Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1865-10-25


box close by the vater-trough ia the barn
yard. SNe helped herself to them and
eat very freely, aud1son began t, gain in
milk and although she was fa,ro", she
gave as much milk as she dill the year
before. To Sc. tember she began to gnaw
boards a lit lie again. As the soap bones
We're gone, my husband went and dug up
the boues af a horse he had buried,
al. boiled them IN lye until he could
Mound them up fine, aud these were put
in the same box. AS lon. IS We keep
fl bones within their reach, our cattle
| do not gnaw boards. As long as they
show a disposition to guaw boards they
invariably grow poor, while .hey gain IN
fes.. when that appetite IS apPeased.
SURFACE NiNgaiNG -F'r many
years we have advocated, and proved by
the most udisputable evidence, tha. sur
face. manuring of the land is the best
mode to apply dung in general sense,
and tha: some of our bes, farmers had
adopted it with respect to many of their
crops. We notice in the last number OF
the Gsarsee Farmer short communs-
cation from that intensely practical far
mer, John Johnson, on rhis subject, Ia
which he sustains. in few words. all
that ba, been said in our columns in its
favour, to wit II have used manure,
only as top dressing. f'r the last twenty
, six years, and do think one load used
4 il that way is worth FIR m're than two
ploushei under on our stiff laad ter
4 mmto,en Telegraph.
A NEW uGDGs PLANT.-The silver
:, thorn is species OF E.easnus from Asia,
s,l pfom;scs we'll. Some kinds of hedge
p.an,s grow ZOO fast; Others. like Pyrns
iaDon;ca., too slow. The honey locust
and ossage orange are subject TO attacks
from mice in winter. TIE silver thorn Is
. bushy, hardy and ,horny; grows to
complete heige, three feet high, in three
years the iea,rs are be-u'ifu' the root.
" why and at three years Of age bears
" seed. which grow readily. Its flowers are
as sweet scented as the jessanlin"; it is
perfectly hardy, though native OF Asia
" The Pyrocmtha is Lot hardy in sunny
- places. One variety OF it is quite bushy,
y bears white berries, aud its .oliage enddre:
. the winter Gdrdaer's Monthly.
DEATH OF THE GREAT ILLINOIS
FARMER Jacob Strwan, OF jacksonville
II Morgan county, Illinois. die snddenl a
> his residence on tire 9th of August Mr.
S:rswn was very remarkable man
= He gent 10 Illinois at an carly period
/ aud commenced business as u farmer anc
purchaser Of cattle for the western anc
-. o. her markets IL is said that his who'll
!. f,rtuoe a, the time % his settling IN Nor
gan county consisted OF hall dollar I
silver. Ua however, had entered 30
acres of land. But energy, indu>,r.
!, aad perseverance,, enabled him IN tn
o. course o. tai.ty.i;e years to amass
is very large fortune. He was Que OF IN
,srgesl landholders in the State.
Mr.. S,rawu went 10 Illinois from Ohl
-; II 1899 Previous to moving his fam!
,o Illinois he eurersd about 2JJ acres ,
,aad near Jacss,nviie, q. 81 % per acre
;bis was the nucleus Of the immeas
.ndei property he possessed when
lied. amounting to between thirty an
: r,irtv-fve acres. The laua is now wort
from S4J t., $50 per acre. AT this valI
- ,,ioa Mr.. Strawu's landed prooeIiy alon
''' y,,,! be wor.h 81 500, 900. Mr.. Strawr
was immensely stout wonid probab!
- weigh $50 pounds, aud generally rcds i
: !. low bl.,y III he ciael get ffisn
or even = stranger, to rlde aud post hiI
nm the news Of the day, but especial
= anon the gates on his property, he 60
II" sidered he had made quite a poias fu
w the day. During the war he Was a thor
ou.h Uuiop man, aud did great deal :
u,oderate the Crple s,Dtiment
his section o; ID, State. \ short Tin
- since he offered . give sl0,00o to th
' State SauiisTy commission, II the peor
:, >. Of Morgan couciy would subscribe dopb
. that amount. Tae money was raised, al
u" Mr.. Strawn presented his check for {
~" $40 900 Besides has immense real pro
~ efty, Mr. Stra.n has large amount
- money loane1.
sA- So;ue cute iaukee has invented
,,v paipitatipg bosom fos the ladiis, which
"a Sc. in motion by concealed spring
IN, will spring of affection III the heart Is
=. much alder and more valuable invent.
p. /, don't need winding up, except twice