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Year: 1874

MONDAY, July 1916 p NJ
The markets here to-day developed little that
was new In the shape OF instincts. Effort was
made to further depress trade by grasshopper and
other influences operating upon the crops, as well
as BY recent announced failures In dry goods CIR
cles. The former influence is too far removed
from Wall street and too little regarded outside OF
scientific circles to seriously affect values without
clearer demonstration Of a hurtiu result than
present anticipatory reports, while the latter
on examination to be comparatively light and
such as would in period OF greater confidence be
wholly dsregarded. Failures of Individual houses
In the dry goods trade at the present time are
only


SOME OF THE POSTPONED RESULTS OF THE RECENT


PANIC,


but have In them thus iar suggestion of new
danger. In general dry goods circles the tone is
confident one, and an active fall trade is looked
forward to. These were about the only new
thoughts on the subject of current business on
the street which that business supplied to-day,
the Currency bill, the prospect OF railway earn
tngs, the new movement IN respect to recon-
structed freight tariff, having all been seemingly
exhausted so far as they could be used on the
'bear" side OF the market, and there being ap-
parently no ''buls' TO interpret them on the
other side. Thus


SPECULATION on THE STOCK EXCHANGE
tO-day langushed, there not being, apparently,
vgor enough in either side OF the market to
make squirt. good deal Of this was
owing to the counter attractions OF regatta
week at Saratoga, which Is rapidly depicting the
street. This, IN connection with the second
heated term, Is enough to drive everybody of the
Stock Exchange. There has been a considerable
business done in Erie of late, owing to the circum
stance that 1T has ruled higher than on the other
side, and hence offered slight profit. This is sup
posed to have resulted from leakage respecting
the forthcoming report OF the English examiners
to the effect that the road was not in as bad con-
dition as had been represented. Time alone can
settle this.


THE STOCK MOVEMENT


to-day comprised an early advance Of X to x per
cent, which was lost later, after the first board,
except in the case OF Lake Shore. Large pur-
chases Of this stock advanced the price from 72H
TO 73H. in the face of eports strongly conflicting
with the expectation OF dividend, and the rest OF
the market was moved up in sympathy. In the
afternoon the market was dull ana the fluctuations
slight until after the second board, when decline
of 4 to 4 per cent was marked, western Union
leading, In drop from 72ss to ~. Before the
close the market stnened In sympathizing with a
further hardening OF Erie consequent on ad-
ditional statements Of favorable report on the
part OF the English examiners, the chief having
sailed for England on Saturday. This was likewise
helped BY bids OF ~ per cent for the anticipated
Lake Shore dividend. The total OF the days
business was, however, small, comprising only
100 800 shares, distributed as In the SubjOned
Sable, showing


HIGHEST LOWEST PRICES.
Year: 1874

A STOCK PRIVILEGE ON ALL THE ACTIVE
Stocks at to 2 per cent from the market parts Of S0O
shares at the Contracts the last week have
paid 600 cent on the investment Full particulars
and explanatory pamphlet on application.
Year: 1874

A recent essayist says: "A farmer has
less excuse for being an ignoramus than
a merchant or mechanic" which is true !;
and so far as general intelligence goes,
in proportion to numbers, farmers will
compare favorably with either class.
The chief advantage the merchant and
mechanic have over the farmer lies in
their social relations. They are not so
isolated, and the friction which contact
with their fellows give them polishes off
the raw edges and give them superb
cial worldly wisdom which must not be
mistaken for substantial knowledge.
The new relations of farmers to each
other being assumed by them through
the agency and organization Of Oranges,
will develop uses for their acquired
knowledge !: which they have never rea-
lized and never could except by intimate
association and cooperation with each
other tor the promotion Of mutual inter
ests. HSts
Year: 1874

In the case Of potatoes we get $63
per acre for our manure, and in the
case of wheat $22.


We believe in making the land rich
for all crops but as this is not an easy
matter, we should aim to manure or
otherwise enrich the land most for such
crops as require the greatest amount OF
labor. This is the reason why nursery
men, seed-growers, and market-garden-
ers can afford to pay so much more for
manure than ordinary farmers.


OF course there are many things to
be taken into consideration in the ap-
plication of manure. 1t may not be
best to apply manure directly, for in
stance, to potatoes; but at any rate we
should aim to make the land as rich for
these as the season and variety will
bear without injury to the quality of
the crop. With mangel-wurzel and
corn, both Of which require considera-
BILE labor, there can be no doubt that it
is desirable to make the soil as rich as
circumstances will allow. These crops
will admit of using the manure to make
the land rich enough for the following
crops barley, wheat and clover without
injury.
Year: 1874

carcass still quiverins with animal life.
A tackle hoists the body up to level
with the mouth of one Of the immense
cauldrons, and in les time than We have
taken to describe tie process, it is in
the seething and boiling mass. There
are four or five of these cauldrans, each
large enough to hold dozen beeves,
and they are kept constantly going dur
ing the killing season. The tallow is
drawn off into largeShogsheads, aud the
remains Of these great soup kettles are
carted out on what is called the I" hash
pile," consisting Of bones, horns, and
the animal matter from which all the
fatty substance has been extracted.
Year: 1874

As might be expected, these cattle
are not good mixers. but their beef is
said to be of very excellent quality
A curious fact in relation to them is
that although the race is so ancient and
las been kept perfectly pure, yet oc-
caslonaIly calf is born with red or
brown ears, Or mixed with brown or red
on the body, or even entirely red or
black. Such calves are DESTROYED, s,
that the herd may be kept uniform in
color.


How TO liAIsE MELONS AND
SoUAsREs.-Dig holes II inches
square, 8 or 10 inches deep; fill up
with well-rotted horse manure to the
surface. On this put two inches of soil.
Then take tour-'nch flower pot set
in the center; draw the remainder Of
the soil around the pot, until the soil is
about four inches deep, then giving the
pot twist round, withdraw it. This
leaves hole four inches deep by~feur
wide. In this drop five or six Tsetds
and cover to the depth Of three -qpar.
ters of an inch. Over this place u pane
of six by eight glass, pressing it lightly
to tit close. [ then give them no more
attention till the plants are touching
the glass. Then 90 through, taking a
small stone, raise up one end OF the
glass with it; this admits of a circula-
tlon of air over the plants and hardens
them. In about three days or more
remove the glass entirely. By this
time they will be in the rough leaf ;
thin out to three plants in hill, draw
little fine soil around them. up as
high as the seed leaf, and the work is
done
Year: 1874

The ordinary plan of drawing the
steer down to the block, and striking
him on the head with an az, is too
slow for the wholesale butchery carried
on here. About one dozen head are
driven into small pen, just sufficiently
large to hold that number closely packed
and gate forced to behind them
This bed has an open slat platform
across the top Of it, upon which tw6
men are stationed with poles With shafp
pointed knives fixed on the end of them.
With a rapidity acquired by Rng hrac.
tice, they plunge their spears into the
necks Of the affrighted and struggling
animals, cutting the 5juguisr vein, aud
each successively falls as if struck
down with an Ak. The blood spurts
out in streams as if from a fountain.
and in less than minute the whole
pen full are down squivering in the
throes of death, and covered with blood.


The door Of the pen leading into the
rendering room is then thrown open,
the animals drawn out in succession, a


knife rapidly s. Its the skin around the
neck and down the stomach. A rope
,s attached to the upper part Of the


hide by clamp, to the other end Of
which is mule, which leisurely walks
oa down the yard carrying the skin Of
the animal with him, and leaving tie
Year: 1874

recommended for cracked heels; taking
care to give each day dose of nitre in
the food, say half an ounce, but not
more and for not longer than four or five
DAYS without an interval Of rest.-Eng-
NM FIrn,rr.
Year: 1874

ACTUALLY, the only good road in this
county; the only road over which a
team Of horses can draw an average
wagon load is the National turnpike.
This splendid highway is in good con-
dition all the year round and in all
sorts of weather, and its value is clearly
shown in the market price OF lands
alon, lis line. EARNS which, lying two
or three miles from the turnpike, on
any OF the ordinary country roads, are
rated at from $50 to SIS per acre,
would readily bring double that price if
on the line OF the National
road. The facility Of trans
portstion is everything in determin-
ing the value OF a farm, and it ia
also a matter OF very great importance
to city people whose market is supplied
by the product of the farms OF the
surrounding country. If all the roads
in Ohio county were as good as the
National turnpike. the market would
be better supplied and the cost Of l'v-
ing in the city reduced, and at the same
time the producer would be benefited
by the appreciation iu the value OF his
property and by the fact that he could
then bring to the city with equal labor
and expense twice the weight his horses
can draw over the present roads.


There are many mprovements 10 the
condition of the roads leading into the
city, which ought to be made as speed
lily as they may, and whose accomplish
ment we hope to record.


1t occurs to US, however, that there is
one upon which the city may well make
a beginning and thus give to our country
friends an earnest OF our desire to IA
cilitate intercourse with them. We re-
fer to the proposed cut or tnnne!
through the bill at the head OF Wash
ipgsou street. By the completion Of
this work the heavy drag over the bill
may be almost completely avoided
and much wear OF horse-hesh saved.
Some time ago a survey and
estimate were made, at the instance OF
the city council, with a view to the
opening OF a way through the ridge
Accorning TO our recollection. the cost
ofa cut opening old Washington street,
now Seventh, through to the creek, and
the construction OF good mscadamlzed
road 10 an intersection with the turn
pike at Fulton, was stated at about
$2l,OO0. Surely this is small sum to
pay for the advantages that would be
gained thereby. 1t would save nearly a
mile in distance between the city and
the Wheeling creek valley. and that
mile the hardest 10 overcome on the
whole line OF the road.


As the place Of the proposed improve
ment lies now wholly within the limits
OF the city, the opening Of Seventh
street in the manner referred to is q
matter entirely under control Of TIE
city Council. That the work ought ia
b. done and that the advantage to be
gained is we'll worth the cost, will, VI
believe, be apparent to all who giv'
the matter attention. Let us make thi
beginning OF improving the means o
access to the city. and then we can will
more reason call upon the country peo


pie to construct better roads.
Year: 1874

III e; ming II sGms d ssmsf se1f nd If
ways have been ever since 4 vas big
enough to work keep some fiftefn cows
and other stock in proportion, AMI I find
it more profitable to keep my coy on my
own farm than to allow them to run every
where and be chased by dogs AID boys.
Now the new law, as understand y, simply
prohibits cattle and other stock fom run
ming at large; what the penalty you'd be
I cannot tell, but do not think it will stop
any farmers from building god line
fences, and as to damages done ~ stock,
we, in this county, certainly never could
as yet get any thing near what thy damage
was. No matter what work we mty be do
ing when the cattle have broken tae fence
and got into the wheat or the corn, or
meadow. away we must go and dive them
out, and back boards, if we wire lucky
enough to have any, and mend tae fence:
we'll the damage done does not amount to
but very little compared to the loss Of time,
besides it is hard work to start of on run
ard drive lot Of cattle out Of growing
crops I can say that it does not tend to
increase the happiness Of your lind any,
and some Of my neighbors can say as
much. hope thelaw will not bq repealed.
We have not tried it yet. l can take care
of my stock and hope that othel Is can do
the same. VIM. B. HA1COCk.


FEArHERsroNE, Jan. 23d, 1874
Year: 1874

To the Editors Of The Grange Advonce:


saw in your last issue, Jan. 2lst, let
ter from Francis Cloudy, about the law
passed last winter restraining stock from
running at large in Goodhue County. In
that letter he says, call the law we need,
is to prevent cattle from running at large


& agree with him there.) will put it in
this shape, that all cattle, sheep, hogs and
horses running at large. are liable for any
damage done by them, fence or no fence,
night or day" want to ask friend Goudy
how we are to collect the damage Of the
stock. have tried to get damage Of the
owners Of stock under the old law and
found it difficult job. Now if you have .
way Of your ovs to get it out Of the stock.
please let Us know how you do it, for we
need I'll the instruction you can give us,
as to how to get the damages done by
stock running at la1sss down this way. I
Year: 1874

Roscoe, Minn., Jan. 26, 1874.
Editors Grange ADVANCE


Again I will try my Impractical hand to
write few lines for the paper Of the Order
of which l am q member. Your last issue
contains short letter from the pen Of your
humble servant, in which there is a slight
mistake: speaking of the officers of the
Grange, Secretary c. Dang, it should read
c. Dany please correct ; perhaps it was my
fault. Think probably it was, not being
used to writing for a paper, but will try
and do better in future.


A word in regard to that cattle law.
think the law restraining cattle from run
ming at large is all right, as far as that
goes, but think farmers ought to put up di-
vision fences, for this reason there is,
will venture to say, not one in five farmers
in this town but what will let their cattle
run in their fields for the fall feed then,
suppose my farm lays in such a shape that
l have to fence on three sides of neighbors
A and C's land in order to get my pas
ture where want it; say to them, "Let
us build division fence" "No," say they,
"you want pasture; we raise grain. -
Well, build all the fence, and use the land
for pasture they raise wheat; when their
wheat is off they are ready to use my fence
for pasture fence. They get the benefit
of my fence as long as do. Is that right !?
I say not. Let each build his half of the
fence.


Want Of timber is not the idea; it is that
selfshness that is in mankind, that will
take from his neighbor all he can get.
Why, it is like it was said of the wheat
ring At Lake City two or three years ago,
They would take farmers wheat and
follow him out of town for his sacks"


One week ago tonight we listened to the
reading of the confidential circular from
our State Agent. think if we once try
him, give him our patronage, and the mer-
chants and machine men once find out the
farmers mean business, that there will not
he so many plasters on our farms for the five
years to come as there have for the last five
years. Let US do all our buying Of our
State Agent. Who says yes?


POTATO BUG.
Year: 1874

FEArHERsroNE, Jan. 22f, 1874.
Editors Of the Grange Advonce;


see in your excellent paper IN article
by Mr.. Francis Goudy against the fence
law made last winter I think tie Legisla-
ture did we'll by passing such p law.
think it is just what we want heie in Min
nesota. 1t will bring many hundreds Of
dollars to every farmer. The money we
had to pay out for fencing let Is take to
build better houses and more comfortable
stables, and not to build fences afain. This
law will also save time and labor 10 US farm
ers. Why, good fence will onll stand sew
en- or eight years, and then whai is to be
done2 Build new fence I SUPPOSE; there
is where the money goes. think we had
better put this money on interett than to
buy fence boards and posts. H, says we
could build wire fences, this woull be cheap
er than boards. Well, if it is, you cannot
builda fence without fence post< and they
will rot just as soon with wire as with boards.
Mr.. Goudy says every farmer knows that
you cannot keep cattle in the pasture all
the time, that they are stripped bare and
cattle would starve in them whel fall comes
this may be 80. If l understaM farming
every farmer raises corn, vegetables, sc.
Now where would the cattle 60 IN order to
find feed? believe that they would 60
straight for the corn. What god would
fencing do then? You would hive to have
herder to keep the cattle frot your own
corn, and why could he not pfvent their
going into a neighbours field as well ? If =
farmer can not pasture ten or Twelve head
Of cattle, let him keep less nunber


There is nothing made by Rising stock
here in Minnesota, the winter lis too long,
but it is the best state in the Union for rais-
ing wheat; and why have al our land
fenced, just for few stock RI Users. The
old law was to fence crops not sattle, but
say let every man take care OF ais own cat
tie. Wheat will grow just as yell without
a fence as it will with one, and will not run
off to bother our neighbors. How much
nicer it is now, to have our &ttle in our
pasture at home every night,s instead Of
after working hard all day, b wing to 80
and hunt them, and then sometimes not find
them until the next day. when se discover
that they have broken into ! neighbor's
cornfeld, and in addition to ou1 trouble are
compelled to pay damages. Icy We have
Just such law as we want ad need and
must have. Fence your cattlabut not your
crops. Let us try this new lSv and not be
making new one every winttr.


FRED r9ERs1Ne.





PATRONS OF HUsBANDRY. This Order,
Year: 1874

The court resumed its session at p. n


Mr.. Crump said to the court that the coun.
sci for the defence were anxious to bring the
case to termination as speedily as possible,
and were willing to have night session, but
owing to the indisposition Of one of the
counsel, and the fact that the prisoner would
be forced to be returned to Jail late at night,
he asked that the court be adjourned until
tomorrow. -


+, Judge Guigon said that he was satisfied
that the testimony could not be completed
tonight, and as he was opposed to night ses
sions, besides feeling very unwell himself,
be thought it best to adjourn the court until
half-past 10 o'clock in the morning. :.


This was agreed to, the court adjourned.
the jury taken to the Exchange Hotel, and
the prisoner remanded to jail.
Year: 1874

country has been settleb since the St. Paul
& Sioux City and the Winon. g. St. Peter
railroads have been built. within one and
two years, and OF courpe have had little or
no chance to establish themselves comfort
ably-the majority living in sod houses
made by digging a hole in the ground
about four feet deep and laying pieces of
prairie sod about the sides. then some poles
across the top Tor raftefs, upon which long
meadow grass is laid, the turf in a cone
shape on top Of that, and the mansion ia
completed, except door and windows. The
roof appears to shed rain pretty we'll until
the weeds and grass grow too high on it
when they NOW it off and all is serene
again.


There are many frame houses scattered
around the country, and all of the villages
are constructed Of pine, nicely painted and
presenting very new and neat appear
ance.


With year or two of good crops these
people will be on good footing and ten
years hence will find them rich. @.
Year: 1874

The appointment Of Hon. Geo. B. Young
to the position of Associate Justice Of the
Supreme Court of our State, to fill the
place made vacant by the elevation of Judge
Mcmillan to the Chief Justiceship, has oc-
cssioned the most bitter cries of disappoint-
ment among political wire pullers and oc-
casioned more foolish CRITICISM than any
other appointment that has ever been made
in the State. Yet all that been found
against him is that he is young man, and
that he was not the man that certain par
ties had petitioned to have appointed. If
any one thing is of supreme importance for
the maintenance of law and order in our
government, it is that the courts should
command the respect and 5?esteem of the
people, and to command this confidence
the people must feel that The JUDGES are
entirely free from all political rings or
partizan prejudices, and from what is much
worse those doubtful oblie eations, under
which Office seekers are generally SUPPOSED
to place themselves in order to obtSin the
active aid Of politicians. Il looks now as
though this appointment was made un-
sought, and hence Mr.. Young takes his seat


1ree from oil trammels Of Political nature.


The remarks that have been made and cen.
safes thrown out have certaialy done no
Year: 1874

The following circumstance was re-
lated by a respectable farmer as hap
pening within his own observation, and
in illustration of its truth it may be
proper to remark that in the country
where it happened-in Cornwal!-the
hills, which are steep, rise so abruptly
and near to each other, that whatever
passes on the side of one may be easily
discerned on the other. His attention
was first drawn to hare, which he per-
celved running down n slope, close
to the hedge in ii Id of turnips, and
soon afterwards ho perceived THAI IN
pursuit of her were couple OF dogs.
As these dogs entered the field he saw
that the hare stopped for a moment and
lifted her ears. The pursuers pressed
on, but when they had come within 1T
tie more than gunshot of their hope for
prey, the hare stopped, and then ran
back for some distance along its former
track, when by sudden spring 1T threw
itself on one side into the midst OF the
turnips, and there remained crouched
and still. The dogs passed onward in
their course ut rapid rate and as soon
as they had passed forward on its track
with another bound the hare sprane
back to the place it had quilted, ant
ran along the course by which it haC
come down, with the evident intention
of confounding together its upward ant
downward course. BY this time tn
dogs had come to the lower extent t.
which the hare proceeded, and ther
they stopped, as not knowing what fur
ther course to take. 1t was thus TIL


persecutea creature secured its owl


safety; and my informant was too gen


erous 10 help them out OF the difnouity


OBJ. Of Land onF Hts~'