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INDIANAPOUS, INDIANA, AUGUST 21st, 1875.
No. 33.
Liyg Stock.
HOG CHOLERA.
I have never know a case oi cholera
that was not traceable to indigestion,
and bad the herdsman observed, he
would have noticed the symptoms of approaching disease (viz: extreme indolence, thirst, • costiveness, disordered
skin, fickle appetite, etc.,) weeeks before the disease- assumed the violent
form called cholera. If the herd has
been neglected, and disease is allowed
to progress till it assumes the type of
cholera, it may be_ arrested, except in
extreme cases, by giving salt, ashes, sulphur and charcoal, and dieting upon sour
milk or wheat bran cooked. I have advised this _ treatment _ in a number of
cases, and it has invariably proved successful. If diet and care will not arrest
the disease, it has gone too far for medicine.—Live Stock Journal.
We repeat again that we have given
ten grains of calomel to the hog, with
great success, in cases of cholera. If
they will not eat slops, put the calomel
in ap apple after the core is withdrawn,
plugging up the ends with the part taken
out, after the inner part of the core is
cut off. Hogs will eat an apple when
sick, when they will not touch anything
else. Scientific inquiry is establishing
the fact that hog cholera is typhoid fever, and that is always accompanied with
constipation. The same remedy does
'not cure in all cases of hog cholera, but
when one will not another may, and we
repeat this one for the benefit of the
readers of the Indiana Farmer who
may have overlooked it before.
SHOET HORN RECRUITS.
Many have the impression, from_ the
frequent recurrence of the same- names
in the reports of Short-horn sales, that
the business is done largely inside of a
select circle. But an examination of the
sale reports for the last six months, as
given in Bailey's Short-horn Reporter,
discloses the fact that 425 names appear
therein which have not heretofore occurred in the Herd Book, or been otherwise known as connected with the interest. Many of these new breeders
purchased females, as well as males,
some at five to seven hundred dollars
per head, and the bull Breastplate 11431
at $6,100.
This is a most encouraging sign, and
speaks volumes for the permanency and
unbounded future growth of the business. Most of these new purchasers are
from Iowa, some from Illinois and Missouri, and the remainder from more
AVestern States. We should think the
Western demand evidenced by these
sales would cause Eastern breeders who
have on hand a surplus of young lulls,
to ship them West jointly, and sell them
at a great public sale, well, advertised,
foi* whatever they would bring. A sale
of this kind should be a regular^ permanent affair at some Western point, and
would greatly aid in spreading the blood.
—Live Stock Journal.
Sheep Sid It.
A Maryland farmer who has lately
visited some o>' the best sheep farms in
England, makes the following statement
in the American Farmer:
Within the last 15 months 48 ewes
belonging to the estate of Aston Kowant
have produced 296 lambs, all of which
are still living, or have been sold fat.
Forty-four have each had three pairs,
and most of them in less than 14 months.
Two ewes brought seven lambs each, viz:
two a few days before Christmas, 1872;
two in June, 1873, and three in January,
1874. One ewe produced eight lambs
within 14 months, and two of the lambs
were sold for £5 at Easter. Lately the
same ewe had four lambs, all of which
are strong and healthy; the_ mother is
doing well and in good condition. Twenty-one of the above ewes are Dorset, and
twenty seven are either Hampshire-
Downs or half-breeds.
A Model Jersey Cow.
Col. Waring writes in the Am. Agriculturist of a recent visit to Mr. John Carter Brown, of Kast Greenwich, It. I.,
who has-Jersey cow, Youug Pansy, purchased for him on the island as a yearling, by Col. W., and now four years old,
with her third calf in April last. She
was selected chiefly on tne strength of
her escutcheon, "and it is very satisfactory now to see how well that indication
has been supported. _ Her bag. when full,
measures 50 inches in circumference ; is
18J inches deep at the rear, and is 16
inches long. Her front teats stand 8
inches apart, hind teats nearly 6 inches
apart, and the teats are 4} inches apart
at the sides, all being large and ot good
form, and standing squarely, out from
the even surface of the udder. I wish
.that she might, in her present condition,
make the round of the agricultural fairs
Iof the country, to show what the Jersey
breed is capable of.
THE CLASSIFICATION OF SHEEP.
Delaine is the generic French word for
wool, though it has become used to designate a fabric composed of cotton and
worsted, which is known in market by
the formation of colored patterns similar
to calico on two or more fabrics composed of cotton, worsted or silk. The
fabric originated mainly in the effort of
the French to rival the English in the
production of combing wool from the
ramboulett flock, which originated from
the Spanish merino. The rambouletts
produced a wool which worked well under the comb, and was too fine for the
ordinary hosiery and • stuff goods for
which the English wools were so admirably suited. The French struck out a
new industry from their own wool which
the English could not imitate because
they did not have a supply of combing
wool of merino blood.
A good delaine wool must contain
merino blood, and length and strength
of staple. In New Zeland the English
manufacturers are stimulating tho wool
growers to develop anew industry, aud
they are now producing a very desirable
delaine wool by crossing the Cotswold or
Leicester ram on the merino ewe. The
result is a heavy carcass, heavier fleece,
a longer staple and altogether more
profitable sheep. A good deal of that
kind of wool has been imported into
New York from New Zeland during the
p-ist year, and has commanded prices su-
ferior to their best Australian wools,
have urged, and still urge, the farmers
who have merino ewes, to cross them
with a Cotswold ram, as thereby they
will add to the value of their flocks in a
marked degree. Merino or grade meri-
nowhieh have length and strength of
staple is a delaine wool, while the English mutton sheep is thc sheep for
combing wool. That is the classification
of breeds.—Cor. N. T. Tribune.
South-Sown Sheep.
Hon. John Wentworth, of Chicago, a
large stock breeder, in a recent circular,
says:
After trying all kinds of sheep, we
have give the preference for general utility to. the South-Downs. Upon Fair
grounds, they are ranked as middle-
wooled. They are half way in quality
and quantity of wool between the common and the best Merinos. But their
mutton is the best in the world, and
their wethers grow the largest and command the highest prices in all the markets. The day is not far distant when all
our beef and pork will be demanded for
Eastern and foreign markets. The West
must live upon mutton, and that of the
fine-wooled sheep is far from being palatable. Hence it is desirable that our
farmers at once lay thefoundation of
South-Down herds. Besides being the
best of all food, there is no other that
can be raised so cheap as South-Down
mutton, as they are the hardiest, and can
be kept in large flocks better than any
others. The wool will pay for the keeping, thus leaving the carcass clear profit.
For crossing upon the larger breeds of
sheep, there are no superiors to the
South-Downs.
Heavier Horses for the West.
A correspondent of the Live Stock
Journal writes: I have lately been
traveling somewhat in Illinois and Indiana, and find the class of horses generally bred quite too small and of an inferior
quality to what the farm labor of the
States demands. I often see scrub horses
at work in the field that weigh not more
than 900 to 950 pounds each, and that
are quite unequal to the farm labor required of them. The work on such
farms is not well done for want of
strength in the team. Even plowing is
done very inadequately, but when they
are put to the reaping machine, unless
four horses are used, the.result is still
worse. The stimulus seems to have
been, until lately, even in breeding to
better stallions, to choose the light
trotting horse instead of the draft stallion. The farmers hear of great prices
obtained for speed, and go for that market, which is very limited and difficult to
suit, instead of the market for draft
horses, in which the demand is very
large and illy supplied. A few breeders, scattered over the West, are _ endeavoring to introduce draft stallions,
Clydes, Percherons and Normons; and
they are really entitled to the patronage
and thanks ofthe farmers of the, West.
Of course, there are many opinions as
to the best breed of draft horses; each
one has its advocates, and I weuld not
disparage either, as it will be a great
point gained when farmers can be induced to breed heavier and better class
of horses for farm purposes. Western
agriculture is greatly-in need of a reformation in this branch, and there is
abundant room for all the heavy breeds.
The only danger to be guarded agaist is
in feeding too much corn, and thus increasing fat and laying on adipose matter instead of muscle, tending to develop
unsoundness. But let us do all we can
to multiply 1,400 pound horses, that
are able to plow to any  depth desired.
Berkshire Hogs.
The following claims are made for
Berkshire hogs by Mr. Knapp, an Iowa
breeder, and while the admirers of
other breeds will not accept the statements in full, it >b well to know the
claims made for each breed:
The Berkshire hogs are superior to all
others for the following reasons:
lst. They possess greater vitality, and
hence are less liable to disease.
2d. They are more prolific. Mature
sows seldom raise less than eight or nine
pigs.
3d. Being strictly a thoroughbred
hog, the pigs are uniform—all choice.
4th. Their flesh is firmer than that of
any other hog. They furnish superior
ham, Bhoulder aud bacon. They bring a
higher price for the English market.
Weight of the Pigs.
Waterloo, Ind., Aug. llth.
Mr. Editor—My pig weighed 28 lbs.
when one month old. On the Sth of
August it was two months old and
weighed 53 lbs. I will seulyou a report
of another pig that will _le one month
old on the 27.h of August. This pig I
expect to keep, and will get its weight
every month and report.
L. S. Goodwin.
For the Indiana Farmer.
EXPOSITIONAL.
More than usual interest is manifested
in the coming Indiana Exposition and
State Fair.
The voluminous correspondence in
connection therewith; the large proportion of exhibition space already secured;
the number of stalls and pens engaged
for stock ; the extensive advertising and
encouraging influence of the press of the
State, give assurance that the Twenty-
third Annual Exposition, under tho
auspices of the Board of Agriculture,
will excel all former efforts.
A remarkable feature connected with
the Exhibition of 1874 was that every
department made a good showing—the
machinery department being the lightest
in representation. It is a gratification
now to be able to state, four weeks previous to the opening day, that more than
double the amount of space is applied
for and secured for machinery in motion.
No pains or expense will be spared by
the managers to insure success. Seventy
new stalls are now completed to accommodate the increasing interest in. the
stock department.
.Two car loads of fine paintings are
on the way from the East, to add to
the Art Department. The largest and
most magnificent Painting ever exhibited
will be on exhibition; and, judging from
indications, the exhibition in the Horticultural department will excel that of
last season.
The display in the Agricultural department bv counties, we have reason to
believe, will be excellent, although the
inclement weather during the harvest
season was discouraging. /_
A series of evening meetings have been
arranged, to interest agriculturists with
lectures from prominent speakers, followed by discussion:
Wednesday, September 22d—subjects:
Floriculture and Horticulture- address
by Peter Barry of N. Y., and Parker
Earle of 111.
Thursday, September^ 23d — subject:
Grain and Grass Growing; address by
Prof. C. V. Riley of Mo., and Prof. 01-
cott of Ind.
Weduesday, Sefember 29th — subject:
Live Stock. Cattle and Horses; addresa
by Hon. J. R. Dodge ofthe Agricultural
department, and W. It Duncan of 111.
Thursday,  September 30th — subject:
Hogs, sheep and Poultry;   address by
Prof. Shortridge of Agricultural College,
and Dr. A. C. Stephenson of Ind.
Very respectfully,
Alex. Heron, Seo'y.
Indiana Farmer Family.
Onr Postal Card Cofreapondenoe.
European Breadstuffs.
The Mark Lane Express, in its review
of the corn trade the past week, says: The
weather, though broken, has been on the
whole tolerable fine. The crops are progressing favorably, but it is unreasonable
to expect the plenty or quality of last
year after a nearly sunless July and such
a heavy rainfall. So they have found in
France, as far as they have gone, and
flour has risen 4 francs per sack in Paris.
The bulk ofour own harvest is yet uncut. Some of our country markets have
hesitated about submitting to any decline, though generally it reached 1 to 2
shillings per quarter. Large speculative
purchases have been made in London on
American account The London market
dosed with an improved aspect and an
upward tendency, which must be swayed
entirely by the weather. Thero certainly
seems quite as much chance of a rise as
a fall.
FULTON COUNIY-Augutl 13th.
Corn looks well, considering the wet weather.
Oats good. Wheat ls badly damaged In-the
shock by the heavy rain. Thel_tm_i«„ Farmer Is admired by all who read lt.
, M.I. KirLiit
LAKE COUNTY—August Hth.
About one-third of the hay damaged. Oats
badly blown down, will not be more than two-
thirds of a crop. Corn and potatoes are good.
The hay crop was heavy, and the hog crop light.
C. ty. Wish.
MONROE COUNTY-Aujutt 13th.
Wheat won't make half what It would before
the rains. Oats are down to flato to cut. Beans
and cabbage are roltlng. Hogs scarce, but
rather dol. on acc.un tor theoverflow. Corn ls
all blown down. A.T. Alman.
MORGAN COUf.TY-Au5u.tl6_.
Oats good,but badly down, and a bad time to
save them on account of wet weather. Grass
aud clover over an average crop, but not yet
harvested. Tbe Indiana Fauhek Is a welcome
visitor. A I"ATBO-.
HANCOCK COUNTY-Augutt 12th.
We have hud line weather for a few days.
Wheat about half spoiled In the shock. .Corn
ln the bottoms washed out. Potatoes rotting.
Os_ notcut yet. Grangers alive, and trying lo
save enough to live on. A. C. C.
MT. STERLING, KY-Auaust 15th.
Wheat almost ruined. Oats ditto. Meadows
little, If any better. Prospect for corn and fall
grass fine, except on lands subject to overflow,
on these lt has nearly all been deatioyed by
water. J.D.O.
* HUNTINGTON COUNTY-Augutt 18th.
The rain keeps pouring down almost every
day. Wheat sprouting in the shock. Army
worms are bad on the oats. Potatoes rotting.
Ilogs worth 7 cents. Bheep scarce, but dogs aro
plenty. The Indiana Kahhf.ii Is weloomed in
every household. M.D.
HUNTINGTON COUNTY-August Mlh.
!___ corn looks ,well, out me moist of lt ls
damaged by the heavy rains. Wheat was
much damaged ln the shock. Oats and tlax
prom lsed a good crop, but were not all saved-
Hogs scarce. Cattle plenty and dull. Some
chills and fever prevailing here. J. 11. B.
GIBSON COUNTY-August 13th.
Weather line. Wheat ln the shock has dried
out, and threshing is going on rapidly. The
sprouted wheat can now be cleaned out from
the good. White river and the Wabash made
sad havoc with the crops in the bottoms; the
damage can not easily be estimated.
R. Mitctieu..
PIKE COUNTY-August 12th.
Ithas been very wet, and was almost lmpot-
slble to save wheat, oats and hay. nogs are
worth from Ave to six cents and scarce. Good
sh«?ep ditto. The worthless curs are making
terrible havoc among thera. Fat cattle are
scarce and command a good price. S. A.
s
LABETTE COUNTY-Kanut—Augutt 10th.
I thought I would send you a few lines from
this part of the country. It commenced raining here the 10th of July and rained 21 days.
Wbeat ts about one-half damaged by sprouting,
consequently we will have a small crop. Corn
Is the best, ever sa w lt. Potatoes and oats good-
C. Cosby.
BOONE COUNTY-August 14th.
The crops ln this county are almost an entire
failure. Wheat was good, but the late rains
have damaged lt ln the shock. Corn on low
land ls destroyed, bnt on high land looks well. I
Potatoes are rotting. Oats and grass are dewn, |
and not worth cutting. Cabbage ls also rotting.   Hogs are scarce, and worth 5>_ centa.
W. T. B.
HAMILTON COUNTY-August 13th.
We have had a great deal of rain ln this part
of tbe county. The wheat and corn have been
badly damaged. We have been hauling ln
wheat today, and found that lt was not so
badly damaged as we thought at first. Grass ls
Dot all cut yet- Corn on low land drowned out,
and tbat on high land has'almost stopped
growing. J- P.
PARKE COUNTY-August Hth.
The wheat on bottom ground ls nearly all
swept away, while the corn crop ls literally
mined. Wheat on upland ls badly sprouted,
while the the corn will be worth little or nothing. But little oats saved. Hay considerably
damaged. Pptatoes rotting. Farmers are sowing a great many turnips. It has stopped raining, and we are trying to save what little grain
we have lea. K. A. W.
FOUNTAIN COUNTY-Augutt 14th.
There ls a great deal of wneat that ls not
worth threshing. The oats are blown flat to
the ground. Grapes cannot be saved. Corn
looks well on the nigh land, while that on low
land ls perishing. Pastures look well, but lt
has not the fattening qualities. The Wabash
flooded the bottoms. Fruit almost an entire
failure, except berries. J. F. Carter.
BLACKFORD COUNTY-Augutt 6'h.
Onr oat.wheat and grass were damaged cosld-
erably by the wet weather; by the time we can
thresh, farmers will not reallie one third ofa
crop of wheat In this part of the county. On
the 27th, ult., a storm passed through the South
part of Brown county, which did great damage
to grass, grain, etc. For about two hundred
yards in width, lt swept nearly all the timber
In Its course. Seriously damaging several
farmers.
RICHMOND. VIRGINIA—Augutt 13th.,
We have been visited in this State with con-
tlnnons rains for the past four weeks. The
wheat, a great deal of which ls still out, has
been much damaged. In the Southwestern
and Western part of the Btate both the wheat
and hay crops have suffered greatly. It ls estimated that half oi each of these crops ls a total
loss ln thc«e places. While I write it is raining
and likely to continue. Wheat sells here at
»1_5 to $1.60. R. S. Alles.
MONROE COUNTY-August Hth.
Weather clear this morning. Harvest nearly
done. Wheat, oats and hay damaged to some
extent. Corn on upland good as I ever saw, on
low land lt ls damaged by high water. Stock
low on account of scarcity of money. Hogg
worth 7 cents. Corn worth 50 cents ln the field.
No wheat to sell. The Indiana Farmer Is a
welcome visitor ln our family.
Jos. H. Tarkikqto-.
WABASH COUNTY—Augutt 16th. '
Tbe outlook ls getting better, though rather
slow ln coming. Corn is coming on nicely
since the rain ceased. The shoots that were
under water are spoiled. -With a flne. late fall
we may have a two-thirds crop yet. Fifty per
cent, of wheat, and 25 per cent, of oats saved.
Potatoes rotting badly. Trade dead. Health
good for the season. J. J.
HAMILTON COUNTY-August 16th.
Tbe rain has about ceased, alter doing much
damage to our crops. Wheat Is considerably
damaged. A good portion of our corn was
drowned out. Wheat ls averaging 1% to 10
bushels per acre, and very poor at that. Hogs
are dying Willi the cholera. Good hogs are
worth 6 cents. Cattle tolerably plenty. Cbllls
and fever are getting to be unwelcome visitors.
G. W. BOWKRWINE.
BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY-Augutt 16th.
Tho weather for the past week has been very
fine, and the farmers are getting their wheat
threshed as rapidly as possilble. From a fourth
to a third ls actual lota, yet lt It better than we
expected, as we did not expect to save more
than one-half. I will send you a report next
week of our threshing—of each Job as we thresh
It: the number of seres of each one, and the
number of bushels, and the kind of wheat. So
far the average ls 13 bushels per acre, that we
have thr_he_. D. W. Gates.
VIGO COUNTY-Augutt 16th.
Corn looks well on upland. Wbeat badly
damaged from the wet weather, but not so
much as was expected. Tbreshermen have
commenced again, and all tbe wheat is now
being stacked that can not be thrc&hed from
the shock. Grass ls about all cut, but badly
damaged by being too ripe and standing so
long, the heads all being gone. Things do not
look as prosperous as they did before so much
wet weather, but we aro trying to make the
Ix-sst of lt, hoping that tt will end well, and that
the next winter will find us with plenty to go
on, without asking aid,as was talked of during
tbe heavy and continued rains. Potatoes look
well, and a heavy crop ls looked for. Slock
generally looks well. Hogs not plenty. No
mutton.   Dogs plenty. Ed. II. Wtthe.
A Swindler.—I noticed some weeks ago
you gave a notice of one Isaac Lynde, of Marlboro, Ohio, as being an Impostor. I want to
set my seal to that. I could add more to it, and
thought of publishing him ln several papers.
But on writing to a neighbor of his, I was Informed that he had already been published
in three or four papers as a swindler. I aon't
think he has a dozen chickens to his name.
Publishing him does no good, as he is still sending his circulars ont advertising chickens.
Publish him all yon can. B.
Trimming Evergreens.—If Mr.A. Furnas,
or any of the readers of the Indiana Farmer,
will give through Its columns the proper time
to trim evergreens, such as pine, flr, etc., where
the branches grow too near the ground, lt will
be a favor thankfully received by at least one
of the readers of that valuable paper.
I would also inquire il there Is such a thing
as a cranberry tree, or a bush that will bear
fruit like tbe cranberry vine. One of the best
and most Influential farmers of this county
says there ls a bush that bears fruit equal or
superior to that reared on the vines.       CM.
Montgomery County.
Green Corn.—Cook the corn on the cob until about half done; lay out until the water
dries off-; pack away ln Jars, first putting ln one
pint ot Bait, and then a quart of corn; and so
on, putting salt last. Care should be taken to
have the corn dry. Corn put np in this way
will keep perfectly dry and firm the year
round. To prepare for the table put the corn
ln a vessel of cold water over the Are and let lt
strike the boll; repeat this three times aud ltls
ready for seasoning to your taste. It ls much
sweeter soaked ln this way than put ln standing or running water. V. S. Mayfield.
Ellettsvllle, Ind.
I"tilling np Green Corn.—I will give my
method of canning corn. I have been very
successful since I have adopted the present
method. In the first place procure as many
half gallon stone Jugs aa yon want; then select
your.corn and slightly boll lt; with a sharp
knife cut lt from the cob, and fill np your Jugs
about two-thirds full of the hot corn; then fill
up with weak brine, seal tbem, and set away
lu a cool, dry place. I have known my friend
II. W. Simmons to keep corn ln tbat way for
two years. J. T. Haudpeck.
Castle, Ind.
Farm Talks and Inquiries.
Rowing Bin. Grass*. — Tell E. M. B., of
Mitchell, to sow his blue-grass ln January or
February, on the snow. A. T. A.
Grinding Seythea.—Which side, under or
upper, of a scythe should be ground? Some
dispute abont lt. C. A.
The side that ls made to be ground, and that
ls always the top, as Indicated by "the laying"
of the steel.
The npple leaves sent us by a subscriber
for explanation are affected with a fungoid
growth, and not by insects, as he supposed.
The disease will not be apt to injure the trees
seriously.
CoIInr Galls on Horses.—One pint of alcohol, half a cup of salt, mix, and shake beforo
using, rub well three times a day. This will
effect a cure. W. F. B.
Boone Co., Ind.
Tar for Sheep.—D. B. Chambers : Your
sheep can be cured by using tar. Put a small
amount ln tbe nostrils of each, and ln ten days
repeat It. Feed them a little bran mash as
warm as they will eat It. The tteam ls beneficial, as the disease Is a form of catarrh.
Plymouth, Ind. G. W. Oles.
Grubs In the Meadow.—I have a field of
clover and blue-grass sod that appears to be Infested with grub worms. I with to plant lt to
corn next spring, and I would like for some of
the many readers of the Indiana Farmer to
Inform me through the same whether to break
lt up this fall or next spring; and. If this fall,
whether deep or shallow.       M. L. Kessler.
Rochester, Ind.
Soldering again.—In case yon have any
old pewter spoons save them. Put a piece ln
an Iron ladle or anything that will not melt,
and melt It thoroughly. Hold tbe article to be
mended over a lamp, after scraping the outside
bright. Have a small Iron rod hot, and when
the pewter ls melted pour ln the crevice and
press with the Iron at once. G.W. OLE-
Plymouth, Ind.
Rowing Wheat.—As the time for sowing
wheat is near at hand, I would like for the
postal card correspondents to give their various
methods of preparing the ground, quantity of
seed, time of towing, kind of ground, and manner of putting ln seed; also, the amount harvested to the acre. Let all report good and bad
results, as we learn as much from our failures
as our successes'. Jacob Kennedy.
Litton, Ind.
Good stock.—In reply to ty. H. Russell's
inquiry, I can say that I will furnish him flrst-
class bull and heifer calves of the 17th grade,
thorough-bred, color red and roan, sired by the
2d Duke of Vlnewood, he by Bill Bales, out of
Trlbune2d. The dams are of the Prince Albert,
Commodore, Locomotive, Imported Crusader,
and Pathfinder breeds. Prices to suit the times
and quality of stocs:. Jabez 8. HODS9N.
Ofden, Henry Co., Ind.
Cancer -"aria—I would like to know if
there Isany.cure for what ls called the cancer
wart. A neighbor of mine has a flne young
horse that has a wart of the above named
disease growing on his left hind foot. It fcas
been cut off once bnt ls growing worse than
ever. The weather ls dry and pleasant. Wheat
and oats badly Injured. Corn looks flne ln our
connty.   Potatoes excellent.     J. B. Rhodes.
MUltown, Ind.
LATE  PUBLICATIONS.
Vice's Floral Guide, No. 4, for 1875, ls received from tbe publishers, at Rochester, K, Y.
Price 25 cents a year.
Tippecanoe County Fair, Premium Ust
fob 1875. This fair, to be held August 30th to
September _h. Judging from their premium
list, lt will be unusually large and well patronised. The premiums are numerous and liberal.
For copies address, Daniel Royse, Secretary.
Aladdin and Ali Baba. No. 1 and 2 of the
dime edition of the Arabian Nights, bv Howard
Challen, Philadelphia. This is the cheapest
reading we have seen of this kind, and much
better, by tbe way, than the ordinary dime
novel.
Hard Cash. An essay by Prof. E. H. Hey-
wood, attempting to show that panics and
business revulsions, caused by arbitrary Interference with production and exchange, will be
effectually prevented through free money.
Address the author, at Princeton, Massachusetts.
The Dwelling Reform Association—Self Help
by the People—Township Co-operation—The
Electlc Reform Platform—Our Country and Its
Resources, are the titles of pamphlets we have
received trom Samuel Leavitt, of New York,
the author of most of tbem. Copies can be had
by addresing him as above.
Care or the Sick, and receipts for sick people. This ls a neatly printed pamphlet of sixty-
four pages, prepared by a prominent physician
of Philadelphia, and published bv the Mutual
Life Insurance Company of New York, for gratuitous distributatlon among Its policy holders.
The same company have Issued a larger pamphlet for the same purpose, entitled
accidents, emergencies and poisons,
giving directions as to what should be done ln
case of common accidents etc., until the physician arrives. Both are exceedingly valuable
books, and speak well for the Insurance company Issuing them.
The third number of Wide Awake, the new
Boston magazine for "the young of all ages,"
has reached us. It Is very bright with pictures,
and its letterpress ls most-'taking." It opens
with a good story by the editor, Miss Farman,
"The Strangers from the South," illustrated by
Shepherd, with a sketch of four young "darkies," from life. Rev. Dr. Rankin, of Washington, follows with a baby-poem in Boottlsh
brogue. Mr. Butterworth furnishes a well-illustrated paper concerning Whlttier and his
Home. Miss Estman's "Young Rick" grows ln
years and in mischief. With a great variety of
other interesting matter, this number is very
attractive. Messrs. D. Lothbop _ Co., Boston.
Price $2.00 per year, postage paid.
- Absolute Money: a New System or National Finance ; by Brltton A. Hill. For sale
here by Bowen, Stewart & Co. Paper cover,
50 cents, muslin bound, SI. Thlsls a book for
the times, and will have as it deserves, an extensive sale. We can best give the scope of the
work by quoting from Its table of contents:
History of our American paper money—The
nature of absolute money—It Is more than
coin, and lt is the representation of the whole
wealth, power, sovereignty and products of the
nation—Every citizen ls Interested ln upholding it>-A special basis necessarily a falsehood,
a delusion and an absurdity, etc. etc. The book
will thoroughly post its readers in regard to the
great question of the day.
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Alfred Gray, the Secretary of the ]
Kansas State Board of Agriculture, is
said to place the wheat crop of Kansas^
for export this year at 13,000,000 bushels.
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