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THE SPRINGDALE NEWS.
J\<). r. STAFFORD. Editor.
SPHIN<U>ALE, - ARKANSAS.
TO A CHILD.
Oh. my child, my pure and perfect man child,
With the light of Heaven in your eyes.
Anti your yellow har like glory resting
O'er a face so angel sweet and wise!
Oh. ray child, 1 hold your hand and trernblo
When I think of all that you must meet
On the way, where there )s naught to guide you
Save my clouded eyes and stumbling foot.
All the nobleness that sleeps within you
Waits my touch to waken into grace;
Ah, the man you will be haunts my futura
With reproach, not love, upon his face!
Is the gardener not appalled and daunted
When he sees but lifeless twigs, and knows
That within ihe bare, brown things there slum
bers.
Waiting for his waking hand, the rose?
bo I fear, from fingers all unskillful.
Some rude touch your perfect growth may
mar;
If the priming-knife slip but a little.
You must carry, all your life, a sear.
Oh. p" child, unknown, unconscious currents
Meet and mingle in your young, warm blood,
So, (led help me wh^n your *oul shall blossom,
And—God help me should I blight its bud.
Am'rican Viujazitie,
TIERRA DEL EUEGO.
Lato Information About a Little
Known Country.
-V
Results of scientific and < .eogra pliiral I
ploratloiiM- I ormi'i Min oiicHptiiiiis
Corrected The Name a
Misnomer.
Ticrra del Fuego ini' hitherto at
tracted but little attention, and the
hnsv world lias been content to lot il
alone. Of late, however, circumstances
have arisen which give the country
interest and supply information about
it. Within the last live, years it has
been the subject of more thorough and
scientific investigation than has ever
been previously attempted. Lieutenant
Bovc. of the Fiench navy', has, by per
mission of tlie Argentine Govern meat,
and partly under Its patronage, made an
expedition to the southeast portion of
Tierra del Fuego; and bis laliors havero
sulted in a valuable report on the fau
na. flora and general characteristics
of the country, and tin- condition and
language of the people. Another even
more valuable contribution to our
knowledge Oil the subject has been
made by Kev. Thomas Brydges, a
Church of England missionary, who
has lived in the southeastern part of
Tierra del Fuego for over twenty-five
years, and has during that long resi
dence accumulated an important
amount of information about the coun
try and its inhabitants. Mr. Julius
—^ I’opper, a man of seientide anti dents,
has also, on behalf of a mining com
pany, recently made an expedition
right across tlie country from Useless
Bay on tic- west to San Sebastian on
tlie east ami thence along the coast.
Lastly, Don Kainon Lista, a well-known
explorer agd a member of the (leo
graplural Society of Buenos Ayres, has
just returned from a scientific and geo
graphical expedition to the east and
southeast coasts, undertaken at the in
stance of tlie Argentine Government.
Fhese combi nod sources of information
have served to correct many errors
hithertoeurrent about the country, and
to add to our knowledge in many im
portant respects.
The group of islands which form tlie
archipelago of Tierra del Fuego have
an area of about eighty thousand
square mites, nearly the same size as
Fngland and Scotland. l*arwin de
scribes the country as "a mountainous
land, partly submerged in the sea, so
that deep inlets and buys occupy the
place where the valleys should exist,
l'o ft ml an acre of level land in any
part of the country is most rare ” Don
Ramon Lista, however, who has had
greater and more recent opportunities
of in vestigat ions, t li inks tlie di.-eript ion
h mistaken one. He describes Argen
tine Tierra del Fuego as presenting
two aspects. In tin north there are
valleys more nr less extensive, cov
ered with splendid groves, and irri
gated by large rivers, some of which
are navigable: this region enjoying an
agreeable temperature, with very little
snow during the w inter. South of this
he reports that the appearance of the
country changes, and extended forests
appear, where the grass is not so
abundant or the rivers so large Tin
face of the land in this part is some
thing like Switzerland, with small
lakes, elevated mountains and valuable
timber forests, lie seems to think the
country capable of great development,
for he adds: “On the plains thorn will
yet he planted a great pastoral indus
try. while 1 believe the mountains will
be found to contain valuable mineral
deposits.
Tlii' geological formation of Tierra
del Kuego corresponds with that of
Patagonia; its mountains are the con
tinuation ami southern extremity of the
Andos, whilo the plains and uplands
correspond to the Patagonian steppes.
In some parts the formation is decided
ly volcanic, pumice stone is found in
large quantities, and granite and
quart/are abundant. On the other
hand, limestone, iron ami coal seem to
be wanting. Hold has been found in
considerable quantities in the north,
and for a number of years the enter
prising Chilians have been washing il
at the foot of the chain of hills which
forms the roasts of Useless and Future
Pays. The climate is certainly not tlio
^ best in the world, but its disudvan
tages seem to have been a good deal
exaggerated by casual visitors who
have, perhaps, been unfortunate as to
times and localities. Mr. Brydgos tells
us that in the humid regions of the
west frosts are almost unknown; while
in >he central and eastern parts, where
the sky is nearly always cloudless,
there is intense eold during the four
months from June to September. He
adds that the want of sufficient heat in
summer is the great drawback to the
climate, and is a greater inconvenience
than the cold in winter, whicli hat
never been known to he lower than
12 degrees Fahrenheit, while the high
est summer temperature is only 75 de
grees. If it were not for the raw.
damp winds, the climate of Tierra del
Fuego would be much better than that
pf Canada. While there are probably
few stream* in the country which are
of sufficient size ever to he utilized for
navigation, there is a large number of
small rivers and watercourses, which
carry off the rains and melted snow
from the mountains, and thus assist to
irrigate the lower plains.
Travelers’ reports as to the inhabit
ants of Tierra del Kuego have been
oonllieting. Some visitors have re
ported the natives to be stalwart, line
looking men. and others have described
them as small and abject beings.
Darwin, whose Helentifie investigations
were confined to the south of the coun
try. says that “ one can hardly believe
them to hi- feiiow-creatures and inhab
| Hants of tile same world.” On the
other hand, other explorers in the
north and northeast describe the Fuc
gians as powerful men of large stature
and warlike instincts. This apparent
discrepancy seems to he due to the
fact that the land is inhabited by
two very distinct races of Indians.
Mr. Brvdges. whose long residence
in the country enables him to speak
with authority on this point, assures
us that there are two separate and
distinct tribes dwelling in Tierra del
Fuego. He calls them, as they call
themselves, Onas and Yahgans, the for
mer living in the north and the lat
ter in the south. riu- Onas seem to be
almost identical in character, manners
and language with the Tuchelehe In
dians of Patagonia. Like them, they
use hows and arrows in thu,chase. and
an- muscular, active and well formed.
Their number is now much reduced: an
epidemic of measles having been very
fatal among them a few years ago. and
the whole tribe probably does not now
number more than live hundred per
sons. They arc nomadic, and live prin
eipally in portable tents, covered with
gnanaco skins. Mr. Popper did not
form a high opinion of their inlellee
tual faculties, judging from the primi
tive nature of their implements, lie
describes their tools as consisting for
the most part of pieces of iron, taken
from some Vessel cast on shore, and
th-d to jiiecos of wood in leather
thongs. They have no canoe-. and do
not fish, though they pick up on tho
shore such fish as are left behind after
heavy tides. Their only water-vessels
are large shells; but they display' some
ingenuity in making arrows and bas
kets.
The Yughans, who inhabited the
southern portion of Tierra del Fuego,
tire an altogether different people
from the Onas, and have, with some
reason, been considered as the most
miserable speeies of humanity in the
Western Hemisphere. Tiny are qiiiir
relsomc and treaeliei-ons, and are gov
erned entirely by their desires and
passions Vi ry dexHtrous in the man
agement id canoes, they live largely
I by fishing, hut are \crv destitute even
of the simplest appliance for cooking
and comfort. Some of the tribes arc
of fair size, but others are extremely
| diminutive and abject looking-. Mr.
Brydgcs, however, who has lived
among them nearly a quarter of a
century, says they are not so de
i graded a- they have, been represented,
and he particularly repudiates the j
charge of cannibalism which has boon 1
made against them. They have
been found capable of some small
measure of civilization, but, like
the Onas, have suffered severe
ly- from epidemics, especially from
small-pox. 1'heir number is now con
siderably below three thousand. Mr.
Brydg -s describes their language as
- soft, rich and very full;” how rich
and full may be inferred from his al
most incredible statement that he has
accumulated a vocabulary of no fewer
than 30.IHMI words. To find such, a
wealthy language among so low a race
is a curious eireuiustanoe and one
worthy of consideration hv ethnolo
gist*.
Such area few of the latest particu
lars about this little-known territory.
Keen the name by which it is known is
a misnomer, it being a land of frost
rather than a land of fire. It receives
(hi latter title from its discoverer,
Magellan, who, when passing its
northern coasts, noticed night after
night a succession of small fires, which
he supposed to bo due to some myster
ious natural causes. In reality, they
were beacons lighted by' the natives;
but flu' original mistake bits given a
permanent name to the country, and is
ty pical of many other mistakes which
have since been made about it. — C7ww
fjers’ Journal.
Some Misleading Names.
The tuberose is no rose, hut a species
of olyanth.
1'ompcv s pillar had no historical
connection with Fompey in any wav.
Cleopatra’s needle was not erected
by the Egyptian Queen, nor in tier
IKMHII.
i Whalebone, i- not, bone. aud it> said
not to possess a single property of hone.
Turkish baths did not originate in
Turkey, and arc not^ baths. only heated
ohamiters.
(Jarman silver was not invented in
Germany, and does not contain a parti
clo of silver. .
Black lead is not lead nt, all, but a
compound of carbon and a small quan
tity of iron.
Brazilian grass never grow in Brazil,
and is not grass: it is nothing but strips
of palm leaf.
Burgundy pitch is not pitch, and does
not route frohi Burgundy, the greater
jiart of it is resin and palm oil.
Sealing wax does not contain a par
ticle of wax, hut is composed of Venice
turpentine, shellac and cinnabar.
Cuttle bone is not bone, but a kind ot
chalk once inclosed in the fossil re
mains of extinct specimens of cuttle
fish.
Prussian blue has no special relation
to Prussia, hut is a cyanide of potas
sium and iron. Prussic acid w as for
merly obtained from it. — -Nodes and
Queries.
A Ministerial Reproof.
Minister (mildlyV I've been want
ing to sec you. Mr. Kurd, in regard to
the quality of milk with which you are
serving me.
Milkman (uneasily)- Yes. sir.
Minister (very mildly) I only want
ed to say, Mr Kurd, that I use the milk
for dietary purposes exclusively, am!
not for christening -1- **
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.
Mr. Dana, of the New York Sun,
rallies his nevsp»i>«r property at
fo.OOO.OOO.
It is said that the Century Magatitie
receives an average of 1,000 manu
scripts a month from literary aspirants.
Mr. Henry (’. Lett, sometime pub
lisher and now author and antiquarian,
has one of the largest libraries in Phila
delphia, and spends most of his time
among his hooks.
- The new Japanese Minister at
Wa hington was in IH77 sent to prison
for live years fora political offense.
During hi8 conlinement he translated
John Stuart Mill'# works on political
economy into Japanese.
— Every year writers in this country
use or lose one hundred million steel
pens. Comparatively few of these are
imported now, and those who buy for
eign-made perns pay more and got a
poorer article than if they bought the
America n.
Colonel Hoherl (I. Ingersoll, refer
ring to recent insinuations that he had
been guilty of plagiarism, offers a re
ward of ten thousand dollars to any
one who w ill find a sentence in any
book which has been appropriated by
him in a public speech.
In the library of Dr. Williams, in
London, is a copy of the Bible in
shorthand. It is exquisitely written,
and is said to have belonged to an ap
prentice of the time of James II., who
feared that the Bible was about to be
prohibited, and so wrote this copy.
The American work of fiction that
has had tlie greatest salo is M rs. Stowe's
•• Uncle Tom's Cabin." Next to U
conies " The Lam|)lighter, a Boston
school-teacher's work, that has been
throng'll two pummel editions of on'
thousand copies each. The third hook
on tlio list of successes is Ilabborton's
“ Helen's Rabies.”
Mr. Hdison's latest invention, the
phonograph. is his most, marvelous,
for it not only records speech, hut re
peats it. It is now perfected for ordi
nary use, and a test, exhibition was re
cently given before a company of elec
tricians mid others in New York, which
was thoroughly successful. It is said
of Kdison that he can invent and dic
tate letters at the same time; that his
brain works as easily in one direction
as the other.
London Truth is in a state of mind
because novelists will never refer to
a hand pure and simple; it always'
must be a "gloved hand” or an ‘‘un
gloved hand.” Truth says and inti
mates that the next thing in order is
to find the boys of fiction bathing with
•‘unshod feet " and playing foot-ball
with "shod” one-, while the dying
heroine in the last chapter may lie
expected to tui'ii her "lovely, unbou
nded head on the snowy pillow" and
the hero to walk down 1’all‘Mail with
his “intellectual head magnificently
h att'xl.”
—A correspondent recently asked
Mr. liiiskiri his view- and practice re
garding the Sacrament of the Lord’s
Supper. "My dear sir,” replied the
illustrious critic and moralist, “ i
gladly take the bread, water, wine or
meat of tin- Lord’s Supfter with mem
inn's ef any family or nation who obey
linn; anil should In- epually sure it
was liis giving if 1 were myself
woilliy to receive it- whether the in
termediate mortal hand were the
Hope’s, tlie (Queen’s or a hedge-side
gypsy’s.”
HUMOROUS.
-An author was recently asked for
a list of the best hundred books. With
>ai 1m courtesy he replied that he had
not yet written ipiite a hundred.
II (.'fern Rural.
—Teas'her(to class) —“In this stanza,
what is meant by the line: ‘The shades
of night were falling fasti” ” Bright
scholar - •• The people were pulling
down the blinds.” Turk.
Mr.t'umso " I saw an obese wom
an as I came " Mrs. (‘iimso (inter
' rupting) "Well, I think it’s about
! time they stopped the immigration of
those vile foreigners." America.
“ Are you a man of family, sir?” he
said to a timid little chap who had a
nervous way of looking' over liis shoul
der. "Yes, sir,” was the reply; “nty
wife has a husband and four children.”
Scapegrace Son (introducing lib
old father to young lady) “Miss
Mindys the author of my being.” Old
(Jontleman (bowing) A work that
has been much criticised.” Harper'?
Murju riic .
-They were seated at the suppoi
table and speaking about the different
I sorts of fruit, each one had a prefer
| cnee.. Little Ruth, who was the last t<
i speak, said: "I like all kinds ef fruit
bul hash. Ih emit h n • I rts.i
Mrs. Guzzler “Will you lie home
to dinner, dear?" Guzzler "No; im
portant business; down-town late.'
Mrs. G “Wlmt a pity! and wearo go
ing to have sueh a nice rum omelet-'
Guzzler “I'll be liome.’’- loirn Top
: ICS.
Mr. Ham (the eminent tragedian!
— “The dramatic profession in this
! eountry, my dear sir. is making rapic
strides." I tear Sir (much impressed;
Yes. I suppose' it has to at times, tf
get out of the way of trains."- Till
i LiUs.
Mistress "Bridget, where is thn<
picture of Psyche that belongs in th<
front parlor?" Bridget — "Oeh, it’s
I mesilf, mum, that forgot to bring i!
| back, i was fi.vin" me hair for church
! this marnin’, tin' I left it in me own
'room." Thin.
Deacon (to eountry ministorl—"I
s'pose, parson, that the advance in
1 your «,olary from five hundred to six
hundred dollars will be a big help te
you." Minister "Yes, indeed; the
additional one hundred dollars will en
able me to hire a man to collect the five
hundred dollars."—Harper's linzar.
Uncle Hast us (to postmaster) —
Has yo' got enny letters fo’ me,
hoss?" Postmaster “Nothing to-day.
Uncle Rastas." Uncle Rastus "No
postal-kiards. or stamps, or nuthin’?”
Postmaster "No; were you expecting
I to hear from somebody?" Uncle Bas
tus—"No, 1 don' expec' ter hear from
\ nobody, sab. but I was parsin’ by an’
II thought 1 wild je>s step in an’ uat
roui.:e Uc > ■ tiiblishment.
t
SOUTHERN AGRICULTURAL,
Hints on Making Pork.
Tlio process of converting grain into
pork b,v means of a machine called a
hog. is by no means a difficult one,
provided the machine is kept in run
ning order. It is folly to suppose and
expect that a hog ran convert any and
all kinds of food into pork. It is neces
sary that, if wo want pork, we must
feed those foods wltieh will produce
Hesli and fat. When hogs arrive at
; the proper age for fattening, see that
I every one is in a healthy condition
and is thriving. The system must be
in perfect order, that food may
not hi' wasted. Don't throw in a
wagon-load of corn, reminding
your hogs that it. is all they
will get for a week, but gradu
ally and systematically work them up
to "full feed." Do not ehange the diet
too suddenly, and especially use earn !
in changing from green to solid food.
Adopt regular hours for feeding, and
the animals will soon learn to expert it
about that time every day. With old 1
hogs, food twice a day is often enough,
hut with young shoats, I would advise
feeding three times a day, as by only
feeding' twice they overload their stom
achs. The food should always be given
in a clean, wholesome condition, and
never allowed to sour. The barrels
or vats in which the food is mixed
should be cleaned after each feeding,
and all surplus food removed. The
main object should be to keep your
hogs with good healthful appetites.
Hot's fatten best when not disturbed
or excited. Never allow your pigs to
run with fattening hogs, as their run
ning about often excites the older ones.
The important thing now is to promote
idleness and sloop. I believe that
feeding about 6 a. m. and f> p. iu. are
perha [is the most satisfactory hours
during the summer and fall.
There is no doubt that hogs can ho
fattened quicker and with less food if
provided with good warm houses, and
the food given in troughs and not scat
tered about the ground, i do not ad
vise placing too many together, but
those of nearly uniform size may oc
cupy the same pens or apartments.
Slops thickened by meals are very de
sirable. and are certainly more econom
ical than entire grain. Vegetables
and roots may be used liberally in
winter fattening, but this must not at
any time form the whole diet, as
they do not contain much
fattening qualities. I’se lib
erally of salt and wood ashes,
cinders, refuse coal, slacked lime,
brimstone and charcoal about once a
week, each in small quantities. Above,
all things see that your hogs have un
failing appetites and are in good con
dition physically.
The watering of hogs is also very
important and should he done with
some system. The heating effects of
corn are often aggravated by pouring
into the overloaded stomachs a mass
of cold water. This often results in a
severe purging that debilitates the
digestion more than any thing else.
Water should be givyn hogs in limited
quantities, and it should be warm
enough to have the chill taken from
it. By following this course, there
will be less disturbance of digestion.
,The cravings of an animal suffering
from such intense internal heat, caused
by overfeeding, should not be satisfied
by allowing perfect freedom to cold
water. As an animal glows fatter,
there is less waste of moisture from
the system hv evaporation than when
the animal is in thin flesh. There is,
besides, in a fattening animal, a
gradual hardening of the flesh,
caused by a substitution of fat for
water in the system, so that, well
fed fattening animals do not require
as much water as th» stock hogs, and
when roots and vegetables are fed,
but little water is actually necessary.
If a fattening hog shows signs of fre
quent thirst, this is sufficient evi
dence thnt it has an over-feed, which
lias brought on fever and caused a
derangement of digestion, so that
care should tie used that an animal
shall not drink too much. The in
stinct of the animal will not be a
proper guide as to its appetite. Then
it is far better to prevent all disordoi
by giving water that has been warmed.
I These facts can easily be applied
to all animals, for it is known
! that all beasts suffer more or lessfron
1 the injurious effects of taking cold wa
ter into the system. Then I believe il
is well worth the trouble to supply
good, roomy bathing apartments fot
all kinds of hogs, whether in summci
1 or winter. Hogs require nice, clean.
pure water for all purposes. it is ad
j voeated by some that by boiling watei
j before giving to hogs will reduce the
liability of disease; germs that tnigh
be in the water would thereby he kill
,-d The nl:m is a eond one and mieh
I hr more generally observed. I.rtri
\ Brown, in Farmers' Home Journal.
Southern Grasses.
A well eduented and sueeessful farm
er in Irwin County, (in . w rites: I havi
for several years given interested at
tent ion to what 1 have heard and rea<
concerning lucern as a forage plant
and although the development of it
quality has been very slow, and man;
i efforts at its production in this sectioi
have been almost complete failures,
] have never doubted the great possi
bilities of the plant as stock food, botl
in the green and cured state. I havi
l always had substantially the burnt
! views as to what was necessary to thr
successful production of it its those re
peatedly put forth editorially in th<
columns of 7’Ae Cultivator.
A correspondent of the Cowctii
County Advertiser, published at New
man, (la., gives this account of lucerr
; in that vicinity: Many years ago thr
father of the writer seeded two acret
with lucern. The plat of ground war
exceedingly rich and adjoined thr
horse lot in which ten mules were fed.
Two hundred pounds were fed to thesr
! ten mules every evening, and at least
i ive more could have been furnished,
so rapid was the growth. My
father claimed that these two acres
! were worth at least one hundred
j bushels of corn and a half supply ol
fodder for ten mules. Many person
I plant lucent (or hay. and the ex
perience 01 Captain IT .1 Sargent
abundantly justifies a trial for this pur
pose, for it would not he Untrue to say
that he saved at least two tons of hay
last season from the acre he has south
of his rosidenee. In Virginia lucern
is grown for green soiling, and always
fed green, except in such cases a-s ex
cess of green forage, when it is cut and
cured. Lucern can be cut for hay as
often as three times if the season be
favorable; yet it is not advisable to cut
more than twice, as late and too fre
quent cutting might retard the winter
growth. It should never be grazed,
and should have a top dressing every
year, about March 1, of land plaster
and a superphosphate. Tl will last live
or six years, and is good for horses,
mules, cows, and hogs. Try even a
small spot.
Hint3 on Horse-Breeding.
In breeding a common marc to a
thoroughbred horse of suitable si/e
and substance the farmer has all the
chances in his favor. Should the
product be a colt lie w ill he useful as a
general purpose from his three-year
old form up to the time lie is sold,
and ho will he found to have quality
enough for almost any market for
which his size may lit him. Half
bred horses arc always in demand at
fairly remunerative prices, and there
is, perhaps, not a commodity in tho
horse market for which there is
a more continuous demand. Half
bred marcs are extremely valuable in
tile stud, especially if they arc under
sized. One of these can be bred tea
trotting stallion with reasonable
ehanoos of securing a fast and lasting
trotter, to a eoaeh horse for the re
production of bis kind in an improved
form, or hi the thoroughbred for tho
production of the ideal limiter or sad
die hack. Indeed, the thoroughbred
cross is almost sure to give hack value
in one shape or another, though the
foal in its first year may be one of the
most unpromising ever dropped on the
farm.— (Janarfinn llrreji r.
Fall Calving Best.
Prof. Alvord is credited with the
following: "Looking over my rec
ords, f find that with cows of like ago
and breeding those which calved in
.•September and October gave from
800 to 1,000 pounds of milk more per
year than those whieh were fresh in
the spring. I also find that the winter
milk is considerably richer than that
made from succulent pasturage of tho
spring and early summer, and from
one to two quarts lest, of it is required
to make a pound of butter. 1 esti
' mate tiiat two pounds of butter will
bring as much money in winter as
I three pounds in sum met*. 1 can also
| show that cows fresh in fall have,
longer milking period than spring
j cows, inasmuch as about the time they
would naturally commence to fail tho
i fresh pasturage comes on and gives
! them a good send off for the summer.”
■ ■ •» *■ ► ■ ■
A'ealth in the Loblolly Pine.
Among the new enterprises I want
to mention the ehemieai works whieh
i manufacture things never dreamed of
before, out of wood, it e have a kind
of pine here in Alabama known as old
1 tiold or loblolly pine, and which has
l heretofore been considered almost
l worthless, hut from one cord of this
i wood these works made forty-eight
1 bushels of coal, several gallons of tar,
a quantity of rosin and one or twn
I gallons of alcohol, also an essence rd
rare medicinal virtue. r. ('. Dill,
in the Great South.
HERE AND THERE.
I) A. Richardson, of Maysville,
Ky.. advises the farmers and gardeners
! to sow some oats with their turnips. II
this Ls done the fly will never destroy
i the young turnips.
According to some experiments re
cently made, fat cattle fed on hav with
other food increased in live weight
more than those fed with ensilage, hut
those fed with ensilage gave more and
better milk.
The carload rate on watermelon!
from Georgia to New York has been
increased from $80 to $1*20 and to oth
er points proportionately. The grow
ers and dealers claim that this cuts tin
throat of the business.
The Peanut Producers’ Organiza
tion of Tennessee proposes, through tin
i Wheels, to post tho members as to the
i condition of the crop so they may
j know how and when to sell to best ad
i vantage.
A correspondent of the. Farm Jour
I nal says that an experience of twenty
1 five years in raising potatoes on lam
j costing $100 per acre has convince!
j him that a certain yield of 300 bushel:
| per acre is more profitable than a spec
j ulative one of double that quantity.
—The forage of the farm fed upoi
tne tartn to ncal stoeK, and mis sion
consist in<r of good ilairy cows, prope
precaution being taken and arrange
ments made to make the most dressim
for the farm out of its hay erop tun
. then saving it after it is made, is tin
best disposal that ean he made of th<
! fodder erop the farm produces.
Don't blame or abuse a horse fo
i j not doing an impossibility. Show ;n
• intelligent animal what is wanted, tun
i it will respond promptly. Your brnii
[ j should direct. and if yon are at fanl
- | don't shift the responsibility. Tin
i horse in the shafts will be loyal to thi
! full extent of your teaehings, am
more than this no reasonable man eat
j ask.
-Commissioner of Agriculture
Whitehead of Virginia, in his July re
| port of the tobacco crop of the State,
| furnishes tables which give the rela
j live percentage of the 18*7 and 1888
crops July 1, 37 counties showing
, 71 per cent, of a full crop planted, with
i the prospect of h. per cent, of a full
crop.
—A successful poultry-raiser says he
has used vaseline or petrolina for sore
head successfully. It is not as severe
as coal oil. It is sure death to lice on
chicks. A piece the size, of a pea on
the head, and very little under the
hen's wings—never on chicks' bodies.
Have also used it in roup: externally
and internally. Thickens in winter
must have dry quarters, or sore heads)
j and roup will keep one at work.
IN MIRTHFUL MOOD.
We haven’t any kings and queens in this
country: we have bosses
A scientist says a wasp may be picked
up if it is done quietly. Yes; it is when the
was[i is laid down again that the noiso
begins.
Recki.es* of orthography, an impassioned
swain wrote: "Mary, 1 love ihe well:'
Mho replied that she was glad he was a tee
totaler.
You never hoar the h-c complain.
Nor hear it weep nor wail
Hat II it wish It can unfold
A very painful tall
Neh veil's lady passenger iln the train,
after passing a temporary bridge!- “ Thank |
goodness, we arc now on terra lirmal" |
Facetious gentleman ‘Yes, ma’am; less
terror and mow Armor.”
“Some idiot has put that, pen where I j
can't find it!” growled old Asperity the
other day, as ho rooted about tho di sk.
“ Ah, uui, yes! t thought so.” he continued
In a lower key. us he hauled Ihe art cle from
behind his ear.
‘■The sun is all very well,” said an Irish
man, “ but the moon is worth two of it: for
tho moon affords us light m the night-time, i
when we want it, whereas the sun' . with
'js in the daytime, when wo have no ooea- j
sion for It.”
An Eastern editor remarks: “dirts who
ran piny ‘flospel Hymns' on Ihe piano with
the windows open Hiimluv afl<moon nre
greatly wanted iu Uie Western mining
towns. At least, they are not wanted '
here.”
“Ml dear Amelia,” s e'd a dandy, “ I have ■
long wished for this opportunity, but hardly
darqjMienk now, for fear youwi I reject me;
but I love you - -say, will you be mine! You
would be to me every thing desirable: your
smiles would sliisl- ” Mere he ranie to a
p«UM* ' your smiles would shed " uml
again came to a stop. " Never mind the i
' woodshed,” exclaimed Amelia; “go on ,
1 with the pretty talk.”
TRAIN AND TRACK TAt.K.
The loss of Iue on railroads averages one
in 0*u millions.
Tm: average <lajlv earnings of an Arneri- '
lean 1* svmolivo lire about >100.
The coat nf a palace sleeping ear is a’ out i
115,000, or 117,00*1 jf vi stibnled.
Ttfr I'enver & Rio Grande railroad goes
over Marshall Pass at a height of Ui.Sdj
: foct.
I Tho Best Test of Success Is Success.
! Tested and proved by over twenty five
years’ tiso in all parts of the world,
1 Au.rorK's I’iiroi s PkasTEks have tho in
dorsement of tho hipho t, mediral and
cnemical authorities, and m illions of prate
ful patients who have bc.rn cured of dis
tressing ailments voluntarily testify to
their merits.
Au.rorK's TViitors Pi.asters aro purely
vegetable. They are mild hut effective,
sure ami quirk in their action, and abso
lutely harmless.
Bewaro of imitations, and do not be de
ceived by misrepresentation.
Ask for At.tcrw k s. and let no explanation
or soliritation induce you to accept a sub
i stitute.
“Pn.Bttrr is the severest eritir sm." hut
men have been known to be willing that
| th' ir wives should criticise their faults
t that win . ''onirrrUlf Journal.
FREE' A 3-foot French Glass, Oval 1
Front, Sickle or < ’herry Cigarfase, Mm
ciiamts only. U.W.TanoillA' Co.,Chicago
In* leap year it is nothing strange to read
of female lawyers going courting ■!! , ,(*
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COTTON—Aliddltng
FliOI’ K —< iood to Choice ...
WIIKAT No l K(
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OATS Western Mixed
PORK- Mess (d«w» ..
ST. LOUIS
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BEEVES—Good to Choice...
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CORN—No. 2 Mixed.
OATS—No. *,*.
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TOBA('CO—Lugs. Hurley
Leaf. Hurley. .
HAY—Choice Timothy
HITTTE R—Choice Hairy
EGGS Fresh
POltK Standard Me s i.newi 116-'1.
If At'ON Clear Rib.
LAKH—Prime Steam .
WOOI. Fair to t home.
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SHEEC Good to Choice
FLOU R— Winlet.
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OATS No.2 White.
PORK New Mesa.
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HOGS—Sales .it .
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You’re Too Yellow, |*«rhi»p*?
Then look out for your liver, for it is «!>*
fn.;u*hinK serious congesticni. Banish the
afTron hue from your skin and eyeballs, Din
ur from your tongue, the uneasy sensations
rnm your right side with that pleasant and
Hit-file*s laxative and anti-bilious medicine,
[J os tetter's Htomach Bitters, which if, more
>ver, you are threatened with kidney trou
ble or fever and agufi, will prevent them.
Tar mosquito is no prohibitionist ; he Is
lead set against closing the bars. — Tera$
Sf/f fugs.
Tnf man who lisps has r.o faith in girls.
[To calls very Miss a myth. YVctf borough
Chronotypf.
A I’osiTivr. certainty of relief is afforded
n skin diseases by Glenn's Sulphur Boap.
Hill's Hair and Whisker Dye, 50c,
Tun Still Alarm oxnertej seizure of
illicit whisky -Texa» Siftings.
If afflicted with Sore Eyes use Dr. Isaac
Thompson’s Eye Water. Druggists sell it.25c.
Wars you come to the matter of fans,
the Japanese take the palm. - Purfc.
SAVES MONEY.
One box ol tliesr pills will ease many
dollar* In doctor** bill*. They art
specially prepared as a
Family Medicine,
and supplies a u ant lonu fell. 'I hey re
move unhealthy accumulation* from
the body, without nausea or griping.
Adapt* <1 to yoitim and old. Price, 25c.
SOLI) i: V KRY W If Kit K.
fce»pinthrr !, "in r> ’.me .four AIM *» A M Pl.VH; *<i thoM
iTh‘» »■>' til keep * n.l timpl • *h w I t«e»e umi i*t to Uto*« w h ■ <*l II,
we Mill lend, free, the rry ‘.e»( K«nin| imilittftrtari’t
hitftowtrld, wllti ^ ih« • ■« hmntu I hi* machin' i* rraJs
»■ >i the ' ni r ydtai khi. h havaaipirvd. Before the paten's
run • ’hia •« l- i a-Inn*, rt <th ihc artarhmtnla waa told for
i * i n •’ * - ‘ r %' i aader, n m*r team m ton the Snort
'•OM'l.ltH L 1MI Mi *>N KAltril. I.» * n ean ,e. ,.re .„>• of
th.'«n n » htnea »N«'iu i n t rttEE. pr ruled tour application
entnea ,n luat, '<■ to r»ur ' • a . » a id If you will keep in roar
h rue and •!.■ to ill «e w ho all. a ael of am elegant and tin
equaled a-t aai. 1 ea VYadon-t atk you t*r •hew theta uin
j>iaa for Motr'i.u two month*, and then thtf haRMiii yo«r
n« ti property I lit art aamplea ar* tro| to r..u A!»•**«>1.1 rV.I.Tf
I hl-.i f at I i t» - an »ra do all t hia'—eaail) fuoii*h W» #ftfn
r*“< a • tan ell a« $S,KO ot I l/kM in trade from e**n a mull placa,
a fter ur an aaniplea have remained ** here they could !*e aean (ot
a month or iwo We neH oat ptrton in mi h lo. «li*r, all ot*c
the country, and lake thra inmu of »e uring them al onra.
I : >• » w ho w rite to ua at -err, « i.l »* me. fAf.tr. the rery beat
P»ninr Ma-hme ma iufa tnrerl, an I »ha flnaat general aaaorl
men' of work* of high an #nt ahwwn together tn Aio"r» All
peril-'' at* FKt 1 b* return mail W rite at mica. a p >atal card
on which lo write t • ua will mat you hut one tent, and after yen
k now ail, ahr. i 1 v.,« include to r« tu< further. whr no harai it
done Wonder All a a n term#, yon need no r ipual - all ta free
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H jvc treated i*rop.» And its rouipli' Atlons
with most wonderful vitva**; uif vegeta
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h i! »jrin plums of Dr<p*y in ft to 90 days.
< ure patients pronounced hopeless by the
bestpnysn'an* From tl rat dope symptoms
rapidly disappear.and In ten days *t least
two-thirds of ail ay m plum a an* removed. Hom*? may
cry humbug withoutknov* tngany thing about it lie
member It roata you nothing to real if* the merit of
ourtreatnientforyotiraelf W**nrg constant! y on tin*
cases uf long standing < s*p’ that hare been tapped
a number of times and the pet lent declared enable to
liv»> a woftli. full hi*f- r» of case.name eg**, awe,
jowlongaWi tod ot*’. >omi for free pamphlet,con
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free bv mail. If you of i r trial, you must return
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