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The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-06-15
How a Pasture Is Made.

In Great Britain Holland, and in
some of the best dairy district in this
country, land is selected for a pasture as
1t is for any particular crop. Regard is
paid to its adaptability to produce a
large amount Of fine rich grasses. The
soil or sod is prepared to receive the
seed, which is selected with special ref
erence to the production of grass to be
eaten while it is in its green state. Great
pains are taken to render the soil as pro-
ductive as possible. Water is supplied
or drained off as the wants of the land
require. Weeds and bushes are extermi-
mated OR kept in subsection. Fertilizers
are applied as they are to land devoted
to cultivated crops. Loose soils are rem
dered moro compact by the use of the
roller, and very heavy soils arc loosened
by the employment of the harrow or
scarificr. Most farmers in this country,
however, neglect all these things. Land
is not selected for q pasture. If it is too
rocky, broken or difficult to cultivate; if
it is too wet or dry to produce good
crops of corn, grain, potatoes or roots, it
is devoted to pasturage. Land is selected
for other purposes, but the land for
pasturage is what was rejected as I'M
suited for any other use. Sometimes a
piece of land originally productive is de-
voted to pasture purposes: If this is the
case it is generally after it 'shas been
cropped to DEATH" It is first planted to
corn for several years, then sown to
grain for a period equally long, and then
laid down to grass suited for moving
purposes. After the crop of grass be-
comes SO light that it scarcely pays for
the work of cutting, the farmer concludes
that the only thing he can do with the
land is to devote it to supporting stock
during the summer, which he expects to
makeSthe most out of them. There are
no evidences of benefcent design in most
of the pastures in this country. They
are the work of chance or neglect.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-06-15
Vitality OF Seeds.

The vitality of seeds is an important
question nowadays, for it is Improbable
and discouraging to plant seed, which
do not grow. Some of the Agricultural
Department seeds in years past, and
many of those kept over at the stores
from year to year, are too old. The life
of garden seeds is not like that of. a
grain. of corn or wheat. The smaller
seeds often terminate and perish before
the plant has developed stalk and roots
to gather norishment from the earth and
air. Then, too, the shallow planting
allows che seeds to perish for want of
moisture. The more delicate the seeds
the iner,must be the soil and the greater
the care in planting. The rule is to
plant and then pack with the foot or a
board, SO that the soil will not dry out
before the seed has gsrminated and struck
root. He who is careful about planting
and having the soil warm and fine, will
not have, to complain so much about
strascally secdsmen.n Seedsmen, as a
class, are honorable men. The multi
tude of men dealing in their seeds, who
know nothing aboutsthe nature of seeds,
play tho mischief with the seedsmen's
reputation. Some of the grocers and
grocers' boys who handle seeds don't
know that seeds are ruined by getting
damp and mouldy. They don't know
that q beet seed cannot be kept as long
as an onion seed, or that one seed may
not be kept IS long as another. Every
package of seed should have the date of
its production, and every catalogue
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-06-15
FOR THE FARM AND HOME.
Hot Corn for Fowls.

A correspondent writes: eff you want
to make your fowls feel good and thank
full give them hot corn for supper-just
as hot as they can eat it. To find out
how hot it should be pick up a handful
and hold it tightly in your closed hand;
if it burns, of course it is too hot, but if
after holding it a minute it makes your
hand feel warm and nice it is just right.
To heat the corn put it in an iron pan or
kettle in the stove oven and stir it occa-
sionally. If your wife has biscuit in the
oven you better put the kettle ON the
back part of the stove and stir the corn
often. Mind now, I don't near that
you are to put water in with the corn; I
mean hot, dry corn. If some kernels at
the bottom of the kettle should get
scorched, or ever charred, the hens will
eat it, and it will do them good, too"
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-06-15

should have q table telling the number of
years each kind of seed may be safely
kept. Buyers would thus have means of
knowing so1ething of the value of seeds
offered them.
The scotsman who will adopt the plan
of selling his seeds in packages on
which is printed the year the seeds were
grown, also state ''good for" one, two,
five or ten years, will be a public bene-
factor. II protects his own reputation
and the pockets of buyers of his seeds.
The middlemen may object, but garden
ers, farmers and honest seedsmen would
oil be gamers. - ultiuator.
The Caro- OF Horses.
A Massachusetts, farmer recently said
ut a stock ~raisers' institute in Boston: AS
O rule the horse requires about two per
cent. of his weight in food daily, a 1000
pound horse eating twenty pounds, which
should be about half hay and half grain,
lessening the quantity when standing
idle. The horses stomach being the
smallest known to comparative anatomy,
he should have his three meals a day.
Do not feed a horse as you would a COW,
with her series of large stomachs de-
signed for storing away surplus food.
Oats are too little appreciated by horse
owners. Corn is not a natural food for
the horse; it is too fattcning, and a fat
horse is not a useful horse. The street
car horses of Boston arc we'll fed, and
last better than the average horse on the
farm. Thirteen miles is about the extent
of a days work for a horse that is in
harness seven days in the week, and the
car-owncrs have learned this, and do not
try to exceed it. Any man who attempts
to make his horse do more than this and
follows it will fail. In driving on the
road it is speed that kills. Driving five
miles in ten minutes less time than it
ought to take gives pain and shortcns
life. Some horses eat like some men
too fast. He had an unpatentcd method
for curing the habit; keep peck of cob
BILE stones in the manager among which
the oats are poured, and the horse will
require time for separating the grain
from the rocks. He had tried to induce
Boston millers to introduce rollers into
their mills for crushing oats, but thus
far without success. Crushed oats make
the best feed in the world for a horse,
would be in demand if procurable.
Watering Immediately before or imme-
diately after eating is bad for the horse.
Before eating cold water chills the
stomach, and units it for the digestive
process, while water poured down upon
a full stomach washes the contents along
too fast, causing waste of food, and if
followed by immediate driving, that
most disgusting complaint, scours.
Water should be given little at a time
and often. Most horses drink more
than they need, because they are allowed
to become too dry or toe tired. A tired
horse may be trusted to eat, but not al
ways to drink.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-04-14
AunkananfA.

" Young Mrs. WTnthrop."-This evening the
tine play of Young Mrs. winthrop will be
played I'm the opera hause by fine company
from the Madison Square theatre. The New
York Star says of the play at is u story OF
everyday life. but does not preach sermon I;
only points moral daintily and acceptable. 1t
is thoroughly interesting without being either
eventful or essentially dramatic. From begin
ming to end II does not require in single SEN
tence the emphasis of violent defamation. The
sentiment of the play is pure. wholesome and
delicious. Thoroughly charming and marvel
lously refined The play has a vein OF comedy
which is never coarse or farcical and is as natu'
raj and enjoyable as the more serious element is
life-iike and sympathetic"
Three Nights at Cheap Rates.-To morrow
evening the Peoples Dramatic company, of New
York, opens a three nights engagement in this
city. The first play will be " Monte Cristo,
and the prices are popular The company in
cludes Gustavus Clark, Miss Emma Hendrick,
and Laura Linden and others.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-04-14
Where the Water Comes From.

Davis Kitch, who has been busy at work in
the cellars on East King street, which are
filled with water, last evening discovered
whore some Of the water, if not all of 1t, is
coming from. Between Sprecher's seed
store and Slaymaker's liquor store, there is
an alley. Immediately under this there is
an old well, which has been walled over. A
Of sprecber's stors ar this n"int wa oad
II was found that the old well was overflow
ing and water In a good-siZed stream was
pouring into Sprecher's cellar. 1t is very
likely that both this well and the one in the
rear OF the pank have been overlooking for
some time past There are several wells in
this tneighborhood, and the earth is naturally
full Of water.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-04-14
Sewyork prod,ce ,Iarhat

NEW YORK, April l4.-Flour uull and in the
buyers favor Fine, :! 20I2 90 Superfne, e. SO
as 80; Common to sood Extra Western, siEl5 90
City Mill Extras, - e0d4 65 for West Indies.
Wheat-No. l Red state on Spot, 9ac No. 2
Red, 9lkc; Nc. White, state a5c No. ? Red,
winter, May. 9o5zc; No. Red, Winter, June,
9lLc do July 9n4c.
Corn-No. Mixed, cash. 47c.
Oats-So. ] White state, spot, 45c No. 2,
mixed, May, 35'sc.
Rye dull. 62sp63c. for Western.
Barley nominal.
Pork dull Family Mess. sll 258ll so.
Lard-May, 81 - June, 81 25
Moasses dull 20c for so test.
Turpentine steady AT Acc.
Rosin dull; strained to good. G O7h6ll l2H
Petroleum quiet refined in cases, SIC.
Buttsr-Market quiet: Western Imitation
2iGl3lc.
Cheese dull State, s9llkc Western. s9lOlIc.
Eggs steady; state, les4al3c; Western, la
l211c.
sugar dull Refined cutloaf. 6slc
granuiated, $50.
Talow steady prime city, &c.
freights dull; grain to Liverpool, 3llc.
Coffee f1rm fair cargoes at SIC.
Rice duh; ranges from 3546tc.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-04-14

CHIoAso. April II, $50 a. m.-Market opened
Wheat-May, 1870; June, 7s9sc; July, soc.
Corn-April. $3.50 May, 37l4c June, ska
37sSc July, Sskc.
Uats-May, 295sQ30c.
Pork-Mav, ~ 65 June. s9l2L July, 81 90
Lard-May, o. 50 Juhe IS 9Oa5 65h July.
- 97k.
Ribs-May. q FIX June. S 32l< July, o .OIf.
uLu%INo.
Wheat-April, 7Gsci May, 77hc; June,
'slsG7sc July sokc.
Corn55,April, S}sSci MAY, s79sc June. S7slc
July. 3s&c.
oats5Aprii, 26o; May, e974c; June, sOI.c.;
July, 3p4c.
P6rk-April. % on May. % 10 June,
- III; July, t92l
:, Lard1oApril, s, s5h; May, g. s7%; June.
Kibs--Aprii, s. 22X May. IS IS; June s. 3d.
July, 335.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-04-14
Rumor. Of Ci.velaud's Marriage.

Assemblyman Platt, Of Poughkeepsie, n.
T., who has just returned from Buffalo,
whore he acted as chairman of the special
committee TO investigate the aldermen, re-
turns with a piece of news that settles the
matrimonial prospects of President Cleve-
land. While in Buffalo he was shown letter
nom MIRA Folsom, In which she referred to
ne epproaching marriage of her daughter to
fresident Cleveland. Mrs. Folsom and her
daughter are at Genoa, Italy, at present.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-04-14
DEATHS.

EIcHHoLTz-On the 18th inst, Edward Edgerley.
infant son of Herpert Il. and Bertha kichh holtZ,
aged months
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited
to attend the funeral from the residence of his
parents, No SIC East Chestnut street. on Thurs
day afternoon at . O'Clock. Interment at Ian
caster cemetery. al2-3t'
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-04-14
The Red Front shoe store.

Attention is called to advertisement In
another column of the opening on Saturday
next, of the Red Front Shoe Store, In North
Queen street, next door to the postoffice, The
proprietor, MIR. c. A. Reece, who has had many
years experience in the shoe trade In this and
other cities. opens with large and finely as
sorted stock of entirely new goods of all de
sirable makes, which he promises to sell at the
lowest possible prices
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-04-14

a number OF young misses of Pheni xville,
ranging In age from IL to II years, have
organized a cooking club. They meet al
tasnately 1t the residence of the parents of
The msmbsn every week. The mother Of
eho little girl at whose house the meeting Is
keld decides which OF the contestants has
nade the best cake or bread, and also
tnEnishss prize 70 be given to the winner.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-04-14
Closing Prices-2 o'clock p. l
Live Stock Markets.

EAST NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. S8l head
shipments, IS head market slow ana a shade
lower than yesterday cattle shipped to New
York, none.
Hogs-receipts. 700 head shipments, 600
market slow ;IPhiladelphias, - 1904 so; York
ess. y A0QA so; skips, VI 2oG4 IS shipments 10
New York, 2 carloads.
E Esh@sep.receipts. nee a,aoO head; shipments, $50
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-04-14
a Ns~ Novel Selling Wall

According to the Philadelphia News Mr..
Henry +. Keenan's last novel, "The
Aliens" has already sold better than any
American novel OF the season, Nearly % OO0
copies Of bis Trajan" have been sold and
the book is constantly in demand in the
stores OF this city. Forty Thousand Of :. The
Aoneymakers," which is attributed to the
aAme author, were sold.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-04-14

Alvin King and Margaret Jane King, his
wifa Of Fulton township, have made deed
of assignment for the benefit OF their creditors
naming Levi X. Brown a. their assignee.
Miller b. Leaman and wife, of Paradise
township, assigned their property this after
noon for the benefit of creditors TO Alonzo r.
Wilmer, of the same township
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-04-14

Salvation EN- failed to appear at Alderman
Barr's office last evening to prosecute David
Chic, for assault and battery and drunken
ness and disorderly conduct The alderman
continued the hearings until Emma's appear
apce can be secured, 1t is said that she went
to the country for her health.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-04-14
r,n.er PECULIARLY Sick in ouarryv,lie.

DIR. II. f. Raub, of Quarryville, reports
fifteen cases of the peculiar disease that has
been mystifying the Lancaster doctors and
which has been attributed to bad air, water
and bad food. He says the symptoms are the
same as In the Lancaster cases.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-04-14
The Injured Ra,,ronder-.

Fred. Weaver, Samuel Kurtz and Wm +.
Fultz, the railroaders who were injured by
the collision between the shifting engine and
Mr.. Ryan's milk wagon, are doing well.
hurt is not now considered in danger. Mr..
Ryan is also doing well.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-04-14

Lorenzo r. Floyd, on complaint of his vile
Alice p. Floyd was arrested for desertion'
He was given hearing by Alderman spur
rier, who held him In bail to answer at court.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-04-14
MARKETS..


PHuADHLPHIA, April lt-Flour market weak
Sales of 1000 barrels. Mimi bakers ut % s0Sf+ 70
Penna. tamilyat * 1904 10 Western at 81 l2l4,g
Us Patents u e0tp5 25.
Rye fiour slow atS3 1908 i5.
p. m, call-wheat-Apri, 9lJ.c; May.
9lkc; June, 9lkc; July, MAc.
Corn-April. 464c; May, 46Ac.: Junei6Kc (;
July, 46Ac.
ll3Zc
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-04-14
Chsnge OF Proprieeors.

0eprgs w. 6cheetx, who for more than q
- - has heen keeping the oyster saloon
nosr nherin Tomlinson's building, Centre
24esa to.day took possession OF the
Ax.nt IN the basement OF Hirsh a.
zegf1or's store. having pnrchsssd the stock
- axsprss Of Hsnry copland.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-04-14

The pay car of the Pennsylvania railroad
passed through this city at noon to-day, and
the men were paid off Tor the month.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-04-14
Letter Held.

A letter addressed to Miss Nora Thomas,
Coulia p. O., is held at the Lancaster office
for better directions
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-04-14

WE advise all in want of good boots or shoes at
low prices to visit the Red Front Shoe Store, No.
4S North Queen street, next door TO postofiice.
anrl4lwdSltw
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-04-14
Connected with Telephone Exchange

Mr.. d. Hayes Rupert's grocery store, corner
East King and shippen streets, IL connected
with the telephone exchange.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-04-14
GO AROUND THERE AND HOWL.
when q hound shall howl at the gate,
In the dusk oi the dawntng day,
A soul that Is weary Of life
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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-04-14

~ correspondence IsrrIIrarScER.
II 51SiuMnrA, April ~ = The regular
1kiy needing OF borough council was
{6 - Sv~n1nE, n The council chamber at
|l71 oseaosk. Members present: Messrs
r1a Nmzsy, Edwards, Eckmsn, Csswell,
1nDln absent MeasrA Wester-
~ Henhey. The minutes of the
p nesting Of March 9th, the adjourned
1ng q March 26th and 30th and. meeting
Arsn ~, were read and approved.
Il, CG1of Bursss Jackson reported the town
4 - rsasonably quiet during the past
1iea1h Columbia fire engine has been re-
1eod and the boiler of the same to be in
Tod order.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-20
Sensation In sicily.

ROME, March ia sensation has
been produced in Sicily by most
daring attempt by brigands to capture
the great-grandson OF Admiral Nelson.
The young gentleman is the Hon.
Victor Albert Nelson Hood, son OF
the present and third Irish Baron
Bridgeport, whose father was the hus-
band OF Lady Charlotte, daughter of
Admiral Nelson. His father is equerry
to the Queen and Duke of Bronte, in
Sicily. The family estate includes the
estate COZ tanning the Castillo Do
MANAGE, in Sicily, which was given
by the King Of Sicily TO the admiral
as a testimonial OF gratitude for the
victory of Trafalgar. Victor was re-
siding in the castle when the brigands,
who, it is believed, had plotted to take
him prisoner and hold him for high
ransom, made an attack in force upon
the place. The servants were brave,
and soon rallied around their young
master in defense of his person aud
estate. A desperate and prolonged
battle ensued, which resulted in the
defeat and dispersal of the robbers,
but only sitter many OF them were dis
abled by wounds from further fight
ing. Four OF the brigands vera taken
prisoners and turned over TO the Gus
tody of the authorities.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-20
HOME RULE FOR IRELAND.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF MR.. GLAD.
STONES PLAN POSTPONED.
Differences in His Cabinet Likely TO
Be Adjusted-General For
eign Notes.

LONDON, March l9.-lt is stat I'd that
Mr.. Gladstone will nc I be prepared to
present his scheme OF Irish Tt form TO
Parliament before the first week Of
April The Cabinet will not meet
sRain until next week. Many had ex-
pected that Mr.. q adEtone would ttate
his Irish policy next week, bee use at
the opening OF the session he said he
could not present il until he was
through in The House with the gov
ern ments financial business, which
be expected TO have done by March
23d. Mr.. Gladstone said this after
noon, in the House of Commons, that
he hoped to be able during the COM
ing week to Dame a day for presenting
statement OF his Irish proposals.
Referring 10 current ruInoTs about the
nature OF the scheme of Irish reform
which he proposed to submit, Mr..
Gladstone asked the members Ct the
House to exercise a prudent re-
serve in giving credence TO any
of them. He added thst his state
ment would probably be followed by
the introduction OF a government
hi to carry his plans into effect. Mr.
Gladstone also asked that members
exercise Wholesome skepticism in
regard to Tumors of dissension in the
Cabinet. Some of the lobby frequent
ers think this indicates that the differ
enees between the Premier and Mr..
Chamberlain have either been ar
ranged or are in a fair way of being
arranged. The Conservatives, how
ever, in view OF the vsgueness Of Mr..
Gladstone's language, incline to think
that the breach is beyond repair.
Lord Randolph Churchill is highly
displeased at the political importance
attached to his conference OF yester-
day with Mr.. Chamberlain. 1t is
stated on indisputable authority that
the Radical detection is incre asing,
and that Messrs. Morley, Bright, Os-
born, Morgan, Broadhurst, HeDeage
aud other well-known Liberal mem
bers of Parliament will Join Mr.,
Chamberlain.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-20
IMPORTS INCREASING.

The New York Indicator says that
great activity prevails at the custom
house, and the officials there say they
never we're buster, This is owing to
the large amount OF imports arriving
at that port. The goods are taken
away as fast as they arrive, especially
the dry goods, In the week ending
March l2.h S2,l4l 1851 OF dry goods
were entered for consumption, against
81, 772.4H in the corresponding week
last year, TIE increase in dry goods
importations has been going on since
New Years. Since January LIST the in
crease Ia the imports of wooden, cot
ton and silk goods has been S3,200,-
600 Boston shows similar increase.
In the balance OF tra3e such an in.
crease viii tel against us, and such a
fact is usually regarded rs injurious TO
our prosperity, Such is not necessarily
the case, however. In England the
import Of cotton 10 heavy item
against the country in the la'ance Of
trade, but instead Of being loss that
import Is enc of Eugland's chief
sources OF wealth, We export most
OF it, and its price is in our favor in
the balance of trade but the great
and main gamer In the case is not
the exporter but the importer, and it
would be well for our pro ,perity il Wa
reiettsd more upon than fact than we
have ever done hitherto. Where,
however the import is not Of wha. is
called raw material" the value Of
which we-Sau increase in our manu-
features, but OF Injuries, as a heavy
proportion Of the dry goods importa-
tons are, such imports, when larger
show thai a country IS wealthy, bat it
does not add TO its wealth; its tenden-
cy iS in the opposite direction. One
Of the promoting causes OF wealth is
economy, the importation Of luxsries
Gs extravaganza, Asgn aid to refine
hent even here there IS gain, but not
| " material wealth; in that there is
IDS. 1t is wise and necessary to OBJ.
serve what affects materially the In
crease or decrease OF our national
wealth, but to measure natural pro-
ducdons and manufactured articles by
their mere material side, as value that
can be measured by money, would be
a narrow and ignorant way of judging
ot values and estimating advantages.