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ROTATION OF CROPS,
Continuation of One Crop Will Exhaust
the Soil.

A Continuation of One Crop VIII Exhaust
the Soil.
1t is explicitly necessary for every
cultivator to know that the growing Of
the same crop for several years in suc-
cession, on the same piece of land will
eventually render the soil unfit to
bring this crop to perfection. In for
mer years, and even to-day yet, some
OF the old gardeners and truck farmers
had been under the impression that the
land upon which certain crop had
been successfully grown became poison-
GUS for the same variety of plants, al
though being quite suitable for any
other.
To-day. being better acquainted with
agricultural chemistry, we find our.
selves in a position to more fully un.
derstand the cause, and hence know
quite well that it is not the poisonous
effect of the variety that has been
grown upon the land, but the
consuming process of certain salts
and mineral matters from the
soil, which are necessary to bring that
particular variety OF crop to perfec-
tion, and subsequent exhaustion Of
the soil. The rotation of crops is,
therefore, necessary, as there are hard
ly any two varieties of plants that
would require for their nourishment
the same salts or mineral matter, un.
less they are of the same nature.
In order to illustrate this, we would
remark, for instance, that such plants
as beets, turnips, mangel, wurzels,
which extract from the soil good
deal Of potash for their nourishment,
can not be followed by another crop
requiring the same salt to bring it tc
perfection unless the soil is supplied
with the same mineral substance
which had been exhausted. Such land
should be planted in plants requiring
lime for nourishment, such as beans
peas, etc.
In this manner one crop may follow
the other in rotation, unless the soil i.
supplied with the exhausted sub
stances, when the same land may b.
used for years in succession for the
same crop. although not always with
the same results. Rotation Of crop.
not only benefits our soil, but it will
also be the means of lessening some
varieties of destructive insects, which
in our climate often multiply to ar
alarming extent. When, with the aid
of the necessary fertilizer, we plant the
same variety of plants on the same
piece of land for number of years, we
will find that the insects feeding upor
these plants will multiply themselves
without end; whereas, where another
and different crop resorted to upor
which these insects can not live, the
entire race would perish for want Of
the proper nourishment for Their
| larvm.-Southern Garden.
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HERE AND THERE.

When the dog forms a habit of
chasing the hens to hear them squall,
better cut off his tail just back of the
ears.
Eggs that are known to be abso-
lutely fresh always have market and
always bring good prices. This is a
pointer, and many of our readers
might profit by it.
Salt for cattle is more important
in summer than in winter When cows
are on grass salt will be highly rel
ished by them, as it serves to keen
them in health.
1t is said that last year England
paid 22,OOO,OOO for poultry and eggs
from other countries. England is a
great poultry producing country and
the business is increasing, still she can
not supply the demand.
There is nothing like clover patch
for the pigs. They will not only keep
in better health on clover than when
confined, but will grow fast and cost
less than when they are fed on grain
and require feeding three times day,
Cut straw can be more evenly dis.
tributed as bedding for cattle than
whole straw, and will serve better as
an absorbent when added to the ma.
nure heap. The labor required to cut
it is not as great an expense as the loss
from manure when the straw is uncut
"A New York fruit grower at an in.
stitute said: Orchards should be taken
care of or destroyed Few realize how
much valuable land is unproductive
owing to its condition. In most cases.
by blowing the sod and fertilizing and
pruning, vigor, health and fruitful
ness can be restored. A thorough
cleaning up will completely change the
aspect Of our fruit farms and homes.
and many places can be made valuable
which otherwise are worthless.
The Van Buren press., 1895-07-06
HOG CHOLERA.

Valuable Information to Raisers Of Swine.
Please give symptoms and best treat
ment for hog cholera.-W. F. c., New
Berne, N. c.
Answer-The following remedies are
the best that can be procured for this
dread disease: The first is from the
United States department; the second
was sent me by friend with an ur-
gent request to publish. We would
very much like to know II the latter
accomplishes all that is claimed for 1t.
Some of the symptoms Of cholera are,
short, hoarse cough, fever running at
the nose, shivering, efforts to vomit,
tottering gait and sometimes paralysis,
constipation, succeeded by diarrhna,
dark purple blotches on the skin, with
great soreness and sometimes ulcera-
tion.
DR.. Salmon, the chief of the bureau
of animal industry, has just issued
bulletin on this subject which ought
to be in the hands of every hog
keeper, and can be obtained on appli-
cation to the department of agricul-
ture, Washington, D. G. DIR. Salmon
says that whilst no absolutely certain
cure can be found for any disease, and
certainly not for hog cholera, yet
that, as the result of long series of
experiments, the following has been
found to be most efficacious formula
in most cases of this disease, and is
valuable as preventive:
Wood charcoal, one pound; sulphur,
one pound: sodium chloride, two
pounds: sodium bicarbonate, two
pounds; sodium hyposulphite, two
pounds; sodium sulphate, one pound;
antimony sulphide, one pound.
Pulverize and thoroughly mix, and
give a large tablespoonful for each 200
pounds weight of hogs once a day.
Feed on soft food, made of bran and
shipstuff, or bran and corn meal mixed
In hot water, and stir in the proper
quantity of the medicine. .lnimals too
sick to eat should be drenched with the
medicine mixed in water. In drenchinr
| hog never throw him on his back or
rope him and force him to take the med
icine. The chances are that If You do
you will choke him. Pull out the side
of his cheek from his teeth and thus
make a pouch, into which pour the med
icine, and it will run into his mouth and
be swallowed, or take an old shoe and
cut off a small part of the toe, SO as to
make a hole through, and put this in his
mouth. He will generally commence
to chew the shoe-then pour the medi-
cine into the shoe and it will find its
way slowly into the mouth and be
swallowed. We have drenched hogs in
| other way. Keep the sick hogs dry,
warm and clean, or it is very little use
| giving medicine.
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~ nodoe. 81 Hamilton, Ill.

Dr.. r. J. Dodge, Of Hamilton, Ill.
written A follows to the Iowa Home.
stead on the subject Of hog cholera:
deem 1t my duty TO give to the pub.
lie, free, my recipe for the cure OF
what is termed hog cholera l have
used this remedy for thirty-fve years,
and raised hogs on my ranch In
Nebraska. and have never lost a hog.
1have experienced by placing ono
we'll hog with lot Of sick ones. and
keeping it we'll by the use OF this rem
edy. You will confer great favor
upon the farmers Of our country by
publishing this recipe in full. am
now engaged in other business, and
have been for sixteen years, and am
willing to let others prosper by the
long years of experience of mine with
a remedy discovered myself for the
cure of this dreaded disease.
The prescription and directions are
as follows:
Arsenic, ope-half pound; cape aloes,
one-half pound; blue vitriol, one-fourth
pound; black antimony, one ounce.
Grind and mix we'll the remedy before
using.
The following are the directions fof
using:
!. Sick hogs in all cases to be sepa-
rated from the well ones and placed in
dry pens, with only five large hogs or
eight small ones in each pen.
2. Feed nothing but dry food, but nc
water, only the slop containing the
remedy, until cured
8. When hogs refuse to eat, turn
them on their backs, and then, with q
long handled spoon, put the dry medi
cine down their throats.
1. Dose for large hogs: One tea
spoonful three times day for three
days; then miss one day. and repeat
amount until cured. Shoats or pigs
one.half the amount.
5. As preventive, one teaspoonful
once week will keep your hogs in a
healthy condition to take on fat. I can
place one we'll hog in pen with loo
sick ones, and with this remedy keep
him we'll. Let no other stock but 5g,
have access to this remedy, as it is to
them deadly poison.
Dr. Dodge adds, that for many years
he sold his recipe for s5, and treated
hogs at the rate of 81 per head, paying
the owner 10 cents pound for all thai
died after treatment bogun.-Southerr
| Cultivator.
The Van Buren press., 1895-07-06
QUEER LONDON CUSTOMS.
Quaint Usagss sttll Observed 1T Cit,
Elections.

Quaint Usagss sttll Observed 1t City
Elections. /,
A host Of quaint usages cluster about
the office of lord mayor, of which the
splendor Is nothing less than vice.
regal.
The lord mayor is elected on Michael.
mas day, not, indeed, by the ordinary
rste-paying electors, but by a body
known as the livery, composed of some
eight thousand members of the ancient
trade guilds. The candidates must be
aldermen and have served in the Office
OF sheriff. The livery submits two
names to the court Of aldermen, which
almost invariably selects that which is
mentioned first; SO that the choice vir-
tually rests with the livery, though
that body is largely influenced by the
unwritten law that, except in extraor-
dinary cases. aldermen shall fill the
mayoral chair in turn according to
seniority. The lord mayor elect is
presented to the lord chancellor, who
invariably signifies the queens ap-
proval Of the citizens choice" and on
November y the favored one is sworn
in before the judges Of the high court.
1t Is this swearing-in at the law
courts that gives rise to the most wide
ly known Of the city's traditional GER
emonies-the lord mayors show, rs the
civic procession which accompanies the
new lord mayor to and from the law
courts is popularity called. There is
nothing quite like 1t anywhere else in
the world. Philosophers sneer Mt it,
poets pick it to pieces-and both go to
see 1t. 1t is, indeed. the sole city Gus
tom that arouses lively interest
throughout the metropolis, and thus
affords the only occasion when the
lord mayor, his civic friends and his
officers are brought face TO face with
the masses Of greater London. As for
the procession itself il has been de-
scribed over and over again. Suffice IL
here to say that of late years lord may
ors have evinced desire, without
treading too much upon the corns Of
tradition, to dispense with what has
not inaptly been called the circus ele-
ment of the show. Thus elephants
have given place to fre-brigades. and
and mermaids and shepherdcsses
fresh from Whitechapel at few shil-
lings a head are no longer asked to
pose half naked upon triumphal cars
in the chill November air.
The days rejoicing is wound up By
a banquet in tho guildhall, to which,
the queens ministers. the judges.
many people of distinction and all the
members of the city corporation are in.
vitcd. cd.-ChausanQuau.
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the oALe.pArn.


O. asy shrough eAs psinevsi wood
Dus nads tssii Ill bsns asksw,
AoSooked trail. e I'll ealv9s DO
since shsn twc hundred ysass Aavs asd.
A.. tnfes, tAe saif = dad
Das stili - isfs bshiaa his trail,
AnA thsrsby hangs NJ moral taiA
~ trail was tatea up nsxt day
~ lone dog thAt passed that wayt
And thsn Wise beil-vsthsr sheep
rufsusd Ne trail o'sf vale end stesA
Aad drew he dock bshind him. too.
- secd beli-wethsrs aiways do
A. fsom thss day. DER hill and glade,
A. naay msa wound IN aad out,
And'1odesd sad turned and bent abouk
And uttsrsd vcrds q righteous wrath,
uecouss tvas sueh . crooked path;
Det still t1sy folIevsd-do NOS hssA-
- nsst nissati6ns cf that calf,
~ thrsusA this winding weodway ssalhst
Decause b vabbisd WHOM hs walked
IAls forest patA became lane,
Ihae beat ard turned and turned again;
This orosksd lane became road.
Woere many poor horse. with his loaA
1ollel On bsneath ~ burning sun.
Al tEav eisd ssms three miies IN one
AnA thus century aud half
1hey trea The footsteps of that calf.
TAe yssn passed % IN sviftnsss nsss
n soad became village street,
AID this. before msa wore aware,
4 elty's orpwded thofooghfare,
AnA soon the central street was this
o. renowned metropolis
A. nsn ewo centuries and half
xsod b The footsteps Of that calf
llseA 1ay hundred thousand rous
Followed the sigsas calf about
And DER bic CROOKED journey went
Tae trafac Il continent
4 hundred thcusand men wsre I'D
~ 80 calf near three centuries deal
1n9y toIioWe4 oe1ll his crooked way,
And Lost ens hundred years day,
FOR thus such reverence Is lent
~ we'll essAbliahed precedent
a moral lesson this might teach,
Were ordained and called to pfeach.
For men are prone TO 90 Il blind
Along the calf.paths Of the mind,
And work away from sun TO sun
10 do what other men have done.
Thsy follow In the beaten track.
And out and In, and forth and back,
And still their devious course pursue.
70 keep the path that othefs do
But how the wise old wood-gods laugh.
Who ssw the hrst prtmsval calf
All nsny things this tale might tsach-
Bue am not ordained TO pfeAch.
-Bam W. Foss, IL Won ans Journal
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"You know as we'll as l. l really
wonder you let him. It's hardly re-
spectablel"
what is hardly respectable?" the
girl asked, horrible fear seizing her.
"Why, of course, letting him lecture
here the very day before his marriage
Didn't you know7-but OF course you
did-he has promised to give an extra
lecture to supplement his coursev
| 'Oh, yes-I know said, or rather
gasped, Mabel. ''Of course-I have
rather headache this morning, and
would you excuse me?"
Miss Worboise, of course, took the
hint, and left, with many expressions
Of regret, while Mabel sought her
father.
"What shall we do2" she painted
HE is coming here before he crosses
the Atlantic-actually herein five
days--he must hear of it-and IL
shall die of shamer
at il deuced awkward" said Mr..
Clifford, perplexed, but, never mind.
I've brought you into this mess. and
I'll get you out. Now, see here. I'll
wire at once and get him to dine and
stay the night with us-in fact, we'll
keep him entirely to ourselves, and he
won't get hint Of it. In the morning
he'll leave by an early train-we can
say his mother is suddenly taken i'll.
There, isn't that all right?"
Mabel assented, doubtfully. Nothing
could be done now, except wait and
hope for the best.
Mr.. Dundas, duly invited, wired his
acceptance, and on the appointed day
was met at the station and conveyed
home by Mr. Clifford. Mabel awaited
his arrival with a beating heart. and
could hardly hide her confusion on
| first meeting him. When five o'clock.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-09-03
Will Kill the Indians.

DENVER, Colo, Sept. Seen.
Obrien, commander department Of
Colorado and Wyoming, G. A. r.,
said today: at the Indians at
tempt to hunt in Red Desert, Wyo-
ming, they will never return alive.
The white settlers in the region
are aroused, and they are amply
able to meet any number of In
dians that attempt to kill buffalo.
At the last session of the state
legislature, stringent law was
passed to protect the only herd
Of Buffalo in the state. The state
will stand by that law even though
it brings Wyoming up face to face
with the United States. We are
law abiding citizens, and we ex-
pect the Indians to obey the law
even though they are fed at the
crib Of the general government"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-09-03
Dan Voorhees, Taffies Debs.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Sept. g.
Labor Day celebration here was en-
livened by the reading Of 8 long
letter from Eugene Debs to Presi-
dent Evinger, Of the Labor Day
committee, in which he denounced
Judge Woods as an "official tyrant"
and predicted a mighty mastering
Of the forces of labor in the near
future to crush oppression. Sena-
tor Voorhees, also spoke vigorously.
He attacked Judge Woods strong
ly aud praised Debs. He also at
tackled the United States Supreme
court in bitter language, and said
Debs' imprisonment was unlawful,
declaring that they had as much
right to convict him as they did
Debs.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-09-03
Parson Tried For Murder.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept. s.
The trial of Rev. William E. Hin
shaw, the young Methodist minis
ter, who is in Jail under indict-
ment charged with the murder OF
his wife, Theresa, will begin to-
morrow morning in the Hendrick
county court at Danville Ind. Over
200 witnesses have been subp9-
ned and special venire Of 100
talesmen has been drawn, from
which to select a jury. Some Of the
best legal talent in the state is en-
ployed on each side. The town is
greatly excited over the approach
ing trial, and nearly every resi-
dence has been turned into board
ing house.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-09-03
Causes of the Massacre.

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Sept. s.
Chester Holcomb who has just re-
turned from China after twenty
one years service in the American
Legation at Pekin, says the recent
massacre is traceable to result of
the recent Chine and Japan war.
At the commencement of the re-
cent war between China and Japan
said he it was generally feared the
lives OF foreigners in China would
be in great danger as long as the
war lasted. AS matter of fact there
was practically no danger as long as
the war lasted, and it is only since
hostilities ceased the danger COM
menced. In the first place the
great mass of Chinese are disap.
pointed with the result of the war,
and are taking revenge on all
foreigners whom they can kill
with impunity. In the second
place the killing and pillaging re-
ceives great encouragement by
reason depredations committed by
hordes Of disbanded soldiers all
over the country.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-09-03
Another Alianca Story.

MADRID, Sept. 3.-Polish Count
Hobkirk, whose statement regard
ing the action of the American
steamer Alianca, in Cuban waters
some months ago, created consider
able excitement here, declares Cap
tain Crossman, of Alianca, con.
fessed to him his vessel carried
contraband of war, adding, as he
was in Cuban waters he must de-
pend upon superior speed Of the
steamer to avoid being overhauled.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-09-03

HACKENsACK, n. j., Sept. s.
George Marshall, 81 years old, a
wood chopper, whose shanty is in
the Ramapo mountains, back of
Oakland, is at the Hackensack
hospital suffering from a horrible
burn. From the knee to the ankle
of the right leg the flesh was
burned off, and for ten days the
wound had remained practically
untreated.
The old man lived in the hut on
the mountain top with his son.
On Friday, a week ago, he says,
two men came to his shanty in the
morning. They had a couple of
chickens with them and asked him
to cook them. He knew they were
stolen, and refused to do as they
wanted. They also had with them
gallon of whisky. When the old
man would not comply with their
wishes they began to torture him
and he was made to drink some of
the whisky. Finally, late in the
afternoon, after torturing the old
man for several hours, the men
built a fire in front of the shanty
and began to carry out the old
mans few belongings. These they
piled on the flames. They then
pulled off a portion of the front of
the cabin and added this to the
fire. The old man was too full of
the whisky with which he had
been piled to make resistance.
Finally, the old man says, they
picked him up and held his right
leg in the flames made by his
household goods and despite his
pain and struggles held him there
until his leg was roasted. They left
him, he says, unconscious beside
the fire. He was rescued by his
son, who started to town and asked
a doctor TO accompany him to the
aid of the old man. He says the
doctor refused to make the trip.
Finally failing in the errand, he
dressed the leg as best he could I'M
til one of the son's-in-law of the old
man visited the place. He insist
ed that Marshall should be taken
where he might have medical
treatment, and yesterday morning
team and lumber wagon We're
obtained and the man carted down
the mountain side in that rude
vehicle to the railroad at Oakland.
From that place he was taken by
train to Hackensack. The old man
says the. men who tortured him
were Peter Winters and Jacob COe,
who live near Oakland and officers
are looking for them. 1t is doubt
full whether the old man will sur
NiNe.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-09-03
Strikers are worsted Here.

IsHPEMING, Mich, Sept. s.
Everything is quiet today, the
shovels are all working and there
are few strikers around the SHOW
els or near the camping grounds.
One military company stationed
here will probably be transferred
to Negaunee, as the shovel men
there have refused to work unless
protected by soldiers. Thirty-tve
strikers left last night for other
districts and many more are pre-
pairing to leave.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-09-03
Windy Weaver Talks.

DENVER, COL, Sept. 8. - Gen.
James D. Weaver, who spent most
of August in Texas, sends the fol-
lowing report OF the political con-
ditions in that state to the Rocky
Mountain News: "Old party ties
are completely dissolved in Texas,
and there is not lingering doubt
about the attitude of the Lone Star
state in '96. She will cast her vote
by an immense majority for the
Populist ticket. Men Of promi-
nence, old-time leaders, openly
renounce their allegiance to the
Democratic party, and boldly align
themselves with the Populists."
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-09-03
Georgetown Gossip.

GEORGETOWN, Texas, Sept. l.
Special Williamson county court
convened this morning with full
docket. More than ordinary inter
est is attached to the term on &C.
count Of about thirty cases for vio-
lation Of the local option law to be
tried.
First Monday brought the larg.
est crowd Of people to town than
for some time past.
A great deal of stock was dis
posed of at good prices.
The merchants did large bust
ness, and it seems the hard times
for the past two years have gone
forever.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-09-03
Tapped for Three Miles.

BUFFALO, Sept. 3.-The meet of
the Rambler bicycle club drew a
large Icrowd. The event was the
one mile match race between
johnson, Sanger and Tyler. In the
first heat johnson defeated Sanger
by two inches; in the second john
son won, with Tyler's wheel lap
ping him and Sanger claimed that
he was pocketed and the third was
finished in the same order. Mile
novice: f. j. Handricourt, won j.
]. Smith, second. Time 2 $50 1.5.
Special race, purse ST 600: john
son won; Sanger second; Tyler
third. Best time 2:12 l-5.
One.mile open, class A: Chas.
Weirick won; F. w. Julias second !;
Ed. Denniston, third. Time 2:22
1-5.
Mile open professional: Watson
Coleman, Springfield, Mass, won (;
Patrick O'Connor, Ireland, second (;
H. r. Steenson, Minneapolis,
third. Time 2 81 As.
Two-mile handicap class A: F.
F. p. Sinclair, won; j. P Finn,
second; G. G. Dirnbirger, third.
Time 4 :43 40.
Mile handicsp: Professional,
purse 5000; A. E. Weining, Buffalo
won; H. A. Leavy, Waltham,
second; Fred Stegg, Boston, third.
Time 2:13 3.5.
Two-mile handicap: Profession
al, purse 5000; H. G. Tyler, Spring
field, won; w. G. Sanger, Milwau-
kee, second; A. 7. Crooks, Buffalo,
third; Con Baker. Columbus, Ohio,
fourth. Time 400.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-09-03
BANKERS
Relief Party Heard From.

ST. JOHNS, N. F., Sept. 3.-The
first news from Peary's relief ex.
petition, since its departure, was
received today by the American
schooner John E. Mackenzie, re-
turning from Greenland halibut
fishery. The Mackenzie met the
Kite, with the expedition at Hol-
steinburg on July Is. At Holstein-
burg the Kite took aboard Profess
sor Dyche, one of the members of
the expedition, and sailed again
the same evening. Very little ice
is reported in south Of Greenland
waters. The crew of the Mackenzie
think the Kite will have no diff
Guilty in reaching Whales Sound,
where Peary's headquarters are To-
Gated,