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The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-04-23
noxE nEAL AND Asms Ton swrxE.

Three separate trials were made at the
Wisconsin station to test the Compare
tive effect Of feeding corn meal alone TO
hogs and feeding il mixed with small
quantities Of bone meal, also with hard
wood ashes. Two pigs were fed corn
meal alone, two were fed corn meal and
ashes, and two Others corn meal AID
bone meal and ashes mixed. The ex-
perinsnts covered a period Of over
Twelve weeks at the Close Of which the
aninals were slaughtered, the thigh-bones
tested ss to their breaking strength and
burned to determine the quantity Of ash
OmRting details. tee result summarized
about a. follows.
l. Il appears that the elect Of the
bone meal and ashes vas . ss45 .hsut
one hundred and thirty pounds Of corn,
o. trenty-eighf Per cent. Of the total
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-04-23
MroRrANcR on wrNp nnEAKs.

Even where the farmer is able to build
barns, stables and sheds, yet wind
breaks on the northeast and northwest OF
the cattle yards save much discomfort to
stock, and, therefore, many dollars to
the farmer. Part of every feed is used
in maintaining animal heat, and, when
the cold, wet storms of winter beat mer-
cilessly upon unprotected animals, the
farmer must pay for his inhumanity and
thriftlessness. The east wind is every
where deleterious to health. Stanley's
men, even in Equatorial Africa. from the
cold east rain storms dropped dead. Ami
mails have often been chilled and killed
by the cast winds Of winter. Store up
material in temporary wind breaks for
the manure heap.--Americaa Agricaltur-
fst.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-04-23
Queer Sights in a Stone.

One Of the straugest lapidar1an freaks
that has ever come within the knowledge
of diamond experts is now On view a.
the Burns Hotel in Kimberly. south
Africa The stone IS in shape and size
Ike q pigeons egg, Of dark brown
color externally. and at frzt sight opaque.
If viewed in dark place, with a candle
or other light 50 placed that the rays pass
through the stone before falling on the
retina. however. one sees distinctlv the
image Of a man from the waist up.
Turning the pebble, be sees at another
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-04-23

point woman's face, partly concealed
BY heavy tresscs. aid, yet again. on an
other portion Of the surface being applied
% the eve, a moonlit cloud sketch is
easily delineated.
The stone was found in debris wash
up. and $40 has been refused for il. A
Mr.. Bergsma, a debris washer, was tho
finder u the remarkable stone ~ Jewel
ers Weekly.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-04-23
snEEr oS rnr aENEnAL FAnM.

A North Dakota farmer is reported to
have gone into sheep raising about two
years ago with capital Of 5000. Since
then he has sold S700 worth of wool ana
$500 worth Of sheep, and has 400 sheep
now, for which he has been offered SO. so
each but refused 10 sell. What could DO
more encouraging than this to farmers in
any Of the regions OF this country sub
jected TO frequent crop failures from
drought or other causesl The sheep
properly selected according 20 the china
tic condition of the country In which Il
Is to be bred, and then intclligently
managed, is one Of the most profitable OF
domesticated animals. In this country,
as also in Great Britain, there Is constant
Improvement in the character and value
of sheep. During the past thirty-tivc
years the average weight of the heeces
produced has doubled. This Is partially
due to the fact that thesheep have been
better cared for in every way than for
merly, and moic intelligenay managed.
This last with special reference TO tho
marked andsteady improvement in breed.
ing. We would not by any means ad-
wise farmers to sell out aud go into sheep
husbandry, but rather to combine that
with their other pursuits. They should
not select sheep for wool growing alone,
but try to get good fleece aud heavy
carcass of mutton from the same animal.
At the same time the demands OF the
times are for an early maturing carcass
in sheep as well as in cattle, and it Ia
found that where mutton sheep have to
BIO fed at all with special crops the earlier
they are matured the less likely they are
to ..eat their heads off," and. Of course,
the greater the net profit to be derived
from them. An eve that raises two
lambs besides the wool clip paws her
owner 200 per cent. on the money in.
vested in her. Besides, this money
comes in from April to August, during
1eriod at which many farmers have moth
ng else to turn into ready money for cur
emit expenses. Then, again, sheep drop
'ings form one Of the best manures for
rass lqndg aud for ccrepf crops. Une |
undred sheep produce much valuable
lanurs in the course OF a year and are
Iorth their keep for that purpose
Imericdn Agricultural.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-04-23
AGRICULTURAL.
TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE
TO FARM AND GARDEN.


n . TIT FNEstNNkD OAhNAuks.
hAus Nr Yorker says: Tho most per-
fectly preserved lot Of cabbage that we
have ever seen SO late in the season were
placed together in nothern exposure,
roots up, on the soil. They were then
covered lightly with six inches Of marsh
hay Over them was placed a slauting roof
which merely serves to protect them from
ram and snow. These cabbages are as
greea and fresh looking as they were the
day they were taken from the field.
treated in the usual way, that is COW
ered with soil, the cabbages become
blancAed and predisposed to decay.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-04-23
ABOUT COW BUYING.

If the average dairyman points out
one or two cows he "would sell" be-
cause he has 'itco many" there is usually
something wrong with them, thinks
Galen Wilson. But if he permits the
would-be buyer to take his choice from
the herd at fair price, he really desires
to sell, and the purchaser is apt to get
good one. But before buying, especially
family COW, it is well to learn the dis
Position OF the owner. n he can walk
up to her and handle her and she has no
fear, he is at least kind to his cattle, and
this is great point in favor Of the COW;
but if the COW needs coaxing before a
hand can be put upon her, he has had
some kind Of ''circus" with her, evil
dence of, or resulting in, bad habits OF
some kind. One is likely to get good
cows at farmers vendue Gf he has
them), and of poor man who desires to
sell his only. 1t is sign the COW gives
poor milk il, when MIXED out, the I'D
der collapses and feels like a wet dish
rag. The greatest utter-producers do
not show this tendency to any great de-
gree. Oftentimes, after milking, one has
to observe closely to tell whether rich |
mixer has really been MIXED or not. A
collapsed bag is pretty sure indication
of scrub blood.-Anlerican Dairynan.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-04-23
VIE rAnMrne snor1p Krrr nrrs.

WHY FARMERS SHOULD KEEP BEES.
The fact that bees are pollen-distribu-
torsis sufficient reason why place should
be made for them on every farm. If kept
for no other purpose than the good they
do to growing crops and fruit bearing
trees and plants by spreading the pollen
among the blooms, these industrious
workers would be a valuable adjunct.
Testimony is abundant and conclusive,
says Farm Ners, as to the desirable effect
Of bees upon grape vines, fruit trees, and
fruit-bearing plants generally. Indeed,
one prominent apiarist goes so far as to
insist that few hives OF bees iudiciously
placed win revive fruit farm from non
paying to profitable investment. Field
crops, scientists tell us, and wide-awake
farmers know from observation, are
greatly assisted by the honey bees'
manipulations. Indeed, their infusnce
is required for the perfect floral fertiliza-
ton of some of the cereal crops and the
meadow grasses. Where the farmer is
too busy to give his personal attention to
the production Of honey, II is suggested
that be purchase few hives and turn
these over to the care OF his wife and
daughters. They will find the pin money
ACQUIRING from the sale Of the honey a
and pleasant return for the
labor and time spent among the bees.
The outdoor occupation, too, viii prove
3 welcome and heslthful change from the
indoor drudgery, which they can afford /
10 have done.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1891-08-14
Delightful Resorts.

Our readers who are DESTROYS of find
ing pleasant places tospend the Summer
should bear in mind that the Chicago &
North Western Railway furnishes every
facility for rapid, safe and comfortable
journey from Chicago to Waukesha,
Madison, Lake Geneva, Neenah, Mar
quette st. Paul. Minneapolis, Duluth,
Ashland, Lake Minnetonka, Yellowstone
National Park and the mountain re-
sorts of Colorado and the far west.
Fast vestibuled trains, equipped with re-
clining chairs, parlor cars, palace Sleep
ing and dining cars, afford patrons of
the North Western every luxury incl
dent to travel by a first-class railway.
Excursion tickets at reduced rates and
descriptive pamphlets can be obtained
upon application 10 any Ticket Agent or
by addressing w. A. THRALL, General
Passenger and Ticket Agent, G. & N. w.
R'y, Chicago, III 7aug3m
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1891-08-14

pleasing, or at any rate, the least dis
pleasing, to either faction. There il no
Disgusting the fact that he is still the
popular idol Of the Democratic party
and that his popularity is not confined
to the boundary line OF either faction,
and he, more than any other man, win
bring these factions more closely to-
gether.
The appointment of most any other
man will Intensity, rather than sofieD,the
feelings that now separate these factions.
There now remains bat little doubt
that the appointment of Gov. Fleming
will be seated, and we are sincere in the
belief that Mr.. Bloxham's appointment
will be long step in destroying the Bit
terness of these factional feuds which
for the security of the Democratic party
in the next campaign is all important.
1t is agreed that it should be unified and
strengthened, and whose but Bloxham's
appointment would have that desirable
effect? The circumstances of the times
and the turmoil in which the Demo-
cratic party finds itself, and the dangers
which encompass it, makes his the most
fitting appointment.
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The Weekly Newspaper.

ut must not be supposed" says the
ST. Paul Pioneer Press, that rural
newspapers are mere conduits through
which the news and opinions of the
metropolitan press are distributed in the
rural districts. On the contrary they are
the critics and censors Of the great city
dailies. They have more time to think
than the writer's for the latter, whose
often hasty and superficial editorials are
frequently of less real value than the
productions of the man who has we elk
in which to mature his reflections upon
the topics of his choice The country
newspapers are in many cases the sources
of much original thought that gets into
the city dailies; the nurseries of ideas
which are transrlanted in the city hot
housess
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1891-08-14
Those .Good Old Times. ;,

The gloomy view given by political
agitators and reformers are no worse
now than they we're in that period Of
our country's history which is generally
referred to as the good old times" As
early as 1928, then a member of the
lower house of Congress, Mr.. Henry
Clay gave this distressing picture of the
condition of the country, which for &C
tual lamentation and distress beats
many Of the Alliance talks of our day.
Listen to Henry's tale Of woe:"
'In casting our eyes around us, the
most prominent circumstance which
fixes our attention and challenges our
deepest regret, is the general distress
which peryades the whole country. It
is forced upon us by numerous facts of
the most incontestable character. 1t is
indicated by the diminished exports Of
native produce; by the depressed and
reduced state Of our foreign naviga-
ton; by cur diminished commerce !;
successive unihreshed crops of grain
perishing in our barns for want of a
market; by the alarming dimunilion
of our circulating medium; by the nu.
merous bankruptcies by universal
complaint of the want of employment,
and consequent reduction of the wages
OF labor by the ravenous pursuit after
public situations, not for the sake of
their honors and the performance of
their public duties, but as a means of
private subsistence, ........and above all,
by the low and depressed state of the
value of almost every description of the
whole mass of property of the nation,
which has on an average sunk not less
than about fifty per cent. within few
years........It is most painful me TO
attempt to sketch. or TO dwell on the
gloom of this picture. But / have ex-
aggerated nothing. Perfect fidelity to
the original would have authorized me
to have thrown on deeper and darker
huesn
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1891-08-14
rom snwxer,a oruel ADVICE.

In a recent article in the Florida Dis
patch, Farmer and Fruit Grower, our
'steemed "sand-spurH philosopher, Col.
Tom Sawyer, gives substantially this ad-
vice to fathers Establish around your
firesides sort of lecture room where
you can get your boys and girls around
you; explain to them the theories OF
government; the growth of parties and
"all about the tariff" We earnestly and
most vehemently protest. Lock them
mp in dark closets; take them through
dismal places ana frighten them by the
recital Of ghost stories; let them plead
in vain for ice.cream and keep them
away from the circus; do anything to
them that will mar the delights of child
hood, but don't torture them with dis
cussions on the tariff. Don't dc it. The
insane asylums are already full.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1891-08-14
The Development of the North


west.
'The. Great Northwest" becomes
very indefinite phrase as the frontier
moves westward with each decade.
The new states that have recently been
admitted to the Union have good title
to the old term sThe Great Northwest"
and the two Dakotas, Wyoming, Mon
tana, Idaho and Washington make a
great empire of new possibilities. The
Chicago 4 North Wertern Railway, that
once covered the "Old Northwest" min
istered to its growth and greatness and
was great missionary factor in the de-
velopment of northern Illinois, Wis
consin, Iowa, Northern Michigan, Mime
sofa and Nebraska. This was the Old
Northwest, and now, by branch lines or
by its alliance with the Union Pacific
R'y it stretches out its protecting arms
and hand of help to the six new states
which have begun their march in the
path of progress.
What a mighty tide of traffic is served
by the thousands of miles of railway
that compose the Chicago, Union Pa
ciiic and Northwestern Linel Reaching
sixteen states and the territory of Utah,
and touching more than $500 cities and
towns, there is sure to he wonderful
growth and development, and some
where in this mighty empire, there is al
ways the high tide of prosperity and
great opportunities for capital, brains
and energy.
The splendid vestibuled trains of the
North Western, which provide all the
Injuries of travel, convey the traveller
comfortably and safely to nearly every
part of the "Great Northwest" One of
these trains runs through, solid, from
Chicago to Portland, Oregon, with sleep
ing car from Chicago to San Francisco
without change-another conveys pass
engers between Chicago and Denver
with the loss of only one business day
en- route, and still another takes them to
the Twin Cities of the northwest lSt.
Paul and Minneapolis,) or to the rapidly
growing metropolis, Duluth, without
change, in cars that represent the high
est skill and Ingenuity of the best man
ufacturerers in the world; combining in
the highest degree, elegance, safety and
luxurious comfort. rs
Excellent meals in North Western
Dining Cars, which enjoy a national rep
utation for excellence, are served at the
uniform price of 10 cents each, and Free
Declining 6iIaiI csFrr uric run ON through
trains between Chicago and Council
Bluffs, Omaha, Denver and Portland,
Oregon.
The comfort and convenience of pas
sengers desiring to travel at small ex-
pense upon second-class tickets is pro-
NOTED by the provision of accommoda-
lions for their rSa in TOuriHfa nr E0lO-
nists Sleeping Cars, which are supplied
with every requisite for comfort, and in
which completely furnished berths may
be procured through from Chicago to
Portland, Oregon, or Chicago to San
Francisco at the nominal rate of $500
per berth.
All ticket agents in the United States
and Canada sell tickets via the North
Western, and time tables and full in
formation can be obtained upon applica-
ton to any of them, or by addressing
Mr.. w. A. THRALL, General Passenger
and Ticket Agent, Chicago, Ill.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1891-08-14

Seventy.fve million dollars is con-
tributed yearly in the United States to
the suslenance ofthe church, $3l 100000
more being given for purposes purely
devotional. Within the century now
drawing to close 150,OO0,0OO copies of
the Bible have been printed in 226 diff.
ferent languages. Fifty years ago there
were SOP missionary stations in foreign
parts; there are now 5,765. Fifty years
AGO there we're 05S ordinary mission
aries; to-day there are 6,696 such serv-
ants of the Lord. Then there were but
I,226 other laborers and helpers abroad;
now there are 40,552.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1891-08-14
Garrison on Cleveland.

Mr.. VIM. Lloyd Garrison, son of the
early abolitionalisI of that name. in a
recent speech, said that Mr.. Cleyeland's
absence from the White House only
makes him the more cons, icu3us.
Why this is so he said: "The reason is
not far TO seek. The people cannot for
get that in time of National debase-
ment, when principles became divorced
from politics, and piety and plumber
were seeking an unholy union, Grover
Cleveland, with the courage of his con-
victions, and in the disregard of re-
election, cleared the atmosphere with
his brave message. 1t was bugle note
of freedom that found immediate echo
in the discouraged hearts of his country
men, who believed with Lowell that
"a free peoples sway
Was not the exehequer OF impoverished men.
Nor statesmanship with loaded votes TO play,
Nor public office tramp's boozing ken"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1891-08-14

In the appointment of Mr.. John W
Malone Judge OF the Second Circuit.
made vacant by the death of Judge Da.
vid S. Walker, Governor Fleming has
done himself infinite credit. Mr.. Ma.
lone lie lawyer of excellent capacity
and is the kind of man that just judges
are made of. He is Florida raised boy,
and one the whole State may well feel
proud of. He was born in Florida, rails
cd in Florida, educated in Florida, mar
ried in Florida, or. at least, married a
Florida girl, and is thorough going
Floridian. He possesses a fine physique
and is strictly temperate.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1891-08-14
Standing, with reluctant feet,
trhavo sss,rnar,t,r,,d ana chilahn.,.f

IT'S supreme moment. IT'S critical
periodl No maiden should attempt passing
this boundry-line without the aid and
assurance Of DR.. Pierce's Fayorite Prescrip-
ton. Its helpfulness in tidiug over the
perils incident to young womanhood, is
universally acknowledged No mother
can put within the hands Of her daughter,
anything that viii prove more valuable in
meeting all her requirements DIR. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription IS made expressly
for all diseases peculiar to woman, and Is
the only medicine of its kind, sold through
druggists, and guaranteed TO give satisfac-
ton IN every case, or money refunded.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1891-08-14

The Green Cove Spring is the authority
for the statement that firm in Macon,
Ga, recently shipped few watermelons
from that city to Liverpool. England.
aud the melons stood the trip so well
that but two were injured en- route and
the others reached their destiRation in
perfect condition and were sold at %
cents each. If England should become
a market for Southern melons the crop
may become far more profitable than it
has been In the past.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1891-08-14

They have a unique way Of advertis-
ing Sam Jones in Texas. Here is a
sample poster: BLOOD, hair, and the
ground torn up about a mile around.
Sam P. Jones from July 18th to July
10th, Send for catalogue. Call for ex-
cursion rates"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1891-08-14
Public school Notice.

All school supervisors and teachers
viii take notice that the examination
for white teachers viii be held at An
thony Friday and Thursday August Goth
and 2lst, 1891.
The Board has fixed the days for the
opening Of all schools September 9th
and 18th and October 4th.
Supervisors are required TO notify me
at an early day as possible which OF
these days the patrons of their respec.
tive schools wish them opened SO / can
send out contracts accordingly.
BY order of the Board.
2t NJ. L. PAYNE, Snpt.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1891-08-14

Truth seems to be everywhere fet-
tered and seems impossible to make the
least Roadway. For instance SO reliable
a paper as the New York Times says OF
the Florida senatorial election:
The Florida case is one of peculiar turpitude,
because the game was played between members
of the same party. and the defeated men repre-
sented q railroad company.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1891-08-14

Colonel Alex K. Mcclure, the most
polished of newspaper editors, began
life by first working in a tannery. His
next step was the publication of a
weekly newspaper. The Philadelphia
Times, of which he is now the editor,
has long been recognized as one of the
ablest metropolitan journals in the
conntrv
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1891-08-14

The Rev. DR.. T. w. Moore has under
taken to discover the Florida volcano
for the Century Publishing Company.
The Doctor is determined to find it or
else ascertain what causes the wonder
full phenomena of this pillow of fire at
night and pillow of smoke in the day
time.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1891-08-14

The Tallahassean says that Judge Nc
Lean has purchased steel rails for his
road, the Florida, Georgia & Western,
and the work will be pushed forward to
immediate completion. This road passes
through the famous Steenhatchie
country.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1891-08-14

The Duyal county tax Gales cover
~about twelve pages of the Times Union.
What's the matter with Duval? She
seems to be all wrong.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1891-08-14

The convict lease system is on its last
legs in Tennessee.
Eminent writers claim that COM
mercial union with Canada will soon be
followed by political union.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1891-08-14

When Campbell was renominated for
governor of Ohio even Democrats,
that is, those who were opposed
to him, predicted his defeat by $4,000,
and Republicans thought that they
would have an easy walk over. But
they sing now to new tune. Campbell
rs gaming grounu every day.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1891-08-14

Ralph Beaumont, one of the most pop
ular Of the Alliance lecturers and well
remembered in Ocala, is campaigning in
Ohio and Michigan.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1891-08-14

A perfume lamp, which burns cologne,
and spreads delightful scent about the
room, is the latest household move lty.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1891-08-14

Milk and water politicians and news-
papers are no longer in demand.
Every public man must have deciled
views and the courage Of his convie-
tons = Economist
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1891-08-14
ParaSOlS.

In Black and White and Grey effect. All
silk gros grain, fancy black and white bor-
der A large assortment Of sun Umbrellas
at popular prices.