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Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-02-17

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THE CELEBRATED HOLLAND REMEDY
DY SPEPSIA-,
DISEASE OF THE KIDNEYS,
LIVER COMPLAINT,
WEAKNESS OF. 4-dNY KIND.
FEVER AND AGUE,
And the various affections upon disordered
SIOlLACH OR LIVER,
Such Indigestion. Acdity Of the omSnh cock
Rnd and Bleeding Piles In all Nervous, Rheumatic, and
Neuralgia Affections, 1t has in nsances proved
highly Beneficial, and in others Effected decided cure
This a pnTelYYeSetable compound prepared strictly
Holland professor Boerhave Because Of its great
Of the European States its Introduction into the
atheran here and the face OF this
mighty country Meeting with them,
no oder American p1blic, knowing tha. truly
wonderful medicinal virtues must be acknowledged.
stutiens may Impaired by continuous use
ardent spirits other forms Of dissipation Generally in
hnda way directly
lEe thrilling and quickenng every nerve, raising up the
drOoplug spirit, and fact InusinE life aud ygor
the system.
many limitations, which the public should guard against
Ne not 70 bay else until you
tie will convince you how infinitely superior tits these
WHAT IT Is DOING FOR THE SICK
VIM sehuehman, Esq., The Wen Known ithogT ESys
and iavariahiy relieves udlgestIon and debility
Rev Samuel Bahesek says: u found special relief from
J. W. wooaSeI, ESQ, says: u hare used Boerlave's
Holland Fittsrs self recommend it to others, know
ing 1t to be Just what II represented-n
Aid. Jonathan Nelly Of Lower St Clair, says: az have
derived great from its use for weakness Of the
Ja@ss n Murphy .ay.: "Ater several physician. had
failed, Boerhayes Holland Rittes removed the pain from
Ts soa i ne rTs
Of the best physicihna In The place had failed Boerhaves
Ess9ss q The oFIsina Extract
Of The best medicines world for sOrdsrcd stomach
DrsLdWE, editor the 'Faekel' Baltimore pronounces
It medicine deserving the confidence of the public
DE Ihsrhart, the leading German physician Penna
has L frequently during the With
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White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-07-02
Effects of Soaking Seeds in Chemical
Solutions.

/ stepped various seeds in sulphate, nj.
trate, end muriatc of ammonia, in nitrate
of soda and potash, and in combination
of these, and in all cases the results were
highly favorable. For example, seeds Of
wheat stepped in sulphate of ammonia, on
the 9th of July, had, by tho 10th of Au-
gust, the last day of the show, filtered
into nine, ten, and eleven stems of nearly
equal vigor while seeds of the same
sample, unprepared, and sown at the
same time, in the same soil, had not til
Tered into more than two, three and four
stems. l prepared the various mixtures
from the above specified salts, exactly
neutralized, and then added from eight
to twelve measures of water. The time
Of stepping varied from so to o. hours,
at temperature of about so deg. Fab
renheit 1 found, however, that barley
does not succeed SO we'll if stepped be.
yond 60 hours. Rye, grass and other
gramineous seeds, do with stepping from
16 to 20 hours and clovers from s to 10,
but not more for, being bilobate, they
are apt to swell too much and burst
The very superior specimens of tall oats,
averaging 160 grains on each stem, and
eight available stems from each seed,
were prepared from sulphate of ammonia.
The specimens of barley were prepared
from nitrate of ammonia they had an
average of 10 available stems, and each
stem an average of 81 grains to the ear.
The other specimens of oats which were
next the most prolific, were from muriate
Of ammonia, and the promiscuous speci-
mems of oats were from nitrates of soda
and potash-strong, numerous in stems,
(some having not less than.52) and not
SO tall as either the preparations from the
sulphate or muriate of ammonia.-Mr.
Campbell, IN the Transactions of the
Highland Society.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-07-02
for tbe fnnler.
The Soil.

11S DOLL.
An acre Of soil one inch in depth weighs
about 100 tons. The roots Of clover de-
cend from 90 to 80 inches in. search OF
their appropriate aliment and I have
traced them to q greater depth. By es-
timating the mass Of earth to the depth
Of only 20 inches as available for agricul-
tural purposes, we have 200 tons Of soil
and subsoil in an acre. Now, 50 small
an amount of gypsum as 80 pounds has
addsdsoyer 1000 to the clover hay grown
upon an acre and 100 lbs. have increased
the crop more than 2000 lbs.
Where did the matter come from
which formed this immense gain in the
weight of the harvest? 100 lbs. of plas-
ter of Paris really contains fraction less
than so Of lime and the oil of vitriol ;
the other 20 being what is called "water
or crystalization." As gypsum operates
with marked effect on Limestone soils in
Western New York, where the use OF
lime alone does no good whatever, am
induced to regard the sulphur in this fer
tilizer as the element that really adds to
the growth of vegetation. Doubtless it
will appear incredible to you that 49, lbs.
of available sulphur in 100 of gypsum,
should cause the organization Of some
$50 lbs of carbon, 500 of the elements OF
water, and so of nitrogen, attended by
the extraction from the soil of about $50
ibs. of incombustible soluble salts
Whatever effect the sulphate of lime may
have on the growth of ton of dry clover,
the above is not far from its compost
ton. Clover is plant that contains a
good deal of sulphur, anil salts having
this mineral as one of their constituents,
are extremely liable to be dissolved out
of the surface soil by tillage and crop
ping. Thus, when suTphuric acid COM
bines with magnesia, it forms EPSON
salts. With soda, it forms glauber salts;
with alumina and potash, it forms alum
with iron, copperas; and with lime,
gypsum. Except the last, all these salts
are well known for their ready solution
in water, and it is obvious that. they do
not, as a general thing, abound in unma-
nured, cultivated lands. So long as the
sulphuric acid lasts from its combination
with iron, either as a sulphuret or sui
plate, or with alumina, (the basis of all
clay lining will suffice to form gypsum
in the soil; but after the sulphur is con-
sumed, or nearly so, then gypsum, not
lime, must be added to the soil. Similar
remarks will apply to the use of bone
dust, or burnt dust, or burnt bones and
lime. So long as phosphoric acid exists
in the surface of tho earth in combination
with alumina and iron, the application
of simple lime will suffice to form bone
earth; but when this acid is measurably
consumed, then bone dust. guano, OF
phosphorus in some other manure, must
be applied to the impoverished land to
remove it.-Dr. Lees address.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-07-02
Smoking Meat.

A writer in the Reading Journal, OF
this subject, says
Smoking meat is rather ridiculed BY
some of our Eastern Yankees, but if the
thing is well done we shall be encourag.
ed, and continue to do so notwithstand.
ing.
BY some of our farmers it is often
conducted with carelessneSS, selecting fol
that purpose lot of old, half-decayed
stumps, wet and worm eaten in the bar
gain. The idea of smoking with wor.
my wood is not only unpleasant, but I'M
wholesome, for by the burning of ami
NAL substance empyreumatic oil is elimi-
mated.
If the smoke is made Of wet and hall
rotten wood, the wood is sour, the smoke
bitter, and mostly steam. l have often
heard people ask why it was that their
meat drips SO while smoking. The rea-
son is plain. Use proper materials for
making the fire, and there will be but
little steam, and consequently little water
to saturate the meat.
For this purpose select dry materials;
and such as have not yet undergone any
fermentation or decomposition, and the
smoke thereof will be Favored after the
peculiar woody fibre burned. Corn cobs
produce, according to some, a. ''sweet
understanding little wafer, and
will be. found to answer the purpose ad-
mirably.
The method which, upon trial, / found
to answer best, was to engage some saw
dust with sawyer, of live hickory, and
this, before using, dry in the oven.
First kindle fire with corn cobs, (but
not so large as ordinary cover with dried
sawdust, and lastly throw upon this a
few branches of Juniper. This contains
an essential volatile oil, which will be
found to mix with the smoke of the cob
and hickory, and imparts very palata-
bic and pleasant aroma to the meat. 1t
beats Gin.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-07-02
The Raw Material

A green 'un in the New York Spirit
gives the following in the oyster line:
81 never seed any of the animals till ]
went to New Orleans"
One night friend Of mine said TO me,
care you fond Of oysters ?"
81 amt nothing clse," said 1.
"Reckon," says he. 81 can punish
; more than any living man"
81 can take the shine out of you, says
!, "and I'll anti on that"
Done" says he, we'll bet suppers,
and go right and get EN-"
didn't know what to say, and told
him I'd take'em any where he chose.
"Waitcr J he sung ont, 'jriRg us a
dozen raw to begin on, then stew, and
after that dozen friedl"
Putty soon fellow with his shirt tail
hangin' down before. sot down o plate Of
nasty Shiny lookin' things, that made me
gag to look at 'em. l dassant say a
word for fear of bein' found out, but il
/ didn't imbibe the brandy to keep them
oysters in their places its pity, and had
nothing to do but to swallow and gag.
My friend seed / looked kinder down in
the mouth, and so he ordered in sham
pane as he said to raise my spirits, and it
was not long afore it did-it raised the
oysters too; both come up together. ]
had tho supper to pay for, but settlin' the
bill didn't settle my stomach. How
got to bed disremember, but my friend
md / had the Same room. and he'd eat
and drank into pretty much the same fix
as me. So we spent the night performin'
the cataract of Niagary. played the
American side and he played the opposite
shore. The full particulars of the per-
Torrance was found in small bills at the
bar next mornin'. Pve never said tur-
key about eatin' oysters since. All
this you see comes of bein' too orful
smart.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-07-02
Hanures.

A compost of lime and loan, taken
from about and under old walls, has been
found a very valuable top dressing for
grass lands, and we have known both
corn and grass as much benefited BY this
compost, as by common city street ma
nure.. Mr.. Welles informs us that on his
farms in Natick and Dorchester, this has
been the result of forty years expert
ence.
We recommend to all a Thorough over
hauling and composing Oft their manures,
as soon as practicable. A half bushel of
cheap salt to the cord, will be found SER
viceablc. Mr. John Station informs us
that on the Lockland Farm in Nova
Scotia, salt was used on alternate ridges
of grass land, as top dressing to DESTROY
moss, and that it improved the grass
crop.
five would wish to keep our manure
from evaporation, and preserve not only
its quality but its strength, we cannot too
effectually exclude the sun and air. The
advantages to be derived from such pro-
vision lot saving and composing ma
nures, arc fourfold compensation for the
expense of making it. A good farmer
ought to regard it equally needful as a
barn for his hay, or cellor forshis pota-
toes. There is another advantage in the
case, which deserves consideration
Where such manure cellar is well walled
or banked at the North, the manure, be-
ing to some extent secured from frost,
may be much more early worked in the
spring: and in this way, in some cases,
considerable and most valuable time may
be saved. Too much stress cannot be
laid upon this point. We cannot in any
respect contravene the laws of nature. In
that unbroken chain of mutual use and
dependence, which pervades universal
nature, the fertility of the earth can be
maintained only by return to it, in an
altered form, of its own products. The
manure heap must be considered as the
gold mine of the farmer.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-07-02
astfllI alln Curious.
The Muses..

The MUSES. are described in Mythology
as daughters of Jupiter and MnemOsyne,
They were believed to preside over Poet
ry, Music, and all the Liberal Arts and
Sciences, and were generally allowed to
be nine in number.
CALIoPE presided over epic poetry and
elOquenee, and is represented as holding
a close rolled parchment, and sometimes
a trumpet.
Clio was the goddess Of history, and
IS represented as holding q half open
scroll.
MELroNENE, the inventress and goddess
of tragedy, represented as holding trag-
ic mask, or bowl and dagger.
ERATo presided over lyric, tender and
amorous poetry. She is represented as
crowned with roses and myrtle, holding
a Tyre in her hand.
TERPsIcHoRE was the goddess Of dane
ing, and is represented crowned with lsu-
rel, and holding musical instrument.
URANIA, the Muse Of Astronomy, is
represented as holding globe and a rod,
with which she points out objects.
ITALIA was the patroness Of comedy.
She was called "The Blooming One, ;"
with fair, flowing hair, and generally
holds a comic mask.
PoLYMSIA, the ninth Muse, presided
over singing and rhetoric. She was re-
presented yelled in white, holding q scep-
tire in her left hand, and with her right
raised, as if ready to harangue.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-07-02

AGE OF FOREST TRERs.-A short time
since, it was announced that there was in
California one of the worlds wonders.
1t was the Ar6or Vitae, or big tres Of
Calayeras, which was 90 feet in circum-
ference, and, according to the highest
estimate, 5000 years old although it
was contended by some, that its age did
not measure more than half that number
Of years. This great specimen of the
forest has since proved to be the Sesguota,
genus separated from the TdzOdiEm, of
which our common redwood constitutes
the type.
1t IS we'll known that our great " For
est Mother" or the Forest Father"
which has fallen many years since, does
not constitute either the largest or Oldest
Of the woody tribe belonging to the Golf
erous family. In other countries, trees
excel them in both. The Boabab or SEN
sgal, Adaa Sonia Digaata, is ascertained
to be $3.50 years old, and 1S4 feet in
circumference; and NJ. de Candolle has
determined, many years since, that the
celebrated 7Grodium of Chapultepec,
Mexico, which is III feet in cireumfer-
ence, exceeds in age the Baobab Of SEN
egal.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-07-02
The Fourth Of July-A Beautiful
Extract.

The following beautiful extract was
written by the now Hon. Edward Ever
cit, shortly after the death of the lament
cd Jefferson and Adams, who expired on
the 4th day of July, 1926. This, alone,
is worth more than all the 4th Of July
harangues we ever heard:
The veil of enternity was first lifted up
from before the eyes of MIR. Jefferson.
For several weeks, his strength had been
gradually failing, though his minds Wig
or remained unimpaired. As he drew
nearer to the last, and no expectation re-
manned that his term could be much pro-
tracted, he expressed no other wish, than
that he might live to breathe the air Of
the fftieth anniversary of independence.
This he was graciously permitted to do.
But it was evident, on the morning of the
fourth, that Providence intended that this
day, consecrated by his deed, should now
be consecrated by his death. On some
momentary revival ofhis wasting strength,
his friends would have soothed him with
the hope of continuing; but he answered
their kind encouragements only by saying
he did not fear to die. Once, as he drew
near to his close, he lifted up his languid
head, and murmured, with smile, cit
is the fourth of july" while his repeated
declaration on the last great day, was,
Nunc diHaiHis Domino, "Lord, lettest
thou thy servant depart in peace" He
departed in peace, a little before one
O'Clock, of this memorable day, uncon-
scious that his co-patriot, who, fifty years
before, had shared its efforts and perils,
was now the partner of its glory.
Mr.. Adams mind had also wandered
back over the long line of great things,
with which his life was filed, and found
rest on the thought of independence.
When the discharge of artillery proclaim
cd the triumphant anniversary, he pro-
nounced it ga great, a glorious day."
The thrilling word of independence, which
fifty years before, in the ardor of his man.
ly strength, he sounded to the nations, at
the head of his country's councils, was
now amongst the last that dwelt on his
inquiring lips; and when, towards the
hour of noon, he felt his noble heart grow
ing cold within him, the last emotion
that warmed it was, Jefferson still sur
wives" But, he survives not; he is gone.
Ye are gone together. "Take them,
great God, together, to thy rest!''
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-07-02

GETTING on TOO FAsT.-A pious old
slave had wicked master. This mas
ter had much confidence, however, in the
slaves piety. He believed he was a
Christian. Sometimes the master would
be serious and thoughtful about religion.
One day he came to the old slave, with
the New Testament in his hand, and ask
ed ifke would explain a passage to him.
The slave was willing to try, and asked
what It was.
att is here in Romans" said the
master.
Have you done all that it tells you
to do in Matthew, Mark, Luke and John?'
inquired the slave, seriously fixing his
eye upon his masters.
"No, / haven't said he.
sSThen you're getting on too fast, too
fast, master. Go back to the beginning
of the book, do all that it tells you till
YOU get to Romans, anu you will under
stand it easy enough then, for the book
saws If man viii do my will, he shall
know Of the doctrine.
IF any of our readers ever hear anybody
arguing about hard text in Romans, or
somewhere else, and worrying to know
what it means, Just tell this story about
aretting on too fast. ''-Jucenle LnstrHc
far
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-07-02

The spinning machines of the Egyp-
tian women are among the euriosities of
the age. They take them to the cotton
fields with them, and spin the cotton as.
fast as they pick it. The machine is no.
thing more than child's top. with
hook upon the bottom Of it. The top be-
ing inve rted, and resting loosely upon the
handle, the thread is passed through the
hook, and a twirl is given to the top.
A single twirl is sufficient to twist
thread about two feet long. The newly
manufactured thread is then wound around
the spindle, and, being slipped again into
the hook, the process is repeated until the
spindle is full.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-07-02

Heard a good story last night, over q
glass of good hook, 1.-THE wine that "Old
Speaker" of the Mohawk Valley, had
"queer notions o." if remember you
rightly.)
81 was stopping last summer" said our
host, cat Cape May. As usual, / was at
Harwood's and of course my wife was
with me.
about two O'Clock one morning 1
was awakened by reveWS tap from my
better half ''For gracious sake she wis
pored, ''if you want to laugh, Just listen
to that gentleman and his wife hunting a
mouse in the next room p
"Ee-te-GaOr" 1 murmured, half awake
'Now, do just wake up! Tomorrow,
when / tell the story, you'll be sorry that
you wasn't awake to the reality"
"Thus adjured, 1 woke up in right
earnest, too late to hear any of the mouse
hunt, but just in time to hear the next
room door open, and little, quavering,
dandy voice, (which 1 at once recognized
as that of Pinkney) call'out to some dis
tant night walker:
Observation-Disclosures"
mo answer.
"Watch man!-uatck aan!-wATcH-
MANP'
"That's me-, sir" growled a deep
voice.
"Watch man, come here diueckly :
We're in gwate twubble! There's a
mouse in this apartment, and it nibbles
awound in the most distwackted manner.
1 spoke to Mr.. HAYWOOD about it, and he
pwomised to have the mouse wemoved,
but he hasn't done it. Aw think it
Velgy unhGndsonte conduct of Mr.. Ha'-
wood to allow the mouse to wemain, af-
ter promising that it should be wemoved.
Waterman, Mrs. Pwinkney is vewy ap-
pwehensive of mice. Can't you come in
and catch the cweature 90
"'Fraid not sir. It's too late, and
should be sure to wake up some boarders
as mightn't like it."
Elbow widickulous Well, Ia long
pdaSe) Waterman, couldn't you Just step
down to the bar-woom and get some
crackers and cheese, and entioe Tie AM
nal out into he entry %
ga brief remark from the watch man
that the barwas closed, sent Mr.. Pink
noy back into his moEse haunted dormi-
tory. Fortunately the ''cweature'' ceased
its nibbling, and dead calm soon reign
ed over that portion of friend Harwood's
"co]lege" known as the "New Build
ing."- RRiekerJocker.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-07-02
q "Model Dun"

An editor "out West" thus talks to
his dear non-paying subscribers and
patrons:
Friends, Patrons, Subscribers and Adj
vertisers:
Hear Us for our debts, and get ready
that you may pay; trust us, we are in
need and have regard for our need, for
You have been long trusted acknowledge
your indebtedness, and dive in your
pockets, that you may promptly forl;
over. IF there be any among you, one
single patron, that don't owe US some
/. thing, then to him We say-step aside ;
consider Yourself a gentleman. If the
rest wish to know why we dun them, this
is our answer: Not that we care about
cash ourselves, but our creditors do.
Would you rather that we go to jail,
and You go free. than you pay yours debts,
and we all keep moving? As We agreed,
we have worked for you; as we contract
cd, we have furnished our paper to you
as we promised, we have waited upon
you ;, but as you don't pay, we dun youi
Here are agreements for job work con-
tracts for subscription; promises for long
credit and duns for deferred payment
Who is there so mean that he don't take
paper? If any, he needn't spcak-wC
don't moan him. Who is there so green
that he don't ADVERTISE If any, let him
slide-he amt the chap either. Who is
there SO bad that he don't pay the prin-
tar IF any lot him shout-for he Is
the man we're after. His name is Legion
and he's been owing us for one, two,
three, four, five, six, seven and eigh!
years-long enough to make us poor,
and himself rich at our expense. If the
above above appeal to his conscience
doesn't awake him to a sense of justice
we shall have to try the law, and SEE
what virtue there is in writs and con
stables.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-07-02

VASrILA.-Tbe Vanilla, so much priz-
ed for its delicious favor, is the product
of a vine which grows to the top Of the
leftiest trees. It's leaves somewhat re-
semble those-o of the grape; the flowers are
red and yellow, and when they fall of,
are succeeded by the pods, which grow
in clusters like our ordinary beans; green
at first, they change to yellow, and final
ly to dark brown. To be preserved, they
are gathered when yellow, and put in
heaps for few days, to ferment. They
are afterwards placed in the sun to dry,
hattened by the hand, and carefully rub
bed with cocoa-nut oil, and packed in
dry plaDtain leaves, so as to confne their
powerful aromatic odor. The vanilla
bean is the article used to scent snuff, ia
vor ice cream, jellies, &c. The plant
grows in Central America, and other hot
countries.