and the space be-
; \veen them is filled in with a mixture
of plaster of Paris and a saturated so-
ution of chloride of zinc containing
seven per cent , of chloride of sodium.
Thirst and starvation have caused
: he recent death of 2,000 head of cat
tle in one drove in Coahuila , Mexico.
STOCK DIEECTOEY
DENNIS M'KILLIP.
Bunch on Red Willow , Thornburg , Hayes
County , Neb. Cattle branded * M. M. " on
left side. Young cattle branded name as
above , also 'J. " on left jaw. Under-slopo
right ear. Horses branded "E" on loft
ihoulder.
TueMOS.GatileRaBclieCoLimitGu ,
Stock brand circle on left shoulder ; also
dewlap and a crop and under half crop on
left ear , and a crop and under bit In the
rijrht. Iiiino'i ' on the Republican. Post-
ofllce , Max. Dundy county , Nebraska.
HENRY T. CHURCH.
0born , Nfeb. Range : Red Willow creek ,
In south west corner of Frontier county , cat
tle branded "O L OM < jn right side. Also ,
an over crop on right car and under crop on
left. Horses branded " 8" on risrht shoulder.
SPRING CREEK CATTLE CO.
Indianola , Neb. Range : Republican Val-
ey , east of Dry Creek , and near head of
Spring Creek , in Chase county ,
, JD. . WELBOKN- ,
Vice President and Superintendent.
THE TURNIP BRAND.
Ranch 2 miles north of MeCook. Stock
branded on left hip , and a fcwdoublecrobs-
es on left side. C-J ) KIICANIJUACK.
STOKES & TROTH.
P. O. Address , Carrico , Hayes county ,
Nebraska , Range. Red Willow , above Car
rico. Stock branded as above. Also run the
lazy 01 brand.
GEORGE J. FREDERICK.
Ranch4 miles southwest of 3IcCook , on the
Driftwood. Stock branded "AJ'J on the
/eft / hip. P. 0. address. MeCook , Neb.
J. B. MESERVE.
jtanch , Spring Canyon on the Frenchman
River , in Chase county , Neb. Stock branded
as above ; also " 717" on left side ; " 7" on
richt hip and "L. " on right shoulder ;
' * L."on left shoulder and "X. " on left
jaw. Half under-crop left ear , and square-
crop rifiht ear.
YOU KNOW
THAT GLlMftX
PLUG TOBACCO
withR ° d Tin Tax : -Rose Leaf Fine Cut
Chewing ; Navy Clippings , and Black ,
Brown and Yeliow SNUFFS a-e the best
and cheapest , quality considered ? ]
JOSEPH ALLEN.
Ranch on Red Willow Creek , half mile
above Oibornpoi'totfica. Cattle branded on
right side ana hip above. 3-4
FOR SALE Improved Deeded J-'arm
and Hay Land. Timber and water. Two
farm houses , with other improvements.
Convenient to No. 1 school privileges. Sit
uated on Republican river , near uiouth of
Red Willow creek. Call on J. F. Black ,
on premises , or address him at Indianola.
Nebraska.