Morris tribune., 1884-05-21

heath. He is improving now, how
ever, and we hope will continue to do
so.
1t remains to be seen whether the
district convention on the 18th will be
the end or the real beginning of the
contest between Scheffer and Fletcher
in the Fourth Congressional District.
Republicans of the Fifth District
can by reviewing their experience of
two years ago, form a good opinion of
the contest now going on between
Schetter and Fletcher in the Fourth
District.
II. A. Castle has been elected chair
man and Mr.. D. Flower secretary of
the Republican state central commit
tee. These men have git-up and-git
qualities which bespeak an active cam
paign this Fall.
Among the items IN the Agricultu-
raj Appropriation bill as amended by
Senate committee are $4,000 for sor-
ghums experiments, $4,000 for ar
tesian wells to reclaim arid lands,
$4,000 for encouragement of silk cul-
ture.
The Inter-Ocean states that dele
gates to the Chicago convention will
have six admission tickets besides
their own. Alternates will have but
one each. All the railroad lines to
Chicago will sell round trip tickets at
reduced rates.
At Norwich, England, drive well
has been put down to a depth of 157
feet, and might have been driven
deeper if required. The tube was two
inches internal diameter. At mon
treal, Canada drive we'll tube has
been driven ia feet.
When the animals are turned out to
grass provide them with salt freely
and regularly. Many good farmers
prefer placing rock salt where stock
can get to it at all times. When this
is done the animals will never take
more salt than is good for them.
At the Methodist General Confer
ence in Philadelphia the following
bishops were elected: DR.. Nude,
President Of Garrett Biblical Institute;
DR.. J. NJ. Walden, of the Western
Methodist Book Concern, Cincinnati;
DR.. w. F. Mallalieu and DR.. G. II.
Fowler, of Chicago.
Ortonville North Star: The Demo-
Gratis Of the Fifth expect to 'gobble'
up the Kindred vote at the coming
election. In making these calcula-
tons, they reckon without their host,
for the vote of Mr.. Kindred's friends
will be caste for the R epublican candi-
date, Hon. Knute Nelson. The Kin
dred men are under no obligation to
the Democrats.
Do not turn stock on pastures too
early; give the grass chance to get
fairly started. After months of winter
feeding there is nothing like freshgreen
food to quicken the action of any ami
mails system; but it is better to give
ration Of bran and faxseed meal oc-
casionally for that purpose than to in
jure the pasture when grass is starting.
Orange Jndd, who has ably managed
and edited the American Agricultur-
ist for thirty years, has retired from
the latter paper and removed to Chi
cago, where he is employed as editor
of the Prairie Farmer. We wish Mr..
Judd great success in his new field of
labor, we congratulate the Prairie
Farmer on it's good fortunate in pro-
curing the services of so valuable
coworker.
The Livingston hotel has favored
us with specimen copy of their bill
of fare. This hotel, be it remembered
is conducted on the European plan.
After selecting such dishes as we
would probably want for dinner and
noting the price, we find that single
meal would cost 1886. This for rural
editors and other high toned people
would be just the thing but for ordi-
nary humanity it is rather extensive.
Eugene Field in Chicago Daily
News: There is probably no truth in
the rumor that Henry Willard intends
returning to the newspaper business.
Still we are of the opinion that if he
were to prove as big failure in
journalism as he has proved in rail-
reading, he would undoubtedly COM
mand potent influence in New York
and would eventually rank among
the leading civil service reformers of
the age.
Exchange: Most Western corn
growers fully understand why the
crop failed last year; late planting
poor seed, seed grown in a wrong lati-
tude, and early frosts. They can not
hasten the advent of spring, or put off
autumn frosts, but they will be likely
to see to the seed part of the business
this year. 1t will take at least three
or four good corn crops to render them
again careless in this matter; after
that the forgetful may again look out
for corn failure.
Minneapolis Tribune: On Satur-
day and Sunday last ten thousand inn
migrants landed at Castle Garden.
Most of these are bound for the North
western states, where many of them
have friends. No wonder the Great
Northwest is rapidly being trans
formed from a wilderness to garden
when it is constantly receivings such
additions to it's working fcrce The