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Connecticut western news., 1877-08-31
SCIENTIFIC.

Are Mo1es USefu1?-The season for these annoying creatures to begin their annual work is at hand; and very soon evidences of their presence will be Ob- served on the lawns and in the gardens of many an agriculturist. The question whether moles eat vegetation, or only destroy it in search for worms, is a mooted one; and almost every season the discussion is renewed in our agri- cultural papers. A correspondent states. in the Ohio Cultioator, that the present winter, when the thermometer was down to p deg. Fah. belew zero, moles were found in fodder shocks, where they had collected some corn, upon which they live, and some of which was found in their stomachs, and no other food was distinguishable. Of course, moles found in different places, adds the writer, live upon different food; some on the bark or the roots of trees etc. ; and the above is cOrrObOrated by the Rural Neao Yorker, who does not care whether high or low authorities declare that ground moles eat nothing but insects, but says that the assertion is simply false, and any man who pos sesses skill enough to catch live one can prove it to be so. The ground mole will devour earth or angle worms when in confinement or at liberty, and those worms are not insects. Furthermore, this worm lun,bricus terrestris, is the mole's principal animal toOu, II our own personal observation, says the Rural editor, has not led us far astray. But leaving the food out of the question, a vigorous ground mole will lift up and kill row of plants in far less time than thousand of our most noxious insects, ,,1 beetles. It is to be feared that our au- thorities who talk so glibly about the useful mole know little of cultivating gardens infested with these pests. One season of gardening with dozen mOles per acre would satisfy them to dispense with these secret subterraneOus assis- tants.
 And here comes defence of the mole from across the water. ''In some parts of Belgium," says contemporary, attempts have been made to eXtirpate the mole from the soil. At one of the chateaux in that country, surrounded by park adorned by fine lawns, men were employed to catch and kill the ami mals. After time they were killed of, and disappeared entirely, in conse- quence of which the velvety grass of the lawns soon withered. The cause of the mischief was small white in- sect which had been killed by the moles. The proprietor of the chateau, after he had made the discovery, was obliged to stock his place with a fresh supply of moles, after which the lawn flourished as before."
 Having experienced considerable an- noyance from these destructive crea- lures, we have read with special inter- est whatever agricultural papers have had to say about the moles' habits, thoir destructiveness, and their utility; and we have arrived at probably about the same conclusion that most persons who read the above have already reached. The heading of our article may provoke discussion in some debating society, which will determine the mole's future. A great many who have waited in vain for the agricultural writers to settle the mole's destiny will certainly rejoice if his fate be sealed.
Connecticut western news., 1877-08-31
DOMESTIC.

SALT FOR THE THRoAT.-An exchange says: In these days when diseases of the throat prevail, and particularly a dry, hacking cough, which is not only distressing to ourselves but to those with whom we are brought into busi- ness contact, those thus afflicted may be benefited by trying the following remedy: "'Last fall we were induced to try what virtue there was in common salt in about half a tumbler of cold water, and with this we gargled the throat most effectually just before meal time. The result has been that during the winter we were not only free from usual coughs and colds. to which, as far as our memory extends, we have always been subject, but the dry, hacking cough has entirely disappeared. We attribute it entirely to the salt gargle, and do most cordially recommend it to those of our readers who are subject to diseases of the throat"
Connecticut western news., 1877-08-31
AGRICULTURAL.

GROW MORE Roors.-Perhaps there is no crop which will pay so largely on the investment, for feeding to young stock and milch cows during the win ter, as the mangel-wurzel. Believing that the best farming is that which yields the greatest sustenance to ani- mals, and that 1000 bushels of mangels on an acre are better than forty bushels of oats, too great neglect of this pro fitable crop demands word in it's favor.
 Since Ceres committed to Triptolemus her chariot, drawn by dragons, loaded with grains, and commanded him to travel and distribute to earth's inhabit- ants the cereals have been looked upon as special gifts of heaven.
 This would not seem unnatural to the ancients, who knew nothing of our po- tatoes, beets. carrots, parsnips and tur- nips. We can hardly see how they lived without them, especially the pota- toes; yet, so slow were they to de- viate from ancestral habits, it was nearly two hundred years after their introduction into England before their use became general. And the long list of vegetables which min- ister to our health, and should min- ister to the health of our animals, are as slow in coming into use in modern times.
 In this latitude and further North where stock is kept several months on late cut hay, and other dry food of fibrous and woody nature, although hay is their 'sstaff of life,' as bread is to us, yet partial vegetable diet will add much to their health and comfort, as it will to bread and water diet for us. It is also poor economy, financially, to keep stock on dry feed alone, for when turned out in the spring they have that lean, sorry appearance, and it takes half the summer to recover from the ef- fleets of deprivation of succulent food in the winter.
 Since the introduction of root culture into England the capacity for carrying stock has doubled; and, of course, the quantity of manure was doubled, which gave new stimulus to all branches of agriculture. And here, the more roots we raise and feed to stock, the more corn, grain, etc., we can raise to the acre.
 Where milk is the object of feeding, roots should certainly form part of the feed. The idea of making milk from dry hay alone is preposterous, especially where the grass is cut after the forma- tion of the seed, and the sugar and starch contained in it have been con- verted into woody fibre. If cows fur nish milk on that feed, they do it at the expense of the tissues of their bodies, and will come out in the spring looking like s'Pharaoh's lean kine."
Connecticut western news., 1877-08-31

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Connecticut western news., 1877-08-31

SUCCoTAsH. - For succotash, lima beans are best; the agricultural stand second on the list-but any good variety of bush beans which come earlier than these, are an article that are by no means inferior. Shell the green beans and boil them slowly in plenty of water for one or two hours, being careful to keep them covered with water while boiling. Cut well-grown corn from the cob and place in pan to steam, over the beans; add little water to the corn and stir it occasionally. Steam from twenty to thirty minutes, then add the corn to the beans and simmer for half an hour. Stir often and watch carefully that 1t does not burn. Season to suit the taste
Connecticut western news., 1877-08-31

STRONG BUTTER-A billy goat.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-05-23
Life of u Rnssinn Onicer navel.

At tho beginning of the reign of the
Emperor Nicholas, noble Russian
lady give birth to son, for whom a
suitable wet nurse could not be found.
A young nobloman, neighbour, howev-
er offered ono of his serts. The offer
was accepted, and the child's life was
saved The young nobleman said,
Madam, you owe me the life of your
son, and, | hope you will, in return,
grant me favor What the noble
man asked is not known, but, whatever
1t was, it was refused, lie threatened
to take back his seri, and the mother
appealed to tho highest tribunal of Rus
siO, Nicholas died, and Alexander IT,
began to reign, but the case dragged
slowly along, The other day, during u
brilliant review, messenger dashed up
on horseback to the handsome young
colonel OF the ears stall, and presented
an oilicial-looking envelope, saying,
Colonel, here is the Judgment of the
senate" "The Judgment What iudg-
ment |" Then the colonel, opening the
envelope, read: The senate in its high
wisdom, decides, after ripe dcliberation.
that the wet nurse of Baron X. shall
nurse the son of the noble Baroness Z.
for the space of twelve months and six
weeks" The baby mentioned in the
Judgment was the colonel. lie was
then thirty-four years of age.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-05-23
The Crisis I'm France.

From recent dispatches il will be OBJ
served that the mercurial inhabitants
of France are on the eve of some lively
scenes. II is about time for startling
occurrences in the French capital.
II seems, so far as we have been able
to gather the causes of the trouble
which has led TO the dissolution of the
French ministry, that Marshal Mac.
Mahon has been unwilling to make
such concessions to "the left" or ultra
republican party, as they think them.
selves entitled to. This is very natural.
He has been in the army too long not
10 be imbued with conservatism TO
which the mass Of the French people
ere perfect strangers. lie has. nore>
over, been in the army and been used
to military discipline long enough to
be fond Of the authority which he has
been accustomed TO exercise. and i
naturally desirious OF using il in a civil
station. Nor can he be blind to the
facility with which military soyereigns
carry into execution extraordinary meas.
ures, as has been so often exemplifed
in French history. lie may have ulte>
rior designs and he may not. lie has
certainly ruled long enough TO discover
that the French need much stronger
government than they now have. They
call this coup dcaL We should not
be surprised IL Paris were 10 have
corp detat in earnest before many
months.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-05-23

Columbus Herald The multiplicity
of gubernatoriOl Ospirants in Ohio has
long obscurod the political atmosphere,
But q break here and there lets in the
light, The democratic candidate will
be either George l., Converse, Samuel
f. Hunt or IT, B. Payne. Either OF
these gentlemen would make u good
executive officer, and would do no
discredit to the state,
1t looks more and more each day as
if the republican choice for candidate
is narrowing down to Hon. W, IL.
Epson or General Thomas l., Young,
though Rowland Curtiss and Lawrence
have each many friends, as Grosyenor
also might have il he chose to say the
word, Neither the boat of any special
candidate, nor tho republican ship
generally, will have plain sailing. There
are breakers ahead,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-05-23
s=s-ssaa7aas-asasaHasaasHsHaI sass-sasa|s-s
STATE OVER.

Eds CotmtH--Mr. D. A. Lester has
generously cAarsd 30 furnish cotton
seed 10 all new corners. Tho Cum.
berland Presbyterian church doors have
been closed against Rev, Hardin Wal.
lace
anderson Cb,mtu-Farmcrs arc com.
planning OF too much rain. The crops
are in the grass and farmers find it diff.
licult to clean them, The blight has
affected the fruit trees good deal,
near Palestine,
RGfigiO ColmtN-The bodies of John
Wmlder and John Nation, wcr, found
near st. Marys, riddled with bullets.
No clue to the perpetrators or their
motives, have rs yet been discovered
Wmldcr was II large cattle dealer and
Nation butcher,
Victoria ComtN--A picnic wasrecently
held by the colored people of the county
which was far in advance of any hereto.
fore held, showing n decided advances
ment in their Sunday choolwork which
isvery commendablc. -The Gulf Coast
Fair association will hold its next an.
nual fair ut Victoria, the Ith of Noyem.
ber-June . is set apart as decoration
day for Victoria
Travis C6lHtT-Pat, u policemen who
was in charge of u chain gang in Aus.
tin, was on Friday struck in the face by
q missile from colored prisoner, who
then made his escape A crazy ne
gro has been arrested in Austin, who
undertook to fight four policemen who
attempted to arrest him. -Governor
Hubbard has offered reward of 300
for the arrest of the murderers of X. NJ.
Green, of Comanche county.
EdStldad C6,ny.-Tho Review made
its appearance on Thursday the 18th.
II is neat, newsy paper, and is much
older than the town, il being nearly
three years old y. d. Shuler has
been appointed deputy sheriff instead
OF Sam Owens, who resigned. -Grass.
hoppers have not damaged anything in
Eastland.--The business houses are
so new that none are painted yet.
Washigtoa C6mty.-The watch stolen
from Ed Eyert, at Hearne was found
in pawnbrokers store redeemable for
81. Another watch taken from pris.
oner is held for an owner TO call.-A
pleasant literary social was held at the
Central hotel.-A convict now in iail
had enjoyed his liberty just Two weeks
when he was again locked up for an.
other rson.--0flicers request citizens
to report any suspicious looking beg.
CARS.
Falls CoDliy-Since Falls county came
under democratic rule, county warrants
have advanced from fifty cents on the
dollar to par yalue.-Thomas Hope,
the agent at the Central depot. has
been the victim Of two robberies. His
cash drawer was first relieved Of FIVE
hundred and twenty-five dollars. and
soon aiterward, watch and chain,
valued at three hundred dollars. was
taken from his room.-A cavalry
company has been recently organized,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-05-23

From the Middletown IN, " August
A heavy-throated bull near this viii
lage, noted for his tlerceness, acct
IDENTIFY stepped on one of brood OF
goslings recently, which stately gan
der was holding watch and guard over
with great sollcitude. Stra,ghtway
the gander attacked the bull, and SELF
ing him by the tail with his beak, his
wings lashing tho animals tanks
with the greatest fury. In vain the
bull wheeled about to reach his antag.
onist; the gander wheeled with him,
all the while retaining his hold upon
the bulls TAIL and showering blows
with his powerful wings with telling
effect upon the bulls legs, until he
fairly reared with pain and terror.
At last the gander, apparently think
ing that his adversary had sufficient
punishment, let go his hold, and the
bull took to his heels with the liyeile3t
speed, only stopping when he reached
the further corner OF the field.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-05-23

under the name Of the BrAlos Rang
ers with fifty three enrolled members,
II, u Carter captain g. A King first
lieutenant, n A Reed, second u A.
Cos, third Judge Stewart and Prot
shelton are honorary members.
Hro,oa C0mH-1ho Banner gives the
fall particulars Of tho jail delivery on
Friday the llth inst Six men, well
armed and thoroughly prepared, came
10 tho jail in the public square, and de-
maudcd The koys Of the sheriff, This
demand ho At first refused, while NJ the
time two reyolyen were leyeled At hiH
head. Six persons were about the
building, but not all armed and the
sheriff finally gave the koya. Seven
prisoners came out, but only five es'
capped with the ullians, The sheriff
was dlfnrmed, but rs soon as freed
armed himself and shot several shots
after the men, but could not brnp
them 10 halt. John Wesley Hardin
il the supposed leader Of the band Of
jail breakers, aud there Is q reward oi
five thousand dollars offered for his mr.
rest,
Bfrn C0mH-'lho murderer of Mr.
Jack HUMPHREYS, who was killed neal
the outskirts of San Antonio, has moi
yet been found, and II Is thought h,
has escaped, The Herald, comments
ing ON the affair. says! "Mr Jack Hum
phrios leaves seven small children
Their mother died about month ago
And yet, II the murderer was hanged
for his crime, half the papers In th,
state would be filled with maudlin sem
limcntality, and the red handed villain
himself would expect to bo waited aloo
by angels and sich The proper way
to break up the bands Of murderer
aud robbers that inlost our county, is /,
organize vigilance committee A.
soon as the robbers hear that yigilano,
committee is being organized in town
thoy will all como out of tho bushes /,
Join it. Then the authorities can m
rest thom, try them by the law, an,
send them to IIunts'ille TO make thci
escape"
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-05-23

CHICAGO, everon thoalert to bring trade
to itself hasput tits influence gather
in the trade from the states directly
south. To effect this u combination has
been made whereby the Illinois Cen.
trail will DO extended to New Orleans,
and thus give tho Lake City direct and
short route to the gulf. Sleeping cars
and few freight cars have since last
fall been run direct from Now Orleans
to Chicago, but now the entire line is
to BIO under the control of the Central
and freight will DO transported without
breaking bulk.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-05-23
The Government CANT over Amy
Onicers.

If the New York bankers, or those of
any other city, propose 10 loan the ads
ministration money, let them know
that they do so at their peril; that
money will not be repaid TO them un-
less IL comes out of the private funds of
those who borrow it, The Republicans
iran" the campaign last year on as
Nessments made upon their employees,
why can they not maintain the army
and postoflices in the same way now !?
There is such myriad of gaugers, store
keepers, collectors and revenue agents
hanging on to the public udder that
only small assessment would be neces-
sary If promptly paid.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-05-23

The aggregate Of naval vessels be-
longing to the various countries in Eu.
ropo was, in 1872, 2,OS0, Of which 2O9
were ironclad They carried 100000
men and $4,000 guns. In addition to
these no vessels were under construc.
ton, England possessed the greatest
number of ships then followed in or
der France, Russia Turkey Austria,
Germany, Italy, Spain, Holland, Den.
mark, Sweden and Norway and Por-
tnRal
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-05-23
sale Of The ~. Louis T,mss for ESQ, 600.

Cincinnati Enquirer; The 81. Louis
Times was sold at auction on the 18th.
10 B. NJ. Chambers, president Of the
Butchers and Droyers bank, for $50 900
cash. There Is no change in the
editorial department at present, except
the retirement of Mr.. Hutchins as
editor In chief. A rumor prevails that
Mr.. Peter l.. Foy will assume editorial
control Of the paper, but this lacks
confirmation. Whatever changes are
70 take place in the business department
have not yet been announced. Mr..
Chambers announces his intention Of
sinking at least $4,000 annually, II
necessary, 70 bring the paper up 70 a
hrstelass standard. twill be straight
Out democratic organ.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-05-23
Two Fair sisters.

Norristown (Pa) Herald: AT u fair
in o neighboring town there were two
tables at which the lady attendants
sold kisses at ten cents apiece One
table reaped harvest of sos 70 from
its osculatory favors, while the other
CLEANED only ten cents. The lady who
accumulated the latter sum had knock
kneed eyes, red hair, and n wart on the
right side of her nose, and only one
awfully near.sighted man stumbled in.
to the fair during its progress 1t is
not necessary to describe the other girl.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-05-23

TuE BRENNAN Banner very warmly
commcnds tho speech of Grand Master
Lang, lately delivered in Brennan, The
Banner says mo word escaped his lips
which might not have been uttered by
n lawyer, merchant or mechanic with
propriety," Lang never made any other
sort of speech in his life.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-05-23

VIZ WE'VE pleased TO receive tho first
number Of tho EastlAnd Rcgico, pub
lished by H. W, Davenport n Co, II is
very croditablo paper for the frontier
and wo trust il will meet tho success il
no richly merits, We exchange with
,,lnnnnrn
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-05-23

10 ANY pleasurescokcrs who would
relish n buffalo hunt, we would say
seek the Panhandle district A herd
of fifty thousand is said TO be together
up thorc, and there are many other
large herds in tho country
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-05-23

That little affair of the Henderson
and 0vorton railroad hasn't been set
tied yet. What sort of iron is IL
Where was it bought2 What was paid
for it2 Tho public want to know
about this thing, and those possessing
the information are derelict in not sup
plying tho demand.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-05-23

TUE Houston Age politely requests
tho police to go into the pulling bust
ness, in tho hope Of Kidding the city of
some notorious characters, and thus
prevent 30 much handling of cold steol
as has been tho case Of late in the
BAYOU City.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-05-23

TuE edition of the Chicago Inter- Deem
of May 18th comprises two hundred
and four pages aud includes tho delin'
auont tax list of that city, This ia by
far tho heaviest list No have ever seen,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-05-23

Tur Paris Press Is one of tho liyest,
rs we'll ~ neatcst, county papers in
Texas, II exhibits many evidences OF
financial case, May II continue 10 do
servo and achieve success
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-05-23

vs. tender our warmesl sympathy to
our friend Bate, Of tho Bolton Jomal
In tho sad anllclon which has over
taken him, In tho loss Of his eslimablo
wifo. rooontly.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-05-23
DALLAS, --- TEXAS.

Carpets cleaned and restored 10 their orlgl-
nal beauty ana brightness, however Hullodi
bo they covered with dust, dirt, grease or
oOnl smoke; with this process the hnme can
be- mad0 clcun, bright, ana apparently ~
now. The quality of the restorative rs not
Injurious to tho most delicate tint or iahrici
aud In IN actual preventive against molh
also cluan and renuvat0 Plush and Mo-
quot Furniture, Plush md Dnnaak lhnhrl'
llns, Lace and Damask Curtains blankets,
DrnggOts, otc,, etc,
Carpets taken up, beaten, renovated reout
and rolaid at the lowest rates, Large JOBS
takOn on contract. Send mo Il liruSsol, or
Velvet Rug, which | VIII clean gratis, IN u
sample. An work guaranteed, or no charge,
All orders loft AZ tho once viii be attended
10. Tho trade OF city housekeepers IN sou
ted, apr2j.dlm
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-05-23
DIRECTORS.

NOTICE OF APPoIMTMENTIoF An.
Ln r,, ON me gun day OF March, K. n. IN
the undersigned by the Count, 1,a,,., ~ u 70
~ county, Texas, upon the estate m ~
paIa = Dempsy, deceased, and ali nars,a..-
having claims sgainst the estate 81 ~ ~ Is
ueeeaseo are required TO present the "a ma ~
ut loI hcseptance or relection ,vi,I "
twelve months after the date am. Nllhin
n ,3enl theIeoI shall be postponed untif -
eie!mE which have been presented \. \, We w
sala WE'VE mouths and allowed BIZ me III
, nspRl9,,e1 ~ The County Judge. or es,shi
,asnsa " suit snail have been iirst enti,si,,
paid. SAMUEL UHIs, Adminisstn,ey
t,s a,esoy . Mccoy Attorneys for Admins.
apr2ltfy
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-05-23
tc rho Fast Train from Ch,cnso

and SAM he Pittsburg and Fort Wayne road
COMPANY rted its first fast train east Sunday
lternoon, at 4.45. 1t reached New
FORK the next night at 1915, Baltimore
desira at 1885, Philadelphia at 7, Washington
by Mt 9:07 and Boston at S:35 Tuesday
mr. morning,