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Jg^uotqd lo Sgftntturi gortujttUur<, Domain (gqonomg, |3otitt JEit^raturn, folitiqs, and th<t. (furrcnt $tm ojf th< Jng. VOL. XI.?New Series. UNION C. II., SOUTH CAROLINA, JULY 0, 1880. NUMBKR 27 - - / I ' ? * ' nciirinu UPlfi tUW. [The judges who patieutly wont through the task of reading over 70 essays of various lengths, inform us that there were uiany of these that iu souio ouo particular were superior to all others, but that iu uwardiug the prizes they wero governed solely by the conditions of the offer. We here give the essay to which the secoud prize wra awarded. It was signed "Doctor," aud was found to -be by W. L. Battles, Gerard, Pa. The prize essays, together with several of the most desirable of the others, will soon ap;pcar in a pamphlet or book form.?Eos. ^ lm. Agriculturist.] Instead of writing ou how a cow might Ibe kept, I propose simply to tell just how ?we manage our cow, what wo feod her, how nve procure that food ; in fact everything ireJating to her care, 80 that any ono can go tttxti do likewise. "Spot," wo call her, for she has a beautiful white spot in her forehead, is not a Jersey, for we can not afford to buy one at the prices at which they arc held with us; nor is she a thorough-bred of any kind ; yet she is a good cow, of medium size, Gils a twelve quart pail each night and morning, when her uiilk is in full ilow, that raises a thick coat of rich cream, which, after beiug churned, iuruishes all the butter needed for a family of six, and some to spare. Our place is small, only two acres, and a portiou of this is covered by the dwelling, barn, poultry-house, etc. The fruit garden occupies about oue-fourth of an acre, and from this portion nothing is grown to furnis i food for "Spot." Adjoining the barn there is llalf an Acre in Grass, or mostly clover; line niauuro is liberally spread over this each spring aud fall, aud every spriug a quart of clover seed is sown, so as fast as the old plants die out, young ones take their place. A bushel of land plaster is sown on this when the grass begins to s',art in the spring. This plot produces a very heavy growth of grass aud clover, enabling us to cut it thrco times each season ; about the first of June, August, aud October. A coat of fiue mauurc is always spread over the ground immediately after each mowing.? The grass is mostly cured, and makes fiue hay for wiuter leediug. Occasionally a small portion of the crop is used green for soiling, Resides the land occupied by buildings, fruit garden, and clover plot, there remains about one acre, which we call the garden. Ilere arc grown all the vegetables 1'or the family's use, besides some to sell.? About one-fourth of it is planted to Early Rose potatoes, and as soon us these are sufficiently ripe for uso or market, they are dug, aud sweet corn, in drills, for fodder, is sown upon the land. .Another fourth of an acre id planted to sugar-beets ; the ground being very rich, (he yield is always large; this season (187H)> although very dry, 1 harvested 178 bushels. Our cow is very fond of the beets, and I think there is nothing better to keep up a flow of milk, and they give it no flavor, as do turnips. An additional fourth of an acre is planted to sweet, or evergreen corn ; as fast as the corn is picked tor use or market, the green stalks arc cut up, run through the cuttingbox, and every particle of them consumed. As soon as the corn is all harvested, the ground it occupied is thoroughly fitted and manured, aud then sown to winter rye, to bo used lor soiling the next spring, after which the ground is again prepared for corn. The remaining fourth acie is devoted to early peas, beans, cabbages, and other garden vegetables; as soon as one crop is off, the ground is prepared and something else is almost always planted or sown ; consequently, on the most of this acre, two crops arc produced each season, except where sugar-beets arc grown, or la'e cab bagos, which require the whole season to mature. With the clover on the half acre, and the forage crops and roots on the acre, we have not only had sufticicut food for the cow the entire season, but have also kept our family horse, with the exception of one load of oat straw purchased for three dollars, to mix in with the fodder corn ; this is hard to cure suflicicntlv to keen bright noil sweet through the winter, but by mixing a layer of corn-fodder and a layer of straw, it all comes out nice and bright. Besides keeping both horse and cow, we have marketed from this little farm, in berries, vegetables, butter, eggs, poultry, and one fat hog weighing, dressed, over 300 lbs., 8178 dollars worth of the above produce, keeping enough Jbr our own use, and salting down one battel of pork. The barn is 25 by 30 feet, with the stable on the south side. The stall for '"Spot" is five feet wide, and the floor on which she stands is live feet long, .villi a manger two 1'eet wide in frput, one and a half foot high next to the cow, and three feet next to the barn lloor. She is fastened with a wide strap around h r neck, attached to a chain eighteen inches long, which is fastened to a staple driven into a post at a corner of the stall adjoining tho manger; this gives her room to turn her head so as to lick any portion of her body. The floor is made of . two inch plank, battened 011 the under side with thin boards, raised from the ground toil inches in roar and one loot in front; all the droppings and urine fall into the four loot alley behind This alley has a clay floor beaten perfectly soli I and level. Next to the stable door is a large bin, 10 by 7 feet, for storing road dust or muck ; at the other end of the stable is another bin, l'f by II feet, for storing leaves fcr bedding My great object is not only to make "Spot" comfortable, and have her stable free from all had odors, hut to save all the manure, both liquid and solid. /?'at Absoi'bvhti i* Di'iaf Muck, pulverized, or road dust f rom clayey roads. As it is easier to procure the latter, 1 gen erally make use of that, and always keep from two to three inches of it in the alley; this effectually absorbs all tho liquid portions and all olfnnive odors. Twice each d iy this is (brown out through a window closed by a sliding shelter in 'he rear of the stall, under a shed, where it remains I uutil wanted fur use. In the fall I go to < the woods and procure a sufficient quantity t of leaves to last uutil spring ; a liberal uso t of these not only makes a nice, soft, eleau < bed, but largely increases tho quantity of 1 manure. The stable opens into a small yard, c across one corner of which runs a small 1 brook. Each morning the cow is permitted t to go out and drink ; if the weather is pleas- i ant, she is allowed to remain out an hour n for exercise. She is let out the same at < night, after sunset iu warm weather, so that ' she will not be aunoyed by flics. The barn s is well battened, aud is warm in winter ; it 1 is well voutilated by two wiudows, but these > in summer, aro darkened by blinds, with a wide slats to keep out flies. Each morning, ? whilo "Spot" is eating her breakfast, she is well curried with a curry comb or card, t and if any filth is observed on^^Wr bag or i teats (which is very seldom), it is carefully u washed off, if in winter, with warm water, a Always Treated Pleasantly, and Never a Scalded, nor whipped; consequently she t never kicks over the pail, or holds up her v uiilk. She is fed in wiuter with a pook of 1 sugar-beets cut up, both uioruiug, noon, t and night; also a bushel of cut feed, either f corn-stalks or clover hay, wet with a pailful o of hot water, with two quarts of "sugar p meal" or bran, thoroughly mixed together, t< with a little salt sprinkled over it. I gen- u orally use what is kuowu here as "sugar c< meal" to mix with her feed ; it is corn meal o from the factory after the sugar or glucose u has been extracted; it costs from 10c. to o; 12?c. per bushel, and I prefer it to bran, o and "Spot likes it very much. Wo consider p her a machiuo lor converting the food we v give her into milk, and the more we can get s< her to cat and digest, the more milk is obtained, and the greater the profit. It is a it good plan to change the food occasionally, '> substituting carrots for beets, clover hay d for corn fodder, for brulcs, like jnaukiud, ti arc fond of a variety. w There arc root-cutters that can be pro- s< cured for cutting up roots, but I have al- " ways used a common spade, and an empty w flour barrel to hold the beets. It takes but a few minutes to cut up a mess of beets in w that way. With one bin full of road dust, hi and the other full with leaves, a winter's oi supply of litter is secured, aud it is surpris- tv ing what a pile of manure we have iu the c: spring. Another valuable source of manure is the pig-sty, with plenty of leaves for a v< warm bed, and .sufficient road-dust to absorb bt all the liquids, it is astonishing how clean bi our pigs arc, and the sty is free from all pi bad odors ; the big potatoes and mammoth w beets show the richness of the pig-pen fcr- b< tilizcr. T think our fifty liens pay for all their food with the droppings the poultry- ui house furnishes. The roosts are over aslant- D ing platform, which is kept covered with bt road dust both summer and winter, the ni droppings fall on this floor, and roll down I into a large box twelve feet long, three feet P< wide, and three feet deep. The dust the in chickens work down with the droppings is si sufficient to absorb all the ammonia and st preserve all the fertilizing qualities of this b< most valuable guano. A large box of road- ai dust is always kept in the water-closet, a w liberal use of which furnishes a quantity of a most valuable fertilizer, besides freeing the it closets from all noxious smells. The wash water and slops front the kitchen are util- st ized by being thrown on a pile of sods and I other rubbish, which are forked over, and 01 as soon as decayed, carted to the manure vt pile. From so many sources we arc enabled at to give our small l'arut a Most Liberal Sit])- ol ply of Manure each spring and fall, so that w even with the double cropping most of it at gets, it continues to improve, and yields ft more bountifully each succeeding scasou. ti For sugar beets, the ground is first nta- fr nurod heavily, plowed deep, and thoroughly hi pulverized with the cultivator, then marked fa out in rows with a garden plow, two feet d apart. Manure from the poultry-house is scattered in each furrow, which should be hi lightly covered with soil, so the seed will <- : not come in contact with it; drop the seeds "i about six inches apart, covering lightly 01 with the garden rake. When the leaves sa arc about lour inches lomr. Jiin out to one el plant in a place, and liil any vacancies with b< the plants pulled uut. Hoe them thorough- hi ly, destroying all weeds, which can easily si he dono hy cultivating each time before A hoeing, with a narrow cultivator. Keep n< the ground mellow, and cultivate three or I four times, after which they will take care d of themselves and soon cover the ground, tl With ground in good condition, and a fair ai season, (>00 to 800 bushels per acre can be hi easily produced. Let thorn grow until tl frost comes, when they should ho dug with w a garden fork, the tops cut off, and stored b for winter. Those to be used before the n first of March, are stored in the cellar, the is others arc buried in a long pit, digging out s< a shallow place, piling up the roois about c: three feet high, and three feet wide, cover- ol mg well with straw and sufficient soil to ft keep them from freezing, putting in a drain h tile ab ?ut every lour feet in the top of the a pile, with one end to project a little through y the covering, for ventilation. If the woalh- e: or becomes very cold, lay a turf over the (i tile, and remove when pleasant. I grow carrots after the same plan, and store in tl like manner. I prefer beets, as they are h so much larger, it is less trou >le to gather .1 and take care cf them, and tlie crop is gen erally larger, still I always grow some carrots for a change. I plant sweet corn in drills, always put some fertilizer along the furrow, dropping the kernels about cigbt inches apart, with the rows three feet wide. ^ I commence planting soon after May first, and continue at intervals until about July 1st, so I can have a fresh supply for use and market, all the season. The sweet corn \ being grown on the j lot sown to winter '| rye, for soiling, enables us to cut some por- $ lions of it t wiee before the ground is needed ) for corn. When sowing corn Ibr fodder, J , which i-> done as soon as we coiutiicuc ; dig:.'ing Hie car I v p<>(itye?. I mov it iu drills wo foot apart, and drop the kernels about mo inch apart in the drills, manure from .ho pig sty is first dropped iu the furrow, ind covered with soil at least two iuches loop, or the corn will not couio up. This crtilizcr is so strong, if properly used it ;auscs a uiostcxtraordinury growth of stalks. IVhilo the corn is small, cultivate it two or hroc tiuios with a narrow cultivator, when t will take care of itself, and there will be i surprising growt'i of stalks ; I have them iftcu six feet high. .Just before time for rosts, cut it with a scythe, and set up in mail bunches bourd around the top, and cave to cure until cold weather. When it s to be put in the mow, spread alternately i layer of stalks, and a layer of straw, and t will keep bright and sweet until wauted. Rye for Spring Soiling is sown when he sweet corn is picked, and stalks removed, n drills nhonf li>n inr?li?w nno.l ? " V..W./ M pu (? A' IU? UIU* iurc is spread 011 the ground after plowiug, nil thoroughly mixed with the surface soil, nd one or two hocings being given to keep ho grouud uiellow, and to destroy any reeds that uiay make their appearance.? iy May 1st, the early sown rye will cover ho ground with a dense growth, at least our feet high, furuishiug a largo quantity f most nutritious green food. Ou those orlious of the plot where the latest corn is 0 be plautcd, two or three cuttings are lade; this makes excellent food for the ow, and the quantity grown on this fourth f an acre will surprise any one who has ever tried it. Theio is quite a plot cf arly peas, and as soon as the last picking ccurs, while the viucs arc green, they arc ulled and fed to ''Spot," who relishes them cry much. Turnips, or corn, is at once )wn on the grouud where the peas were. I gcuerally manage to have the cow come 1 about the first of September; by that #1.~ 1 -ii i buu;, mv; 3ia vtwko am; 13 ailUWCU IO gO ry, occurs during the very warmest porou of the summer, during J uly and August, hen, with tiic facilities the person posses;s who keeps but one cow, it is difficult to lake good butter; it is also the season hen butter most generally sells the lowest. The calf is taught to drink after it is a eek or ton days old, and fed on a porridge indc from skim uiilk and wheat middlings, r shorts; by the time it is six weiks or vo months old it will be well fattened, aud 111 be sold to the butcher for veal, at a )od price, for at that time of the scasou jal is scarce and in dotnaud. The cow dug in full flow of milk all winter, when utter is most always high, will pay a good rofit for her feed and care. A couple of ecks prjvious to the time the calf should 3 born, I make a box btall on the barn jor, ami permit tne cow to run loose in u' ntil the calf is taken away to learn to driuk. uring this lime she should have a good . d of leaves, and the stall cleaned each iglit and morning. After the calf is born, feed the cow on warm slops a day or two, 31'uiitting tho calf lo suck until the swellg has gone from her bag, and it has aslined its natural condition, thou, as before atcd, teach it to drink, which can easily 3 done by inserting the linger in its mouth, id putting its head in the dish, cautiously ithdrawing the finger, a few times, and in short time you will liave no difficulty, as will help itself. In conclusion, I can say I have tried to ate just how our cow is tun ringed and kept, presume there can he improvements made i our system. I shall be glad to take adlutagc of the experience of others, at any id all times. No record is kept of the milk itaiucd nor the butter made. We know e have always plenty for the family's use, id considerable to spare. Broad and milk irnish the children half tlriir food a por011 of the time ; pure milk and plenty of esh fruits, in abundance, we consider to j one of the principal reasons why our imily is so healthy, and we have so few actor's bills to pay. From our acre and a half, all the food as been grown for both cow and horse, cccpt the ?.'> expended for straw. The sugar meal" given the cow has not cost /er 35 during the past year ; it is safe to ly that one half, and probably more, of the over, corn fodder, green rye, etc., has sen fed to the horse, consequently the coping of the cow can all bo credited to be null area, of About Three-fourths of an .ere of land, in addition to an outlay of I iv t-.UtTUIII^ VI IUI Mil .11, LHtllJ, aillj M I il >v . Iiis land, about one half of it, has also prouccd, in addition, full crops for the use of 10 family, or market, while the sour milk, ad buttermilk have largely assisted in inking 000 lbs. of pork. The call, at less tan two months of age, was sold for 88, liich more than paid for this extra Iced ought for the cow. The family that has over kept a cow can hardly realize the satifaction and beuctit derived from such a >urcc. Children, whoso appetites arc often iprieious, will almost always relish a cup f cool milk. Cream for our coffee at breakist is much enjoyed by all, but realized y few, and what can be more delicious than nice dish of strawberries smothered in rich il uri - ? i _ ai. ii chow ciusiiii. >> in;u wo uuiMiuur uit* Miiau Kpense, I In; liitlo trouble and care, con astr 1 with (lit: groat benefits derived, it ems surprising that any family will deprive lemselvcH of so groat a boon as that of coping a cow.?"ihjCTOlt, in Anwriatn b/ricuffitrist." ? A Ci.kkuyman in I'ittsburgs lately marieil a lady with whotn ho recon?,.i ?u. ...w Lantial dowry of ten thousand dollars and fair prospect for more. Soou afterward, ,-hilo occupying the pulpit, he gave out a lyuin, read the first four stanzas and was eading the fifth? Forever let my grateful heart His boundless grace adore ? rhen ho hesitated and exclaimed : "Ahem ! I'lie choir will omit the fifth verse," and at down. 'I'he congregation, attracted by lis apparent confusion, read the remaining ines ? Which gives ten thousand blessings now And bids mo h >j>e for more. DEFERRED NEWS ITEMS Russia Pbockkdinq Auainst Tuukky.?Th< St. Petersburg correspondent of the Daily Ntuu says one or moro Russian ships of war arc now proceeding to Vladenostock via tho Sues Canal and will, if possible, participate in making r joint demoustratiou against Turkey. Tkbhitouy Ceded to Qrkkcb.?llcrlin, Juni Ut).?The Supplementary Conference will hold two more meetings. Professor Kiepert, the fa> mous geographer who drew up the ConforcnCi man. oslimnlno llin mlnnl nf ?l.~ I j j *uv Vt ?UV tVllltVI J VVUVV to Greece to be <100 geographical square miles containing 40,000 inhabitants. Tub Ciiiniisk dkrkat Russians.?The seconc edition of the Timet prints a dispatch from Ca bul dated to-day, Which says : 'Trustworthj reports have been received here that the Hus siun troops were defeated by the Chinese at Teil Pass, and were pursued and again defeated al Kizcl Ilughan, losing much ammunition ntu] supplies. The Chinese have roachod Geulcha, The foregoing is fully credited by those interes ted. Oat Mills.?We learn that Mr. W. L. Durst, an enterprising citizen of Kirkscy's, in oui county, contemplates the introduction of a mill for hulling and grinding oats. This is a move in the right direction and we trust Mr. Dursl will be successful in his undertaking. We believe the duv is not far distant uln>n oat mnnl will, to a great extent, take the place of corn anil wheat. We arc a nation of dyspeptics, and oat meal has been fully demonstrated to be the dyspeptic's diet.? Etbjrfitld Monitor. Ax Iuisii Convention.?Philadelphia, Juu< '28.?About fifty delegates from all parts of tk< United States, representing the Irish Revolution ary Convention, assembled this morning in the hall of Shearc's Club, on Eighth and Walnut streets. A temporary organization was obtained by placing Judge Urcnuan, of Iowa, in the chair. Judge Drcnnan made a speech defining the object of the convention to be to devise measures for the liberation ol' the Irish people.? Committees were appointed, and an adjournment had until 7 o'clock this evening. Incendiary and Riot.?Denver, Col , June 28.?A special from Duena Vista says : "Saturday night an incendiary attempted to burn the Lake Mouse, but was caught in the act and charged hv a mr>!i whn oMnml clmiu c.>. tully wounding nn unknown man and severely wounding Calvin Moon anil J. A. Matthews. A crowd also attacked Judge Casey but he escaped. Their intention was to murder him. A short time ago a petition, signed by the citizens, caused the dismissal by Judge Casey of . ^ vr- |?viivu IVIVV n tt3 I IIC cause of the attack on him. Moro violence is likely to ensue." . Limk and Charcoal.?We would advise our farmers to use charcoal and lime, as these arc to be obtained in any qunntity and iu most situations at a very trilling cost. The lime will supply carbon and oxygen to the plants during their growth, and the charcoal will take up nnd supply them with all the ammonia necessary to their full development without any ovor-supply. Charcoal will also afford to plants sufficient moisture during long droughts from its hydratic quality of saturating its pores, and from its great retentive power. It also lightens the soil, per' milting the sun and air to penetrate to the roots of the plants, nud lotting all the rain percolate fataly through it that is not required for its owe saturation. Macon Skks a Mktkok.?Macon, Ga., June 30.?About 12 o'clock last night a meteor, ai large as a barrel, starting from the zenith, plunged down the northeastern sky and cxplo ded near here with a report that rcvcrberatei for thirty seconds, and shook the earth even a this point. The meteor was about five seconds is fulling, during which time the city was lit up as though by a powerful electric light. Mucl excitement prevailed in every quarter. The in habitants rushed into their houses and closet] their doors, tilling the air with screams and prayers. The time between the disftppearanct of the phenomenon and the report was three minutes. This would make the distance from MaCbn about forty miles. Swkktiikart Siiootinu.?Elkhart, Ind., June 28.?Yesterday afternoon Geo. Elliott, u yonnp man, borrowed a pistol from a friend on th< street, went back into his mother's house and called Miss Mamie l)arcy, his allianccd, into t bedroom, anying he had something to tell her He then locked the door and begau firing at her She fell after the second shot, and then h< placed the revolver to his own head and shol himself dead. Miss Darcy recovered conscious ncss, but the physicians pronounce her cns< hopeless. She is a native of Dunkirk, N. Y. where her pnrcnts reside. Elliott was insanely jealous, and was also given to drink. Me had seen another young man walking with Miss Dar cy in the afternoon, and this was the immcdiati cause of his act. - How Rick is Cookkd in Japan.?A recent traveller in Japan says: "They do know liou to cook rice here, though, and for the benefit ol movers imii cunsumors in me l iiiich fifties i investigated (lie Hinder. Only just enough coh water is poured on to prevent tlio rice fron burning to tlio pot, which has a close fitting cov er nnd is set on a moderate fire. The rlco i steamed, rather limn boiled, until it is ncarb done; then the cover of the pot is taken ofT, tin | ? plus steam and moisture aro allowed to cs i caPe, nnd the rice turns out a mass of snow whiU korn?i" - wll,er? am as woch superior to the soggy mass w? ?? get in the United States as a fino mealy potati is folho watcrsoaked article. I have seen some thing approaching this in our Southern States but I do not think even there they do it as skill fully as it is done here, and in the Norther States but very few persons understand how t ccok rice properly. I am sure that, if cookc as it is here the consumption of this wholesom and delicious cereal would largely increase i America." Thk Kiitaw Ft.au.?Boston, June 29.?A flic simile of the celebrated But aw tlag was presented to President John If. Ilall, of the Boston Light Infantry Veterans, last night, on behalf of the Washington Light Infantry of Charleston, S. C. Appropriate addresses were made on the occasion. . ___?_ A Boy Swallows!* uy as Alligator.?The Pcnsncola (Fla.) Advance tells the following:? Mr. John Owens, who lives two miles this side of Florida Town, ou the Eastern slioro of Eastern shore of Escambia Bay, related to one of our citir.cnsye8terday a most horrifying affair. Ilis statement was?and he gave it as a positive fact?that on the lGih instant, while a party numbering some three or four were enjoying a sea bath, their attention was directed to a little . ten or twelveycar-bld boy whom they had left i on a reef in shoal water near the beach, the men t having ventured into deeper water. On looking | in the direction of the child they realized the awful fact that the boy was being swallowed by an nlligator, fully half the victim's body still boing visible and then suddenly disappearing in the frightful jaws of the monster, whose tremendous mouth was plainly seen by each one present. They at once returned to shore, but not a trace of the unfortunate lad could be discovered, save the blood which floated on the water. Mil. Pigweed has hail n terrible time of I it. ITo resolved to set a pistol in his safe, i before leaving home for the summer, so that I when anybody opened the door of tho rci ceptacle the pistol would be discharged.? However, it puzzled him a good deal to find a way to set the pistol with tho door shut, * and if he sot" it with tho door open thcro ! was no way to make the thing go ofT when " the door should be opened again. So he tonally set up the pistol inside the safe and cocked it, and then putting his hand inside 1 closed the door all but a crack, just sufiicicnt : to nduiit his wrist. Then he fixed a loop from the door to the pistol trigger, so thut when the door was opened any wider the pistol would be discharged. Then ho attempted to draw out his hand, but found that while he had left the uoor sufficiently open to accommodate his wrist it wouldn't 1 let out his hand without being opened wider, aud that would discharge the pistol into his stomach. There was nothing to do but to tako off the loop and put on a little longer one, and when he attempted to do that ho found that though he had been able to attach the loop he couldn't reach quite far enough to detach it agaiu. Then the awfulness of his position came upon him. lie was imprisoned and could only release himself at ; oGfcftit Miu ift'kidjpnfflti' at last , help came, and the first man who arrived was about to yank the door open before Pigweed could stop him, and it gave the victim's ucrvcs a terrible shock. Finally , ,i :.i.~ ?a .?i 1 ? 1 UJt'Jf ^Ul OIIIUIIO UUU IUUJ3 UI1U WfUl iu WUI'IW to got in at the back of the safe anil remove 1 the pintol, anil they had to work very caro; fully so as not to explode the pistol by the jar. It was an all-day job, but finally after Pigweed had nearly died form exhaustion, and his hair had began to turn gray from fright, they got at the pistol and found that , when he put it in there Pigweed had forgotten to load it, so he might havo yanked his^ hand out at any time. And though ! Pigweed was terribly fatigued, lie aroused ) himself sufficiently to give the grandest ex hibition of profuno discourse heard siuce the (iraut men left Chicago. , The Cow with iier First Calf.?It j is of en the case when a heifer has hjr first calf that the farmer thinks she will not give more milk than will keep her calf in good I condition, and lets them run together to t teach her the mystery of being milked when she has her next calf. In this decision there are t.vo mistakes that go far to spoil ' the cow for future usefulness. 1 Cows arc largely the creatures of habit, and with their first calf everything is new 1 and strange to them, and they readily sub' mit to be milked and think it is all right; but ! suffer tbcm to run with the calf the first sea! son and a vicious habit is established that 1 they will hardly forget in a lifetime. If they ever submit to be milked quietly, it is evidently under protest. But there is a greater objection than this: the calf running ' with tho cow draws the milk every hour or J two, so that the milk vessels aro not at any time distended with milk, thouirh the nunn. , 0 "I ? 1 tity secreted in a given tin?o may bo largo. - Jtul this is tho natural time to distend the milk-ducts and expand the uddor to a good ' capacity for holding milk. L When with her next calf you requircthc milk to ho retained twelve hours, the udder } becomes hard and painful, and the milk , leaks from the teats, or more likely nature ' accomodates the quantity of milk secreted 1 to the capacity to retain it, and the cow bo comes permanently a small milker. Much j of the future character of a cow. therefore, depends on her treatment with her first calf. In none oP'our domestic animals aro hah' its more readily formed, and more fiuily f fixed than in tho cow. I Kvrrything that disturbs the quietness i e _ :? :? .?- - - ;n_ t -' j I?I ii cuw impair* inu iniiK, U011I II) quantity ? and quality, io obtain the best results, - therefore, there should be a regular timo s and place of milking, and as far as possible f the milking should be done by the same e person. 1' ttKNCll I oast ?llcfit four 0""8 very 1 !?!!! I'0? il,ir1lhcm in * Pan of milk ; slice ' egg, t nctfilfy^'Cncdi AitM'A pud ui .?\<v i?iu 1 and fry brown j sprinkle a littlo powdered sugar and cinnamon on each piece, and serve hot. This is an excellent dish for breakfast or tea. a o Hard Boiled Eaos.?In boiling eggs <1 hard put them in boiling water ton minis utcs, and then put them in cold water.? n It will prevent the yolks trom coloring black. travric in Sekd Cotton.?Mr. D. R. DuiUhoe.?I nm in receipt of youra of the 18th, requesting 1110 to moot your club on to-uiorrow, the 29th, "nnd givo my views as a farmer," ns to the most practical inenaure to suppress the traffic iu seed cotfon.? I regret, owing to a previous engagement, that 1 cannot joiu your club in counsel ou this "seed cotton" question. To know tbo prnclico of buying seed cotton (with a fraudulent iutcut) is so common in our county that it is thought necessary to bring the subject prominently beforo our politiciu organizations, is a sad commentary on tbw morals of souio of our citizens; but sad ns this may appear, if this thing continues to iujurc, corrupt nnd confuse our farming iuterests, we should meet the question as men, und not allow any man or set of tnon to ens courngo and foster a traffic in "seed cotton" or any other product of the soil bceauso they can bike shelter behind some fechn?ntil nnnat rn??f io 1 nf llin ulnluloo nkvMil the most learned in the law may differ. My judguicut is that our pcoplo should como to tho front and formally condemn this seed cotton trnlhe ns an outrage against the gcnornl farming interest of the country, ns nu encouragement to crimo and as a practice that has and will continue to breod strife, discontent and perhaps bloodshed.? If this is dono in a prudent but firm way,you will find few, if any men in tho county, who will totally disregard the wish of the whole people thus expressed. Should they coutinuc this trnde, it will be dono in such a way that no doubt will bo left in tho mind of any neighbor, friend or foo, as to' tho honosty of their transaction. As to that class (if any nro to bo found) who have no respect for the wishes of their neighborsand the community generally, anipto provision should be mndo by tho Legislature for all such. To pass a statute to prevent the buying and selling of seed cotton tuny appear ntf first sight positively arbitrary and contrary f a I Iin onlrif aT au? 1 w HIV U|'inv u? uni jvMiaa ui ^uvuruuit'liu On this subject, I nin convinced nn act can be framed with bucIi restrictions and penalties (all within tho constitution) as will prevent any and all dishonest transaction in seed cotton, except by those who* havo no respect for their reputation tor honesty, and when a man comes to this point wcall kuow the law is ample, when tho proof is furnished, and if we hrvomuch interest in each individual case, tho proof caiy always bo had soon or Into. llow best, iu the way of details, to accomplish tho end your Club has in view, / aught perhaps at this tiuict haimnrxm^r La passing such a law, I have no doubt; and it should be a special charge in tho hands of our delegation during the next session of tho Legislature. I have the honor to bo your obedient servant. H. A.SHAW. # - Trying to Resuscitate a Man Who IIad Been Hanged.?Dr. George L. Porter, an army surgeon, who examined tho bodies of the conspirators at Washington in 18G5, bus been trying to bring the body of an executed murderer to lifo in Bridgoport, Uonn. He confesses his failure to the uicdicnl society after this fashion : ' The electrodes were now applied, one to the right and left super-clavicular space, and the other over the region of the heart. This was the supremo momsnt, for couldthe ccutral engine of organio life be oncer more set in motion, and the stream of blood freely pass into and out of the lungs, tho problem of once more living, after satisfy*ing tho penally of the Inw, would have been' successfully solved in favor of Hoyt, and many of the questions of thcorctieal physiology and many of the surmises of 'that unknown country from whoso bourne no traveler' has before returned, might bo answered. l(,or science, his return to life would have accomplished many steps in her royal progress ; for the examiners, a proper repute, ns connected with the great discovery. Slowly the thoracic walls expand, tho lungs dilate, with long breath drawing in the atmospheric air, then as tho electrical current is interrupted tho thoracic cavity is diminished and tho air is expelled and tho act of respiration has been completely performed. Again tho battery is applied,, and aguin tho air enters and leaves tbo lungs; the flame of a candle is drawn toward tho lips ami blown away; tho muscles all, savo ono, obey the mysterious powor of electricity, but that ono, the noblest of them all, upon whoso action tho nourishment of nil so largely depends, rested motionless in the pericardium, like Achilles in his tent, and no l'ntroclian death or indignity to the other corporate mombers wouldl arouse it from its stupor. Thus far nnd no. further was tho fiat of a power groatcr than ours. The flame of the lamp of that life had gone out. What Othello spoke to tho midnight lamp in the chamber of l>csdcinona we realized." .?? What Tiiky Think ok Uh?We never really bcliovcd until yesterday that auy intelligent people at tho North believed in Southern outrages except for campaign purfoses. A young gentleman of Providence, I. 1., had wished to attend Judge Strong's law school and had written to tho judgo to inquire about terms, &c. Iu reply to Judgo """"ii ? """"lii -u nuiva . "I would bo happy to avail mysclfof the advantages which ycur sohool offers, and if the matter rested entirely with mo would fiVj&ftiP'lYiAk) been ifofo to prevail "upon them to consent to my going South, on accouct of the generally disturbed state of society which they in common with many of tbo Northern people believo exists thero."? liuleitjh News. Beating Kous.?To beat tho whites of eggs quickly put in a pinch of salt. The cooler the eggs the quicker they will froth. Salt cools and also freshens them..