The Oregon Scout.
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VOL. II.
UNION, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULYD18, 1885.
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NO. 3,
o THE OREGON SCOUT.
Aw Indeuenasnt weekly journal, Issued every
Siituntay by
JONES & CHANCEY,
PtiWtslicrs and Proprietors.
, K. JfJSKS, I
vjfiitor. (
i H. chantey,
I Foreman,
HATES OF SUnSCUIl'TION:
Dneecpy, one yenr M
" " Six months 1 JJ
" " Three 'months
Invariably cash In mlvancc.
lt:ltcs of ndvortlstnfr made known on npnll-
onll 411.
(Tx-respondcTisc from all pasts or tho county
rcss nlleoiiiiniinlcntlorc to A. IC. Jcies,
"Editor Oregon Scout, I'nlon, Or.
'liodac nircclory.
n i vii if n-iiv- V ti.i.r.v J.oikik. No. 50. A. F.
and A. M- -Meets on tho second nnd fourth
"Siiturdnys-of each montfc.
0. F. IlKlx, V. M.
C. Hlr- is, Secretary.
Union Loom:, No. !Ri, I. O. O. F. Hepular
meetings tn Friday cvcninjrs of each week at
their nail m union, -aii uruiuruii iu nut
standlnir ure Invited to attend. Ily order ot
tho lodirc. S. W. I.ONfl, N
0. A. TilOMPSON.Seoy.
, G.
Cliurelt IHwtory.
XI. 12. Ciiuncii-Dlvlne sorvlco every Sunday
.it ii o t-nt nniir r. m Ktimlnr nnhnol Ht V
in. l'raver liicctinir overy Thursday evening
ut 11:30. Ui:v. Andkkson. Pastor,
ini-cn-n-i-iit a v Oiuiiirii Services niornlncr
nnd o'vonlnir on tlio Hrst nnd third Sundays of
each month. Sunday school every Sunday at
10 a.m.
St. .John's Erisroi-Ar, Cumcii Servico
every Sunday at 11 o clock a. m.
15CV. V. It. Powm.u Hector.
County Ofllrer.
Juilpo
Sheriir
Olcrfc
Treasurer
School SuperlnWident..
Surveyor .
A. C. Crnlir
..A.
U satimiers
.It. F. Wilson
A. F. Ilcnson
...J. Ii. Hindmun
K. Slmonls
E. II. Lewis
Coroner. ,
UOMMISSIONEHS.
Geo. Acklos.
..Jno. Ptnnlov
Stato Senator.
.1-. 11. Itlnchart
HErai'.SIINTATlVF.S.
F.T.Dick...
. K. i:. Taylor
City Ulllrorw.
Mayor
I). 11. Itoes
COITNCII.MKN.
W,
S. A. Pursol..
D. Ito.'dlcmnn
....Willis Skllf
J.S. Elliott
.1. 11. F.nton
Hecorder
Marshal
Treasurer
Streot Commissioner.
...C
. A. Thompson
.1. 11. Thomson
. ..). A. Dennev
...I. 1). Carroll
It. Knton
lcpar(iiro ol' Train.
Hcmilnr -oust bound trains leave nt ii:30a,
m. Westbound trains leave at i:'M p. m.
I'ltOirHSSIONAli.
J. R. CRITKS,
AITORXKV AT I,AW
Colloctlmr and probate practlco specialties.
Olllcetwo doors south of l'ostoflice, Union,
Oregon.
It. EAKIN,
Attorney at Law and Notary Public;
Olllco, ono door south of J.
"Union, Oregon.
II. baton's storo,
1. N. CROMWELL, M. D
Physician and Surgeon
Ofllce. ono door south ot J. II. Eaton's store
Union, Oregon.
J. W. SIIELTON,
ATTORMIV AT I, AW,
Union,
Oregon
T. II. CRAWFORD,
ATTOUNKY AT IjAW.
Union,
Oregon.
IX Y. K. DEEKING,
IMiysioian tuiA $ur;r-"ii.
Union, Oregon.
Olllco, Main stroot, noxtdoorto Jonc6 llros.'
varieivBtoro.
Hesldonce, Main street, second houiesouth
oi court nouse.
Chronlodiseasos a gpoclalty.
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JUSTICE OF THE PEACE,
Nottry Public and Convoyancer. Office, II
street, 'wo door east of Jones llros.' variety
J. M. CARROLL,
Notary PnWic and Collecting Agent.
Office on the creek, opposlto Ilowland
Lloyd's furniture etoro, Union, Oregon.
II. F. IJURLEIGir,
Attorney ,u tMW, Itt'lil INfulu
and ;l,.Clii AkuiiI.
Land Ofllco Husiness a Spcoialty.
Office at Alder, Union Co., Oregon.
UK LOW PAR.
Dlsflsnrements Abolished by
Means of Kicc-
iriciiy.
A man Trh a small niolo on his chin
climbed up tho stoop of a doctor's of
llco in West Nineteenth street, Now
York, not long ago.
I waift to get rid of tlte mole," ho
said, when tho young doctor came out
and asked what the matter was.
'Stop right in aud I'll do it," tho
doctor responded, as lie reached for a
largo mahogany box coiitaing sl pol
ished electrical machine, with iMma
ted wire running from the battery to
a neat carved handle. The doctor sat
tho patient down in an easy chair,
.1 1 . ! -. 1 1 1 1 1 1 . . . i . 1 .
nuiiu uiiun niiu uresuu uio
moio iieiiiy wuu ti mcai an:esineiic
that gradually bemimed the llesli until
it was robbed of all sonsitivones-.
Then the doctor lilted a tiny strip of
platinum into the handle and turned
on tho full force of the battery. The
platinum was aglow with a pure white
heat in a twinkling. The doctor drow
it sowly and carefully thiough the
mole as if iie were using a razor blade.
Tho patient felt tho glow of the intemio
heat through tho cheeks, but t ho burn
ing away of the niolo was as painless
as it was rapid. When a soothing salvo
had been applied the doctor sent tho
patient away happy. Ho told him
that in less than a month the wound
would heal without leaving a scar.
"Few of the public know of tho pro
ces.'i, nlthough it is simply an elabora
tion of the ono used to remove cancer
and similar jrrowths on the nock and
body," young Police Surgeon Sattorleo
said. "Ladies who would bo otherwise
faultless in complexion can havo
blotches painlessly removed by5 tho
same process without marking the
llesli. Superfluous hair can bo perma
nently eradicated in a second's time
by a single touch of the platinum need
le, tits greatest usefulness is in re
moving tattooing marks from the
arms and hands. About nine boys out
of every dozen are crazy to disiigifro
themselves that way; and they regret
il for years afterward, because they
think tho disfigurement is for life.
Nobody ever mady a bigger mistake.
"Anykind of tattooing upon tho
body can bo entirely removed, aud if
properly done no scar need bo left,
The process is a gradual ono, because
tho eradication has to be done piece
meal, and caro exercised to prevent
tho platinum needle from burning
moro than half through tho cuticle.
Tins caution will render scarring of
tho skiu after tho wound heals impos
ble." "Well, I swan !" cried one of Capt.
Williams' sergeants, suddenly baring
his arm and displaying some lino sailor
tattooing; "I'll como around to-morrow
and have you begin on that. It's
mado me unhappy for twonty years
to look at it." New York Journal.
The ('ig.ir Factories of Madrid.
Roforo tho overy-day tourist had
learned to babblo of Velasquez and
Murillo, and regarded it essential to
to Ids reputation as a man of tasto to
go into ecstasies over Moorish arches,
tho cigar factories of Madrid wero
among tlio principal show-places ot
tho uninteresting capital which, fo
fionio military or other reasons, has
neon dropped down in Hie nnddlo of
one ot tho Jreanost areas in Christen
dom. You know vou are atinroachint
it ny tlio odor ot tobacco, and the ha
bel of voices which hails the arrival of
tlio "Gringo'', can bo compared to
nothing except a gigantic boardin;
school with all tho masters' hacks
turned to the pupils. Thousands o
women young, middle-aired, and old
are busy rolling up cigars so doflly
mat tno unpracted oyo lias soino dim
culty in catching tho movement of
tlio artists' lingers. A pinch of leaf
hero, a turn of tlio wrist there, tlio
the slightest possiblo touch of tlio
tongue when tho case domands it,
aim "uiaro. or a ".Maduro," or
"Colorado" is ready for the inarkot
Hero cheroots are being turned out by
me tnousands, Hero cigarottos by tho
ies ot uiousaiKis. in anollior utiild
ing boxes are being made, labeled, and
tied up, and in and around and over
all resound the noisy hum of foinalo
tonginis that will not be tied. Hut not
a hand is for a moment idle. The work
ers, liko science teachers at Southern
Kensington, are "paid by results," and
it requires a groat number ot govern
mom cigars oeioro tlio niauniena can
earn tho wherewithal for an ollu pod
rtaa, a gay mantilla, or tho meastiro
of pour wino which tempers on
high days and holidays tlio frugal faro
of tho water-drinking Spaniard. Some
of tho old crones nro as hideous as any
' ww UIIUIUIU 1) UUIU UII91UVU 1UIU
loved to draw. Hut many of tlio mat
rons aro slightly ladies, while tlio
Hashing eyes and roguish fun of tho
voting ones somewhat nmharras a via.
Iter who is unaccustomod to faco such
battery of criticism without being
able to oxchango a compliment with
tho company who aro so roady to ox-
press their individual opinions of the
caballero. In truth, it requires some
courugo to vonturointo tho groat cigar
manufactory of Madrid, though those
who aro fond of a picturesque sight and
not afraid of tho smell of tobacco
or the play of Spanish eyes might
wander through tho peninsula from
Vigo to Malaga anil not come across
a spectaolo which would livo half as
long In their memories. London Tele-
gi aph.
A Good Article.
That articlo j-ou had in last wook's
papor, was tho funniest thing I ever
road," said a lady to an editor.
am glad to hoar you say so."
"Oh, not at all. It would make a
dog laugh. I thought my husband
would split his sides." Arkumuw
Trawler.
XOTES FOR THE FARM AXD HOME.
Shorter Thing's.
Ilenrv Stowart chs.rnetem.es tho
Dr.
enormous crueltv of tho Western sys
tem of stork holding, without shelter or
food as "a horrible and gigantic re
proach to lnuuvnity."
Tako tho weak slieop, pig or other
animal, that is slighted by not gotting
its full sharo of food, away from tho
herd, and give it a fair chance by it
self. D
Mention is mado in Tlio Medical and
Surgical Reporter of a man who has
"had no bad colds sinco ho learned to
3lcop with open windows."
Tho Iowa Homestead hopes tho day is
near when farmofs will ceaso shipping
a jjushol of grain out of tho Stato.
Mr. John Eastman, Milford, Mich.,
has contracted to raise sovonty acres of
cucumbers for tho Highland Picklo
Factory, at 4'2 cents per busliol, de
livered. It is estimated thai forty thousand
sheep havo died m Greene county, Pa.,
in tho last three months. oTlio scarcity
of feed and tho unusual severity of tho
winter and spring weather havo com
bined to bring about this result. Far
mers say that tho wool industry has re
ceived a backset that it will tako years
to recover, and they aro very despon
dent concerning tho future. e;
It is not advisablo to give horsos or
cattlo food in such a way that they will
have it always boforo them. They will
then foul what they do not cat, and,
oating when thoy are not hungry, keop
tho stomach overloaded, and so suffer
from indigestion. Tlio food is thus
doubly wasted. A good ration for a
working horse is threo pounds of cut
hay and four pounds of ground oats and
corn given threo times'' a day, with a
'ittlo long hay in tho evening. Thoy
will do well on oat or ryo straw cut in
stead of tho cut hay.
Pigs rcquiro a littlo salt, as all other
animals do, but not so much as tho
wholly vcgotablo feeding animals.
Whon pigs run iu fields or wood lots
they gather many grubs and other in
sects and swallow somo earth, all of
which contain salino matter; but whon
thoy aro confined in pens thoy need
somo salt given regularly, and it ia for
th6 neglect of this needed salt that tlley
aro induced to swallow filth which
othorwiso thov would reject, so that a
supply of salt is not only heathfulgin
itself, but it avoids a source of unhcalth
fulucss. Cure for Pneumonia.
Pneumonia, writes a gentleman (to
the Now York "World) who says ho has
been twice down with it, can bo cured
if tho person "will apply promptly over
tho lungs a poultice or draft mado of
mustard and llax-sced meal, keeping
quiet and warm in bed. Prompt action
is ot vital importanco, and tiioro is no
occasion for waiting for tho arrival of
an 'old-fashioned' or 'now-fashioned'
practitioner when so simplo a remedy
may bo applied by any ono, and if
takon in season will, 1 think, always
bo effective In my first per
sonal oxperionco, my determina
tion not to give up business, even for a
day came near costing mo my lifo. The
caso was neglected till an eminent Uos
ton physician said that my right lung
would bo of just as much uso to mo out
on tho tablo as in tho condition it then
was, a fact of which I was already pret
ty well awaro, but tho mustard and flax
seed poultico mastored tho diseaso and
rostored my lung to its normal condi
tion, as goon as new. an tiio seconji
attack, a year later, tho caso was token
in hand promptly, tho poultico applied,
quiet warmth maintained, and speody
recovery ensured without a physician
being called.
Tho Now Hats And Bonnets.
From a Late Fashion Ixittor.
Thoro is littlo that is now in slmpo in
bonnets, but much that is now m trim
ming. Tlio small capoto still lingerB,
but shows many varieties of brim.
Somo aro curved in at tho top and flaro
liko littlo outspread wines. Others
copy tho Marie front of tho Mario Stu-
ait head-dress, bull othors show a
modified poke. All have a brim of
somo kind, and aro not mere crowns
fitted to tho head. Tho hats aro the
moro aggressive in appearance. Tlio
majority aro so unlike what ono
would naturally select for a modest
girl to wear that it is surprising
now tney coum navo neen manufactured
for such uso. Tho crowns aro enor
mously high and are still moro exagger
ated by tho arrangment of the trim
ming. The wholo effect is bold and
very pronounced, and for such costumes
as will not tolerato styles of this de
scription the milliners are using all
their ingonuity to tono down and mod
ify by a simplo arrangement of quiet
materials and softly blended tints and
colors. The general impression of tho
boiinots for spring and "betweon"
wear is not very diflrront from that
of the autumn. Indeed, tho stylos
might very well bo interchange
able. Tho sanio netted gold and
embroiderod crowns; tho same aold
wheat and balls of pins and other or
naments; tho same gold lace, and tho
same dark shades of colors. Thero is
an entiro absenco, as a whole, of tho
freshness that ono welcomes 'and craves
Lb the spring, and it is only a critical
examination in dotail that' reveals here
aud thoro a quaint little bonnet, of pale
ecru straw or transparent' Ince, tho
former trimmed with the now, wide rib
bons in soft colors and tnodiieval designs
set up on the top of tho crown in loops,
after tho Alsatian fashion, tho folds
pinned down with small gold pins with
tmy liammored heads or scorn tops in
miniature. The interior oi the brim is
faced with a scant putting of soft plain
silk, thitint of the ribbon ground, but
there is no other trimming except the
strings, which may bo of velvet, and tio
' ' t.ho side.
Tomen's Hend Clear,
renders of bonnets say that this
season's millinery is moro tasteful than
ever, and so thoy will continue to do to
the end of tune. Those dealers who
may bo regardod as endowed with
prophetic wisdom insist on tho superior
claims of tlio Milans among tlnQs
braids, with a kindly word for tho Eng
lish split varieties, when tho moro deli
cate straw braids aro being considered.
They also admit tho possible popularity
of tho small and medium bonnets in
Tuscan braids, laco and other fancy de
signs, for summer wear. Tlio materials
showed aro scrim, a canvas-liko tcnturo
of tlio sof tost and most beautiful wool,
tricotines, or stocking-net jersoy tex
tures in soft wool or tinsel, closely
resembling samples of ancient manu
facture shown by our grandmotliers.Qjf
tricotines mado wholly of tinsel. Em
broidered grenadines will bo seon in
French ond oriental designs, as woll as
printed and embroidered cropo do chine,
..Brussels net iu black and white, em
broidered with gilt and silver
Indeod,
Brussels net is found in afl colors, and
many curious intorweavings of silk
and wool with gold, silver ond steel
thread aro fashionable. Ribbons aro
to bo from ono to twelvo inches in
width, plain ottoman and satin lined,
with plain colors. Striped and plain
satin ribbons from threo to eight inches
vide will also bo tho correct thing
to wear. Embroidered and plain
gauzes aro from six to ton inchosin
width. Embroidered scarfs of scrim,
surali and velvets will tako tQ usual
fHaco of ribbons for hat trim
mings, and embroidorcd, printed
and bordered kerchiefs of surah cropo
and other silk textures aro used for
making bonnets, tho brims being of
fancy Tuscan braid, laco or bead work.
This season favors tlowors in a remark
able degree. Among tho novelties in
ornamentation aro metalizcd bird wings,
birds and butterflies in various colors,
piquots of gilded and ehenillo leaves
mounted alono, with gildod humming
birds, and buttorllios, bunches of green
and gilt oats, gilded piuqets with velvet
poppies in now and popular colors, such
a3 frog, absintho, cork and mandarin.
Ostrich fcathors m$y" bo in favor for tho
warm season. Tho styles shown now
may bo somowhat modified later in, but
tho dcalors say that they cannot a (lord
to dolay their opening boy ond May 1,
for tho longfr they put them oil' tho(
longer their customers dolay buviug.
Bheep Husbandry.
It has ofton been asserted by tlico In
tho best position for obtaining informa
tion that a pound of mutton can hr
produced as cheaply as a pound of beof.
If tins is truo tho shoep raiser starts on
very nearly an equality with tho eattle
raisor, so far as meat production is con
cerned. Tho dilForonco lies in tho
prices obtained for their product. Any
advantago tlio beer-raiser lias m this re
spect is cortainly counterbalanced by
what tho shoe) seller gots for his
fleeces, oven at tho ruling low prico of
wools. This must bo admitted as truo
of all tho so-called mutton slice).
As to thoso flocks kept primarily
for wool-growing, tho caso differs
somewhat. With theso tho carcass
is of less rclativo importance as it sup
plies a small amount of mutton, and
this of comparatively littlo value. Own
ers havo allowed thomsolves to overlook
tho npportanco of meat production, and
have so long refused to hearken to tho
counsel of Reason, that damo is
now vigorously rapping them over tho
knucklos for thoir negligence Thoy
havo persisted in putting their eggs in
to tho ono basket of wool-growing until
tho existing low prices for that product
finds them on short rations, though
with necessities by no means diminished.
Thoso facts aro enumerated, not for
tho porposo of casting imputations on
any locality or class of breeders. Thov
aro recited only because thoy are bo
Moved to indicate tho avenue of relief
for tho ownorsof many admirablo flocks
from present embarrassments, and as
providing a safeguard against tho recur
ronco ot such embarrassments in
tho future. If good mutton can
bo mado from fine-wool sheep,
and tho owners of fine-wool
(locks omit to avail themselves of tho
advautago its production brings within
their reach, thoy havo only thomsolves
to blamo for tho resulting shortness in
thoir bank account. That a good sell
ing carcass is not inconsistent with a
fleoco combining tho moro desirablo es
sentials of fino wool, may bo mado ap
parent to any man who will look through
tho moro prominent Eastern and Mid
dlo Stato markets. Pittsburg is ono of
tho best mutton markets iu tho country,
No bettor mutton goto into that mar
ket than somo which comes from flocks
in Washington Co,, Pa., whoso owners
havo learned to look for money under
tho fleece as woll as in it.
Thoro soonis no good reason for
doubting that just such knowledge an
tins must como to all tho man
agers of- lino-wool ilocks before
tho maximum of profit is secured from
I'tom. Possiblv f.nver s't p tvivl.tin-
Iv bett i ones and tlie-i .landled "tor
all thev are worth," is t e kev to the
problem just now engrosMttg tho atteti'
lion of maiiv lloek-owners
Wool prices, now low, w ill probably
remain no tor some tune to come, cer-
tainlv so long as other products of the
farm and factory aro cheap and slov& of
sale,. From the present out-look how
ever, farmers aro likely to get quite ai
well paid for wool-growing as for corn
and wheat-growing, if selling on the
ruling market. If all determine ta
hold for better priees.in the oconomv
of storage and the facirny in securing
necessarv monev advaneos the advan
tage is certainlv with tho wool-grower,
who, in the final round-uii from hard
times, will probably not bo so much
worse oil' tlian his neighbors as maiiv of
Ins Hclf-apopinted ndvisers havo taught
lnui to behove. 11
L'ho Breeder's Gazette.
nealth-ln Knln Wat,
ThoVpiestion, "how may we get puro
water.'" becomes each year more nn
portant, wo must look to the clouds
iiainwateyias no taste u rigntiy man
aged, and mav be puro as tlio outgush
of tlio most limpid mountain stream,
and there is scarcely a roof which will
not intei-copt onougli to quench tho
thirst Of Iho dwellers beneath it. These
points ho, ilhistrates from suggostivo
personal experience:
"I built tQ) cisterns, iiido by sido.
Ono.Qix foot in diaiuot'rjand twelve
feet deop, received tlio ordimmo ilow
from tho roof, nnd furnished washing
wator. Tho other, eight feot m diamo
tor. nnd sivtonn font, drum, wns ilnm'frn
d to hold wator for drinking and cut
inar.jp uso. Jt was rigged with a cliojji
pump. Tho spout from tho roof was
arranged so that thoitow could bo turn
od, at will into either cistern.
"When tho cold Novemberjrain camo
and tlio windowiPof Hven wero fairly
opened, aitor tno ntmospiiora was wasii
ed clean, ond tho roof also, tho spout
was turned iuiotlio largo cistern, Qnd it
was filled with puro cold rainwater.
This was a supply for two years,
"Never was tho wator moro puro, lim
pid and tasteless. It was cold onougli
uven in sunnnor, and from strangers
who drank of it I often hoard tlio ro
mark, 'What a nice woll you havo I'
When told that it was rain wator they
wero incredulous until thoy saw whoro
it camo from, and then wanted to know
how I managed to havo 'bucIi delicious
rainwater.'
"Tho 'how' was in having a doop e.is
torn, in never permitting water to flow
'ntoit except under tho conditions abovo
named, and iu having a chain pump
winch, whoro it may utilized, is lar tho
best means of drawing water. Tho chain
pump is a constant and thorough aora
tor. Its action keopH tho fluid through
winch it passes lively and sweet.
"Whoro it is impracticable to oxca
vato a cistern a tank abovo ground may
bo substituted. U havo ono of cedar
holding l.BOO gallons. Its interior is
varnished with shollac (insolublo in wa-
tor), which prevents cojitunii nation of
fnaffi r P tlirw tifrtrwl 'Ptmt-A iu ltti nun rl-
latMIO WJ. lllll UUlMIt XllVtU til UIHUUUUW
icett'ofT to this tank, tho water becomes
warm in siimmor.
"JiVon a room within tlio liouso may
not bo devoted to accommodation of a
moro profitoblo tonont than a big tank
to hold tho family supply of rainwater.
From any roof it may bo collected satis-
lacioiny by observing tho proper pro
cautions. Thoso demand attention and
troublo, not so much, howevei:, as tho
nursing of a caso of typhus, to sav noth
ing of contingent expenses of doctor
UUU MliWUJ U1IVU1
"IT tank Sr cistorn water beoomc.im-
puro by tho accidental presonco of or
ganic matter, tho addition of a solution
of pormanganato of potassa will pro-
cipilato this, leaving tho liquid puro,
This eflioiont oxygenator, with direc
tions for uso, may bo had of any drug-
"Tho best safeguard against impurity
hoi?over, will bo exclusion from tho
cistorn of all but tho lato autumn and
winter rains, and tPdofor admission of
thoso until after rain has fallen steadily
at least an hour. In cities ovon longor
than this may bo rotiuisito to wash
thoroughly from tho atmosphoro all tho
impurities suspended.
"It has been remarked that thoso
using puro rain-wator aro gcnorally ex
empt from epidomio cholera. Thero is
scarcoly a doubt that this postilonco is
about to visit us again, and it is proba
bio that our liability to its attack will
bo essontially modified by tho wator wo
urinic."
Profit In Fruit Batalnr.
With all tho tons of crapes raised.
how is it thoro is not a gropo syrup to
bo had for lovo or money in market?
If you don t know that grape juico
Donoii uown to a clear syrup in tho most
relishing thing in sickness or health,
for consumptives, and to keop pooplo
kss "lis
banish wine sooner than tho tompor-
tuuvt u UUIUVU IU1 11 111 t WlUb UlltU
ance socioties, you havo somothing
to loam, vims articlo onco known,
wouiu provoni an danger of an
over-crop of grapes, for it would bo
mado and kept by the barrel, and ox
ported for uso in all climates. Tho
now production of cidor ioilv. which it
moroly cidor boiled down, without anv
uuuinoii nn it is a soim, uari jouy, is a
great gift to tho housekeeper, and will
i.;i; mi fi t "
bo tho salvation of the applo orchards.
What if apples are (lftv cents a lmrrnl
in October Hot tlio cider mills Romcr.
mid tho hugo enamelled evaporating
pans. Perhaps cidor jolly ut 12 cents a
pound will pay you, us thoro la no sugar
to do used, Hiuan rower In VIoUii
Magazine for March,
What Variety of Potatoes to Plant.
If you want potatoes ns early as
possiblo, select the best early potato
you can find. Tho genuine Early
Uoso is good enough and early
enough. Tho Heauty of Hebron is
equally good, and thero aro a dozen
oilier varieties any ono of which, if
you happen to havo it, will ripen
about as early, and give satisfaction,
If any one tells you ho has a potato
that will ripen two weeks oarlior than
tho Rose or tho Heauty of Hebron,
and yield as much again per acre, tell
him that it is a most valuable varioty,
and that ho had better plant all ho
has got, and not sell a tuber to any
one else for seed. For early potatoes,
plant iu good, rich, mellow soil as
soon as tho frost is out of tho ground.
You can hardly plant too early. Un
tiU tho plants appear, severe frost
will not hurt them. WheJ? tho plants
uro up, a frost will sometimes destroy
tlio CV4JP. or at any rate seriously
retard or injure it. A piece of pa
per, or light covering of soil will savo
the plant. For winter potatoes, select
a varioty that jwissesses at least four
points, vi quality, vigorous growth
of leaves to resist tho "potato bugs, a
good keeper, anil productiveness.
Whon the potato bugs first appear
ed, everybody planted early varieties
of potatoes, in Jbopea of getting ahead
ogtlrrObugs. Now that wo know how
to keep tlio bugs iu check, wo can
plant later kinds. As a rule, tho early
varieties cannot yield as woll as tho
later sorts, hich havo a longer sea
sou to grow in; or if tlio' do in ex-
oojuionai cases, it is probably owing to
unusual richness of land. On ordiuauy
land, other things being equal, a lato
variety will yield bettor, and keop
better (tho next spring), than tho
earl' varieties. A lato varioty of
potato should bo planted as early as
the soil can bo got into good condi
tio?!. If you do not wish to plant
early or porhaps wo had bettor say.
it you aro behind with your work, and
cannot plant as oarfj' as you wish,
plant an earlier varioty. qiio later
your plant, tno earner should bo tho
varielv planted. The sanio pflnoiple,
or rule as to planting, applies to cab-
cagos, caulillowers, tomatoes, encum
bers, melons, turnips, corn, beans,
peas, etc. Tho earlier tho varioty,
Unit is, tho quicker it matures, tlio
ater can it bo sown or planted.
American Aq&culturisl for April.
AaNew Xaino for It,
In tho spring time of 18Gi tho front-,
ior division of tho Seventh army corps,
Con. John M. Thayer commanding,
was encamped at 'Fort Smith, Ark.
Communication being almost entirely
cut oil', supplies wero low and tho
army did considerable in tlio foraging
line. On one of theso expeditious a
clerk at department headquarters,
Wiley Hritton, who was a very fino
writer and apt scholar, went out with
a party of scouts south of tho I'oteau,
a stream that empties into tho Arkan
sas just abovo Fort Smith. Thoy ran
upon a comnanv of Texas ratunir.-i. nnd
in a skirmish with thorn ho got shot
through the loft wrist. Returning ho
reached Fort Smith aud was laid up
for somo days before his wound heal
ed aud ho was lit for duty again. Ho
then got it into his head that lighting
was not particularly his fort, sinco his
wound, neither was writing, and ho
desired to got back to his old homo in
Missouri. Ho wont to Con. Thayer
and asked for a discharge, but the
general, thinking he was too valuable
a man to let oil lor no slight a wound,
refused to lot him go, saying ho did
not well see how no could disiionso
with so valuable and apt a olerk. Wiloy
knowing I had somoiulluenco with the
general, 1 being at that, tinio on do-
tatched service at hoadquartors, on
listod mo in his sorvico to procure his
discharge I got out a sot of papers
and took tiiciii down to tho surgeon.
who was liko mysolf originally a
Pennsylvania!!. Ho mado him out a
certificate and strongly recommended
his discharge, couching tho eortli cato
iu terms peculiar to surgical soionco.
l took tho certificate got Hrit-
tou's company ollicors to ondorso
it ond then wont with him to
tho headquarters to Gen. Thayer. As
wo entered the room tho general, who
was sitting by tho tablo, said to Hrit
ton: "Vou aro still wanting to tro
homo, aro you P" Ho replied affirm
atively. 1 thon presented tho certifi
cate Tho general looked at it and
said: "Read it." I road: "This corti-
lies this soldier is truly ontitiod to a
discharge I certify it on examination.
after duo consideration, a case of
necrosis of the right radius of tho fore
arm."
What 13 that? That boats mv
time" said tho general. "If I had
thought, young man, tho half of that
was tho matter with vou. I would havo
lot you go before Hand mo my pen,
sirrs rLisv&
shot
through tho wrist I over hoard." To
say ho was discharged aftor that would
bo but paintiiig tho lily. Grand Army
Mail.
A Sad Mistake.
"Ilucklo mv
shoo, Egbort, Bald a
to her near-sighted
Chicago belle
fiance"
Egbort wont down on his knee liko
a true knight, but as ho had lost his
oyogloss, ids vision was a little uueotv
tain.
"Is this your foot. darllngP" ho in.
qui red.
'ion hot," sho said.
"Aw. pawdon. I I thoiitrht It wum
tho lounge,"
Egbert U now dloiigutrod. 7Vawu