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New-York tribune., 1871-05-01

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rVHE COUPONS and Registered Interest due
NAV / 1871 on the FIRST MORTGAGE per cent GOLD
BOyBS Of the KANSAS PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY wll 6'
pad on AMI date the Banking House OF Msrs DABNEi
MORGAN No. SO EIchangp place Holders OF twenty ( or
will eaVe day for verihcauon
books for registered bonds wall be e,ose An 20 ana
reopenei MAY e. > bhEEbhI lIrsHmrt
New-York tribune., 1871-05-01

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rNHE COUPONS and REGISTERED IN
EST Mortgage Six cent Goh Bond, Of the Che'
And Ohio Corpny due May 1871 Will be pail free
Government I the Banking House Of Fisk and Hatch No. Aa
s Transfer Books Bonds Registered Coupons DETACHED will
closed Ap ~ and reopenei MayA c. f. HUNTINGTON Pesen
Mower County transcript., 1871-08-03
Rather Awkward.

What terrible creatures are little
children! They are always investigating
affairs by the light of their own innocence
and bringing older people to confusion
thereby.
The other day little girl, not past the
years of babyhood, was taken out to ride
in city car by her affectiOnatc aunt.
There had been considerable illness in the
family and she had seen one lady fre-
quently supported on some ones shoulder,
| while her head was being batlcd with canl-
phor, or in order that she should change her
position for awhile. Also there had been
some fear OF the invalid's death, and baby
had listened to,much that had set her to
thinking deeply. Now that she was
pcrched upon the car cushions, she looked
about her at the passengers, and soon
settled her attention upon young man
and young girl who, probably not being
we'll vcrsed in the customs of polite socie-
ty, were revealing the fact that they "kcpt
steady company" In true Central Park
style. Anyone may sec what that is
by taking a walk in those paths by MOON
light and looking ut the benches, on every
one Of which seem to sit a young girl
with her head upon young mans
shoulder and his arm about her waist.
Eaby looked wisely for awhile, then
shook her head, and plucked her aunt by
hc sleeve.
"Aunty," she said, in shlill, childish
treble, ooh, aunty, do you think that lady
is going to die ?-the one the gentleman is
holding upon his shoulder"
Aunty sat overcome. The majority Of
the passengers Uttered au.iibly, while the
more polite looked out of the window,
and plainly saw something on the side
walk which amused them. And the
young lady's head was set straight upon
her shoulders in a moment, while her
sweetheart indicated to the conductor his
wish to alight at the next crossing, an
operation which Baby witnessed with the
remark that "that lady seemed to be
better, and could walk all by herself now" "
Cincinnati Times.
Mower County transcript., 1871-08-03
All About Butter.

What to Do-Butter, when taken from
the churn, should be separated from the
huttermilk by washing with clean cold
water, or otherwise; should then be salted
and set in cool place for full twenty four
hours. Should then be worked until all
buttermilk, water and streaks disappear,
and no more, as too much working injures
the butter.
1t is then fit for market. May he pack
ed in tubs in the summer, or made into
neat rolls in winter It should be cxc}uu
ell from the air as much as practicable,
and kept but a few days in rolls.
Use all the salt you can without making
the butter gritty; or, in other words, ali
it will dissolve. Remember that neatness
in appearance adds to the market value of
butt. r, more than to almost any other ar
ticle.
Prepare tubs or frkins by soaking forty
eight hours with salt and water.
In packing, cover each layer Of butter
with thin cloth and sprinkle with salt, so
as to lift at each fitting. Fill the tubs as
full rs you can without touching the cover
In packing do not put in one poor churn-
ing; keep that for home use, or sell it for
what you can get.
The only proper way to color butter in
| 'i'S " inlCA IL ~ ltCti SoOu DflShI nay,
pumpkins, squashes, c'rrots, etc.
When carrying butter to market in
warm weather, cover with new mown
grass
Whit Not to DO DO not milk in a wa
ter pail that makes the milk taste.
Do not set milk in wooden dishes.
DO not keep cream in u wooden churn,
or any wooden dish
/ DO not allow buttcrmilk to remain long
in the Churn.
DO not allow milk, cream or butter to
stand in cellar or other room where there
are potatoes, cabbage, onions, or other
decaying vegetables, soap grease, or any
unpleasant smell, as they readily absorb
flavor and become offensive
Do not allow milk or cream to stand
until tho whey bcgius to separate, as it
gives the butter Il sllcll and taste similar
to that Of cheese.
Do not take butter to market in sum-
mer the day it is churned. Work it again
and take it with the next lot
DO not put butter of different colors to-
gether. II in rolls, separate with a wet
cloth.
Never add coloring matter to butter. It
is better to be white than colorcd artiti-
cially
Follow these directions, and your butter
will be better, will always be marketable,
and will bring much better priccs.-D. .,
| C0ntSt0cE.
Mower County transcript., 1871-08-03
Thinning Out Fruit.

IT would be difficult to give a specific
rule applicable to all cases for thinning out
fruit. Every orchardist, however, knows
hat it trees arc allowed to overbear, the
fruit will be proporionately small and far
more likely to bc dcformed and of inferior
quality. 1t is far better to- have a less
number of specimens and all large and
fine than many small ones, as the former
VIII usually measure as much as the latter,
and hring more in market Nearly all Of
the large fruits like apples and pears,
should be thinncd wh,n not more than
half grown; and where they are produced
in clusters. it is hctier to remove but one,
leaving the largest and most prominent
specimen. 1t is also well to notice the
difference in quantity upon the different
b'anch"s, and 80 thin that no more fruit
will remain on one side of the tree than
the other. This, Of course, cannot ALWAYS
be done, because cold winds or late frosts
may have blighted the blossoms upon one
side and not upon the other; but by using
a little forcthought, and making obecrva,
ton before commencing the operation, al
Mower County transcript., 1871-08-03
A Few Sheep On the Farm.

TIE relative profit is much greater from
a small flock than a large one The grain
farmer, no matter how few his acres, can
make money by keeping few sheep.
There is always room for them some where,
and they consume and turn into money
food that otherwise would waste But b"
must be careful not to ovcrstock
10 illustrate, suppose the farmer cult
Yates only eighty acres, raising grain
chiefly. He Keeps few cows and the
necessary teams. One-fifth Of his farm is
in pasture, one fifth meadow; one planted,
one spring grain, and one wheat He
thinks he has as much stock as he can
proltably keep, but if he puts on one
sheep to every five acres, he will find their
products clear gain.
In the spring, early, they can run on the
sod which is to be plowed and one sheep
to each acre will not hurt the land yet
they will live we'll. After that they can
go into the pasture and will CLEAN after the
COWS to advantage. A run on the stubblcs
after harvest will not be felt where each
sheep has two acres, and in the fall there
is plenty Of feed. Through the whit, r
they can do we'll kept on what the other
stock would not consume, with the addi.
tion Of little grain
Probably the most profitable are some
Of the coarser woolcd, mutton breeds
Their lambs sell to the butchers for high
prices, and when fat the sheep fetch as
much as Il ycarling steer. Sixteen mutton
sheep well managed would produce year
ly income Of one hundred dollars, where
It none were kept, nothing would be real
ixed
The greatest drawback is liability to
loss by dogs and it is a disgrace to any
State to protect its ours So well that thew
cxpcl, to certain extent, the only animal
which can cheaper the meat and clothing
Of the peoplc--American Rural Home
Mower County transcript., 1871-08-03
Collie In Horses.

Prevention is better than cure. Collie
may be prevented by care in feeding
When succulent green foder is used, such
as the blades and tops of the green corn
collie is common. 1t is caused by the pro-
duction of gas in the stomach and intes-
tines from the fermentation of the fuod
or by PERMITTING the horse t., drink too
freely of cold water when tired aud ex.
hausted Ivy work. Feed sparing]y of sue
culent food uutil the animal has become
accustomed to its use. Water often and
give little at time, and never either inl
mcdiately before or after feed If the
horse has been permitted to become very
thirsty, give no more than half pailful
at a time; letting fifteen minutes clapsc
between the drinks, until he is satisfied.
If, notwithstanding all care, he is troubled
still with collie, give him two ounces sweet
spirits of nitre and one ounce tincturc of
opium in half pint of water If necessa.
ry, repeat in half an hour, adding one ounce
tincture of alloes. Any cpirituous medi.
cine should be carefully administered. If
no inf animation he present, pint of rum
with half an ounce Of pure ginger might
afford relicf-41mcrican Ag1 iculturast
Mower County transcript., 1871-08-03
Lime and Ashes as a Wheat Fertilizer.

THE lime that is Stacked and the wood
ashes that is left, after firing the kiln, are
generally thrown to one side aud sold at
half the price Of pure burnt lime AS a
manure or fer ilizer for wheat it is almost as
good as guanO or other fertilizers now Of
fcred for sale. The above mixture of lime
and ashes contains large amount of solu
BILE salts, and the sulphates, phosphates
and carbonates and lime salts arc Just what
the wheat plants want to perfect straw and
grain. Experience has shown it plainly
where the refuse lime has been spread, as
the grain has come to maturity earlier,
growing stiff IN the straw, and yielding
large crops of we'll filled heads of the best
quality of grain. This can be seen mostly
On the farms of lime. burners, who haul
the mixture upon their land as it accumu-
lates at their kilns, and the great fertiiz-
ing effect of this manure can be seen, not
only upon their wheat, but on their grass
land. Grasses grow much more luxurious
and have much darker color, and the
clovers and other cultivated grasses grow
above and crowd out the ordinary grasses.
We have found that lime and ashes mixed
as top-dressing for clover or for corn,
was worth as much as plaster, if not more,
as it has always helped the corn to grow
faster and caused it to ear better, and gives
us much larger yield with less smut on
the stalks, than corn that had no ashes
and lime applied. Therefore we would
advise our farmer friends to apply lime
and ashes as a fertilizer for the cereals
Hosoto Make the Fttre Pay.
Mower County transcript., 1871-08-03
A PerilOus Season.

Glorious. and delightful az the summer weather
s, its tropical heat s severe trial to the vital
powers. Even the strongest are sometimes pros
trated by its effects. The common phrase applied
to this condition Of the body is general debility"
Now, general debility arises from, and Includes, a
variety of ailments The liver Is more or less af-
fected, the bowels are either constipated or too
much relaxed, the stomach but half performs the
work of digestion, the appetite is poor, and the
spirits depressed This is what is called general
debility. It is general disarrangement Of all the
physical functions, and requires as remedy q
medicine that will regulate Them ALL Hostctters
Stomach Bitters Is rpccially adapted to this pur-
pose. Its general operation is not confined to a
single organ. If the liver ia affected, it restores
its tone. If the stomach is torpid, it regenerates
it. II the nerves are trcmu,ous and weak, it
braces and reinforces them. If the mind, which
ever sympathizes with the body. is gloomy and
Respondent, it relieves the difficulty, and soon
brings the whole mechanism Of the body into
harmony with the laws of health.
There is no civilized nation in the Western
Hemisphere in which the utility Of llostcuer 8
Stomach Bitters a tonic, corrective, and anti
bilious medicine, il not known and appreciated.
Throughout the Tropics 1t is considered, both ny
tho .Ople and the prOfessOn the standard spe.
cilC. While it il medicine for all seasons and
all climates, it is especially suited to the COM
plants generated by the weather, being the purcst
and hest vegetable stimulant in the world.
Beware of the I}ttcrs made of aciid and danger
GUS materials, which unsCrupulous parti arc en-
dcavorng to foist upon the people. Their name
is legion, and the public has no guarantee that
they are not poisonous. Adhere to tho tried
remedy, HOstcttcr's Htters, sold only in glass,
and never IN kegs or barrels.
Mower County transcript., 1871-08-03
Care Of Fowls.

Probably no one has written upon the
subject OF poultry raising, who has not
said that cleanliness is of vital importance
Cleanliness is godliness," TO mankind,
and the next thing to it in tho care of
chickens If under your pcrches you will
spread little straw or hay, you will find
it no trouble to clean out your hcn-house,
which should be done once q week in win
ter, but less frequently in summer, where
the house is perfectly dry and the chickens
1t is important to see that you invariably
feed them in clean places.
Fowls are as capricious as people about a
change of diet. They grow weary of corn
even, if fed continually. A better way is
to keep supply of corn and also Of wheat
screenings, ETC., and alternate the food.
And if poultry is your chief delight what
ever else you do, don't keep dog to sup
plant your fowls in your affections, and to
get all the bones and bits of meat which
your chickens so much need. And don't
be stngy about your scraps; cut off all the
scragey parts from your roasts, or legs of
veal or mutton and chop it, raw, for your
poultry; and observe what a concert you
will create in the chicken yard when you
feed it.
Don't forget the box of fresh, dry ashes
where they may have the fowl luxury of
busting themselves as often as they like !;
and also the fresh lime somewhere conve-
nicnt for them to supply shells for your
eggs, as we'll as to promote cleanliness and
and sweetness Of their premises. You
will not, of course, ask your chickens to
drink water which has stood twenty-four
hours, any more than you would drink
such yourself. But you will see that every
morning finds your watering places thor.
oughly cleaned, and filled with good fresh
water.
have been using preparation to i'm
prcgnate the water with iron and sulphur
both conductive to the health of poultry
which has been recommended by per
sons of large experience. Nis this: Pour
two quarts of boiling rain water on to \
half pound of sulphate of iron and half
ounce sulphuric acid. When the iron has
dissolved, bottle the preparation, and use
about a gill of it in each pail Of drinking
water.
When your hens are ready to come off
with brood of chicks, before cooping
them, take some kerosene oil and with a
swab thoroughly oil the feathers and flesh
of the fowl about the breast, legs and
wings. The oil is thus communicated to
the young chickens, and all are rid Of lice
most etfectually. By the same process
you can cause every fowl on your roost to
rise up and call you blessed" if they arc
troubled with this little poultry pest.
This spring I took a newly hatchcd chick
en-, which had come out few days in ad-
vance of the rest, and rolled it up in flan-
mel /; discovered louise ON it, put some
kerosene on the downy chick and when
next unrolled it, found over fifty lice
on the flannel Fact!
do not kno that have given very
valuable hints in all that have written
upon the subject, but do know that while
others have had fowls dying off promiscu
onsly, l have not had even one ON the
onc-third of which are now large enough
to broil have only lost FOUR Cor
| Prairie Fu7Wer
Mower County transcript., 1871-08-03

equal distribution of the fruit over the
whole tree can be established. 1t is also a
good plan to 60 about the orchard once or
twice week and remove any specimens
Of fruit that have been stung by insects; !;
such fruit, however, should not be thrown
upon the ground, where the larva within
can come to maturity, hut should be either
given to hogs or otherwise cffcctually de-
stroyed. A little attention to such matters
would improve the quality of our fruit
and lessen the number of its insect focs.-
Ru2ul Ncw Yorker.
Mower County transcript., 1871-08-03

winter or spring seedlings. These drouths
arc not common in the Eastern States,
where spring sowing may do we'll.
My mode is to sow in the month of Au-
gust, and put no crop with the seed, ex-
ccpt it is for protection-whcn sown after
raising u crop of oats, enough oats will
come up from the stubc for protection
Corn is IL sure crop for clover to catch
with, IL sown between the rows even then
l should SOW oats with the seed.
find the effect of plaster on my clover
TO bc good. In 1860 VIC had n good grass
season That year did not use plaster,
but in 1870 moved the same ground that
had mown the year before, and my hay
Was increased one third over the previous
year. In 1870 I used plaster. yet this year
was not SO favorable for grass as 1860 was.
The increase | credit to the use of plas-
ter-Ad"nas County, VS.. Con-. Western
HiL31ner
Mower County transcript., 1871-08-03

They are not a vile FANCY DRINK
Made ri Poor Rum, Whiskey, Proof epiri,.
and Refuse Liquors doctored, spicsd and sweet
cned TO please the taste, called 'Tonics, Appetz
crs. Fcstorers," &C., that lead the tipper on to
drunkenness and ruin but atrue Medicine. hsde
from tho Native Roots and Herbs of California, free
fron oil Alcoholic Stimulants. They the z
GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER and LIFE
GIVING PRINCIPLE, perfect Ecnovator and
1nvgorator of the SYSTEM carrying of all poisonous
matter and restoring the blood to healthy condition.
NO person can take these Btters according to drec-
tlons and remain long unweI provided their bones
are not destroyed by mineral poison other naeanA
and the vital organs wasted beyond the point Of re-
pair. ,,.-.s
They are q Gentle Pureativo we'll ~ =
Tonic, possessing also. the peculiar merit OF acting
as powerful agent in relieving Congestion in6am.
nation Of the Liver. and all the Yiscersl Organs.
FOR FEMALE COMPLAINTS, whether ilA
young or old, married single. at the dawn Of woS
manhood at tho turn Of e these Tonic Biters havs
| no equal.
For Innammatory and Chronic Rheuma-
ttsm and GOnr, Dyspepsfa or IndIgesti0R,
Bilious, Rcmittent and dIntermittcnt Fevers,
| Diseases of the Blood, Liver, Kidneys, aHe a
Bladdcr these Bitlcrs have been most succeasul 20
Such Diseases arc causcd by vitiated BloSd, "a
which is generally produced by arrangement Of the
Digestive Organs. '7Fs sass~-i
ID. RYSSPEPsIA SIR or IND1GRsTION, He.d
regions Of the Kidneys and hundred other painful g
symptoms are the ohEprngs Of Dyspepsia. 41SS@
sn u tns
efficacy In cleansing the blood Of all impurities
imparting new life and vjgor TO the whole system.
FOR FOR SKIN D1sEAsES, Ernptiops, letter, SAT- a.
buncles, Ring Worms scald- Head. Sore Eyes, Erysip
elias Itch, Scurfs Discolorations Of the Skin HuOrs
and Diseases OF the Skin, of wbateYef
are literally dug up and carried ont Of the
such cases VIM convince the most incredulous OF e1
C,carao tho v,.,o+oa p,ooa ..,.. =. = A.s .
Impurities bursting through the skin IN Ptmpies Efups
sores cleanse IT when you find 1T Obetfucted
and sluggish In the veins: cleanse it is foul and
your feelings will tell you when Keep the blood nurS
and the health ofthc system will follow.
| PIN, TAPE, and other WORMS, lurking IN the e:s
system ofso many thousands are effectnaly destroy
the circular around each bottle printed :!
guages-Englsh German, French and 6panishco, T3aso
J.wALKER, Proprietor. r: II. MCDONALD = G0.,s!s
Druggists and Gen. Agents, Francfsco; Cal,
SO and 81 Commerce Street, New York. -:
! Ga-sOLD By ALL DRUGGISTS AND DEALERA =.
Mower County transcript., 1871-08-03
Sowing Clover Seed in August.

have lived twenty years in this region,
and have raised clover here for sixteen
years ofthc time have sown the seed in
INDY on the Snow, in the spring, in
the summer, and in the fall, and have had
the seed fail of catching in all the seasons,
except when sown in the month of Au
gust. | now settle down upon the opinion
That this is the proper lime to SOW the seed,
more especially in t'lis climate as, three
years out of four, We have a drouth be-
tween Apri' ~ ard the 1st Of July, last
ing, many times, f,r months, and entirely
o"fhlhS out inc, grass that springs from
Mower County transcript., 1871-08-03
Packing Eggs with The Large Ends
Down.

Mr.. Gcyclin some years ago recommended
the packing eggs, either for hatchiug OF
the table, with the large ends downward
The recommendation, little needed at the
time, has been revived by MIR. Wright
who rcceiveda a hint to the same effect as
Geyclin's from lady, and put the sugges
tion to the test by series of experiments
This lady reasoned as follows: Keeping
eggs on the small end appears to me to
cause the bubble to spread, detaching il
from the shell or, rather, from its mem,
braneous lining and af,er being SO kept
for a fortnight, the air bubble will b.
found to be much spread, and the egg to
have lost much of its vitality, though still
very good for eating" She then described
her success with keeping the eggs in the
contrary position, saying: "Oving to this
method of storing, such thing as a stale
egg has never been known in my house
and as regards success in Matching, for sew
eral seasons, when WAS able to attend to
my poultry myself, of many bruods SET
every egg produced chicken"
Mr.. Wright, in RI ference to his own ex
perience, says: AFTER considerable pa
tient testing Of both methods throughout
two seasons, Can now say without hcsits.
ton that there really is II marked differ
ence between the vitality of eggs kept
more than a few days. according to tht
position in which they arc placed. 1t will
bc found, ~ this intelligent lady stat cs
that the air bubble in one case is much
more spread than in the other. This Can
be tested at once, but of course of Itself
proves nothing. The great point is-and
it is in this way the matter is especially in
t, resting to all fanciers-that eggs are per-
fectly good for Matching at month old
when stored with the large end down
ward; and thus the eggs of valuable
birds may be kept till hen is ready fol
them. or eggs may be sent from distances
which under the old plan would give little
hope of fsut cess"
ilousekcepers, as well as breeders, will
do W. II to take note Of this suggestion, ant
test the matter themselves C,n"ll1
Farmer.
Mower County transcript., 1871-08-03
FINANCIAL.
Invc.tmcnt Securities.

JAY Cooke 4 Co. are now selling, and rec.
ommcnd rs profitable and safe investment
for all classes, the Fist Mortgage 7-3O Gold
Bonds of the Mort hcrn Pacific Railroad Com,
pany, bearing Seven and Three. Tcnths pei
cent. gold interest (morc than $ per cent. cur
rency). and secured by first and only mort
gage on the entire road and equipments, and
on more than %, 600 Acres OF Land to ever,
mile Of track, or 500 Acres Of Land to each
$l,UN Bond. The highest current prices will
he paid for U. s. Five. .Twcnties, and all Other
marketable Securities received in exchange
Pamphlets, maps and full information will be
furnished, on applica'ion;, 10y JAY GooKE <
ton, and by most Banks and Bankers through
out the country.
Mower County transcript., 1871-08-03

UNRIvA LIED YET.--" Blood will tell T. say the
horse fanciers. in estimating the rndur nee Of a
fine amin !; and the motto is a good "''t. outside
of the sporting world pure article-intrirsic-
ally go0d-,nust distance al compcti'iOn. evcntu-
ally. The success Of tlholpho W" ic's Aromatic
Sc'ic'Iuu. SchnnpIs has induced The nla' ulacture
Of all hundred limitations; hut in the unrivn'lcd
cd if at all but canty s,lccess-may be found the
public appreciation OF pure and wholesome
hcye 0pe.