The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-01-16


short sy nopsis of the growth aud improve
ment of Its farming interests.
English PORK Pie.
Tor. Chicago Inter-Ocean, ILL.,
Take fresh. lean pork and cut in small
pieces; make upper and under crust as fol
any other pie; put in your meat and season
with pepper and salt, adding enough wateI
t, make it sufficiently moist when 1t Is done;
bake well.
Pears That Can he Classed ~ The
| Best.
ICor. Prairie Farmer, IL
Among 10 or 800 varieties of the pear now
grown there are about u which may b.
elias -ed AS good, or better than any other frui
grown. which ripen from August TO February
the finest orange OF Florida not excepted.
The Central PILLAR ~ Agriculture.
A celebrated statesman nss remarked that
agriculture feeds US, in a great measure It
Clothes US; without it We could not have
manufactu es; and We should not have COM
meree; they will stand together but they vii.
stand like pillars. the largest on, in the cen
Ter, and that Is agriculture"
American Cattle in fnglish Markets
american S;ockmln,4l
From Smithfield, England, &. Heinsen &
/ W. ~ii'S uS, that oO American cattle were on
the market there Dec. ., and that they sold
al prices ranging from So 10 Ei2 per head
They said the drove was better than could
have been obtained in England.
Meeihn9 OF inc state Historical So
| cietY.
| The annual meeting of the State Historical
Society, for the choice of the board of direc-
tors and the transaction of business of i'm
portance, will be held at Topeka, on Tuesday
January q, 1879 Editors and publishers OF
newspapers which are contributed To the col
lectlons OF the society are included among its
| members
Dogs Vet 10 become An Article Of
Food for Man.
IAmerican Stockman, Al
1t has been predicted by some philosophic
dietists that dogs will yet become favorite
| food in civilization. They contend. that the
dog Is not only very palatabis, but that he $
nourishsng and entirely wholesome, and
that. when young and tender, he cannot be
distinguished from mutton.
An Indian Remedy for Consumption
ICor. Chicago inter-Ocean, ILL.,
Make a very strong tea or strip OF the
following roots and herbs: Equal paris of
the spikenard, e!ecampane, comfrey, and
blood roots and horehound herb sweeten
with honey or grsnuIared sugar Dose, "A
tablespoonful three times a DAY. This is an
Indian remedy. VIII cure consum ption 1,
not too far gone.
A Formula for the Treatment OF
gh.unnatI.sn.
Tor Chicago Tribune, Ill
ooe oun'r Oh OF orisanum, one ounce spir-
It's turpeni. and-haIi pint best cider vine-
gar Two eI.N Well bea'en. fut III bottle
ana snake "si' a ht'ie aqua ainonia ADDED
improves It, Always shake before using
heep rom ir''zihS anu Wen cofheu- IL ill.,
proves by age. Apply freely TO the part Affect
cd; neat In ana ruo We'll. req flannel satur-
ated ana bound on Is good. FOR an interna.
remedy use uhcture oil gum gulacuni' lie"
drops on sugar, three times day.
Care Shouid he TAKEN In DrSinS
Cows.
kansas Spirit, 81
In drying cows, care should be taken that
al the MIX De Drawn al eich milking
Ire habit which some have OF only partially
emptying the udder, from time to time
when urying cows, Is hlghIy obJectlonaoIe,
and the milk left in the bag becomes thick
and putrfd. causing Irritation and infiama-
-, -. g.,
-' ~ " ~
loss OF a teat or "A portion of the bag next sea
son. When cows Ar. being dried off they
s,o,r5 hs axau,i,.,, n, ,,',.,,I. 90 Gu,
- ",e, -
snonid ~. dr,wn or tor, ,,.. ,,,,,,..r
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Iam.rican stockman- MI
1t has been suggested that assessors can do