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Vol. XII.
EraiMAPOLIS,;nQIANA; .DECEMBER 1,1877.
No. 48
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EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT.
-.-• ,-     Lost, Strayed or Stolen..
Ten cents per liae; and no advertisement for less
;  than 25 cents. ',-;.,_, .
.. No better medium conld be selected than this de-
. i partment of the Faehkr for the recovery of stock.
. - Tell yonr neighbor of) lt when yon hear of the loss
.of his stock. '..'"•"'",'!•"'"
FOR  SALYE.
•*   TJERK8HIR1W FOR SALE—The undersigned
, JO  have for sale near PUlnfield, Hendricks Co.,
Ind., 30 first class pigs, nearly all sired by imported
"CanadVjohn." vPrice" $15y each or 823 per-pair.
• 6 young boars old enough for Bervice. Price J20 each.
■ 10 fine young sows—gilts—to be bred to "Canada
John" ln December and January. ■ Price J25.  To be
<   delivtsrtd after breeding. Imported "Canada John"
will also be offered for sale after January.   Price
,. 150.   He is. a fine breeder.  Also flne," nicely-bred
young Short-Horns'for sale.  Correspondence soll-
.'  cited. .     CHARLES LOWDER A SONS.
Nov. 17th, 1877.      .   ,       ' 46-eow-tf
—fjlOR BALE—In order to. make room for other
-■ JD stock, we will sell 6 fine yearling bulls. I will
ventur* to say that you cannot find 6 as fine yearling
• bulls ln any other herd In the BtaW. -Will sell for
.   part cash, or aU cash, 6 or 12 months time. We have
. bnt one price. Also some find Poland China sows,
"   old enough to breed, which I will breed to my fine
"■boar, Beecher, and guarantee tobe safe lnplg. I
can also ship yon as fine a boar pig, (old enough for
• service) as you can find anywhere. Send for pedl-
' greee and price*. Address, L. H. AIKMAN, Dana,
,   Vermillion Co,, Ind  . 48-4L
EOR SALE—"My Srtedlng Berkshire Boar, two
years old,'for want of use. Is ln prime condition, (Barker's stock) took lst premium at the Tippecanoe connty fair; weighs 850, sure getter: desirable every way; cost, J40 at two months -old; is worth
more; will consider offers, or exchange lor Jersey
heifer calf, Poland Chinas. Please write lf you
want him 1 o A. C. HaBVjuY, Lafayette, Ind. ,
■-■■,■.■.- , . . 48-St.
EOB SALE—Berkshires of the finest breeding, 20
young sows, part of them bred; 10 boars old
enough for use; 75 pigs from 8 to 12 weeks old, all of
this stock ls to be sold at panic 'prices. " Come and
examine ihe herd, or write lor what yon want to
WM. H. FALL, Thorntown, Indiana.' 48-5t.
EOR SALE—Four pure Berkshire Boars, (Meredith and Barker strains,) large enough for
service; boxed and warranted to please Only 810
each. Sows same price; all healthy and well marked.
46-8t A. CHAKVRY, Lafayette, Ind.
EOR SALE—PARTRIDGE COCHINS at J3.00
each, 85.00 for a pair and 17.00 for a trio. Order at once, as I have only a few for sale at these
prioes.  JOUM M. SPANN, Indianapolis.   ,    47-2t
"ClOR SALE—A fine lot ol pigs, the get of Adonis
___! 1149, and Colonel Humfrey 1129, Vol. II, A. B.
Record. Also young sows in farrow. For prices, etc.,
address W,L. MALLOW, New Holland, O.       S9-13t
IOR HaLe-GOTJBJ? SEED CORN at low prioeF.
jj Satisfaction guaranteed. For full partrculaia
address F. J. BTOVER,'.I»eerfleld, Lenawee county,
Mich.  47St .
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OR SALE—COLT—See Wanted, this column.
48 2t.
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W for Copyists, Book-Keepers and Telegraph
Operators at the Bryant A titration Business College
and Telegraph Institute. 44 South Meridian street.
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property to trade for Indianapolis property."
, Address FitANK A>. DIAI,, No*-77>s East' Market
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 IED—All Who wanf sltuatlons,'ana those
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,     W, sho Valley, Kansas. Bee before trading. Cheap)
travel furnished.  M. ARBtJCKLE, 74 East Market
" "Street. ' ...    ,.-•',    S7-lSt.
WANTED—Eadv and gentlemen canvassers to
call and see those • beautiful, Oil Hcturee
■" given'to our subscribers. Address Western Sub-
;     Agency, N. 66 Penn. St., Indianapolis. 46tf _
j ~V\TANTED—Farms of all sizes to trade for city
IT    property.   Will take encumbrance.   A, M.
.AiiXANDKR, ly. West Washington St., over "Be6
* Hive," Indianapolis, Ind. 20-62t
*\T7" ANTED—To buy" walnut lumber in large or
W     smaU quantities. - TUCKER A DORSEY, 15
Bates Block, Indianapolis, Ind.   .   . .   4*-ly
•*TT7*ANTED—To buy, or sell,- a black horse colt.
VV     No white hair about It; object, amatch. Ad-
' dress, J. BENNETT, Bunman, Ripley Co., Ind' /   .
.     .<-.-■ . ' .       _     48-2t..
,-,   • MiJCE-ULANEOUS.	
DECIDED BARGAINS to reduce 'our j'cholce
breeding stock of Yorkshire, Berkshire, Essex, Chester White and Poland China pigs of all
ages. Also sheep; cattle, and fancy-poultry; finest,
new breeder's manual, elegantly illustrated and
giving lull description of the different breeds. Price
25 cents. Seed Wheat, all the best varieties, grown
especially for seed. Also turnip, cabbage, cauliflower, lettuce, radish, spinach, and all seeds for
the falL Prickly Comfrey, the most wonderful forage plant, setts MOO per 100; 50 cents extra by mall.
Seed catalogue free. BEN30N, BURPEE A CO.,
533 Church street, PhUadelphia, Pa. 88-ly
TOUNG MAN I Do you want a lucrative situation ln business? If so. attend the old rell-,
able Indianapolis Business College, Bates Block,
opposite the Postoffice, In same bonding in which
the Indiana Farmer ls published. Address, with
stamp for circulars, etc, KOERNER A GOODIKR,
Indianapolis, Ind. 42-tf
JOSEPH POOL, Greensburg, Ind.,offers 30' pairs
of very fine Buff Cochin Chicks, early birds,
at very reasonable prices. All bred from Young
Victor, the prinoe of Chicago show, Feb. 1877, scoring 93 points. 48 tf.'
TO TRADE—A large quantity of chblce selectea
lands ln Kansas for Improved i farms or city
property, or for sale on best ol terms at office of W.
v. MASON, 10,,,- East Washington 8t„ Indl&napolls,
, ;     ■•'.. i 43 6t.
TO IOAN—Money on Improved farms at 8,9 and
10 per cent. Money furnished promptly. RUD^
D..LL, WAIX.OTT& VINTON, 3 Vinton Block, Indianapolis, Ind.: .     . 20.tf-.10)
Bee advertisement of Little Rock and Port
[Smith Railroad Lands.
STOCK NOTES.
The receipts of stocjc at the Union
Stock Yards, on Saturday last, were aa
follows: '869 hogs, 259 cattle, 180 sheep
and 20 horses.
Stock for Sale.—We refer the reader
to the announcement of Charles Lowder,
on the first page. He offers some very
fine stock at a bargain.
Good Stock.—Bead the several announcements of fine stock for sale on the
first page. ' The column on that page
will always be found interesting, as many
good bargains are constantly being announced there.'
Cost of a Two-Year Old Steer.
We make the following extract from a
carefully-prepared article in the last volume of the report ofthe Department of
Agriculture,' on-, cattle feeding in New
York, by Prof. E. W. Stewart, Lake View,
N. Y. Though written for that State,
the'principles involved apply equally to
our own section. '       '-'
Having been driven by carefully-tried
experiments to the conclusion that profit
can only be expected from full feeding
under the system of early maturity, and
that to carry out this system to the best
advantage the animals should be raised
and finished for the butcher upon the
same farm, I propose, in conclusion, to
examine the real margin for profit under
this best system - -'
Let us take the average gain of good
thrifty calves, fed upon 20 pounds per
-lay of skim-milk for the first ninety
days, with an average of one-half pound
of flax-seed -and one pound .of wheat-
middlings or oat meal after the first ten
days, giving much less at first, but increasing it to that amount; and the second three months, ten pounds of milk,
one pound of oil-meal, and two poends
of middlings per day, with pasture. The
cost, then, of the first six months will bey
for milk, 2700 pounds, at one-fourth cent,
$6.75; thirty pounds flaxseed.ninety cents;
ninety-one pounds oil-meal, $182; 272
pounds middlings, $2.04; 100 pounds hay
during first ninety days, fifty cents; pasture three months, at fifteen cents per
week, $1.87; in all, $ia88. With this
feed the calves , should average 500
pounds' weight at six months.
The second six months, it will require
ten pounds of hay per day, or 1,820
pounds, $9.10;. 182, pounds. of oil-meal,
$3.64; three pounds per day of middlings,
546 pounds, at $15 per ton, $4.10, amounting to $16.84; and the gain should be two
and a half pounds per day, or.410 pounds;
averaging at .one year old 910 pounds,
costing $30.72. ., . ,.-.-...» .
y, The second summer, pasture at thirty
cents" p'eY week j will cost $7.80; three
pounds per day*of middlings]:or oats,
$4.10; total;.$11.90. ?The second winter
he will require'fifteen pounds of hay per
day, OX 2730 pounds, $13.65; six pounds
of corn meal, $10.42; 'four pounds bran
per day, $5.'46^$16.38; total cost of second year, $41.93. ,The steer, will gain-an
average of one and a half pounds per day,
or 547 pounds, weighing at two years old
1457 pounds. This steer will cost at our
figures, at two years old;$72.65, and'such
rapidly-matured steers will always bring,
in this State at least, six and a half cents,
or $94.70. This would leave a profit of
$22.05Y-But it must be remembered that
although.$72.65 may. be.considered a
great price .for a two-year old steer to
cost, yet it may be made up of the products ofthe farm all estimated, ani that
the steer will pay a handsome profit on
thatj while "the ordinary steer will' cost
two-thirds ai much and hot''bring in
market more than one-third the price.
I have raised calves upon the food here
estimated, and at a cost of* only $25 for
the-first year, Weighing .900 pounds, substituting straw for half of the hay.
- -Another formula for raising good calves
and steers is as 'follows; .The same
amount' of milk as before,' giving, after
first twenty days, one-half pound Of oatmeal and one pound of bran per _dayAtill
three months old, then .during next three
months, 6ne pound oats^ u-jgrou__d, nud
two'pounds of bran per day, with pasture.
This would make cost of first six months:
milk; $6.75; oats, $1.27; bran, $228; pasture, $1.80; ■ total, $12.10. The second six
months' feed, eight pounds of hay, with'
straw ad libitum, $7.28; one pound of oats
and two pounds*of bran per day,'$6.37;
total, $13.65; cost for the year, $25.75. The
second year the cost would be: -pasture,
$7.80j four, pounds bran per day, with
pasture $5.'40; cost of six months; summer, $13.20.:• Winter feeding: eight
pounds hay, $7.38; six pounds corn-
meal, $10.92; four pounds bran, $5.40;
six winter months, $22 60; cost, second
year, $35.80. Total cost, two years,
$61.55. ..':'.*•'
This formula has produced ah average
live-weight, with us, of 825 pounds the
firet year and 1350 the second-year. This
Bteer willbringsix cents or $81, and leave
a profit of $19.45.   I do not feed corn, or
corn-meal the first year, because the object should be to produce a large ferowth
of frame and muscle, and not to lay on
fat exclusively. Besides, corn-meal is
very apt to derange the digestive functions, producing a feverish state 'of system. It is, however, allowable to grind
one bushel of corn with two bushels of
oats, or one bushel of corn with one of
pease; but if pea-meal is used for calves,
it should be cooked, when it will be. found
an excellent food to grow a rangy calf.
A variety of food will be found preferable to any single kind, and we have found
oats, bran and corn a combination promotive of both health and growth. I
should advise, when obtainable, the use
of a small quantity of oil-meal and flaxseed; even a half pound daily will have
excellent influence in winter feeding, to
keep the bowels in the proper condition
where roots are not fed. j
These estimates, it will be understood,
are made to suit prices in New York and
most of the E s'ern Siates, and tf courie
are much too high for the West, and
higher than the prices of cattle food often
are in New York; but they are intended
io show that with all these points against
the Eastern States, cattle may be raised
at a profit. We have not estimated the
money value of the manure, which would
increase the profit Bide of the abcount
into fine proportions. The best Eaglish
feeders think tnemselves well paidif. they
can be re-imbursed forthe cost of the
food in the* value of the animal, charging
all the labor and profit to the manure.
Advantages of Fork Over All Other
Kinds of Heat.        .,;
[From a manuel on the hog, prepared
and published under the direction of
Thomas P. Janes, commissioner of agriculture of the State of Georgia.]*
1. EASILY PRESERVED BY SALT,
The facility with which pork is preserved with salt, without the use of brine,
will always stimulate the rearing of swine
as an article of food for home consumption,
as well as an important article of. commerce. ■>..■'
The flesh of no other animal is either so
readily preserved by salt, Bo'palatable to
the general taste, or capable of safe transportation to any part of the world; at any
ueasofl-of the year.....„.-.-■• .^t -      ,-"
The fact that it cures dry, keeps well,
even in warm elimates, not only cooks
without the aid of other meats, but seasons them, aa well as many vegetables,
gives it a value foi-familv use, not possessed by the flesh of any other animal. Ba
con and lard are indispensable to the
larder *0f every American family. • The
term "larder," or room used as a recepta.
cle for meats and other provisions, takes
its name from this important article^-lard
—which is not only used to season other
meats, but in cooking nearly every variety of bread. Indeed, the American housewife would be sorely perplexed if deprived
of the use bf lard. If the Jews are ever
collected into one nation; in which the
whole population depends upon fat beef,
the dairy and the goose, to supply the
place of lard, it is more than probable that
their national antipathy to the. flesh of
swine will be overcome, since the above
named sources of supply will utterly fail
to satisfy the demand. '    .
2-YVARIETY PRESENTED IN THB DIFFERENT
'    • •> PARTS OF THE HOO.   ..
There is no other animal in which there
is so little waste as in a well-fatted porker;
nor does any other present so pleasing a
variety, of products, even' when the adult
is butchered, to say nothing of the delicious sucking pig, so feelingly eulogized by
Charles Lamb. He says, "he must be
roasted"—had he partaken of the "barbecued pig," as prepared in Middle Georgia
—the most delicious dish in the world—
his stomach, if not his heart, would have
been "toofull for utterance." . ''
, First, wehave the sucking pig, or, when
a little larger, the shoat; from the
adult, the -delicious ham, when well cooked; a dish for an epicure; the shoulder, the
side, the jowl, the head, spare ribs, chine,
liver^ heart, brains, feet, and even the larger intestines, when nicely prepared,; are
enjoyed by many. ',
The most remarkable fact connected
with this variety is, that no two parts have
the same flavor, thus furnishing a variety
suited to the moat fastidious, as well as
the'grossest taste. Besides the pieces proper, the triuimiugs are mude into ihe most
delicious sausages, which none but a Jew,
or Mohammedan, could refuse. Again, the
extra fat furnishes the lard of commerce,
the place of. which cannot be supplied in
the kitchen. Of this, a useful oil is made,
which has become an important article of
commerce.   ' .
3—ADAPTED TO WARM CLIMATES. "
. The hog is not only indigenous tor warm
climates, Dut furnishes the most convenient, if not the most wholesome, animal
food for climates in.which the. summer
months are too warm for habitual use of
fresh meats. , ;
In the sparsely settled portions of the
South, where there cannot be daily access
to market, bacon is indispensable.
It is an. economical dish,. also from the
fact of its general use in "seasoning" many
dishes of vegetables for the Southern table... Bacon and cabbage, bacon and salad,
bacon and co.-n field peas, are dishes known
in their perfection only on the Southern
farm, where all*are the products of the
farm.  ■    . . *
There are no people in .the world who
can Jive betteror more cheaply than the
Southern farmer, who raises his own pork,
and gives proper attention to the dairy,
poultry yard, and garden; and, though the
exclusive use of bacon as meat diet is not
suited to warm climates, the abundant
supply of fresh vegetables, availab'e at all
seasons of the year, where proper attention is paid the garden, precludes the necessity of its excessive consumption.
Bacon, properly cured, is especially
suited to supply the waste of the frame incident to manual labor; and is not only
the most convenient and economical food
for the negro laborer, but is preferred by
him to any other kind of meat. Many
planters, who have not bestowed personal
attention upon their hogs, have been painfully reminded of this partiality by the
mysterious disappearance of their porkers.
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Col. Judy on the Short-Horn Market.
. "Colonel, what do you think about the
future Shorthorn market?" a breeder
asked the veteran auctioneer, as they were
discussing various phases of farm life.
"Plenty of money in Short-horns;
plenty," said the Colonel, "Only a man
must conduct it as a legitimate business.
"What do you mean, said breeder, "by
conducting it as a legitimate business; you
do not moan to say there has been any
more dishonesty in that department of
stock-raising than in any other?"
'No, I did not refer to that. I simply
meant, to take from the Short-horn business its speculative character. The dealers must become regular breeders; and let
everything rest upon its merits and the
laws of demand and supply. If there is a
demand for high priced animals, breed
them and sell upon the natural market.
Let the plain bred animals drop to a price
that will attract the beef producer. The
thorough breeding will always place them
above the best steers, and in that margin
there is a fortune. In my opinion the lowest price the plainer thoroughbreds can
reach, unless by special depression, is when
the calf of six months brings for a breeder
the price-it would bring at four years old
for beef; and there is plenty money in that
for the common farmer."
"Do you think," said breeder, "that the
pure Bates and the pure Booth cattle will
decline if the plain Dred Short-horns ever
reach the point you name?"
"Very likely they might some; but where
there .is a lower, there is always a higher;
and when the general farmer becomes a
breeder of the plainer Short-horns, there
will be another class that will seek some,
thing finer and. higher priced. I have
more confidence in the Shorthorn business to-day than ever before. There is
plenty of money in it."—West. Stock Journal.
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* Cattle Diseases. •   *
Blackleg, black-quarter, carbon, and
murrain, are common names for a disease
known to veterinarians as carbuncular
erysipelas. Some recent investigations by
Prof. Tyndallgo'to show that this disease is
caused by the growth ofa minute plant in
the blood, by which the vital fluid is disorganized and made unfit for the vital
functions. It is evident that the seat of
thevdisease is the blood, but hitherto its
cause has escaped tha closest investigations. It affects young cattle, chiefly yearlings; and those that are in the most thrifty condition are generally attacked. The
first symptom is lameness in the hind legs,
which are swollen and discolored. When
the hand is passed over the quarter attacked, the swellings 'crackle' or rustle, from
the movement of air contained underneath the skin. The animal becomes feverish, the coat Btares, the mouth is hot
and dry, the dung is hard and black, or
offensive, tae urine is hot and dark colored,
and death is very rapid. When the skin
is removed, the flesh is black and decomposed, and the blood is black. The circass
becomes putrid in a Bhort time. We know
of no cure, but the disease may be prevented by caTe in feeding wholesome food
and by avoiding those rank pastures which
abound in low, rich, undrained places in
river bottoms and marshes. Pure water
is also a preventive. It is highly probable that the poisonous spores which produce the disease in the blood, enter the
system in impure water that is swallowed by the animals, or with the rank in-
iected herbage of swampy places, as with
cholera, typhoid fevers and other epidemic
di»e;ues «,f the huma"n race, which were
formerly so destructive, these disorders ot
cattle exist only where aud when sanitary
laws are violated, and are unkoown where
caution is exercised to avoid danger.—
N. Y.Times.
Give the Figs a Good Bedding.
Experience has proved to us that straw
will not serve a good purpose in this connection, as it mats down too closely, keeping a damp bed lor them continually. For
the outside pens or yard, we have found
dry leaves inliberal quantities to be a very
good absorbent, preventing the formation
of filth which we too often see in pig pens.
For the inside pens or sleeping compartment of piggy, as well as lOr the outside
one, too, if there be a good supply on hand,
we have found corn stalks to bt most excellent. It does not take the pigs long to
break it up so it affords a nice bed.   The
part of the fodder we use is that left after
the cows have stripped off what they wanted to eat. The remainder is, each morn,
carried to the pig pens and yards for the
pigs to work over into manure eventually.
By keeping the pigs well supplied with
material to work over, in with their solid
and liquid excrement, it is surprising how
much good manure a pen of five or six
good sized porkers will make in a single
season. Besides, the pigs will keep cleaner
and thrive better, than if neglected and
left to wallow in the mud and mire by
those who neglect their pigs as well as
their other stock.—D. Z. Evans, Jr.
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Selling Hogs.
For the benefit of young farmers like myself, I will give my experience in selling
hogs, which on foot or dressed will pay best,
when one has the chance of doing either.
I know it is owing to the price, age and size
of the pigs, to a great extent. The price
here last season was 4 J cents on foot, six
cents dressed. The question with me was
whether it would pay best to sell dressed
or on foot. I tested the subject as far as
my opportunities would permit, not having anything to weigh with but a beam.
I weighed the pigs, each one, after killing
and bleeding, then dressed and cleaned,
and after hanging an hour weighed again,
with the following result: First pig before dressing, 224 pounds, after dressing,
175 pounds; second pig, 190 pounds lbs.,
before cleaning, after, 154; third pig, 238
before cleaning, after, 200. It will be Been
that the first pig lost forty-nine pounds,
the second thirty six pounds, the third
thirty eight pounds; in all, 123 pounds.
Weight of all pigs before dressing, 652 lbs;
at $4,50 per cwt. would be $29,34; after
dressing, 529 pounds at $6,00 per cwt.
would de $31.74—a profit of $2.40, which
would hardly pay if you had to spend one
day to butcher and one hauling to market.
If sold on foot it takes but one day to de ■
liver, but in selling dressed it leavee40s$2.
for one day's work, which in these times
would be more than enough to pay for
some good paper, such as the Farmer.—W.
K., in Ohio Farmer..
Additional Premiums for 1878.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
The last Bays of tlie Kxtra Session—The
Experience of a Prospecting Senator
and his Wire-The National Lnmrf of
Ornamental "Soldiers—What It costs.
(From our regular Correspondent.)
The following additional offers of premiums
bave come to hand since the last lsssne of the
Faemeb:
Messrs. Pattee Bro.. & Oo., of Monmouth,
III., placeoneoftheirsnperb "NewDeparture"
Walking Ooltivitors on our premium list.
This implement ha. grown into great popularity among our enterprising farmers, and
will bs greatly priz id by the successful agent
who gets it, for it will be as good as cash to
bim.
Mr. H. M. Clark, Nurseryman, of. Covington, lad., will give two good premiums, as
fjllows:       ... .      .
lst. To the agent who send* the largest lift
of subscribers tothe Fabmeb from Boone Co.,
Ind., 50 No. 1 first-class apple trees, assorted,
three years old, and 100 Concord grape vines,
two years old.
2ad. To the agent sending the largest Hit
fro*n Fountain Co., Ind., 50 assorted No. 1
appletrees, three years old, and 100 Concord
grape vines, two years old; trees to b) sent in
April next.
A 8t Joieph combined Seed and Plaster
Sower, worth $50,0?, will also ba given to some
oae of onr sncoessfal agents. This implement
is verv highly esteemed by all who are using
them, and are destined to come into ganeral
use.        'ft,
Messrs. Cornish <$. Curtis, of Fort Atkinson,
Wisconsin, plaae one of their No. 1 Rectangular Churns on our list also. This splendid
churn ij rapidly taking the field, leading all
other churns wherever it comes to be known,
and weare glad to ba able to off jr so gooda
premium to our agents.
A No. 3 Scar Feed Cotter, worta thlrty-fiv e
dollars, is also placed on our list, to ga to
same goal ag.nt. Tais valaible aad well
known cotter recommends itself, and in
it some agent will get a valuable premium.
Mr. L. O. Miltnurae, of Fjuntaiatown,
Shelby Oo , Ind.. places one of his beet Poland
China pigs—agent's choice of sex—on our
list of gjod premiums.
Mr, T.J. Johnson, of Greencastle, Ind., will
give a trio ofhis fine silver spans-led Himburg
towls to the local agent^n Putnam county,
Ind., who will furnish him the mo.t subscribers to be sent to the Fmimes to his credit from
that county.
Tne Siante committee has amead.d the
Paris Exposition bill by increasing the compensation of the twenty commissioners to
$1,200 each, and increasing the aggregate appropriation to $175,003.
Information has recently been filed ia the
United States Court against farmers for selling
leaf tobacco in violation ofthe revenue laws.
It is usually supposed that a farmer may sell
anything he produces on his farm, but snch is
not the case. He cannot sell tobiooo except
to regularly Jioensed manufacturers of tobacco, cigars, etc. Farmers who have tobacco
should be careful and not Bell any of it except
to manufieturers, as tr±3re are men who will
inform on them for the fee.
The Wheeler & Wil.on  offltse is removed to 58 North Pennsylvania St. lti
Washington, Nov. 21,1877.
All signs indicate that the extra session is drawing near its end, though the
probabilities are that it will be prolonged
a few days beyond the date that has been
thought of for adj ournment. She regular
session will follow so close upon the one
that is about to close that the interview
might better be called a recess than an
adjournment. Members of congress and
their wives will hasten home for a few
days to attend to domestic affairs, and
the ladies will have an opportunity to tell
their neighbors what they have seen and
heard. I heard yesterday from the chief
of the fire department, of a senator and
and his wife from a far off southwestern
state, who have brought with them the
prospecting, pioneering bias peculiar to
their habitat. They were not content to
make the hackneyed rounds of the departments, Navy Yards, Smithsonian Institution, Art Gallery and National Lunatic Asylum,(no reference to congress) but,
in their walks during the delicious Indian
summer days, wandered into a little
ohurch-like edifice, which they found to
contain a burnished fire engine and hose
carriage. The polite foreman explained
the perfect machine and made them acquainted with the complete system of
electric fire alarms, he unlocked a little
bar and displayed a small lever, which a
body's finger might move, but which
would cause half a score of distant bells
to strike and mobilize fire companies in
different parte of the city. The distinguished visitors were both much interested, and the lady breathed a fervent
wish that a fire might occur while she
waa there, as she would so much like to
see a practical illustration of what she
had just heard. The words had scarcely
passed her lips when a keen bell-like
note was heard—instantaneously the automatic stable doors flew open, the automatic halters were unloosed, and four
trained and harnessed horses thundered
at full ga'lop, over the brick floor to their
places in front of the engine and hose reel
—the firemen sprang to their perilous
perches, and it waa not more than thirty-
five seconds from the sound of the alarm
till the engine,like a brass comet, shot over
the Nicholson pavement in the direction
of the fire; but those precious seconds
had given madam and the Senator time
to make neally two squares, and to get a
Btreet corner and a lamp post between
them and the fire engines.
The Democrats are not a little chagrined that they have been beaten by a
coalition of the Texas delegation and the
minority on the army bill. An army of
25,000 men seems quite small when compared with the stupendous military establishments across the water, but, when
we compare the expense of our little
army with the expense of European
armies, the disparity is not so striking,
For instance, we pay our army officers,
averaging the grades, $2,200 a year per
man, and to privates $175 a year. The
pay of the English officer averages $1380
per year, and of the enlisted man, $100,
In England there is but one officer to
every twenty men, we have an officer to
every nine men. Oar total pay of officers
is twenty-five per cent, more than our
total pay of men. In England the total
pay of officers is full thirty-five per cent,
less than the total pay of men. Gen. Sherman remarked not long since, that the
superfluous staff was eating up the army.
THE  BOOT   OF THE EVIL IS AT WEST POINT.
How this institution issues every year
more than 100' graduates, expensively
educated by the government, and to
whom the government, by terms of contract, owes a support during their natural
lives, and also to their families after them.
Three yeare ago Senator Thurman introduced a bill to reduce the number of appointments to West Point by one-half.
The bill was referred to the State military
couiiiiittet* and pigoui,-h,ltd, and still
t'le N^Ho-ial Military Acad .•;•..y y>f-f. on
at full blast, grinding out lieutenants at
the rate of 100 per annum, all of whom
draw pay with tactical regularity, but
most of whom perform no other military
duty. To be sure it would be a great
disappointment to rich girls with a penchant for brass buttons, to have this male
seminary cut off in the flower of its
youth. _ Without the naval and military
academies, the bon tortof feminine Washington would have no other resource for
dancing partners than government clerks
and such members of congress as have
left their wives in their districts.
C. A. S.
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.'Two Kansas farmera were poisoned last
week by a mistake of the druggist, who put
up prescription for them. Tbey both died
but the druggists were not considered in any
manner guilty b7 the coroner's jury.
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