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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-08
FERTILIZERS ron OATS.

II is serious question with many farm
ers, particularly in the Central West, to
what extent fertilizers can he employed
at profit. Jacob Zellers, a contestant
in the American Agrieulturist compcti.
ton last year, applied 800 pounds of
phosphate on his acre of oats and har.
vested thirty bushels. The land for six.
teen years had been in four-year rota-
ton of oats without manure, then wheat
drilled in with grass-seed and 200 pounds
per acre of bone meal, after having
twelve two-horse loads of manure plowed
under, the hay crop being followed the
fourth year by corn. The crops were
fifteen bushels per acre OF oats and wheat,
two tons of hay and forty bushels Of corn.
The practical result is therefore an in
crease of fifteen bushels in yield by the
use of 500 pounds of phosphate. This
certainly did not pay, even allowing
literally for the plant-food remaining in
the soil. There are evidences in Mr..
Zellcrs's report that lead to the conclu-
sion that very much less fertilizer would
nave ildu tlc Stult Tcsult III IL CUSI tudt
would have proved profitable invest
ment. 1t is a simple matter for farmers
to find out how much fertilizer it will
pay to use by applying varying quantities
to strips of land and noting which plot
gives the most profitable crop. In tAc
case of j. G. Miller, Fairfield County,
Ohio, clay loan that had never been
manured-a corn stubble-was stirred
three or four inches deep with spring.
tooth cultivator, followed by four har-
rowingS with the Thomas harrow, twice
each way alternately, and was rolled
twice. Then 400 pounds of phosphate
were drilled in, after which two and one
half bushels of White Bonanza oats were
drilled in crosswisc with 200 pounds of
bone meal. Just before the last harrow
ing, 100 pounds OF salt was broadcasted,
and $50 pounds of nitrate of soda was
sown by hand five days after planting.
At fifty cents, the crop of sixty-nine
bushels just about paid for itself
american AgriculturiS'.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-08
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.

A NOVEL WAY or nAHING APPLES.
Peel lemon, cut it in slices and take
out the seeds; lay in shallow tin pan
and on each slice pared aud cored
apple, fl. the pan half full of water and
bake until the apples are tender. Lift
the apples into dish and place the pan
with the lemon aud water on the stove,
add half a pound of sugar to every half a
pint of water; boil for half an hour until
it jells; place slice of lemon on each
apple, pour the syrup over them and let
them get very cold before serving
Washington Star.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-08
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Buttermilk will take out mildew
stains.
Bottles are easily cleaned with hot
water and fine Goals.
A dampened cloth is better than dry
one for busting furniture.
If the hands are rubbed on stick of
celery after peeling onions the smell will
be entirely removed.
To remove rust from steel, rub with
kerosene, and soak for day, polishing
with emery dust and kerosene.
If cucumber is cut into strips and the
pieces put into places where ants are
found, it will surely drive them away.
A cloth saturated in kerosene oil and
dipped into whiting, for cleaning tin
ware, is much better than anything else
useo.
If new calicoes are allowed to lie in
strong salt water an hour before the first
washing, the colors are less likely to
fade.
Table linen should be hemmed by
hand. Not only does it look more dainty,
but there is never a streak of dirt under
the edge after being laundried as With
machine sewing.
There should be small table about the
height of the range or stove for use as a
resting place for utensils when omelets,
griddle cakes, etc., are made. 1t should
be covered with zinc.
In bottling catchup or pickles, boil the
| corks, and while hot you can press them
into the bottles and when cold they are
tightly sealed. Use the tin foil from CON-
pressed yeast to cover the corks.
If the material is washable at all, black
dye can practically be. rendered fast
color by the help of the salt water bath
before the general washing is commenced
upon. After such treatment faded black
caused by washing will never occur.
Oilcloths can be kept like new ii
washed once a month in skim milk and
water, equal quantities of each rub them
once in three months with linseed oil !;
put on very little, rub it in well, polish
with an old silk cloth, and they will keep
for years.
Nothing so quickly restores tone to
exhausted nerves and strength to weary
body as bath containing an ounce of
aqua-ammonia to each plilful of water.
1t makes the flesh firm and smooth as
marble, and renders the body pure and
free from all odors.
The hest method of cleaning old brass
is to pour very strong ammonia over the
brass, and then thoroughly scrub it with
a regular scrubbing brush. After five
minutes of labor the brass will become as
clear, bright and shining as new metal.
Then rinse it in clear water and wipe
dry.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-08
DEATH OF CHIEF CRoWFoOT.
He Was a Friend of the Missionary
md White Mans Government.

A dispatch from the Indian reservation at
CHECKER, n. w. T., announces the death OF
chief Crowfoot, the most prominent Indian
in the Northwest. He was chief of the black
foot tribe. He was sick four days, death
being caused by Inflammation of the lungs.
He made will. and gave away all his hor-
SEES. He also recommended his peop'e to do
like the white man, and work OF their land.
He said that his brother, Three Bulls, should
succeed him as chief.
Chief Crowfoot was a friend of the white
men. and pleaded their cause in the difficult
ties which arose from time to time He was
a protector and friend of the missionary
and allowed his children to be haptised. Dur
ing the Northwest rebellion, Crowfoot. not
wilhstanding the message of the celebrated
Cree Indians, remained faithful TO the gov
ernment. In solemn assembly of his nation
ut Blackfoot Crossing, in the presence of
Lieut.. Gov. Downey and FIR. Lacombe, he
gave his word that nothing might he feared
on the part of the Biackfeet; that he and his
would remain loyal. lie kept his ", I'd.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-08
IN FAVOR OF MooLRys.

Il is reported that at the last annua!
Convention of Ohio Farmers, DIR. w. w.
Crane, in speaking on the subject Of
hornless cattle, declared that sin all the
world there is not man, the owner Of
polled herds, who would, il he could by
a wish, crown his mooleys with horns. :"
Commenting upon this contemporary
remarks that the fact is, there are com.
paratively few feeders among our Wess.
ern stockmen who are not fully con-
WINGED that the practice is economical
and every way advantageous where cat
tie are being handled for butcher pur-
poses.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-08

Evergreen hedges should be pruned
only once year in our hot dry climate
The proper time for pruning is in early
spring, or Just before the buds swell aud
growth begins. The American arbor
Vita and hemlock are the two best ever
greens for ornamental hedges, but the
Norway spruce and the American white
spruce are sometimes used for this pur-
pose, but they are much coarser-growing
trees than the first two named, and do
not make as neat hedges, although
stronger. -Nep York .Sua.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-08
FOR MAKING GOOD COFFEE.

Most connoisseurs prefer half-and-
half mixture of Mocha and Java. To
make for family of four, wash one egg
and break into bowl, shell and all;
beat with fork until it is frothy, then
beat in pint of cold water, little at a
time. Add a generous half pint of
coffee, mix thoroughly and pour into
the pot. Set on the back of the range
where it will heat slowly half an hour,
keeping the spout closed to prevent the
escape of the aroma. Then add about a
pint and half of boiling water and
bring to a boil, stirring down once or
twice as the grounds gather at the top.
Serve with plain or whipped cream or
with condensed milk as preferred.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-08
WATCH YOUR POTATOES.

If you find they are rotting, says a
New Jersey correspondent of The Coua-
try Gentleman, take large two-horse
plow, straddle the row, pillow well to the
left and about two inches under the po-
tatoes, whop them upside down, and let
them be there until you want to market
or put them away for winter. Any po-
tato that is sound (even with white
specks on it) will keep sound in this in
verified furrow. l have saved my crops
by this method. If you pull few out
by the vines catching on the pillow, pick
them up, but leave the potatoes in the
furrow covered with earth, and do not
put them in heaps or in the buildings, as
they will rot.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-08
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

Leave no farm gates ajar.
Poor tools waste time--moneJ.
Complete crops-corn and clover.
Who ever heard of an over-supply Of
first-class dairy products2
The man who treats his soil well viii
be treated we'll by his soil.
No one can economic for the farmer
so we'll as the farmer himself.
Peas, beans and cow-peas have about
the same chemical composition.
A soil we'll prepared to receive tao
crop needs little after cultivation.
When asparagus is planted in rows,
they should be four or five feet apart.
A wash of fresh buttermilk is said to
kill lice on hogs. The milk needs to be
we'll rubbed into the brlstles.
Fowls require lots OF water, especially
IN warm weather. Fill their drinking
cups often with pure, fresh water.
Brush land is splendid rowing place
for fowls. If there are no predatory ami
mails a better place could not be had.
The scrub animal has pedigree which
by adverse circumstances has down
ward instead of an upward tendency.
A well managed creamery in com
munity will give the community a pros
perity That it has never before known.
Plant the garden so that You can have
regular successian of vegetables. Plant
small fruit with the same end in view.
Keep your coops, houses and runs mica
and neat 1t will not only add to the
beauty of your fowls but make you
happy, and will make those who call to
see your stock feel better pleased.
Many of the diseases common to child
hood cause little fear in vegetarian fam
lilies, for even if they should be taken
from association with the children OF
flesh-eating families, they assume only
the mild forms and occasion but little un-
easiness.
Wax pole beans are delicious eating.
They succeed the ordinary dwarf beans,
and keep up the supply until the frost
kills the vines. They are richer, rorc
succulent and more palatable than tlc
dwarfs, and should be in every garden
a dozen or two hills, as the size of tia
family demands.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-08
THE FARM AND GARDEN.
ro rRrYrNr rLYINo OWEN.

The hen always alights on the top of
the fence before going over. To prevent
her from finding lodging place on the
fence stretch wire about six inches from
the top of the fence aud ON line with
the top, by fastening strip to the inside
of each post for that purpose. The wire
should be ON the inside of the fence,
parallel with the top and six inches from
it, When the hen attempts to fly over
she strikes the wire and is thrown bac,,,;
-Ne,e Yors Herald.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-08

stole away and left themi the strong
man shaken with emotion, wife and
child sobbing upon his breast and gran
ny, with her "bairn' tenderly clasped in
her arms, smiling upon the group in
placid, sweet content.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-08
THE ALCOHOLIC CONSTITUTION.

It is one OF the most distinctive effects OF
alcohol that when the taste for it has once
been acquired it makes for itself special
constitution which may most faithfully be-
designated the alcoholic constitution. When
this constitution has once been formed it
renders everything else subordinate TO itself,
according TO the DEGREES OF alcoholic infiu-
ence that has been established. Thus thu
person really temperate in the use of alco-
hol holds by his temperate habit, as firmly as
he who has established in himself the more
dangerous habit of inebriety. These effects
are purely physical, and i'll y can be induced
in animals inferior to MIN. by training, Just
as easily as in man himself. They are de-
pendent on the affinity which alcohol has for
the matter of the brain and the other nervous
centres: in which centres it forms a habitat
for itself, from which il can only be re-
moved by long-continued total abstinence
Voice.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-08
A Tree That is a Sylvan Palace.

One OF the most extraordinary of
African trees IS that known as the baobah.
1t is almost forest in itself, and serves
as complete sylvan pelaca on the largest
scale. Rarely growing more than seventy
sces high, lis branches extend horizontally,
supported by a trunk which has a girth
greater, it is believed, than that of any
other known tree. One of these extra
ordinary trees was found on measurement
to be forty feet in diameter The age OF
another, counting the conccntric rings,
was found to be 5000 years AT the very
least.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-08

The rabbit-proof fences erected by
New South Wales and Queensland will,
when the one at present being erected on
the South Australian boundary line has
been completed, be SS7 miles in length.
1t is estimated that the one in course of
erection will cost about $3.50, 900,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-08
STERILIZATION OF MILK.

A ly-introduccd process--a very
simple one-promises to be useful and
effective for the increased consumption
of milk. This is the sterilization CT the
milk by heating it and thus destroying
all germs of decomposition after it has
been inclosed in perfectly air-proof bot
ties. There is no secret or difficulty
about the process, which may be carried
through in any well-arranged dairy. But
it is a curious instance of the ignorance
of many persons not practically ac-
quainted with the dairy business to
notice the claims of the promoters of the
enterprise for the preparation and sale Of
this sterillzed milk, which will keep in
definitely and is especially adapted for
the nursing of infants. In small pam
phlet sent out by company formed to
carry on this business it is stated that
ssthe milk is carefully freed by filtering
from every particle of droppings from
the COW unavoidably falling into the
milk pail, and "from excrements adhcr-
ing to the udder and surrounding parts. +"
1t is right that this point should be cx-
planned in regard to the milk prepared
by this company, but it is remarkable
insinuation against the cleanliness of the
farmers who supply milk for sale, and an
example of amazing ignorance of the Gus
toms prevailing in even the average milk
diaries, where such unavoidable filth
can never possibly fall into the milk
Ne,o York Times.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-08

EIsKY, tine notorious colorei Desperate,
hangel at Birmingham, Ala. recently, left
a written confession, in which he scknowl-
edged completely in twelty-one murders.
At the time OF his trial and execution it
was settled, beyond dispute, that he was
guilty Of the death Of at least five persons.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-08

In France ofscial figures show that the
unmarried represented tifty-two per cent.
OF the entire population.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-08
nEsEED1se FOR PERMANENT MEADOWS.

REsEEDING FOR PERMANENT MEADOWS.
The question was recently raised in
the Delaware County On. " Dairy
mems Association, at their annual meet
ing, why meadows run out SO soon. The
President remarked that they now need
frequent blowing and reseeding; though,
when the country was new, they re-
manned much longer, yielding good
crops annually of clover and timothy.
There were present several of the best
farmers in the county, and they freely
acknowledged the truth of the state
ment.
One farmer said the land is being
robbed of its elements, which produced
large crops of grass, and are not re-
turned; consequently, the land is be-
coming poor, and would produce less
and less. Others responded that top
dressing did not keep the meadows
good. It was the decided opinion that
meadows, as well as pastures, must be
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-08

simile had been found at last.
Another contribution which the natural
world is making to the kingdom of Christ is
the defense aud aid which the elements are
compelled to give to the Christian personal
ly. There is no law in nature but is sworn
for the Christians defense. In Job this
thought is presented as a bargain made be-
tween the inailimate creation and the rigat-
eous man: Thou shalt be in league with
the stones of the field" What grand
thought that the lightnings, and the tenn
pests, and the hail, and the frosts, which are
the enemies of unrighteousness, are all mar
shaled as the Christians bodyguari. They
fight for him. They strike with an arm of
fire or clutch with their fingers of ice. Ever
lasting peace is declared between the hercest
elements of nature and the good man. They
may in their fury seem to be indlscrlmlnate,
shifting down tire righteous with the wicked,
yet they cannot damage the Chris
tian's soul, although they may shivsi
his body. The wintry bast that howls
about your dwelling. you may call
your brother, and the solta wind COM
ing up on IA June day by way OF flower gar
den, YOU may call your sister. Though SO
mighty in circumference and diameter, the
sun and the moon have special charge con-
corning you. 1.-The sun shall not unite thee
by day, nor the moon by night" Elements
and forces hidden in the earth are now har-
DSs>tI dltl WI IN Api you hVCA
and clothing. Soma grain fell that You
never saw presented you this day with your
morning meal The great earSa and tho
heavens are the busy loom at work for you;
and shooting light, and silvery stream, and
sharp lightning are only woven threads in
the great loom, with Gods foot on the shut
tie. The san1s spirit that converted your soul
has also converted the elements from enmity
toward YOU into inviolable friendship, and
-. n of
everlasting cold as well as climes OF eternal
summer, all have mission of good, direct or
indirect, for your spirit.
Now | infer from this that the study OF
natural objects viii increase our religious
knowledge. If David and Job and John and
Paul could not afford to let go without obser-
walton one passing cloud, or rift OF snow, or
spring blossom, you cannot afford to let them
go without study. Men end women of God
most eminent in all ages for faith and zeal
INDUCED in such observations and
Barter and Doddridge aud Hapasb Mora
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-08

kiss the BARN.
g She's dead, he said, quietly, my
Jenny, our pretty barn, is dead;' and,
without another word turned and went
out of the door, never to enter it again"
"Surely," stammered, che was not,
not"
could not bring myself to utter the
horrible word.
mo, sir" said she, quietly; shut he
was sent to prison for life."
''And you and the boy and granny,
inquired, ''what did you do2"
"The neighbors helped us to move
here" she said, YEARLY, sand helped us
to bury the child Granny's reason fed
that dreadful day and, as you see, she
still nurses the BARN and ever in her cal
rings that mournful cry, BROTH granny
brothpo
The door opened suddenly at this juno
ture and in sprang Jenny, with look
upon his face that brought US both to
our feet.
"He's come" he gasped; "he's come
Granny was nae mad when she said he'c
come the day."
"Who?" cried his mother, a wild hopt
cleaning in her eye. "Quick, Jenny
tell me. Who has Gomez"
"My boy Sandy" crooned granny
aroused by the confusion; it's my Sand,
come back with the broth for the BARN.
SAY, mither," cried rough, mani,
voice at the door, "God be thanked, tn
thy boy Sandy come back indeed"
The wife stood like one turned t.
stone.
"Escaped!" she gasped, with a shud
der, as her husband held cut his arms
escaped"
"Nae, my lass" he cried; ''nevei
fear, tits not escaped am, but pardoned,
Jenny-pardoned."
That meeting was too sacred for q
strangers eye to witness, and SO silently
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-03
TIE RECORDS.
WHAT ATHLETES ARE DOING.

The American Athletic club will have some games q
their club grounds Onc-hundred nd'thrty'nf,hs' sas
Rai!rood ave. this afternoon
The WAYNE Athletic club will hold picnic and games
1t Caledonia Park. Jersey City, on september o.
The BEDFORD Athletic Club OF Brooklyn has dsbendAo
and Will appear no more the athletic horizon.
The United Amateur Rife association Of NewJefssy
win hold annual picnic and shooting fes1Vai AZ Cee'
donia PARK Newark, on August IL.
The sixth annual regatta OF the Nautilns Boat Ciuo WIN
be held on August g.
The BROOKLYN Bicycle Club will have run to Morris
town \ L. today leaving the clubhouse at AS a. m.
The Metropolitan District Cricket League Is beginning
IN thirst for an international match with the Austaaa
ei1cketers and will probably raise guarantee ~ 'nsH
next meeting in order to induce them 10 come
The Hudson County wheelmen will hold their resua
monthly series OF club August 10 over INC 'A'
burn course III, Ia
The National Association OF Amateur Oarsmeh "Ai -.
rs nineteenth annual meeting in the new mouse ~
worcester Boat Club. Worcester, Miss on N"s. So
Entries for the National championship olcyer ".es
d., On ,ugrst Is with Hector Campbell. Niagara faiAA
y. Y. . .,,sns n meet IL
The Nonparen Football Club Is prae~'ns "
scotcbmen when they come TO America =. .,.,..
,,c,s, and Saptember will be busy months ior ocsosN
oil o,cr tho country From August % uh'' oep'o"'~
there will be important races every Jay -, -,
Lo,hau playars are anxious to have an Enssh '"ei'.
rooe." I'D NAV in opposition some OF the local
club, and an effort will be MADE 70 nhauoe a" '" 90.
1 woLers Athletic Club will hold series OF athletic
games August 10 . - III, .,.. ,... "A
c.,aaooIo park NevarA this afternoon.
dorn I'm the history OF amateur o1rsin,nshp 10 Ame"s
- nuch interest been in set Of rowing conssso
as r being taken in the Middle satas regatta now s
&C hand
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-03

The game Of baseball q: Washington Park. B:ooklyn'
yesterday interesting exhibition in spite OF the ac
that the home nine rather easily. The game was be-
tween the Pttsburg and Brooklyn League teams ana was
well contested from start finish. The Plttsburg men
played In better form usual fielding work being
especially good >lless work Of shortsop has not been
eNcellcd many day The Brooklyn teams heldng Was
perfect except mu1 Of dncut drive by Caruthers
Smith. Collins and Foutz did hnc work sunday made
remarkable catch, which would have been homo run nj
with almost any other fielder in his position
wild the start and the Brdeg'ooms scored
Baker then settled down TO wofk and ala 'plcn
dldy up 20 seventh inning. Here the home players
gauqcd his delivery and battcd In four earned Terry
perfect control OF ball and had the Pttsburg bats
men mercy the start. The victory places the
Brooklyn team lead ia the League race and the
players ubant last night They say that they VIII
make hard fight 10 retain the honor. The