AUBICUI/rCKAL. 1 ■ i En.ll.B.<—Tbe Mia. < Crops for Ensilage : Corn takes the ' lead of ensilage crops. Rye is grown 1 by many in connedtion with corn—the ! same ground producing a orop of eaoh : in a season. Oats, eorghnm, Hungarian grass, field peas, olover- in faet, almost j every orop nsed for soiling—has been stored in silos and taken ont in good ! condition There are indications that some rraterials have their valne en- 1 banned by the fermentation of the silo, while in others there is loss. The rela tive valne for ensilage of the different 1 soiling crops can only be determined through oarefnl tests, often repeated, by practical men. All thonghtfnl farmers wonld be glad to get more valne from- ' the bulky fodder of their com orops ! than is fonnd in any of the common methods. There are acoonnts of plnok- i ing the ears when the kernels were well i glased, and phtting the fodder into the silo. The valne of snoh ensilage, and 1 the lose, if any, to the grain, are not sufficiently ascertained to warrant posi tive statements. Planting and Cultivation : Thorough preparation before planting is essential. Corn, sorghum,and similar crops should be planted in rows. The quantity of seed corn varies from eight quarts to a bushel and a half for an acre, A smooth ing harrow does the work of cultivation perfectly, and with little expense, while the corn is small. Condition'of Ensilage when Opened : In nearly all cases the loss by decay was very slight, and confined to the top and sides, where there was more or less ex posure to air. Generally the emilage has kept perfectly for several months, showing no deterioialion while any re mained in the silo, excepting where ex posed for a considerable time. It is better to uncover a whole silo, or com partment of a silo, at onoe, and thUB ex pose a new surface each day, than to out down sections. Valne of Ensilage for Miloh Cows : Ensilage has been fed to milch cows more generally than to any other kind of stock, and no unfavorable results are reported. There can be little doubt that its gt latest value will always be found in this connection. Several feeders consider it equal in value to one-third of its weight of the best hay, an<l some late it. higher. There is a marked increase in quantity and im provement in quality of milk and butter after changing from dry feed to ensil age, corresponding with the effeots of a ' similar change to fresh pasture. A few seeming exceptions are noted, whioh will probably find explanation in defects easily remedied, rather than in such as are inherent. Value for other Stock : Ensilage has been fed to all kindsnf stock, including swine and poultry, with resnlta almost uniformly favorable. Exceptions are noted in the statements of Messrs. Ooe Brothers and 0. B. Henderson, where it appears that horses were iijurionaly adected. It should be borne in mind in this connection that ensilage is sim ply forage preserved in a silo, and may vary as mneh in quality as hay. The ensilage that is beet for a milch cow may be injurious to a horse, and that on which a horse would thrive might render a poor return in the milk-pail Cows giving milk are commonly led fiity to s xty pounds, with' some dry fodder and grain. Method of Feeding: Experiments have been made in feeding ensilage exclusively, and results have varied wi'h the quantity of ensilage and the stook fed. It is oertain that ensilage of corn cat while in blossom, or earlier, ia not alone sufficient for milch oowa. It ia best to feed hay onoe a day and some grain or other rich food, unless the latter is supplied in the ensilage, as it ia when corn baa reaohed or passed the roasting ear stage before catting. En silage, as it is commonly understood, is a substitute for bay and coarse fodder generally, and does n t take the place of grain. The condition of st ck fed on ensilage, both as to besltb and gain in weight, has been uniformly favorable. As to the Profitableness of Ensilage There is hardly a donbt expressed on this point—certainly, not a discerning opinion. Remark* : The general nee of ensil- ' age mast depend largely upon its cheap ness. Cos'ly silos and expensive ma chinery most always be insnrmonntaole 1 obstacles to a majority cf farmers. For 1 this reason experience tending to show what ia essential to the preservation of fodder in siloa is of the fii at importance. Especial artentioj is invited to the ' earth silo mentioned id the statement , of Francis Morn*. Eq, of Oakland Manor, Md. Mi - Morris ia a pioneer in ensilage ia Ameiica, his first silos hav ing been built and filled in 1876 These were ia the basement of bis barn, walls of masonry. The next year be made a trench in sloping ground so that a cart eould be backed in at the lower \ •od for conveying ensilage to the feed- . ing room. The sides ere sloping, and the avenge depth does not exceed fix feet The cost is simply the cost of I digging a diloh of similar dimensions. . Thu trench was filled in 1877, and \ *ng*l«ly since, end has kept its eon- , tentn perfectly. Mr, Morris has aeverxl ■Hoa ot the same kind in different , plages, for convenience in filling.. He ■ape a large cutter driven bye steam engine, and p.cks in the silo by tread- , ing with hones. The filling is earned , dorenal fact above 4he surface at the i pppand, end rounded np nt the centre, i the txaovsted earth Serving to confine the ensilage The covering ia' first „ rocfflng felt, and then earth for weight 1 Mr. Morris has pat in Whole fodder 1 and it baodept perfectly dry. He cuts it fine, mainly for conveeieaos ia head- I ling and lending. W hois (odder should « be laid across, rather thah lengthwise in the trench, so that it can be taken ont easily. In order that the extent of Mr. Morris’s operations'may be under stood, it is proper to add that bis estate of Oakland Manor comprises about 1 760 acres. His wheat orop this year, 1882, was S.OOO bushels, and bis corn is expeoted to reach the same figures. The meadows yield upwards of 200 tons annually. The stook oonsfsts of 60 horses and mules, 100 cattle, 600 sheep, and 60 hogs. And as the whole is managed on business principles, Mr. Morris very justly esteems his earth silos of primary importance. How She Won Her Husband. Here ia a beautiful fairy tale from the Philadelphia Quia, entitled “How She Won Him.” It happened here in Philadelphia. Ton know that there was a beautiful dinner given “many years ago,” and sbe sat opposite to him and looked ever so oharming in her wine colored silk with a square neck, and otherwise arrayed as never were the lilies in any valley of this poor eart--. Well, the idiot of a waiter, in handing the soup, upset the entira contents of the plate in her lap. Just think of it girls I the whole front breadth of it utterly ruined, and for the world it eonld cot be matohed. Well, what did she do 7 Did she faint 7 Did she say, yon horrid man? D.d ehe scream? Hot at all; ehe passed the thing off in eorao witty remark about' fiery baptism and calmly resumed her dinner He, of course, was delighted, thought her a most remarkable woman, and indeed she was ; became attentive to her, and finally married her » One evening long afterthe event they were sitting before the fire, thefihildren having gone to bed. and were talking about old times when he aaid: “My dear, I never told, you, I think, how i first thought I would like to marry you, did I’” “Why, gracious goodness, no never.” “Well," he teid, “do yon renumber that dinner at Mrs. Simpkins,’ where your dress was spoiled with soap?" “Indeed, I do,” she replied, “I shall never forget it as long as I live.” “Well,” be continued, “yon behaved so well about it I thought yon a perfect jewel.” “Tee," she answered. “I remember behaving very well about* it at the time, bat good land, you should have seen the mars of my teeth on the bedpost that night I A Good Story la told of Modj-ska, now playing in Boston, by an Eaglish correspondent of a Wasbingron paper It appears sbe was recently asked in, a fashionable London drawing-room to give a recita tion in her native tongoe. At first she was unwilling to comply, declaring that the recitation conid scarcely, be inter esting, as nobody in the room was sup posed to know Polish. Yielding to the Importunities of those afoimd her, she commenced a polish reoitation. As she proceeded her eyes seemed to flash fire, and her audienee were almost spell bound by her impassioned delivery. They conid, of coarse, only imagine what she was saying but they presumed sbe was uttering the aspirations of he countrymen for freedom, and denounc ing the oppressors of Poland. When the reoitation was finished, the most eDthnsiasiio plaudits rewarded Mme. Modjmka’s efforts. It looked rather suspicious, however, to see her husband and two or three Polish friends in fits of laughter, as the company made their way out of ttfe room. It was then ex plained she bad been only reciting the ordinary numbers from 1 to 100. He Forgot. A young man who until recently had lived at the bouse of bis father, in Augusta Me , married a few weeks ago and leased apartments in another part of tLe city. The other evening, after com pleting his day’s work, he left tbecffioe, went up the street, bought his Boston paper and then climed the hill to his father a house. Entering its familiar precincts, Le marched to the wash room, made his toilet and then presented him self at the table. The family, who had been watching his onerations, eyed him wite amazement, and at last bis mother softly inquired : “My son, have yon procured e divoroe thus early in yonr wedded career?’ A pale flush suffused the young man’s faoe, which rapidlv deepened into cardinal. Then he gasped*: “I forgot all about being married.” Leaving the table amid a roar of laugh ter, the young man hurried out and walked hastily home, where bis young wife waa impatiently awaiting his com ing. Shop-Keeping in tike White House. Mingled With bia boyish simplicity, Tad had a great,deal of native shrewd ness. The White House was infested with a numerous horde of office-seekers. From day to day these men crowded corridors loading to the President’s tffioe. Sometimes they were so numer ous as to line the balls ell the way down the stairs. It was not long More Tad fohnd out what this assemblage meant, and it then became one us bis greatest diversions, when other resources failed, to go around among the oflee-seekers and sympathetically inqure what they wanted, ho» long they bad waited, and The Mobile Register claims a “nat ural pride” in tbe discovery that a large percentage of tbe men who “don’t care anything about politics” part their hair ia the middle. ■ Then* are more lies told in the brief ass- Msoc MM? eighty-two people have thrown tboewelves from the Veudome octumn ia Paris. A hplder Snares a Snake. Things are constantly ooourring that eause tbe public to look with wonder and amassment, and it is supp ced by many that no such thing ever occurred before, but very frequently snoh im pressions are erroneous. Some weeks ago a spider was found under the settee in Esquire Robinson's office, with a snake entwined in his web. Many thought it a most remarkable feat for the spider to accomplish. Well, it was, but spiders in years past have shown just a* mneh ingennitv. We find in tbe Eis ton G-zette of 1824 the following statement, which wax copied from the Gonneotieut Mirror, the statement of a cue very similar to that of Esquire R •binsun's snake: One day last week the workmen in Mr. Peek's maohine faotory, in South ington, discovered under one of tbe work benches a black snake, of tbe white throat species and abont six inobex long, suspended by the web of a spider. The spider was of the common house sort and not uncommonly large. When first discovered the little inseot had raised his victim abont half a foot from the floor and had him hung by a single thread. The ingenni'y and power of the spider-were truly wonderful. Pass ing rapidly down his line he wonld fasten his cordage around the neck of the snake, pass book to his own nest on the under surface ot the bench, then going again down “casta hitch” aronnd the tail and returning to his nest wonld avail himself or the contortion's of the snake, alternately hanging np his lines so us to bring his game nearer home. In this manner he continued his lab r until evening, leaving the snake alive, bntso completely exhausted and secured to be safe for thn night. In the morn ing he was dead. The Albany (N. Y.) Argot observes: Judge McGowan, this city, was eared of rheumatism by St. J toobs Oil. Black silk and satin dresses have tbe fronts heavily embroidered in richly shaded colors. The SelemJMass.) Espufermentions: Mr J 8. Le Favour, artist, surprisingly beuefitted by St. Jsoobs OiL Rheu matism twenty years. Whoever thon art that hast suddenly become rich from great poverty, nse thy good fortune with moderation. A Fatal Mlefake would be not to take Dr. R. V. Pierce’* ’’Golden Medical Discovery” if yon are bilious, suffer ing from impure blood, or fearing consump tion (sorofui >ue disease of the longs). Sold by all druggists. The Boston Transcript says that gray hairs are honorable, excepting when they are long and found on y<>nr ooat sleeves. Functional derangement of the female syeteih le quickly cured by the nee of Dr. B. V. PieiOj’s “Favorite Prescript on.” It removes pain and rentores health aud strength. By all diuggists. It is the late cat that catches the eaily boot jack. Dr. Pierce’s “Pleasant Purgative Pellets” ate sugar-coated and inclosed in glass bottles, thenrviftnes being thereby preserved unim paired for ai y length of time, in any climate, so that they are always fresh and reliable. No cheap wooden or pasteboard boxes. By druggists. The Pope Manufacturing, Company--The College of Cardinals. M Cents Will Mug a Treatise upon the Horse and his Diseases. Book of 100 pages. Valuable to every owner of horses. Postage stamps taken. Bent post paid by Baltimore Newspaper Union.2B to 89 N. Holliday St., Baltimore, Md. Even Greater than Doctors. Richmond, Va., Jan., 81,1881. H. H. Waknkb A Go.: Bin— Your Safe Kid ney and Liver Cure saved my life when the doctors gave me up. John J. Davis. Htraioh rxtc your old boots and shoes with Lyon’s Patent Heel Stiffeners, ft wear again. A pair of slippers—'The orange and banana skins. FT A-jir " ‘ Iter _ tomtit FOB leiiHiTisa Hsuralgia, Sciatica, Lumbago, ' Backache, Sorenett of the Chut, Beat, Quint j, Son Throat, Swall ingt and Sprains, Burnt and Scalds, Central Bodily Paint, Tooth, Bar and Headache, Frotted Foot and Ears, and all other Faint and Aches. _ rnpmuon m wth Sr. j lna on ** • •*/*’» eitnpie and cheap ExUvaal *?!?•** * total ifititaUa tart thfi cMnpAiwtlvfilj ftaeta, find every ooe miffartac •wiT 1 * *“ eL ** p *" d a O-11 ” «* le I>irfiction* in flem Langnegfi*. 1 i •OLD BT ALL DBTKKHBTB US bmr.raa IB MEDIOISE. A. VOGELER, A CO., Baltimore, JTd., U. f. U wartime llMMua. The individual may be eeid to oourt disease wlo expose* himself to the miat-m&tio influ ences which (rive rise to chills and fever, and other mtlari* us epidemios and endemioa, with out previously fortifying his system against their insidious attacks bv the use of a protec tive medicinal agent. The hardiest constitu tion is by no means proof against mch ma ladies, much less one naturally weak or bil ious, or the antagonistic power of which is lessened by an irregular habit of body. The inhabitants of the bottom lands of the South, of the new clearings of the Weal, of suburban districts where Sunken lots exist, of every locality of the American continent, in fact, where malaria is epidemic or sporadic, deolare that the only true antidote to the mia mstic virus that they have ever used ia Hostetter’a I Stomach Bitters. There seeuta to be some- • thing peculiarly resistant in this standard pre ventive and remedy to all hurtful atmospheric influences. Question answered. Enqnirer—What ia extreme penalty for bigamy ? Two m jth tra in-law. . t ‘ Roach en Rats.** Clears out rats mice, roaches, flies, ants, bedbugs, skunks, chipmunks, gophers. 15c. Druggists. For DYBPEPBIA, indigestion, depression of spirits aud general debility in their various forms, also as a preventive against fever and ague and other intermittent fevers, the 4 ‘Ferro- Phosphorated Elixir of Calisaya,” made by ; Caswell, Hazard A Co., New York, and sold by ! all Druggists, is the best tonic; and for patieuts recovering from fever or other sfckness, it has I no equal. . Natural petroleum, deprived of its color and , di-agree *ble odor, is what Carbolme is made from. As now improved and perfected it ia a beautiful preparation, and performs all that ia claimed for it as a Mir restorer. m EXTRAORDINARY 1 CASE. Aum>. Texas, February %K IUL To Mr. J. W. Graham. Druggist: Dear .*f-_My cafifi wu an seats fora of Bronchitis end j[ one and a half jeer's duration. I em ployed thn bnt medical aid possible, but tailed rapidly, until the doctors said I would dia—that my ease was Incurable. Thrown upon my own resonrees, lent a bottle of DB. WML HALL'S BALSAM FOB THE UJNOH, and ia six houn f«lt a decided leiief. In three days the cough almost disappeared. How that my chances of life are good for many yaw*. 1 earnestly recommend the above to ovary sufferer ai threat or fat dleesoi. a O. LATHJtOP. MASON&HAMLIN ORGANS ynUfillU WORLD’S INDUSTRIAL '•O.tii'J.TITION for SIXTEEN YEAR.*): oe ♦her American Organs having been found equal at any. Also CHEAPEST. Style 109; 3* octaves; suffleient eompaeo and power, with best quality, for popular sacred and secular music in schools or families, at only to B.jOO and upward. The larger styles ere tckuUy urn- Healed by amt/ o’hrr Orgnvt. Also for easy payments. NEW ILLUSTRATED CATALOG 0E FREE. HI All ACI This Company hare eommenoed |w|HMI|V the m imifncture of UPRIGHT I IMIIU'J 4. RAN I) PIANOS, introducing important improvements; adding to power and bfififity of tone and durability, WiU not require > minty tmomeaeSer as murk as ether Pianos. ILLUMTRATED CIR CULARS, with fall particulars, free. THE xHASON it HAMLIN ORGAN AND PIANO CO.. 154 Tr«*iuoiit rit., Boston « 40 K. 14th W., rju York; 140 Wabash A vc.,Chicago. Consumption Can B^Curec^^ IH ALL’S lungs.BALSAM Uoarsenenq, Asthma. Croup, Whooping Cough, and ail Disease* of the Breathing Organs. It soothes and heals the ißeinbraiie line Lnnn, Inflamed andjpoieoueil by the laeaae, and prevents the night ewentn and tightness across the chest which accompany HEALTH IS WEALTH! - °s’ N**vn AMD BttAlM TXSATMXITZ a specific for Hysteria, Dizziness, * ou minions. Ner vous Headache. Mental Depression. Loss of Mem °VV- Premature Old Age. caused bv over-exertion, whioh leads to misery, decav a d death. One will cars recent cas>-b. Each box contains one mouth a treatment. One dollar a box or a x boxes j tor five doil.rs; sent by mail prepaid on receipt of price. We guarantee six boxes to cure any case. Wi»h each order received by us for six boxes, ao compaui* d with five dollars, we will send the pur- | chaser onr written gnarantee to te urn the monev if the trcatuieut dooa not effect a cure Guarantees issued only by G J I.IJHN. ChHile»t*», a. C. I Orders b mail promptly attendeu to. ! FRAZER AXLE GREASE. Bret I, Ik. w.rM. Get th. sen.lii.. Beer, tmeknte ha. ..r t,.4e.m .rk a.d f< ] | Barked Fraz-i'. .01,11 EV kill WHERE, i USE NONE BUT THE THE GREAT VIa * 0\ I\^^U H ‘G'NAL r* \M- oOHCENTRATLOIrE p!/ SOLD BY ALL GROWER S I " PENN'A.SALT MF'G.CO.PHILA FIVE-TON WIGON SCALES S6Q li * AX Irfi* safi Stool, DofiMfi Brass Tfiiw Imb II feMStayyfittrtfrlcki. a* si— sq-ny bv, II fl hrboM.Mtas iUU OP BiMHAMTU, IJSJiI vflTsampfalaly. «gs the Meed in th. •» P*" SteiT HZkSStit, st** take JS/KTlaaf? w* * ■ »«*hs be rvituTfid KOCH'S COHSDIPTIOS' SSHISOTIBYsHS CDBE’SSS’FBK Tfflil M»el^la^Mflh£*raCTl«a F a m > mjM»'n.Viesa KIDNEY-WORT I FOR THE PERMANENT CORE OF CONBTIFATION. Vo other dtafifiso I« eo ptovalsßft fat this eous. try w Constipation, and no comedy has I equalled the eeletarated MHJWY- WOUT m » ouzo. Whatever thsaanssk however obstinate tbs o—e. this rmedywmoosi umns It. I PILEB. ..’SSSrSJiSSSSSi rheumatism.:^ I DXBIUI CURE, as it is tar ALL the pairfai l ' oan as the dreadful auitaring whioh only the victimacfriieumatliimeaa realize. bean quickly relieved, and in a short time 1 PERFECTLY CURED. I twit cleanses, Strengthen* and gtres New I Life to all the important organs of the body The natural notion of the Xidneya Is restor-d. 1 i The Liver Is cleansed cf ail disease, and the C, Bowel* move freely amd healthfuLy. j! IWTt Acts at the same time cm the gTD,‘. T 3. ff LIVER AND SOLD by l>i;i w.-r*. 1' #t. Liqi iDorDBT. Dry can be sent by&aiL ft I WELIR, RICHARDfIOM k 00.. Burlington. Vt. (rn 1 . *a's.iis-it■ i.’ininir ■ f KIDNEY-WORf^f; »> U 43 3 yafißjg J MERCHANTS OAEGUNO OTL la tbe oldeet mid the standard liniment of the United States. Large sixa, fll.00; medium 50 oentn; small, S cents; small stxe foe fami v use, S cents; Merchant’s Worm Tablet*. 23 cents. For sale by every druggist and dealer in general merchandise. For Fxmllj Tat. The Gargling Off LinimTt wffh wrma WRAPPin. prepared for human flesh, b put tioin small bottles only, and does not stam the akin. Price Scents. The Girgling Oil Almune for ISS3 Is now in tbe hands of our printer, and wf’v be ready for dwtribution during the months of November and December. ISBB. The Al manac for th* coming year will be ranr** u.*e ful and instructive than ever, and will Le •out free to any adding Write fur on* Ask tha Newest Drought. If the dealers In your place do rNkwp Merchant’s Gargiiiig Oil for -*de. insist vper their sending to us. or where they get thei* medicines, and get It. Keep the bottle we!! corked, u.. l shake it tiefore using. Yelinw wrapper for animal and white for hum..-, slosh. Special Notice. The Merchant's Gargling Oil haa been Ir u*e as a liniment for half a century. All we ask is a fair trial, but be sure and follow di rections. The tiargling Oil end Merebant** Worm Tablets are for sale bv all druggist# and deal ers in general mezxLaaduo throughout the world. Manufactured atLockport,N.Y nbyMer okmit’a O * •—ttn. Oil Onoipmo/. Is anfafllae aad mfsTi bto ia eunae Epdcpcc Fits, Spans. Cuovui fiioßS, Sfc. Vaufi Dsacfi, %!c« i) ltsa>. Opium Fab lag. tk.rt.lals sad "11 Xlervuu* sod Blood I» *■ •••ea To CTergyni-n, Lawyers, Litanry Wen. IlfinhsalSk Bsaa-m. Lfidios sod all wb<«fi Sfideutsry «mp) ymenß csuaes Nervuns Pn»’rv turn. Irreguiaru re of the bkiad, bowel* or Kuiaeyv, or who tfiijuirfi a cerr* tonic, appettz* r or Sthnelaal. BA V* HI tan hlbyikl » ui valasbie. Tbena Is | pntcLtni it th* m -t wndenul In* 2 not i tbst ever srstaiccti ►!;• ■inking system. For ssl*> by sfl Ikr-.sggfi'ta. oipmuTita CARES , / Jasy wl / r* W / 1 n RfiFA fR 1 | THE DR. H. A. lU< IIMOND MEDICAL i th. I s A* Proprietors, HI. Jfiaryh, Me. AGENTS WANTED.'.?: le make mooef rapidly oar NEW ROOK : NEW YORK sS” fchuwtn* up th* Nfiw Yfirksf t'ldae. with If* pvl- - - crowded thor •'ugh fan*, tfifi roshiag ols*at«dt • I fiount Sights, it* isouscfi itamyatary ttsdar. ; Slow Nook*, bet *«na for cinwian gtatng fall taW* t fionUnSs.. terms te Agvots. Atm. Prs mem res. : KiwzaffjTghJSsrmui. w* SIX £22.’ VH fl HpOMOfstTfwlfiHiisMinfMm I nHUcsaafgfe-g IATR-T NOVELTY -Beanti'n' Ooi'4 Mthr sgranh", M il re*V. d** Ig"*, I3g"l lu. i*»o*ial- Sd on sboaiK 4 rt•!!**■,fast ion-r edli *e or> ini'fe. is auy ro m- huper* rtoao . p mum hemd ia Means tmr ampi a iqb. Bum. if i>m» sat.l f SAW MILLSES TBE Al/LTMAX A TAILQB QQI. Mss sill I, C Kse y icTiMssrar/ET IrMrNt bv Hddrawwaa in 3t. 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