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Agricultural Items.

Alfalfa grows rapidly and should be
cut as soon as the blue flowers appear.
Tt thrives better when cut, and becomes
thicker. It is fully the equal of red
clover for stock, and contains q larger
proportion of nutriment. Farmers
should put in an experimental plot as
soon as possible, in order to test it IN
this section.
Study the silo; the process of ensll-
age; the best crops for it; the great
economy sf it; and then go to work to
make silo and grow crops to fill it with.
It makes one acre produce as much
animal food as three acres can do with
out it, and it solves the problem OF how
to keep one COW or one steer for every
acre of the farm.
The greatest need of agriculture, al
the present time, is to grow all crops
now produced at one-half the cost
This is the true way to make profit,
lessen the cost Of products. The
tendency is everywhere to the increase
of population, which, in the absence q
destructive wars and deadly pestilence
is growing as never before. This tends
to reduce the value of labor or the pro-
ceeds of it, because the production o.
food increases faster than the supply o,
labor. Hence it is necessary to increas'
the value of labor by making it mor'
| productive.
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terward became famous as an Arctic
traveller. l found him and General
Egan in bomb-proof near Fort Hell,
on the Jerusalem plank road, and en-
ioyed hearty meal amid the shrek OF
shell and loud detonations Of artillery.
After dinner and peaceful pipe Ma
jor Glider and paid visit to the outer
line of pickets, being obliged to crawl
on our hands and knees for two hun
dred yards to avoid the bullets which
were constantly whistling over our
heads. Finally we reached the picket
line, having given to brother officer
portion of the good things we had been
discussing. As the Captain finished
his dinner there was perceptible
slackening in the artillery and mus
kerry fire, until deep silence fell
upon the long lines of trenches.
"The Johnnies have hoisted flag,
sir" said sergeant, as he emerged
from pit near by.
"What for ?" demanded the Captain.
"Well, they say it's Christmas Day,
and think we have wasted enough am
munition."
Looking over the edge of our breast
works saw that the enemy's line was
scarcely one hundred yards away, and
along its ragged edge were ranged
thirty or forty heads of the Confeder-
ate soldiers, our own line being also
alive owing to the implied truce.
"Say, Yanks," cried a tall, sun
burned Southerner, what did yer hev
for yer Christmas dinner?"
"Turkey, apple-sauce, cake and rais-
ins," replied one of the men at my
elbow.
"That sounds like old times. Ididn't
know there were any turkeys nova
days. Say, Yanks, hev yer anything
left oyer?"
With one common impulse half q
dozen men sprang to the top Of the
embankment, their hands full of good
things to eat.
"Come over!" shouted a corporal
who stood at the elbow of the entrench-
ment. "Guess we've got enough left
to give some Of you Christmas din,
ner."
Three men in butternut clamberec
over their earthworks and met our meI
as they advanced over the debatable
ground between the lines. To our sur
prise the Federals came back with {
good supply Of tobacco, which wa'
quickly distributed.
aSay, Yanks,' said the Confederate
who had opened the conversation
"we 'uns wish you 'uns Merry Christ
| mas"
"Same to you" we all shouted back
and there was no more shot or shell
4 along that part Of the line during tn
remainder of that the last Christina
| day of the war.
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Corps was halted in section of this
forest, and prepared to camp for the
night. The soldiers were somewhat
mystifed at finding so large stretch
of smooth, solid rock, but congratulated
themselves that they would not have to
bivouac in the mud.
Knapsacks were unslung, guards
were mounted, and fires were kindled
at different points, and the tired and
weary veterans were preparing to set
tie down for a comfortable rest. The
heat of the fires softened the rosin.
First it began to sputter, then great
black clouds of smoke began to as
cend, and suddenly huge columns of
fire shot up, seemingly from the very
bowels of the earth.
The whole camp was in commotion; !;
the men beat precipitate retreat, and
soon the whole space was seething,
roaring mass of flame. One Of the sol
diers, as he grabbed his gun and started,
shouted q warning to his comrades /:
"Run, boysl We've struck hi"
Down in Virginia.
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bushel OF corn ana tpen Pnt the oar.
back again-there would De SOUND or
saw and hammer IN tnat pern, ana q new
Arrangements OF things II tnere was
tree LETT on ms iafm anu saw mn
within hundred miles.
Many laoor-sasing inSentions are ~,
possible ior tne housenoiG tleLe w
be macnine 10 WASH ulsnes, anu suon
cooking stove Is MIS- LNermO,e suB
gests, 10 wnlcn no woman shsiI penu
the knee. Tney will come Nhen 90
mestic work Snail De nelo IN suSn nisI
honor as 20 enlist tne pes. Wec1e1lcnl
genius OF the age IN us oenhlh. 90 ions
as the kitchen is crleu oovl, nAe .ne
jail, Tor those 10 keep ou. y. W. San
ana tnoseto enuute Nno ,s.. 49,
likely to be little more inVhing snnn
the aforesaid jail. Les ouL roine As.
rights advocates only pegin =. sne l,kns w.
end-combine all tner argunen', VIZ
learning, persuasion, ana ag"a.i9n ioI
improved domestic tuclilties' anu my
can make American mannoou oo any
thing tney want aone. tne w
papers IN farmers insutu.es are sNen
now working IN TINS u,Iec.ioh' VI wa. ,e.o,
In dwellings, anu APpilanors. ~ III
have women Domes'ic Gon Eress s .na'
shall oner handsome Prenlums ',. ~. III
proved implements, me pIans =. ossanss,
etc. Say Sl,oVo ior .ne oes' mouei y,
cooklng stove as nlRn US eagie' % s sas'
every culinary operalion cou,u 20 Pc.
formed wtnout stooplns, anu 70 e1vsn' Ths
otnerwise as tnose now In use LII.
by pupiications anu aa1Iesses ~ P9o..o suan.
gatherings' ana sul1aDie ageheles a aIon
mousse 10 mouse, MAKE 'neH
mentS known 10 al sHei seA -
Ihere Is no reason, lot ins.sn iis.; 49,, Wy
any woman shouia now pe i.i,ins ..,n ;oS s;oS'
tne old, unmercItui, ron Ass.S n rs'sn
ing some part Oh aton, wnon sne 0Sa ~
nave .nose OF sga.e-t iIon mase' -
moved easiy ~ ;ne iesuaess aaesan arm !. q nnt ~
lmHeuiate praosioai fesouloe ~
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The honey-bee is regular merchant.
1t cell" combs for living.
BEES, at public sale near Atlantic,
Iowa, sold at 81 per colony.
Mr.. HoLTERMANN, of Ontario, has
made bee keeping pay. He has aver
aged, he says, latterly, So per colony,
income. He thinks that everybody can
do as we'll in fair locality, providing
they start with one or two colonies.
No PERSON should keep bees unless
he gives them the same attention that
he gives to any other pursuit. The per-
son that does not take interest enough
in the bees to study their habits, and
provide for their wants, is unworthy the
fruit of their labors. Farm, Field and
StockmGn.
/ BEGAN the year Of 1889 with sixteen
colonies, and worked fourteen for ex-
tracted honey. / increased them to
forty, took 1900 pounds of honey; and
they have yet an average of at least
twenty five pounds each. We had Q
frost in May that killed all the linden
bloom, and injured other flowers con-
siderable; also very dry fall, cutting
the fall crop off short in September
altogether not making more than about
two-thirds OF a crop. 0. p. Miller.
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THE sTocK-RANoR.



PROVIDE q clover pasture for the
pigs; it is equal to milk and corn to-
gether.
WHEN pig is nine or ten months old
its work is done; If it is not profitable
pork then it never will be. and it might
as we'll be planted under an apple tree,
to save further loss in feeding.
WITH good, wholesome feeding; thor
ough grooming of the skin; avoiding to
give water directly after eating, but al
ways giving it previously to the feeding,
no condition powders, medicines, or
nostrums will ever be required for your
horses.
THERE is no need for the long hair on
the legs at horses. 1t is not rotec-
tion; but directly contrariwise, for the
hair prevents the skin from drying, and
causes irritation of the skin, cracking
of it, and the resulting disease known
as grease.
WHERE there is plenty OF absorbent
litter, as leaves, straw, or dried swamp
muck, horses, cows. and indeed all farm
animals, in loose stalls or pens, may be
| literally bedded, and the manure may
remain until it is a foot deep. 1t will
be trodden hard and absorb all the
| liquid; it will not ferment, SO as to
throw off noxious vapors, and the
animals will be kept clean, while there
will be great saving of the manure.
For cuts, wounds, gals, and sores, on
animals, there is nothing better than an
ointment made in this way: melt four
ounces of lard and to ounces of Venice
turpentine together, stir into half an
ounce of verdigris (acetate of copper
and two ounces of turpentine; and keep
stirring until the mixture is cold. This
may be applied to the part in the even
ing, and, if it can be done, bandage
should be wrapped around it.
WHEN any animal drinks water, the
water is absorbed into the blood very
quickly. We may know how this il
ourselves, by nothing how soon the SEN
sation of thirst is relieved after drink
ing. The sensation disappears in con-
sequence of the absorption of the fluid
Hence water should be given few min
utes before feeding, and never directly
after it. If given after feeding it carries
the macerated food into the intestineI
before it has been dissolved by the gas
trio fluid, and thus produces indiges
tion.
JOHN JACOB AsToR when questioned
as to the means whereby he made hi
large fortune, said: Il stopped all N,
losses and let my profits run on" Thi
is the true principle, which lies at tn
bottom of the business of keeping al
kinds of farm stock. Learn to distin
euish the dead heads, and take off thei
heads-somehow. Find out the profit
able animals, and make them NOR
nroftable
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But iron tongues send out their sacred sound.
Holy and pure, inviting all 10 prayer
Prom vast tencanpments. silentlspread aroundi
Man feels that this Is consecrated ground,
And yields obedience to his Makers laws,
Asks In the blessing Of his love some sharei
thus deep consolation draws,
Az holy men invoke Gods blessing on our
cause.
And shall thy sons be passed unnoticed here,
Whose deeds Of valor are q nation 9 prtder
Who marched TO meet the invading foe, Gro
Yet the first shock Of battle came and side
By side with Texan brothers fought and died2
Brave heroes few, alas are left us now;
But for the dead still flows the incessant tear
Queen Cityi DER their honored ashes bow,
For they with glorious deeds have wreathed thy
beauteous brow,
And fame hath sepuIchred the mighty deadl
They sleep the long sleep that knows no waking
Wrap'd in their CORY shrouds on honors bed.
They heed not distant battles thunder break
ing,
Nor feel the sbuddsring earth its answer max
ingl
Their bodies only sleep, their spirits still
Ride ON the breeze; where'er our armies tread,
Their mystic forms cur souls with courage NIL
And add new strength to our unconquerable
VIII "a
Thy glorious name is proudly linked with those
Immortal names that time can never blight
For thou vert wrested from our countrys foes-
Thy CALLING chains struck of by valor s might
sun of splendor rose upon thy night,
And with its rise the tyrant's minions fell
what sound is that disturbs the nights re-
The sentry said S'Tfs but the oceans swell,
HyInning to dying year last and long fare
well!
Beneath grey y-mantled skies the storm of war
Is gathering fast In battles grand array,
They sternly form beneath the morning star,
And wait those coming shadows ON the bay:
AL hat n
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THE HoUsEHoLD.


Closet room is no mere feminine
fancy, but the good sense OF the sex. It
is as necessary to housekeepeEas
corn bin il to farmer or tool-chest
to mechanic--that she may have some
where to put things 50 that they shall
be out OF the way when one wants to
move, and in the way when one wants 70
find them. It should be amble and we'll
distributed, SO that she may not have to
be endlessly movlng one thing 70 get
another. If farmer had his grain IA
such shape that he had to shovel ont 9
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THE APIARY.
Honey nom tho Golden Rod

There seems to be disunion among
bee men in regard to golden-rod as q
honey plant. Mrs. L. Harrison, of Illi-
nois, says:
In August, of 1881, was at Bethle-
lem, in the White Mountains, and the
hotels were crowded. As was hunting
q place to lodge, I saw some old fash
ioned box-hives, and as there was no
fence, I went up to them, and never
saw bees carrying in honey faster-no,
not in America or Heidelberg. Being
Of an inqusitive turn of mind, looked
to see where the honey came from.
Every fence corner, side Of road, or pile
Of stones, was decked out with the rich,
golden plumes of golden-rod. ! did
not take it for granted that the honey
came from golden rod, but / went up to
it, and / never saw SO many bees to-
gether gathering honey, before or since.
A few days afterwards was in Burling-
ton, VT, and / crossed deep cut in the
railroad, and one side was bed ot
golden rod, and there were as many as Q
score of bees on one clump. The peo-
Pile there seemed to think the feathery
plumes of golden-rod ornamental, as
large vases of it adorned their pulpits
and I saw man in New York CITY
selling it.
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r,,.an (,itv ~ the C4nlf and ,nust ii he
XXnet 7 sbs1i sa'v farewell 10 scenes like thineP
xSsro io,'.Ix, stiil thew Seem as All I see
NJ, ,,aer mora these ewes of nninel
Rrf ,ne,oorv viii NOT ali these lows resign,
M ha cL r,sr5 tnrn to Iiehten coming care
Duc 1,aiS S9JH tba gardens 1oyinelv
TIa5s AZ es swaatnsss III fha evening air
MalIowsd % into softness bv davis deelining glare.
That floats voluptuously, soft and warm;
That speaks not to the flowers OF chill or death,
Nor brilliant skies like thine give birth to
storm.
All that can please in climate, or can form
Our happiness, by natures generous hand
Bestowed is native here the pilgrim saith;
The fevered cheek by cooling breezes famed.
While swiftly purple health the swelling veins
expand.
Here spsiagg ga 5arough Oiushing SKIES frst points
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Hints to Housekeepers.

WASH out oil stains ON clothes in cold
water; ink stains dip in milk.
HAMS can be kept wrapped in paper
and packed in barrel of ashes.
A SEVERE but sure cure for corns is
said to be creosote. Wet the corns sew
eral nights in succession
BUSTING cloths must be washed Of
ten or they will carry more dirt into the
rooms than they take out.
AMMONIA and whiting will clean nickel
plating nicely. Make into a paste and
apply; then rub until bright with another
cloth.
FRESH meats and game should always
be kept in dry, cool place, but not
where milk and butter are kept; the
latter, being rapid absorbeuts, will soon
be in iured in flavor if allowed to remain
in the same small enclosure with meat
or va0etabl0s,
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picketed near by. We were somewhat
in hurry to get the first crack at
them. A comrade by the name Of
Charlie Brown in his haste forgot to
pull out the tompion in the muzzle Of
his gun, and taking aim he fired. He
saw, after firing, that the muzzle was
swelled somewhat The Indians made
dash by the fort, and we followed
them about mile, when they turned
on us and made stand. After short
skirmish they fed. In looking for the
dead and wounded, we found one
Indian with the tompion buried in the
flesh Just below the collar-bone.
PRINCETON, Wis.
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Plain Graham Bread.

Take two cupfuls sponge" two table,
spoonfuls brown sugar, one tablespoon
full salt and graham -four to make soft
dough. Mix together. Beat hard, and
set to rise, proceeding as with white
bread. Immediately before putting it in
the oven, wash over the top Of each loaf
with water. Bake in moderate oven
about an hour. Make three loaves.
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Cows MIX for Infants.

One ounce of pearl barley is to bs
we'll washed in cold water. Put it in .
vessel with half pint of water and let
it heat gently and simmer for . feE,
minutes over the fire; pour of this
water, replace it by pint and o half Of
water and boil it down to q pint. With
this water dilute the cows milk for in
fants, thereby rendering it far more
nutritious than if diluted with clear
water.
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Thinks We,re GONE 70 tlle Bow.woWs.

Away down deep in every mans soul
is the Arm belief that he knows some
things better than any other man that
breathes, and one Of these is that the
country will 90 to the bow vows faster
than woman can spend money, if his
own political opinions do not become
universal. me RAMS Horn,
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HE armies under
Lee and Meade
occupied the op-
posing lines Of
siege work at
Petersburg, Va,
on Christmas
Day OF 1854. 1
had ridden over
from General
Warren's head
quarters to eat
my holiday din
ner with an old
comrade, Will
Glider, who af-
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Cocoanut is great addition to blame
mango. Soak one ounce Of gelatine in
q quart of milk for two hours; add 3
small cup OF sugar and place over the
fire; when the. sugar and gelatine are
mixed with the milk and the mixture is
very hot, flavor to taste, and add one
grated fresh cocoanut or o quarter Of q
pound of desiccated cocoanut. Stir
while cooling, and when cool pour Into
o mould and set on ice. ItmaY be eaten
with or without sauce.
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Open fifty small, round, raw CLANS:
put the CLANS, without the black, into o
chopping bowl and chop very fine; put
them into saucepan with the liquor
and cup of water; let them stew slowly
for on hour; let one quart of milk come
to a>boil, adding butter the size Of an
egg and pepper to taste; roll four crack
ers and add to the clans few minutes
before taking up. Put the CLANS into .
tureen, then. add the milk before send
ing to the table.
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~ 40 =
EgA was large mandatory that
n furnished salt for the whole
sSBsgIY Southern army. We thought
if we could destroy that the Johnnies
would soon give up for want of the all
important article. The next morning
we got orders to start for the Sob that
would end the war. The most if not
all of our regiment (the Eleventh
Maine) went along. We boarded q
gunboat, went up the river some five
or six miles, landed, marched about
three miles, and came to the great
works. There were few old kettles
that showed no signs of having been
used for some time. We broke them
in pieces, reconnoitered awhile, then
started back.
On our way down to the boat we met
young man on horseback, dressed in
Confederate uniform. Our orders were
| to capture any one prisoner that looked
| like Confederate, so we took him in.
He said he did not have anything to do
with the army, but was going to the
| shoemaker to get his shoes fixed, but
| it was 4no 60" he had to go with US.
When we got to where he lived his
mother came out and said he was all
the support she had, and begged us to
let him go, but our officer told her
4 he would have to take him to headquar-
ters and perhaps the General would
4 let him 60. she followed us to the
boat, but she failed to get him released,
and had to 20 back alone.
4 On our way my brother, myself and
a fellow that messed with us, named
4 Furbush, began to feel that we wanted
some fresh meat, SO we called at q
hen house, and on looking over the
fowls saw large rooster that seemed
to be in the way there, SO we took him
1 into camp. \
] The next thing on the programme
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splendid Cake.

One cup Of sugar, one fourth cup
butter, two eggs; reserve the white of
one; one half cup sweet milk one and
three quarters cnps Of -four, and one
teaspoonfnl baking powder. For the
chocolate" !" one-fourth cup Of powdered
sugar, three tablespoonfuls of grated
chocolate, the white of one egg we'll
beaten and little less than one half i
cup Of milk. Boil all together, stirring
constantly. When the cake is cold pour
this mixture over it while in the pan
apd do not move the cake Or cut it until
the next day.
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Peel eight tomatoes and cook them in
butter, seasoning well. Have eight
pieces Of fried bread larger than the
tomatoes and put the fried tomatoes on
them; then place hard boiled egg on
each tomato and serve very hot.
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THE KITCHEN.
spiced Beef

Five pounds of the shank boiled five
hours with celery seed; drain off the
gelatine and then chop the meat very
fine, and pepper and salt to taste, and
put it into a cloth on platter. Cover
with the cloth and press it.
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BLOODY BATTLE-FIELDS
ENTERTAINING REMrNIsCENCEs OF
THE REBELLION.

Graphic Accounts OF tho Stirring Scenes
witnessed on the Battlefield and I'm
Cnmp-old Comrades Rocite Experiences
q Thrilling Nature.
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sudden Panic in tho Camp.

N o r T III
Carol n
tells a very
amusing sto-
ry in connec-
,tion with the
'rosin bed s
wv hi ch are
found in the
turp e n t in 9
d i s t ric t s.
During Gen
eral S h err
mans famous
march to the
sea, a part of
the Twenti-
g { h Arm Y
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He Got Tompion and All.
BY FREDERICK SARGENT.

N 1864 our Company
I of the Both Wis
consin regiment was
stationed at Fort
Union, Monta a
4 erritory. On Q
morning, quite early,
the guards called.
"Turn out!" The
Indians were making
a dash by the fort
ito stampede some
ehorses that we had
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Down in Virginia.
BY ROGER A. ERsKINE.

II LII Ill UA0 lull VI
1862 the Eleventh
M ain 9 Regiment
WAS in camp in Vir-
lginia with o t h g r
regiments that com
posed the TIE n t h
Army Corps.
One night an old
darky came in to
camp with the re-
port that some nine
or ten miles up the
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Christmas on the the Picket Line.

BY GEORGE F. WILLIAMS.
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The Battle of Galveston.

GEO.F.
Afford furnishes us
with the following
graphic account a :
Of the battle OF
Galveston and the
b beautiful poem
written soon after
by one of its de-
tenders
The lovely city of
Galveston, the mar
thine capital Of Tex