Nebraska Newspapers

    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
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lleaUbfuloeis. '
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JiiUiicU , Vnrllla , lirnun , etc. , flaroi ficilcloosl/ .
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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.
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A. V. H. CMii'K.NTKit , Goiiorat '
( | KO. K. IlKArroun , Assistant OeuorM 1'asson-
ger nil Ticket Aifi-nt
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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.
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nn < l I 1mt Hi" ! T w bollll
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( looilniau \Gonl.Agent3Oiunh9. ( .
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Surplus 3OOQO
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V. 11 S. Hu lio8 , Coshlw.
iiiucTons :
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II. W. Yatoa , Lewis S. Kood.
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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
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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
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