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kd wry few rtHlimber* for table U*e
tad ecarreljr any Manlier one* for pick
Hag. Mow I take special |win> to pick
off teery nnimilM-r, whether needed for
table use or not. end the n ult i> a strong
growth of vine *nd plenty of either ru
cumbers or pickle*. It i* astonishing
how much difference ilien. it in tbe yield
from a |ti> h where some of the cucum
her* which come on early are permitted
to go to seed, and a patch from which
every pickle and cucumber it picked
each morning. I have found that the
beat plan is to begin to pick the small
cucumber* a* noun aa they will do for
pickle*, and a* a rule enough will eacape
our notice, until they are too large for
pickling, to supply the family with cu
cumbers. A plot forty feet square with
proper care will furnish all Ihe pickle*
and cucumber* a small family will re
quire; certainly all the average house
wife will care to attend to.
The Aroma of Butter.
Profeaaer Arnold says in liia Stork
Journal: The aroma of butler baa a very
complex origin. It springs from certain
volatile oils which exist in the plants on
which the animals feed. Voelcker re
ported butter to contain two per cent, of
these oils. |The per rent, varies largely
in the product of iudividuul cows.—E. |
To these arc given the names butvrio,
caproen and capryolic acids which arc
the occasion of rancidity of butter. The
easy formation of these acids is one of
the greatest obstacles to the manufacture
of good butter. But the volatile oils in
butter arc not. confined to three or four
varieties. Every species of herb upon
which the cows feed, ami, indeed, upon
the farm, has more or less volatile oil pc- ,
culiar to itself, on which its peculiar
odor and flower dc|>end. It is easy to
see bow the flavor and odor of Imtter
ure affected by the food the cow con
sumes. A cow eating peppermint, for ,
instance, carries the oil of peppermint
into her blood, and thence into her milk,
where, rising with the cream it is carried
into the butter, giving It the flavor of
aroma of tlie mint. Cows do not live
upon a single variety of herbage. Twenty
different kinds are more likely to be
found in u single pasture limn only one.
The mingled oils of all these constitute
the aroma of the butter made from their
milk, each one having its modifying in
fluence, though some may lie distinctly
recognized, when, like onions, garlic or
cabbage, their influence is greater than
that of all the rest.
The kind. of food which furnish the
most agreeable nroum nrc the most de
sirable for dairy ]iut>tnrr, though they
may not yield the most. More people
arc pleased with the aroma from
Kentucky blue grass than with any
other; hence blue grass is regarded as
the best food for the dairy. By a little
attention every dairymuii can determine
for himself what food is most available
for hia herd: and that little attention
will impress U |Hin him the fact that if lie
would make clean flavored butter his
cows must not live on garbage, litter or
atrong scented weeds. There is another
peculiarity about the essential oils ia
herbage, from which the dairyman may
sometimes derive advantage.' it is the
different degreesof lightness they possess,
the rapidity with which their essential
oils are evaporated by heat. For in
ataneo, the pungent oil of the horse
radish is so volatile as to escape in a
short time by exposing the crushed
radish to the air; the poisonous oil of the
wild parsnip and of ivy escape while the
foliage is withering; an offensive oil is
(peon clover, which affects butter un
favorably, escapes while it is drying, so
that the dry plant makes a lietier pro
duet than the green. The ardma of
turnips, cabbage, onions, etc., are
heavier and not entirely earried away by
drying. But by heating the freshly
drawn milk, even these oils cun, in many
instances, bo entirely driven out.
* Farm and union Note*.
Lime is an admirable wood preserver.
Never breed a sow before she is a year
old, as it retards her growth.
A sow' will raise better pigs when from
two to four years old thau at any other
•ge.
It is said that milk taken from cows
affected with tuberculosis will convey
consumption if applied to human beings.
A contemporary remarks: “Asa rule
farmers wait too long before cutting hay,
aud to strike it just right requires jildg
inent ami experience.”
Cultivation is so easy every farmer, if
he does no more, should keep his kitchen
garden free from weeds. He should never
permit any to ripen their seed.
The Germantown Ttlegi'apk says; “On
account eff the contained, ammonia, a
good way to dis]Misc of old boots is to
bury them at the foot of an apple-tree.”
Do uot allow milch cows to become
worried. If they are their milk will
aoon become sour and unwholesome.
Infants using it will sutler from colic,
diarrhea, etc.
In using turn'd paper for roofs con
sideration must lie given to the fact that
unless paper be scurely fastened so that'
the wind will not get under it the roof
will be easily destroyed during the prev- j
alence of a high wind. Paper roofs arc {
excellent if only they lie projierly put on.
Sir J. B. Lawcs says: “Wo have cer
tain evidence that gypsum, which is
present iu large quantities in soluble
phosphates, has a very beneficial effect
upon clover, though the super-phosphate
had not been applied directly to the
clover, but to the roots two vears previ
ously.”
If the earth turn up lumpy after the
plow, roll aud harrow it reasonably fine
at once without waiting for rain. A
light shower, which would not moisten
hard lumps, will render -mall ones fit to
moulder tine ashes. It is hard to over
estimate the iin|H>Hance of fining land
which is to be sow n with any cereal. .
The kiud of sheep to keep depends on
the soil and pasturage. The Southdown
is the best to cross with native ewes that
are made to forage a great iiortion of the j
time. Merinos do better in Urge flocks
than do the heavy mutton sheep. Heavy !
breeds cannot range as easily as the small J
sheep, and therefore require more atten
tion. Using the improved breeds for
crossing ineaus that n Urge allowance of
food must lie given if success is expected
The young shorthorn breeder who will
take one good family and breed it in its
purity with the best sires will attain a
success and reputation not to equaled
by the miscellam- us breeder of a dorm
families. The voting breeder who takes
one family of good breeding and of the
van best individual merit, and with the
rif nt kiod of bull to stamp a uniform
trot, will attain fame and fortune if ha
will Kick to his on* familr for ten or
twgaw yet.
KOI fcLMOI.B lATTEft*
Kafir**
j Kim ( tat O** powad ffuur, sat
half pouad • urraat*. >at fourth pouud
raisin-, one fourth pound butter, sit
I'uaro >U|tr two ikiikw nntfr perl,
two nun. is almond- on* tra*painful
carbonate of aorta flavor with mni* of
irmoa; arid aailk enough to make eakt
rather stiff, and put in owe.half a nut
meg
To CttUatrt*. -Pick theta carefully
from the >t*m*. taking rare not to tear
tbe skins much. put them ia a |iorreUiu
kettle, with a little water:stir them care
fully and only enough to make sure that
they are well heated through then put
them in the cans. The pulpwill then lie
whole and the saure not all seeds and
•kina.
Toms tom ash <kio*.— Prick the
•mall ripe tomato skina and lay them in
layers, cover with small oniona and
sprinkle with salt, let it stand a week,
drain off salt water, put the tomatoes in
a jar and cover with strong vinegar. Boil
a pint of vinegar with red p-pper, horse
radish, spice* and mustard; add to the
pickles.
STcrrEn Peppkks.—Slit the pepper*,
take out the seeds, and stuff with cab
bage shredded very fine and Kngli-h
mustard seed in equal part*. Put a small
white onioD and two cloves in each pep
per. Tie them firmly up and put into
: cold vinegar. Tbe cabbage should be
sprinkled with salt and hungup in a bng
{ to drain the day before it is used.
Bread Pcdoino.—On* quart of milk,
one pint bread erumli*,the yolks of three
' eggs, one cup of sugar, a small piece of
butter; flavor to taste: bake twenty
minutes; when cool spread jelly over it;
l*eat to a froth the reserve*! whites of
eggs; mix with one tablespoonful of
sugar; pile on top of the jelly and set in
a hot oven until slightly browned.
Pot-koastkd llkkf. —Take a piece of
cheap beef, say from the roimd, boil two
hours in about euough of water to al
most, cover It; season with pepper and
salt. When the water is almost lioiled
away turn the meat often, to keep it
from sticking to the bottom of the pot.
At last the water will all lie evaporated,
and then let the meat brown a little; take
it out and add to the hot fat flour and
wntcr; this will make a rich brown gravy.
It is best to have a tublespoonful of flour
mixed with a quart of water ready to
pour in as soon as the meat is removed, so
a* not to have the fat scorched. Pork,
veal or mutton is equally nice cooked in
this manner.
I'srful Hlnla.
Fniit that ia to he preserved may he
kept from turning u dark color by drop
ping it inlo cold w ater as fast as peeled.
Never let metal touch fruit And handle
it us little an possible, is the rulu of an
authority in all sorts ot fruit preserving.
It is generally a pity to cook fresh fruits;
hut iuferior aud liurd pear* may often be
made very palatable by slewing them
with a little sugar.
To clean decanters pour the refuse of
the teapot leaves and nil into the decan
ter, and shake it well. The tannin of the
ten has a chemical affinity for the crust
on the glass.
To remove pain] and putty from win
dow glass make a strong solution of
near.-ash withhot water. Apply with a
brush to the naint or putty, and when
nearly dry run hard with a woolen cloth.
To scour tins, coppers, etc., wash in
hot suds, then dip a wet rag in lino
sifted coal ii*liok, scour well and then
polish with dry ashes. Coppers, if much
stained, can lie cleaned with vinegar and
salt, or oxalic acid. I’ut ten cents worth
of acid in a quart of water and bottle.
I.libel poison in large letters nftil keep
for use. It is n dangerous article, yet
very useful to have at hand. Keep it by
itself in some place inaccessible to chil
dren.
Of all vegetables, cabbage needs to be
cooked quickly and thoroughly. It is
usually halved or quartered and boiled,
after lying for a few minutes in cold,
salted water. This will remove insect*
which may have found refuge in the
leaves, which should bo closely examined;
then plunge in boiling water, and cook
at least three-quarters of an hour. Half
a tuuspoonful of cooking soda neutalizcs,
in a measure, the disagreeable odor, or a
trifle of rod pepper.
Novel Wall Decorations.
“While in Now York a few days since,”
writes Fuller Walker, “I took the oppor
tunity to visit soino of tho lending dec
orative artists, just to learn what is the
prettiest aud newest thing out for tho
furnishing of rooms. At the office of
tho Art Age, on West Twenty-third
street, I saw a whole room lined with
what is called Hussiun crash, or burlap.
It can be had in New York, sixty-eight
inches wide, for fifty cents a yard. It is
of a light pearl color, closely woven, and
makes an admirable background for any
style or color of decoration*. The room
1 saw was lined with this crash, a nar
row fold of tho same l>eing put over the
seams, or where the edges joined. A
frierc of the same ran around the top of
the room. This had been hand-|uunted
in oils and was fastened to the wall at
its lower edge with large-headed brass
tacks. Theeffect of thewholr was very rich
and fine. Such a tint and material make
a good natural background for pictures,
csjreciallv engravings, to hang against,
ltrown linen, such as dusters are made
of. is now being much used to decorate
rooms with. Flowers or a conventional
design can be ]mintod on this cloth in
fresco colors, such as sceue-jMiinters use.
Any oue can mix these colors and with
a little practice will soon beable to paint
charming designs. A hall lied room
would be a good room to begin upon.
Calling uivoii a celebrated physician in
New York I found bis library, above
the bookcases, lined with deep red
straxv matting, tackl'd on with brass
tucks. The effect xvas all that could be
desired. Wall j*aper* have had their
day, unless they are very tine and artistic.
No modern house of any pretensious now
tolerates wall piper. A room may lie
very cheaply ami beautifully decorated
with stuffs of all kinds, if only one will
give the subject a little thought and go
at it.”— Fto*tau Tranter i)t.
A Man of Weight.
The British .V&linJ Journal gives the
following interesting particulars of the
height, weight and dimensions of
Thomas Longley. of Dover, who is said
to be the heaviest British subject in the
world. Mr. Louglcy, who is a respect
able and intelligent publican, is forty
year* of age, being born of pircnts not
above the normal sire in I*4B. Asa
baby he was not considered targe. His
present weight i* forty stone (560 pound.);
might, six feet and three-fourths
of an inch; measurement of the waist,
eighty inches; sire of leg, twenty-five
inches. He finds considerable difficulty
in walking, aud draw not trust himself iu
a carriage for fear of breaking the
spring*. 1I is *ild to be very temperate,
both in anting and drinking, and h*
never suffered from any 111 health of a
serious nature
POPt l tN M |EM R.
A pkstaiitpbi . can** ted with tb*
I’siM Mate* Mg**! I nrp*. had obtained
• iifeotograidi of • Minrfev fuss the mm
mlt of Pike P* k.
A Kreach bortirulturi*t. Count da
Hwyaaon, ensure* the growth of mvsl <•
old s* to leave a doubtful germinating
power by soaking them for thirty it
Dour* ia water containing a little guano
or other source of nitrogen.
An Increase in the demand for mica ha*
resulted from its u>e for electrical pur
pose*, and *p*e-ial machinery ha* been de
vised for getting out tic mineral. I Ice
fricians u-ually select tic-whit>- kind-,
some colored mica* having mi mu* h iron
that their insulating property i aim te*l.
An Oxford meteorologist seeks to
prove that the European and American
magnetic poles ar*- coincident with the
centres of greatest cold for the two con
tinents, and that the drifting* of tbe
magnetic poles is due to the same series
of astronomical and gcologi* al causes
which produce the secular chnngcs in
climate.
Prospectors are roaming about the
mountain country of Tennessee, through
which railroads arc to pass, seeking ore
beds, which can now be bought for mere
ly nominal prices. Bicli lead and silver
ore have been found in several localities.
In one immense cave in Putnam County
five distinct veins of lead, all valuable,
have been found.
An English observer recommends the
locomotive as a cheap hygrometer for
farmers and others living near railroads.
When the escaping steam remains long
suspended the air is near it* point of
saturation with moisture, hut when the
steam quickly if swallowed
up, the weather is dry and there is little
prospect of rain.
A scientific journal, in an attempt to
prove that mankind could not exert me
chanical force enough of their own to
produce the amount of heat needed to
raiso the crops necessary daily to feed
themselves, states that “the mechanical
equivalent of the vertical sunshine re
ceived upon a square mile of the earth's
service is computed to bo !!,823,000.001)
pounds raised a foot high in a second.
Mr. Ernest Hart, of the Smoko Abate
ment Institute, fears that Condon will
always suffer from fogs, because it is
placed in a river valley, on a clay soil,
and is bordered on the Essex side by
low-lying lands very imperfectly drained,
and on the north side by tlie Harrow
Weald. The fogs generated, the results
of damp exhalations, are great ly aggra
vated by the parks, most of which re
quire draining. But if the smoke is got
rid of the fogs will be much less dense.
The latest theory of the mode of forma
tion of ozone in the atmosphere is that of
C. Wurstcr, whose observations have led
him to conclude that it is formed by the
action of clouds, lie states that when
clouds nre continually formed from above
they become highly charged'with this ac
tive form of oxygen, whilst those formed
from below only contain it in notable
quantity in their upper layer. This
theory has no advantage over many
others, it admits of confirmation or ref
utation both by observation and experi
ment. Artificial clouds are casly formed,
may be confined in glass vessels, and
thero exposed to sunlight. Ordinary
oxonono ter paper contained in the same
vessel w ill at once display the formation
of ozone if it actually occurs.
Curious Relies of n Prehistoric Age.
At the White Plains Halt works gna&e
lino of the Central
yond Wadsworth, it
or wells many fish, _
have been found in tlie strata oYroek
salt cut through. The salt field occupies
what was oucc the bottom of a large
lake. The fish found nre of the pike
or pickerel species, and from twelve to
sixteen inches in length. No sueh fish
arc now seen in auy of our Nevada lakes.
Tho specimens are not petrified, but are
preserved in perfect form, flesh and all,
as though they had been frozen up in
cakes of icc. Tho saltworks are located
near tlie centre of a basin in which was
onco a lake thirty miles long, by from
twelve to fifteen mites in width and over
300 feet deep in places, as is shown by
the ancient water lines on tho bordering
hills. Tho fish found imbedded in tlie
layers of rock salt are doubtless thousands
of years old. After being exposed to tho
sun and air for n day or two they be
come ns hard as wood. At the time
Jason Baldwin, uow watchman at the
Osbiston shaft in this city, was Superin
tendent of the White Plains works, he
found great numbers of these fish, lu a
pit eight feet square and about sixteen
ieet deep dozens of them were found,
there being sometimes five or six in a
bunch. It was found that they could
even be eaten, but they were uot very
palatable, and it was necessary to soak
them in fresh water for two or three days
before attempting to cook them.— Yir
ffinia (Aer.) Enterprise.
What Locomotive Whistles Menu.
One long blast of tho whistle is a sig
nal for approaching stations, railroad
crossings and junctious.
One short blast of the whistle is a sig
nal to apply the brakes—stop.
Two long blasts of the whistle are a
signal to throw off the brakes.
Two'short blasts of the whistle arc an
answer to the conductor's signal to stop
at the next station.
Three long blasts of the whistle are a
signal that the train has parted.
Three short blasts of the whistle when
the train is standing are a signal that the
train will back.
Three short blasts of the whistle when
the train is running are a signal to be
given by passenger trains, when display
lng signals for a following train, to call
the attention of trains they meet or pass
to the signals.
Four long blasts of the whistle are a
signal to call in the flagman.
Fourshort blasts of the whistle arc tin
engineer's call for signals from switch
men, watchmen aud trainmen.
Two long, fcilloyrod by two short,
blasts of the whistle are a signal for ap
proaching road crossings at grade.
Five short blasts of the whistle are a
signal to the flagman to go back and pro
tect the rear of the train.
A succession of short blasts of flu
whistle is an alarm for persons tqr cattle
on the track, and calls the attention o:
trainmen to danger ahead.—/’■
(B'is.) Journal.
His Woe.
Said tile mother: "The earth is snutiv,
AU nature is blithe and glad!
And you, my son, are looking
Down-hearted, gluiu and sad. *
“My soul i* stricken with anguish.
I'm not myself to-day:
*1 can not sing the old songs.'
I fly from all that's gay '
“Ob, why this gloom-eyed sorrowf"
Hi* worried mother oriel:
"My secret i ll unbosom."
Tbs dutiful mhi replied.
"A mute's kicked out my trout teeth."
Then, with a wailing sob:
“1 eau’t Ml sorn off the rob, mother :
l esut sat coni off the roll!"
—t! K Mmakihi -t-
TB* LOI) N*S
P'*r* *( l> tm.,'■*• Mar* TM ■**.
•• to ImMi*
Tha .4.<tir iuH i*wi >4 Ik* past V*'
Klil'ik* <*) *'U*t* a leaf: .
I* h* not b-n nrtiv-S !., ,nr <mm in* Sp
fw, •• i*iian >M. lis| m 4 ilat a v *!•
to Ua **•', w AI teolr ei > wim* Ik* Irarta
va.itn* a v.aiirL wi fwia 1 extravagant *u(
nun.l4a vt.w *| p .ia|gr. tit* >*al rata** v*l-
H rsairar toe tut ana* if man eacaed. in
■ n* way m altothai in M.< ■ rut. iprtaaa, wrr.-
h><h lu litav. Ihctr taw- either *ttrav*||*iit
•w nil* n*t4'. IMlithre.nl fKp- w ar# right
t“ a cat-tain extant
I-and value* have rapidly atul perma
uetitly Inereseed in this country in till- la*t
fifty year*, ritls is •*!**. laliv nutletable in 1
the” jumping" west, along the lines uf new
railroad*.
Thousands of new cities have sprung up, !
mth a growth pvi-fetlly astonishing, and |
great fortunes have been made in real es
tate.
I .and value* mutt continue to increase |
generally, because the available ar -a of land j
in tlie country is now so small as to render j
inevitable its entire absorption in a few I
years.
One hundred years from now. at the pres- ;
cut rale of increase, our population will be j
100 to the square mile—twice as many as
in the largest European nations.
To lie a safe stieculator, it is necessary to
study cause and effect, as tbe proprietors of
Warner's safe cure did in preparing their
remedy. Its success is great because it
reaches the cause of disease. Every drop
of blood coursing through l he system passes
through the kidneys. If they are in sound
working order, the blood is purified; if de
ranged. poison, that should he eliminated,
is carried through the blood channels to
every part of tlie system. Tlie poison at
tacks the weak points, and so come tbe
long list of resulting ailments, iiemedy the
cause, put tbe purifying organs in health,
and the whole system becomes healthy.
There must lie a solid basis for a land
boom, however, or it will inevitably result
in a crash, entailing great losses anti snf- e- }
quant injurious depression.
Two thousand dollars per front foot for
land in some cities might be a judicious in
vestment, in others, very indiscreet. It is
wise to make investments of a character
indicating a permanent, if slower, growth
and increase of value.
A5 OLD NANTUCKET SEA KINO.
A f.title Biography With an Antique
Flavor aud a Smack of tbe Sea.
[From the Chicago Times.]
“There were a lot of splendid ship
masters just passing off the stage when
I was a boy,” says a Nantucket man.
“I must say they seemed to me in char
acter, enterprise and lofty demeanor
fully equal to all I had heard related of
their daring and enterprise.
“The grentest family of island ship
masters was the Wests. They wore de
scended in part from the noble Ichabod
Paddock, who removed to Nantucket
late in 1600, by invitation, to teach the
people how to catch whales. Charles
West married a descendant of this great
whaleman. They had a son Stephen,
who was master of a ship as early ns
1802. Stephen was one of the most suc
cessful of our shipmasters. Ho was a
bosom friend of tlie great merchant,
Jacob Barker; they were boys together;
in fact, Jacob has told me that Capt.
West gave him his first start in life. I
6aw the former in 1850, in his eighty
fifth year, at the captain's death-bed,
asking him what he cpuld do for him in
such a tender, pathetic, spirit that I for
gave Mr. Barker all ho had omitted to
do for his friend in life. In 1790 Capt.
West commenced his career as a South
Sea whale flshermuu, and continued in
it until 1798, when the French troubles
compelled its suspension. In 1800, how
ever, he was away as first lieutenant of
the Oneida, a tweuty-guu ship, bound
on a voyage to China, via Cape Horn
arnuesAS Islands, where slim
expected to lay in her cargo of sdP
skins. Tlie Oneida was absent" seven
teen months, and returned with a rich
cargo of teas, silks and nankeens, so
profitable th#t it was talked of in the
oounting-rooms of all our ports.
Whaling was justtlien reviving. The
ship John Jay, then in the China trade,
was purclmsed, and Mr. West went out
in her as first officer on a voyage to Bra
zil Banks. On his return deth llussel
& Sons, of New Bedford, offered him
command of tlie Dolphin, in which he
Bailed on a whaling voyage to the South
Sens. She registered but 130 tons and
was probably the smallest vessel that
ever sailed on such a voyage. Well out
on the winding grounds’ the young Cap
tain discovered that the vessel was leak
ing and was also very defective in her
upper works. He put her into Delgoa
Buy, on the coast of Africa, where lie
found a number of liis townsmen in
conimnud of English, French and
American ships. He called to his aid
the oarpenters and smiths of these ships,
went into the woods mid out timbers,
repaired his ship and refastened her
throughout. Then they went for a
cruise off the Cape of Good Hope, fell
in with schools of whales, filled the ship
in six weeks and were home full, the
first ship of the season, Capt. West’s
reputation was now assured. In the
ship Martha he made two voyages to
the Brazil Banks and to Patagonia, tak
ing upward of 3,850 barrels of sperm oil
i aoh time, but losing the last—captured
bv the English ship Nimrod in the war
of 1812. On the return of peace lie
made three seven month s voyages in
old ship Martha, returning full each
time. Then the Liverpool packet
Pacific was bought, and in her in a
seven months’ voyage he took 2,400
barrels of oil. He mode a second voy
age with like results. He then perform
ed his last voyage in the South America,
taking 700 barrels, and retired from the
sea, having brought- barrels of oil
into port. He died in 1853, nearly
eighty-five years of age.
National Disgrace.
New York is disgraced by the Grant
mausoleum in Riverside Park. The first
sight one gets of it is shocking—it is so
small, and plain, and cheap" It is a
fairly good copy of an old-time Dutch
l>akc-oven done in variegated bricks.
The temporary resting place of Garfield's
remains in Cleveland is far handsomer.
Not an hour of daylight passes that from
oue to twenty visitors do not visit the
Grant tomb, and on Sundays thousands
go there. The improvement of the park
around the tomb lius made the latter look
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