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Rocky Mountain husbandman., 1878-04-11
THE ART OF HUSBANDRY

The most renowned authors and civilizers
OF the race have written upon the science of
farming and practiced the arts of the agri-
culturist; and well they might, for certainly
husbandry is one of the most useful as well
as most honorable and delightful OF occupa-
tons. Could we make an accurate investi-
CATION, says writer, into the actual state of
nations, we should probably find that the
nation best versed i'll the science and art of
agriculture was also most advanced in civil
ization and enlightenment.
In the colonizing of new countries, the
fertility of the soil and the facility of prac-
ticing this most important art is constantly
kept in mind as the inducement to emigrants.
And it may be said with truth that no COM
munity or country ever prospercd if agricul-
ture was neglected or suffered to decline.
The sciences which underlie the arts of ag-
riculture and horticulture should be taught
i'll our common schools; and we have but
little doubt that, in the not far off time, this
needed improvement will be made in the
system of common school education in this
our beloved land.
Among all the industries of life, none re-
qure more thought patient investigation,
and persistent toll, than agriculture. The
care and study of grains, grasses and domes-
tic economy; the management of animals,
their breeds, uses and advantages the pre-
pairing and marketing Of crops; the disposal
of surplus herds and t1ocks; the education
of families and the beautfying of homes
all demand attention, and employ most ear
nest and serious thought. By diligence, in
dustry and perseverance, the coy goddess,
Nature, is Won-''fiells whiten to harvest,
orchards bend under rich burdens, and vines
yield their purple clusters. ."-Rural World.
Rocky Mountain husbandman., 1878-04-11
OUTLOOK OF CALIFORNIA.

The Pacific Raral Press, in its week S sum-
mary, thus rehearses the condition of affairs
in the State:
Work is swinging along under more pro-
pitious skies. 1t is true the sun is operating
under the eight-hour law, and takes out
meal time from that, but many things are
better than if his fervor were prolonged
throughout the solid days. The surface soil
is parting with its moisture gradually, and
does not bake as under severe heat. Grass
and grain are sending blade and rootlet
quietly through the moist and mellow soil,
and perhaps before the torrid heat comes the
earth will be shaded from the sun, and held
from dong injury to the tender roots. This
moderate weather also holds growth to
slower maturing, and warns the fruit trees
not to put to much trust in the springtime
until the chance of nipping frosts is over.
In the fiocks there is great activity While
in the counties north of the bay there has
been severe loss of ewes and lambs by the
drenching and chilling storms, the flock
masters of the south and the great san Joa-
quin have rejoicea in most favorable Wea-
ther and lambs are gamboling over the rich
pastures in manner to delight the owners
hearts. Aside from preparations fog shear
ing and dipping the San Joaqulner IS now
turning wider area 10 summer faaoW than
ever turned before, and the only limit to the
work seems to be in the scarcity OF horse
ana mule power. The harvest comes aRace
the greatest California has eyer knoMa@.
Rocky Mountain husbandman., 1878-04-11
THE HOUSEHOLD.
RECIPES.

Minute Pudding-Put three pints of sweet
skinned milk over the fire, in porcelain
| kettle, or something that will good deal
more than hold it, Salt it, and the minute
it boils, stir in rapidly as much flour as it
will moisten. Take it quickly from the fire
and serve hot, with butter, and sugar or
syrup.
Corn Starch Blanc Mnnae,- Nearly boil one
quart of sweet skinned milk, and add five
tablespoonfuls of corn starch, wet smooth in
little cold milk, and little piLch of salt;
stir till it thicEens. Serve cohl, with ounce
or other jelly, or, if it is to be eaten with
sugar and cream, add one teaspoonful of
vanilla when taken from the fire.
German Toast.-Make a thin batter with
one egg, one cupful of milk, salt and -four.
Dip in it thin slices of light bread, and try
to a nice brown. Serve hot, with butter,
and sugar, or syrup.
Float.-Measure the milk in teacup, place
over the fire to boil; for every cup of milk
take yolk Oh one egg and one tablespoon of
sugar, and two tablespoons of flour for every
eight eggs, and flavor to suit. Beat all we'll
together while the milk is boiling, then pour
over, stirring brskly all the time; if not
thick enough put over the fire and stir till it
thickens, whip the whites to stiff froth,
sWeeten and put over the top While hot.
Float. No. 2.-Take one pint of milk, two
eggs, one-half tencup of com stagch put
the milk on, to, heat, reserying a little in
which to dissolve the corn starch. Separate
the yolks from, the whites, beating each. sep.
arately. Mix the yolks with the milk and
corn starch and pour ia the hot milk just
before it boils; let all boil tor minute and
take off; sWeeten and flavor to taste, and
set aside to eooA Next beat the whites to u
stiff froth, and have skillet anel boiling wat
er and slide the beaten whites on the top.
After it has cooked, place it over that pre-
Iviously cooled, and yon cannot but be pleas
ed with your effort.
Float, no, 3.-To, ene-half gallon of new
milk, add the yoA1s of six well beaten eggs,
one cup, of sngar;; bring the milk to a boil
by setting the vessel in Il pot of boiling wa
ter, then add the eggs and sugar, stirring all
the while. Beat your whites to !. stiff froth,
and add last; stir until the consistency Of
thick cream. flavor with lemop..
Rocky Mountain husbandman., 1878-04-11
ADVERTISING RATES
A AGRICU / 7 U R A /.

The Avaut Courier concludes recent ar
tice on the prospect of Montana farmers
with the following:
sThe people of Montana annually con-
sumo an enormous amount of bacon, that
could, and should, be produced in Montana.
Every pound of hog meat used in Montana
could be produced here with profit to the
farmers, and benefit to others as we'll as to
themselves by keeping the money in the
country that we are compelled to send out
to purchase this staple article. We are
aware that many farmers in the valley think
that because we cannot produce corn to ad-
vantage the raising of pork will never be-
come extensive here, but perhaps these men
are not aware, that, with the exception of
the cost of seed, an acre of peas is twice as
valuable to the farmer as an acre of corn,
the produce being more to the acre and far
superior for fattening purposes. Other adj
vantages accruing to the farmer from rails
ing peas are that the fodder is not wasted,
season from the same ground. 1t is one of
the easiest crops raised. Sown and harrow
4 ell in the spring, it needs no further care un-
/ til the peas are full and plump, when, before
they are ripe, and while the vines are alive,
l 1t is mown down, allowed to cure us hay is
cured, and stacked in the sarne manner.
This is an industry Of inestimable value to
lhe entire Territory, and we hope to see it
encouraged in every laudable manner and
our farmers making a success of it y
One of the chief advantages that Montana
possesses over the States is that great nor-
non OF our wealth is dug from, the bowels of
lne earth. But the supply being steady, we
no not miss the continued drain made upon
" lor supplies, nor stop to count how much
more rapidly it would increase if kept in our
lllidst, Which should be the aim of every cit
I laeh' Our country should be made self
s's'alnlng, and everything that can be made
profitable should be grown here. Our Ter
'l'ory Is SO isolated that the laws of political
economy may be applied with profit.
1'ls matter OF bacon and lard is one to
"''eh we have often referred, urging our
FARMERS to enter more extensively into the
business. 1t can be produced about as cheap
''re as In the States, and the saving in the
transportation would constitute profit that
\ - lew years would make any farmer rich.
- like everything else, 1t is a business
u s,''e must be understood to be made profit
Some argue that we cannot grow
rs with profit i'll Montana because we
a' ave no wild mast, no free hog pasturage,
~. ~. NOW, experience has demonstrated
o,s'' as u ,.ie turning Of q hog out to make his
"'' l's'hg Is not profitable IN any country.
- ~, 'llat pig should be fed all it can eat
IL u' u;' rs o'rth until nine months old, when
q l,o" "''' De ready for the saughter-house.
d. - - u ms &c net from 80 to 25O pounds
c,saa s'od breeds, according as they are
nor,. ,u iol' and make by far she most salable
'A' eut once for all, We would SOY that
Rocky Mountain husbandman., 1878-04-11
,rn1lsHED WEEKLY BY
r. N. SUTH { RI N j,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR

rh. ROCKY MOUNTAIN HusDANDMAN is designed
l lo ~ the name indicates, husband1nar il. every
10 onof ". the term embracing in its co'.imns every
s,a,'rment of Agriculture, stock-raiDhg, Hort-
w5, },nre social and Domestic Economy
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-10-02

n. Y. SUM-
To the Editor of The Sun-Sir : The
Savannah News says: "Mr. L. A.
Hardee, of Jacksonville, Fla, is still a
most confident and earnest believer in
his theory of conclusion as destructive
of the germs of yellow fever, and he is
anxious to prove his faith by his works. !"
In my opinion, if good results would
follow the firing of cannon in towns in
fected with the malady, it would not be
from concussion, but from the fumes of
burning powder. In 1865 one of my
employees on the plantation had the
small pox. 1t was bad case. As soon
as he was convalescent he was taken to
another house, and had the house he
was removed from thoroughly fumigated
with sulphur, using two pounds. The
third morning after fumigating l had
the doors and windows opened to venti-
late the house. Contrary to my instruc-
tions, the bedding, which consisted
mostly of blankets, was left in the
room. In the afternoon two men called
on me for employment. They had been
walking all day. | gave them a lunch
and sent them to the workingmen's quar-
tiers, neglecting to tell them about this
infected house, and they, finding it
open and being tired, went in, wrapped
themselves up in the blankets, and
nothing more was thought of them until,
next morning, they were seen coming
out Of the sick house. They were ter
rible frightened when informed what
they had done, but neither of them took
the disease, and | am satisfied the fumes
from sulphur prevented them from
taking it. IT it did eradicate the germs
of that most loathsome disease, small
pox, why would it not destroy the germs
of yellow fever [ have so much faith
in it that, if | had control of a city in
fected with the malady, [ would have
sulphur burned in its streets at night
and burning sulphur passed through
its houses.
T.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-10-02

AValanche.l
They fall and they fall fast The great,
strong men of Memphis. God help rs,
There was III Nlst, and Catron yesterday.
viii the end ever Gomez
Col. ], NJ. Heating, of the Appeal, is one
of those cool fellows that we meet Occa-
siOnally, who gives us a bit OF courage
when the hope dies out.
Madame Vincent, one Of the best women
in Memphis, was buried on Sunday. She
had, by industry and economy, accumula-
ted large fortune.
DR.. G. r. Dawson, a volunteer physician
from Paris, Tenn, died Yesterday. He had
been az active worker and his death is
greatly regretted.
Morris Erich. a well known grocer cor
ner Marshall Avenue and orleans street.
died Tuesday, about four miles from the
city.
DIR. Robert Burcham, a volunteer physi-
clan from Columbus, Ohio, died yesterday
morning Another martyr ito the cause Of
suffering humanity is NUN bered with this
brief E-ention OF sacrificed life,
Forty deaths occured on the Goth. OF
these sixteen were colored.
Douglas Robinson, a young lawyer Of
this city. died yesterday near the State
Female College.
r. Il, Catron, agent OF the Associated
Press in this city, died last night at S O'clock.
Theodore Hoist died yesterday. For
Brothers has been familiar to Mem phians
as household words. When George died,
two weeks since, Theodore dropped.
COL NJ. B. Pritchard. General Manager
Memphis d Little Eock Il. r., died at Con-
corn, Mass, yesterday.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-10-02

1The years marked ~ are those in which
the fever was declared epidemic.
Thus it will appear that during the
twenty-eight years there were thirteen
epidemics, and al least five other seasons
of heavy mortality from yellow fever when
it did not not please the authorities to de-
clare an epidemic. 1t will be seen that
there was not single year in which the
yellow fever did not appear at the Charity
Hospital, and that the average number of
deaths annually from that cause was more
than 200. From these premises one may
estimate how greatly the fever prevailed
in the city at large, and what virtue the
quarantine exerted in ante bellum times as
4 preventive OF epidemics. The contribu-
tor To De Bow argues from the statistics of
the year 1858 and from those of all the
preceding years, as far back as 1922 that
the yellow fever is indigenous here and
that it depends upon purely LEGAL conditions
from year to year whether or not 1t will
become epidemic. All accounts agree
and he quotes copiously from the contem-
poraneons pre>s-that the sanitary condi-
tons in 1853 were unusually and unprece-
dentedly bad that at no time within the
memory of man had the streets been as
filthy and the policing of the city as
ncgligently and criminally mismanaged.
To these causes is attributed the frightful
mortality of 1853 as compared with other
years.
All these data are acquiring added value
a. time goes on, ara the time approaches
when follow fever must become an object
of national authority. The day must come
when Government VIII take hold of the
question with all the power and resources
OF the country and with view to the adop
ton of some general system of defense
against the diseases ravages. In that day
the medical profession and the local author
tiles will not be able to take refuge in the
arbitrary declaration that yellow fever is
imported and that epidemics are all refera-
Bile to some disregard or evasion of their
arrangements. They will be required TO
show that yellow fever is imported and TO
answer, if they succeed in making that
showing, for the negligence which suffered
the importation. We shall, in short, des-
cend from the nebulous and bewildering
region of theory in which we are comman-
ded to dwell at present to the solid ground
of reason and demonstrable fact, and learn
TO shape our methods by standard that
will bear the test of inquiry. 1t may or
may not trapspire, then, that we have been
deiuding Curselves with false philosophy,
and, hugging that, have neglected the true
means of defense to our own disaster and
confusion; but. however that may be, the
solution of these t-em endOus problems can
not, for the welfare of the nation and the
integrity of civilization, come too soon.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-10-02
What n Hou~ekeeper Cannot DO
Without.

1t is just ammonia-our old fashioned
hartshorn. / had just as soon do with
out the salt sack in our house, as without
my big glass bottle of harris horn. | have
Just cleaned up an old black cashmere
dress with it, and it looks so nice | must
really sound the praises of ammonia to
the readers of your admirable paper.
Here are some OF the uses of ammonia:
Put teaspoonful of ammonia in quart
of warm soapsuds, dip a cloth in it and go
over your soiled clothing and see how
rapidly the dirt will disappear; no scrub
bling will be necessary. To pint of hot
soapsuds add teaspoonful of the spirits,
dip in your fork or spoon Cor whatever
you wish to clean, rub with soft brush,
and then finish with chamois-skin. For
washing windows and mirrors it has no
equal. 1t will remove grease spots from
every fabric without injuring the garment.
Put on the ammonia nearly clear; lay
on blotting paper, and set hot iron on it
for moment. Also a few drops in
muslin beautifully. A few drops in a
bowl of water, if the skin be oily, re-
moves all uncleanliness and disagreeable
odors. Added to hot bath it entirely
absorbs all noxious smells, and nothing
is better to remove dandruff from the
hair. For cleaning nail and hair brushes
it is equally as good. For heartburn and
dyspepsia the aromatic spirit of ammonia
is especially prepared ten drops taken
in wineglass of water will give relief.
For house plants, five or six drops to
every pint of water, once week, will
make them flourish 1t is also good to
clean plant jars. So be sure and keep
bottle of il in the house, and have
glass stopper, as it eats away cork.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-10-02

ed with fury. Sturdivaut uttered a groan
and sank back in his chair, with his face
white and rigid The stranger with one
sweep gathered mp the money from the ia
Die and thrust il into his breast.
That ace of hearts is an unIucky card for
you, Daniel Sturdivant." he said cnIdlv.
=" on played it once when you thought it
70 your advantage. Now, God help you,
Tor that play Is returned -
As he spoke he raised pistol which we
had not seen. and before we could stop him.
AIMED 1t deliberately at the trembling man
and hired. The gambler fell heavily upon
the table corpse. and the bright blood
streamed over it, hiding the fatal card from
sight.
Gentle men," said the stranger. rising to
his feet. as we stood paral wed with horror
at the dreadful scene, ''that man ruined nv
vile and tried to murder me. | have been
hunting him for ten years.
He walked slowly by us down the stair
way uo the lower deck. Ju-t then the
steamer touched at a landing and he spraug
ashore and vanished in the dark woods
L never learned the history of the mvs-
FERROUS affair, for the dead gambler was be
yond human Questioning. and | never saw
the stranger again: but | shall not soon tor
get the impression it made upon me at the
time.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-10-02
TIE YELLOW mann


ar GEKNApA, AUGUST hSp slrINHrH lsts
From -uitry marshes Boz the n.r ~nu'n borne.
Where iis foul spirit holds rc-i-'Ir-. -WHy,
II came TO IA. ail de-ul4tc. fIr.urU.
While graves were many ON Ifs uolthwari
way,
Beware beware, ola men. your helpless
Though you Doe pure 20, snow e parIpus not.
From ,wamp- morbldc 10 doth NOW arise.
And with au awful golden touch ui death
Can close tu pain The light opt laughing 81 es,
Anu tain and spoil with ils consuming
breath.
Beware Sc cities and ail folk thereof.
Beware It's advent yc THAT hate 90 love!
II wildly scars on hot and hurried wings.
Grim hurbiuEer oi tcrrOI- Aud uI I.gr-
For it there are no va.-tls aud uu kIu.-
NaugAt but sad dissolution auu snffL
tears.
Beware, beware, ola people a- you pray.
The dreaded curse speeds -ul.euIy our WAY
No pity can it, naughty essence know.
Hurled from some hideous bell lo blight
and Kill;
lt loves 10 sec it- angry mission to fulfill
beware, beware. ola moltIl-, low uud great.
Fly % Your God, willie Hgg4rd dc1.H Is
late
Naught here on car,h eau stop lrs aum.
banc.
No fearful plea can give the doomed "a
lease.
Terrible angel OF suprpmr~t pain.
Outil Coo VIII d., tt can never cease.
Beware, ola murtuls, for iu lIgut of GLOON.
Before e yaWu. q grim, eN yctuut tuuIlf
It has uo mercy ou the YOUNG and mir.
The unli.-t and the best tue uI.rar.r
seeks.
II loves from loving breast, fNpblllu f1t..r
IL Loves 10 chill tue rose GA yirfIu rHr,L.
Beware. beware. ob people. tureI and pr4r.
The yellow blight ot bell nov speeds youl
way
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-10-02
tireenviIle Refugee sick with
Yellow Fever in New York
What they did with Him.

n. Y. SUM-
Shortly before noon yesterday the propri-
etor Of the Bowery Hotel, corner OF the
Bowery and Sixth street, sent word TO Capt
McCullagh of the Fifth street police that
man was very sick in one Of his rooms. The
Captain aud Sergeant Rooney at once went
To the sick mans bedside. He was tossing
and writing upon his bed in great agony
Ii was supposed at first that he had taken a
dose of poison, and useless search was made
for bottle or package from which il had
been taken. The man had undreSsed him
self, and his clothing was laid upon a chair.
He brought no baggage with him TO the
hotel, but in one of his pockets was found
check with which baggage had been check
ed from ST. Louis. In another pocket was
a package of letters.
Sergeant Rooney took of rubber band
that bound the letters and began examining
them. He came to "a note which was adj
dressed To a gentleman in East Broadway,
and read:
GREENvrLLE, September TO-
DEAR SIR This is to introduce TO YOU my
brother, Louis G. Livingstone, Of Greeuyille
We are making our escape from the infected
region, ana are bound for St; Louis.
NJ. LIVINGSTONE
"The sick man has got the yellow fever"
the Sergeant exclaimed to the Captain. sud
the two officers started for the headquarters
of the Board of Health.
DIR. Janeway, accompanied by an ambu-
rance wagon anu TWO OF LnfCt assistants.
fastened to the Bowery Hotel No sooner
had he seen the patient than he made up
his mind that there was but little doubt that
the case was genuine one of the plague.
The sick man had high fever, was deliri-
Gus, and there was lacking none Of the
symptoms which characterize the disease.
A dispatch was forwarded 20 Quarantine.
asking that boat be sent up after the pa
tient. While waiting for an answer. the
sick man was in charge of an officer of the
Health Department. The officer was
obliged to watch him closely 20 prevent him
i'm his 6elirium from jumping from the
window, which was on the fourth story OF
the building.
Al about o'clock in the afternoon the
Quarantine boat arrived at the foot Of Fifth
street, East river. The sick man was put
into an ambulance and taken To the boat,
which, without further delay, sailed for
Quarantine. Every pTecaution was taken
To prevent unsuspecting people from APP
preaching the patient while lie was being
removed from the hotel TO the boat.
DR.. Janeway thought from his observation
that there was little chance of the recovery
of the patient.
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Race Violence i'm Louisiana

Special to the n. 0. Democrat
CoUsnATTA, La, Sept. 22.-To-d day
the Democratic Convention at Natchi-
toches to nominate candidates assembled.
The negroes, under the leadership of
Blunt, Breda, and others, came in force,
making incendiary speeches, threatening
the Convention and causing its adjourn
ment, which created considerable ex-
oitement.
Armed bodies of negroes focked into
town. Blunt was arrested, and dis
patches received here from Natchitoches
calling for assistance. Conshatta re.
sponded promptly.
The country is aroused. At this mo-
ment firing has commenced on the pick
cts, and one negro is reported killed
1t is impossible to obtain full particu-
lars under the present excitement.
LIssoN & ScHEN.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-10-02

Alton (Pa.) Tribuns.i

Alton (Pa.) Tribune.
On the banks of the @Blue Juniata, .
in Huntingdon county, stands the quiet
little town of Alexandria. Years ago
in and about the village lived wild and
evil man, the terror of the country,
known as Lewis, the robber." Many
night traveller lost his gold, and many
WAGNER on the old Pittsburg and
Philadelphia pike was bereft by force of
his valuables. Last week two gentlemen
went out hunting on Short mountain, a
mile or two west of town. They shot
squirrel which, wounded, ran into the
trunk of large oak. What was their
surprise when arasping to the hollow
trunk for their game to discover an old
Dutch oven full of Spanish doubIoons,
Mexican dollars, English sovereigns and
other coins, all dated previous to the
year 1920. Several packages of paper
were found which crumbled to dust as
soon as touched. Their eIittering
wealth, which they divided between
them, amounted to several thousand dol
lars. 1t is supposed that all this wealth
wealth was deposited in the tree by
Lewis the robberna =