a case the post and crossbeam may of course 
be dispensed with, and the rope be suspended 
from the roof. 
MODE OF PLAY. 
We will suppose A. and B. opposed to one 
another, with or without partners ; any rea¬ 
sonable number may join; the game to be 
100 tip, or more. A., having won the toss, 
has the choice of commencing or putting the 
adversary in, each player to have the same 
number of shots from beginning to end. Pre¬ 
suming that A. has scored 105 in a given num¬ 
ber of shots, and B. has his turn afterwards, 
and succeeds in a like number of shots in 
scoring 100 or more, he wins. I recommend 
two shots each if with partners, and three if 
single-handed. If with partners, and the first 
player does not knock all the pinB down, the 
other partners must continue to play at those 
standing. When all are knocked down, or 
the side has had all its strokes, the pins are 
replaced. If the center pin for king as he is 
termed) is knocked down, and no other pins 
fall, the score is 48, and he is replaced. I 
have seen the kiug knocked down three con¬ 
secutive shots, scoring 144, and winning the 
game olf-hxuid ; but this seldom happens. To 
knock all the pins clown, excepting the king, 
scores 24. To knock the whole nine pins down 
ut one shot, 18. To knock down the three 
center pins facing the player scores 6. One 
only is scored for each of the other pins 
knocked down. 
If either the ball or the rope strikes the 
post, whether in the forward or the back¬ 
ward movement, that stroke is lost, and any 
pin which may have been knocked down 
must, be replaced. Should the ball (after 
passing the diamond-shaped stand) upset any 
pin or pins on its return, they must be re¬ 
placed ; and in like manner, when any pins 
are fairly knocked down in the forward mo¬ 
tion of Hie ball, and others are upset initsre- 
t.urr), the latter must be replaced. 
The player may stand with either one or 
both feet on the foot-stand. 
pleased to find that both English and foreign 
ladies of the highest rank are in the habit of 
joining in the game. The most delicate ladies 
or gentlemen, old or young, can play it, al¬ 
though, as in the game of croquet, to play in 
the first class requires great skill and pa¬ 
tience. In some respects it resembles a mod¬ 
ification of nine-pins which has long been 
known in this country, and in which a hang¬ 
ing ball is also employed. It differs, however, 
crop of ague is produced here in August and 
September of any town in these 1,000 miles. 
I have just been able to gather the follow¬ 
ing statistics. There are brought into this 
market, annuuly, about 270,000 lbs. dressed 
hogs ; 50,000 bushels potatoes ; 1,500 bushels 
cranberries; 2.500 bushels whortleberries; 
18,900 bushels corn; 5,000 bushels oats; 
75,000 bushels wheat. The above articles are 
brought in, you will 6ee, pretty heavily for a 
VIRGINIA LANDS 
TO, REMOVE SKUNKS’ HIDES, 
Figure 2. 
place of this size. The wheat is mostly ship- in one point, which altogether remodels the 
pod to Philadelphia, and the balance of the game, and renders it far more difficult. This 
shipments to Chicago and the South. We consists in the player being compelled to 
have every facility for shipping as we arc on bring back the ball round the post placed in 
the P. F. W, and C. R. K, ( and also on the the ground on the opposite side of the pins. 
Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville R. R. In doing this great nicety is required before 
Now i* our busy time for the pork trade, and the king can be brought down without the 
they are coming hi quite lively', averaging in ball touching any of the other men, which is 
weight from S50 to 500 lbs.; Borne run to 650 necessary in order to produce the highest 
lbs.; but these are not considered so desiraiiF* score ; but even this amount of skill is soon 
for the Cliicago market as those of about 350 developed in a persevering player of more 
to 400 lbs.; price this day 84.00. than average powers. 
C. S. S. Todd. The post; A. and crossbeam B. (Fig l)should 
■ ■ 1 ■ i - — at least six inches Bquare ; A. 12 ft. 0 in. 
high ; B. 7 ft. G in. long, with a galvanized 
Will some experienced sportsman tell me 
how to remove a skunk’s hide withoutgetting 
perfumed thereby ; also how to keep the 
skunk. Frank J. 
LI8T OF PEAS WANTED. 
Will not those of your readers who grow 
early peas for market, give, through the 
Rural New Yorker, their votes as to the 
curliest, best (as to quality) and most profita¬ 
ble peas to grow ; also name the best (tanning 
pea. Similar lists of other early and market 
vegetables would be interesting, and I am 
sure you would gladly publish such notes of 
this sort as you might receive. s. f. i\ 
Yes, gladly. Let us have them, and the 
sooner the better, for the season is already 
opening. 
8CHLEUDERKEGELBAHN 
This is the name of an old Flemish pastime, I 
or “ slinging nine-pins,” which we give here, 
as furnished by a correspondent of an English | 
paper, because it is something that that class j 
CUCUMBERS ON TRELLISES, 
The Gardener’s Monthly says no one who 
has not tried it, can have any idea of the lux¬ 
urious growth of a cucumber, when trained 
to a stake, which has a set of stubby side- 
branches left along its length ; and the crop 
on some the writer saw so trained was enor¬ 
mous. By this plan the vines occupy less 
ground, audit is the natural habit of the cu¬ 
cumber to climb instead of trailing on the 
ground. This is a hint worth remembering, 
especially by those who have small gardens. 
TO KEEP BIRDS FROM 8TRAWBERRY 
BEDS. 
An English correspondent of the Gardener’s 
Chronicle lias Ids plants growing in long, nar¬ 
row beds. He has a post at each end, a wire 
stret ched to each, u l ing on the wire, a string 
or light rope on the ring, and a cat on the 
other end of the rope. Pussy can walk up 
and down the bed but nowhere else. The 
birds decrease in numbers, and pussy likes 
the job. 
-- 
WHITE APPLE TOMATO. 
I grew this tomato four years since—prob¬ 
ably one of the very first of its growers. 
While it is of fair size, smooth, half-oval in 
form, of a pale lemon or milk-white, it has no 
richness in the quality of its flesh and is of no 
value, beyond that of being a simple curiosity, 
for edible use. f. r. e. 
SCALE 
5 -| FEFT 
Figure 3. 
pins, all of which are of beech, are of the 
following dimensions, viz.: ball, 7 in. in diam¬ 
eter ; king pin, 18 in. by 5 in.; others 16 in. 
by 5 in. The game is usually played out of 
doore, but I recommend a covered shed, with 
open sides to admit plenty of light. In such 
Figure 1. 
of our re ad ere who indulge in croquet may 
substitute for it; and because country life 
may often be relieved of its monotony by 
just such innocent amusements. The corre¬ 
spondent referred to says “ It attracted my 
attention in Germany last season, and I was 
FROM PLYMOUTH, IND 
Garden Work is at hand. Get the seeds, 
make the hot-beds, prepare for business. 
Much preliminary work can be done before 
the snow goes. 
We have 8,000 inhabitants, the handsomest 
Court House in the State, gave 500 majority 
for Hendricks for Govenor, and the largest 
