The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-07-18

Us honey TO aid in sweetening. | have ais,
obtained seeds OF the Early Amber sugar
cane from Minnesota, which planted hal
an acre that promises, according 20 report
some sugar and syrup; so that | calculat,
to have good living as thai farm of min,
will afford me.
10 Prepare and Preserve Bacon fol
Family Use.
Kansas Spirit, 10.
A correspondent of one OF our exchange
says that recently he was entertained at tn
house Of friend, and at dinner had reasol
to compliment him on the excellent quail
ity OF his bacon, and inquired a. to tn
method Of preparing and preserving it. t,
our surprise, he says, We were informe,
that that portion of our meal was cooke.
eight months before He stated that it wa
his practice to slice and fry his bacon i'm
mediately on its being cured, and then pacl
it down in Its own fat. When occasion
came for using it the slices slightly refriet
had all the freshness and flavor OF new ba
con Just prepared. In this way our frienC
has always succeeded in saving his bacon
fresh and sweet through the hottest season
Experiments in Wheat.
lObseryer.l
Professor Norton 5. Townshend, OF the
Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, i,
engaged in series Of interesting experiment.
with wheat for the purpose Of ascertainins
by microscopic observation at what stag.
of ripening 1t should be cut Farmers il
many localities think it advisable to har
vest the grain SO early that none of it viii
shell out in the process. 1t is found thai
whittier flour is produced when this is done
but it is also found that the flour does moi
rise" as well as that which is made from
the matured grain. A succession Of mi
croscopic examinations conducted through
the period after the kernel has reached it
full size, and before the perfect ripenins
Of the grain, is expected to yield valuable
iniormationon the foregoing points.
Salt as u Remedy for Hog Cholera
kansas Spirit, 10.
All kinds Of stock require salt. Cattle
horses, hogs and sheep should receive Their
full rations OF salt at regular intervals, and
the shorter the intervals the better it will
be for the stock. The better plan would be
to let all kinds OF stock have free access to
salt at will. IL no such arrangement Can
be made salt should be given at stated times
during the week. 1t is always better to
have regularity in the matter otherwise
stock is apt to be neglected, and the times
for sailing becomes protracted and fitful
We imagine that hog cholera would cease
Its ravages to 4 very marked degree if this
medicinal agent were freely administered
In like manner it would be preventive
to the various diseases to which cattle are
liable.
he Cheerful at Meal Time.
lExchange.I
Every one can do something, says DR.
Holbrook, to add to the social life at the
table. Ii one cannot talk, he can listen, or
ask questions and draw out others who can
talk. Good listeners are as necessary as
good takers. Never argue at the table
but tell pleasant stories relate or read an
ecdotes, and look out for the good OF all.
Sometimes a single anecdote from a paper
starts a conversation that lasts during meal
time.
A family table ought to be bright and
cheerful, sort Of domestic altar, where
every one casts down his or her offering,
great or small, of pleasantness and peace
where, for at least brief space in the day
all :unoyances are laid aside, all stc-ny
'ehiPeis hus,ieI III luarfeiS i'ea!eu every
% Que peinS siad ana content 10 sit Gown d,
the same poara anu eat the same pread anu
sai.' nahinS II, whe'ner IL were rich re-
past or uiiiner oi heros, equaily Joylui,
almost sacramental meal.
Hiackberries Can be Utlized and
Made Profitable.
Blackberries are now so cheap and
abundant the time Is seasonable for the fol
lowing receipt: 10 four pounds OF bruised
blackberrles put one gallon OF water; stir
frequently and let stand seventy-two hours
DR. three whole days. Then strain through
hair sieve,and to each gallon oi the liquor
put three pounds oi sugar; let II stand
'i';n' ,La -, H. 80, - -; nv. -, az"
n,o a cask and leave the bungboIe omen for
two weeks. To every nine gallons mt n
quart of good brandy and iasten down the
,ung if it does not clear itself stir in
solution of isinglass. Raspberry, cherry
and currant wines can be made from this
receipt.
The Growth Of the Poppy I'm Africa.
The cultivation Of the opium poppv
Panar,r ,onniEy1ml which has hitherto
confined
air saws Nature. to become thoroughly es-
ablished and renumeratiye in eastern
Africa. Seeds from the hest kinds have
,een imported from MaIwa into Mozam-
,iaue, where 10000 acres of uucultiyated
tate land have been granted 10 a compapy.
With acapital of els, 900 for the pnrpose Of
ultivating and trading in opium. Besides
he grant of land, the company also receiy-
5 from the state ''the exclusive right for
welve years to export opium free OF duty
through all the custom-houses OF the pro-
-ince.n 1t is satisfactory to learn that the
,oppy plants are thriving, and the fruits
ire reported TO be larger than those pro-
uced in the best opium districts in India.
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chine.
lCor. Country Gentieman.l
II 1t were constantly kept in mind that
hen, and every other reproducing fowl,
, nothing more or less than a machine for
he production of eggs, and that in order
D get the manufactured article, the ma
hine must be supplied with the raw ma
eliai, not oniy 10 tue equai amount OF the
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cement Oh iowis, anu less surprise, when,
! consequence OF an exclusive corn diet
,wls oot oplv reiuse to Law but become
,ere masses OF diseased fat, and fall dead |
, their tracks, or from their roosts, after |
w days dropping.
Friendly and Timely Advice.
Farmers FriendJ
We are commanded 40 SOW the seeds of
.6nement of kindness Of charity Of broth |
.ly love. OF peace. of patience and bumiI-
v. We are commanded to eradicate the
eeds of envy. of hatred, of vice, of coyet-
lsness, and OF evil speaking. Let us cul-
vate the good seed eradicate the weeds.
nd follow faithfully the precepts laid down
/, tho CLOSING averc;sa, of our r;,u,I or |