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THE VALUE OF EARLY POTATOES.

A few years ago the distinction between a
late and an early potato was very import
ant. The early varieties were not very pro-
ductive. They were simply yearly. For our
main crop we relied on the late varieties
but ultimately the Early Rose turned up, so
far proving reliable, even In irregular sea-
sons. 1t is not only early of good size and
excellent quality, but is also a profuse bear
er, and it is found to keep good as long as
any in the sprif,g. Now, there is this adj
vantagein all early potato, that we can get
the crop off in time to get the ground in
good order for fall crops Some of the best
turnips we have ever known came out Of
piece of ground first cleared of early pota-
toes. Indeed, we do not know of a more
profitable arrangement OF crops than to
have turnips follow potatoes. The ground
usually has to be pretty good for potatoes,
but it is not essential that the manure be
very much decayed. Some, indeed, contend
that long strawy manure is all the better for
a potato crop. The turnips, on the other
hand, must have the manure very well de-
cayed in order to give out its best results.
Hence, after the potato has done with It's
fertilizer, there is enough left for the turnip
to thrive upon. Wheat and rye also thrive
very we'll on land which has been previous
ly WELL manured for potatoes. In all these
cases the early potato has great advantage
over the late one. They allow of much
earlier preparation of the ground tor the
subsequent crop.
There is still another advantage in an ear
ly potato. In this part of the country, at
least, the plant is subject to the attacks OF
the ste1h-borer. They usually commence
their ravages about the end OF june They
bore out the whole centre pith OF the stems,
and before the end of July the plants are all
dead, beingfs dried up before the potato is
matured. In such cases there is not often
fifty bushels'of potatoes to the acre, and OF
these half Of them are too small to<be sale
able. By getting the potato earlyesin the
ground, and t1sing varieties which mature
early, the tubers are of pretty good size be-
fore the insects get to work, and thus there
is great gain. Itseems to us we can almost
do without any fnore'late kinds.
We say nothing 1,ere of the depredations
of the beetle, us it has been so completely
met and, d,oyerthrown as hardly any longer
to be considered as a" serious injury to the
crop, early or late.-Ge77no,ato.v, Telegraph.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-07-25
4 GRICU L 7 ! RAJ.
RADICALLY WRONG.

n SOMETHING RADICALLY '"RoNt.
#,ya saw there is something radically wrong
. the farming of nine-tenths'ot our pretend
,oriculturists, and we prove it. The fact
comes as striking, as clear, as it is as
.unding.
@Iake European farmers, tor instance, and
Sntrast simple fact or two with the same
Its here. An English farmer rents his
Mound and pays from $4Oto 500 per acre
1t every year. In order to realize any:
*Iug he must put on from'e5 to $40 worth
Ecnano manure or sulpa1ites; and that,
!, on every acre. When all thing are con-
lered, we do not believe >he has any adj
aIntage over us, for where his chances are
2tter in one thing ours are better than his
K Kanother. Yet English farmers actually
n rich under all these disadvantages.
7Eue. he has not the accursed tariff to ham
er him on all sides as we have. His better
IA nearer market is offset by our richer
III, nominal rent or cheap lands. Our
Slestern farmer of the Missouri valley, of
II this region, has no@need to manure his
II. How then does" the English farmer
Eppen to succeed? Firstly, every square
Eh of his ground is thoroughly farmed and
ede to produce. No extra steps are taken,
useless labor is done..' Second, such crops
NY are put in as pay best. Third, inTfeed-
not one ounce is wasted. All is carefully
Invested and cared for. Fourth, and chief
none but the best stock is kept. They
pn't 60 out and buy common stock, halt
Town. They go slowly but surely. They
Use their own stock from the best blood.
Pre- men go out and buy stock to feed, SELL
git for small profit, wasting the pre-.
pus irreyocable years WHEN they should
I've been employed in carefully raising
8elr own herds. The man finds himself
lddle-aged and still poor man, whereas
ne gone only slowly, but correctly, he
Apuld find himself the owner of large
ck' every pound of which is pure profit
himself. Everything depends on starting
gnt' and keeping in the straight, narro"
May. Finally, the English farmer takes
me good paper, full of the latest farming
spoWledge, gathered from all sources.--Er
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-07-25
THE HOUSEHOLD.
RECIPES

C.uramt Jelly.-Pick over the currants
carefully, and rinse with cold water putt on
the stove, in porcelain kettle, witsout any
water. Bruise the currants, and when
warmed through, put in jelly-bag to drain.
Strain the juice, and boil ten or fifteen min
utes; skim, take from the stove, and pour
boiling over the sugar. Do not set it over
the fire again, but take to a cool room, and
stir till the sugar is dissolved /; also stir often
until cold. Granulated sugar is best for
jellies; allowing pound to pint of juice.
Pour the jelly into glasses, and if thin, set
in the sunfor few days. This method will
not answer for all jelHes, butts an excellent
way for ct,rrant jelly, aas the natural flavor
of the fruit is retained more perfectly than
blythe old rule of boiling sugar and juice
together. Currants That are not quite ripe
are best for jelly.
Rice Cakes for BreG1tast.- A pint Of cold,
boiled rice, one-ha1f pint of bread crumbs;
cover with milk that is just beginning to
turn sour, and leave III cool place over
night. I'm the morning add one quart OF
sour milk, one QUAR-. of flour, two beaten
eggs, one TEASPOON salt and soda (bicarbo-
nate) tosweeten. Bake on griddle. The
milk must not be too sour, e
Rice Wa0aes, for Tsa.-One quart of thin
sour milk poured over one teacupful Of cold
boiled rice. Do this two or three hours be-
tore the wafles are wanted. When ready
to bake, add pint aud d half of flour, two
or three beaten eggs, and soda. Oil the
waffle-irons each time they are used, with
lard that is perfectly sweet. The rice, used
for rice gTiddle cakes and Wafdes, shouldsbe
fsalted when boiling
Jelled 'Chicken.-Cu Cuts5p two chickens and
boil in water, only enough to cover, until
tender. Then remove skin and bones and
season the liquor, of which there would be
a little less than quart, with butter, pep
per; salt. and the juice Of a lemon, if liked
Dissolve one-fonrth box of gelatine in lit
| tie warm water, and add with the chicken
to the liquor; boil up once and pour into
| mold. This is very nice for tea or evening
company, when'cut into thin slices. A very
sharp knife, however, must be used in CUT
ting, or the slices will break into separate
pieces. =
: Remedy for s1feheumatisn. just before re-
tiriiig, bathe the parts affected with water,
as hot as can be borne, in which potatoes
have been boiled. This remedy, simple as
it seems, has been known to relieve the
J most obdurate rheumatic pains ~.
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THE HENoPhoNE.

An intelligent farmer living in DesMoines
county has invented henophone, modelled
on the eprincipFeof telephone, by which one
old reliable hen; occupying central Office
in the hennery, sits on all the nests about
the establishments. leavingaother fowlsif1'ee
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-07-25

The first eggs.of the litter are always the
best far Matching. After a hen has produc-
ed twenty or thirty eggs in perhaps as many
consecutive days, the strain upon her
strength is very great, and consequently the
eggs become impaired in vitality and capac-
ity to produce vigorous chickens.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-07-25

IT is estimated that over 80, 900 bushels of
wheat have been exported from Winnepeg
this season,
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-07-25

VIGOROUS, healthy fowls may almost al
ways be detected blythe rich color of the
comb, which is sure indication of health.
The comb of diseased fowl always loses
color in proportionas the disease approaches
its worst Stages, ana in some instances turn
ing black. We would advise those who sus-
pect disease amongst their fowls to give the
matter of the color Of the comb close study.
As an index it is to the fowlkeeper what the
pulse of the human is to the physician.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-07-25
-.1,suED WEEKLY BY
. N. SUTHERLlh,
,,rrnR AND PROPRIETOR

n.ory MOUNTAIN HUsBAsDMAN Is designed
The Rochf nnme indicates hrsbsndIn"n ia every
a the srm embracing in its columns Hoef aoeGy
|ssnsnt ef ,aS nSrIs'lsssstiIc pomsstic Eeeaom7
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-14
I'M I'M EN- Sc
DRESSGOODS

1877 pieces FANCY sUrrTNGs. CHECKS, and BoUR.
RErTEs. at o. cents, usually SOLD at 10 cents
10 cases SPRING NOVELTIES at 1917 cents and Is
cents REDUCED from cents and 25 cents per yard.
rs pieces ALL.wOOL STRIPED BUNTINGs, at - cents
per yard. WORTH 37b cents THE BEST and MOST
DURABLE THIN MATERIAL IN THE MARKET
81 pieces DOUBLEwfDTH ALLwooL PARIS
BElGEs at 50 ctnts VERY CHEAP
10 pieces FRENCH CASHMERE BEIGEs and BouR-
RETTEs 10 inches wide, at Is cents per yard NEW
SPRING CoLoRs. ALL WOOL, and WELL WORTH 81
per yard.
81 pieces s1LKFIN1SII GRENADINES at 81 cents per
yard, JUST REDUCED from 37is cents
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IN ADDITION TO THE USUAL ATTRACTIONS OF
THIS EXTENSIVE DEPARTMENT, WHICH AT ALL
TINES PRESENTS THE LATEST NOVELTIES IN DE.
SIGNS AND MATERIALS. AND THE MOST COMPLETE
ASSORTMENT or EVERY DESCRIPTION OF GAR.
MENT. FROM THE PLAINEsT TO THE MOST ELABo.
RATE THAT CAN BE PRODUCED BOTH OF FOR.
ETGS AND DOMESTIC MANUFACTURE. WE SHALL
OFFER FOR THE INSPECTION OF OUR CUSTOMERS.
ON MONDAY. 18TH INST, SEVERAL LARGE
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BLACK GOODS.

Csc PER YD., MATELASsE vELoURS.
Csc. PER YD.. ENGLISH CASHMERE
SOC. PER YD.. HENRIETTA CLOTH
3Sc. PER YD.. BARATHEA. yard wide.
4Oc. PER YD.. GRAPE CLOTH. yard wide.
43c. PER YD.. CASHMERE Mll wooD yard wide
65c PER YD., CASHMERE all WOOL 4oinch.
75c. PER YD.. LUPINs SUBLIME FRENCH CASH
MERE ~ inch
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cHLpRIN's AND MISSES SUITS.

INFANTS OUTFITS COMPLETE, PROM sa5,
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DON'T FORGET THE
NAME AND NUMBERS
CAUTION TO THE PUBLIC

III the duty Of every who conducts his business
on the principles Of honesty to expose the ckery used
to deceive the buyers and caution them against purchas
Ing CARPETS and Furniture displayed under the glare Of
eeuons and bad finish Of the articles sold no place
this sharp practice so much rcsortcd to Ia the wooden
shonties along the Bowcry, where the warcrooms are
constructed with low ceilings and winding ways To give
the appearance Of larger stock than their bu,inoss can
afford, habit SO long pracusedby
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SEVENTY PfVE CENTS.

THESE ARE ALL NEW. FRESH GOODS. MADE OF
BETTER MATERIALS. AND SUPERIOR IL POINT OF
FINISH To ANY THAT HAVE BEEN HITHERTO
OFFERED Is THIS CITY Al SIMILAR PRICES WE
CONFIDENTLY ASSERT THAT rrON EXAMINATION
THEY CANNOT FAIL TO SATISFY THE PURCHASER,
THAT ~ NOr IL ALL CASES TIE LOWEST PRICED.
THEY ARE. n THE FULLEST SENSE og THE WORD,
TUE CHEAPEST THAT CAN ne FOUND ~ THE
COUNTRY THEY WILL BIZ FOUND AT ENTRANCE
10 ELEVATOR ON SECOND FLOOR
ALSO.
One Especial Jog" ~ Wa..as Skirts with fine
tucked camDn, ho-no, cl-c ANA Hamburg en-.
bro.iery. at. ................. IS
Ono special lot" az wasma skirts with two
tucked camlric iulles cluster o.. tucks above
each runic. iul ulfi all extra quality ...... o.
One special lot Of Princes, waAins Skirts, with
decp tucked ctmuric nluucc. ,s-cd with w!io
Princess Walking skir. two incaed cambria RULES o.
Princess wa'kns Skirts enc cambria rshie, two
cluster teyh. Observation-Disclosures. =
Corded Band Ch,mi-o 80
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JOHN MUlElMS'S,
0nWesklyand Monthly InStaIIments

To this heading wish to call the especial nuon of
customers who may wish to pay ON mstalm.nts for
goods purchased at There many in the In
stament business who make practice Of charging cx
orbitan rates for goods purchased who on the first
failure To pay, seize tie opportunity taking back
their goods thereby in the paincst derauiing the
customer Of the amount paid iu,tallmcnts l. there
fore, think IL my duty to lay before the public my plan OF
dealing in fairness with those who may pa,ronize me-
and this practice have followed since have started
business sell at cash advertised rates Inever harass
or drive people but act toward them in every lcnent
way possible. extending and reoNt,ndinl the period, Of
payments when their circumstances may require it,
thereby helping them by every possible means AMI II it
becomes necessary TO take back goods carefully
them charsin; nothing Tor storage, ami return them
back, without interest extra charge at any moment
they may wash 10 have them back.
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Lowest Cash Wholesale Prices,

has been my desire instruct the public where
and how to purchase the cheapest and most durable
furniture hitherto made.
It has been gradually dawnng the peoples mini
that cheap articles only be obtained in large respect
able establishments the propretors Of which manuiac.
turc their goods
In the past ten years purchased to sut their
convenience than to save their purses. but days Of
economy have come, and calculation has become
sary to meet the needs ofnfe
Ihavc always deemed it my duty to place before ny
customers and the public my resources tho facilities
possess OF moudins-to suit the present-the retail
Carpet and Furniture trade. In good times so many
small stores existed that the wholesale preferable to
the retail but the gradual sweeping away those whose
only capital was credit has compelled me to manufac
solely to sui, and supply my large establishments
No one will deny bu, tina, the command and concentra
ton Of large capital possesses power cheaper goods
which amount Of divided capital can compete with,
therefore 10 this Capitalization would call The
Of ALL and ask YOU who would desire purchase cal
and the efforts have made to undersell an com
putors the trade. my purpose retail goods
wholesale prices
Ihayc inst eomplct ted large additional warooms both
my Jersey AMI Brooklyn stores and enabled dis
play the varied assortment stock stored
der root in the carpet furniture trade The floors
well lighted that the smallest detects could be de-
cced never using any means to gye an unusual u'trc.
AMI BE ,ns within the street rules Of yeIac ia the rec
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HOUSEKEEPING LINENS.

Ia MARSEITLEs Spreads fast back g. O5.
DOUBLE CROCHET QUILTS 9sc.
DOUBLE CROCHET QUILTS. with fringe si3i
Great bargains in FRENCH NAINsOOK. figured and
striped FRENCH MARsEILLEs, in all styles French
and English Tuckinp bias and straight
Bargains in swiss Null India Null English and French
Nainsooks in soft and hard nnish, sc &c
Towels 10 cents to 81 cacha good huck Towel ~
inchcslong and u inches wide warranted all linen. pc
each. Napkins from 10 cents per dozen to 81
The cheapest Linen and Cotton Diapcrns ever offered
Bargains IN summer skirts, plain aud striped.
Nottingham Lace-a splendid lace for ~, IS 80, 81
37's 10 ~ cents per yard
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lot Infants long and short Nainsoo& Dresses. very
fine quality. richly trimmed slightly soied, atlcss than
hall the cost VI manufacture.
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Scarlet Serge -.ir', i.r steamer or mountain wear
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The right hand column, as will be seen, shows
solid South for the Democrats, whilst that on the
left indicates an almost solid North, excepting
Oregon. "What," remarks the Journal Phitadel-
phia hquirer,) from which we quote, Oregon, or,
for the matter of that, West Virginia, will do in
1885, is not absolutely assured, but it is not mpos
sible for either of them to show Republican re-
cord in the Presidential contest 1t is matter of
regret that the country should be politically divid
ed by geographical lines; but this is one of the
misfortunes that the South has brought about and
which will continue until the South corrects its
toned right to vote as they please. What further
it has to do is to consider that it is against its
best interests to have opposition political or
ganization to divide it at home for it is the crit
eism Of the minority and the fear that it will in
time become a majority that makes good and
strong government"
There is much practical sense and sound argu-
ment in what quote above. If we mistake not,
unless more consistent course is pursued by our
Southern friends in their partizan management,
the next Presidential contest will result pretty
much as foreshadowed. A similar sectional feel
ing must spring up in the North-hOwever much
regretted-and it CONTROLS the electoral college,
no difficulty exists in seeing results. As properly
observed by our contemporary, "it is not asked or
expected that the Southern people should at once
become Republicans but it is fairly asked that all
the Republicans of the South should be allowed
the right to express their opinions at the polls as
freely as Democrats"
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SPECIAL NOTICE.

BALTIMORE COUNTY Nov. 25, 1873.
\ (9DMEssRs. EDITORS AS the time draws near
w. for the Committee to select the site for the
Agricultural Fair Grounds, l write this to say
that hope they will make a proper selection,
taking convenience of access by Railroad and
Turnpike into consideration, and far enough
from railroad TO prevent stock from being fright
ened by passing trains. The writer has in his
mind at this writing piece of land which is ad-
miraby adapted for the purpose, lying on the east
side of the York turnpike, Immediately in front
of the county road leading from Timonium Station,
and about five hundred yards from the railroad.
1t is bounded on the south side by good county
road, leading to the Pot Spring road, and Dula-
ny's Valley turnpike. To the writer's knowledge
there is one of the best and strongest springs on
the property, capable of supplying the grounds
with an abundance of water at very small out
lay. There is also large bank of earth near the
grounds named, belonging to the same person,
which, no doubt, could be had for the purpose of
grading, free of cost.
In sending this communication the writer's sole
object is to call the attention of the Committee to
the best piece of property for the purpose he has
any knowledge of, for the following reasons:
1t is centrally located.
1t is unimproved.
1t is quite level.
1t is bounded on all sides by good roads.
1t is in thickly settled and growing neighbor
hood.
1t is the right distance from the railroad, as
there will be no danger of accidents from passing
trains, frightening the stock on exhibition or that
used to convey spectators to the ground, and last
but not least, have no doubt it can be bought at
a reasonable price.
From ONE OF THE REGULAR ATTENDANTS
NOv.30.-1t. OF AGRICULTURAL FAIRS.
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THE COUNT OF 1878.

One of our exchanges tells us ait is declared to
be matter of fact, which the political history of
fifty years proves, that the election of National
Representatives preceding the next Presidential
contest decides the latter in favor of the winning
party of the former. This fall all the States have
voted except California and if they should vote in
the same way in $780, as there is reason to believe
they will, the election of Republican President
will be secured by majority of fOrty-fve electoral
votes, counting California and Florida for the
Democrats, or ifty-fve if those States be counted
for the Republicans, and they are as likely to be
Republican as Democratic.
1t is scarcely possible that a single one of the
States which this fall gave Republican majOrities
will fail to give even larger ones of the same sort
in 1880, but if any of the States change their po
1icaI complexion the change will be made by those
in the minority rather than those in the majority.
The following table shows how each State voted
this fall and the electoral votes that each is enti
tied to cast for President and Vice President"
RepWbliean-Electoral Democrat Electoral
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New MEN IN THE NEXT CoYGREss.-0f the las
Democrats elected to the Forty sixth Congress SO
are new men. Of the 1873 Republicans elected 81
are new men. The eight Grcenbackers are all new
men, and the Forty Congress will have there
fore lis new members out of total of 293.-
Twenty -one of the SO new Democrats are from
Northern States. 1t follows that the greater part
of the Forty sixth Congress will be composed OF
experienced members. Some States, like Misss-
sppi and West Virginia, have reelected the whole
of their present delegations others, like Massa-
chusetts, South Carolina, Texas and Louisiana,
have changed but one or two. New York will
send IS inexperienced Legislators, Pennsylvania
10, Ohio s, Missouri and Illinois T.
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NOTICE OF LIMITED PART
NERSHIP.

V1HE undersigned hereby give notice that they
Il have formed a LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,
under the provisions of Article LXXII of the
Code of Public General Laws of Maryland, for
the purpose of carrying on, at Canton, in Balti-
more county in the said State, the business of
smelling and reducing copper and other ores and
metals, and for the manufacture and sale of cop
per, suphuric acid, blue vitrol and otherprOducts
of ores under the name and style of pope,
COLE AND COMPANY"
George A. Pope and George B. Cole are the
General Partners in the said firm and John w.
Garrett and John S. Gilman, ofBaltimore county
and William Keyser and George w. Ward, of Bal
timOre city, are the Special Partners.
The said John W. Garrett has contributed
in cash the sum of fifty thousand dollars to the
common stock the said William Keyser has so
contributed the sum of thirty thousand dollars ;
and the said George w. Ward and John S. Gil
man have each so contributed the sum of ten
thousand dollars.
The said partnership is to commence on the
first day of November, 1878, and is to terminate
on the thirty first day of December 1881.
GEORGE A. POPE,
GEORGE B. COLE,
General Partners.
JOHN W. GARRETT,
WILLIAM KEYSER,
GEORGE W. WARD,
JOHN S. GILMAN,
Special Partners.
Nov 9-6w.
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GS-The report of the Third Assistant Post
master gives interesting facts connected with
the management of our Postal Department, which
prove that its efficiency is increasing yearly, and
that in certain particulars it surpasses that ofany
other in the world. The number of letters mailed
and received during the year sO2, 600 900, and
out of this immense aggregate only one in every
289 failed to be delivered. This is a higher average
than any other country except Germany can show,
but there the number of registered letters is far
greater, which fully accounts for the difference.
Great Britain fails in each PIG letters
France once in every $780, and Italy once in l26. In
the registered letter division the ratio Of loss has
been only one-half as great as during the pre-
ceding year. On the whole, the general efficiency
is much increased