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learning.
MANAGEMENT OE SHEEP.

Sir:-As | have seen but little in the
Cultivator on the management of sheep
and am interested in that part of agr-
cultural pursuits, venture to direct to
you few thoughts in hopes it may call
the attention of others to the subject
more competent than myself 1t is al
lowed by all as | am informed, that the
grub at the head Of sheep is caused by
a fly in the hot season:to avoid the bad
effects of which, | would recommend
that they have better pastures in the
months of July and August, so as to be
able to get their supply of food without
being obliged to feed in the middle of
the day. have observed that sheep
will do well on very short feed early in
the season, and think it best if they are
to be kept short, it should be done at
that time, and reserve for them good
feed through the hot season. Flocks of
sheep kept close are more likely to be
troubled with them than those well
kept, and some suppose want Of strength
to throw off the grub makes the differ
ence, but l think it is being under the
necessity of feeding in the heat of the
day. Short keeping makes fine wool, but
| believe it is best for every wool grow
er not to overstock, but to keep well
what he does keep. My practice has
been, to select in The fall my poorest
sheep from the others and give them bet
ter feed, SO that all shall be in good con.
dition for winter; in managing in that
way, l have lost less sheep in winter
than in summer; my lambs wean the
latter part of August and give them the
! Sest feed Ihave, till winter: about the
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PUBLIC NOTICE

y S hereby given that the undersigned has
q taken out letters of administration of
the goods and chattels, rights and credits
Zepheniah Ames, deceased and qualified
as such administrator. All persons having
claims against the estate of the deceased,
are hereby notified and required, to exhibit
the same to me, or to the court Of probate
for Adams county, for settlement on the
first Monday of May next. Dated at Quin-
cy this 9Th day Of October, A. D. 1884.
l4-4t LEVI WELLS,
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From the N. Y. Traveller.

From the N. Y. Traveller.
ToA CIGAR.
Why in trouble and strife
should we waste away life!
When tits better and wiser by far
just to cut with despair,
Snap our fingers at care,
Drink Julap and smoke Cigar!
See the soldier for fame
Wade through slaughter and fame
If he lives-why he gains but scarf
All the smoke and the fire
! shall ever desire,
can find in quiet Cigar!
For cant see the Joke
In the fury and smoke,
And the blood-letting horrors of war:
My delight is the charm
That blows nobody harm,
IT'S quiet Principe Cigar.
We may worry and fret,
Rank and riches to get,
Making life a continual Jar;
Rank and Riches I'll give,
And most happily live,
With friend and quiet Cigar!
For no man knows the day
When his life shall decay
Like short lived and vanishing star.
Like the leaves we must pass
Into nothing-alas!
Man himself is little Cigar! M. CT.
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MADAME ROYAL,

The following description of that phe-
nomenon, that strange specimen, Of the
genus homo; species muller; pariety Troll
ope; and family Royal; is from the New
York Star.
A Polite Cau.-Saturday morning, a.
bout nine o'clock, while seated at our desk
attempting to think thought, and grasp
ing at the apparition Of some ideas, with
which to concoagulate into becoming pa
Fragraph for our countless readers, our reve-
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and the secrets remained inviolate and
unsupported. The painter contrived
that the pictures should be carried to
the house and placed in the parlor on
new years eve, after the family had re-
tired to rest-the same pretence for the
secrecy of the proceeding, and the late
ness of the hour answering for each, and
each plotting with the painter to de-
ceive and surprise the other. A visit
was soon received from the husband, =
"Aha! Monsieur sully! Mon Dieu! how
we have all played trick trick my wife
my wife trick. me-you trick BOTH
Very early on New Years morning
Madame Brugere get up and 60 into
the parlor. listen, and hear her ex-
claim very loud, and laugh immoder-
ately. So go to her to enjoy the joke.
All! my dear, ] say, is it like?" "You
shall look if it is like" and there I found
her picture by the side of mine. Aha!
said |, Suly has told you my plot, and
you counterpart me! but l found it was
the same thought in two heads. Aud a
mutual desire to produce an agreeable
surprise, said the painter.-Dunlop's
hres Of the Painters.
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"A SECRET VEL. KEPT, OR THE AGREEA-
BILE sURPRIsE.--Monsieur Brugere, a
French gentleman, who had lived in dou>
BILE blessedness, until himself and con-
sort were of certain age, or little
beyond, called on the painter and enga>
ged his portrait. The transaction, by
agreement was to be a profound secret,
as he meant to surprise Madame Bru.
gere with a duplicate of his beloved
visage as new years gift. While this
affair was going on, the painter received
a visit from Madame Brugerc. Sully,
on seeing her enter, thought the secret
had Jared the fate of most secrets, and
was preparing TO bring Monsieur's phys
iognomy from its hiding place; but the
lady did not give him time to be Mar
plot. "Mr. Sul!y," said she, "you must
pant my picture very quick; for l am
determined to surprise Mr.. Brugere We
ry much by presenting to him my like
ness on new years day, the first thing
he shall see. Monsieur Brugere has
long desired to possess my portrait-l
have hitherto refused-but now ! would
surprise him, when he shall find it hung
up before his face on new years morn
ing. So you will paint my portrait, and
we will keep it very, gerry secret from
Monsieur Brugere and all the world."-
Thus this happy couple had hit on the
same plan to increase each others plea
sure at the commencement Of the year
Accordingly both portraits were painted
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ESTATE OF MICHAEL SINGLETON.

"A Ii persons having claims against the
IA estate Michael Singleton. deceased
late of Adams county, state of Illinois, are
hereby notified and requested to attend al
court of probate, to be holden in and for
SAID county, at the office of the Judge of
Probate, in Quincy, on the first Monday
OF May next, for the purpose Of having
their claims adjusted and settled.
MARY SINGLETON, Admins
WILLIAM B. GOODING,{ traitors
July 25th, 1884, l34t
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given, that shall at
tend the court of probate, in and for the
county of Clark, in the town of Darwin, on
the first Monday in December next, for
the purpose of adjusting the claims against
the estate of Otto Davis, deceased, when
and where all persons having claims a.
gainst said estate are requested to attend
for the purpose of having the same adjust
ed, ,JUSTUS DAVIS, Admir-.
Darwin, Oct. 7th, 1894 l4-6t.
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NOTICE. All persons having claims
~ against the estate of Trussy P Han
son, deceased, late Of the county of Eff
6ngham, are hereby requested to present
them to the undersigned, or to the Judge of
probate of said county, for adjustment, at
the June term of Probate court
GEORGE w. HANSON,l
JOHN APPERSON. A0n' rs
Oct. 1884. lS-4t.
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ANEcDoTE OF MIR. coLREDIGE's FATHER

ANECDOTE OF MIR. COLREDIGE FATHER.
Dining in large party one day, the
modest divine was suddenly shocked by
perceiving some part, as he conceived,
of his own snowy shirt emerging from a
part of his habilments, which we shall
suppose to have been his waistcoat. 1t
was not that; but for decorum we shall
so call it. The strayed portion of his
supposed tunic was admonished of its
errors by forcible thrust back into lis
proper home; but still another hn,bus
persisted to emerge, or seemed to per.
sist, and still another, until the learned
gentleman absolutely perspired with the
labor of re-establishing order. And af-
ter all, he saw with anguish, that some
arrears Of the snowy indecorum still re-
NAMED to reduce into obedience. To
this remnant of rebellion he was pro-
ceeding to apply himself, strangely con-
founded however, at the obstinacy of
the rebellion, when the mistress of the
house, rising to lead away the ladies
from the table, and all parties naturally
rising with her, it became suddenly aR-
parent to every eye, that tnc worthy
IOrientalist had been most Iaborousiy
slowing away, iHto the capaclous re.
ceptacles of his own habiliaments, the
snowy folds of layd's gown, belonging
to his next neighboF; and SO voluminous.
y, that very small portion of it indeed
remained for the lays own use; the
natural consequence Of which was, Of
course, that the lady appeared almost
inextricably yokcd to the learned iheo-
logician, and could not in any way ef.
feet her release, until after certain oper.
ations on the Wears dress, and con-
tinued refundi1sa and rolling out of snowy
mazes upon snowy mazes, in quantities
which, at length, proved too much for
the gravity!of the company. Inextin
guishable laughter arose from all parties
except the erring and unhappy doctor
who in dire perplexity, continued still
refunding with all his might, until he
had paid up the last arrears of his long
debt, and thus put an end to case Of
distress more memorable to himself and
his Pensioners than any "quale quare qui.
dtts0e" case that had ever perplexed bis
learning.
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A MoNsTER.---The Bangor Wing
gives an account of trial in that place
before the supreme court of one Kelly,
on an indictment containing tive counts,
one for felonious assault, the other for
assault and battery. During the trial
the following revolving facts were ehcit>
ed, which were enough tosicken and dis
gust the most insensible heart. If the
facts are stated correct, the monster
ought to be driven beyond the pale of
civilized society.-Bost. Jour.
"On the god of April last, this Kelly,
in company of one Hunt who had been
laboring and drinking with him for about
ten days prior to the assault, returned
home from his work, intoxicated, and
ordered his wife to get them dinner; she
refused, probably because she did not
like the companion who had been for
sometime carousing with her husband)
whereupon he ordered her out of the
door; she went, he ordered her to sit
down on the curb stone-she did so.-
He then foggcd her severely with a
withe, or some other stick, and whipped
her back into the house. What immedi.
ately ensued we did not understand, but
either then, or after some further prov
ocation, she threw shoe-maker's last at
him, whereupon Hunt said, ''d-n
her, kill her," Kelly then tore off his
wife's clothes, and reduced her to a state
of entire nudity, and then pushed OF
threw her into the fire! there several
witnesses testified to the burns receiyed)
after she escaped from the fire, and
again stood defenceless and naked be-
| fore her brutal husband, with blow OF
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A curious legend exists relating to the
discovery of printing.--One evening in
the 18th century, Faus, was journeying
towards town in Germany. Just be.
fore him rode traveller on horseback,
the shoes of his horse left on the even
soft ground, distinct and regular impress,
sions, repeated with exactness at each
step. Faust observed this. The next
day printing was invented: This origin
OF the great invention, though but a le-
gend, is NOT more improbable than that
of loadstone said to have been discover
led by shepherd, alarmed at finding a
stone adhering to his IRON poisted crook.
1t is less strange that the first hint of this
mighty engine should have been taken
from SC rude n source, than that no spark
of intelligence should have ever kindled
in the mind of single one of the many
Roman knights who bore about them
small printing presses in the form Of
seals. .......-
There is similar account given Of
the discovery Of photography, which tool;
place only forty years ago. One night
Alloys Sennefelder. chorist of the Munich
theatre, entered his small attic with three
things in his hands-a new hone for ra-
zors, an order to draw his months pay.
and a printers ball charged with print
ing ink. For it was he who made on the
theatre checks the little mark changed
each time to prevent fraud. Scarcely
had he LAID on the mantle piece the or
der, when it was blown off, and fell into
a basin of water. Alloys snatched up
the precious paper, wiped it, and repla-
cling it on the mantle piece, put on it, to
prevent Its being again blown away, the
new razor hone which on the way had
rubbed against the ball. The black
marks made by this contac. were observ.
ed the next day transferred with admira-
bic precision to the damp paper. The
chorist, Alloys Senne.elder, observed this.
and photography was invented.
The new invention soon spread over
Germany, and afterwards to Italy. Eng.
land and France. Senefelder died poor
and neglected.--BaH. finer.
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CURINe BUTrER.-A writer singing him-
Iself"Old Duchess says butter should be
cured without the aid of water. "The
practice recommend" says he, "from long
experience, is as follows: When the but.
ter comes from the churn, put it in clean
wooden bowl, and with wooden butter
ladle proceeded to work it by breaking il
down at the sides. and turning off the whey
which is separated in the process; at the
same time strew on the salt by degrees. 90
that it becomes intimately incorporated =
Continue working it thus, until the butter ,
milk is apparently all worked out, PUTT
then in cold cellar till next morning, by
which time the salt is desolved, when the
ladle is to be again applied; and continued
as long as any buttermik can be separated.
The butter is then fit for use or LAYING
down. For preserving, stone war lars are
preferable, as they impart no taste to tho
butter, and exclude the air. Pack down
the butter, without any salt between the
layers, and cover it with two inches of
strong brine. previously boiled, skinned and
suffered to become cold. If scum should
afterwards appear on the brine which will
sometimes happen in damp cellars, renew
the pickle. The impurities which rise to
the surface while boiling or are found in
the residium at the bottom, are far greater
than any one would suppose who IS not in
the habit of boiling his brine for meats.
butter, &c. Butter, thus manufactured
will keep twelve month or more, perfect
ly sweet;--and the rich delicacy Of flavor
impaired to that made in May and June
by the young heritage, will be in great.
measure preserved. 1t is compact without
being too adhesive; cuts with a smooth
surface, and shows neither Jumps of salt.
buttermilk, nor crumbles ~. Y. Fdyme,
! A Mr. Owens was murdered in Missouri.
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One OF the sweetest things that Crabb ever
wrote, is the following song of a heart broken
Maid, cracked by the per6dy Of her lover, and
ighing gently to be at rest. The melody OF the
numbers is faultless, and beautifully harmonizes
With the graceful pathos of the subject Sketch.
- of late English Poets.
Let me not have this gloomy view
About my room, about my bed,
But morning roses, wet with dew,
70 cool my burning brows instead;
As flowers that once in Eden grew,
Let them their fragrant spirits shed,
And every day their sweets renew
Till |, a fading flower, am dead.
o let the herbs loved to rear,
Give to my sense their perfumed breath!
Let them be placed about my bier,
And grace the gloomy. house of death,
l'll have my grave beneath hill,
Which only Lucy's sells shall know,
Where runs the pure pelluoid rill
Upon its gravelly bed below:
There violets on the borders blow,
And insects their soft light display,
Till, as the morning sunbeams glow,
The cold phosphoric fires decay,
That is the grave to Lucy shown;
The soil pure and silver sand,
The green cold moss about tgrown
Unplucked of all but maiden hand,
In virgin earth, till then unturned,
There let my maiden form be laid;
Nor LET my changed clay be spurned,
Nor for new guests that bed be made.
There will the lark, the lamb in sport,
In air, on earth, securely play;
And Lucy to my grave resort
AS innocent, but not so gay,
will not have the church yard ground,
With bones all black and ugly grown,
To press my shivering body round,
Or on my wasted limbs be thrown.
With ribs and skulls will not sleep
In clammy beds of cold blue clay,
Through which the ringed earth worms creep,
And on the shrouded bosom prey,
. will not have the bell proclaim
When those sad marriage rites begin
And boys, without regard or shame,
Press the vile mouldering masses in.
Say not it is beneath my CARE
cannot these cold truths allow;
These thoughts may not affiict me there,
But o! they vex and tease me now!
Raise not turf, nor set stone,
That man maiden's grave may trace,
But thou, my Lucy, come alone,
And let affection find the place!
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his fstupon her breast he knocked her
to the floor, and then severely beat her
with the last. He inflicted further in
jury upon her the same night. All these
facts were sworn to by their common
child. Mrs. X. the wife of this monster
in human shape, was at the time some
what advanced in pregnancy, and very
soon afterwards gave birth to still born
child, and then herself passed into eter.
nifty.
The defence was ably argued, we
we're told, by ]. P. Rogers, Esq. and the
jury returned a verdict of guilty on the
second count, viz: common assault and
battery!
We presume that the lack Of evidence
and the neglect of those in the vicinity
of the transaction to institute a post
norton examination, we're the reasons
Of the prisoner escaping HERE with but
1.-THE of his mcrited punishment.
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From the Farmer and Gardner.

BREAKING CoLTs.-The habits Of
horse, whether good OF bad, are FREE
quently the result Of the first efforts to
subject him to service of man. On these
mainly depend his future usefulness.
1t cannot be denied but that there are a
variety Of tempers among these noble
animals which may require diversified
means to effect their subje ctior; vet in
no case should gentleness be disregard
ed. The practice, too generally preva-
lent, of letting colts arrive at almost
their full vigor before an attempt is
made to accustom them 10 the bt or sad
die, is believed to be erroneous. By
the saddle we don't mean that the colt
should be made TO bear heavy burdens
before he has arrived at suitable age;
but by an early use Oft, he will become
so habituated to its use, as to receive
at a proper time, the addition Of weight
without remonstrance or fretfulness.-
1.-THE colt has acquired considerable age
before an attempt is made to curb his
waywardness, nothing should be neg.
iected TO render thu attempt successful
and decisive. If the colt is to be broke
to the saddle, care should be used in
securing 1t firmly upon him, because
carelessness in this, may lead to bruised
limbs, besides being positive injury 10
the temper Of the horse. To prevent
the colt from rearing, and falling back
wards, as is frequently the case, rope
should encircle his body near his fore
legs, another, passing over his neck and
between his legs, should be firmly tied
to the one enclosing his body, winch
will effectually prevent his rearing
For further suggestions on this point.
we extract the following from Deane's
New England Farmer.
"The way of breaking young horse
that is mostly used in this country is
highly absurd, hurtful and dangerous.
He is mounted and ridden before he has
been used to the bride or bearing any
weight upon his back. If he will not
go forward he is most numerically bea.
ten; by which his spirits are broken, and
his strength impaired. If he rears up
ne is pulled backwards with the risk Of
hurting both horse and man. 1.-The runs
and starts, as he probably will under
such management, he filings the rider,
perhaps is frightened, gains his liberty.
and is encouraged TO do so the next op,
portunity; and the unfortunate rider
blesses himself, as he has reason to do.
if he escape without broken limbs. Or
if the horse should go kindly, the rider
continues the exercise till the horse is
'atigued, discouraged and injured.
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A Mr.. Owens was murdered in Missouri;
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D r. 81 G 90 ID 81.
(,l,arIes Bennett

T4As received BY the Brig BeIvidera. from Liver'
II 81 pool and other arrivals
Point blankets. all sizes
iO-4 fi-4 and I'D rose blankets
12-4. 1874 and IA - best family blsnkets
sd fine Bath blankets
Shoe thread in bales, various qualities
Patent colored and w. B thread
Clark,s Mile End, London first quaiity spoon ahd
ball cotton ,,.,.t
English black galoons, single and double wlotn
Baizes and fannels
Kerseys, drab cloths and Hushings
Cloths, kerseymeres and vestIngs
Black and colored circassians
First quality camblets $500,
An assortment of printed and Madras hdkfs
Hack italian cravafs and sewing silk
Merno and cotton hose, of all Qualities
Hemming's old patent and silver eyed W. G. nee.
dies
Gilt pins, A. AZ and S
A handsome assortment OF gilt buttons
Ginghams; cambria muslins
Plain and sprigged Swiss muslins
Swiss and jaconet hdkts
Shad and herring seine twine
OF DOMESTIC GOODS, he has for sale
very handsome assortment OF bedtcks
Apron and furniture checks
Penitentiary plaids
Dleached and unbleached Canton hannes
Sattinetts
Bleached and unbIcached cottons
Cottonumbrellas
Beaverteens
Cotton carpeting; Lowell kerseys
FIN assortment Of FRESH GyARDEN SEEDS
From the Shakers. sept IL