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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-03-04

This was the topic of a successful wool
grower at the late meeting of the Iowa
livestock men, and it Is to be said that
essentially the same treatment answers
for East and West. He said: d" l would
prefer pure-brcd stock, but as that is ex'
pensive, 1 usually get grades and breed
up, for it takes but short time to breed
up good flock. l have always used
pure-bred Merino bucks, being convinc
ed that for profit, where sheep are kept
in focks of 100 Or more, there is no equal
to the Merino and its crosses. I aim to
have lambs dropped as soon as grass
comes in the Spring. want lambs
early, yet not before there is pasture
enough so that the ewes will have plenty
Of milk. keep a close watch, and if 6
lamb is droppcd--unless it is warm
weather. see that it goes to the stable
at once, and as soon as possible see that
it sucks, after which no further care is
needed except in storms. wean lambs
by September 1. During Summer
know nothing better than good blue
grass, and that kept pretty short, a.
sheep do not like long grass. l never
feed grain in Summer, yet, when pastur,
is short, think little grain would pay.
1 feed lightly at first in the Fall, but by
the time Winter sets>in l aim to give full
feed of about one bushel of corn to 100
head per day, with plenty of hay. While
on dry feed in Winter it is important
that sheep should have plenty of water
When the cold Fall rains commence, the,
should be kept dry, as no sheep will
thrive when its coat of wool is soaked
full of water. Good care and shelter are
just as important as good feeding, fol
sheep well sheltered will shear from
one to two pounds more per fleece thar
when exposed to the weather, and thu
wool will sell for higher price in tn,
market; with fine wool sheep the WOO
can be left on till quite late in the sea
son-frst, because there is great DANCE
of losing sheep by cold storms, if shear
ed too early in the season; and second
the wool is not in the best condition I'm
til the "grease" raises, which will not b.
until the weather is quite warm. W
usually sell as soon as the clip is ready
think Merino sheep and their crosse
the most profitable because they, bcin!
smaller, eat less and shear more than tn
coarscr ones. You can keep at least fiv
fine woods on the same feed you keel
three coarse ones.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-03-04
STRIKERS AROUSED. .
More Trouble Reported in the Coke
Region.


Socialistic Hungarans are causing more
trouble in the coke regions. A crowd of them
recently assembled at Broadford, Pa, and
marched to the summit on the Mt. Pleasant
branch, forcing every coke drawer from work
along their route They were nearly all armed
and fired numerous shots in order to intmidate
the workers at the summit and other works.
The coke drawers fled through fear of
violence from the mob. and in some cases
left their scrapers in the hot ovens to melt,
tearing that, if they continued work, the tippe
and other buildings at the works would be de-
,troyed The strikers demand an advance of
10 cents per oven, instead of 10 per cent, re-
Gently granted. At Leisening, the men re-
luested Supt. Taggart to discharge a man
who had worked during the strike. This was
refused and the men all struck. In the last
report of the Pennsylvania bureau of indus
trial statistics is found the statement of q
Bradford county miner, who says 81 think
you ought to do something for the working
men of this country or else ship all the ma
tives of China, Italy and Poland here right
away Commissioner McCamant. after dis
,ussing the habits and ambitions and capabil-
tiles of the Hungarian laborcrs, says of the
result of his Investigations: at should be
stated that these visits, and pertinent inquiries
made, have established the fact SO far
as the Hungarians are concerned, that while
their mode of living is the same
everywhere in the state it is in the coke
| region where they are seen in the worst
phases of life, and where they work for less
and do more mental labor than in other 10
calities." According to the commissioner,
less than one-third of these Hungarians can
read when they come here, and the rest never
| learn, their sole ambition being to live like
| animals, in order to get together few hun
lred dollars with which to 60 home and live
in luxury the rest of their days They seem
TO be the veritable "Chinese of the Eastern
states" The assertion of the commissioner is
that ito save money they will live like
pigs" 'They have been known to gather the
otfal at slaughter houses to make SOUP with. "
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-03-04
Tho Best Food for Horses.

Horses have small stomachs, and al
though they can spbsist we'll upon grass,
yet it is diflicultfor them to cat enough
hay to keep them in the best condition,
because it is not so easily digcstiblc nor
rs nutritious as fresh young grass. They
may look plump, and may even be fat,
but fat gives no strength, and is wholly
deceptive as to condition Of health and
strength. Hay is not complete food, as
It does not furnish the requisite proteine
for the production of flesh and the
restoration of the waste of nitrogen
Gus matter from the system by every
muscular movement The majority Of
farmers, and especially of lumbermen,
trcighters and others, whose horses work
hard, favor the use of corn and oats, OF
corn and rye, finely ground, and fed
with cut hay in only sufficient quantity
to fill the stomach. The usual ration Of
.hc street-car horses, whose work is the
hardest and most tiresomc OF any, is .
pounds of cut hay and pounds Of
mixed corn and oats ground given three
times day. The writer's practice has
been to give the same ration of hay
with A pounds of the mixed ground feed
during the winter, and in the summer
the same twice a day, with pounds Of
oats at noon.-Nelo York Times.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-03-04
Food for YOunn Calves.

Some interesting results of experiments
in feeding calves are recorded in report
of the Munster England) agricultural
and dairy school, just issued. The foods
tried were as follows, the quantities
named being given daily: 1. Eight
quarts of SKINNED milk. 2. Ten quarts
of separated milk. 8. A mixture pre-
pared by pouring eight quarts of boiling
water on one quart of linsccd meal and
one and one third quarts of bean meal,
covered up for twenty-four hours, and
then boiled with more water, enough of
which was added to provide eight quarts
for each calf. 4. A feeding meal sold at
81 shillings per hundred weight, mixed
with water-quantity not stated. Two
calves were put on each kind of food,
and, after they were month old, each
had little hay. The experiment lasted
from the goth of May till the eth of
August. The average daily increase in
live weight in the different lots was 1.6
pounds for No. /, In pounds for No. 2,
l.G5 pounds for No. 8, and 1.05 pounds
Tor No. 4. The cost per pound of in
crease was respectively, in the same order
of lots, 80 pence, pence, 1.55 pence,
pnd ZIG pence. The mixture Of bean
peal and linseed meal, therefore, gave
the best increase at the least cost per
pound. Another experiment was that of
testing the quality of butter produced
from given quantity of milk after cx-
tracing the cream with the Danish scpa-
rator, as compared with the quantities
obtained after skimming milk which had
been allowed to stand for various periods.
The averages of forty-thrcc trials showed
that from a quantity of milk yielding 100
pounds with the use of the separator,
Fkimming after twenty -four hours yielded
/ 20 pounds, after thirty-six hours &C
pounds, after forty-two hours 70 pounds,
and after fifty-four hours 70 pounds
These trials, extending from January to
July, were made at various temperatures.
Only in a few instances was the percent
age in favor of the separator less than 1s
per cent. when the proper speed was
maintained.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-03-04
Household Hints.

A small quantity of bcnzoic acid o,
salicylic acid added to lemon juice will
preserve it for six months or longer.
Glue is rendered waterproof by first
soaking it in water until it becomes soft
and then melting it with gentle heat il
linsecd oil. ...'
A few drops of ammonia in a cupful Of
warm rain water, carefully applied with
sponge, will remove spots from paint
ings and chromos.
A very good cement to fasten on lamp
tops, is melted alum. Use as soon as
melted, and the lamp is ready for use as
soon as the cement is cold.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-03-04
GERMAN AFFAIRS.
All Foreign Workmen Discharged
From Government Dockyards.

A Berlin dispatch says: All workmen of
foreign birth have been discharged from emf
ployment in the government dockyards.
This action has been taken because of the dis
closures in the case of Captain Sarauw, re-
Gently convicted of having sold plans and
information of German Notifications to
Major Grizot of the French general staff.
Caption Sarauw is Dane, and no man Of
German birth has yet been arrested for this
offence 1t is thought that no persons of for
eign birth will be permitted to remain in the
service of the German war department.
The lower house of the PruSSian diet to-day
discussed the bill relating to teachers in ma
tional schools in Polish Prussia. Dr. Won
Gossler, minister of public instruction and
ecclesiastical affairs, declared that the gov
ernment was compelled to take firm and
clear stand in view of the continuous attacks
of the Poles The best way to assimilate the
two peoples was to insist upon a common
language. 1t was, therefore, necessary to
have teachers in Poland thoroughly acquaia.
ted with German, and to eliminate Polish
literature from the schools Unqualified
teachers would be placed in other positions
where they would be more useful. Noinjus-
tice was intended to vested rights. On the
contrary, the government would pursue a
policy of progress not of retrogression.
The North German Gazette says: The
prosecution is imminent of numerous Ger.
mans, who style themselves doctors on the
strength of diplomas purchased in America.
There are 3400 such doctors in Berlin alone y
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-03-04
MUsSel SteWS,

The Rocklaud Courier Gazette reports 9
new rival to the oyster which it thinks
will bring fame if not fortune to North
Haven, where the discovery was made.
1t seems some entcrprising citizen of that
place, with an eye to developing home
talent, conceived the idea of making ar
oyster stew without the oyster, substitu,
ting in the place of the bivalvt
some of the mussels with which the coast
abounds. The result was a brilliant
success. Such stew had never beer
eaten before. Local cpicures now turr
their noses at the oyster and vote it decid
eddy old fashioned, and are preparing te
impa-t their discovery to less enlightened
regions. Their missionaries have already
got as far as Rockland, and It'll predicted
that ere long the markets of all the BIZ
cities will abound with the legend
"North Haven mussels, twenty cents {
quart" 1t is enough to make the clan
turn green with envy.-Leuiston (Ne.
Journal
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-03-04
Recipes.

To Use Stale Bread. Take thick slice.
of dry bread, dip in cold water, and fry
in butter or butter and lard mixed,
using little salt, serving Immediately,
nice for breakfast.
Jelly Cakc.-Break two eggs in tea
cup, beat little, then fill the cup with
sweet cream, one cup OF sugar, one and a
half cups of flour, a little salt, two tea
spoons of baking powder. Bake in jelly
pans in quick oven, dividing into three
parts. Jelly, chocolate, cocoanut or.
boiled custard can be used between the
layers.
Spanish Cream. Dissolve a third of a
box of gelatina in thrcc-quartcrs of /,
quart of milk, for one hour; then put on
the stove and boil. When boiling stir in
the yolks of three eggs with quart,
crs of cup Of sugar While boiling hot
remove from the fire and stir in the
whites Of three eggs well beaten. Flavor
with fresh lemon and pour into mould.
/ Fi,h' Blls.-Cut np eight good sized
potatoes and pick fine one pint of salt
goldfish. Put all in cold water and boi
until tender enough to strain through :
colandcr; add piece of butter the size
of an egg, little cream, and one egg
salt if needed. Nash all together and
fry in boiling hot fat. Use a spoonful
for each ball, dipping the spoon in cold
water to prevent the mixture from stick
ing to the spoon.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-03-04
CANADA AND UNITED STATES.
Sir John McdOnald's Course on the
Fishery Treaty EIyn,aincu

In the Canadian House of Commas at
Ottawa, Ont, recently, i'll reply to animal
versions by the leader Of the opposition, Sn
John Macdonald, premier, said he had 10,
approached the United States Government
Tor renewal of the fishery treaty at the time
OF It's expiration as such a request would
under those circumstances, have been an act
of degradation. Moreover, owing to the cir
clinstanceS of an impending presidential
election, both parties would have feared t.
open any negotiation tending to ALLEVIATE any
section OF the people, particularly as Mr.
Blame was basing his hopes of an election or
being able to stir up a war feeling against
Great Britain. He had, therefore, waited
until after the election, when, to prevent the
sudden and harsh seizure of American vessels
he had offered "a continuance Of the privileges
to American fishermen, this to give time for
the President to propose a commission. and
the proposition had been received by MI
Cleveland III the same spirit and he hoped the
Morrison bill might pass and tend to preserve
friendly commercial relations with the
States.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-03-04
A TERRIBLE THOUGHT.
The Unseen Dangers TINT Are in the Face
Of Most Men and Women To-day.
THEIR CALM CONSIDERATION.

1t is terrible thought that at all times,
whether sleeping or waking, we are surrounded
by dangers The air we breathe the water We
drink and the food we eat may, and too ofte
do, contain absolute poison, which if they do
not actually kill often cause disease and SUI
tering that are almost as terrible. And espec-
tally is this true just at this season of the year.
The changes that are taking place in the air
and in the ground are dangerous to health and
spring fevers that seem to defy the doctors are
appearing on every side. People must be care
full, must keep the body strong, must eat and
sleep well, or death is at their side. Indeed
some healthful and nourishing stimulants
should be used, and we know of nothing SO
good for this purpose as Hoptonic. This popu-
lar remedy is said TO combine great nourishing
properties with stimulating and appetizing
powers owing to the Peptonized beef which it
contains. In this respect it is the first remedy
ever compounded for this purpose, which is
after all the only true obje t of any tonic. Any
man or woman who feels tired or anguid a
times; who does not relish food; whose blood
is out of order and whose sleep is not refresh
ing is in danger, and should give it immed ate
attention. But in doing so great care should
be observed to use only that which is known
and has been proven to be pure, healthful and
restoring, and we can cordially recommend
Hoptonic as being precisely this.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-03-04

was not covered. At that date tho
planks were laid on, but removed Sept
Q, when some amber corn fodder was
dropped in. Sept. the plarks
were laid on, the silo now being
completed. No weights were used,
Nov. 1s, on examination, it was found
that the ensilage at four inches down
was in excellent condition. Dec, 10
about three inches of the upper portion
was rotten, but below this the ensilage
was in good preservation.
DR.. Stutcvant also gave the results OF
some figures bearing upon the food value
of ensilage when fed as an adjunct to
other foods. When the ration was 1s
pounds of an even mixture of meal and
bran, together with about 70 pounds of
cnsilage daily, and this compared with
the same amount of grain with 80 pounds
Of the same dried fodder which, put in
the silo, formed the ensilage, and the
same amount of grain with 20 pounds of
hay, the following conclusions were justi-
fed by the results, viz, that 20 pounds
Of FODDER corn was the equivalent of 70
of the ensilage or 10 pounds of hay. En-
pressing these results in tabular form,
using 100 pounds as the unit for compar,
sion:
One hundred pounds of cnslage WERE
the equivalent of 3S pounds of fodder
corn.
One hundred pounds of ensilage were
the equivalent of 90 pounds of hay.
One hundred pounds of fodder corn
were the equivalent of 26a pounds of en-.
silage.
One hundred pounds of fodder corn
were the equivalent of 60 pounds of hay
One hundred pounds of hay were the
equivalent of 3S1 pounds of ensilagc.
One hundred pounds of hay were the
equivalent of 145 pounds of fodder corn
DR.. Sturtevant did not recommend thu
proportions of ensilage as used in hi
trials. His experiments leads him to be
lieve that in addition to hay and grail
about rs pounds of ensilagc can be fec
daily per cow with advantage.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-03-04
SOVEREIGN OF THE CONGO.
King Leopold's Friendly Letter to
the Americans.

Included in some diplomatic corrcSdon-
dence recently sent to Congress is the follow
ing letter from King Leopold of Belgium, to
President Cleveland, written at the time the
King assumed the title OF sovereign OF tho
independent state OF the Congo;
OsTEND, Aug, |, 1851
Very Dear and Great Friend; The govern
ment of the republic of the United States OF
America was pleased to recognize the flag OF
the International Association OF the Congo as
that of friendly nation, At the time of tho
signing of the general act OF the conference
of Berlin, the president and the members OF
that high assembly, on receiving the adhe-
sion of the association TO the acts OF the CON
ference, manifested their sympathy forts en-
terprse. To-day, that the position OF the as.
ISOLATION is fixed in an international point OF
view, that its territorial constitution Is
established, and that its mission has received
valuable encouragement, l am prepared TO
bring to your notice, and TO that OF the re-
public of the United States OF America, that
the possessions of the International Assocla-
ton of tho Congo will hereafter form the IN
dependent state of the Congo. l have at the
same time the honor to inform you and the
government of the republic OF the United
States of America that, authorized by the
Belgian legislative chambers TO become the
chief of the new state, | have taken,
in accord with the association, the IT,
tie of sovereign Of the independent state
of the Congo. The union between Belgium
and that state will be exclusively personal,
The new state, am firmly convinced, will
fulfil the expectations of those powers which
have, in a measure, greeted in advance its
entry into the family of nations. shall en-
deavor to guide it in that course. and l enter
tain the hope that you will be pleased, as wei
as the government of the republic OF the
United States OF America, TO iacliltate my
task by giving favorable reception TO thu
present notification.
eagerly seize this occasion to offer you tn
expression of the high esteem, and of the in
violable friendship with which | am, yer.
dear and great friend, your sincere friend,
lEopULD,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-03-04
FOR THE FARM AND HOME.
rn,,, ro,n,.y,yor,h nemember,ur.


If any animal has>a rye beard or chaft
In its eye, a sure and simple way of re-
moving it is to dip tie finger into honey,
open the animals eye and touch the for
eign substance, which will adhere to the
finger.
If a cow or an OK bloated or ''hovcn"
badlyl Pierce the hide and 'paunCh with
penknifc where the two adhere on the
left side, half way between the hip and
ribs. If the gas does not escape rapidly
enough, insert quill. The orifce will
heal at once.
If a sore exists on IN animal that is OBJ
stinate about healing, make a liquid Of
saltpetrc, and blue it slightly with vitriol
and apply, It keeps off flies, prevents
the growth of proud flesh, and induces
bealing.-H, Il. Ce6in.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-03-04
THE WEEK.
In the United States and the
Old World.
NEW AND RICH GOLD FIELDS,
Extensive Auriferous Layer Found
in Patagonia.

Extensive Auriierous Layer Found
in Patagonia,
A Washington dispatch says ever since the
discovery of America by Europeans the bleak
and barren peninsula of Patagonia has been
considered us nearly worthless as any portion
of the globe, and it has been only noted for
the production of penguns and long cared
Indians, The fact that its climate was cold
and cherries and vegetable productions
wanting has for centuries prevented any
careful exploration and examination of its
resources. All this history is now about TO
be reversed. Absolutely reliable information
has just reached this country that one OF tho
most extensive and rich gold fields of tho
world has been discovered there. 1t is very
probable that within the next few months
there will be an influx of gold hunters there
only second to that which flooded California
in 10.
The facts in regard to this wonderful dis
covery are furnished by Il. L. Baker, consul
general to the Argentine Republic, The
points in his report were obtained from re-
port made by a commission appointed by the
Argentine Republic. Among other things
that report says According to the opinion
of the mining engineer who has examined the
case, the auriferous layer extends along the
coast all the way from Cape Virgin to the
north of the Barrancas del Condor a distance
of 10 miles, and it is possible that it may ex-
tend to Rio GallegoS. The engineer thinks
that these gold deposits are of superior
class, and that there is an abundance of both
gold and platinum"
There has never been any considerable gold
mining in this part of South America, and
the natives have but the crudest notions of
how to proceed in the work of taking out the
gold. Great excitement, however, prevails,
and the Chiians are already hard at work.
One hundred of them from Sandy Point have
been at work in a body. They have only the
,ruGest and most primitive appliances, which
they have improvised on their own account.
But, nevertheless, they have collected, on an
average, 115 grammes, or 81 per day each.
One CHILEAN who has been operating alone
took out in month five pounds of gold OF
about $1,000 worth.
Mr.. Baker says that it is impossible now to
estimate the extent or the wealth of the
waShings, but they are thought to be as rich
Dr. richer than those of California and Aus
tralia. While giving all these facts, Mr.
Baker advises that no rush be made to thest
new mines until something more definite is
Known about them. 1t is very probable that
considerable of a struggle win be the result Of
this find in regard to who shall mine. The
Chlians are particularly aggressive, and viii
probably claim pretty much everything. Il
would seem that, with the introduction of The
placer process and Yankee skill there woult
DO great deal in the new discovery.