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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : TIIUl DAY. SEPTEMBER. 30 , 1880. aim "liscois MATTERS , Srerj thing Subordinate to the Great Stale Republican Convention. CHAPMAN NAMED FOR JUDGt. Clinlriimn Coiii-tnny IlnlfiH tlic Con vention tvlllinti Iron llnuil of tlic Slntn Supreme Court licuisloiiA Filed. IrnoMTiiB JIBE'S Mxroi.xmrnr.u'.l Tim second jiulioi.il ilhlrict republican convention mot sit tlio district court menu nt a p. in. yesterday. There wits a tf.l of In tlio miring in srcui-inj tlu ; Iji-Uvuen tliu Wiirreti suitl Cliunnmn forces. Mr. 1) . (5. Conrliiay was nominated , and al.so Mr. W.I. . Hus ton. This convention divided ami Mr. Coitrtnay was uluoli'd tuinjiorury cliair- man by two majority. The Chapman ( lulrgnlus clii'iMTil. Mr. Courtnny , on taking tlio cliair , spoku of tlin halcyon days to conn ; in tin- sweet 1iy-niul-by , wliun tlio jtultcitiry should bu robbed of its present jiolilical phases and wire pull- ings ! when it wouid bu shorn of nil per sonal ambitions and bu removed from the struggles of primaries. No applause greeted tlie s | > eukcr. Mr. Toft of Cass , Mr. I'ninu of Lancaster , and Mr. MeKco of Otoe , passed upon Mie credentials , and Mr. Jl ( " . . Ititchio , of Cass , was cleeted temporary secretary. When this committee on credentials re ported Chairman t'ourtnny had Ins oppor tunity to get back at tlio Lancaster men that applied the gag rule to him in tlic county convention , and njrht merrily ho used it. lie held the convention ilinyu nfter the tactics of Cheeney , and while Olive and Cass looked ama/.ed , Lancas ter delegates understood and submitted , i'helps Paine and M. A , llarligan were appointed tellers. The informal ballot resulted : Chapman , SI ; Warren , IS ; llayward , 13 ; Stuvenson , 1 ; Kawson , 1. Tin1 convention then proceeded to the formal ballot , resulting : Chapman , M ; Warren , 15) ; llayward , ! ) ; Stevenson , 1. Total vote , -17. Chapman 'a nomination wasniiulo unanimous. The central committee was made up of two from each county selected by the counties , as follows : Cass county K. II. Wooley and M. I ) . I'olk ; Otoo county F. T. Hansom and W. T. Wilson ; Lan caster county W. . ) . Houston and II. II. Wilson. suritKMi : rotiKT UOINOS. Court met Tuesday pursuant to ad journment. Mr. W. S. Cliristry was ad mitted to practice. State , ex rel Thomas vs McCutcheii. Peremptory writ allowed. Whiteley vs Davis. Leave to supply final judgment. Ingram vs State. Continued. The following causes were , argued and mibmittcd : PiattsmouUi vs Mitchell , Herman vs Harhydt , Uielianlsim vsl'ratt , Alexander vs Irwin , State ox rel Wood vs Hill , on motion to stay proceedings. Court adjourned to meet Thursday , September 130. 1880 , at 8:5)0 : ) a. in. DECISIONS i'ii.ii > . Dullis vs , Drake. Krror 1'ioiu Richardson comity. Aturmcd. Ojilnion by Cobb , J. 1. The evidence examined and held to sustain the verdict. a. Where it is alleged that an attorney in thu argument of a cause on trial to a n jury made misstatements of the ev idence , and went outside of tlio record in tils statements of lliu facts proved on the urial , the attention of tlio court should be called to the language and conduct ol th attorney by the proper objection , and A rilling bad thereon by the court. If the jbjoetion is overruled and an exception . nKun , the question may bo reviewed in ihe supreme court , upon the language , objection , ruling and exception being am do a part of the record by tlio propel bill of exceptions , but not otherwise , Uradshaw vs. The State , 17 Neb. , M7. 5) ) . The case of the Cleveland 1'apci company vs. DanKs , 15 Neb. , S.'U , exam ined ami distinguished. Buchanan v. OriK s. Appeal from Gage county. Ik-creo lor phdntllT. Opinion b } ICeesc , J. 1. A court of equity having pbtaincti jurisdiction of a cause , will retain it foi nil purposes and render such decree af will protect the rights of the parties be > fore it , and thus avoid unnecessary litiga tion. a.Vhoro a decree has been improper ! } obtained and a party defendant has beer deprived of his defense by the conduct oi the successful party , who had no canst for action mid whoso rights had been sul- - versuly adjudicated in another suit , lit will bu enjoined from enforcing such do creos. Jlivssctl v. Cuitls. Appeal from Jolmsoi county. Itevoreedami remanded. Opinion by KeeSiS. J. 1. An answer consisting of n genera denial of each and every allegation in the petition ; places in issue all thu allc gallons contained therein. Donovan v Fowler , 17 JMo. , 217. 2. In an action to foreclose a median io's Hen on real estate for material furn Sslied in the construction of n buildin ; thereon , an answer consisting of a general oral denial of the allegations of tlio sah of the material for tlio purpose alleged and of the ownership of the rea estate upon which the lion is sought t < bo established ; and the bunion of proo is upon thi ) plaintin" to prove all fact necessary to the existence of such lion , llurst v. Hntiillng. Appeal from Johnson county.- . Reversed and dismissed. Upin Ion by Maxwell , Oh. J , 1. Whore proceedings in partition wen instituted by an iittornuy in this state win received his authority from another at torney residing in another Plato , win claimed to have boon employe ! by t'.io ' plaint } ! ! ' , but which author Ity slu ) denied , Held , there bong \ng \ no proof of knowledge of tin pondenoy of thu proceedings on the par af thi ) plaint ! ! ! ' , or proof of thu authorit ; ' , o bring thu action , a sale under the par ' , ition would be set aside , 8. In this state a widow is cmlUlod ti dower , or the use during lior natural llfi of one-third part of all the lands wliurcu her husband was soi/.ed of an estate of in hurltanco at any limit durinir thu mai ringo , unless she is lawfully banci thereof , A mere dower interest is no sullioient to authori/.o thu person untltlei thereto to institute a suit in partition am cause the estate of thu heirs to bo sold. Wagner v. Rvors. Krror from Cas county. Reversed and remanded Oninion by Maxwell , Ch. .1 , Where in an action of replevin buforo justice of thu peace , the defendant lilei an atlldavit for a change of venue , bu fulled to pay the costs which hud accrue' ' prior to tlio application tor a change whereupon it was denied and a trial Im < and judgment rendered from which h appealed , Hold , that an appeal would Ik Cleghorn v , Waterman , 10 Nub. , 2'.M. State , ox rel. Osgoud , vs Kinzor , niv State , ox rel. Liohty vs Mussulman Quo warranto and mandamus. Hit missed. Opinion by Maxwell , Ch. .1. 1. The question of adopting townshii organization was submitted to thu legi : voter ? of H. county at lliu general eleo tlon in IBS : ) , and was adopted by a mi ; jority of the local Voters of bald count voting at said alcetlon , but no organl/.a tion of the board of supervisors has yc taken place. Hold , that township 01 gani/.ulion is in force in H. county , to b completed upon the organisation of Hi board of supervisors as provided b Jaw. 2 , An election to discontinue townshi organization , unless authorized by Klnlul is of no avail , unit votes cast thereat ar nullities. 8 In a county wldeh lias adopted town nip organization the board of count , continue to net until the board of supervisors hare met and or ganized. Cheney vs.Tanssen. Appeal from John son county ; reversed and decree. Opin ion by Maxwell , CH. J. 1. Where usury is pleaded as n defense , mid tlio testimony before the eourtis that the plaintiff purchased the negotiable lotos in question before maturity lor nn ndeiiuatc valuable eon idcration , ami willioutnoticooftheusury.hu will take such notes free from the dcfen = u of usury. 'J.Vliore an aelion i * brought agnm t i mortgagee to cancel pertain proiuifiiry lotes ami a mortgage to secure thu same upon real estate , and a decree is obtained against such mortgagee , a bona lide ureliaset before maturity of such notes without nolite , who was the owner of the taint1 when the action was brought , and was not made a party to the action , uill ml be atl'ected by the decree. ! ) . An action to foreclose n mortgage may be brought at any time within ten years from the time the caii'-e of aelion accrues , and in snc-li action the notes onlinue as evidence of the debt and may jo set out in the petition to foreclose mill thu action of fun-closure Is barred , .ticluirdson vs Woodruu" . Appeal from Johnson county. AHirmcil. Opinion by Maxwell , Ch. J. 1. Where n non-ncgotinble bond so- eiueil by mortgage to which certain coupons payable to the bearer for interest were attached , was transferred for value aefore due and without notice to tlio nilder , who brought an action of fore closure on said in trumenls ; held , that : i mlder took subject to the defenses be- wi'on the original parties. Itrldces iV White v. Hiilwcll. Anneal from iliilinsun einiuty. Alllnned. Oi'lnion by .Maxwell. I'll. .1. 1. Where ii fnther had certain real es tate conveyed to his minor son without consideration , and received a note se cured by mortgage on said real estate from said son. which mortgage ho after ward assigned as collaterarsecurity for a debt , the bon as against creditors is a mere trustee of siich properly ami cannot plead his minority to defeat the mort gage . ! . ' . An agent who purchased property without di-iiilosing the name of his prin cipal is personally liable. It. Where a mortgage upon certain real eftato was duly evecuted ami recorded , pud afterwards assigned but the assign ment not received , a subsequent deed by thu mortgagor and mortgagee- will not discharge tint mortgage in the hands of a bona tide holder , the mortgage remaining on record unsatisfied. 4. Held , that the proof fails to show duress , or that the real estate was uur- cliaaud with the money of the wife. s DIG KAIH. List of Kntrlos I'l-osraninic of Attractions. SiwAiti ) , Xeb. , Sept. 28. [ Correspondence - enco of The HKI : . ] The Seward county lair commences to-morrow , September 29 , lasting until Saturday October 2. Kvery thing goes to show thatil will be a grand success. The grounds are now the property of the society , clear of all ineumberance , and under a now manage ment. A line lloral hall has been built , 80x5)0 ) , which will be a credit to any so ciety. The management has just com pleted an new anithithealro , also 200 cat tle and horse stalls the same style as those on the state fair grounds. There is on the grounds one of tlio best half mile tracks , which is in excellent condition for the races. The secretary informs your correspondent that the demand for space in the lloral hall is far in excess of any year in lliu history of tlio society. Over ICO stalls are already engaged for stock. T'hcro will bo numerous attractions of fered in way of racing , etc. lion Robert W. Pumas , of the state board , will deliv er an address on the grounds , Saturdav October 2 , at 11 a. in. The fol lowing program lias been made out , Wednesday , general preparation day , Thursday , green trotting race for horses owned in the county and a running race one-half milo heats. Friday , green run ning race for horses owned in the county : bicycle race , one-half mile , for residents of the county a trolling race , Ilireo minute class , anil novelty race one-half mile. Saturday , grand exhibition of slock at 10-0 ; ! a. in. free-for-all trotting race , bicycle raci ono milo , lunning race mile heats , - How Grant Ijearncrt Strategy. Eh Perkins , in Washi ngton Post Once while talking with General drant , 1 asked him how he got his strategic knowledge. " 1 got it on a farm when I was a boy,1' ' said the general. "I learned it when 1 was drivintr oxen , feeding calves anil breaking horses. Ono day , when f wa on tiio old farm in Ohio , my lather taughl mo a valuable lesson in strategy. " "How ? " I asked. "Well , father took me into the stabli ono Jay , where a row of cattle stood in their unclcaned stalls.11 "Said ho : 'Ulysses , the stable window is pretly high for a boy , but do you thinl you could take this shovel and clean oni the .stable1 " ' 1 don't know , father.'says 1 ; 'I nevei have done it.1 " 'Well , my boy , if you will do it thit morning I'll give you Ihis bright silvei dollar , ' said my father , palling mo or my bund , while ho held lliu silver dollai before my eyes. " 'Good , ' says I ; 'I'll ' Iry , ' and then 1 went to work. I tugged and pulled ant ! lifted and pulled , and finally it Nvasdono and father gave mo the bright silver tlol lar , saying : " 'That's right , Ulysses , yon did ii splendidly , and now 1 find you can do i no nicely 'I shall have you tlo it overj morning all winter.1" of a Spry ISuhy. A woman came Into town , says the Bos- Ion Record , the other day , from ono o the near suburbs trundling her baby , i year and n half old , in a baby carriage and looking into the shop windows ai she went along. There was a milllner'i window that was particuhuy resplondon and the suburban mother blood lookin < at thu bonnets for a long time. Then slu .started on ho way across Iho slree trundling the carriage beforu her. Oi Iho other corner a grocery man , who stooi in front of his storu with a puck moasun in his hand , said to her : "Ain't you dropped boniothing ma'am ? " "Why no , I EUOSS not. " she replied "What makes you askj" "Nothing , only you seamed to be shov ing that baby curringu kind o' uarefu iike , us if there was something in it , am thuro ain't narry n.iby there1 "Oh , mercyl" screamed the mother She looked into the carriage and it wa empty , Thuro was no tolling how sooi sliu would have fainted if she had no heard a faint cry from the other side o the street. Her oflspring had nnuisci himself , while she was looking at tin bonnets , byjollmbingdownout of the carriage riago and moving on to the next store , Searching ; for Ilio HufTuln. Foirr IvEuoif , Montana , Sept. 20. W L , llurnada and W H , Drown , the Smith simian bulTalo-hunters scni out by tin National museum nt Washington , lef hero yesterday for the lilg Dry and MILS eel-Shell country , wheru they will re main until December. They were littei out with teams , provisions and a military escort from tins point , in addition t < which a party of oxneriunced man no companied them from Mllus City. Tin only b n Halo loft In the whole northwcs are now roaming-just whore this party i : going. Four years ago there were mori than 200,000 head grazing in the Mussel Shell valluy. To-day thi-ro are less thai 200 head in the same district. HELD , FARM AMD OAEDEN. The Cost of Poor Iloniln. A number of experiences made by 'rof. J. W. Sanborn , of the Missouri Ag ricultural college show that on a moist dirt road a force equal to1ST pounds was iceessary to move a load of ,1,005 pound * , ir 67 per cent more than was needed to novc the same load on n gravel road uiving a grade of one foot In twenty- eight. On n level gravel road the force needed was only one-fourth as much as on Iho dirt , and on a plank Moor but one- seventh ns much power was required as was needed in moving I he load over ( lie lirt road. This made no allowance for energy waited by the her o in pulling his feet from the mud and In lifting them over the liltle elevations always beforu them on n muddy road. The < e fact. ; sug gest n few calculations that may not bu nlirely without interest to those who liave to haul loads in town or in country. Supposing that the highways on each alternate section line bo well made of gravel or other equally srood material at a eo t of , cay , ? 2OPO per mile , and that lhi- cost be equally divided between the .ecliona u'ljoniinsr the improved high ways , the annual interest to be paid by each section of land at I ! per cent , will bu $121 , or ll.f ) > cents per acre per year. Can farmers all'ord to nay this las for the saku oi having well-graded , hard , smooth roads every day in Iho year from their doors to tlio market town ? How many loads , must each haul to save enough in tin ) tinii ! and wear of men , hoiv-es , har ness and wagons to equal Iho interest , assuming that a fair day's work should average lifleen miles of hauling , and bo worth $ : ) per load , of whatever weight could bo safely hauled over dirt roads. According to the eonclu.-ions reached through the experiments mentioned , forty-two loads on the dirt road , twenty- .sevenloads on a well-graveled road hav ing an incline of one foot in twenty- eight , and ten a half loads on n level , well-graveled road would equal the inter est , on the above basis of sf ! ) per day. If wagons strong enough to bear tliu bur den were u > ud , the number of loads on smooth and level macadam might bo re duced to six. The pay would practically be , for hailing loads over thu several kinds of roads , equal to ! ? ! ! on dirt , $1.07 on inclined graveled , and $12 on leveled { Traveled roads respectively , per load , while on level smooth macadam it would bo equal to ! ? il ! per load. These fiuures arc all bated upon a com parison between tlio forces necessary to move a specilied weight over a dirt road only slightly moist and those required for moving the same weight over lliu olhor descriptions of roads The advan tages of the improved over the dirt roads would not fully appear until wet weather of spring or a mild winter should come to make channels of deep mud of the highways through districts where the so'il is rich like that of the fertile bottom lands or the unctuous prairies of Illinois. At such times work with teams becomes extremely dillicult , if not quite impossi ble , so far as the roads are concerned ; and in the Holds no hauling should bu done for reasons that will appear to any good farmer. In such sca.-ons horses and men lie idle , thus wasting time and food that , with better highways , might bo inado of those days wlien work wilh icnms could not be done in lields with out cutting up their surface and over working the horses. Selecting the IJrecrt or Swim- . A writer in the Knral York Yorker says : There is no butter timu than dur ing the summer growth of swine , or dur ing annual fairs , for tlio intended begin ner to select n breed to adhere to. Jt may not bo to his interest to grow very large swine ; but it certainly is to every man's interest , not only to select a broud , bill the specimens of a breed that will grow to a fair marketable size at an early age. The color , as in cattle , is mainly a matter of fancy , for , while it may not be denied that some swine are liable to ailments of Hie skin , that do not commonly iiH'e.ct others having lliu hair and outer coating of tlio skin differently colored , yet the color cuts no liguro in li.xing the fattening tendency or in deter mining the quality of the llesli. 15y ex amining dillerent herds of breeding swine , and the off-shoots of those that are being fed for markets , the latter on some farms being made up of the leavings such as did not meet the demands for breeding purposes as these are upon grass , depending mainly upon this for suslenance , ono can make a better esti mate of the value of a given herd , as "self-tenders , " than where they are kept up in close quarters and fed on rich food prepared from grains , oil cake meal , etc. Then again , it is an aid i/f no mean im portance in making selections , to bo able to look over a lot of brood sows having their litters with them , as in this way wo are enabled to see what Iho tendencies are in breeding ; that is , whether they are inclined to breed good litters ns lo num bers , and good also in Iho mailers of growth , form , and tendency to fatten promptly. If ono will keep an eye open lor pointers that will aid him , he will get these by observing a not unusual sight- namely , that a po'rtion of the sows so line looking themselves lire- followed by ono or two good pigs , another not so good , and a puny runt. Those are some of Iho advantages secured by visiting herds in the summer as one can then most easily trace family characteristics , in thu mat ter of prolilicness. not only of thu older sows , but of the oll'shoots of those that have been nut to breeding. There Is a natural tendency to variation in all kinds of domestic animals , and swine stock coming into breeding so early mid ma turing so rapidly , it is unreasonable to expect striking variations. Hence , if we can find within n given herdn family line more uniform in important features than other family lines in the collection , reas onably prohlio as breeders , good growers and shapely in form , these arc Hut fam ilies out of which wo should select , get ting our male from a dillerent , and if necessary , a distant herd. How to I'riinc. Fruit Recorder : Wo look upon tiio roots as thu parts that nourish , but tliu roots are the months through which food is taken. It is moro correct to say that the stomach nourishes rather than thu mouth , and the leaves of the tree rather than the roots. Hy severely culling back heads of Irces 1 can almost suspend growth. Thus wo often leave branches that 1 know must come oil' next season , simply to induce growth of the part that is to remain pormnnontlv. Some people seek to urge the growth of scions in newly Drafted trues by removing nil lartro limbs. 1'hoy should remember Unit they thus re move that which induces growth , and after such severe slaughter many of Iho fibrous roots will bu loiuid dead ; for if they have no work to perform they bo- oonio feeble and short lived. Wo must distinguish thu dillbrencu between trees and vines , If we wish the era pa lo grow vigorously wo cut it buck closely , for its loaves nrn very largo , and it has the fac ulty of covering a trellis with only a few buds. Thus wo cut feeble growing vines bnok more closely than stronir growing , for bv close cmting we get more foliage than by leaving ouncs long. Therefore , in pruning trues thodniigcr lies in cutting too much , and with vines in not cutting away enough , if you wish the tree lc spread , cut to an outside bud ; if to run higher or closer , to an upper or inside bud. Leave no crotches , as > they are cer tain to-break when laden. Cut clt > so tu the .shoulder , but do not cut the .shoulder , Humember that ho who does not trim ai nil gets the most irrowth of tree , yet he who trims often and wisely has tlio best orchard and fattest pocketbook , IllnU and Huucctitions. If a pure mule is bred to mixed femaJet Iho issue is toward the type of the pure breed so long aji such male Is used. I-Atm feeding should not consist so much in increasing tlio quantity as in bettering the quality of the food , if such a thing can T5u < Tonu. Give the slleeh a me s of ground onls every evening from now unt'l ' the lamb ing period.As soon as grass fails give them all the hay they can eat. Throughout the entire year turkey * are salable Lin les er quantities for tlio city hotels 'and ' restaurants chielly , and they average'well the year through. Make cuttings of currants and goose berries now : si4 inches long will answer. Mellow the ) soil , insert them vertically , and press the soil tirnilv about them. One of the grcate.-t drawbacks that new beginners in poultry raising have is the de < .Fro to crowd fifty fowls into thu space that half that number should oc cupy. Keep all the suckers that start from the roots of trees rcmmed. Thev not only make the tree unsightly , but will in jure Its growth. Itctuovo them early and often. A .sunflower only three anil n half feet high , with BUIU .square inches o\po > cd to the air , gives oil' every twelve hours twenty to thirty ounces avoirdupois in perspiration. Only a knowledge of bees , faithful at tention to tlio apiary , and a thorough and timely preparation for the honey flow , swarming and wintering will make a successful beekeeper. Don't begin feeding corn to the pigs too soon. Grass , milk , roots and refuse vegetables will bo better until cold weather approaches. Warm quarters will greatly reduce the expense of fyud- inir during tlio winter. Whenever fowls can run nt largo with out detriment to the garden , they should be allowed to do so by all means. N'ine- leuths of the trouble and tlisease.s among poultry as the result of keeping fowls lee close. Save the corn fodder before it is in jured by frost. When cut before frost it is green and nutritious , full of starch and sugar. Frost lends lo change these to woody fibre. This portion of tlio corn crop is often equal lo Ihc grain. Plow Iho heavy land , and leave it in rough condition , so that the frost can ponotralo and render it line. There is no belter agency for pulverizing lough soils than frost. II will also at the same time destroy the cut-worm. if your hogs begin to cough , look out for malltrnant lung troubles. If they .mope and lie about their beds , intestinal dilheuliies may bo suspected. Plenty of pure air , pure water and varied food will scare away malignant diseases. Irregularity in the amount of food given the cow will eau e her sometimes to gradually dry up. So will worrying , fast driving or'exeilunicnt of any kind. An animal giving milk is very sensitive to bad treatment or surrounding influ ences. Mutter takes nothing from the soil that nlleots its forlHi/.ntion as do crops of nerenls. It t is i almost wholly carbon , which is derived ] by the plant's from the air. ljullcr. though .sometimes high in price , is really produced from lliu cheap est clement known. Farmers who have kept a strict account with their stock May that a pound of poul try can bo maduifor less than n pound of pork , yet tle ; laboring man who has to buy both fepls that he cannot atford to buy poultry very often , as it costs more thanother moats. It pays to burn the garden over after the grass. wecdM , etc. , are fully dried. By so doing mai\y seeds will bo destroyed and a clean appearance will be given. Fire will putfovm n great iervieu against tlio weeds if freely used in the fall , and will save labor in the , spring. When a tree isJ to be transplanted never leayu more hrnhcl.es than are wanted for mains , four or live at most ; never grow a mass of unnecessary limbs to be crowd- inir , which iniisf bu cut out afterward , much to the injury of the true ; remove them from the head at first. Good tillage is the strongest weapon wilh which the farmer nan lighl hard times and gam success. Imperfect cul ture , on the other hand , will scarcely enable him to gain a living from the richest soil , anil the soil will deteriorate rapidly in quality from such treatment besides. Corn-stalks have much less sweetness jn them before they blossom or tas el , as it is usually called. Analysis shows this , and a cow given her tdioict of the two confirms thu verdict of chemical science. The stalks improve until tlio ears are fully formed and begin to harden. It , will surprise old poultry-growers to learn that the common hawk is regarded ns a. valuable bird. He destroys 1UO field nijco to every chicken , and if there bo a fair amount of shrubbery around the hun- yard very few chickens will bo lost from his depredations. No Dartieular variety of fruit wi'l ' suit all sections. Choice is a local question , varying on caeli side of a creek , between two .seasons , or two dillerent and equally correct methods of treatment. Hence choice can only be made of these varieties thai have been tried and tested. When wheat is sown on very dry soil thu condition may bu greatly improved by thoroughly harrowing the field , which will bring the seed in close contact with earth reduced to thu finest tilth , lilted to receive and condense nlmosphoric vapor until Iho requisite moisture for gemina tion is obtained. It has been repeatedly shown that the amount of butler that can be obtained from milk by any of the ordinary pro cesses is no guide to the amount offal Unit may bo in milk. Hence to assume that n poor butter cow may not be a jrood choose cow , or that she necessarily gives poor milk , is n jrross error. Hoth red and black raspberries arc in clined lo grow too ninny canes , nnd will bear butter if part aru removed. The side shoots of red raspberries may bo used for new plantations , but with the Hlack Caps now plains are better derived from roots which form the tips Inserted in tlio grass grown the previous season. Save Iho best tomatoes for sued , says thu Rural Ne > V Yorker , no matter whether they aro'thn earliest or latest , so thai they are varieties suitably early for your soil and' climate. Wo cannot com pete with the south for earllnc-ss , hence wo should givo'gruatur consideration to solidity , smoothness , quality and produc tiveness. " ; Trampled , bruised and sufl'ering from thirst , moat qf the , poultry that comes lo market is wholly , unfit to nso directly from the coop. While it is not practi cable lo send 'chickens to market in palace pars , it isMos.siblo ) to ship thorn with some regard the comfort of Iho fowls and for the stomachs of those who pay for nnd who nro to eat them. A writer in tire Kansas Fanner says there is a vtryj ) simple remedy for the tapeworm ill' ' sncop. Take squash or pumpkin seeds , crush them , and boil lliem In sulHciunt water to mnkn n strong ten. Give each lamb two or three ton- spoonfuls in n cup of water , if preferred , tlio seeds may bo crushed and mixed with ground grain , allowing n handful to filly lambs , Tlio following is said to bo a cheap , simple and uthcionl way lo cure sore backs and old sores of any kind on horses ; Take while oak bark , peel Iho ross or outside off , add water nnd boil it down till it is as thick as black ink. When cool , add lo a gallon of the bark extract two ounces of alum. Wash the affected part two or three times a day until cured. A ditfurcncu of four quarts of milk per day at the low price of 3 cents a quart makes for 03 days $21 , which is thu in toroH on $400 for n year. This does nol represent thu en tire difference in value , as the progeny of superior milkers will bo worth many time * ns much to raise as will the progeny of Iho inferior animal. .Vo farmer is rich enough to keep poor cows. Nearly nil the fruit growers make the mistaki ! of settlngout a grealer number of kinds thnn can be marketed with profit. For ; i family supply a number of varieties are admissible , though , even then , nearly the entire supply will bo procured for a few favorite trees. For market , at present , good size and showy appearance are more important than quality , so that if n fruit be fairly good there is no paying demand for the very best. best.Alwav Alwav fatten n fowl ns quickly ns pos sible. Ten days is lone enough' got a lowl fat , and it should bo confined either in n coop or n number in n small yard. ( Jive plenty of fresh wnler nnd feed four limes a day , beginning early and giving the last meal late. A mixture of corn meal three parts , ground oats one part , shorts one part , scalded , is the best for the lirst three meals , with all the corn and wheat ( hat can be eaten up clean nt night. Mirror. A French journal gives the following method of preserving grapesas described by the inventor of the proce-s : AI. thu end of October cut the bunches with a portion of wood attached , 1 trim the base of this last lo n point , and stick it into n potato. Afterward 1 spread the grapes upon straw or very dry hay , nnd as much as possible , so that they do not touch each other. Thus prepared thusu grapes keep quitu as well as it the stems were placed in bottles of water. Kiindamental ItomlMii-ilnicnt. To the Editor of the ) : : : In last week's HIK : is a statement ot llio live stool ; of Iowa for 1880. It gives the cat tle ns 2,500,000 Itead , swine 2,200,000 ; slice ) ) , I)9,000. ! ) This does not vary much from that for 1885 save in respect to some which were two million more. Now these statements have no meaning to most readers un- hi. s compared with these for some years proceeding. In 1800 Iowa had almost ns many slice ) ) as she has to-day , much more If popu lation bo considered. And in IHTOshe had more than twice as many. In 1SSO she had almost -1,000,000 more swine ! She had ID.'i.OOO more cattle and about as many hor. es and mules and 150,000 more sheep. Now , there is not n moro flourishing state in the northwest than Iowa. Dear in mind that all the surplus wealth of our northwest ultimatus mlo live slock. To show what short views are taken a friend suggests Hint "this decline is ow ing to Iowa peoplu going into the dairy business. " What becomes of their butter ! " ' "sold for money. " "What of the money1' "mo.'o cows bought.11 Another , says , "hog cholera. Two yeats ago he lost nine tenths of his hogs thus.1 "How many have you now1 I asked. More than twice as many ? 1 look for hogs to risu. Missouri is in thu same condition as Iowa , and so are all western states ex cept your now growing ones , Perhaps your old counties may exhibit tliu same. This depression ot agriculture reacts fatally on eastern manufacturers. Their surplus must bo comsumod by the mil lions west ot Hie Mississippi nnd south of tliu thiily-ninlh parallel of latitude , in it must perish unprolitably to producers , for neither of tnein have the markets of the world , until prices get so very low Hint empty ships can eomo hero to pur chase direct. And so wo must decline until all surplus is consumed by man or time. Then wo spring up and prices go away up. Yes , up so high that railway profits leave a good margin for our west- urn and southern producers. And it is astonishing if ono will compare freights for past years , to &eo how they vary. There is nothing like studving these fig ures , dull ns it is. Wo all know what , a mortgage-oaten farmer is. Year by year ho went down , on the average , though some years ho went up n litlle. What is the difference in effect , whether it bo mortgage or tax , or freight charges mov ing up or down as thu thing carried will bear ? Is not the Jast the worst. Imagine n rent or interest thus movable. 15y heavens ! when men talk to inn of other causes for this unsettlement of all the' ' upper stories of business , while this bom bardment of the one sole foundation that nil rest on is continued , I am ama/.ed at their blindness. Hoi/r. One of the first symptoms of ntlornngo- incut of the digestive organs is constipa tion , nnd should bo promptly attended lo or inflammation of the bowels may follow. Ur. J. H. McLean's Kidney and Liver Pillets will promptly euro and are agreeable to take. 25 cents pur vial. Vessels soon to bo added to the British war fleet include n Nile , n Trafalgar , a Sans Pnroil , a Konown , an Edinburgh , n Hero , -i Donbow , n Campordown , an An- hon , n Howe , an Undaunted , an Inunor- talitc , an Orlando and n Narcissus. One armored cruiser of 0,000 tons is to bo christened the Australia. An Iowa man bought a tree claim in Kansas , and supposing from the name that his property was covered with old trees and stumps , ho look n stump puller along when ho we.nl to see his purchase. Discovering his mistake , lie sent back homo for some willow sprouts to plant on his claim. Why Is It That the sale of Hood's S-irsaparilla continues at n rapidly increasing rntoy It is , 1st. Because of the positive curative value of Hood's Sarsnpnrilln itself. ! M ; DccaiiFo of the conclusive evidence of remarkable cures ntfecled by il , un- .surpassed nnd Fohlom equalled by any other medicine , Send lo C. 1. Hood & Co. , Lowell , Mass. . for book containing ninny statements of cures. Nine-year-old Tommy McCloud was caught sloaling in the Chesapeake it Ohio freight depot nt Louisville and soundly spanked. In revenge ho stole n switch key , waited for a passenger train , nnd then turned the switch. If'tlio oniri- neer hadn't seen the danger in time the train would undoubtedly have gone oil' the embankment. lien ton's Jliiir lirower All who nro liALl ) . nil who are becoming BALD , all who do not want to bo bald , all who nro troubled with DAXUUUKK , or HUHING of the scalp ; should use Itiinton's Hair Grower. Kioirrv I'EH CUNT of those using It have prown Imir , It never falls to stop the littlr from tailing. Through sickness nnd fevers the hair sometimes tails elf in a short time , and although the person may have remained bald for years , if you IHO Hen- ' ton's Hair ( Jrower according to directions you nro huro of n growth of hair. In hun dreds of eases wo have produced a nond Krowth of Hair on these who Imvo been kilil and Klnzcd for years we have ailly ( substan tiated the following facts ; We Brow Hair In 80 cases out of 100 , no nuitter how liiiiKbald. Unlike other preparations , It contains no sugar of lead , or vegetable or mineral poisons. Ills a specific for falllm ; hair , dandruff , nnd hulling of thu scalp. Tlie Hair doweris n Irnir food , nnil Its ompiisition Is almost exactly llku tliu oil _ whleli supplies the Iwlr with Its vitality , DoUlJhK AND TIUl'LK STKKMJTII. When tliu skin Is vury touuh mid imrd , and the lollleo Is apparently ellectuully closed , theslnxlu gtrmixth will sometimes fail to reach tiio papilla ; In sttch cases tlm double or triple strength should bo used In connection with the single , usini ; them alti-rnntely. Price , slii''lo stroiiKth , 81,0X1 ; iloublo strength , 52.00 ; triple KtreiiKth , 83.00. If your driii bts have not gut It wo will aonil It prepared " receipt of prii'ex , . BENTON IIAIH ( UlOWKJICO. , Cleveland. O. Sold by G. p. Goodman an-J K aim Jt i1 . 1Mb uud IJouKltti. lUlti mil c.iuvifili A Henutlftil Present. The Virgin Salt Co. , of Now Haven. Conn. , to introduce Virgin Salt Into t'Very family are making this grand offer A Crazy ratehwork Hlock , onaniclcd in twelve beautiful colors , and containing tlio latest Fancy Stitches , on a large Lithographed - ographod Card having n beautiful gold mounted Ideal Portrait in the i-ontor , given away with every 10-p.int package of Virgin Sail. Virgin Salt has no equal for household purposes. It is the clean- ( Mt , purest and whitest Salt over scon or u < i-d. Ki'mt'uibor thai a largo paok-.igo co-.ts only 10 cents , with the above pres ent. Ask your giocer for il. A convict in the jail at Alhen * , da. , stripped tin1 iron lumps from his t-cli tub , made thnn into saw blades , sawed through an iron br.r an inch sipiarc. mak ing n hole in the window fourteen inches siiuare , soaped his naked body , and thus dipped through It , nud was tlicn dctoclcd by tlio sin-rill Ho said that lit- had to get out his dark i-ell. How often is the lighl of the household clouded by signs of melancholy or irrit ability on the part of the Indies. Vi-t they are not to bi- blamed , for they are Hie results of ailment * peculiar to ( lint sex , which men know not oil. Hut the i-nu u may bo removed and joy restored by the use of i > r. Tierce's "I'nvoritii 1'rt-j-orip- lion , " " whih. . ns n tonic and nervine for debilitated women , is certain , safe nnd pleasant. It is beyond all compare the great healer of women. The story comes from White Sulphur Springs , Va. , that at n champagne parly n young mnrricd lady of fashion pulloil oil'her slipper and , Illling it with cham pagne , gave it to n youni ; lawyer in the parly and he quailed il down. "Cured a severe cough with Hod Star Cough Cure. " Mr. K. W. Hoggin , San Krancisco , Cal. Thomas"UriHiki- Dos Monies , Iowa , writes to the World aecoptiny : the offer of the sum of $1,500 "to any ono who will slide down the exterior of the Wasliing tou iiiouuiiu-nt wllhiiul scralchuiir It. iSffifcs DRPRIGE'S SPECIAL MOST rropnr'tf with strict TPpvrd to Purity , StronRth.nnJ JIp.iltlifnlncFB. Dr. 1'rk-u'nUnkingI'owdorcontains noAminonlaLImoAluniorl > hoF < phatos.Ir.I > rlco'a Extracts , Vanilla , Lornon , utc. , flavoidoUciously. fff/Cf BMKS PDWPrPCa Cmcm. Kfin ST. leurffi Hallway Time Table OMAHA. Tlic following is tlio tlnio of arrival and de parture of trains by Central Stiuuliu-d Tnnu nt the local depots. Tiiilns of the C. , St. 1' . , M. & O. arrive and depart from their depot , eornorot 14th and NVebstorstroota : trains on the II. & M. a II. &Q. and 1C. C. , SU J. & P 11. from the 11. & M. depot all others from the Union Pacific doi > ot. IIHIDQK TRAINS. Bridge trains will leave U. 1 * . depot at 0:3i- : n7'J."i 8:1)0 S:4fl SW 1110:00 11W n. in. : 1I1J 1 : 0 1BO : UUO : ; i:00 B4:00 : 6UU : 5 : ; iD 0:10- : 7:00 : 11:10 : p. in. Leave Transfer for Omaha at 7:12 I13l."i--n:33 : ' .1:413 1110t"i : 10.I1711:117 n. ni.l'J7 : 2IU 2'JI : " " ' ' - ' ' " ' - ' llKn. : iii. Leave Hroadwny 10 nr p. m ; ArivoOnuilia 1100. Lv. Omnlm 10 00 p. in. ; Ar. Ilrondwny 10 2.V In olfi-ct August 2 th until further no tice. This Is additional to present train service. J. W. MOKSK , G.I' . A. CONNKCTING LINKS. Arrival and departure of trains from the Transfer Depot ut Council lllntfii : DEI'AIIT. AHUIVn. CHICAOO , UOCK ISLAND 4 PACIFIC. H7ir : A. M. I ) 0:15 : A.M. IIUI5A. M. II 5:110 P. i. CliiiOr. M. 117:110 : i > . u. CHICAGO & NOUTIIWESTEIIN. Atll.r.A.M. : I A : I5A. M. A 11:40 : iM. . I A 7:00 : 1M. . cuiCAno , nuiu.iNo.TOX & QUINCV. AOi5A. : : M. I A:15A. ! ) : . l(0:40f. : M. II UU ) i > . M. I A 7:00 : i1. M. CHIOAOO , MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL A 3:15 : A.M. I A OilS A. M A 0:40 : p. M. I A 7OJ : 1M KANSAB IUTV , ST. JOK Jc COUNCIL IH.UPPA. A 10:00 A.M. i IIOKA. : M. CB:55 : I1. M. | A0:115 : 1' . H. \VAI1ABII \ , ST. LOUIS ! < I'AUIflO. A 3:00 : P.M. | A3:33f. : M. sioux cmPACIFIC. . A7U : iA. M. I Al:3.rA.n. ! AOS. : > p. U. I AHWl' . u. Depart. WKSTWAHI ) . Arrive , "iTM. UNION PACIFIC..M p. u. I'aeillo Hxpro-(3. . . . 7.M : 10Kia : . . .Denver Kxprois , C:05u : Local Kxpross II. . \ ; M. IN NI'.ll. 8:10u : . . .Mall und Kzprusa Oil3a . 'iKJlt ! 5 JII-OSl.JOi4lll ) . . . . . IJnpnrt. _ SOUTH\VAItD. ArrU-o : A. M. MISSDUHI I'ACfKIC. A.M. P. U. . Day Kxpross ' ' 'uiioii . . . .NlKht Kxpresx. . . . eVob'a K. C. , ST. J. it C. 11. 0SOa ; 8:151) : . . .Vln I'lattsmoiith. . . 7OW 7:10 ' JeiiarL NOItTHWAUl ) . Arrive. A. nT I1. M. c. , ye.'i > . , Jl. & 'o. Hloux City Kxprcis fjl" ; > o Ouklnnil Acooiiiinotl'n Ucpurt. KASTWAIII ) . A. ii. I P. M. C. , II. iV Q. . . .ViiPlnttsnioutli. : _ . . NOTHA , ti-aintidally ; II. dully except Hun- dny ; C , dally except Saturday ; 1) , daily uicojit .Mnniliiv. " " "HTfloiC VAHD TUAINrt 9:30 : Ui.-.n.m.3iO-ai.- : : ! : : : : : - 0a"'H : : . > f , u m. AtUntlolix. . leS. O. 7 : : a. m. ; Cliloavn Kx. , ! e B. O. 6:07 : p.m. : Local Kx. , lo. H , O. 10:51 : a.m. ; Mo. l' a I5x.f le. S. O. 0:17 : p. m.j 2d M. P. Ux. , UDUn. ; m. Kxoopt Sunday. Red Star Carrying thnllulKliim lloyitt and United rttulej Mini , siuliiirf v Between Antwerp & HQYI York TO TUB RHINE , GERMANY , ITALY , HOL LAND AND FRANCE. TALI. AND WIXTtill. Fnlon from ttM to $ ? v Kxvurston trip from fHO tu tt.-i. Uocond Cabm. outturn , ! ' > ; pivpald , TI& ; i < xcur-on. : t'JO. mettniru luissuxo ut low imus. Pelor VVriuht .V t-mi , Uunerd AKCIIU , U llroaJivay , Now Vorlt. Hunry I'linJl , liln \irniun.-il. I . ; TaiiUuii & Co , M-'W i-'uriiani t ; ii. 0. l-Vi-i-iniiii luJl l-'uiniiui l WOODBRIDGE BRO'S State Agents tOU TUB sriefBro'sPiaoos Omaha , Neb. RAILWAY. Omaha , Council Bluffs And Cliicago. Tlisonly road to InVo for Don Molnpt , Mnr- ftlinlltrMTti.i nMnr Uniilil * , Cllnlim. li.xi' ( , Chlon- Kn. Milwniikpo niul nil pnlttUi'iKI To tlia IM O- vlo of Ni'liriHkn , Coloi-mlo. Wyoming , I'lnh , I Inlto. Nitvniln , Orraoii. Wa liliu'lon ninl full- rortdii II offi r * vinpilor mlvniitnKOj mil ) > ofit- lilo tinny otlior dtio. Amniiff n TIUT of tlio numerous points of ill' p -rlnrHy onjoj-od liy tlio pnlroiH of llilxrnnd Imlwcpn Otimhn mill PMoiitro , nu > UN \votnilni t nilnvor DAY CUACIIKS which nrn tlio finest Hint limniin nrt nnil 'iwimtty run crontr. ltd 1'AI.AC'K HI.KKl'INll CAItH. * hlch nro initdpU nro'imfntt nnil oli'itnneo Its I'AUUJIl OUAW- INIl HOIIM CAItS , uiimirnn piMiv nnjr. nnil Its wltk'ly colnlirntcd I'AI.ATIAt , DININll OAKS , l of whli-lt riitnmt bn round utiowlipro. At Council limits tlm t ruins of lliu t'nlnn 1'aol- fle Kr. rimnnrt In t'nion Onpnt willi lliixo of the CliliBio & Nortliwostorn Hy. In Oilonw tintrnliiH of tliti Hue niiiKo I'huo connection with tlintpof nil cnMi-rn Units For tint rnlt , roliiinlniN , ItnllHnnpolK Cluoln- nntl , Nlnirnrn Full * . IliilTnlo , I'lltntmrir. Toronto , Mnnlronl. I'oslim , Nmr York , I'hlimlrlpld-t , tlnl * tlmora. WnoliltiKion nnil nil lolnli In ttio cftit , n. ! < lliu tick i' I nurnl fur tli-kpt * vln tlio "Niwrmvr.sTKHN . " If you wIMi tln < lii > * t niroiiiniivlntloiil. 'All ' llokut niMuilRfioll tlckctst vln this linn. Jl. Ht'OHITI' . H. S. IIA111 , GiMioinl Mnnncpr. ( U'li. 1'nss. .Audit. CHICAGO. THE CHICAGO SHORT LINE ov run ChicagoIMilwauke6&StPaulR , > ) THE BEST ROUTE < iori , mm ad COUNCIL BLUFFS ot E.A.ST. TWO TRAINS DAILY nKTWUKN OMAHA COUNCIL I11.UKFS Chicago , AND Milwaukee , St. rani , Minneapolis , fpilnr Itaphla , Clinton , Dnuntiuo , Davenport , llock Island , Frcoport , Rockford , Elgin , Madison , .Innosvlllo , Itelolt , Wiiiona , La Crosse , Anil all other Important points Kast , Northeast uuil Boultioust. For through tlcknts cull na tlio Tlukot Asrim nt 1401 l-'nrimm si root ( in I'.ulou llotuloria ) Union t'uclilc Ioiot. | I'lilliimnhluoDors ami the finest Dining Curs In Mm world nro run on tlio innln lines of the CH io.\i ( ( ) , Mu.wAimtK A ; ST. TAIII. RAILWAY , anil every ullontlon Is pnlJ lo pussoiigora by courteous employes of the com puny. U. Ml 1,1 , Kit , Guncrnl MnmiKor. J. K. TIICKEII. Assistant ( lonoral Manager. A. V. II. CAIII-BNTKII , ( Jonornl I'tisaeniror and Ticket Ajfnnt. HBO. B. HuAFFOim , Assistant ( lonoral Eor nnil Ticket AKCIII J. T. CLAIIU , ( Jonornl Superintendent. SARATOGA Hot Springs Hotel SARATOGA , WYOMING. These waters contain Iron , Potassium , Llrno , Soda , Magnesia , Chlorldn of Sodium and Sul phur , and lire n positive cure for nil dlsoasej arising fromun li piirohtatoof the blood.Acor- tain speclllc for IMiimnintlsm. Daily Stage and Mail Line to and from Fort Steefe. G oed Physician in Attendance W. JL C A DWELL. ST.LOUIS ® FOR BALE BY. 9 ( Joo. J. ArintiniHt , 220' ) Citmlnir at. 1) . 11 , llowiniin , 1217 1'arnnin H | . John Huttslo"ll > 7 Cumiiif at. Herman Kundn , fll'.l ' Koutli 10th at O. InnioilK : Koutli HUM Ht. W. K. Stoot/l I , lt l Howard M. M. I. . Van Scoton. 151(1 ( DodKoxt. C. W. Sleeper.507 Koutli 13th bU P. BOYER & tial'sSafesVauifsTimelocks ! ! and Jal ! Work. 1020 I/'umam / Street. U\iuha. Neb. LINCOLN BUSINESS DIRECTORY llucumir limit. Newly I'uinUlioil The Tremont , J , C. ] 'IT/IIALD\ ] { , PioprlotOM. Cor. rtli mid PSIs. , Lincoln , Neb , Stroul curi from huuiu to nur J. II. W. HAKINS , Architect , 1 , Ul and 43 , Itluluirdg UlooW , Lincoln , Neb. I'.lovatoronlltli Blroet , llri'odorol llrnoiluruf UAI.LOIVAV DATTM. fiiiniriluu.vc'.vrrr. * l'M WOODS. Live Stock Auctioneer Hului niudo In nil imrU of thu U.S. atfulr rHtL'K , Itooin 3 , Si HID llloulc , Lincoln , Nuli.-j Uullowuy und Short Horn ImlU loisnlo. . B. 11. ( JOIJl.niNR , Farm Loans and Insurance , Ciirrnspornli-nro In r-Mrd to lining willultoJ. lloum I , HlclmrJjt Illoi-lt. Llneiiln , Neb , Kiversicle Sliort Horns ( If ttrlttly pure llatr-M mid Union Tupped euttlo. Herd iiiiinliurri about OJ luiud. I'iimllio ! ) rujirc-ontu I : I'ilburtD , CrntfiO Acombs. Honlc.i. Itod i of SliaroiiH , NJOM , Itonoi Knl iitly liuviii 10) , I'lat Creek Vonny Muryr I'liyllfius , l.ouiuit i.nd'rnu : I.OVCK. llnlU for h Hi ) . I PIIIU llnli , ' , I'llljuil.l I'll re Uutts CniKKK. ' Hoionf Sharon. I Youiiir Mnry. I I'm u ( 'rnli-k Kluuik und iitnorg 1'oiuu K-ia tnepccttliu her I. Addrciis , ( . 'HAS ! . M. Jilt AN. HO.N. Lincoln , Nob. SV'hun in Lincoln Moput National Hotel , Ani-lKtl nsoo-lulnnor fiif.'So. A. J'EDA\VA1f