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0 OREGON SCOUT JONES & CHANCEY, Publisher UNION', OltKUOItf. LOtfcJs WAY. Why do I Jove you. sweetheart minor J I', In sooth, Ivan not say. Ixive camo to mo so KloiklUiUr, J I not or saw his way. i Ills gcntlo footsteps srarccly pressed Tho pathway to my hoart; I I only saw him standing there, And knew he'd no'cr depart. How can I tell what broupht htm, j 1 know not how ho camo? I I only knew, and boiveil boforo The magic of his name. 1 So many aro moro beautiful f J Ah, well, perchanco 'tis true. Bo many aro much better, dcarf Sweet, uo ono clso Is "you." Ittlle't llluttratetl. THE TERKENEVAUGIIS. How Thoy Go Sailing Out of St. Malo Bay. Imposing Orcinonlp r Hlmpln llri'ton Knllor Wlio Annually "On Dunn to tho Ke In Nliliw," mill Often Novur KM urn. ' On rt grnnito rock in tlio English Channel, at this mouth of tho tidal Kiver Kaneo, tho bluest ami most boun tiful stream in all Franco, elands the willed town of St. Malo, onco the chief commercial city of Brittany, livery Bpring a licet of Unit little brig-rigged fishing vessels Kails out of St. Malo, bound for tho (Jrand Hanks of New foundland, to share with the men of tlio Canada coast, and tho Now Fng--bind fishermen from Capo Cod and Gloucester, tlio catch of cod that swarm in those waters. These little vessels, enrco larger than tito mackerel schoon ers that daily lloat in and out of Boston harbor, aro absent from Franco from March till late in tho autumn. Tin; dangers they encounter in fogs and tonus on tho Banks aro many, and -widows and fatherless children are numerous along tho Breton coast. Considering, therefore, tho great peril to which their husbands, sons and brothers and sweethearts aro to be exposed, it is not surprising that the departure of tho Terrenovatighs is tho greal event of tho year along tho Breton coast. From their scattered winter quarters in the harbors and coves along the rocky shore, and from tho villages on the banks of tho Hauce, the vessels come together in St. Malo Bay by the afternoon of tho Sunday nearest tho spring tide, tho day always lixed for departure, it would bo hard lo imag ine u scene of greater local interest, Tho numerous vessels lie at anchor a fow hundred yards from tho mainland, while hundreds of smaller craft of vory description, independent of tho regularly organized tenders, ply inces santly between tho litllo licet and the nhoro, bringing on board tho crew, with their out tits. The noise of the mates and captains, giving hoarse orders through their speaking trumpets, the shouts of sailors hailing recognized comrades on board of neighboring barks, and tho ovor iihiftiug groups of prettily attired Breton maids and matrons assembled on tho long, curving quay, and the rocks and dill's, to see, some of them for tho last time, tho faces of (heir loved ones, forms a scene ntonce picturesque and sympathetic. The time comes for the last leave taking to be over, and Hie last tearful ndieu to bo spolun, for at. an appointed hour every man of the licet, nearly lour thousand men in all, must bo on hoard. At a given signal tho white sails, like the pinions of sea-gulls, are spread to the winds, tho anchor is raised, every ting is dipped, and tho vessels are headed westward, whilst tlio crows, with uncovered heads, as tho sound of saluting cannon from the Solldor Tower dies away, raise their voices in a farewell hwnn: "Ave Maris Stella!" Then, with slow and regular move ments, the Terienevaughs sweep out into the ocean and gradually fadeaway from the sight of wives and children, who look them u last adieu. Not until the leaves on the great, forest of Pon tual that shelter many of their thateh roofed cottages begin to turn to red nnd yellow hues, do any tidings come to tho waiting women of their "bread winners" "'faraway on tho billow," for ignorance of tho mysteries of writing U an inheritance of tho Urotou lislior jnen. Tlio wages earned by these toilers of tho sea aro scant enough. Their pay ranges from twelve dollars to llfteen dollars a month. Hut for tho assistance of thdr sturdy wives, some of them would bo in sail straits to get through the winter on their individual earnings. Iteforo tho men start on their voyage in tho spring, they rent a small patch f ground ami seed it in wheat. Dur ing tho months of her husband's nb aeueo the wife and children do all the work that, would have fallen to the jnan had ho been at homo. The wheat is harvested by them mid a small area, devoted to buckwheat or vegetables, is attended to. Usually, a bit of land is coded in (lax. They are famous helpmeets, Indeed, aheso brou n-tueed, strong-limbed fish er' wives. They seem to think that after nturrhign their highest duty on wilh is to wait on their husbands and jiiako iheiu happy; ami who ran say that thoy aro wrong in thojr phlloso- fio theso people go on working nut it their allotted span of life with flhecruluusi. Ouo forgets, while gas- lug, at their cheerful, contented facp that tho thatched roof of tho little fitone-walled cottage shelters alike the family cow, and tho razor-back Brobm pig; and that tho lions lay their eggs under tho bed and roost at night be neath tho comb of tho roof. He for gets that tho solitary room, with its mud floor, is parlor, bedroom and kitchen alike, and almost wishes his lot was east among theso simple folks. Hut tho months go by, and finally tho report comes that a returning Ter ronovaugh is onteringtlio harbor. Tin news spreads, and a procession of old men, women and children is soon or its way to St, Malo. Kvery cottage adds to this procession of pilgrims, and long before tho returning voyagers can bo distinguished on tlio decks the dill's aro dotted witli spectators, and the good people of St, Malo are crowded out upon tho (piay. Every gazer straino his or her oyes to identify tho vessel, and wagers are offered on her name. There is a jubilant feeling in the crowds, for if one's own friends should not prove to lie on board, each one may hear tidings of those friends. Hut the joyful cries will bo stilled and a feeling of anxiety and dread will follow, if, perchance, the trim little trans-Atlantic fishing-craft is seen, after she lias rounded tho rock called the (Jrand Hey, at tho entrance to tlio harbor, where lies buried the great Chateaubriand, to have her yards "cock-billed" or slanted across each other, for it means that some disaster lias happened and that I hero aro more widows in Hrittany. Only those who have seen it know what a sorrowful appearance it gives a ship to have her yards 'ciu kbillod." As the vessel drops her anchor in tin waters of the Kance, cannon boom again from the embrasures of tiie Solidor Tower. The fishermen as they land aro hugged and confused with questions. Every mother wants to know of her son, every wife of her husband, and every sweetheart of her lover. Onco I saw a Tcrrenovangh eonio in the harbor. She had her yards "cock billed"' ami her flag lowered. A pail I ell upon the waiting throng on the (piay. As tlio small boat bearing tins men came within hailing distance, n sweet, dear voice rang out: "As-lit vu mon Euijcnc la bits?" Tho cry came from a young girl of not more than nineteen, and of exceed ing comeliness. No reply was heard from tho sailors in the boat, and they rowed silently to tlio quay, and step ping on the staging, were surrounded. Foremost' in tho pushing throng was the comely peasant girl, and I heard her ask again for "her Eugene." One of the fishermen said something to Iter, and she fell fainting on the wet land ing. Strong and tender arms (tarried her away, ltwas her brother she asked after, I learned afterward. Ho had been lost. During October, and until far into November, the Terrene vauglis come sailing into St, Malo harbor, and the glad reunions and scenes of sorrow an repented. The old medieval town, the chief city of Ann of Hrittany, takes on a modern, bustling, commercial look. The cargoes of tho returning licet art unload n o " tailed on tho quays, which are piled li witli bales of eodlish. high it is not uncommon, when, during tiie fishing season, the vessel i's in dan ger, for the crew to vow to tho Holy Virgin that if they are brought safely, through tlio peril, they will make a fielcriiiiun', or pilgrimage, to some chapel, and olfor up a special thanks giving service. This vow is always strictly carried out on their return. The most ingenious sailor on board carves on tho homeward voyage a per 'feet representation of tlioir ship. No matter how clumsy or ugly it may be, the model is as exact as Ids skill can make it, oven to tho blocks and pulleys. On tho day fixed for tlio pelcrinaye, the crow, headed by tlio sailor who made it, carrying the model, form in proces sion, and, bare-footed, bare-headed and in their shirt-sleeves, march to tin diapel. Their families go with them, the priest is in readiness, and high mass is performed. When the services aro over, tlio miniature ship is left swinging in the church. There is nota Unman Catholic Church in all Hrittany that does not contain some of these tiny vessels. Tlio Chav elle do l'Fpino at St, Hriao has more, probably, than any other. They are always suspended from the coiling by Invisible cords, and seem to the nl server to be a miniature fleet floating in mid air.. C Itradfonl, in Youth's Companion. A Carnivorous Antolopo. A fow mouths ago, while visiting a friend on a cattle ranch in the San An dreas mniintniiisnf Southern Now Mex ico, I n.tw what to me seemed a most abnormal habit. My friend had a young antelope slxor suven months old, which he had ouptirod when very young, and kept as it pet about the ranch. This animal is. by the way, very tamo, fol lowing its master about without once olVoring to Join Its follows, which often come in sight of tho house. When of fered piece. of raw beef it will cat the moat witli evident relish, and iu pref erence to vegetable food. 1 have seen it eat piece after plooo until it has dis posed of half a pound or more, then it would walk to tho corn-orih and eat corn as a sort of dessert. It also eats broad, cooked potato and sweet potato, both raw and cooked. linlph S. Tarr, in Science. - For years Now Yorkers have boon oof ti Minting to tho support of a "little colored church" s.ipposed to exist in their midst. An Investigation showed the church was a myth, and tho suppo sitious patter, who has been living on their Ixniuly, has boon "Mint to the inland" for threw mouths. -iY. '. Sun. NOT A PROFESSIONAL VISIT. So inn Pncfs Otpfn-l From Social im l rlcmlly Calls How It Kndnl, Ono of OUI most prominent physicians, and ono whoso word is authority o. matters p e v. tabling to die- warn. tlio t-nmo, was about to tako n few weeks' va cation, and thought ho would make a social and friendly call on some of his acquaintances and patients, tlio most of whom wcro apparently well, and, as they asserted, in no need of a physician's help; yet in nearly every case they expressed feel ings of fatigue, nervousness, weakness, or a tense of something tcrontj. Upon returning homo, tho doctor began to meditato. "Here aro people," ho said to himself, "who say they aro well, and yet nearly all complain of symptoms which, to tho eye of science, aro alarm ing. The hands and feet cold and feverish, dull pains iu tho head, nnd unpleasant oppression of fullness about tho chest, an 'all-gono' feeling, a lack of ambition, n restless and tired feeling; they aro troubled witli wakefulness, pains in tho back and side, extending lown tlio limbs; neuralgic pains in tho head and nck and a desire to bo alone. Such aro the symptoms threatening these unconscious invalids, who fancy thoy aro well and need no medicine. Tlio fact is, tho signs of tlio diseao have un masked themselves ho gradually that tho presonco of tho fatal fipectro at the Joor is undreamed of until almost, the laBt moment." T b o doctor gave tho matter much careful thought, and his attention w u s directed to the best method of averting tlio im Dcnding danger which threatens ( )K tho entire masses. Ho says those suf ferers do not call a doctor because thoy know from experience that thoy derivo littlo or no benefit from the courso oi treatment usually prescribed. Tho medi cal mind devotes itself to tlio study and treatment of acute diseases. Chronic diseases aro, as a rule, neglected. Tlio derangement of tho digestive organs is tlio direct cause of nearly every form of disease and of all our nebes and pains. Tho undigested ferments aro absorbed into tho system and blood poison follows. The patient is soon racked witli lt'-tou-mutio or Neuralgic pains, Scrofula, Salt Rheum and other blood diseases follow; tlio Liver and Kidneys aro badly af fected and the entire system debilitated. What can bo done? Ibis is tho ques tion asked by all after thu disease lias reached this stage. To cure tlio patient iu this condition requires a much more thorough and extended courso of treat ment than if taken at tho proper timo. Tho doctor says: "There aro remedies that will cure theso diseases; but un fortunately thoro aro but fow who seem to understand tho secret of combining Iho peculiar curative properties known to medical scienco which aro particu larly adapted to this peculiar form and cause of disease. I boliovo tlio formula used in Dr. Par deo's Hlioumatic Hemedy is tho best and most efToctivo combination for this troublo that has yet como to my knowledge, or to tho knowledge of tho world. I have prescribed it many times, and have watched its workings on very many cases and have seen most romaikablo results follow its use; and knowing its ingredients as I do, I am not surprised at its success and power. If this remedy is proscribed when the ubovo symptoms aro first felt, all troublo can readily bo avorted, but If left until tho uisoaso becomes seated or chronic, it will roquiro a more extended use of tlio romody. , MRS. MARY O'BRIEN. As this lady's name has boon fre quently mentioned on the streets lately in connection with a ."rTiOOO prize drawn in Tho Louisiana Stalo Lottery on March lfith, iv Pioneer reporter was sent to Central City to interview her yesterday. In reply to various ques tions propounded to her, she made in substance tho following statement "1 am a widow, 51 years of age; have ono boy old en jugh to help mo along in tho world; liavo lived in tho Hills nino years; have always woiked hard for a living, keeping boarders or any honest work that would pay mo. I have a speculative disposition. Have purchased mining stocks unit paul as sossinuiits on them until 1 had paid out every dollar I had and was in dibt for provisions 1 had procured from merchants. 1 had also put in every dollar of my son's earnings without his knowledge, and it had got to that point whoie money was an imperative necessity to pay oil' my debts and keep my mining ttocks alio it. One whole night 1 was uuablo 1 1 bleep, worrying over mv oinbnrusseu coinlition. All of a sudden, as it by inspiration, tho thought came buy a ticket in tho lomsiaiia Statu lottery. In tho morn ing I out tho luivertiK'inent from tho Pioneer, enclosed a $20 bill all tho money I possessed in tho world- in an envelope and directed it to M. A. Dauphin, Now Orleans, La., with it re quest to send mo u ono-tenth interest in twenty different numbers. Three woeks aftorwards I received a printed liet of tli'i numbers that had drawn i) rues and, with trembling hands and thumbing heart, compared (lie tickets with tho lucky numbers ami found I had (our winners; two had drawn $5 euoh, ouo $100, and tho fourth $5000. 1 now fcol that it was a lucky thought thul inducts mo to nomi lh3 mouoy, 1 '.i T (III I up? MEW g B 1 ffltetesW' . mmim it i if?- ! and I phall adviso all of my friends to tako a fow chances occasion illy ; in fact I am now getting up a club." Dcadxvood (Dak.) Pioneer, April 13. ' FOUL IN THE FOOT. A ltrmoily nnil Treatment AVIilcli Kiroct i Itaplil anil Tlioroui;li Cure. Among the' minor tilings to be looked after by cattle-breeders in fall and spring is the condition of tlio feet of their stock. Cattle can not be kept in tlio stable all tlio time, as they need ex ercise to keep tli'Mii in good health. Notwithstanding all the care possible, they will get into tho mud, more or less, and this is better for them than to have their feet always dry, if the feet are not allowed to become sore. There will bo pellets or rolls of mud between the hoofs, which, if allowed to remain, eventually irritate tiio thin skin there, ind produce what is called "foul iu the foot." This does not often occur, it is true, but thoro is always a possibility that it may happen. If tho cattle are not allowed considerable daily exer cise, the hoofs are liable to grow long and make tlio animal lame. Hulls which, of necessity, are kept in the stable all tho time, aro often troubled in this way, and their feet have to bo trimmed occasionally, which is a rather hard job. Cattle which run a portion of each day in a yard or lane, where the soil is gravelly or stony, are never troubled in this way. During muddy Weather,, however, they sometimes get sore feet, on account of continued irri tation, caiHed by hard, foreign sub stances between the hoofs. "Fouls," or foul in the foot, is an ulcerous inflammation of the delicate skin and flesh between the claws of the hoof, and is communicable by contact :if the pus or matter of a sore foot with tlio clean skin of a healthy foot, yield ing readily to remedial measure at tlio 'iittset, but difficult to cure after it be comes decp-scnted and spreads through out the adjacent tissues. There arc' numerous remedies iu general use, some of them uselessly painful and caustic. All that is really needed is to dean the affected surfaces from pus and decayed animal tissues, and then apply a remedy which will destroy any germs of decay that may be left, and at the same time lubricate and heal the tender parts. Too much or too severe caustic only adds to the irritation, pre venting rapid healing, and adding to the animal's sullering. If tlio feet are watched, as they should be, anil the hard lumps of mud are removed before the feet become sore, no remedy is needed, as there will bo no disease. The "ounce of prevention" is much the cheaper. The worst part of the business is to dean the affected foot. The animal naturally objects to having it touched, and the cleaning, if thorough, as it must be, is very painful. Consequent ly, it. is necessary to secure the animal in some way, so that it can not strug gle. Some tio a rope to the leg, the foot of which is affected, while the an imal is tied in its stall, and draw the foot ii and hack, tying the rope to some convenient, timber or stud. This will do if the animal will stand still, but it is sure not to do this, and there is much difficulty iu working at tlio foot, and there is great danger of injury re sulting from the struggles of the ani mal. Tho better way is to throw the animal flat on the ground, and then se curely fasten Ids feet, so tnat he can not struggle. . Any one who has ever ecu a horse thrown by the Karey or a similar method, can easily manage to "cast" an animal without injuring it. Then, with a spatula of wood, or a dull butcher's knife, the diseased foot can be scraped dean without causing the blood to How, and thou the foot can be well washed with warm water. The other feet should also be cleaned and washed. As soon as dry, a caustic ointment should ho spread all over the diseased surfaces. Anv caustic, like butter of antimony, or diluted sulphuric acid, will be effectual, but these are produc tive of much pain, and are liable to be washed or rtrfilred off in a short time. Hlne vitriol, pulverized to an almost impalpable powder, and mixed thoroughly with an equal weight of lard, makes an ointment which does not wash or rub off readily, is not se vere, and is entirely effectual. In fact for foul in the fo t iu cattle and foot rot in sheep, we think there is no remedy equal to this for effectiveness, cheapness, and ease of application. Usually, one application completes the cure, and it does always if tho cleans ing has been perfect. Otherwise a second application may lie needed in four or live days. Xutional lavc-Stook Journal. Ho stood by hii cold hoarthotone snil nrosed ho'li hands to his throbbing t uuplo, wh lo Ids glaring eye-balls rolled w'ddy. I'oNed in m'd-air ho saw a 'I i-iw colore 1 dog w't'i a bluo tall; coiled nimn tho tablo was a bow-logged snako w'th a crimson tongue, while from his di'mon peered gron turtles who tvig'red t'nvr hoHd heads. "Got 'om sga'n," groatvil tho v'otim; but it was not o. lis wife hal hien to tho Jan snes vlllag) and hal not returnod empty-handed. lloxton Post. In answer to tlio question: "What speed is attained by tho fastest steamer in tho world?" tho New York 8 tin replies: "Tho ordinary good torpedo boats in foreign navies make about twonty-two miles an hour over tho measured milo. Thoro are a few. in. eluding tlio American boat Stilotfto, that onn mako twenty-five inllos an hour. Tho fastest boat in tho world is the French torpedo boat Ouraguu. She U Cl'cdibvl with about twimtv-niii.. mll.w an hour. At that rate sho "would move as fast as ordinary p&ssongur trains between Now York and Chicago avor- AGRICULTURAL. Dovoted to tho Interests of Farmers and Stockmen. Jtoots for Conn. Taken simply in a sanitary view, roots may bo culled the most valuable crop the dairyman can raise. Espe cially aro they useful at this caon when the cows are coming fresh and that dreadful' disease, milk fever, is threatening tlio most valuable members of the herd. It is n pretty well admit ted ihoory now that tho bet proven ta tivc of milk fever i a cool and non milk producing diet at the time of p.ir tmitiun, and there is nothing can tup ply this demand to well ns roots of home kind. Tlio lives of u few valua ble cows saved by feeding roots would more than pay tho extra cost of grow ing the crops, to s.iy nothing of its general value for milk production and excillent effect upon the he ilth of the herd. Admitting the cost of the crop in labor and manure, for it csnuot be profitably grown without an abun dance of botli, at the same time every dairyman t-hould grow a patch of tlieni in proportion to tho amount of labor and manure be can afford to devote to the purpose, if for no other reason than those named above and the gpod effect roots always have on the ljv of milk by adding it valuable variety to the cows' rations. So abundant is the yield when properly grown tint even a miall patch will pioduce enough roots to answer for sanitary feeding lor those cows tlut are coining in calf and about whoso welfare tho dairyman lias good cause to bo anxious. While it is true that this needs careful cultivation and becomes expensive on the land that produces a buper-abundanco of weeds if the work has to be done by hand, yet there is much lo bo gaiuo l by making a wise telection of the land to be devoted to the purpose, and there aro cultivating hind machines, as the wheel hoe, that will do the work while the plants aro small and most of it altcrwaid. At any rate no dairyman can justly consider hinisell thoroughly educattd in his lino of business until he has given the loot crop a thorough tiial and intelligently determined whether or not his farm and surround ings arc adapted to the growth of tl'iis crop. rfiirly I'otutocN. The potato requi os more expendi ture lor both seed and labor than any grain crop, and it follows that itbhould be planted on rich soil. It is not sale to manure lute potatoes heavily with froth stablo manure, as its feimcnta tion in the toil makes just the condi tions in which the potato-rot fungus floiu it-lies ; but in rich laud from previous immuring this danger does not exist. For early potatoes tho land can tcarcely be made too rich. The crop, if marketed before lot, in oven the most unfavorable teaton, can do terious injury. Fresh manure is often of great benefit to early potatoes on land that is amply fertile to pro duce a crop without it. As it ferments it keeps the soil moist, which for early potatoes tot during the extreme heat of the tunimer is n point of the great est importance. Moisture is apparently a gremer necessity in making an early potato ciop than fertility, though rich soils are apt to keep moro moist in dry weather Imn those lets fertile. The most tuceessful potato groivors partially insure their crop from seveio dioutli by tubsoiling. This requires extra lobor,but the lescrvoir of moist ure thus stored in the subsoil ketp the potato tops fresh and green long after those on bind noi tiibfo led hate with ered from combined be.it and dnaight. Suhsi'ihiig is a partial protection against the potato blight. It taves the plants from the Midden extremes of temperature which prevail in thai- low soils, they being tlio most common caiite of tiie blight. Tomato Culture. Hreak tho ground deep bo sure of that and work it mellow, mixing with tho toil all the manure that can be spared from other t ro) s. Mark off tlio rows live feet apart; put one or two shoveliulls of rich, well-iooted manure every tbiee feot in tho rows, working it well with the toil, and sot the plant in this; set it deeper than it was in the bed. Hefore taking the pi nts up, wet the bed thoioughly and tako up as much soil with the plant as possible. Set in cloudy weather if you cm, and when it is warm. The least check the plants receive tlio bettor. As soon as the plants start to grow, begin to culti vate them. Cultivate the balk,or space between the rows, cultivato deep and thouroiighly, raking the ground lovel. Cultivato every thieo days if tho weather will admit. Kemembor, till age is earliness; tillage is manure. As toon as tho lateral suckers ap pear keep them olT. At tho second or third cultivation top-dress tho ground with hen manure, or if not plonty put it around tho hil's. Keop tho vines well and nicely tied up to stakes. As soon us tho fruit begins to form go through tho vines and tako off all tho imperfect and deformed fruit. It takes tho strength of tho roots to make them, that should go to tho growth of tho perfect fruit, and thoy will injure tho sale of tho good fruit. Ilnmboo for Fencing. A now industry is springing up in this county and hid fair to bo of value and imoortance to farmers. Our read ers will romember nn orticl'o in theso columns 6ome time ago on tko growth of bamboo for fencing. Acting on th it idea 0. A. Maul has planted out 200 mots of this plant nnd expects to raise his own fencing. The growth of this bamboo reaches a height of from thirty to foityfeot each year, is very straight, and, when dry, is very hard nnd strong. The stalks will bo out into suitable lengths for pickota and woven with wires into a neat, strong, durable rabbit-proof and stock-proof fence. Purtivs who have been raising it for some time assert that an acre well tct to roots will produce pickets enough each year to make six miles of fence. Allowing one-half for enthusi asm, and there is ttill something in it. Bamboo is a perennial plant and it few roots will toon spread over quite an area. Kern County (Co.) Echo. XotOH. It is estimated that California's 1SS7 wheat crop will amount to 50,000,000 buthels. California has 4000 wine growers and 100,000 acres in vines, which gives employment to 40,000 people. It is now estimated that this season's crop of Cali.ornia oranges will bo but MOO car-loads, against 2200 last season. Take prunes, for instance, for con sideration. Tho importation of prunes into the United Statos last year was about (50,000,000 pounds. There aro many large hop yards in Jackson and Josephine counties which are in better condition than last year, owing, ierhaps, to tho high prices re ceived for tlio last crop. Frank McCown, living near Wuita btirg, W. T , recently lost a number of calves with an unknown disease. The calves act as if they were poisoned; r.ro sick but a few minutes; whirl around, froth, at tho mouth, emit blood from the nostrils and fall down dead. II. II. Turner, of Linden, Cal., has half nn acre of English gooseberry bushes, which arc very profitable. Last year ho bad lf)0 bushels and sold the fruit at filteen cents per pound, while other varieties brought but seven cents. IS'ow ho has 000 busbtls on tho half acre. The berries will bo lipo the first of June, and about tho size of walnuts. Mr. Turner has raised bis fruit without irrigation. It is a common practice with many farmers who are fattening hogs to feed them all they will eat threo times a day. This system of feeding is based on the theory the more tho hog eats tho faster lie will put on fat. This theory may be plausible, but it is true only to a certain extent. Hogs aro voracious animals, and tho most of them w.ll eat more hearty, fa t-fo rul ing fo'id than thoy can whol y digest and assimilate for the forimiiiou of ineivt. All extra food amounts lo nothing exept for manure. The proper feeding of the orchard is yet a matter not generally under stood. Circumstances in tho matter, as in all others, alter cases. Some soi's contain a largi amount of vege table matter. The trees make a rapid growth and mi excess of wood, but bear no fruit. 8 top feeding tlieni with stablo manure. Mineral feitilizers and perhaps root pruning are needed to induce the trees to yield fruit instead of wood. Phosphorus and potash aro the great remedies. Wood tubes con tain both, and its application, even in large quantities, is always safe. A cross of the Dorking and light Brahma makes excellent capons. They should bo bat' bed as early as possible and kept until fully grown. The best time to sell is in Feinuary and March, during which periods tho prices ilro often as high us fifty emits per pound, while choice capons will weigh from twelve to fourteen pounds each. The proper enwro should bo used in order to produce large capons. Leghorns, Ham burgs, black Spanish and oilier small breeds are worth! ss as capons. Only the large breeds should bo used. Thoro are about 20,000 hives of bees in 108 Angeles county, Cnl.. and the most extensive and profitable apiarios are found in the mountains. Los An gdes cit bus an ordinance imposing a fine of .fijOO upon any ono keeping bees within tho city limits. Wine makers object to bees because they giilbor about tho wine presses in tlio buildings used lor wiiiemaking, so that they annoy the woikuien. The aver age yidd of lionoy per hive is about 200 pounds for the season. Much larger yields are reported from single hives, but in any very largo apitry there is always found some hives tint aro poor honey-producers, and thus the averago yield is reduced. Like tho cow, tho great American hen teems not to bo making a very successful effirt at holding her own, and iu 1S70 allowed her foreign sisfi r to outlay her to the extetit of !f03O,0OO worth. This was ditcotiraging, and evidently tho poultry yards on this sido of tho Atlantic lost heart, for in tho next five years the importations almost doubled, reaching in 1S81 tho total value of $1,200,000. The same process was repeated and in 18S5 tho importations had again doubled, the valuo being $2,17G,(i72. Tho moral of theeo figures is so obvious that tho farmer's wife, immersed in housohold tares, should have no troublo in dis cerning it, whilo tho chicken yards all over tho country shwuld receive re newed attention. Good milk of averago qiUlity, ac cording to Voelcker, contains from 10J to 11 per cent, of drv matter anu auout 2.V per cent, of pure fat. It yields iroin v to iu per coin, oi creain. that contains more than 00 per cent. of water and less than 2 per cent, of pure fat is naturally very poor or mm 1 When milk con tains from 12 to 12J per cent, of solid matter and from 3 to 3i per conk .of ... . ?. ;.. . o.ul it pu-e nuy suustanco it is r i " it contains more than 12$ per cent, of dry mat'.cr nnd 4 per cent, or mor" of fat it is of extra rich qnality. boh milk throws off from 11 to 12 per cent. of cream in hulk on standing tor twenty-four hoars at u3 deg. i'" hoit, aa has been pwven y w expe riment of Profotwr Wfllard ana other. J