The Sheridan County Democrat from Hoxie, Kansas • 3

LAND FOR CHILDREN. THE FARMING WORLD. THE CALIFORNIA WAR. were in our camp. The American soldiers, who were infantry and 6ome Bailors, had been mounted perhaps on Iloyt ami tilrls Have a Few Hod! A HOISTING DEVICE.

F.utirely Their Own. Every boy that lives on a farm, and Mexican Side of It Was an Opera Bouffe Affair. some of my horses. Ihe soldiers were not good horsemen, and, besides, did not understand tho management of Great Service When Killing It Is of every girl, too, for that matter, should huve the use of a piece of ground. It Mexican horses.

So the horses ran at full speed until they were in our camp, and l're were other horses of the same Beeves on the Farm. The accompanying illustration represents a simple device which is of greut service when butchering. The uprights a and are 4x4's, or ordinary post tim dro The battle was a hand to hand fight. the American side Capt. ber ten to twelve feet long.

These are set into the ground two or three feet. Moore and a sergeant were killed in 1 five feet apart. To the tops of these the charge. Capt. Gillespie received a severe lance thrust, was thrown from his horse and left for dead.

He would need be only a small, out-of-the-wuy corner at first, place for the child to dig and make plans, increasing gradually to the acre of corn or potatoes or turnips, or whatever it may bo, as tho child grows older. There are few farms that could not easily spare it, and few children to whom it would not be a benefit. Books and magazines and games are good, but they are for tho mind and for the leisure hours, and while they may keep the children nt home, they can scarcely foster a taste for farming fasten with bolts or Place and in position, secure the upper have been killed only that he wore a ends at and and set the lower ends firmly in the ground. For use an old shaft or a piece of hard wood and fasten coat of mail of four thicknesses of leather. 1 knew the man that lanced BLACK BOYS OF SAMOA.

Robert I.ouls Hteveiisoa tfcs I'litnlatlon WorkmtMi. There are here a lot ot poor poofd- who ure brought to Ssniou from diav tant lands to labor lor tho German. They are not at all like the kingund him people, who are brown and very pretty; for hese are as black as negroes and a ugly as sin, poor souls, and in their own land they live all the time at war, and cook md eat men's flesh. The Germans make them work; and every now and then some run away into the bush, a-t the forest is called, and build little-sheds of leaves, and eat nuts aanl mid fruits, and dwell there by fcttcui-Belves. Sometimes they are bud, nit wild, and people whisper to each other that some of them have gone buck to their horrid old habits, and catch men and women in order to eat them.

But it Is very likely not true; and the most of them are poor, half-starved, pitiful creatures, like frightened dogs. Their life is all very well when the sun shines, as it does eight or nine months in the year. But it is very different the rest of the time. The wind rages then most violently. The great trees thrash about like whips; the air is filled with leaves and branches flying like birds, and the sound of the trees falling shakes Hie earth.

It rains, too, as it never raiiisu. Th Approaching Forty-Ninth Anniversary of the Kantlng of the American Flag Monterey to lie Celebrated In Style. Special San Franolseo (Cal Letter. The people of California propose to bave a grand celebration on July 7, next the 49th anniversary of the raising of the American flag at Monterey, by Commodore Bloat. There will be a gathering of the few American and Spanish pioneers of those days now living, when they can again fight over the battles of the "peaceful conquest." The general government has promised to assist with a naval and land display.

The only battles of the conquest of California were fought after the conquest. There was some bloodshed on both sides, however, in consequence of Fremont's free hooters stealing horses from the Mexi him, and I now have the lance in my museum. This coat of mail is called a cuera, and is frequently worn by spar- without something to supplement them. A child early learns the meaning of possession, and a few square rods of his own will be more to him than the broad acres of his father. Many a boy has grown to manhood on the farm, and left it at the earliest possible moment after he came of age because he had been made a mere machine a laborer without laborer's wages.

If the child could be of tener treated as a sentient, responsible being, there It i 1 cans. Subsequent revolution was the outcome of the raising of the Hear i lag at Sonoma, on June 11, by Capt. Ezekiel it to and as indicated in the illustra- tion. Attach one end of the two ropes and to and run them through the pulleys attached to the crosspieco f. home.

You can hear a shower while it Is yet half a mile away, hissing liken shower hath in the forest; ami when it. comes to you the water blinds your eyes and the eohl drenching take your breath away as though some one had struck von. Fasten these ropes to the hind legs of the animal to be lifted. If one rope and a gambrel is preferred, attach it to the middle of and run through a pulley at m. Two ropes are preferable.

By this apparatus one man can lift the heaviest carcass. A wagon box bottom side up may be placed between a and for a platform. II. 0. Sorkuess, in American Agriculturist.

In that kind of weather it must lie dreadful Indeed t'o live in the woods, ish soldiers. There were seven or eight Americans killed and as many wounded. The dead were buried at the foot of a large tree on the battlefield. Two or three Mexicans were slightly wounded. "A soldier called Le Blonde threw bis lariat over a cannon in the enemy's lines, and hauled it into our own, and we used it against the Mexicans.

Nearly all the Mexicans killed had lance thrusts guns were not used much by the Mexicans. "The next battle was at Paso del Portola, on the San Gabriel. The river was swollen to about 200 yards wide, and our army was on the bluff overlooking the river, almost concealed amid chaparral and a grove of mustard plants. Our cannon mounted on an ox tart, commanded the approach of tho enemy. While they were crossing the ttream we played away, but we did not know much about loading and firing cannon, and our shot would hit tho water with a phizz and a splash, and that was all.

Somebody put in two much powder, and the cannon went oil with a boom, upset the cart and the oxen, and I believe all rolled down hill. We then set the mustard patch on fire to stifle the enemy and blend his march, and retired to La Mesa. Two or three Americans were wounded by our cavalrymen, but no one on our side waa hurt. At La Alesa, that hill across the river, in the present suburbs of Los Angeles, we were reinforced with the "Church Cannon," sometimes called the "Woman's Gun." It is a small brass cannon, brought from Mexico, and was used by the church for firing salutes on festal days. On the approach of the war vessel, Senora Innocencia Reyes buried it in her garden.

But it was dug up, car- one man alone bv himself. And vow would be fewer disappointments. Let his manliness be brought out instead of suppressed. Let the father talk to the boy, and the boy to tho father as man to man; if the boy is to be a farmer let him begin his calling early and grow up with it. Furnish him with a small piece of land and let him cultivate it with no other restraint or advice than he may seek himself.

Trust him to discover the best methods and the best market. The profits may be insignificant, but they are his, and they mean as much to him as do the earnings of the largest farm in tho country to its owner. And, more than all, he is obtaining a practical interest in farming; and year by year it will strengthen and broaden, and by the time he is of age he will not only be a farmer physically, but in heart and brain also. Household. inns? know that if the lean man fcelw afraid to be in the forest, the people of GOOD THING TO HAVE.

Cart There Are Many Reasons Why a the island and the black boys arc much more afraid than he; for they believe the woods to be quite filled with spirits; some like pigs and some like flying things; but others (und thewe are C0MM0D011E SLOAT, U. 8. X. Merritt, under instructions of Fremont, thought the most dangerous) in the shape of beautiful young women urn! young men, beautifully dressed in the who was not present. The intention was to form California into an inde pendent repubic.

The Bear Flag was hauled down when Commander Sloat GOOD DRAINAGE TOOLS. Should lie on Every Farm. There are very few farms in this country where a cart may be found, ami yet one of these vehicles is a very handy thing to have about many times in a year. There is some sort of a prejudice against a cart, that has no. good foundation.

A cart with cart-harness and a sober horse will often take the place of a team and wagon, and ot any time of the year when a small load is to be hauled one horse can do the work, if a cart is at hand, instead of going to the trouble 'of pitching up two horses. For hauling seed to the field, or manure, where a little is needed, or for any other light work, a cart is better than -came. The Mexican side of the revolution is not found IBs history, and many of the details of thisopera bouffe affair are They Can Be Made at Homo by Any Intelligent Farmer. Much more tile draining could be done if the farmer was only convinced that it is not a very difficult job and be therefore of interest in view of the com- island manner, with fine kilts and ftm necklaces, and crosses of scarlet seeda and flowers. Woe, betide him or lief who gets to speak with one of tlicse! They will be charmed out of their wit and come home again quite, silly aad mad and die.

So that poor runaway black boy must be always trembling and looking about for the coming of the demons. Sometimes the women demon gv down out of the woods into the villages, and here is a tale the lean man heard last year: One of the islanders un sitting in his house, and he hud cooked fish. There came along the road lwi incr celebration. yond his ability. We have laid all our Don Antonio Coronel, of Los Angeles, tile for years have been very sue one of the leaders, related to me, re cessful.

Good tools are, of course, ab solutely necessary, but not expensive. a double team. For hauling in such cently, the following Jiistoncal luci dents: 'The principal cause of pronunci nniento was because of CP Gilles Die's tvranv. He had been le.f in com crops as potatoes, for haulng feed tf, Buy a good spade. 1 prefer one with sauare cornersShe remainder imand at Los Angeles after tb country beautiful young women, dressed an 1 CKr Ihad been surrendered.

He mciareu iff martial law, and arrested people" for trivial causes. One night his negro 'cook, whom I had befriended, come to my house and told me that Gen. Flores, myself and others were to be arrested at once organized. I gathered all the old pieces of iron, I took them to the Mission San Gabriel where they ftfST-GS "sIoIk," andVdTmany purposes, a cart may be used to save using a double team and a two-horse wagon. This makes it a matter of economy, and there is hardly a farm in the country where a cart would not pay for itself many times over.

A cart that has the bed so arranged that the load can be dumped is the handiest form to have it made in, as the load can be dropped, whether it be potatoes or cordwood or coal, by simply tipping it out. If the cart be made with wide tires, it can be taken over places with a good load on it where an ordinary wagon could hardly be hauled by two horses. The writer knows from experience how much labor and wear and tear of team and wagon is saved by having a cart to hitch to when light loads are to bo hauled, and knows that they are economical in time, tools and labor. Farm and Fireside. were made into lances.

Pieces of lead were taken from tho roofs and melted linto bullets. We soon had 500 men in the field, many not having weapons, but all had lariats very effective in the hands of a Mexican. Senora uracercia Reyes made some powder. Our army then marched to meet Gen. Kearny, wdied for some of fty "34 V'X, fashion in the island always to f.fie what Is asked, and never to ask folk' name.

Ho the man gave them fish and talked to them in the island' Jesting way. Presently he asked one of thf women for her red neeklaee, which good manners and their way; he itsd riven the fish and he. had a right toak for something back. "1 will give? it to you by and by," said the woman, and she and her companion wentaway; but he 'thought they were gone very hikI-denly, and the truth is they had vaa-ished. The night was nearly eome.wbeii the man heard the voice of the woniM.i crying that he should come to her nivt she would give the necklace.

Ho looked out, and behold! she waft standing calling him from the top of the sen, on which she stood as you might stand on the table. At that fear came on the man; he fell on his knees and prayed and the, woman disappeared. It was said afterward that this was once a woman, indeed, but she suoub have died a thousand years ago, and lias lived all that while as an evil spirit in the woods beside the spring of a river. Kau-mai-afe is her name, in caseou want to write to her. Robert Loui Stevenson, in St.

Nicholas. end drive him out of the country. "I was appointed commissioner to HOMEMADE TILE DITCHING IMPLEMENTS. of our tools are homemade. A sod cutter shown at a is desirable.

Ours was made from an old pointed shovel, as was also the scoop for cleaning the bottom of the ditch. By the aid of a blacksmith these were easily converted into very useful implements. To make the cutter, heat and hammer the shovel flat, then with a cold chisel cut out tho desired shape. Sharpen the edge, insert the handle and it is complete. For the cleaner, turn up the edges and cut off the corners, making it about five inches wide.

Rivet two quarter-inch rods to the sides. Weld the outer ends and drive them into the handle. W. 1. Moylej in Farm and Home.

Mexico, to solicit aid to reconquer Cal ifornia. 1 immediately started with my escort, and, as there was not much money in the country, I took along a GENERAL FARM NOTES. cavalcade of about 500 horses for ex penses to sell on the ay. At the Col orado river I turned back because the Indians had heard of my coming and have taken the horses, and probably killed us. I gave my dis jpatches for the supreme government to a courier who eluded the Indians, crossed the river and arrived safely in Michigan's Peppermint Crop.

Three-fifths of the oil of peppermint consumed in the world is produced in eight counties of Michigan. The oil product of that state this year will amount to 150,000 pounds, and between Mexico. But it was no use. "As I was returning, and while near Can Diego, I heard that Gen. Kearny's 12,000 and 15,000 acres are devoted to the cultivation of peppermint.

Frost It is wasteful to feed whole wheat to swine. Bran is an excellent feed for cows and horses. Give the cow a bran mash directly after calving. The English potato crop is large and of exceptional quality. Cornt wheat or barley are proper foods for fattening sheep.

The feeding value of potatoes is estimated at one-fourth that of grain. Marsh hay is the very best material for the winter mulch for strawberries. The tomato pack has been much lighter than last year, but of better quality. It would seem as if inoculation were the only safe reliance against hog cholera. Boiled turnips mashed and mixed with grain form an excellent poultry food.

Danish pork sells for $14.18 in the London market, while American only brings $9.72 for 112 pounds. X. Y. World. and drought have injured the older plantations this year, although tho plants set this spring have escaped in COMMOPOUE KO BERT FIELD STOCKTON.

ried out to the battlefield and used against the Americans at this last battle. But the powder that the senora had made was so weak that every shot was only a puft', and fell short of the enemy's lines. This time, however, the oxen were unhitched from the cart so that they could not run away with it, or kick the gun over, or maybe be kicked over by it," continued the don, with a laugh. That historic cannon is now in the muesum at Washington. Shortly after taking possession of the country, Commodore Sloat, at his own request, was relieved, and Commodore Stockton took command.

Leaving San Francisco, his vessel cruised to San Diego in time for the sailors to march to the aid of the infantry at San Pascual. Commodore Stockton again took possession of Los Angeles. In the meantime Fremont had signed a treaty ol peace, "20 miles away" from the Bceue of battle. For this Gen. Kearney sent him to Washington under arrest.

He was court-martialed, but finally waa permitted to resign. The Americans then entered into a political revolution by forming a state constitution thus usurping the power of congress. Thus California was admitted as a full-fledged Etate never having been organized as a territory. Otherwise, the programme was to form a western confederacy. Her admission, however, -as the direct cause of the civil war that followed a few years later.

The south urged the war against Mexico for the purpose ol extending her slave territory, while the north opposed it. But the Californians refused to take chances in a territorial condition, and came in as a free state a solitary instance. California has much to celebrate. J. M.

SCAKLAXD. jury. ine peppermint is cut vviieu blossom like hay, and when dried is placed in wooden vats and steamed un THE BEAR FLAG, Dentists' UolU. The, gold which is takt frour teelTii which have been filled, or which is tl'irA' or scraped from the gold used in making tooth crowns on new gold filings, in. no inconsiderable item for dentist to consider.

A dentist recently said tltat the sweepings from his carpet had netted hi in $35 in a single? month. The little scraps of gold that remain nffcer-many operations are gathered in not'-ties and sold at a fair price to the dealers from whom the gold is obtained. In some cases the gold is mixed witlr some other metal, or with dust, but nil of it has a commercial value. The price paid by dealers is, of conrse, much lests than that asked for the sheets of bought by the dentists. Gold used itu dental operations is of several deyrew of fineness.

Fourtccn-caru gold fr.i.n itw uses in the making of tooth plates, and other finer gold, to the value of severaS hundred dollars nt one time, is not unusual with a busy member of the profession. X. Y. Tribune. troops, which had just arrived there, til the cells burst and the oil passes upward with the steam, which is condensed and conducted into a reservoir where the oil rises and is skimmed off.

It requires 350 pounds of dried peppermint to produce 1 pound of oil. An acre of land will yield from 6 to 10 pounds, and in exceptional cases even as great a quantity as 50 pounds. This ear the priee has ranged from $1.00 to $1.70 a pound. Garden and Forest. were maching north.

Gen. Andres Pico had a command of about 500 cavalry men not far from San Pascual. I rote note on the margin of a paper, and sent it by courier. Gen. Pico doubted my information, saying: 'Impossible.

There are no more Americans; they are all at San Diego! That night they captured my horses, but I escaped and hid in the mountains for a few days. I finally reached Los Angeles and was in the battles of Paso de Portolo, on Winter Food for Horses. Following the same methods for yenrs teaches nothing. In feeding horses during the winter use several kinds of feed note the condition of the animals. It is extravagant to feed expeimivegraiu when cheaper hay or fodder may answer.

A great many article of food do not receive proper consideration. A horse can be kept in excellent condition the San Gabriel, and La Mesa. ine catties or ban Pascual were fought on December 6 and 7, 184G. The Good Stock Only If Profitable. A thoughtful walk through the sheep exhibit at one of the largest stock fairs cannot fail to show to many a theep breeder that there is something wrong with his fiock management.

The ileal sheep can only be obtained by constant improvement. By the use of a good thoroughbred ram on wire-fully selected ewes, a gradual improvement must be made, while carelessness in these matters must result in a gradual When making sales, whether for breeding or block purposes, the best ewes should never leave Uv5 farm. It is better to have a iesH number of sheep of quality that, with pood feed and care, wjll return a fair profit, than a large number of scrubby nondescripts, which never yield a paying dividend. Prairie Farmer. i first engagement was a skirmish a short distance from the Indian village on cut corn fodder, allowing in connec Jfext morning about daylight the Mex Doctor In Kussla.

Russia has 15,740 qualified 310 of whom do not practice, giving ono doctor to 8,000 persons throughout tho empire. As by far the greatest number of the doctors live, in the cities, and the urban population of Russia is only ii per cent, of the whole, the peasants are' poorly provided with medical assist- a nee. One-fifth of the total number of doctors are in the army and navy, acd! tion therewith a tmall proportion of bran. If not in service horses need nr Ills Visit. Dimpleton Here I have been paying a man two dollars a month to take care cf my furnace and I've had to do it myself.

Von Elumer Hasn't he been around 1 Dimpleton Oh.yes. He comes around ican troops were surprised by the enemy charging down upon them. The village of San Pascual is situated at the base of Indian hill, and our troops were encamped in this basin-like plain. Irhaps our generals were asleep, for the first that was known the Americans food but hay and fodder, and will come out in the spring fully prcpered to do their share of work along with the horses that may have received grain 553 arc.wycicn. every month.

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