The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-06-13

make sare, fumigate with sulphur, then
whitewash, put kerosene oil on end oil
roosts, and in cracks near, where insects
may lodge in midsummer. The nests
should alfo have sprinkle of sulphur.
4 pure breed cannot be depended on If
one hen of other blood runs in the yard, no
matter ii she does not lay, or if the eggs
ca2 be culled out. THIS is positive, and
owing to the fact that impregnation Is car
ried by the male from one hen 10 another.
The great point in raising chickens is TO
keep them eating all the time, or at any
rate to Keep their digestive organs continu-
ally we'll applied. ''Short commons are
not economical in chicking raising.
Wants tc Know What IL il That I'm.
tures the Peach Tress.
ICor. Nemaha County Republican,
Something mysterious is preying upon
our peach trees. Who can tell what it Is !?
1t was observed last spring that the leaves
became crimpled and badly distigured; !;
and this spring it Is still more extensive.
The leaves have wkitish, milk-dewy ap-
pearance and the fruit in some OF the or
chards is covered with large and small
white spots, and the seed inside the young
peach is of a brownish tint, and when thus
affected il invariably drops off. Now, in
regard TO causes, some say it is the late
irosts; others say an insect lays eggs into
the leaf, which makss it curl up, and after
a while it Will produce very small, thin
fiv; still Others think il is an indication Of
decaying trees; but this last theory is ex-
ploded, as these things are also seen on the
nsalth:est trees.
VIII some one, who Is posted, give us the
7 -bx-f IL. anil tell ns
how to cure it, if durable at all ? We do not
want theories, but something that can he
practically demonstrated; iur many OF us
are great lovers OF peaches.
An Argument Against Tight Cloth
| ing.
sCOrrespoEdence.l
! sympathize much with country y-bred
children in their scorn OF the notions OF
city bred children about going barefoot in
warm summer weather. 1T will make the
| feet grow larsew Thus the little feet, that
ought to grow in proportion as the rest Of
the body grows, ere kept in shoes that fit as
snugly as possible, hence when the body
reaches maturity it is really deformed, be
cause the little feet dressed in number
two," are not proportioned to the figure of
medium hight and weight The Chinese
! plan is the same, only more SO. The use of
tight corsets is on the same principle Of
false art So is the tlat-board u.s. i by the
"Flat-head' Indians to "improve" the nat
ural shape of the head. i am making no
plea now for undressed feet, but | would
protest against tight shoes for anybody
least Of all Tor growing children. | know
of children who have corns on their feet in
consequence Of this abuse Children should
not wear shoes that hurt them. A little
girl, who turns in her toss when walking
acquired the habit by wearing, when three
years old, shoe that so hurt her that she
could only walk easily by turning in her
toes. Corns on the bottom of the feet are
often caused by shoes with obtruding pegs,
or hard bunches in the thread or leather,
which press into the sole of the foot
No Kind Of Thievc. W Orse Than Gar
| den Robbers.
| IAmerican Agriculturistl
No kind OF robbery is more annoying than
that of plants and fruit. In most parts of
this country, the taking of flowers and fruits
is not looked upon as actual robbery, and
unless there is special law, as there is in
some States, the depredator can only be
prosecuted for 8 trespass," and the prosecu-
tor has TO establish the fact that a certain
amount OF damage in money! has been sIs-
tanned. One may have flower, which is
10 him Of a value that cannot he expressed
in money, or his tree NAV for the first II ne
bear single pear, worth to the owner more
than a bushel Of similar fruit IN the market,
yet the matter-Of-fact iudge, will charge the
matter er-of-fact jury to find damages to the
market value OF the articles trtspas-ci'
upon. In recent suit in England, two
scamps who had stolen SnOwdrOps and
other bulbs from a garden, were sentenced
to Ssrea yetTs Of penal seryitude each. \
most sensible Judge was on the bench, who.
finding thai the thieves had before served
three and eighteen months for similar cf-
| fences. and wer- not cured. considered thar
| it was Of no Use 20 be lenient with them,
but gave them seven years each Most
worthy judge -
How 90 Measure Cattle and Wheat.
LInter-O9ean, 81
! For cattle, measure the sirth Of the
animal, in feet, by 4 cord around be-
| hind The shoulder-blades; then measure the
/ lepg.h, from the shoulder-blaies 10 the end
| of the rump. Multiply the length by the
girth. If the animal measures less than
eleven feet and more than niue in girth,
multiply this product by A., and the
answer will be the weight in pounds. Ii it
measures less than nine and more than seven
feet in girth, multiply by 80; il less than
seven and more than five, by %; If less
than five and more than three, by l6; il
less than three by IL. For hay, find the
cubic feet In the NOV or stack, and div ide
by 800, and the answer viii be the tons
But no rule for ascertaining the weight OF
hay by measurement il reliable, as much
depends upon the Kind of hay and how it
is packed.
Juuc il n Good y;,n,h for Planning
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The month OF June is Il good season for
planting cucumbers for pickles. They need
a rich soil, and should be planted in hills
some eight feet apart. A score OF seeds
NAV be PLANTED in a hill and covered an
inch deep. This number of seeds will allow
quite lafge mar,in for apy casualty of
worm or insect. as three or four vines left
in each hill is an ample number 10 cover the
ground and secure the best yield Frequent
showers and frequent hoeihg are indispen-
sable in the culture of this vegetable.
4 Recipe for Making Catarrh snnn
Uondon spectator1
7, ,IJ s.o,, TIA, ,b. c,rs fo- ,bosa
-, 81 Ill nn;.ancas coId. in ,hs I'D
~ n - s,,l,,,aS,sJ :, ,ha -,
might prove to be remedy of very great |
value. 1t rs snutf-a white Powder-com- |
posed oil the ioiio"ihs ingrediehis hydro-
chioIaIe oi Srnh SrPnhta, 'so sans' acacia