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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-27
THE FIRST "GULLEY WAsHeR"
Preceded by a Three-Inch Snow in Kappa
hannocis-The stock Princes.

fCorrespOndence OF Che RICHMOND DspaIch'I
WASHINGTON, VA, November 25.-Ihe
rain which fell here on Sunday night and
Monday morning was the hrst gulley
wasbern Rappahannock has had for about
eight weeks. The three-lnch snow which
fell here on the 18th instant did much,
however, to bring up the wheat and revive
the grass upon the stock-farms.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-27

Two years ago when the beef bill was up
IN the state Senate Mr. Gordon made use
of the following remark: This bill will
have no effect upon Rappahannock, tor
there wo eat beef by the ounce and export
II by the tom The squesl of the pOrker
is beginning to be heard IN the land, and
hundreds of patriotic turkeys have just
died at their cOuntry's call.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-27
AUCTION SAILS future Days.
By n. W. Bowe.
Real Estate Auctioneer.
SALE
A LARGE AND cESTRALLY-LocArED
DWELLING,
No 1905 ROSS STREET.
AFrNEGocAnosFoaABoAH DTa-uousE

BY virtue OF the hereinatter-mentioned decree
I win sell by auction, on tho premises, on
TUESDAY, DEcENBLg !. 1891,
at 400 o'clock p. NJ. the TIiREE.SfORf-AND-
BASEMENT BRICK DWELLING NO. LOO hYss
streAt. between thirteenth and Fourteenth
streots, containing eleven rooms, besides de-
tacbed Kitchen with I'VE rooms, coal-house, Deth'
closess, Sc. and IA coed order Throughout
Tho capacity Of the house AMI Us central ana
convenient location combine % render this
GOOD purchase tor home Or as an Investment,
audit A. e. pecjally desirable as clearinghouse.
The lot Is J5xl2J Feet % an alloy.
TeKps: ono fourth ca@h and the residue az
six twelve. and eighteen moaihs ior notes, with
interest added and title retained, or al cash. at
BENjAEIN II. NASH,
Special Commissioner.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-27
10O0 on A HUI.

The Hebrew grazers had cattle upon a
thonsand hills.h but Hon. Basil Gordon,
lanes Yates. and Willis bearing, the stock
princes of RappahaDnock, can each show
q thousand cattle upon a single hill. There
are at least q dozen other farmers in tho
county who Craze from 100 10 800 cattle
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-27

SMITH AND WIFE. PLAINTIFFS, AGAINST DRINK
And, SURVIVING rRCSlEE, DEFRNDAhf-iG TIE
CuANCEBY CCCRr or TiiE CITY OF hChhoSD'
/. Charles ". Godiln clesk OF SAID court GER
thy tuat me bond required u the special CONE
missioner ~ the dacree Gu ead cause 81 Ncyem-
Der 20, 1891, has been duty riyeiI
Givcu HnCer my nard TINS 2ls day q Novem-
Der, 1891. CHARLES W. GODUlN'
"a % clerk.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-27
RAILROAD LINES.
N 4 : :: w EaIIak3Essteln

zr=zzzzfEzz-z3
SCHEDULE ~ EFFECT AUGUST -, lesL
LEAVE RICHMOND. BfkD-sTkhhI sFAIlols
900 A. NJ Daily Ga Petersburg i&lchmond AMI
Norfolk Through Expreas--Arryo
Norfolk l1:35 A. Al. stops ony
at Petersburg. Wayerly, and SUFFOLK
1905 A. n Daily, va Petersburg .or hoanoko,
ksdlOrd, PulasgI, ana Bristol; also
connects az kadford for Biaens1d
and Pocahontas. Paflor-car Peters
burg 20 Roanoke and Pullman
sleeper Roanoke % Memphis ga
Knox Tille ard Chattanooga
i2:4O p. II. Daily, VIA Petersburg for Lynch.
burg, Roanoke, and lntermedlata
stations A0conuection beyond hos.'
noke.
b:45 P. NJ. Daily ga Petsrsburs Arrive Nor
i1sso p. N. paily' sta petersburg Cor Roanoke,
kediogd, PuiasEl, and Bristol also
Tor Blaeneld, POcahOntas kzhcrn,
and stations Clincn-v Valley division;
also for L0ulsvine and stations
Louisville and Nashville railroad
via Nofton.
between RICHMOND and LYNCH
BURG ready tor occupancy al 3
IN also fulinan sleeper Peters
burg 10 Louisville Ga Morton aud
Roanoke TO Memphis ana New
Orleans vaADoxyIio aud Chattsr
Tra,ns arrive richmond from Lynchburg and
TIA Wes. daily 7.44 A, NJ, lao p. ~, and 7:45
P.a. Prom Norfolk and me Esst lA;io A. n.
am se Sa baesage-checks, and all informAslos
aa1s b. obEalned as Richmond and Petersburg
raslrnad depot. A. w. Garber1. s0i NAN ssrses
and At the companys o1isc, SIS sass Main street.
Passenger Agsst
w. b. BBylI.L.
0ensrsl Passenger Aren't
esnsral cflcs Roanoke Va ~
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-27
AcrIoN coNnKNINEp.

I. That we. tho said taxpayers OF the upper
district in meeting assembled, condemn IN ths
strongest terms the recent action OF sald boatu
OF Supervisors in employing counsel. ana con- con,
tend That every dollar 80 promised 20 be pald
ont h iust that much money taken out OF the
hands OF tho taxpayers Of Cumberland county;
2. That We. the taxpayers OF 'umDerlanu
county, are in favor Of tho cOdntys paying every
cent promised a. the Farmvlie and Powhatan
railroad. and condemn any action taken by SAID
Board Of Supervisors looking towards ialiute
OF the county's carrying out its part OF rue COD
tract relative 70 the bonds Of eaid ralroad:
g. That we express our entire Onndence
in the ability and capacity Of Colonel 5. r. Cole
mon, our able and conscientious common,
wealth's attorney, and feel that the welfare Oi
this county Is perfectly shfo IN his hanos'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-27
AUCTION SALES.--FUTURE Days
BY Charles A. Rose.
Real Estate and Loans,
No IL Tenth street.
T,RU5TEE'S AUCTION SALE
op
VALUABLE IMPROVED AND UNMPovED
PROPERTY
on THE WILLIAMSBURG ROAD AND AT
"sEvgN PINES"


BY virtue OF a certain deed 81 trust from
James Il. Lyme and wife, dated November <Oi
1873, duly recorded In the Clerks once o.
Henrico County Court. Deadlock i02, page %,
default having been made IN the payment %
the bond therein secured, and being required 80
TO do by the Beneficiary. win ofer Tor SAFE on
SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 2s. 1891,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-27

nooK AND JOB w0Rk IN, Ah sslsf
ID RxECuTkD AT TIE DisFA'N
Nts-AeusE
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-27

DICHMOND, FBEDERICh'D, p,
IL AND POTOMAC kAILhpAN i,
commencing MOVE DLH a, l''l
S04 a. N. leaves Byrd-suee, ~.
0"' stops only % AsulAn 4, D
Milford, Froderlck8blrs l.|
and Whitewater S.efpF " w.,
iuaton ana New forA 49,
Washineton 1901 r. ~, fii
AZ I.I74P ~. Pnilaiegla at'
n. New YORK q: ID p. %
,t.so A a. leaves Bynl-strrct sta,.ol t' =
AA''' . cept sunday Blfg' f. -
Rlrhniond 70 Neg -t =,
Wasnington 4.10 y. 81. th /, NJ
5.24 h. ~. Philadelphia 10 '' -
Nov YORK 1880 7. NJ ... Ia
IN, p NJ leaves Byrd-street sia Il
wv sleeper kichnOud - IL
SfGps only as Asniahf' -
Muiord, FredorcAs1ura =.
aud Whitewater. Stop @. ~.
TINS on sundayA Af'''
bsgtOn ] los 4. ~. baltl -
A. b., Philadelphia 3.tI A. A' '
=, TOTS DO =, sssv-i-strsei 90 % ~
0'"0 sI.,s,er nom New ior[ -.
sf Nidcwatsr. BEookr, fi,',' ts.
birg. Milford, B0lhae.L A-- ~.
Amt STOPS al other siaiit.' - /.
days Leaves Naallls II"
o.sp N s,r,vss AZ Byr1-streei s.a.i..ii II
Stops as Fre4oficksllf" <
Bo,hweli. and AsllA4t - y
from Wasnlngton a9d Ne' I. -
Does not Stop ~ L1D@
Washlngt0G 1890 - h. 49,, 4. 3
a.az N Awe a, Byri-Streei sia..-., x
$50 - sxcspt sunday. baaei -
NeN YORK u kkhmo2%
washnSto1 500 z. .r,,y
FREDERICKSBURG AcCOMAooA'''
pAlLr EKcGPr scSnAf' ION
400 u A ,eav,. ayfd-ssreci static
s'Vo r ~ rredss.cs burg as $40 I. ~ l,.Ts
s.4o A. M arrives Bytd-sffeei r 49,
proieric xsburg 600 4. NJ
ASHLAND TRANS
DAnY EXcEPF sCepAh ..,l,sls
a.eA N. leaves Kba- ARRIVES a. A'--'
1888 A. NJ -. A.biAsts
GA P. N. leaves sta Af''''' -
aaS A N. arrl,ss Elbs. Leaves 49,
eos A. N. -, ALA
o1s P. n. arrives q EihA Leave -.
ssSo e TxYIeR. Trade 49,
IT'D kYsE2. Gensf>l sapes ''''-- -
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-27
BY Denoon, Topper Il Co,
Real Estate Agents and Auctioneers,
81 Main street.

GALE BY AUCTION OF NEAT,
= NEW, DETACHED DWELLING AT SOUTH
WEST CORNER OF BOYD AND HARRISON
STREETS UPON UNUSUALLY LIBERIA l.
TERMS.-We will cell by auction, on the prem
ises, on ~
at o'clock p. NJ, the above PROPERTY. The
house has three rooms aud hallway. The lot
fronts 2Oxl0O feet 70 a 16-tOot alley. Good wen
Of water on the premises.
TERMS: small cash payment; balance on long
time. DEMON, IUFfEh q o.,
no 25 AuctlOneers.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-27

Long stylish Refers, black. Atwood
rough cheyiot, with full shawl black FUR
collars and loops, !ust 50 each.
Double Breasted Refers. Atwood black
cheyiot. with Astrachan collars, just S4.oO
each.
Light Tan Camels-iIair Cloth Refers,
fun shawl opossum fur collar. black SILK
loops, Just 80.
Black All-Wool CheviOt Refers, shawl
collar and military loops, Just -.
About go Refers Of black cloths, diqgo-
nals. camels-hRir, cheVron, and cheviot,
with shawl collars Of Astrachan, hair and
pulled coney furs, better than any we've
had this season, for SO.
SILK Plush Cloaks for children two, three,
four, Ave, six years Old, in all colors, just
ab.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-27
THE r. & ?. RAILROAD BOND TAX.
Action Of the Supervisors Condemned
Levy the Tax--Pav the Interest

Levy tho Tax-Pav the Interest
fcorrcspondence Of the Richmond Dispateh.)
CUMnKRLLND COURTHOUSE. VA, Novem;;
ber 23.--At a meeting of the citizens OF
Cumberland county here to-day on motion
Colonel Randolph Harrison was elected
chairman and B. w. l.. Blanton secretary;
Colonel Samuel +. Coleman explained
the object Of the meeting 10 be TO take ac-
ton In reference TO the proceedings OIL tne
Board of Supervisors of the county OF
Cumberland at meeting held by them on
the 2Sth day Of October. 1891, In refusing
70 lay lew TO paw the interest, on the
Farmville and Powhatan railroad bonds.
On motion the following resolutions,
which had been previously adopted at
meeting held in tho Upper district. were
adopted by % nine-tentbs vote;
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-27
KE w OR K.E Il s

WANTED, Statesmen ON
w SALARY OR COMMISSION 70 handle
TIE NEW PATENT CHEMICAL INk-bkAslNI
Pencil. The greatest selling novelty ever pro-
duced Erasos ink thoroughly In two seconds;
no abrasion Of paper: 200 70 300 per cent
profit. One agents profit amounted 10 so2O In
six days: another s12 In two hours we wan.
one enc, 9etic general agent for each State aud
Tsrritcry. For terms and full particulars adj
dress THE MONROE ERASER hANUfAC-
TURING COMPANY, La Crosse, WIS.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-27
RAILROAD L,.r.
go ~ EEzEg zyzr-nn..,....,,
pICHMOND AND DANv,.
~ RAILROAD ~ ZIP
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT No'cqRu.io


ID is9L
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND o.,
3:20 A. N. SOUTHERN EXPR.,. - u:
'lsnta, Augusta. on. .'.-,.J pa.
Connects az Green ...-. 49, N'.A
en- Raleigh. or ,4I..l-- q .4rata
en- north tHgY.I. Pes. H.t-
take sleeper Oh. uI Ia Hlis
sigeqels 'Fun lHH.ur >'., 'lflIA
300 r. ~ FAST MAIL, ItHg. t.- .'.
gusia, AMI points ....r go n
Mos.eys junction wi. .....sE
loNhhian rli,rai .. .t. %
ior tl1rssy.lr, DE... .- &c
Durham, ana ll.s... t...
through .rrm Is on. nd ..at f.i
Though se.unr ....
south WASHINGTON .l. ~
WESTERN NI>I... m, q.
su,n uCg-l ..... '.tJ
4 sl
eco p. NJ. LOCAL t'fg l. ... .......
Amelia C0luaoI.a.. ....-. ~
points ~
TRAINS AEEIya al aIcBg0ya
SIS So + +. Y y. Prom A'iaa'. ana .-s,
S:t5 4. NJ. From AmJaa D......
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-27

On Train Nos. - and Is g.'c. '.s ~. !,
tween Now YORK and Tampa, ~. va 80, 49,.
vilie,. on Train Nos IA ani ~ see ~,
betFeen New York and Chares'.L IN =,
Nos' "a and rs slseplng-cars Dc.8rali 9s p. i
and Jacksonyillo. on Train 3D. I'D '.' ~,
sleeplng-cars between Richmond ana i'--
Va. ......,
rur ONLY ALL-RAIL LINE 10 Ay"tY-A
lhH A.U.e
Richmond. =. 800 A. NJ Nort0lk.....li .'1 +, p
Rlchuond. -. '5;i3 T. n Noriio.A..';;''IiI..' b.
Eorfolk --.....sS:3j z. ~. k.DHmoli ..4- - y 4
So,tolk 400 4. NJ KichmJal...a D, i
Ths trains leaving Richmo1i, -, pr ... p. -
Norfolk al 4 Z. N. arc solid trains . 4
~ ,aints. and passonger5 ~ tlnIsi
change OF cars Clo5soOnneci.,ol3,, AZ, .l- "a
AZ Petersburg BY tho 80 y y, ~. p.
Iichmond and tho S:3j A. VI. trh.l ~. !, 4
rralns leaying Richmond AZ ly' - ~ -t' Il
yI.50 p NJ. ana arriving AZ klchil. 'i 81 - -
N. and lao =. n. make close o4.i-l' ..,., 4
tersburg 90 and rom f8unUAe5 -.Irf
southwestern po'u' super l,e.i--s
., nF.ura I.r.snf guuarI .l.g. -
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-27

AUCTION sALEs-Ibis Day. 49,
BY George 5. vashon a Son,
Real Estate Auctioneors-
GALE BY AUCTION OF
Three Story Brick Store
DWELLING
BANK BETWEEN NINTH AND TENTH
STREETS,
No. 913
Byrcquestof owner We win sell by auction on

ny request OF owner VIC VIII son by auctIon on
the promises on
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER "a. 1891.
Mt ~ O'Clock NJ. the PROPERTY above des-
crbed. This house II well built IN good order mas
n GOOD front, with side entrance. IL Is now occu-
MED by good tenant OF rental Of 5000 per
annun. and Is specially suited for hrst-class
restaurant. The owner Is anxious 70 sell and
will sell az n great bargain. special attention
asked 20 this GALE.
TERMS Easy, and will be announced at sale.
GEORGE s. VASHON a. son,
no 10 AuctiOneers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-12-03
STRAY SHOTS.

JUBAL EARLY is the least reconstruct
ed of the surviving confederate gener-
ais He still effects the confederate
gray in his attire and the old SLOUGH
hat of the Virginia trooper. A north
erner who saw him not long ago says
that his scarf pin represents confeder-
ate flag.
THE sword of Maj. Gen. Sill, of Ohio,
was taken from his hand, after his
death at the battle of Stone river in the
late civil war, by Capt D. M. White, q
Texan. The latter officer now proposes
TO restore the weapon to the generals
friends, and is about to visit Ohio for
that purpose
ANOTHER relic of the war has been
discovered in Virginia. few days
ago while log two feet in circumfer-
ence was being cut in two near Bloody
Angle" in Spottsylvania county, the
saw went through the butt end of a
underground shell which was imbed-
bed in the log out of sight 1t is sup
posed that the tree was about nineteen
inches in diameter at the time the she'll
vas fred in 1868, as these trees grow
about quarter of an inch in a year.
The people of Columbia, S. c.. are
proud of 'Old Bowlegged Bill Rose, "
as they call him. Bill is negro who
has been identified with the Richland
Volunteers for the past sixty years.
When they went to the war Bill went
with them, and at fredericksburg his
old master, Gen. Maxey Gregg, died in
his arms. Ever since the close of the
war whenever the Volunteers have pa
raded Bill has turned out with them as
elderly, but he is now white haired
and feeble. The other day he present.
ed the volunteers with medal in token
of his affection, and the incident is said
to have been most pathetic.
AN old soldier living at Santa Clara,
Cal, has relic which he has been car
rying for years. 1t is the ordinary
brass button worn by soldiers of the
United States army, but it is fiattened
by bullet After leaving the army he
was superintendent Of stock-ranch on
the border between Mexico and Cali
fornia- This was in 1865, and the old
soldier still wore the uniform blouse.
Numerous thefts of stock by an organ
lied band of robbers were taking place,
and the owner of the relic organized a
small party of cowboys and started in
pursuit of the band Toward night the
party separated, and the old soldier and
two Of the men soon came upon a herd
of horses in charge of two desperate
looking Mexicans who at once opened
fire upon the pursuing party The fire
was returned and the thieves killed.
The old soldier was shot through the
left arm, and a second shot struck the
eventful button, which was directly
over his heart and saved his life, al
though he was very sore about the
breast for some time. His companions
escaped without scratch
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-12-03
A SOBER ARMY.
The Confederates We're Real Prohibition
lists.

The Confederates Were Real Prohibition
lists.
do you know" said a we'll known
ex-conf officer, that the con-
federate government was the only gov
eminent in the world that really en-
forced prohi bition? During the war
the government prohibited the manu-
facture of liquor In Virginia 1t was
here that the army was, and the same
prohibition extended TO the other South
ern states This law was made be.
cause the government wanted all the
grain to feed the people. The further
result was that the confederate army
was the soberest army that the world
ever had. The little liquor that could
be had was only obtained upon the pre-
Scription of a surgeon. The first three
barrels of liquor for medicinal purposes
were sent under guard through West
Virginia consigned to a leading sur.
geon. They were carted over the
mountains and several days were occu-
pied in the trip. At their destination
the barrels were found to be empty.
At first this was mystery. but exam.
ination show that gimlet hole had
been bored in each cask, the liquor
drawn out and the hole neatly plugged.
The whole battalion sent along as
guards for this liquor had IN this way
swallowed it all gradually, and though
big row was raised, it was impossible
to fix the offense on any one. IN. Y.
Sun
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-12-03
AGRICULTURAL NOTES.

PROF. b, w. STEWART says the white
oat has five per cent. more nutriment
than the black
IT is important that corn be dry be-
fore storing it in the crib, and it will
lose weight even after it has been
stored
GROUND dried fish is a very cheap
fertilizer compared with its advantages,
and is an excellent material for adding
to the compost-heap.
IT is claimed that green apples fed to
hogs is source of hog cholera. Ripe
apples, however, are fed to all classes
of stock without danger.
A BONE slowly decays, and it is a
waste to attempt to utilize bones I'M
less they are ground or reduced in some
manner, as bones give off their parti-
cles very slowly.
POTATOES should never be marketed
unless assorted. Uniformity of size
and appearance will benefit both the
buyer and seller 1t is the small pota-
toes that injure sales and return low
prices.
THE Michigan Farmer says that car
Donate Of copper is beginning to be
adulterated since it became so neces-
sary to save the crops of the garden.
In some cases the authorizations amount
TO thirty-five per cent
CRAB grass is highly relished by all
classes Of stock when it is young, but
it is persistent weed that takes full
possession. All plants growing where
they are not desired are weeds, and
should be exterminated.
If the hens are to give good results
do not crowd them on the roost but
allow plenty Of room. A poultry
house Of 100 square feet on the floor
should contain about ten hens, and il
will afford the hens ample room for ex.
ercise ia y winter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-12-03
FACTS WORTH KNOWING.

SHoors growing around the trunks of
young trees rob the trees of nourish-
ment. They should never be allowed
to start If kept back for year they
will cease to appear. Grass around the
trunks will be more serviceable to the
tree if the sod is cut and inverted.
MANY trees would bear fruit if they
had about one-half of the limbs and
branches cut out, so as to allow the
sun to act on the leaves and assist in
preventing miIdew. Too much top and
too many branches draw from the soil
the nourishment that should be used
for fewer branches.
Now THAT the time is coming when
there is liability that the pastures will
be cropped too close, look out for
them. 1t is better to do some feeding
in the barn rather than that the roots
of the grass in the pastures be so near
ly killed that they will not recover till
very late in the spring
THERE is no reason why the boxes
used FOR berries and larger fruit should
not be such as to express measure. If
in sizes to hold quarts, pecks or BUSH
els, more satisfactory arrangement of
prices could be made. There being no
standard of measurement for the boxes
now used they differ greatly.
WITHOUT doubt every insect pest has
its parasite, and one Of the most impor-
tant things for farmer to know is
what are tho parasites of his insect
pests, and also what insects feed on
other insects. Thus large part of the
insect world will be found to be the
friend and not the enemy of the farmer
THE plan of making witless war on
birds is already beginning to bear adj
verse fruits in many sections of the
country. Before a man begins to kill
off the feathered songsters he should
acquaint himself with their customs, so
as to be able to distinguish the iniuri-
GUS from the beneficial, and to carefully
protect and foster the latter
UsING ewes that have born twin
lambs, using young ewes from twins,
and using rams that were twins, has
given good results in increasing the
prolifcacy Of the hocks where expert
ments have been made as tests in that
direction. Even triplets have been Sc
cured by breeding FOR greater prolitica-
cy, and by selection for that purpose.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-12-03

ridges OF earth which are thrown up
by roots, each time severing a root, till
over goes the tree.
A third block with single pulley
sometimes called a Snatch block'0
may be attached independently to the
anchor stump or to some other low
down anchorage, and therope c passed
under the pulley before attaching the
team. That will bring the draft low
down and give the team much better
chance to plant their feet firmly on the
ground.
By using a long cable in place of a
chain to connect the tree and block B,
an anchorage may be made at greater
distance from the tree, as circumstances
may indicate.
You also send me letter which
asks: ''What kind of cable?"-"How
many trees may be pulled by two men
and team in an hour?"-and "What do
the pulley blocks cost?"
One and half inch rope is what
use tina t call cable. The rapidity
with which a man can take bitches
and tie he knots In the rope will large
ly determine the number of trees which
may be uprooted in an hour. 1t is
difficult TO describe here the various
quick knots an bitches which an ex-
pert may make in a rope, but most
neighborho DDS have some "old tar or
other competent man who will gladly
teach these hitches
By reference to journal kept at the
time, find that we averaged ten trees
an h our, but many of them were small
and came out readily by pull of the
team without using pulleys. 1t was
done more quickly than it could have
been if we had waited to attach the
blocks. | think ten trees an hour
good average. Mr.. Robinson can get
his land h and-gru bbed for nine dollars
an acre. That seems low and may be
cheaper than using pulleys, but with
me pulleys save half the expense.
In regard to cost of outfit, any hard
ware dealer can tell you more accu-
rately than can. You will need 10
or l2-inch block with two pulleys, the
same sized block with one pulley, and
possibly smaller snatch block" Il
use $50 feet of inch rope for pulleys
and about IS feet of 116-inch rope for
cable. ! find inch rope, when new,
quite strong enough and it is much
more easily handled than larger rope.
There are so many times and places
on farm when rope and pulleys save
time, that l think it good investment
to own them, even if we have no tim
Der to grub. In getting heavy logs and
rocks out of the way, and in moving
small or even large buildings, the
''tackle" has been so convenient that
would nearly as soon get along without
a wagon as without the tackle" of
rope and pulleys. Curtis S. Clark, in
Country Gentleman