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The Portland daily press., 1885-06-20

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The Merchants Exchange will be closed all
day Tuesday.
The Sheridan Guards of Lewiston will be
present in the grand parade with the reserve
companies of militia.
The Falmouth Hotel City Hotel, Messrs.
W. S. Dana and II. N. Jose's residences are
being decorated. E. A. Merrill's windows
are finely decorated.
The children's platform on State street has
been erected and pronounced perfectly firm
by Col. A. W. Wildes, Mr.. Fassett, the arch
itect and others.
At the meeting of the committee of COM
fort held yesterday morning, the members
from Wards and 2 were assigned to the
Grand Trunk Railway station, those from
Wards and to the Portland Steam Packet
Co. boats and the Portland & Rochester
railroad station, and those from Wards 5, 6
and 7, to the Eastern and Western Divisions
of the Boston & Maine, the Maine Central,
Portland & Ogdensburg and International
and Maehias steamboat lines.
The insurance agents contribute as fol-
lows:
The Portland daily press., 1885-06-20

AROOSTOOK COUNTY.
Fifty Italians from New York arrived in
Houlton, Wednesday morning. They are to
be employed at trenching for the water
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Poultry Department.
How to Raise chickens.

There are so many different breeds
OF fowls that there is certainly an op-
portunlty for all lovers Of poultry to
suit Their own fancy. Yet it is difficult
for farmer to get Just the kind he
wants. He desires flock of hens
that will lay plenty of eggs, produce
good meat for the table, not try to sit
all summer, or do too much running
over the grain-tields. We have found
the Leghorns excellent layers, but they
forage too much, go to the back end
of the farm to scratc h up the corn, and
fly to the highest part of the barn to
get on the wheat NOW or the gran
stacks. Most strains of Brahmas are
intolerable sitters. We finally made
choice of the Plymoth Rocks for a
farm breed, although in some respects
they may be surpassed by others. The
fowls should be provided with build
ing for their exclusive use. With a
weil-planned poultry house the care of
fowls is lessened, and the arnoyance of
having them scratching everywhere is
prevented. Considering the value of a
good flock of chickens, the profit in
keeping them well, and the ferdlHing
qualities of the manure, it is strange
that the fowls should be neglected as
they are on many farms. The horse
and cow-stables are cleaned ever day,
why should not the hen-house2 Keep
their house clean and odorless, ii you
would be successful with fowls. Have
a floor under the roost, which can be
scraped clean every day. After clean
ing, sprinkle sawdust on the floor.
Whltewash the inside of the building
frequently, and keep the air prre.
Keep lice away BY placing Tobacco
leaves in the nest of the sitting hen.
Pour small quantity of kerosene
along the roosting poles. If you do al
this and cannot xiii the lice, then xii
the hens! In summer the chickens
should have the run OF roomy, gras.
sy yard, If they can not be allowed at.
large on the farm. In winter feed plen.
ty of green food, such as cabbage
leaves, etc. Summer and winter give
the hens milk. sour milk or but;erlnilk
and eggs will be plentiful Have an
arrangement for watering, SO the young
chickens will not be tempted to drown
themselves IN the water-trough when
the horses drink,-Ameyitan Agricul.
fu1iSk
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Al this time when many of our read.

At this time when many of our read
ers who raised small patches of tobac,
co last season are about to abandon
the business on account of the low
prices being offered for last years
crop,rra few words from experienced
tobacco ralsers cannot be out Of place
and may result in much good On
Tuesday William Jacobs and G. W.
Patton called at our office Having
learned they were from the tobacco
region south of Downing, we took the
advantage of our meeting TO ascertain
their views on the ACCESSIBILITY of our
farmers continuing to raise tobacco.
We found the gentlemen willing to talk
on the subject and thoroughly con-
versant with the question Last year
Mr.. Jacobs crop brought him $Ioo
per acre and this year he sold his crop
at SIS and S5.75 per cwt HIS land
yielding about 900 lbs. marketable
tobacco per acre. Mr.. Patton thinks
his crop will net him from SIS to $40
per acre, He realized from SIS to
$Ioo per acre off his tobacco lands
last year. Both gentlemen agree that
the low prices of tobacco this year is
caused by the great quantities of the
damaged article that is now thown
on the market Not only the damag-
ed crop of the year 1884, but the
poorly preserved crop of ISSs-that
was carried over OF account of pro.
ducers refusing TO take the price OF
damaged goods, are now thrown on
the market and have a depressing
effect on the well preserved and better
qualities OF the crop of 1884. They
claim that the crop of 1884 suffered
most from the wet weather in the fall
that it requires more labor and lrfor-
nation to properly harvest and care
for tobacco than it does to produce
it. That 10 produce an acre of this
crop ready to cuttakes no more labor
than it requires to produce an acre OF
corn. All who think of making a bus
mess of raising tobacco must provide
suitable barns for storing and curing
the crop. Both gentlemen agreed
that one good hand could raise ten
acres of corn and four acres of tobacco
every season.-Lanfastcr Excelsior
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Matching Broken Eggs.

had very cross hen who always
peckei her eggs when anyone entered
the hen house. l had set her on seven
teen eggs and she had reduced the
number to eight. My eggs were Cochin
and felt dismal over the loss. When
she had cracked still another one
concluded to experiment. The egg
had been set Oh ten days and had one
deep dent where her bill struck it and
three long cracks running il different
directions. l took some yellow tissue
paper, such as is used in cut paper
patterns, cut a small round piece and
pasted over the dent with thick mucil-
age. Then | cut very narrow strips
and covered the cracks in like manner.
My husband laughed at me, but in due
time my eggs hatched, 10 my great de-
light and / still perseve the patched
shell. This NAV be of value to some
one who hates to lose choice expen,
sive eggs.-P0nktty Ksebe,.
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Tobacco Plants.


Plant-beds may he started as early
as the ground can be worked, in the
spring. Select a rich spot of ground
if little sandy or sheltered all the
better ; pillow or spade strip six or
eight feet wide and as many rods long
as you intend TO plant acres. Rake
until thoroughly pulverized and free
from humps. For the purpose of mois-
ture, fertility and warmth, apply top
dressing of good stable or hen yard
manure, the fresher the better if free
from seeds rake into the soil before
seeding. To sow evenly, mix the seed
with ashes, sawdust or meal. An
ounce of seed will SOW bed 40 feet
long by feet wide, and with proper
care ought to give plants for two
acres. Many planters buy one ounce
for each acre. The surface of the bed
should then be covered with straw, hay
stalks, or what is better, canvass, to
prevent the wind from drying the sur
face and also to draw heat. A success
rul grower gives the following direc-
lions for applying canvass "In max
ing my beds fit the boards closely to
ground, packing the soil well at the
lower edge OF the boards to exclude
wind and cold air. i use a IL inch
board on the north, and one inch
wide on the south. with the end boards
slope to match. Make beds E feet
wide, use : widths ordinary unbleach
ed factory cloth hemming wool-twine
In the edges and lacking to the boards
with large size tacks." Its also poll
cy to SOW later beds, say MayIoth
with sprouted seed, to guard against
the failure of the first sowing Great
care should be exercised during the
first two weeks not to allow the surface
of the bed TO become dry, otherwise
the tender sprouts will be destroyed.
Ordinarily plants will begin to show
themselves about May goth, and as
soon as up should be pushed as rapidly
as possible. Liquid manure can be
applied with good results, one gallon
to every 100 square yards, and the
beds kept tree from weeds and grass.
Plants should be large enough to set,
(when six leaves are the size of silver
dollars by June 10th. They are set
much like cabbage, 3 feet by 20 inches
to work with a horse one way or ? I-2
feet each way SO as to work both Ways.
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Sickness on Farms.

One of the most common sources of
disease 10 farmers families is to be
found in the cellar under their houses
filled with half decaying vegetables,
the odors from which raise and fill
every room. In some cases these Gel
lars are never entirely cleaned from
one years end to another. II entirely
dry, potatoes and apples in limited
supply may be stored in cellars, but
they should be well looked after and
Gecaying specimens removed as fast
as found. If the cellar is not dry at
all seasons, not only should no vegeta-
bles be kept in it. but the house above
should be considered uninhabitable
until it is made dry. The farmer HIM
self may not become sick, but his wife
and family almost certainly will, on &C
count of being within doors so large a
proportion of the time. The house
well is very often prolific cause of
disease. During the past few months
wells have been low In many parts OF
the country, and the result has been
an unusual amount OF sickness IN
country places. Drinking the water
down almost to the bottom OF the well
families have taken in larger proper
ton than usual of its impurities. Most
old wells need thorough cleaning In
fact, all wells should be cleaned as
often as once in three or four years.
Now while the water is low is the best
time to do this work. When done
many will be surprised at the amount
OF filth removed from wells the water
OF which they have perhaps been drink
ing for years.-N Y Herald.
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Home and Farm,
POISONOUS BEANS.

1t is not generally known, nor i:
the fact stated in the United States
DispensatorY, that the castor-oil bean
is poisonous. The plant is extensively
used for ornamenting gardens and
grounds surrounding our dwellings. |,
bears large, fan-hke leaves, AIRED stalk
and several clusters Of flowers, which
when ripe are transformed into pods
containing the beans. These the chill
dren are aptto appropriate for reason
of their attractive appearance and oc-
casionlly have they been found tasting
of them. Recently we tried thsm 10
ascertain what sort OF savory morsel
they were, and promptly was our Gu.
nosity satisfied in being made very sick
thereby. Almost immediately dizziness
ensued TO the extent of staggering and
falling had not we laid DOWN, with ex-
IRENE nausea, accompanied with par
alysls of tie exuemitles. These symp-
toms lasted for nearly six hours, then
disappeared. We had almost forgot
ten the circumstances until month
ago We were called III consultation with
a physician to investigate the symp-
toms of poison in a little girl, aged
perhaps seven years. The attending
physician decided she was suffering
from some sort of poisoning that the
symptoms did not clearly reveal. She
vomited constantly. had contraction
of the muscles, particularly of the neck,
drawing the head backward, enlarging
the abdomen (tympanites), dilated pu-
pills and Inconsistencies. She died
the third day. Examination of the
premisis revealed tina, the children had
been gathering castor beans from the
witheted plants in the front yard. Closer
inspection of the beans exhibited that
several of them had been nibbled,
showing the imprints of the child's
teeth. At last it was definitely ascer-
tanned that the little one had eaten
fragments of beans, when the poison.
ing symptoms we're accounted for.
Nowhere is the poisoning quality of
the castor bean referred to- We believe
that very few people are familiar with
its dangerous qualities. 1t onld be
banished from our yards and gardens
as too perilous plant to harbor.
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Among Christians so much promi-
nence has been given to the disciple
nary effects OF sorrow, affection and
Bereavement, that they have been in
danger OF overlooking the other and
more obvious side that by every Joy,
by every favor, by every sign of pros
perty, yea, and BY these chiefly, God
designs 10 educate and discipline his
children. This one sided view OF the
truth has made many morbid, gloomy
Christians, who look for Gods hand
only in the lightning, and never think
of seeingit in the sunlight. They only
enjoy themselves when they are mis-
erable.-Reg. f. z. CLARK.
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you Want Good Plow Point We can Put i On,

BRING on your work and never mind
What's said about this shop of mine
Will do your Job always on time
When ere It's promised rain or SHINE
And il plow you want to choose
In the Winona you'll never lose,
Your confidence--it you'll Just use
1t all the year, and just refuse
To buy some other pillow, that can
be used.
Respectfully,
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THE FARMER

In search of new home, where he can Sc.
cure better returns for his labor, should re-.
member that the wabash is the most direct
route to Arkansas, Texas, Kansas. Nebraska,
and all points South, West and Northwest,
and that round trip land-explorers' tickets
at very low rates are always on sale at the
ticket Offices. Descriptive advertising mat.
ter OF Arkansas and Texas sent free to all
applicants by addressing the General Pas
Enncl. rrnnat
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ADMTNTRAToR'S NOTICE.

Lelters OF administration with with the will a,
W. ~ upon the estate OF Elyan Allen d-ce,ssd
OF MAIL 80 70 The undersigned. on The Iith DAY
" All persons hAvlb claims asnI9st al s1un
ada srsn 70 eShbitthem for allowance. 10 The
saiI Iet,,' ri1 within one year after the date OF
hns I, or they may be precluded fyorn ~
bibiis titaie; and 1t such claims be NOT e.
iets ~ ihin TWO years from The date of aid III
March, 1875. =, a.. Ihis 5ist day OF
Administrative with the viii ANNEXED
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THE INVALID

viii find the Wabash the most convenient
route to all the noted health resorts OF
Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas and Texas, and
that the extensive through car system and
superior accommodations of this popular
,ine will add greatly to his comfort while en-
route. Pamphlet descriptive of the many
celebrated mineral springs OF the West and
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C. NJ. Gilmer, Lawyer, Quincy, ILL.,,
says: 81 can heartily recommend Burks
White Pine Balsam to any suffering
with colds or coughs"
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THE TOURIST

Has long since chosen the Wabash as the
fayorite route TO all the summer resorts of
the East, North and West, and winter re-
sorts of the South, as the Company has for
years provided better accommodations and
more attractions than any OF its competitors
Cor this class OF travel Tourist Tickets can
be had at reduced rates at all principal
OiNcRs OF Tho CnInnary
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Five doors west of Savings Bank,
'Mlar. T.. BEEN AN. g. CO..

Wonders will never cease, so goes
the adage. This time, Sunnyside comes
forward with the story that a good
sized shoat, belonging to H Jennings,
entered straw lick where a large hole
had been made by cattle eating. On
thu end of January last, the straw fell
in and no more was seen of his pigshlp
until March 4th, when he emerged
looking rather thin and with an acute
appetite. Mr.. Jennings considers
Tanner outdone, and on account of its
appearing on Inauguration day he will
hereafter call it Cleveland.-CaAton
Press.
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TIE CAPITALIST

Can get the information necessary to secure
cafe and profitable investments in agricul-
ture, stock raising, mining, numbering. or
ANY OF the many inviting fields throughout
the South and West, by addressing the un-
dersigned.
F. CHANDLER,
General Passenger and I,kts sgtut. st. Louis. 10.
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Fify-tWo Dividends
The INDEPENDEAT

OF New York, is acknowledged TO be what the PA
Aall Gazette. OF London. Gays II 10, zone Of 5he
ab!cst weeklics in existence" IL occupies two
Redistribution and literary.
II publishes eachwsek from Twenty-Five to
Thirty three per cent more readlpk matter than
any ofits contemporaries. With the exception OF
It's column Of .'selections.' every line in every
arit. Itp.ys more each week for literary mat
ter than my three ofits contemporaries put toge-
er. Ii has t largest and best corps VI contribu-
tors Of any periOdcsl in the world. Il 10 unde-
nOminattonal in religion. and unsurpassed In H.
trary ability. Its review books are uuercslled
In journalism. lis Edit ria:s are fearless Its de-
partmcnis of Science and Biblical Research give
yaluIhl" Information unobtsined elsewhere. lts
Markets and Financial Reports and commercial
Attic IS are ealeriy sought Tor by those wanting
cofTcci Information upon those subjects. It's De-
parimeIt, for ''Oid aud yOuny' Is filed With
stories aud articles in pose anl poetry.
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PUBLISHERS AMERICAN ACRICULTUhI
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Letters OF administration with will annexed up
on the estate OF W. J.. Conner. deceased were
granted TO The undersigned on the 81 day OF March
1888. by int Probate court of Adair county, All
persons having claims against said estate re-
CURED 10 1hIbit the for allowance 10 the admin
istrator within year after the date OF said let
ters, or they may be preclufed from any benefit ni
such est te: aud Il such claims be NOT exhibited
within Two years from The date .aid letters they
will he forever barred
This Is n day Of March, 1885.
WASHINGTON CosNBR
Adu.inlsIraior with the viii annexed.
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SWIGERT & FUSSLEMAN.
MARCH BLIZZARD

TIE United States Government Census lust pub
llshed, speaks of the "Remarkable SucCessT Al
tending our Unique and UntrIng Efforts" in
pushing the American Agriculturist. IL began the
current year with larger subscription list than ar
any corresponding period in twelve ears The
able corps of EditOis. who have made the AulerI-
can Agriculturist welcome visitor TO hundreds of
thousands of readers for quarter OF cenIury are
sun bending all their energies t" make the Journal
II possible, more interesting and valuable than
ever. And you may rightly conclude thatit
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TIE INDEPENDENT

has twenty-five distnct Departments, edited BY
Reseaches. Sanitary, Fine Arts, Music, scihucas
P"bies. Personalities, Ministerial Register. Hymn
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Puzzles, selections and Agriculture. fhirty-tvo
pages N -
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And if wagon you would buy
| know the Massey will please your eye
II you will look before you buy
W hen harvest comes inst bear in mind
The Woods machine won the behind
A Irvine Binder viii save YOU pre-
cious time.
II you make your order iniample time.
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WABASH
RO() 7 : !: !!
THE BUSINESS MAN

When he travels wants to 60 quick, wants to
be comfortable, wants to arrive at destina-
ton on time, in fact, wants a strictly bust
ness trip, and consequently takes the
popular Wabash Route, feeling that he is
sure to meet his engagements and continue
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THE INDEPENDENT

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Every one who wishes TO be well Informed upon
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-13

Il N. LOUDER, THE SPECIAL ADMINS
u l.. traitor of the Estate of John G. Fortman,
deceased, having filed his petition herein.
duly verified, praying for an order OF sale of
the real estate and personal property of the
said decedent for the purposes therein set
forth, it is therefore ordered by the Judge of
sid Court, that all persons interested in the
estate Of said deceased, appear before the
said Probate Court, on Friday, the twelfth
dSy of June, 1875, at II O'Clock noon of said
day. st the Courtroom of said Probate Court,
at The Courthouse, in the City of st. George,
CoUnty of Washington and Territory of Utah,
50 show cause why an order should not be
grated to the said special administrator to
sell the real estate and personal property
ofthe said deceased at public or private sale.
as shall be necessary, and that a copy ofthis
order be published at least four successive
weeks in the SENI-WEEKLY SALT LAKE
HERALs. a newspaper printed and published
afSalt Lake City, Utah.
Dated May l, 1885.
EDWIN G. WOOLLEY,
ProbateJudge.
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NOTICE.
L. 8. LAM Orr1cE-

U. s. LAND OFFICE,
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March ), 1885.
COMPLAINT HAVING BEEN ENTERED
u at this Office bv Otte Van Oostrum, of
Salt Lake City, Utah, against andre G. Blad,
for abandoning his Homestead Entry No.
S110. dated July 6, 1877 upon the Southwest
Quarter Section II, Township s.. Range
w, in Salt Lake County. Utah Territory,
the said parties are hereby summoned to ap-
PEAR at this Office. on the Doth day of May,
1875, at 10 o'clock am, to respond and fur
nish testimony concerning said alleged
abandonment.
q. McMASTER,
dale. Register.