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Year: 1875

GRACE CHURcH FAlE.-The ladies' of Grace
church will conclude their fair. which has
been held in the building opposite the post
office, tonight. Everything in the way OF
fancy articles can be bought, and all the
deicacies Of the season are served up daily


aud nightly by the Indies in manner wbSeh


would tempt the taste Of the most iastidi0us.
Year: 1875

is the order Of the day now. Our.
citizeus are giving their undivided
attention to this game. Its interest
is by 10 means lesscned by the female
participants. Croquet alley is crowd
ed from morn till long after the
shades>ot night have enshrouded lis
in it's sable mantle.


A MONSTER.


Our people have been aroused from
their lethargy by the discovery of
nondescript who made its appearance
Year: 1875

The second Government Commission ap-
pointed by President GRANT to examine and
report upon the condition of the Custom
House building in this city have made re-
port, which is now made public. They sub
stantially agree with the verdict rendered By
TIE TRIBUNE some weeks ago. They see no
reason why work should not be resumed On
the building Immediately. The defects, they
declare, cen be easily remedied There has
been no material settling Of the building, in
their opinion, although the ground is not as
firm rs it should BE-. This, they think, can
be zamedied by putting on more concrete
where 7oids appear, and byreducing tho weight
above the second story. The material is suf-
dcient for the purposes Of the structure, and
no change is necessary. This report, it will
be perceived, differs widely from that of the
nephew Of his uncle the Bishop. It is none
$hs lass trustworthy On that account
Year: 1875

The September report OF the Commissioner
OF Agriculture shows that The corn crop, not
vithstanding the losses by the overflow o.
bottom Lands, and in spite Of tho unusual
!ateness of maturing, is likely to be one of
the best we have ever bad As We predicted
at the time Of the heavy rains, there has
been fully as much benefit to the crop on
the higher lands g.; there YVES damage in the
low lands. The average reports from
the various States show an improvement Of
1 per cent over the prospects during the
last month
Year: 1875

being plundered and defrauded in degree


not Jet attained.


There is one feature which men who go


into politics for personal gain seem to forget.


1t may not always be possible to trace the


money which they acquire in tisreputable
manner, but there is a wel-defned odor OF
rascality attaching to them which they can
never escape. The people find out sooner or
later whether the men in public life are serv-
ing them honestly and ndconscientiously or not.
The only question is, whether or not the peo-
pie of Cook County have yet come to a full
realization Of the danger to which they are
exposed by the growth of official corruption
in our local Boards. If they have, they will
this fall throw over the entire class Of men
from whom local candidates have been S.
lected for the past two years, and select hon
est taxpayers, whose interests are identical
with public economy, and who will manage
the affairs of the county with the single pur-
pose Of expentliag as little as possible of the
public money. To do this it will be neces-
sary to subordinate class and nativity inter-
asts to the general public good.
Year: 1875

propose to break up this business and take
bread cut Of the mouths of these people
But-and We put the question emphatically--


does the JEFF Club propose to have candi-


dates nominated who donot pay for their nom


nations, and expect the 'speople to elect


them? 4 more revolutionary proposition


WIS never made it attacks the very


cornerstone Of political organization in


this city, and the 1speople p" will not


fail to show their indignation at the


polls. The Jeffs may indulge themselves in


declarations Of theoretc Democracy may re-
enact the resolutions of '9s; but if they e1-
pect ever to elect anybody to Office in urge
cities in opposition to the old-fashioned
Democratic primary meeting system, they but
show thet they ara not in sympathy with the
' people"


The speeches at the meeting from the vet
eran ohice-seeaers disclosed how inseparablo
the primary was with success. These veter-
ans we're not willing to take the business Of
candidates out of the hands of
the people. They know TINT the Cosmopoli-
tans can carry oil the primary meetings of
all parties in Chicago and that any ticket
nominated without the consent Of the .speo-
pie who run the primaries can be beaten
out of sight by men who know how to do it.
Our advice to the Jeifs is to let this business
alone They cannot reproduce the nntedi-
uvian practice Of honesty in modern politics.
Having abandoned their organization and
evcn their name Of Democrats, let them
make one job Of it,-bury all their pretense
# respectabiity and go out and howl for the
election of The men who caro- nothing for
principle, but care everything for the spoils.
Year: 1875

The great WARD Will case, now trying at
Detroit, bids fair to result in tragedy if
scenes like that Of yesterday are continued.
Mr: WET DEXTER, Chicagos representative
IN the trial, has given the legal gentlemen on
the other side to understand that be is re-
sponsible, both in and out Of court, for any
remarks he may find it necessary TO make :;
and now all TINT is required on the part Of
his adversaries to find out whether be is in
earnest Is to "knocE the chip of his shoul-
1e~ ~
Year: 1875

Much has been written upon the best ma
terial and style for the floors of stalls for
horses. All agree that nothing is SO we'll
suited to promote the comfort Of the animal


and to preserve the feet and legs in healthy
condition as level bed of earth. But for
obvious reasons this is regarded as impracti-
cable in our climate. In England, it has
heretofore been the custom to pave the floors
Of stalls, usually with cobble stones, giving
them slight inclination either to the rear
or the center, where gutter or CRATE received
the urine. Recently, good authorities have
approved Of the American plan Of using
chestnut or oak plank instead Of stone, and a
trial in London is said to have proved that
horses stand with more ease aud safety on
wood. The great objection to our common
stable floors is the pitch of from one to four
inches, which is given for the purpose of
draining of the urine. This is often much
larger than is necessary, but anv inclination
to the rear is injurious for the reason that
the toes Of the animal are thereby turned up,
and the back sinews, especially Of the fore
legs, kept in a sort Of unnatural tension.
Most men would object to being compelled
to stand on their heels, and horses in pasture
are seen to stand with their fore feet in holes
which they have stamped out of the soil.
This enables them to remove the strain from


the back sinews and give them rest. One of
the best devices for ever coming this difficulty
in stable floors has heretofore been sort of
wooden grating or movable floor placed
upon the ordinary planking, the rear end of
the pieces composing it being two or three
inches thicker than the other end, and the
pieces being fastened half an inch apart, so
as to allow the urine TO flow down on TO the


lower floor, and then to the gutter in the
rear, as usual. This arrangement is some-
what expensive and troublesome, and bet
ter one is desirable. The following plan has
been devised and adopted for my own stable
and seems to answer every requirement A
floor Of plank, with an inclination to the rear
oftwo inches is laid in the ordinary manner, ex-
cept that the panks extend only to within two
feet of the front of the manger The space be.
tween the ends of the planking aud the manger
then covered with pieces which are of the
same thickness with the planks where they
join them, but are sawed so as to be an
inch and half thinner at the manger


Thus a pitch forward Of an inch and hall
in two feet is obtained, and the horse eau
stand as suits him best, either as when al
rest in the field, or on the line of junction
with his fore feet level, or blck of it with
his toes turned up, The urine flows to the
rear as usual, and the extra expense is
merely nominal. Scientific Farmer.
Year: 1875

From "Farm Talks" in N. II. Mirror and Farmer.l


We know man who owns and tills
farm which would sell under the hammer
for FIVE thousand dollars. He has been a
farmer from his boyhood, and never earned a
dollar at any other business. He is proud of
his fertile acres and would resent an intma-
ton that he did not cultivate them well.


The other day we overlook him as he was
driving from the pasture flock of half
dozen COW kind, none Of which bore any evil
dence of having contributed this summer to
fill the milk pail. Four of them were sizable
two. .year-old heifers, and the other two we
Judged were dry cows. After awhile we
said 10 him, but where are your COWS 2"
and in reply to this aud some other ques-
tions, this five-thousaud. dollar farmer stood
straight up in the road and told us that the
only COW he was milking this summer was
one Of the two we thought were dry; that
she was iarrow aud gave less than four quarts
at milking, and that upon her depended the
family store of butter and cheese for next
winter as well as for present use. OF course
we asked the reason, and he told US that he
always raised his COWS, aud last summer he
began to milk three heifers. They all proved
to be little better than sheep for milk, and
as they all turned out to be farrow he sold
one in the fall, another dried up during the
winter and was now fatting for beef, and the
third one, which it would have been dam
age to any dairyman to have accepted as
gift, is the one he is milking, not because her
owner don't know that she is worthless as
mixer, nor because he don't know that the
most profitable stock for him to keep, living,
as he does, close by village, are COWS, but
because, as he said, he happened to have her,
and next year is going to have a number of
heifers come in which he hopes will be good
ones, but which we suppose will be kept
whether they are or not.


We make note of this case, because it
illustrates by an extreme case a conviction
we have that the farmers of New Hamp-
shire keep too few and too poor cows We
hope there are few who with the means to
keep dozen good ones are content with one
that is good for nothing but there are very
many who keep half dozen, and get no
moro milk than they should from three.
Year: 1875

The communication on farmers summer
diet copied from the New York Times is one
relating to subject which receives too little
attention among farmers. No man has the
opportunities for good living within the com.
mand Of the farmer and yet few know how
to make the most Of what is within their
reach. Mr. Hydes advice is mainly good,
but we think needs some qualification aud
some very essential things appear to have
escaped his attention.


If his recommendation of wheat is TO be
taken in the common form Of boltcd -four
we should take decided exception to his adj
vice. II is true enough that graham bread,
as commonly made. is a most dry and un-
palatable diet, and will receive very little
attention when placed on the table by the
side of good article OF white bread.
Most people will nibble little from sense
of duty. We never knew but one woman
who made graham bread that would disap-
pear by the platelul at every meal, day
after day. in mixed company, while good
white bread was neglected. She possessed
the art Of making most delicious loaf Of
wheat from which the most valuable parts
had not been removed in grinding TO be used
as cattle food


Then the matter Of garden vegetables is
too much neglected. The asparagus, the
peas, the beans, the lettuce, the tomatoes,
beets, carrots, onions, celery and others, all
so healthful and palatable, and last, but not
least, the turnip, so much abused and so
valuable Aud again we differ with Mr.
Hyde, in theopiniOn that to farmer Of
correct training and good taste these things
are never so luscious aud sustaining as when
partaken in company with a moderate allow
ance of fat pork made from clean and whole
some food and beef that is not all lean
These things the farmer can supply to his
own table, in addition to summer fruits, with
little seasonable labor, for which he is paid
hundred fold.
Year: 1875

disadvantage IL on a farm Of l25 acres
a man had accumulated sufisicnt TO add 25or
80, would 1t be advisable7 / woald here
ask few questions. Is the farm we'll
stocked which you already havef How
about The cattle. horses and shespf There
are several different kinds Of blood, and have
you the best avaiableH OF course fancy
breeds are not meant, but genuinely superior
breeds. The second or third rate styles Of
farming are altogether too common, and the
first rate too rare. The second thought viii
convince a man that not only the large
farmers, but those OF smaller resources may
look for first t-class agricultural methods. The
same may be as true Of him who has not q
whole hundred-acre farm as Of the largers
The difference is in degree, not in kind.
Again, are there good buildings and out
housesf Is the house snug and cOuvcbient !
Until man has q suitable house--one where
he may live and where the housework may
be done without waste Of labor--abd until
such house is on the farm, he has no right
to query about the expenditure Of his sur
plus capital. The same may be said regard
ing suitable barn, or more than one, il
needed for the proper protection Of cattle,
hay, &c.


Then, has that cold, wet meadow been
drained How about that two.acre bog
down in the hollow ? Have you good pas
ture, and what have you done with the
brake knolls in it2 In what condition is
that stony si1e-hill? Why, my good friend,
don't you bring up the whole farm you now
have to its possible produCtiveness, and save
skimmiug over as much again surface 7
Then remember that capital--money boarded
or nvested-is not the great need of your
self, or of your children. You must know
on a second thought that you are not Of SO
much value to society for what you have, as
for what you are.


Now, if after supplying the fair needs Of
yourself and family, you use what is neces-
sary for genuine culture of mind, we shall
see the farmers life steadily increase 10 re-
spectabiity in the eyes of the farmers sons
aud daughters. rhe young men aud young
women will no longer despise the occupation
or style of living of parents. The farm
honses will not present the appearance, SO
frequent in many parts Of the state, of a
dilapidated barn, while the third or fosrth
is almost palace, but the style will be more
of small proprietors who are of some culture,
manly aud independent. D.
Year: 1875

The Beecks County Iuteligencer gives a
report of discussion by the DoylstOD. Pa,
farmers club on poultry cholera. DR. A.
M. Dickie, the leading breeder of poultry in
that section, who was appointed to address
the club on the subject, said


The cholera 10 sometimes sporadic and
sometimes epidemic. When it is epidemic,
there is some special cause for it. The Ash
attic cholera in the human species follows
certain lines Of travel, and is apt to occur
most frequently IN thiekly populated sec
tions. The primary cause Of the disease is
not certainly known, but it most likely exists
in the air. Poultry cholera is doubtless
similar in its nature. We find that it is
most prevalent where large numbers are kept
together. While we do not know the essen
tial causes, there are immediate influences
that are pretty certain to produce this disease
in poultry, and which may be removed. For
instance the houses where chickens are kept
should be clean, all filth removed frequently,
and their quarters kept clean and nicely
whitewashed. The next thing to be looked
after is the food. Chickens should not be
fed whole corn, especially in hot weather.
They should be watered frequently, as they
become very thirsty when it is warm, and
will even drink manure water when they can
get nothing else, and this will produce chol-
era. A proper diet is very important in
keeping of cholera. Chickens should be fed
twice day, and the younger ones oitener.
Cracked corn or other grain with wheat bran
should be the principal food. He did not
think the disease contagious, and instanced
the case Of his neighbors having sustained
great losses Of poultry from the cholera
while his own were entirely free from it, al
though thoy had run together in some cases.
These all had breathed the same atmosphere
as his own, but they had been allowed to
run in barn-yards and had partakeu Of i'm.
proper water, and had been hudded together
too closely. To avoid cholera, therefore,
chickens should be kept in clean quarters,
fed regularly, but not too often; let them
have plenty of pure water, and do not keep
too many together. The preparation known
as the Douglass mixture, composed Of So
luton Of copperas in water in the proportion
Of an ounce Of copperas to half gallon Of
water, was recommended This should be
mixed with the food at the rate Of one gill
to % chickens of all sizes.
Year: 1875

Diet is too much a matter of habit.
There is reason in all things, but custom and
appetite are wont 10 control at the table
when logic should exert guiding influence.
We desire to call the attention of farmers to


one Of the most obvious, but much neglected,
rules OF physiOlOgy-that the diet should
correspond in measure with the climate
and with the season. The Esquimaux, sur
rounded by snOw.banks and glaciers the year
round, can feast on bubber both summer and
winter, and suffer no great inconvenience
from dyspepsia or biliousness. The fat is
required to keep up the heat of their bodies.


If a Cuban should live on this greasy food,
bilious fever would soon put an end to his
life, The inhabitants Of the tOrrid zone re-
quire but little meat, but an abundance Of
fruit, aud this nature furnishes them lIbcr-
ally. We Of the temperate regions need
hearty food iu winter, and are too much
inclined to keep along with the same diet in
summer, till the system becomes bilious, aud
Year: 1875

The Scientific American says, and the
Country Gentleman copies without COM
ment:


A manufacturer Of a summer drink, which
seems to be quite popular during the present
heated weather, has taken Il store in the
neighborhood of our Office, and placed in the
show window beehive, in which, in full
view Of the crowd which constantly gathers,
the busy insects make the honey which, it il
asserted, is mingled with the cooling bever-
age The window is open at the top, and
the bees are allowed to collect their materials
from the street refuse The honey seems to
be Of excellent quality, aud the bees require
no further care nor attention than if forag-
ing among their iavorite clover fields.


At the fair of the American institute last
fall, very fine case of honey was exhibited,
the contents Of which, we were informed, had
been obtained by the bees entirely from the
swil barrels, the sugar.house waste. and the
flowers in the public parks Of the city
There was nothing about the material to dis
tinguish it from the best honey made from
clover, and it undoubtedly should and prob
ably did find market just as readily. The
quantity OF such honey. yielding refuse wasted
in the metropolis is enormous. Why theI
should it not be more widely utilized through
the bees2 Private agriculture can be carried
on just as we'll Ou house top or in back
yard as upon farm, aud any one with such
space at his disposal might easily manage a
few hives aud build up a paying business,
and it would afford amusement TO the exper
mentor aud his friends.


We would like to know how the Ameri-
can Grocer would like some Of that honey
on his bread to go with his OleOWargariue
cheese.
Year: 1875

One reason why some farmers never pros.
per is, they do not push things or if they do
show any decent degree Of enterprise in farm
ing work it is only periodical or in certain
seasons like haying time. Aud then it is
"easy goes the world" with them until work
ia crowdiDg so that there 10 no way to turn
five days work that ought to be done to-day,
then they wake up a little, 1t is not in-
tended to be understood that we charge such
men with absolute laziness or that they spend
their time in corner groceries. But it is the
easiest thing in the world to lot day slip
by and not accomplish anything that would
pass for days work. Farmers, except the
few who get out lumber or wood for market,
have in winter long period of comparative
relief from labor. 1t is in reality almost a
half gears resting spell. Aud when the time
comes in which they can work on the land,
every day should be made to count until
winter again closes the campaign.


II farmers wish to makelarming pay, there
must be a continual effort to devise ways for
increasing the quantity and quality of the
Year: 1875

Farmers who contemplate draining wet
lands this fall, and have no better material
at hand, can make very good drains Of small
stones. Our custom is to dig the length Of
a common shovel in depth, and wide as the
shovel blade on the bottom. II the bottom
is soft, boards or slabs should be laid down
to lay the stones on. If water is always
present in sufficient quantity to keep them
moist, they will last indefinitely. 1t is inn
portant to lay water course at the bottom.
If the flow of water is not expected to be
large, this may be small, two or three inches
each way, covered with fiat stones, or even
round ones. Then fill in the chinks careful
ly, covering with small stones, the smaller
the better Do not Gil too deep with stones,
for the sake Of getting them out Of the way.
Then layer Of straw, old hay or brush, be-
fore filling in the dirt. There should be at
least Is inches of dirt and two feet would
be better, pounded in solid. There is hard
work in draining, but it is work that pays
well in wet land.
Year: 1875

Farmers who design to feed either pigs or
cattle for market or home consumption are
reminded that bushe Of meal fed before
the weather is uncomiortably cold is worth
two fed after that time for putting on fat.
Now is the time to begin. Feed moderately
and regularly, and keep the animals as COM
Portable as possible, and quiet A hundred
pounds Of meat will cost a great deal less
money. A steer or COW intended for the
shambles can digest more food than it is
likely to get in the pasture now. There are
various sources from which supplementary
feed may be procured without the use of
grain. Fodder corn, fresh mown rowen,
turnips or other roots may be used to good
advantage. If nothing else is available, it
is better to begin feeding meal.
Year: 1875

contains scarcely any fatty substance what
ever. IL is comparatively cheap aud easy
10 declaim at wholesale against "adultera-
tions" If any kind, but the more important
reconstruction Of humsn nature needed to
do away with cheating is less frequently re-
ferred to. 1t is certain that oleomargarine
cheese must, for long time at least, be
sold upon its merits. Consumers will prob
ably Rnd so long as this is fact that it is u
better guarantee Of quality titan can be had
in cheese whose strong point, sometimes very
strong, is that only fat from cows milk is
used 10 its composition.
Year: 1875

When there is much rain at this season Of
the year, maggots sometimes breed in the
fleeces of sheep and lambs, and especially
about the head of rams which indulge their
fighting propensities. The torture they suf-
: fer is beyond the power of words to express,
and they are sure to die if not taken in hand
early.