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THE CLEVELAND PROGRESS.
DEVOTED TO THE MINING, AGRICULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS OE CLEVELAND, WHITE COUNTY AND NORTH-EAST GEORGIA TERMS 1.00 Ter Yea
By JOE H. REESH.
VOL. V.
CLEVELAND, WHITE CO., OA., FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 1896.
NO. 21.
Every married woman looks as if she
needed a little more love, but what she
really needs is a little more money.
It ia interesting to note that while the
death rate among children hae been per
oeptibly lessened that among adults it
has increased. Nineteenth century pro*
grees and research protects the life at
one end, only to overtax and snap it off
at the other.
Forty thousand acres of virgin forest
in northern Idaho will soon be turned
over to the axmen of a big lumber syn
dicate. It is expected this area will
yield more than 400,000,000 feet of
white and yellow pine, red and while fir,
cedar and tamarack.
Thg new law requiring all enlisted men
of the army to be citizens of the United
States has begun to work results in this
direction. Many of the soldiers have
begun to realise what the new law means,
and, in anticipation of their reenlistment,
have taken steps to make themselves
eligible. About a half hundred of those
sfalioned at Fortress Monroe recently
obtained leave of absence and went up
to Norfolk, where the United States dis
trict court was in session, and took out
their naturalization papers.
Skates were tested against the bicycle
recently at Copenhagen. W. Ilenie, a
Norwegian champion skater, who is also
a bicyclist and won the 100-kilometre
world’s championship at Antwerp last
August, raced againBt the Danish cham
pion, Svend Hansen, on a safety. At
500 metros the bicycle won in 55 3 5
seconds, Henie making 61 seconds. In
a race of 5 miles Henie won in 1C min
utes 31 seconds, but Hansen had broken
his rear tire.
At a late wedding In one of the mid
cast cities just before the entrance of the
bride the room burBt into a flood of light
from numerous multi-colored electric
lamps hidden among the decorations.
The entrance o* the bridal couple was
signalized by the automatic ringing of
electrical musical instruments. During
the wedding breakfast, after the first
coarse, the light faded, and then sud
denly there glowed illuminations from a
a swarm of electrical lamps. Hidden
among masses of flowers, glowing from
the hearts of jellies and from translucent
vases, it seemed as if the genii of the
lower world were everv where at work.
1895 the butchers of that burg killed
and sold the flesh of 400,000 cattle, 600,-
000 sheep, 500,000 calves and 700,000
hogs, to say nothing of the horses and
fowls.
A cork town councillor m credited with
having thus spoken: "There can be no
doubt of the virulence of this epidemic,
for I know of people lying dead from it
who never died before.” The same gen
tleman thus chivalrously defended a col
league: “I strongly protest against this
attack on my absent friend, for surely it
is not right to hang a man behind his
back.”—The Spectator.
As it ia thus the design of nature to
get rid of the outer bark, It Is good
praottoe to help nature in this work.
For this purpose, washes of various
Kinds are found in praotice extremely
useful. In fruit culture, soapy solutions
have been found very effective and in
the unscientlflo work of successful
farmers even lime wash has been found
beneficial. In some of the interior
counties of Pennsylvania, a farmer
would almost as Boon think of never
cleaning his horses,as letting his orchard
trees go without a coating of lime wash
once a yeir. The praotioal results of
this treatment speak for themBelves.
No healthier trees or more successful
fruit orops can be had than result from
this practice.
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THE STATE OF GEORGIA.
News Notes from the Empire State
of the South.
Improvement!, Sevelepmsnte Mi r«|-
reee. Items Ak«ll Tktagl Transpiring In
Oar Own Orent State, from Baehnnses
and ether Searses.
A South Carolina judge bad the un
heard ot experience of being indicted by
bis own grand jury the other day. The
cudge went to the town of Lumberton to
hold court, hut he was so drunk that he
had to be put to bed. Hia friends suc-
eeded in sobering him up so that on
the next day be could go on the bench,
but after one hour he adjourned court
and continued hia spree. This plan was
carried on for three days, and the grand
jury brought in an indictment fordrunk-
•nneas. While the legislature can im
peach him for dronkenness, the foot
that the legislature does not meet nntil
1897 is not very consoling to the people
Eacn of the new ocean steamships
coming to this port, carries on a single
trip across the water immense quantities
of food, especially when there is a big
passenger list. In the cold storage
rooms of one of these vessels are stored
something like 20,000 pounds of fresh
beef, 1,000 pounds of corned beef, 10,-
000 pounds of mutton , 1,400 pounds of
lamb, 500 pounds of pork, 3,500 pounds
of fresh fish, 1,000 fowls, 400 chickens,
150 ducks, 100 turkeys and 80 geese. In
the vegetable department 30 tons of po
tatoes, together with 80 enormous ham
pers of green stuff. Ice cream is present
to the extent of 300 quarts, and tnere
are 1,000 quarts of milk. Groceries
form an equally large item in the cater
ing department. For in this way the
vast steamer is provided with 1,000
pounds of tea, 1,500 pounds of coffee,
2,800 pounds and 4,500 pounds respict-
ively of white and moist sugar; with
1,000 pounds of pulverized sugar, 2,400
pounds of cheese, 3,000 pounds of but
ter, 6,000 pounds of ham and 1,800
pounds of bacon.—New York Advertiser.
Tnx great event of the year 1896 is
the total eclipse of the sun, visible only
in the extreme portion of Japan, Amoor
River, Siberia, Nova Zembia and the
northern part of Norway, within the
Arctic Circle. It ia estimated that there
will be many expeditions from vaiious
points in Europe, England, Germany
and France. On June 27(h a party of
200 Americans will leave Philadelphia
to view the eclipse at Bodo, on the
morning of August 8th . It will also be
possible to get a glimpse of the mid
night sun, which is seen at the North
Cape at the horizon at midnight, as late
aa August 1st. Thus, within a few
days, it will be possible to Bee the full
sun at midnight, and a few days later a
morning midnight. The expedition will
be accompanied by many astronomers
and students of natron' mv.
The large amount of fuel required for
very high-speed racing boats has been
the subject of thorough investigation by
experte, in Older, if possible, to reduce
th quantity of coal necessary for this
purpose. Some of tbe British torpedo
boat chaai-rs are thought to be the moat
perfect vessels ol t.heirclass in existence
but in order to attain a thirty knot
speed, they must carry sixty tons of
coal. This is fully one quarter of their
entire sea-going dieplacement. Under
high speed they consume between three
and a half and four tons of coal an hour.
To proppl a vessel with a 6Deed of even
twenty knots an hour, the consumption
of iuel is tremendous. Twenty-seven
knots an bonr is the best speed of the
ordinary torpedo boat. In order to
rtachtle thirty knot line fully 50 per
cent more fuel is required.—New York
L-dgT.
The annual meat bill of London
something wonderful. During tbe year i S the whey which is nutritious.
Photograph Holder.
A pretty and inexpensive box for photo
graphs can be made of six pieces of ideas
and five rards of ribbon. Now that albums
are no longer In vogue it Is necessary to
find some kind ot receptacle in whicb to
place the precious ‘'photos” of absent
friends. Procure four pieces of glass six and
a half by four and a half inches, or even a
little larger, and two pieces four and 'a half
Inches square. Of coarse if the other pieces
are made larger these end pieces must be
cut accordingly large. The glaas can be cut
the required size at the glass dealer’s. Bind
each piece with inch-wide tape drawing it
very smooth and taut and fastening it well
at each corner with stout thread. Then
bind with ribbon any width to salt your
taste. If heavy, strong ribbon is nsed no
tape need be sewed on first. Fasten the
pieces together at the corners, leaving the
cover open at one side. Finish the four top
corners with bows of ribbon and pnt on a
small brass ring, which has been button-
hold stitched witn silk matching tbe ribbon,
to lift the cover with. When the photo
graphs are pnt in one can be placed to face
ont at each side of the fonr sides or If not
so desired they may be placed in face to
face compactly. This Berves as a preserva
tive as well as holder.
Tbe Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows ot
the state will meet at Atlanta May 27.
There is some talk of establishing a
new council of the Royal Arcanum in
Athens.
A dwelling house at Locust Grove, be
longing to Mr. Combs, was destroyed by
fire Monday morning.
While riding a bicycle at Montgomery,
Ala., Sunday, Dave Lofterwioh, ot Col
umbus, Ga., was thrown from his wheel
and his collar bone broken.
The Bank of Henry county has been
organized at McDonough with Hon.
Thomas D. Stewart president, H. J.
Copeland vice-president and E. M. Cope
land cashier. The bank will begin oper
ations July 1.
Fulton county baa entered suit in the
superior court against Treasurer Colum
bus Payne and bis sureties, C. W. Hun-
nicutt and 8. H. Venable, for $10,080.
This is the alleged amount of the short
age of ex-Clerk Cooper.
At Dublin Sunday Mrs. J. II. Walton,
wife of Dr. J. H. Walton, was thrown
from her bicycle and very seriously
though not fatally, injured. The wheel
ran into a ditch while going at a high
rate of speod down grade.
Robert Dove, a young apprentice in
the composing room of the Atlanta
>y>urnal, met a tragic death at Rome
Monday. While bathing in the Etowah
he dived fiom the bank, striking his
head against a rock, killing him in
stantly. Ilia body has not yet been re
covered.
George W. Bucknerf a wealthy and
prominent lawyer of New York, died sud
denly at the Aragon hotel at Atlanta
Saturday afternoon. Mr. Buckner was
84 years of age, but in comparatively
good health up to Friday Afternoon. At
that time he went lor : ^
around the nine-mile circle, and seemi
to enjoy the diversion greatly. On his
return, ho complained of being ill and
grew rapidly worse, and died at 5 o’clock
Saturday alternoon.
The first peaches of the season were
brought to Fort Valley Saturday by W.
H. Bridenstein of the Moss Lake nursery.
They were of the Snead variety and
were very fine. Mr. Bridenstein says in
about one week there will be a good
many of the Snead variety ripe and ready
for shipment. The prospects now are
that the fruit crop will be very good and
arrangements are now being made to
handle it. The trees are looking very
fine, and although a good many peaches
have dropped off there are still plenty
on the trees.
The committees of the military inter
state association are now busily engaged
in getting their reports in shape. The
finance and entranco committees are
ready to make reports just as soon as
the treasurer’s books are in shape so
that he can make a report, a meeting of
the directors of the association will be
called. This may be this afternoon or
tomorrow. At any rate a meeting will be
held before the latter part of the week.
—Savannah News.
To Make Pot Cheese.
I send you my method of making cottage
cheese or echmlerkase. Tbe milk should
not be over 24 hours old and mast be card
• d quickly. It the weather is cool, do not
atiempt making The cream should be re
moved immediately before setting the milk
to heat. Place the earthen vessel in a pan
of hot water npon the stove, or if the jar has
feet, put a stove lid between the jar and the
stove, so that the heat does not come in di
rect contact with the vessel containing tbe
milk. Subject to quick heat, or moderately
hot, until the curd forms. By cutting in
squares with a case knife, the warm whey
aids coagulation. When the curds appear
crumbling, and when taken between the
fingers, can be crushed—they are sufficiently
cooked. If desired to serve soft, pour into
a colander, and do not drain very dry. Pour
out into an earthen dish, and allow the
curds to stand unsaulted until desired for
serving; ilien salt very little and mix very
carelully, adding to one pintoi curds, one-
hall cupful of sweet cream beaten to a foam
and stirred in gently. Always use the day
made.
If desired to serve in cakee or balls, pour
tbe curd9 into a bag and submit to pressure,
or into any moids or shapes desired, and
then pour the cream around when served,
one mold to each person. Some people
rinse the curds after straining, but I think
that it renders the eheeee indigestible, as it
Josh Tve and Charles Herman of At
lanta will he called on to pay the bond
of W. E. Lamb of Habersham county for
feited in the court there. He was
charged with misdemeanor and his bond
fixed at 1300. Tbe two Atlanta men
s’gned it. When judgment had been ob
tained against these gentlemen and the
propeity levied on was about to be sold,
an injunction was granted by Judge
Lumpkin. Saturday the when the case
came up for a hearing the injunction was
dismissed and tbe bond will have to be
paid.
F. D. Aliken,acting for Gen. Henry R.
Jackson, president of the Suwannee
Canal Company, baa closed a deal with
a manufacturer for 350,000 pounds of
steel rails for the Suwaunee Canal Com
pany’s railroad extension from Folkston
to Bullhead Bluff, on the Satilla.whereby
Brunswick is placed in direct shipping
connection with the Okefinokee swamps
lumber industry. The line will be twenty-
two miles in length and will connect the
largest milling enterosts of the south
with the beBt sea outlet in tbe same
territory. For the present only freight
trains, will be run on the new road. The
first trip will be made about July 5.
A dispatch from Fitzgerald, the new
Grand Army colony in Southwest
Georgia, state that at a mass meeting of
white residents notice was served on the
negroes who had come t.o tbe colony
that their presence was not desired, and
that they must move. Tho announce
ment read: “If this is to be a white
man’s colonv, let’s have it white; if not,
let the negroes have it.”
■ James Howard, colored, was cut by
two white men in front of Kaufman’s
restaurant, on South Broad street, about
midnight, last night. The two men
were standing on the street when How
ard passed with a woman. Tho men
said something to Howard, when he
cursed them. They then attacked him
with knives. After cutting Howard the
men ran through the restaurant into the
lame and escaped. The police are making
a search for them, but bad not learned
their names at last report, Howard went
to Dr. S. P. Lloyd, colored, to have his
wounds dressed. He was not seriously
ctf. —Savannah News.
A Macon special says: M. Deegau,
who came to Macon from Savannah
eight months ago and engaged in the
cotton business, crawled over the side of
the wagon bridgo across the Ocmulgee
river early this morning and plunged
thirty feet into the water below. When
rescued he wub unconscious, ami re-
m$(ned at the city hail under treatment
alljlay and was token to his boarding
house to-night. Weighing 220 pounds,
falling into eight feet of water, his
pe was miraculous. He sayB he
Buffering with headache, and does
know whether he was Bitting on the
;e wall to cool or whether he became
orarily insane and crawled over
suicidal intent. No one saw him
udiil he was within a few feet of the
wiater. He struck on his back. Work
men repairing the bridge rescued him
with boats, after he had sunk twice.
Hu wife and sou live in Savannah.
®v. Atkinson, who lias returned to
hULoimk from New York, lias issued a
projcjaimition to-day, increasing : lie re-
wmMh for Tom Delk and Tom Lan,;(ord,
thfiS’ike county outlaws, to $250 each.
0$man Taylor Delk, who is still in the
station, has patched up a peace
his son-in-law, Joe Allen, for the
so of making a fight for the reward
was outstanding for his capture,
iral weeks ago Allen was negotiating
the Atlanta authorities lor tbe cap-
r surrender of the Polks, lie had
* “ ‘ " ;e purpose of a con-
fere!ice~when he"was to give the police
the/tip and have them captured, but the
plan fell through. A few days later
Allen married one of tbe Delk girls. In
creasing the confidence of the old out
law in him, this step caused his brother-
in-law to turn against him, and when
the Atlanta detectives finally took up
Alien’s plan and succeeded in making
the capture, it looked as if he was shut
clean out of the reward. The old man is
anxious to make a stake to pay hia law
yers, however, and has come out in a
statement giving Alien credit (or tho
capture. Based upon this, Allen will
make a fight for the reward and divide
with the old man if he should get it.
Edgar L. Landrum, a young man well
known in Atlanta, is cutting a wide
swath in the affections of the young
ladies in Washington. He left Atlanta
aorne time ago for Washington and re
gistered at the Hhoreham hotel there
last Saturday. The evening of the same
day he called at the home of Miss Rena
Duval, a postal telegraph operator, at.
the Ebbitt house, who lives with her
brotner and widowed mother. After
entering the parlor he banded Mias Duval
a letter starting out with "My Darling
Sweetheart: Do you believe in love at
first sight? If so,won’t you be my sweet
little wife?” Then the letter proceeded
to inform her how he had become
charmed with her while he lingered
about the Ebbitt, but could not get a
chance to speak to her. He vowed that
he was miserable without her and asked
that she consent at once to marriage. In
a postscript he said he was rich. The
brother of Miss Duval induced Landrum
to leav , but Sunday morning again the
fellow called at 5 o’clock with a carriage,
Mr. Duval told him to come back later
in tl e day—then informed the police.
The officers have been watching for the
stranger. who is evidently insane, but he
has disappered.
AROUND THE WORLD.
Important Kappailigi lit All Parte
of tho WorlA
Short StorlM Tol4 by tho ZaUfrayS About
Ktoryth&oi Wroua ■vurrwboro, Storms,
Trolu Bobbors, Happosliga So Wotabla
Pwaoaagot, Mo.. Mo.
Crulao ot tho taurada.
The New York Sun Bays “Official news
of tbe fate of the Lauraila is momentary
expected by Cubans in New York. A
telegram was received yesterday by a
prominent member of the junta, giving
news of the safe landing of the expedition
but as usual in such cases, neither Senor
Estrada Palma, nor Dr. Castillo liked to
confirm the report, until they received a
cable from the manager of the expedi
tion dated from the port to which the
steamer will proceed after leaving her
cargo in the hands of the patriot army.
The Laurada expedition is considered
by Cubans as well as Spaniards as the
most important which has Bailed from
this country to aid the patriots. It is
now an open secret that the Spanish
Consul, Senor Baldasano, sent n long
dispatch to.Gen Weyler when the expe-
detion sailed, in which he stated that it
was a formidable one, and that he had
been prevented from detaining the
steamer at New York by the fact that it
was Sunday, and he could not obtain a
warrant. The Laurada expedition cost
tho junta $120,000.
Tho rovenuo cutter Boutwell, Capt.
Fengar, has been ordered to prococd to
sea in search for the Laurada. The
Boutwell’s cruising ground is from Beau
fort south to St. Johns river, (’apt.Fen
gar will keep a sharp lookout for tho
filibusterer, and ii she cruises within
sight of the Boutwell, or within range of
her guns, eho will bo taken possession of
at once.
Steamship Horsa Gutted.
The British steamship Horsa, the ves
sel which has become notorious aB an
alleged Cuban flllibuster haB put in at
Southport, at the mouth of the Cape
Fear river. She had been on fire and
waB pretty thoroughly glutted, being
not much more than a shell.
She sailed from Fort Morant, Jamaica
with a cargo of fruit May 13. Fire broke
out in the forecastle on the 16th and was
not under control until the morning of
the 17th. She was then 300 miles from
one of the Bahama Islands.
The steamer was commanded by Cap
tain O. E. Cook of Calais, Me., who was
found to be missing between 8 and 4
o'clock on the morniDg of the 18th. It.
is supposed he fell overboard and was
drowned. He was fifty years of age, a
married man and leaves a family. The
crew consisted of twenty men, Beven of
whom are Spaniards. Charles E. Mc
Intosh, first mate of the Horsa, brought
her into Southport.
The origin of the fire ia involved in
much mystery, and seme think that
Spanish gold is at the bottom of it. The
disappearance, of the captain also ex
cited comment. The crew is safe.
l.ootlnir or a It an lc,
O. A. Miller, of Chicago, president of
the Hernia Treatment Company, with
offices m numerous cities of tho union,
haH been indicted by tho grand jur vof
tho Denver, Colo., federal district on tho
charge of embezzling $125,000 M tho
Commercial National hank’s funds.
Charles 1). Dow, who was president of
tho bnnk, wnsalso indicted on tho charge
of Complicity with Miller to defraud tho
depositors and with havirg violated the
banking law by loaning to Miller $145,-
000, which was more Ilian 10 per cent of
tho bank’s capit al stcck.
.Short In Hitt Accounts.
Francis J. Kieckhofer, late chief of the
Bureau of Accounts and Disbursing Of
fleer of the State Department., has been
arrested at Washington on throe war
rants, charging him wi(h embezzlement,
ns follows: July 2,1805,$18,829; August
10,1895, $2,390 ; and October 22, snim
year, $10,837; Kieckhofer was tnkon to
police headquarters, where a conference
was held hotween the district attorney,
Inspector Mollinhergor, and Attorney
Ferguson, representing the prisoner.
Tho nature of tho conference was not
disclosed, and subsequently Kieckhofer
was taken lo the First Precinct and
locked up.
Money Tor Cclorert School'.
In the senato, Mr. Pritchard, of North
Carolina, reported a bill appropriating
$240,000 to be used ns a common school
nnd for the colored race in Tennessee,
Alabama, Texas, South Carolina, North
Carolion, Virginia, Florida, Louisiana,
Georgia, Arkansas, and West Virginia.
This amount is to be taken from arrears
of pay and bounty duo the estates of
deceased colored soldiers who served in
tho lato war and were in the hands of
tho commissioner ol tho Freedman’s
bureau, and have been repaid into tbe
treasury.
An Autograph Sofa Cushion.
This is a pretty piece of needlework
Two squares of white linen of Iho desired
size of cushion are required. Ask your
friends to write (with a lend pencil) their
names in large open hand upon one piece
of the linen. When the space is entirely
filled, (crazy fashion) outline the .into
graphs in shades of yellow wash silk.
Buttonhole tho edges In scallops and work
an eyelet In each. Embroider your mono
gram in (lie center of file second square of
linen for the other side of the cushion.
Finish the edges of this In the same man
ner as the first, then lace both together
over a cushion whose four sides are covered
willi a full shirring of yellow silk .
Use yellow silk cord for lacing, and deco
rate one corner with a large how of wide
yellow satin ribbon.
Spanish Banana Salad.
The famous Spanish banana salad Is made
by Blicing the fruit with a silver fork and
placing it in layers in a deep glass dish,each
layer alternating with one of finely cracked
ice and powdered sugar. Over this is
poured adressing of orange juice, swe • lened
and flavored with a little vatiiHa , and the
whole is set on the ice for two hours belore
serving.
Pension Law Amdendment*
Among the bills passed by the seuate
recently is one amending the pension
laws so that those who served in the
Confederate service and thereafter en
tered the Union service prior to Septem
ber, 1804, s rving for ninety daye, shall
not be debarred from pension by reason
ofprevious Confederate service.
The Immigration Law.
After two days’ debate tho House has
passed by the overwhelming vote of 195
to 20, tho Bartholdt-MeCall Immigra
tion Bill as modified by the Corliss
amendment. The Stono Consular in
spection bill, which was offered as a sub
stitute, was defeated by a vote of 75 to
131.
The bill as passed adds to the classes
of aliens excluded from admission to the
United States all male persons between
the ages of 10 to 00 years of age (except
parents of persons living in this country 1
who cannot both read and write English
or some other language. The Corliss
amendment, added to the bill, excludes
aliens who come acroea t he borders year
after year to perform labor in the United
States with no intention of sottliug
therein. It declares all labor contracts
with aliens void, and makes parties
thereto within the jurisdiction of the
United States punishable by a fine of
$1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding
one year; makes it a misdemeanor for
naturalized citizens, who have returned
to a foreign country, making tho same
his home, to ugain perform labor in the
United .States; makoB it a misdemeanor
fur any alien to cross the border for
labor in the United States except at a
oort ol entry, and impose a head tax of
50 cents on each immigrant.
Kvery Miner Saved.
The Midlothian coal mine, twonty-five
miles from Richmond, Va., took fire last
night. There were eleven miners in the
grove shaft, which is GOO feet deep,
when the fire broke out, and fears were
at first entertained ttiat allot them would
be lost. A cable was, however, sent up
from Richmond, and the entombed
miners were reecued unhurt, at an early
hour this morning, amid scenes of much
excitement. Their escape was the more
remarkable, as all tho buildings over
the shaft were completely destroyed.
How Hens Vary as Layors-
In regard to the number and size of
eggs I remember two pullets that laid
much larger eggs than others of the
same uge and breeding and inoro than
the average number. One of the pullets
was somewhat undersized. There were
also two other pullets laying very Binail
eggs, and much more than the average
in number, blank days occurred at long
intervals. Theso observations extended
only during tho few months of hatching,
not for tho entire season. So far os
breeds go, it has been my experience to
get the fewest eggs from liens laying
larger ones. From Iloudans, laying
very largo eggs, very satisfactory num
bers were obtained. Leghorns gavo
more of considerably smaller size, and
Hambu‘gs produced a much greater
number of very small eggs. Tho Ilou
dans, however, were confine! much of
tho time, the Leghorns sonio of the tiino,
wliilo the Hamburgh had almost un
limited run most of the year. This was
fifteen or twenty years ago, and L can
not now give morn specific records, for I
did not then appreciate tho importance
of collecting them. Later experience
with Minorcan, which laid very large
eggs, was to the effect that they were
less prolific than tbe Leghorns.
Eggs from nino Leghorn hens, laying
on the average for year, 143 eggs, aver
aged 1.80 ounce each, while eggs from
nine other hens fed the same, and whose
average egg production was a fraction
over 93 eggs,averaged 1.01 ounces each.
Two hens averaging 11 I eggs each dur
ing thoir second year, proluced eggs
that averaged 1.98 ounces in weight,and
two other similar hens, whose egg pro
duction was 75 eggs each.laid eggs aver
aging exactly the same in weight. A
Cochin hen whose eggs average 2,22
ounces in weight, laid 122 during the
year. Another (samo meed and food)
laid 130 eggs, averaging .1.90 ounce
Of two Leghorns whose eggs averaged
the same in weight, viz., 201 ounces, one
laid 132 eggs ami the other 02 eggs dur
ing the year. Individual instances show
such variations as toindicute no general
relation between number and sizo of
eggs, and enough data are not available
tojustify conclusions irem tbe averages.
1 have always thought, however, that
he hen laying very largo eggs, as a rule
laid few’er thaothe average.—Win. P.
Wheeler, in Rural New York.