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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-09-28
CREEDMOOR.
Third Contest for the Bruce Medal-J.
II. q. Collins the Winncr-Stxteen Out
OF q Possible Twenty.

Third Contest for the Bruce Medal-J.
II. B. Collins the Winner-sixteen Out
OF q Possible Twenty.
The third contest for the Bruce medal valued at
500. full description Of which has been published
in the HERALD took place yesterday afternoon ct
Oreedmoor. The shooting was fair, but not equal
to either the first or the second match. Mr.. J. 7.
B. Collins Of Bayonne, N j., lawyer by profess
sion. was the winner, making sixteen out OF
possible twenty. Mr.. A. Anderson also made SIX
teen. They both made a bulls eye a.. Had Mr..
Anderson's bulls eye been made on his third shot,
as Mr. Collins was 1t would have Deen tie;
that is, q bulls eye, made on the last shot,
other. The badge was first won by Captain John Bo-
dine, and next by Captain Wingate, the Secretary
by the same person before becoming his property.
After the regular match o 200 yard sweepstakes
took place, the first prize being S. the second 50
The range Is being improved for the October con-
test. Raised butts Nos. l. 2, ana have been
TWO new targets have been erected, making
twenty in all well has been sunk TO depth
Of sixty feet and waite, has Just been reached.
markers, the splashes from the bullets striking
their hands It Is suggested that they hereafter use
srUns sSs % s ocdaz
ooe on she WONG target as was done
day, and Is Immediately followed by the right man.
the marker Is liable 10 De injured by the last shot
as ne throws the door open TO score the first shot
man firing on the wrong target Intentionally
should not be allowed to fire any more.
The Adjutant General has decided to offer "a tho
prizes for the First aud Second divisions to be
shot for at the october match Of the National Rno
Association two large slverplated water coolers Of
elaborate design, and costing 800 each. They
will be Inscribed with the names OF the winning
team, and Will form handsome ornament to .
regmental armory.
the Third and Fourth Connecticut Natona,
Guard nave announced their intention OF sending
.'teams' to compete in October. Nearly all tho
New Jersey regiments will also send teams and
number OF them have already visited the range for
practice. The Adjutant General Of Pennsyivania
mas written to the association acknowledging the
receipt OF their circulars in regard to the match
and stating MS desire TODD all In his power to fur
ther the objects OF the association. The Sixty
ninth VIII visit Creedmoor IN body on Tuesday
they expect to take 800 men. To show the amount
OF practising going on 1t may be stated that within
the last two weeks 5000 cartridges have been fur.
nshed by the association upon the range to It's
members, TINS being exclusive OF those issued by
the state to the different ordinations of the Ma
tional Gnard nnon reouisltion.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-09-28

never beaten 2:20; 1880 the first, $500 to the
second, $500 to the third and $500 to the fourth:
mile heats, best three in five, in harness.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-09-28

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
The ilustrious Italian patriot, the great political
as well as Christian orator. the eloquent and in
vincible champion OF Christianity against Papal in
falibility at the last EcVmenical Council held at
Rome, Rev. Alessandro Gavazzi, has been esteemed
OF less account than Mr.. Procnet to speak at the
meeting OF the Evangelical Alliance about what
evangelical Christianity is in Italy at present and
about what would be the best means to be adopted
In order to promote its spreading among the mass.
Does this mean that Italy must be evangezed only
according to the cruel and absurd tenets sof the
cAel Calvin No, no; a thousand times no. Ilong
to see the complete overthrow Of the Papacy for
the good OF Italy. but l am sorry to say that
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-09-13
9ailg Aennsbet sournal.
HOW 70 TELL WHEN A HORSE Is GOING
TO BREAK.

Many horses '.tangle up" and 60 10
pieces, because the muscles OF the paon
are too weak to put the necessary eUn',o,
upon the frame work and the iegs. E'oly
horse .'breaks" in the back peloIe ne
..h,.s.l.s, In the leg: that is, the unsteadi-
ness ofInotion-which, when it has passed
a certain limit, is communicated to his
laos. causing him TO change his gate from
a rot into run, in order to save his bal
ance--begins in the back. As long as a
Nurse can keep his back bone in straight
line he is all right. His loss of control
over himself springs from a muscular
weakness at that point. One reason why
horse should never be pulled so that he
il doubled up, is because, when so doubled
up, he cannot keep the spinal column
(which is to the framework of the horse
what the keel is to the framework of a
ship-straight. Some say, indeed most
say, when driving a race, watch your
horses head for the first signs of unsteadi-
ness. Hiram Woodruff said, that, in the
action Of the head, the driver could see
the first premonitions of break.
Against such authority would not set
any opinion Of my own, save in the way
of suggestion. But while Woodruff NAV
be right, and undoubtedly is right, in
many, perhaps the majority of cases, am.
on the other hand, confident, that in some
horses, the signs of the coming break can
be quickest perceived in the action of the
spinal column. My habit is to watch the
horses back; SO long as that is straight,
well-steadied, the action of the back mus
cles regular and in straight line, keep
sending the horse along. Only when
slight culver or twist, kind of kink-up
or swaying motion, is seen in the back, do
l take him more firmly in hand, and steady
him until he has time to straighten himself
out again. The advantage of watching
the line Of the back. instead of the head,
Of horse, to perceive the signs of the
the coming break, is found, as ii seems to
me. In this: The head sign is not the
same in all horses nor is it so unmistaka-
BILE to the eye, unless you have driven
the horse enough to become acquainted
with his peculiar habit Of going.
therefore not so much to be depended
upon. nor so easily discerned, as the vi.
bratory movement of the spinal column
which while it invariably precedes
the dangling up" can be easily perceived
by the merest novice.-From Mr.. Murray!
Book on 1.-THE Perfect Horse
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-09-13
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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-08-28
MARyEsTING CORY.

A farmer observes that he believes the heav-
lest and best corn is produced by letting ii
ripen untopped. few years ago, after begin.
ming to ent his stalks piece of corn be was
taken sick, and thus the remaining portion OF
the field remained untopped. On harvesting
the corn, his attention was arrested by the no
ticeable difference in the quality and weight OF
the corn on the part of the held where the stalks
were not cut, over that part where they were
cut He was asked whether the corn was enough
better to make up for the depreciation in value
of the fodder, as compared with that part of the
field where the stalks cut and cured. He
said probably not
There is little room to doubt that corn in nm
frosty seasons, that is suffered to nattre untop-
ped, is haler and heavier than that which is top
ped, or cut close to the ground, aud shocked or
stocked. But in economical farming this is not
the only point TO be considered 1t is said by
some farmers, that the forage of an acre of corn,
when it is cut up, shocked and well cured, when
the kernel is in full milk, is worth more than the
hay which could be grown and made on the same
were il seeded to clover or grass.
Such farmers have two good reasons for cut
ting up and shocking their corn. The first is,
that they are safe against the chances of early
frosts before the has time to ripen; the
second is, the much greater value of the fodder.
Sometimes the third presents itself. to
wit: the farmer may desire to sow his ground to
winter wheat or rye The first two reasons are of
themselves, however, sufficient with many farm
ers to decide the question with them to which
of the three methods of managing and harvest
ing field of corn is best. Experience and obser-
walton have Taught us that cutting up and shock
ing is the best method for making the most of
the corn crop in New England
Those who maintain that corn grown without
topping is haler aud heavier than that ripeued
in any other way are undoubtedly right; but
this does not settle the question whether the
forage is of as much value as il is in the eastern
States. Hence, that that method of harvesting
corn which shall secure the farmer against the
hazard of early fall frost, and at the same time
make the fodder the most valuable, aud guaran-
tee TO him meanwhile good grain crop, must
be generally conceded to be the most ecOnOmi-
cal, and, therefore, the best, few reasonably
doubt That cutting mp and shocking while the
corn is in milk secures these benefits none, It
seems to us, will deny.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-08-28
Orchard and Nursery.

In marketing the early varieties of apples and
pears, too much care cannot be used TO prevent
bruising the fruit during the gathering and
transportation to market. The articles upon
Packing and Marketing Produce" that have APP
peared in several previous numbers, although
they relate to small fruits, should be studied by
every one who sends produce of any kind to
market, as the general directions apply TO all
kinds. Each crate OF package of fruit should
have uniform character, and only first quality
fruit should be sent to market Avoid breaking
the limbs when gathering fruit
Inferior fruit, If sent to market at all, should
be sent as such, and marked seconds" Such
fruit is often consumed at home tn better advan-
tage than to market it; while a bruised apple
or pear may iniure the sale of crate, it is per-
fectly good for cooking for drying. When
there is sufficient fruit TO warrant it, drying may
be done 10 advantage.
Bulding-Attendt to this as soon as the bark
separates easily, and good buds can be had.
Seedlings will require shade during the hot,
dry weather. Lathe screens or branches of ever
green's are suitable. These should be removed
during showers. Collect the seeds as soon as
ripe and either SOW at once or preserve until
spring Most sorts keep best If mixed with sand.
Insects which now infest fruit trees should be
destroyed. Pick up all unripe fruit which falls
TO the ground and feed to the pigs. Remove all
late caterpillars as soon they make their APP
pearance. Borers must be probed out with a
slender twig or cut out, and the wounds covered
with grating wax
Muiching-if trees set in the spring show signs
of suffering remove the surface-soil, give a
thorough watering, and apply thick mulch OF
AFR
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-08-28
for the farmer.
LATE PAsTURrNG.


Some farmers keep their cattle ont as late as
possible in the fall, and even into winter. The
pastures are gnawed very Close and even the
aftermath of moving fields, as if they never ex-
pected to get another crop of grass from them:
This is very bad husbandry upon any land, and
especially upon that recently seeded with herds
grass. This grass, as is well known TO all care
full observers, has a bulbons root, and the tine
roots that shoot out from the bottom are not as
strong as the roots of other grasses. II is there
fore exceedingly liable to be torn ont by the
roots by grazing cattle, especially if the grass is
short. In close cropped meadow where this
grass has been sown, nothing is more common
than to see thousands of these dried bulbs lying
upon the surface We doubt the economy Of graz
ing herds grass meadow at any time But, if
done az all, it should not be cropped after the
irst Of November in this latitude.
The roots of all the grasses are designed to be
covered with their own leaves ard stalks during
the winter. These and the snow protect them
from the alternate freezings and thawings and
bring them out in good condition in the spring.
The farmer who undertakes to thwart the de-
signs of Nature in this respect will find it 3
very expensive business. The little that he
saves in feed now, he loses next season, IN the
diminished yield of the pasture or the meadow.
We ought always to manage SO as to have Nature
working with MS, instead of against US. This is
one of the evils Of overlooking farms. The
farmer is afraid that be has not quite fodder
enough for winter, so he pastures till the ground
is frozen. He cuts less hay for the next season,
and he is still more sorely tempted to pasture.
1t is quite bad for the cattle as 1t is for the
land. If they have fodder in the month of
November they lose, rather than gain, upon
pasture, unless it is much better than the aver
age Every animal ought to 60 into the stable
| iu thriving condition-if not fat, at least in
full flesh. They are then easily kept thriving
upon good hay, or upon hay, roots, straw and
meal. After several years close observation,
directed to this particular point, we do not think
anything is gained by pastnring in this latitude,
and north of il, after the first of this month.
Ali the grasses must have time to cover their
roots in order to make flush feed the next season.
| Cattle foddered through part of October, and
brought to the stable about the first of NOvem :
ber in good flesh, are easily wintered 1t is bet
| ter management to buy hay or to sell stock,
than to pinch the pastures by close feeding
dneTieaa A0yicultKrist.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-08-28
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

writer in the Nautical Gazette discusses the
subject of the Ark, taking both the Bible account
and that recently discovered in Assyria for ba-
sis. He says that reckoning the eubit at IL inch
es, the ark was $50 feet long, IS feet wide, and
40 feet deep aud would register about Is GOO tons
if measured a sailing ship, about Il, 600 tons
if measured steamer by British rules 1t
was thus smaller than the Great Eastern. 1t had
three decks, and was divided into numerous COM
partments by longitudinal aud transverse bulk
heads for the safety and order of its occupants.
1t was built of gopher wood, a species of ever
green timber, resembling the pine in length and
strength of trunk, and the white cedar in light
ness. In model, says the writer, it was all that
great carrier could be, chest like, with lines
straight and angles square, but the bottom and
top elliptical in outline, presenting convex
ity TO the earth aud sky After giving dimen-
sons and the mode of construction of the several
parts, this authority tells us, if he were equal
ly certain ON this point, that the ark is now in
good state of preservation. ont lying under an
eternal mantle of snow, hundreds of feet deep, at
an altitude of 1900 feet above the level of the
sea. Ever since the food dried up, the climate
of Armenia has been colder, and snow always
covers the top of Ararat, rendering it impossible
for any of NOah's descendants to go up and find
the ark"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-08-28
Him. for the Season.

Asparagus beds can be made this and next
mouth. Trench at least two feet, and fill with
alternate layers Of strong stable manure, corn
stalks, old leather, soil, etc. If seed is sown,
cover we'll. If plants set, place them eight
or ten inches each way, and cover them two and
a half to three inches. II two year Old roots are
planted, small supply of asparagus may be oh
tanned the second year; if one year old plants,
in three years if the seed is sown in four years.
Asparagus beds should receive . good coat of
manure in November, which, except the rough
er portion, should be forked in, as early in the
spring as the garden can be entered. This should
be followed by heavy dressing of salt. Care
must, however, he taken not to apply the salt to
new beds, as il has been known 90 kill young
plants.
Keep your garden clean. The long spell of
moist weather has been God-send to the
weeds making il necessary for gardeners TO re-
double their efforts TO eradicate them.
Some people allow their strawberry beds, after
the crop has been removed, to fill with weeds,
thinking they will do no harm. This is great
mistake, as the keeping of them free of all foreign
vegetation, Throughout the summer and autumn,
has much to do with the yield of the next year.
Germantown telegraph
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-08-28

GREEN Corn PUDpiNG.-Allow one long ear OF
sweet corn for each perso2. Take half pint OF
milk, one egg, a dessertspooIful Of white sugar,
one Of sweet butter, and a teaspoonfu! OF salt to
every two ears. Beat the eggs anu sugar well
together, and add the milk and salt. Cut the
corn off the cobs with sharp knife, and chop
the divided grains with chopping knife, Int
not too fine; or, better still, split each row Of
grains down the middlee before cutting them of
the cobs. The corn must not he boiled first Stir
the chopped corn into the milk, and bake in n
brisk oven in custard cups or a tin pan until the
top is nicely Drowned, but hot hardened. Serve
hot. without sauce. This is delicious dish.
Some persons prefer it cold. Common corn may
he used, if young and tender, but requires as
much again sugar.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-08-28
SeIE.PosaeSsiOu,

Yeaus ago, an unknown correspondent TO city
paper; gave the following anecdote of the olden
time:
"When the town of Woodstock, Connecticut,
first began to be settled, there was time when
the few and scattered families filled with the
dreadful apprehension of being taken and per-
haps killed or carried off by the indians. No man
retired at night without having his gun well
loaded and placed over his head where he could
seize it Instantly. With these and other precau-
TONS one of these brave men and his no less
courageous companion on a certain night retired
to bed. In the dead of night they were simulta-
neously awakened by an unusual noise around
the house. They listened; presently they heard
il again; it sounded like a slight knocking
against the window shutter at the opposite side
of the house. The man seized the gun and bold
ly entered the apartment whence the noise pro-
ceeaed, and il thunder tones demanded:
"Who's theref"
A gentle voice, which he well knew, replied:
al am your neighbor, and have come TO get
some medicine for one Ofmy children that is sick"
He lowered his gun and Turned to go and re-
place it over his bed, almost in vain struggling
as he went, to let his courage down TO calm his
perturbed feelings; as he entered his bedroom, he
discovered his wife deliberately changing her in
- garment.
"Pray, what are you about, " he exclaimed, "at
such time as thisf
why" she replied, "you see what am about
don't yoni / wasn't going off among the Indians
without clean clothes on, l would have you
know"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-08-28

OYSTER PATTrEs OF GREEN CoRN.-Take eigh-
teen ears Of solid sweet corn (roasting ears) ard
crate or cut from the cob as fine as possible
Break and beat three eggs in a large eartf~n
dish; STIR IN four tablespoonful If -four salt
and pepper tn TASTE and then stir in the corn and
mix thoroughly. Have ready a considerable
quantity of hot lard OF butter in a frying pan.
and drop the patties from a large spoon. Let
them fry brown, and bring to the table hot They
have the oyster flavor, and We don't believe there
- any cholera lnrking in their innocent bodies.
Try them, and thank Us for telling you how TO
make them.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-08-28
Joining the Chureh with a Motive.

somewhat quaint story is told in the Church
Herald, published in London, of Baptist grocer,
who called upon MOnsignOr Capel 10 complain
that his daughter, having surreptitiousy attend
ed q service at the Cathedral, had renowned her
msbelief. Monsignor Capel listened with demure
urbanity, and ended by inquiring in what way
he could assist his visitor. "Well, the fact is -
exclaimed the grocer "my daughter used to help
me in the shop, and want to know whether she
will be obliged to inform her confessOr. who has
long been customer of mine of the little tricks
we are sometimes obliged to use in our trade!''
The Monsignor replied that, if the Baptist's
daughter were good girl, she would be bound
to disclose all that lay on her conscience. "Ah,
well, if that's the case" cried the grocer, an
Just join your church too; for should like TO
give him my own account of the NATTER
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-08-28

To PRESERVE PLUMs WITHOUT THE SKINS
Pour boiling water over large egg or mdgHarm bo-
mum plums cover them until it is cold, then pull
off the skins; make a syrup of pound of sugar
and teacup of water for each pound Of frui, !;
make il boiling hot and pour IL over; LET them
remain for day or two, then drain of and boil
again; skim it clear and pour it bot over the
put them over the fire in the syrup; boil them
very gently until clear; take them from the
syrup with skinner into the pots or jars: boil
the syrup until rich and thick; take off any
SKIM which may arise; then let it cool ard set
tie, and ponr it over the plums. If brown sugar
is used, which is quite as good except for green
grapes, clarifyit as directed - - - "a