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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-06
IMPORTANT
A r 7 8 A L E.

Collection Of Modern Paintings, the recent i'm.
portation Of Mr.. AD0LPH KUHN, Of New York, none
OF theme before exhibited in this Country, to be
sold ct auction in New York, through Il. Somsr-
Vile, on WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY. March
9Th and 9th, evenings.
The following artists are represented:
Andre ,Bruneri, Bail, Belaveine, Brllouin Belle
couir, John Lewis Brown, Couder .Oosmans c araud,
Chavet, Charles Francois Daubigny, Fortuny,
Girard Gndin, Hiuemacher Joris, Khsfein, Z nau.,
Levy, Lafop, Leloir, Lambert, Mareau, Michetti,
Marcheti. no1chet, Marie, P.bst, P.lizzi, Palm
mouche, Verbsas, VanMarcke, vibert, Zamacois.
Exhibition free, ct the KURTZ ART GALLERY,
30. 6, East sd street, H. day and evening until
date Of sale.
Catalogues to be had free Of charge ct all the priu
cipal Art Dealers In the country. mari cost
MRS. LOUISE POLLOCK will op.u arch lSsh
Ivl 1876, . elias for KIN sRG ARTkN lNSrRUO-
TON FOB NOTIFIES Who are desirous Of intro
ducipg this system into their own homes. The IL
sfrucfiop given will teach the system applicAbls
to the infant three months od until IL IL OF ss
when the seelusion OF home longer satisfies IL
social nature, and the should rscsivs
IL. For terms ard particulars apply Friday, March
lO1 h. az my resideL lie DR. IL Park. or any day
before 1t Miss SUSIE p. POLLoCK' s X Under gar.
ten sno TrsiniI school. res llth street, tween
G and Z n. v. from u I'll o'clock p u. MARI I'll
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-06

Rev. Mr. Conway had nothing like as large
an audience on Saturday evening as his
high reputation as a writer and his merit as
a lecturer deserved. The reason, we suspect,
may be found in the choice OF subject for the
discourse The majority of people In Wash.
inston just now seem to care very little for
Oriental Religion, "-or any other religion,
for that matter. Tonight, however, they
will probably have something more to their
liking, when "The Devil" is to be treated of,
and In q manner, we understand, which
tends 10 show that there is no such parsonage
II all who are interested In having this fact
established turn out tonight, 1t is safe to
predict that the hall Will be filled to over
flowing. And equally so TO morrow night,
when the learned speaker will present his
views on English statesmen and statesman
ship. II only our statesmen who need light
on that subject attend, there will be nothing
but standing room LETT for common people.
The circular OF the Spanish government
relative to Cuban affairs will not be lIkely
TO create . very favorable impression. Just
before the close OF the year 1915 the Spanish
army IN Cuba, according to the circular,
ccnsisted OF u, ii2 men. Since 1875, 10, $40 ad-
ditioIal soldiers have been sent out ma king
the total number OF Spanish troops 81 ,sl2
Local volunteers and natives numbering
20, 900 men are represented as lighting for
Spain thus making q total force OF Ia ,si2
The same circular states that the Cuban
white insurgents do not exceed 500 men. their
main force consisting OF negroes and adven-
turers- 1t In singular IL the force OF the in
surgents Is so insignincant that the rebellion
has not been suppressed long before this, con-
sideripg the vast preponderance OF Spanish
troops. The struggle commenced In October
ISIS, seven years and q half ago. Possessing
large army and nne navy the woader Is
that Spain has not been able to make any
hesdway In crushing out what shs aHec.s %
believe only an Insignificant revolt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-06
U S T 0P Y e d.

III ST OPEN ED.
New Spring Dress Goods ut &c
Nea Spring Dress GODS at SOC.
New Spring Dress Goods at SISc.
New Spring Dress Goods at SOC.
Bordere6 French Lawns.
French Percales. white Piques.
New Spring Silks. Al IS, al 50 aud ais.
Black Silks good bsreainsl. 81 to IS 50 a yard
Hom auction. WILLIAM X. RILEY,
mal6 ct 713 Market Space.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-04-05
The BOrax Lake of California.

It appears that the incredulity with
which statements concerning the b0rax
lake have been received in England has
been considerably lessened by supplies
of the material coming to the London
market. The pottery districts are es-
peclally interested in the discovery.
Accounts set forth that very extensive
works are now nearly completed for
the refining and purifying Of this borax
FOR shipment. Stimulated by the action
OF the railroad company, the Borax
Company has put up large works, and
expects to turn out from 20 to SO tons
OF the mineral per day. The deposit
OF borax extends over an area of Is
miles in length by to miles in width
covered with crude borax to the depth
of 3 to 5 feet. The crude mineral
averages from 20 to 40 per cent of the
pure salt.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-04-05
The Fodder Value of Apples.

In his investigation of the fodder
value of apples, Prof. Storer confirms
the observations of other chemists, to
the effect that apples are very poor in
nitrogen. The flesh of Baldwins and
Russets yielded 15.7-17.5 per cent. of
dry organic matter the rest being
water and mineral matter), and only
0.21-O27 per cent. of aIbuminoids.
Apple pomace contained 22.3 per cent.
of dry organic matter, and OBS per
cent. albuminoids. Leaving the water
out of account, the dry matter of the
flesh of apples contains 1.43 per cent.
of albuminoids, while the dry matter of
potatoes has 6.54, and pumpkin 1872
per cent of albuminoids. From these
facts two interesting conclusions are to
be drawn. First, the small amount of
nitrogen explains at least one reason
FOR the low value of apples for feed and
and for manure; and second, to make
economical fodder from apples or
oomace, food rich in nitrogen should
,e added. In this way not only the
ugar, but also the pectoe, of which
,pples are largely composed, may be
economically utilized as food.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-04-05
Curing Cheese.

In an address before the Vermont
Dairymen's Association, x. A. Willard
gave the following summary of the
leading points to be observed in curing
cheese:
l. That butlittle advance can be made
in the quality of Our best fancy cheese
without especial care in curing.
2. That by proper attention in
curing it, it is possible to reach the
highest excellence In the cheese pro-
duct That by this means immense
losses now annually sustained may be
avoided, while consumption will be
promoted.
8. That the proper temperature for
curing cheese to get the best result In
quality, has been determined by exper-
iment to be from seventy to seventy
five degrees Fahrenheit.
f. That the temperature above
named must be uniform, and that I'M
even temperatures, by alternately check
ing and unduly increasing fermenta-
ton, cause bitterness and other obiec-
tionable faint to cheese.
5. That moisture is an important
element IN cheese; that it should be
properly distributed through the solids,
and SO assimilated as to form one
homogeneous mass, mellow and plastic,
giving the cheese the appearance of
great richness.
6. That at least from thirty to thirty
three per cent. Of the moisture should
be retained in curing cheese; that as
we decrease the percentage of mois-
ture from this point, the percentage of
butter must be increased to obtain mel
lowness of texture; that the cheese is
not improved in taste by this substitu-
this loss may always pe estimated to be
in proportion between the cost Of water
and fat.
Z. That by proper temperature and
attention IN retaining a right proper
ton of DC DISTURB, the cheese is not only
of better flavor and quality, but saw
ing in weight of from three to four per
cent. is made to the producer over the
ordinary ID ethods of curing.
s. That by the use of refrigerator
rooms cheese may be kept at any de-
sirable point of flavor, and thus by
holding when the markets are dull or
weather unsuitable for shipping, the in
tervening space of time may be bridged
over by the factories without de.riment
to the flavor Or quality of the cheese
9. That with our present knowledge
Of cheesemaking certain amount Of
fat in the milk is needed to make a
good palatable cheese. Hence, excess
i've skimming, or reduction of the fat
in milk below one and one-half per
cent. to two per cent. is not to be
recommended where the skinned
milk is to be made into cheese, unless
other fat be substituted to supply the
deficiency.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-04-05

An English writer asks "Why is it
that so much of the linseed oil cake
produced in your country; especially
in the south and west, is exported to
England? It must be that it's value as
feed for cattle, and stock of all kinds,
is not known, or is not appreciated by
stock feeders of your country. Ameri-
can oil cake commands fifty to sixty
dollars per ton in England, and, as the
English are the best economists in the
world, they would not pay more for oil
cake than they would for anything else
if it were not the most valuable for
feeding purposes, particularly when we
consider the extent to which they feed
for fattening. Experienced English
feeders all say that their best beef is
that from cattle fed on oil-cake meal.
And it is universally known that the
English know how to make and ap-
preciate good beef. Oil cake meal is
equally good as food for horses, COWS,
sheep and hogs. 1t is the richest food
known; it gives a healthy tone to the
animal, fattening the lean ones and
maintaining the health and vigor of the
strong. The great value of oil cake for
cattle food has long been known, yet it
is by no means sufficiently appreciated
In your country, nor upon the part of
very many persons who own or feed
stock is it fully Or clearly understood"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-04-05

petus to the Colonial cause. The Con-
gress fastened to record its thanks to
Gen. Washington and the officers and
soldiers under his command, ordering
also gold medal to be struck in COM
memoration Of the great event and pre-
scented to his Excellency.
The moral effect of the event must
have been encouraging, as it developed
the energy, the prudence, and the mil
itary skill Of Washington. It was his
first important work after receiving his
com mission, and it proved him to
possess that ability for improving linn
tied resources, which is one of the high
est qualifications of commander. He
was embarrassed lot only by the wants
of his army, but by divided councils.
He had Jealousies to allay and differ
ences to arrange; and he was forced to
abandon his original plan, of which the
danger and the glory would both have
been greater. His eminent prudence
showed itself in the maneuvers which
he then substituted He relieved the
beleaguered town, while at the same
time he saved it from the horrors of
bombardment and confagration. The
evacuation of Boston confirmed those
doubts of the invincibility of the Brit
ISL arms which Lexington and Bunker
Hill had excited; and ever after the
armies of the Congress. met the armies
of the King with something more of a
feeling and upon something more of a.
footing Of equality.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-04-05
ESpring Treatment of Winter Wheat.
no No1u-Xorl1

An ordinary crop of winter wheat
is not profitable. Twenty bushels per
acre pays expenses but leaves no profit,
and by far the larger number of far
mers have to content themselves with
less return than this. We cannot
choose but grow this crop, for there is
no substitute for it, and without it our
whole agricultural fabric falls to the
ground We must then learn how to
make it profitable. Under our present
management we do nothing to help its
growth from the time it is sown until
the harvest, except In rare cases top
dressing of some fertilizer is given to
it IN the spring, Or some few Of the
more enterprising farmers cultivate it
by means of a spring narrowing. The
English farmers not only give their
winter wheat dressing of artificial
manure, but the fields are cultivated
either by horse-hoes or are hoed and
weeded by hand. This, upon their
better fortified lands, gives them a
minimum crop equal to our best crops,
and al average far better than ours.
It is worth considering if we cannot do
something in this way to help our
wheat crop. HanO-laDOr is OUT OF the
question with us, for we do not turn
our women and children into the fields
to weed or hoe our crops, and the wages
of laboring men are too high to permit
of their employment in this way
Clearly, we must work our wheat fields
by horse labor or not at all. There is
no question that spring cultivation will
greatly assist the growth and increase
the yield CT winter grain, whether it
be wheat or rye. When drill-sown this
cultivation is easily given. We can
run the drill through the crop SO as to
stir the soil between the rows of
plants, or we can harrow the sur
face with an implement made ex-
pressly for this purpose. When sown
broadcast nothing can be done but har-
rowing. Spring narrowing of wheat is
no longer doubtful practice. 1t is
done more or less wherever farmers
are educated and wide awake The
Thomas harroW-the invention Of a
well known and old farmer and editor
of leading agricultural-is specially
designed for narrowing growing crops,
wheat, corn and potatoes being those
chiefly worked with it. It differs from
other harrows chiefly in having the
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-04-05
Starting Onions in Hot Beds.

Some seasons sets are very high, and
are always somewhat risky Of storage.
For my own use, have found a profit
in starting onions in the hot bed, thus
getting green sets at small expense, in
stead of ripe ones, and avoiding the
trouble of keeping over. Sow the seeds
thickly in a hot bed, early in March,
in rows about an inch apart, and about
the middle of April transplant into the
open garden. The transplanting is but
little more work than putting out sets,
and either is less work than the first
.,zeeding of an ordinary bed, which this
plan renders unnecessary. Transplant
ed in this way, there is a certainty of a
stand (which alone is worth the whole
cost, and the crop pays at least double
that raised from seed in the open air.
A bed 6x12 feet, raises sets enough for
one-seventh of an acre.-Root's Garde,,
Manual.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-04-05

This delicious vegetable is one of the
most important Of all garden products.
The seed should be soWn in q hot-bed
about the first week in March, in drills
five inches apart and half an inch deep.
When the plants are about two inches
high they should be set out four or five
inches apart in another hot-bed, or re-
moved into small pots, allowing single
plant to pot; they are sometims trans
planted second time into larger pots,
by which process the plants are render
ed more sturdy and branching. About
the middle of May the plants may be
set in the open ground; they are plant
ed, for early crops, on light, sandy soil,
at distance of three feet apart 10
hills, In which good shovelful of
rotted manure has been mixed. On
heavy soils, which are not suited for an
early crop, they should be planted four
feet apart Water freely at the time OF
transpianting, and shelter from the sun
for fe. days until the plants are es-
tab',shed Sufficient plants for small
garden may be started by sowing few
seeds Ia shallow box flower pot, and
placing it in a sunny window Of the sit
ting room Or kitchen.-G. s. HasEelps
Catalogue.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-04-05

teeth. sloping backward, so that it
passes over the plants stirring the sur
face and loosening the soil, without in
jurlng them. The teeth are small and
the frame light. 1t resembles one of
the light, spreading grass-seed harrows,
except in having it's teeth sloping back
ward more than any other implement.
But any light harrow will answer the
purpose, with the exception that it may
tear out some Of the plants. In most
cases those destroyed can be well
spared, and those left will be better for
it. The narrowing should be done as
soon as the surface is dry If at the
present season there should be an inch
of dry soil upon the ground frozen be-
meath it, there could be no better mo-
ment chosen for the narrowing. If
otherwise, and the soil is dry upon the
surface, no harm, but only good, will
be done although the under soil may
be unfrozen and soft. The object is to
loosen the surface and break up the
crust formed by the settling and drying
of the wet soil
Another good effect will result in
preparing an excellent surface upon
which to sow clover seed. To SOW it
upon bare ground, crusted over and
hard, is to lose half the seed, and get
only a poor stunted growth from the
remainder. With loose mellow sur
face the chance of q catch will be
greatly increased. Indeed, if the soil is
in good condition there is little danger
Of failure of good catch when the
seed is so sown. Immediately after
the narrowing some stimulating arti-
fetal fertilizer would be useful. This
may be $50 pounds of either prepared
guano or some good superphosphate,
or else the same of nitrate of soda per
acre, or this with one of the former in
addition.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-04-05

CHEESE CAKE.-Half a cup of grated
English cheese, cup Of grated bread, six
or seven eggs beaten well, teacup milk,
spoonful corn-starch. Bake from
twenty minutes to half an hour.
| To CLEANSE REFRIGERAToRs.-
with hot suds; rinse with vinegar and
water first, and after with soda in clear
cold water, and wipe dry.
| HAM AND EGGs.-Chop finely some
cold boiled ham, fat and lean together,
say a pound to four eggs; put a piece
Of butter in the pan, then the ham: let
it get well warmed through, then beat
the eggs light, stir them in briskly.
To REMOVE WHITE STAINS FROM FUR
NITURE.-Have ready three pieces of
wooden cloth, with one well dipped in
lamp-oil, or if that is not convenient
linseed-oil, rub the spot briskly, wet
the second with alcohol and apply to
oily surface rubbing quickly, as too
much alcohol will destroy the varnish.
and finally polish with the third cloth,
moistened with oil or furniture polish.
EsCALoPED ONIoNs.--Take eight or ten
onions of good size, slice them and boil
till tender. Lay them in baking dish,
putting bread crumbs, butter in small
bits, pepper and salt between each
layer, putting bread crumbs last, add
milk Or cream till the dish is full. Bake
twenty minutes or half an hour; very
nice; if rightly done, you will have a
dish fit for any, even the most fastid-
ious. The outside will be golden vel
low, the inside like snow
To DESTROY ANTs.-Houses that are
infested with ants, black or red, NAV
be disinfected by a little attention to
trapping them. A sponge is one of the
best things for the purpose. Sprinkle
1t with dry, white sugar; the sponge
being slightly moist, it will adhere. The
ants will go into the cells of the sponge
after the sugar in large numbers and
can DE destroyed in hot water, and the
sponge squeezed out and sugared
again, and returned to the closet fo1
another haul, until all are caught.
SwEEPNG.-Very few persons sweep
we'll. Some take long strokes with a
broom, creating wind, and sending dust
into the air. When they are through
sweeping they have taken very little
dust from the room, and the dust settles
again on the furniture and floor. Il
takes time to sweep properly; the
strokes should be firm and short, Great
ing very little .wnid This open winter
Will cause a great deal Of sweeping; and
many Will be obliged to take up then
sltt1ng-room carpets before spring
whenever snow can be procured, and
the rooms are so cold that it will not
melt, cover the carpet thickly with it
Scrub it around with broom, and
when it is swept off the snow will be
black, and the carpet will look a clean
as If freshly shaken. It is excellent
for sweeping bedrooms dust in the
air to settle. 1t can be used on the
best carpets without detriment, provid.
ed the rooms are so cold that the snow
does not melt.-Obseryer.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-04-05
sympathy OF the Englishmen for Yves
(, toms Pedestrian Feats.

The Englishmen continue to take a.
great interest In the wonderful walking
performances Of the American pedes-
TRAN Weston, who appears to be as dis
tlngulshed for success abroad as he was
for his repeated failures at home
Ills feat of walking 500 miles in six
consecutive days naturally attracted a
large body Of spectators, and after COM
pletlng that he began another walk of
20 miles, which was to be gone over in
seventy-tlve consecutive hours. Charles
howell, Cambridge waterman. who
was allowed to walk or run, las he pleased.
and had even, as it afterward came out.
had tifty-miles start given him. gave
out before he had walked fifty hours.
Ills legs became very stiff and sore, and
even Turkish bath did not restore their
elasticity. 1t seemed doubtful whether
Weston could make out the 275 within
the time. However, be struggled ON
painfully, and final " triumphed, hay
ing 3m. 89s. to the good. There were
some SIX thousand people in the hall at
the time, and great excitement pre-
vailed at the close Of the match. A
number of doctors are watching the
performer very closely from a profess
ional point of view. The only prepara-
ton Weston makes for his feats is to
pass few days quietly in the country,
taking ten mile walk daily. During
his walks he takes nothing except cold
tea, lemons and oranges to refresh him
self, with soup for nourishment; but at
other times he is not a teetotaller. His
ordinary rate of walking is about four
miles and half an hour. During the
first twenty-four hours he rests for ten
minutes every two hours, when he re-
cllnes on a couch, with both head and
feet elevated and the body doubled up,
and then he is shampooed with bay
rum, rubbed in direction from the
distant end of the limbs toward the
trunk. At the end of each twenty-four
hours he takes two hours sleep, and
generally eats little cold beef. His
walking is entirely from the hip, his
knees being lexed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-04-05
FARM NOTES.
Valuable Hints TO Producers---Do-
nestle Economy.
How to Nail Clapboards.

The practical farmer says that clap
boards are often split by driving large
nails into the board that has just been
put on, sometimes checking the stud
on which the clapboard is nailed. This
induces leakage and often speedy de-
cay The proper method is pointed
out as follows: After one board is
nailed on let the support nails be stuck
sato the sheathing boards or studs, SO
as t. rest on the upper edge of the
board below. Then, after the ends are
fitted, draw out the support nails and
lay the lower edge of the clapboard on
the board below not less than one inch
By observing this direction, no cracks
will be produced near the lower edges
of the boards. It viii pay well. also,
to make holes for nails with sharp
brad-aWl