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AGRICULTURAL
TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE
TO FAK3I AXD GABDEX.
IXAVQ2 OP EGC3.'
-The ffavcr of ec-? depends very
much on the kind cf food given to the
poultry. "When hena are fed largedy
cr almost exclusively cn milk the yolk
is lighter in color, the whits La3 a
milky look, and tfee whole egg is
waters and less firm in texture than
. .
those laid by grain-fed Lei-. The
taste of the egg is also tweeted, being
ininid and ur.atifactcrT. Xew York
"World.
nere great eaters but poor feeders, re
quiring two or three years to mature.
The admixture of a lirtla Berkshira
blood gave them the desired form and
early rnatnrity, and the judicious
blending with tha Byefeld, Big China
and Irish Grazier La? resulted in pro
ducing the present Poland China
treed.
This breed, l&t thorough! v esiab
liihed, possesses fixed characteristics,
ne rtyle and unqnestionel good anil
ities and character. The best speci
mens hare good length, short le;r,
deep Flier, fall, square h-rtt and
shoulders ; they are hardy, vigorous
and proline, and ccmbine in a high
degree the excellence of both large
A CLB7ER BAM flOBBBBY
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P!2nfrefd First National Bank Lose:
$22,765 in a Mysterious Way.
THE LABOR WORLD.
TAKEN H BROAD DAYLIGHT.
TK1Z7. PGIicVD CEZS JTTCvZ.
In Eirope cheese forms a "ery im
portant . article of diet, but in this
country it is greatly neglected, and
on many, farms its manufacture is ;
nver attempted, writes C. D. Bell in I
tne. .tw iprs vi oria. xuis ueg:ecx -, r
is chiedy cue to a very general im- ? and small breeds. They are docile,
I re 4 ion of the laborionsutss of the i easi!y fattened, unsurpassed both as a
work and. the nee I of a special edaca- I corn-eater ana fat-producer, their
tion therefor. Of course; this is true esh is of good quality, and they give
of L;2Lj varieties of cheese, tut there 1 & good return for the food supplied
we' other tin-Uubica are .easily nade. .them.-
The following is a simple recipe for j They, do not adapt themselves so
rice,, small cheese suitable for Ipme I readily to climatic conditions as the
use: ; Du roc-Jerseys, hence their lack of
Strain the evening'3 milk. ir. to a ' popularity in the South. These. two
deep can, -which should be placed in j breeds resemble each ether very close
co i -ater. This will prevent the de- ly in nearly all points except cclor.
velop,ment cf bacteria and check the Here the difference is striking, the
rising of the cream. The milk should r Luroc-Jersey being ied-haired, while
be rell stirred before retiricg. In the Poland China is black and white
the rooming the cream and a portion - knotted.
of the. milk should be bested (never '
abore 120 degrees, and then a died to ; fahii xd g.llii3 sgxzs.
i- rcmainuer oi me evening 6 mi;, VPrvr.n hnr rprmirA vptv mtI
jwhicL has teen stirr
red into the morn-1 j,c,ii;t-.-,
re been mixed tne ?
It pays those having horses to sell
to put them in the bent possible con-s
ditien for market.
To sr.eceed vrilh turkeys all that is
required is good, . heslthy, vlgcrous
tock and a little painstaking cire
"critli the young birds for the f:rt
X'i-Ax. for ! ek or t-o after they j-.re hatchs.1,
after mcij tliey will trke czz2 ol
.emseives an i nee:i little or zio
until time to fa. ten tbem in the
in'?. When all La
teiiper.ture should be from eighty t--e'phty-fcur
degrees.
The cclorlng matter, dilate 1 with
water, should then be stirred in befcre
the rennet is adued. ' Rather les-, tiiti
fan ounce of the Litter neede: for
everr IvO Touaisoi-'milk.. The vesssl
bhouii then -be covered
bill i-xx hoar, after which -lime it
f ho'nld ! a closely watched, and .as soon
..-: te curd breaks or srdiii on r;assinr
a linger, through it, it should be cut i
with a long-bladcd knife intD inch i i.it concerning big limbs to
equar.cs. This ot ens the pores of the tkose who are about to trim oichards :
curd ' an 1 allows the escape of the "-Instead of sawing nniler and then
whey. The cutting must b- done ; from the top, saw the limb far enough,
carefully, so as to keep tne whev clear. rom the place you should saw smooth,
Some of the latter shonld be dipped f to make a stick of firewood, let the
off and water heated to 110 dvrees I izib go tumbling to the grounl, then
and poured onto the curd so as to raise j tsike time and saw the stub off smooth
the mass to about ninety-six degrees. one sawing. .;
The ve?3il is hept covereJ, so as to ! There is no need of making batter
retain the heat. I at a loss with so wide a demand for
Alter half an hour. the curl will be j a gilt edged article, yet plenty of
to-agh enough to lift without breaking, j people continually safferthis loss,aud
The whey mast then be drawn as j do not seem to know ju;t hbw to lo
quickly as possible. The cmd is torn j cate nor remedy it. It is safe to sav
into pieces with the hands and the' I that ninety-nine farmers out of a
whey carefully pressed out. "When it j hundred never have any right appre
is fine enough good dairy salt should I ciation of the possibilities of iateiii
be added at the rate of about four ! gent dairying. .
ounces to every hundred pounds of J r-i, :
milk. Dnring" the salting and the Thi Erplian LentiL
suosequent coonng tne cura must b
Ose of tli Oldest Intitationi in Northern
Xeir Jersey Victimized Supposition
Tiiat a 5 tracer Enzaqed a Clerk In
ConTeratIon "While Hi Confederate
Reached tte Vault.
' The cithers cf Plainneidi S. J.. were as-
tuniel to learn that l-akk. robbers hal
stolen c -22.75 from the vault of the Firt
yational Eink cf that jerry, and hal
aomrlhM the theft .- skilrully that
the hour cf the rctl-?ry 72.5 not cer
tain; neimer wa. there cay good clew to
the identity :: the ruilty cn. The
m:ney si7pie-l to bavp teen tat en ia
trcai dayiicht. while all save two of the
t-ar.V empIoyr rere at lnhecn. and this
feet, w.th cne or two n-msTial circumstances.
le-i Irsp-ector Byrnes to telieve that s-ome of
the mct siiiful roM-ers in the country ha-i
made Kainf eld the hadcTiarter? cf their
o;-'Tti -,n. j '
Tfce bar."- is kested at the ;mer ci Front
street and Pari, in ih buslnles "enter of the
city. Thelasikizz cmre a-v on the Sr?t
oor. and there are law c-mees andci- er
business cm :-es on the urfr floors. The
monev. tt&s in two tshaes. One con
tained 620 OtO in neV h;l! ranLne in
value from 81 to ?1C.?. Thelother eontainel
-275 in murliatei tills. The theft to not
di?overed until the l-nk ttU alrjut to close
fcr the day. Then Thcma Curran. a b;;.k
keecr, &?vi -Cashier r.unyou for the
mnrilatei tills, zzl 1 a earch reveal?.! the
fa?t. that they bad .lisar p-eared, tozether
with the ether money. I
The bank en.pk.vV -ri : rr-ens. Thv
are F. S. Buny;n. Cashier: D. 1L ILnnv:.
Assistant Cashier: Aleltort V-il. Thoma- -Curran.
TTlIIiam I?v and Frel Harz, .
bookkeepers, and B:-rt Stein-r. assistant
cojkkeeier. ihere rere nearl v c-ne hun
dred c-ersjus vrbo entere-l t'ri- pia
the n-on hours cn the sjrt'"---
tne roobery to transact ! busino-s. At
12.1.i o c-:ock r. m. Cashier Rcnvon went out.
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London has 2&0,O5 factory
"Woman stati-a masters are employe i fn
some Austrian railways.
Lake Superior miners expect to shin 10
j XjO.COO tons of Iron ore this season. '
j VT-es in the Oyho iliiis, at Dover V
i EL. are to be inerea&ed 2 re r-e,r cent.
I The leveution of the ty&exriter has gira
cmr.ioyment to half a million o womenl
Zuzeue T. Debs says that the talk of uc
I snpioTed rallroal men mizratlmr - V...
i ueia !afake. ;
! Lon-dou to-tnakers are makii Tlolent
otyxtiozs to the introinrtloa of improve!
5 Ameriean rnaehineryj
i
f The LC2-r;r o! women employed at tlio
J collieries in S-nth StafTordshLre Enclani
! Las fallen since 1T5 from 1221 1 1&5. " '
The strike of the Paris omnibus drivers for
: higher w&?e5 and shorter hours has La
; creased. The strikers have been notinm
Now there is in New York City a Chines
; union. D. Ai 43 haa organized the laundry
: men, with 1500 members and a scale of rateV.
The 1500 employes: of the Stater Woolen
; Comnanv. of ilassachusett, are the latest
woolen opyeratiTes to revive notice of an in
crease of wages. j
The warres of b-erry -pickers in the straw-,
berry rezioc o Ieieware have been reduieJ
from two to 1 cents per quart. Thousandj
of peop!e are ahTected by this cut-down.
It is proposed to utilize the labor of thr
unemployed up.on the; vacant lots of Brook
lyn in tilling them upon the Detroit plan,
which is also being adopt e-i by other cities
Wit
success.
e Tf ? in "P -ri-r.t V,of lonUl
kept from matting bv constant stir-' p;V 1, r "1" V - I- , i1 ,
risr- el W;-e o-M 1.3 : o! the "nost value, for m tus land o?
ICZ 1 i 41 'if the Pharaohs the lentil forms" one-sisth
piaced m tee hoop and the enrd - , r i i , - :
pressed in firmlv. When the dhessel.tae fd.oflthe Pple. bedes ;
has settled in the hooo it is tahen out ! ' J "Pv,0 l-
in the cloth, placed oa a shelf aad j cop -tries. It is well suited to the ;
turned everv dav during the firr-t i ornate, as it requires little ;
inoLth and iwice a week afterwards. I :r?ptl Sa Le h; . 1
. . vjiles. Ihe L.-votian lentirs are re
casioually be rubbed with butter. The I
j puted the best anl most nutritious in
the world.
curing will ' require . two or three f- . 4 , - , ,
mortis in a temperature from sixtv to ,,,?10 s. tne farmers
siitv-Mvede-rees. ' of th, ..lie alley regularly rotate the
eroi with wheat or maize, rthprii ar
TOnAKD CHI5A -SW1ST.
This variety of hogs is undoubtedly
the icon popular, as befits its Ameri
can origin. In the . West its great
rival, tho Berkshire, is outnumbered
three to one, though in the South the
Poland China is largely superseded by
the Da roc Jersey. The West, how"
ever, is the gr;at pork-growing sec
tion, and the overwhelming popularity
of the breed in 'that locality stamps
the-Poland China as possessing a verv
high order. of merit.
In the early days of the country the
pigs were of the racer type, with razor
backs, long legs and little meat. They
it in about the end of April. Every
peasant grows enough for'nis own
consumption, making it into porridge,
which he finds both wholesome and
sustaining, and the cheapest food he
can obtain. In Cairo, Alexandria,
Ismailia, Saez, Port Said and the
other towns the consumption in soup
is very larpe. Most of the export
goes to Xjondon, there to be converted
into invalid or "patent" food, under
some fancifnl name at a fanciful price.
ChambersY JournaL
Western railroads are hauling seed
grain free to -destitute farming com
munities. " .
3Irs Josephine
in New York Citv ZH
1
ca
:n a r.rji rnsse-1 him
,d entered
tne oan. liie latter went up to the winds':
talk to Hi
d
am said to Tail: "There is
side u a burv who wajl:
Hayne?.-' The man then tnrhrd around
went out. 1
Haynes fc-und a man sitting in a C-ttmtry
wauon .iressed like a farmed Tte man ha 1
a Tat.cn ever -his c-ve. whet Eavn p-'-s-l
r.im
.at
vanted. he replied bv sayin?
that he undersio:-! that Ilavin r:i4 .1 Mrr
b-c-kkeepin? after banking lijrurs. and asked
him if he c ul I z-j to Scot ch Plains, where he
hal a farm, and straighten! out his t-o:.kI
Haynes refused and retumel! to his desk.
It is snpp:-s-l that the man! was t n? of th?
thieves, and thought that he could hold
Eayn in conversation iongenoush to allow
hi eonfeieratrs to carrv out th'"r .-h-r"-
At an elevation of l.Ci feet above the sea
level on ihe PemviaaX'ectralEailroa I it was
disoemei that ICO men were required to do
the same amount of work that fiity wc-uld dj
on a sea level.
Lowell fouud in stores
rom3n.workin: with
seats 1 at for thirty-f aur. Mrs. Nathan found
one big store in which the girl who sat down
was discharged, j ' - j
The Brotherhool of;- Carp-enters and Jolc.
ers have deciiel to waze war nrsnth3 Balti
more Baseball Club, and from how until the
trouble is settled all union men affiliated in
any way with the Federation of Labor are re
quested by the carpenters to taboo the cliam-p-Ions.
The trouble grew cut of the con
struction of the new grandstand by non
union, men. ' I
Several Sun-lays ao s5me fifteen union
carr-enters assembled in San Francisco. Cat.,
and put up a house for one of the nni n,
Patrick Heches, who we? in need of some as
sistance. By night the modest carta re wa-5
practi-caiiy niiished andrendy ir-r occur an w.
The union could not give" money, but its
labor was at its own disposal and it gave it
freely and voluntarily!
According to the ninth annual report of
the relief department of the Pcnnsyivania
Bailro-ad. there is a surplus of $273.7:1 ia
the treasury of that Organization. Darin?
the year c-S35,01 3 was received from 4112 de
positors. Beneuts have been paid to mem-b-ers
since 15?6. disabled from accidents, ag
gregatini: 722,55-5. The sums that hav-i
teen paid out in death' tene-ts amount t
1,273,215.
CDTTO-DZSTR3YSNC INSECT.
Haynes, however, entered i the bank
oui-chly that thev did net 0 anvthinc at
tnat time. ' r,
A quarter of an hour a:;erwnrd 3 well
dressed man walkeiup to the window where
Assistant Ca-hier Bunvon was writimr r.n I
Miinhku: -Can I hive your attention a
few moments? I want 1 1 tran-r.-'i .rc b-usl-'
r.ess with the bauk;" He told the Assistant
Cashier that he wanted to know about d
pvsiting some trust m.-ner. I
'7hiie the 5:rancr w?.s talkin- to Bunvon
an-.ther man went to tne Iwindow where
Bookkeeper Ta'i was at work. He asked
Vail some questions remrdin: the eoncp:uimr
of interest on three "notes bearing differ
ent dates. Vail exrdaine-d tr ih
th
mterust.
bur the
lniiviauai seemed to I-e rather dull and
a-ked the question over arain several time.
V hiie the stransrers were in the bank
was out on an
iv.... . ,.
went to dinner and Steiner
' - - v- ILi-li lliC tj!
T-r r . 1 1 -
The vault is located back of the ei'erks" of
fice ia tne dire tors" room. It was suppol
that the thief slipped in through another
ooor to where the vault was. and . uicklv
enrried off the packages, whii.- his kc-.m-pijees
were talking to Bunvon and Vail.
The bank director? held" a meeting and
summoned Bank Fsaminer Geor e sr.r, 1.-.
A Iexican Test TJoat Has Jat Arrived iu
tlie south.
The Department of! Agriculture has just
issued a cir-cular t o ci-tton planters relative
to a new and very destructive insect that ha?
been brought across the Bo Gran 1c from
2I?x3co int the c?ttn.b2lt of. Texa aai
which during 1S2 seriously injured the c5t
toa crop over a terruory of about 503-5-j'j'nre
miles. It is a weevil, which attack? th?
cotton bolls. It puncrhres the boll with its
beak and lays egrs in; the hole thus mi?.
The grabs hatchfan 1 rain both the seel aai
fibre, thus destroying simultan ? -.u;lv bxh
products of the cotton plant. The Dorart
ment of Agriculture ha? appointed a skilled
agent, who is leate 1 a: Brownsviile. Tex.,
and who will study 'the life, history and
habits of the new pesd; sad experiment ex
ten?iT&Iy with remedies during" the oomin?
season, under the jdirection- of :-1t. L.
OTIoward, chief entomologist of the de-'art-ment.
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A nZ?xARICA5LE SCENZ IN C3'JMT.
CatUerine N'olan Trlumplicntly At-ultteJ
of tlie Cliar-r of ?Iardcr.
The trial of Catherine Nolan on t'a- : "-"r
cf poisoninr her brother John in W:
lston,N. Y.,tki
meet tnem. Tire bank has a ir.itoi
m- tho surp.Ius is- $50,001 Aft:h- I
meeting the directors issue-I a circular sta:-
mg that the loss would r.r.t i
fere with the business cf the bank
Ships fnr Xicar ua.
President Cieve'anl. Secretary of State
Gresham and Secretary of tho Narv H?r
bcrx have taken omcia! action with regard
totne situation m Nicaragua. After
a-f-eral hours of .exaltation they d-c;de-l
to scud three warships
icarajuan p:rts. ostensibly for the purpoo"
of projecting American interests in the event
.btween the Niearaguau forces
i Jhe Montgomery and Baleigh go
to Liu-Selis and the Alert to San Join d
was concluded in Ba
rendering a verdict of not guilty
She.anl her slsler Eiiza"?th were thcr-r-opoa
discharged fromjeuscody. Thcr'w
great excitement in the c ourt room u: n tzi
announcement of the verdict.
made a speech and called for contrl-.ntoa-for
the friendless, penniless and hom-'
prisoners. Instantly bilb fiu:tervd vj
air and silver rained intc Catherine- : '
while Forrann Gon r.len.le.L acl
are sometimes describe d in n ove-'. Int
and ldwvers dec'arel that tney n
levs
n 1 1
and pTtvrt fA!!-irr1 I Tho OPt0.-lt
sol contribute..! also, and even the Ju ";:
self sent a crisp "VM t-oi the tewddi;r.,l
Roses and .inks were torn from th I;
that Catherine kaieijrried ani ev-y .
1 -grated him. elf with one.