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The average crops, with the exception
OF that of potatoes, which surpasses our
average, are seen to be much less than
ours, or less than one half; wheat be-
ing very low. Our ability to compete
with Russian farmers Is thus seen to
consist in our larger crops. But ifby
better farming, and the use of labor
saving machinery, they can double
their product, our occupation is gone
as caterers for the bakers and bread
eaters of England, or in fact Of any
portion Of Europe. We shall then lose
our only foreign market for wheat, and
this is very important thing to us, for
if our surplus product is thrown upon
our own market, already flowing over
the brim and escaping, and shut out
from foreign countries, to what a depth
of unprofitableness will prices sink.
Nothing but an even balance between
supply and demand keep values at such
a level that the producers labors is
properly paid for. If we have one
fourth or one-third Of our whole product
seeking a market which cannot be
found in our great mercantile centers,
what then will fix the value Of wheat.
and with it of all other grains, and
many other products Nothing GER
taInly but the will. of the buyer if one
can be found, and the poverty, but not
the will, of the urgent seller,
There are some considerations in
volved in this question which are Of
great Importance to US. If the Russian
farmer, by the use of our methods,
produces more bushels per acre, and
therefore cheaper grain, can we do the
same by our product? Can We by
better farming double our average, and
therefore reduce the cost ofwheat near
ly one-half, and produce some other
crops on the ground that can thus be
spared, SO that we may not overstock
the markets Of the world? Ifso, what
other crops can we produce? Is there
any better way of meeting this certain
dilemma than to direct our attention to
the rearing and feeding of cattle, and,
by means of this, so add to the fertility
of our farms that we can reach an
average of q or28 bushels Of wheat,
and Is Of corn per acre, thus enabling
us to turn half Of our fields to pastures
or to roots or fodder crops, wherewith'
to feed more stock, and fertilize our
more prolific soil? These questions
are worth thinking over and discuss
ing.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-06-13
seeding to Grass.

1t would be a great improvement, in
regard to the hay, and the pasture after
the hay is cut, to seed down land to tim
othy and Kentucky blue grass or June
grass, as it is also called. The June
grass makes firm sward, which is not
injured by pasturing cattle upon it in
wet weather !; and it makes excellent
hay either alone or when grown with
timothy. Clover had better not be sown
with these two grasses, as it would be
liable to crowd them out too much. l
see no good reason for growing clover
with any other grass. 1t may be grown
by itself quite as profitable to farmers as
to grow it with timothy according to
the old stereotyped custom. Then, the
old custom of seeding down land to
grass with grain crop IS not now fol-
lowed as closely as it used to be in
years past. The land now is often plow-
ed early in the spring, and seeded down
to grass with no other crop. Early IN
September is better time to seed down
lands, but it will do nearly as well in
the spring, if the seed is sown early.
The seed of June grass is generally
very chafy, and a bushel of such seed,
at least, should be sown with from four
to six quarts of timothy seed per acre.
Let the land be well narrowed, after be-
ing plowed, then sow the seed, and COW
er it with brush harrow; and then roll
the land, an operation that covers a
good deal Of seed that was not covered
before, and presses the earth firmly up
on it, which causes the seed to germin-
ate sooner than otherwise would. es-
peciully in dry weather. A fair crop Of
hay is often cut the first season when
grass seed is thus sown, or good pasture
is obtained by August. 1t has been found
by numerous experiments that but very
little grass seed of any kind terminates
when covered two inches deep; there
fore, ordinary harrows cover much Of
the seed too deep.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-06-13
Making Beef Tea.

CONTRARY to our usual custom, we
re-publish from the last volume of the
COUNTRY GENTLEMAN, the following
directions for making beef tea, at the
request ola correspondent, who signs
himself PHYSICIAN, and writes that he
has found it the best recipe for the pur-
pose he ever tried.-EDs.l
After removing all tat, cut up three
pounds of the best beef into pieces the
size of small cranberry, put into stone
china bowl and pour over it one pint
of very cold water let it stand in cool
place for an hour or so. This brings
ont the juice. Fit the bowl into a sauce
pan of water that will allow the bowl to
rest in it without quite touching the bot
tom, and steam 1t in this way for two
hours. Do not strain the liquor, because
this process Will remove more or less of
the little particles Of beef, which are
very essential..to the value of the tea.
Pour and press all the fluid from the
beef. It may be salted, and given hot or
cold. Should there be any fat on the
tea, set aside until perfectly cold when,
it can all be removed from the surface in
fake.
For child use two pounds Of beef.
for baby one pound, to the same
amount Of water. In case the patients
stomach is very irritable, SO that large
quantities cannot be borne, you may re-
sort to beef extract for nourishment lit
II 4 more concentrated article Of food,
lrvest. aearly pristiis' Y ssopp beef
Ill keeps quiet. ref
ttfsi$ts Il > eEeS 4 GU ~
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STEWED BEEFSTEAK. Slice and. fry
four onions in butter; put them in a
stew-pan; cut the steak in good sized
pieces, and fry pepper and salt it !;
put in the pan and cover it with water,
letting it simmer slowly for two hours.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-06-13

ASHES. DO not allow ashes Of any
kind to be wasted. 1t will pay to haul
leached ashes several miles, when one
has his own team and a laborer at far
wages. Coal ashes when spread around
grape vines, will aid materially in pro-
ducing large and fair fruit.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-06-13

TEA CAKE.-One quart -four, one
pint milk, two eggs, half cupful sugar,
two spoonful cream tartar, one soda,
piece Of butter size of an egg.
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Railroads..
NHEsAPEAKE. s., OHIOsRsR,e

'iH iit#i'aa'S PIsaIsSSeas PASSENGER b bAs ggabdira
{. Connections Of passene III trains oalRioSsasnd
800 A.. M. Mail daily except. Sunday Daily west
Hinton. Arrives at Gordonsville ~ As
81 PM, arrivingat Washingtmt d % a.,
Is N. for all points North. Arrives at.
~ Charlottesville ], 35 p. M, connecting
with Va Midland Train at 1,55 P. N.
arriving at Lynchburg 500 p. M, for
i ~ poi n 81 sesth arriyss at Hunts
3,45 P. NJ. Accommodation, daiiys except SUNDAY,
w netting With W. Sisha 9lala I'll Il s9ao
e p +; na,I atsriy lying f0r5
Hosp Express, daily Arrives Ii nsslil,e
Ms. md II Tfa ssa g E M Srii1ias
Z at Washington d, 80 "A. ii !. for the.
North; arrives at Charlottesville 3,35
y connecting with Va Midland Train at
= 1875 A. NJ, arriving at Lynchburg II, OF
t+''. A. M.,i for the outn. Arrivea at Hunt
lngton $40 2. NJ, connecting closely
with c. O..Packet Steafnois fol-. DIN
cinnati, Louisville, St. Louis, Chicago
and all points in the west northwest
ana soutaWest.l a4G{& .ia;iul
FROM HUNTINGDON .,ya .l,s.
100 P. II. Mail, Daily to Hinton--Daily except
% Sunday, East of Hinton. Arrives at
Charlottesville II 40 A. NJ. connecting
with Va. Midland train at 1,55 P, M,
arriving at Lynchburg 5.O0P. NJ, for
all points South via Va. 4 Tennessee
R. R.; arrives at GordonsviIle IL 35 P.
connecting with Va. Midland train at
Lilo P. NJ. arriving at Washington 500
t P. M. for all points North. Arrives at,
Richmond 40 P. M. ~-@iSf- =
NJ. Express, Daily-Arives at oharlottes-
1,50 A. NJ, connecting with Virginia
Midland Train at 1855 A.. NJ, arriving
at Lyuchburg 11,07 A. NJ, for all
points south. Arrives at Gerdonsvine-
2,35 A. NJ, connecting with Virginia
Midland train at 2,50 A. M, arriving
at Washington $50 A. NJ, for all points
North. Arrives at Richmond $50 A.
NJ, connecting wi5o Richmnd, &
Danville $50 A. NJ. add Richmond 4
Petersburg ,25 A. NJ. Trains for all
points South.
CONWAY r. HOWARD.
Genl. p. and I. Agt,
W. NJ. S, DUNN, Eng. & SUPP. 80.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-06-13

MOLD ON CATsUP. keep mold
from rising on catsup or pickles, add a
tablespoonful efground horseradish to
every quart.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-06-13

GINGER SNAPs.-One cupful sugar,
one of molasses, one teaspoonful soda,
one tablespoonful vinegar, salt, ginger,
flour to make it stiff, roll thin.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-06-13

Poor MANS CAkE.-One cupful
molasses, one of watar, tablespoonful
butter, tablespoonful ginger, one heap
ing teaspoonful saleratus, little salt,
-four enough for soft batter, put in a
square pan /; bake quickly.
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1876. 1876.
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Vou can puy a Ready made Suit for
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.aTENT MEDICINE

A large assortment of standard Patent
Medicine kept constantly On hand. And
medicine net in STOCK win be promptly pre-
cured stresslar retail price.
Ay1o Dreggist
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-07-21
A OuadPuDIpX Knot.

This is what the Austin Reveille has
to say about it: 1.-THE Western Union
Telegraph Company are now using the
quadruplex system over the Virginia
and Salt Lake circuit, by means of
which four messages may be sent sim
ultaneously over Il single wire. The
increased strain ON the wire is not visi-
BILE here in Austin; but member of
the Sazerac Lying club who was out at
Dry creek yesterday, reports that in
that vicinity the wire was just hump
ing itself, and groaning and straining
and dropping words off IN chunks. He
says he examined the wire and found
knot in it, and came to the conclu-
sion that quadruplex message had
struck the knot and got tangled up
and stuck at that point. He tried
to straighten the wire out, but sec
tion of an account of a battle between
the Turks and Russians struck him ON
the ear and knocked him down, and he
concluded that it was not advisable to
fool with the thing. A man will be
sent out this morning with crowbar
to endeavor to pry out some of the big
gest words that are blockaded by the
knott
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Importance of the Russian Defeat in Asia

Russia seems to have a harder task in
subduing the obstinate Turks than
she at first anticipated. Turkey has
wonderfully improved her armies and
navy during the past ten years; and
with French engineers and comman-
ders, English sailors, and breech-load-
ing rifles, she makes formidable de-
fense. AS announced in our dispatches,
the siege of Kars has been raised; and
the failure of that siege will cost the
Gar much disappointment. Kars is
the strongest fortress in Asia Minor,
defends its capital, ErZeroum, not far
from the Black sea, and is considered
to be the key to Eastern Turkey. 1t is
approached by mountainous and diff
cult roads and passes, and is 1000 feet
above the level of the sea. Had the
Gar taken that strong fortress he
would have at once overrun Armenia,
and occupied the most productive terri
tory of Turkey in Asia. He would
also have had great advantages in secur-
ing Erzeroum, and this would have
made easy the capture of Batoum, a
seaport of considerable consequence
In stopping the Russians at that point
the Turks have gained an advantage
by no means insignificant.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-07-21

1t is not always pleasant and hardly
ever profitable to follow long-winded
speaker at public meeting. At re-
cent anniversary meeting of one of the
New England Methodist conferences
one of the speakers committed the in
excusable rudeness of referring often
to the speaker who was to follow him
as ''big gun of the evening"" But he
talked on until nearly nine o'clock, and
the peoples patience was almost ex-
hausted. Finally he closed, as he said,
to ''make way for the big gun from
Maine" The "big gun," thus intro
duced, rose deliberately, and, sighting
his adversary, remarked: 81 don't
know how big gun am, but L am
sure my brother is a very long one, and
1 would advise him to take good deal
off the length of his gun and put it on
to the calibre." Shouts of laughter
followed, which would die away and
then be resumed again. 1t was a long
time before the big gun could be
heard.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-07-21
Married on an Order.

Ex-Gov. Cresswell, of Michigan, in
an grafton delivered on the Fourth,
spoke as follows of his experience at
Adrian in the early days: 1.-The men of
years who are here will bear me wit
ness that the stringency of the times
following the panics of 1887 and 1857
was greater than at present. Why, L
well remember in those days money
was so scarce that it was difficult to
get twenty-five cents in silver to pay
the postage then required on an ordl-
nary letter. Our circulating medium
consisted mainly of wildcat bank notes,
individual shin-plasters and orders ON
stores. All was barter and dicker.
When I worked at my trade a fellow
workman wanted to consummate an
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-07-21
NOTICE TO HEIRS.
To all whom it may concern:

1o all WHO'LL IL may concern:
Letters of administration having
been granted by the Probate Court of
Laramie County, Wyoming Territory,
to the undersigned upon the estate of
John Leggett, deceased, who was killed
by Indians between Fort Laramie and
Custer City on or about the ninth day
of May, A. ID. 1876, which letters bear
date the 23d day of November, A. d.
1876, and which estate has been ap-
praised to be worth the sum of three
thousand four hundred and ninety-sev-
en- dollars, and said decedent having
been supposed to be a native of the
State of Tennessee. Said deceased was
supposed to be about fifty years of age
at the time of his death. No heirs of
said estate are known to exist, there
fore, all persons having any interest in
said estate either as heirs or devisees
will make the same known to the un-
dersigned within the time prescribed by
law. J. d. MAY,
Administrator of the estate of John
Leggett, deceased. feb13-dtf.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-07-21
A Sea Monster.

One of those eight-armed monsters
known as the octapus Or devil fish has
just been received by the Aquarium.
and although not near so large, it is
precisely the same kind of fish as the
one made famous by Victor Hugo in
his ''TOilers of the Sea-" 1t was cap
tured in the Gulf Stream. The tenta-
cles or arms of the creature when ex-
tended measure over two feet and its
entire length is over three feet. 1t is
constantly changing its color and
flashes like subdued and faint heat
lightning. emitting kind of flashing
electric blue and green color. The
power of expanding and contracting
itself is shown in marked manner;
sometimes it is apparently but one foot
in length. When at the bottom of
one tank it amuses itself by throwing
its powerful arms over the edges of the
adjoining tank. This is the first of
these monsters ever exhibited in this
country and quite an interest attaches
to it from the celebrity it has attained
in the past. n. Y. Herald.
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CHEYENNE. WYOMING, SATURDAY MORNING, JULY q. 1877

engagement made with fair friend of
the opposite sex. He called on our
boss for money sufficient to pay the
clerical fee usual on such occasions, but
he could not get it. Our employer told
me that he had not taken in SO in a
month. But being a man fertile in
expedients, he suggested to the work.
man that he would give him an order
for the amount of the marriage fee on
a minister for whom he was soon to
build house. This was finally ac-
cepted and used, although it liked to
have broken up the match, as the
preacher was of the orthodox Baptist
persuasion, and at first the woman
protested that she would never be mar
ried by close communion clergyman
of that denomination. She relented,
however, and they were duly united in
matrimony, and the order paid the bill.
You would consider the times very
hard indeed now if you were forced to
such straits as we were then to get
money or secure work"
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The Foe of Pain,

The friend Of suffering humanity-the
enemy of disease, and the Snlration of
the patient brute, is MEXICAN Mus
TANG LINoIENT. There is no sore it
will not heal, no ache or pain it will
not Danish. For accidents in the fam
lily, such as burns, scalds, sprains, cuts,
etc., it has no rival. 1t has saved
more human lives, and restored more
horses, oxen and other cattle, to useful
ness and profit, than all other liniments
put together. may27- 7-d3tawaw6m
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A Prineely Pair of Swindlers.

The Paris police have just arrested
two Russians who have been residing
in that city for some months, and who,
passing themselves off one as physician
to the Gar, and the other as engineer
who had obtained the concession for an
important line of railway in Asia, have
made numerous victims. They stayed
for some time at hotel in the Rue de
Rivoli, occupying an apartment which
was let to them at the rate of three
guineas day, and for some time they
paid their bills, which were swollen by
the cost of luxurious breakfasts and
dinners to a more than respectable to-
tai. In the meanwhile tradesmen
were calling upon them with goods
from day to day, and financiers of re-
pute came to see them about the rail-
way, the plan of which was marked in
red chalk upon large map of Asia
which was always spread out upon one
of the tables. AS the summer came on,
the two Russians, who told the proprie-
tor that they only wanted 100000
francs more to complete the 25,000, 900
required for the railway, took villa at
Neuilly, retaining only two small
rooms at the hotel, and contracted so
many debts there that their proceed
ings came to the ears of the police,
whose suspicious were excited, just as
a lady from whom they had obtained
1000 pounds lodged a complaint
against them. They are now under
arrest, but the elder of the two declares
that he is in reality the physician to
the Gar; that he saved the life of one
of his Majesty's relatives, and that, as
a recompense, the Gar granted him
the concession of this railway, and
gave him authority to issue the shares.
The Paris police will, in the course of
few days, ascertain from st. Peters
burg whether there is any truth in this
statement.
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The Daily Leader.

sS-Oficial paper of the City, County, Ter
ritory and United States.
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The Black Hills

The Cheyenne Leader has the latest infor-
nation about the Black Hills mines. Weekly
u pages) year $685. mos sl.5O.-l copy 10 c.
II. CLAICHE. Publisher. Cheyenne, Wyo
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'chives g. His torica1 Dept: Cheyenne, Nyo.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-20

came reporter for the Morning
Call. His popularity as a humorist
led him to come to this city in
1868, and his success since then has
been Of a very brilliant character.
Clemens calls Hartford his home,
and no doubt it is as much as any
spot can be to such wanderer. He
has. made more money than any
American author of his age, and
thus far his success does not appear
to spoil him. 1t is to be remem-
bered that Artemus Ward &c. f.
Browne) was also a printer. His
success was also of a remarkable
character, but although he made
money very rapidly, his estate
proved to be of little value. Much
Of his humor was found in comic
blunders in spelling. He found a
follower in Josh Billings. Clemens,
however, does not resort to any
trickery. His success has been
greater than either Artemus Ward
or Bret Harte, and he is now in
demand as a lecturer at $3.50 pei
night.