THE 01VIAHA DAILY BEE : SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 6. 188S SETTLING UP THE STATE FAIR . The Board of Agriculture Mcots and Closes All Unsettled Business. 80,500 LEFT IN THE TREASURY , Ijanonstcr's Vote For United States Senator Oolngt In District Court Stntn llonsu Now.s Iilii- coln TIIETIEF.'R MNCOI.S tUtllEAtr.1 Thu officers and directors of the Ne braska slate board of agriculture mot nt thu Capital hotel Thursday evening in a called session to transact business tin- sullied at the close of the annual fair. Thcro wore present S. M. Barker , presi dent , of Silver Creek ; L. A. Kent , treas urer , of Mlnduii' , Hobert W. Furna . .sec retary , of Brownville1 J. 15 , Dinstiioro , Slttton ; Martin Dunham , Omaha ; K. Me- IntyroSeward ; 12. N. ( Srennell , Fort Cul- hoiin ; J. I ) . McFurlaiid , aud other Lin coln citizens who were active as assist ants at the stale fair. The directors took up tlm unpaid claims til at hud not been audited , passed upon them and ordered Ilium paid. The premiums awarded for horticultural exhibits under the management of thu Slalo Horticul tural society were paid in full and thn board at thu close of its meeting were highly delighted when thu treasurer , Mr. Kent , announced lluifc thuru would bun balance of $9,500 In thu treasury uflor meeting every cxlstim. ' claim. To Iho clti/uns of Lincoln nlso this announcement comes homo with a good deal of satisfaction as well , for the board have oflimes exprcsscu the face that Lincoln people have done a great deal toward making the exhibition a financial success. The BKK , in conver sation with a member of the board , learned that no steps had been taken and in all probability nonu would bo taken until thu annual meeting , looking toward the fair of Ifc87. Secretary Pumas gous to Chicago tlie coming weuk to meet with the officers of thu stalu fair circuit , which includes the status of Illinois , Minnesota. Iowa , Nebraska. Kansas , Wisconsin and Missouri. This meeting will arrange thu circuit of dates for the dillon-nt state fairs for tlio cominiryear , and take other action to tend to a general harmony in the holding of .stale exhibilions. At the olosu of tuis business session of ihe Ne braska board an adjournment was taken to the annual meeting in January , which will bo followed by the winter nioi-ting of the Rtalo horticultural society. TIIKV CANVASSED TliK VOIK. Despite the lioruuluan attempts of the Stale Journal to provn thu voting of a preference for a United Stales senator fraudulent , and parties voting ballots having stickers on thnin or Van \ \ yen's name printed upon them subjects for thu penitentiary , such tickets were voted and voted by a good many who wore not fnulitunod by the threats made. There would have been more of the same kind voted if in some of the country precincts Iho ballols containing Van Wyok's iinma had not been taken up and destroyed. The void , lee , after being cast was tlie subject of attack , and in some of tliu polling places the boards were worked Ihu hardest kind , and in a few instances they failed lo canvass thu votes. But when the county clerk canvassed thu precinct returns the vote of preference for United States senator was canvassed and uir.crcd upon record. The record is us follows : Charles 11. Van Wyck SsO Ama.sa Cobli . ' 17 J. tjlurlliiK Morton w A. S. I'liddDcIc L'hurch Howe > DISTINCT COUKT. Ill district court yesterday Judge Hayward - ward wa.s occupied until after tlio noon hour in hearing further evidence in the Bookwaltur-Lansnig case , which was in augurated Ihu day previous. This case was tried to the court and an array of legal talent was noticeable especially on the part of the defense , who , if Mr. Hook- waller makes his case , will bo placed in nn unenviable position. From tlio vigor axurcifcd in this trial it is very evident that the supreme court will have thu casu beforu linal settlement. Judge Pound was engaged yesterday in hearing the ciu-'u of thu state vs Daugli- orty. one of thegangof four who set upon Keildy the hack driver , in July hist , and came" very near murdering him. Thu four parties implicated in Iho fracas , and who have been held for trial , will each take a separata hearing and this one stabbing allray promises to occupy thu court n couple of days before final results are reached. It was ono of the gang who recently escape" from jail and who bus not as yd been recaptured. AT Til ) ' : STATK HOUSE. Thu board Of public lauds mid build ings have returned from thuir trip of in spection to thu Norfolk insane asylum , and in conversation with Commissioner Scott , that official expressed himself as greatly pleased with tliu now building nnd pronounced it one of the bast con structed buildings in the state. Tlie linal acceptance has not yet been made , but the board will not huvu to again visit the institution. Thorn is homo difficulty out at the salt well and work there is evidently not pro gressing as rapidly and satisfactorily as might bu wished. The board yesterday made a trip of inspection out to tlio well to ascertain the cause of thu dulay. The abandoned station of Ituby , five miles from Milford on the A , &N. branch of the B. it M. isaskingthroiigh residents there that the railway commissioners ro- nuire thu coinpanv to put an agent in thu itepot building making it a regular sta tion for receiving freights and for fillip- menls. Tlm .statement of the amount of business at the point accompanies the re- quest. AN OHIO KKWUMCAN in the city temporarily , Mr. Boole- waller , who is having the uisu : in court against Mr. Lansing , was receiving elec tion'news from Ohio and Indiana yester day with Iho groatcsl relish. Vim gentlu- man is a brolher of John W. Hookwalter , of Ohio , the prominent democrat theru , and is as radical a republican as his luolher is a bourbon. Mr. Bookwaltor , in conversation with the BKK rnpi'cs < uita- tivo , cxpreSM'd himself as satisfied that both Ohio and Indiana were certain for the republican column In 18S8. TOWN TOl'JCS. Thu police judge had ono of the hardest crowds of Ihc season before him yester day morning , when hu opened thu books to ailniiniMer the laws , Thu party re ferred to consisted of a woman and thrcu men , who Ihe night before had bunu ill the heartiest kind of a row in North Lincoln , and when a near-at hand reslil- dt-nt expostulated with them for creating > Mich an uproar the gang of toughs set upon him and handled him verv soveruly. Ono of tlui ivirty , J. J. Smith , who has been in jail about half the time in thu last six inoi < ihs , picked If"J a ruck to usn in punishing ( ho man and if allowed 10 have his own way would probaoly have made an end of him on the spot. When the ollicers lodged the crowd in jail there was pcaea for thu lirst r time that night. In disposing of the case ; - in court Judge l'irsom > gavu Smith sixty days In thu county jail and fined the rest of the crowd $ < r > and $10 each , John L. Sullivan and his company of 1 < yS uiiL'ilistld artists arrived in Jhu cuy yes- tt terdav noon and were greeted by a dele gation ol lovers of the manly art , whoes- ; ' corted them up to the city and to their : quarters At the hotel during the after > noon a 1'jrgo number of callers knocked st the deArs to Sullivan's rootu , but onlj a few were sup'cpssfuUn gninlnp art 'In- ' .tervimv. To thoau Sullivan related the end and uhject of his trip substantially the Sr.ir.o as published in the HBK of yes- terdav , and ir.stevening thuvxlirbition as advertised was hehi ft * the Funkc opera house and was well patronized. Doe I'ortor , who w s arrested by the police for diotnrbing the poaco.was up in court yesterday before tlio judiro who , upon n hearing of the ca c , assessed him if-Jo and costs , lie paid it and was dis charged , A party n.imcd Burke , who FOIUO time fiincu assaulted an olliccr , was given $10 and costs and committed , He hud been absent from the city for a time , and upon his return the ollieers nabbed him and took him into their keeping , llurkc's repniallon Is a I.ml one , and he has made a record heretofore. Architect Kouhiis and wife coiilcm- plulu it sojourn in Alabama Ihn coming wlnlcr months , where Mr , Konlms has an ofllci1 , nnd will attend to thu plans for buildings that ho lias on hand , lie will return to Lincoln with thu early spring to attend to IIM Lincoln business. From the returns thus far received at HID rooms of tlio republican stale com- mlltei' It is estimated that , the democrats will have nine members In the state M'tiato , and about thirty in thu house. This would give them u vote of W out of lUilon joint ballot. Packing house number one , out nt West Lincoln , proposes to commence op- cralionson Monday next , and packing house 1 iinnihiir two will , it Is oxpi'cted , be ready for operation a week or ten days later. This will be an opening boom tor thu winter season It ; Lincoln that will bu hailed with the greatest sulisiaction. .1. H. Hra/leton , of thu Fairmont Sig nal , and T. A. Harrison , of the Hiirehard Mows , weru newspaper men in Lincoln yesierdav , 11.1) S.'hmdor. sheriff of Washington county.II. ; ! Saliler , ll.T. ClarkeOmaha , I ) . M Toinblin , Ampullae , were visitors at Lincoln .yesterday. "Age cannot wither it , nor custom stall1 its infinite variety. " Flesh is hardly huir to an achu or pain which cannot bu cured by using Salvation Oil. It is painfully annoying to bn disturbed in public assemblies by some one cough ing when yon know lr. ) Uull's Cough Syrup is only JJ5 cunts. WEAUTHY NEGROES. Colored Citizen * \Vorth From Half a Million Down. Atlanta Constitution : John \V. \ Croni- well , a colored journtillstof Philadelphia , has compiled an exhibit of tlio business condition of his race in America. Thu Ci'roliiuiM take thu lead in the num ber of well-to-do ni'groos. North Carolina lina has twenty who are wortli from $10,000 to $ ; w,0)0 ( ) each. In South Carolina lina the negroes own $10,000,000 worth of property. In Charleston fourteen men represent $ .100,000. Thomas K. Smalls is worth } 19,000 and Charles C. Leslie is worth $13.000. The family of Noisettes , truck farmers , are worth 9150,000. It > thu city savings banks the negroes$134 , < ji : ( > . .M on deposit. Ouu man has over $5,000. lie recently bought a $10,000 plantation and paid $7,000 in cash. In I'hiladulnliia John McKco is worth half a million' . He owns-100 houses. Sev eral are wortli $100.000 each. The negroes of New York own from $5,000,000 to $0,000,000 worth of real es tate. I' . A. White , a wholesale druggist , is worth $250,000 , and has an annual business of $200,000. Catherine Black is worth $150,000. In Now Jersey the negroes own $2,000,000 worth of real estate. Balti more has more negro homo owners than any other largo cily. Nineteen men are wortli a total of $800,000. John Thomas , the wealthiest , is worth about $150,000. Less than 100 negroes in Washington are wortli a tolal of if 1,000,000. In Louisiana the negroes pay taxes on $15,000,000 in New Orleans , and i0,0)0,000 : ! ( ) in Iho state. loniu Lafon , a French quadroon | is worth $1,100,000. The Mercer Bros. , clothiers , carry a stock of $ SOOOOl ) . Missouri has twenty- seven cili/.ens worth $1,000,000 in amounts ranging from $20,000to 50,000. Thu richest colored woman of the Houth , Amanda Eubauks , made so by the will of her white fathur.is worth * 100.00 ! ) , and lives near Agussa , Ga. Chicago , the homo of 18,000 colored people , has three colored firms in business whose pro prietors represent $ ' -0,000 each , ono # 15,000 , and nine $10,000. The Kastlake Furniture company is worth $200,000. A. J. Scolt has $115,000 invested in the livery business , and is worth $100,000 , including a well-stocked farm in Michigan. Mrs. John Jones and Kiohard Gran tare worth $70,000 each. A. G. White , of St. Louis , formerly purveyor of the Anchor line of htuaniorsafter financial rever.ses.has.sinco the age of forty-five , retrieved his for tunes and accumulated ? ! iO,000. Mrs. M. Carpenter , a San Francisco colored woman , has a bank account ot $50,000 , and Mrs. Mary Pleasants has an income from eiirht houses iu San Francisco , a ranch near San Mateo , and $100,000 in government bonds , In Marysville , Cal. , twelve individuals are the owners of ranches valued in the aggregate at from $150,000 to $180,000. Ono of them , Mrs. Peggy Buudan , has besides a bunk ac- coiint of $40,000. These statistics show that the brother in bhick is making some headway in the world. He is learning to "tote nis own skillett. " A liRiuillrtil 1'rcnmit. The Virgin Salt Co. , of Now Haven , Conn. , to introduce Virgin Salt into every family arc making this grand oiler : A Crazy 1'atchwork Block , enameled in twelve beautiful colors , and containing the latest Fancy Stitches.on . a large Litho graphed Card having a beautiful gold mounted Ideal Portrait in tlio center , given away with every 10 cent package of Virgin Salt. Virgin Salt has no equal for household purposes. It is the clean est , purest and whitest Salt ever seen or used. Ki'inuinbor that a largo package costs only 10 cents , with the abovu pres ent. Ask your grocur for it. Another \ ioiiin. The BKK of a few days ago contained a reforencu to thu fact of the death of Jerry Bowler in destitute circuimtances , in the alley in the rear of 11508 Jones strcol. His braiders altundcd thu funeral and then loft the widow to go to thu hospital , s iff ring f torn typhoid lovtr. Vestwr ay thu uninrtunutu woman died and was buried from Murrct & llc.ify's undertak ing rooms , MOST PERFECT MADS J'r pir8dwlthBtrtctr K rJtorurItTStronetbsni lleaUbfuloeis. ' noAmmoat&LtmeAlumorrho > pbttea.Dr.l'rlce'a JiiUiicU , Vnrllla , lirnun , etc. , flaroi ficilcloosl/ . JUff/VS MHVfP Ca FIELD. AND FARM. CultlYntcil ( IrnBRCR In Nebraska. The editor of the Farmer , iliirlnc a re cent tour of the fairs , gives his ImpreS' sions In relation to the iiditulnbllity of the plains for tlie cultivation of domesticated grasses U is well known that the plains up to the region of what U now Central Kansas , were formerly covered with a dense growth of wild grasses , forming a regular sward analogous to the ordinary prairie sod. Gradually as the mountain country was reached the character of the grasses changed , In the mountain re gion tlie so-called liuneh crosses began to npucttr , and yet In the valleys could ho found the same dense growth of nat ural grasses. Dr. Aiigliey states that there are over H5U varieties of wild grass In Nebraska ami the records of the agn cultural department at Washington show that tlie whole plains region ami the mountain beyond are rich in species of wild grasses many of them having uhlgh feeding value , lleneo the vast herds of cattle and horses that have miecooded the millions of bnllaloi's that within the hist thirty years roamed the plains nt will. In reference to tlm observations upon thu agriculture of Nebraska thu editor of the Farmer , an aonto observer , says : Of all the tame gra siM bltiu grass , tim othy and millet do the bet and have the highest value. On the plains of the 1'latto thu timothy crop this year was splendid , if we may judge from the sam ples wo saw at the fairs and that growing along the line of railroad. Tins grass tinds hero a perfect climate for its pro- dilution , and this , with the richness of tin1 soil , conduces toiUluxuriant crowtn. When once lirtniy li.Ncd in the neil _ it is not easily trodden out. nor can it be cropped olosoly enough to destroy Us growth , as is the ease with the plant in more northern latilndes. Nebraska farmers found out some lime ago that tree planting and the cultivation ol lame grasses were two of the reiiin- sites to suwes'ful agricultural practice in that state , unit In consequence its east ern portion is lilled with successful far mers. The western counties realized tins fact more quickly than their easlern neighbors , and nro carpeting thu table lands along the IMal'o with blue grass and timothy ntul dotting thu surface with groves of young and thrifty trees. Hut the work must not rest here. Less of exclusive corn raising and more of mixed husbandry are what is needed. The raising of butler grass and tliu feed ing of butter stock upon this grass is essential to tlio most successful agricul tural practice , not only in Nebraska but throughout tlio wliolo northwest. Tlio Ust > of Strnw. Whatever may he the value of straw as a partial food for stock , its true econ omy on the farm lies in its comfort , to stock as bedding. Why it is not more largely used in this way it is uiilienlt lo say when wo see the vast , quantities yearly going to waste through the win ter to bu bnrnea in the summer. Why not , when stock is put into tlio ' yards'for wintering , cover ttio ground thickly with straw , and especially under the bhudsV Thus liquids , the most valu able portion of the inannro , instead of going to waste , would bu soaked up by thu straw , and at length become thor oughly moistened. In the spring thu wliolo mav bu piled to be rotted into ma nure. Tli'e straw should be added to from tnnn to time , cMiccially after snow storms , so there may bu plenty for caitlo to lie on. Thus wlulo serving their com fort at the same time it is incroitsiuc in value , for thu ultimata value of straw is in prouortloii to its saturation with the liquid waste of the yards and stables. Straw is of little value as foodexcept to properly distend tlio stomachs of animals that are fed grain. Hotted down by itself , many good farmers claim that its true economy lies in its ashes. Tliuro is good ground for this belief , unless in thu case of tough soils that require to bo lightened up mechanically. It may pay in such cases to plow it under while dry. Yet its yaluu on such soils is as much enhanced by being lirst used as bedding as upon any other soil ; for before cervmg its ulti mate purpose in any soil it must lirst bo brought into luimupor mold. It is still more astonishing that many farmers hav ing plenty of strav should refuse to allow the stock , stabled in humup , a full supply of bedding , liven where Htraw is scarce there is no economy in bedding lignt. No more is lost by deep bedding than by thin bedding. It is only the fouled portions tions thad need bo thrown out. Little if nnv more will become so when the bed is six or eitrht inches thick than when thorn is only a liijht coverjng to the floor , and very much less feed is required when ani mals lie warm and are comfortable in other ways than they will be when they licshivoringand uncomfortabloon nearly hare planking or on the hard ground. Stock never cluster so when allowed their freedom. Then they seek the woods where the wind is broken , and where there is the comfort of the leaves with which Hie ground is covered. Where slraw is scarcn it will pay to gather leaves tor budding. .And even much of tlio soiled portions may bu dried aud again used as bedding if necessary. All SntiB for Winter. The man who leaves either his house out of repair or Ins burn , stable , or other outbuildings in a dilapidated state until the storms of winter xet in not only runs a great risk of health to his family and stock but adds , as a rule , very hugely to the money cost of their keeping. Warmth is now so generally considered of prime importance in lessening tlio cost of keep ing that no .sensible man questions its economy. No malter how rough the structuru is made if it bo warm. If sim ply a shed of poles and straw , make thereof roof water-tight and one side at least im pervious to wind. If built in the shape of an L yon have virtually two sides pro tected , so , if ample in size , from what ever direction the storm comes , tlie stock may-escape its full violence. If stock is to bo kept tied and this us a rule is most economical m the long run the struc ture should be impervious to wind and snow , but always with sufficient ventila tion to admit air from the side opposite to that from which the wind conies. In any ordinary structura made of timber and lumber when air is in motion there is no lack of ventilation ; but this must nevertheless be provided in still weather. The mum difficulty in filiation to re. pairs is that they are needlessly put oil Thu time to rupuir is when there may be an opportunity. Tighten windows and doors , batlcii cracks , put up any little convenience that niuy bu required , make a olosot for harness nwuy from thu direct tunics of thu stable , arrange thu granary GO thu provender may bo delivered directly from n chute , put upa * rack for whips and light tools and implements , and shelves for various conveniences. These are a few the most ncces-iiiry things ubout the barn and stable. Others will suggest themselves , but in any event do nut put on" providing for the actual com fort of thu animals of thu farm , or of thu family cither. Many a doctor's bill bus been contracted from the failure to provide water-light boots or clothing tor some emergency. Cattle Practical Farmer. Ain't it about time , brother farmers , that we begin to think and talk about sheds for our cattle , sheep anil hogs for the coining winter J \rou have not forgotten how our cows and young stock huddled together , humpbacked , vainly seeking protection from thn bleat winds and chilling slccl * ; how our sin-op were saturated to thu skin with water and weighed down with icu and snow until they could scarcely waU : , ami in their agony munching the flinty cornstalks and filthy , unsavory hay , made so by being trodden under foot' ; how the pigs sqinmhul and roamed all night , vainly keeking tdry , hcltcrcU nook to Ho down and enjoy a little com'r fortublofcft'cni Voir remember all this very distinctly , certainly. And you also remember , to your sorrow , , the bony , angular , hirsute appearance of your stock when. Springtime came. Languid nnd lon. y , wry ono of them tottered ns It walked , and when down scarcely able to rise in fact , some of them had not risen yet , and never will rise , utilos * , per1 adventure , bur dumb adimals have a ( Jabriel of their own whoso tooting horn will wako them to life and action again. The recoUvction of our past shortcom- ings is not ; i , pleasant one. Kxpericneo has also shown that our neglect has been an uiiprolitaljle one. U by , just look at i John Tliolphdl. ( you know him ) ho wint ered moio stock on less feud than any of us ; what a lot of butter ho made from his slick cows when the price of bi tier was high ? See how strong and thrifty his young heifers nnd steers were when turned to grass , and the wonderful growth they made the past summer. Dry , warm sheds and the currycomb oc- ' caslonallv did it for him. What an ini * motiso clip of wool ho took from his sheep , nnd what lareo , beautiful lambs the ewes brought forth , no feeble ones among them to pine and die for want of nourish incut from the mother , Shelter itid care did it for him. And his hogsl [ 'here is no use to make comparisons. I'hcy wcro pisrs great big hogs. too. A warm pen , with plenty ot straw bedding lid it for him. How fo Ilnve Omul IJultcr. Prairie Fanner ! Farmers and dairy men nro not entirely responsible for the Kid butter to bo found in our market. Much that would otherwise have reached In1 consumer in fair condition is ruined n thu grocers hands by being stored in badly ventilated cellars and other places ivith decayed vo < ri'tubles , kerosene , etc. I'hu indiseriniinating taste of the general public Is also a great hinilerance to im provement in the manufacture of butter. Some few there aru who must have re- illy good butter , and are willing , if need Iel" to pay a high price for It , but it has jeon ram for an ordinary farmer to meet with such customers as these. The gen- iral run of the public io ! not know high jlass from inferior butter , unless the butter is very had. The story is well known of the clever grocer , who when he got in a lirkin of butler , used to saw it in hnlf and label one half 20 cents and the other L'5 cents , customers tnsted and looked knowing , nnd generally camu lo the conclusion that tor the sake of 5 cents they had hotter take the best , and 5 firkins wont oil'at twenty-five cents a pound for every ono that was snld at twenty cents. The fact is. there has been such a quantity of inferior butter forced on the market that people have gogl used toll. The most I hat can bu said is that some is less bad than others. Few know the dulicato aroma and nnttv llavor of the best sweet cream buttur. The great majority of consumers are content if they get butter devoid of strong tusle or smell , jieiico the opening for buttorine , which is free from bad odor and has no unpleas ant taste , or rather very little tastopt any kind. Hul the remedy lies largely in tlio hands of the bill I or producer. In tlio lii-bt place every elVbrt should bo made to maniifacluo a good article , and market it in attractive shape. Secondly , those who can and.do make good butter should seek a market whore such products are appreciated. If the local dealer pays ono price for all butler , regardless of qualily , tlie butter-maker should transfer his busi ness to somo'jleah'r more nearly abreast will ) the times. The "one-price" dealer will thus only get the inferior article , and ho will soon change his policy. When the practice of paying for butter accord ing to tinalitj' becomes general , but little bad butter will be produced. A Good llorso. Rural Now Yorker : We examined a horse last week that came as uear our ideal of the * perfect farm horse as wo have soon. Broad and strong , gentle and kind , of good color , a willing worker , a fair roadster , and with far more than the usual equine intolligencu. The lirst reason her owner gave for tier excellence was : "It cost $50 to sire her. " There is a t'o d deal in that remark. If you wijl think it over you will lind that every first-class horse that you Know of cost more thantliu common her u. A $ f)0 ) colt is n ? r 0 colt and a $3 colt is a colt , every time. Hack in tiio pedigree of every first-class animal will be found a good-.si/.ed service fee. Wo do not wish to bo understood as sa.ving that by simply paying a largo service fee a farmer may consider himself sure to get a good colt. We do mean that the service of a lirst-class , shapely , well-bred animal is worth ten times as much as that of a scrub. There is no law of nature that can enable scrubs to produce anything but scrubs. How Vegetables are Wintered. Seed Time and Harvest : Only n few vegetables can be wintered outdoor in thu north without protection. Parsnips are among the exceptional vegetables which the winter does not destroy , and except for use while the ground is frozen , umv bo left in the soil , balsify or veget able oyster is of a similar nature , but bouts , turnips and carrots will not stand excessive cold ; to retain the fresh , crisp flavor , they should ! > c taken up as lute as possible' , and placed in a cool collar erin in pits , with earth and straw onoimh over them to prevent freu/.ing. The latter is the method most in vogue with market gardeners , who usually know how bustle lo pre.iynt their vegetables in tlie finest condition. Artificial heat in 11113 * form spoils the flavor of vctogablcs gen erally. The swcot potalo is an exception , and will rot in a temperature below CO degrees , while dryness docs not injure it. Cat- bagu may bo pulled up roots and all , turned upside down , tliu heads packed together in beds six foot in width and the ground between the rows thrown over the heads. In extremely frosty weather they cannot bo reached , and enough ' must be left In the cold root collar for winter uso. Onions require a dry barn or i stable loft , and should not bo packed more than eight or ten inches deep , wiJh n foot of straw over them to keen out tlio frost , in the extreme north some lira protection may bo necessary For fam- ilv use u string can bo hung UP In any part of the cellar , Onions will stand 20 1 ! degrees of frost without injury , if dry. Celery ( 19 host \\hon taken from the opun ground , but should bo taken up aud placed ] close together in beds with earth and lltler over all to keep from freezing. Winter \ squashes require a dry place , free from f frost. Selection of Seed. Farm , Field and Stockman : All seed of enroll ! cralns should bu selected from the best part of the crop , and while yet enough remains to Insuru that only thu heaviest ' , und of course the plumpest , is retained , After thoroughly cleaning in n ! mill that will sort out all seeds of woods and ! the smaller grain , tht ) seed may bu Mill ' furthur Improved by throwing it across ' a barn floor with n scoop , a little at > a time , as heretofore slated in the Farm ' , Held and Stockman. The grain that | Hies farthest will bo the heaviest. In this way you will secure scod that will hold the crops from deterioration from year to year , . o far as quality is concerned. Careful preparation of the soil , careful sowing and covering will assist the farmer , not only In holding a high avontgu , but in incrciisitii ! the average - ago from yuar to year , until the full maximum of production is reached If you ha\v not yet avcd seed corn dose so at onco. Dupundoiice upon scji-eting seed from thu crib in the spring gives ir regular and slow germination even when a favorable autumn and winter luts pre vented serious damage to the rrilihi-d corn. This , also , has been previously stated , and is not necessary now to bo repeated. Vet this much may again bo said. If tlm corn lias ripuned thoroughly the seed may bo seluctcd after husking , and while lii-ing thrown into tlio crib , if a careful person is selected ono having a good nye to si/a ears that are large , evenwell _ ripened and olhurwi. o purfect. Thu.su may bo thoroughly dried in , a narrow crib or cribs in a suitable room where it. may become fully dry. Suppose it cost you even $1 a bushel. Is it not cheap at that ? Yes , because eveiy grain will grow and produce a strong , healthy plant. It is no more to be expected that seed weakened in the germ can porduco a pcifeot , healthy plant , thau that a weakly , diseased dam shall producu lusty , strong , woll-dovolopcd , healthy young. That like produces like is as true with plants as with animals. Beam > nnl > le Hints anil Sunj-estlonH. A good grooming is as refreshing to a liorsu as a bath is to a man. Turnips nro native food for thccp. Farmers in England feed scarcely any- thingelse. Sulphur nnd old tobacco leaves burned in thu poultry house , the house being closed perfectly tight , will clean out tliu red lieu. It is useless to hope to deMroy the acid ity of certain soils by tlio application of lima and other supposed correctives , only drainage will accomplish it. The struggle against woods may bo con tinued in autumn willi mine or less suc cess as long as their seeds can bo induced to sprout , ready for destruction by the harrow. All irinnt or tall growing celeries should bo avoided ; as a rula they are always more hollow , give twice the labor to work , and arc inferior in llavor to tlio dwarf-growing sorts. The theory that fowls and turkeys in jure the grain by roaming through it Is not true , while tliu slugs they kill and their droppings mndo soluble by the rain increase the crop. Where wire-fencing is not easily ob tained the poultry yards may bo fenced with hitliB , which will last two seasons. Laths make a ehcnp fence , but the wire- netting is more durable. In storing potatoes the first considera tion is to keep thorn in perfect darkness ; tlio next is that tho. bins should not bo too deep , nor over three feel , else it pro duces warmth and causes them to sprout. There is no farm interest that tends more surnlv to profit than shonn on lands suited to grazing , especially where woods or bushes interfere with successful culti vation , or on lands too rough to till easily. The best drug for poultry is cnrbolio acid. Ont a pint of the crudest , for 50 , cents , put it at once into a gallon of water and sprinkle it with n broom all over tlio chicken house and furniture once a m on Hi. Flowers intended for winter blooming should bo potted at once , if nnl already attended to. As a ruin geraniums that have flowered freely during llm .siinmipr cannot bo depended upon for winter bloom. Boc-knoping is a profitable industry to those who are adapted to and thoroughly understand the business. A young man in Illinois has already sold 10,400 pounds of honey this season from 11)5 ) colonies of bees. bees.There There is no better plan for freeing rooms and cellars of mildew than to burn sulphur in thorn The rooms should bo effectually ole nd , and notoponod for ono hour after being lilted with the sulphur fumes. The best , bed for pigs is one inado of leaves. Fine litter of any kind Is always , preferred by thorn to that which is coarse , and the cheapest and most convenient is leaves , which require no preparation for that purpci.se , After frost has pinched the grasses they are no longer suflicixnt for cattle that must be kept in good flesh , nor for cows giving milk. Add enough gram , and thu grass will serve much bettor to maintain good condition. CHICAGO SHORT LIE ov run THE BEST ROUTE froa OMAHA d CDIIJCIL BlUIFS il E3.A.ST. TWO TRAINS DAILY HIJrWUKN O.UAIlA COUNOlIi Chicago , AND Milwaukee , St. Paul , Minneapolis , Ictlar liiiphls , Clinton , Diibuquo , Davenport , Kock l9lamlFreuiK > rt , Koi-kfim ! , Elgin , Madison , Jiuiesville , llelolt , Wluoirn , I iv Crosse , Aud all ether 'mportnut ' point * Kust , NortlioMl nail Bouillons ! . Kortliroupli ticUots call on tlio Tiokot Asjiiu nt HOI Kurnsim Mi-uct ( In t'Axtoii llotoll.or n Union I'nclAa Uopot. . I'lilliuiinblootiersmiil thn Ducal Dlnlntf Cnrs In the wiirlil nro run o tlio tnalu lines of thu CHICAGO. MIMY.IIIKBK * Sr. I'AUI. UAIIATAV , nntl orory Bltontloti 19 imiiJ to pasJonaori bf courtKims employee of tlm rninpnny. H , MM.t.r.H , lliinernl Mnnngur. J. V. TITUKKK , As l tanl ( lonorftl MnnftRor. A. V. H. CMii'K.NTKit , Goiiorat ' ( | KO. K. IlKArroun , Assistant OeuorM 1'asson- ger nil Ticket Aifi-nt J. T. CtAiiK. Uoiienll Silporlntoiiitont. Red Star Line Carry IIIK tlio Iloluhira ttnynl ntul Ualtod Stulm Mull , willing i'\cry t-nturdtiy Between finf wern & Now York GERMANY ITALY HOLLAND TO TUG RU1HE , , , - LAND AND FRANCS. K.\Ili AND WINTEIl. Snlon from { IV ) to $ T'Kxcurslon trip from fllO to $1Soconil ; Ciibui , mitwHnl , * t > : " > ! o.voiir.slon.l'.K ) . Stooriipo nl low rntos. 1'ctor Wrlalit & Bonn , Uuuora AtrontB , U IJroadwivy. Now VotK. ilunry 1'unlt , liilt ) Fiirimmsr. : I'nutaua k Co. 14 'H Fiii-niini tit : I ) . ( ) . I'roiiiiiini , Kfil Fiun.uu st MOnnCATAnnir. ThcOn-ntncnimn ICcmcily iBninniillvcciiip I'tccnaniiila I paclcico ami llouk tut 1O centi lnstam ) . ) . U. 1IU1HUAL CO. , Kuit llamiitun , O'oun. LINCOLN BUSINESS DIRECTORY Itcccntlr Unlit. Newly Furnlihoi The Tremont , J. C. IMT/niillAIiU * SON , I'roprlolors. Cor. Hh niul I'Sis. , Lincoln , Nob. nntMSl.M pcriUjf. fctrccl curs from liinno to anr pirtof Hie cl'J- ' J. 11. W. HAN KINS , Architect , Olllccs 31. ill niul W , ICIuhariis IIIocli , Mnroln. fli. Hlovator on lltli lln'C.lcrol llii'prterof .UWAI OAITLK. KnoiiiIIUHNDA K. M WOODS. Live Stock Auctioneer alu.i iiiiuUi In all imrt.s of tlut U.S. at fair mica. Itooni 3Slut illoek , Lincoln , Nub. ( tulloiray anil Short Hum bulls lorsnlo. 15. 11. GOUMMNG , Farm Loans and Insurance , CorrcAuonilpnco In rcgrnrd to loiiua Rollcitod. Itoom4 , Klcliunls lllouk , I.liiftihi , Noli. Kiverside Short Horns Of strictly luii-n llutoHiinJ Hatt'K TaiipoJoattlo. Ilorcl niinilierB about IW hunil. I'ninlllos roprrsuntoil : l''llberls ' , CrnRsrs , Acoiulia , HcnlcK , llosu of SlmrdiiH. Moss Kosos , KnlKtitly Duchesses , 1'lnt Crook \ 011117 Marys , riiylllsos , I.ouunsniulTruo Ixivci ) . Hulls lor Eulu. 1 I'uru Uutcs l-'iliiarl. 1 1'uro Iliitoi Crniriri . 1 Uouoof Sliaibn. 1 Young Mnry , 1 1'uio Crulck Slnuik nnrl othors. Como mill Ins'OCl ' tlui her < l. AdiU-L-bJ , 01IAS. M. IIUAN , Lincoln , Neb. Whou in Lincoln Flop at National Hotel , And got a good dinner to 25c. 25c.FBUAWAY FBUAWAY Prop. JMALT WHISKEY M > rrlnllr DI'llllcil for nirillrlnnl Vr. TJli BEST TONiCl UNEOUAlEDforCONSOMPTIO * WASTING DISEASES nd GENERAL DEBILITY. PERFECTS gjQESTIQrt Ml. F.I V U WAU.tXO. 9 r. pom In Hilff , Nitluntl UuMt cf N. J. , lllMi "Jlv mirnllon WM c 1IM t < TOHt Kf > toii Mull M hUkejr fcl Mr. Idilur , I > iusl l , of Tmiton nn < l I 1mt Hi" ! T w bollll nllh fnr I'rlttr rITrcl tli n ny hnrp I r l. 1 Atn ITCiMnm.tiJfnl ( Tour irtlcli In my prucllc * , tl flhJ IM JMtlM.ulotj. . " BHTASS Cl ( CT-Tb * ! ! " " ! " ' " " " " r MlBU efBelUi. "i".iiii. EISNER & IflENDELSON , fP 4ti u lorlbp 11 A. ) 8lfi. 818 nJ320 Race St. . PhiladdsM.v Pa. ' ( looilniau \Gonl.Agent3Oiunh9. ( . Nebraska. % CO . , ! STAR AGON , ,1 Deliciout ; Flavor. No pains nro | spared to mnko | those meats- THE BEST , that can bo produced. ' People of EPICUREAN TASTES arc highly . with thora. i Ifyotir nrurrrni * mi\i-livlmnn do not Uoop thou. eliil dlreot ( o Anuoiir < U Co. . Chlolir- ' Nebraska National Bank OMAHA. NEBRASKA. Paid up Capital $250,000 Surplus 3OOQO H. W. Yules , President. A. K. Tounlln.iro 1'rcsldont. V. 11 S. Hu lio8 , Coshlw. iiiucTons : \V. V. Morse , John S. Collins , I II. W. Yatoa , Lewis S. Kood. A. B. TotiKiilin. BANKING OFFIOE : * . THE IRON BANK , Cor latli and Furnuni St3 ' A lif. crul rtankinfc Husiness Transaolod. ' N. W. HARRIS & Co. iS , VJI1CAGO. i 01 Count Ion. Cities mill otliorsof lilKli rnilo hoimhtnnd solil EuatorK oHloo CH DoTouahlic Bl. . liostou. Corruspoui- enco soHcltoi ! . j WANTED ! Ladies to Work for Us nt Their Own' ' Homos. $7 to $10 Per Yfeei Can Be Qnistly Hide. No plioto , fiilntln i no ctinvnsnlnK. For full utloajv UIH . lo.M..ddni. . t . . og , , KNT AU.p ( ) M in Contrnl M. Huston , Mini. , llox H 70 OCl'.dllDOOj HMUfinn RESTORED. ATirtimot IfllaHEellll ? u'iii ' > r nminjJcnoo u L-4 | i H11F1U U U Vrcmatun , , Nervoii Dcuuy ' , iici wuii4 , I IoUntvUistilatilimili-U-liuvln lrlHlln t tlOtt ' rcrv Known reniflv , Imi iltncovi , . . ] a tduuu * rlfuro , which JIM will neiu ) PR E B to M follownufff ror * AddnttM/O. J. MASON.I'ofct ( JmT-u ffoiSW.New YoikClW DEWEY & STONE , IT E One of the Best and Largest Stocks in th0 United States to Select From , OMAHA NEB. SHERMAN ROAD CART. i" BEST CART ON EARTH. " SINGLE , DOUBLE and LIGHT , . . . . | Uftlli 1.10 I In. H ! ll ' EASY , DURABLE and CHEAP. ! . Crated free on board cars , | Aumir. ' * i GHA $ , T , ALLEW , MuiiasBit , ! COLDWATER , Mich , . Mention Oiuiilm lluu. 1i C * * F WT MISFIT The great success attending tlie Special Sale of Misfit and Uncalled-for Garments , at the Only Has fyeen even greater than was expected , but a number of tailor-m clj'gar ments are still on sale , consisting of the best styles of make and the finest goadsfextant. It will pay you well to see those handsome suits , as b , refer ence ib the price list it will be seen that they are being sold for les. > thdn ready made clothing , - OVERCOATS , $25 Merchant I'tiilcr Made ut ? 10flO ! ! 0 " ' " 11,50 40 " 15 CO " t0 ! ' ' 70 " Jid.OU MISFIT CLOTHING PARLORS