Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 21, 1880, Page 16

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, Its Condition.Is Buch that It Will Be Swung This Morning. Ronto of the West Side Cars Until the Work Is Completed. At lost the city authorities have decided to do something Inthe way of making permun- nent tepairs to the east and west abulments of the Madison street bridge, The bride will bo awung open this moming, and, in all probability, kept open to street-cars and other yelileles for three or four weeks to come, though podestrian travel Is not Nkely to be interrupted but fora fewdnys. It hus been fount that the patehing-wy process will 10 Jonger meet the ense, and, although it bas taken the city along time to get around tothts way of thinking, still it lins got there, and the public, perhaps, ought to be correspondlugly thankful that i took no Songer. Thats bridgefiil of people and s procession of velii- eles ofall kinds has not been dumped into the river and received the cholee emptyings of two sowers where they would do the most good, Is not the fault of the city, nor, 16 may be added, of tho newspapers, which lave called attention to the uncertain condition of the bridge and its approaches over and over agaln, THE WORSE-LOOKING ANUTMENT fs the one to tho feft, though Its companton isn’t left far to the rear, Each of these abut ments is bullt on piles, whieh are covered with heavy phinks, and these In turn form 4 bed for tho masonry. Near tho base of the masonry are the bottoms of the sewers—one in each abutment, three or four feet in dameter, ‘The masonry sur- rounding these siop-holes ts cracked, seamed, | and split—some of the fissures belng fully hal€ an inch wide,—and the stones have bulged out day after day until the whole structure has been in apparently hinminent danger of tumbling Into the river, ‘Lhe aia terial behind the masonry, and upon which the streot, with Sts car-tracks, Is supported, isn soft elay, Which hus been pressed dawn by the heavy loads travellug over ft wath) this downward pressure his been converted into 9 futeral pressure, and the bulging-out pro- erss owas the resi, | Mad tho abutinents been stronger, they. world hive stood It, As it Is, thelr age, together with thelr weakness, has made them pliant and yielding, and constant presstire has dong ‘thy Dushiess, One day ane abutment would outbuige Sts fellow, and it was found neees- sary to cut away some of the opposite ap proach In order’ to permit the opening ant closing uf the bridge. Another day, theother approach would bulge, and the cutting-away process would be transferred to the oppostt shie, When the abutments got it pretty bad, it wns noticeable that the streetcar racks and the pavement between them sunk until the ralls were below. the rally on the bridge, sud the ears wobbled, stuck, started up Satna and finally pulled ‘on, where they should have taken the bridge ons tevel and without any trouble whatever, In order to raise the approacli-tracks, wedges have been driven into the wood beneath the Nicolson, atul something less than a cord af woad alta- gether hns been used in the vain attempt to prop, Ha and patel apsomething that needed rebuilding from the bottom tp. ‘The patelt- ing was sill golng on yesterday afternoon even, to a Ihnited extent, although tt had deen determined hors before to abandon all temporidng espedionts, andl go to work in to build new abutnents, tag ot this suddon determination to hing ant give up fooling, a reporter, ned to s the bridge and saw who hia $3 how things were working, ealled upon SUPERINTENDENT LAKE, of the West Liviston Ratlway Fompany, to get his impressions regarding the condition of the bridge, and ta uscertaln the detally with regard to the roming of ears while the Approaches are wicergompe repairs, Mr. Like said he lind noticed for some time bast that the mnsgoury on both sides of tho diver had heen giving way, probably owing to the faet that the clayey material back of 1 ns itwas pressed dewnward by the heny teaming aboye, crowded the masonry—weak at be out Into the 4 in other wor ho downward pressure on tho eluy was followed by a lateral pressure which caused the stonework to bulge aut. ‘That this downward pressure was something enor- Mots Was patent to everybody who saw how the tracks on each sldeof the bridge had sunk untll thelr ends were several inches bow the ends of the tracks on the bridge, Although the sinking was golugen all the tne, he hat not thought there was any fie mediate danger tobe apprehended, A week ago Sunday morning, When he ptt his men at work at the east approach, the whole bridge hail settled down forty feet from. the river front back, so that the tracks were three Inches below the bridge. ‘Thursday things were in Just as bud shape, and gester- day le cume to the conclusion that"Tt was best to MAKE AN IMMEDIATE EXAMINATION. He nccordingly yislted the bridge in com- pany with Clty-Engin Creeler, and his ine speetion of the approuches ded him to the fur ther conclusion that something must be done, or ho would have to stop the runulng of ears over the structure. By going below, his men had taken measurements and found thatone of the large openings in the masonry had iven way halfan inch in the last twenty- four hours, anda Inter stttement was, that the movement amounted to an eighth of an inch between 7 o'clock In the morn- ing and noon yesterday. It was only s question of time, In his opinion, when tho thing would give way, although the piling ayight prevent a great tunble into the river, r, Cregler, who rendlly saw the trouble, concluded to commence ‘repalrs this mor- ing, when the bridge would be swung open and nil travel suspended over Madison street until the work had been thoroughly done,— not patched, ag heretofore, In Mr. Cregior’s opinion, the fob intght be finished in two weeks, though Mr, Lake was Inclined to gO Mm two better, and make {t four weeks, AM the musonry on both sides would come down, and, 4 it should be found necessary, fresli piles Would be driven underneath, and the approaches thon built up ancy, in regard to the ite ba oF ae while the approaches are belng rebuilt, Mr. Lake stated, that, after consultation with Sn- perintondetit Holmes, of the South Side ompany, the arrangements, commencing with this mornlyKs would be as follows: ‘The Madison street and Ogden avenue cars will run east on Madison to Clinton, north on Clinton to Randotph, and east on Randolph to the terminus, near tho foot of the Inst- pinned street, ‘The Halsted street and Bine Island avenue cars Will run north on Tlalsted, over the new extension between Madison and Randolph, to Randolph, and east on the latter street to the terminus, In this way, considerable pressure will be taken off of Cliton street, and the movement of cars be rendered more ree, Tho Twelfth streot and the Van Buren street cars will run cast on Van Buren to “Clark, north on Clark to Madivon, east on Madison to Stata, and north on State to the present terminus. ‘Chis will relieve the nec- essarily crowded condition of things on Ran- daly street. ‘Yue Cana) streot, Canalport avenue, and Cunton street cars will sun as usu on Clinton and Randolph streets, Withrthe Randolph street, Milwaukee ave- nue, atl ‘Indiana street cars, there will of course be ng change. Ag ho eiiall portion of Chicago's Inhab- Itants patronize the “owl-tralns," it will In- terest them to know that the running ar qgertenta for tho night-cars will bo as fol- UWS? ‘Those on Madison street wilt run enst to Cilnton, north on Clinton to Nandolph, and east on Randolph to Stute, street, and. buck over the same route, Tnstend, therefore, of starting from State and Madison, the beluted pussenger will leave for }da home from the corner of State and Randolph. ‘The leaving- tine will be the siune as heretofore, The Halsted strect car heretofore leaving Blate and Aledlean, me se ma wil Ieave State r lotph at that hour, and run west on Randolph, and thence South on Halsted, Tho Outrageous Jotty and Levee Schemo to Bula the iver and Rob the Treus= ury. ‘Tho lost issue of tho St. Louis Marine Journal discusses the river-improvement astiGtk generally, and rip-raps speclully, as follows; “An article In tho St. Louls Republican of the uth, referring to, the echo and retcho, as it terms ft, of the Memplila svat lanehe and Cinelnnatl Commercial, says: ‘It dy very Jovely, indeed.’ Yes, it is, indeed; fndependent, noble, just, —pa- Glotle; advovallug the cause of the people aeninst tho plundering of the taxya defending the public safety and commerce: tenn shout tho fant, oppostng combined rings In thelr agswult: upon the Pubiie ‘Trens- wry, defending the nsefiuiness of the grentest water-route Ii the world, protecting the vl zen In tha valley from dlsaster froin overflow In time of flood: while these gentlemen fre. urgently — pressity upon Congress their inanstrous pet seheme, for lenin straightening, narrowing, and fettles, ask= Ing and expeeting In the name of tho people, wiiom they are outraging, fabulous appropri- ations that they may experluent with ni sys- tem that lias long since been exploded, ‘This trifling with the Nation’s Interest by endane gering navigation In her most lmportant water-rotte should be preven it by tho in- telligence of those whose duty itis to guard the public interest. My countrymen, sem them bneks Tet then submit thelr plans to be thoroughly studied and. discussed, “There need be no haste about this matter; that which $4 done hina hurry fs rarely done best, Twoultd as soon thhik: It posslite to place alover under the mouth of the Mississlppl, and ralseit sufticiently hieh toforee the water back to fits sotree, 13 to believe it possible to benefit navigation by their method. ‘The Avalanche has the boldness and independ: ence to ndyocate the theory of Capt. Cowdon, which must be adinitted ts useful, proper, safe, and reliable, and will unquest! onal prevent overliow In time of extreme hich water, preeluding the necessity of levees, and may. with safety be adopted as ft National work, THE FARM AND. GARDEN. Clover an a Ronovater and for Pasture =-Cost of Butter to the Muker-A New Inacctlelde — Wid Morntug-Glory— Ripening of Vruitse—Lhe Best Book on Farming—Culture of Pears—Early Chickens —Romedy for Chicken= Cholera. From Our Own Correspondent, Citampatay, HL, Fev. 19—The value of clover aga renovator of worn-out soll, and as aptature for grazing animals, Is not yet properly understood by the great ody of Western farmers. Worn-out Jand, upon which clover has grown a couple of seasons and then plowed under, are made almost. a3 fertile as ever. ‘Those best posted practice vlowing-under tha second year white the plant isin blossom, On this plowing fall wheat may be sowed, or the ground dallowed for spring grain, For . feeding green, {t isespeclally yalunble, "The Western Farnt dournal says that to pay the largest profit it should be used by grazing nnluuls; yet, for those yo situated as to take it available In that way, to cnt-and feed Ht in the manger in the green state, the Iargest returns are ob- talned. Directly, beenuse the yleld ts very large froma given surface, espectally valun- Dv to mileh-cows kept In the stable or yard; and indirectly, becanse, when cut in this way, the roots are stimulated to an unusual growth, laying the foundation in the lund for great beneift to future crops, The roots run deep and spread wide, rendering .the soil, at their deeay, very porous, ‘The alr elreulates freely through the toughest clay, and water finds its way among growlng crops that fol- low clover turned under by the plow. For hogs there 1s no better pasture. A shont that weighs fifty or sixty pounds in tho spring will, by the thie new corn is ripe cnough to feed, welgh from 200 pounds npwards, it kept during the Interval in clover, and inay be fattened realy for market with very little expense for corn. The present Is a good thue to saw clover-secd on wheat—elght quarts being aufticlent for an acre. COST OF BUTTER TO THE MAKER. A corresponient of the Ruritl New-Yorker has been using his arithmetic tu tid out what it-costs to inuke good Jersey butter, ils remarks ore ng follows: “ Now, if milk is worth from six to elght and 10 cents a. quart, how can the consumer expeet to get guowt butter for 25 to 90 cents a pound, when ft takes, on the averige, twelve quarts of milk to maken pound of butter?” From ordinary cows twelve to twenty quarts of milk are required to make 8 pound ot butter, ‘The milk of some of the thoroughbreds is much richer, and. that. of the Jersey vow, noted for her special butter- making qualities, is capable of oceaslonally producing a poundof butter from hve quarts; buta falr average 1s about elght quarts, AC six cents a quart such butter would be worth Av cents at the mint cost; and, 03 8 mat- terof fact, quod fresh butter cannot be put. luto the market, except, perhups, for n short season In tho early siummer, at less than 50 cents a pound, and glye the eareful and clean- ty farmer a lying protite? These figures are for New York, where Innd, Inbor, and feed are comparatively der, If it costs 60 cents in the West to nike rool by then the sooner two-thirds the butter- mukers quit, the better iowlll be. Wealways. fdered it profitable to sell butter at 20 to nts per pound, and should be willing to coutract. to inmake a goud article at. those ices If we had the pasturage. Eastern ulter-makers shanld come West if butter costs the manufacturer any sueh sum ag is stated In the extract. A NEW INSECTICINE, Prof, C. V. Riley, an entomologist known by reputation to most of the readers of “Tin Trmnusxe, has brought Into natlee a new agent for the destruction ot noxlous Insects, and which Ix sald to be much cheaper and safer to apply than Paris-green, ‘The article fis known as * London-purpte,” and. fs_said to cost about six cents per pound. Prof, Riley says: “A nuinbor of barrels of this powder were | plrced at my disposal the past season, and distributed to various observers and agents in Georgla, Alabina, and ‘Toxns, Farly hy the spring, Mr A. HR. Whitney, of Frankila Grove, Il, foand it to be 0 perfect antidote to the eunker-worms which had not been prevented from ascending his npple-trees; and the experiments of those whow 1 had Intrusted to make them on the cotton-worm, ag Well ag those made under my own super vision, all show that its effeets sro fully equal to those of Parl-gree: ke the Inter, If kills the worms qui! te and does not Injure the plants, If not applied In too ureab a quantity, Further, it alse eolors the Ingredients so ng fo prevent thelr being inlstaken for harmless materi, Finally, lta cheap price remaves the temptation to adulterate the poison, as every adulteration would prove more ex- pensive than the genuine artlele. It is even superior to Park-green, as, owing to Its more fnely-powdered condition, it can be more thoroughly mixed with other Ingredients and used fn sipaller proportion, Experiments onan hinge scale linve been made with thodry: applient ion nt the rate of two pounts to elghtven pounds of diluents, also at the rate of one, one-half, one-fourth, and oneelyghth pound'to eighteen of the diluents, ‘The lust proved partially effectual, and in no case were the plants Injured or the leaves even burned. In alt buf the hist case tho worms wero éffectually killed, but as the mixture, at tho rate of one-fourth pound, was 0 plied with grenter enre and regularity than ts gen- erally had on a lurge senle, and also in very dry ‘wenther, the proportion of one-halt wund to ehxhitecn of the dilnents Is most to wy recommended, ALL higher proportions ure almply waste of the material,” WILD SONNING-GLORY, “Cmcago, Il, Keb, 16.—Rurat Jny I haves firm in the county that has about fifteen ares that have wild morning-glorkes ere wil Nyon them to some extent, y tenant doesn’t avens to make any headway 1a exterminating than, He has liad both oats and cornon the gromid; and, after pullin them up faithfully from among the corn, au mowing after the onts are cut, phoy geen by the next spring to be justas thiek as aver, ‘Sho tand ts rather old “now, and needs secil- Ing. Have you had any experlence in this Tne? My man says that comnton burrs are ho compirison with these inorming-glorles, 1 should consiiler it a great personal favor it you cun give mie some Iden a4 to how to han dle this plece of land, lvl it to tne porsuu- ally or through next Satur ays TGS This weed, when once firmly rooted ina fleld, is very diMicult to eradicate, If there Ore stumps or stones, Bo much We warses Wo battled with an acre of the stufin the mid- die of a twenty-aere fleld of strawberries, and succeeded tn exterminating it In one season, ‘The plant can only be killed by hovlng, Seed- ing down to grass ‘or clover, or sowlng stnall gral, has a tondeney to cheek its growth, ut WHHL never’ oxterminate It, Plant some crop that requires to be hocd, and see that no blossoms Bre permitted te produce seed, ‘Thut will puta stop te its furthor propaga: Hon by seeds, ‘Cho raota can only be killed by keeping the leaves cut as fast as they ap- penr above ground, thereby smothering then. As Js stuted, a crop of burrs 13 nothing com- pared to this pest, nly constant care and considerable expense will kiN them, RIPENING OF FRUITS. Prof, Caldwell, of Cornell Uulvorsity, _re- cently read a paper before the Western Now York Horticultural Society @lilch gives a broad hint to orchardists ax to whut kinds of 2a) plant-food a tree requires In order to. best ripen up its fruit, Potash seems to bean in gredlent in most fruit, and its presence fs sald (o be tndiented bn fuiuudlty by the de- reo of nelility, It is well known that potash sone of the ‘most essentitl olements in nil plint-growth, and Its absenee from the sof] 13 always evidenved by dhininished production. A bearing applestree reqitives the’ salt fn eons siderable’ quantity to enable It ta perfect Rey and frutt nt the same tine. Tt fs Manly probable that a auiiletent supply of potash would Insure an abundant crop of apples every year. ‘The Professor salt “Cuitivation has produced changes, notonly In the flavor and character of friits, but in theireonstituenteloments. Cultivated frilts are sweeter than the wild varieties; nev it Ig a curious, and pertiaps also asignifieant fact, tint potash Is divarlably present fw larger proportlons tr these siveeter cultivated varies tes,” Soda is present da lorger: proportions in ad varteties of fruits and plaints, "The wild asparagus fs fullof soda, In the garden- plant potash ty Its place: despite the al Most universal pr tee of putting salt on ay paragus-beds, “This substitution of potash for soda by cultivation, which Js nlso, at least, colneldent with Huprovedt attallty, stegests that fertiilzation with potash may linve: tho same effects. Potash Is known to be a spe- chal manure for. the rapes and Mr CoA. Green, an intellizent frutt-grower, reports that he lias found ashes and bone-phosphate Q speelfic fertilizer of great yalue for Te strawboerr further question is ulso suggested, Whether fertilizing with potash may not be pathorts f tn growing the seeds from which frultsare to be originated? It may baye some effect In hinparting to the progeny the” characleristics of, cultivated rather than of wild froiis. | Lt tsa curious faet that theehange in ripening fruity after they are picked does not increase the athount of sigan. Theadditlonul sweetness of house. ripened pears, for example, is due te the dhninution of free neid whieh they-eontaln, A very ttle actd goes 8 good way in making fruitsour. Fruits possess only a small pro- portion of albunelnolds af tlesh aud: strength glving foods, Those whieh coutain sugar are fattening, and they are valuable ns tonles and appetizers, : THE NKST NOOK ON FARMING. “Canton, Ik, Feb, tL--Will you _plensa tell me, in next Saturday's Tansy, what is the best book on farming that you know of, one that tells how to plint and tend all Kinds of wralny also gives best pian for enre ing of stuck; something that Is practioal? B. iL The best book on farming liasn’t yet been written. There ds not any one book, so fi as We have the means of knowing, tat con jatns what “ B. 1L"? wants to know. A whole brary would be needed; and then it requires: Ascrimination in order to. distinguish the yolunble informition from the half. What is right and proper for one soll and climate, frequently fails under other conditions, We append v list of hooks on_special subjects: Gardening for Protit, by Peter Henderson: Fitnt on Grasses; Filnt on the Wheat-Plant; How Crops Grow; Raulall’s Sheep-llus- bandry; Harris on tho Pigs Bryants Tree. Cultures Todd’s Manual of tha Farm; Jen- lugs on the Horse and His Diseases; Guenan on Mileh-Cows, Besides these, thera are uttmberless others that are all good, CULTURE OF PEARS, At a lute meeting of the New Jersey Horti- culturnl Suelety, severtl prominent pear- beawerg were present and related tholr ex- perience, Mr, Parry took a yory dlscouraging view; Mis trees had mostly biigiteds; Dutt he be ileved that tha new hybrid produced by u ‘oss of the Japan and Chinese Sand pear was destined to work a revolution, ‘The kel had done remarkably well on his grounds, and did not blight. Mr, Quinn did not tke ipeh stock In the hybrid had grown them for years, and found they blighted. The frult was only fit for evoking, Neither did he feel so despond- ent as Mr, Parry. Last year good Bartletts li hardly be given away, so plenty and cheap were they. Mr. Quin did not favor diwart pears, Mr, Ward, another pear-grower, found the most. profit in’ Bartlett for early, and hy Beurre d’Anjou for fall and early winter, ‘Tho way to make money out of pears wits to keep them until lute, when they brought goud prices, He belluved thatpears could be kept, but neglected to tell how. Le didnot think atch of the was Mr, Fuller and Mr, Cogswell belleyed that dwarfs paid the best, taking ten or twelve seasons through, EARLY CHICKENS, The most money out of poultry, and: tho caslest made, cin he got out of “ spring- cliekens.” By this wemenn eltickens that by the fst of May ary well feathered, nnd largo enough to brow. Ib 1s of no use trylng to get them that early unless the house or ecllar Where the "fowls are proper condition, warm, well” ventilated, aud free from vermin, If such are the sur poundlngs hens may be set now If they feel Hikelt, We hive amet with the best success In this Ine by crossing full-bloud white Bralinas with Domi! ques or common fowls, ‘The offspring Wit have size and festher well, ‘The pure Brahuin is too slow In fenthering, Ciilekens gt tho season named bring trom $4 to $0.0 dozen, While ou tis subject, we may as well ‘elye the fullowing HEMEDY FOR CHICKEN-CHOLERA, given by o correspondent of the Prairle farmer? **Mysel€ and neighbors havo successfully used ‘calomel? in. checking the disease, I bought 15 cents worth (about a tablespoon- ful), divided In threa doses, and give, on ae ternnte days, In about two gallung of water. It seemed to act as 0 preventive, as well as. curing those already attacked, A better Way of ndiministering ean probably be devised, but I give my method for what it is worth, it Is iecessury to repeat the dose occasionally for several weeks,”” CLEAN-UP ANOUND TITE FARM, ‘Tho 'foltowing from the Cluunpaigte Gazette Hy vartivularly applleable to this season of ie years "ora are tines like the present, when all farni-work Is done, that there Is leisure to eleat-up acound tte farm. ALL stares, ralls, pleces of boards, brustt, and othor obstructions around the yards and flelds, should be gath- ered upautol tha way, Et tg na uncommon thing to find abarnyard full of bits of boards, posts, rails, and broken Implements, among which stack is permitted to run at will, fre quently sustalning Injuries which result fatally, A little thing devoted to this elean- Ing-ttp will add materially to the ap pearance of any place, Pick wo all the old broken mochlnery, and, after removing the bolls and ately othar parta ag may be of future use, sell the balance for old tron, and saw up the wood parts for fuel, Get them out of the way abany rite.” Ronan Jn rr DESTINY. Two childron pluying in the sand; ‘Two shipa upon the sens ‘Two willows growing on tho land, And drooping gracufully, mut feed kept is In Tho children yeow from youth bo age, And ile as seaman dies Tho ships are wrecked on forelgn shores; ‘Tho willows withorod tHe, Thus Deatiny with oven hand Deals to hor vast eatata; . All go through life from morn to oye, ‘To meet a common Cute, MILWAUKEE, Feb, 18, 1680, Cn. G. —<—<——— What Mugela Thinks of an English Als. Hanes with Porsta. Nerewn, Fob. 12.—The Ruslan preas. again dicusees the Central Asin question, and mons tlona tho rumor that Persin, lnthienced by English diplomacy, willoeeupy Hoerut, Tho 8t, brabury Herekd sya: hela’ pretends that Herat is tho key to India, but this statoment Is quite incorrect, lorat haa po Hnportance whatever for Magland, Mut much for Missin, on account of the roads to. Mery and Bokhirn, and the trudo on tho shores of tho Cusplun and Blick Sens, Ag soon as Herat ds oceupied by Peralit, and thoreby. ratlrostly, ‘by Ragland, al the troublo taken to cstablfeh a KH mnirket for Russian industry in Central asia will prove in valu. The Indroase of Ene wltsh conmorce, already yory powerful ln those countries, 144 question alfecting the very exiate ence of the coonomlcal welture of Russla—w (ueatlon Which cannot be too curnestly taken up by Russi Industries, Tho English press “has tried to persuade the pubis a ‘orsith dure that tho ocoupation of Herat Py, will only follow on the ocuupation of sided Husslny but thls statement cannot bo betleved, ag tho Asintlo polley of Lord Benconsteld cans not have in view su lishynificunt a program, Tho Engtlsh have doue ayerything in tholr power to connect the ditervaty of Porsly with telr own. English savas have viulted the northorn frontiers of Peralu, and have drawn maps of those districts, All possible means bave boon tried to excite in Perla friendly feelings toward ba en and inlueal feelings toward Musata.” The St. Petersturg Herald dove not bollevo that ft willbe possible to uulte tha Sblal Pers sinne with the Sunnite ‘Turcoinang, and tt is Hrinly convinced that all the protests and all tho ridicitous protensions of Peraiy will not hinder Russia from completing her tuk in Central Agia, Tho Be, Peters As Heratd continues; “But Persia would, tndecd, uct very wnwisely If, trusting toa secret troaty’ with Kaglund, ho Wory to try to make nny opposition to Kulssht, whose goodwill f4 gu-easenttal for her welfare, England would nat be able to support Porsia, and the latter will act mory wisely by remaining Btrieuly neutral dn the war betw fant. Russin docs not nt all desire ateietly following the Hussini policy, a cannot allow Persht to carry out the Ruan aad occupy Herat, “Tho first plana of atep taken by Poraty cloarly demonstrating her dutention to damage Rusatan Interests wil prove to the Shah how helplosa he ly nnd how tittle ah promises are to be trusted, fn the ease malt haying bound herself by a treaty with td and endeavoring to carry onl sucha contrary to the interests of Russi, tho da wHl certainly not retire before a Tittle asintie State gonded on by a forelign Power,” HORTICULTURE. A Lottor from Californin—Horticwitural Pronpects Khere—The Raisin Business A Fow Kacts and Vigures, From Our Own Correspondent. . No. 13 Eranreesta Srrewt, Citcaao, Feb. 19.—An Interesting letter from our old friend, the Rey. LB. Kdimlston, formerly of Henry, It), now of California, las been re- eelved, and was published In the Nenry Re publican of Inst week. ‘The letter contalns so niuch that fs Interesting to horticulturists that (It deserves a wider elreulation, such as ‘THs Tinnune can give, “TIE GLORIOUS CLIMATE OF CALIFORNTA,” In the futroduction of the letter the author pokes a little fun at ilinolsans for thelr glorytngin “black and distal mud 75) and ho promises that, if we will only come on their stde of the great mountains, we shall haye good rontis anda merry thoe generally. lle says: “Well, you may tell our friends that we Jove Callfornia, and that we ave contented and happy. ‘The elimate is well nigh per- feet. "The transition from summer to winter ¥searcely pereeptible, or rather we have winter only in, name, ‘To-day L noticed a plum-tres, whieh, yrotably having 10 amine at hand, ond supposing it te be spring, had come out in full bloom, And tha peach-tree, with enturged buds, are only Waltlng few days, when they will) follow sult, ‘The roses, and gerantiins, and vere benas, and many other dowers lave not ree- ognized the presence of winter at all, but hove kept right on blovmln a blushing as though Wt were Say or dune, "True, we lave had some frosty mornings, but the hardier varieties of plats have not been Injured. An short, with the exception of nratny day how and then, our winter weather for real comfort would be hard to finprove. At noon the mereury usually stands at about 60 or 70, though tho morn- ings and evenings are cool enough to innke a [tile fire necessury to comfort. As might be expeeted: from such elimite, the health fs probably ng good as in any part of the world. in this colony, with a populu- tton of ubout 3,000, there were just four deaths the past year—three of those belng from okt chronic’ diseases, and one a child. And, notwithstanding this sinall mortallty, betleve I am safe In saying that, one-luidf the fainlltes here came for thelr health, meny shaving consumption, ‘These have not all re- covered, bub miny of them hinve. But we have two nelghbors who eame four or tive yours ago, apparently nearly gone with con- sumption, Who still ‘linger In feeble health, nnd wit) never be well, though they may llve severnl yours.” Mr. Echiniston and family sought this new country ingeareh of health, and we learn that he has grown hearty and strong. For the present he Is not engaged in the minls- try, but has taken up the hoe and the spade, aid is raising frult, Ilere is whit he says of THE FRUIT-GROWING INTERESTS of that part of the country which he fs in (Riverside, Cal.): “As regards tho great frult-growing In- terests here, the prospect could svareely be more promising, All who have orchards and. vineyards fn bearing have reallzed‘ handsome returns the past season, In this colony, now only ning years old, there are now growing about 200,000 orange-trees, 25,000 lumon-trees, 28,000 Iime-trees, 4,000 olive-trees, 15,000 pri cottrees, wnt 221,000 Mugeatgraps vines, Quite a number of ‘the tirst-planted orange orehards are bearing nicely, and the fralt is ofsuch a quality as to command the best price, avout $50 per 1,000 In San Franelsco, aLnes Are proving very profitable, and come Into bearing much ¢ariier than oranges, One of our nelghbors has 1,200 lhe trees about eight years old from the seed. He has been pleking them, and shippin them to San Francisco for severnt weeks. {fe estates: at about 1,000,000, which he has sult per 1,000, Hy orehard Is paying hia foul $000 per acre. TUR RAISIN BUSINESS Is at this tlme exciting more Interest than any other in that part ‘of the country, ‘he business is better understood, and Is rising Into a great Industry, Io says: “ But at presont tho ralsin business seems Wels, to take the lead, though few persons had falth in the business tilt within the last two years, There were none experlenced tn drying the grape and preparing the raising for market; aud, ny a consequence, only small vineyards were planted, But some of our intelligent and energetic cltizens sought. Information from the ralsin districts In Spain and other countries, and by persistent efforts have sueeceded In mastering the business, And now tho rising here are fully equal to the best Museatels in Spatn,” TUE FIGURES showlng the profits of the business aro ven, Mr. E. writes: * But 1 will give you 0 few figures, which £ know to be trae, which will glye you an Idea of the present status of the business, Mr, Henderson, near the village, has two aeres of vines, which were rooted one-year-old slips planted in_ the spring of 1877. ‘The crop of raisins made in 1879 was 475 boxes, which he sold for $013.50, lie estimates the entire expense of cultiva- Hon, picking, curing, and boxes ab $171.25, leaving ag net profit, $741.25, or $370.03. per acre, vA. DP. Cumbs, from tho grapes of 800 vines, grown on one and a halt acres, made 883 boxes of ralslns, whieh lie sold for S704, equal to $405.50 per nere. ‘These vines wera about 5 years old, ‘These are not excep- tlonal cases, ay I could give a number of Other cases Where the result was about tho sainc. “The ralsins made hore were all sold at homo to buyers who camo in, and were mostly sold at $2 por box of twenty pounds, Some were sold us high as $2.25 per box, ‘There will be an immense number of yines planted this spring,—I sttppose at lonst ten Umes ng many ny ire now Krowlng. “Tt ga pleasant business, and the entira modus operandl is now understood, so that people ure not afraid to take hold of it, ‘This valley seems sulted for the business, as the frupus grow In thelr highest: perfection, and tis so Yur from tho const that the fogs so fre- quent there do not interfere with the drying.” : REAL ESTATE, ‘We learn also from this letter that real es- tate fs Hatng raplily, and that tho valley Is (Alling wp with substantial settlers, many of whom nro wealthy, and have come to stay, From all accounts ‘tt must ben lovely coun try, and, if-men and women there are not happy, they ought to be. OL B ————— The Now York “Home Journal's Now Mules in Spoiling. A perfect Janguuge ls one thut does tho work of thought with the leust burden of useless miu- terial and outhy of lnbor, ‘To bring English a sen noaror this perfection 4a tho purpose of tho following changes, cutting olf silent and useless cloments, ‘Tho object $8, of course, the tocomo and not immediate ptousure, for all transit(on from old uasoclations and fixed habits to strange ones, Ja nttunded with pain, And the samo, no matter how much better the new than the old. But the guln trou Overy useless jotter dropped, inultipiied by the infintt repetitions ‘of tho Immense succession of writers, printers, and Jeurnery in the future, more than outwelghs any: eonsideration£ of mere porsonal and tomporary discomfort, ‘The present movement fa but a continuation of that which ulrendy in the present century has discarded t from “honour,” ’ odour,” an slaiiar words, and K from" publlek" “musiek, and words of the kind. Wuside the clour gain those Se er have given us in oconomy of writing and frinting, we now And iiusic, and edor decidadly sweetor than “musick "and “exlany,” and ‘wo tre ready to smile at the ors thogratio terror and paused which took posses slon of inauy warthy people during the change, Te will be tho same with future yenertttons who will take Alosof und fisic puro und etnite and lnugh ut tho old foglea who found delight in such wutiquated cruditica og“ philosophy,” “ phyaick," and “ phthisick.”” For copventuuco we thus formulate our bo~ finns in gotting rid of uscloss orthogrutic wes Top ue at the ond of worda Ilko diulogue, catalogue, where the preceding vowel fg sburt. ‘Thus spell demagog, pedayog, epllog, synugoy, otc, Chingo tongue for tung. When tho pro- coding vowel {8 long, a8 in proroxue, Yoxue, dig. wnlouuc, rogue, retain final lettera ns ut pros- a % Drop final ein such words as dofinite, infl- nite, fayurite,, where the preceding vowal fs abort, ‘Thita ’pel) oppoalt, preterit, bypoctit, requis ete, When the preceding vowel fy long, ua In polite, tinite, invite, unite, ote,, retain prea- ent form unchanged, Drop tinal te in words like quartette, co- quette, clyurctte, ‘Thus spell clguret, roset, epaulet, vedet, guzet, etc, 4. Drop tinal me in words like programme. ‘Thus apoll progran, oritlainy era In, ClO, raph, phns Thus al nifabot, paragrat, losofy, fonetic, fotograt, ote, 2. 8.—No chatigo i proper yames, {The aboye rules were adopted by tho ome Journal Sept. 17, 1870.) THE FIELD A STABLE. Epizootie Abortion in Cattlo—A Tumor on the Knee. From Our O1en Correspondent. CiicAgo, Feb. 1—"A Subserlber” In Ptatntictd, I, complains avout eplzodtic oboritun among his cattle, Io states that alx of hts cows have cast thelr calves, and {3 afrald that hfs other cows, fifteen In number, HH do likewlse, Hu destres to know what 0 do, slnswer.—Eptzodtic abortion in enttic has been very frequent, and been very destruct ivoto tho dairy interests, for several years Inn great many pinces East, and so far, It scons, no remedy lings been found. Abortion that ts, sporadie abortion—may be produced by agreat many enuses, too numerous to mention. In faet, mything that may possibly | effect a separation between the placenta and the uterus, either directly or fndirectly, may become 4 cause of abortion. Still, wherever tha latter becomes epizodlic or onzodtlt— that ts, affecting at the snne time a grent yoy aniinals all ever the country, or all the animals ows) iu a certatn stable, farm, or locallty,—tho causes, It must be pre- sumed, re tho same. Modern Investigation has revenled the presence of Schizomycetes (oxceed|ngly small, globular and stick-shaped microscopic botties of a very simple form, composed only of asinglo cell, and usually considered ns belonging to the vegetable kingtlom); and itis very well possible, sinve it lg been discovered that a great many eplzodtic diseases owe thelr orlaii and. thelr {ifectlousness to the presenes of similar microscople parasites, usnully called imilcro- cvesl, bacterin, and bacilli, that these Scht- comyeates constitute the real cause. ‘The sung find an entrance Into the antinal or- fants in diferent ways, ‘They are nown to enter not only with the water for drinking and with the food but also directly through wounds and external lesions, sores, or serntehes. Some species seom also to be able te enter the or- fants, and to pass over Inte the circulation, y bulng inhaled with the alr into the lungs; while of some this manner of gaining an ¢ trance, or causing an “Infectlon,’? Is yet doubtful, One thing, however, Is certali: that [s, wherever these minute prmalts, which can be seen only under the microscope witha tigh magnifying power, arg present atall, then the same, as rule, abound tn great niuibers—because their propagation is very rapid one—and an fifectlon, fn ote way or other, Is soon uccomplished, Such being the case, I would advise you to take those of your cows that haye not yet wborted, to another pees to water them from a well, und, ff possible, from a deep well, and to feed them with sitel food jas not been In contact with, or been those cows which have cast thelr Further, if your cows should hap- to have any sores, wounils, or scratches, s the sane with diluted enrbolle aeid (1:10), or diluted; thyrmol (Lt,000). f the cows eanot be removed to another place, the next best thing probably will be to give each cow every morning one drachin of pure earbolle neid (5 per cent of crystallized earb, neld and So per cent of water), and every evening one oilice of hyposulphite of soda, in the Water for drinking. You will obliges ino by reporting the result; but sign your name, not for publication if not desired, and doit write on postal-cards, whivh frequently, find thelr way into the waste-basket. A TUMOR ON THE KNEE OF A HORSE, “ARENZVILLE, Ciss Co, IL, Feb, 13.-— Vereninantian: I lave ns O-year-old ture that hus no swelled knee, caused by a poke striking It; at Jeast thatis what J think did tt, do not think that she was lame any—nt Jenst never saw anything the matter with her—until yesterday, when my attentlon was culled to it’by a man wanting to Duy her, The {up extends the full width of the knee- joint In front, and ig about three fingers Wide. It 1s not calloused any. Feb but ap- pears to have fiukdl in it, possibly from the olnt, or it may be inthe nature of a wind-gall. There dovs not appear to be any soreness bi! pression dt svitlh the fingers, only when i¢ 3 Pregsed tho substance In it appears to move from one side to the other. In trotting she throws that leg ont some, and hns a iite entell In Sealing Cann cure be made so ag to reinove nil of the eulargement, or wot; and what would you ndyise for her caso? What effect would fodlde of lead have on that or on a spayin ? An miswer as soon as possible through tho Veterinary Dopartinent. of ‘Tne Tisune would oblige, yours, aust feuly,, ne dnawer—Such an (eneysted) tumor on the anterior surface of the kneo of a horse is usuully the product of 1 bruise, and occurs yer ites in horses that stumble and fall on their knees, | [t Is situated elthor lramediate- ly beneath the skin, consists of an enlarge ment of the sheath of the tandon ef the ox- tensor nictacarpl m.; or alfects even tha Hgaments and bones of the knee-Jolnt. In the Jatter case, fin which those Inst-named parts have been Injured, the blemlsh Is at- tended with lameness, whieh, of course, [3 more or less severe necordlng to the extent. to which those parts are morbidly aifected, Such a tumor, if properly, attended to while fresh, or of very recent orlgln, may be caused to disperse or to scatter; but, if old, or of long standing, tho result of 1 treat- ment depends upon the condition and econ- tents of the tumor, and upon the nature and extent of the morbld changes, and is more or less doubtful, In some enses & good deal may be aecomplished by applying say twice. a week, o linment prepared by heating for two hours in.u water-bath one ounce of enn- tharides and four ounces of oliveoll, Any druggist will make It for you, Lt will act as f counter-irritant, produce a good blister, nnd promote absorption, or, if the tumor should contain matter or pus, promote tho ripening. In such a case, however, you will have to employ a veterinary surgeon, because ry great uiny dninor details, for which It {a linpossible to provide for beforehand, will require specinl attention, Firing has also been recommended; but it leaves rathor ugly scars, and, If resorted to, the points must be nine at least an inch apart, ‘Pint tho animal should haye strict rest while: under treatment should not need any men- toning, Tnover had an ocenston to use fodide of lend, As to Its effeet, you will probably fluid some information in the Dispunsatory of a druggist. VETERINANIAN, ————— English Il-Treatment of the Lotter Il, Nichant Grant White. Tho ill-trentmont which the letter hk receives from a very lirge proportion of the English ert plo is of course kuown to the most suporiclal observer of thelr specch. It is tho substance and the point of a standing joke which nover Jogos Ita zest. Mr. Puich’s urtlats, when hard put to It for the subject of @ social sketch, can Always fall back upon tho misfortunes of the aspirate, Hin speceh is an unmistakable mark of class distiiction In lind, ng every observe unt porson soon dls ri, I remurked upon this to an English genttenan, an ofticer, who ros plied, "3's the greatest biesslng In the world; 8 sure protection wait ends, You moet a follow who is woll dress and behaves | bimselt decently enough, and yet you don't know exnetly what ta make of hin; “but got hin tatk- fug, ard if ho trips upon bis fs that settles tho nuostons Ho's ua chap you'd better be shy of.” Anothor friend sald to me of w London man of wealth, and of such iuiltenca as comes from: woutth und good anturo: ©The governor his Jots of gonso, und is tho beat fellow in the world; but he hasn't an 4 to bloss bhinsolt with.” And there scvma tobe no help for tho person who hag once acquired this modo of pronunciation. Habita of speech, when formed in ously life, wre tho moat Inerudleable of all babits; and 'this one, I believe, is nbaolutely boyond the roach of any diseipling, and even of pratonged associa. tlon with good speakers, In Englund [ observed many people th a constont struggle with tholrh, overcomiug and bolng overcome, und somotlines trlumphipg when: pictory yes dtofout. Tue number of h'v that como to. an untinely ond In Englund daily ta quite inealculable, Of the 40,000,000 of peopls thore cannot vo more than ®\ who ttre cupablo of a healthy, well- breathod h, ‘Think, then, uf tho numbors of this innocent letter that are #acrificed botweon gun and sun! Jf wo could send thom over a fow iniiions of H's a weok, thoy would supply almost, a8 great 4 need ag that which wo aupply by aur corn, and boot, and checso, Afonry Clay ay a Membor of the Adains Cabin Menry Clay, as Sovrctary of Stato, was tho most haportunt meuibor Of Mr. Aiduina’ Cablice He bad obtalned his position, it was asserted, by bargains aud this was ilung in bls face wit! erent pert nemelee by hig political BpponUnts. The foreign polloy of the Administration, whlch co« the appolntimunt of & Miniter to rep. resent tho United Statea in tho Congress af American Republica at Panama, ulthough in ne- nea with tho “ Mftuurve doctrine,” was des nounced us Federalisu. Mr. Clay, who tad never beon a Federalist, did not wish to be re- gunied asurestorer of the old Federal A and be accordingly began to ercute the Whig party, of whlch he naturally became the leader. Bir, Clay mude a guod Beeretary of State; but bls place was iu Congress, for bo wus furmud bi nature for a popular orator, He was tall and thin, with 4 ruthor who tas 1880—SIXTEEN PAGES. dy than would havo been expected In one pos- sosaing such eminent control of Jangunye. Hla nose was straight, his upper lip tong, and hia un- der ja Maite His mouth, of generous width, atralaht when he was alent, and curving upward at tho corners a ho apoke or atniled, wag Ringu- luely graceful, fulleating more than any other fenture tho chistic Ping of his mind. Whon he fe enehained largo audiences, his fenturea were Hahted up by a winning sinito, the gestures of hia Jong arms were graceful, nnd the gentle ac~ conts of hia mellow yulea were persuasive and winning, Yet thoro has never beon a more tins Perigne deapot in political nifairs than Mr. Clay. to cequrdes himself ag hend-centre of his party, —"L'ctat, o'cst mol,"—and he wanted every. thing utillzed for bis advancement. The othor morubers of the Cabinet soon eapoused hia cause, or beenme the partianns of Gen, Jackson, and Mr. Adams found himself deserted by thoso ‘whose support hv had reason to expect. ——— $$ THE NATIONAL CONVENTION. A Kick Against Ita Make-Up—Objcction to the Prepondcrating Influonce of Non-Ropublican Staten, Huston Journat (Hep,) Feb. 18. We have published n tablo showing tho representation to which each Staty fs entitled in the National Republican Convention. ‘The basis of representation, as wo stated, is tho Electoral College, ench State being given twice as many votes In tho Convention as It lias Electoral votes, while in addition, each Territory has, one vote and the District of Columbia two. What the arguments may lave Leon on the strength of which this basis of representation was first adopted, wo hava not now time lu Inquire, nor Is it n matter of very great consequence. It witl be clear, howover, In our Judgment, toany one who makes a candid study of the matter, that the system Js illogical in theory and unjust in practice. It is {logical in theary because It proceeds seemingly upon the idea that the Natfonal Republican Convention ts a conven- tton of States, and that its basis of representa- tion should bo the voting popula- tion of the States as. determined by their . strength in tho Electoral College, But the Convention is not a con- yention of States, but n convention of a party, and the only logical basis of repre- sentation Is tho strength of tha party in@ho several States. ‘To state an extreme case, let 4s suppose that in the great Stute of New York tho Republican strength had dwindled to 10,000 or 20,000 votes, 1] Electoral vote of New York is thirty-five, and the present rule would give the State twice that niumber of delegates In the Convention, ‘That is to say, the little handful of Republican voters $n the Stnto of Now York would have seventy representatives In the Convention, witle wit overwhelining Republican Ton jortty in a nelghboring and smaller State might have Jess than one-fourth as many. But the rule which fixes the representation inthe Convention is not merely iNogien) in theory, it is unjust, and we might even say dangerous, In its workings, ‘The Hlustration which we have given above may be regarded ng an extreme ense, but itis only an example of what aetually oceurs under the present system. Let us jook at the “ Solitt South,” for Jnstance. ‘The following shows the rep- resentation of cleven Southern States: Alnbama Florin, Virginia Here aro eleven Southern States which were engaged in revolt agulust the Union fifteen years ago, with n representation of 100 in the Natlonal Repubticnn Convention, If we add to these Kentucky, Missouri, Mary- Tand, and West Virginia, which were also Rebel States, and only held in the Union by the superior force of Federal artillery and bayonets, we have fifteen Southern and Southwestern States, with an uzeregate of 270 votes in the Conyention. Of these States thore is not one which the Republicans have any resonable hope of carrying at the next Presidential election, ‘Three of them—Flor- ida, Loulsiana, and South Caroliun—gave thelr Electoral votes to Mr, Inyes, but the contest in thom was close, and {ts results dis- puted, and in the futerval which has elapsed. since then the Demucracy, by fraud and vio- lenes, has tightened its grasp wpon then, and thelr yote—hawever it might be given a a free election, and under an honest count— must be reckoned as Democratic, . Let us Jook now at tha representution of fifteen lte- publican States: Maine... New Har Vermont. Mnots, Town. Michigan, Kanga... Novada.. . i ‘These fifteen Republican States have Ereps resentation in the Convention of 300, or only thirty moro than the fifteen Demoeratle States in the other Ist. Yot the fifteen Ne- publican States will give the Republlean can- didate 150 Electoral votes, while the Stutes {n the other column cannot be counted on for asingle Republican Elector, It ts anabsurd- ity and an tnjustice that delegates from States which contribute nothing to the clcetion of candidate should have a volee in the Conven- tion so nearly equal to that of thedelegations from States which are loyal to party. It Is elear that In certain not impossible contin- gencles delegates from States and sections which are hostilo to the Repudlican party might foree upon the Convention n candidate exceedingly distasteful to the party in those States where Its real strength Hes, A system which $s both Hlogteal and unjust, ant which is exposed) to such dangers, can scarcely be too seon displaced by a better, We enn see no good reason why tho con- athtution of the National Convention showld not be on a basis similar to that which gov- erns In the organization of our State Con- vention—i.e.: the number of Republican votes enst at the previous election, It would not bo necessary that the sizeuf theConvention, niready quiie ns large ns is desirable, should be Increased, ‘The only change necessary. would bo a redistribution of the number of tlelogates on the new bnsis, A State which had. enst 200,000 votes at the preceding Presl- dential election should have four thes as lnrge n Fopresuutation in the Convention as n State whieh had given only 50,000 Repub- Jienn votes, and this without any regard to tho pomulation, the Electoral College, or any other extrunvous consideration. 14) Massnchurctta, Rhode Istand ‘The nu “to Mr, Fellows: her of Republican votes cnst at Presictential election Ir any gine Front e runt niten by the whole mimber Of dele, tbs constituting the Convention, and the prowes divided by the aggregate Reputtiean ote et the Nation, world show tho Rulnber of ‘ot ates Lo whlch the State was proper tltled, Tustead of 740, the present. numer Uelegates, the number tught be fixed at age for conventenco of enleulution, A coe fon constituted on this plan would te nearly representative of tho batty stroy i tnd as fairly indicative of the warty fete any system that could be devised: andi would bo Infinitly preferable to the extn’ ayaten, whielr lodges power in tho hands tlelegates a ro} preseutatlves of Statey Taher ian tg representatives of the par States, | Party the ———— A PECULIAR RELIGIOUS SECT, Brectat Correspondence of The Chicagu Tritune, BATrie. Cree, Mich, Feb, 18.—Tho exists in the Townshlpof Lee, etghiteon nice nortlieast from this clly, tha must ecillar sect of religious fanatics tn the State of yy eke igan.. Although the society Is only about alx years old, tt ling incrensed Tapldly |g membership, and now mumbers o large por. tion of the people residing !n and about Lea Centre, Among these people thoro suddenly ap. Peared, one day about six years ago, a littl old man, who mnnownced himself asa dis. ciple of God. THe appointed a mecting Atta Weaver sehool-house, and commenced series of meetings, Thopeopleof that Nelgh. borhood attended ont of euttoslty, He did notsucceed In awakening any Interest tintlt four orfive meetings had been held, whenhg mato nconvert of a German boy, 13 yeary old, named Wil Backoffen, and ordalned Am a ntuister of the new Gospel, Thisgayg great offense to the boy’s parents, who were devout Methodists; but, notwithstanding tha opposition of parents and frivnds, he cone tinued to assist the old man tn fits meetin; and became really a reinarknbis ‘exhorter, ‘They rapidly Salted new cotverts, and then extended thelr meetings to other school. houses in that township... To-day thoy nun- ber adargze membership, and are ina very dlourlshing condition, ‘Thelr creed fs faith In God,—thls and noth. Ing wore, Not another single article of falth do Ho profess, Impllett faith and belle iu God ure all that fy necessary. They be Nevo that, If tholr faith in the Great Jehovah is strong and sincere, no thought for the inorraw Is Necessary: Rise no heed for food or clothing, as God will surely provide, They term tho old school-honse ln which they worship thelr “Synagog,? over which one of tholr number presides as High Priest, Here they inect and go through orgles which they call religlous worship. They shout yell, dance, groan, howl, Jump upon tho sents, and pound the desks,—and a’ this fn the nains of religion, ‘hey are very fanat. fen), Last {all two “ Healers,” man and wife, locked thelr children in thelr houso while they attended worship st the Synagog. “One night, while in at tendance at one of thesa — servlees thoir house took fire and was consumed burning todeath twochtildren. It Isreported that, at a recent meeting at the Carver school- house, where revivals are being held this y t, the mother sald that sie was glad that they were dead, and that they had inet their death as thoy did, ‘Tily seems impossi- ble to believe. 7 They profess to be nble to perform any thing’ y prayer, even the working of miracles, This latter claint has given them the nane of “Healers,” as they never will, under any clr eumstances, employ a tloctor, but, when ono of their number fs sick, they all meet at the house where the patient Js conflned, and pray day and night until the patient either gets well or dies, ‘The call themselves members of tho “Chureh of God.” ‘They have ong peculiarceremony, which Is somewhat similar to the old Persian sun worship. Reguinrly every Sunday morning When the weather will permit, they meet ina Deautlful grove, and watch with intense reverence the rising of the sin, and, when that luminary appears in sight, the forest rex sounds with their shouts of rejoicing. rt Joseph A, Evana, at Clinton, N. B., thus writes believe, under ‘kind Provle dence, that Mr. Fellows’ Campound Syrup of Hy- pophosphites has been the meuns of restoring both my wife and my danghter. The Intter from tuberettlar consumpuon, tnd [hope the aillicted ‘will uyall thoniselyes of its use." SOALES, NO ADVANGE IN PRIGHN THE “ LINTLE DETECTIVE.” A $10 Seale for $3, For Family, Oilice, or Store, Sold by Agents and Dealers Eyerywtere. Full Price-List Frac. 2-Ton Scales, $10; Brasa Beam and Beam-Nox included. . ¥ivory Beate warrantod porfect and to wive sntisfage Uon, Prices lowar than the lowes, wid Scutus equal {Otho heat, No advance in priced siico Iron weak from ald to &S por ton, Now ls tho tine te buy. 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