A LIVELY SET-TO WITH GLOVES.
i7o/m H Sullivan Sleets a Focman Worthy of
His Steel An Exciting Contest in tlie
Manly Art.
Tho Sullivan-McCaffrey glove contest in
Cincinnati drew together a largo concourse
of people. Tho contest was under the Mar
quis of Qneensbury rules , six rounds to the
finish. At 5:21 : the men shook hands and
the first roundbegan amidst almost breath
less stillness.
- . First Hound McCaffrey made the first
lead but Sullivan stopped him easily , and
in the cautious work which followed both
succeeded in getting in slight blows. Mc
Caffrey ducked to avoida * heavy blow , and
as he arose struck wildly at Sullivan and
was pressed'to tho ropes , where ho fell to
his knees. Eising they 'clinched , Sullivan
managing to give McCaffrey a light blow as
they did so. This was repeated and tho
round closed.
* Second Eound There was but a minute's
breathing spell. Sullivan opened the fight
this time by a blow which McCaffrey art-
lully avoided. McCaffrey then made a fierce
drive at Sullivan' , which was dodged grace
fully , but McCaffrey gave him a resounding
tap on the back of the neck as he recovered ,
which started a chorus of cheers. Another
of thq same kind set McCaffrey's admirers
wild. A clinch followed , Sullivan getting
another blow in on McCaffrey. He then
pushed McCaffrey to the ropes , where ddn-
ger seemed imminent , but McCaffrey slipped
away and the men went to their corners.
Third round This was the worst for Mc
Caffrey. He struck out for Sullivan , but to
no purpose , and Li the quickwork that fol
lowed McCaffrey slipped down. Sullivan
then began to push McCaffrey and the lat
ter took up the tactics of running away ,
but finally made a stroke which Sullivan
easily eluded. Quick as thought Sullivan
closed on McCaffrey and pressed him down.
Crowing apparently vicious , he pushed Me ?
Caffrey towards his own corner and pushed
him down across the ropes. Here some
one called time , and many thought
the round had closed , but the referee
told the men to go , and tbey did , Sullivan
driving McCaffrey over to his own corner ,
where the latter fell , either by Sullivan's1
blows or tripping against a chair , and
slipped off the platform. McCaffrey , was
more cautious and closed with Sullivan ,
each delivering short-ranged blows of no
force. After McCaffrey was pressed down
a second time , time expired.
Fourth Eound Sullivan opened this
round with a blow on McCaffrey's jaw. It
looked as if McCaffrey's power was waning ,
while Sullivan was apparently fresh. Mc
Caffrey made no ventures , but continually
clung to Sullivan. The latter managed to
reach the side of McCaffrey's nose , and to
bring a shower of blood. The round ended
with another fall by McCaffrey , though it
was not claimed as a knock-down.
Fifth Eound Both men seemed willing
to be careful. They played with each other
for awhile , when McCaffrey got a light
blow' in on Sullivan. Then Sullivan at
tacked , but McCaffrey ran away and the
latter returned the attack , which Sullivan
escaped by his favorite method of ducking.
After more play with no work time expired.
Sixth Eound Sullivan now seemed des
perate , thougb it was apparent he was
growing weary , while McCaffrey was fresher.
Sullivan closed , and they gave a number
of in-blows and separated. Sullivan kept
pushing his adversary around , and when
near tho ropes clinched and both fell.
Rising , Sullivan closed again , but this time
McCaffrey got away with a fall and deliv
ered a light blow on Sullivan , who sent a
terrific blow back , but McCaffrey ducked
and escaped , and the tune of tho sixth
round expired.
Instantly there was a shout all over the
vast crowd , which by this time seemed to
have swelled to 7,000 , in honor of McCaf
frey , whom they all supposed had won the
match. He had stood up against Sullivan
through six rounds , and seemed able and
willing to go on to the finish. He was over
whelmed by congratulations , while Sullivan
was left to be cared for by the stage at
tendants only. As the crowd understood
the terms it was a draw , and thus virtually
a victory for the young Pittsburger. 'But
after some time , when three-fourths of the
people , had started for the train and while
the remainder were in loud discussion of
the merits of tho match , Mr. Muldoon
made an announcement , which only a few
heard , that the referee had decided to give
the match to Sullivan on the ground that
he made the greatest number of points.
This announcement was wholly inaudible
at the press seats , and various versions of
it were circulated , among others that it was
given because of a foul. Sullivan left the
platform with no demonstration in his
honor , but McCaffrey's friends were jubi
lant , notwithstanding the referee's adverse
decision , and they lifted him to their
shoulders and bore him amid the cheers of
the spectators to his carriage.
The decision was decidedly unpopular ,
probably owing to the doubtful under
standing of the terms. It was generally
supposed that Sullivan was to knock Mc
Caffrey out in six rounds or less in orderto
win , and McCaffrey himself stated after the
match was over that he thought so.
CHRONICLES BY CABLE.
Miscellaneous matters of Interest Pertaining
to ForeignGountrleti
*
M. De Giers , Russian Minister of Foreign
Affairs , conversing with a councillor of Fren
zebad about the scarcity of English visitor ,
at the Bohcmiam pass through fear of an
Anzlo-Kussian war , said that peace was as
sured for many years , and that he would wag
er there would be double the number of vis
itors in 1S86.
The Prussian government has ordered all
Russian and Austrian Poles to quit Danzig
before October. The decree exempts settlers
previous to 1843 , temporary sojourners , and
those who served , or whose sons have served
in the German army.
MSelikoritch , author of thestatementthat
Oliver Pain was murdered at the order of
British officials in Soudan , announces that he
his claimed Russian protection. He declares
he has taken this step to protect himself from
assassination by Englishmen.
There were 3,669 new cases of cholera and
1,120 deaths reported August 31st throughout
Spain.
"
Cholera has broken oat In the Province of
Genoa , Italy. Three cases are reported at
Voltri , and two at Borgo Tare. The Gazette
gives notice that precautionary measures will
be enforced.
The reaction from the moral agitation
which has been rampant in London ever aluce
the Pall Mall Gazette expose , has at last set
in and Is now.under . lull stray. The oppo
nents of the scheme of the flooding of the
streets with pernicious literature are'coining
strength dally. The police at Birmingham
. were compelled to arrest the Tenders
of the daily paper containing scurrilouB and
Indecent attacks on the morality of the m
per classes. The venders were locked up
and the au horitles have decided to punish
to the fall extent of the law all huckster * of
inch papers.
It Is almost certain that peace between Kn.
gland and Russia , on the Afghan question , Js
now completely assured. The two govern
ments are at present busily engaged In arran
ging the last details * o the mutual under
standing" , and negotiations are proceeding
rapidly and harmoniously. The business ol
final negotiations to a happy termination la
engrossing all the time of Baron De Staclthe
lltissian Embassador to England , In conse
quence has been compelled to forego the cus
tomary vacation and remain there during the
August heat which long ago drove all resident
statesmen out of town. The Baron ever since
the arrival of the Marquis of Salisbury at his
chalet In France , has daily sent to the British
foreign office lor transmission to him very
wng telegraphic coprespondence. The same
office had already dispatched to the British
premier a number of special messengers with
important confidential letters. During thi8
time the Russian embassador has been busy
attending to the vast cable correspondence
"which his government has been carrying on
with him concerning the adjustment of the
central Asia difficulties froai SL Petersburg.
Mile. Sarah Bernhardt signed a contract for
an American tour , guaranteeing her a mlul-
inum of 223 performances between May , 18SG ,
and May 18S7 , at four hundred dollars catli
and a percentage of receipts above a certain
amount , the tour to embrace North and South
America.
Cholera broke out at Panzode , near Acqui-
Italy , and eleven persons were attacked , four
of whom died. The plague was brought to
that place by a family of Marseilles refugees.
A most disgraceful scene took place in the
Spanish and Portuguese church , Montreal , at
the annual meeting of the congregation for
the election of officers and the reception of
the annual report. It appears there are two
factions , orthodox and advanced thinkers ,
and when some remarks were made In the re
port derogatory to the belie ! of the latter , one
of them attacked the latter , hammering him
unmercifully with a stick. A free fight en- ,
sued. The belligerent Hebrew was ejected
from the synagogue and at the subsequent
meeting was expelled from the congregation.
The fracas has caused great excitement in
Hebrew circles and will be the subject of liti
gation.
The London Times referring to Pameffl
speech , says it is glad Parnell's has at last de
nounced the outrages in Ireland. Had he
done BO before , the coersion act had not been
necessary. "Impossible" is the only reply to
his demand for independence.
Prince Henry of Battenburg , husband of
Princess Beatrice , has been appointed com
mandant of the British army by the queen's
order.
Five-thousand workmen employed in Sir
William George Armstrong's machine and
gun works at Elswick , near New Cast ! s
England , struck because the employers ic-
fused to dismiss two managers who made
themselves obnoxious to the employes.
Throughout Spain September 2nd , 2,941 new-
cases of cholera , and 1,000 deaths from that
disease were reported.
Count Tolsti , one of the chief advisers of
the czar , has been declared incurably insane
and confined in an asylum.
At a banquet at PapineanvilleCanada , the
occasion being the presentation of an address
and sword to the 67th regiment , the health of
the rebel leaders , Riel and Dumont was en
thusiastically drunk by all present , among
whom were several Catholic priests.
The board of health , of Montreal , have
been notified that unless immediate steps are
taken to stamp out small pox a quarantine
will be enforced by the states of New Hamp
shire , Vermont and Michigan , and by the
province of Ontario against the province of
Quebec.
XHX SEAT OS1 GOVERNMENT.
XbeeOaneotu Hatters of Interest at tho JT -
tlonal Capital.
AN installment of 100,000 postal cards
from the new contractor arrived at the
postoffice on the 1st. The new cards differ
considerably from the old cards in' appear"
ance. The size is exactly the same ; the de"
sign is printed in light brown color ; instead
of the head of tho Goddess of Liberty in
the vignette intlie corner appears a fine en
graving of Jefferson's head ; instead of the
monogram "U. S. , " the new card has on it
the words "United State's , " printed in full.
On the address side of the"old card were
printed the words , "Nothing but address
can be < placed on this side. " This expres
sion has always been criticised as not being
true , for a person could write anything
they chose on that side , though the card
might not bereceived at the postoffice. The
expression hns been changed on the new-
card so as to read as follows : "Nothing
but the address to be on this side. "
AT the last session of congress a provis
ion was made for the payment by the
United.States . of one-half the cost of taking
the census in such states and territories as
might take a decennial census , upon condi
tion that the returns be filed with the sec
retary of the interior on or before Stptem-
berlst. Returns from New Mexico have
just been received and aro as follows :
Population , 1885,131,985 ; farms , 10,291 ;
manufacturing establishments , 239. Re
turns from eight cov/ties in Florida have
also been received and complete returns are
expected shortly. Up to date , the depart
ment has received returns from Colorado ,
Dakota , Nebraska , NewMexico and
Florida.
THE WYOMING DISTURBANCES.
Pretence of FeSeral Troops AsTted For by
tlie Governor.
"Washington dispatch : Gov. Warren , of
Wyoming territory , telegraphed to the
president and secretary of war at Wash
ing requesting the assistance of federal
troops in suppressing the disturbance at
Rock Springs , Wyoming territory , caused
by the massacre of Chinese laborers by
miners. A .copy of the telegram was for
warded to Secretary Endicott at his home
In Massachusetts. Adjutant-General Drum
had a conference with Secretary Bayard as
to the best coarse to be pursued in the
matter and decided not to disturb the
president with the question but .instead
issue orders for United States troops to
proceed to the scene of the disturbance for
the purpose of protecting the United States
mails. The soldics are to keep opcn _ the
route over which the mails are carried and
to prevent any interferences with them.
Adjutant-General Drum therefore tele
graphed Gen. Schofield at Chicago to order
two companies to proceed immediately-
the scene . of the disturbance lor the par-
poso indicated. If la expected that the
presence of troops will prevent farther
trouble. Under the laws the president can
only recognize appeals for federal assist
ance when made fay the governor and legis
lature of the state or when made by tho
governor alone when the legislature's not
in session and cannot convene in time to
meet the emergency. 3 n tho present case
Gov. Warren alone made the appeal but
neglected to give information about the
legislature.
BURNED AND BUTCHERED CHINESE.
m
T/ie Affair at the RocTt Springs ( Wyoming )
Coal Klines MoreSerloui Than First Re
ported.
Rock Springs ( Wyoming ) special : The
riotous outbreak made here yesterday by
white men againsb the Chinese miners is
much more serious than was at first re
ported. There is not a Mongolian , either
male or female , left in the place , and things
look extremely desolate fortheheathen to
day. Every building occupied by Chinese
people has been reduced to ashes , at d sev
eral persons perished in the flames.
At a late hour this afternoon fifteen
charred bodies had been recovered from
the ruins , and it is believed there aro still
many more. One woman and a child were
shot. All of the others fled for their lives
into the surrounding hills and mountains.
A large force of men has been out all day
gathering them up and taking every one
they could find toEvanston , a point thirty
miles west of here. At this writing every
thing is quiet , but only because there are
no Chinamen to be seen by the rioters.
The first difficulty arose over a quarrel
between two white men and a Chinese
miner in No. G shaft , yesterday afternoon ,
as to which should occupy a certain work
room in the mine. The two white men
came down into town from the town , armed
themselves , and swore that they would see
who were going to rule the camp , white
men or Chinamen. When told the other
white men what had occurred , not more
than thirty minutes elapsed before there
were at least 125 in the party , armed to
the eye-teeth with guns and revolvers , and
they marched toward the mines.
Somebody had given the Chinamen warn
ing and very soon they collected in gangs
of 50 and 100 , talking wildly and flying
about in the most excited and disorderly
manner. For a time they undertook to
stand ngai ist and show defiance to the
mob that was goingfor them , but being un
armed they soon discovered that this
would not do. As the mob approached
and the Chinamen saw them , there was a
scattering for the hills and such a flying in
the air of queues as marked their flight has
never before been witnessed on this conti
nent. A hundred or more shots were fired
after them by the white men , but without
serious effect , except "as stated before to
one woman and a child , who were hitin the
back and instantly killed.
Then the mob , which by this time had
became wild and reckless in its desires to
clean oub the celestial race entirely , turned
its attention to the quarters in-which they
lived. Every building occupied by China
men , about 100 in all , was set fire too and
burned. Forty-four of these buildings be
longed to the Union Pacific Railway com
pany , and the balance were poorly con
structed frame shanties. In them at the
time were many feeble men and women ,
Borne of whom , though hardly able to move ,
managed to escape , but it is believed that
there are not less than twenty-five or thirty
who were roasted.
Sheriff Young , of Green River , is here with
a posse of deputies , but as yet no arrests
have been made. However , thepresence of
the sheriff and his men , has been the means
of preserving order and quietness to-day.
Division Superintendent Dickenson and
Division Superintendent Murtle of the Un
ion Pacific , are both here. They have been
sending food all day to the starving China
men in the hills. It is believed that the
Chinamen will never come back to work in
these mines. The final outcome of this af
fair remains to be seen. Many of these
Chinamen have been here at work for ten
years , and this is the first trouble of any
kind.
CONSIDERING THE BOVINE 2IALADY.
Report and Recommendations by the Illinois
Live Stock Commission A Conditional
Quarantine Suggested.
The Illinois live-stock commission has
made its report and recommendations to
the governor relative to the status of
pleuro-pneumonia in other states. On this
a proclamation ot quarantine will be based
The report says :
We beg leave to report that we have re-
ceived'reliable information to the effect that
the disease known as contagious pleuro-
pneumonia among cattle now exists and is
epidemic in the following named localities ,
viz. : The counties of New York , Rich
mond , Kings , and Queens , in the state of
New York ; the counties of Bergen , Passaic ,
Essex , Union , Hunterdon , Camden , Burl
ington , Hudson , and Middlesex , in the
state of New Jersey ; the counties of Balti
more and Prince George's in the state of
Maryland ; the county of Fairfax in Vir
ginia ; the county of Harrison in Kentucky ;
the county of Montgomery in Ohio ; the
county of Madison in Tennessee , and
the District of Columbia. We there
fore recommend that you issue your
proclamation , scheduling such infected lo
calities , and absolutely prohibiting the im
portation of cat tie from such infected local
ities into the state of Illinois , according to
the law entitled "An act to revise the law
in relation to the suppression of contagious
and infectious diseases among domestic an
imals. "
The commission also recommends that
the governor establish a conditional quar
antine against all tho states of New Jersey ,
Delaware , Maryland , Virginia , Kentucky ,
Ohio and Tennessee , and also that portion
of the state of Pennsylvania east of the
Allegheny mountains , and that part of the
state of New York south of the Mohawk
river and east of the Chenango river , pro
vided that cattle shipped shall be accom
panied by proper health certificates. The
commission also recommends , on account
of Texas fever , the exclusion of all cattle
south of the thirty-sixth parallel of lati
tude , such exclusion to be in force between
the 1st of April and the 1st of November.
The report is signed by Commissioners
Pearson and McChesney , but Mr. Smith
files the following dissenting communica
tion :
In view of the great extent of the traffic
in cattle between this and the state of Mis
souri , I am reluctant to commend any re
strictions upon that traffic which are not
absolutely required by the necessities of
the case ; but the conditions in that state
are such that I cannot at present consent
to the entire removal of restrictions from
the infected county of Galloway and the
adjoining counties o ! Audrian , Montgom
ery , Osage , Cole and Boone. I therefore
respectfully dissent from my colleagues so
far as these counties in the state of Mis
souri are concerned , but join with them in
the other recommendations above.
"Your honor , I am summoned to
serve on the grand jurv " , butrl wish vou
would excu-e me. " "What is jour
bus.ness. s r ? " "I am a coal merchant
your Honor , and very busv this weath
er. " "You are excused , "sir on the
ground that it will be impossible for
a coal merchant to weigh a matter
properly and find a true bilL"
- i2L _ . _ , r . _ .
'
UNCLE SAX'S DEBT STATEXEXT.
Facts and Figures Having Reference to the
Nation's Indebtedness.
The following is a recapitulation ol the
debt statement issued September 1st ( new
form ) :
INTEREST BEARING DEBT.
Bonds at 4J4 per cent 5 2.)0.000ODO 00
Bonds t4per cent 737,733.40000
Bonds at 3 per cent. 104,100,500 10
Betunding certificates at 4 per * "
cent 229.50000
Navy pension fund at 8 per
cent 14,000,000 00
Pacific railroad bonds at 6 per
cent 61,023.512 03
Principal 1,260,776.913 00
Interest 10.719.B83 03
Total $1,271,403,765 03
DEBT ON WHICH INTEREST HAS CEASED SINCE
JIATOHITV.
Principal $ 3.02I.7G.-1 2S
Interest 223,783 81
Total $ 4.145,54607
DEBT HEARINC } NO INTEREST.
Old demand and legal tender
notes S 346.733.916 00
Certincatea ot deposit SO.885.000 OJ
Gold certificates 323,885.490(10 (
Silver certificates 9G.079.K9C 03
Frictional currency 8,375,93400
Less estimated as lost or de
stroyed ; 0.061.103 83
Principal 004.529,804 88
TOTAL DEBT.
P-inciiir.l $1,869.228,54314
Interest -0.943.C33 84
Total Sl78SO.lT2.175 08
Eeduatiouof tlio'debt S 256,763,295 77
Loss resprvo 1 eld for i e * orap-
tionof TTnit.d States notes. . . 103.000,000 00
Total S 358,763,295 77
Total debt , less available cash
items $1.523,408.88021
Net cash in tl o treasury -49,710,572 69
Debt , less cash in tho treasury
Sept. 1,1885 1,473,632,307 52
Debt , less cash in the treasury
Aug. 1,1885 1,470,571,359 C9
Decrease of debt during month
as shown by this statement. . . 2,879,052 17
CASH AVAILABLE FOR , REDUCTION OP DEBT.
Gold held for gold certificates
actually outstanding § 123,835,490 00
Silver hold for silver certifi
cates actuallyoutstandiiur. . . . 06,079,296 00
United States notes held for
certiflcat"H of de o jit , actual
ly oufunndinsr 30,835,030 00
Cash held for mature ; ! debt and
interest unpaid 5,931,435 06
F.-actlo ial currency 2.U74 71
Total avallabb for reduc
tion of dobt § 256,763.295 77
RESERVE FUND.
Hold for redemption of United
8 ; atcs notes , act of July 12 ,
li:82 5100,000,000 03
UNAVAILABLE FOR REDEMPTION OF DEBT.
Fractional silver coin J24.724.2S7 43
Minor coin 847,053 6
Total $25.571,311 23
CASH ON HAND.
CPrtlflcntesheld as casb. issued
butnot outstanding 560,014,12000
Net cash balance on hind 49,716,572 CO
Total cash in treasury as
shown by treasurer's gtnoral
account ! . 432.0C5.329 75
SIX PERSONS DROWNED.
A Horrible Accident at OshUosh , IFis. Fiv *
Young Girls Lose Ihelr Lives.
Oshltosh ( Wis. ) dispatch : A horrible
drowningaccident occurred here this morn
ing at tho St. Paul railroad bridge. Tho
draw being open , eleven persons , nine girls
and two men , attempted to cross the chan
nel in a boat and were caught in the swell
of a tug , which had just passed , and the
boat upset. Only five of the whole num
ber were rescued. The names of the
drowned are Johanna Matteston , Gusta
Weise , Emma Bauer , Lena Maidl , Louis
Dichtl , Philip Berry , aaed from 12 to 20.
The bodies have all been recovered. The
girls drowned were of poor German famil
ies , employed in the match factory. It has
been the custom for the bridge-tenders to
row working girls across the width of the
bridge draw , saving them going out of their
way to cross the regular city bridge. Berry ,
one of the men drowned , was night bridge
tender , and was rowing the boat.
As soon as the boat began rocking in the
swell left by the passing tug , the girls
became frightened and stood up and clung
to one another , which upset the boat only
a few feet from the end of the draw. Per
sons on the draw wore able to reach two
girls and saved them. A man jumped in
from the bridge and saved two more and
one man swam to the pier of the bridge.
Meanwhile the shrieks of the girls in the
water were piercing , while they clung to
Berry and pulled him down to a watery
grave with them. All happened so sudden
ly that help with boats was impossible.
The news spread like wildfire and fully five
thousand people gathered at the scene.
Grappling cornroenced and one after an
other the bodies were pulled out and laid
in a row on the bridge , surrounded by weep
ing and wailing relatives. It became
charged that the day bridge tender kept the
draw open in order to collect a pittancefor
ferry passengers across and threats of
lynching him were made. The names of the
saved are : Anna Hartwig , Tillie Atache ,
Louisa Morris , Amelia Paulsen , and Wm.
Wolf.
"PROGRESSITE IN HIS IDEAS. "
Wliat is Said of-the New Chinese Minister to
This Country.
The new Chinese minister , says a Wash
ington dispatch , is described by an attache
of the legation as a gentleman of high cul
ture , who has held many important posi-
tfons in the empire. He was superintend
ent of the circuit of the province of Keingsi ,
then superintendent of customs in Che Foo ,
and lost year was amember , of the Tslungi
Ynmen , which is similar to the English
ministry of foreign affairs or the secretary
of state in this country. The viceroy bas
several advisers who hold about the same
relation to him as the cabinet holds to the
president. We have no office in the United
States similar to the superintendent of
a providence circuit in China. Ching
Yin Huan is a Mandarin of the sec
ond rank by breveb and a minister of
state of the third class. "He is
very progressive in his ideas , " said Mr.
Hensen. "He is very fond offoreign articles.
He is a man of broad and comprehensive
mind. I have never seen him , but I arn in
formed that he is a gentleman of middle
stature and between forty and fifty years
of age. He is very wealthy. His father
was one of the richest men of his province
before his death , and was known through
all China for his riches. The new minister
travels in magnificent state wherever he
goes. " "Does he speak English ? " "No , I
think not. The elder portion of the Chinese
population acquired their education before
the extension of commerce to any extent
with English-speaking countries , and the
numerous duties connected with the office
held by higb personages prevent them giv
ing the necessary time to the learning of
English. "
"Do I love George , " mused Clara ,
softl } * , "or is it simplv a sister's affec
tion that 1 feel for ' '
Just then Bobby rushed noisily into
the room and interrupted her sweet
meditations.
"Get out of here , you 1'ttle brat ! "
she shouted , , and seizing him by the
arm f = he shot him through the door.
- Ah , no , " she sighed , as she're
sumed her interrupted train of thought ,
"my love for George is not a sister's
love. It is something sweeter , purer ,
higher and holier.
INDUSTRIAL TOPICS. ,
Seasomiule flints for Farm and Garden from
American Azricnlturlst for September.
In hiying down a picoo of land to
grass , finisli the dead furrows with a
shovel , leaving them broad and shal
low , so that the mower runs easily
over thorn , whilo the water is carried
off as thoroughly as in a narrow fur
row. A good rolling neatly finishes
the whole work.
Finish digg'ug the early potatoes
before rains cause them 'to sprout.
Keep the later kinds free from weeds ,
either by running a narrow cultivator
through the rows , or by hand-pulling.
Buckwheat is easily injured by frost
and should be cut in good season. As
it shells easily , cist with the dew upon
it , let it cure in small , loose bunches ,
and draw it to the barn when slightly
moist.
Stock should receive good care
through this month. Summer heats
still prevail and hard work continues.
Horses and oxen deserve good feeding
and regular watering. Watnh care
'
fully the action , of the horse's h'arness
at points where galls or sores are
likely to form. A daily bathing of tho
shoulders in salt water will lend to
harden the skin and prevent dialing.
OKCHAKl ) AKD FRCIT GAKDEX.
The picking and marketing of early
fall fruit is now in order. Special care
should be taken in * handling early
varieties of apples and pears ; slight
bruises lead to speedy decay. Send
only the best fruit to market , well
packed , and don't waste the rest , but
preserve by drying. The patent driers
are being improved each year , are
of all sizes and prices , and there is
now no excuse for wasted fruit. Most
pears should be picked before getting
mellow ; a very'few kinds like the
Rostiezer ripen well on the tree.
Where a fruit tree has not been train
ed from the startthe best time to note
what pruning is needed ; is just after
the fruit is picked. The cross limbs
and shoots will then make themselves
noticeable , and can be cut out , or , if
large , marked witha string for late
fall pruning.
MARKET AND KITCHEN GARDEN.
This is the month for sowing those
crops which are to start , and remain
all winter , for early spring growth ,
such as cabbages , cauliflowers , lettuce/
and onions. On account of the vari
able weather , it is well to sow twice ,
live or six daya apart. The young
plants are afterwards set out in cold
frames , to pass the winter. Some
times they are thinned in the row , and
covered with straw. Onions are usu
ally started from the small sets , and
come into use very earl'in the spring.
Look over the cucumber pickles tit
least every day , and keep them picked
off close , and of a uniform size. A
pickle two inches long and half an
inch thick , is the favorite size. Cu
with a stem.
FLOWER GARDEN AND LAAVN.
This is the time of enjoyment o
fall growths and a preparation foi
winter blooms.
The condition of the lawn will varv
remarkably , according to the weather ,
One year the sod will be burned up ,
another it will be fresh and green a ;
spring. If you have a goo d wate.
supply keep the sprinkler at wori
every night in a dry time , but thor
oughly saturate each spot before mov
ing to another.
Pot such bedding plants as you wishl
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to carry over , and"take cuttings of
those which are too large and clumsy.
Keep the tall growing plants well
staked against the strong winds.
Save seed as it matures , label and
put away carefully.
Seed of perennials should be sown
as soon as ripe.
GREENHOUSE AND WINDOW PLANTS.
All needed repairs to houses should
now be completed , so that there will
be no delay when the time comes for
moving the plants. Have supplies of
potting earth , sand , etc. , ready at
hand.
Plants for winter use in the house
should be potted off and put in a cool ,
shady place until new roots have
formed.
The calla is one of the most interest
ing plants for window use. It proper
ly forms a center for the other plants ,
and its pure white blossom , amid the
foliage and colored flowers , attracts
every eye in passing. The number of
blossoms can be largely increased by
promptly cutting off each blossom as
it begins to fade and applying com
mon salt to the end of the cut stalk.
This seems to hasten the healing of
the wound and to promote the devel
opment of the new ilower.
The Treatment of Sod in the Fall.
In the ordinary rotation of the farm ,
sod land is usually plowed for corn.
Opinions differ in regard to the advan
tage , or otherwise , of the fall plowing
of sod. The truth of the matter is ,
that like all other farm work , this de
pends very much upon circumstances.
One o' ' these is , the manner in which
the plowing is done. If the dry , bare
sod is plowed under roughly , and so
left until spring , when it is cross-plow
ed , andthesod cut up into pieces ,
and turned this way and"that , and for
the greater part reversed , the work
had certainly been better left undone.
This way of treating sod , too common ,
we are "sorry to say , is a most mis
chievous one.and , leaves the land in a
wretched plight for corn planting.
The better way is , to spread what
manure is ready for the land , and
leave it until November , and then turn
the whole under with an even and
regular lap furrow. If this is well
done , it leaves the soil in the very best
condition for spring work. The fur
row slices lie with the manure between
them , while the manure is not buried
under the sod , but both standing , in
part , on edge , allow the air to perme
ate through"the crevices , and cause
thorough decomposition. The crests
of the ridges break down by the action
of frosts , and the land is gradually
consolidated by settlement , through
the winter.V heii the harrow is pass
ed over the land in the sprinsr , the fine
manure , and the soil , andthe'decaved
sod , are thorougly mixed on the sur
face , leaving a mass of plant food be
low , as deep as the land had "been
plowed. The roots of the young corn
plants fmd food whenever they pene-
trate the soil , and an abundance of it
within reach to carry them to the end
of the growing season. la the culture
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of every crop very much depends up
on the preparation of tho soil , but this
is most especially true as regards corn ,
which occupies tho ground for only
about three months. How necessary
then it is , to provide a store of food
for this crop , of the right kind , in tho
rijrht place , andinsufliciont quantities
to supply its urgent necessities. Ono
of tho most effective ways of making
this requisite provision , is to make
the most of the sod by treating it at
this season in tho manner here de
scribed.
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Salt In the Hatlon for Poultry.
There is a prevalent notion that salt
. causes the feathers of fowls , or per
haps of tho feathered tribes in general ,
to fall out. This , we believe , is well
founded. Certainly , excess of this
condiment should bo avoided. There
appears to be some connection be
tween salt and feathers. Feather-
eating fowls are often cured of tho ' ?
tendency by adding salt to their food ,
and a small quantity of salt in tho if
rations promotes , or is supposed to
promote , the production of the new
crop of feathers at moulting time.
This supposed effect may be simply
tho loosening of the old feathers. The
result , as promotive of moulting ,
would bo the same. Salt is a very
important ingredient in the ration of
pigeons , and where theso birds are
confined without it , they aro never so
thrifty. It is natural then , to con
clude , that it is valuable in the food
of other birds , and especially for barn
door fowls. The earlier old fowls are
out of their moult and in full plumage. ,
the sooner will they begin to lay , in
the autumn. Pullets"usually begin to
lay as soon as they are completely ;
plumed as adult fowls. It is worth
while , therefore , to encourage moult
ing in every way , giving them exer
cise , insect food , or iish in their ra
tion , with ground bone , ground oyster
shell , and sound crrain. A tablesppon-
ful of line salt in the soft feed , given
daily to a flock of twenty hens , will bo
a fair allowance. Fowls do not de
pend upon this for the salt which
their bodies and feathers contain , for
either the material itself , or the ele
ments of which it is composed , exis
to a greater or less extent in almost all
the tood they eat and the water they
drink ; and what we do by giving
lv to increase tho
most effective when used at a temper
ature of one hundred and twenty de
grees , and the sheep should be left m
the dip lone : enough to have the wool
saturated , and the skin well soaked
by the fluid. A quantity of fresh dip
should be kept in a boiler , to renew
the old dip as it is diminished by usu.
Stocking With Sheep for Winter.
The season of autumnal drouths and
short pasturage always brings lots of
sheep upon the market , which their
owners conclude not to winter , and
that may often be very profitably
bought. Sheep of good constitution" ,
with good teeth , and health } * , may be
safely bought , if one has feed for them
which he wishes to convert into man-
ura in the easiest and cheapest way.
For instance , a large oat-grower has
straw which will carry quite a Hock
through the season. If he buys ewes
that have had lambs this year , and has
them served early , by a long-wool or
Down ram ; though"thin now , they
will rapidly pick up and probably give
him one hundred and twenty-five per
cent of lambs. Of course , such ewes
will need some grain ; all the more , if
wheat-straw instead of oat is their
principal fodder. We.have . known
lambs to bring in the spring double
and triple what was paid for the ewes ,
while the ewes were worth fully a
much as they cost This is hardly
the usual experience , but under ad
vantageous circumstances the experi
ment is well worth trying , recollecting
that October service "brings February
lambs , which , if well pushed forward ,
may be in market from the first to the
middle of Ma } * . Earlier service will ,
of course , bring earlier lambs and
greater profit.
Tips for Ilorsss' Feet
There are many cases in which farm
horses need no shoes in the summer ,
and would he better without them. A
horse owned by a wr.ter , had hard ,
dry hoofs , and contracted feet , which
was caused by a natural tendency , in
creased by shoeing with high calks.
For want of use the frog had withered
away , and the horse was always lame.
The shoes were taken off , and tips only ,
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were used. These were thin "plate's ,
reaching around the fore half of the
hoofs only , to protect the toes from
wearing away. The frog and the
heels thus came to the ground atevery
step ; the bars were able to spread , and
the proper functions of the feet , to
preserve healthful action and growth ,
were given full play. The horse soon ,
became sound , the frog grew health
fully , and the feet were in perfect or
der , wliile the expense of shoeing was
greatly reduced.
MnxwcH , the chloroform fiend , will likely
1 ecome a popular hero Ic St. Lonls , and re
ceive a popular ovation with a brass band
attachment , before the local papers get through
with ilm. Cincinnati Times-Star.
The cup that inebriates but doesn't cheer. .
Hiccup. L'fe.