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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1879-12-19
Wheat far Ol.tekans.

Every farmer has noticed that about
the time of wheat harvest, If fowls re
allowed the run of the fields and barn
yards, there is q material increase in the
egg supply. / think the second fact is
the natural result of the first. have
fed corn, oats, barley, buckwheat, fax,
and sunhower seeds, and have found
nothing equal to whole wheat as food for
fowls. For young chicks it seems
especially adapted. After two or three
days of feeding on soft food the young
chickens will pick up the wheat quite
greedily, and will thrive on it as on
nothing else. Growing chickens have
q large demand for lime, and especially
bone material, and this is more nearly
supplied in whole wheat than in any
other grain. If wheat were two dollars
q busheI it would still be the cheapest
food for young chicks. Farmers can,
however economic by feeding wheat
screenings and damaged wheat, which,
though unstable, is nearly as good for
chicken feed. In feeding screenings il
there are many weed seeds, due allow.
ance should be made, a. they are not 80
nutritious as the wheat. Some kinds of
weed seeds are hurtful to chickens; but
these they viii reject If fed whole.
Grinding weed seeds Is of little benefit
except TO get rid of them, and this might
better be done by fire, as they are of 30
little worth.
Last winter we had several bushels of
wheat of 30 badly damaged by rain In
harvest that it was condemned as worth.
less except for stock food. 1t was given
quite literally TO the hens, alternating
with corn, and though the winter was
very unfsyorable for egg production, the
hens commenced laying early and have
produced q much larger quantity than
ever before. I attribute this TO the
damaged wheat, and shall see that wheat
in some shape Is supplied to the fowls
hereafter.-W j. r., 1" Country Gentle
fa0a.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1879-12-19
LEAR.LORE.
~ sss. MAGGIE s.s,kKxE.

" h<s sA"~k heSkAk'
Poo, wi1hsnd brown lskyA.
In Hoar pIufal way
This bleak Gutaap dasqN
Your vol, % II OF ssdaess as Vi NOal Erissss,
Or Pefehance ye are FrAy.-..
ESeTIaOrs shifting.
NhAtts tt ye seskf
A soft, esSGiiful place
To rest from lilies ebssr
where IRE grass. Its pale hnG elaspSd 'n>ek,
VIII In spriRg b. uplifr
Gan ye be dreAmiDg
whsn ye played with brseEe
As IL passed through the trees
Aud thought u the sseetest rev ne did blow
While the sunlight Was Oesmiugl
o. are ye foIysttiag
All the beauty OF spring,
With the sci falling showers
And the teRd -T-eyed nOwsr.
Aud the hr1s that among ye did slug
From the rise Of the sun Till Tvs ssti:ne
What are ys saying
Ot glorious tintings
That came At the last.
worth more than the =.
With its tender young drsAr'': DOye call them
On beauty that''Onlv d; ylnS,
slowly moved the leaves = ssthsr
Vita . rustliDg, Wits 9esiug sound,
I'LL they stood in serried III Ks
Lks an army, on the & Ind.
Dressed IN Tusset trimmed With scATl-',
Waving nsgs OF gold around
Then l szW they ali addresel me.
And the rushing that heard
Was the mingliEg Of IheiI Ec,s
Like fAT-On woodland "a,
Telling me their precious sSSIeIs
TN my heart within stirred.
We are eeaselsssly praying,
North Wind, y hear usl
EVermoIe blow
1iu you briEg snow
To cover US warm while Se in the duSt
Oar heads must Be lSyIaG
And then veil b. dreaming
Oi haby-leayss fTai!
To come in o. place
With their beauty and grace
Ana shake down their shadows on tillslds aud
dale,
Like soft lacss securing
"Mhie We shall lie lying
At rest IN tue peace
Which comes from the Thought
ThAtolT nVes had fgsu ht
With blessing 10 earth, and shrull cease
No because o! our dying
-Ch iSliaa Isioa
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1879-12-19
A New Double Baby.

There is at present in Bombay a living
object that may rightly be clsssed among
the most curious phenomena of nature.
At a house in Mazagon may be seen a
female twins, separate in every respect
part of the abdomen, which is closely
joined. The upper breast bone of each
infant is linked into the other, the
outer skin covering both trunks.
The twins are joined front to front;
arms, lower limbs and feet
perfectly formed and development
healthy, while the heads are well shaped
and the faces really pretty with beauti-
full eyes, large and bright. The twins
are six months and 20 days old, are in
perfect health, and measure 20 inches
in height, one appearing, but in a very
tri6ing degree, larger than the other.
Both have vigorous appetites, and take
kindly to the feeding bottle, are extreme
ly lively, and appear good tempered.
The pulses beat in unison, they gradual
ly fall asleep or keep awake together,
actions are unusually simultaneous,
though sometimes one would cry while
the other was quietly drawing at the
mouthpiece of its bottle. The strangely
united pair were born at Dapopli, in the
Rutnagherry collectorate, the father
being q Mohammedan seafaring man,
the mother has besides q pretty little
daughter about ten. According to the
formers account, he called in q native
doctor at Rutnagherry, whose opinion
was that there was q connection inter
nally between the abdomen, SO that OF
Whatever sustenance the one partOok 9
portion passed to the other. However
that may be, the infants feed separately
each having bottle to itself, and draw
vigorously at their nourishment. Thil
same doctor also declared that it would
be impossible to separate them without
extinguishing life. The twins have uI
to this time never been iii, and to every
appearance are likely to grow up.-Time,
of India.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1879-12-19

up every summer and skedadle toward
the polar star. Among the counting
questions now 10 be propounded prior 70
asking girl 10 marry y0u are the Inn.
portant ones; Miss -, have you
ever had the yellow feverf" "Was Il O
typical casei" "Are you certain your
physician was correct in his diagnosis of
your casef" II the answers are not
quite satisfactory other questions might
be put that would develop the desired
facts.-Aempkl Appeal.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1879-12-19
FARM AND FIREsIDE.
maca.

Mice.
They break the k1lchsn Window
And overture he ehsirs:
They cut the door and tables
Much wicked WORK 10 theirs.
Your watch they often handle,
And sometimes let Il fall;
Which fact 10 quite surprising
when told ofFedenis small.
They hide your books and papers,
Unlock the doors and gates;
They reyel In the pantry
And rattle down the plates.
They nll your boots with pebbles,
And, 70 your great dismay,
A garrett full Of pussies
Can't kesp the knases away.
But mice don't slam the shutters,
And sail your hats for boats.
And give away 70 heggaEs
Your pantaloons aud coais.
At last you mnse On Darwin,
And much 70 your annoy,
You ind those miee developed
Into that yoangea boy.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1879-12-19
Winter shelter for Stock.

] believe it Is generally admitted
fact that all farm stock need, and are all
the better for, some kind of shelter and
protection from the storms, cold,
and winds of winter. If the shelter
cannot be afforded a. ornamental as
wished, that can be no excuse for entire
neglect 10 provide any. Seldom do we
find q farm on which, conveniently
located, there Is not some sunny nook,
protected wholly or In part from prevail
ing cold winds, and which with q little
labor, On materials common on the farm,
may be converted into much more com.
Portable quarters than the fence corner
or the sunny side of o stack. Straw
shelteriDg may be made warm and com.
Portable wherever grain is grown. j
have seen q rough frame put MP and
covered, sides and roof, with straw put
on ia courses, and fastened to the timbers
with bark, cords and straw, sheltering
from rain, snow aud winds better than
the barns provided on many New Eng
land farms. The straw works best IL
kept straight when threshed, and any
ingenious young farmer can put up Q
rough frame and cover Il with straw, or
even long grass from some swale Of the
farm or neighborhood. Where straw is
wanting, and where pine or other ever
greens are common, shelters may be con-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1879-12-19
yOudOuisn.

DIR. PEBBLES, the lecturer, says that he
recently saw salt on doosteps in New
Orleans. He asked what it meant, and
the reply was: at is consecrated salt,
to ward of the demoniac charms of the
voudous. There 10000 of them in New
Orleans, and they work magic, put spells
on people, produce bad luck, and even
DEATH" He made some investigation
Of the subject, and among the professed
voudOu priests whom he found was an
old, oddly, tstooed negro called DIR.
John. "Tbis man." he says, cleft AZ
ricS In 1889. He confessed to having
had had twenty wives. Previous to the
civil war he was rich, owning at one time
fifty slaves. Many prominent men of the
south had faith In his magical powers.
Such men as Slidell and Gen. Beauregard
used to consult him. When ignorant
people came he used cards and crystals;
but with the higher classes he simply
employed his second sight gift, making
at times, 1t IL said, startling revelations"
DR.. PEBBLES describes how he visited Q
y0udou camp, where negroes danced and
chanted around Q Gagged serpent, and
boiled the claws of birds, the scales of
fab, the fangs of snakes, and other things,
for charms. He is q spiritualist, and
believes that voudouism Is low form of
spiritual manifestation.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1879-12-19

Max Lyman, Q prairie scout, who lived
at the White River Agency year and
Q half, and knew the MsekeEs intimately,
tells this story 70 q reporter OF the
Dubuque 7ines: "0Uray was In love
with the eldest daughter Of Agent Max,
or, and think had not this been the
ease every one of the Meeker family
would have been bntcheEed. He often
told me that he loved the white girl. and
and II made him feel badly 10 think that
he could never marry her ] have seen
Ouray follow her round and watch over
her as IL she was child. he would do
anything 10 please her. 0nray's sister
knew that her bEotheE loved the neeker
family, and 20 took good care that no
harm should come 10 them. IwasfhsEe
when the woman we're brought back, and
Oursy was 20 happy that he rushed up
20 the Msekergiri and shook her hand for
al hour. He tried hard 10 stop her from
weeping, but she said, '0aEsy, y0n
knew that this trouble was eoming all
the time, and can never forgive Tou."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1879-12-19

She laid her pretty hand upas he's
Husbands shoaldsr. SHsnry, Iowa,
thszsis aosnsahing tie n.staeF sifh as
cloek; viii Jos sse - IT. 10 be took
OF his eoat, removed The fses and e..
nEez, sxamined fhe inaeFior paris sifh q
laEes maEnifying glss, hlew knze fkam
wiEh Ehs bellows. oiled them tkaseaehly,
cad did 81 that naeEtei inesanisg epnld
devise. Bot Il was u % ayail, end ~
daspeising. - o lsts benr q fhs nighs
he Hsnt % I'D snd eieps tAssleepef fhs
fiehteonA HeHt sneEning e hEaakfszs
enoth -, Harry, deaE. ] knss shsl
rs fhe mekteF wtfh the elaok |"
. Welifs IS oniy wsntas @in1ings
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1879-12-19

VALUABLE beds of emery extending
fer several miles have been discovered n
the range Of hills south of PeekskiIl,
New York.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1879-12-19
Domestic Recipes.

~s-~-D~~s NN~~%4MSD's
To PURIFY THE BLooD.-Make @ tea
of red clover blossoms and drink, taking
two orthree swallows at q time five or ak
times day.
TOMATO SoUP.-To one pint tomatoes,
canned, or four large ones cut fine, add
one quart boiling water and Let them
boil. Then add one teaspoon of soda,
when it will foam; Immediately add one
pint of sweet milk, with salt, pepper and
plenty of butter. When this boils add
eight small crackers, rolled fine, and
serve.
FISH PK.-Boil one quart of potatoes
In boiling water and salt; soak one
pound of stale bread In cold water, and
wiring it dry in clean towel; season it
well with pepper, salt, and q tablespoon
full of chopped parsley; cut two pounds
OF Goldfish in small pieces, and lay In
cold water; when the potatoes are done,
peel them, mash them through q eolan.
der, and season them with salt and pep
per; put the fsh and bread In alternate
layers in q pudding dish, make q top
crust of the potatoes, and bake the pie
an hour in moderate oven.
BAKED APPLE DuMPLINGs.-One
quart flour, two tablespoons lard (half
butter is better, two cups of milk, one
teaspoon soda dissolved in hot water,
two teaspoons cream tartar sifted into
the dry -four, one saltspoon salt; mix
the shortening into the -four after you
have sifted it and the cream tartar to-
gether, put in the soda and wet up
quickly, just thick enough to roll into a
paste less than half an inch thick. Cut
in squares and lay in the center of each
q juicy, tart apple, pared and cored,
bring the corners of the square together,
and pinch slightly; bake to fine brown.
Eat hot with rich sweet sauce.
LEMON PIE.--Two and one-half large
tablespoonfuls corn starch; mix thor
oughly in little cold water, add pint
and one-half of boiling water; while this
is partially cooling, prepare the juice and
grated rind of two lemons and q half,
one cup and third of sugar and yolks
of four eggs; mix them well, then stir in
the corn starch. Line two pie dishes
with pastry, ill them with the mixture.
and bake In q moderate oven about half
an hour. Then beat the whites of the
eggs to stiff froth, add q couple of table
spoonfuls of white sugar, spread over
the pies and return them to the oven
until they become light brown.
CHICKEN AND MAoARoNL-Onel large
fowl boiled tender; one-half box gela-
tine; one cup of the liquor in which the
chicken was boiled Greed from fat); one
large cup of cream; salt and pepper to
taste; fourteen ounces of macaroni.
Boil macaroni about three minutes;
place on q board and cut into pieces
about tWo-thirds of an inch long. But.
ter two-quart mold and line with mac.
aroni to within an inch of the top; fill
in with chicken, seasoning each layer
with salt and pepper; then add the liquor
and cream. Steam one hour. To be
served cold or hot. The gelatine should
be soaked in cold water enough to cover
it one hour, then dissolved In the cup of
boiling liquor. The ends of the macs-
roni should point toward the sides and
bottom of the dish.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1879-12-19

A DOG can have consumption the cams
a. q human being, but no one has jet
thought OF inSsnting Q chest psotset0r
for dogs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1879-12-19
Poultry Farming.

No other business connected with
agricultural pursuits seems so attractive
as poultry farming. Even those who
fail in the business, and retire from it,
aver that they are certain they could
succeed in q new trial; their mistakes
having taught them how to succeed In
the future. This may be true, but it is
noteworthy that they do not try again.
Still we have almost daily inquiries,
especially from young men, as 10 the
possibility of making living by poultry,
TO all of which we are forced to give
unsatisfactory replies. The profit in
poultry lies in keeping small focks.
From such it is easy to make an income
of 81 from each hen annually, eVenafter
buying food. But no account must be
taken of the waste and damage done to
crops, nor of the value of the free forag-
ing done by the fowls; and these amount
to considerable sum if figured MP very
closely. Then accidents are to be taken
account of. For instance, the writer
once kept flock of thirty light Brahma
hens, which did well for three years,
and paid excellently; but the unfortu-
nate introduction of dOckerel from q
distant yard brought q prevalent disease,
of which every bird died, leaving one
brood Of motherless chicks as the sole
survivors. This may be taken an an
example of the uncertainties of the
business, which are increased in proper
ton as the flock is larger. A flock may
be kept as an adjunct to more important
business, and to take up spare time and
in that case, barring accident, may be
made profitable. But it may be taken
ss a certainty that not more than one
person in q hundred who have tried it
has ever succeeded in keeping flock of
several hundred fowls in profitable con-
dition. If one thinks he Is born to sue
coed, let him try; he may possibly be-
come shining example to show others
the way to success.-Anserican AsricGL-
ttsrist.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1879-12-19

TnE AFhwFieht Goltan faeseFy, e
saEsnnah, Ca, shieh rs baes eiesed
log some finae, y llksly - - pnsehaas1
~ a. Campkell, Q aspi1slia 81 ieEEs
9annfaetnEer q fhfis9elrkisy wke will
Essnns weFk e enea
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1879-12-19

structed by covering with evergreen
boughs, making q much better shelter
than none, which, with O little pains
taking, can be made quite comfortable
for one season, until the needles are
shed. Where such temporary lconstruc.
tions are provided, they serve the
purpose best II located behind some
partial shelter of hills of trees, to break
the wind, and where the sun may shine
at midday unobstructedly.
/ recommend such make-shifts only
where 1t IL impraOticable TO provide bet
ter. i have seen stock wintered In
quarters similar TO the above described,
which came through looking In spring
a. thrifty and well rs others which had
occupied good barns or stables. The
expense of feed was no more In one case
than in the other. Where such build
ings have their sides covered with straw,
it Is well TO daub the sides with mud, or
something to deter the cattle from pull
ing out and eating the covering. Straw
shelters, where rightly constructed, will
last many years, answering Q purpose
equal to more costly structures, not only
as shelter for stock, but also for storing
farm productivity. H. White, In ObsH-
Try Gentleman.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1879-12-19

The aeclimsted young man gbO kaa
10 work for his living eann0t Afford -
marry 40 nnaeclimaisd girl, ene gho kss
not had the fever. Even the Fieheai
merchants and large pEeperly OsneEs
oOmplain Of the expenss 81 Ennning
away and sammsring Nd north Ter four
months In the gear, The aeeiimeted
eirl 4 4 treasure u Memphis. She nsy
not have yellog haiT, biit u she has bed
Tie ysllow lever ehe h Worth . mint q
money a q hoasah0ld gift fhe nnae.
ciimatad young man Whe kas - wokk
for living eannot afford - marry e Ill
because be eaanot piek hkmssh end wife
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o, eios6e end Winds ss1 strsams, shss % yess
wag,
Obsdisni 10 fuisn hixh bshast,
Unqnsetontng without o. hasls O. sssl,-
Your eniy leg V - sn1 % sbeys-
U, Ell ge heiDgs Il The eeffb an6 III
Ihsf peopie tbees pnmsysl soffesdn,
WhHe nessr doubt Dor eisoontsbt infra1ss,-
IN yeur etslns seoorsabes ~ Ne shsfe,
LIT from ny fosl tbis burden q 1nEssf,
IAke nzs 70 yoar eol. peniensh3p, taaeh ne
Tbs Lesson u yosr rTthmie lives; . bs
~ obs With TIE CREST All, sD4 10 ny Bssss
Silence tns voice, that ssks forever h Wby
And whsnee, and vhsrsf "--onsnssesshs ryi
-kwEtns.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1879-12-19

As to celery, nothing Is easier than %
keep 1t for the winter. Heat and hard
freezing are to be avoided; either viii
cause decay. Dig trench In q place
where water will drain of, foot wide,
and deep enough to take the whole
length of the celery. When there is
danger of freezing weather-moderate
frosts do not hurt it-take up the celery
and set it up in the trench, putting in
the plants as close As they will stand,
with no earth between, and put on q
light covering of straw or leaves. As
the cold increases, add more covering,
and when winter has fairly set in in
crease the covering to about foot, and
put over boards lengthWise to shed rain.
Celery thus stored may be got at when
wanted, and If water does not get into
the trenches will keep well until the
spring months. If one has q cool cellar,
celery may be kept In that. Take any
old boards and knock together a long mar
row box nine inches or so wide, and
of q height little less than that of the
plants, and as long as may be con-
venient; place these boxes in the cellar,
and put an inch or two of soil in the
bottom of each; set the celery in them
the same as in the trenches, and if to
stand side by side do not put them
nearer than nine inches. The object is
to avoid q solid mass of celery, which
will heat and decay. If the cellar has
an earth bottom, the boxes may be re-
placed by board trenches, the boards
held up by stakes driven in the cellar
bottom, and q passage-wsy between
them. Keep as cool as possible without
freezing.-Amerioan AsricuLtarist.
The New York herald., 1879-12-18


T HARRIS, f27l BROADWAY BETWEEN SD
Aand d sts Broadway prices paid for Cast.oK Cioti
Ing, &c., by calling addressing B. HARRIS, 127
A TTENTION ADDRESS THE KING OF PAYING
Athc highest price for of Clothing, Jewelry, kc
be convinced Send Tor the original well known Mr.. OF
Mrs. HARRIS . 9Th
A TrENTIONi-vERY HIGHEST PRICES IN CASH
hpsd FOR hue Wearing Apparel, Carpets. Furniture,
BricaBrac, Jowclry Please try aud convince yourself
before disposing elsewhere Address Mr. Mrs. An
HALT 5lv Vtn
COX nOn WORTH OF CAST OFF CLOTHING
DAC.VUUwantod Immediately; astonishing prices
will be paid for them by calling or addressing fLATT0.
ol6 9Th av 4Bth st.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-11-20
TIE COMING CENSUS.
Formation Of Supervisors Districts
for Tennessee
terest.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 49,
The formation Of Supervisors Dis
tricts, under the provisions of the
census act of March 3, 1879, has
been completed by Superintendent
Walker, except in regard to the
States of Massachusetts and Cali
fornia. The appointments Of Su-
pervisorS must be made in each
instance by selections from appli~
cants residing within the boundaries
of their respective districts. These
Offices will practically control the
thousands of local appointments
necessary for the work Of taking
the census, and are to be filled by
the LIST Of January.
The following is the formation of
Districts for the State of Tennessee {:
Tennessee, five districts. First
District-Anderson, Blount, Camp
bell, Carter, Claiborne, Cooke,
Granger, Greene, Hamblin, Han
cock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Johnson,
Knox, Loudon, Monroe, Morgan,
Roane, Scott, Sewer, Sullivan,
Union and Washington counties.
Second Observation-Disclosures, Brad
ley, Clay, Coffee, Cumberland, De-
Kalb, Fentress, Grundy, Hamilton,
jackson, James, McMinn, Macon,
Marion, Meigs, OvertoD, Polk, Put
nam, Rhea, Sequatchie, Smith, Van
Buren,, Warren and White counties.
Third District-Bedford, Can
non, Cheatham, Davidson, Frank
lin, Giles, Lincoln, Marshall, Man
rico, Moore, Robertson, Ruther-
ford, Sumner, Trousdale, Williams
son and Wilson counties.
Fourth District-Benton, Carroll,
Decatur, Dickson, Hardin, Hender-
son, Henry, Hickman, Houston,
Humphreys, Lawrence, McNairy,
Montgomery, Penoy, Stewart and
Wayne counties.
Fifth District-Crocket, Dyer,
Fayette, Gibson, Hardaman, Hay
wood, Lake, Lauderdale, Madison,
Obion, Shelby, Upton and Wgeakley
counties.