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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-01-12
Stall-Feeding Cattle.

STALI~FEEDISG, when one is prepared
for II, is about as profitable a branch as
one can undertake in winter The requi-
sites are warm, well.ventilated, we'll
lighted stalls; plenty of room, fresh bed
ding often and food that is clean and
sweet. Corn meal and hay cut early
would form the principal food, varied
with few roots, bran and barley meal.
Of course there must be preparation be
forehsnd. 1t is well TO start in small
way. There are doubtless thousands OF
farmers who coula feed few animals TO
large profit who will sell off their farms
hay, corn, roots, etc, which ought to be
converted into manure and meat on the
farm.
Ii Is fact that those who undertake
sail-teeding cattle ana sheep very seldom
give il up, because the profits are so large
both in fertilizers and cash. There are
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-01-12

farmers in Connecticut who have been in
the regular practice of stall feeding cattle,
sheep and horses for their whole lives
since they began business for themselves.
According to the Springfield Republican,,
Geo. w. Jones, of old Deerfield, has now
in his stables forty.seven head of oxen, all
Durhams, and so large that they can
hardly move their great weight. The
heaviest yoke weighs 1900 pounds, the
whole lot averaging 1900 pounds to the
yoke. They are each fed eight quarts of
meal and bran daily and all the hay they
want. Water is supplied in the managers
in pipes. About Christmas these will go
to Boston, and then Mr.. Jones will stock
up for the winter, his usual number being
about eighty to ninety cattle, 600to 700
sheep and about dozen horses. Last
year he cut $50 tons of hay, which, with
seventy tons purchased, he fed out.
1t is plain to see that where so much is
fed out to strong, fattening animals farm
may be very soon brought up to a maxi
mum condition of fertility and product
iveness. The cattle occupy a basement
well ventilated. If it was not, the great
heat generated by so many animals would
make the place Qppressively warm. The
sheep are fed on The floor above, and Mr.
Jones uses all the enormous quantity of
manure produced at the stables He is
also a tobacco raiser to the extent of
twelve or fourteen acres annually, and the
tobacco he grows brings better price
than that grown by using commercial fer
tilizers. Here is one farmer who has
found that farming pays.-Detroit Trio
une.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-01-12
AGRICULTURAL AND DOMESTIC.

For chilblains, cut up two white tur-
nips, without pairing, into thin slices; put
the slices into tin cup with three large
spoonfuls of best lard let it simmer slowly
for two hours, then mash through sieve ;
when cold spread it on soft linen cioth
and apply to the chilblain at night
The true omelet is pile OF terror
stricken eggs and milk; it trembles with
every lar, and crouches in delicious,
ouiyerinc mass upon the plate; he who
puts knife into it will find porous,
tiaky material almost impalpable to the
touch. that will melt as quickly as
snow flake in his mouth. Upon renec-
ton he will be willing to admit that hens
were not made in vain.
1t is the belief of the writer that many
of the diseases incident to poultry are que
to neglect in providing them with pure
water; particularly do | believe snch 10
he the case in the majority of instances
where chicken cholera prevails. The
omission to furnish fowls with suitable
drinking water is one of the worst features
of cruelty to animals 1t is a neglect that
is decidedly adverse to success, hence
tends to diminish individual fancy for
fowls and works detrlment to poultry IN
terests. Those whom we occasionally
hear say that there is no profit in poul
try are not qualified to have the manage
ment of the same, and in their attentions
may be classed with the thriitless and
neglected parties who keep fowls that get
drink when it rains. Fdnciers' Journal.
TO carve fowls, which should always
be laid with the breast uppermost, place
the fork in the breast, and take OIL the
wings and legs, without turning the fowl; ;
then cut out the merry thought; cut
slices from the breast, cut out the collar
bone, cut off the side pieces, and then cut
the carcass in two Divide the joints in
the leg of a turkey. In carving a sirloin,
cut thin slices from the side next TO you
lit must be put on the dish, the tenderloin
underneath, then turn 1t. Help the
guests to both kinds. In carving leg
of mutton or ham, begin by cutting
across the middle to the bone. Cut a
tongue across and not lengthwise, and
>help from the middle. Carve fore
quarter of lamb by separating the Shout
der from the ribs and then divide the ribs.
To carve loin of veal, begin at the
smaller end and separate the ribs. Help
each one to piece of kidney and its lat.
Carve pork and mutton in the same way.
To carve tillet of veal, begin at the top
and help to the stuffing with each slice.
In breast Of veal, separate the breast
and hrisket and then cut up, asking which
part is preferred. -Rural Neeo Yorker.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-01-12
Making Home Comfortable.

THERE are many little things that can
be had at a tritiing expense which will
render every home more comfortable and
inviting. Little things, to be sure; but
still they require some amount of patience
and energy to accomplish them. But
they will amply repay the labor and ex-
pense, not merely in the palpable comfort
bestowed by them, but also IN the occu-
patton of the mind, filing up those odd
moments which are so often dawdled list
lessly away or spent in idle gossip; and
also afiording that constant round of use
full employment which tends to promote
cheerfulness, and thus materially increases
the health of the body. 1t is remarkable
how expert lady can become in the use
of hammer and nails, as well as In the
plying of the needle and thread, if she
will only make the attempt and persevere
in it.
A good, strong hammer, not too light,
and not too heavy for her strength, will
cost but little, and will enable her to do
many useful things in carpentering and
uphOlstering about the house that would
not otherwise be attended to. The thou
sands of small homes in the suburbs OF
our large cities, and also throughout the
country, are usually very slightly built,
and abound in crevices and draughts, and
one of the first things to be attended to as
autumn changes into winter is to remedy
these inconvenience in the best possible
way. To close up draughts one must fill
in the spaces around the ill fitting doors
and windows. For this purpose strips of
listing, such as the tailors have in great
quantities, are the most desirable. Pro-
cure a basketful of them and nail them
with tin tacks all around the part of the
door that closes into the doorway. If it
is possible to take the door off the hinges
nail them on its under side, and they will
prove great protection against draughts
and their consequcnces-cold feet and a
bad cough
After the listing is nailed nail piece
of scarlet, twilled binding all around the
door where il opens and over the hinges.
Fasten this also on the listing around the
windows, but not so as to close up all of
them permanently, for fresh air is an es-
sential ingredient to our comfort, even if
the mercury does fall below the all-im-
portant cipher. The street and area doors
should also be listed in the same way. If
your home is so isolated that neither the
listing nor scarlet braid can be procured,
strips of newspapers or brown paper can
be pasted down the edges of the win
dows and across the easements. - Western
Rural
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-01-12
Land Drainage.

The day Of deep and thorough cultiva
ton Of the soil here in the West may be Il
good way off, and most of the Older farm
ers of today will never engage in such a
great improvement over common culture.
But the time must come when all heavy
soils and all which have hard pan bot
tom will be broken up eighteen and TWEEN
ty inches in depth because that kind of
farming will be found profitable. The
farmers on clays lose month or more of
every season on account of surplus OF
water which prevents field operations.
Plants grow slowly or not at all when the
soil is filled with water, which must be
evaporated at the surface chiefly to get
rid of it
When fiat, heavy land ls underdralned
and worked deeply the rains do not re-
main upon the surface but sink at once
into the loose soil and down into the
drains. Mr.. Mechi writes on Nov. g.:
Drenching rains but no appearance of
water on the sloping surfaces of the steam
plowed fields And again on the 10th
OF the same month he says: Again tor
rents of rain, and at last the drains dis
charge, the first time this season from the
steam -plowed land, but no water is visible
even in the burrows or water-furrows.
Some persons think that water will
never find its way through stiff soil into
drains two to four feet deep, and hence
they treat this system of drainage as an
absurdity Well, such persons must see
for themselves, and if they have the spirit
of the true improver in them they will
visit some more enterprising farmer who
has already put down drains, or they may
try the experiment at tritling cost them
selves. In either case they will come to
change their views on very important
subject of farm economy and one in which
their prosperity as farmers is Immediately
concerned. The success of the Mess-s.
llgentritZ, at Monroe, demonstrates that
four feet under-drains will take off sur
face water with ordinary culture on
heavy float, almost fiat, lands
A soil well drained and deeply worked
is dry within a few hours after the heav-
lest storm, and instead OF weeks hin
arance of field work there is really no
stoppage to amount 10 anything in the
years count. Deep working serves the
purpose OF draining 10 a certain extent,
but after continuous rains there is need of
an outlet, and surface furrow or ditch
is not sufficient. The water must find
ready passage Surface drains are too far
apart usually. The water naturally seeks
an outlet downward, and will only flow
laterally when ii cannot get down. Sur
face drains are the greatest obstacles to
cultivation, and no really progressive
farmer can endure them.-Detroa
Tribune.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-01-12
For THE TOILET OR BATH Forest ;

Soap" Is unexcelled in cleansing the pores
and leaving the skin soft and velvety. For
Salt Rheum, Chapped Hands, Roughness,
BARRIERS Itch, Chatting Of Infants, or any
eruption Of the skin, it is sure remedy.
As wash it speedily relieves Piles; as a
shampoo it cleanses and heals all diseases
of the scalp, giving tone and vigor to the
roots of the hair; as shaving soap it leaves
the face smooth and free from irritation.
Get ii with the Forest Tar Book" of your
druggist, or send 35 cents to the Forest Tar
Co., Portland, Me, for q box
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-01-12

WHEN horse first shows signs of ring
bone, endeavor to allay the pain by rub
bing the diseased part with equal parts of
camphor and chloroform. Then make an
ointment composed of iodide of lead and
lard, one ounce of the former to eight of
the latter Apply with friction to the dis
eased part night and morning; continue
the treatment for at least two weeks after
all symptoms of disease are past, and
then be careful not to put the animal at
hard work at first Also give good food
in liberal quantities during treatment and
afterward. Ring-bone cannot be cured if
the animal is kept constantly at hard
work.-N. Y. Sun.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-01-12

ECoNoMY.-You will save money by using
Proctor d Candles Original Notified German
Soap. 1t will not waste nor become soft
like ordinary yellow soap when used in warm
water nor is it cheapened with articles iniu-
rious to clothes. Remember, you obtain full
one pound bar if you purchase their brand.
To protect their brand from imtators
Proctor Il Gamble pat nted it, and the patent
was sustained in the United States Courts.
E1amine the stamp on the bars when you
bug. Take their Soap only.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-01-12

GENTIAN was our grandmothers' hobby for
tonic, and no bitter would be considered
complete without it; hence it enters into
nearly all. But experience has proved that
il is Injurious to the stomach If frequently
used. A far better tonic is found in G,lardna
Bifters
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-01-12

MILLIONS of bottles of BURNETT's Coco
AINE have been sold during the last twenty
years, in every civilized country, and the
public have rendered the verdict that it is
the cheapest and hest Hair Dressing in the
world
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-01-12

m nm T. CO.. station ID. New York,
DD Uvuxu want agents for the Silver. Dollar
nUUv Prize Stationery Package. II
0Jh1D txins "a sheets Of first class paper,
- - hrst-class envelopes, engraved
silver plated penhodsr golden pen, pencil and vsu.
able prize Sample pack age with eees Mt prize post
paid, for 80 cents; 8 packages. postpaid, 3.5O-s
silver dollar guaranteed OF the nine prizss "a
silver dollars and 80 gold piece In 300 pack
Agents. circular free.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-01-12

A LAD who had just finished reading
the Bible through announces the discov-
cry that the words boys" and girls"
occur in 1t only twice.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-01-12

BURNETT's COCAINE is the best and cheap.
est hair. dressing in the world.
New-York tribune., 1876-09-04
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WAsHINGToS. Sept. 3, 1876.
Many OF the clerks in the Treasury and other depart
ments WHO were appointed under Democratic admins
raon are the list to be dismissed In the First Con
trocr's Office, there six or seven VINO have been
there 20 years. having been appointed when Howell
COBB was Secretary Of the Treasury. Very many OF
these clerks are pased with age, anu meompeteht TO
render any efficient service. There 20 in one depart
nearly 20 years OF age some OF whom have been IN
service by Abraham Lincoln, and have been retained by
successive Republican secretaries out OF sympathy Tor
The Democratic House having crippled tue force by re-
ducons Ia number aud salaries, 80 hat Is almost I'M
possible 70 perform 'he duties assshea ~ Jaw & y. ' ~,
several departments, the exeeuve onieers seem 70
have choice but To DO the stecst justice and tdeir
duty by dschargng the most inefficient Tue respons
hty for turning these aged helpless poor upon tue
streets would to rest with the pinchDeck pinch
penny Bourbon House.
The reduction OF the number OF special customs agents
made necessary by the Democratic appropriations, WILL
sfeared have injurious effect the II wibe
necessary great To forego much Of the watch
funess along the long line of the Canadian border where
has been smuggling through the seal lock
system. Only Que man. II APP eirs, Is 10 nave chage OF
that special Subject and he Will have to be arguseyed TO
accomplish much in preventing fraud as has Deen
done before Already there are reports OF great rre2
ares in the transit OF goods the Panama stninus
aud of the twenty agents In 10 bc assigned To duty
there. The State Departmental committees nave nade
arrangements with railroads send voters home at
duced rates. Return tickets from Washington 10 New,
York good until after state and National election, Will
be furnished at $40, and To Boston at Slo
No definite steps have been taken by the
Internal Revenue Department against Gov Tlden to re-
cover the amount claimed TO be due the Government as
an income tax United States Dstrict-Attorney Bliss
has placed the facts In his possession before Commits
soner Raum who Is giving them a careful investigation.
No further action has been taken yet ana Mr. Bliss
will not proceed with suit until authorized 10 do so by
the department Should the facts published be ver
fled by the examination IL Is probable t1at legal proceed
iugs will be begun The investigation will not
be concluded Tor several days
The circular the United States marshals respecting
nl h. hy fha tfnr
pey-Genersl tomorrow The copy sent TO the President
az Long Branch for Executive approval 10 Ia expected
will be returned with his signature about that time
The printers and bOokbinders Of the Government
Printing OGlce gave dinner last night to Mr.. Capp
their chief at the Arlington Hotel In congratulatou OF
his renppolntment by the President as Government
Printer.
The Baltimore printers have voluntarily reduced their
prices for composition to 40 cents per thousand for day
and 40 cents night The Pubic Printer pays 90
cent the work.
New-York tribune., 1876-09-04
rELEaRApnIC NOTES.

SAvANvAH Ga, Sept. 3.-Total intermeuts to-day,
~ of which were yellow fever cases
COLUMBUS, Ga, Sept. "a. T. Calhoun, clerk IN
the pOat Office city, yesterday detected taJnG
money from registered letters and tried TO commit suicide
BosIog. Sept 3-Bishop Gilbert Haven of Georgia
o large congregation In tho BrOmned street Church, to-
day.
CAP MAY, N. j., Sept. 3.-Two ladies, named
pnthrrord OF Philadelphia while riding this afternoon, had
ther dress set by spark from cigar and ter
rbly burned
eAyANNAH, Ca, Sept 3.-The first official report
of The yellow fever Published yesterday and
shows thai there 200 cases since Aug ~ and Az
deaths the epidemic
Sr. LOUIS Sept 3.-Bids for furnishing supplies TO
Indiang and 10 the Upper Missouri
ivr Pout nn ialO Mexico, Arizona, and Indian Ter
titory will DE awarded here on wednesday eext
SAVANNAH Ca, Sept. 3-The Central Railroad
pany announces thai steamers viii leave this port twice
Weak lor New.Y0rk that there viii be M slOppage IN
movements In cotton or return ireBhI
PouGHKEEPsrE, Sept. 3.-The plaintiffs attorney,
Pank NJ Van Rearen has issned execution against MT
s,ors pouerty OF Ash against Astor wherein
lie obtained Judgment OF $21OO0 against defendant
for The naltreatInent Oi u child.
BosroS, Mass, Sept, 3.-Henry Home, prom,
nen czen OF Sherbnne Mass, was drowned i Farm F0ud
Yesterday while attempting rescue Two young lahre VINO
% the capsziBg OF saiboaL One vi Inc
ladies Eta 1. Bickicrd. was also dfowhea
New-York tribune., 1876-09-04
WASHINGTON.
COTTON CLAIMS.

TESTIMONY CONCERNING CAPTURED AND ABAN-
DONED PROPERTy-JUDGE CAsEY's EVIDENCE.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-The statements, let
ters and testimony relative captured and abandoned
property before the Committee Expenditures In Tue
Treasury Department have just been printed 10 appears
from the document that the actual moneys credited to
the Treasury $24 ,269. Tile total OF amounts
expended from proceeds Of abandoned and captured
property the purchase Of products Of the States de-
cared In nsurrecton under the act OF July q 1864 was
$2465,s3 Among the most important testimony Is
that Judge Casey OF tho Court Claims who has been
professionally engaged In the prosecution Of cotton claims
Returns showed that there were In the treasury the
proceeds $40 odd bales OF cotton from VcSs
burg They amounted to not over S125,0OO or $l3o,OOO
After two years delay and examinations OF the
matters, Mr. Evccth had made report on the Vcks-
burg cotton from which 1t appeared that there were IN
the neighborhoOd OF 10000 bales received there and
shipped Mr. Evele'hs report showed that there had
actually sold and had gone into the treasury OF the
cotton shipped from Vcksburg five thousand ana odd
baes-the odd being less than 100; witness could not
state the exact number. The amount OF proceeds is
given approximately In the amendment to the second
report OF Mr.. Eveleth at 925,025 04-some SsOO.OOO
more than the officers the Cotton Bureau had returned
No explanation has been made IA to how or why
this discrepancy between TIE two statements occurred
New-York tribune., 1876-09-04
THE CHURCHES REOPENED.
SERMONS IN NEw-YoRK AND BROOKLYN.

cCthONS iS NEW-IOnh AND bntOhLINs
DisCoURsEs BY THE REV. MORGAN DIX, d. D.. THB
REV. J. II. RYLANCE, d. d., The REV. J. A. N.
CHAPMAN, d. D.. THE REV. WILLIAM IVES BUD
INGroN, d. d. THE REV. HOWARD Crosby d.
D., AND OTHERS.
The congregations Of many of the churches in this
city and Brooklyn yesterday welcomed their pastors
who had been seeking rest and strength for their
work in various Summer resorts. The audiences
generally large, showing that the vacations Of
both pastors and people are now drawing to an end.
At Trinity Church the Rev. DIR. Morgan Dix spoke
Of GODS presence with men. The Rev.
j. II. Rylance, ID. d., at St. Marks
Protestant Episcopal Church. preached upon
song in worship. At st. Pauts Methodist Episcopal
Church, the Rev. J. A. N. Chapman d. d., delivered
a sermon upon the offense Of the Cross. The Rev.
Dr. William Ives Budingtons subject at the Clinton
Avenue Congregational Church in Brooklyn was the
Resurrection. At tho Fourth Avenue Presbyterian
Church the Rev. Howard Crosby. ID. D., preached
upon the necessity of stunning the appearance
of evil in Christian life. The Divine beauty Of
Christ the subject of the Rev. Charles s. Robin
son. ID. d. at the Memorial Presbyterian Church.
The Rev. DIR. Thomas Armitage, at the Fifth Avenue
Baptist Church, preached upon Christ's aid in
trouble The Rev. Dr. Joseph I. Duryea. at the
Classon Avenue Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn,
spoke about the discipline of Gods children.
New-York tribune., 1876-09-04
SUSPENSION or j. T. WARING d co.
EMBARRASSMENT OF A LARGE HAT MANUFACTURING
FIRM-IIABIIITIRs OVER 100000.

EMBARRASSMENT OF LARGE HAT MANUFACTURING
FIRM-IABIIIrRs OVER 100000.
The firm of John T. Waring g. Co., whose
hat Yonkers is said to be the largest Of
its Kind in the world has recently suspended payment
and will soon make settlement with their creditors
John T. Warng the senior member of the firm stated to
reporter of THE TRIBUNE yesterday that the liabilities
would certainly exceed $300OG0 and the assets would
not be sufficient to meet them although what proper
ton they bear TO each other 1t would be i'm
possible to state at present The property divided
in many different ways and the accounts were so
scattered, that just now Mr. warng sad he unable
himself to understand what the issue would be. meet
ing of the creditors will probably be held during the
present week. and then the firms affairs will be arranged
The creditors are, for the most part, New-York wool
dealers OF whom the firm purchased the raw material 10
be used IN the manufacture Of fur hats and womens
skirts ali the processes being performed in the estab
lishmcnt.
The assets available Immediately, Mr.. Waring said,
would not Dc anything like the actual value OF the prop
efty owned by the firm as IL would be very difficult TO
dispose Of the property except ut great sacrifice. Mr.
Warnings residence, OF the most elegant stone man.
sons the banks of the Hudson stands in lot OF %
acres adorned and cultivated at great expense This at
forced sale would bring only small fraction OF It's
cost and 1t is not probable that the sacrifice will be
forced Ii Is thought that some settlement will be ef
fected by which the firm continue their business and
be finally able 10 bridge the difficulty. The oper-
atIves have not been discharge and all continue 10
work as usual. There between 700 and
500 employees, and the closing of the cstab'
hshment would be misfortune 20 all these pco-
pie thus thrown ont OF an employment IN which II u
difficult TO "a engagement especially at the
present time aud H. would also be felt a. heavy loss
10 tne best interests OF Yonkers Mr. Warng SAID that
perienced having always rum his start IN lie been
he expressed u, he hardly knew what to make
OF ths." The firm Is spoken Of on all sides
being very honorable In ts dealings and the highest
confidence IL expressed In its integrity aud honesty
Mr.. Belknap of the firm said that undoubtedly work
would continue usual without ccssatiUn and the
ordinary manufactured would be turned ont this
year as usual unless II should be determined otherwise
meeting of the creditOrs When the works are In
full play 700 500 dozen hats turned out In day
what ordinarily known soft wool hats, and In
adiIiOu large amount OF woolen material Tor Ladies
skirts IL made up nj tho same time