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IS, 200 Year at Farming.

A. NJ. Wilkins writes in The Orange
County Farme": t. get good idea of I'M
proved me ,hod1 of culture it is necess airy to
visit those farm where such improvements
cin be seen. We learn much that S va
liable IRON agricultural papers, l. ut we nee
to supplem"n, this knowledge by on own
ots'rvaliolS i'll n field Long Island S not
generally con iderei a a mo lei farming
country, and yet l have nowhere seen b.tter
crop or mo sys,ema ic farmn,. l have
just cen to visit one of these island farms
that will compare favoraby with the best
farms in Yves ern n .w York in the quality
and amour, o is productions, and in every
thing that constl u e, high farmil, Thi,
Is the A'hertson farm, a few miles north o.
Mineol'. Tne farm CONSIST, of 40 acres, q
part being woodland and the rem inder
under the very highest state of cultivation
This will b. evi lent from the receipts from
products, which was last year over
$s,ooO, and in all probabi ity will
this year exceed $4,000. There are
kept on the place twenty-four cows,
eight horses an / a yoke of oxen; no butter
is male, but the milk shipped to the
city. inquired if they bought hay to win
ter so much STOCK. They ans wered no; we
sell hay; this is one main pro luct for sale.
They also keep forty she p and a large mum.
Der OF hogs. The stock is wintered largely
on ensilage, which they think great help.
They keep 100 swarms of bees. They have
fourteen acres of potatoes, which look the
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Dinner at q Chinese Restaurant.

Within the past two months several prom
inent persons have given select dinner parties
ut the Chinese restaurant in Mott street.
One given by Commodore Thomas j. Falls,
formerly superintendent Of the imperial ar
senal at Tsn-Tsin, cost Falls $3.50. There
were twelve at the table, including six China
men. Birds nests, sharks fins, dried locusts,
bamboo sprouts and smoked and pressed rats
from the Celestial shores are said to have
been on the bill of fare. The commodore
waxed enthusiastic in praise Of the rats. He
has lived nearly twenty years in the Chinese
empire. He says that Americans have very
little idea of the care taken by the Chinese in
raising rats for the market They are taken
from the nest when young, and brought up
ON diet Of milk and rice. A delicate air
plant is fed to them for week before they
are killed, which imparts to the flesh an ex-
quisite flavor. To use the commodore's
words, "The dish is as far superior to a
squirrel pot-pie as fig is to paw paw" No
puppies were served at the Falls dinner, to
the apparent disappointment of his Chinese
guests. The wines and liquors were Of
Celestial brewing and distilling. The dinner
wound up with copious ibations of rice rum,
which wound up the intellects Of four of the
guests. One, a noted shipbuilder, wound up
in the police court OH the following morning,
and paid $40 tine.-New York Cor Pioneer
Press
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CONklING AND THE ARTIST,

New Story OF tho New York Senator
Once 40 Conspicuous Officially.
have Just heard an incident in the life Of
Roscoe Conkling which l do not think has
ever been in the newspapers 1t occurred
during the time of the electoral commission,
early in 1877, when Conkling was in the
senate and was its most prominent Repub-
lican figure Senator Conkling liked promi-
nence perhaps as much as any other member
of congress, but in his lordly way he thought
it small to appear to do so. An artist of The
London News was sent here to make sketches
of the great event for his paper, and he
wished to make Senator ConRling part Of
these pictures. He called upon Conkiing at
his residence and found him engaged in writ
ing. He was received in a dignticd way and
told Senator Conkling that he would like to
have photograph of him to send to London,
and that if he had no photographs he would
make arrangements for him to sit at any time
with any Washington photographer Coniling
should select, and that The London News
would pay the bill.
THAT is out of the question" replied Conk-
ling. II have something else to do than sit
for photographs am sorry can't oblige
YOU"
At this the artist turned to 60, whcreupon
Senator Conkling said: II suppose, sir, you
sketch, and if you really want my picture,
though can't give you photograph, don't
see how can prevent you from taking
sketch of me-" More than this, he was per-
fectly willing that the artist should take the
sketch then and there, and while he was
writing away the artist sat down and rapidly
moved his pencil over the paper. In the
course of ten minutes he got up and babe
Conkling good day, when Senator Conkling
asked to see the sketch 1t was handed to him,
and he was so much pleased with it that he
told the artist that he would like to keep it,
and that if he would allow him to do so he
would pose for him.
The artist wanted nothing better than this,
and he got Senator Conkling to assume a
position he had taken in one of his noted
speeches, delivered day or two before. He
kept him standing until he had made an ex-
cellent sketch, and this sketch he sent Off to
his paper.-"Carp' in Cleveland Leader.
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Good for Grapes.

While professional grape growers are
searching for remedy for Crap, rot or
some means of preventing il, Matthew Craw-
ford says there is one fac: that tho amateur
should never lose sight of. Taere can be no
rot where tn" iruit is protected from dew
and rain. Where vines are trained on a
building under cornice the fruit never
rots. A wide board nailed over the treliis
in 80 far as it protects the fruit from dew
and rain, prevents the rot. The liability to
rot is diminished in proportion as the vine is
traine high. There is always less rot at the
top than at the bottom of the trellis. When
vines are allowed to grow ov,r the branches
of trees, with little or no care there Is but
little rot, and thu vines are remarkably
healthy and productive
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-07-23
Things to Do and to Know,

Ahuks " DO anu " AuO"s
Butter making is the fins art of agricul
ture.
RSplerries can be trained upon a wir,
trell To good advantage.
Up in Michigan certain cattle breeder:
have been detected in manu- featuring fraud
uent pedgreeS
Professor Tracy says that if cucumbers
are planted in drills the loss from bugs will
not be felt
Frequent stirring of the soil is liberal
manurlng," said Jethro Tull, who was the
best agricultural writer OF his day.
Millet and Hungarian grass usually do
better when sown in July than if sown either
in June or August.
Slightly pulling and starting the roots of
cabbages with a potato hook, when the
heads are forming too rapidly in growth
viii prevent them from bursting.
Don't let the chickens into your potato
you hav, been using Paris green or London
purple If you do there will be lo5 of dead
hens around, sure.
A writer in The Fruit Recorder pours
pint of kerosene upon barrel OF coal ashes.
mixes anu u e. III IN same Us he would lime
or plaster. The smell of kerosene keeps all
insects away from squashes, melons, etc.
Lay up supply of road dust for the
chickens in winter. Dry earth is the best of
all disinfec;an when used in sufficient
quantities. 50. lie ore the first rains come
on. Ii any old package with the winters
stock Of road dust, to b. had for the cost of
gathering
Willis P Hazz ,rd names the Guernsey as
the best ".el eral purpose" cow She has
the butter qualities of the Jersey with a
tougher constitution, larger size and better
feeding qualities. She is the happy medium
between the bu ter Jersey and the huge Hol-
stein, with the good gu ,lities of both and the
defects of neither
Farmers near New York fill very large
market wagons with their produce, haul
them TO a railway train, and then load
wagons, horses and all upon the cars, and
have them taken 10 the city that wav. Then
they are driven through the sire, s to the
commission merchants T g trains that
bring ;hem ip are called vegetab tt aims
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SETTING THE TABLE.

1t takes two years to learn all the thing,
in the course. Cooking and laundry work
are part of it, and the girls learn to bake
bread and cake and iron muslin and laces
that are as beautiful as the prettiest picture.
As soon as they get their diplomas there
are always ladies waiting to hire them to
work. Their teacher keeps list of these,
and they go directly from the kitchen gar
den into good places. They know all the
branches of housekeeping, so they can be
cooks laun lresses, chambermaids, nurses or
dining room girls. They also learn plain
sewing. They get better wages than ordi-
nary houseworking girls can, beca"se they
know their business so perfectly. But that
is always thu way. They keep house so
nc ly that it is like poetry to look at them
and their homes.
No girl en- get dip.o ma unless she un-
read ng and writing and arith-
metic. 1t would be a good plan for rich
girls o attend sucn schools, too.
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THE WlFE'3 KISS.
There's the kiss pressed on the lips Of ~

There's the kiss pressed on the lips Of ~
child
Oflovers when parting at night;
The kiss Of mother our sorrows beguiled, J.
Making the face CHEEKY and bright: =
The kiss so silly Of girls who meet,
Who so blisslessly kiss in lieu;
But the kiss that lasts and makes life sweet1
Is the kiss of the wife that's true
Kisses in kinds as countless as sands
OF friendship, betrayal, deceit
The kiss on the eyes, the forehead and hands,
The kiss that is awkward and neat;
The kiss that's given-the one we steal,
The kiss that awakes us all through;
But the sweetest kiss that lips can feel
Is the kiss Of the wife that's true.
There's the kiss of youth and the kiss Of
years,
And the kiss we lay in the grave;
The kiss we press in sunshine and tears
The kiss for the brow Of the brave;
But the kiss that is the kiss of life,
To him who the gamut runs through
That brings surceasc to anguish and strife,
Is the kiss Of the wife that's true
SYMs KAY MARTIN.
DIES MONIES, H., June 0.
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Irving to Console Her Mamma.

A lady in Cincinnati not long ago was
stricken with consumption. She fingered
and fingered, until at last she grew weary Of
bearing pain and suffering and wished to die.
"If l am going to die l wish it would be
soon!" was her frequent fretful exclamation.
One day she was very i'll, but toward
nightfall she recovered, though she was still
in great agony. Her little girl seeing the
look on her face, came up with this remark,
intended to be at once consoling and sympa-
tbetic
"Don't be sorry, mamma, perhaps you'll
die tomorrow"
The mother of course did not take the
child's words in the sense in which they were
meant.-Cincinnati Times-Star
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FARM GARDEN
Feeding Trough for Poultry

Philip s. Wlseman says Of the chick IN
feeding trough here shown:
find it much better than any thing have
ever tried 1t is most convenient II made
about four feet long, and eight to ten inches
Wild, with ends six inches high, the boards
on each side three inches and the partition
board about ten inches in height This
makes a oable trough. with feed space just
VIDE enough SO that chicken cannot stand
ON either side, the partition being only three
or four inches distant and higher; neither
can II stand on the partition and reach down
to the feed, hence there Is no danger Of their
getting into the feed with their feet, or soil.
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Transplanting in Dry Weather.

Transplantng may be accomplished with
excellent success. even in very dry wsath-r,
if it is properly done Make hole with the
dibber or trowel, and fill it with water. A
few minutes after ward set the plant, plsc.
ing the roots deep; pack the earth tightly
about the roots and stem, and cover the sur
face with mellow earth. Plants of bb,g.,
egg plant. tobacco and pepper set in mi
way have SCARCELY withered, though no rain
has fallen since, nor for many days before
the setting
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-07-23
Changing the Ground.

One way of thanking our insect foes is to
change our planting ground. Plants of
squashes in an old garden were beset by a
number of cucumber beetles as soon as their
seed-leaves appeared above ground, while on
plot few rods distant, on which no Gu
csrbi'ae had been grown for years, tho
plants were scarcely molested at all Potato
plants on soil devoted to potatoes three
years were eaten back to the ground by the
Colorado beetle, while on ground that has
seen no potatoes recently tn. foliage is
scarcely injured
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Kerosene Failed With Him.

have received little il any benefit from
the much lauded kerosene emulsion. Used
for aphides, in varying degrees Of strength,
it creased the foliage but did not kill the
lice. Used very strong for the cabbage mag
got, it has not stopped, if it has checked, the
injury. An emulsion, containing one-fourth
in bulk pure kerosene, did not kill the mag
gots immersed in it. Used for the cooling
moth, it injured the foliage. but did not de-
crease the wormy fruits Who has a better
record for it! E. s. GoFr
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II Florida has many more boys like Nor.
timer and Roland Bunting, of Madison, her
future Is assured These little fellows-they
are 10 and II years oId-have this year
ren,e twelve acres of land and rl,ntei it
with corn and cotton, have worked the
crops carefully, and have good prospects of
an abun ant yiel l. This. besides raising
en- ugh vegetables to supply the large fam
lily OF their father, who is an invalid.
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Grain Ripening Slowly.

Wheat should be fully five weeks from the
time the ears first appear before being ready
to cut Oats will fully ripen in four weeks
after caring, and barley in three. If these
periods are much shortened it indicates that
the grain is hurriei into ripening by hot,
dry weather, and it will likely be not very
heavy. But excessive moisture at caring
time, such as is common in England, is even
more injurious than drought
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steps are strong pins put to augur holes
and safely wedgei. Such a ladder NAV b.
made by any one handy with tools; it is
light. is easily carried about, and can be
used in many places whore it wou d h
difficult to accommodate an ordinary ladder.
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barn. That at the
house should never be
taken away under
a ny circumstances,
for it may save life
in case Of fire, and it
makes a very ready
means Of escape from
q window. or on to
the roof. For work in
the orchard, in stack
ing or loading hay, it
Is also useful.
This particular lad
der is made with al
ternate steps on each
side, and spreading
legs to prvvontit from
t,1rnin o around TIL,
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The Banana King of Fruits.

The banana has become the king of fruits
in America, and has displaced both the orange
and apple in popular esteem.-Boston Com
mercal Bulletin.
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COTTON BASKET.

Itfold> Il II wien not IN use, as seen in the
basket to the right of thu picture This is
elaine 20 be great improvement on any
basket male of splits or wood. 1t is lighter
and lasts on&er. There are different slz4s.
They can be used for grain or an, thing else
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FEEDING TROUGH FOR POULTRY.

FEEDING TROUGH FOR POULTRY.
ing 1t in any way. Iprsfer 1t to the Slated
style of feed bcx Ny objection to that IS,
1t Injuries the feathers of the neck and is not
easily cleaned. The hand hole in the parti-
ton ma ses it convenient to handle in NOV
ing il n bout
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Cotton Basket,

A newly inven ed basket for picking cot
ton in tn, fields 1t Is of duck or canvas,
and amounts practically to bag with an
iron frame about it.
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SPANS royal baby has four nurses, who
take turns in administering the paragoric.
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Easy COOund runs.

l. What Is that which Adam only OF all
mankind never saw and never possessed
2. Why is coffee like an az with a dull
edyei
We have only one mouth to go with two
ears;
We should li,ten twice as much as we talk,
NV dears
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-07-23
A Useful Pole Ladder.

An easily portable ladder is c>nvsnient to
have at the house, in the orchard. and at the
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-07-23
BOYS zG1RLs

who Knows:
Boys and girls, how many upper front
teeth has a GOVT
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LITTLE HoUsEKEEPERs.

Before the beds were made the class had
an oral recitation. one question being:
what three things are necessary for nics
bed makingl" The answer being: "Lsvel
mattress smooth clothes and square cor
ners Then the mattresses were whipped
into shap,. the pillows knocked into form.
and in an incredibly short time every bed
was fiat AMI smooth. and the children re-
tired under murmur of applause. On
their return they carried trays, with which
they went through a series of pretty 'naneu-
vers Dish IS were washed, and after the
place was "tidied up" broom' were used for
an exercise in cal s .henicA The visitors APP
plauled the neat and pretty girls and were
delighted.
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BRAIN-RAcKERS

RIO CONTRIBUTORS. IN sending answers name
No ~ TIM AkTuosAL TRIBUNE la which the puzzle
is found. Answers 81 guesscrs may be forwarded
within eek after receiving this rTJBUEE. DO not
make numerical cngnas Of yOnF own names.
Answers must accompany All puzzles forwarded
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She Paid Him.
fReniEsh Gasette.l


The other morning boy, about IL years old,
knocked at the door Of house and asked the
woman If she didn't want the snow cleaned off
the pavement
How much :" she cautiously inquired.
-Four pence"
II wont pay il. If you want to do the work
for two pence you can"
lie leaned on the handle Of his snow shovel
and looked thoughtful, AID she finally queried !:
"Well, what do you sayf"
It's just as that woman around the corner
told me" he replied. " shoveled off her snow,
and she gave me four pence. / told her was
coming 10 ask you, aud she said -"
+" What did she say1"
" She said you wouldn't pay me anything.
She said that any woman who wore a plush
jacket and passed it of for 500 sealskin
would be mean enough 10 20 out nights and
shovel her own snow"
"Boyi" whispered the woman, as she turned
white clear around her neck, " want you 10
clean OF the snow. When you are finished I'll
give you a shilling and / want you to 20
around and tell that woman that anyone who
buys and wears sham jewelTy is an impostor.'
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The Grand Army Post at Saratoga Springs Is
making vigorous protest because Of the at
tempt 10 introduce into the schools Of that town
a school history which was written primarily
70 hit the Southern taste. Semmes, Commanded
buchanan, Stoncwall jackson and the assassin
Booth are among the figures prominently pre-
scented in picture and description for the edit
cation OF children, aud readers of the book are
given the impression that Lincoln was coward:
that the North was weak. and that some of the
Union victories were actually won by the rebels.
The Saratoga Grand Army Post may expect 10
be rcprimanded by the independent papers for
raking over the embers OF old strife In calling
attention 10 these little ecccntricties OF history
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A Friend In Need.

told the Senator that this reminded me Of
an old chestnut" that was told Of Caleb Cush-
ing Of Massachusetts,. and Frank Pierce, when
tho latter was Senator from New Hampshire.
lie was noted for his politeness and courtesy as
well as for his genial ways. They had been
out 10 dinner party one night and dined well
and wlned literally. On their way home Cush-
ing fell and couldn't get up. He said: Frank,
help me up" Frank replied: Caleb can't;
bat j viii lie down with YOU" and they did
rest on the bosom Of the earth until friendly
hackman rescued them
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MASSACHUSETTS ENIGMA
am composed OF 20 letters:
Myll. Il, 2. /, 10, IL is the greatest blessings
l. g. l6 is found in the woods;
8. 5, 6. II is a number;
l9 IL, 6, 4 is the will;
b. is, Z, a kind of iron;
9, Is, s, IL, ., girls name;
g. . 10 u 20 every one has two or more.
NY whole happened in Massachusetts, many years
ago.-Siella G. Fletcher, Whtinsvilie, Mass.
NATIONAL TRIBUNE ENIGMA.
My whole Is composed Of l6 letters:
My2. 10, 1 is tropical;
4 Ia, 9. 3. 5 is tranquil;
z 6, Is. II, 10. III is period OF Time;
10 5, Is l6 il used in all printing oflces.
Ny whole constitutes the headline OF a depart
ment I'm THE NATIONAL TRIBUSE.-E- u. Hursh'
Roseburg. Ore.
UNITED STATES ENIGMA.
lam composed Of 81 letters:
My 26, %, % Is -, -, ]. 3. 10 take aparti
2 Is, 5, 81, part OF the extremities;
81, "a, IS ~. 3. s. 30. a narcotic;
I9, q, IL, u, "a, p, boys name;
Is TO- l6 II, something common In Summer
26, A. 20. /, 10. "a, bird;
81 Is, Is wicked.
Ny whole is a saying OF Andrew Jackson.-Fred
z Owens, Plainfieid, Ind.
HISTORIC ENIGMA.
am composed Of letters:
My 1, is in Andrew Jackson;
3, sis ia George Washington;
5. is in Zachary Taylor;
z, is in Abraham Lincoln;
3 is in Grover Cleveland.
MY whole was Portuguese navigator and dlscoy'
erer who first introduced the use Of artillery IN
ships.-Benj. Rarey, kenton, D.
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Bartholdi's Statue or "Liberty EnllghtenIng the
WOrldn

viii be reminder of personal liberty for ages
TO come. On just as sure foundation has Dr.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery" been
placed. and 1t will stand through the cycles of
time as monument 10 the physical emancipa-
ton Of thousands, who by its use have been re-
lieyed from consumption, consumptive night
sweats. bronchitis, coughs, splitting of blood.
weak lungs, and other throat and lung sfec-
tlOas