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About The democrat. (Crawfordville, Ga.) 1877-1881 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 24, 1881)
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Ouero was and is still a sort of has lieAdquiirtar* been for the cowboys, aud it tlm scene of some of the bloodied! opeonnterH ever witnessed, ft was there that two factions freqneutlv met in the wretch,si dirty streets, and the minute they caught sight of each other they always began p.q-,-ing away with.rift -iflr revolver. din, the srm vc,;: a preaelier, and a fellow ki) 1.1 in ut Lin. it a dozen inn. _ „ . _ Tlrove w ■M. "i » good deal of drinking and otroiiKijig the town, aud I hurried titntigh and »ny business mounted my inus Han tang t.lrnok off at an easy gallop for Antonia. Only a little way out I dresi up ul the roadside and went into Olio of those iniseraifle little Texas inns to Biit soumtliing toea. 1 M wate.mysell iittlic table wl | c , i a Hiiull, In iglileyed fellow came Ta, set Ins gun ! sat down on the mi / i*' 1 !." /f‘ ° ,In | J ' ll _ wold I icing a„d»!a‘ the , '*Hl ,, .ihf,sst!»iei*.£t', in the . , He , wo only * two room. ■skill me win'h wav 1 was going, and win.,, I lui nitoii' d “Bantomq" as it is always jirimoiiueed m Texas. lu , dwL,!”. auiif In- .on.■ bus i , Vuin.pir,, loid off fore going far. Wo paid onr bill, nuuiuted our must ang and turn d off sid. bv side. As my .•o,„pii„..„, although Lad uneducated, was ,ji,it,i uit •lligcn! ^ 1 ill v horse It down i to i a walk H ho to f eonvcrHc with him ilurin* Ihe nhoit di< me • we w«*r to You re from the .. Noith, aiu . , t y,m?” „„ be asked. 1 replied that I was, but that I lew! n 'V 1 several yj'Ms. ,, What do you think of the country ? It lias 1 *r a ini 1 p issibilithi before , , it, , „ I repliul, wdh coiisulerable carucstness; nD'A Ik H'i lmMiiorioiiH pvutigious tliat t-Iiiit it it ih is c.ipa bio of'uakiiig a d ./.en g.ii«I si/.e i Hintes. tin*, junta soil, climate, and natural faoih murk it as the the Curninsr Coming empire. emnirc. Bnt lint it bo* ita ill ski vantages also. ” What’s lltoui ?" asked my compaii < ^‘ , ^iTeffii!fwi , g n, «^if} y i Th.’.re . the * " t V ontlfwrv tar mtrernment “iv L i* b» ^ is, v,r ax. %rsu i «•-? “■ ^ .............. UrK -*• het waters U K '’ W ' U “ 7,,' to (tav” T ', - ‘Thais , tii.ibad, , „ said he'apparently , quite struck with my txuthhll statement, I oonolii Iril l l ad a natlVi' Texan with nw* and I would give bun a little ms‘ded advice, or, more pnqe rlv. information. • I nev , saw »ay place where oritne is view, d with such leniency, if not admiral mu as ,n I -mis n,c greatest glm> of a lexau m to boast of being a bad inan. and no one is ot much ao thtH lms got t. change taten iK.forc lewis can 1 lv “"’hsrtal pregre-.s. T he . tmiii. she < m jiwt now in to tolln MTO-Jm"H*r b. J Ull ''i>l’ w h» ^,.1 “|)»» ** lk you i Know nnv of thoae t follows? n interrimttHl the lit to horsoinnn lH‘sit\e m “No. no, do T wish to excepting tiie that I would bk • t . pu'l one end ef reiv Unit w *« tolling then, 1 fee' , special hatred ol .1.. 1.11 Woslev Hav.iiv.' "Why so*" “W 11. 1. a th> sou of a preacher. of M,’testis q. he I, tl,.. worst S..rl « '" sp I ' . hxn an, odt , lngfesln.ee . who kfl.s Ho■ u a eow.o-dly murJerer, J?" . BMU, "if tn ' m; re 'it ^ ,V ' thtem.i.ute ,.I ivileco . of strangling s off-r'ifir .r, ' 1:!, | JH u, Th' i ■ .'.qpwl' who w ; U sluxit him. ta W I. - , te h, . * ; t.m n wt IH* jno>- '! -it 1 , ! HKUMII , „ I - U „i„ \n a",,!!,,,,,,™,,™ V* qmitl), nn tU* ** |- but Vv • it b ' Y^ • * - • that _ John Wesley olraiiger.ta my name is Hardin I . Nevcr iiutiUbal nuunte was I prepared tobehovt that a man s hair;actually nsi>s on end wlieu he la‘•struck with terror, but when f hat liorsenMUi a are side an •ounoeiftomsilf whom I had I i-thet, Jenonne,^.. r. '“1'7‘h I d, tinc^y *eu Ml my bat Mi l, up my f. r. m »4 as my hair stiffened and literally storel ou end. I wiA-*» lr ’ i ••d with (nr. For a !. » 9Wf#lld> f »i iLin’t stir baud nor foot, nor could I apeak a word. I never hail d*am d that the hors man was anything other than a Texan bad cowboy, probably rough killed but h , u<> his man, but who was not a dangerous character. Finally I manage*! to tnro He mr ev**s little as to look at Hardin. was a l«mk , , of , me, .... riling at ... a leisurely , gait, •» and was looking straight at me with a peculiar amile on In- face—a smile which 1 wuh HiiT's meaiit my death. Haraifc a Bhanlr a short time U fore in cold M and lie thought no more of a human life than he did of brushing away a Head flv. I was certaiu he would shoot iue within the next three minutes. I hail mv revolver at my lup, but 1 (hd not dare attempt iiand to draw, for the instant 1 moved a in that direction he wguld send a bullet through rar 1 -rain. In fact I did not dare move at ail. [ recall that the end of mv nose ' ls-gun to t'-mbly ... and , yet T m -1 was afr, ‘" i J" ra, 't' “- v liani1 t .° 8 « atd * “• through dread , of drawing , hw fire. Bv and by I managed to stammer : “I~~beg—your it pardon—but— Mr Hardin.” I didn't— know— waft u-'.t,” you, “ I judge hi* he said, with the same horrid grin on lace. “I’ve on I v got a word to add When vou’re traveling thrmiali ‘rtK Texas at learn who vour mrduer letters. Good dav sir,” mid lie wheeled off to the rioht while I tiH.k lo tbo loff r I atnick stmt k mvMv rnv jK>n> into into a a ffallon gallop, Imt but for for “ h'nT Ut 1 WaS ffl ,e ? ar “' 4 woul d s f nd a ball from his i rifle after f me, and 1 when lie did that he never failed to hit hard.” No pea can describe my agony of apprehension for a minute or so, bnt when I glanced furtively over my shoal* der the little horsemuu was riding leisurely behind along beyond rifle-shot and did not link him. He spared my life that morning merely became the whim happened to take pos . .- . „ bf rt,, lt “ s y s ‘ ^ nj'^ , i“' atTdoht^ha^alli^ “” rd f« r ^ , , d .‘ ] • , ' f wi^T' ™ I* , * U * h ‘ b l ‘ ldt,r ”‘7 *»<1 when , pubh,-finding , was su-h as to d, ^P ““ the innate deviltry in a man s ,, _, . , , . •"'-l<»'<*<,rtworecki<-sscon»..m.u,nG would *» ■ «•*> • ***~~ -j begin shooting right and left. When they were unpropitious out of ammunition or tho signs their were hor-es dash they would mount and away. Again they would gallop through a company with the object with of their seeing who Could full kill speed. the most, mustangs in But shooting of “ niggers” became m»n otounw toHwMj., nil helugnipiokiiig 0 tf those of his own race. It would r ,j U j re |,,mrs to tell flu- sanguinary ga|ed, af i„ w||i(!|1 tlo Wil# on and in Im the sole surviver. H T"" f Ihi.se, p rimps, ‘“’’'huiiable were defensible, hut the *' i,# majority ,,ot “V vu * ot v ? them were simply party, <!< ’hhhlo"ded iihp lor-. About live ycm . ago a noted hully below \ustin shot u young naan on the 11 'V i, 1 :r " a< i : r ;r n "as u - l, “P'g<‘,l t "a- do j no n pun- wan ton ' 1 ’ Ulo f 1 ' was “ever •' ^’e law .but a brother of tlift victim Nvas so iiifunuttil over the j j * *» ’ 1 * i 10 <au .. *Y i lt * up ‘\ douhio-htr- , , , „ .ol , d , ho! gun im,! start',\l out for the murdei -r. H irdiu a-ked liiin what he hitm did to do and was told. Hard if, laughed, and warned him that it would lie mire death for him to attempt any sueli thing. But the young man would n „t be dis mailed. He meant to shoot down like a dog the wretch who had dole- the same to his brother. “ Very midH‘p well,” said Hardin, “ I will go idong niixiuv eon foin fair nitii* play, " The young mail caught sight of the wretch for whom lie was ■ looking on the opposite aide of the street, and delib nrately raised liis gun aud took situ. ifa-Weiihii , , , but 1»late to escape • or pullVd g»d the drop <m tfic the bov. missed The latter fire, w tng-y v aiid ;aiii **»*■»-** «**. ...... Momr mv distance, mid to prevent any aoci dents, mv kid, 1 won’t gi\ you time to ^ay your prayers,”— He had reached that point in his address, when John Wesley Hardin took a hand in the little game and the speaker never completed unismuch his sentence, and uen*r will, m lu . ,, r<n>) ,ed dead at the moat interest j U g point, killed This'was bv a shot from Hnr d in’s pistol. did. and about the when best I thing Hardin ever vet, questioned him about it, he would not admit tl “' ! did 11 - kiU -g. The most thll , h( . eotl ld be got to admit was, «they say 1 did it,” and that was all he ^ouid m*kuow!edge concerning any of t I,e uuimuerable shootings in which ho was eugaget*. Some time after Hardin met the Sheriff on the shoot and asked him whether ho hud a warrant for his arrest. The officer replied that he had not .. W ell 1 heard von had ” said Hardin “ and it’-best to be on the safe side” t's! iriwue* ,-C his instill in (u's iivlitninff hk e ho shot the officer dead, tic camels back. Hanlm had been f ifiaysug the Jim Currie business so on ltul IHl{l , rtnmto i v without the reuclus.on reaehed by Currie at Las TegAS, that his last crime roused stnmg f wling ..^affist him. Ad di * kw!d tewords w ere offered for his "l’l‘'eheusion. As he had miiuv ***** A *ivls in Arkansas and Louisiana, the aggregate amount offered for hi- capture in the three States was The bunt for Hardin became so hot under this extraordinary temptation that lie saw the advisability of emigrnt ing, at least until tho excitement should but blow over. Texas is a big State, if was too small for him, aud it soon he came known that ho had disappeared, He might have gone into the Indian Nation or beyond the pale of civihza tu , u> ,, ut llP OKO interested in his cap ture !t , rm tlitr least idea where to look for him. But the munificent , ward awaiting the man who should deliver Hardin to the authorities incited the best men to engage in the hunt. Due iff these: was a member of Lieu Hall * Hanger*, as tlrey are called, I •••:.*.*. a- may not generally be known, • Jed with a hnn.i.ed brave and | ' f |uT» o/L ^uLnant ** 6 mH jer tli* command "HrU other of the settM portion, home-Uiievcs, murderer- and ail enm utals that are wanted by toe authorities. Lieutenant Halim a preposaeasa^gr I Haudy complexion, and a splen* did nfle-shot All his men have m the “ nd ca " ** wsl»«d I * *** '’!• ,. tl iat determined j “ p ’?‘ re Hardin, aud who went abour ,n tbe 7‘ Y ,a sb ^ that promised «* S ; lie T went . oh !.<;veal Austin, | a »e lather of young llatoin waa j a I ranebe, and givmg out that wa * tIUI * or sioal!ar property in 8a a neiglibornood, . finally bought * «. «» retired immediately preacher. ad This joining done, that of pretended the officer, i 89 and » eattle-raiser, stocked ' went to work. i ?bHi after month , he conducted _ m roe regulaaon way and , became amto intimate with the old gen r ttte '“*> s was over ty*‘y wouulsit ,, ,. together in . front of one p>pt!8 al ld . !V fM ;ei'yt'u,;g that came , luh. . I S W'ft Tli.-v-,*nt w* nere/alT^TbSv tl.w^Mi ,-iti er iZv 1 hours m in this insh : 1 Ut otier .• wou! ” gather in | the village 'o store near by, which answered 1 89 tbe I ,ost offic”, "here they wtmld join . i„ gossip and discussion while smoking i their pipes-in the manner so popular ! nil through our country. J ! the The summer months was passed pretty in well this . fashion, gone, when and j one (bt y the elder Hardin took a letter J to the office to mail. It was in a j crumpled, a scrawling yellow envelope, hand. The and detective directed j walked to the store with Hardin, who | carried made the his letter mind in that his it pocket, intended aud lie his up was for son, John We.-h-y. This was the ; vor , r c,Ue for w,licb the officer hail been | waiting . all these months, and this was I u,e f r,n,t i,mau take letter «« to the th*reverend office. It g-n a , m-cessary / to see the directions ujxm the missive aIu i not only that, bathe Uw-a^a-aw-a'-,**. must be sure that the discovery is made He saw no chance to do oil .0 w»„afS&SrB™. ....... solemnly H «n. 1 brought a three-cent stamp, j licked it and then pounded it upside down down on on one corner of the soiled envel ojas with liis horny fist, and finally passed it over to the village postmaster. j While he was engaged in this deliber ; ato proceeding and tire asked detective the approached the counter postmaster i »‘> r a Hewspa,ier. The official turned to look for it. The instant his face was averted the officer glanced read over the i shoulder of Hardin and tl.e super j seripfcion on the envelope. Ho saw that J ! of it whom was directed he had to a Mr. heard, Samuel and Jones, whose never postoffice address was a remote town m Honda. It made no difference Ihe detective wm couvmced Im had discov ereil the whereabouts of John ^ 'fi^-Av 1 rev “?• aril was ** waiting, ^ cai,tm ' u wuh lho conversation went ou as usual through the evening Ihe some parties congregated alter night, and the detect ive 1V * and the liev Mr Hardin uu met and smoked then* pipes as be tore, while , the , weeks arid months passed by. Finally i Mr. Hardin’s neighbor said be guessed - would take a run up of to Austin to see ! „),ont selling some his cattle. Ac cordingly he bade his friend good-bv for sevenfl davs, mounted his mustang j ; lU traveling—dispensing ld galloped off. lie with never his horst stopped • as j soon us possible—until iu he Florida, reached where, a cer tixm remote town ] jip ^ ^ mi ordiiuivy .......... cvt'iy*(]fty laborer, ’ lie took a little tramp through surrounding country. — He for the was innate enough that day to catch sight Of the mythical personage at work in the field of a farmer. One searcliing «• ^^h. The high, broad cheek-bones, the small, piggy eyes, the beardless face and slight muscular fig- 3 ? Kr. 2 r. JSXfSSSSS* $20,000, waiting for some one to come and turn the key and walk off with the contents. Did tho officer do it? Not by afl-sufficicnt anv means. Ho simply passed took the by and one glance and out of sight. Ho would no more have ventured over the fence into the field to to arrest tho desperado than he would have attempted to put a bit in the mouth of » raging Bengal tiger; In a desultory talk with tho station wllo was a } so tiie tele^raiihist tlS Was Offirer leaded Sam J OU es accustomed once or twice a wet , k to , ake the 0Br8 wu j to a sta tion about twelve miles above whore he waH paying his addresses to some lady. The oilk'er made an arrungemant T. bv which . the agent .. to 1 teleentpli : him tho Hgreea at upper station whenever the Ihyth* teiin. co ‘f ra ' 0le “A* ut 1h frosted to f*' , 1 ? the il ' cre h as fhat was » pajd of his buaness thougn he was tar from susJX'cting the lmjKirtauce of the case. rek th * d 'are f to T f' dt l whUe®wai|ing aud smo king bad cigars for the dispatch. At the end of three days it came. * “ Jones h*s just boarded the tr»in; alts in l«t ear : man with him: notxidy si*, in th« «r* ’’—* Theolh-.rhad . , just . enough , time m . winch to complete lus arrangements. It was a warm, and sultry little day, locomotive even for that season, as the came wheezing into behind the depot, there with two rickety cars waiting it, depot were five passengers at the appar entiy to get on board, but as the cars .slowed up one of these men, with a Winchester rifle at full cock, stationed himseif near the side window, assuming suoh a position that neither of the two yonug men, who sat in their shirt sleeve,, noticed him. Tiie next minute two other men, fully armed, boarded the rear platform aad entered to* door; at the same instant the detective and a friend entered the front door and moved carelessly down tire »isle in the direction of the two pas seugers. The lift- r glanced up sharply, but saw nothing to cause misgiving, and continued talking. TV next moment ‘, b ® °®« 6r *«“f hed “ P°> nt “ « sle ©ppoate^the ample. , Stopping din?” “How are y.,u, John Wesley _ , Hur- _ As quick M lightning the desperado threw his hand back to his hip to draw bis revolver. As he did so one of those behind him grasped his arm and the fig bt began. The two strong men pre though cipitated disarmed, themselves fought upon Hardin, who, like a wild cat. Tliev got him down in the ai-le, where they finally overpowered and put the nippers on him. While they were doing this the other two officers were engaged in a deadly struggle with tiie other des perado, who showed an overweening am bition to mingle in the business. only way sfioot convenient to dissuade him was to him dead, which was done. All this time the other friend held liis position on the outside with his cocked Winchester, rather more than willing to fire if only a suitable pretext should pre sent itself. Haidin was taken back to Texas, tried, found guilty and sentenced to twenty five years’imprisonment. He is now in the State Penitentiary at Austin, where l?Z in V'Z' ^ T ^ W< He ^ ln ? a side, w but is not without hope fWfc that he will be pardoned by the Governor after serv fashion ing a few more years. Judging from the in Texas, this hope is likely to be gratified, though the crimes he has corn fitted could not be expiated by a dozen such worthless lives as his. ( ABE OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS. liindly TrfBlincnl Kwnilial *o ftucceM. [AtitaMicau CuftiVMor.J Nothing can be more foolish than the attempt to tat<-li either running a horse, cow, How pig, sheep or dog by eateli aftep horse it. have many futile attempts to a heeii made in pursuance of the above method- How many times lias tin- horse, just as tiie hired man was ala.nt to walk up to its head and wheel at the and print of catching the bright¬ it, made a sudden shown ness of its stioesAt this juncture we have sci'il a little boy, who had never struck ttie horse with a whip, but who had given tfie animal many an apple in days gone by, stroking him and playing this with little him, fellow- at the time we have even seen take the horse quietly would* by the foretop and together they go to unv desired point. Or perhaps a lady makes her ap¬ pearance, in whom the horse recognizes a friend who has frequently regaled him with a lump of sugar, lie does not even wait for the lady to come to liiiu, for he goes to enable her. and liis the mistress simple to lead lump liic of noble sugar horse will to his stall, a la-k which all the veiling and complish. chasing of the The hired intelligent man has animal tailed to is ac¬ at¬ tracted neither by voice the personal appearance fellow nor the tone of of the rough who strives to rule by force alone. Another individual attempts by running and yelling naturally to catch gentle his co\V animals or cows. Why do these run away from him? Because they remember full well that on former occasions when lie has succeeded in catching thorn a series of blows from some heavy cudgel better has been their reward. Is there not some way of securing the good will of our herds, and in managing them as we wish V There is a hollow place on the head of every cow, just behind the junction of the horns, which is commonly full of dust, short itching hairs and the like, causing the animal an sensa¬ tion. It is a soure of extreme pleasure to the cow to have the spot scratched, and since from its location the animal herself cannot reach it. lieiue when her keeper approaches her either in the s'able or in the pasture, established an era of good feeling may at once be it due attention be paid to scratching this hollow spot. It at your first appioacn the cotv is a little shy, offer her from one hand a nubbin of corn, while with the ether hand you gently scratch the particular spot on her head mentioned above, in a very short time, whenever you go into their pasture, the whole herd will come to you to have their heads scratched, and you will soon be sat¬ isfied that it is as easy to have them follow you When as to tin* resort farmer to driving desires and examine loud noise. his to dock of sheep or make any selection there¬ from, The U-i him always will carry them a little suit. sheep soon come to meet him. and while eating their.salt if it is de¬ sired to catch one. the individual should quickly with approach right the animal from behind, and his hand catch tin-sheep by hand it*, hind leg, the immediately sheep's throwing iiis left across breast, and the ani¬ catch mal is sheet, easily by secured. Never attempt to a its wool. The pig loves to ia- scratched, and when it finds its keiqier inclined to aliiird tiiis gratification, the ani¬ mal will approach readily. If a few wiles like the above and'others, which will read¬ ily the suggest themselves to those who have time care of animals, are observed, hours of now wasted in frantic endeavors to ,hi 7 w retch domestic animals may be savei ' J *e annuals themselves will b* saved many unmerciful blows, while those in charge w ill have less occasion to use lan¬ guage more forcible than chaste. Animals do not like loud words nor many of them. Alow, soft-toned voice, indieativeoi kindly treatment, is far more likely to insure suc¬ cess in the lmfnugemcnt of domestic ani¬ mals than loud, harsh tones and brute force. Loafing. Does the young man who persists in being a loafer ever reflect how much less i* would cost to be a decent, respectable man ? Does he imagine that loaferism is more economical than gentility? Any* liody can lie a gentleman, it he chooses to be, without much cost, bnt it is mighty being a, loafer. It costs time, for no man cm be a first-class loafer witte out devoting his whole time to it. The .wenpation, eilting. weUfollowed, harffivaffords time for sleeping, dri—, we had almost said drinking, but on reflee tion we will except thit. The loafer finds time to drink whenever invited, at the cost of friends. Once fnlly embarked on the sea of loaferdom, aud von bid farewell to every friendlv sail that sails uu der an honest and‘legitimate flag Yonr consorts will only be the bueea neers of society. It costs money, for, though the loafer mav not earn a cent or have one for months, the time lost might have procured him much monev sloth’ if devoted to industry instead of It costs health, vigor, eomfort, all the true pleasures of living, honor, dignity self-respect, and the respect of theworld when living, and, finally, all right of eon sideration when dead. Be a gentleman, then ; it is far cheaper. THE FARM. - r«E.oi is lighter than milk, and is yen- neariv the siwoifie gravi*v of water. which is reckoned at I.OOti IjUtD is EOW in cheese-making in ,,We of cream to make a che -.parti.de it fa on a par with suet for butter in the form of oleomargarine. Statistics show that the annual cod sumption of eggs 5w in the United States is marketed'or alemtlO COO ’elm*m«l barrels estimated* The poffit-v ^ U pounds ^ ’ at OudOOO ’. Let every farmer v.ao , is - not able ,, to , a pptnre get a few board*? huild a lew rods of portable fence and muke ? f ntv i ‘ i -' u ' r Ui& Jt € 8 ? n<1 ® ( f v ® rt around as eir-ntafstenccs re-iuire. H will make pork-rai,mg more protrtabie than fo keep hogs conhned m peoaall the tirae - The most dangerous insect to farm , crops is the wheat midgfc Late sowing of wheat is sometimes a remedy, thongh this has its disadvantages. wheat All insects found in cleaning should stubbles be da stroye.1 at once, and wheat plowed immediately will be likely to de striy all those wound up in cocoons m the ground, Cause asd Effect.—W hen fattening an animal for beef let the process be as quick as possible. Any stint in arid feeding dry. will make the m at tough Stall-fed animals will fatten more readily than others, and younger animals re tha nones. In wmte f. fat * e !} lu e ®“ ch *l VBll! u I >on ?. ho warmth of the stable. The warmer the cattle are kept tho less food will bo needed SHEEr do not Impowri-h land. Rug¬ ged canyons and mountain slopes, at present not available for other use until better roads are built to market, may be utilized a Jong way in advance of the the march of improvements. Time will surely enhance the value of these pos¬ sessions school-houses as surely as roods, settlements aud draw nearer to them. And, iu the meantime, the liardv pioneer need wait but a short while for their com¬ ing. Castor oil is undoubtedly the best, and therefore flic- cheapest, for iron axles—which should always be wiped clean. A correspondent informs us that his market-wagon would run only twenty miles before requiring to be regreased, when lard was used, bnt with castor oil it ran sixty miles, big and was good for twenty more—a difference, and worth remembering. He further remarks tliat “a wheel well lubricated will turn one half easier, and wear ae long again, a gain liv of one hundred aud fifty per cent.” the liberal use of oil. Nctiutive Matter ix Hay and Cobs. —The average results of experiment and theory, Indian so to sjieak, make 57 pounds of 1,140 corn, pounds equal to 10!) pounds of hay, or of Indian coin to the ton of hay. But it must be remembered that the nutritive effects of food upon an animal are varied by many causes, and also that the comparison of foods is affected by the object sought, as fact, growth, labor, milk, &c. The above is the relative amount of nutritive matter in corn and hay, as determined by ex¬ periment and theory. It is evident that the changed condi¬ tion of our agriculture must s iosi com pel the employment of skilled hands, and these skilled hands must be edu¬ cated before they can be employed. Agricultural laborers arc composed too largely this of a floating, unsettled class, and must be change I before amendment in the degree of skill cau be expected. They must be definite' composed of a class with settled and ends and aims, who are educated to the business as earnestly as culture mechanics. will attract With capital, such assistance and agri¬ afford it a safe investment. Skilled labor is the immediate demand of the future in agri¬ culture. Good Farming. —It Is one sign of a good farmer if he prizes manure. It does not require a good farmer to raise bountiful crops on a farm already rich, bnt the art lies in so managing the farm that it will produce good crops every year without losing in fertility. A man may make money from his farm while he is wasteful of fertilizers, but he is not a good farmer, for he is constantly running his land into debt. Good farming con¬ sists of such management as will make the farm produce the best possible re¬ sults without deteriorating the soil. This can only be accomplished uiie by a rigid economy in the making and of ma¬ nure. and a systematic rotation of crops that will be the least exhaustive to the soil. IV here sheep are kept for the double purpose of direct income in wool, mut ton, etc., and the manure they make, it is important tliat the extra food, or that outside of what the pasture furnishes, should be chosen with ewe. It would be wise for the American farmer to lie come better acquainted with cotton-seed cake, linseed oil cake, and like concen¬ trated foods. By feeding, and feeding only liberally of such foods, the sheep not make grow is rapidly, but the manure they rich introgenous matters and valuable fertilizing salts. The growth of animals is a means to an end, and when the most money is made from tiie flock and the land enriched, the most rapidly the end is gained. The profit of sheep the as fertilizers depends largely upon kind of food tliat is used. Picking Freit.—T he following sug gestures in regard to picking fruit for canning are furnished by a gentleman conversant with the business : “It pays to pick yonr fruit carefully and in time ; if m right condition one day the next will be too late to pick. Go over yonr trees many times. Don’t try to pick all at once. If green, you lose'weight If too ripe, it is spoiled for canning. The proper condition for apricot, plum, peach and nectarine is when fully manned, but before softening. Use shallow boxes Shakes make good boxes and are cheap. Above all, bnug to the cannery or send f,. Hi at. _ ? f tke ¥?- aeSt *,* .. b , Stbtonu P ’ ,P° SS 5 e Trees that over bear do not yield marketable frrnt Towls in Orchards.—L ast fall, says the Poultry World, we visited an or chard in which fowls were kept, the breli »» Z confined in it the trees made D ° 8 ro ' Tt H' aE d on -' * cr>rr es ponding il,, amount of fruit . - was obtained, But what a change was evident now Tbe grass was kept down the weetM killed and tree* vfclh presented an appear aueeW thrift the most enthntias tie horticulturist could not bnt admire and enw. The growth of the trees was ably moat luxuriant, vigorous, and the foliage remark the fruit was abuudant other of large imperfections. size, and free from worms and Hie excellence «■ •cMA for by the proprietor, 'riio remarked that the “hen* at» al the worms and ewvulio in their reach even the canker worm." He found lesi trouble with their roosting m trees than be expected, and that a picket fence six feefc bigh kept them - vitkin bonn<1& r: orchard was divided into three sections and the fowl- were changed from one to another, as the condition of the fowls or the orchard sections seamed to require. ExsiL.ec.F..—The pnbiieatiou of a mnl titude of affidavits from amateur farmers who were “wild” over the results ob tamed from feeding ensilage seems largely over, and now and then a rav of real truth begins to make its real worth more clear, and in manv of t’o statements the economy was evident!r forced, so that suspicion'is cast over the whole subject. Very often the great value gain is of made apparent by figuring" the the ensilage at actual cost of production, and then balancing a trains t it hay aad corn at market values instead of at real cost as in the case of the silo fodder. Accuracy seems wanting in too many instances, and upon That the very * bLn few impartial experiment- have instituted conviction seems to settle that there is no such great gain as claimed. Iu no instance have we seen any it.-m in regard to lost fertility, for an acre of laud that produces seventy-five tons (?) of corn fodder must be exhausted almost beyond would any drain of a dozen grass crops that food. Just produce twenty tons of drv what the future of the silo is to be in American agriculture is uncer tain, but that it can establish itself by any unjust claims or end in other than disappointment unless accuracy can be maintained is doubtful, and, if fcueeeex does follow, it is not the base upon which our agricultural prosperity must be built upon, but in any event can only become a part of many successful industrie s.— Cleveland Herald. Trust Vour Wife. A man who has made a few hundred dollars clear of his business was afraid to invest it and equally afraid to toil his wife he had such a sum. So he hit upon the expedient of hiding tiie w allet w hich contained it in an unused parlor stove, and feeling sure that no one would molest it, went about his business with the feel¬ ing that it was safe. But one day liis wife made a fire in the stove to burn up an accumulation of rubbish, and, happening to mention the fact to her husband, was astonished to see him jump up and run round like one possessed. “You have ruined me, ruined me!” he shrieked. ‘ ‘ All the savings I had were hidden in that stove. Oh, what idiots women are!” “I think you acted more like an idiot,” answered telling his wife calmly, “first in not me you had the money, next iu putting it in such a place. Had you trusted me that money would now be out on investment instead of being burned up.” Tiie man wrung his haDds and groaned and made life a burden to himself and family, acknowledged until lie that finally quieted down aud he had no one to blame but himself. Then his wife gave him a bankbook with the amount he had lost credited to him. “It was just by the merest chance that I found the wallet,” she said, “ and then I felt hurt and indignant to think you could not have trusted me with even a knowledge fit of yonr savings. If I am not to receive your confidence, I am not fit to be your wife.” Peace was restored and it is safe to surmise that the husband never again failed to trust his wife. Women, especially those who have had little contact with the world of busi¬ ness, large instincts, arc not unfrequently which gifted with insight give them a quick into business matters. No man who has a proper appreciation of his wife will sell a cow or a horse off his farm without consulting her. No mer¬ chant will buy a stock of drygoods with¬ out of his exchanging life ideas with the partner ; trust your wife, not feebly wbolV, and with restrictions, but fully, in measure. It is said that men are what their mother’s make them. Many a man who has gone down into the depths would have been saved from moral and temporal his disaster if he had only trusted wife; not in the day of adversity, but in the day of prosperity. “Sho! What do wimmin know about business ?” says some Solon to liis household. Not much experimentally, disastrous it may be, but as the most failures are always made by men, it may be possible a woman might at least have a position as look-out ou the ship to signal “danger ahead.” The men who have become famous in the world have always relied upon the judgment of their wives. A French writer says that when a man has toiled step by step up a long flight of stairs he will l>e sure to find a woman at the top. The man who distrusts his wife’s intel¬ ligence ignores is to be pitied. The man who it as beneath his dignity is a fool. Daisy’s Story. “Oh,” said Daisy to her mamma, “I wuz in the parler last night behind the sofy, when the young preacher come in to see sister Kate, and they did set too close up for anything ; an’ the preacher said ‘ Katie de'ar, I luv vou;’ an' Kate said ‘Oo, oo;’ an’ then the preacher, he kissed her right smack iu the mouth, and said, ‘Dear Katie, how good the f to us ?°° r ?. n ’ Ka t i ® •,??,’ A 00 an , , mamma , then- “you chdd - w!l at did yon do ? Wn ^>. A g °’ ^ , fdt 80 ,8°° “ d y > ° 1 ought to seen them ri two people, i how , thev jumpt up, and I looked at Daisy all scrunched up in a corner. It wnzjust ^ awM for an use >, Daisv wia not s i ipper ^ that time. Steubenville Herald. T t- l i , . , dresses, she would have been busv, and have had no time to bother with the ser pent.
