The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-06-05

In an.article 81 Chsxles, F. living on
"Gifts to Colleges and Universities, re
Gently published, it . stated that the
amount contributed to college and uni
versity education in the United States
during thespast, ten years is $35, 622 900,
and since 1s47 the total amount given
has not been less than SO, 0eo, 600.
The UNITED States Government owes
the State of New Jersey seventy three
cents with interest thereon since 1861,
the state having paid an excess of the
amount assessed upon it for direct taxes
to carry on the war in 1861. The inter-
est amounts to niny-seven cents and six
mills, and at the present time the sum
of ST. 7O.6 stands to the credit of the
state on this account on the books of
the treasury. An act Of congress
would be necessary, however, in order
to have the debt paid off.
Moonshine, Whlskey is whiskey made in
secret without paying tax to the Govern
ment. Living in what is called whis-
key neighborhood, know it is made in
isolated spots on mountain sides, and in
deep ravines, every winter and spring.
The stills are curse to the country.
Is it any wonder that men drink whis-
key, when for weeks and months to-
gether their diet is corn meal and coffee,
and often little of that? Whiskey is
one luxury, and they will risk anything
to get it.. From E.
The Rugby school company, limited,
! Of Rugby, Tenn, is about to engage in
an Important educational venture. This
is the establishment of school for boys
at Rugby, Tenn, in connection of the
university of the south at Sewanee, for
the southern and central states of the
union. It is intended that thesschools
will offer an opportunity to Americans,
and to the numerous English families,
who are settling in these states, of OBJ
tanning for their sons an education such
as is offered by the public schools Of
England.
1t is recommended that young early
chickens be fed cooked bran and meal.
alternated with bread crumbs and finely
chopped, hard boiled eggs. If the
meal can be scalded in milk so mucL
thebetter. To insure thrift, the chicks
should be fed five or six times day
until five or six weeks old. Wheat
should be given as soon as they will
eat it, though rice is the best of all
grains. In order successfully to raise
earlyhatchcd, chickens, three things are
indispensable-heat, proper food and
cleanliness.
8. AnsIrish paper, the Dublin Farmers
Gazette, publishes statement in sup
port of the position that it is exceedingly
difficult for ordinary Judges to tell butter
from butterine. The story is that some
excellent Normandy butter, costing As
cents pound, and sample of butterine,
bought of local retailer for % cents
pound, were submitted to a jury of nine
teen farmers, who tasted and examined
both samples Ten out of these nine
teen Judges declared the butterine to be
the butter.
It is estimated that 100000, 900 tons
of the South Carolina phosphate rock
are within reach of profitable working.
The! supply. of bones for furnishing
phosphate is running low, and phos-
plate rock makes fair substitute.
J, Though called a rock, the South Caro-
lima deposits were undoubtedly once the
bones and shells of marine animals, and
rank next to bones in fertilizing prop
critics, though of course. having now no
nitrogen in their composition. About
100000 tons of this deposit were ship
ped north last year. The results are SO
favorable, and the supply can be so
,cheaply obtained, that this amount is
likely to largely increase:
/: DR.. Wilson says in the Southern
World that it is mistaken idea that no
fruit should be eaten at breakfast. In
the morning there is an acrid taste of
the secretions, and nothing is so we'll
calculated to correct it as peaches, apples
etc. The small-seeded fruits, such as
figs, blackberries, raspberries, and
Strawberries, may be classed among the
best fruits and medicines. The sugar
in them is nutritious, the acid purifying
and the seeds laxative. We should
look more to our gardens for our medi-
cines, and less to our drug stores.