Mots oi i\)t Week. 
HOME NEWS. 
Saturday, Dec. 36, 1885. 
There hasjust been a socialistic scare in San 
Francisco, where a Socialistic Revolutionary 
Association has been detected in a plot to 
assassinate a score or so of the leading citizens, 
without distinction of party. Senator Leland 
Stranford and Governor George Stoneman 
neading the list. It was proposed to shoot 
down Chinamen, and burn their quarters. 
Four of the blood-thirsty miscreants, mainly 
foreigners, have been arrested. The extremes 
of social conditions are no where greater than 
in California, and the sight of wealth 
easily and rapidly acquired, tends to make pov¬ 
erty reckless and desperate. - • A very whole¬ 
some reaction is setting in nearly everywhere 
against skating rinks. They have been the 
cause of a great number of deplorable scand¬ 
als, and have brought shame and sorrow into 
many families. In several places prohibitory 
licenses have been ini]>osed on them, and pub¬ 
lic condemnation is setting strongly against 
them. Senator Edmunds has introduced 
an anti-Mormon bill into Congress, so string¬ 
ent that, if it passes, polygamy is sure to be 
wiped out. There is a regular hydropho¬ 
bia scare in many towns in different parts of 
the country, and unmuzzled dogs are being 
kill in the streets on all sides. The four child¬ 
ren bitten by a mad dog at Newark, N. J.,and 
who were sent to Paris to be treated by M. 
Pasteur, arrived there safely last Monday and 
were at once put under treatment. According 
to the latest accounts, they are doing well. 
Several others who have been bitten by rabid 
dogs have also started for Paris, to which dog- 
bitten people are flocking from all parts of the 
world_... ...Capt. Eads's Tehuantepec ship 
railway scheme has received a great impetus 
from the recent action of the Mexican Congress 
in enlarging the concession to the rail way,and 
guaranteeing it $1,350,000 a year for 15 years, 
on condition that some other country guaran¬ 
tees twice as muck for the same period..... 
.... A great deal of dissatisfaction has been 
aroused by the action of Laud Commissioner 
Sparks with regard to settlement on the public 
domain, and a multitude of petitions against 
his confinnation have been sent to the Sena¬ 
tors and Representatives in Congress.. 
... The recommendations of Postmaster-Gen¬ 
eral Vilas for supplemental legislation to sup¬ 
press the lottery lawlessness has resulted in the 
introduction of a bill into Congress by Senator 
Wilson, of Iowa, “to prohibit the mailing 
of newspapers and other publications contain¬ 
ing lottery advertisements, and providing a 
penalty for violation of the same.”. 
The silver men in Congress are prepaiing for 
a vigorous fight in behalf of the “unlimited 
coinage” of silver. They say that restric¬ 
tion would benefit the moneyed classes at the 
expense of the debtor classes and the poor gen¬ 
erally by increasing the value, ami therefore 
the purchasing power of gold. With money 
more abundant, higher prices, it is said, would 
be the rule.....The Grant Mon¬ 
ument Fund has reached a grand total of 
$111,228. The daily additions aggregate, on 
an average, about $20 .The small-pox 
plague has nearly disappeared from Montreal, 
the deaths now not being over two a day. It 
is still pretty fatal in the surrounding country, 
however.A telegram from St. Paul, 
Minn.. last Wednesday, says that for two weeks 
the weather in the Northwest was more like 
Spring than Winter, Snow had disappeared, 
and a light warm rain was falling—the third 
time rain has fallen in December since 1870. 
At date the Mississippi had been opened, having 
been closed with ice since Thanksgiving. 
... .A company of the 8th United States cav¬ 
alry, under Lieut. Fountain, were ambushed 
by hostiles with disastrous results Bear White 
House, N. M., Saturday. In the fight that 
ensued Surgeon Maddox and Privates Collins, 
Gibson, Hulton and McMillan were killed. 
Lieut. Cahill and Coporal McFarland were 
slightly wounded. The Indians numbered 21, 
After the fight they headed in the direction of 
Clifton. This is the same band with which 
Lieut. Fountain had a fight on the 0th. No 
Indians are reported killed. The New 
England Congressmen are reported to be a 
unit in favor of excluding Canadian fish. The 
New England fishermen have had the whip- 
handle the part Summer, but they may find by 
another year that they will be shut out of Ca- 
nadian fishing grounds. They cannot afford 
to look only upon one side of this question. . 
....Jacksonville, Fla,, had a $450,000 fire some 
days ago. The fire broke out, in Hubbard’s 
warehouses on the dock, spread to the Abel 
block, in which were the Herald newspaper, 
Hazzen’s billiard parlors, Kurtz brothers and 
several others. The buildings in the rear of 
McCoi v lie’s, Hubbard’s and Abell’s blocks on 
the wharf, with their contents, were destroy¬ 
ed. Theitotal insurauce^is estimated at;$350,- 
000. Representative Morrison, 
speaking of the movement in South Dakota, 
says: “The present Congress will certainly 
not consent to a division of one-half as a State. 
The admission of the entire Territory to the 
Union may be possible.”... Dur¬ 
ing the present session of Congress, 728 bills 
and joint resolutions have been introduced in 
the Senate and 71, which originated in the 
House, have been passed. Twelve hundred and 
forty-seven executive messages, containing 
about 151)0 nominations, have been sent by the 
President to the Senate, which referred them to 
the proper committees ; two treaties, one relat¬ 
ing to the boundry line between this county and 
Mexico, and the other providing for the settle¬ 
ment of the claims of certain American citi¬ 
zens agaiust Venezeula, have been sent to the 
Senate for ratification. 
Over-worked liiiNiursa Men. 
As a restorer of exhausted nerve force, it 
has been largely shown during the past, thirteen 
years that the Compound Treatment of Drs. 
Starkey and Palen, 1528 Arch Street, Philadel¬ 
phia, Pa,, is the most prompt and efficient 
agent yet discovered. Its use by over-worked 
business and professional men would save many 
hundreds of lives every year, and give to thou¬ 
sands more the ability to work without the 
weariness, exhaustion, and peril which now 
attended them. A pamphlet containing full 
particulars in regard to the nature and action 
of this remarkable Treatment, will be mailed 
free. Write for it .—Ad i:. 
AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 
Satcrpat, Dec. 26, 1885. 
The New York State Agricultural 
Society. —The annual meeting of this society 
has been called at the society’s rooms at Al¬ 
bany, on Wednesday, January 20, 1886, at 
noon. No programme is announced, and we 
suppose the only business of importance will 
be the ratification, by the handful present, of 
the slate that, will no doubt be prepared be¬ 
forehand all ready for the farce. The time 
was when these aimual meetings were a power; 
when they meant a show of fruit, grains and 
vegetables, rivaling even that of the State 
fair: when the farmers gathered until the 
Agricultural Hall would not hold them, and 
when two or three sessions were devoted to es¬ 
says and discussions, full of interest and in¬ 
struction, equaling a veritable Western far¬ 
mers' institute. But times have changed since 
then. Sadly changed! Either the farmers 
are losing all interest in their business, or the 
society' is slowly but surely drifting away 
from them. Whatever is wrong it is time it 
should be righted. 
Pennsylvania Horticultural associa¬ 
tion. —The annual meeting of the Pennsyl¬ 
vania State Horticulatural Association will 
be held at Reading, Pa., commencing Wednes¬ 
day January 20. A good list of subjects tor 
consideration has been prepared, a lively time 
is expected and all who come are guaranteed 
a cordial welcome to Reading. E. B. Engle, 
of Waj'nesboro, is the Secretary. Write him 
for programmes and full particulars. We 
know he will like to hear from you. 
The Vermont Dairymen will assemble in 
the annual winter meeting of their association 
at Bellows Falls, January 10, 20, and 21. The 
Secretary, O. M. Tinkham, of North Pomfret, 
will give information and be glad to receive 
.subjects for consideration. He also urges the 
faimei-s to come for a good time and pre¬ 
pared to talk as well as to hear. 
All should go! 
Artificial eggs are the latest sensation, will 
artificial spring chickens lie the next ? . 
Contagious pleuropneumonia has broken out 
among a large herd of cattle near West Wil¬ 
low, Lancaster, Co., Pa. The worst cases have 
been killed by order of the State Veterinarian, 
and the others have been quarantined........ 
Under pressure from the Havre Chamber of 
Commerce M. Dautresme, the Minister of 
Commerce, has promised that a bill to abolish 
prohibitive duties on American preserved 
meats will be introduced in the Chamber of 
Deputies after the New Year’s vacation. The 
president of the Paris Chamber of Commerce 
joined with the Havre delegates in an inter¬ 
view with the Minister, in demanding urgency 
for the measure in order to give to the Amer¬ 
ican trade its former facilities. On the other 
hand, the agricultural group in the French 
Chamber of Deputies have resolved to oppose 
the importation of American salt meats “ in 
the interest alike of sanitation and of French 
husbandry. ” . 
... The New York Fertilizer and Chemical 
Exchange is the name of a new institution in 
t his city, the object of which is to promote 
social intercourse among its members ami es¬ 
pecially to introduce a free interchange of 
opinion upon all subjects of general interest to 
the trade ... First Comp¬ 
troller Durham has disallowed an item of 
$1,800 in the accounts of Norman J. Column, 
Commissioner of Agriculture, on the ground 
that that amount was used io the purchase of 
seeds.and labor and illegally charged fc to the 
appropriation for “Laboratory.” This case is 
exactly similar to that of Commissioner Loring, 
Mr. Colman’s immediate predecessor in office, 
whose accounts for purchases made in the same 
way were also disallowed. The explanation 
given by Commissioner Colman is that the 
seeds were purchased in his absence and with¬ 
out his knowledge by General Carmen, then 
chief clerk of the Department. The Comp¬ 
troller, however, says the Commissioner is alone 
responsible under the law'...... 
... Farmers and others at Barrington, only 
about 16 miles distant from Chicago (and in 
the same county), have suffered of late to such 
an extent from prairie wolves that a bounty 
of $5 a head for each wolf slain is prayed for. 
The animals are reported to be bold and sav¬ 
age., .. Assistant State Dairy Commissioner M. 
A. Perry, of New York, is making things live¬ 
ly in Buffalo for grocers and other dealers in 
daily products, who are charged w ith soiling 
watered milk, oleomargarine for butter, and 
adulterated cheese. Over 300 cases of the sale 
of impure milk aud 46 cases where bogus but¬ 
ter was alleged to have been sold are reported, 
and over 50 warrauts have been issued for the 
arrest of dealers who are alleged to have 
sold bogus butter or adulterated milk. 
An entirely new product, obtained from 
the distillation of petroleum, has been perfect¬ 
ed by a chemist of Titusville, Pa.. which he 
calls the Orieutal potato bug powder. It is 
non-poisonous, harmless to man or animals, 
but the most destructive agent to insect life 
ever discovered .... Germany devotes 
0,000,000 acres to the cultiv ation of the potato, 
the yield hist year being 28,000,000 tons. Not 
only is the tuber largely used for food and in 
manufactures, but heavy' exportations are 
made to other parts of Europe and to America. 
The oleomargarine manufacturers met the 
other day at Philadelphia aud formed a coin- 
binatiou for the purpose of opposing a united 
front to all legislation hostile to their interests 
and to subscribe liberally toward the cost of 
contesting all laws restricting or hamper¬ 
ing the sale of bogus dairy products . 
... The Maryland State Grange has just held 
its 18th annual session in Baltimore. It has, 
of oourse.loug ceased to have political influence, 
ami in fact, never in that State exercised much 
positive force. It was organized in 1878, aud 
in 1876 arrived at its greatest growth. There 
were then 150 granges with a membership of 
5,921. At present there are but 69 local organ¬ 
izations supported by 2,085 members. It is 
practically held together by the Commission 
Agency of the State Grange, by which mem¬ 
bers participate in the profits of all produce 
and mercantile transactions. This is a success¬ 
ful institution, and it is the intention to extend 
its scope. In 1884 the business transactions of 
this agency amounted to $302,000, It now 
has a surplus of $20,600. It is claimed that the 
price of fertilizers has been reduced 25 per 
cent. This agency does not undersell other 
houses, but at the end of the year divides the 
profits proportionately. Its influence socially 
aud educationally is regarded as beneficial.... 
The Largest Cabbage Growers in the 
World use and recommend Tillingbast’s Pu¬ 
get Bound Cabbage Seeds. The disseminator 
of this renowned brand of seeils, in order to 
introduce them into every county in the Union, 
has organized a Seed and Plant Growers’ As¬ 
sociation. One reliable party in each town is 
being enrolled as sjiecial agent, and is supplied 
with seeds in trade-marked packages, and also 
instruction books which will enable any one to 
grow cabbage planks successfully anywhere. 
Parties desiring seeds or plants, will, upon ap¬ 
plication, be furnished with the addresses of 
agents nearest them from w'hoin they may be 
obtained. 
This association thus furnishes one man in 
each towu—the appointed agent—a good cash 
puying business in selling seeds and growing 
and supplying plants. There are still many 
excellent localities uuoccuped, aud any one so 
situated as to act as agent for this association 
should address, for particulars in regard to it, 
Isaac F Tiiliinghast, La Plume, Pa .—Adw 
Crops k iVUvkcts. 
Saturday, Dec. 26, 1885 
British dispatches say the average price of 
wheat in 187 towus in England and Wales last 
week was, 80s. 5tl. per quarter, or 98% cents a 
bushel. This is precisely the same as the 
lowest price touched at any time last year, 
namely, in the week ending Nov. 29, aud last 
year’s average was the lowest for more than a 
century. In England the average during the 
first half of this year was 83s. Id. a quarter 
against 87s. 8d. last year, or $1.02% a bushel 
against $1.28 last year. Since the middle of 
the year the price has steadily declined, every 
month falling below the average for the cor¬ 
responding month last year. Here, on the 
contrary, according to the last report of the 
Department of Agriculture, prices for wheat 
have this year been everywhere higher than 
last year; and for much of the time they have 
been higher at the seaboard than in England. 
The exports from this country have so far 
been too small to seriously affect prices in 
England; it is the heavy importations from 
India aud Russia that have depressed the 
market. The amount of w'heat raised in Rus¬ 
sia is not large compared with that of some 
other grains; but as rye bread is used almost 
exclusively by the “common” people, a large 
proportion of that raised is exported. 
According to the American Consul at St. 
Petersburg!! the proportion of cereals cultivat¬ 
ed in the Empire is as follows: Assuming 100 
as representing the total production and ex¬ 
port, the different Varieties participate as fol¬ 
lows: production: rye, 38-88 per cent.; oats i 
31 percent.; wheat, 12.67 per cent.; barley, 7 
]>er cent.; other cereals, 11 per ceut. Exports: 
Rye, 25.78 per cent.; oats, 17.22 jier cent.; 
wheat, 39.97 pea* cent.; barley, 6.63 per cent.; 
other cereals, 10.45 per cent. The recent 
changes in the tariff of Germany and France 
have also lowered prices in Great Britian. Pre¬ 
viously these countries imported a great deal of 
grain: but increase of import duties of late,has 
stimulated home production and greatly cheek¬ 
ed importation, so that the wheat, marketed in 
those countides formerly', is now thrown on the 
markets of Great Britian which lays no duties 
on cereal imports. Probably the chief cause 
of low prices, however, is the great depression 
of all industries in the United Kingdom. Pov¬ 
erty lessens consumption, and makes people 
have recourse to the cheapest kind of food, 
and hence the demand is less than usual while 
the supply is greater. 
The importation of wheat and of flour as 
wheat into the United Kingdom for three 
months ended November 28 last amounted to 
35,746,888 bushels, against 85,127,768 bushels 
during a like period in 1884, and as compared 
with 41,225,736 bushels for the quarter ending 
December 1, 1883. 
The price of corn has fallen in sympathy 
with wheat, aud also because the visible sup¬ 
ply has increased. It is now 1,382,000 bushels. 
Oats have been only moderately well sustain¬ 
ed. The decrease in the visible supply was 
77.480 bushels as per the New York, and 90,288 
bushels as per the Chirago report. There has 
been also a better demand for oaks from abroad. 
The speculation in this grain has been light. 
The visible-supply report in this city' shows 
612,286 bushels of wheat increase during the 
week, about 200,000 more than indicated by the 
Chicago report. In addition to this, cables 
from London aud Liverpool show less disposi¬ 
tion to buy than heretofore, and report larger 
stocks of wheat than at a like date last 
year. While the United Kingdom is ordering 
from India, Russia and Australia for future 
delivery, and ignoring our grain, it is observed 
that British imports during three months past 
have beeu slightly in excess of the like period 
in 1884, including flour as wheat. 
Until eurly in the week the winter wheat 
belt was covered with snow, but then a thaw 
set in, and by Wednesday the snow disapear- 
ed nearly everywhere, leaving the wheat bare. 
A multitude of reports from every winter 
wheat State as far south as Tennessee, go to 
show tliat in Tennessee and Kentucky, the 
outlook is good, providing there is a covering 
of snow in the Winter; iti Kansas and Missouri, 
seeding was late and dry weather caused a 
slow growth. In Southern Illinois, the great 
winter wheat region, the acreage is reported 
considerably smaller than usual. In Michigan 
the Hessian fly is troublesome, 
The Michigan crop report for December 1 
shows the condition of wheat in the southern 
four tiers of counties to be 94, and in the 
northern counties 90, compared with 100 as 
representing an average of years hi vitality 
and growth. One year ago. the southern 
counties averaged ln4, the northern counties 
103. Condition of live stock one per cent, 
below an average. Reports from elevators in 
regard to quantity of wheat marketed indicate 
a total this season of 7,748,870 bushels, or 
3,845,445 more than in 1884 for four months 
ending December 1. The report contains an 
article by' Erwin F. Smith, of the University 
of Michigan, on the causes and nature of the 
potato rot, prevalent in that State. 
Owing to the excellent quality of last year’s 
Michigan wheat crop, large quantities have 
lieeu sold for seed to other sections. In that State 
as well as in Indiana aud Ohio, the ground is 
■When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria, 
When she was a Child, she cried for C as tori a, 
When she became Miss, she clang to Ciwtoria, 
When she had Children, she gave them Caetoria, 
