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Year: 1877

The Chicago Journal Of Commerce,
IN earnest advocate Of protective
tariff, says:


Less than seven years ago many of
the free trade merchants of New
York were in the habit of exhibiting
to their customers English threads
and other goods marked with the
lowest prices at which. they affirmed
the goods could be afforded-Were it
not for the high protective duty i'm
posed In consequence Of this duty
they said they were compelled to
charge some 50 per cent more. But
what are these same merchants now
compelled to confess! Through the
United States Economist and Dry
Year: 1877

We find the following interesting
communication in recent number of
the Pioneer-Press:


In answer to our friend Kirk of
Blue Earth county. through your col
umns. who represents the fact that
many people are impatient to have
the state text books within their reach
without unnecessary delay etc. / would
say that l have not delayed in the
performance of my part of the con-
tract. / have however. necessarily
been obliged to take more time than /
desired, but have already executed
what was contemplated when the law
was passed, so far as time is concern
ed. Ihave presented to the commits
Year: 1877

patient and heroic defence Of the truth by its adhe
rents aud The divisions and subdivisions and unions
and reunions OF the formation OF IT'S standards OF an
aud practice ana its general prosperity Presbyterian


ism Is Church Independence, made consistent with
strong ceatral authority. 1t Is sConsrcgaonaisn with.
out the fatal weakness OF that systemis lack OF unity
and authority But the doctrines OF the Presbyterian
Congregational anu Reformed Dutch Church sub
stantaliy alike, and hence there is no bridging OF
chasms cutting through mountains to pass from Que
10 the other The grade easy ascending descend
Ing and the ministers OF each constantly passing
from one to the other. may be that Edinburgh
Council VIII place palace cars the track, that
neither ministers members shall KNOW even by
name when thoy pass from station TO another If
II does, aud when does, the world and the Church
universal will be its debtor
Year: 1877

the thermometer was decidedly below zero,


and the apples wero chilled, although they


we're in good state of preservation, more 80


than most apples we see which were put into


barrels last autumn, aud we sec no reason


why our friend may not have them in April
or even later. Our friend in private note
invites the editor to his Berkshire home
where we have spent many happy hour,
and to a seat at his table for "good square
meal and glass Of cider" as in days Of yore,
all of which we should be delighted to do.
We ought to add that Mr.. r. borrows "the
deacon's" hand cider mill and makes the bev-
erage to order as he wants it, though he may
have barrel in his cellar for aught we
know just "for vinegar" Meantime if any
of our readers accept his challege we will
do the best we can with the apples and re.
port with prOmptness and fidelity.-ED. FAR
MER
Year: 1877

To understand the science Of manures is


the most important branch of practical farm


ing. No one would be called good, prac-


tical baker who kept his -four exposed to the


sun and rain. No man would be called a


good, practical shoemaker who used


morocco for the soles of his shoes aud heavy


leather for the uppers. So with the farmer.


He cannot be called a good, practical farmer


if he keeps the materials from which he is to


make plants in such condition that they


will have their value destroyed uses them


in the wrong places, or tries to put them to-
gether without having anything present that
is necessary. Before we can avoid failures
we must know what mauures are composed
Of, how preserved and what kinds are re-
quired. True, we may from observation, guess
at results, but we cannot know that we are
right until we have learned the facts.


The action Of manures is either mechanical
or chemical, or a combination of both. Some
kinds of manure improve the mechanical
character of the soil, such as those which
loosen stiff, clay soils, or others which render
light, sandy soils compact Some again fur
nish food for plants and are chemical ma
nures. There is still another class of ma
nures called absorbents These comprise
those substances which have the power Of
taking up fertilizing matters, and retaining
them for the use Of plants.


The loss Of manure is subject which de-
mands most careful attention. Until within
a few years, little was known about the true
character of manures, and consequently Of
the Importance of protecting them against
loss and the greatest cause of waste is evap-
oration aud teaching.


The proportion of solid manure lost by
evaporation (made by the assistance of decay
is very large part Of the whole. Manures
when kept in the yard are often saturated
with water, which.iu its evaporation carries
away one Of the most valuable parts, viz,
amnOnla' All nanuTeS bnOulu Ue Wel
housed and not left out under the caves Of
barns and sheds to catch all the water from
the roofs, aud the SHOWS of winter, as is the
case with large majority of farmers 1t is
the manure that keeps the farm in.goOd con-
dition and therefore we should take extra
pains to keep it in good shape and not let
the richest part Of our manure heaps either
evaporate orlbe washed away into places
where they will do us no good. 1t will pay
every farmer to build tight shed over his
manure heaps, for in so doing he will save
double the cost Of lumber and time in tho
strength Of his manure. A.w.w.


PdssumpsIc, ".
Year: 1877

over the entire ground in very vigorous
and readable manner. His positions, which
are bold enough to satisfy the most radical
are fortified with the utterances Of standard
authors in medical science, and by facts in
great number and variety, and we do not see
how any one can sit down and read it with.
out having new aud deep impression made
on his mind, Of the enormous evils resulting
from the use of alcoholic stimulus. lie
gives the following table showing the por
cent OF alcohol in the various drinks;
Year: 1877

l send you some apples grown on our farm
in 1873, having been in our cellar almost
fifteen months. | did think about sending
some to the centennial, but finding them likely
to keep too long for that concluded to improve
our first thought by sending some to the
VERMONT FARMER and challenge the Green
Mountain state to show an apple kept so long
in so perfect condition. Auy one who is
able to do it is invited to pass his fruit dish
over to the FARMER. If you should inquire
how they have been managed to keep in so
perfect condition this is the answer. About
year ago they were carefully sorted and re-
packed in an open barrel, and from that time
until now very carefully let alone, and will
add that by a careful continuance of the
same treatment | expect to have some in
very good condition next April. We call
the apple the Centennial Russell. The trees
bear some every year but most plentifully
the odd years. c. RICHMOND.


adams, Mass.


Irhe package reached us Monday morning
Uncle Samuel having kept it in one of his
mail pouches over Sunday in place where
Year: 1877




-YouR CORRESPONDENT "L. J. W." in
quires whether it will injure the Ha-
vor and keeping qualities of butter, to
cool the milk in hot weather, by immersing
it in water


Every practical dairyman is aware that
attention to the temperature of milk for
cream raising, is an essential condition of
success in butter making. That the good
reputation of June and October butter is
due more to the fact that the temperature of
those months is more nearly at the point re.
quired for success, than during any other
months Of the year. Common sense should
teach us that to initiate June and October
butter we must initiate june and October
conditions. We must supply our COWS with
as nearly as may be, the same kind of food,
and submit our milk to the same conditions
OF temperature, &C., as in those months.
That we must protect it alike from the hot
aud sultry atmosphere of July aud August,
and also from the freezing weather of De-
cember and January. l know of no medium
which compares with pure water, for this
purpose, and L can assure your correspondent
after years Of experience, that if he will inn
merse his pals of milk in pure water, and
thus maintain June and October conditions
Of temperature, ETC., aud does not secure
June and October results, both in regard to
quality and quantity, he may attribute his
failure to some other cause than the pres
ence of pure water, or to any depth of milk
not exceeding ten or twelve inches.


y. d. DOUGLASS.
Year: 1877

We hope every housewife will commit this
to memory and repeat it when she is 'peol-
ing" the fragrant tubers. We see by the
way that no estimate is given of the amount
of "smel" in good sized onion; we only
know it is a powerful quantity.
Year: 1877

l THINK THE FARMER has improved lsome
but not as much as it should have done. from
tho fact that at this time of the year we farm.
crs have time to write oil our success or failure
with different things that pertain to our vo .
cation. l would inquire what our agricul-
tural board have done | have looked for.
ward with much pleasure to seeing the re-
port oftheir doings in the FARMER, but should
think by what see in the FARMER, they
had just got organized for work.


l must say agree with your correspon-
dent in reference to the corn crop. l think
that next to grass there is no crop that
pays as well as corn planted thick (but not
so thick but that it will ear some) and cut
for fodder when 10 the milk.


ID, n, FARRAND.
Year: 1877

In ADDITION to what we have already said
and quoted on the matter of pure ice we
publish this from the pen of Prof. Collier in
the Free Press


Besides, recent experiments have shown
that many microscopic germs Of both vegeta-
BILE and animal life survive a temperature
far below the freezing point and are capable
OF development so soon as the proper elcva-
tion OF temperature is secured and we are
therefore by no means secure in the use of
ice, taken from water which in midsummer
we would hesitate to drink.


There is abundant evidence that our peo
pie have not been sufficiently careful con.
cerning this important matter, but it is to be
hoped that with our abundant supply of pure
water and pure ice we may not in the future
assume any unnecessary risk.
Year: 1877

If had told her in tho spring


The old, old story, briefly,
Whom sparrow and robbln began 10 sing,


And the ploughing was over, chiefly!
But haste makes waste, and the story sweet,
reasoned, will keep through the sowing,
TIL drop the corn, and plant the wheat,
And give them chance for growing.
Had even told the tale in June,


When the wind through the grass was blowing,
Instead Of thinking II rather too soon,
And waiting till after the moving
Or had hinted, out under the stars,
That knew story worth hearing,
Lingering to put up the pasture bars,
Nor waited to do the shoarlngl
Now the barn Is full, and so Is the bin,
But I've grown wise without glory,
Since love is the crop not gathered in
For my neighbor told her the story!
Year: 1877

TALKING about the solution of the problem
OF fence or no fence, let me tell you that the
matter has been settled in certain townships
in this country, and no fence has become the
order of the day. Driving north from Cham
paign City, H., by the time you have gone
two miles fences have disappeared, notwith-
standing hundreds OF town COWS wandering
on the streets not two miles off. And this
has been going on for three or four years,
without any reasonable chance for return
to the old fencing fashion. Town people
Year: 1877

Let England arrange with Portugal at once to
proclaim sovereignty over the Congo River to pre-


vent the sensibities of the world being shocked
some day when least expected. have hinted to
You few strong reasons why the question ought
Year: 1877

Reader, these things happened many
years ago All the landmarks about the
farm have long since passed away but
there is still large fiat stone by the
roadside, as one rides out from the town
Of Randolph, and | never gaze upon it
without recollecting how intimately my
destiny and that old rock are connected.


Carrier pigeons are employed by mercantile
firm in Aberdeen interested i'll the herring fisher
les for the purpose of communication between the


fishers at sea and the mainland. One is sent ont
with each boat and is liberated the next morning
with message. The position of the boat, the
state of the weather. the safety of the men and the
quantity of fish caught are thus transmitted to the
shore. An advantage of the system is that the
men shore can make definite preparation for the
reception and cleaning of fish.
Year: 1877

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Miss Jennie Frost, OF Council Bluffs
Iowa, who had marvellous escape
from the train that WAS wrecked on
the Rock Island railroad last week
relates that one woman heroically res
cued her six children and then went
to the aid Of other sufferers, while an
other lady was terribly exercised over
the loss Of her satchel, and could
think Of nothing else. One lady, who
was in agony from a broken wrist
and compound fracture Of one Of
her legs, would not consent to have
morphine injected into her arm be-
cause she feared it might hurt her. -
Another lady who was severely in
iured was offered n glass OF brandy
but refused to swallow it, stating that
she was strict temperance woman
and meant to stand BY ber principles
even if she died in the attempt. A
little child clung to window sill ant
kept her head above the surging wa.
ters until she was saved. A little
girl lay for hours with only her face
out of water, the corpse of q large
man being stretched across her little
body. 1t was supposed that she toe
was dead, but man who was "chop,
ping out the wounded thought he
saw the little ones lips tremble. She
was taken out, covered with blood
her little stocking; as red as if they
had been dyed, and in few hours
she was as lively as cricket, asking
if anybody had seen her doll.
Year: 1877

The Colorado beetle has appeared
in Wales. Mr.. Williams, a corn fac
tor, on opening a bag of maize in a
consignment he had just received
from America, found an insect new to
him among the grain, and still alive.
The insect was at once subjected to
miscropic examination, and there is
no doubt it is a veritable Colorado.
Fortunately the models and engrav-
ings Of the creature scattered in every
part of the country have made its ap-
pearance familiar to all, and render
it recognizable by the most ignorant
Year: 1877

A MEAN MAN.-Some gentlemen
were talking about meanness, yester
day, writes ELI Perkins, when one
said he knew a man on Lexington St.
who was the meanest man in New
York.


How mean is that . I asked.


why, Eli, he said, he is SO mean
that he keeps a five cent piece with a
string tied to it to give to beggars
and when their backs are turned he
jerks it out of their pockets


why, this man is so confounded
mean, con ntinued the gentleman, that
he gave his children three cents apiece
every night for going to bed without
their supper, but during the night,
when they were asleep, he went up
stairs, took the money out of their
clothes and then whipped them in the
morning for losing it


Does he do anything else?'


Yes, the other day | dined with
him and l noticed the poor little SER
want girl whistled all the way up the
stairs with the desert, and, when l
asked the mean old scamp what made
her whistle so happy, he said :


why, | keep her whistling so she
can t eat the raisins out of the cake.
Year: 1877

, The New York Sun says: A result
of the enforcement of prohibition of
whiskey in the extensive shoe-manu-
featuring town of Brockton, Mass,
has been the development of large
number of clubs where young and
old can meet in secret and drink in.
toxicating beverages. The manner of
evading the law is this; Several per.
sons sign what purport to be the con-
stitution and bylaws Of a CLUB organ
lied for social enjoyment. Each men,
ber is provided with ticket, on
which there are numbers ranging
from one to twenty, and also with a
key, on the payment Of $l.l5. The
fractional amount represents what
was paid to have the key made, and
the 81 is the initiation fee. a jani-
tor is hired. Members are allowed to
take in friend, and when drinks are
called for the member has to present
his ticket to the janitor, who punches
as many holes in it as will correspond
with the punches consumed. 1t might
be thought the janitor was a bar keep
err; but that is not his title in the
club. All the tickets are called in
once week, and then there is gen
eral settlement. Eeach member is as
sessed in proportion to what he gets.
1t is virtually a means by which a
bar can be kept and barkeeper
paid for his services. Some Of the
club rooms have been fitted up very
handsomely. Many young men have
been induced to DIN these clubs, and
consequently to drink liquor, who
would probably never have done the
latter under other circumstances.
Year: 1877

A Lock Haven girl, while out
walking lately, lost one of her shoes
on the railroad track. Half an hour
later freight train ran into it and
wrecked sixteen of the cars, knocked
the ends out Of the engine boiler and
killed POO head of cattle.
Year: 1877

IRON The ~. I. Sun.


We see no evidence that Joseph's
band has at any time numbered above
260 or at most 300 fighting men. 1t
was originally composed of only fifty
eight families and to these" he joined
few score OF the other ion-Jreaty
Indians of Idaho who sympaLhized
with him in his wrongs and we're will
ling to take their chances with him
in his desperate war for his rights.
The assertion that he materially out
numbered Gibbon in the late fight at
the Big Hole pass rests on no plausi-
BILE ground. When he fought How
ard on the South Fork OF the Clear
water, even Howard did not venture
to set Joseph's force at more than 35e
warriors. Considering the great temp
tation to overestimate the numbers OF
an enemy who held his own 80 stoutly
against far larger force well supplied
with artillery we must conclude that
the estimate of $50 hostiles was in ex
cess of the fact. Yet that is the maxi
mum number OF braves ever attribu-
ted to Joseph by any army officer at
any time. Now Howard claimed to
have put a large number of Joseph's
soldiers hors dc combat. II this be so
Joseph could not have had =. many
more effective warriors than Gibbou
at the fight in the Big Hole cannon.


We haye then the surprising spectacle
presented to us of mere handful of
Indian warriors now defeating or hold
ing in check and anon eluding a large
army of iufantry cavalry and artillery
and inflicting upon it heavy losses.
The blood and the treasure already ex
pended in this war have been appal-
ling aud the bitter reflection is that
the war was utterly needless and
senseless and was brought on by
fraud and ncontempetency.
Year: 1877

concluding that the enemy were weary Of
carnage, determined to run the risk Of
getting back to the Confederate lines.
Our retreat was made singly, and l, at
least, was not fred upon. .-
Year: 1877

The fourth Gospel Temperance meeting was
held in the Town Hall on Sunday afternoon
commencing at four o'clock. The stage was
occupied by Revs. Dr.. Patton and Messrs.
Kennedy and Martindale, Mr.. John Fox, Of
Wilmington, and the members Of the Advisory
Committee. The services were conducted by
Rev. Mr.. Martindale, and consisted, as usual,


of prayer, singing Of hymns from the Sankey
and Bliss collection, and addresses. Mr.Fox
was the chief speaker. He was reclaimed
drinker and gave an account of his own career,
and Of the great injury and harm that he had
incurred, both in person and property, by the
use of Intoxicating drink Pointing to him
self as an evidence of the evil effects of liquor
drinking be appealed to all who are accustomed
to drinking, whether moderately or to excess,
to cease before it becomes too late. He warned
them of the danger of moderate drinking,
arguing that those who relied upon their
strength of will to drink or not as they choose,
would find the appetite for drink increase upon
them before they were aware and when they
would stop, they would find it harder to resist
the temptation than they would now suppose.
The only safe way was to let strong drinks
alone entirely, and, as an aid to this, he urged
them to sign the pledge. He related his own
experience in this respect: He was once the
possessor of considerable property, which with
proper management would have yielded him
sufficient income to support him during life,
but he had wasted it all in drink and riotous
living. He had recently, however, taken the
pledge and joined the temperance movement
and he hoped he was now on the road to a
complete reformation from his former habits


Other addresses were made by DR.. Patton,
Rev. Mr.. Kennedy and Mr.. A. G. Cox. After
which the pledge was passed around among
the audience and a number of signatures secur-
ed. The list now contains over two hundred
names. Another meeting will be held to-
morrow afternoon in the hall at four o'clock.
Year: 1877

As the afternoon passenger train approached
ill., trestle work near st. Anne crossing below
MiddIetown on Tuesday afternoon, the engi-
neer saw negro boy walking upon the track
He reversed the engine but could not stop it in
lime and the whole tain passed over the boy
On arriving at Middletown the engineer re-
ported the circumstance and men were sent
down to find the body, but instead Of "dead
pigrer, y they found the boy out in the field at
work. He had dropped between the trestle
work on the approach Of the engine and SO
escaped all injury It was narrow escape
though, and required quick work.
Year: 1877

Messrs. Lindley Kemp, have at their hard
ware Store, sporting rife bearing the above
name and it shoots without making scarcely
any noise. 1t is on the principle of an air gun.
It il intended to be rafied for on the Fourth q
july. It's very pretty piece of workman
shin. and shoots with much accuracy. They
have nice variety of FIRE arms and their Gus
toners can be supplied with almost any style
desired, as they seem to take much pride in
keeping up with the times in this, as well as in
every other department Of their business.
Year: 1877

The railroad excursion to Ocean City on
Wednesday is said by those who went, to have
been very pleasant. The rain of the night
before having laid the dust along the route,
the ride was most delightful one, and the
time-seven hours-spent upon the shore was
well worthy all the trouble and expense Of get
ting there. The Wilmington city eornet band,
which accompanied the excursion, added very
much to the pleasure of the trip-playing as
the train approached, many of the principal
stations, and at the beach.


A correspondent of the Wilmington Gdze'se
| gives lengthy account oI tne UP Tue eouh-
try along the route, and closes with the follow
ing description Of
Year: 1877

Raspberries have been very scarce in our
market this season. A few black caps came
in at first, but they have nearly ceased and
scarcely any ones at all have yet appeared, and
these few are so high in price, that they are
beyond the reach of ordinary pocket-books'
Year: 1877

1t is not definitely known in what ca
pacity Carl Schurz took Mr.. Hayes in
and Mr.. Hayes took Carl Schurz into the
Cabinet-whether as Republican, a
Liberal, Democrat Or an Independent
Neither is it certain what State he is sun
posed to represent, as when he took the
oath of office he wore pair of trousers
ne bought before moving from New York:
his coat, one of last years make, had a
st. Louis tutors label inside the collar
his shirt was one of six acquired on the
strength of his name during his residence
at Milwaukee, and his watch he picked
up bargain when he was a citizen O.
Detrsh. So the last story runs through
the newspapers.
Year: 1877

NEGLIGENCE ON THE PART OF THE
SENATE.-The U. S. Senate adjourned
without electing a President pro tempore,
and therefore as there is neither Presi.
dent pro tempore of the Senate nor a
Speaker of the House, the office of Presi
dent of the United States would become
absolutely vacant for time, if both
President Hayes and Vice President
Wheeler should die before Congress could
be convened.