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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20
THE HISTORIC CHATEAU or COPPET.
From The Orleans Picayune.

From The New Orleans Picayune.
The Count HaussOnville. so conspicuous in
connection with his eminence as a member OF
the French Academy and a. former crlet OF the
Nonarchical party in France, has just inherited
from his unmarried sister the chateau OF Coppet,
which was the home Of his grandmother the
celebrated Mre de Stael. and which IS likewise
memories Of Jean Jacques Rousseau, says a cor
respondent Situated on the shores OF the west
ern extremity Of the lake OF Geneva. the chateau
is a perfect museum Of relics Of Nine De Stael.
and of her father the great French statesman,
Necker who played so great role "a Premier
and Minister Of Finance " King LOUIS A|I Ok
France
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20

Offering a sacrifice for the sins OF all the neigh
bors. This was act of self-conscioushess
and also exhibited thoughtfulness for the wei
rare OF the neghbors. said Professor Royce. III
such case IL Is extremely difficult TO ma OUT
whether the child is really trying TO initiate, OF
whether the act has meaning. Two children.
one six years old and the other three, had SHOWN
great interest In the reading OF fsaim
XIII by their grandmother. Soon after 'hey
were found together in the bathtub. with the
water turned on While of the chiidreh
was being dressed he was asked what they were
doing in the BATH he said. He maketh them 10
sit down in green waters These acts. salc the
speaker type of sef-consciousness anu
lmitativeness and are Of great significance now
ever trfng they may seem. In such cases
What one notices blends in some way with the
act performed
"A child interprets the thing more or less
dimly and illustrates IL with words whicht ne
makes to fit the thing, continued the lecturer
''As result. he may express his Interpretation
by a characteristic act This is shown IN the
offering OF family sacrifice or sitting DOWN IN
green waters II is often hard 10 tell whether
he is fooling' really interpreting acts anu
things. In every he is trying 10 interpret
a meaning. A child three years old. VINO was
in the habit of taking nap in the afternoon.
just after he had eaten noticed groom reed
ing a horse in the stable. He asked II the
horse would go to sleep after being FED, ana
was told that he would. But he demonstrated
the horse has not been undressed, he has got
his shoes on "
DOING AND SAYING.
Professor Royce said that what people do and
say is the central matter in the childs world
He attempts to interpret these things after his
own manner He told Of the remark OF his
own child who spoke 81 star as being some
thing torn from the moon He probably dd
not think said the Professor. anything about
who might have torn it off: but he was familiar
The Advocate and news., 1898-05-25
Summer Food for Poultry.

On the location Of the poultry plant and
the surroundings Of the flock, more than
anything else, depends the food which
should be given during the summer.
With a free range Of liberal area poultry
will rot require more than one feeding
daily during the summer, and here is
where the farmer has the advantage in
poultry raising over those who, from lack
OF rOOm must keep their ilOcks in con-
inement or in small yards. If a farmer
will devote One-half the study to the
needs Of poultry that he does to other
stock he will find them profitable. Dur
ing the summer with a free range, a
feeding at night with light grains will
be all that is necessary beyond what
table scraps or bits of meat are thrown to
the fowls during the day. An occasional
feed of fresh green bone will be OF ben
eff during the summer, although 1t can
be used to the best advantage during the
fall and winter months. Green food and
the variety Of bugs and insects which the
fowls pick up on the range during the
summer, with little grain, will be about
all they require, and the expense Of
summer feeding will be very small
The Advocate and news., 1898-05-25
MangelS for Stock.

Wholesale buyers Of milk occasionally
get strange ideas In their heads, but one
Of the most absurd is the one recently
promulgated that the feeding Of sllage
made the milk watery, and demanding
that the farmers who supply them cease
using the product Of the siO. The ObjeC-
tion Is all the more absurd in view of the
fact that every particle Of milk must
meet certain standard set by the sew
eral States, and II silage added water
to the milk, as the wholesalers claim,
It would assuredly fail to come up to
the standard set by law Unfortunately,
these wholesalers are combining in their
demands and are in position to dictate,
so the farmer who owns the cows must
turn to some other food or lose his trade.
If one has a good clay loan he may be
Independent Of the silO and raise mangels
at small expense. A good clover sod
heavily manured would make good
ground for this crop. PlOw and harrow
thoroughly and SOW about the middle of
May, and little later north of 40 degrees.
Good culture, keeping the ground free
from weeds and growing medium-sized
roots, means success. In winter a half
bushel day to each COW Is n good feed.
They should be sliced ait the time of feed
ing, and are also excellent for sheep and
hogs.
The Advocate and news., 1898-05-25
Gut Flowers on Farm Grounds.

There is no reason why cut flowers
should not have place on the table Of
every farmer during the summer. If
by any chance ones plants are limited
in number a few sprays of Towering
shrubs or even a few sprigs of fruit tree
blossoms will add touch of beauty to
the table Many of the plants easily
grown from seed bear blossoms which
last long time after being cut, and as
such plants are prOfuse blOOmers, a few
OF them will supply all the cut flowers
needed during the summer The we'll
known calendula, or marigold, Is fine for
cutting, the yellow blossoms being at
tractive and lasting for long time. The
feverfew Is a gem for the same purpose.
The blossoms of white are borne on long
stems and will last for ten days or longer
after being cut if the stems are kept in
fresh water. Cosmos, asters cOreOpsis,
gilia and AdOnis are among other plants
easily grown from seed whose blossoms
are attractive and last we'll after being
cut. Farmers have the opportunity, If
they will only give the matter n little
time and attention, to make their homes
and tables very attractive by the use
of flowers.
The Advocate and news., 1898-05-25
Diseased Nursery Stock.

Frank A. Waugh, of the Vermont EX-
pertinent Station, thinks that no ento-
molOgist can honestly certify that all the
nursery stock on given territory is
free from the San Jose scale. Also that
few Of them do. They say that they
found none, or no indication of its pres
enco, which is a very different matter.
AS to yellOWs and rOsette, the certificate
is not worth the paper it is printed upon
1t is practically impossible for one
man to examine nursery of average
size so thoroughly that he can be sure
he has not overlooked the scale. Legis-
latiOn sometimes seems to help in an
educational way, by calling public atten-
ton to the pest to be fought; but what
ever good may be accomplished in this
way is likely to be offset when people
rely on the law for protection and are
disappointed.
Professor Bailey, of Cornell believes
that a reputable entOmoOgist's Certif-
cate Is worth a good deal, although not
an absolute guarantee.
J. II. Hale thinks that the spread of
scale and yellOws may do good after all
NY SIllnuldClllS DeIIeT care vi OTCndTuS
He advises keeping up inspections, but
not placing too great confidence in certi-
fiCates.
E. H. Bancroft, the Delaware author
ity, believes that no legislative enact
ments for the suppression of San Jose
scale in orchards and for the prevention
Of its spread on nursery stock can be
made too careful and Strngent.-NeW
England Farmer.
The Advocate and news., 1898-05-25
Use of Salt.

4 most interesting protest against the
use Of salt in food was recently published
by j. ID. POindeXter, of the medical de-
partment Of the American army, who is
now Tor was) stationed at Governors
Island, in New York harbor. Mr.. POin-
deter thinks thatthis substance promotes
headaches, and thus Injuries ones temper,
besides impairing ones comfort and hap
plness in other ways. According to this
same authority, salt is an irritant like
arsenic not so powerful nor dangerous,
but nevertheless acting in an unwhOle-
some way. And as it is absorbed from
the food into the blood without under
going any chemical change it is carried
all over the system. 1t acts on all the
organs.
On the other hand Mr.. POindeXter
says that since leaving off the use of salt
as condment he has better health than
before. His food tasted a little fiat at
first, but soon he found that he perceived
its true flavor better than formerly. The
fact that some animals seem to crave
salt and will go miles to obtain it (as
az the salt lCks' haunted by deer
does not count for much with this gem
tleman. He looks upon liking for salt
as a morbid taste, like that for opium or
other drugs.
1t is quite probable that people can get
alCng with less salt than is commonly
eaten, and to a slight extent this excess
may be injurious in several ways. One
is to stimulate animal desires. Scurvy
results too, when men live on a salt meat
diet exclusively and rarely get hold of
fresh fruits and vegetables. On the
whole, therefore, Mr. Pondexter's ideas
are calculated to do more good than
harm. But he probably states the case
too strOngly.-New York Tribune.
The Advocate and news., 1898-05-25
Sheep for Kansas.

Kansas farmers should study the sheep
industry. The present boom" promises
10 develop into a steady, healthy growth,
and few sections Of the country have the
natural advantages for sheep raising that
exist in Kansas. The very grass which
grows 50 abundantIy us to dishcarten the
.tiler Of the soil will give the best Of
sustenance to sheep, and it is possible to
pay for a small flock of sheep in year
or two almost wholly by paSturng this
grass. There Is no section OF the cOun-
try where 50 many varieties of forage
plants can be grown at so small cost,
and none where 50 little stable or shed
feeding is necessary There are thou
sands Of acres of land lying idle in
Kansas that at a small expense could be
turned into profitable sheep lands.
The beginner will not make any mis-
take in starting with such well-knOwn
breeds rs Shropshires, MernOs or South
downs. A well-selected llOck Of either OF
these breeds will clean up native grass
lands or put forage sOwn lands into
shape for cropping, and turn more actual
cash into the pockets Of the owner than
the same amount Of money invested in
fertilizers to grow crops Of grain.
The Advocate and news., 1898-05-25
Cooking Old Hens.

A correspondent in Farm and Fireslde
gives the following sensible directions
for cooking old hens so that they will be
tender and palatable:
Il had them dressed on Thursday; Fri
day morning | put them in pot with
about quart Of boiling water, let them
come to q boil and skinned them, then
set them back where they could simmer
slowly and let them cook until 4 o'clock,
turning them over occasionally; then |
took them out into a jar sprnkled salt
and pepper over and inside OF them,
poured the broth into the Jar, and set
them away. Saturday, about two hours
before dinner time put them into my
covered roasting pan, heated the broth
and poured It over them, put on the cover,
and set them In the oven. At dinner time
they were Drowned beautifully, and were
tender and Juicy as one could ask. We
ate one for dinner, and the other was
delicious sliced cold for Sunday dinner.
They were very fat, hut when they were
dressed | took out all the extra fat be-
fore putting them to cook"
The Advocate and news., 1898-05-25
Sorghum for Forage.

The farmers OF the West know the
value of sorghum for stock feeding better
than those in other sections. In drOughts
so severe that other vegetation Is almost
ruined, sorghum remains fresh and
green. AS late summer feed 1t Is un-
surpassed Seed sOwn In drills at the
rate OF fifty pounds to the acre, the first
ITO the middle of June, will make an ideal
feed by September first. When grown to
be cured for winter use 1t should be
sown at the rate OF two bushels to the
acre in order to obtain a more delicate
growth than Is possible when the stalks
are farther apart, Cut with a moving
machine. Sorghum Is an ideal food for
hogs when grown in rows four feet apart,
hills eighteen inches apart, and six or
seven plants to the hill. When In full
head, which will be about the first Of
September, turn the hogs into the field,
They will eat the sorghum rayenOusly
and clean, and thrive on It,
The Advocate and news., 1898-05-25
Preserving Eggs "a Warning.

Some weeks ago, in this department,
the results Of tests of various methods
OF preserving eggs were given. These
methods were reliable and the tests
showed that several Of the preservatives
were valuable. OF late an item has been
floating about In which the writer tells
how he made several hundred dollars on
a capital Of four dollars by buying eggs
when they were cheap, preserving them
and selling them at a high price during
the winter. He gives the recipe for the
preservative, which consists of water
salt and drug called pre-algretta. The
reader, who, attracted by the plan, asks
his druggist for pre-algretta, will be tod
that no such thing is known to the drug
trade, He then naturally refers to the
writer of the item, who then
develops his little scheme He is
surprised that pre-algretta cannot
be obtained at the store, but he has a
quantity on hand and he is willing, as
an accommodation, to sell n limited
amount at some such rate as dollar an
ounce. The victim bites and receives for
The Advocate and news., 1898-05-25
SOla Beans for the North.

Many Northern farmers reading Of the
value Of cow peas as forage crop and
legume in the south attempt to raise
them, but usually fall II they are located
north Of 40 degrees. What the cow pea Is
to the South the sofa bean is to the
North. In sections Of the North where
both can be grown and brought to ma
turity the SOFA bean is richer in fodder
than the cow pea Using a variety OF
medium green SOFA 1t furnishes hun
dCed parts more Of fattcning element to
the yield OF an acre, and more than
double the llesh-forming properties OF the
COW pea. The SOFA bean Is tlrst-class for
the sIlO, but the COW pea Is too watery
for that purpose. The seed should be
drilled in, and the planting should be
done at about the same time that corn
is planted.
The Advocate and news., 1898-05-25

til recently the creameries had all the
advantage of the dairymen that goes with
the separator, but that no longer is the
case, for hand-operated separatOrs are
easily managed and do as good work
as the larger machines used in the cream
cries. A good separator will save to the
butter nearly one-third OF the cream
and this is usually fed to the pigs where
hand skimming is pacticed, for it is
impossible to get it by the hand process,
The separator also thoroughly aerates
the milk, cleansing it from foreign sub
stances and Odors. If the dairyman who
makes his own butter and handles his
herd in the matter Of food and
care in the manner he knows
to be profitable will add to his
plant separator, he can put on the
market a butter product of such ma
ture that the creameries cannot touch
him, for there are thousands Of people
who would willingly pay a higher price
for dairy-made butter il they could get
even a quality equal to the best cream
cry product,
The Advocate and news., 1898-05-25
Corn Flour.

II the attempt to utilize the large sur
plus corn product Of the country results
in nothing else 1t will open the eyes OF
the public to the value of corn for hui
man consumption, especially when used
in connection with wheat. The manu-
facture Of food products from corn Is
rapidly extending and corn flour is be-
ing introduced to the public rapidly
despite the efforts of wheat millers to
choke Off the product. When 20 per
cent. OF corn flour is blended with wheat
flour there Is a saving in cost to the
consumer OF about 30 cents per hundred
weight of the blended flours. AS the corn
flour contains no gluten 1t requires less
shortening than wheat flour, hence less
lard or butter Is necessary in making
pastry. There Is no doubt but that bread
made of the blended flours Is fully as
nutritious as from all wheat flour and
has q sweeter flavor, besides being
whittier II the law will compel the manu-
facturers OF corn -four to mark bags
The Advocate and news., 1898-05-25
From Actual Experience.


which contain it mixed with wheat flour
IA blended -four" there should be no
opposition to its sale as such, Eor it will
lead 10 the use Of a flour cheaper than
all wheat, be Of direct benefit to the con-
sumer and Of inestimabe benefit to the
corn grower in opening a market where
his surplus product will at least pay for
handling.
The Advocate and news., 1898-05-25
The Alice Crane.

Here is a sketch showing the form of
bunch and berry Of one of the best of
our native grapes. The Alice is a chance
seeding found in New York State and
has been thoroughly tested The fruit is
pale red in color and OF fine flavor,
sweet and tender, with few and small
seeds. In size the berry is about the
same as the well-known Catawba. The
clusters are of medium size and com
The Advocate and news., 1898-05-25
Intensive Sheep Raising.

While sheep raising promises to be a
source Of profit to the farmer, the ami
mails must be handled judciously and
with intelligence or they will prove a
loss rather than profit. Prac ical sheep
raising on comparatively small areas
simply consists in the ability of the ami
NAL to add to the fertility of the land by
taking from it the bulk of the food, with
fair amount Of added food in the sum-
The Advocate and news., 1898-05-25

his dollar some cheap and harmless pow
der that has no more preserving qualities
in it than sand. This illustrates one Of
the many ways used by sharpers to
swindle the unwary, and great caution
should always be exercised in answer
ing unknown persons who have some
great scheme in which they want you
to invest
The Advocate and news., 1898-05-25
Value of the Separator.

Dairymen who are not getting out Of
their butter what they feel its quality
warrants often fail to know the reason.
They find at the stores where their butter
is handled that it sells for several cents
a pound less than creamery butter. Un-
The Advocate and news., 1898-05-25

pact The fruit ripens with the Concord,
is an excellent shipper and is claimed to
be the longest keeper Of any market va
riety, quality which alone would make
it valuable. The vine is strong and Wig
orous, foliage large, thick, heavy, dark
green. The variety has so many good
points that it is worthy of general culti-
walton for both home use and the mar
ket
Daily camera., 1898-07-28
A Change of Mind.

At the risk of incurring the wrath of
Messrs Palma, Quesado & Co. and their
American admirers we feel impelled to
say that our opinion of Don Valerlauo
Weyler has been undergoing change
during the last three weeks. If the SO.
called "patriots" who have been stealing
everything they could lay hands On in
Skaters camp; who have, according to
good authority, robbed the dead and
wounded who have shirked fighting aad
devoted themselves exclusively to eating;
who have killed Spanish prisoners whom
they were too cowardly to capture-if
these gentlemen are fairly representative
of the people with whom Weyler had to
deal. then Weyler used no unnecessary
harshness in dealing with them. On the
contrary, he is entitled to say with Lord
Give: "When review the situation
am astonished at my own moderation" !"
If that be treason make the most of it -
Chicago Chronicle.
Daily camera., 1898-07-28
COlorado's Attractions.

On an incoming train the other morn
ing was tall, we'll built man with hair
and beard sprlnkled with gray. AS the
peaks of the front range loomed into
sight, he sprang from his seat and ex-
claimed, There she is, old Colorado!
The best state in the best country on top
of Gods green earth. If it's wheat you
want, we've the best raised anywhere. If
it's corn, we have it 10 throw at the birds.
If it's gold you're wanting, Just get a
scoop shovel and get out into them hills.
If it's silver you're hankering tor, drive
your wagon up to our back door Ii you
want lead to pump at the Spaniards,
we've enough to fill every mothers son
of 'em just plumb tulI of it. AS for cop
per. iron and coal, send along your trains,
we'll fill every car as fast as it gets here.
We've coal enough to fill the bunkers Of
every ship afoat and still keep our en-
gines blowing off steam. Say. I've been
back to my old home on visit and in
tended to stay three months, but ten days
was long enough. Thought my head
would burs,; couldn't see blamei bill
around anywhere. Those ten days seem.
ed like ten years and I'm mighty glad 10
get back. Mining Record.
Daily camera., 1898-07-28
Wonderful Clock.

In one of the town halls in japanese
treaty port there is remarkable time
piece. 1t is contained in handsome
frame, three feet wide and five feet long.
1t represents MONDAY landscape, very
cleverly carried out. In the foreground
plum and cherry trees appear in bloom,
while in the rear hill is to be seen,
from which flows pretty cascade,
initiated in crystal. From this cascade
flows tiny stream, which wends its
way between rocks and islands. and
finally loses itself in stretch of wood
land. In miniature sky golden sun
turns on silver wire, striking the hours
on silver gongs as it passes. Each hour
is marked by creeping tortoise. A
bird OF rich plumage warbles at the
close of the hour, and, as the warbling
ceases mouse suddenly makes its ap-
pearance. and scampering over the hill
to the garden is soon lost to view. AL
together it is wonderful piece of
Y, Sun,
Daily camera., 1898-07-28
THE SPANISH CHURCH.
some Curious Features of the Reli-
gion OF the Dons-Wardrobss
OF Saints.

Religion" remarked the traveller re-
turned not long ago from Spain, and by
the way he was good Catholic, "as it is
observed in Spain is one of the most in
teresting studies the modern American
traveller finds in that country. The
Virgin, for instance, always wears the
royal crown and ranks as queen. She
has household composed of the great
est ladies of the kingdom, who take
care of her wardrobe, chapels, etc. She
also has landed estates, less now than
formerly, which are administered in her
name and the revenues invested for her
cult. The Saviour is treated as king,
called His Divine Majesty and when
the host passes by any barracks, the
guard turns out, presents arms and, the
royal anthem, La Marcia Real is
played.
"The wardrobe of the Virgin del
Sagrario at Toledo is we'll worth seeing,
.or its wealth is unrivaled by the toilet
If the most extravagant queens of the
world. Her manto for gala days is en-
;irely of silver and gold, with $4,000
pearls embroidered on it, while the dia-
nonds, rubies and emeralds scattered
Ill over it are simply countless. Her
ordinary robes for everyday wear, so
to speak, are quite as splendid, in all
sorts of colors, material and decora-
tons of embroidery and fine needle
work. They are presents from popes,
kings, queens and the mighty of the
earth. Her imperial crown, dating from
the sixteenth century, cost S25,o0o in
gold and workmanship, not counting
the jewels, which glitter in it like the
stars of night. The bracelets, made by
Henrado, famous silversmith of the
sixteenth century, also, cost $4,000.
Nobody knows what was the value of
the gold and jewels given to the Virgin
by old Queen Isabella. and she was in
addition the Virgins mistress of the
robes.
villages boast of their Cristos and of
their Virgins, as the Virgen de la
Paloma (of the Dove) de la Blanca (the
White Lady,, and others, and when
rival professions meet the confraGes
have more than once insulted the rival
image, pelted it with stones and mud
and defended their own with the knife
and biudgeon. Really, one can scarce
ly realize when he sees things like this
everywhere he goes that Spain is of the
nineteenth cntury."-Washington Star.