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BRIEFLETS, 
“ In our Senate Chamber there site but one 
farmer, and he is a colored gentleman from 
M'sedsalppi ”—L S. H. . . What Is the differ¬ 
ence In value between phosphates found In 
inorgauic material as, for Instance, South 
Carolina rock, and phosphates found in inor¬ 
ganic material like bone—who can tell ? . . 
The French are such good cooks that they can 
make horse-flesh as palatable as we can beef 
. There are thirty-two shops in Paris 
where horse-flesh is sold. . . New subscrib¬ 
ers are requested to send for our Free Seed 
Distribution Supplement. This will explain 
to them many matters about which we cannot 
repeat detailed Information. It will be sent 
without charge. . . Mr. Cheever says that 
cider for drinking purposes is a pest in uny 
farmer’s cellar, and that It is better for the 
well-being of all concerned to be satisfied with 
a barrel of '‘apples on tap." . . Nuhsert 
Gakuen Operations.—S ew buttons every¬ 
where—February is the mouth for cutting 
teeth—keep the cuttings—Trim your baby- 
sister’s hair with the scissors. You may ex¬ 
pect a fine crop—Dig the baby in the ribs; 
plant a blow on your little brother's nose and 
wait to see what the result will be. Probably 
some birch.—Punch. . . It is au excellent 
idea—that of breeding small cobs and big 
kernels. It is, however, well, to bear in mind 
that the kernel must have something to stand 
and grow upon. The fact that the number of 
rows and the size Of kernels necessitate a 
corresponding size of cobs is strangely over¬ 
looked by some corn breeders. . . M. Lud¬ 
low says, in the Poultry Bulletin, that the 
much-talked of Langshan fowl is the original 
of the Black Cochin. . . The question is, 
why does uot some one make a breed of large, 
non-sitters that can be kept within picket 
fences, as the Asiatics are ?—Idem. . . Itch 
is a foul disease — who cau blame hens for 
scratching? . . Are yon saving your hen 
manure? . . Even as Nature benevolently 
guards the Rose with thorns, so does she endow 
woman with pins. . . One Hundred articles of 
value are offered in Our Premium List to those 
who raise clubs for the Rubai. Nbw-Youker. 
It will be scut to all who apply. . . Peter 
Henderson charges for the coming year (10cts. 
per pound lor dean seeds of Pearl Millet . . 
INCLINATION YIELDS TO NECESSITY. 
Young Ladyi— Papa, are you going with us to the theatre ? 
Father:— No, children. I cannot; my only shirt is being washed. 
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The price of the m-w striped Tea Rose “Ameri¬ 
can Banner” for uc^xtseason will be fcS.OO each 
for largest—$1.60 each for smallest size. This 
is realty very cheap when It Is considered—as 
all the papers have been saying—that the buds 
are worth their weight in gold. The buds, 
however, don’t weigh much. . . Those w ho 
can raise spring wheats we would recommend 
to try the variety known as White Spring Rus 
sian. Of all the kinds tried at the Bubal’s 
farm two years since, this yielded as well as 
any. . , The Chinese Hulless Oats, now 
offered by every seedsman, are really an excel¬ 
lent kind. The kernels arc plump and heavy. 
The only trouble Is that they “ Bhell out.” if 
left until ripe. . , Those who are interested 
in seeds ami plants should, from now ou, re¬ 
view the advertising columns. . , It will 
soon be time to talk about Strawberries ugain, 
and alto of small fruit* in general. If there 
were any way by which we could oblige every 
one of our readers having 50 feet square or 
more of land, to cultivate the small traits, we 
should do it. And In the end they would all 
thank us. . . If Congress will give Dr. 
Collyer ten acres of ground, he promisee to 
return twenty tons of sorghum sugar the first 
season or forfeit his reputation. . . The 
brightest paper in America— The Rural Nkw 
Yorker. That 1b what His going to be for 
1880. If not. we will forfeit our reputation ! . . 
The manufacture of sugar from sorghum is 
a decided success with proper machinery and 
management. The Amber-Llberlau cane is tiie 
most promising variety. . . A dog suspected of 
killing sheep should frequently have his teeth 
examined to see if any wool stieks between 
them, which, il found, is unimpeachable evi¬ 
dence that he is guilty, and he should be 
lynched at once without judge or jury. . . 
Scientists may Differ 
About the pathology of rheumatism. Its origin and 
whether It be hereditary, but Irrefragable testi¬ 
mony proves that when a tendency to it develops 
Itself, Hostetlers stomach Bitters la a rell ilfle 
means of subduing that tendency. Some oi the 
prescribed remedies for the disease are decidedly 
objectionable from the clanger attending their use, 
others are utterly Ineffectual, the best, the safest 
check Is the Bitters. This very obstinate malady, 
the more effectually to overcome It, should be 
grappled with at the outset. Every one knows 
what terrible, what ceaseless pain It can 
Inflict. Why then, should this atrocious, often 
Iatal complaint be allowed to gain headway 
through ludltterenoe to Its earliest symptoms, 
when a sate, long tested and strongly recom¬ 
mended medicine presents Itself. In addition to 
suggesting this a means or reller It seems not In¬ 
appropriate to caution the rheumatic against ex¬ 
posure. 
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