OREGON SCOUT.
JONES & CHANCEY, Publishers.
UMON, ORKUON.
Emperor William loft a personal for
tune of ? 12,600,000.
Alt. thn necessary oaners for the
transfer of the Lick observatory to the
state university havo been prepared.
A force of men will put on four by-
draulio rams, and as eoon us this is
done the university will take charge
of it.
Thk othor day at Fresno, Cal., a
ewo Ravo birth to thrco lambs, two
)tn ami nnn bluck as the aco of
lubs. When the mother saw this off-
eolor offapring, sho stamped on and
butted tho poor little fellow until it
was dead.
An automatic gus extinguiehcr has
lately been patented by Joseph Heroux
of Yamachicho, Canadu, which shuts
automatically when tho gas is extin
guished. Tho mechanism UBed is
hound nn tho lineal expansion of
etals.
Alonzo Adams, of Areadia, Lapeor
ounty, Michigan ays that ho put a
bullet through tho heart of a large
porcupino, which was in tho top of a
tall treo on his farm, threo weeks ago,
and tho nnimal 1ib just fallen. It
hung to a small branch by ono of its
hind feet for tho threo weeks its death
grip lasted.
BbvkiiaIj voars niro a negro cm at
Calhoun, Ga., predicted that tho town
of Calhoun would bo uttorly destroyed
on March 20, 1888. 8ho was only ono
day out of the way, tho recent disas
trous cyclono thero having occurred
March 21hU Her prophecy is
corroborated by a dozen cilizonr, who
distinctly remember tho occasion when
ho uiado it.
Lbwib Millspauoh succeeded in
killing an ottor rocontly, near Pleasant
Xako. N. Y. Tho otter attacked Mr.
Mdlsnauuh's dot: ami whipped it m
abort order, and thon turned on Mr.
Millspaugh, who fortunately had an
ax and succeeded in killing it. Tho
otter measured four and one-half foot
in length and had a beautiful skin.
Mns. Maooik J unci:, who lived on a
larm near Lancaster, Vn., was attacked
by a rooster whilo gathering Bomo eggs
and hud her hand painfully lacerated
in tho oncotmtor. Two or threo days
after tho occurrence tho hand became
inflamed, and tho unfortunato woman
finally died in great pain, her death
it is euid, being duo to lockjaw.
A Wkbt Point (Nob.) bridogroom is
upending his honoymoou in jail. A
Iarty of young men wont to give tho
newly-married con pi o a charivari,
which so inconsed tho bridegroom that
ho emptiod a Bhotgun loaded with salt
into their mid a I. Tho ontiro charge
was recoived by ono of tho party in tho
face. He will lose both eyes and bo
othorwiso disiigurod for life.
Tiibkk is said to be a blind jowolcr
in Bradford, Ponn., who is able to ro-
-pair jowelry and watches onliroly
through his bouso of touch. Tho
blindnesB came upon him after ho had
bocomo a proficient workman, and
then, by cultivating tho sonuibility in
hia linger ends, ho overcame in a groat
mcaauro his lack of eyesight. This is
certainly a most remarkable instaiicc.
TUB Btiootiug ol a big nog by a
UVench Custom lloiibo oilicor in tho
North of Franco tho othor day has
given riso to somo queer dog stories in
tho French papers. Tho ofllccr Bhot
the dog becaubo ho was suspiciously
fat Tho post-mortem examination
rovealod tho fact that the dog woro a
leather coat made to look like his own
akin, and skillfully fastened at tho
shoulder and haunches in such a way
as to completely conceal tho ends of
tho hair. In this coat tho dog carried
ecYoral hundred cigars.
A BuKiuri' in Franklin county,
"Maine, had a novel experience whilo
making an arrest. It was tho sher
iff's miufortuno to bo much under tho
usual size, but ho was full of pluck,
Ho was sent to arrest a notorious of
fonder, and found him on a hill tide.
Ho was a burly two hundred-pounder.
Grinning at tho oilicor he laid down
on tho ground ami said : "If you get
io you will have to tako mo." Tho
situation was favorable' and tho sheriil'
was quick-witted. Without a word ho
took ono of tho big man's feot under
each arm and started down tho hill
with him as fast as ho could go. Tho
fat man cot such a bumping that ho
bogged for mercy, and tho ofllccr had
an easy limo in completing his ar-xeut.
TELEGRAPHIC.
JD
Epitome of the Principal Kvcoti
Altraeticg Public Interest
Now
Nicholas Didier, ex-Treasurer of
Loranno township, O., ia short $35,
000.
Tom Kooncy, a negro farm hand,
was hanged by a mob at liowting
Green, Ky. Ho was suspected of
poisoning a farmer s stock.
Miss B. A. Mimms, a young lady
from Edgowood, S. C, has arrived at
Pendleton to tako a position as teacher
in tho Umatilla Indian school.
At Elyra, Cincinnati, Jaa. Smith, 20
years old. beat his wife, five years Ins
junior, to death, because Bho wanieu
to go to a dance.
Eighteen Cuban farmors havo been
arrested at Key West, Cuba, ana are
now in Coloma Fort at Horana,
charged with being kidnappers.
William George was hung in the
pcuitentiary of Columbus, Ohio, for
the murder of James Scott in Noble
county, in July, 1887.
William Culbert, a saloon keeper 45
years of ago, of iorest City, Cal., com
mittcd suicide by cutting his throat.
Domestic troubles was tho cause.
Joseph E. Pecardo has been arrested
at Fresno, Cal., for murdering a sheep
ownor named Thompson eleven years
ago. Pecardo waB in Ihompson s em
ploy, and after killing him disai-
peared.
George S. JohnBton, a well-known
miner oi Ualieo, (Jul., whilo going
from town in a stato of intoxication.
ho fell off a prefipico 100 feet in bight
and was instantly killed. After a pio-
tracted search his body was found.
A party of anti-clericals camo into
collision with a religious procession at
Banana, London. A tight arising
tho military was called ohL arid tho
soldiers were compelled to firo upon
tho mob. Several persons wore
killed.
Two young freshmen of Harvard
college, Boston Mass., John F. G
Coglo and Charles F. Belknap, aged
1U and 20 respectively, ono tho son of
a prominent city official, tho othor of
a well-known merchant worth a mil
lion dollars, havo boon captured whilo
robbing a studeiit s locker,
Gas escaping in tho basement of tho
First National bank of St. Cloud,
Minn., exploded. Tho building is a
total wreck. Tho front was blown
across tho streot, shattering the build
ings on tho other side. Many people
were on tho street, and a largo number
woro hurt.
At Macon, Ga., a tragedy occurred,
in winch a U-year-old boy murdered
his G-y ear-old brother. Tho clnldien
were sons of Col. J. It. Williamson,
one oi uio most prominent men in
that part of tho state. They woro put
to bed in tho same room, when tin'
oldest boy obtained a shotgun and
blow his brothers head oil. Tho little
murderer acts as if ho woro insano.
A terrific explosion occurred at tho
powder house of tho PolUvillo mown
stone quarry at. Bolvidoro, N. J. Ono
man was killed, and Eoveral others
were injured. A numbor of houses
were wreckod and considerable prop
erty was destroyed. Tho report was
heard twenty miles away. Four bun
dred kogs of giant powdor exploded
1 ho explosion was caueod bv a work
man dt'opping a keg of powdor,
An iron tank containing 15,000 bar
rela of oil, two miles up Oil creek, Pa.,
wasT8truck by lightning. The tank
boiled over, setting iiro to another
tank on tho opposite side of tho creek,
containing 21,000 barrels. Tho Key
stone retinory, a short distanco from
there, is in somo danger, and wing
dams are being built in tho creek to
protect property along tho stream.
The oil and tnnka arc owned by J. B
Smathman.
Tho fivo and soven year old bovs of
John Fillmau, of Stromsburg, Nob.,
woro playing with a gun that was
loaded wilh powdor and a long wooden
stick. Tho youngest peered into tho
barrel, when the gun exploded, driving
tho stiok, which entered at tho eye,
oloar through his head. After threo
trials the mother managed to draw the
stick out, but tho little follow only
gaspeil twice, ami expired.
Iteginald Ford was driving at Sioux
City, Iowa, when his vehicle was
stopped suddenly by a wheel oatohing
in a street railway, and Ford was
thrown fully twenty feot, aliuhtim: on
his head. Allen Vinton was tho first
person to reach Ford, and found him
apparontly dead, with his neck dislo
cutcd. lie took hold of Ford's head.
gave it a btuldon turn, and tho vorte
brao slipped back into plaeo. Ford
noon regained consciousness, and if ho
escapes (rom tho etleet of brain con
eussiou can boast of being ono of the
few living pomms who havo had their
necks dislocated.
A triple tragedy was enacted in the
country near Heechor City, 111. Henry
aliuor and Win. Oderholt, farniois.
had a lawsuit over a trivial matter.
and Aituer, tho loser, swore lio would
get oven. Alter tho trial, Miller, truo
to his word, shouldered his title and
wont to a hold where L. O. Kinsov.
one oi uuornoii s witnesses, was plow
lug. Miller first killed Kinsev's
horse, and then shot Kmsoy twice, in
thoting mortal wounds. Then Millor
wont to another held, where Oderholt
was iu worK. unctuous uorto waa
llrst slain by Miller ond then Odor
holt himself, it is sunnoMnl that
Kuiboy and Oderholt attoinnted to
shield themselves buhiud the hordes.
Thou Miller nrouoeded to thu hut
which served as his homo. and. after
toiling tho place on lite, blow his own
brains out. Uis blacLomd cuno
was found in tho dobria.
COAST CULLINGS.
Devoted Principally to WuhingtOD
Territory and California.
Jacob Poort, a sailor on tho schooner
Black Diamond, at Antioch, Cal., while
scraping tho mast on tho vessel, fell a
distanco of fifty feet and Was killed.
Wm. Livingston, a miner at Vii
ginia, Nov., died of blood poisoning,
produced by ulceration of tho jaw fol
lowing tho extraction of a decayed
tooth.
An inquest was held at Los Angeles,
Cal., on tho body of Peter Wallers,
who died from tho effects of a snot
fired by his wife Bridget. Tho jury
returned a verdict charging her with
murdor.
The trial of John G. Crawford, who
shot and killod Martin VanBuron
Burko at San Franeisco, closed, and
the jury leturned a verdict of guilty,
fixing tho penalty at imprisonment
for lifo.
Tho First regimont United States
Infantry, Col. Shatter commanding,
and a battery of artillery, havo ac
cepted an invitation to spend three
months in camp in Santa Barbara,
Cal.
Capt. Adams was shot through tho
lung, Bob Pringlo in tho mouth, and
Bill Rhodes in tho hrfnd, in a saloon
on Salt river, Arizona. Some months
ago Pringle's brother wa3 assassinated
and tho light was tho result of that
ail'air.
G. D. Jenkins was found murdered,
shot through tho head and body, in
tho Little Colorado river, Arizona.
The remains had beon in tho water for
sovoral days. Jenkins camo from
Nashville, Tenn., was a photographer,
was in company with a man named
Smith. Smith is missing.
T. H. Culbertson'd furnituro store
was burned at Pomcroy, W. T. Tho
loss will reach $1,500; fully insured.
In ten minutes, tho hremen had four;
streams of water on the firo, and pre
vented it extending to adjoining build
ings.
John George, a young Greek fisher
man, was lodged in prison at Sacra
mentp, Cal., for tho murder of Valen
tino Maldonado on' Lono Treo island
in tho Sacramento river. Tho trouble
took place over a young woman
named Nellio Dominquez, with whom
Maldonado had been living a few
years.
Mr. Wahlen, a merchant at Whoat
holds, A. P., was shot at about eigh
miles from homo by an unknown
party in some brueh. Tho shot did
not tako effect, but aftor arriving
homo lie was shot and killed, it is sup
posed, by tho same party. Decoased
leaves one daughter, now in California
J ho body of Bernard Legravo, col
lector at San Francisco, and a v highly
respected member of tho Freuc
colony, was found dead on tho rail
road bridgo betweon Third and Fourth
streets. It fceoms ovidont that whil
on his way homo, ho was seized with
a lit that terminated fatally.
Dnrnius Moorohouso, a well-known
farmer living a few miles from Wall
Walla, W. T , camo to town with
loan oi cnoppeu teen, no was accom
pained by two young men Lynch
and baling, lhey began skylarking
and Moorohouso lost his balance and
fell beneath tho wagon. Ono wheel
passed over his stomach, crushing him
so badly that ho died in thirty minutes
Ho was 48 years old.
George Drury, 8-year-old Eon
of
i nomas .Drury, ot ijaguna, Cal., was
drowned whilo ho and his father woro
searching for shells on tho boach
Thero was a very heavy soa at tho
time, and a largo wave rollod ovor
them, and both woro carried out. The
hither hold to tho boy, but tho wave
were too tierco, and tho boy was torn
from him and drifted out. Drury was
badly bruised about tho arms by being
dashed on tho rocks.
Six tram robbers, supposed to bo
Mexicans, attacked tho south-bound
Sonara train as it was standing at a
small station called Airua Sarcu, N
M. Tho robbors opened tire and killet
tho fireman and Conductor Atkinson
Messenger Hay was badly woundei
in the head and back. Wells, Fargo's
box, containing about .$ 140, was taken
iV largo poBt-o of Mexican troops and
citizens are m pursuit.
Tho Secretary of War in tho City of
Mexico havo notified Mexican officers
along tho border that heroafter tho
penalty of death will bo imposed for
eiosMiig over into tho United States
with troops and interfering with the
affairs of citizons of a friendly nation.
lhis action was taken after an inquiry
into tho cases of Col. Arvizu and
ijieut. uuuerrt s, who rescued a pris
oner from the American authorities
The eourtmartial at GuavinuH soiv
tenced them to bo shot for the offense,
and on appeal to the supremo mili
tary tribunal tho sentence was atllirmd.
President Diaz, however, commuted
tho sentence to imprisonment at hard
labor for twenty years in tho military
prison in tho Stato of Santiego.
A Southern Pacific west bound pas
senger tnan was badly- wrecked at
Gila Bend, A. T., by jumping tho
track whilo passing over a now trestle
bridge. Though tho engineer stopped
tho train within its length, the emi
grant and smoking cars, day coach and
ono sleeping car were detached from
tho other part of tho train, and fell
from tho trestle to the ground, somo
four or llvo feot, turning completely
over and lauding bottomsido up. Mrs.
Good, an emigrant passenger, was in-
btautly killed, leaving u husband and
threo binall children, who were travel
ing with her. Another passenger
sprained or dislocated a leg. and a
Chinaman's leg was badly hurt. But
ft'W other passengers siiBtaiiud iniur
tos, outside of tcalp wumds .ttnl
bruise e. ,
OREGON NEWS.
Everything of General Interest
Condensed Form.
in a
Weston will soon havo a new
ing mill.
flour-
A new cheese factory has just been
started near Marshtleld, Coos count';
Another chicken with his crop full
of gold is reported from Waeco county.
Forest Grovo and HillBboro creamer
ies aro in good running order and
provo a groat convenience to those
who havo cows within a reasonable
distance.
Tho 15-ycar-old daughter of George
Kennedy, owner of tho foundry at
Corvallis, eloped from her homo in
that city with some unknown man.
Tho parties woro overtaken at Inde
pendence, Polk county, and tho girl
was taken home by her father.
Tho Truckee Lumber Company has
bought the sawmill of Smith & Sons,
at Tillamook, and will immediately in
crease its capacity and run it night
and day. They have purchased two
large vessels in San Francisco, and ex
pect to do a big business.
It ia reported that tho Falls Pulp
Company's mill on Young's river will
change hands and that tho new own
ers will bo tho California Paper Com
pany ot Ban rrancisco. iho new
company will enlarge tho capacity of
the mill and place it on a Hubstantial
footing.
Des Nast, an employe of thcOresr n
i'acihc m the shops at laquina, h.id
the misfortune to break his leg be
tween the knee and auklo joint. He
was working about a pile of frog irons
when a portion of tho pile fell over,
several pieces striking him, causing
tho fracture of the limb.
William Blivens, of Walton, Lane
county, wntie going to his claim up
the Suislaw river recently, nut with a
close call from drowning. He wai
crossinir the river on a foot loir and
r .". . ..... . "
osi ni oaianco and leu m, but es
caped with the loss of an axo an his
hat.
Tho first rescue of the season was
made by tho life crew at Capo Han
cock. J. Ditchburn, fishing for My
ers, was capsized off Peacock spit, in
tho breakers. Tho look-out on tho
hill discharged tho signal gun, and
tho life-boat was oon under way, and
picked up Ditchburn, his boat puller
and coat, and brought them into the
cape. Tho net was picked up by a
fishing boat, and returned to Ditch
burn, but was lost again by him.
Fred Itsyal, a 12-year-old lad of
Grant's Pass, son of M. W. Itoyal, and
neveral other children were on a long
railroad bridgo which is approached
by a very sharp curve. Hearing a
train ipproaching and realizing in an
instant that tho others could not get
off tho bridgo in timo, he pulled a
handkerchief from his pocket and ran
around tho curve toward the train,
which ho thus succeeded in stopping
and saving the lives of his little com
panions. Tho railroad commission mado tho
following finding with roference to the
accident on the Portland and
Willamette Valley road on March 22:
"Tho board having visited tho scene of
tho accident, and having made a care
ful examination of all tho available
testimony, finds that Iho road and the
bridgo where the accident occurred
were properly constructed and in
good condition; that tho train was
running at a low rate of speed, and
that no blamo attaches to tho em
ployes on boaru. mil the managers
of tho road woro not justified m jeo
pardizing the lives of passengers by
attaching passenger coaches to cars
loaded with lie stock, as a sudden
crowding of cattle to ono side of tho
cars was the probablo cause of tho ac
cident in this case."
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Fancy roll. & lb
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20 (3 25
27i1p 30
5s
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14 10
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12& 14
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124
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8 B 10
10 12
Oregon
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Pickled
California roll
do picklod...
ClIKKHK
Eastern, full cream.
Oreuon. do
California
Unas Fresh
Uiunn Fkuits
Apples, nr, hUh and bxu.
Anrlcots. now cron
uu . uuiui ma
L'oaches. unueeleil. new .
Pears, macliinu dried....
Pitted clieri'lcH
Pitted plums, OroKon.,,.
Fie. Cal.. in birs and bxs
Cat. Prunes, Freuch
Oregon prunes
I'LOUll
Portland Pat. Roller. t bbl 8 4 00
Salem do do 4 00
White Ltly W bbl 4 fi
Country brand a 60 a a 78
Supernne 2 6U & 2 75
U It A IN
Wheat, Valley. I' 100 lbs... 1 85 1 27J
no tvaiin wnua i it a i "u
Barley, whole, t ctl 1 10 iS 1 124
uo crounu. v ion -ii imi fci uo
0t8, choice inillhiK fc bush 45 iO
do lecil.KOOit toclioice.old 44 (d 16
live, fc 100 lbs 1 1U (& 1 25
FKKD
Bran. t ton 15 00
Shorts, f ton 17 00
Hay. V ton. baled 14 00 Ml ft 00
Chop, ton a 00 2. 00
Oil cako meal fc ton S3 00 g85 0C
FltKSll KllUITS
Apples, Oretron. t box 1 25 O
1 SO
3 50
1 Oc
Clierrif. Oregon, fc'drtn...
Lcmous, California, t?bx.. 3 25
Milieu, 6' uu
IUversiiio oranes, fc box. . .
Los AiiKeles, do do ...
'eacues, box
IllUKH
Dry, over 10 fbs, V tb 8 2
Wet salted, over 65 lis 4 i3
10
5
It
25
Murrain hide 7 (Q
elta 10
Vkoktahlks
CabUice. k lb..
2 75
3 1 25
Carrots. & sack
Cauliflower, o doi
Onions 1 75
otatoes, uew, ? 100 llw .. 76
Wootr-
Kast OreKon, Spring clip.. '5 0 14
Valluv Onvou, in ., 14 15
AGRICULTURAL.
Devoted to
the
and
Interests of
Stockmen.
Farmers
ThlnnluK Fruit.
As there is a prospect of a large crep
ot iruit, seasonable suggestions are in
order and hints for management of
fruit may be of use to somo who aro
not experienced in tho business. All
li
ireo, in goou cearmg years, nave a
tendency to over-produce, and miyiy
times aro greatly harmed by havine
too much fruitleftto crowand mature,
Over bearing is sure to injure the treo,
uy weakening its productive power
and its vitality. The value of fruit
depends on its sizo and flavor. A
bushel of lrge peaches will tell at a
good price, but when fruit is over
crowded on the tree it is worthless, as
it lacks sizo and flavor. You have a
lot of inferior fruit, and the tree that
bore it is weakened and injured. The
true way to do is to carefully thin
fruit as soon bb it has fairly set, and
has gained sufficient size to show that
it will hang on. A lively picker will
go over a tree in a short timo and thin
it, so that his time lost will be well in
vested. Even when fruit is dried, the
buyer discriminates in favor of lame
growth, and pays in moportion. In
thinning, see that the p cker takes off
tho small fruit, and all that are in any
way ill Bhapen, or that havo fungus
spots on them. This leaves only large
antl handsome fruit to mature, and it
will bring a handeomo price. Fruit
.roweis themselves, and their hired
handn, all have at first a tendency to
(tread either thinning fruit when it
hangs too thick or pruning trees
heavily enough when they need it.
They havo to bo educated to it, and
when they have once learned their
lesson they are in condition to do well
and make money. It is aggravating
to seo a tree dia in the effort to bear
and perfect the fruit that crowds its
own burdened branches. Tlieorchard-
iBt has many lessons to learn, and suc
cess in his occupation depends very
greatly on his learning them well, and
practicing them to perfection.
A new dairy fraud has made its ap
pearance in England uuder tho name
of "chcoserind."
Meadows that have ceased to give
good crops may be renewed cheaply
by turning the sod soon after cutting,
then harrow thoroughly at intervals of
a fortnight, and btforo autumn rains
roseed with timothy and such other
varieties of grass as may bo suited to
toil and si'uation.
Tho Dutch aro taking Holland at
tho rate of eight acres a day. During
the hut two centuries it is estimated,
1,000,000,000 acres of land have been
reclaimed from the Bea.
No farmer can afford to let his cows
run down in tho spring of the year.
'Ibis they aro likely to do when com
ing into milk, if not given extra care
and feed.
India is beginning to compete with
China in the cultivation and exporta
tion of tea. Tho merchants of China
are becoming alarmed and are seeking
some means of improving China tea.
Get a piece of land ready and grow
a crop of corn-fodder, riant the seed
thickly in the rows, use plenty of ma
nure, cultivate ofteu and harvest it
when tho ears are in tho milky stage.
The bright spring days will cause
tho young pigs to grow rapidly. Turn
thenuon gruts as soon as they aro ten
weeks old, but gradually at first, or
they may havo tho scours. It will
cofct but very little to raioo a few pigs
if they be given tho privilege of
small grass plot and fed twice a day.
Shropshires are quite siniilur in typo
anu general character to tho South
down, but have darker faces and legs
are somewnat larger, aim cup more
wool of a superior quality. They
havo neat heaus. with rather short,
muscular necks, long, level, broad
backs and round bodies well set upon
short legs.
A MassachuBetts man says that
though he could not cure his hors
seventeen years old of heaves by
feeding him marsh hay, the disease
was so subdued by its use that tho ant
I.,?, . i . .
mai uiu not cougn, anu snowed no
signs of heaves. When feeding on
upland hay was recommenced, the
horse becau to cough again.
Bees should bo furnibhed with water
if a good supply be not close at hand.
In early spring water may bo set out
to them, to which may be added a
little salt. Take a talt-barrel (hat has
jut beon emptied, soak it in water
and set it out near the apiary, and tho
bees will show how they appreciate
such a tonic.
In order to destroy tho grub in tho
crown of tho peach trees, remove the
soil as low down as tho grubs aro at
work : scrapo oil tho gum that has
accumulated ; pour hot suds around
tho stronger tho better; repeat the
process again in Juno, ben tier one
half to a pint of slaked lime to an or
dinary sized tree. Fill tho trench
thus made around the treo with fresh
earth.
Unless, brewers' graius aro fresh.
they aro an unhealthy food ; they will
very soon causo the cow's digestive or
gans to become dibeased, and injure
the quality of tho milk. It is for this
cause that city authorities ofton for
bid tne uso of brewers' grains in tho
production of milk. But when brew
ers grains aro feu fresh, and mixed
with fodder, they niako healthy food
cows.
English hay is much finer than that
produced in tho United States. Tho
prevailing practice is to grow nothing
but timothy and clover. The English
my is much finer and greener than
that produced in the United Statos, as
t is cut at an early ttago of growth.!
Thero aro 81,000,000 aera devoted to
grass in the British Itle, and the1
av rige crop is threefold more than
s I'Maiutd here, and is double that if
i tVntiuvutal Eiutne.
I
HOME AND FARM.
Thero aro about fivo million own
ers of farms in this country.
It is now conceded that ensilaga
is tho cheapest cattlo food that can ba
produced on a farm.
Graham Cookies: Two cups sugar,
one oup sour cream, ono-iialt teaspoon
ful soda. Mix quickly, roll and bake.
Indianapo is Sentinel.
Feeding the soil is of .as much im
por mice as feeding tho cattle. Plant
food is bettdr than manure. An essen
tial feature of good healthy soil la to
be porous.
To make orango cream tako ono
lemon and two oranges and grate; add
ono cup of sugar, ha'.f a cup of water,
and one cup of rich, thick cream; boil,
beat in three eggs with tho lemon and
orange. Lot thicken, and sot on ico
to cool.
Never use sulphur on the bodies ol
young chicks for gapes or any other
disease. Laid and sulphur applied
when in the downy state will causo
sores and torture sometimes death.
This we have found true, to our cost.
Pullet: One quart of sifted flour.
In which mix thoroughly two toaspoon
fuls of good baking powder, butter
the sizo of an egg, two teaspoon f uis oi
powdered sugar, two eggs well beatou,
mix very smooth and add ono pint of
sweet milk; bako i in mediately. Z?o-.
fo Budget.
Canned fruits aro nearly as good
during the winter, if properly put up,
as when fresh, and the cxpenso and
trouble of putting thorn up is not
great. Mnro iiionoy is usually spent
for prunes and other dried fruit dur
ing the winter in families whero fruit
is not put up than it would cost to pur
cliaso j.irs and sugar to preserve a sup
ply at home. iV. Y. Herald.
Honey-Comb Pudding: Half a
cup of flour, half a cup of sugar, half
a cup of butter, half a cup of milk,
heat these together welL Thon ad I
four eggs well beaten. Into half a
pint of molasses slir one teaspoonful ol
soda until it foams, and add this last.
Bako in a slow oven. E. it with croam
sauce or beaten cream. Indiunapolit
Sentinel.
Many weeds may bo usod profit
ably as food for hogs. Tho narrow
leaved plaiutaiu possesses nearly tin
samo. nutritive value as timothy, whil
lamb's quarter and pig weed are bot'i
highly relished by swine. It is best
not to allow any weeds to grow; yet
they should be utilized as much ai
possible in case they havo matin
growth.
ECONOMY
IN FEEDING.
SOTIIO Of till)
Mnro Important Ativan ttiL'O
or Cutting Veeii.
In making up a food combination foi
stork, especially horses or slice), hay,
oals, straw or corn fodder form some,
what an important part. If fed wholt
tin re is more or less loss, tho amom.l
depending upon how wo feed the stocli
and the condition the feodis in. Stock,
if given musty hay or mouldy eon
stalks, will waste mnro than if tho saint
material is fed to herds that have beet
poorly kept and are so hungry thi.t
they an willing to eat any thing an!
every thing they can got. If not givca
too much at a time, thero will bo bid
little loss.
.Stock that are kept vigorous and
hearty will often, if they can, scleu
on', tho host and leave tho balance. It
this way there is often considorabli
los.s, that if possible it would bo weli
to avoid. This is where tho principn'
advantage comes in in cutting feed
While of course it is always desirabli
to feed as good a quality as possible,
yet on the farm there will, even wit!
tho most careful management, bo somi
portions of tho food saved that will bt
soni-iwhat inferior to tho best, and jef
we must use reasonablo precaution tt
feed all to the best advantage.
By cutting, tho feed can all bo mixji
well together, made more palatable,
and is nioro easily and thoroughly
digested, and tho stock will oat it ur
clean, avoiding unnecessary waste.
Moro stock can be kept in a gooj
condition by cutting, on a givci
amount of feed, than if tho same bt
fed wiole. Tho principal itom to bt
considered is whether tho feed savcil
will pay for tho capital invested arid
tho labor required.
Sheaf oats, straw, clover, timothy or
other hay can bo used in combination'
with other materials, and tho value bi
materially increased. In feeding whole,
this, of course, can not bo done. For
instance, if wheat straw of good qual
ity anil clover hay aro cut and mixed
together In equal proportions, and
then wheat bran is mingled with it, wo
increase tho valuo of tho combination
to tho valuo of good timothy hay fed
alone.
In this way wo cortainly utilizo tho
valuo of tho straw. Several other
combinations can bo mado by cutting
ii tho feed, that could not vcrv well
be dono if what wo usually term rough
ness is cut up line so as to bo thorough
ly mixed with the othor materials.
Corn fodder can bo considerably in
creased in valuo by being cut and
mixed with othor matorials, and the
stock thus bo able to derive a much
larger benefit than if fed whole, The
si. of the cutter should bo determined
by tho number of stock kopt. If it can
te arrang.ul so that a supply can b
out ahead, esneciallv d urine- ,i bnsv
soason, It will Intel fero less with the
more pressing farm work.
lhe more important the fiMMlin. of
stock upon tho farm boeomes, the
irroater thu neoeattiiv of snvimr f..,i
Cutting feed is one way of ecuiioii.iz
iug, as well as increasing value, by
combining one and another soil
the ivholfl shall constitute ms neur v
pei fut food as possible Fa in, Ie. I
I aid blocman.