Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-11-15

The manure should be applied If po
sible, In the fall, and ploughed unde
1t will be interesting to lovers (
chocolate to know that the manufat
ture of chocolate cakes out of leanui
alone, without particle of cocoa, is q
immense and profitable industry in th
Northern States.
Hauling and spreading manure il
the fall is practice commended b,
the experience of many capable farm
ers. There is more time to do it the
than in the spring, and benefit to th
land is unquestionably much greater
The best plan for keeping grapes /
to wrap each bunch In newspaper ant
lax closely in boxes, and keep in
cool, dry room, not allowing the tenn
perature Of the room u get belo "
freezing point at any time through the
| wiuter.
According to Professor Beal, ol
Iowa, the bat, instead of being an OBJ
ject of aversion, should be regarded al
a true "friend of man." as it is grea,
destroyer of insects, and unlike many
of the tropical species, does no harm
to man or beast
The wheat crop at the West is now
reported to have been over estimated
by about 100000, 900 bushels. The
present estimate is 500, 100000 BUSH
els, and it is believed that the foreign
demand will take all that can be spar.
ed at fair prices.
A friend writes US from Hartford,
Conn.,, that be raised q sunfower of
the California variety this season which
measured 36 inches in circumference
and 4 inches thick. He also raised
a Mexican cucumber 40 inches long
and IL inches around, and had ripe
strawberries as late as September 9.
Corn will shrink from the time it is
husked from the field or shock in au-
tumn, in well-protected cribs, from 90
to 80 per cent. by spring. That is,
100 bushels will shrink TO 10 or 80. ac-
cording to how dry it was when gath
ed. Sound corn will shrink 90 per
cent, so that 40 cents per bushel is as
good as so cents in the spring.
eff your tomato vines have plenty of
green fruit on" says the Orange
County Farmer, 'pick of the full
grown ones, lay them in warm room,
and they will all ripen, and will be
equal to the best you have during the
summer. We have managed to have
an abundance of them by this method
as late as the middle of December. A
cool dry room will ripen them slowly,
and warm room will hurryithem up"
The Massachusetts Society for the
Promotion of Agricultural recently Of
fered to furnish, to farmers interested
in sheep husbandry, rams of improved
breeds at a merely nominal sum. The
offer elected great many applications
from all parts Of the Commonwealth.
As result, the Society will import
about forty rams ofdiferent breeds. 1t
is thought that this action will have
considerable influence in securing i'm
provement in the focks, and lead to q
renewed interest in the raising of sheep
in the State.
A wealthy widower Of this State,
three or four days before the formal
engagement which proceeded his second
marriage transferred all his real estate
to trustees to be held in trust for him
self during his life, and after his death
to be conveyed to his three children by
his first wife. When the trust deed
was executed it was understood be-
tween him and his intended bride
that they were soon to become en-
gagged to be married. She knew that
he was possessed Of large amount Of
property, bat at the time of her mar
riage she was ignorant of the secret
transfer that had been made Soon af-
ter they were married the husband
died, when the trust deed. whose ef-
feet if valid would have been to de-
prive the widow of her dover. was
brought to light. In spite of the deed
she claimed her share in the estate and
sued the trustees A Court of Com
mon Pleas has just decided In her
favor and allows her the dover. 1t
holds that the secret conveyance
made by her suitor during their court
ship and ION the eve Of his marriage
with her was fraud In law upon her
just expectations and the conjugal
rights which were about to be acquir-
ed by her." And this, the Court re-
marks would be equally 80 under the
circumstances of this case whether the
fraud was intended or the property
was conveyed in good faith.
When to cell the products of the
farm is often nice question for the
farmer to determine. The hope of get
.ing a higher price by holding on"
frequently proves Elusive. Nominally
q higher price may be obtained, but
the loss by shrinkage and depredating
rodents, insects, &c. may, and often
does, more than Offset the apparent
gain, to say nothing of the loss of in
terest on the money. All these points
should be carefully considered before
the farmer decides to hold for rise in
prices We do not say that it is never
wise to wait; but the chances are. in
nine cases out of ten, that the apparent
gain will prove real loss.
A colored porter in store asked the
proprietor for days leave of absence.
whats up now?', Oars a niggah
gwine to git married, and / ought ter
be present ter see him fru." "Who's
this colored man at whose wedding you
have to be PRESENT." Use de niggah,
boss"
Yesterday's Dreadful Accident.