THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : 'FRIDAY , JULY 9 , 1880 ,
TRYING TO FOIST THE FRAUD
Making Efforts to Qavo the Republicans
Endorse the Railroad Commissiou ,
hOWTHEY'LLWORKTHE SCHEME.
TMorc Notarln * * Commissioned Sutton
School llondH Hcuorilocl Tlio Htato
'topon ' Tlmt Coal
Klml Lincoln News.
THE nr.n's t.txcoi.N nmr.uj.1
The republican party In it.sD'oming
litate convention will bo asked toendor.se
the ghastly and spectanular fraud , the
slate railroad commission , and steps to
this end are now working. It will be re
membered that a scheme of endorsement
was worked through the convention a
year ago , and although Iho projector * of
the endorsing resolution thought they
Inul everything cooked , the convention
insisted and secured n niodificalion lhat
tempered down Iho wording to a great
extent. The same plan will be worked
tlie present year , and if it is supposed fern
n minute that the railroad commissioner
secretaries are confining all their ener
gies to the three lonesome eases that were
tiled before them during the mouth of
Juno , Ihc .supposition is a mistaken one.
"In limes of peace prepare for war , "
could bo very properly embossed on Ihu
stationery oi Iho railroad commissioners ,
and tliero certainly is as profound , dec ) )
Hcatcil a peace around their work room
as could bo Imagined with three cases a
month filed before Ihein. Tliero is also
among llicm a preparation for war , and
when the republican convention meets
it will bo nsk eel to endorse
this moiislrons fraud , and thus place
the party on record against any repeal in
legislative days. This would r.ot be thu
sentiment of' I he dominant parly in the
state , nor of a corporal' * guard of that
party. Tlio rank and file of ho republi
cans and a good .square majority of the
republican ollicial.s in power hayo no sen
timent of submission to the present
powerless commission , and they are will
ing lo go on record for its abolishment ,
root and branch. The first radical .step
in that direction ouirhl to be taken in the
stale convention of the party , and the
outlook will need bo kept carefully , that
the commissioners or their immediate
movers may not run through the conven
tion , a whereas thai may be construed
after adjournment into a resolution that
in all its hidden suggestions may be lor-
lured inlo an endorsement. There is
more than one hen on in this mailer , and
the results will be illustrated when Iho
lime comes ; that Ihu ( indorsement is on
the slate is known by a good many
already and Ihe convention , from present
appearances , will bo confronted with
such a delegation from this county
wherein the city runs the county , nre-
ciiicls.
NftTAKir.S I'I'llUC.
The governor lias commi.s.sioneJ Ihe
following notaries since the report last
published , and the secretary of slate will
lorward the parchments : James U. Kal-
clill' , Central City ; U. H. Likes , Cillbert-
son ; HobertM. Peylon , Crcighlon ; C. II.
Sloan , Fairmonl ; Hamlall K. Pale , Or
leans ; Edmund Conler , Pierce ; J. W.
Dolan , Indianola ; John A. Priest , Ponder
der ; l-ranuis M.AV. Price , Kairbury ; Win.
S. Phillips , Indianola : Will Payne , Har
vard ; John C. Weeter , Puishvillo ; Will
iam Wurnouk , Emerson ; Frank A. Clarlc ,
Arnold. Cusler county ; G. H. Snell. Al
gernoii , Custcr county ; Kdward P. liar-
neil , Sutton ; Michael A. Hartigan , Platls-
mouth ; George W. Hakcr , Omaha ; John
W. Dyer , Palisade , Hayes county ; Seth
\V. Edilv , Lincoln ; ( Jeorgo W. Stevenson ,
Platte Center ; William A. Forsyth ,
Loomis. Phelps county ; 15. F. Hake ,
North Loup , Valley county.
SCHOOL IIONDS.
Tlio secretary of slate received yester
day , in tlio registry , the town of Sulloii
lichool bonds , in amount $10,000 , issued
lo run fifteen years tit six per cent inter-
ust , but their redemption is made op
Uoiial with the town any time after live
years. A number of school district bond.-i
I'rom rural districts , in small amounts ,
were also entered upon the records.
STATB GEOLOGIST'S Jiuroirr
H. P. Uussell , the state gcologisl , has
submitted his report on thu progress of
the work at the well in the salt basin.
This report gives in detail the nature of
the organic mailer passed through in
delving in the bowels of the earth down
to a depth of Uol feel , whore the drill had
reached til the time of the report. The
report of Iho formations passed through
are not accurate enough , geologically
speaking , to be of any value scientific
ally , or oven for amateur study , and Iho
report will bo filed for no future refer
ence. II conforms in form only lo that
which it should in facts.
1'AYINOTIIK HEI.1' .
The board of public lands ami buildings
have allowed the monthly claims for the
maintenance of the slaleinslllulions , and
the auditor is engaged in tlio work of
drawing Ihe warrants. The monthly
bills of this character are ot inconsider
able amount , the cost of 'running the \\os- \
pital for the insane alone running up <
wards of fifteen thousand dollars per
mouth. The board and clothes for this
Institution for the pant month amounted
to I..TSO , and tlio fuel and lights for the
same tinio aggregated between a thou
sand and eilovoh hundred dollars.
Till' COAI , MNU AT TUB WELL.
The coal find nt the salt well is attract
ing attention , and some of the slate oil ) .
cials have been out looking down tliiu
hole and guessing at possibilities. The
vein struck is down Chinaward some
seven hundred foot and measures two
feet in thickness ; In the absence of the
meritorious geological report it will remain -
main but guesswork as to whether the
surroundings and tlio signs are prophetic
of Ihe genuine coal find that might bo developed <
veloped into n working claim. The
search for salt is about as promisinc
for success as a search for
coal would bo and a find of
the latter would be a boom of much more
extensive proportions , both to Lincoln
tinel Nebraska , than salt enough to savor
the state would bo. Further reports from
the sail basin will bo looked for with more :
interest than heretofore.
C1TV TOl'ICS.
Tlui city council has advertised for bide
for thu construction of the system of sow <
crugo adopted by that body. The follow
ing is the estimated cost of the system
upon whli'h bids are asked :
10,1)00 ) lln. feet 0 inch pipe. 12 feel deep. '
nl.VV . . . . ; . 's 5QOC
00,000 Un. feel 6 Inch plpe 13 feel deep ,
ntMc . . . . . . . . . . S3.00C
2,000 Un , reel 10 Inch pipe , 12 feet deep ,
' ' ' ' '
'
4,4w ; Un. feoVia ihVl'i'pil'ciVj'foet'dcoi ' ) ,
uttV5o . . . . . . . QSSC
' 3,210 lln. feet 15 inch pipe , 12 feet deep ,
nlbOo . . . . . . ; . 2.6G5
1,230 lln. feel IS Inch pine , 12 foci deep ,
' ' * * ' "
SWQ 111 ! . fecVsoYn'clVpfjwl 12 feeVeiecp ,
at S1.25.tt . . . . . 3-li1
70 fush | tanks at SlOO . vrooc
CT manholes t SCO . , . 4,0
10,000 gallon Uush tank . 1,000
SC1,0& ]
10 per cent suncrlnlcndeuco and con
tingencies. . . . ocs
507,651
10 percent euKluccrlufr . 0,765
, . Total . 574.030
Ihoro wore two new arrivals in the city
yesterday Interviewing the police , their
profession being the capturing and kill-
ing of dogs that roam the oily contrary
to law and onlinaneq ftml without nmz-
xles as the law requires at this season of
Iho year. These parties propose that the
city authorities endorse and appoint
tin-in for this work and the amount that
they ask in payment for the capturing ,
killing and burying the canines is stf
cents apiece. They would have n liar-
vis.- . ! of work if employed and would
abate a great nuisance.
Dana Hyde , one of the parties arreMcd
under the warrants asked by the Law
and Order league , has been fined $50 and
costs for gambling.
County Judge Parker was hearing a
Law and Order case airainst a druggist
yesterday chrrged with violating the law
regarding druggists' permits.
Police court disposed of three cases of
drunkenness yesterday at 8-j : < ) a. in. and
immediately adjourned to tinshade. .
The red moon on the government
building has driven business to a low
ebb. and the whole city is struggling to
avoid sunstrokes.
I'KIISfttiALS.
N. S. Harding , Nebraska City ; W. I ) .
Hill , Beatrice ; E. H. Wilco.x , Itepubliean
City ; W. II. Lacy. Vandalia ; O. J. Coleman -
'
man , DoWitt ; H. Sheldon , Nebraska
City ; Lieutenant Governor H. II. Shedd ,
Ashland ; J. L. Hutcliins , York.I. ; E.
Lamaster , Tecumseh : S. H. II. Clark ,
Omaha ; John Saltier , Omaha , 11. E.
Palmer , Plattsmouth ; W. E. Kiehai'dson ,
David City ; B. C. Cowdry , Columbus ;
Joseph A. Connor , Plaltsmouth. are
among the Nebraskans who affixed their
sign manual to Lincoln hotel registers
yesterday.
Hon. Church Howe , who has boon in
Lincoln working the politicians for the
last few days , leaves for Omaha this
evening.
KAISER WILHELM'S BROTHER.
Ho Spends Forty-live Vcnrs in
America nnd Dies in AiiHtriliu.
Milwaukee ) Letter ill Chicago Herald :
The following remarkable story was tolel
llio Herald correspondent by Phillip
Horwltof this city , who is one of the
landmarks. Horwit/'s own life would
make a strange tale , so full ot adventure
was his early life. Ho has traveled , and
his wanderings wore not in vain. He re
ceived yesterday a copy of a newspaper
printed in Adelaide , Australia. There
was a blue penoil mark across n notice
in the death column directing attention
to the death of William Ilolien. Mr.
Hot witz road the notice , and , having
spoken of it , began talking about the
cli ) ceased.
"There is nothing remarkable about
the man's death , " said Mr. Horwit"to
any one who did not know my friend
Ilolien ; lint this small and apparently
unimportant doatn notice brings up a
Hood of recollections within mo. The
fact is , as far as we know , that this plain
William Ilolien was not less than a
brother , or rather a half brother of
\ \ illiam , the present emperor of Ger
many Do you care to hear the story ?
" 1 remember that in 1878 or 187'J the
German Legation at Washington insti
tuted ' inquiries all over the country for
my friend Hohen , but they proved futile.
That such had been made with all possi
ble secrecy came to me only in u round
about , iimnnor several years after. 1
know of Holion's whereabouts but didn't
care to divulge them , knowing how" ho
fell about the matter. For some reason
he had been induced compelled to
tread other than Kuropean'soil.
"It is forty-live years ago thatllolicn ,
or , as we called him then , the West
Indian , lirst put in his appearance in
America. I always respected him highly ,
and considered him with more "than
usual love. Ihe den.iso of this man
clones a remarkable career it ends the
life of a man whoso very laugh seemed to
bo a mystery. [ Honover ) owned to being a
son of.King Frederick William 111 of Prus
sia , but we have conclusive proofs. And
moreover among them was nis personal
appearance the living picture of his il-
lustrous brother. His high connections ,
occasional remarks from him , the atten
tion paiel to him by representatives of
the then king of Prussia all seemed to
prove what wo know to l > o correct.
"In 1850 I went to Europe , and ho in
trusted mo witit a letter to 'Geheimrath. '
f I forget the other name ) nt Griofswald ,
Prussia. I mot the old , dignified gentle
man. Ho seemed greatly agitateeT when
ho recognized the handwriting on the
letter. 'Have yon seen him personally ? '
ho queried. And when I told him wo wore
intimate friends ho treated me with the
utmost regard. Later in the day ho and
a high olhccr of the Prussian army called
on me at the hotel , and I had to toll him
all I know about mv friend. But neither
one of them mentioned his nauio. They
always spoke of him as 'ho. ' "
How Bnnnn.iH Are TUpcncU.
New York Mail and Express : "Hanana
bakeries are played out here , " fctiid a
fruit dealer of Fulton market , when
shown by a reporlor for the Siail and
Express u description of a banana bakery
in Michigan. "They wore abandoned
by New Yorkers twenty or twenty-five
years ago. The Michiganders are behind
the ago. Ripening bananas by artificial
boat did well enough before bettor appli
ances were found out. Wo have to im
port the bananas green or they would all
bo rotten before they reach acre. Dry
heat , such as would bo prodiicoil in an
oven , rots the stalk which supplies the
fruil with life while ripening , There is
heat enough in the banana itself to cause
it to ripen. Put a lot of green bananas
in a barrel and close it up tight ; then
atari the barrel on u voyage to this port
from any of the banana-growing coun
tries , and when the barrclis opened herd
the fruit will be found all burned up.
Hananas ripened in an oven must be sold
and oaten at once , or they will soon rot
and become a lotal loss. The process
now adopted in this city is to hang the
bananas within an air-tight closet or room
with tight windows. Not a breath of air
is allowed to get at them while ripening.
The natural heat of Iho plant will , us
soon as Iho door is tightly closed , raise
the temperature inside to us high as 85
degrees , no mailer what it may bo outside -
side , With this temperature the fruil
will ripen in four days and bo rcaely for
sale.
sale."Ono ot Iho largo importers of thia
city uses Ills collar for ripening his ba
nanas. The bunches are 111111 ? from the
ceiling , and after the cellar Is closed Iho
air inside becomes so oppressive ) during
Iho process of ripening , from Iho heat
thrown put by the fruit , that a man
coming from the outer air would be
scarcely able lo breathe therein , When
the place can bo kopl air light there is
no ocoasion-for the artificial heat spoken
of in the description cf the Michigan
banana baking oven. The banana is a
fruit that has to bo carefully handled ; for
although hard whllo green , , it soon gets
soft and rots after Ihe ripening process
lias sot in. No one cares to cat a banana
that has become too ripe ; for Iho fruit U
black and is not pleasant looking , II
presents a slimy appearance , while the
properly ripened banana is white and
iirm , although soft. "
The hot weather of the ! ! d , 4th , 5th and
Oth of July slopped the circulation of Ihe
storj' of a down-cast farmer who had a
hen that laid two eggs a day , Since the
cool , however , Iho narrative is again on
its travels ,
A Clinnoo
250 foot frontage on railroad track. A
splendid picco lor some manufacturing
, institution. MOIUB & HKUXNKU ,
Paxtou block.
St. George Society.
All members are requested to meet at
tiicir hall Saturday , July 10 , at 6 o'clock
p. m , Important business.
J.V. . LobNsuuiiy , Seo'y.
WAVING FIELDS AND FODDER
Glimpses of Nebraska's' Coming Harvest as
Seen Through the State Press.
The Cam of the Oreliarel Ho\r Hoiacs
nrc Trftined The Hog In Clover
Various Notes and
Suggestions.
Nebraska Farm Notes.
Valley County Journal : The corn in
Lonp valley this season is ahead of that
in any other part of the state. Between
Grand and Island Omaha thousands of
acres are visible from'tho train whereon
the corn is too small and thin to yield a
paying crop this season. With equal
chances the Loup country will down any
other portion of the state in raising crops.
Elk Crook Echo : Chintz bugs are
work ! lie spnic injury to some of the
wheat fields in this locality. J. L. John
son , living on the Hurlelgh farm south
of town , informed us Monday that these
pestiverous little insects destroyed about
an acre and a half of tine wheat in his
field. He went to work Monday morn
ing to stop their progress by plowing
around the infected spots , which ho tricil
successfully before. He also informed
us that the bug ? were bad in the field on
the farm of , J. A Covaull , in the same
neighborhood.
Dawe.s County Journal : A trip In the
country is good for sore eyes. Heautifnl ,
rich waving fields of corn , standing knee
high , field after field of small grain approaching
preaching harvest , acre after acre of
potatoes , now of siillicient si/.o to be mar
ketable , will satisfy the most confirmed
skeptic. While largo sections of the
country elsewhere are in the midst of
severe drought , which threatens total do
st ruction ot crops , the northwest shows
up its bountiful crops as proof of the ex
cellency of the season and the climate.
Crete Vidctte : An overland trip this
week Irom Milford , gave us a fine oppor
tunity to view the growing crops and tlio
great improvements being made by our
tanners. AH kinds of grain are looking
fine. Hye is awaiting the sickle and will
yield more than an average crop. Amomr
the many line fields of corn , wo think
that of W. B. Houck takes the cake. It
stands very even ; is about five feet high ,
of excellent color ami ho free from weeds
that it will have the whole time to devote
to ear making. Mr. Glade's eighty acres
of timothy and clover is the finest pas
ture we ever saw.
Wisner Chronicle : \ \ isnor is probably
the most important wool market along
the line of the F. E. it M. V. railroad , as
will be seen when wo state that during
the past week or so Mr. J. S. Smock pur
chased upwards of 03,000 pounds of wool ,
and will probably buy .several thousands
more before the season is over. The
prices paid ranged from M to 17 cents a
pound , according to quality , and alto
gether the amount distributed during thn
last few days among the sheep raisers of
this section will approach $10,000 , a very
nice sum to drop into the community dur
ing the dullest season of the year. Shaf
fer & Lens brought in about -3,000 pounds
of fine wool and received the top price ,
llogcr Hros. are delivering about 8,000
pounds , Case about O.COD pounds , and
the rest comes in smaller quantities from
Soclcn , Huskirk , and olhers. Shufl'cr &
Sons sold $071 worth of wool from ( iilO
head of sheep , which besides the number
of lambs raised indicates a , orctly fail-
profit.
Information Wanted.
The following circular has boon ad
dressed to the farmers of the stale :
How many hogs did yon raise in 188. ?
Did you have any hog cholera among
your hogs in 1883 ?
How many hogs did you lose from it ?
What was tlio amount of your loss
from hog cholera in 1885 ?
What brood were the diseased hogs ?
Have you noticed that any one breed of
hogs was more likely to have hog cholera
than another , and Which ?
Are rough native hogs less or more
suseoptablo to hog cholera than the im
proved breeds ?
At what season of the year was your
loss the greatest ?
Please state your experience as to the
cH'oct of the heat and cold , wet and dry
seasons on hog cholora.
Have yon noticed that high or low
lands have any effect upon hog cholera
that is , does it appear earlier in the sea
son or more severely upon high and dry
than in low and wet lauds ?
Have yon any idea us to how the dis
ease got into your herd ?
Did you have hog cholera in your herd
in 1834 ?
Were your hogs kept in the same place
in 188 , " ) that yon had the disease in Ib8t ?
Have yon observed that sex or ago had
any oll'ect io hog cholera ?
Have you had any experience which
would go to show that hogs that have re
covered from hog cholera woul have it a
second time or not ?
1'leaso state any ideas which the above
questions may call lo your mind.
The names of those answering those
questions will bo treated as confidential.
Address , Dri. F. S. BII.UNOS ,
State University , Lincoln , Neb.
Thinning Fruit.
Michi gan Horticulturist ; When planted
in rich soil good thrifty fruits will nearly
always overload themselves , and in order
to secure the best , smoothest and largest
fruit considerable thinning must bo done.
This is especially the case with grapes
and trc'O fruits. Choice apples , poaches ,
pears , quinces in fact the best of all
kinds of fruits command the best prices
and always soil. Oft-times the market
becomes glutted with poor fruits , and
the prices realized ore really below what
it cost to produce them , and sometimes
they cannot bo sold at any price , while at
the same time the choicest and best are
soiling ut a profitable price. Too many
full into the error of thinking that by
thinning they lessen the quantity so
much that they prefer to lot the fruit re
main. This is a mistake as woil as to
think that by thinning they lessen the
profit on the fruit. When a tree is heav
ily loaded the fruit must necessarily bo
small , and this will lesson the quantity ;
then the fruit being small will sell for a
less price , and you really lese rather than
make by not thinning. Thou in addition ,
when a tree or vine is allowed to over
load and mature , thu fruit is a strain
upon the vitality of the tree , so much so
that rest must be Inul , and the next vcar
the tree will fail to bear. Whenever tried
judiciously thinning truit always pays ,
but it requires considerable courage when
thu trees are laden with young fruit t& go
over and pull pffand throw away a con
siderable portion of Hie fruit. To one
who has never tried it at first It would
seem like a waste , yet it has boon tested
sulliciontly to prove its value , The work ,
of course , should bo done curly , as soon
nflor Iho fruil has set as possible. The
longer the fruit grows after selling the
more waste of vitality of the free that
should go to the other Iruit that is left
upon the Irco tolnaturo. Close crowding
is what often makes ill-shaped fruit , u
you have never been in the habit of thin
ning try a few trees first to see tlio effect ,
and in a majority of cases you will con-
Icude that it is beneficial.
How Horses Arc Trained.
From an Interview with a Irainer : "As
for Harey , Iho most of his business was
irickery done by locusling and loading.
Horses are awfully fond of locusts and
carrots and they will do almost anything
for ; thorn- , but loading is the great trick.7 '
"What is loading7'
"Loading is slipping about an' ounce
weight of lead dovVii thco'arsof the horo.
You slip a load , lo nlnch a small piece
of string is attached , down Ihc horse's
cars , and no matter how vicious the beast
may be , it becomes dazed and vicious
when the load plugs its ears. The horse
does not understand what has happened
to the worlel when ho cannot hear well.
and he becomes n3 docile a ? you could
wish. When n hone Is loaded you can
vokc him or do anything with him and
lie will not object. It is a thousand times
more merciful and far more effective than
Ihe horrible plan of putting a twitch upon
the ear or upon the nostril , n practice
still indulged in by some horse coupons.
Leaden weights are made for the pur
pose. Any small weights will do , but it
is better to have one made to lit.
Clover for Hops.
The Hog : We suggest to all our
readers the propriety of keep a careful
and accurate account , as near as possi
ble , of the cost of rearing and marketing
pigs. 1- armors generally need to figure
more carefully in all llie'ir farming opera
tions. All successful business men study
the details of their business. They make
frequent invoices in order lo learn how
their business is running. It is not
possible for farmers to bo as exact in
their affairs ; but they can make u great
improvement. Every man needs lo
know very nearly the slatus of his busi
ness at all times. Hog raisers \ \ \ . find
by observing stricl business principles
thai their occupation , like all otliers ,
yields small margins when limes ate
dull. What wo most need is a fair and
sure remuneration for the labor and
capital invested ; and one of the best
modes for scouring stteh a return is t >
noln every item of expenditure and re
duce the cost of production. A
great many farmers can raise
hogs more cheaply than they
do. Clover is the healthiest and
most economical diet for hogs.
Hut it should not bo fed alone. For use
so rich of years we hope furnished a small
allowance of grain each day to hogs
while running to clover. This is a pre
cautionary measure , and not to put on
fat. Clover alone produces activity of
the stomach. If only a half year of corn
per day N given each hog , it neutralizes
Iho acid ami helps keep Ihe hogs in a
healthy condition , if the reader would
select a single article of food and con
fine himselt to that single diet during
thes summer , he would have impaired
health. So with his hogs. Some change
or variety is absolutely necessary. A
violation of Ihis common sense demand
brings about a large percentage of dis
ease in swine.
A supply of ashes should bo kept in
reach ot hogs all the limo , particularly
while on clover. Charcoal is a great
iieutrali/.er of acids ; charred corn is ex
cellent , and charred corncobs can be
cheaply supplied and kept where the
hogs can have access lo them all the
time. A litlle extra care will yield a
large dividend.
Seasonable Hints and
Tlio host hogs for the farmers' use are
those produced by crossing pure-bred
boars on largo coarse sows. The pure
breeds are not lihrdy enough for general
purposes. '
Keep the strawberry runners pinched
oil' and manure well if you wisii largo
berries next year. , No grass or weeds
must lie allowed among them , and fre
quent cultivation. should bo bestowed.
Keep calbplie 'acid ' always convenient
for use. It is on'o ' of the best disinfect
ants , insect deslroyor.s and vermin crud-
icalors thai can bo used. A small quan
tity need only to'bc applied ut a time.
The best mode of treating grapevines
that do not grow is to cut them oil1 near
the ground and allow new shoots to
spring up , which may bo trained * the
same as new vinea , and which will be
productive. ,
The oftener the crass is cut the greater
the injury done the weeds , which are
thus prevented from seeding. If the crass
is frequently cut , however , fortifior.s ;
should be applied or the grass will ex
haust the soil.
An authority stales that the last fourth
of the milk from the cow should bo saved
in a separate vessel , as this portion of tlio
milk is so rich in cream that it pays to
churn it all , and thereby save the labor
of skimming.
Unless butler bo kept in a moist atmos
phere the water of the brine wijl evapor
ate. leaving tlio salt on the outside. Any
good butler , says Mr. Alvord , will show
Ihis dry sail if exposed long enough in
ycry dry air.
Quince trees should be mulched as u
protection against extreme heal and cold ,
as tlio roots are small and usually near
the surface. The qujnco bears every year ,
but requires some care , and may bo
pruned annually with advantage.
Get tlio millet and Hungarian grass in
as soon as possible , now that the warm
weather has set in. The crops are quick
growing , are adapted to all kinds of fcoil ,
and yield heavily. The hay is excellent
for both horses and cows , and may bo
crown at a small expense.
A well-known horticulturist , in relation
to trapping certain moths , advises as
follows : ' 'Take shallow pans or saucers
and place strong apple vinegar in them
and fasten among the branches of the
trees. The odor of the vinegar attracts
the moth and they are caught and
drowned at the same time. "
To water garden plants first stir up the
soil well for an inch or so in depth , ami
then , aflcr drawing the earth away from
the plants so as to form a small basin
about the roots , pour the water lliernin
and replace Iho removed carlh. This
will prevent the formation of a crust
while retaining the moisture about the
roots , thus leaving the oartn loose as
over.
After calves got so they will eat hay.
thorn what they will cat clean ot
Uiyo
lis and about one quart of oats daily.
Without the grain thny hay will only
keep thorn in store condition and worth
litlle nioro at a year old than now. All
the profit will como from the grain , and
the farmer who sees this point will in
crease the grain feed all animals will
bear.
bear.Much
Much time on every farm is spent in
doing small jobs , and if proper con
veniences for ihesn are not furnished llio
limo wasted is sd much clear loss. A
good farmer wjll try to have slock ,
grain , hay and rqols , with water , all
under one roof : This enables him to do
the work with the least neciiless labor ,
and gives more time for necessary im
provements.
Happy is the npplo grower , says the
l-iirni Journal , who has n few acres of
ualurally drained , side soil , mellow ami
porous atid deep pnough lo permit the
roots of his trees to go down out of reach
of plow , or droii lii.gr frost , and anchor
themselves in the very depths of llio
carlh. Such isniit O.isy to find , and par
ticularly in largo bodies , but whenever it
is found , by all means give tlio upplo a
chance a ) it.
Crocks of butter to bo kept several
months , says the United Slales Dairyman ,
should never bo placed upon Iho cellar
bottom. These causes two degrees of
temperature in the crock , which will bo
at the expense of the quality of tho'.butter
nt llio top. The crocks will keep the con-
tenls far boiler if placed at least a foot
from the collar bollom , upon a bench
and a lliick woollen ololh thrown over it.
The low price ot llax seed is causing its
moro general nso for stock feeding.
Much cure is needed in its use , as it is
very laxative , and if feed in too largo
quantities may cause too opcna [ condition
of the bowels , In small quantities it is
excellent for any stock. Fed lo cows or
horses , with cu ( straw , it will do no injury -
jury , but rather good , us it helps to coun
teract the too constipating churaclcr of
tlio less nurtritious feed.
Il is of no advantage to breed from
young or immature stock , for while the
injury may not bo noticed at present , the
eflcct will bo to gradually reduce the
vigor and size. The result Is early break
ing down of the sires , ilwniftod females
and weak progeny. If young females
are used , however , they should bo bred
to males lh.it are lully in their prime in
order to avoid.tho injurious consequences
mentioned as much as possible ,
All chickens ofct \ black breeds , the
adult fowls of which are black , produce
chicks with white breats. When they
get their adult robes the feathers become
black. Many amateurs or beginners
have been disappointed when breeding
Hlack Spanish , Hlack Leghorn. Hlack
Haniburgs , do. to see lilllo chicks with
while brents running around their prem
ises , the retiming portion of Iho young
bints ! K-iS ! black or rusty black.
Watch newly painted fruit trees. If
they have but a tew weak leaves only , it
shows the roots have been injured ; then
prune them severely , which will make
Ihein grow freely , tl should bo ti main
object to make all tratisplanlcd trees nol
merely have leaves , but have new shoots
at the earliest possible moment. If they
are growing very well , they may be ai-
joweel to perfect n new fruit Overbear
ing on n newly planted tree is , however ,
one of the best ways of making it stunted
tor years.
Apple trees are often starved in other
ways than by neglect to manure. Tlio
apple borer leads to starvation oftener
than poor soil. The supply of food is cut
oil' by every move the borer makes. Get
the borer oul somehow , oven if by wire
and jaekknifc. if not soon done they
will get themselves out , and after Ihey
have left be sure to keep tliom out.
Paper put on in May , and then tarred
over with tar-gas or printer's ink , will
keep lliem out. One paper will last threes
years.
In the process of drying grass itilo hay ,
mosl of the volatile oils which give green
herbage ils delicate flavor ami odor are
lost. Hut some farmers have found that
by pulling clover and other grasses in
barns while rather green , and mixing
With lliem enough dry straw to absorb
'
moisture , not only pres'erve-s the flavor in
the hay , but u portion i.s communicated
lo thu stray , making it much better for
milch cows. It is not impossible thai
farmers may yet lake to sowing sweet
venial grass for the solo purpose llavor-
iug their winter' supplies of dry hay or
stray.
HOW7 IT HAPPENED.
The Victim of a Turkish JJatli Ijoys
Ihc FnutH Mi-loro tlio I'uhllo.
Detroit Free-Press : I went. Into Mr.
Towells' establishment with a mind quiel
and at peace witli all men. It is not true ,
us Mr. 1'owells stated to n reporter , that
1 went in tliero bent on having a fuss and
threatening to clean out the oslablish-
ment. 1 know too well that nothing can
bo cleaned at a T. H. establishment. I
look my place in Ihe refrigerator , which
Towells calls his hot room , and in due
time the Soulh Sea Islander , in his native
costume , came in with a glass of ice
water , most of which he spilled on my
prespiring frame. Hero again Towells is
in error , or else the reporler look down
his slatenicut incorrectly. I did not at
tempt to brain the attendant with a chair.
Thai episode occurred later in the shampooing
peeing room. In the hot room the atten
dant haiI _ escaped , and 1 found myself
locked in before 1 had disentangled my
self srpni the sheet and seized the chair.
1 ; tidmit breaking the chair , and have
paid ils value into court , but it was
broken against the door and not on tlio
attendant , who was one ot the most nim
ble fellows 1 oversaw.
Mr. Tqwolls will find it a di Heron I
thing testifying in court on oath to giv
ing a garbled version of an aflair to the
inaccurate reporlor of an irresponsible
newspaper.
In llio interview I refer to , Towells
says I knpt up such a tirade of abuse at
operator who was shampooing me that
a Detroit alderman who was in the cool
ing room had lo get up and leave.
i'o that 1 have just two things to say.
First. The operator jabbed llio custom
ary half pouii'J of soap in my month the
first time 1 opened it ; and second. That
the alderman left when ho found that lie
could only jiet codec , no beer being kept
on the premises.
Now as to the feeling of the attendant.
To show j'ou the ulter recklessness of
that man Towells , 1 may say that his
minion was lying insensible 'under tlio
shampooing table when Towells , hearing
tlio row , came down. As thn man lias
not yet recovered consciousness at tlio
hospital , I would like to know how
Towells i.s in a position to state what oc
curred ? Heiv is how it happened :
1 said to Scrubbs "I've got a bad cold
You must bo careful about cooling mo
down. "
"All right , " says Scrubbs.
He turned on the spray and I yelled. '
"Too hotV" asked Serubbs.
"Hot ! " I shrieked. "It's boiling.
Great Scotl , don't you see you've scalded
me ? 1 don't want to leave this place a
skeleton for an anatomy museum. "
"I'll fix that in a' minute , " said
Scrubbs.
He twisted a brass arrangement and
turned the hose on mo again. The drops
struck me like pellets of ice , Hoforo I
froze solid I sprang al him , thrust my
two hands in his hair , and that's how
the marble table came lo bo broken.
There was no chair in the room.
Then Towolls came galloping down.
"You've killed Serubbs "
, ho shouted.
I didn't deny il. 1 thought I had , nl
llmttunoiso i said : "I've done it quickly
and mercifully. Look at my shuttered
frame , first boiled and then frozon. "
"Pooh , " ho cried. "A iittlo cold
waler doesn't hurt anybody. "
"Doesn't it ? "
"No , it doesn't. "
"Well , sec if it doesn't , " and saying
this I grasped him by the. collar , and
leaned with him inlo Iho plunging balh
which was ice cold and six feet deep.
Ho says 1 spoiled his ? ( ! 0 milt of clothes ,
Ho never had such a suit in his life. It
was a $7 rnaily-lnaele and 1 hoard it rip as
1 grasped him. Hcsidos it never fitted
him heller than when his two hired men
pulled him out.
Ho further claimed that 1 tried to hold
him under water. Well , his own hired
men urn to blame for that. They shouted
"Let him ui ) , let him up. He's the pro
prietor. " Up to the moment 1 knew ho
was the proprietor 1 honestly tried lo
save him.
It is-iust as wolf to have the truth about
these lilllo mailers , and 1 now confl-
dnntly leave my caio , in Iho hands of un
unprejudiced people.
JIalforU Snnoc. Try 11 on your beans.
The Portland Rillo Corps held ifs an
nual reunion Iho other night , but there
were only two survivors to "reunite"
Dr. G. 11. Hailoy , second lieutenant , and
W. W. Davis , orderly sergeant. The
corps was a part of llio old First Maine.
Numoious testimonials prove beyond a
doubt that Allcock's Porous Plasters euro
Paralysis , Nervous Debility nnd Loss of
Mem > ! > when applied lo Iho spine.
They remove Kidney Dilllcultles when
worn on the small of the back ; applied
to the pit of Iho slomach , Dyspepsia and
Indigestion disappear. Colds , Coughs
and Alhma no longer trouble the sufl'or-
ing patient when ho uses them on the
chest. If you have a Headache , or want
to sleep , put an Allcock's Porous Plaster
on the nape of the neck the won : is not
only done , but well dono. This remedy
not only cures Ague Cake , Liver com
plaint nnd Malaria , but Is a protection
agaiiibt Fevers , Small Pox or Sewer Gas.
. .
Tie | Harvey Peak Tin company has
just paid if-W.OOO for a group of mines
near Ciistor.
FORTUNE HUNTING FOOLS ,
Mythical Estates in New York Attracl
Scores of Olniuwnts.
Tlio Story of tlio Mercer Property
How Swindling Lawyers Make ii
Living The nmlKeoiis
1'otiml In the West ,
New York Trilumo : The story tolc-
Rfaphed fruin Chicago about a $ tOOH ) (
iMiUTcT estate in this city which awail. <
Joiral claimants was ridiculed at tlio ta\
ofHco ami at tlio reglMi'r's ollluo .voter
day. "That is probably another scheme
by which some lawyer seeks to make
money out of gudgeons , " said President
Coloniaii , of the lax department. "We :
hear of them cvury now and then. It i :
surprising how they snceueel in getting
people to put up money to seeuro myth
leal estates. This particular estate , thoj
say , is in and about Mercer street. I him
for many years looked after some prop
erty tliero , parsing tllks , etc. , and I
never hoard of such sin estate , uudldon'l
think it exists. "
Ono of the searchers in the register's
otliee , who has grown gray in tlio busi
ness , said : "People have boon hero al
ready to look up this estate. Some
Mercers came here to-day from Now
ijorse.Y to see if they would not como inter
tor a share of the estate. Now it so hap
pens that there is not in , this olllee any
record of a deed or anything else that
would lead to tlu > belief that any such
person as the so-called Moses Mercer
over existed. Tlio dispatch says that the
properly is in and around Mereur street.
Why , recently all that property belonged
to the Haytmi eMalo and was part of the
old Bavard farm , ami was held bv the
Bayards long after the time of the so-
called loaso. Mereer street , and Kldrldgo ,
Wooster and others were riatucd alter
ofllcor.s in the war of 1812 , and not after
persons who owned property tliero. It
is one of these schemes by which un
scrupulous lawvors catch foolish people
who put up money to pay tlio expenses of
litigation , which money the originators
of the scheme pocket.1' '
"It is a curious fact , " added another
searcher , "that these speculative schemes
always originate in the west and south
west. The people who come here , and 1
luivo known some of them to como hun
dreds of miles on this sort of business ,
are always long-haired , gullible persons
from the west. 1 neVer know a Now
England man to bo caught in this busi
ness. A while ago a large part of Harlem
was claimed in this way , and oulj a few
months ago a similar chum was made to
an alleged estate on the East Side. Tliero
are lawyers who make a regular business
of it. In one instance tlio so-called heirs
paid nearly ? 10OUO in assessments for liti
gation. 1 never know one of these claims
to be successful. If yon look up the
record of an assignment of deed in the
Edwards case you will Ihul how these
things are worked. "
The so-called Edwards claim was
started in Ohio in 1870. It was claimed
that one Kdwards owncu a plot oi thirty-
five acres in this city , which was leased
to the crown of England for ninety-nine
years and tliat lease expired in 1872. It
was lirst located about Uroadway and
Canal street and afterward on the cast
sido. Meetings of the heirs wore held ,
assessments were levied , and finally on
August 111 , 1880 , un assignment of deed
was lllcjcl in the register's ollice by which
Justice G. Edwards , Catherine Tennis ,
Amanda Edwards and others , of Ohio ,
"fur cood. valuable and sntlicicnt con
sideration , viz..the sum of § 100 , released ,
sold and quit-claimed forever" to Henry
W. Ingersoll and Henry Edwards , "the
following real estate or inhuritnnce ,
property and promises in remainder or
reversionsituated in the city of New York
and known and bounded in substance as
follows , viz : the Edward's estate , so
called , formerly owned by one Itoberl
Edwards , who intermarried with Marga
ret Culin , and leased said promises to the
crown of England for ninety-nine year. ? ,
which said lease expired in 18715 as sup
posed. Said premises and estate are sit
uated , as understood at present , on the
east side of Hroadway from the jinttery
up the street far enough and deep enough
to contain thirty to thirty-five acres of
land. "
It would trouble the most expert real
estate man in the city to find that prop
erty according to that instrument. The
property whom the estate is said to exist
was all divided and occupied at the time
the lease to the crown of England is said
to have been mado. A largo percentage
of the heirs who made that assignment
were unable to write , but made their
marks. Men with a pioneer look fro-
( inenlly como in to see the record ot the
Edwards estate , so that the work of find
ing gudgeons is probably still going on.
Not long after the record was made in
the register's ollieo some one obliterated
the figures $100 and wrote $1.000 over
them. It is thought in the register's of
fice that good sums of money are made
by lawyers who get up these mythical
estates. The law which secures a person
after twentyears peaceable possession
ot properly does not apparently interfere
wkh this business.
SAVED BYA * DRJAM.
Coincidence AVItli n VlHlon 1'nts tlio
Orcnincf on Ills Guard.
Chicago Mail : A few years ago a man
named Hronson , who was an agent for a
bigHccd house , was traveling through
Tennessee making collections for his
house. Ho hnil to visit many towns off
the railroads , and in fliioh cases IIQ se
cured a horse and biiffgy or rode horse
back. Ono night after he had finished
his business In Chattanooga he made
ready for a horseback trip of fifteen or
twenty miles the next day. Upon retir
ing to his 1'ooin ( ot the night ho sat down
to smoKc a cigar. Ho was neither over
tired or sleepy , but after smoking a lew
minutes ho had what ho termed a vision.
Ho was riding over the country on horse
back , when ui the junction of tlm roads
ho was joined by a 'Stranger. He saw
this man as plainly as anyone can see
another in broad daylight , noting the
color of hair and eyes , and taking partic
ular notice ot the fact that thn horse ,
which was gray In color , had a "y"
branded on Us loft sholdor.
The two rode along together for a mlle
or more , and then came to a spot where
a tree had blown down and fallen across
the narrow highway. They turned into
the woods to pass the spot , lie in advance ,
wlum he saw a stranger pull a pistol anil
fin ) at his bade. He telt the bullet tear
into him , reeled and fell from his horse ,
and was conscious when the assassin
robbed him and drew his body further
into the woods , lie scorned to see nil
this , and yet at the same time knew that
ho was dead. His corpse was rolled into
a hollow and covered with brush , and
then tlio murderer wont away and loft
him alone. In making an nll'ort to throw
oll'thq brush , the deail man cumo to life ;
that is , the agent threw oil' the spell and
awoke himself. His cigar had gone out.
and tia near as ho could calculate ho had
been unconscious , as yon might call it.
for about fifteen mmntos , Ho was deeply
ugitatcd. and It was some time before ho
could convince himself that ho had not
Buttered an injury. Hy and by he went
to bed and slept boumlly , and next morn
ing the remembrance of what had hap
pened in his vision had almost faded from
his mind.
Luckily for Urontoii , he made some
impnrit's at the livery 6tablo as ho went
for his horse , and Mo was told that it was
it lonely road , and that it would
bo prudent to go armed Hut for
this lie would have left his revolver in Lin
trunk at the hotel. Ho set out on hid
journey in good spirits , inul found the
road so romantic , and me1 lumejnon cp *
Ing to town so often , that ho reaohed tuo
junction of tlio roads without hivyiuR
given n serious thought to his vision.
I'lioii every circumstance' was recalldct in
the most vhlel mamer. lie was joined
there by a stranger on a grav horse , and
man ami beast tallied evnell.v with those
in the vision. ' 1 he man did not. however ,
have the look or bearing of an evil-
minded person. On the contrary , ho
si'onunl to be in a jolly mood , aiul ho
'
saluted Iron ! nii as frank'ly us an honest
stranger would liavei done. Ho had no
weapons in slight , and he soon explained
thai he was going to the village' lo which
Bronson was bound on InisiiU'Ss con
nected with the law.
The age'iit could not help but feel as
tonished and startled al the curious coin
cidence , but the stranger was so talka
tive anil friendly that tliero was no possi
ble OMMHO to suspect him. luelued , as if
to prove to his companion that
he meditated po evil , ho kept a little in
advance tor the next half hour. Hron
son's distrust had entirely vanished ,
when a turn hi the road brought an ob
struction to view. There" " was a fallen
tree across the highway ! This proof that
every point auel circumstance in the
vision was being unrolled before his eyes
gave the'agent a great shock. Ho was
behind the stranger , and he pulled his
revolver and dropped ids hand beside
the horse to conceal it.
" \\cll , well ! " said the man , as ho
milled up his horse. "This tree must
have toppled over this morning. We'll
have to pass around it to tlio right. "
lironson was em the right. Tlio woods
were clear of underbrush , and naturally
enough he should have been the lirst to
leave the road. But he waited ,
"Go ahead , Iriend , " said the stranger ;
and as If the words had been addressed
to the horse , the animal which the agon
bestrode started up.
Bronson was .scarcely oul of the roael
before he turned iu his .saddle. The
stranger had a pistol in his right hand
What followed could no ! clearly bo re
laled , Hronson slid from the saddle * as a
bullet whizzed past him , and a seconel
later returned the lire. Three or four
shots were rapidly exchanged , and then
the would-be murder , uttering a yell to
show that he had been hit , wheeled his
horse to gallop oil' . He had not gone ten
roils when the beat fell under him and
he kickoei his feet from the stirrups ami
sprang into tlio woods and was out of
sight in a moment. The horse had re
ceived a bullet in the throat and was
( load in a few minutes.
As a matter of course Bronson put tlio
case inlo the hands of the proper of-
lieials. but tlio horse could uoilior be
identified nor the man overhauled. It
was agreed that he wasauontirestrjingor
in that locality , and that , whilehe did
not know Bronson nor the business he
wa.s ongi ; ; eel in , ho wa.s ready to commit
a cold-blooded miirde and take his
chances of lindmg a fat wallet to repay
him.
The Outlook J-'or Ueof.
Denver Field and Farm : This is in
deed a peculiar year in the be-ef produc
ing business , and there are many unox-
pcottincios creeping out at every corner.
Wo , ot Colorado , have probably fared as
luckily as any of them , yet we hear no
small amount of complaint , from the
ran go men. These complaints [ ire the
results of last winter's heavy losses on
the range. In referring to tlio state of
the meat market , one of our northern
papers says that tlio protracted droughts
in Texas and Now Mexico have rendered
it impossible for stockmen there to mar
ket beeves at least until very late , if at
all. It is entirely safe to predict that not
half the number of beeves will go from
Texas and the Indian Territory this year
that went last , and those that do go will
go late.
New Mexico will market fewer hooves
and send them later than she diel last
year. In fact there is every probability
that the number of range cattle that will bo
put on the market during 1880 , will fall
far short of the number which have been
marketed any year for a long while so
far short as to make a material difference
in the supply. The tanners in Kansas.
Nebraska and Missouri have got on hand
a number of corn-fed animals , but these
are going to early market rather rapidly ,
and altogether it looks as If the supply of
beef will begin to got short in a month
or so.
If those surmises are correct tliero is
every reason to expect that our producers
will realize bettor price for beef this
voar than they have been led to expect.
The foreign demand grows stronger each
day the consumption of beef increases
each week , nnd the supply this year has
not increased , if in fact it docs not show
a heavy falling oft' .
All these circumstances combined , it
would seem , should tend to raise the
price ot beef , and in tlm opinion of somn
of our best posted stockmen will bring
about higher prices than wo have known
for some years past. The Clnongo
market oven now shows a stcailiness
which forecasts a rise.
During Juno Saginaw river porls ship-
lied 10:1,000,000 : feet of lumber , 8,000,000
iiieee.s of hit h and 20,000,000 shingles From
Hay City the shipments wore ? 1U50UCO ,
feet of lumber , 1,802,000 ! ) shingles , .1,300-
000 hitli.
Il has boon discovered lhat the rivers of
SanKiuiron and Kussal are fully naviga
ble , so lhat Ihe eastern region of thn
Congo slate can bo reached without u
long dolour to the north ,
Itov. II. II. Washburn , Hrooklyn N. Y. ,
uses lied Star Cough Cure in his family.
The hides of about onothoiiKiind horses
and Iho skins of at least ten times IIH
many sheep are cut up into coverings
for haso balls in New York every sea
son. Hy one manufaeliire alone ten tons
of yarn uro used a year for Ihu insldos of
base balls ,
AH dew is absorbed by the sun , so van
ishes pain at the touch of St. Jacobs OH.
LINCOLN BUSINESS DIRECTORY
llcccutly Unlit. Ncwlr lAirnUlicu
The Tremoiit ,
J. 0. l'ri7.liitAU ( > & fiON , Proprietors.
Cor. Hli ana I'Bis. , Lincoln , Ncl > .
rtntsitl.SO per dar , Blrval curt Iruiu IIOIIHO to anr
part of ilm city.
'
J. II , W. HAWKINS ,
Architect ,
Offlccs-3) . Ill nnil < ! ! . Itl'lmrils Itluck , Mnculn.
Noli. Klnvatoronllth struct.
liretier ut Jljoiidernf
Q A 1,1.0 VIA V OATrr.K. HnoiirfluilN'UATTMl
F. M WOODS ,
Live Stock Auctioneer
Bui us muUu In all imrtn ut' llio II H. at fair
rated. Ituoin U , Htiilo lllouU , Iliiiuln , N'oli.i
( iollowiiy nnd Short Morn hulls I'oruulu.
H. H. GOULDIN ,
Farm Loans ant ! Insurance.
CorrrHpondencn la ret'un ) to loims solicited.
Itoum i , ItlulmrtlH Illouli , Lincoln , Nub.
Public Sale ,
Dourer , C'ol. , .limo lOlli , ItiSU.
40 liouil of Bliow Short Morns nuto & Cruloh
fliunk , j.yourulilDvolKliliitr 1CV ) ; bulls uuu
lioll'cii-B , Adilrus * I'loM mill I'urui. for vutnjoi { >
uos , Donvur. Col. I ! . M. llruiisou , Uiiuoln , Noli ,
Col , ! ' . M. Woods , Auctluueor.
When In Iilnooln stop at
National Hotel ,
And vet 11 rood uluiiur fur Jc.
, _ J. A.I'EDAWAY 1'iop. J
