AX ODD MILL Opsrutod by the Geological Survey at Washington Chiefly Devoted to Sawlup up retrlfled Logs. Thcro nre mnny novelties in tho gov eminent departments nt Washington andVspeeinliy in tho scientific bureaus. Tho most novel that hns yet boon dis' covered in a petrified lumber mill op erated by tho Geological Survoy. it an institution tlmt hns not mnny 'isitors, its location down in tho bnsc meut of tho survey bnildiuo; on F street being rnlhcr out of tho trnck of the regulation sightseer, but thcro the survey lapidaries grind thin sections of rocks and minerals of nil sorts for microscopic examination, and thcro is a bnnd saw, tho invention of tho stir voy, thnt will cut anything from hot Luttor to n quartz crystal. Lntely tho scientists have been snw- ing lip a lot of vegetable pctorfactions from Idaho. They enn curve np any thing in tho shape of petrified logs than they enn gut in front of their flawing machine. Even tho ossified man of tlio dimi mnsouin wonld not bo safe from thorn, and, indeed, lately thoy wero called on to cut up a pctri flud woman, ono that was on exhibi tion in Washington. Aftor they had borod into ono of tho damsel's lower limbs a littlo way thoy Btruek a gas lipo. Tho petrified woman was mado out of Portland cement, and tho scien tists gave her up as a hard case, which, in fact, she was. But tho most interesting enso that lias como to tho petrified lumber mill lately was known as a cycad, a sort of vegetable parasito which flourished in tho prehistoric forests of tho country flomo million of years ago. It looked very much like a cocoanut with tho husk on and was cut up nl most as easily as though it had never boon petrified. Tho band saw nsod in tho work is nothing moro than an endless steol wiro betweou an eighth and a seven teentk of an inch thick running at I very high rato of speed over two good- eizad fly-wheels, declares an exchange, Water nnd emery nre fed on tho wiro ah it runs, nnd tho saw comes ns noar being an irresistiblo force as anything known in the cutting line. Sinoo tho invention of tho wiro saw in the sur vey, it has boon copied by a numbor of laboratories and lapidary establish' incuts all over tho country. Besides tho buw thoro are a numbor of grinding machines, smooth iron plates revolving like grindstones, flat eido up and floodod with water and emery. On thoso plates sections of fltouo for microscopical examination can bo ground a thousandth of an inch or less in thickness, ho as to bo perfectly translucent uudor strong light. Tho lapidary establishment is one of tho most essential aids that tho Geolog ioal Survey bus in working up tho geol ogy of tho country. Many of tho rocks thnt ure met with in the fields cannot be distinguished from each othor, except by laboratory examination, and as tho naturo of the rocks fillingtho different sections of the country has to be as certuinod in working up its geological history, tho speoimous, carefully la boiled, have to be sent back to tho de partment in Washiuton for btudy and diMtiilteatiou. Tho Crow Was Leaded. Diok AVilloughby relates an amusing incident that happouod to Lira at Fimter Bay. Dick was driving a tunnel on a ledge back of his cabin, and was in tho habit of leaviug a stick of giant powder on a rock in a sunny pluce nt the mouth of tho tunnel to thaw out On several occasions when he went to got his powder it had mysteriously disappeared, nnd ho was nt a loss to account for it As it was considerable of nn uuuoyuuoo to have to go to tho cabin and get moro powder nnd wait for it to thaw, Dick conoluded to wntoh proceedings nnd wait for tho thiof. He laid the stick of powder in its usual pluce, and had waited but a abort time when ha saw a raven sail out of a tree nnd swoop down upon tho oxplosivo. The bird toro at the tough paper cover until it could got at tho powderj then began to greedily dovour it Giant powder is mudo np of nitro-glyoorino, sawdust, and grease, nd a wholo stick of it makes a very hearty broakfust for a raven. The - Stick had nearly disappeared when Diok thought it time to avenge his loss, and was in tho net of raising his rifle, when the raven ' gave a defluut oawk and arose in the air with the re mainder of the stick of powder grasp ed in its olaws. . Whoa up soma di tnnco tho powder slipped from tha bird's grasp nnd enme tumbling to the ground. Dick saw tho powder drop nnd dodged behind a boulder, fearing it would explode when it struck tho rocks j however, it did not. Tho raven perched in a trco, nnd Dick drew a bend nnd let drive. Immediately fol lowing tho report of tho gun Dick was not a littlo startled at receiving quite a shock and hearing a second nnd louder report, while tho nir wns filled with small bits of raven meat and feathers. Aftor tho smoke of bnttlo had clear ed away, all that Dick conld rind of thnt raven was tho bill ami claws and a bunch of black feathers. The shock of the bullet passing through tho bird's body had exploded tho powder it had devoured. Juneau (Alaska) Xcws, Coanllng Coins by Machinery. Tho feat of counting 2,000 silver dollars per minnto is now being per formed nt tho Mint by a little machine invented by Sebastian Heins, the chief carpenter of tho institution, and by its aid tho work of counting tho coin nnd weighing tho silver bars, enn it ts thought, bo completed by tho middlo of next month. Tho slow progress mado in counting by hand led Mr. Heins to experiment, with tho result, after the expenditure of much thought nnd time, of turning out a very suc cessful machine, Mr Morgnn of Mint Director !Preston's ofllco was greatly interested in tho experiments, nnd, upon witness ing tho linnl successful test of tho in vention, ho grunted permission for its nso in couuting tho great mass of sil ver dollars. The machine was put into regular operation yesterday, nnd when worked to its limit was easily ablo to dispose of two bags of coins containing 83,000 in a minnto. Tho machine consists of a hopper, into which the coins nro dropped,. A cog wheel, tho tooth of which resemble those of a circular saw, carries the coins to tubes, and from there thoy are forced out upon a littlo table, containing twenty grooves, each of which contains just fifty coins. A turn of tho crank counts 1,000 coins which nre immodintly put into a bag, and a second thousand follows beforo tho expiration of a minuto. Philadel phia lteoord. Found a Rattlesnake In a Catfish. Not long since Thoo. Armstrong and somo of his neighbors woro fishing in Littlo River, somo ton or twolvo miles below hero, whore thoy saw a lurgo catfish on the oppom'to side of the rivor floating near tho surface of the wator. Its quoor notions attracted attontion it soemod to bo in pain and vainly trying to go under the water. Mr. Armstrong pnllod off his clothos, swum across, caught tho fish and brought it to tho shoro. Tho fish ap poarod to bo vory much swollen, or nt least very full of soraothing. Ho cut it open and was astonished to find a largo rattlesnake in its stomaoh. The snake was not digested, in fact, wns just boginuing to swoll, and this swel ling is what is supposod to have eausod tho fish's trouble It was getting so full of gas it could not sink. Mr. Armstrong strotohed tho snake out and mcasurod it It was throe feet long. The snake's head had bocn boaton nnd its rattlos woro gone, which led him to believo that some ono had killud it, tnkou off iis rattles and thrown it into tho river, whore it was swullowod by the fish. Galveston Jfows. An Ahsont-Mlii led Man. Tho following anoodoto of nn ab sent-minded man has latoly come to baud, and whilo some of you may havo heard it boforo it seems to bo too good to be passod over entirely. Among the personal anoodotes told of Fetor Burrowes, the celebrated barrister, and one of IrelundV'worth ius," is the following remarkable in stnuoe of absence of mind : A friend culled upon him one morning in his dressing-room, and found him shaving with his fuao to the wall. He asked him why he chose so strange an atti tude. Tho nuswor was, "To look in the glass." "Why," said his friend, "thoro is no glass there I" "Bless me!" Burrowes observed, "I did not notioe that before." Kinging tho bell, ho called his ser vaut, and questioned him respecting Lis lookiug-gluss. 'Oh, sir," said the servant, "the mistress hud it removed six weeks ago." Harper's Young Teoplo. Soft tis Max. Ho I wonder why that stunning looking girl gazes at me so yearning ly. Mho must Le endeavoring to make an iroproHalon. Bue Very probably, as people us ually use something soft for that pur Brute. Truth. FOU FAIUI AM) MAUDES. THE tOSORVITT OP MB ITOnIB. Tho longevity of tho horso depends almost entirely on tho intelligent caro and feeding given to him. If ho hns to tax his reserve toek of vitality to do extra work, or becnuso of insufficient feed, his life is shortened just so much. Overwork tells rapidly nnd is both oostly and cruel. Horses can bo made more valuablo by a littlo care in teaching them. Flit on a inodorato load and try giving a few lessons. American Farmer. CfLTtVATISO MELONS ASP CTCCMnBM To prepare tho grounds for melons ami cucumbers, have it finely brokon and well enriched. Havo hills about live feet apart each way and plnnt three or four seeds in each. If tho runners are pinchod bnek at tho third joint, anil if tho lateral runners nro cheeked in the ssino way, the vines will bo moro fruitful. Two or three plants should be left iu each hill. To keep insects away, dust with tobacco tlust. American 1 armor. WIRE CIUCKEX TARP. A very good chiokon yard ismndo of wiro fencing. Tho yard oin bo mado in sections, so that tho different broods can bo kept separately. In such cases a tine mesh should bo used, not over ono inch at tho bottom, so that thoro cannot bo intercommunication. Tho top of tho yard can bo covered so as to keep out hawks and othor enemies, and rats can also be kopt away by the same means. Small poultry coops aro con structed of this material, and in dog kennels, rabbit patches, pigeou houses, dovo cotes and aviaries, the uso of wiro is unlimitod. Itischesp, durable, will not blow down, admits plenty of light and air, is neat and ornamontal, nnd tho material does not obstruct a view of tho interior. A good hen's nest is made of tho same material, tho advan tage boing that it is cleanly, avoiding dirt and vermin. Hardware. I'LANT FOOD. The Missouri experiment station, in its bulletin on soils and fertilizers, summarizes as follows : 1. All crops demand solublo plant food in proper amounts. 2. The plant food most deficient in our soils is potush, phosphorio acid and nitrogou, 3. All plants rt-adily respond to ap plications of potash nnd phosphorio acid, nnd nil but tho leguminous plants to that of nitrogen. 4. Tho leguminous plants are ablo to gather and appropriate nitrogen in abundance from tho atmosphorio air. 5. Large crops mean tho buying of potash and soluble phosphorio acid fertilizers, and uules a proper rota tion is adopted, thnt of nitrates or othor nitrogenous manures. 6. Potash suits may bo applied either in fall or iu spring; soluble phosphor io acids and nitrates in spring only. 7. For deep-rooting plants tho two former should bo plowed under, and tho soil receive a top dressing in addi tion. 8. Beneficial results follow tho ap plication of lime, nnd that of iudirect fertilizers, such us salt. 9. A proper rotatiou, differing under different conditions, may bo looked upon as the vital measure for making farming a profitable and satisfactory occupation. OATHEIilSO TirTTE3. Oftentimes both tho farmor's wife and professional dairymen experienco considerable trouble in gathering tho butter into a solid mass, even aftor it appours in tho churn in small granules and floats about in the buttermilk. The usual plan is to miuipulato with tho dash until tho butter can be re moved from the churn in a more or loss compact form. Thus treated, it too often presents a greasy appear auoe, and by the timo the usual wash ing and the proper quantity of salt is well workod in, the granulos are mostly broken, and the result is that tho output is marketed at a low prioo. Very much of this trouble can be avoided by a siinplo proooss, easily understood, and within tho reach of nil. As soon as tho butter appears and the process of gathering is about to take place, then, for an eight pound churning, pour gradually over the flouting butter in tho churn two gullous of cold water, iu which a teaoup of Alio salt bus just boon dis solved. Lot it stand for a moment, then manipulate with the dash as iu the usual muuuer in completing the ohurniug, and tho ohuueos are the but ter will be well gathered but in un broken granules. The reason is that the water containing the suit increase the density or speoillo gravity of the buttermilk, causing the granule to riso to the snrfaco. It nlso hardens thorn, removing a certain substance or coating from their surface allow ing them to readily unite under pres sure such ns is obtained by the nso of tho dash or revolving churn. Butter gathered by this process in much firm or, better granulated, nnd consequent ly better flavored. Tho only objec tion to bo offered is tho addition of salt to tho buttermilk ( but for feeding purposes, if added to tho swill or house slops, no ill effects to tho swine nro over observed. When fed to hogs at clover pasture, tho action of salt re' moves nil danger from bloat by simply increasing their desiro for drink. American Agriculturist SHEEP nllEEPINO. Tho floekmaster should sottlo on the type of sheep that suits his fancy, and at once aim to produce it, and with proper care the result will bo as has been in England; and whether this fancy be for a long or short wool, a white or black face, I would .repeat what has been so often said to keep somo one particular breed year after year.nlways solectingthe best to breed from and tho result will be practi cally a puro-brcd stock, notwithstand ing the "w him" of those who talk about trouble after tho first cross and a flock running out if kept on the sumo farm too long. Thoso nre the ories thnt havo long been exploded, said John Jackaount a shoep breeders' convention. If it would not pay ns to fold our sheep on grass in our hot summer weather, it would pay to put moro on our pasture, and supplement tho pas ture by sowing vetches, which are a most excelleut food for sheep. Thn conld bo fed off by folding tho nhcep on tho land, cutting and feeding in racks tho sn:no ns in England by putting them on in tho evening, al lowing them to remain till morning, then to run iu soma shady place with a supply of water for the rest of the day. A separate fold with a "lamb creep" would be a good way to push the lambs forward for tho butcher of the show ring. These vetches, if sown early, would be ready to cut about tho first of July, a time when pasturage is dry and scarco, and if well manured this land would make a good preparation fot whoat, or for turnips or rape, to be again fed off in tho fall. By sowing the vetches at different times, ns they do iu England, they will approach a good crop of com. It is also a mosi excelleut food for sheep and lambs, especially when run through a cutting- box. It is very easily out, oven with a hand box, and when quite green enough can bo taken iu nt a time to last a week by standing' it on end to keep it from boating. But it must all be cut beforo frost, and bo allowed to partially euro, and then bo put inside on end ; will make tho best food foi sheep right up till winter sots iu. Again, it we cannot food our roots ou tho land us they do iu England in tho winter seas m, wo can grow them (and should grow more of them) and feed them inside, where I believo they will do tho slice) moro good thnn il fod on the laud, as they are iu Eugland, for even there they aro of ton moro or less frozen, at other times iu mud up to tho knees. Another thing I have noticed wheu travelling through Eng land, that is a temporary building at tho corner of two or more fields for suaao ana shelter. Tins, in many cases, would pay in this country. Then there is the dipping to destroy ticks. This is regularly attended to in Eng land, and it would pay evory owner of sheep in this country to follow their example. Xow York World. FARM AND OARDZtf NOTES. A good way to choko a valuablo cow is to feed her uncut vegetables. No dead or dyiug limbs should be permitted to remain on tho fruit trees. Iu pasture where thero aro no trees a few posts should be set to furnish rubbing places for stock. They would not be as liable to injure the fences by rubbing. There is no foddor crop in tho world that will produoa so much with as little expouso as corn. It is easily cultivated, and will keep moro stock to tho acre thun anything else. Tho farmer who coutres his hopes in grass and cattle will have a much more even and satisfactory coursu beforo him than tha one who depends mainly on grain. For ono thing, ho dooi not find it so dillluult to keep hu luud up. It is suid that tho best wsy to test oahbago seed is to drop somo on a hoi stovo. If the seeds burst and pop (liko popoorn) thoy miy bo considered of good quality, aud thoso iu the pack age will goruuuitj aud produce' good plaut. . .- ., . . FOU 1MB HOl'SEtt.U'E. cooKino AftrARAon. A hint that may bo useful to cooks, who are often disconcerted at finding tho heads of asparagus tender, while the stalks nro hard, is as follows: The hardness of tho stalks arisos from the fact that tho nsparagus, being hori eontal, tho green part, which requires much less cooking, gots done before the stalks. To obviato this a little wire basket can bo got for a few peneo, tho orifico of which is largo enough to admit of tho asparagus standing per pendicularly. Tho wator in it only reaching to tho top of the stalks, docs not touch the heads, which are cookod in tho steam. COOKED CTCUMOERS. Cucumbers are seldom usod except raw, nnd yet they are both delicious and digestible when cookod. The pool should be removed and the cu cumbers should be boiled until tender, thon drained and sliced, and simmered in good brown gravy, to which a vory little Chile vinegar has been added, for seven or eight minutes. Radishes, like cucumbers, can bo served hot as well as in salmis. They should be tied in bunches and boiled for eight een or twenty minutes, then placed on toast and covered with whito sauce. Peas, Fronch beans, and sprouts are greatly improved by being tossed for a few minutes previous to sending to tnble in a saucepan containing a lump of fresh butter, a teaspoonful of cream, a pinch of castor sugar, and seasoning of pepper and suit. A rath er more simple way of treating fresh beans is a la Frnncaise ; they are put into a pan with n pieco of butter, the juice of half a lomon and a littlo pep por and salt DELIOIOf H CREAM PIB. Beat three eggs vory light with nn eggbonter, ndd to them one cup full nnd a half of powdered sugar, and bent with a spoon uuiil tho mixture is creamy. Add ono tablcspoonful of lemon juice and beat three minutes longer. Put two enpsful of sifted flour into tho seivo, mix with it two level teaspoonfuls of baking powder, add one gill of cold water to the beaten egg and sugar, thon sift in tho flour and baking powder and beat well. Pour a littlo moro than half of this mixture into two deep buttered tin plates. Pour tho remainder into a small enko pan. Bake tho parts in tho tin platos for twonty minutes nnd thnt iu the pnu for tweuty-flvo minutes. Tho two round plates ure for tho pies, nnd tho shoet of cake may bo usod in tho basket It improves if kept a day or two. Hplit the round enkes nnd fill in with tho prepared cream. To mnko tho cream, put throo gills of milk intotho doiiblo boiler and place on tho Arc. Bent to gether in a bowl threo tablespoonfuls of flour, two-thirds of a oup of sugar, ono largo egg and half a naltspoonful of salt When this is light and smooth stir it into tho boiling milk. Beat well for two minutes, cover the boiler and cook tho cream for fifteen minutes, stirring frequently. Fluvor with half a teaspoonful of vnnilln or lemon extract Cool nnd use. This cream is more dolioaio if ono table spoonful of flour bo omitted and two eggs bo used. Home nnd Farm. HOUSEHOLD HINTS. Clean willow with salt wator. Use chlorinated soda for ink stains. Wash colorod matting with snlt wnter. P.ub out greuso ou a carpet with corn meul, Uso wouk lyo or snleratua wnter for cleaning paint Salt dissolved in alcohol will tako out grease spots. Darn thiu places in blankets as you would stockings. Whiting and benzine mixed together will cleau marble. A very tine steel pen is best for marking with indelible ink. Have all flannel or broadcloth goods sponged before making up, to prevent spotting. Shut a boiler of boiling wator in a room from which tho paper is to be removed. Clean brass with hot wator, rubbing then, with a soft cloth uud lemon juice, rinse iu hot wutur aud polish with a chamois. A good grease cradicator: Two ouuoos of ammonia, one ouneo of soup ehuvings, one quart of soft wutor and oue teaspoonful of su'.tpcU'r. Never plaoe raw meut dirootly on the loo, as the juices are apt to bs with drawn ; and never leave thorn in wrap ping papor. Plaoe in an uncovered ea; thon diah oud thou sot on the ice. SOLDIERS' COLUMN GUNNING FOR MORGAN. A Night of Trepredatlon for Boms Ohif National Quard Boys. In trailing a recent description of Mor gan's raid 1 became very much Interested a it brought bank memories ot the days ot mj boyhood's excitement. At that time I was serving an apprentice ship to a master, at Wheeling, W. Vs., as sisting him In the service of my country lo turning ths rolls necessary tor tha production of the sheathing of the sides of the gunboats and also tho turret plates lor the Mississippi squadron. Almost every workman employed was sworn Into the National Guard service fot five years, but none of thetn were compelled to do service sway from home, unless on ac count of themsny raids of the bushwhackers who terrorised that section of the country, the principle ones being Klrby Bmlth, Jenkins, and Morgnn. Mnny of the workmen on the s heathlng of . the nun boats belonged to the 20th battalion. National Guards of Ohio. I belonged to Co. C. Not long before the close of the war the battalion was ordered to Charleston, V. Vs., to take chnrge of tho government stores there. The Itegtilnrs being thus relieved were sent to the front, nnd It Is said that whilst there Co. C so bated the sympathizers there that they made It extremely wnrm for them and were as glad to see them leave the town as were the Ilicbmond people when tha war, closed. In reading the description of the raid It brought back to my mind the excitement of the days as the news enme of the progress of Morgan's recklessness as he traveled north ward through Indians and Ohio. As he drew near to our town, Portsmouth, It was expect ed he would attempt to cross on the Bcloto Bar, where there wns only about 18 Inches' li'pth of wnter. Everybody was at a fever beat, but cooled somowsnt on the nrrlval of ibout a dosen light-draft Ohio River gun boats, which anchored In front of the town, nd a number of transports carrying Hanson's Corps, nnd then there appeared Judah's nav ilry Inter In the day. who, after belug fed by the citizens In their saddles, started out northward, as ws supposed, to Intercept Morgan's men. About suppertlme our battalion was order 9d out to march northward and assist In In tercepting Morgan's command. After having tramped in that direction about l'i miles we were halted for the night.and having nothing but blankets to protect us, took to the thleket of bushes which intervened between the Columbus pike and a creek which ran parol el with It Another company was camped across tha ereek ou an elevation of about 200 leet above us, and one other company each were sta tioned as an advance and rear-guard. The company on the elevation was composed of roung fellows accustomed to but store work and tine grub, while we fellows on the level were iron-workers and usod to substantial food. We had gone Into camp for the night awful hnugry, for In the excitement to fnll in many had uot waited for a square meul, and now would eat anything II it could be found. But as our company would be exposed to annihi lation from Morgan if surprised, we were put under the greatest discipline by our officers, and no one would have known there was anything but pawpaws in those bushes. Tbe company on tbe rise would have been a good target for the bushwhackers, for they had large fires burning at this time for purposes we did not know, but for what we found out, and adopted their Ideas later. Well, we were doing our best to get a nap when we heard shots from the outside picket, ami soon nfter the bugle-call to fall la. At the same time there came the tramp, tramp, tramp of horses' hoofs as they clanged on the boards of a bridge which crossed the creek altout a quarter of a mile below, and excitement was tunning high among Co. C, for we were completely In tbe power of the raiders, who ws believed would exterminate every man ot us If we didn't exterminate them. It was moonlight, but It shown with a shadow, on account of the heavy timber which was about the surrounding country, and we could not dlsoern the advancing column before they were nearly upon us. Hut we were ordered to form a line across the pike from a fence on one side to a creek on the other, which was supposed to be four deep, and to stay there and stop the enemy. The lino was formed: some places It must have been a dosen thick, at others only ths one mnn front. As the column drew nigh we were ordered to aim, but not to fire until told. The wait was only a minute or so, but it seemed about an hour. Fortunate for all, we did not Ore, for It was found to be no other thnn Judah's cavalry, who bad, as I said before, took a northern direction, but bad to change their route on account of farmers having cut down large trees across the path to prevent Morgan from coming In their direction. It was a wonder the gruenles of Co. C. did not lire on them in their excitement. When the members of Co. C turned Into ths bushes the fellows on the elovatlon sent out several of thnlruumber Into a farmer's ahlck en coop, nnd It Is said, paid for a big lot of what tbey carried away from there. They were busy in the oreek cleaning the fowls when the pickets gave the alarm. Those fel lows got so scared that they dropped their chickens into tha creek and took to their heels up the steep hill. At tbe same time some of Co, C went for the creek also, and were not particular, either, ot llndlng a shal low place In their hurry to get over. When the alarm was over our fellows slid down tbe hill quickly, to be In lino before be ing dismissed again, and In crossing tbe creek discovered the chickens, gobbled them up before the other fellow returned, and brought them iuto cum p. Judah's cavalry had not gone out that road more than half an hour wheu they returned and announced they could not uot out Into the country where Morgan would pass on ac count of obstruction of trees. Ho knowing we were In no duuger whatever in camping there, and uuder representations to the com manding otHcora that wo were nearly frozen with the night air, got permission to build a bonfire Iu the middle of the road, where we cooked the captured chickens ou tbe points e nir bayonets. JosarH Hall, In National Trfbtine. Exporting Cattle. It Is calculated that ths aost of expirtln? a steer from Chicago ant selling U In Lon don is as follows i i, 1300-pound steer bought In Chicago at four eents a poual would ooit til. Ballrotd ehsrgas to the sea, 61.61 1 expentss en rait from Chloago, liropss, buekts. eta., fifteen ontsifesl for oudan voyage, 19 1 attendance, sweaty five cents Insuranae, tit oaesa freight, 910.80 1 salesman's oommlssloo, 1.33. Total, S73.5J la roua I flgurse, about 73, or 411 mora thsutus nritoouof tbebsast In Oaleago. Tan stesmihlp oospanles supply nothing but the spio and the water for theoittle, ths ship being fitted up an 1 animals loitiel under ths supervision ot offlaials of the Bursau of Anlmtl Iu lmtry. E wo aalmal ts allows 1 a spv two ta tlx Inches wl la on the top aud two rest eight Inohes wide on the lowjr dioks. The quota tion In Eaglnud now Is abjat elg'it an t one fourth to nine and one-halt osats a pound, slaking tbe offal, wUloh mnn so maid pound for ths dressed b)f, with everything else paunab, lutuitins. hid, feet, eta. thrown In to the burer. Tns ring ot prloM In 18)3 for finest Amsrioan eittls was nine to thirteen eonla, ths average balm; about UH oents. This certainly show fair profit to eattle sblpa-u. Tns Department of Agriculture shortly will adopt some distinctive design of tags to designate tbe condition ot meats from oattle slaughter! for the purposes Inttr-Stats aa forebju connaroa, ... .,
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