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Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-07-07


IeTERRlTORY or WASHINGTON. couerv
4 q kng sA--ln Ne Probate osurt q aaid
ktna county.
i ne ma,asr o. M sssaio q Msishiau
He3en, deceased
No. SsloFdag to show Gauss why disfsIsu.
tion should Not b malis.
On roading and ding the petition for fialri.
batlea. made b. Andres okiiberG. ~ ,57sIe.
isfzaior q Tie estate q sid Nailhlas Heden /,
deceased sitting forth. amaun other ,hlnfa
that said admlnlalFator has nled hir Gnaf -.
oeunk and that TIE said estate IA nov "a :
preper coalition 70 BE- closed, and ibnf pos.
80 e ies fes,dns q ne said lutaas rsmaina
% be nnAlly Distributed AmoRR tha persona
entitled L is nov ordered ~ tha Oonrt hsre
th1t Ell persons lnleFestsd IN ths MD aalale
o. he aid Matttina Ha1nn deceaaaa 10
and appeaf bcfore tte Probate Court Of Kiaa
county, q Aaahinglon ferfltorY. a ne o0art
roea q ne aid eoart, IN tie cIiy q seattle.
b tAs sid county, "a
FRIDAY, THE 70 DAY or yuLK 1854
Al 10 o'ciock .. m. thun ana there q
show Gauss az any they havs) Why decree
q distribution should not b made II tho re-.
tdue o. ne eaid estate amcng ihe porsona e.
titled accordlng b law.
And e q further ordered fhat copy q ia
ordar % show cause b published a ieagl
tour successive weeks before the said "a aaV
q Sniy. 1855. IN the sAsxrxE WHnKEr PosF.
lslEnille EscNn . weekly newHpaper printed
and Published In said King county.
Done n open coart this siat day q Nav,
1855. Nm d. WOOD,
Judge 81 the Prohale Corr.
County Of King. a.
i Wm. D. Wood, Judga and ex-olnaio clara
q ne Probate Court d aid King county. 40
hereby certify that tha fnferoIne a. 4 fal
trne and correct copy Of tha ofIninnl arauF "a
show cause, granted b. eur said prohala court
Nay 81, 1855. IN TIE matter 81 iha eafnt6 a.
Matthias Hodan, deceased
In testimony Whareof. have haruuHlo "A
- my haud and zl1xed lha acal 81 cur
4 aAAL. SID ffohats Coaft, thia afgl dag a.
- Nay, 1855
Nm, y. WOOD
Jndra and ox-oancio ClafF q ne prohaka
Court u King ecuniY, UT rs dm
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GuzzonE's EEURAIaEA CUzE b . pos
tive cure for keuralRia il tbs faee, side
Al stomach. A. B. STEWART. DIV
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Agents Columbia River Paper Co., Front
and Madison streets. Seattle. P. o.
Boz $50. mlle
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NOtice o COntractors,
Once Of the Board Of Building Cnm.N
mleaioasrs for the construction az /
Hospital for the inaana.
foRT HfKILAcooaa. w. r.,


Omcs Of the Board Of Building Cnm-N
miasionsrs for the eansiruciion al
Hospital for the Insane.
FoRr SrETLAcoola. w. t.
cEALED PROPOSALS WILL Wi II. M IaA IN.
~ coived ~ this ofice until August 4
ioe.l 81 3 o'clock e m, for steam heating
and lighting thB Hospital for the Innans
g Fort elollacooH. ". II, including ~
dla1ofg steam distribution. otc.. and Nehf-
Ing b Edieon incandeacent electric fIrhk
including dynamos. wiring, nxturna an
gtnaa, boilers. etc. all c1nlniefa. nlddara
vii submit their own plans and specihear
a bond IN the fun amount a. he pro.
posal VIII b required Of the aucoal ~
bidder, and each bid must b acoomp
MED ~ . guarButee that 3 contrast Wlii
b catered Into with sufficient security.
Ine ho4,d reserves the right . reject
Fer further Information relative "a ina
plans Or requirements aadrann fhin nfgBna.
Bids 70 - sent 20 w, NJ. purankrnv.
Secretary Building Comrnlsaio Fnft
1teilacoom. w. T.. and marked = Prone
aala Tor Heating and Lighting
bo1ieo proposals. wiz - received Il Tia
Same time and place. and under the same
conditions Tor furnishing al materials
ana labor required for the plum hanR a.
TIE Hospital for the Insane, an accord nnon
with the apari Arafi0ns now an me In thla
ofilce. BIDS 70 b marked Scaled PRO.
LE TULLHa
W.H. PUMPHREY.
aH0s u. SHANNON.
ielI " Hlllding Commissioners
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Ts~r--A amnil gid Coed TemElaE
.,@rf rin. snmewhere ~ AaFt6 eeastia.
ne ardsF wtli be paid Tor leasins -
this clnca.
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oas Ehs United states and any LADY who
glgos her tina and enarRT % canFanina
tof theln can soon buIi1 up 3 Penn AzlEsIF
ard PHorfEAuLE business. Thy aro nos
ed b merchants. and We GIVE uKCLFl-
sfvx TEaI1IDRT. tharsby givingthe as1at
Gntirn CoutFnI o. These 6uFEHl0H C01laNfH
large nnmber IN agents who mR8 makAna
q RFand success selling these goodM and
We desire such n ever town. AdGrnN
MME. GRlsWOfsD & CO. e98 Broad
way New York. uh4I
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FoUKD-N Near Ne University grounds,
. pair Of eolorsd spectacles IA blaak
leather case. Cali e this once. / -
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For reliable WORK and honest treat
ment. 90 % P1sEA's an atadie. Cab
ineas aas0 per dozes- IL
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kmbroi6sEfes. new Styles, osns Per
yard. Unrssta, 3 oenfs. Laoss, 70 yards
tor cenla. Iuxx.As q 6sMazRMAM.
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NoRfCR n RERKBR aTrRN ruAr n
~ FzrSlancecE a. order q slls r,aIS - -
Efc1ale uo1rt a WEA Wana eodntr. ~ -
1a111tol1 q H4ahlnEtca. cn Ne So tsr -
~ ltct IN IL mal1qF a. ne nsla'f ~ ~.
lisa IhwtnQ 1nnaaaa1 "a ur.ts-- - 80
A1aalAASfrR1oF n ~ nala enRnkn 49, - -
p1olae anctlcH. % M hleausa hHl1rs. - 49,
eold coln q toe unita1 Nsntaa. aua Satla.si ~
eoaaznaiion ~ nd Rrcasis coart, 81
xhursaaT. ne lssA das e. Saly. ASS.
A e'eloek pm ~ a. day. A fsoui q n,
Cur Heaee On Ne city 4 Ssnails. KIaa
eeuaty, 6aahinztna TsrfAtnrY, al sha risks.
tltls, AAta1usR ana aaGasa az ia MA wa3ham
Khwiag 1eceaHed a fAe time a M Nsash
and Al tharight title and h atrsat hat the -
estate ha4. " oparalian q law ~ ofhsrufsa.
ao7aaiee e.hef t1an. q ln addIllcn g., fAsl af
tns sd Nalhan living q Ne tlns 81 ~
aa4ta n M g al thnsa carlain loil. pfnnr1
g parces g Lard g,ta1ta. lying. ana bsinr -
~ saA4 eily e seattle, co1nty q King. wee.
49, E.sEiiary. ard eeandad sne denuashed
A.sin seven IN ana slahl I'd Il haoeh twanaw.
taree tasl ia AAnfords nAdltlon g scufh -
$50 Aiso iqla one. lii i've, (l) thrue. go
49, ~ Ave ID and AZ, 90 q hloek thiFisl.
esee. 81 a. J. ?. Mosl.s atalhon = ssailie,
eslag Ne easi ha9 q blcek y, a. & uhiok
1r. CRopP.
AtlmtnizFator az the estass a.
Nathan Thwlng. aennnaea
HAlla MallA. W. ~ Mag ~, lss4. 1siatu
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e 50 PER dozsn for arsi -clAss cabinu,z
a. PErExn's At stndin- ap2
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.n ,nad1nnes. in1lndng postage
- Tevrtr sazxCEn. cas yenr Q
Iix ~, leFrr. 10 EncEa, ere year-- :
~ s ssvanss he ratns for he
= 9 ~ snnan-
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WANTED m SEATTLE.

An annFzeffc hmninnnm anrn.
en- % solicit and lake orders
for THE MADAME onI1woIB
PATEsT aErur HUfr1HEfEu
Con8Efa. Ih1go CoIsolH
have hEu excessively o.
voftinea and sold b LADY,
eauVaasera tho past ten ynMlN
which. win TIlMxH @uFwmE-
0GurW, has cramtnd q LARnE
mr. IN Tn l.nln lA.nmal..
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DRIVE No. 4

FOrty>thrss lots Of Gents and
Youths extra fine Dress Suits, in
all the nobby styles in Sack and
four button Getaways, made up
from fine imported woolens Of
our own selection to sell from SIS
TO sS5, aud equal to anything
merchant tailors make az $40 10
$50. We have marked them and
they 60 for
Sl5, SIG so, $l8 so, 500
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AooaHs 8 cabinsss ere ~ hasA. un1s
T.R Possesses. Tnsuranas nna Cenn
''..'on Azsae ialo
NsH Laws, lss srrina aylsa 30
yasd1 tor 81 TcEIAs & EzEaznMzK.
cAzpwnza. Dsusin. oass II Ysulsr-
Lazy naaea mAeu
TR Pun7zzrz, Insurnnoa and Con-
misalnn Aesna- jnTs
Buy ths Deek.r, ths isadine Pinns, q
LcuEAE & HANE0ADaA OH
e opsr dozen for ar1l-el4us eabinss.
a. PnnExa's AFf stndio. np2
7. r PunE1E. InuuEanss and Com
mizioa AGsnts fa1o
EmbroidsEiss. nsu SYKES, osns PER
yard. UaFssts, 8 oenfa. Laoss, 10 yards
Tor 8 osnla. T0xxAs q EEMazREAn.
FoUED- Near NE University grounds.
pair Of eolored speotaclea ia black
leather cass. Cali e this once. -
GuMonx's EnuRA1arA Cuzx b . poe
tive sure foE Neuralgia IN tbs fase, side
an siomaeh. A ,. szEwAnr. DIV
d.. HsnEs's Cslsyy. Bssf and ina ~
Stores Iost ritalitB and efsss nsss hfs and
pfQors Az
Fresh ButtsE from Foster BEos.. J. q
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-03-10

small potato is preferred for plants, although
believe large seed will produce large pota-
toes but will not yield as many plants. The
potatoes are covered about four inches deep.
Seed covered too shallow will come up more
quickly, but the plants will not have as good
roots. Manure from last years bed is pre-
ferred to cover with. Any rich compost or
old forest mold will answer. Covered four
inches deep the plants will have
plenty of strong roots by the time they
are large enough to transplant.
do not wait for the bed to get warm, but 1
put the potatoes on as soon as the bed is
ready. The soil in the bed is then covered
with boards and a roof of boards placed
across the frame to shelter from rains. The
bed is closely watched. Ii it is not warm
enough, an old carpet is placed on the bed
and the boards replaced; If the bed is too
warm. take off the under layer Of boards.
The bed is kept moist until the plants are
up; then watered freely with tepid water.
Draw the plants as soon as they are large
enough to set; the bed will yield more plants
by so doing.
Some varieties yield more than others. The
bed should be thoroughly saturated with
water before drawing the plants.
Kentucky. THOMAS ID. BAIRD.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-03-10
HOUSEHOLD HINTS,

Quick Muffins.-One pint of milk. three
eggs, butter the size of an egg, two teaspoon
fuls of baking powder. Stiff as for fritters.
Soft Gingerbread cup OF butter, one
cup of sugar, one cup of milk, one cup of
molasses, two eggs, one tablespoonful OF
ginger, one of soda; -four enough to make..a
very soft batter.
Milk Toast.-Wet the pan TO be used with
coidi water, which prevents burning. Melt
an ounce of Toured butter; whisk into it a
pint of hot milk, add little salt; simmer.
Prepare four slices of toast; put them in a
deep dish one at time; pour little Of the
milk over each, and over the last one pour
the remainder of the milk.
Doughnuts eggs, two cupsful tugar,
two and one-half cupsful milk, one cupful
butter or a little less, one pint of yeast, nut
meg; knead stiff like bread at night; keed in
a warm place; in the morning knead again,
cut into cakes, let them rise again till so
light they will not sink in the fat, and Try (;
the more you knead them the better they
will be.
Ice Cream Cake.-One cup of suger. half a
cup OF butter, one cup OF flour and the
whitos of three eggs beaten to a stiff froth,
mix very lightly and bake in two cakes.
When cold. or nearly so, spread between
and over them the cream made Of the yolks
of two eggs and a coffee cup of powdered
sugar mixed together with teaspoonful of
vanilla.
Decorated Notes: In dining-rooms where
the furniture is oak. light golden brown
upholstery and feathers are handsome.
Rosewood stain: Boil one pound of log
wood chips in one gallon of rain water; add
one ounce salts of tartar; use hot. Gold
borders are effective on most pictures. Dark
Oak stain: Mix in porter burnt lumber and
a little Venetian red. Ozone bleach is good
for cleaning old and soiled engravings.
Mahogany is now said to be fashionable for
cabinet work. Ii is striking satire on the
hollowness of fashion that one of the finest
woods which ever grew has got to have
the Endorsement of style to be put to It's
legitimate use Leather chair seats may be
frightened and revived by rubbing them
with the white Of an egg. Leather book
bindings will also be improved by the same
treatment.
To Clean Bedroom Looking Glasses. -
Wash with soft sponge dipped in warm
soap-suds. Dry carefully with cloth, and
then sprinkle with fine powdered chalk or
whiting tied in piece of muslin, and polish
with leather. Large mirrors may be done
in the same way. To give it better polish
before applying the chalk, dip the sponge in
clean water and squeeze it out and then
dip it into spirits of wine and rub over the
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-03-10
a Scale for Any Breed.

We give below a standard, and scale of IL
points, as formulated by DOted English
breeder, Mr.. John Fisher. of Carload, and
designed, as we understand It, for use on al
most any breed:
Head and Ears.-The head should be wide
in front, ears erect, and pointed forward;
chops rounded, and well filed up to the
brisket, s.
Crest and Shoulders.-Crest wide, and ris-
ing well to the shoulders; shoulder-blades
well sloped backwards, s.
Ribs and Loins,-Ribs well sprung; loins
wide. and slightly arched, II.
HEADQUARTERS. - headquarters not to
slope. nor narrow toward the tail, TO-
Hams.-Hams rounded Outwards, well let
down, and full at the twist, 10.
Chest-Chest wide, with elbows well out,
10
Fore-ribs and Flank.-Fore-ribs wide I'M
derneath; flank well let down, straight, and
well filled TO the stihe, 10.
Legs and Feet.-Legs straight and small in
the bone; feet small and compact. 10.
Hair and Color.-Halr plentiful bright
and vigorous; color to denote purity of
breed, 10.
Tail-Tail entire, thick at root and taper
ing. 5.
Size.-size, according to the breed, 10.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-03-10
Exercise, Exercise, Exercise.

The horse, more than any other animal,
requires exercise. The young colt especial
ly must stretch its limbs aud it is in great
danger of getting unsOund Unless it has run
frequently in the yard. To keep a young
colt confined on a plank floor is to invite
RIM bones and other diseases of similar
nature. A bOx-stall, or a stable with a
gravel bottom, where the colt can run
loose is the right thing, and if farmer is GO
ing to rear colts it will pay to furnish such
stables. There is, with them, scarcely any
danger of injury ever coming to the colts,
and the relief from anxiety is a great deal,
When running free in such a stall. colts
need not be turned into yard for exercise,
as they can take it in their quarters. 1t is
not always safe to turn colts out, as they
are liable to run and slip. They are often
ruined in this way. One colt thus injured
is reduced in value, often, enough to pay
for box-stable which would last lifetime
and save other colts. Such stables are use
full for cows. mares with foal, or to put any
horse into. A good farmer ought to have a
number. A long shed can be constructed
with half roof and divided into stables
with very little cost. BY battening it may
be made warm,
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her hands, and. leaned forward, gazed into
his eyes. The house was still as death. The
audience, already seriously wrought upon,
and feeling parched, arid and uncouth,
leaned forward nervously. Two thousand
eyes were rivited upon the actress. There
was a long wait; then she slowly pressed her
lips to Romeo's and seemed lost TO every
thing around her. The people sat like
stones. A programme foated down from
above and fell athwart a woman's bonnet,
and she did not raise her hand to remove it.
A spinster coughed. Juliet raised her head
slowly and glided away, looking back over
her shoulder as she disappeared with an ex-
preston that no man who saw it will eyer
forget. There was long silence, and then
the play went on. But no one paid the
slightest attention to it. One by one the
people relaxed their strained and intent atti-
tudes and leaned back in their chairs. There
was no rustic or noise. The woman did not
the curtain fell.
Miss Anderson played I'Juliet" here
when she returned from London recently.
and in the fourth act she kissed Romeo"
AS she approached the event the bald headed
man in the orchestra who habitually daw-
dies with the base VOL rose from his seat
and looked over the footlights. Everybody
knew the kiss was coming and when the
actress leaned forward frigidly and reso-
iutely placed her face in the immediate
proximity of "Romeos' the house was all
attention. She Teamed back again. The
deed had been done. The bald-headed man
in the orchestra sank back in his chair, shiv-
cred bit, and turned up his collar. The
lights fiickered. Another sneezed, and tip
tOeiug softly to the door, he put his hand
across the crack to see if he could find out
where the chilling draught came from.
Then bowling swell rose from his seat,
blew upon his fingers, pulled on fur over
coat, went out into Thirteenth street, and
wished audibly that he was dead.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-03-10
Scarcity of Corn in the South.

While corn is forty-three cents busnel in
the city of New York, and thirty-six cents
in Chicago, it is fifty cents bushel in North
and South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee.
And yet corn is a Southern plant. and thrives
in semi-tropical climate. Corn is needed
to make pork and beef, and when one grows
corn the fodder supplies the roughness to
feed with it, There is also the cotton seed
available for feed, which Southern farmers
are selling for 80 ton, and less in many
cases at the oil mills, while Northrrn farmers
are paying 500 TO $23 a ton for the meal after
the oil is taken out, for feed and for fertiliz-
ing purposes. The farmers in the South GER
tainly need to turn over a new leaf in this
respect, and the first turn should be to plant
and feed more corn as a beginning. If it was
persevered in, it would be the beginning of a
new era, in which prosperity would abound
as it never did in the palmy days of cotton
growing and slavery.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-03-10

glass. Only take care that the sponge does
not touch the fromes, If vanished; but II
varnighed they may be cleaned with the
spirits of wine as well as the glass, III white
spots appear on vanished furniture hot
Goals held at some little distance over the
part will take them out. Care, of course,
must be taken not to scorch them or to in
jure the surface of the wood. China or glass
vessels are the best cleaned with the finest
fuller's earth. If they have any close smell
powdered charcoal will remove it. If wash
ing with it does not succeed. leave the arti-
Gle with the charcoal in it for a few days.
Hanging Baskets.-A pretty novelty is
made in this way: Get cocoanut she'll
that has one end sawed off, and bore four
holes. through which run some pretty cord
or narrow ribbon. This is to suspend it by.
Cover the outside with lichen, the kind that
grows on the trunks and branches of trees,
fastening it on with mucilage. If you have
a variety of lichen, as | have in mine, you
will have beautiful ornament for any
room. | have number OF pictures aud
photographs framed with lichen. Make the
frame of pasteboard and sew on the lichen
until it entirely hides it. Pretty rustic
frames for small pictures may be made
from the small branches of old trees that
have become thickly coated with this. A
tree branch arranged over the dining room
mantle, with a few birds nests posed upon
it, is pretty bit of decoration for a country
hoese.
A Pretty Dressing Table.-A deal table is
the foundation, which must be covered with
colored glazed cambria. Over this is cover of
linen, Ornsmented with designsin Cross-stitch
worked with crewel or embroidery silk; the
spaces between the designs have the threads
drawn TO form an insertion. The border cor
responds, and is edged with a handsome
fringe, The drapery is arranged in plaits,
with cToss-stitch design on each. A pretty
circular cushion is placed in front OF the
glass; this is of cambria, the color of the lin
ing OF table cover, ornamented at the top
with an applique design, edged with a
hounce of lace, finished by ruche of satin
ribbon. The hair-pin cushion, a very neces-
sary article for lady's toilet table, is little
basket filled by cushion covered with knit
ting and ornamental by drape of embroid-
cred cloth. This same design for table can
be carried out in cretonne. 1t looks exceed
ingly pretty at a trifing cost. The cover can
then be edged with a box-plaited quilting
instead of fringe, if desired.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-03-10
Fatally Shot.

KINGSTON, Tex, March CIV. B. Howard, editor
OF the Hunt County Chronicle, deliberately shot
A. R. Russell on the street near noon yesterday.
Howard discharged both barrels Of shotgun at
Russell. The stray bullets hit a spectator named
Oyerholt and boy named Kirkpatrick. Howard
left Immediately on horseback. He was pursued
half an hour later by the Sheriff. Russell, Over
holt and Kirkpatrick are all fatally wounded, and
will probably die within twenty-four hours. A. X,
Russell is City Marshal of Kingston. Howard was
an eccentric young man. Asan editor he bitterly
assailed the saloon-keepers in his paper charging
that Marshal Russell and other officers were gam
blers. This caused Russell and couple of saloon
keepers to visit Towards office few days ago
and chastise him. Smarting under their redress,
Howard threatened to attack Russell on sight
On several occasions on meeting both men came
near drawing their weapons and firing. Yester-
day, when Russell was returning from the Postof
fee, Howard suddenly emerged from his Office
and fired both barrels at Russelfs back.
Later-Russell ard George 0verholt are both al
the point of death. Many citizens defend How
ards action, and say he is high strung and wa:
driven to desperation by the saloon-keepers and
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-03-10
Getting Rid of Sprouts.

At great expense and with much hard
labor, we clear off our lands, break them up
and put them into crops only to have to
clear them off again every spring, or else try
to farm all summer through an almost i'm
penetrablo forest OF sprouts. These come up
almost simultaneously with our crops, every
srump, root or rOotlet furnishing its quota,
and thrive along with them If, indeed, not
ahead of them, until in the fall we are apt to
find more sprouts to garner than we have of
crops proper. The worst species to thus
sprout up are the sassafras, sumac and hazel ;
indeed, these are quite PERENNIAL and never
diving, while the different species of oak,
hickory, elm, redbud and briar are not very
lar behind them. Cut any OF these down in
the spring when breaking the ground, as is
too often the habit, as well as the seeming
necessity of the most of our farmers, and
you will have without fail, the same per-
Torrance TO go through with the spring sOl-
lowing, and so on ad intinitum. This super
fetal stirring of them up seems, as if sem
tent creatures, only to make them the more
determined to stay by US and only adds
zest to their sport OF gnawing.
As is most generally known by farmers,
cutting these sprouts IN July or August does
away, for the greater part, with all this an
noyance and trouble. Thus treated, they
very seldom sprout up again more than
once, unless it is the hazel, and then but
feebly and scatteringly. Cutting them off
thus when the sap is up, and exposing the
tender stumps to the hot rays of the sun, is
most likely what does the work. The OBJ
lection to this plan is that it is not only
nearly always at busy season, but, if much
is to be done, with the thermometer at 9S
degrees in the shade, it is hard work. Few
farmers can stand it, and their help won't
do it unless they are well paid for it. Do it
then early in the season before spring
ploughing begins.