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John Morrissey's Illness.



This city do not conceal their alarm.
TheN are in daily communication with
FLORIDA, and have no hope that he will
return 10 New \ ogI alive
His ailmeut is sand to be Bright's dis
ease of .he kidneys. His legs are much
swollen, and other symptoms point to q
fatal tcrmnation His wife is with him,
and ha has the best medical advice. hut
there 9rc MO assurances Of his recovery.
Mr. Harry Ford received 4 dispatch
irom Mrs Momissey Yesterday, and left
NH Florida las, evening he says IA
does uot cAprc, To find his friend alive Nh
he arrival there
Senator Morrisscy was unWcll during
the Albany convention He complained
OF lis throat. and coughed continually.
The damp and dsagreeable weather az
gTavated his complaint. At first he
treated It as a slight cold, and SAID that
il would soon veal of but after the con
ven1ion the symptoms became SO distress
iuL that he placed himself in the hands
Of bis ply aicians He was rapidly recov-
cin- when the fall political campaign
opened Then came the struggle with
the Hon Augustus Schell for the state
senate. Mr. Morrssey flung himself into
THE fight with anhaggng energy. He as
Saultcd tile Gibraltar Of the Tammanv
Democracy The fight was desperate
ana attracted more attention than any
senatorial contest ever Waged in this city.
Al the details were arranged under Mr
N1rrSsey personal supervision Rain
or Shine. he was at the front Quarter
was uelther asked nor given Despite
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-01-10
HORTICULTURE.
WHERE FLoWEEs CAME FROM.

Some Of our flowers came from lands of
perpetual sHmmer, some from countries all
Ice and snow, some from islands in the
ocean. Three OF our sweetest exotics came
originally from Peru. the camelia was car
risd TO England in 1899, and a few years af-
forwards the heliotrope aud mignonette.
Several others came from the Cape of Good
Hope; very large Gala was found in
bitches there, and soIne1of the most brilliant
gerafiinms, or pelargoniums, which are q
spurious geranium. The verbena grows
within Brazil; the marigold is an African
flower, and a great number from China and
Japan. The little Daphne was carried TO
England by Captain Ross, from almost the
farthest land he visited towards the North
Pole. Some Of these are quite changed in.
torn by cutivation; others have only be-
come larger and brighter; while Others,
despite Of all the care Of florists and the
shelter of hot-houses, fall far short OF the
beauty and fragrance OF the tropics.
Among the improved ones is the dahla
When brought to Europe it was a very sim
pie blossom, a single circle OF dark petals
surrounding mass of yellow ones. Others
with scarlet and orange petals were soon
after tralsplanted from Mexico, but still re-
mained simple flowers. Long years of cul-
livation in rich soil, with other arts Of skill
tul florists, have changed it to what it now
is-a round ball Of beauty.-Riuerside MagG
zn2c -
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-01-10
AMOND CITY, M. T., JANUARY 10. rs.

fence still lighter block may be placed be-
tween each layer OF rails. For protection
against wind the fence should have about 25
feet worm to the Is foot rail, and then it
should be staked down, and weighted With
heavy riders double the length Of the panels.
The stakes should be set in the ground after
the style of the worm rail fence of the
States, except thatthe should be set midway
OF the panels, and the riders placed straight
over the centre of the fence. 1t is, how
ever, a very good plan to place the riders OH
first, and lock with the stakes. In finishing
on this latter plan the small stakes or poles
unfit tor other purposes may be used The
ends lodge against the bottom rail and need
not be set in the ground. There are several
reasons why a ''bunll' fence is preferable to
any other. First, the work can be all done
i'll the shop in winter Second, it is easier
made, and can be set up when the ground is
frozen. Third. it will last longer than,any
other fence, except where cedar posts can
be had. WILL.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-01-10
FLOWERS AMONG FARMERS.

An evening meeting of farmers and 9th
ers was held during the late New 7 York State
Fair, to discuss the subjects Of Fruits and
Flowers. 70 us was assigned the work OF
opening the discussion on Flowers We
took occasion to urge upon farmers the ne
cessity OF making home pleasant and IL; a;trac-
tive to both sons and daughters; that in no
other way could the youth of the country
be made to love the old home,, and take ali
interest in farming. We endeavoredt to show
that in Europe farming was considered one
OF the most honorable vocations, ranking
with the professions Of Law, Medicine and
Divinity, and far above commerce or mant,-
tactures, but in this country to speak OF
man as Farmer or Granger was almost a
term of reproaeh. This ought not so to be,
ndwill not be a great while longer, for no
class of men in this world are improving SO
rapidly in intelligence, wealth and refine
ment.- No class, however, can resolve them
selves great, or their profession honorable.
They must become SO, and people will soon
find it out.-Tich's illustrated Magazine.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-01-10

suit the size Of tie ham, Or, Tie up in a cot
ton bag that may be used the next year.
The canyased hams of the West are sewed
up closely, showing the shape of the ham,
and dipped in a wash made of lime and wa
ter. colored with yellow ochre. When hung
up they soon dry, and the wash closes the
interstices Of the muslin, the whole forming
perfect protection against flies, bugs. etc.
For the farmers use, the bags are quite safe
II made OF firm, thick maslin and tied Sc
culely.
la regard to the fine flavor of Western
hams, think much is due to the climate.
food and breed of hogs. Hams taken from
thrifty. we'll fed hogs, Of improved breeds,
Will be OF better flavor than those from the
halt wild hogs Of native breeds and partly
fattened in the woods; but proper curing
and treatment is indispensable in any case.
b. Benjamin, IN N. z. World.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-01-10
CURING HAMS.

The principal thing in curing hams is to
so salt as to irjure the flavor and cause them
to become hard.
My plan of curing is as follows: When
the hams are nicely trimmed rub each one
with tolerably fine salt, and pack in tight
casks holding about one hundred and forty
gallons. Make a sweet pickle by using one
and a half gallons Of New Orleans molasses,
or its equivalent in sugar, and six,ounces OF
powdered saltpetre to forty gallons OF water,
with salt enough added to make the pickle
float a potato when it is made. Let 1t stand
until The scum rises and is skinned off.
Have the hams in theecask weighted down
SO they will not rise when covered with the
pickle. They should remain in the pickle
from five to six weeks, according to the
temperature of the place. II exposed TO
freezing weather they will cE"e much slow.
er than III cellar. Some persons take their
hams out once or twice and stir the brine
this is a good plan when one can spare the
time, as by long standing it grows weaker
towards the top. When the hams are finally
taken out, rinse them in clear water ami
hang up to dry ready for the smoke house.
Smoke them with hickory wood.
Hogs weighing about two hundred and
fi.ty pounds when dressed are the best size
for family use. They should be as neal.
uniform weight us possible in each cask, rs
larger hams require more time in pickle.
Canyassing has little ornothing to do with
tie hams flavor; it is only necessary as
protection from insects, and shoiiid be doie
ia all eases before the weather gets VAIN
enough for their appearance. Soon after
smoking wrap each ham in coarse brown
paper, and sew it up into cotton clcth cuttoj
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-01-10
THE COLOR AND FRAGRANCE OF
EI0WEPa

Prot. Vngel diseourses pleasantly on S'The
Color and Fragrance of Flowers" in the IN
teynatsonat Reuicav. wherein he says: '.The
chemical transformations in the bodies OF
living plants, by which the most manifold
and brilliant colors are produced, are almost
entirelya unknown to lis. We see II Hover
pass through the entire scale of red, from
the softest pink TO the darkest purple-brown,
but can giY no exploration whatever Of the
mysterious process. We know, for instance,
that lhe light Of the sun greatly influences
the color Of living plants, and experience
has taught Us that in most eases its total ex-
clusion is equivalent TO the absence Of every
color; in other words, that it produces
white leaves and blossoms. However this
rule il hy no means without exceptions a.
many roots, the roots of Alcanna, for in
stance. although buried in the soil. and conl-
nletely secluded from The rays of the sun.
possess a strong and vivid color. We can
explain neither the rule nor tile exceptions;
on the contrary, we know that. 50 far as
ifeltss.s matter is concerned, mineral and
vegetable coi0rs ara weakened, and grad
g,ally destroyed, rather titan enhanced, by
he action of the lishf. Our ignorance III /
this respect restricts our influence upon the
eoloraloai of flowers and blossoms toa very
modest4lnd merely empirical one. A mere
e;rance has. led TO, the discovery that the
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-01-10
TIL: HOUSEHOLD.

C5uilers-One cup of bsaer. two c.,ps ek
sugar. small cnp OF milk. a spoonful ofsoaas
dlssniVed III IT, three eggs. a nutmeg: melt
the butter in the milk, stir tfesngar III IT,;
beat iiie three eggs very light and stir in, Ii
the milk Is not TOO hot add j,fsf flour EN-
ough to oil out, BE careful not to make
the dough too stiff. Put a5@least three,
pounds OF the best lard in ilarrow ami
deep kettle; cut the dough in crulIer shape,
and drop i'll two or three ut Il time; rock the
kettle gently till they rise 10 the tou: ftl,al
thenroyer that they may be equally cooked !
The lat must be boiling, but not 50 hetas TO
scorcli.
Hasty Le,aon Pie Make AMI bake an mr..
der crust. Meanwhile. put in Il nite stew-
pan tie jHicea and little grated peel OF one
lemon, one emp Of sugar, one teaspoonfal CT
CORN starch. yoiSs of two eggs. and q smal,
piece OF butter. Stir this till 1t boila, then
pour into the crust. Beat whites If tile two.
eggs to aioais, sweetan and flavor Il little, ;
pour it~over the pic, and brown eltghtIy.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-01-10

infusion OF sulphates Of iron into the son
darkens the hue Of certain plantawhich CON
tain considerable quantity of tannin; and
gardeners have proiited by this discovery
Tor the culture of the Hortensia (Hydraagea).
But these examples are rare, and as vet we
must renounce all claim to the control and
influence of the natural course Of things IN
this geld! We may be able to change tha
color OF y plant or flower by transferring 1t
into another soil but we are never sure OF
the result, and cannot rive any sclentife
explanation of it. .et
"Ihe fragrance of n flower is likewise
produced by chemical action which has
hitherto escaped our closest Investigations
we see the result; we see that the flower.
like the bee which transforms Spolen into
honey and wax, fabricates volatile oil out Of
air, water and light, but the chemical pro-
cess itself is complete mystery to u.s. We
only know that the sloWness or rapitlity OF
the evaporation of these oils is the ca,ise OF
the stronger or weaker odor Of the flower.
The mode Of their formation is ii good ex-
ample OF the unlimited variability and man
fold variety of vegetatien's chemical pow
ers. Many plants do not limit themselves
TO the formation Of IL certain, volatile oil i'll
their blossoms or flowers, but produce. at,
the same time, various kinds Of oils in their
different parta.a The orange tree. for in
stance, produces volatile oils in, the leaves,
flowers and rinds Of its fruit. A close in
vestigatlon conyices us that these differ.
not only III their smell and taste, but also In
their weight, density and other physical and
chemical qunlities that, in short, they are
different and independent substances which
cannot be mistaken tor each other.as The
same plant must therefore possess three aif-
ferent organisms, by which it generates
three entirely different substances out Of the
same ingredients. What chemical Iabora-
tory, be it ever so we'll furnished and skill
fully managed, can boast OF results in any i
respect SO wonderful %
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-01-10
A(1 RTCJ !, T 7 R A L.
PEN NOTES ABOUT THE FARM.
FENCING.

The first needed Improvement that sue-
eests itself as start upon my walks about
the f,rm. is a new fence. The old one is
broken and leaning il many places. With
little patching it would do another season,
bat it is best not tn put things off too long,
10 we will rebuild this winter, and when
there is spare time next year it will only
take little more work to enclose more land
Had fortune east our lot in the favored land
of West Bitter Root. where timber is plen-
tiful and near at hand the matter of build
ms a fence would be Of little Importance,
but here in Eastern and Central Montana
the question Of building a fence is more SER
ious. But while the weather is fine, poles
may he got down from the mountains, and
III bad weather the saving, boring and tit
ting can be done. Before starting to the
timber for poles. however, it will be neces
sary to determine what plan Of a fence is to
be built. The grasshopper-that of lean
lag post, with brace and rails pinned OH
has proved unsatisfactory, and is used only
IN rare cases. The post fence, with posts
set i'll the ground and holes morticed for the
rails, is most common in use, bnt.it, too, is
somewhat Objectionable, since itlcosts con-
siderable labor in construction. and the posts
rot OFF in a few years. The ..bunk" fence
appears 10 be the most preferable to those
that use IT, but as yet it is but little used, eX-
espt by some Of the wool growers. This
tenee is made by the use of sills, or ..bunks''
as they are sometimes called, to set the posts
II, instead of setting them in the ground.
The sills for a good fence on this plan should
oe three and Il half feet long and ten inches
N dia'neter. The posts or uprights should
De five inches in diameter, and tive ftet,long.
Inc distance between the posts depends up
on the size Of rails used 1t should be as
vide as the small end Of the rail. A three
1hc' auger should be used, and the holes in
ule slls should be bored 50 as to make a
aoruce 5x3 inches; with round ends. This
hoftce should go through the sill, so that
ne tenants will dry out. II only made part
way through, they fin.witl water and soon
lo'. As further guard against rott;ng it is
oess 70 cut notch OH the under side of the
-. '' 'fi''e bile dF5ing Wnds may pass under
ne posts should be shaved round 1T the
'op' to tit three incl. hole, and caps pat OH
" hold them in place. When the pests are
'ie right size, it is . small job to shape the
io~er end to fit the mortice. The rails of
each panel should be turned one way, and
"'e eest when not more than is feet long,
o'' II very straight longer panels may be
la''ae. 10 fence against hogs, the rails
shonid all be cnt the same length and flat
silea TO sharp edge at each end, shaping
e'eih Ike wedge, except that The b.sel is
= ue on one side, and in putting together
Hlahe ~ the meeting ends wedge side by side
nol iehclng against hogs. the rails may
pass through the space between the posts
~'e end lyiagson anether, opto make the
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-01-10
TREArMENro or sHRIvELED LILY 3u1ss

An inquirer, OF Michigan. received Lily
bulbs IN the spring, from a friend. ana be-.
cause they appeared dry and shriscled,
paced them in water for a litr e while, ana
then planted them, keeping the eartll we'll
Wateretl, in hopes that they woul! recover.
9I'ls was all WiUilg. and as might have been
expected. resulted in the rotting Of the
bulbs. When lily bulbs are received in tho
condition above described. surround them.
with moss very slightly .i:l,npened. or place
them IN sand that is not wet, but merely
damp. In this way they will rarover better
aud quicker than in any other ray we ara
acquainted with. Ii / east-away sailor il
discovered on il wreck ut sea. tallisled an,fe
food and water must be yiyel, at
iirst carefully and in slnaH quantities, or the
result may he fatal
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-01-10
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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-08-01
snails as an Article of Food.

Snails abound in Itay, Spain, France
and Belgium; they are also found in
large quantities In Algeria, and most
other points along the shores OF the Med
iterranean.
In Italy snails anciently were and are
still much used for the table. They are
regularly sold in the markets of switzer-
land, Spain, France, Belgium and Alge-
ria, and are exported alive in barrels to
the French Antilles, and occasionally
even to the United States, where they
are relished only by the real "connois-
sour"
In the vineyards of France, the peas
ants collect, feed and fatten them till
winter, when the snails seal themselves
up in their shells, where they remain
torpid several months. In this state
they are purchased by the eonfectioners,
who prepare them in the shell, With but
ter and herbs, and forward them TO
Paris. They are then ready for table,
after being heated in an oven for . few
minutes.
In Belgium the snails are fed en- let
tuce under inverted fewer pots, tor sew
eral weeks before being sent 70 market.
Their price varies from fifty cents 10 ons
dollar q hundred.
| In Transylyania the large wood small
is iayorite dish. The animal j. draWa
| out Of its shell, well rubbed IN . clean
cloth, to take of the siime, cut small,
| mixed with sayory stuiiing, replaced IN
| its shell, baked in the stove oven, and
served up hot. Ia some parts Of tbs
country, instead of eggs and fowl the
peasants pay their tribute ~ snaiis and
game, Mr., Page states one iady'i
ordinary winter supply a. being upward
of 5000 snails.
} We have occasionally seen imported
snails served up in the shell, at festau
rants in New York, and have watches
] foreign looking customers who seemed
' to relish the meal. These snaiis ar
: brought TO this country by the steamer
t OF the Havre Ine during The Wlntei
Q months.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-08-01

dicted, and it's. thing 4 never could
bear, and what / never allowed on any
account Now, if / went home, she
would not be mistress, and, as sure as
fate, she would contradict me. May be
it Is better 40 1t ID. &C.
Next morning he sent for me again.
81 have been thinking" he said, "oi
all that strange story you told me. !
am ali changed since we parted. ]
hardly know myself TO be the same man
I used to be, and am not sure that ]
could treat Sephy well. Bat ask her to
come cut here, and then abe can try. II
she likes me in this outlandish place,
will 60 home with her; ii we quarrel
here no one viii be bit the wiser, and ]
can continue to be dead.
But" said ], have you ne incum
brsnces ~ Perhaps she might object to
the details of.your establishment"
"Not a. Bit" said Jerry; 81 have
none of your eastern prejudices; let hel
come, and she will find nobody to disturb
her."
She did come. and after living il
Nepaul for two years, brought Jerr,
back in triumph to Branley Hall; AND
such ia the true version of tale which
made some noise in the newspapers few
| yaars aOo
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-08-01
Elephants Piling Timber.

The highly trained male elephants
with tusks manage the pushing part of
their work very slkilfully. The trunk
lie used a. pad or buffer between the
ivory and the wood, and the puahing 10
done steadily. An average log weighs
about ton and hall. When il has 10
be pushed into the river, the elephant
feels the end of It with his trunk; and
having ascertained where be can place
his tusks with most advantage, he
adjusts the buffer and starts Of, pushing
the log steadily before him. Should it
happen to be an extra heavy one, he
stops occasionally to take breath and as
II slides down the muddy bank toward
the water, he gives 1t finishing slap, as
if to say, "There, you're aaoat at last z
Sometimes the logs are awkardly
iammed up together, 80 that the ends
have to be raised in order to get the
dragging chains fastened. This he does
by putting his tusks underneath and
passing his trunk over the log to keep
1t steady, lifts it up to the required
height. When it Is very heavy lift,
he will 60 down on his knees to get q
better purchase. He stacks the timber
most skilfully, also, by lifting the end
of the log AZ much as nine or ten feet In
this manner, places II on the top Of the
pile, then goes to the other end and
pushes 1t forward till he gets 1t quiet
flush with the rest. In all this he ia OF
course directed by his rider the mahout,
who uses certain w0rds which the ele-
plant has been accustomed to hear, and
signs the meaning of which he knows
perfectly. A push OF the foot behind
the right OF left ear makes him answer
the drivers wish as boat answers the
rudder, and a nudge behind the neck
means straight ahead"
A highly trained elephant, however,
will work among timber by verbal diree-
tions a. intelligently almost as collie
will among sheep. The finest and best
trained animals are reserved for employ
ment in the sawmiils, where they work
among the machinery with sagaeity and
precision. Strangers have sometimes
been 30 much impressed with their adj
mirable qualities in this respect that
they have carried away slightly sxagger-
ated impressions on the subject. In one
case spectator was so profoundly over
come by the careful manner in which hs
saw the elephant laying planks and slabs
on the travelling benches to be cut, that
he grayely reported the circumstances In
an Indian newspaper, remarking that
the animal shut one eye when it looked
along the bench, to make sure the timber
was laid on accurately for the saw.