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

hard times, and for those whose pressing
daily wants absorb their entire revenue, the
| cottonwood, in this state, is the tree for the
people. Although "despised and rejected" by
many, yet grove of thrifty eottonwoods On
the farm is far better than no grove at all,
and is valuable On the absence of anything
better for fuel, or for the erection OF cheap
sheds for The protection of cattle, or even the
implements used On the farm. The cotton.
wood can be raised tSIly from euttinzs; in
many places along the streams, aud on the
rlver bottoms, large numbers OF seedlings are
frequently found that can easily be pulled up
and transplanted. II my own experience
| for the past two seasons, could serve as a
guide for the future cuttings stuck in the
ground are sure as the seedlings.
sncre1se an the Shfpns mt Of Cattle.
| Denver Tribunel
The following table comprises the ship
ments of cattle over the L. p Il. r. for the
season of 1873:
North riatte --.--------.---.----------- Sd
| oshitala.--- SD
| JuiesDurs -..-----.- 10, 100
Il tneS s,S-U
flne biuHs. - ,seo
/ Siuney ---- -. ------------ S'spo
II
rum h--------- ----------- ------ d ioo
Il ..--.o
i The shipments for the same time In 1877 were
| 5000 head, showing an increase of 25 900 head
for the year. Among the largest individual
shipments were by the Iliffestste-ri,O co head
Swan Brothers 1900. out of the number
| shipped fully 5000 head can be cIassed as
| Colorado cattle.
| Roots a Feed for stock.
lCor. western RuraLI
| For many years we have grown rutabagas
| of the yellow Swedish variety in large
quantities, and do so Tor the followiIg rea-
| sons:
lst. We grow. more feed to the acre and
with less labor than We can any other kind of
| feed.
I'd. They are very conducive TO thu: health
| OF stock. for the reason that they are 30
much like green summer feed, and will keep
young stock in a growing conditionEall win
ter.
I'd. They do not exhaust the soil as do some
other crops, but leave IL in fine condition for
any other crops.
The Mind RsqutTes Food
Philadelphia Press,9I
The mind has its digestive organs like the
BODY but the food IT needs is subject for
notwithstanding matter, the newspaper, in
;elligent conversation with some better
mind. II the mind is starved it consumes
the body, and this not being the food adapted
for IL, ii becomes unhealthy. and both mind
and body su fer in consequence of the un-
natural process \ diseased mind makes a
woman fretfuI, uneasy, p-evish ir-
ritable, uncharItable, selfish. A diseased
mind enlarges per,oual troubles, becaus, 1t Is
not able to compare them with those o
others. The diseased mind renders the
wife unit comp tnion for her husband
| and a poor mother for her children dis
eased mind is the cause of many IA domestic
woe.
Balcony Gardening.
Iyick's Floral Guide for 1879
Archite cts now planning houses not
only with PazZis. but with Balconies over
the front door. and bay windows which al.
ford opportunity for the most elegant adorn-
ment, and which we have not been slow to
improve. These recesses afford partial
shade, and are, therefore, just suited for
Towering plants in the summer. When
water is supplied freely every evening, We
know of no situa. ion where plants will better
thrive. In the selection of plants for such
To elegant foliage well beautiful How
ers, but it is absolutely necessary to obtain
those that will Eeep in perfection u long
time, " hetn chosen for foliage or flowers.
Plants that rapidly attain their best estate,
ripen and pass away, are both interesting
and useful In appropriate places, and are
usually the best adapted to furnish flowers
for cutting, but should not he planted in
Vases or baskets, or in balconies where II is
desired TO keep up good show the whole
season.
The Selection OF Flower Seeds for
Spring Planting.
IVIcks Floral Guide for 1871
If you have no experience, se.ect the kinds
most easily grown, such as Astsrs, Balsams,
PetunIaS, Zlnnias, Dianthus, etc, with Only
a few of the more difiicult. Great care should
be had to select seed suited to the purpose for
which they are designed IL We wish to cover
fence or veraudah quickly, the Morning
Glory or NastuTtium, or sOme.Orzsome of the
fiee-growIug, hardy climbers should he
chosen. If the object is SNOWY bel on
the lawn or the border, in addition 10 the
bedding plants, such as the Geraniums, the
Petunias, the PhlOx DrummOndIi, the YER
bena, and such flowers as continue in bloom
a long time and make gay show of colors,
are desirable. For taller flowers, back
ground in the garden. the ZinnIa, Marigold,
GIadIoli, and flowers of this character should
be selected. For cutting for small bouquets
there should be some beds of Mgnone;te,
sweet Peas, alyssum, and other fragrant
flowers, with the fragrant leaved Geranium,
The Corn.ialk Trouble In Cattle.
IAmerican Stockman, IOI
Squire Haviland writes to the Sioux Cry,
Tribune, relative To the plague now sweeping
away many cattle In the west. Anything
from his pen upon livestock subjects will be
of interest and value to our readers, and We
quote IargIy from the letter. lie
says:
81 Will call the disease by another name
impaction and the reason for my opinion
is that have opened at least twenty head
of cattle that haa died from feeding on dry
and IN every case found impac-
ton in some one OF the four stomachs; most
ly, however, In the first. Some of these stom-
achs were distended to their utmost limit,
and have doubt but death ensued direct
ly from the pressure of the stomach on the
organs of the chest. Other cases presented
less distention, but impaction was in every
case present, some where within the limit OF
the digestive organs In some instances
portion of the contents of the stomach was
in a normal condition and the remainder
WAS entirely dry and hard. The most cas- =
however, showed complete impsction and
distention of the first stomach, the contents
dry and hard, with about much probable
Ity Of the animal being able to digest 1t as
for a hay NOW To digest bale of straw.
S00eving for . Life Time.
Persons afflicted with rheumatism often
suffer for a life time, their tortures being al
most without remission, The joints and mus
C IS Of such un;oriunates In most cases
shockingiy contorted and drawn out OF
shape. To afford them temporary relief, the
RENE dies often prove utterly use
less. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, on the
the other hand, is avouched by persons who
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