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About Fattening Cattle.

The price of cattle fattened for
market depends on the symmetry
OF the animal, as well as the ''fat"
style, as shippers term 1t. Good
blood is important, but not abso-
lutely necessary to make what is
termed a good seller. In order to
fatten a steer to bring the highest
market price, he must be kept in
a growing condition from Il calf,
and in no ease allowed to go hun
CRY. 1t is the starving the first
aud second winters which willis aud
shrivels up n steer, that causes him
to be sold at n reduced price. No
amount of feeding will make him
n first-class seller no difference
what his color VI blood. An ami
nal we'll fed, of any blood, from 4
calf until the spring he is three
years old, will be smooth, with
bones we'll covered and will sell at
q profit; while n half starved ami
NAL becomes crooked in the back,
bones projecting and shrivelled up,
takes the best part of the summer
to get in condition to live, and will
not be in condition for market I'M
til he is four years old, and then
will bring a price which is u~nsatis-
factory to the producer ana to
every one that handles him. This
is no theory, but n fact deducted
from close observation, as ! have
tested the plan for several years.
II will and does pay TO feed corn
to calves and to yearlings. They
start out to grass in the spring
strong and vigorous. You are
then able 10 market your cattle the
spring they r three years old,
weighing l,400 pounds, which is
heavy enough to bring the first
price. The best steer / sold in
1872 was a common native. He
had all he could eat from n calf,
and was never hungry, he was n
handsome animal, and was worth
more per pound than any l ship
ped in 1872. He weighed in
Chicago 1850 pounds, aged three
years. / now have a steer calf,
eleven months old, from a very
ordinary cow. The calf now
weighs geo pounds; 1 think it viii
will weigh, at three years, l,50t
pounds.-IDrovers' Journal.
Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1875-11-10

ed enough TO air ~aroom--[Florence
Nightingale.
WHITEwAsH.-Slake half q bush
Ell Of lime in boiling water, keeping
itcovered durlng the process Then
strain it, and add n peck of salt
previously dissolved in warm water.
Then add three pounds ground rice
that has been put into boilii 6
water and boiled TO a thin paste,
half u pound Spanish whiting, end
a pound Of clear glue dissolved in
warm water. Mix all well together,
and let the mixture stand for sew
eral days. Keep this wash ready
in a kettle, and when used, put it
on as hot as possible with paint or
whitewash brushes.-IN. Y. Fri
bune.
FRENCH MODE. - The French
preserve grapes all the year round
by coating the clusters with lime.
The punches are picked just before
they ere thoroughly ripe, and dip
ped in lime water of the consis
tency of thick cream. They are
then hung up to remain. The
lime-coating keeps out the air and
checks any tendency to decay
When wanted for the table, dip the
clusters in warm water to remove
the lime. -Dr. Cowan's Cook
Book.
To DIR PUMPKIN.-Take the
ripe pumpkins, pare, cut into small
pieces, stew soft, mash and strain
through a colander, as if for max
ing pies. Spread this pulp OF.
plates in layers not quite an incl
thick; dry it in the stove oven.
which should be kept at so low /:
temperature as not to scorch it. In
about a day, it will become dry and
crisp. The sheets thus made can
be slowed in a dry place, and they
are always ready for use for pies or
sauces. The quick drying after
cooking prevents any portion from
slightly souring, as is nearly al
ways the case when the uncooked
pieces are dried; the flavor is much
better preserved, and the after
cooking is saved. To use: soak
pieces over night in a little milk.
and they will return to a nice pulp
rs delicious as the fresh pumpkin.
Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1875-11-10
Stable Floors.

Much has been written upon the
best material and style for the
floors of stalls for horses. All
agree that nothing is so well suited
10 promote the comfort of the ami
NAL, and to preserve the feet and
legs in n healthy condition as a
level bed OF earth. But for Obvi-
Gus reasons this Is regarded as i'm
practicable in our climate. In Eng
land IL has heretofore been the GUS
ton To pave the floors of stalls, usu-
ally with cobble stones, giving them
a slight inclination either to the
rear or the center. where a gutter
or crate received the urine. Re-
Gently, good authorities have APP
proved of the American plan OF US
ing chestnut or oak plank instead
of stone, and a trial in London is
said to have proved that horses
stand with more ease and safety
on wood. The great objection to
our common stable floors is the
pitch Of from one to four inches,
which is given for the purpose OF
draining of the urine. This is of
ten much larger than is necessary,
but any inclination to the rear is
injurious for the reason that the
toes OF the animal are thereby
turned up, and the back sinews,
especially of the forelegs. kept in
a sort OF unnatural tension. Most
men would object To being compel
Id to stand on their heels, and
lao scs in pastures are seen to stand
with their fore-feet in holes which
they have stamped out of the soil.
This enables them to remove the
strain from the back sineWs and
give them rest. One Of the best
devices for overcoming this diff
guilty, m stable floors. has hereto
fore been a sort OF wooden grating
or movable floor placed upon the
ordinary planking. the rear end OF
the pieces composing it being two
ar three inches thicker than the
other end, and the pieces being
49, NLW ~ .
Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1875-11-10
Keep the Stock In Condition.

Farmers should take the advan-
tage of the late fall months after
the swar,ns of flies have ceased to
infiict the stock, TO get all the ami
mails not in good thrifty condition
into such n state before the severe
weather of winter sets in. Animals
put in fair flesh before cold wealth
er will go through the win
ter much better, and with less ex-
n to the owner than stock
starting through in a poor condi-
ton.
Provide extra food, if necessary,
so that an abundant supply can be
fed regularly, while it will do the
most coed. In this way n store OF
carbon is provided for winter use,
any may, with good care and com
Portable quarters, be maintained
in fair condition without much
trouble. Stock in this way may
be put upon grass next spring
worth twice as much as il neglect
eel during the change from green
20 dry food, which must soon take
place. Unless great caro is taken
stock suffer more and d~epreciate
o rapidly in value during the
early winter and spring months
than at any other time. Precau-
tions should be exercised to avoid
the great losses which occur at
these times. The change should
he made by degrees. When the
grass becomes scarce and killed
by the frosts the dry food should
first he supplied in small quaint
ties, aud the amount increased rs
the case may require. Keep the
stock growing, otherwise the results
will not he satisfactory. The neg
loct in this explains one cause OF
30 much poor stock being sent to
our markets.-CWester Rural
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Baggage Checked Through.
Chean and East Freight Lime.

Ouedp duu CASL rIc1Snt AAuc'
This is also the great Freight Line for
all points In the southwest and northern
cities. Time as quick and rates as low as
by any other route. Goods forwarded in
through cars without break of bulk All
claims promptly adjusted. Through bills
of ladinS iseued with rates guaranteed
from Bristol, New York, Philadelphia and
Baltimore, by II agents.
Boston agent-W. n. Clark, "a Wash
ington street.
New York agent-C. E. Evans, 3OS
Broadway street.
Philadelphia agent-John 7. Wilson,
"A south fifth street.
Baltimore agent-W. NJ. Tawxon, 1877
west Baltimore street.
Be careful to have your goods marked:
Virginia and Tennessee air line, via Nor
folk, Virginia. :
For furtherinformation apply to Depot
Agent at Knoxville and Bristol. or to
w. E. M. Word,
General Passenger agent.
L~YScHBURG, Va
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1HhsT niOn rusr American
GRANGE, FARM AND HOUSE
HOLD. -
Tobacco Culture.

~ AN EXPERIENCED vfR0tsIA Gulf
vAToR-
Through the Kindness OF u
friend aud correspondent, w. L.
Area. Of Abbeville, La, We are per
mitted To give the following letter
Ia our readers, which will, no
doubt. he read with great interest
hv those who contemplate the cul-
lure Of tobacco:
W. +. AREA Esq-My dear SIR:
II remember with pleasure the
TODD fortune of meeting you du-
ring the past summer, at Salem, y.
{. and. although we were together
- short n time, your acquaintance
male nm impression which makes
me a~uXiously await our promised
meeting at same place the next
summer. j remember how much
Nnu cvinced a disposition TO intro
dncc the cultivation OF tobacco in
Your State, and that you request
id me to give you, by letter. any
information | may possess IN re-
yard to its cultivation; and i avail
myself Of this means 20 give you
the benefit of my long experience
I'm the heart of what is believed to
lie the best tobacco growing region
in the United States. and while 1T
NAV not be so valuable 10 you rs IL
given by better informed producers,
1 trust that you and your country
men may, some day, derive bene-
fits that will amply reward your
efforts in that direction.
Our process ofgrowing and cur
ing will be understood from the
following directions, to-wit: Burn
land for plants, enough To kill the
seeds of natural productions on
GOOD rich spots, and sow seed du-
ring January or February, when
the weather is good, and protect
from stock. Transplant in May oil
June, in sandy soil, 3 feet apart
each way, and cultivate rs other
crops, When ripe, cut and house
with q or 7 plants to ! foot stick
according to size of plants. Com
meme curing in "a hours after
housing, with 900 heat or 1902
until yellow, t~wenty-four hour:
will generally do this; then rise .
every two hours, until yOn reacl
1909. Keep ut 1909 for 4 hours
then increase until YOU reach 1SO'
or 1909, which will cure stem anC
stalk. y barn of tabacco may b,
cured in this way within 3 day
and , nights. After curing, it ma,
he removed To any other house q
give room for more, taking car,
that il shall not get wet or mould
With the information j have re
ceived about yoor climate and soil
/ have no hesitation in saying tina
YOU might, ere long produce I;
good article OF tobacco, and there
bv add a new source Of wealth
To vour State. IL is, ut least, vel
worth the effort-costing, rs it does
a small outlay.
submit these views and direc
tions for what they may be worth
and thus comply with my pro
mise to you, with n great deal o
pleasure.
Yours, most respectfully,
MILTON VOSS.
Danvllle, Va, Sept. 30, 1875.
-FOUR Home Journal
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Useful Recipes.

A POUND OF copperas
in n pailful OF soft soap, and, when
thinned with water, applied to oni-
ons, is good to keep off the maggot,
and to promote the growth of the
onions.
BEYOND any sort of doubt, seeds
soaked in weak camphor water, will
sprout and grow vigorously, when
the same seeds, not thus treated,
will refuse to show any signs what
ever of vitality.
To CLEAN CARVED FURNITURE
Apply n paint prush dipped in kerr
osene oil. 1t will remove oil dust
from cracks, make the furniture
look like lew, and the smell disap-
pears in an hour if the windows
are open.
To refine A STovE.-Ten cents
worth of clay from the potter's
worked to the consistency of putty
pressed firmly around the sides
and into the corner of the furnace
box and left to dry overnight, will
make IN every respect a more de
sirable lining than the fire brick
bought in the F. stores Mrs. 5.
p. O..
SUBSTITUTE FOR WASHING SODA.
"A German scientific journal re-
commends laundresses to use hypo-
sulphite of soda in place of com
mon washing soda. 1t does not
attack the fabric in any way, and
ut the same time exerts some
bleaching actions which greatly
improve the appearance of linen
and c~alicoes.
DISSOLVE half an ounce camphOr
in n pound Of hogs lard; take
off the scum and mix as much
black lead as will give the mixture
an iron color. Iron, and steel, and
machinery OF all kinds, rubbed
over with this mixture and left
with it on for twenty-four hours,
and then rubbed with n linen cloth,
will keep clean for months.
To CLEAN WHITE OsTRACH FEATH-
ERs.-Four ounces of white soap
cut small, dissolved in four pints
of water, rather hot, in a large
basin; make the solution into a
lather. Introduce the feathers, and
rub with the hands for five or six
minutes. After this soaping, wash
in clean water as hot as the hand
can bear. Shake until dry.
MATCH marks upon hard-finished
walls may be removed by rubbing
the walls with n bit of pumIce
stone. Prevention is better than
cure, and II mats made of sandpa-
per, cut in circular or hexagonal
shapes, fastened upon pasteboard,
and bound with bright colored
braids, with n ring attached to a
sack, and hung near the match box,
these unsightly disfigurements may
be entirely prevented.
AN UNHEALrHY HoCSE.-A dark
house is always an unhealthy house,
always an ill-aifed house, always q
dirty house. Want of light stops
growth and promotes scrofula,
ricketts,, etc, among children. Peo-
pie lose their health in a dark
house, and if they get i'll, they can
not get well again in it. Three,
out Of many instances of ncgli-
gence and ignorance in managing
the health OF houses, i will here
mention as specimens. First, that
the female head in charge of build
ing does not think 1t necessary to
visit every hole and corner of it
every day. Second, that it is not
considered necessary to air, ~ sun
and clean rooms, while occupied.
! Third, that one window is consider
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THE z
CENTENNIAL

The most important in our Country's history, draws near and every
thoughtful voter should study the situation carefully, which he can
only do through the newspaper. State elections IT now coming off
in rapid succession. The People pc settling down to the tug OF war,
and each man shOald prepare himself for his own share in this great
struggle between Constitutional Government and the Corruptions and
Innovations OF a New Order Of Things.
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Editorial Comments

On Current Politics and the Principal events of the Day, from IN In
dependent Democratic standpoint. We shall strive by moderation and,
the desire to do simple justice in every case to win the attention of our
readers. But we shall not hesitate to speak, where bold speech is re-
quired, not recklessly, but plainly and positively always.
Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1875-11-10
Education

The vital issues of the times, the universally of Education, will no:
be neglected. This department will receive the attention of 4 finished
scholar, who, we feel confident in saying, will deal many a telling blow
in behalf of education and the Teacher. We call the particular atten-
ton of teachers to thIsdepartment-invite their aid in making it whas
We would have it become, a power for good and a help to the teacher.
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A Second Farmers Vacation"
Bv Col. Geo. +. Waring. Jr.

Col. wARISs is now in Europe. visiting,
in a row-boat ride Of two hundred and fifty
miles, one of the most fertile and interest
ing Of the vine growing valleys Of Europe.
This second series Of papers promises to
be even more interesting than that Sitb
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A Grange Department,

In which the Patrons of Husbandry win find all the news of the Order
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Centennial Letters,
Edited by John Vance Cheney.

Are a rare collection Of Revolutionary
Letters mainly from stores in the hands Of
the defendants of Col. JosEru WARD
They are full Of interest, and will be read
with n rare relish in connection with the
Centennial celebration Of the year.
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Our Local

Will be made the Great Feature Of the Paper, and W assert without
fear of contradiction that our facilities for obtaining the news from the
whole scope of our territory are superior to those possessed by any pa
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Short Stories !

A SERMON, each week, contributed by Ministers representing all
the denominations in our territory:
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Philip Nolan's Friends,
Or, Show Your PASSPORTS
By Edward Everett Hale.

The scene of this story is laid in the
Southwestern territory, now forming the
States of Louisiana and Texas, at the time
of Aaron Burr's treason. The characters
lived in q section which Was now Ameri-
can, now French. and now Spanish. and
this record of their adventurous lives
makes q story Of intense n uniagging
interest throughout.
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Carefully edited from the standard Fashion Periodicals, weekly and
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