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The Morning herald., 1877-10-19
NEW CASTLE COUNTY sS.
THE STATE OF FDELAWARE
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ITO THE SHERIFF OF NEW CASTLE COUNTY.
i GREETING.
WHEREAS, Jane Sullivan, by her next
friend, James A. Atwell, by her petition to
the Judges Of our Superior Court, filed In
the office of the Prothonotary Of the said
Court IN and for the County Of New Castle,
~ for the cause of complaint therein
alleged, has made application to
( SEAL our said Judges that q decree may
be pronounced dissolving the mar
~ riage existing between the peti.
TONER and her husband John Sullivan.
We therefore command you, as you have
been hereinbefore commanded, that you
summon Jonn Sullivan, 80 that he be and
appear before the said Judges of our said
superior Court of the next term thereof. to
be held at New castle In and for the Coun-
of November next,to answer the allegations
Of the sd d petition, and also to show cause
II any he has, why decree of the said
Court should not be made, dissolv Wing the
marriage existing between him and the
said Petitioner, according to the act II AS
sembly In such case made and provided,
and aleo to do and receive what the 9 Id
Court shall then and there consider concern
Ing him IN this behalfas to the Court shall
seem, meet and consistent with the provi.
sions OF the said act OF Assembly,
Witness the Honorable Joseph p. Come.
gys, Esq, at New Castle the 25th day of
May, A. D. eighteen hundred and seventy.
seven. CHARLES BEAcTON.
Issued Aug. 25th 1877. Prothonotary.
The above is true copy of summon o.
aug28-M ISAAC GRUBB, Sheriff.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-11-22
THE PRIME CAUSES OF RoUP.

The prime causes OF roup among poultry,
at the present day, are pretty well under
stood by breeders of any considerable ex-
periencc. But the best treatment Of this
common disease, and fair comprehension
OF its various phases, are not SO generally
appreciated,. even among those who know
very well howthis yeXatious ailment is moss
commonly brought about-at least in it's in
cpient stages.
Bad feeding-say with sweated or dam
aged corn (eften purchased cleaply in large
places will cause roup to show itself
among the tlocks. ALLOW your chickens to
have free access to the rotted dung-heap, or
to wallow in and drink of the toul water Of
the barn-yard manure-lot, and you will, very
likely, find roup break out among them.
You will call such an attack 1.-The pip"
sometimes. Others designate this aiiing as
1.-The gapes,'' or ''the sniffles." And these
indications not being inapquent, oreppar-
emily serious, nothing is done to remedy the
| evil Soon it turns to ''sore head, - .swell-
ed cheeks" Z" ''hard breathing," shipping and
snorting.> They get blind, lose their feed
and water, because they cannot see to eat or
drink, andtso die off, ''of cholera - the next
man declares,
1t is all ron2.. Brought on through ncgli-
| gence or carelassness, in great part, where
! II is known thatsthese very causes produce
! p.ecisey this result. But when it gets be-
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-11-22

payment; and so the earth, though patient
and long suffering, cannot always give un-
less it also receives. and the old-style farmer
who has been cropping his fields until they
have become impoverished, finds heavy
discount OH his drafts. Another cause that
has operated to prevent farmers from max
ing progress has been the lack of capital. A
large nsajority Of our landholders began life
with nothing but health and energy to aid
them. and the first question they were
obliged to- ask when any outlay seemed de-
sirable to Improve their stock or land was :
"Where is the money to come from?' and
generally as this question could not be salts
tactorily answered, the Improvement must
be postponed; !; and, as in the other case. the
force of habit finally he'd them to be content
with things, as they were. Still another in
tluence that has retarded the progress of the
farmer has been the want of cooperation
and attrition among them. UntiS lately, it
was rare thing for farmers to meet togeth-
er to consult as to common interests, OF to
compare notes us to methods; and, as few
farmers knew what others We're doing, there
was not the stimulus that was necessary to
cause efforts to improve.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-11-22
AGRICU 1T 7 RAJ.

r. there is q man on earth who enjoys
civil and religious liberty in it's full sense. a
man who can be and act independent at all
times and under all circumstances, who can
feel thatshe is in no wise dependent upon the
.urgng mass of mankind around him for
the necessaries OF life, certainly that man is
rho nro,l monarch of the soil--the straight
hvwarl progressive farmer. He plows and
COWS and reaps, as seed time and harvest fol-
low in succession year by year, and sits
down bv his own tireside when his work is
ended, happy and contented. The flretua-
tions of the stock exchange cuts no figure
in his welfare. He is not dependent for the
comforts he enjoys upon the tickle changes
Of the money market, the chances Of specu-
lation or fortunes of business, but upon the
we-regulated laws Of nature, and the skill
tul practice of that beautiful science which
makes the desert blossom as the rose. Un-
like the poor mechanic or tradesfRan whose
income is cut off when his strong arm is
still, rs he
''sits in his easy chair,
And smokes his pipe of clay
while storms rage without, or lies down to
sweet repose, his herds and flocks and crops
continue to grow. Unlike the merchant or
specu)ator, whose success depends upon the
chances of purchase and sale, his sustenance
comes from the earth. and he knows that If
lie performs we'll his part nature will do the
rest.
These things are not the coinage of q Wis
ionary brain, but facts simple enough and
easily understood. Agriculture does not
shine forth in dazzling splendor like city
dte. yet within it's plain rustic garb is a coll
scientious freedom, smooth current OF
events, a world Of happiness, that even the
alonied prince or king of other eallings sci
dom enjoys.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-11-22
TIL { POU LTRY YARD.
ERRORS IN POULTRY KEEPING.

In confirmation of what [ said in prev
ious article, in regard to keeping none but
one-year-old fowls for laying, annex the
following: Although there are many wide
ly different breeds of fowls, adapted more
or less to the varied wants of the farmer,
there are some general rules for their man
agement which are applicable everywhere; !;
and many fragrant errors are made by most
farmers. One Serious error is, the custom
Of keeping hens until they become too old
for profit, because they were choice birds
and good layers when young. A hen of
any breed will lay only half as many eggs
the second year as the first after she COM
mences laying. All fowls that are kept by
a farmer after they are two years old
are kept at a loss, rs far as money is con-
cerned. When whole flock is allowed to
run without killing off the old ones and re-
placing them by pnllets, disease is sure to
attack them. They become liable TO chol-
era, etc, after they become ageh If the
practice OF keeping only pullets il once fol-
lowed, l am sure that no farmer will ever
abandon it.-7Ne Farmers Friend.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-11-22
HINDRANCEs TO POULTRY KEEPING.

One of the most insidious hindrances Is
overstocking. There is considerable misap-
prehenson in the public mind on this point.
The enthusiasts have always recommended
heavy..stocking, and many persons who did
not know any better followed the recon-
mendations to their cost. This matter Of
overstocking is one of degrees, and IL modi-,
fled by circumstances; the amount Of room
at command is the first subject Cor consider
alton. Since poultry keeping has grown to
be so popular, thousands of people with
very limited areas of ground are trying to
''raise their own eggs and chickens" 10
this circumstance, in itself, there can be no
objection, but the trouble arises in over
stocking these small yards. have seen
great many instances where, in room that
would have comfortably accommodated half
dozen hens and a cock, twice or thrice thiss
number were attempted, and the investments
was always a failure. Possible success might
have been attained for "a little while, but
soon fcather-eating, egg-eating, and generaF
''cussedness would follow. The fowls would
look bad, and feel bad, they would NOPE,
refuse to eat, and die, while their owner was
wondering what was the matter with them.
This short and appropriate epitaph over
their buried carcasses would have told the
whole story: "Died of oyercrowding.''-
Southern Poultry Jou,7scl.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-11-22

market, for at this day and age, machinery,
to find ready sale, must he simple and com
plete. But there is no doubt that the Com
pany will soon have the Binder on the mar
ket. A machine that can be made to give
satisfaction in the fields of the manufacture
ers must soon reach degree of perfection
that will warrant it's being offered for sale.
Persons purchasing the machines of this
Company will only be under the necessity
OF adding the straw binding attaehm4ent
when the same is complete.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-11-22
THE HOH6EHOLD.
RECIPES.

Lemon Dunrlisgs.4-Mix with ten ounces
Of fine bread crumbs half a pound Of beef
suet, chopped fine. a large tablespoonful OF
flour, the grated rind Of one lemon. four.
ounces of loaf sugar, or, if wished very
sweet, more; a little SALT, and three eggs.
well beaten. Divide these into four equal
portions, put into well-flonrec.l cloths and,
boil one hour. Serve hot, with DfandY
sauce.
Improving Moiasscs.-Sone people very
much dislike the peculiar flavor of nolasses,
and the following is Ia mode by which it can
be very much improved Take such guam
tity OF molasses lis may be desired; add to it,
an equal weight Of pure water: boil these.
with about one-half part powdered charoonls
tor half an hour; strain the whole, andilet,
it eyaporate slowly till about the usual thick
ness OF mOlasses.
Cofee.-Never boil coffee. The reason iss
thnt not only the better part Of it {the exhil-
arating) escapes, but that the extracting
properties, which, if largely used, are un-
healthy, are alone present. Bring up to the
boiling point, but do not boil. You thus
get sufficient of the exractive matter to give
body retaining all the volatile, healthy and.
relishing properties.
Sally Lnnn.--One quart oftloar, four eggs.
half cnpfnl OF melted butter one cupiul
of warm milk, one cupful of warm, water,
four tablespoonfuls OF yeast, one teaspoon
full OF salt, and half u teaspoonful OF soda.
dissolved i'll hot water. Beat the eggs to u
stiff froth; add the milk, water, butter and
soda; stir. in the flour to a smooth batter.
and beat the yeast in well. Set it to rise in<
Il puttcred.pudding-tis nwhicl it must be
baked aud sent to the table or, ifyou wish
to turn it out, set it to rise in IL well-butteretn
mold. 1t will not be light under six hours,
Bake steadily three-quarters of an hour or.
until q straw thrust into it comes ,ssy clean,
Eat while hot. This is the genuine, Old
| fashioned Sally Lunn, and far preferable to,
the more modern, given below
| Modern Ses5g Lsa.n. scaat quart ole
flour, four eggs, one teaclpfil OF milk, one
teacupfulful of lard and butter mixed, one.
teaspoonf,ll of cream tartar, one teaspoonfuls
of soda dissolved in hot water,s aad one. teas.-
spoopfpl. of salt.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-11-22

SINCE publishing our statement, few
months since, in regard to the Marsh Har-
testing Co. Straw Binder, we have received
many letters of inquiry IN regard to this
machine. The interest manifested has been
10 great that we have written to the Conn.,
pany to ascertain whether the machine
spoken OF would be in the market next
spring. We herewith submit the answer:
CHICAGO, October Il, 1877.
EDITOR HUSH aNDMAN.
Tours of the lst inst. at hand. Please ac-
eept thanks for the notice Of Straw Binder.
~ mas Away been our plan to go very slow
Nhen Introducing new article of any kind,
a''u more particular when we have ma
shlhe of which SO much is expected as will
ne OF Straw Binder, hence we have none of
'aem for sale, and may not have for the next
'asoh. We have, however, a perfectly
Working Wire Binder. x x We
'sed the Straw Binder en- our place this
year with satisfaction, but the machine is
no' yet perfect enough TO put out.
II. " SMITH, Secretary.
- seems that although the Straw Binder
s"es perfect satisfaction to the mag,ltactur
(" is nof as perfect as is desired fpc the
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yond the point where a little nursing and
watchfulness might have restored the un-
lucky birds, the finale is death.-Ihe Poultry
World.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-11-22
WEEKLY BY
R. NJ. SUIT H ERLlM j,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR

rh. ROCKY MOUNTAIN HUssASDMAN is designed
~, ~ as the naine indicates, u husbandman III every
y W. ~ tne term embracing in its coIlmns every
sSeI.tmeot OF Agriculture, Stock-raisi,.g Horti-
so sut,re Social ami Domestic Economy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-10-04
TO THE CITY MARSHAL.

We must be allowed again, to di-
rect the attention CT Jul efficient Ma
shall to a growing evil il ouc town.
and one That calls for immediate CO
rection. 1t is the habit of numbers
of our eolo"ed populate CT; consisting
principally of young and impuders
G e who are Ia the habit daily,
OF eongrcga,;ng in G cups Of five 10
eight or Ten on he corners, or ON the
sidewalks, whe. they use the most
Obs language utterable, swearing
aud scuffling with each other, and
frequently obstfucting the sidewalks
so that ladies cannot pass. Such
conduct should not be allowed on the
part af white or black, and it is Ger.
Itainly within the province of the mar.
slial 10 arrest those who are guilty O
using pcofane language on the public
81 ce.s, and in The very face of ladie,
who may be passing by. This is /,
growingevil, and of daily and night
w occurrence, and we do earnessl,
demand Of the proper authority, i'm
mediate attention to its abatement
This is a wanson violation of right
that will not always be tolerated.
..I-.r<xxx 81 i 1rs.ss wuosa ,.ro.a
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-10-04
CORRESPONDENCE.

The following note beautifully
penned, was received by us yesterday.
We are rather young to give advice
on this subject. but we always speak
Il mind on all subjects and we give
our unbiased opinion on this point:
MEXICO Mo-, Oct. B., III.
Mr.. WnrcE: Do you think it
right for a young lady to kiss a gen.
tleman good night whaa they are not
engaged. EDNA.
Most decidedly no! Although we
have seen different answers given,
we have no hesitancy in saying it is
very wrong. The young lady wrongs
hel SELF most generally and is likely to
wong some other girl, the young
mars tue sweetheart. We
don't believe in anything of the kind.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-10-04
l.

Died, II his &c i6e1ce, 3 niles
TO theast OF Mexico, last TuesC =.
Wi';am Campbell. lie had been
sick only one day. He was about
30 years old, has lived in ibis county
about SO yeas. He came from Te.!-
nessce when he was about 25 yea:
old. He was a good 'hri " citizen.
He has been married .wiCe. He
aleves two sons jest en:e,ng man
hood. A few years since bis broihe
was found shot and no o1e kIows 10
this day how his death occurred. NJ.
Campbell's iemains we're. buried il
the new cemetery f.om the Christian
Church, last Wednesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-10-04
GRANGE TALK.

MOUNT IGNORANCE, Mo-, Sept. ~,
1S77:-EDrToR LEDGER-From a re-
port of the proceedings of the last SEES
sion of the Audrain County Teachers
Institute, held at M~artinsburg, We see
that a committee of said institute had
under consideration a resolution pass
ed by Audrain County Grange, at
its August meeting, touching the edu-
cational interests of our county, and
we are not astonished at the conclu-
SIGN reached. We expect they thought
the evidence in their possession would
warrant the conclusion that the reso-
luton was originated and passed by
men opposed to education. 1t may
be possible, Mr.. Editor, that they
don't amount to much in or out of the
Grange, bnt all the Teachers and
Changers present at Martinsburg, will
not be able to make the taxpayers
and patrons of our schools think the
resolution is worthy of NO further con-
%sideration, if in fact the resolution
was a base and malicious representa-
ton of the facts in the case. Was
there not brains enough in that insti-
tute, (~including the Granger presently
to point out q few of the basest and
malicious representations? Like the
bond holder, gentlemen, we fear you
think your position too well fortified
by law, for men that don't amount to
anything to assail you. Now, MI.
Editor, a word in regard to the object
CT tie resolution. 1t was simply 20
draw the attention of the people to
the inefficient workings of the present
system. When the people begin to
think on this subject they will see that
it is by their own negligence the sys-
tenn is not bette. Although it con-
tiicts with the evidence before the COM
mittee having the above resolution
under the consideration, we feel il our
duty to say that every man who spoke
of the resolution while before The
Grange, stated positively that he was
in favor of the wealth of the State
educating the children thereof.
They were all of them taxpayers,
and all had children to educate, but
were all of the opinion that a better
system could be devised than the
present enc, but didn't expect any
recommendation to come in that di
~rection from those now monopolizing
the publishing and teaching in the
State. We hope, Mr.. Editor, tbfet
those holding patents to teach ms al
public schools in this county, will
consider their resolution. 1t ist DIR
discouraging indeed, to be sad
so short, and to know that the 'eA
was partly sharpened by GoangefDf-
~fiuence.
Yours, fraternally,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-10-04
LOST N FOUND.
HOW T. B.. MARTIN LOST 5000 At o
RECOVERED $3.50 OF 1T.

On the 18th o. Sept, as before
stated in the LEDGER. Il. b. Martin,
of Laddonia, came to this city with
about $500, after paying some debts
and making some purchases he had
left, about $500, which he showed to
different parties upon divers occa-
sion, that evening; one OF the par
ties being w. E. Jones. Martin stat
ed to Jones, that he would be out
until a late hour that night upon
business and accepted an invitation
from Jones to spend the remainder
of the night in his room, at the Hsr-
din House.
Patch and Jones retired to Patch's
room about 9 or 10 O'Clock, Jones
giving the porter orders to call him
at IL O'Clock.
Martin returned to the Hardin
House about half past one, went into
Patch's room, woke him up, stating
that he was looking for Bill Jones'
room. Patch was then the sole oc-
cupant of the room, (Jones having
been called at II as he requested on
reliring) on beng told that Jones
room was at the back end of the hall,
Martin accepted al invitation to
sleep with Patch, as he had on an
other visit to the city some weeks
prior to this occasion. Martin, at the
same time, requesting the privilege
of putting his money in Patch's
trunk, which was granted, and done
by Martin, who put the keys away
himself. Before retiring; however,
they concluded to rcplenish their re-
freshments, left the house for thai
purpose, returning in about half al
hour, to find Jones in the room they
had left just tAiriy minutes before,
They all three slept together: Mar
tin and Patch getting up AT the Same
time the next morning, to find tina
Martin had been robbed. AS fol
what time Jones got up no on'
knows except. perhaps himself. "A
all events he was gone when the 9th
er parties awOke, and was seen thu
next mo ming holding conversation
with his sweet heat.
The money was uneartlcd b,
Capt. S. l.. Hjckerson, $l60-wher'
Jones had admitted to Patch he hat
hidden it and from which place IL
in ended moving it about day light
if he could slip out unseen by III
guards. Patch communicated thes,
facts to the guards, irst:ucting then
20 give him (Jones).all the Oppnrlu
nifty needed, but 10 Law i'll ambrsl
and when he was in the act the,
could close i'll on him, which doubt
less would have been the result haC
he guards followed the instruction
gwen them bv the Young man Patch
regarding whose escape, we viii
say, that f.om all accounts he onl
went away fearing he could not Civ
security for his appearance. He wa
not guarded at all. and only walket
of as he says. "to sober up" AM
wait for returns.
The above is according TO 5. /
Hickerson.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-10-04

Another male teache,' has been
epluyed in the coiored public school.
Is hnme is Harrison. His salalJ is
- pc. month. They have not been
ale 10 procure a third male teacher
fuihe white p'blic school, bot mex.
lcn. owing 10 the la sc atieodance
3 ale teachers will be employed in
.hpublic school. The thi"d teacher
vi receive $50 per month. W.
Ink this is the light step. Cheat
Unrest IS shown in the school this
ye' and The people will not be dis
apinted.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-10-04
Yours, fr~aternally,
A MEMBER AUDRAIN Co. GRANGE.
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.

We learn from the Riverside Press,
that on Monday morning last, about
half past eleven O'Clock, O fatal acct
dent occurred in Louisiana, resulting
in the instant death of frankie, a
bright, cherry little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Cy. WATSON, aged a little over
four years. The child was in a deiiv-
cry wagon in which was also two bar
rels ofsugar. The driver left the wagon
for a moment, and from some aus
one of the barrels rolled mi on the
street, and the little boy losing his
balance. also fell out; the other bar
rel OF sugar weighing about 800
pounds, quickly followed, falling
squarely upon the little fellows head,
crushing it into atoms, forcing the
eyes ont of their sockets, causing in
slant death. A singular coincidence
is, that his father dreamed the night
before that his boy was dead.
Let this be n warning to tae little
bows of Mexico, who are daily riding
in, and swinging on to the delivery
wagons.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-10-04

rs soon as NJ. II. S.aDsbury
moves j1.o bis new ~:2s.aua1t,
+ ; * WI move mo S,arsbr Y 5
olG. s,a "a. Clacher & Roof will
move in>o The house Elalk now occu-
.p',s, AID NJ. BlSn is going - move
10 The Farmers and Traders bank
BIT Id =, i'll a few days. BY these
mo, 8 there VIII be 3 or 4 vacant
5. )"e rooms on the squa e.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-10-04

When a woman slips at the head of
the stairs, and falls all over herself,
and finally fetches up at the bottom,
the first hard work she does is to
reach for her back hair but a man
under the same circumstances reach
cs for the place where his backbone
leaves off, and delivers a few remarks
upon the sublimity Of the occasion
that we wouldn't print for $14 unless
he'd send his name along as a guar
anty of good faith.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-10-04

De of those ~e.crescences on life,
a felale slaude. er, went into a neigh
boY house the other ironing with
heltongue loaded with new venom.
II e were several women present,
., the slanderer's eyes g'istened in
a1c'pa;;ol. Th owing he self in a
'ir she sighed and said: ''One
hT the wo Id don't know how the
ote half lives" That amt YOU
fait,'' qu'e-!y oil arvel IL Of the
company. The slande er tu ni yell
l0.-GDanbL'y News.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-10-04

GONE TO THE PIX. 1t was reported
Yesterday that S. N. Matthews. tie
horse thief, would not be here, as the
authorities OF Boone county would
not let him come, as he was wanted
there. But it seems that they could
loan him to us for seven years. He
put in an appearance about two
o'clock yesterday, and plead guilty to
one count, and was sent up for seven
years. J. L. WriDger, w. Benton
and H. A. Huen, of Boone, were
present Us Witnesses, but were no
needed. Matthews is a good judge
of horse flesh, but will have TO live OF
salt junk or worse, for seven years.