gomrsfic  ^toitoiui). 
EEPLY  TO  HATTIE  F.  BELL. 
Deati  Friend:  Ever  sltico  I  sawyom’  article  in 
the  IluRAi,  niy  HjTiipaUiies  have  all  been  enlisted 
in  your  behalf,  for  if  there  is  one  thing  in  the 
cooking  lino  I  love  better  than  another  it  is  a 
good  ix>t-pie,  and  to  bo  able  to  make  one  is  no 
trifling  matter.  I  will  give  my  mother’s  recipe, 
which  I  hare  tried  and  alwa^-s  with  the  greatest 
auccoBs.  Your  faiiiu’e  in  making  ixit  pio  and  ludi¬ 
crous  doacriiition  of  it,  reminds  me  of  my  lirst  at/- 
tempt  to  make  biscuits. 
My  mother  leaving  home  for  a  few  days,  I  con¬ 
cluded  to  have  a  mess  of  biseuitji  all  of  my  own 
manufacturing,  and  sucli  biw:uits!  They  never 
raised  from  tho  time  I  put  ILum  in  Uie  oven  un¬ 
til  they  wore  raised  from  tlio  tin.  and.  instead  of 
increasing  in  suse,  tlicy  inci’oased  au  weight. 
Just  because  tliey  were  biscuits  we  managed  to 
eat  sparingly  of  them.  Patbor  declares  six  would 
weigh  a  pound,  and,  i^fter  sundry  atfciimpts  and 
many  failures  to  soak  them  for  tho  chickens, 
I  was  compelled  (from  tho  force  of  circiunstaucos) 
to  leave  them  W  mother’s  inspection.  I  can 
make  them  now,  but  (as  you  say  of  your  ixit-pie) 
I  cannot  make  a  respectable  soft  cake— one  that 
is  really  palatable — with  tho  same  reoijie  mother 
uses,  which  is  delicious.  Mine  comes  from  tho 
oven  in  such  n  sorry  plight  that,  unless  Uio 
chickens  will  condescend  to  cat  them,  they  arc  a 
failure. 
Now  for  the  pot-pie.  Take  good,  thick  butter¬ 
milk,  sumcient  for  tlio  quantity  required,  and 
soda,  as  you  would  for  biscuit,  mixing  a  little 
stiiTer.  lait  it  stand  and  raise  one  hour  be¬ 
fore  boilhig.  Tho  first  twenty  minutes  given  to 
cooking  leave  UjC  kettle  luuxivercd,  then  cover 
closely  till  done. 
My  recqie  for  ginger  cookies:  1  cup  sugar; 
1  do.  molasses ;  I  do.  butter ;  two  oggs ;  ginger 
to  taste;  one  tcas]KK>nful  of  soda,  with  just 
enough  water  to  dissolvo  tho  soda. 
I’ony  Hollow.  Lo. 
THE  IRREPKOACHABLE  WAY  TO  BROIL 
A  STEAK. 
First  seo  tliat  tho  tiro  is  clear  and  not  too 
much  of  it ;  open  wide  all  tho  drafts,  to  carry  off 
tho  smoke  tliat  is  made  during  the  process  of 
broiling ;  tlieu  see  that  tho  griihron  is  smooth 
and  quitocloan ;  rub  it  well  with  whiting  or  chalk; 
lay  on  your  steak.  Do  not  iiound  it,  nor  after  it 
is  on  tho  Are,  stick  a  fork  into  it,  as  tho  juice 
will  escape.  Neitlior  salt  nor  popper  it ;  do  Uiat 
on  the  dish.  Place  the  gridii'on  dose  to  tho 
lire  for  tho  tu’st  fow  uunutvs,  to  carbonize  tlio 
surface,  then  turn  it  over  quickly  to  carbon¬ 
ize  tho  other  side.  Now  it  should  he  exposed  to 
a  slower  lire,  to  do  which,  place  two  bricks  on 
their  edges,  and  rest  the  gridiron  on  them.  The 
steak  should  bo  tm-ned  reijoatedly  and  carefully, 
and  when  it  fools  rather  lirm  to  the  touch  it  is 
rare,  and,  if  so  liked,  it  should  bo  taken  off,  laid 
on  a  hot  dish,  on  which  1}^  ounces  of  butter  has 
been  melted,  loss  than  one-half  toaspoonful  of 
salt,  a  pinch  of  white  pepper  and  one  teasixKiuf  ul 
of  cliopixjd  parsley,  well  mixed ;  lay  tho  steak  on 
one  side  and  then  on  the  other.  Serve  immedi¬ 
ately. 
ORIGINAL  RECIPES. 
(Jractar  Recipe  M'aiUed. — If  you  or  any  of 
your  subscribers  have  a  recipe  for  making  crack¬ 
ers,  known  to  be  good  one,  its  publication  in 
your  columns  will  much  oblige  an  old  patron  of 
your  excellent  i)aiior.— C.  C. 
J^imm  Pic.— Boil  in  quarts  of  water,  tho 
juice,  pulp  and  grated  xkjcI  of  two  lemons.  Add, 
when  it  boibi,  Uiroe  Uoui>ing  tableHiaioufuls  of 
flour,  mixed  smooth  with  cold  water.  Before  it 
cools,  add  two  teacups  of  sugar,  throe  woU-beateu 
®8g'»i  a  piece  of  butter  half  the  size  of  an  egg, 
and  a  little  salt.  Bake  >vith  tinder  and  iipjier 
crusts. 
Aty  Recipe  for  Vot-Pic.—Onc  coffee-cup  of  | 
sweet  milk ;  one  tublc.spoonful  of  butter ;  one 
boaphig  teaspoonful  of  baking-jKiwder,  added  to 
flour  enough  to  make  a  very  stiff  haUer.  Have 
just  water  enough  in  the  pot  to  cover  the  moat, 
but  not  the.  ilotojh  ;  drop  in  the  mixtiiro  by  the 
spoonful ;  cover  tight ;  boil  fifteen  minutes,  and 
you  will  have  a  light,  delicious  crust. — Mbs. 
Rustic. 
Velvet  Cream.— Ixx  reply  to  C.  G.  in  Rural  of 
May  13, 1  will  give  my  roci£i6  for  Velvet  Cream ; 
Half  a  box  of  Cox’s  gelatine  in  a  third  of  a  tea¬ 
cup  of  tepid  water  an^  tw'o  glasses  of  sherry 
wine.  When  thoroughly  dissolved,  flavor  and 
sweeten  one  quart  of  rich  milk ;  add  to  jeUy ; 
stir  well,  and  strain  into  molds.  To  be  eaten 
cold  with  cream.  It  is  best  to  be  made  the  day 
before  it  is  used.— Mas.  Rustic. 
Apple.  Meringue...  -Prepare  six  large  tart  ap¬ 
ples  for  sauoe ;  while  hot  put  in  a  piece  of  butter 
the  size  of  an  egg.  When  cold  add  a  cup  of 
fine  crackers  or  broad  ciiimbs,  the  yelks  of  three 
eggs  well  lioatou,  a  little  salt,  siigar  and  nutmeg 
to  taste.  Bake  iu  a  largo  plate,  with  luidcrcrust 
and  rim  of  rich  paste.  When  done  take  the 
white  of  oggs,  beaten  to  froth  ;  half  oup  of  jkjw- 
dered  sugar  and  somo  flavoring ;  pour  over  the 
top  and  brown  slightly. — w.  e.  j. 
»»» 
SELECTED  RECIPES. 
Apple  Float. — A  pint  of  stewed,  well-mashed 
apples,  the  whites  of  three  eggs  beaten  to  a  stiff 
froth,  four  largo  tablespoon  fuls  of  sugar,  then 
add  the  apples,  and  beat  all  together  until  stiff 
enough  to  stand  alone;  till  a  deep  dish  with 
whipped  cream  or  boiled  custard,  and  pile  tho 
plant  on  tup.  This  is  excellent  with  other  fruits. 
Egg  Sanihck'hes. — Boil  fresh  eggs  5  minutes ; 
put  tljoiu  in  cold  water,  and  when  quite  cold 
peel  them ;  then,  after  taking  a  litfclo  wliite  off 
each  cud  of  tho  eggs,  cut  tho  remainder  in  foiu- 
Hlices.  Lay  them  between  broad  and  butter. 
ADVICE  TO  YOUNG  MOTHER. 
In  answer  to  "  A  Young  Mother’s  ”  inquiry  in 
tho  Rural  of  May  6, 1  give  my  opinion,  the  re¬ 
sult  of  considerable  experience.  The  best  time 
to  wean  children  is  when  they  aro  a  year  to  a 
year  an<l  a  half  old.  A  child  ii  year  old  in  tho 
spring  should  be  weaned  as  early  as  March,  that 
it  may  get  accustomed  to  a  change  of  diet  before 
tho  warm  weather  conies  on,  or  else  it  should  be 
um’Hod  until  November.  Hoi>tembor  or  Ootober 
aro  not  safe  mouths,  as  at  those  periods  diarrhea 
is  most  prevalent,  and,  therefore,  a  cooler  season 
is  better. 
Tho  practice,  which  usoil  to  prevail,  of  the 
mother  leaving  tho  child  to  the  care  of  the 
fathd-  or  some  other  iierson  through  tho  night, 
while  weaning,  was  one  of  needless  m'uiilty. 
Somo  persons  feed  tho  clyld  with  broad  and  milk 
through  the  day,  and  after  it  gets  asleep  at  night 
nm'so  it  again  for  two  or  three  nights.  It  is 
thought  that  tho  chaugo,  being  more  gradual,  is 
not  felt  as  much. 
As  to  food,  if  (i  child  likes  and  thrives  on  bread 
and  milk,  that  is  tho  best  food  for  it ;  but  beef¬ 
steak  and  mealy  jiotatoes  aro  not  hiu'tful  to 
healthy  children. 
The  disposition  of  a  cliild  makes  a  difference 
about  tho  trouble  of  weaning.  Home  arc  more 
yielding  than  others.  But  iu  rearing  children,  as 
in  many  other  things,  a  little  ex£)erienco  of  your 
own  is  worth  a  great  deal  of  other  people’s  ad- 
A  Motukr. 
■ - ♦♦♦ 
MORE  ADVICE  ON  THE  ABOVE  SUBJECT. 
For  the  information  of  Mrs.  II.  A.  B.,  who  de¬ 
sires  to  learn  tho  best  method  of  weaning  her  in¬ 
fant  boy,  I  would  suggest  that  the  health  of  tho 
mother  has  much  toriowithit.  If  she  is  well 
and  vigorous  and  her  baby  healthy,  it  will  do  to 
uiiTho  him  until  he  is  twelve  or  fonrteon  inuiiths 
old.  It  is  not  healthy,  for  themselves  or  chil¬ 
dren,  for  some  mothers  to  muse  them. 
If  the  mother  is  not  strong  and  her  baby  sickly, 
the  sooner  she  M  eans  liim  tlio  better.  A  child 
should  be  accustomed  to  bread  and  other  kinds 
of  plain  food  before  weaning  ;  then  there  is  not 
HO  great  a  change.  Beware  of  ai-rowroot  and  all 
such  food!  It  weakens  tho  stomach,  rendering 
it  unable  to  digest  anything.  The  best  months 
for  weaning  are  February,  March  and  Apiil ;  or 
if  in  tlie  fall,  November.  Never  wean  in  sum¬ 
mer-  Vf.  E.  B. 
ADVICE  TO  THOSE  WHO  NEED  IT. 
Many  hoiisekeeiiers  injure  tliemsolvos  need¬ 
lessly  by  lifting  wasb-tuba  or  wash-boilers  half 
full  of  water.  It  takes  longer,  of  course,  k*  dip 
water  out  of  a  tub  than  to  carry  it  away,  but  it  pays 
in  the  long  mu ;  and  whatkirul  of  forethought  is 
thero  in  sotting  tho  wash-boiler  on  the  floor, 
filling  it  with  water,  and  then  lifting  it  on  the 
stove  ?  One  such  exertion  of  strength  hurts  a 
person  more  than  a  week’s  steady  work. 
Farmer’s  Wife, 
THE  VITALITY  OF  THE  JEWS. 
It  is  claimed  by  those  who  have  made  vital 
statistics  a  special  study,  that  the  Jews  aro  the 
longest  lived  race  of  people  in  the  world.  Their 
immunity  from  diseases  of  all  foi-ms  is  remarka¬ 
ble.  Even  the  gi’cat  epidemics  pass  them  by  ' 
with  the  infliction  of  a  much  lighter  scourge  ' 
than  falls  upon  other  races.  It  is  declared  that 
the  cholera  never  chose  one  of  them  for  its  vie-  | 
tim,  and,  in  fact,  the  deaths  from  this  malady  j 
have  been  ao  few  as  almost  to  bear  out  tho  asser-  | 
tion.  Suicide  i.s  seldom  practiced  among  them,  i 
It  has  been  computed,  from  statistics  returned 
iu  certain  provinces  of  Austeia  and  Goi-many,  I 
that  in  a  ]K)pidation  of  1,000,000,  the  proportion  1 
of  suicides  between  the  Jews  and  tho  mixed  1 
white  races  was  one  to  four.  From  data  cai-o- 
fully  studied,  Hoffman  found  that,  botwoou  the 
years  of  1823  and  If+lO,  tho  number  of  still-bora 
among  tbo  Jews  of  Germany  was  as  1  in  39, 
and  amongst  other  races  as  1  in  30.  Jlaycr  as¬ 
certained  that,  in  Purth,  tbo  proiMjrtinn  of  Jew¬ 
ish  children  who  die  between  the  ages  of  1  and  5 
years  is  10  percent.,  and  of  Cliristian  children  of 
tlie  same  ago  it  is  14  per  cent.  M.  Neiivillo,  oal- 
culating  from  tho  statistics  of  Frankfort,  shows 
even  a  greater  vitality  'existing  among  tho  ehil- 
dren  of  the  Jews,  Ho  also  finds  from  his  data 
that  tho  average  duration  of  tlie  life  of  tlio  Jew 
is  47  years  and  9  months,  while  of  the  Christian 
it  is  3G  years  and  11  months.  “In  tho  total  of 
all  agen,  half  of  the  Jews  bora  reach  tho  ago  of 
30  years  OJly.” 
One  fom’th  of  tho  Jewish  jiopulation  live  be¬ 
yond  71  yoaiR,  but  the  same  proportion  of  Uie 
Oliristiau  )KipuIation  livo  beyond  5!)  years  and  10 
months.  The  otticial  rotiums  of  Prussia  give 
the  Jews  a  mortality  of  l.fil  per  cent.,  and  the 
whole  kingdom  2.62  iwr  cent.  Wliilo  tho  Jcms 
double  their  numbers  in  41J^  years,  oUiers  re¬ 
quire  a  period  of  51  years.  In  1849  there  was  iu 
Prussia  1  death  for  every  32  of  tho  remaining 
population.  Couimonting  upon  those  statistics, 
which  are  brought  together  by  Dr.  Richardson  in 
“  Disoasoa  of  Modern  Life,”  that  antlior  aseribos 
tho  high  vitality  of  tho  Jews  to  theh  sober  way 
of  living.  “  Tho  Jew  drinks  leas  than  his  ‘  oven  ’ 
tJliristi.m ;  ho  takes,  as  a  rule,  better  food;  ho 
marries  earlier;  he  roars  the  children  ho  has 
brought  into  tho  world  with  greater  personal 
care ;  ho  tends  tho  aged  more  thoughtfully ;  he 
takes  better  care  of  his  poor ;  and  ho  takes  good 
care  ol  himself ;  ho  does  not  bou-stof  to-morrow, 
but  provides  for  it ;  and  ho  holds  tenaciously  to 
all  ho  gets.  To  onr  Haxun  eyes  ami  Celtic  eyes 
ho  carries  those  vhtues  too  far ;  but  thereby  he 
wins,  becomes  powerful,  aud  scorning  boisterous 
mu'th  and  passion,  is  comparatively  happy." 
■ - 
IMAGINATION  AND  DISEASE. 
There  is  mucli  more  in  this  than  many  people 
8iip£)osc;  at  least,  the  unobserving  and  unreflect- 
iug  do  not  understand  how  much  influence  anti 
efloct  tho  will,  tho  imagination,  has  over  tho 
health  and  vigor  of  body  and  iiiintL  A  man  of 
strong  roHolUtion  can  bring  on  tir  resist  diseaso  or 
unhappy  feelings  by  the  very  power  of  his  will 
and  mental  aclions.  Tho  following  is  to  tho 
point; 
>  DON’T  WORRY  ABOUT  YOURSIIT. 
I’hc  Journal  of  Health  says : — To  regain  or  re¬ 
cover  health,  iMirsons  should  be  relieved  from 
all  anxiety  concerning  diseases.  The  mind  has 
power  over  tho  body.  For  a  person  to  think  ho 
has  a  lUseaso  will  often  priKluco  that  disease. 
This  we  see  effected  when  tho  mind  is  intensely 
concentrated  upon  the  disease  of  another.  It  is 
found  iu  the  hospitals  that  physicians  and  sur¬ 
geons  who  make  a  specialty  of  a  certain  disease 
aro  hable  to  die  of  it  theiusolvos  ;  and  tlio  mental 
power  is  so  groat  that  sometimes  jieoplo  dio  of 
diseases  which  they  only  liovo  in  iniaguiation. 
Wo  have  seen  a  person  sea-sick,  in  anticipation 
of  a  voyage,  before  reaebiug  the  vessel.  Wo 
have  known  a  itorsun  to  lUo  of  cancer  in  tbo 
stomach  when  he  hail  no  cancer  or  any  other 
mortal  disease.  A  man,  blindfolded  and  slightly 
pricked  iu  the  arm,  has  fainted  and  died  from 
heUeviug  that  ho  was  blooding  to  death.  There¬ 
fore,  persons  in  health,  and  desiring  to  continue 
so,  should  at  all  times  he  cheerriU  and  happy, 
aud  those  who  aro  sick  should  have  their  atten¬ 
tion  di’awu  as  much  as  possible  from  themselves. 
It  is  by  their  faith  men  ai-o  saved,  aud  also  by 
their  faith  that  they  die.  If  a  man  ivills  not  to 
die,  he  can  hvo  in  spite  of  disease  ;  and  if  ho  has 
httle  or  no  attachment  to  Ufo,  ho  will  slip  away 
as  easily  as  a  child  falls  asleep.  Men  livo  by 
their  soula  aud  not  by  their  bodies.  Then- 
bodies  have  no  life  of  themselves  ;  they  are  only 
resom-oes  of  Ufo— teuemeuts  of  their  souls.  Tho 
will  has  much  to  do  in  continuing  tho  physical 
occupancy  or  gividg  it  up. 
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PLANTS  AS  SANITARY  SCOUTS. 
A  London  journal  raises  tho  question,  “  How 
comes  it  that  such  a  well  known  and  sensitive 
plant  as  tho  camellia  suffers  so  much  in  so  many 
living  rooms  and  Miudows,  that  many  have  given 
up  its  cultivation  ?"  and  proceeds  to  answer  it 
tlius :  “It  is  an  easy  matter  to  remove  the  plants 
and  to  substitute  others  of  less  value.  But 
might  it  not  ho  far  wiser  to  inquire  into  the 
causes  of  tbo  leaves  turning  yellow,  and  the  buds 
di-opping  off,  as  they  freq;«eaGy  do  in  li^^ng 
rooms  and  window  gartlens  ?  Is  it  not,  in  fact, 
more  than  probable  that  tho  causes  tliat  injure 
such  plants  as  camelUoii  also  injure  the  human 
occupants  ?  Wliat  are  the  chief  causes  that  turn 
tho  leaves  of  plants  yellow  iu  living  rooms  or 
make  their  buds  fall  ?  They  are  chiefly  those :  gas 
and  fire-di'iod  atmoB]}here,  sudden  drafts  and 
extreme  alternations  of  temperature.  Arc  these 
more  salutary  or  loss  injurious  to  men  tliaii  to 
plants  ?  Thi>y  are  more  mischievous  to  us  than 
to  plants.  The  parched  atmosphere  of  om’  rooms 
Is  a  constant  eauso  of  irritation  to  M'oakly  or 
di-scasod  lungs.  It  ilrios  up  tho  natiual  juices  of 
the  body,  excites  tliirst,  and  causes  exhaiiatiou, 
aud  {lerhiips  one  of  the  most  grateful  and  wliolo- 
Bome  changes  that  could  be  effected  in  our 
dwolling-bouKos  would  bo  the  genializing,  by 
some  skillful  raeaus,  of  our  gas.  lamp  and  I'u'e- 
burut  atmoshpere,  that  dehcato  women  and  cliil- 
ilrcn  inhale  all  day  and  all  night  long.  The  plants 
cannot  stand  it  with  impunity,  neither  can  wo.” 
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MEMBRANEOUS  CROUP, 
I  notice  an  article  in  tho  Rural,  copied  from 
tho  Western  Farm  Journal,  showing  how  mom- 
brancou.s  croup  wa.s  cur<!<l  by  a  steam  bath.  To 
Hydropatbie  pliysieiaus  this  disease  is  not  at  all 
alarming.  Tlieir  practieo  iu  lo  wraii  a  wot  cloth 
roimd  tho  throat  and  chest,  covered  by  a  dryouo  ; 
te  give  small  bits  of  ice  from  time  to  tiiiie,  or 
nips  of  ieo-oold  water,  wlJeli  tho  putiout  rotuiiis 
in  the  mouth  as  long  as  poHsible ;  to  keep  tho 
feet  warm,  aud  the  head  cool  by  sponging. 
Ih-ovideil  this  course  is  adopted  before  the  pa¬ 
tient’s  strongtli  is  entirely  oxnausted,  there  is  no 
danger  of  a  fatal  result. — il 
Suggestions  Uko  tho  above  are  always  welcomo 
when  they  are  the  result  of  cxporieuco  in  tho 
trontmout  of  diseases,  and  our  columns  aro  open 
to  whatever  information  may  bo  contributed  for 
tho  benettt  of  our  readers. — Ed. 
|ii‘ouiiii  t|c 
IN  PRAISE  OF  KANSAS. 
Since  tho  imblicatioii  of  an  extract  from  a 
letter  M'ritten  by  mo  on  Jan.  24, 1  have  received 
numerous  letters  asking  for  further  uiformatiou 
In  regard  to  the  natural  resources  of  this  coun¬ 
try.  With  your  perniissiiin,  I  will  endeavor  to 
show  tho  advantages  of  this  part  of  the  West  to 
tho  man  of  limited  moans. 
Wo  have  a  climate  superior  to  that  of  any 
other  country  now  opened  up  for  sottlcmont.  It 
being  in  latitude  IW*  north  (whioh  is  tho  same  as 
that  of  Central  Kentucky  and  Virginia),  it  is  far 
enough  south,  and  yet  is  delightfully  temiierod 
by  the  nqiidly  -  iueroasing  altitude  toward  tbo 
iiiouritaius,  wiiicli  soeuros  a  hoaltliy,  breezy  at- 
mospbero. 
Having  bad  an  oxporionco  of  over  three  years 
iu  this  pait  of  tho  Htato,  I  cun  say,  in  truth,  that 
it  is  tho  healthiest  country  in  America.  Doctors 
find  it  verydifllcull  to  livo  by  their  profession 
hero,  and  somo  of  them  have  had  under  contem¬ 
plation  tho  erection  of  a  distillery,  In  order  to 
prepare  victims  for  their  practice. 
Wo  have  an  elevation  of  from  1,500  to  5,000 
foot  at  Pueblo,  rising  at  au  average  of  eight  feet 
to  the  mile.  Tliis,  with  tho  weU-drainod  surface 
of  tho  laud,  no  stagnant  water  or  ovorllowod 
lands,  tells  tho  story  of  its  healtliful  climate. 
Tbo  fertility  of  the  soil  cannot  bo  sm-passed, 
consisting  of  a  largo  proportion  of  thorougbly- 
drained  valloy  land,  producing  Imimtiful  crops  of 
all  tlio  grains,  fruits  and  vegetables  of  tho  tem¬ 
perate  zone. 
Having  come  from  Central  Now  York,  where 
wo  could  boast  of  tlie  best  and  purest  waters  iu 
tbo  world,  I  can  say  by  actual  experience  that 
the  waters  of  the  wells,  springs  and  streams  in 
Houlliwestern  Kansas  ctmiparo  very  favorably 
wjtli  those  of  my  native  Htato.  Wc  have  water 
in  abundance  from  our  numerous  sjirings  and 
creeks,  or  by  digging  from  six  lo  fifty  feet  for  it. 
Wo  are  fast  tillmg  up  with  tbo  cream  of  East¬ 
ern  immigruUon,  which  has  given  this  new 
country  prosperous  towns,  churches,  schools, 
mills,  and  tho  society  aud  conveidouces  of  a 
well-settled  community. 
Winter  wheat,  of  which  there  was  a  largo 
quantity  sown  last  fall,  is  looking  splendidly, 
many  pleocs  standing  from  three  to  four  feet 
liigh  and  just  really  to  head  out.  Wheat  never 
kills  out  here  in  tho  winter.  Winter  wheat  is 
destined  to  become  tho  great  staple  product  of 
the  Arkansas  Valley,  aud  it  has  bocu  demon¬ 
strated  beyond  a  chance  of  successful  oontracUc- 
tlon  that  whoever  sows  wheat  here  in  propur 
order  is  sure  of  a  good  crop. 
I  was  out  in  the  country  a  few  days  ago,  and 
among  tho  many  large  fields  of  wheat  which  I 
saw  was  that  of  J udge  Ro8.s  of  Penn,  comprising 
over  four  hundred  acres,  and  mort  of  it  is  sown 
on  sod.  I  noticed  tliat  the  portion  sown  on  tlio 
newly-broken  pruirio  was  the  best,  proving  the 
fact  that  a  good  croii  of  wheat  can  bo  raised  on 
our  praii'ies  from  the  first  breaking. 
I  would  mention  another  fact  in  this  connec¬ 
tion  :  Judge  Ri.’/fis  is  a  land  speculator,  but  takes 
a  very  different  course  to  make  money  from  most 
of  that  class  who  go  to  a  new  coiuitry  and  buy  up 
wild  lands.  He  is  a  fair  sample  of  tho  iiumorous 
moneyed  men  who  arc  coining  hero  daily  and 
purohasing  lands  of  tho  A.  T.  aud  B.  F.  R.  R. 
Co.  and  putting  them  under  cultivation.  They 
have  learned  that  it  will  pay  to  do  so ;  and  if  it 
will  pay  for  that  class  who  have  all  of  the  help  to 
hire,  it  certainly  must  oc  profitable  for  the  man 
of  small  moans  who  can  do  the  work  hiinself. 
Newton,  Kansas,  B.  M.  House. 
i  MAY  27 
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