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The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-05-29
Latest Agricultural Items.

a, 40
food farm land Is worth $'V an acre In
Pike county, Ill.
A l60acre farm near Freeport, ILL.,, has
Just been sold Tor $',Zoo.
1t is reported that the prospects for a
second beet sugar factory in New England,
at Northampton, Mass, are so good that
three tons Of beet seed have been tele-
graphed for from Europe to be sown this
season. Over 800 acres Of bsets will be
raised in and around Northampton.
The April returns to the Department of
Aor;cnltnre Washinpton. show that the
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In memorial to congress relative to the
coming census Of the United States, the
superintendent of the census of l.60, Mr.
Kennedy, gives the following statistics as
an illustration Of the stupendous results
from n single hive Of bees, transported TO
the Pacific coast less than thirty years ago.
From the single county OF San Diego. Cal
ifornia, in 1876, there was shipped the as
tonishing figure Of 1.250,0 900 pounds. In
1867 there were in that county =. 600 colo
MES of bees, and in one day, September 6,
1873, there were shipped from that port %
barrels. 1,053 cases and Is ton: and that
from and including July II to November
10, 1873, less than four months, that one
county exported over I 600 barrels, IA, 544
cases and nearly 20 tons. He who would
strike out from the census report the
item of honey, could not have known. so
great has the interest In the product be-
come. that many people in California have
from so TO !, 900 hives, and that over 100
people in one county have each more than
100 colonies Of bees. According 10 the
London Ners % January Is, there arrived
in November, at Liverpool. 50 tons Of
honey. the product Of the bees Of one
individual; and that Mr.. Hodge, IN the
first week Of January last, landed 100 tons
at London wharf, the produet Of Cali
fornia. The annual product Of honey has
grown 10 $500. 600 pounds annually.
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rrm the Bostonl advertiser.

From the BostorlAdvertf<r
Last Christmas eve the following ad-
vertisement appeared in the London
Times:
DRAl HI entreat you 10 help me in this
my hour Of deepest trial Ill and friendless.
can look 70 none but you for assistance. by
the memory Of the past ! implore your aid. or
know not what ! shall do. The last shilling
il expended on thia advertisement. Bemcm-
Der me at this time Of reunion. I have no
home nov, 90 please address T. ", Beaufort,
1875 Strand, London.
It may as well be said at once that the
appeal covered fraud. "E. v. stood
for Ethel Vivian, whose real name was
Burman. and she is the daughter Of lamp
repairsr in Dublin. The shilling men
toned was not slow but nimble coin.
IL paid for the adve tisement in 10 Lon.
don and provincial newspapers. and
brought in harvest Of money TO Ethel"
and Vernon Montgomery, otherwise by
his own choice. the Marquis de Montmor-
ency, with whom she lived in lodginRs
The evidence at the trial Of these interest
ing persons included the testimony Of one
or two Of their many soit-beayted vic
tins. One Of these was young fellow Of
twenty-three, who became vastly interest
ed in poor Ethel's Gaze, and gave her
money at various timer. He said he was
actuated 10y charitable feelings. bat there
was a tinge Of romance in the affair.
Once he had kissed the female prisoner,
and in reply 10 question. said: Oh. that
was romance The fraudulent nature
Of the appeal and the bad previous char
acter Of both the prisoners were fully made
out; the noble marquis was sent 10 penal
servitude for FIVE years. and Mis- Burn
ham was sentenced b twelve months i'm
priscnment with hard labor.
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Basket Willow Culture.



A subscriber of the Pl0ughmdn sent me
two copies april 20 and MAY II, 1877.
asking me what | thought of the para
graphs on WILLOW Culture" and as there
are many Of your readers who want to
you my experience.
First, | was rocked in willow cradle,
and ever since that time have worked
among willow (about forty years. Now,
sir, the writer Of the paragraph OF April
20, said you can sell willow in New York
for $50 per ton. That is about right.
Next, he said this country imports from
France and Germany six million dollars
worth yearly, and was on the increase.
That is all right for anything | know.
And at the conclusion he said this coun-
try ought to supply the world with willow
at fifty dollars per ton, and make more
money by the operation than We make on
either wheat, corn or cotton. | do not
know what is made on wheat, corn or
cotton: but do know that you can not
grow willow and prepare it for market
for fifty dollars per ton, for it will cost you
sixty dollars per ton to take of the bark.
under the present arrangement.
To grow willows for profit you must grow
them on good land; and land that will
grow good grass tif not too high.) Many
people will tell you how meadow land that
is not good for anything else, will do for
willow. II you have meadow land and
want to plant willow on it, co7er it with
four to six inches OF gravel and then you
may get a crop; without the gravel they
will not do well on meadow land. VIII
low, like any other crop must be taken
care of if you want to make it profitable,
and you mus. get the night kidd Of plants
and plant them as follows: Rows eight
cen inches apart, and twelve inches apart
in the rows: keep them clean for the first
two or three years, and after that time
you will not have much trouble with them
Plant them as soon in the spring as ysu
can pillow the land.
Now We rome TO the harvesting of them.
They should be cut in March or April, if
you have a pit to put them in; If not, cut
them as soon in the spring az the bark is
loose. About the first Of May is the time
TO takeoff the bark; this must be done in
two or three weeks or you will lose them:
this is an important time Of the year TO
willow growers. Sometimes you can sell
the crop az it stands green If so. il is
worth from sixty 10 one hundred dollars
per acre. / think crop Of SIX tons green
good crop, and worth one hundred dol
lars.
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Postal lafs1i$ity.
ulwls C@i9 y1rnaL

Yrun IL L,uisvls C@2 yo1rnaL
There we're some mad men in . certain
Kentucky post once fe~ days ago. A
postal card vas droppsd into the Letter
boz addressed to Rev. John Penob.oot.
-, -" II vas an ordinary card.
and the postmaster vas IN ordinary post
master. He took Il Up glanced .: the ad-
dress, turned il ieisurely over and read I:
-, Nay 2. 1879. You 10 whom
this card i, not sddre..d. aad Who. nerer.
theless. have the cheek 10 read II. are .
contemplate. unprIndpled sneAk and .
prying. pusillsnious c1vard. GEoEsE y
DrsAx." The pl~faAsser lad the card
gently down and ,o1nged of 70 the other
end o. the house. softly vhisslIns Nancy
Lee" Ia due time the clerk came Spon
the card. perused il. threw his hat Ca the
aoor. STAMPED IT, and made The nsigntor-
hood hideo1s With the bovls Of his PEI
dog. which he kicsed IN the rbs- .Hov
the card fAred vita tee VARIOUS rozse
agents through whom 8. passet .. - in
posslhle TO szy. nor do ve know vh>tksy
Il va read By the woman sho 10 post
nai..res. q; The sxce where The Rev. JOIN
Penoh>ok 70 ssppo>ed 20 81 k.s mail.
Ia. the report 10 that On the dx, Il reaehsd
there che snashed botsse q ink % kss
hnsbznd's bad. spzated the tniidren al
ruzsd, anS oheyed - Esnsfy-4ve oents'
vorsh Of vaI- We can sos BE- too earefu,
n-,es 70 write On postal cards asyskrng
n TIE Ieas. cAicziased 70 wound The sens.-
tive del,c.cy Il The post o3ce peopsss
feeslags-
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From the Prasrie Farner.


The advent of grass will put every farm.
er's wife in mind Of the fact tina, there j,
always something new coming up IN dai.
ving. Il may be all summed up a. We
have time and again stated, in the fol.
lowing precepts:
Be sure the pasture Is Of the best. and
that il contains a variety Of the sweetes,
grasses. Do not change from winter feed
TO spring pasture too suddenly, and. par
ticularly, do not turn out your cow too
early to shift for themselves
Let the milking be done By quiet per.
sons. whether male or female. at regular
times morning and evening, knowing al
ways Chat the milking IL conducted a.
cleanly as It j. quietly.
Know that the utensils for holding the
milk are Of the hest description and Always
scrupulously clean.
See that the milk is perfectly cooled 70
free it OF animal odor. A Thermometer 10
An absolute necessity IN all veil regulated
dairies.
Be sur. the room, for setting milk Is cool.
and 30 il may be dariened At will. Thor
ouyh ventilation IL one CT the golden rules
in dairy1ng. The Temperature Of the dairy
room should be never more than 90 de
grees. nor le.s than ~ 6ems-
Skim the milk a. roon - the srSt indi-
cations Of getting thick from lcpp-y are
.hewn- Turn the cream slowly into The
jar, zad STIR thoroughly rhen more cream
ia sdded- Keep the receptacle for the
cream cool. frnrn 30 20 60 degrees, and
cover no With some fAbsie tk2. vii keep
out MIN Ite insects. and .; the same tune
zIlov zcoess Of Dir.
Churn when the cream - npe. that 10
when the cream "a sozr. every osber dsy
IN spring, and every dsy N sumner. Do
not allow the cream IN the cham 10 rse
maeh above slrfy degrees Do not chzrn
too fast There = nothing gained b. seeh-
iaS 10 erlas the b1stez n few 11s:s.
froG svssp 10 thsp Ai1s>o - asestI
ri9hf,
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from the New. 1ork Wcfid, istn.
The Fayal shade hats. with their shir-
red satin-lined brims jauntily rolled at
one side. are counted with the pleasing
varieties among round hats especially suit
ed to negligee wear during the summer
months. Otherfavorites are chip and Leg
horn round hats and Milan and Coburg
hats. These are trimmed sometimes with
long. full ostrich feathers and again with
wreathes or spriss Of field and wild flow
ers. The Carmen is popular model and
may be worn either as round hat or bon
net. One on exhibition at johnson Broth
ers a. Co.'S. Unto Square, is an ecru chip
trimmed with straw-tipped pompon and
French peoples in combination colors.
The Fashion, broad-brimmed hat full
of indentations and faced with gendarme
blue satin. represents still another favorite
shape The example seen was decorated
on the outside with crepe lisse and Berlin
lace and roses showing two colors. Awhile
French cottage chip, known as the Elite"
has its crown completely covered with
double English violets, which form a
bouquet on one side of the top Of the bon
net, where white Marabout pompon fur
Their assisted in the garniture. A straw
fringe covers the outsides Of the brim. and
the strings are Breton lace scarfs. The
"Capota' in French chip. trimmed with
long plume in peacock blue and French
peoples in four colors. Long. full ostrich
plumes are much in demand for trimming
as are Marabout feathers and straw-tipped
pompons. In addition to the novelties
described and on exhibition in this estab-
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4oeetrn
THE LITERARY CURIOSITY.
From the Philadelphia Press.

The following ID . most remarkable composition.
its own. Explanation: The initial capitals spell
"My boast IL IN the glorious cross Of Christ" The
words In italics when read from top TO bottom and
bottom 10 top, form the Lords prayer complete.
Make known the gospel truths, our Father king.
Yield US thy grace de- ar Father, from above,
Bless us with hearts uhich feeling can sing,
"Our life thou art for erer, God Of love1"
Assuage our grisf in love for Christ Nc pray,
Since the bright prince Of hedren and glory died,
Took al our atns and hdifotred the display,
Infant be ing. INIT man and then was cxudhed.
Stupendous God! thy grace and p0trer make known,
In Jesus name let al the world rejoice,
Now labor tn thy heavenly kingdom own,
That blessed kingdom for thy saints the choice,
How vile to come to thee Is all our cry.
Enemies 70 thy self and al that's thine.
Graceless our ,riL, We live for vanity.
Loathi2g the very be ing, ern In design,
God, thy will be done from earth to heayen;
Reclining on the gospel let us live,
In earth from sin differed and forgiven.
Oh! as myself, but teach Us to forgive,
Useless IFS power temptation doth destroy,
Sure is our fall into the depths Of woe.
Carnal, in mind, we've not glimpse Of joy
Raised against hedren; In us hope We can Tow.
o giUe Us grace and lead rs on the way.
Shine on Us with thy love and give us peace,
Self and this sin that rise against us slay,
Oh! grant each day our trespdss e may cease,
Forgive our evil deeds that oft We do.
Convince n daily Of them to our shame,
Help US with heavenly bread, forgive us, too,
Recurrent luets, and IRE u adore thy name,
In thy forgive ness We as saints can die,
Since for us add our trespdsses 80 high,
Thy Son, our Saviour, bled on Calvary.
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AGRICULTURAL.


Green Food for Short PaGt1reA.
From the NafiooA Live Stock Journal. Chicaga
At each recurring season there are many
dairymen who have determined to aban-
don the old system Of stinting their cows
to the pasture, whether abundant or
deficient, and to make such provisions As
will enable them to give full feed, whether
their pastures are short or not. A large
class of dairymen have finally come to
the conclusion that milk Is made from
food and not from faith or any miracu-
ious power In the COW to create it out OF
nothing. And since milk represents food,
they begin to see that the COW which can
digest the largest amount Of food will pay
the most profit, and, therefore, they are
not seeking small eaters, but cows that
can turn the most grass and grain into
milk.
If the farm is well stocked with cows, it
seldom happens that the pasture Is not
short at some period in the season, and if
it has large proportion Of pasture to the
number Of cows, then there will be con-
siderable grass not eaten of at the flush,
and when the season is dry these uneaten
spots will be so tough that COWS will eat
very little of the grass. 1t is better In the
early part of the season to have cows
enough to eat the grass down about even
all over the pasture, for it then furnishes
more food as the season advances. But
the dairyman should make provisions
early in the season for any deficiency which
may happen in his pasture; and for this
purpose oats is one of the best crops to
feed green, and they should be sown early
so as to be used if necessary in July. The
oat is as we'll adapted to produce milk as
clover, but to be at the best it should be
fed in the milk. II is then most palatable
and nutritious. Milkls highly nitrogen
Gus body, and therefore, oats, clover and
most Of the grasses furnish the right food
for it. The oats should be sown upon
good ground, so as to make large growth,
and produce from eight to ten tons Of
green food TO the acre. This will be ready
to feed before corn or millet, and will
come in at the first period Of short pasture.
If COWS are MIXED in the stable, give a
feed of green oats night and morning.
Two or three weeks after sowing the oats,
SOW another piece of ground to oats and
peas, to be fed when the peas are in bios
som. and this feeding may be continued
while the peas are green. Next sow mil
let or Hungarian grass, but these fine
seeds must have soil in fine filth. At the
proper season put In a piece OF corn,
lStowell's Evergreen is best) IN drills
thirty-two inches apart. sothat it may be
cultivated, and this will come later and
may be fed when in tassel. Second cut
ting of clover should be fed with the corn
to make the best green ration. II all OF
these crops are put in, it will not require
L r. A.. - -.
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Good grass will make nice colored but
ter. At such seasons, when the color Of
butter is pale, use coloring carefully. 1t is
better that butter be rather light than .
dark yellow.
When the butter comes in granules
stop churning. Wash with cold water or
cold brine; work only enough to bring. it
to firm uniform mass. Do not salt heavily;
from three-quarters to one ounce Of salt to
q pound of outer is enough.
Pack in tight clean, sweet packages;
fill to within q half inch of the top, cover
with clean cloth, and add brine to gil
until sold. Keep it in the coolest place
you have, and there is no reason Why you
should not get the top price for your but
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Cau.eur has already had occasion to
condemn the all-too-common practice Of
extending invitations 20 professional per
formers TO social gatherings and then eI-
pectIng them. as the phrase goes. TO sing
for their supper" Chopin was once in
vited to a very swell London reception.
was introduced and bonized. and shown
marked attention by the hostess After
supper she asked him to play. but he e.
cused himself on the plea that be had not
come prepared. The lady ra. not little
annoyed. tor she knew that her guests had
courte' upon hearing the great ARTIST
Forge. ting herself. she said. rather hanhly.
Monsieur, invite VOC to my house, IN
troiuce you TO my friends. give you yorr
supper. and you refuse to play. He1 u
thu. - Mas. Madame" answered the
artist. meekly. '.jais mango 81 pea
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pillows lay three babies howilng Justify in
unison. On the fourth pillow reposed a
fourth infant, with a mysterious smile upon
its face, but cheeks that bore traces of re-
cent tears.
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-Joes Jsooe AsseR ~ bsssss IL Das-
- ya0A xsvpsfl Z /, psyn6 - 4
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their tears over the disgrace Of WeInstein.
When the Baron recovered from his emo
ton he found himself alone with his con-
science and twenty-four empty bottles,
The pilgrim had disappeared.
III.
Meanwhile, in the apartments conse-
Grated to the Offices Of maternity, all had
been confusion, turmoil, and distress. In
four huge arm chairs sat four experienced
matrons, each holding in her lap pillow
Of swansdown. On each pillow had re-
posed an in6nitesimal fraction of human
ity, recently added to the sum total Of Won
EeinsteIn. One experienced matron had
awoke the pillow In her lap was unoccu-
pied. An immediate census taken by the
alarmed attendants disclosed the startling
fact that, although there were still four
arm chairs, and four sage women. and
four pillows Of swansdo~n. there were but
three infants. The Seneschal, as an ex-
pert In mathematics and accounts, was
hastily summoned from below. His reck
oning merely confirmed the appalling sus-
picion. One of the bankruptcies was gone
Prompt measures were taken IN this
fearful emergency. The corners Of the
rooms were ransacked In vain Piles Of
bed-clothing and baskets of linen we're
searched through and through. Thehunt
extended to other parts Of the castle The
Seneschal even sent out trusted and dis
erect retainers On horseback 20 scour the
surrounding country. Theyreturned with
dovncast coun3enances; no trace Of the
lost Won Weinstein had been found.
During one terrible hour the walls Of the
three neglected infants mingled with the
screams Of the hysterical mother. to whom
the attention OF the four sage women ~as
exclusively directed. At the end Of the
hour her ladyship had sufficiently reoov-
sFed % imploEe hex attendants 20 make .
last though hopelsa, count On thxssl
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-01-18
]. L. DICKS.
THOS FICZGFRA'

THOS. FITZGERALD,
JESSE M. ABNEY. 81
On motion, the report WIS re-
ceived and adopted, and. the conn.,
mittee discharged.
The Chair then appointed Mr..
Morris Tally to examine the Treas
arer's report. and report at the
next meeting.
, On motion, the Jury adjourned,
to meet on the first Monday in Feb-
ruary, 1879.
A true copy OF the minutes.
Isaac EVANS,
Secretary 4
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Proceedings OF the Police Jury

The Police Jury of the parish CT
st. Tammany met at the Court
house, in Covington, on Monday,
December %, 1878. O
The new members elect with the
exception of J. Crow and n. Fendle-
SOM. having been qualified, present
ed their commissions and were
sworn in.
Present-Georse Kepp, First
Ward; VIM. Badon. Third Ward;
J. L. Dicks, Fourth Ward; Jesse
Abney. Fifth Ward; Pat Welch,
Sixth Ward; Morris Tally, Seventh
Ward; Armand Cousin, Ninth
Ward.
Absent-N. Fendleson, Second
Ward; ]. Grow, Eighth Ward.
Mr.. Thos. Fitzgerald appeared
and claimed his right to a seat, as
Mr.. Fendleson had not qualified,
and the time for which Mr.. Fitz-
gerald was elected had not expired.
The Board then proceeded to
elect Il President.
Mr.. VIM. Baden, having received
n majority of the votes cast, was de-
clared elected.
The next business in order was
the election of Secretary. Mr..
Welch proposed the name of Isaac
Evans. There beingno other NOM
inations, MIR. Evans was unanimous
ly elected.
The Board having been organ
lied, proceeded to business. Z
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
Mr.. Wadsworth, Attorney for the
Police Jury, having expressed o
wish to withdraw, Mr.. J. NJ. Thomp-
son was unanimously elected as his
successor.
The Board then proceeded to
elect q Treasurer, with the follow
ng result:
Mr.. J. o. Poole, s; Mr.. Matthew
Dicks. 3; Mr.. j. E. Smith, /.
Mr.. j. O. Poole, having received
majority of the votes cast, was
declared elected.
The report of the committee on
at the last meeting,
lid not appear satisfactory to the
of Board, and the Chair
appointed a committee of three to
evise the same, viz: Thos. Fitz-
,erald. j. T.. Dicks and j. M.
Abney.
After brief recess, the Board
'as called to order, when the COM
nittee presented the following es-
innate of expenditures for the year
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-01-18

There Is said 10 lie moro active
fun in IN ounce Of kitten thai n q
ton If elephant.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-10
Dumas the Great.

One night at the Theater of San
Carlo, Naples, Dumas the elder found
himself chatting Familiarity with a
stranger, who, when the play was over.
said to him, patronizingly:
II have greatly enjoyed your con
yersation, sir, and hope to e more of
you, If ever you visit Paris call on
me. | am Alexander Dumas"
The devil you are So am II"
replied the novelist, with a roar of
laughter.
BY the way, Dumas left Naples UNI
der peculiar circumstances.
One fine morning he printed an ar
tlele in which he handled the Italian
people IN a manner more vigorous than
courteous.
At S o'clock the paper came out ;
by 10 Dumas had received thirty chal-
lenges; by noon, sixty. AT / pm. he
called a meeting of the n hundred
and twenty friends Of his c~hallengers.
and said unto them:
"Gentlemen-I leave Naples to-
night, and therefore have not time to
hight all your principals singly. Never
theless, | am anxious to give them all
the satisfaction that is in my power,
so as | have the choice of weapons |
propose fighting with pistols your
sixty principals will be collected into
a group and on receiving the word fire.
a volley at me, and I'll blaze away into
She crowd
The proposition was not accented.