Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-07-02

Industrial Brcyltles.
A patented machine was on exhib
tlon in New Orleans for freeing tn
fiber of hemp and flax from the wood
substance which 1t is desirable to sep
crate from it, which gave the creates
satisfaction. The ramic plant take
green from the field, leaves and all
was perfectly diyCstcd of everything
but the clean and perfect fiber read
for use. The dry stalks of ramio an,
iutc were decortlcatcd with equal sue
cess.
1t is said that Paris green apple,
to rosebushcs and grapcvincs infcste,
with rose bugs will kill the insects Il
surely as it does the potato bug, whel
used on potato plants The applica
ton can be dry, mixed with flour, o
land plaster, or in liquid form, mixcC
with water, and sprinklcd on, in tn,
same manner as for the potato bug.
An officer in the United States arm,
stationed at Fort Vancouver, Washing
ton territory, states that he received
| box Of Strawberries SraisGd ut La COmaS
the smallest of which was five inchc
in circumference while the largcs
| specimen measured nnc inches. The
flesh was ripe TO the center, and hat
the Tine ilayor OF wild berries.
Many millions of dollars are spent
annually by the Russian government
10 encourage private horse breeding
establishments. At numerous point,
annual auction sales are held; at the
public sales about j0O,0DO horses are
disposed Of clcl. year The American
trOttng-brcd horses, it is said, bring
the highest prices.
The South Australian government
Statist has received the agricultural
returns from an area Of ,32l 500 acres
Of land, comprising 1876 districts. in.
cIuding all the wheat growing coun.
ties. The total yield for this acreage
is lO,0oo,2l2 bushels, or an average of
seven bushels thirly-four pounds
per acre.
The Usage orange is said to bo the
most durable timber that grows in
America and the ShrnkagcS and swell
lingS caused by heat and moisture so
slight rs to be impcrccptiblc, Wagons
made of this material are very dura-
bic, the wheels, It is said, lasting for
fifty years without paint or shelter
On Tuesday morning, May 10Th, the
l,Ujilh hour of the electric light life
test now IN progress in the buildings
of the electrical exhibition, under the
Franklin institute of Philadelphia, had
been completed, the lamps having been
lighted ON April II, aud burning con
linuouSly ever since.
Natural gas will soon be used as an
illumnant III Kansas City, Mo-, Wyan-
dottc, kas., and several other cities
and towns near these places The gaS
has been struck at several points dur
ing the last two wears, and parties
from the Pennsylvania oil regions have
undertaken TO dcyelopc its use.
The fruit dealers of Arkansas OBJ
served June I rs "Strawbcrry Day."
giving the fruit gathered ON that day
to the inmates Of various clccmOsyna-
ry institutions. Children picked the
berries, the owners gave them, mer-
chants paid for the crates, and the
railroads handled them free.
At Il recent public sale of thorough
brcdS IN New York city, eleven year
lings by Spendthrift averaged St.93j.
The highest priced colt brought Sc, 100,
it is said, for DIVER Broth
crS, and the next highest went for
-, 100, to Mr.. llaggin, of Ga lifornia.
a wcll-knOwn horse breeder of Co.
Ind, has contracted to fur.
nish to an agent Of the Cuban govern.
mcnt sixty fine brood mares, us part
Of six hundred, all to be coal black,
aud rot less than sixteen hands high.
They are to be taken to Cuba.
Speaking of ancient horses, the re-
nOwncd Winchester has rival in the
horse which Gen. Grant rode the day
Lee surrendered, He is owned in
Vernon, Oneida county, n. Y, and
marched in the procession on Dccora-
lion day this year.
1t is officially reported that 2,SOO,-
poo acres of grazing lands in the king
lom of the Netherlands supports
/ 100000 cattle, 27j,OOO horses, s5O,-
100 sheep, and 35O,OOO hogs. This is
less than one acre to the animal.
The plcuro-pneumonia bill passed |
BY the senate of the state of Tennes-
see, apprOpriating $4,000 to prevent |
he introduction of the disease into |
hat state, was passed by the house on
he 9th inst
1t is said that there have been more
ruit and ornamental trees set out in
Dakota this season than in any previ-
,us one, and that they grow much
more easily than was supposed.
DIR. Gouchcr, of Nashville, Tenn, is
laving mounted Il iivc.pound calf,
,orn at Castlcton, Barry county. 1t is !
perfectly formed, and believed to be
ho smallest calf ever born.
One of the Allan steamers arrived in
ilasgOw June with over five hund-
ed cattle from Philadelphia. 1t is
'aid to be the largest cargo of cattle
hat ever crossed the Atlantic.
Maryland and Virginia farmers are
making handsome profits in raising
hcep and lambs for the Washington,
Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New
FORK markets.
The yolk OF eggs laid by hens while
hey eat the seycntecn-year lOcusts is
Iearlv white. Hens prefer these in
ects to almost any kind of food.