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4 Profitable Hog.

The following description of a protita-
bic hog was reported by the committee
1t The swine-breeders' convention at In
~|lianapolis, Indiana He must have a
Bmall, short head, heavy iowl and thick,
short neck; ears small, thin and tolera-
bly, erect, not Objectionable if they droop
Slightly forward must be straight from
the neck back to flank; must be let well
down to the knees in brisket of good
length from head to tail; broad on the
back; ribbed rather barrel-shaped; must
be slightly curved or arched in the back
from the shoulder to the setting in OF the
tail tail small; long in the ham from
back to letting off the loins; shoulder
not too large to give symmetry to the
animal; ham broad and full; hair
smooth and evenly set on; skin soft and
elastic to the touch legs short, small
and well set under; broad between the
legs good depth between bottom anc
top of the hog; with quiet disposition
should not weigh more than three hun
bred or four hundred pounds gross, a
twelve or eighteen months old, according
to keep; color black or white, OF a mix
ture OF the two. The above describe'
hog will measure as many feet from tn
top of the head to setting on of tail as h
does around the body, and will measur
as many inches around the leg below tn
knee as he does feet in length around th
body; depth of body will be four-fftf
OF his height.
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with the Eucalyptus
GlObulus.

4 late Sacramento paper says: The
Central and Pacific railroad company
have arranged to have 10000 eucalyptus
trees set out along five hundred miles o.
fine right of way Of the company II
should not be understood that That Is inc
whole number of trees to be set out IL
IL Int the first mstallment, and IS foT
commencing the work. As there are
8 feet in a mile, if the trees are
planted twenty feet apart in longitudinal
lines and three rows deep in the hity ieel
right of way on each side OF the Vrach
il will take nearly 500, 1000 trees ior Ihe
five hundred miles of valley where Vhey
are to be cultivated.
"The object of this plant is to note
what effect the planting OF these Tree
will have upon the climate III Is tii me
theory that large numbers OF them VIII
increase the humidity of the atmosphere
ord lessen the liability to droughts, Inc
denuding of hills OF their TIMBER ant
the clearing away of forests has a alreG'
effect upon climate, as is well establlsheu
and the intention now is to see how ial
Artificial means will be effective in reStor
inc the balance believed to have beer los
hy9 the clearing out of our forests, a
wen as the scattered groups o; valley
trees. In this connection it ist0 be n0tel
that the directors of the Good Iemplafs
home for orphans at Vallejo has now IL
nrnaress the work of setting out three
thousand of the eucalyptus globuious up
IN the grounds of the home, which wa
make quite a forest when the trees shal
he fairiy grown. The very low price a
which these trees are to be obtained
nominal figure indeed, and the action {
the Central Pacific railroad company
has stimulated the inquiry anew why
should not be an excellent stroke {
policv for this city to secure at leas
( geo OF 5000 of these trees at once, !
the time for transplanting is good, TO :
placed by the city or citizens VINO th W,
rare for them until well rooted, in tho;
districts of the city which are most napl
70 malarial influences. 1t is estapiisi y
hat such experiments have been hignl
successful, notably that of the EngllS
Government at the cape OF Good hop
and of the local government OF regic
in Belgium"
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Many farmers Though not every one),
know the value of sweet corn i'll its
season for feeding to swine, and cows in
milk. At the time sweet corn is fit to
feed, the drought of summer is very
likely to cut the supply of grass short,
and the pasture Tor both COW and swine
will be scant in milk-giving properties;
To breeders who are raising thoroughbred
pigs, this early, rich, succulent feed is OF
the highest value. About the time it is
ready to feed, the breeding sows begin to
get reduced from sucking, and the pigs
are large enough to begin to make way
with fair r%ations, II suitable 1000 is
within their reach. There is perhaps
nothing better for young pigs thar OLD
sweet corn soaked soft. The new corn
from the time it is in milk until 1t Il
entirely ripe, may be said TO be next II
value to the old corn, soaked.
In planting a patch for family US
(which every farmer should do %incIeas'
The area according to your needs, bear
ing in mind that for sows giving NIL
and for young pigs intended fot ship
nent as breeders-or for the shambles-
i'd is the very best economy to feed hpel
ally in warm weather, for then growth
made rapidly, and the foundation is lal
Tor size and vigor before cold weatht
sets in. The same doctrine is applicabI
10 milch cows, for no animal on the far
Buffers greater depreciation, for eith'
The dairy or for future iatting, than Il
cow that is permitted to get low in iie'
in the fall.
A patch OF sweet corn, not too lar fro
the farm buildings where the ground c.
be conveniently MANFRED and tended
odd times, and where it will be easy
access for family use, should be n
the standing regulations Of the farm.
located it will be convenient to cut
for feed-the pasture for the pigs and
yard for the mich cows being suppos
to be near at hand. After the crop
matured, the ground will be-if the co
has received fair attentiOn-in best p
sible condition for a crop Of turnips, a
the man who will try this mode OF rf
: ing food for the uses pointed out, we
convinced, will admit the wisdom OF
continuance.- Western Farm Journal.
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Silver Mountain Gl0rIes.

One look to the eastward toward sun
down or in the morning, will convince
everyone that the Carson bottoms and
deserts and valleys to the eye have at
some time been covered with water,
tbrough which the mountains and
ranges of hills have pricked their rocky
neaRs and formed isles in the ofting. At
i've o'clock one evening lately the tops
Of the sugar-Ioaf and the Coma range and
the crags and peaks this side were all
ahoat on a rolling sea of mist; when
filed the places once occupied by the
H thc Twen dy,s desert and the Sands
Of Death, where glistening bones still
mark the overland trail for forty miles,
and seemed to die along the Humboldt,
one hundred and eighty miles away, bid IL
was a GLORIOUS picture, and n which
helonos to the eastern side of Mount Da
yidson alone Virginia (Ne".) Enter
prise,
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uOpsrpyER," in the Christian Reg
;s.or. The only thing sad in the taber-
ls'e , or ;ts service is Mr.. Sankey's sing
me- A voice combining great power
and sweetness, OF so pure oon t"1 neo.
might be well heard by a thousand o Pee,
ple at once, it yet often shows the eneJ'
Of having been overstrained and aoINeu
while it continually reveals the iack %
musical culture behind it. Aiming al
ways at the pathetic, it flats whole me
INTO nrosaic dreariness, with a complete
loss Of melody. Never is there in 1t
sound of Joy. Never does it warm IN.
heart, or FIJI itwith a n of exultatl0n
His "halleluiah" is wholly joyless. Ike
ioicel | have found my sheep" Is a lon
cry from the desert, indeed, hopeless
lonely and cold.
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n, "a very common prejudice
all Che tpad. By many he - looked
L~i,b lnafbfng and disgust. lle Is re-
[rd, 4 as no. ugly, uncouth and worth
/. puiunce. that should be- abated at
IN, Eut this prcirdice is |ill-iounded
Ed.upinst. re the toad is not only sarm-
II hi unite useful 10 farmers and gar
M they should, therefore, be re-
Lrdcd a. friends, instead Of being treat
4, enemics. The eggs Of Tie toad are
laid in the water, but at times,
han ibis is not accessible, they are laid
Damn dark places, and in such cases
hev do not pass through the tadpole
|ate. Wlilc in the tadpole state they
Ne on vegetable food, but as toads they
We on insects, spiders, etc. They are
kcecdingly well adapted to catching,
n touch of marvellous Construc-
lon. It is quite long, and may be pro.
|cted six or eight inches, the zip Of it
king 80 directed as to just reach the OBJ
let. and being covered with a viscid,
substance, that causes the insect
/ adhere to it, it is thus conveyed to the
|opth of the taad and buried alive. The
Ioyements of the tongue in thus taking
! a fly or a bug are so rapid that they
hnnot be foll,wed by the eye. The
|unber of insects that a toad will eat Is
|most incredible. a few OF them in a
arden will keep it well rid of bugs,plant
Ice, etc. They generally spend the day
/ some dark, secluded spot, often a hole
|nder a sod or clod, or the side of a rock,
had in the evening they come out, and
|op about in search Of a supper OF live
They may be induced to take
10 their residence in the garden by con
|ning them for two or three days to the
|lace, when they will become quite wei
pntented. A board laid about tive
hches from the ground is just the kline
| b hiding place that suits them. They
Ire long-lived, being often known twelve
II sixteen years old and it is said tina
Inc lived to be thirty-six years old. Oh
of their propensity for destroy
ng insects, toads should be encouraged
o. become permanent residents of on
Eelds and gardens. j. r., in OH
Dysl.
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PAPER car wheels have been slow tC

PAPER car wheels have been slow TO
win favor from American railway a
aoers, 1t is said, however, that they are
to be adopted by several English railway
companies. The London Echo describes
the process of manufacture, from which
It appears that the paper wheels are to
he made in Sheffield, but according to
The american process" the advantages
claimed for paper wheels are greater
elasticity and greater strength in pro,
nortion to weight than can be Obtained
Rom metal wheels and the same wearing
Qualities. steel tires being used.
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DrnAgG's HHErMATic EEMEpf nettL
fails to cure rheumatism. soldhy aII'Ius
MuLfoys Of bottles Of BrENEiI
CocoAfxF have been sold during the lh'i
twenty vcnra, and the public have rehH'ltl
the verdict that IL Is the hest hair dressing ''
the world.
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YOU CANNOT HIDE IT! THAT Catarrh
spoils your voice" DIR. J. II. MeLean's Won.
derful Catarrh Snuff soothes and heals All
irritstion in the nose, head or throat, a sure
cure Trial boxes 20 eeuts by mail. Dr. j.
If. Mclean. ga Chestnut ST., ST. Louis.
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rar public is hereby assured hfouf'.
Jha columns uf fha paper that Iff.'n
parnUvr Pills runtgiH u0 injurious rfiN
DE. Boo chat they may Ne ndministfiy" ".
children and thc most weak 900 snnii'feN
constitutions iu small doses, win Rre'' GER
fsiutv III success.
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MARK EFT REPOR TS


CATTLE-Good to extra shippers, 65a@4c;
medium butchers, 2}2@2&c; choice butch
ers, 3G3l5c; inferior to common, 1h@2c.
Hoes Light weights, 4@4hc,gros heavy
weights, 5@413c, gross
misunderstanding, 100 lbs. and upwards
4%G5c, gross.
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Pigs are subject to a disease called
measles, which is believed to render the
hesh unwholesome. The measles arc
very prevalent, though seldom fatal and
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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-09-26
The Frauds in Sugar.

For some time the drawback paid to i'm
porters of sugar has exceeded the entire
amount of the duties imposed. OF course
there was some cheat about this, which Sec
rotary Sherman determined to expose. The
result of his examination is as follows
Certain sugar refners in New York send to
Cuba and Pernambuco certain chemicals for
the colorng of sugars of fine quality. These,
according to the Dutch standard, are rated
as No. 4" and upon them duty of but
one and one-fourth per cent. per pound is
imposed. These sugars are then subjected to
process of refining, when the sugar is re-
stored to its original color, which, of course,
enhances its value, whereby on export the
refners receive the highest rate of drawback,
and obtain from the government twice as
much as was originally paid on the same
grade of sugar by the importer to the gov.
eminent. In this way many great fortunes
have been fraudulently built up, and the
wealth so obtained used to fight honest legis
lation, and prevent the proper construction
of the law The government, however, is
determined to probe the matter to the bot
tom, and some interesting developments ma,
be soon expected. Rumor states that many
leading sugar firms are now in deep anxiety
with regard to the investigations now in order
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-09-26

FORMER VorING IN NEw York Cry
Aside from Tweed's thefts the acknowledge
ment of which by him surprises nobody, the
manner in which he and his ring counted
the votes in New York city would be, except
for the gravity OF the offense, decidedly
amusing. Really the ballots cast at cleo
tons in that city in his day had nothing to
do with the result as declared. The vote
was regularly and systematically falsifed by
the counters for the sake of securing what
ever result was desired. To use his own
words, :" We would count the ballots in bulk,
or change the totals from one to the other
as the case might be, The ballots made no
results-the counters made the result" This
frank confession throws light on that circu-
lar letter, signed s. j. Tilden, which re-
quested that the result of the election in
1868 in all the towns and wards of the state
should be sent at the earliest possible mo-
ment TO William NJ. Tweed, Tainmany Hall,
New York. Mr.. Tilden has said that he
never signed the circular, but nobody has
denied that it was sent through the state
over his name, and its purpose is made very
clear by Mr.. Tweed's statement as TO how the
vote OF New York city was manipulated.
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Worthy Of Her Record.

The Republicans of Massachusetts, held
their state convention on Wednesday of last
week, and its action was worthy of all
praise. Whatever other states may do, this
grand old state seems determined to keep
her place in the forefront. Governor Rice.
together with the entire ticket of last year.
was renominated without serious opposition.
United States Senator George +. Hoar pre-
sided, and struck the right key in his admir-
able address. On every political question OF
the day the Senator was explicit and strong
and made his positions inpregnable. The
Boston advertiser well says "Could the
Republican party act up to the high duties
the chairman of the convention placed be-
fore them, and continue to act in the spirit
that pervaded his address, it could never
die; it could never be defeated" But
disgraced. What pity some of the Ohio
statesmen cannot appreciate the high posi-
ton of Mr.. Hoar on the silver question.
He admits the plausibiity of their argument
in favor of paying the national debt in a
cheapened currency, but he makes the ques.
ton one of honor and says 1t would be a
sharp and hard advantage, hardly worthy of
a great government, to get forced discount
on its liability by avaiing itself Of this UNI
expected cheapening of the subsidiary coin.
1t would be quite as dignifed and honorable
to pay off the creditor in copper" The
whole speech is grand one, and if it could
be printed and circulated broadcast among
the Republicans, it would do the party more
good than all the tons of the campaign doc
uments which were let loose last fall, includ-
ing the song books. We hope to commence
its publication very soon. And the conven.
ton was in full harmony with the speech
The resolutions were boldly right in every
respect in sustaining the President in his
noble effort to restore real peace and union
throughout the nation in demanding an
honest and faithful civil service divorced
from active politics, and sound currency
on the gold basis.
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WATCHMAN
The Russian Campaign.

From present appearances the Russians
have raised the seige of Plevna, and it is
even doubtful If the attempt to subdue it is
revived. The besieging army has fallen
back to its former position, awaiting the ar
rival Of the imperial guard and other rein
forcements and will be governed by the devel-
opments of the next few days. A bloody bat
Tie is also reported to have occurred at Bicla,
on Friday last, in which the Russians are
said to have lost twelve thousand in killed
and wounded though the latest reports
represent il to have been drawn battle, in
which the loss was nearly equal. Moreover
Servia holds back refusing to respond to the
appeals of the Car not being at all anxious
to enlist in doubtful cause. And in addi-
ton to all this, the Asian campaign is an
utter and disastrous failure. The stub
born spirit of the Russ does not, however,
quail beneath reverses, and active prepare
tions are making for winter campaign. In
the meantime the talk of mediation is firmly
met by the Porte with the announcement
that no possible terms of peace will be con-
sidered so long as single Russian soldier re-
mains on Turkish soil.
The fighting in the Balkans and Bull
garia will go down TO history as among the
most desperate and bloody known to mod
ern warfare. Both sides have suffered
heavily, but according to all accounts the
| lnes inAictad unon tho Russiana 10 for tba
greatest When thoroughly reused and en-
couraged by the first victory of Osman
Pasha, the Turks, seeing that it was a life
or death struggle, sprang to The work with
and tireless grip.
The changed aspect of affairs has indeed
greatly sobered the military mind of the
Muscovite. The Russians begin TO realize
that they lack leadership. Their generals
are mostly of the lighter order. Active and
arduous work in the field is new business
to them. They appear well in grand re-
views and in fair weather, but are found
lacking in the storm and tempest of battle
This is, perhaps, not unnatural. Russia has
seen little of war since the Crimea, and
many of those who participated in that
contest have passed away or have retired
from active service. On the other hand
the Turks are fresh from the battlefield
Wars with the provinces have kept them
veterans. And, besides, the Turks are ira.
ditional fighters, and this time they regard
the struggle as the supreme trial in theiI
history. Hence, while they have been well
led, their leaders have been well supported
The first campaign virtually ends with all
the advantage on their side What Russia
will yet do remains to be seen, but the task
she has imposed upon herself is now clearly
a weighty and serious one.