The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-10-24
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into one end Of the drain, and giving :
terrific ''scat" the feline appeared aI
the otter end. The pipe vas drawn
through the drain by means OF the line
thus saving considerable expense.
In New England alone upwards q
Sl 100000 worth of cOttop-s.ed meal
was sold last year. This article b
likely to be cheaper Aext year thar
this.
During the past half century the
German population Of this country hAi
increased from 10000 TO $4,000.
To guard against the introduction ol
cattle disease in his state, Gov. Click
Of Kansas, has issued proclamation
prohibiting the introduction Of cattl,
into Kansas from the States Of Ken
tucky, Iowa, Nebraska and Missouri
until they have undergone sixty days
quarantine at the point Of intr.~suctior
and been released under . clean bill ol
health from the State veterinary. II,
also prohibits the introduction Of Jersay
cattle from any State In the Union.
At the Second Annual Juvenile Ag-
ricultural Fair, held at Summsrville
VT, on the 4th inst. there were about
500 entries in the various department.
- products grown or articles manufac-
tured by the exhibitors The en-
eouragement Of such exhibitions vii
do much TO stimulate love for farm.
ing in the rising gsperA'ion.
| The production Of petroleum in Rus.
sia does not at present promise verJ
profitable returns TO we'll owners. Thil
il not due to any lack Of petroleum, fol
9 single district there 10 estimated 70 b.
capable Of producing 100000 toul
per annum. The chief drawback lher'
1t present seems to DO lack of propet
machinery, and also Of skill and gooS
judgmen. In manipulating the produe
after taking il from the wells.
| A 6fseen-year-old lad lately died il
England from tho effects Of looking q
the sun. He aud another bUy wer'
trying TO sec which could gaze longes
upon the blazing orb. He soon com.
planned Of intense pain in bis eysa an,
head, which increased to such an exten
that be died in great agony within |
few hours Of making the trial.
A California gardener has raised n
onion twent -one inches 10 Giro umfeF
snce and weighing three poupds an
Eve ounces.
| It Is currently reported that som
single colonies of California bees hav
lp'oduced a. high as 600 pounds Of hon
ey this season.
| A single 6rm Of meat packers i
Chicago have already received $4,000
fran the English for pressed beef to b
sent to the Egyptian expedition and fc
the use Of the navy.
Grapes do not grow we'll 10 Ne,
Zealand in the open air, except in
few sheltered situations. The climat
10 too humid and equable. The winter
arc too warm to ripen the wood, an
the summers are not hot enough 10 ma
ture the fruit. The consequences il Tbs
the most Of ths grapes to be had in u
market there must either DO importe
or grown under glass.
| A 6rm at Tullahoma, Tenn, Is sai
to be shipping 1000 dozen eggs per wee
to Northern markets.
More apples are eaten in Paris tha
in any other large city in the globe,sn
Parisians attributed the general goo
health Of their city to this cause.
| American beef in the English mark
cts .s now sold as Scotch, and as sue
brings four cents more per pound tha
under its true name.
| Foreign syndicates and capitalist
now own nearly $4,000 square miles {
territory in this country.
| The laud Of Holland is cultivated b
145,694 persons, of whom sixty pc
cent are owners Of their own holding
Last week Wednesday the bottol
figures of the season were reached Q
the New York city cattle markets 70
native steers, as low ~ -. so per 10
pounds being paid for cattle averagin
lloo pounds. Tbs export dem and con
tinues light.
The railroads are carrying grain fror
Chicago to New York at fifteen cent
per 100 pounds.
Between July lst and Sept. 15tl
$1,000 barrels Of -four were exporte
from San Francisco to China and Japal
To keep butter sweet for an indef
mite period, Prof. L. 3. Arnold advise
taking it from the churn In the grant
lar form, and, after rinsing it suficien
ly in water or brine, then packing it
frkins of strong brine, without On
working whatever. He claims man
butter makers make the mistake
working their butter too much. 3
thinks it sufficient to work just enoue